week ONE weigh in...

well... from what ive been reading - i guess my body DID say Hmmm?  because i Gained One Pound...  im not happy about that, but its ok...  i weigh 265 lbs and im 48 yrs young... 5' 7" tall...  and I AM DOING THIS! I Will Not Give Up! im starting out at 1800 Calories a Day and im going to stay at it for the whole month of October just to see what my body does...  hopefully by Halloween instead of saying Hmmmmm?  my body will say Thank You!!!  im really sooooo happy i found all of you!  your are sooooooooooooooo Helpful...! Thank You!!!

It's good to hear that you didn't let that one pound get the best you. That really shows that deep down you're determined more than ever, and you won't let anything get in your way. CONGRATULATIONS!! Just keep at it, and you'll see results soon!

As slb537 says - don't let that 1 pound get you down - all kinds of "normal fluctuation" stuff possible - especially at 48 - I'm 53 and 5 8 1/2 ... I can bounce around 3-5 pounds up and/or down. 

I am eating better portions with this CC stuff and I imagine you are also.  I upped activity level a bit too.  From talking to my friends - it is hard for everyone and especially at this age - and it just doesn't happen quickly.  But better to do it now and maintain then keep going up.

Hope your October goes great!

wow!  i just joined today and we are the same height and the same weight! i think im going to go at 1800 calories too. hopefully next Saturday i wont have any extra pounds, but i guess i will learn as i go just like YOU. Good Luck!

oh my!!i just overate by ALOT like almost 2,000 calories and i still got a b+? anyway im keep going like you.. i think im better than when i started < this is also my first week> i hope to hear of u success on the 2nd week.. im motivated by the date that cc gives that we will have dropped lall the weight.

your grade is decided by the nutritional value of your food, not your calorie count. Hence your B+.

Great job for sticking to it! Good luck on your next weigh in. :D

Original Post by athenaoly:

your grade is decided by the nutritional value of your food, not your calorie count. Hence your B+.

Actually, your grade is decided by an average of the grades of all the foods you've eaten that day, no other value is considered. I don't put any stock in it, because it's just not accurate. =/ It would give me an A+ if I ate lettuce all day, but I know if I did that for more than a couple days I'd be in the hospital.