Weekly Weigh In! Join me!

One of the ideas from the 11-20lb group was a weekly weigh in on Monday......

For me it helps keep me good through the tougher weekends and gives me a place to "Post" my results, giving me the added incentive and black and white reality of my successes.  

Hope you'll join me in this!      I could use the support!

Offical Week 10 Weigh In

Start:115  Goal: 99

Current: 103.5

Last week: - .5   Total 11.5

Not sure what the yo-yo weight thing is.  Seem to be at my highest on Mondays..... at my lowest by Wednesday......I guess as long as the trend is going the right way I won't worry.  It's not a sprint..... Hoping my June brings me close to goal!  Towards the end of the month  I'll be on vacation and planning on not bringing either scale (food or personal). 

Looking forward to hearing from everyone!

Hi All,  Cutting out those "light" beers really does the trick and keeps me from feeling bloated! I went to the gym...ON A SATURDAY. Whew! Down to 136.0  Saturday (so close to 135.9, ha ha) I did look better in the bikini though!

Start: 140

Current: 137 Pretty sure its the same as last week. But better than gaining!

Goal: 130

well same o, same o, 107 and the scale is not budging down :-(

I changed to more protein, less sugar but now I am thinking that my 1200 cal's are more than I need, so I am going to hold them under 1000 for the first week of June and see what next monday brings.

I have managed to keep an "A" score for the entire month of May. Cals 1,100-1,450. Grams 2,000. Fat 35 or less. Carbs 100-150. Protein 60-70. and I average about 250 extra Cals burned a day through walking & tub bands excersise.

most all my fat I eat comes from good food like salmon grilled or baked no butter & avocadoe's in my salad.

I drink at least 8 glass of water each day and dont drink coffee or any soda pop , just water with every meal. and a glass of fat free milk with breakfast.

I have switched to all fresh fruits, apple, banana, watermelon & grapefruit and now I only have 1-2 servings a day of it, instead of 4.

I only eat whole wheat bread and not more than 1-2 small silces in a day.

so, what is wrong? Why cant I seem to loose the weight I have gained over the last 10 months?? very frusterating....

my typical day (90% of the time)

cream of wheat creal made with Fat free milk & 1/2 tsp splenda brown sugar and I have 6 oz of fat free milk with it and a 10 oz glass of water (breakfast)

a huge green salad (lettice, peppers, cucmbers, radish, tomato, carrot, broccoli, avacado) with vinigar dressing only and some whole wheat crutons. and 2 - 8 oz glasses of water (Lunch)

baked lean meat (salmon/chicken breast no skin/pork trimmed/venison) sweat potato/yam/brown rice. asparagus/brocoli/califlower/corn/beans (steamed or baked) and 2 - 10 oz glasses of water (dinner)

an apple, banana, grapefruit, watermelon or grapes or some fat free cheese or yougurt or some oat meal and 4 - 8 oz glasses of water in between my meals (snack)

thanks for listening :-)

oh, i envy your diet! i crave healthy food like that, but i don't have the time (work starts early, short lunch, and try not to eat past 7) or the money for it!

has your bmi changed any? try measuring a few areas with a measuring tape and recording that for a few weeks also!

keep up the good work, an A in nutrition is Awesome!

trust me if it was expensive I couldn't do it!!! but I do plan my week of meals a head of time before going to the grocery store. I try very hard to stick to my list.

I find that for breakfast I can cook my cream of wheat while I am making my son's school lunch and its nice to set down with him and have breakfast together :-) he seems to like it too.

I cut up all my salad stuff a head of time and put it in individual zip lock bags so I can just grab and put in my lunch box each morning. I do the same with fruit its all ready to go. So ya on the weekend I do take that extra time to cut up and sort my daily lunches. I even put my vinigar dressing in a small teperware container a head of time. this also helps with portion controll for me.

dinner I do with the rest of the family I just stick with what I know is best for me to eat, my family is realy good at supporting my eating habbits and my son LOVES all the vegies I make :-) he is 12 now so I hope it will continue.

no change in BMI but I do have lots of energy, its just hard when the scale and the cloths dont change for the better...would love for the jeans to fit better! and yikes swim suit season is almost here!

hth -

I've been thinking about your diet and stagnation.  Here are my thoughts:

Are you certain about your calories??? A gram scale might help you figure out if your portions are the same that you are plugging in to cc.   Even a little bit especially w meats or avocado can add up to some extra calories you may not be accounting for.

What is your calorie deficit?  I am guessing it is between 100 - 300 per day.  Which would mean it would take almost 2 weeks to lose a pound.  3500 calorie deficit = 1 pound

Water -- Water is excellent and a good way to hydrate your body.  But perhaps you are a little heavy.  I've read some stuff that you should drink your water seperate from your meals.   Water will dilute your stomach acids which aid in digestion and flush electrolytes from your system.  I am not suggesting to NOT drink water.  I am thinking you may not want to drink so much with your meals.

I drink between meals and before/during/after workout.

Coffee or tea actually stimulates your system and can speed up metabolism a bit.  Not a lot... but 1 cup in the morning may not be a bad choice.  (Biggest loser tip I heard the other night)

I'll keep thinking.  You keep the faith! It will be slow without a BIG deficit.  1000 may not be a bad idea for a couple of weeks.

Finally ....

Previous weight 119.5

Current 117.0

Goal 111.0

It's probably a fluke, but that's what the scale said this morning so I'll take it!

I think I'll give credit to the Biggest Loser Cardio dvd levels 1 and 2.  I was so happy with myself when I finally was able to complete level 2.

hth, I have done some reading about trying to lose weight eatting less than 1200 calories and what I found out is that if you eat less than that your body will go into starvation mode and you'll stop losing even if you don't feel hungry.  I know it made me cringe to actually increase calories to lose, because it just doesn't make logical sense, but it might be a factor in your plateau.  For myself, I stopped counting calories (over eatting wasn't a problem) and increased cardio, you know the kind that makes you huff and puff and sweat, and that seems to have done the trick. (knocking on wood) :)  One more thing that might help is to have a occasional high cal day so your body doesn't get used to the same old thing and lower your metabolism. 

Week 1

Current: 108.6

Goal: 99

Height: 4'11

I am new to this site and I really love all the support here. I am very small, 4'11 and am learning that every calorie counts! It's been 10 years since I've been at my goal weight. I have 3 daughters and that's all the kids I anticipate having, so now its back to getting my body back. I'm 29 and really want to prove to myself that I deserve to be the weight I really want by my 30th birthday. I want this summer to be the one known as the summer that "I re-created my bikini bod!" :)

hello! okay today is my first day.....

Current: about 107

Goal: 98

Height: 4'11ish

i dont really understand yet the best way for me to lose the weight but ill try my hardest! im pretty short for my age-4'11. I would really like to have a super flat tummy by july.

Age: 26

Height: 5' 8"

Start: 156

Goal: 145

Current: 150

suntraa, yes I have a Escali gram/oz scale and I love it!

the burn meater says that I burn about 1370 per day ( I guess thats what that number at the top means) and I was eating about 1200 per day, so ya thats what I thought that if I would drop to 1000 a day and see if that gives me a better chance to loose the weight (with a bigger defficite).

if I start drinking coffee again...I may not stop! :-) ha ha

thanks for the advice everyone and I will see what the next few week brings! if that wont work then my next step is more intense excersise...yuk!

Suntraa,

I am still confused about calorie in and calorie burn. Tell me how many calories do you consume and burn? I am so sorry to bug you about this but you seem to really have this whole thing in the bag and I just cant grasp it. I don't mean to bother you with this but every week you are losing. About a month ago I had this whole dieting down until I messed it all up which is why I started with cc. I think I just messed up my metabolism because I can't seem to get back on track. I have been slacking with exercise (for about a week). Could this be hurting me? I am currently 108, 5ft and 32 years old. I really would love to get to 100. What do I really have to do to get there. Is my body used the same food I eat everyday. I love salad so I am always loading it up with veggies and balsamic vin. I appreciate your time and input, I just feel so far from where I was a month ago (103). The scale just seems to go 105-108 and that is it. I am so sick of it.

By the way I am so happy for you and your success. You should be so proud of yourself.

hth & rcmuzz -

hth - at a deficit of 170 calories per day eat/burn - it will take 20 days to lose a pound.  That is assuming you can keep your ratio there on average.   So it will not be quick -- but it will be steady.  I guess you can figure a pound per month.  That way you won't get discouraged.  All you can do (especially when we are little -- it try to jack up the amount you burn) - assuming you don't want to go below that 1200 calorie line as many will tell you is unnecessary and perhaps unhealthy.

rcmuzz -- don't be sad.  Yes exercise will effect you.  For me it seems to be that this week I pay for what I did last week - good or bad.   For instance I was a CRAZY woman this weekend -- low calories HIGH workouts - BIG deficit - and gained 1 lb over the weekend. This might not make sense BUT if I look at the entire week before -- it makes sense.  By this rational I should be at my lowest this week around thursday and I will pay for the fact that I can't go to the gym Tues or Wed do to a work meeting next tues/wed.    As for my stats:  May 1-June 1 - Avg cal 950 (BUT -- I took 5 days off for my brothers wedding where I allowed myself to splurge on 1 meal a day - anything goes -- those 5 days are NOT represented here -- I must have avg'd 1800 those days. So the 950 is an avg over 25 days. 

Fat: 16.7% Protein 35.6% Carb 47.6% Fiber 23 grams  -- I try to keep my protein grams around 85-95 per day (I LOVE protein - -it's good fuel for my body). 

I really try to switch it up a bit so my body does not stall.   Spike a few calorie days -- kick up exercise a few days.   I figured if worse came to worse I would take 1 week off cc and go back on a strict Atkins approach for a week to shake it up.    But as I am still losing I haven't had to resort to that.....yet.

My weight loss has slowed..... so I will feed it a few more calories here or there.  As for living long term under 1000 -- NO WAY - LOVE food too much.  This is a means to an end for me  -- get myself down and then figure out my maintenance level.   I should be able to live at 1300.  Which for me will mean 5 strict days and 2 less strict days.  I like the reward...... But only time will tell.

My plan is to be ultra strict for the next 3 weeks...... then go on vacation with my family and enjoy the sights, sounds and tastes of our destination.  No guilt! I will pay the piper when I get back -- I gain weight quick.... not real weight but excess water stuff -- so that week will cost me 5-7 lbs... and I will go back at it again for July.  Really getting to my goal and staying there August ish.   When I have another trip scheduled .  It allows me to give myself a reward at the end of a good battle.

Some folks do better at 1200 cal a day and doing it long term no stress.  I must live on stress.  As I tend to push the envelope a bit with my body.  Here's to a good week for all of us!

Ok, not as bad as I deserved!

Week 2

Goal Weight: 125

Current: 130

Height: 5 3.5

Gained a pound this week but am adding muscle via weight training, aerobic and step, also just went out and ran 3 miles non-stop with no real conditioning.  Still having problems with binge days.  Had one day over 3000 calories!  Week before period and have been HUNGRY! Made pact with sister-in-law to stay at 1200 calories next three days for reset.

Suntraa,

Thanks for all your advice. I will try some of your tips. And good luck to you. There is no doubt in my mind you will reach your goal by August if not sooner.

To a good week!!!

I MADE IT HALF WAY! 135 this morning! 5 more to go!

I never realized how much I ate until I started using CC. I am usually very content with my portion sizes now - although they are about 1/3 of what I used to eat. So that is my tip for the day: Stop before you're full. And savor your food. No more mindless eating!

Sugaree --

You go Sugaree -- Hooray for you!

Finally lost the 3 pounds from the weekend. Now I am back to 5 pounds. Those last 5 pounds are always the hardest.

Congratulations Sugaree!!!

rcmuzz -

Most excellent -- now for those last 5 lbs....... We are with you!

Rough week -- long work hours --- discovered Lemon Luna Bars --- saved calories all day for a 3pm Luna/Coffee break!  Most excellent choice to keep me sane until dinner at 8pm.   Hopefully I won't pay next week -- kept calories in check so I am hoping all the sitting on my..... and no gym won't penalize me next week.

Did you see that recipe for the jicama slaw last week -- wondering if anyone tried it???

Suntraa,

Didn't see the recipe. I am sure you will be just fine next week. Sounds like you kept your calories in check so you probably will lose again!!! LOL-you won't fail because you really have this in the bag!

Good Luck!