Posts by catb723

SW: 145l

CW: 141.6

GW: 138

Welll, it isn't looking good for 7 lbs by Labor Day weekend :)  Oh well, I'll take 4 or 5 pounds and keep it goin until I see what I want to see!  I'm so close to my goal weight, but I feel like I can stand to lose another 10 lbs.  I might have to adjust my goal to 135 or 132. 

SW 7/27 145

CW 7/30 143.6

GW 9/7 138

Here are my stats for last Friday.  I went camping over the weekend.  I hiked a lot, but quickly replaced those burned calories with s'mores!  I have a wedding coming up this weekend, and in 3 weeks, so it will take some extra willpower not to indulge in too much. 

Great job so far, everyone!

7 lbs will put me at my goal weight (after 3 years!)  I'd love to join this party.  I'm finding it so much harder to lose now that I am so close.  My original goal was 145, but I still don't look/feel my best.  I'm hoping 138 will do the trick so I can switch to maintenance.   

SW: 172

CW: 145

GW: 138

My plan is to stick with the calorie counting, limit alcohol to special occasions AND even then in moderation, and work out 4x a week.  I started the week with a brutal spinning class on Monday, and I played an hour of tennis yesterday. 

Hi Tammy - I had about 4 weeks of 150-152 weigh-ins, so it wasn't truly 3 lbs. in a week!  I hope I have broken through my plateau.  I am zig-zagging my calories for the next few weeks, just to change things up a bit.  Hope you see the numbers move next Friday!   

hey clooms - welcome to the group!  you live in the best possible city for a gym hater!  walking around the city is good exercise.  you can definitely lose weight just by calorie counting.  exercise gives you more flexibility in what/how much you can eat and still lose weight, so it makes it easier.  it is all about math in the end (your output has to be more than your intake to lose lbs). 

i would suggest getting a pedometer ($8ish bucks for a basic one).  you probably already walk 3 miles a day or so...maybe try bumping it up to 5 miles a day by taking a lunchtime walk.  just a thought.  if you have a friend that would be up for exploring, take a long weekend walk around a neighborhood you don't frequent.  or just throw on your ipod and go by yourself to do something good for your body.   

Sorry, Tammy.  Don't worry too much about any fluctuation that is less than 3 lbs.  Unless you gain steadily, it might just be water weight!

I'm a bit frustrated too, because I've been in the 148-149 range all week, but the scale this morning said 150.6.  Up half a pound from last week.

3/26: 150.1

4/2: 150.6

I leave for Puerto Rico next Friday, so I'm hoping for 148!

Great job, Lanette!  

sekruzel, I am doing a sprint triathlon in June and an Olympic distance in September!  I have been doing a lot of cardio and strength training, so I hope that any weight gain or steadiness is do to muscle gain!

3/19: 152.4

3/26: 150.1

Woohoo!  I'm hovering around 150, but I hope that I'll be happily in the 140s over the next two weeks.

Keep it up, everyone!

Weighed in at 152.4 this morning.  Up a little less than a pound from last week, so I'm frustrated.  I worked out pretty hard this week, and stuck to 1400 calories a day (for the most part).  Oh well, it isn't devastating.  There's always next week. 

weddingmama - i was really nervous before my first sprint triathlon and must have looked terrified before the race.  there were many serious competitors there because there was a cash reward for the winners.  a kind woman came up to me in the transition area before the race and asked if it was my first tri.  she told me "in the tri world, there are competers and there are completers, just cross the finish line and you will feel great!"  she was right.  i didn't win any prizes, but i felt really accomplished when i finished.  i am about to do my first olympic distance triathlon this september. 

just keep building your endurance in whatever way you enjoy, and work on your swimming to build confidence to swim in a crowd.  best of luck!

Can I join this party?  5'8 and 155 (have kept almost 20 lbs off for 2 years, but ready to get going again to my goal).  140 is where I'd like to be, if that is the weight where I feel amazing. 

Going to do my best to eat 1250 on no-exercise days, and keep those to a minimum. 

Nicole - I eat for no reason too (well, i guess the reason is that food is delicious).  I'm trying to down a bunch of water instead, and keep busy at home so I won't think about food. 

Good luck everyone!