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"

[whitesox]

Start                233.9                  5/22/2015

Last Week      186.8

This Week      189.1 (Morning of 8/29)

Average weigh in of 187.2, up .8 from last weeks average of 186.4. II had a high weigh in of 189.1 and a low of 186.1. I had a 3 day vacation and splurged a little. I'll be back on track this week.

[Pamala]

Happy weigh in day!

Mine is not so happy.  My plan was to avoid alcohol and only snack on fruit.  

15/8---SW 80 kilos

22/8--79.7 kilos

 29/8--CW 80 kilos

goal weight--70 kilos

Obviously my plan is not working.  I started logging food today.

[A_Lurker]

@MHKBB17 - is that 1800 including the 'grab as you go items'?  It sounds stupid, but if you have a food scale, drop them onto it and log it.  I have a storage room where I put a lot of the snacks I take and, I'm serious, there is a scale on one of the shelves.  I normally go in with a plan of what I'm going to take, but if I seriously want something, I toss it on the scale and log it.  If you're only eating 1300 calories and assuming you're eating an extra 500 grazing, figure out if this is true.

A medium apple is 80 calories, this is 5oz (excluding the core).  Sometimes it helps to spot check items that you take all the time.  A single Tb of peanut butter is 16g by weight and 98 cals.  A little bit of heaping it can also throw you off.  Just make sure your tracking is good.

Sore muscles can be a sign that you're retaining water.  If you run on Saturday, maybe weigh in on Monday.  Drink plenty of water (sounds counter-intuitive) to flush excess water out.  Also, your monthly cycle (assuming you're in that age range) can also explain unexplained weight gain.  I used to be able to predict the day it would start based on an unreasonable trend up.  Women can retain as many as 5 lbs before their periods.

[AndyDandyPandy]

Starting weight: 292 lbs

Last Monday(Last 2 weeks): 245 lbs

Today: 240 lbs

GTFO of my way plateau I will knock you down! Wooo!

[Gothiic]

Startinig weight 226Lb

last week 208lb

This week 204Lb

btw my height is 5ft 11. yea im tall and hate it

I did my BMI and am very happy as i am now 28.4% that's from 32%

Congrats to everyone. keep it up we can do thi stogether.

Jas

[Move.It.Move.It]

Hi @MHKBB17. What you are doing in the long run will work. Stick with it and all should be well. I can gain 2 kilos in a day and have lost 2.5 the next which is why I don't weigh myself everyday anymore. I found it too discouraging. Your weigh in might have coincided with a unusual gain day.

[A_Lurker]

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A_Lurker wrote

USW: 407.0

CSW: 360.0 (2/1/16)

PW: 292.0 (08/21/16)

CW: 290.2 (-1.8)

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I just went out and bought a lot of mulch.  I started to pull apart one of the front garden beds last night and want to finish that today.  After I'm done that I'm going to plant some bulbs in it and refresh the mulch.  Then on to the next bed.  

For whatever reason I went up quite a bit in the middle of the week.  It's coming back down, so I'm not that concerned about it.  I'm also adding my overall weekly loss to my posts, mainly to remind me that my overall weight loss is what I'm really looking at, not a single week.  Anyway, on to the numbers:

USW: 407.0

CSW: 360.0 (2/1/16)

PW: 290.2 (08/28/16)

CW: 288.6 (-1.6)

LT: 2.3 lbs/week for 31 weeks

I'm assuming that with needing to show a 4100 calorie deficit to lose a pound (and being comfortable eating at a thousand calorie deficit) that I will level out around 1.6 pounds a week unless I manage to increase my calories burned.  I'm okay with that speed if it ends up being that rate.  Every week down is good progress.

Anyway, off to have some food and then off to do some gardening.

[Pamala]

Weight Watchers really works!  I must admit, those extra weekly points saved me.

SW August 15---80 kilos

CW September 5---79.1 kilos

Yeah!

[Move.It.Move.It]

Start weight 125.5kg (16/12/2015)
Now 116.5kg (05/09/2016)
Goal 70kg
Loss this week 0.3kg
Mini goal 110kg

Starting to slide in the right direction. Whoosh..................

[AndyDandyPandy]

Starting weight: 292 lb

Last week: 240 lb

Today: 235.8 lb

Mini goal: 230, 210, 190,

Ultimate goal: 170 lb

Extreme goal 150 lb

Fast and Steady. The faster the better.

[tamado]

Start 265 lbs 09/27/2015
Last Week 164 lbs 08/29/2016

This week  164.6 lbs 09/06/2016

Weekly loss (gain)  (.6) lbs
total Loss 100.4 lbs

I know in my head that a gain of .6 when attempting maintenance is really nothing but it upsets me.  I had decided to eat really clean this week as an exercise to not forget what I need to do if I gain a litte again.  I did that, I feel I ate really well and still gained a bit.  I'm not sure if it's just water weight or if stuff is sticking to me.  I'll watch carefully this week and see what next week brings.

[A_Lurker]

@tamado - I'm not sure how frequently you weigh yourself, but it might not be a bad idea to start using trendweight for a little while.  I've always seen lots of fluctuation in my daily weights, so seeing that the trend overall is moving down helps me a lot.  Without knowing what your nomal fluctuations are it's hard to know if a .6 gain is a gain, or just a normal fluctuation.

As in weight loss mode, I would look at a couple of weeks trend data before deciding things are working or not working.  Best of luck.

[Gothiic]

This Mondays weigh in

Previous week 204lb

this week 204.6lb

An increase 😞 although I have to admit I have been slacking on the diet at weekend.

[tamado]

Thanks @A_Lurker, I freak out way too easy and that's probably not a bad idea.  I just weighed myself at 163 - my lowest weight since I started losing.  Not sure what was up yesterday but it reminds me to not put all of my stake in one weigh in.  I still have the words of my Dr. haunting me that 95% of people who loose put it back on within two years.  I have lost it, now I am working to maintain.  I no longer get the daily or even weekly surprised reactions that motivate.  People are used to me this way now and I have to just find a new normal in my healthier self.  I guess it still feels like a house of cards.  You all rock here, I really value this group.

[Pamala]

I agree, this is a great group!  Hang in there.  You have done so well!

[emili]

It's been almost three years for me and I have my moments of freak. But I always know why I'm up down or same. It's no longer a mystery. People who gain back, give up or they don't know how to maintain. Everyone knows how to diet. It gets more difficult to maintain. You need a plan. What are you going to do, how are you going to do it. Dieting is a plan you follow. Maintaining is also a plan. How you look, how you feel, the number staying the same... motivation. Make a plan. It's the way to continued success.

[tamado]

@emili, thanks, I love success stories.  My activity level is about where I like it.  It's mostly work driven and when work is slower, my wife and I are much more active cycling and walking then we used to be.  I have completely changed how I eat and look at food.  I have learned what a treat is and they are irregular and small, not a daily reward for working hard or because it was hot or the dog's half birthday...  My plan is to continue eating the way I am but increasing or decreasing portions to manage weight.  I find I can drink my morning protein shake,  eat just a huge salad for lunch (which is usually a taco salad with a few chips, lots of meat, guacamole and some cheese) and eat a healthy balanced dinner and maintain.  If I limit myself to a couple of beers a week and maybe a half chocolate bar or half a cookie on the weekend, I seem to not get off balance.

[emili]

Sounds like me. On Friday and Saturday it's my loosen up time and I know Monday, I'm going to be a pound up. But I know why and I know it's not staying. Plain nachos and craft beer (with or without shots) is my downfall. But I run Saturday and Sunday to help things and I'm careful Sunday and super good Monday. Tuesday, it's like nothing happened. Much success to all of you. I love getting all your updates

[A_Lurker]

@tamado - a few notes from our work challenge.  We did a weigh in today and I was kind of thinking of how we've done in the past number of months.

So, 14 people joined a work challenge in early March of this year.  I had already started my weight loss, but this gave me a little extra boost.  I also joined it to force myself to stop buying my lunches (too expensive).

By the end of May we had collectively lost 262 pounds and 7.24% of our starting bodyweight.

Looking at the list, 5 of these people didn’t lose any weight and/or dropped out.

So, 9 people left – 6 of us agreed to chip in $50.  If you maintained, or lost weight by Labour Day, you got your money back.  If you went up, your money was divided up.  I got $60 back today.  Our third place winner from the original challenge went up.  Not everyone involved needed to lose a lot of weight.  Two of the people have a goal of less than 20 pounds to lose (I think both are now 10 pounds within their goals).

You can take the positive or the negatives out of this.  Five out of six people have now maintained their loss (actually all have continued this).  The negative is that 9 out of 15 who started to lose weight gave up.  I’m taking the positive.  Although seriously, I’m more pleased that I have continued my weight loss.

[Gothiic]

I think it is finding what works for yourself. For me, For me it is staying positive even when the weight goes the wrong way. I have tried and failed so many times to diet and keep it off. However, this time, it feels different. The fitbit does help in monitoring my exercise and my calorie intake. Also I have a lovely jacket haning up that is still a little tight. I am determined 🙂