Weekly Weigh In

[Move.It.Move.It]

I am weighing myself every Monday morning and I am going to log my results each weigh for accountability and support. Please feel free to join in.

Start weigh                   125.5 kg 14/12/2015

Now                              124.2 kg 11/01/2015

Loss this week             200g

Loss to date                 1.3kg

"Slow and steady wins the race"

[Bionicwoman71]

Yes Baltoscoot. I want to lose the weight slowly this time so I don't have a lot of weight rebounds. I keep my trigger foods (chocolate chip cookies, ice cream) out of the house. I still treat myself occasionally and track everything.

[Bionicwoman71]

Yes Baltoscoot. I want to lose the weight slowly this time so I don't have a lot of weight rebounds. I keep my trigger foods chocolate chip cookies, ice cream out of the house. I still treat myself occasionally and track everything.

[HisDudeness]

@DominiqueWhat you say does make sense about letting your weight settle a bit. I think I will take two or three months off and just stay in maintenance. It will be hard getting out of weight loss mode, I've had a pretty good run and mentally that makes it hard to stop. So while in maintenance if you are not hungry...do you have to eat all of your calories? It seems counter productive to eat if you are not hungry.

Final week of weight loss (for now), down -1.4, for a total of -37.7 pounds. I made my first goal of weighing 234 pounds from a starting weight of 271. On to maintenance mode for a bit.

Date/Starting Weight/New Weight/Net

1-15-18/271/271/+0

1-22-18/271/269/-2

1-29-18/271/266/-5

2-02-18/271/265/-6 (pre-vaction)

2-11-18/271/271/+0 (post-vaction)

2-12-18/271/268/-3

2-13-18/271/267/-4

2-19-18/271/264/-7

2-26-18/271/263/-8

3-05-18/271/261/-10

3-12-18/271/259/-12

3-19-18/271/257/-14

3-26-18/271/255/-16

4-02-18/271/254/-17

4-09-18/271/252.6/-18.4

4-16-18/271/250.4/-20.6

4-23-18/271/249.7/-21.3

4-30-18/271/248.7/-22.3

5-07-18/271/246.9/-24.1

5-13-18/271/245.3/-25.7

5-21-18/271/244.2/-26.8

5-28-18/271/243.2/-27.8

6-04-18/271/242/-29

6-11-18/271/240.4/-30.6

6-18-18/271/238.9/-32.1

6-25-18/271/237.8/-33.2

7-02-18/271/237.2/-33.8

7-09-18/271/235.6/-35.4

7-16-18/271/234.7/36.3

7-23-18/271/233.3/37.7

Short Term Goal: 234->Complete!

New Goal:217

[Dominique]

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@HisDudeness wrote:

So while in maintenance if you are not hungry...do you have to eat all of your calories? It seems counter productive to eat if you are not hungry.

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Yes, I know it’s not intuitive, but this is what it takes to rebuild your metabolism. You don’t have to eat all your calories right away. Start eating a little bit more, but not as much as you’re being told to. See what happens to your weight and adjust accordingly. It’s quite possible you’ll continue to lose even as you increase your intake. If so, just add calories until you reach equilibrium.

[Baltoscott]

Maintenance update. 

When I initially joined this thread in March 2017 or so, I had been losing weight for a few months from a then recent high weight of 202 lbs.  I got down into the healthy BMI range (under 25 BMI, which is 174 lbs for me), on May 18, 2017.  That means I've now been in the healthy BMI range for 14 months! That's about 13.5 months longer than I had been in the healthy BMI range over the prior 5 years!  Woohoo!! 🙂

My current goal is 155 lbs

Down 0.5 lbs  this week to 163.2 lbs, which is at the low end of my goal of losing 0.5 to 1 lbs/week during this loss phase.

                                             Ave. Fitbit-calculated daily calorie deficit last week                    

• Sun, 6/10:    167.3 lbs          (end maint/begin cut)
• Sun, 6/17:    167.5 lbs  -519
• Sun, 6/24:    166.5 lbs  -1033
• Sun, 7/1:      165.5 lbs  -453
• Sun, 7/8:      165.2 lbs  -538
• Sun, 7/15:    164.3 lbs  -631
• Sun, 7/22:    163.7 lbs  -565
• Sun, 7/29:    163.2 lbs  -592

-0.5 lbs since last week, -4.1 lbs since June 10.

Goal Range: 155-165 lbs

[Jerson213]

As of today, I officially made it under 190 lbs. I now weigh 187.3 lbs. I'm gonna go into maintenance mode for the next few weeks, so I can let my body get used to this new weight. I'll still be working out, just less than before, and every other day instead of every consecutive day. 

[Dominique]

Week 8/12 of cutting phase during which I’am trying to lose between 0.25 and 0.50 kg per week in average:

Week 0, ending 4-Jun-18: 64.4 kg, 14.2k steps, 2819 cal.

Week 1, ending 11-Jun-18: 64.7 kg, 20.2k steps, 3162 cal. -> +0.29 kg

Week 2, ending 18-Jun-18: 63.6 kg, 21.8k steps, 3098 cal. -> -1.17 kg

Week 3, ending 25-Jun-18: 63.1 kg, 17.2k steps, 2952 cal. -> -0.47 kg

Week 4, ending 2-Jul-18: 62.6 kg, 23.4k steps, 3128 cal. -> -0.44 kg

Week 5, ending 9-Jul-18: 62.5 kg, 20.4k steps, 3032 cal. -> -0.16 kg

Week 6, ending 16-Jul-18: 62.0 kg, 25.6k steps, 3177 cal. -> -0.47 kg

Week 7, ending 23-Jul-18: 61.0 kg, 17.8k steps, 2852 cal. -> -1.04 kg

Week 8, ending 30-Jul-18: 60.1 kg, 24.0k steps, 3079 cal. -> -0.86 kg

I had a good week, lost more that I was supposed to and am now slightly outside the band:

Not too worried about it, as I feel very well. Strangely enough, it still doesn’t feel like I’m dieting: I have a lot of energy, still eat plenty of carbs (mostly from fruits) and am seldom hungry. Probably has to do with the fact I started in a good metabolic position after 20 weeks of gaining. I may well reach my goal ahead of time and I’m wondering what I should do if so: stop there or carry on until the end?

[lavabelle]

I would like to jump in this thread and report on my weekly weight in. I lost 2 lbs this past week. This was a normal week for me. I aim to restrict calories by 1000 a day, and I did 6/7 days this week. I also currently do two long walks a day. My morning long walk is a walk/run every second day, and my afternoon long walk is just a walk. I did my morning walk every morning, but my afternoon walk was shorten and I only did it 3/7 days last week. It is very hot and humid here and there are many forest fires in our area. Have a wonderful week!

USW - 194 

LW - 177.9

CW - 175.8 

GW - 145

[HisDudeness]

I'm a little over a week into maintenance mode, and I lost -0.8 pounds for a total loss of 38.5. I did eat more, however I was on vacation to New York City for 4 days, and I walked a lot...usually 8+ miles a day according to my Fitbit, as I moved around the city. So apparently I did not eat enough. Though I'm not sure how much I ate due to not really tracking anything.

Date/Starting Weight/New Weight/Net

07-30-18/233.3/232.5/-0.8

Original Starting Weight: 271(01-15-18)

New Weight Loss Goal:217

[Jotex]

July 31

SW 78k

CW 67.3 — UP 1.5 kg!!! 😬😧😥

GW 60k

I am officially depressed.... I had hoped to make it down to 65 kg by the end of July, but about 3 days ago my weight went up! It was down slightly this morning, or my reading for Current Weight (CW) would have been higher.

I am happy, though, for all you Peeps who have lost! 🎉

[Dominique]

@Jotex: I think it’s a case of "diet fatigue". If memory serves, you started at 78 kg sometime last October. That’s about 10 months ago, a very long time to be in a deficit without interruption. My suggestion would be to maintain at 66-68 for 2-3 months, and then go (more agressively) for the "last" 6-8 kg. The longer break should be beneficial both physiologically (would rebuild your metabolism) and mentally (motivation). 

[Jotex]

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@Dominique wrote:

@Jotex: I think it’s a case of "diet fatigue". If memory serves, you started at 78 kg sometime last October. That’s about 10 months ago, a very long time to be in a deficit without interruption. My suggestion would be to maintain at 66-68 for 2-3 months, and then go (more agressively) for the "last" 6-8 kg. The longer break should be beneficial both physiologically (would rebuild your metabolism) and mentally (motivation). 

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You’re right @Dominique. Thanks for the advice — sounds like a (good) plan.  

[CatLover74]

I’d like to join if I can.

SW / CW - 76.9kg (although it is “that time of the month at the moment, so hoping for 

 even a tiny loss next week)

GW1 - 70kg

GW2 - 65kg

UGW - 60kg (I’m only 5 foot 3, so supposedly my “healthy weight range is 51kg to 64kg).

[Baltoscott]

Aug 5

Down 0.6 lbs this week to 162.6 lbs, which is right in my goal of losing 0.5 to 1 lbs/week during this loss phase. 

During the week I crossed another milestone (163 lbs) and have updated my cut/bulk/cut fat % table below.  If my scale is to be trusted, my fat % is slightly higher at 163 this week than it was last summer and earlier this year.  Even though I have not had the muscle growth I'd hoped for during my bulking/cutting experiment this year, I'm still happy to go through the process because it has helped me solidify my gym habit, which I hope to carry through for the rest of my life.

My calorie deficit was little higher than normal this week because I had to go to an all liquid diet on Thursday to prepare for a colonoscopy on Friday.  (Results were fine).  I mention it only because it was the closest I've ever (purposely) come to fasting, with only 434 calories, mostly from juices, for the day. 

I am quite impressed with those of you who regularly fast as a strategy for weight loss.  I suppose I could adapt if I had to, but I did not like it at all!

                                             Ave. Fitbit-calculated daily calorie deficit last week                    

• Sun, 6/10:    167.3 lbs          (end maint/begin cut)
• Sun, 6/17:    167.5 lbs  -519
• Sun, 6/24:    166.5 lbs  -1033
• Sun, 7/1:      165.5 lbs  -453
• Sun, 7/8:      165.2 lbs  -538
• Sun, 7/15:    164.3 lbs  -631
• Sun, 7/22:    163.7 lbs  -565
• Sun, 7/29:    163.2 lbs  -592
• Sun, 8/6:      162.6 lbs  -939

-0.6 lbs since last week, -4.7 lbs since June 10.

Goal Range: 155-165 lbs

	Cut		Bulk		Cut
Weight (lbs)	Date	Body Fat %	Date	Body Fat %	Date	Body Fat %
168	6/25/17	19.9	4/30/18	20	6/1/18	19.7
167	7/5/17	19.5	4/14/18	19.4	6/18/18	19.3
166	7/12/17	19.3	4/1/18	19.1	6/28/18	18.9
165	7/19/17	19	3/19/18	18.9	7/11/18	18.9
164	7/22/17	18.8	2/26/18	18.6	7/19/18	18.8
163	7/27/17	18,5	2/19/18	18.5	8/3/18	18.7

[lavabelle]

I've decided to change my weight in day to Sunday, as I have purchased a diary to track my process in a physical form...I want to be able to look back and see what I did, and what worked and what didn't. Last time I lost weight I had no tracking whatsoever and even though I remember what I did to lose the 70 lbs...Diet and exercise, I wanted to have some concrete data 🙂 It's a typical week format Monday-Sunday. So here we go a day early:

USW - 194 

LW - 175.8

CW - 174.4 

GW - 145

I lost 1.4 lbs 🙂 *But...I did a very hard hike yesterday and I know I am retaining water due to inflammation today...So I am expecting to see a larger than normal drop in 2-3 days or so. I've noticed when I train hard enough to be sore, my weight tends to hold steady then drop after a few days, so we will see if this hypothesis turns out to be proved right 🙂 

[Jotex]

August 6

SW 78k (=171.6#)

CW 64.9k (=142.78#)

GW 60k (=132#)

Very happy and relieved that my weight gain reported last week was temporary! I finally made it below 65k). Once I reach 60k I will focus on maintaining for a spell and then set a new goal weight. 

@CatLover74 I’m 5’2”, but not sure I could get down to around 50 ever again. But who knows?  

@Baltoscott - I only occasionally fast (special reason and/or doctor’s orders) because I also don’t like it. 

[Dominique]

Week 9/12 of cutting phase during which I’am trying to lose between 0.25 and 0.50 kg per week in average:

Week 0, ending 4-Jun-18: 64.4 kg, 14.2k steps, 2819 cal.

Week 1, ending 11-Jun-18: 64.7 kg, 20.2k steps, 3162 cal. -> +0.29 kg

Week 2, ending 18-Jun-18: 63.6 kg, 21.8k steps, 3098 cal. -> -1.17 kg

Week 3, ending 25-Jun-18: 63.1 kg, 17.2k steps, 2952 cal. -> -0.47 kg

Week 4, ending 2-Jul-18: 62.6 kg, 23.4k steps, 3128 cal. -> -0.44 kg

Week 5, ending 9-Jul-18: 62.5 kg, 20.4k steps, 3032 cal. -> -0.16 kg

Week 6, ending 16-Jul-18: 62.0 kg, 25.6k steps, 3177 cal. -> -0.47 kg

Week 7, ending 23-Jul-18: 61.0 kg, 17.8k steps, 2852 cal. -> -1.04 kg

Week 8, ending 30-Jul-18: 60.1 kg, 24.0k steps, 3079 cal. -> -0.86 kg

Week 9, ending 6-Aug-18: 59.4 kg, 21.3k steps, 3084 cal. -> -0.76 kg

Third consecutive week during which I lost more than I was supposed to, so I’m moving further outside the band:

I wanted to make sure I’m not exceeding the commonly recommended upper limit for weight loss (1% of body weight per week), so I made a second chart, which shows I still meet that condition:

Only three more weeks to go, and I’m now reasonably confident I’ll reach the more aggressive target I had set (-0.5 kg per week = -6.0 kg in 12 weeks). I still feel very well, almost like I’m not dieting. Another positive note: Fitbit now puts my cardio fitness score in the 60’s (60-64). It was 56-60 when I started. This shows the formula they use for computing the score depends to some extent on body weight (which doesn’t seem really intuitive to me).

[HisDudeness]

Second week of maintenance for me and still had a loss of -1.1 pounds. I did eat more than normal all week, but I was careful to stay under my calories burned by a couple hundred on average. Going to up the calories eaten a bit more this week and see if I can get the weight loss close to no change.

Date/Starting Weight/New Weight/Net

07-30-18/233.3/232.5/-0.8

08-06-18/233.3/231.4/-1.1

Original Starting Weight: 271(01-15-18)

New Weight Loss Goal:217

[CatLover74]

1 August 2018  -  76.9kg.

8 August 2018  -  76.95kg.

[almost_where]

CW: [ 336 ] -336-330-334-334-333-336-336-334-332-334-330-332-337-337-340-336-333-331-326-333

 n/c