Body Composition Challenge: Swimsuit Edition (Page 7)

Argh - heading in the wrong direction.  I hung my favorite pair of pants that I want to take on vacation this summer so I see them every time I open my closet - time to re-group and re-motivate!

Thanks for the words of encouragement, guys!  I weighed in today, and the number hasn't changed.  But!  My body fat % went down (according to the handheld device I own), and like I said before, I was able to fit into a couple of pants I wore when I was 10-15 lbs lighter!

I guess it's good to have multiple measures of progress, since one number doesn't tell the whole story!

I'll keep on doing what I'm doing since it seems to work, more or less.  Maybe I should add in a goal to try to fit my old pants better (ie have more breathing room!) regardless of what the scale says.  Though of course I'll still shoot to lose the extra weight as well.

Oh no!  Sorry!  I didn't mean to miscount....I am a lawyer, so forgive me!  (If I could do math, I woulda went to med school --> law school joke)

There is no ruining the group average, we are all in this together! STOP hitting yourself, today is a new day. Upward and onward.

Take THAT!

I THINK I am the same, I'll double check tomorrow. That is actually a win. I was on the road for a week and I tend to increase when that happens. To stay the same is fine by me. This week is going to be crazy with things I need to get done, with goals I tend to do better so hopefully I can make some headway.... going downward.

After working on a seminar presentation for my fellowship for the last week, I took a birding/biking trip with one of my friends Thursday (~62 miles and 120-130 species of birds).  Then I went out with another buddy this morning for a 30-mile ride with some hills (well, by Missouri standards).  It feels great to get back to an active lifestyle after letting things slip while I obsessed over my presentation.  Next week, I'll be getting a ton of fieldwork exercise (pulling heavy things through mud and water), so everything is getting back to normal.

Weight this morning after eating breakfast, dumping ballast, and a shower: 200lbs (1.5 less than last week!).  I probably could do a bit more weight shopping to get a better number, but I'll take it and work towards a weigh in in two weeks (next Friday will be spent away from any scales).

It is always nice to come on here and see how everyone is doing.  Trials, tribulations, success, and setbacks... we experience them all and sharing that experience makes me feel more human.  Thanks for sharing your experiences be they a boost or a hurdle.

Don't forget to update the last day of your weigh-in when you plug your weight into the spreadsheet... I have copied the info that you need to access the spreadsheet above.  If the date shows up in black and red, that means that the last date in there is two weeks old.

Waaaahhhh!!! 139.8 as of 5/11.

Alright, alright. Another week, another chance.

I'm still here.  Just practicing some good ol' avoidance skills.

Things have been a little rough lately -- nothing too specific, just a mental/mood thing, mostly.  For whatever it's worth, binge eating + not working out = nothing good.

I'm trying to get back on track, and it seems like I might be making a small bit of progress.  But, I think I'm going to stay away from the scale for awhile because it's a little traumatizing at the moment.

Been fighting off a bad headache/migraine since Monday  But in some good news I got promoted to management at work  

Tomorrow I should be getting a workout in as long as this headache stays at just a slight headache or better yet just decides to go away!

Shoot, forgot to weigh in today.  Will do next week.

Since this is the "swimsuit edition" of the body composition challenge, maybe I should report that I bought a new swimsuit.  Just a Speedo, no nothing too fancy or exciting.  A few sizes smaller than the one I bought last year!  I've already worn it to a few swim practices and it hasn't split on me yet   So.... progress!

I am down a pound! It was two but the salt in the popcorn last night is doing its thing. The new scale came in but dang, there is a multiple page instruction manual. I'll have to get that all figured out.

Hope everyone had a good week.

Any downward trend is a good one! Glad you are feeling good and running, too!

Sorry I haven't checked in in awhile. Life has been busy, and I have been lazy. Finally weighed in today and it wasn't as bad as I had feared. I'm up 1.4 lbs, but it certainly could have been worse. Next week will be very tough, as I am driving my daughter and grandson (oh, and cat and 4 kittens) from Louisiana to Montana over 4 days. Should be an adventure, but i doubt it will do any favors to my body composition.

I'm racing Onion Man Olympic tomorrow. It'll be the first tri I've done, since 2009. I'm really excited!

Congrats on the downward trends!

Salt is just plain evil for weigh ins.