WW 8/17 - 8/23

Kate - sounds like you have a good handle on what may have contributed to the slight gain - I know it's easy for me to say - but try not to worry about it too much.  You are doing the right things and it will pay off!

Terri - just take it one day at a time and listen to your body, you can do it! and congrats on the loss!

as for me, I didn't go anywhere near a scale this weekend - 3 nights in a row of partying

thursday - long over due gathering of friends

friday - gathering with another group of friends

saturday - wedding reception

yeah - bad news!

Cassi

what kind of a scale did you end up buying?

I bought a Tanita "See Your Body Better" scale - and yes, that is the real name (here's a link)! I got it at Bed Bath and Beyond for about $50. So far I am a fan. It's been really consistent even when I move it around the house. For fun I weighed myself on the Tanita scale and then on my old Homedics and I was three pounds heavier on the Homedics scale. Go figure.

Speaking of which, I gained .2 this week. I'm not too shocked because 1) I went out of town to see a friend and we did what friends do... eat and have fun, and 2) I ate a lot of salt - we had Vietnamese food on Friday night and Chinese on Saturday. In fact, I feel pretty confident that I probably lost, but am retaining water weight. So Kate, I feel your pain!

We did, however, go for a run Saturday morning so it wasn't a total wash. I can definitely feel good about that.

I am also happy that a lot of my clothes are fitting much better/looser, and I feel like the circumference of my arms has decreased significantly. I have biceps now, which is fantastic!

Hello All: Hope everyone had a good weekend.  I got on the scale this morning knowing I gained weight (Terrible week last week - I ate out at lunch everyday) and yep 3lbs heavier.  OK - whose job is it to chew my butt...you aren't doing your job.  This week has started off better - I ate the lunch I packed and was able to get a 30 minute mountain bike ride in at lunch.  I am also already tracking my points ( I somehow forgot/neglected to do this last week).

 Have a great week everyone.

Cassi - thanks for the info on the scale!  I noticed it measures body water, how does that work?

Scott -

Ugh, my scale is not being very nice either, but that's because I ate like a trucker all weekend.  I had some great workouts though!  I also haven't been getting all my sleep because I've been staying up to watch Olympic swimming each night.  I was actually happy on Thursday night when our power went out for 6 hours because I had to go to bed.  Go USA!

Laurie

The explanation given is very vague and technical. Tanita claims to use "bioelectrical impedance analysis" to measure hydration, which is basically a weak electrical signal sent through the body via the feet. I don't know how accurate it is, but yesterday when I weighed myself I was feeling dehydrated (headache, fat fingers, etc), and it told me I was dehydrated. Not sure if that was a coincidence though. Seems too good to be true for $50! (I can't help being skeptical after my experience with Homedics!)

For kicks I decided to weigh myself again this morning to see if I was still retaining water and found that I had lost a pound! I'm going to wait until Monday to make it official, but if that is accurate I have lost a total of 5lbs! Yay!

Hi all...I've finally posted my weight in the spreadsheet...yay!

I have a couple more videos up on my youtube page if anyone is interested...

http://www.youtube.com/users/maggyruth

Scott - did I scare you? 

Terri - you got to watch the men's tri on the olympics - I'm jealous!

Laurie - I hear you about the lack of sleep thing

Cassi - thanks again for the info on the scale - I'll have to check it out

Peggy - I will most definitely check out your new videos!

I will be fairly scarce the next couple of weeks, so if I don't start a thread on Sunday - anyone feel free to jump in and create it

lots of stuff going on, work, moving, life, etc - details in my blog if you want to see all the boring details

I'll try and check in as I can

I can't say that I do, but that's only because I don't set a stop time for eating.  It doesn't work out logistically for me.  Your body doesn't know what time of day it is when you eat the calories...I'll just say that if you do eat in the evening, make it a lighter snack, something with protein...

Hi everyone!

I'm still here, and things are moving along -

so far I think I've managed not to react to the stress with food

1 week down, 2 to go........

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