Merry Christmas to Yourself Challenge (Page 12)

9/22       237.0 lbs                                                   
9/29       234.5 lbs                                 
10/6       234.0 lbs                                                   
10/13     230.5 lbs                                                   
10/20     231.0 lbs
10/27     229.0 lbs

11/3       225.0 lbs

Ya Baby!  - 4.0 lbs

Just a couple of questions...How tall are you?  150 would be an ideal weight for me (given my height) if you are really close to your ideal weight your body may be resistant to losing weight

Are you eating enough calories?  Have you calculated your needs based on your activity?  There are websites that will do this...If you aren't eating enough your body could be resistant to weight loss.

Have you made changes like increasing your water consumption?  If you have it will take time for your body to equilabrate but in the end it helps you lose weight.

9/22 -    126.0 lbs -  21.0 % bf
9/29 -    125.4 -       21.8 %
10/6 -    124.6 -       21.8 %
10/13 -  122.4 -       20.7 %
10/20 -  121.8 -       20.3 %
10/27 -  121.2 -       20.3 %
11/3   -  123.6 -       19.6%

Oops.  Cupcakes, pizza and peanut butter cups, oh my!  Time to crawl back up onto the wagon.  Congratulations to everybody who lost over Halloween....that's an accomplishment! 

Last Week 194.5

This Week 194

I am sick of losing .5 to 1 pound a week and if I slide the very least little bit then I'm up.  What gives???  I am never going to make my goal of 10 pounds by Chirstmas the way I am going! I guess I shouldn't complain - I lost, but come on, this is ridiculous.  I guess, it's back to the task of monitoring every thing that I put in my mouth.  I had been doing good about keeping up with it until my Texas trip.

Yep, you're right.  It does make you think twice about having to log that Hershey bar!

 Online sites (the one here, or www.fitday.com) for that have helped me a great deal, particularly in the early stages of weight loss.  They helped reinforce patterns to make habits out of eating better.

 I've slacked off a bit on that lately, but still been eating healthier.  I'll probably go back to recording everything, just to avoid the yo-yo effect...
 

Congratulations to everyone who has stayed away from the Halloween candy!  That is not me, unfortunately   But at least I caught someone else in the act of taking the girls candy,  so it hasn't been ALL me:

Last week I wrote about the yo-yo effect. Well it continues this week. I just don't get it and it is becoming very frustrating. I guess that I can only keep on going and hopefully the 'downs' will be bigger than the 'ups'. On the plus side I know I'm getting fitter as my riding is improving immensely. I am even contemplating moving from walking to jogging!! I'm sure aerobically I'll be ok but I don;t know how the knees and ankles will cope!?

Last week: 286lbs

This week: 288lbs

Difference: +2lbs

AndriaLL,

Absolutely LOVE the picture!

Sorry I haven't been doing well posting...but here are my numbers...

9/15 - 143.5
9/22 - 144.5
9/29 - 144.5
10/6 - 142.5
10/13 - 142.0
10/20 - 139.5
10/27 - 139.5
11/3 - 137.5

I am slowly creeping up on the "normal" BMI for my height...7.5 more pounds to normal 

Goal:125

WhenAllElseFails - 2008-11-04 9:55 AM

mammaJaS - 2008-11-04 9:25 AM I'm writing down everything I eat and drink starting today... I just know I'll think twice if I have to bother writing it down - no more mindlessness!

I so admire you. I've tried that and it is so painful to see the reality. I cling to denial but then the scale doesn't budge either.

hey all you food journalers how goes it? I did well for a few days and it SO helps.  But I have to admit - I also cheated!  denial denial denial.  I hear ya whenallelsefails.  gettin out some more paper tonight!!!! 

Well, it took me about a month of logging nutrition to see some weight loss. For me, it served at least two purposes - it confirmed that I was indeed meeting my caloric requirements so I was better able to deal with the inevitable hunger. If I felt hungry, I could dismiss it because I knew it was psychological instead of physiological.

Also, I experimented with different foods so that I am satisfied throughout the day, but I am still able to stay within a reasonable caloric intake. I was able to pinpoint some nutrition busters (for instance, I was eating some peanut butter filled crackers for breaks at work - seemed healthy enough, but really wasn't).

It's a lot of work initially because I entered a lot of food manually instead of trusting what others have entered. Once you get the hang of it, it's not too bad. I'm also very lucky in that I can eat virtually the same diet for weeks and not get sick of it, so there's very little variation in my daily diet. There are statistics that show that people who keep a food journal are more likely to lose weight than people who don't. Count me in as one of those people!

I also experimented with many different online calorie counters and the BT nutrition logger is the best in my opinion!!

I would really like to join.  I am new to this board and just signed up for my first tri (New York City).  Is it too late to join? 

If not, here is my weight:  11/19/2008 - 156 pounds

Goal by Christmas: 149.  (or is that nuts)?  Healthy weight for me is 150.  I would like to be at least one pound under that by Christmas. :-)

 Danett

Jump on in... Just log your weight on Mondays and encourage others with your kind words.

OKay - thanks!

 Danett