The Weekly Weigh-in Thread.

[WriterDom]

2007

For those looking to lose the holiday weight and get in shape for summer. Or for anyone looking to start out the new year in a healthier mode.

Pick a day, any day, and weigh in once a week. Any diet or exercise plan is fine. I find that the best way to keep on track is to weigh once a week. And if you the habit, it's easy to start heading in the other direction.

FAQ

When can I start?

You can start any time.

Do I have to give out my weight?

No, I think it's good to post how much you gained or lost in the week but even that is not mandatory.

My Dom just dumped me and I gained 10 pounds. Will you Dom the weight off me?

No, probably not. But we can offer support among ourselves and fitness and nutrition tips are always welcome.

 

[Kierae]

Am down for this - I actually decided to try a diet since I put on 20 pounds when my arthritis hit my feet/ankles this last year which laid me up pretty bad. I have fairly decent eating habits but did get caught up doing some snacking with the Mister (who has NO issues with weight) at night. I decided to start the South Beach Diet which is closest to what I prefer to eat and I know that carbs are my downfall with my weight. I am still struggling to find an exercise that is something more than passive exercise but thats probably all I will be able to do (basic isometric). I started Jan 1st (hence the tickerfactory tape to remind me).

~kierae

 

[gemaussieslut]

i think this thread is a really good idea
presuming its going to be full of support and no idiot decide to hijack it and leave bad comments (there always seems to be one that does it, but i can hope there wont be)

id love to join and post weekly...
problem one - no scales.... Last time i had scales i stopped eating all together... hmmm but willing to give it another go.
this means i should go buy some scales

but the upside is,im walking everyday and watching my portion size when i eat. so thats a start

*edited for spelling

 

[Betticus]

I was going to do my first weigh in of the year this coming Monday which goes along with my resolution to follow at least the minimal exercise program I've set up each day! Injuries excepting.

 

[Kierae]

I feel for you gemaussieslut, I just bought a new scale - one that gives you the body fat (estimate). I currently want to string up the Mister who has like 3 fucking % body fat on a "fat" day - rude bicyclists!

And Betticus - totally understand the injury comment. Basically whatever exercise output I do is dependent on my pain level/arthritis gimp level. I have decided sex counts ALOT....

~kierae

 

[gemaussieslut]

LOL
if sex doesnt count as exercise then my favorite way to exercise totally doesnt count anymore. LOL
not to say thats my only form of exercise.

 

[FurryFury]

I'll be watching and rooting for y'all!

Fury

 

[Etoile]

I'm in for now. Holiday gains put me at about 167. This time last year I was 187 or so. Went down to 158 over the past year, but that didn't last long. I've been hovering around 160-163 for months now. I had been slacking on my diet over the holidays, but I am resuming my pickups tonight and my main resolution is to stick to the diet strictly. I think I can start losing again if I don't have a cookie, rice cake, apple, etc. here and there. (The diet is nutritionally complete, the apples were just snacks.)

I also need to start exercising. I currently don't exercise at all, not a bit. I have an elliptical trainer in the bedroom and a stationary bike downstairs, and I am going to start using them. Because I'm starting from zero, I will probably do 20 minutes on each once a week (total of 40 mins/wk) and work my way up in frequency and duration. Fortunately there are both in front of TVs!

I'm looking forward to keeping up with this thread.

 

[graceanne]

You know the first three letters in diet are DIE don't you?

Wanna a cookie?

 

[SirFace]

Im game. Ok, I was 226 before the holidays. Ill weigh myself at the gym tonight and see where I am now. Since I do mostly weight training, I doubt it will go down much. I usually just move fat into muscles, which weigh more. I would love to get down to 200 but I think that is a pipe dream without dramatic changes in eating. (hardcore carnivore).

 

[the captians wench]

You know the first three letters in diet are DIE don't you?

Wanna a cookie?

Yup


My favorite quote I've ever seen:


"Inside me lives a skinny woman screaming to get out....but a cookie usually shuts her up"

 

[graceanne]

Yup


My favorite quote I've ever seen:


"Inside me lives a skinny woman screaming to get out....but a cookie usually shuts her up"

I saw that on a shirt once. If I ever saw that shirt at a store, and had extra money, I'd buy it.

 

[Kierae]

Might check out South Beach Diet Sirface - its heavy on the protein and veggies.

 

[Evil_Geoff]

I'm in for the time being at least.

I was 260 at rehab this morning. Even though I've been keeping the blood sugar under tight control (over the last 30 days my average is a fabulous 106!), and my blood panel a couple of weeks ago was awesome (cholesterol was 149, down from almost 300 6 months ago! ! !) that's about 10 pounds since Thanksgiving. Back to my 1800 calorie/day diet adherence!

I plan to start walking or bike riding at least 3 days a week once I get outta rehab and am on my own, we'll see how it goes!

 

[Penalt]

Yah, I'm up for this. 270 and high blood pressure problems. My biggest lure is Cola. Coke, Jolt all of them. Drank 'em by the gallon I have. My long range goal is to reach 200. A weight I have not been at since I was 20. Short range goal is 240.

I have a diet that worked on me before but it is hard to follow and is very strict. I lose about 10 pounds a week on it and it is for cardiac patients to boot. But I don't want to that severe this time.

 

[Chicklet]

I weighed myself in the store the other day and was surprised to be 146... i *thought* i was 140, and I *want* to be 130.

A couple weeks ago I decided to start changing my eating habits by eating at LEAST two meals a day instead of the one meal of mostly bread I have the habit of eating, and only drinking ONE cup of coffee a day. So far I've done well on the coffee limit, but not on the eating multiple times a day.

For the first two weeks of the year I've sworn off bread, not because I'm trying to watch carbs, or even because I'm trying to diet, but because I depend on it so, so much to fill me up. I'll go all day without eating anything and then eat bread. So, I'm trying to explore my options past bread, pasta, and crackers. I'm on Day Five of no bread and it's been good... eating more fruit and veggies when I know I can't have a quick snack of french bread!

I should probably buy a scale so I can do a daily/weekly watch of my size...

 

[BiBunny]

I'm in, too. I refuse to admit how much I weigh because it depresses me so much. I have somewhere in the neighborhood of 100-125 pounds to lose. I'll be happy with less, though. Anything's better than nothing.

 

[chris9]

Yah, I'm up for this. 270 and high blood pressure problems. My biggest lure is Cola. Coke, Jolt all of them. Drank 'em by the gallon I have. My long range goal is to reach 200. A weight I have not been at since I was 20. Short range goal is 240.

I have a diet that worked on me before but it is hard to follow and is very strict. I lose about 10 pounds a week on it and it is for cardiac patients to boot. But I don't want to that severe this time.

Good idea to go slower. Thirty pounds lost over a year's time is excellent. And the chances of the thirty pounds staying gone are higher.

 

[Penalt]

I weighed myself in the store the other day and was surprised to be 146... i *thought* i was 140, and I *want* to be 130.

A couple weeks ago I decided to start changing my eating habits by eating at LEAST two meals a day instead of the one meal of mostly bread I have the habit of eating, and only drinking ONE cup of coffee a day. So far I've done well on the coffee limit, but not on the eating multiple times a day.

For the first two weeks of the year I've sworn off bread, not because I'm trying to watch carbs, or even because I'm trying to diet, but because I depend on it so, so much to fill me up. I'll go all day without eating anything and then eat bread. So, I'm trying to explore my options past bread, pasta, and crackers. I'm on Day Five of no bread and it's been good... eating more fruit and veggies when I know I can't have a quick snack of french bread!

I should probably buy a scale so I can do a daily/weekly watch of my size...

Ah, I don't have a scale but I can access one. I need to stop 'grazing' and have actual meal and control my portion sizes. The time when I try to bankrupt buffet outfits and play Sushi Bar Samurai are done. Lifestyle change. Maybe getting into combat would help for some exercise. Rapier fighting used to make me sweat a lot.

 

[graceanne]

So how's this going to work? You just put whether you've lost or gained weight, or are you like putting everything you eat that day, and all the excercise you did (or didn't do)?

 

[Vessira]

Count me in. I work out with a Personal Trainer and have been losing weight since July, although I went back up about 10 lbs around X-mas, trying to get back on track. Should we have a grid? Since many people dont want to say how much they weight, you can do something like:

Goal Loss for 1 year || SW || CW ||Week 1 || Week 2 || ... || Total Loss​

Person 1
Person 2
Person 3
Person 4


SW - Starting Weight (optional)
CW - Current Weight (optional)

This week each person can simply post what they lost for the week. If you don't want to keep track, I'd be happy to.

 

[Etoile]

BTW, a useful site is BellyGraph.com - plain and simple weight tracking.

 

[gemaussieslut]

Count me in. I work out with a Personal Trainer and have been losing weight since July, although I went back up about 10 lbs around X-mas, trying to get back on track. Should we have a grid? Since many people dont want to say how much they weight, you can do something like:

Goal Loss for 1 year || SW || CW ||Week 1 || Week 2 || ... || Total Loss​

Person 1
Person 2
Person 3
Person 4


SW - Starting Weight (optional)
CW - Current Weight (optional)

This week each person can simply post what they lost for the week. If you don't want to keep track, I'd be happy to.

i think thats a great idea
only when i manage to get some scales (on my to do list today actually) id be doing mine in kilos not pounds. (Yay for being australian)

as for belly graph
hey thats a pretty cool site
thanks etoile

 

[Mamid]

I don't want a scale in my house cause I'll obsess over it and instead of loosing weight, I'll gain weight.

but if it helps him...

 

[myinnerslut]

I don't want a scale in my house cause I'll obsess over it and instead of loosing weight, I'll gain weight.

i havnt had scales in my house since i was 11. my mom saw some special on anorexia in teenagers, and that was the end of them.