180's club

anyone in the 180's and wanna join me for support? hopefully we'll be able to move down the 170's, 160's and 150's (if you wanna go that far) together!!!

LOL leo!!!  I do lose in spurts like you. I wish it would just keep going, but I suspect it has stopped as of today! No loss today, even though I walked my 5 miles yesterday. Can't wait to weigh in tomorrow and see what the scale says.

k9 - Thank you! You'll get to your goal soon!  I don't know if it was water weight or not. I've been doing this since October so I hope I have the water retention to a minimum these days. :)  Just trying to keep my ups and downs in lower numbers, ya know?

Last Sunday I weighed 179.8 and today I weighed 177.6! So that's good for me! :)

Hope you ladies had a nice,safe weekend! Take care! :D

momof2~ Congrats on your loss from last sunday, that's great!  You may want to consider only weighing yourself about once, maybe twice a week... our bodies fluctuate so much each day.  You may be better off if you stop losing the pound/day anyways... they usually say if you lose too fast it'll be harder to keep if off in the long run.  Most likely it had to be water weight anyways.  Awesome job on all that walking you've been doing, WTG!  :D

143.2  ... just over 3 lbs from my original goal!  Uggghhh!!!  I'm ALMOST there!

k9 - I weigh everday and average it for the week for my weekly weight. So the fluctuations don't bother me anymore like they use to. This weeks weights are starting out lower than last weeks, so I know my average for the week will be lower than last weeks.  You're so close now! I can't wait til I'm just a few pounds away! I have 15 pounds to go.....

I had a pound loss today. No exercise yesterday and only a 400 deficit for the day. Hmmmm lol Weight is weird.

Did my monthly measurements this morning. Only lost 1.5 inches for the month. But my clothes are getting bigger. :)  I even gained an inch across my bustline! GRRRRR  Has to be the gym workouts! lol

momof2~ It would make me crazy if I weighed everyday... I wouldn't be able to stand seeing all of those fluctuations from day to day.  I'd be in a good mood one day, bad mood the next if I went up.  I try to only weigh myself once a week, twice tops.  My official weigh-in day is tomorrow, so we'll see... I did weigh myself over the weekend though because it was my totm last week and I know it wasn't accurate.  Probably won't be down much from the weekend.

Trying to cut out soda completely for now to see if it helps me drop the last couple pounds.  Not like I drink a lot of it, but I usually have one diet soda at dinner each day.  When I first started trying to lose, I cut out the soda completely and dropped about 5 lbs... hopefully it'll help this time.

Any of you ever try making the black bean brownies??  Just curious...

Good morning!  Where is everyone???

142 this morning!  Only 2 lbs from my original goal and I have now lost 40 lbs!!!

Just wanted to share.  :D

well i'm happy to report that i'm back down to 184.8 this morning, should be at 180 but i'm glad the scale is not reading 188 anymore  so i'm pressing forward. my kickboxing teacher is out of town on vacation this week so there will be no class so i guess i'll just do the eliptical for an hour instead, i like being able to switch it up though. guess i'll get back next week...

k9 ~ I'm obsessed witht he darn scale! I tried to stop, but it didn't last! lol  So I had to find a way to weigh everyday and I wouldn't get mad about the number. So I average it out on Saturdays. Works for me. :D

I haven't drank a soda in months now. I use to be hooked on Deit Pepsi, literally. I had to ween myself off of it. I tried cold turkey and I got horrible migraines so the dr told me to cut down a little each week. So it took a while, because I use to drink a case in 3 days. So I was drinking like 8 a day! Crazy now that I look back on it.  Now I can't stand the taste of it. All I drink is water now.

Never tried the balck bean brownies. Are you thinking of making them? If you do, let us know how they turn out.

I'm down another pound. So now it's 174.0 even!!! YAY!!!!!  I can't wait to be out of the 170's!  I'll have to do something for myself because the 70's have been tough on me! :D

brownsug ~ It's good to switch up your workout routine so your body doesn't have the chance to get use to it. And kickboxing! You go girl!  :D

Hey guess what, all!!! I dropped down below 160!  I am officially 159.2 as of this afternoon (I didn't weigh myself this morning or else i could have seen maybe 158).  But that means I'm only 1.2 lb away from my July goal.  While that seems like a lot to accomplish in a day in a half, I've got full intent on eating EXTREMELY healthy tomorrow (even better than usual!), as well as packing some more stuff and working on my feet (which always burns more Calories than I could eat in two days!).

I've not seen a dip below 160 since the end of 10 grade.  I'm only 12 pounds away from my first MAJOR goal --> 148 = 50 pounds lost.

I am also proud of my food selection.  I had salad with ginger dressing, miso soup, and edamame, with water.  Even with that little bit of food (or so it seemed), I felt full about halfway through my edamame and now have about 3/4 to eat later as a snack or as a meal tomorrow.

My Calories are low for today, at 1149, but I'm going to wait until my 10-p.m. munchies before I eat again.

158 as of yesterday morning.  I made my July goal!

My next goal is 150 by Labor Day.  I'm letting myself slack by 2 pounds (and by a week) because of the lack of availability of a free gym, plus spending time with my parents always means I'll have troubles keeping on track with foods I enjoy and eat healthily. If I was able to stay on track the whole time, I would have a goal for 148 by August 31.  I guess I'll do some dog walking (my godmother has two and is babysitting two more) as exercise, although with Buddy, it's more of a tugging game - either me tugging him, or him tugging me.  I'll also try to squeeze in a walk when I get up every morning, before the sun is really hot and dangerous.

So.... 5 weeks to lose 8 pounds.  It's doable!  I already had a walk today.  I'm also thinking of hitting the gym for the last time, because this will be the last time I see a gym for at least two weeks (*whimper but smile at the same time*.

Everybody please wish me luck on getting COMPLETELY back on track when I return from my holiday!  And... I'll keep posting once in awhile.

I used to post here almost every day!

 

Hi Everyone, Hey Leo

 

Well, as some of you know I started dating this really amazing sweet guy about 4 months ago.  And as bizarre as it may seem… I have come to the conclusion that I really don’t have a weight problem. 

 

I have an eating disorder.

 

I haven’t weighed myself since my boyfriend urged me to get rid of the scale.  But when I went to the doctor I was 200lbs.  As it turns out when you go from periods of anorexia followed by periods of binge eating you just gain weight.  The good news is my doctor says that regardless of what the scale or government says I am in great shape and shouldn’t attempt to loose any weight.  For the most part I am doing well… Getting ready to start the year long testing period for my advancement to second Black.  I am starting to get back into teaching Kung fu again, and really I feel better about myself then I have in a long time.

 

Occasionally I find myself prowling around calorie counting sites… Running the old numbers and wondering why I can’t ever seem to loose any weight.  And curse that I could be so Heavy but… Dare I say “thin” at the same time.

 

For the most part, I have no idea what I weigh, I eat constantly!  And work hard on making sure that I get enough calories to last through my activities.  As it is I still crash out about 3 times a week because I am not eating enough; but it has always been a challenge for me to eat enough to do everything I like to do.  At least now, I am not trying to restrict my intake at all.  Except of course I am still a Vegetarian.

 

My Boyfriend says I am a selective vegetarian, about once a week I will eat something with meet in it… A slice of pepperoni pizza, or green chili (which is made with pork.)  But I think a small portion of meat is healthy.  I just don’t believe in eating meat every day.  If you think about it only in very recent history have people been able to afford to eat meat every day (or at every meal!)  My Native American ancestors only got meet when they hunted recently… and even then it wasn’t an every day thing.  A bit of meet here a bit there.  Navajo didn’t get buffalo, but we do have sheep and rabbits.  Even my Caucasian ancestors didn’t eat meet every day.   Poor Norsemen eat what ever they can and most of it comes from the sea.  Anyway, the moral of the story is I don’t think that most humans have adapted to eating the typical American portion of meat. 

 

You know after a month of being “selective” vegetarian my skin cleared up.  No zits.

 

For me the next couple of months until December the 21st is going to be all about conditioning and practice!  My main focus will be eating Enough!  I could use some encourage ment for that, if you guys don’t mind the idea of me trying to eat >2500 calories!  ((especially when you are all trying to restrict))

 

I can’t tell you my weight because I don’t know it… But I will post a picture of me right now, and then another in December.  It will be interesting to see if my composition changes visibly.  But really I just got to make it through this, eat lots and well, and get my test done.

 

So anyway, If I DON”T work out I need ~1800 just to sustain. 

If I do Kung Fu for an hour and my HR averages 150 I got to tack on an extra 850 calories…

 

If I do all three hours of Kung Fu at 150 Hr… Like I want too… that is 4200 needed calories for the day.  Twich.

 

But I am not going to worry about the numbers so much… I figure if I can go through it and feel GOOD (then and the next day) I have eaten enough.

Original Post by leopardrayne:

158 as of yesterday morning.  I made my July goal!

My next goal is 150 by Labor Day.  I'm letting myself slack by 2 pounds (and by a week) because of the lack of availability of a free gym, plus spending time with my parents always means I'll have troubles keeping on track with foods I enjoy and eat healthily. If I was able to stay on track the whole time, I would have a goal for 148 by August 31.  I guess I'll do some dog walking (my godmother has two and is babysitting two more) as exercise, although with Buddy, it's more of a tugging game - either me tugging him, or him tugging me.  I'll also try to squeeze in a walk when I get up every morning, before the sun is really hot and dangerous.

So.... 5 weeks to lose 8 pounds.  It's doable!  I already had a walk today.  I'm also thinking of hitting the gym for the last time, because this will be the last time I see a gym for at least two weeks (*whimper but smile at the same time*.

Everybody please wish me luck on getting COMPLETELY back on track when I return from my holiday!  And... I'll keep posting once in awhile.

 congrats on your progess Leo and I really hope that you do stay focused, you've come so far. hopefully i'll be out of the 180's by then

BROWNSUG

Kickboxing, what fun, that is like a third cusin to Kung Fu.  :)

Watch your KNEES!  Always always keep your knees bent when you kick, both the one you are standing on and the one you kick with.  I have actually Kicked so hard that I almost dislocated the leg I was standing on!  So if they start to get sore or you feel like they arn't "steady" just take a break.  :)

momof2~ I was considering making the brownies, we'll see.... haven't gotten around to it yet. 

Leo~ Congrats on making your July goal!

Lilsmiter~  Welcome back, sorry to hear about your eating problems.

I am in an awful mood right now (TTOM). I'm almost in tears for no reason. PMS is laaaaame.

171- I'm hoping it's mostly from bloating. I don't even know what to do if I have to lose those same pounds over and over again.

Hope you are all doing better.

Sharky~ TTOM sucks.  Allot some calories so you can have a little bit of chocolate or better yet, chocolate ice cream... always makes me feel a little better.  PB2 on a warm toasted honey wheat english muffin will make you feel much better too.  :D  I'm sure you're just bloated and all the water weight will go away after it's over, hang in there.

My husband talked me into having a Dairy Queen Blizzard yesterday... I was sooo good in the morning, oatmeal for breakfast and then for lunch we went to Uno Chicago Grill and I had the Baked Stuffed Chicken with broccoli & seasonal veggies & raspberry iced tea.  It was a pretty healthy choice and not too bad on calories either.  Then, we go to the mall and he sees the Dairy Queen & it was all over after that, lol.  I was going to get a small blizzard, but he ordered for me and got me a medium instead.  I got a Kit-Kat with chocolate ice cream... yum.  It was sooo good!  I estimated me calories for the day to be a total of like 1740, which is very high for me, but still not horrible and not over what I burn so I should be fine.  :D

169.8 this morning- which is going considering "the curse" is not over yet. Maybe another pound will go away

I've been eating pretty healthy. The things I've eaten that weren't too healthy- a Take 5 bar, nachos- I was sure to not wolf them down and made sure to drink water, which always makes me eat less.

k9-   Kit-Kat with chocolate ice cream? There are always enough calories for that!

Sharky - Yay the 160's!  Just left it, but stuck right near the border of 159 - 160.  Very good for you.  And the curse will be over in a day or two.

No healthy food right now - I am in midmove.  My father is trying to get us all to eat the rest of the food from the fridge so we don't have to pack it up.  We have baked ziti (with ground beef, ricotta cheese, more mozzarella than I know what to do with, and lots of sauce), macaroni salad, both juices and sodas (I promised I'd drink down the whole Cran-Apple Light juice), and various goodies that I have neglected to bother looking at/for.  I did check my weight this morning at 159, so at least I know I'm not gaining anything (that I'll count - one pound up is no big deal).  It was ziti for breakfast and ziti for lunch, with two and a half glasses of cran-apple.  So, so far so good.

Worked out with the Wii Fit this morning for about an hour and felt really good about that.  My husband and I went to the beach for most of the afternoon, which was really nice.  It was fun swimming and crashing into the waves, but every once in awhile my hand would hit something (most likely a fish) and it would freak me out.  I'm always paranoid about getting bitten by a shark or stung by a jellyfish.  It was lots of fun anyway and probably pretty good exercise.  We hung out on the sand after and just sunned ourselves a little while listening to the radio... very relaxing.  One of my favorite things about going to the beach is watching the pelicans fly over.  I LOVE the pelicans.  :D

As the curse winds down, weight loss winds up... 167.8 today Skipped right over 168, haha.

I really want a banana right now, on an unrelated note. But they're not ripe yet. But... I could eat one anyway... ah, the dilemma.

Congrats on seeing the 150's, leo!