5-15 Pounders Weekly Check-In 2/23
 

As generally agreed, we're going to begin checking in on Tuesdays for accountability, support, encouragement, and pats-on-the-back. Please feel free to post weight, measurements, any other stat that means something to you, successes, failures, what worked well this past week, what didn't work, or any combination of the above. Looking forward to seeing everyone on board!

Hi ,

I not do muts yesterday but today i am going for a long distance walk .
I'm 5.08 voet and i weigh now 144.4 pound ,
My body measurements are
Neck 13.7 inch
Bicep 10.6 inch
Forearm 7.8 inch
Chest 34.2 inch
Waist 33.5 inch
Hips 37.7 inch
Thigh 19.7 inch
Calf 13 inch

I want to lose so 20 à 30 pounds so i weigh than betwein the 121 and 110 pounds .

Well, I am checking in at 151 today:) That's 4# so far...getting closer every day!

Measurements:

Start / Current
Neck:13.25 / 13
Bicep:11.75 / 11.25
Forearm:9.25/ 9
Chest:36 / 34
Waist::33 / 32
Hips:39 / 38.25
Thigh:22.75 / 22
Calf:14 / 14

Can't wait to see everyone's great results for the week!

A Good Week
 

This is my first week of maintenance after reaching my goal. I must say that it has been full of trial and error, but I'm slowly finding my way from weight loss to maintenance. It's actually a lot harder than I though it would be. After meeting my goal, I actually went down 1 lb. Not that I'm complaining, but it means I haven't quite figured out my caloric needs. Maybe I'm just scared to go back to my old eating for fear of gaining it all back again. Have to find balance. With your help, my new goal is to get off of the gain 20/lose 20 merry-go-round and be at peace with food and my weight. KEEP ME HONEST! And thanks so much for your support along my journey... it makes all the difference! :D This week: 124

Quinn

Welcome monnikjuh!

Nice job Andrea! You should easily reach your goal at the pace you're going :)

Excellent Quinn! Yeah, I've wondered how long it would take to readjust cals and whatnot during maintenance, so keep us posted.

Starting weight: 160
Goal weight (short term): 150
February Challenge Weight: 159
Last week's weight: 160.2
Today's weight: 156.6:D

well after over doing it on the weekend i'm losing that weight quickly. i was right looks like a lot of it was sodium. i swear to god salt & i = camel that's how badly i hold onto water...lol. i need to just be more accountable well dbf is around.

Tuesday weigh in
 

I have to remind myself that this is going to take time! After eating well and working out more this week, I am only down 1/2 pound, but it's a full pound after 2 weeks, so I should be happy.I just want it all to magically fall off while I am sleeping :)

Started 140
Current 139

Hey Quinn, I can relate. I have this fear that when (and if) I get to goal, I will be afraid to add the calories back in to maintain. Although now that has shifted to the fear that I will never be able to go back up on calories.

I am still stuck.

Weight is 119.4 (started at 129.8 on Jan. 5). No changes for 2 weeks :(
My goal is 115.

According to my handy-dandy Tanita body fat scale, though, my body fat percentage has gone from 28% to 24%.

I didn't take measurements when I started (or I did, and didn't enter them?).
But I can start tracking now:
Chest: 33"
Waist: 26"
Hips: 37.5" (I know this was 38 a week or two ago when I measured for jeans).
Yes, I'm a classic pear.

Trying to focus on the positive. I am really proud of my results from my physical last week...cholesterol 115, triglycerides 43.

Exercise...going great...6 days a week and right on plan.
Eating...going well...no big splurges, only small ones I planned for.

Not letting work stress get to me and sleeping 7 hours a night are goals for the week (and beyond).

Carry on!

Hey Cassie - do you like your scale? I have one that claims to measure body fat but the numbers are always so wild that I have a hard time believing it...

AJ...I like it as long as I understand that it's all relative. It seems reliable enough that I can say that yes, my body fat is lower than it was, but I'm not under any delusions that it would be the exact reading I would get if I had one of those fancy body fat tests done at some university. But the numbers I'm getting are slowly but surely decreasing, not all over the place. It's always off during my cycle, though, cause a larger percentage is water, I would imagine.

Everyone is doing great!!! Congrats!

Cassie- Had to laugh... we have exactly the same measurements!!! LOL

Congratulations to EVERYONE! I'll have to add my measurements later today but so far here's where I am:

Weight

start (1/29/10): 129 2/23/10: 124.2 Ultimate goal: 120

Dental Flossing:D

Every night since we talked about starting this thread!

Glad you're all following through with this...it's nice to feel everyone's reaching for their best health ever and we're ALL gonna be feeling wonderful:) It's one of the best gifts we can give our loved ones!

Hi everyone! Got over the hump and starting to get into the '30's at last! I started on Feb 2 at 142, and lost 5 lbs so far! This site, especially the calorie counting and no lying, is really working-- I appreciate the support of friends as well-- so thank you all!

Starting weight: 142-- 2/02
weight: 137
goal: 125
bust: 36
waist: 28 (!)
hips: 36

Now on to the next five pounds: yeee haa!

Hi all,

I haven't checked in since I first joined this group a few weeks ago. I was at 132 with a goal of 125. I started this effort on January 14 and have only lost between 1-1.5 pounds so far. I guess I have to keep it in perspective - I started to change my eating/exercising lifestyle last March at 152 lbs and as of this January had lost 20 lbs, which equals a little less than 1/2 lb per week.

I feel like I've been doing good - getting at least 30 minutes and sometimes more exercise per day. I've been keeping the calories to between 1200 and 1300 a day. Maybe I need to cut that down - when I lost weight last year, I kept it at around 1100 calories (so hard to do!).

I can relate to the people who feel afraid of what will happen when we reach goal and can up the calories a bit to maintain. I now feel like any mistakes I make go directly to poundage! :(

Does anyone know what would be a good balance of carbs/protein/fat to shoot for? On my fitday pie chart I average about 50% carbs, 32% fat, and 18% protein - I have no idea what I should be averaging to help my metabolism.:confused:

Thanks,
Kara

weigh-in
 

woops! thought we were posting on the other thread...

ok here goes...

height: 5'1"

starting weight: 119.2

current weight: 114.2

goal weight: 100 (by end of April)

phew... good luck ladies!

Age: 50
Height: 5"2"
Current Weight 121.2
Goal Weight 112-114
Bust 33"
Waist 27"
Hips 35.5"
Right thigh 22.25" (no this is not a typo) :(

I will eat at least 5 fruits and vegies each day!