The Weekly Weigh-in Thread.

[Vessira]

Yes, 5 pounds a month sounds like a lot in terms of what is actually achievable for me personally. My diet is 1200 cal/day plus two glasses of skim milk (I usually have one small cup of fat-free yogurt instead). Given that I am completely sedentary, I am eating almost exactly what I need to maintain, it's very hard for me to lose. The first week I was on this diet, I lost 7 pounds. I lost 2-3 pounds a week for another couple of months, and then after that it was usually 1-1.5 pounds a week for another few months, and then I just hit a plateau and stayed in the same 3-pound range for a few months. My eating habits really didn't change at all (until the holidays!) - so this is probably perfect evidence of what chris9 said...the less you weigh, the harder it is to lose.

I'd be thrilled to lose 5 pounds a month. I think it's a reasonable goal that I can make 140 by summer if I start exercising three times a week (thanks, WD!).

Initially when people start losing weight, they drop quickly, but then it slows down. Healthy weight loss should avergave (there's always fluctuation week to week) to about 1-2 lbs a week, max. So 5 lbs a month is not only reasonable, it's ideal. Rapid weight loss can result in things like lots of excess skin, and people are more likely to gain weight back (and then some) with rapid weight loss, while people who go slow and steady are more likely to keep it off (most likely I'd imagine because people who lose weight at a slow and steady pace are more likely to have made a lifestyle change, rather than just a short fix).

 

[WriterDom]

The South Beach Diet is very effective. While I'm not doing it by the book this year I do try to stick to Low-Glycemic-index vegetables and limit my carbs to more healthy ones.

 

[brioche]

What would WW say about a 5'4" female?

I know that the BMI says I should be 126-140, but at 145, I looked healthy. At 140, I looked sick.

117 to 146.

 

[brioche]

Okay.
So when I weighed in last week I had gained 3 pounds. I was kind of surprised because the scale I use is reasonably accurate, but was philisophical about it. Their scales are really accurate.
This week I went back to my normal schedule and had gained 2.8 pounds - in 5 days!
Not possible. Especially not with me on Program (mostly) for 3 of them.
So it turns out that Ativan, which I take occasionally for sleeplessness, added to trazodone, which I increased for the same reason, causes water retention. I have no idea What my gain/loss is. I will try to let y'all know less week. Assuming the insomnia decreases.

 

[gemaussieslut]

feeling quite fat today
and hot damn hot weather
i dont want to do anything
im just scared that when sunday comes round i havent lost any weight at all and then i will stop.... ahhhh what if i dont lose weight at all after ive made an effort to change what i eat and do more exercise. what if im doomed to look like this the rest of my life and get leered at and teased
sorry just needed to blurt that out,

tomorrow should be a better day
not as hot

 

[Etoile]

{{{{{gemaussieslut}}}}}

I cut up two bunches of celery last night and now I have fantastic snackies. I can eat all the celery I want, I can have a couple of pieces every time I pass the refrigerator if I want! For me eating is about being bored and/or emotional. Celery totally fills that need...I just need to eat, it doesn't need to be junk. I love my celery!

I wish my wife would stop bringing me treats though. I keep asking her not to bring anything home, but she does anyway. She brought me a peanut granola bar tonight, it's one of my favorite snacks but I am probably going to leave it in the "this food is for whoever wants it" area in the kitchen at work.

 

[billieboy]

feeling quite fat today
and hot damn hot weather
i dont want to do anything
im just scared that when sunday comes round i havent lost any weight at all and then i will stop.... ahhhh what if i dont lose weight at all after ive made an effort to change what i eat and do more exercise. what if im doomed to look like this the rest of my life and get leered at and teased
sorry just needed to blurt that out,

tomorrow should be a better day
not as hot

Hey gemaussieslut, don't give up.

This hot weather you have to keep your fluids up. If the scales say no weight loss, ignore it girl. Tell yourself you lost fat you just needed to retain the extra fluid for this terrible hot weather. http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h214/smilies101/heat.gif

I was told to lose weight. Bugger isn't it? I spend my life feeling hungry and then I worry if I don't feel hungry. Hang in there. http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h214/smilies101/yellin.gif

 

[gemaussieslut]

thankyou for the kind words
the celery is a good idea, only i dont like celery... maybe carrots.. hmmmm looks in fridge, yes carrots it will be

and yeah my eating is a total boredom emotional thing.
hmmm

LOL i need a way to stay constantly happy and unstressed. LOL problem solved

 

[WriterDom]

feeling quite fat today
and hot damn hot weather
i dont want to do anything
im just scared that when sunday comes round i havent lost any weight at all and then i will stop....

tomorrow should be a better day
not as hot

I'd love a hot day about right now.

Why worry about a number? There is nothing you can do about what I call the right side of the equation. You can try to eat fewer calories and get more activity. If you don't lose in a week so what? Try again next week.

The only alternative is to have the activity level of a potted plant and cram everything you know is bad for you down your suck hole. Wear stretch clothing and stay 25 yards away from a scale so you won't be reminded of how much you are gaining every month.

And if you really are doing all you can do and can't lose weight then get checked out by a doctor.

 

[chris9]

feeling quite fat today
and hot damn hot weather
i dont want to do anything
im just scared that when sunday comes round i havent lost any weight at all and then i will stop.... ahhhh what if i dont lose weight at all after ive made an effort to change what i eat and do more exercise. what if im doomed to look like this the rest of my life and get leered at and teased
sorry just needed to blurt that out,

tomorrow should be a better day
not as hot

You might not see any results in one week, or two weeks. But your goal is not to fit into particular pants in a months time, but to lose weight long-term. What is a week or two compared to the rest of your life?
Your body has to get used to the new way of being. Especially if you have started exercising, the muscle gain might mean that the scale doesn't show you any weight loss, even though you lost fat. It might be a good idea to not only weigh yourself but also tape-measure your waist, thighs, hips.
Keep in mind that it's quite normal to weigh more or less depending on the time in the cycle. It can be a good idea to write down every week what you weigh. If you only remember what the scale said last week, you won't see the overall progress as you would after a month and longer.

 

[Penalt]

Okay, first weight in here. I am 267 as of yesterday. My bp also slid down a bit. 154/98. Woot.

 

[Etoile]

When I was getting dressed this morning, it seemed like maybe I had lost a little bit of weight from what I saw in the mirror. I am steadfastly refusing to weigh in until Saturday morning, but I'm feeling good based on what I saw this morning.

gemaussieslut, billieboy is so right about retaining water! Water weight can be even up to a couple of pounds, and it's based on things like weather and sweating and activity level and how much you're drinking and all that.

 

[WriterDom]

When I was getting dressed this morning, it seemed like maybe I had lost a little bit of weight from what I saw in the mirror.

That's what we really want. OTS (other than scale) victories!

We get too hung up on numbers like it's a dragon we need to slay every week.

 

[Master_of_Pupets]

Well I guess I’ll contribute my numbers to this one. Last night I weighed in at 229 lbs, and at my heaviest I was about 275. I still would like to drop a few more pounds but my biggest goal is to drop my percent body fat down a lot. I’m stuck at about 18% body fat and I would like to bring it down to 10% by summer.

 

[Vessira]

So is anyone keeping track of this? I'd be happy to, just say the word.

Oh yeah, down 1.5 lbs from last week.

 

[Evil_Geoff]

261.5 this morning. Odd because I was 255.7 Wednesday... almost 6 pounds in 2 days? ? ? WTF?

At least my blood pressure is going back down now.

 

[Blushing Bottom]

I know exactly what you mean. I no longer weigh in weekly as I used to.

...but this week I bought new jeans...2 sizes smaller...woohoo

That's what we really want. OTS (other than scale) victories!

We get too hung up on numbers like it's a dragon we need to slay every week.

 

[Etoile]

This morning I decided I couldn't wait another day and I weighed myself. Came in at 164.0 so about 1.0 pounds from last Saturday morning IIRC. About 3.5 lbs down since the beginning of the year. But like I said, it looks like I've lost weight, so that's good. Not sure if I'll weigh in again tomorrow morning, probably will!

I have GOT to get my wife to stop getting me treats. She sees something she knows I'll like, and she gets it. Today she said "I got you something" and I said "is it food?" And it was. She claims she didn't know I was going cold turkey. But she must have! How else could I possibly lose weight? *sigh* Hopefully she'll get the idea now.

 

[Bandit58]

You might not see any results in one week, or two weeks. But your goal is not to fit into particular pants in a months time, but to lose weight long-term. What is a week or two compared to the rest of your life?
Your body has to get used to the new way of being. Especially if you have started exercising, the muscle gain might mean that the scale doesn't show you any weight loss, even though you lost fat. It might be a good idea to not only weigh yourself but also tape-measure your waist, thighs, hips.
Keep in mind that it's quite normal to weigh more or less depending on the time in the cycle. It can be a good idea to write down every week what you weigh. If you only remember what the scale said last week, you won't see the overall progress as you would after a month and longer.

When I first started exercising, I lost a kilo. Then it plateaued for a while and I lost another few hundred grams.....slowly but surely If you mix up your exercise program you "shock" your body into working differently and harder and you should lose weight. I've been doing weights as well so I'm building muscle, which I'm told weighs more than fat, so I'm not too worried if the scale doesn't move

I can now fit into a pair of jeans I haven't been able to wear for months - it's a great feeling

 

[titmouse]

I can now fit into a pair of jeans I haven't been able to wear for months - it's a great feeling

Congratulations! I have a very similar goal in mind, though it is about a skirt and while I suspect it taking a little while longer I am working on it.

 

[Chicklet]

maybe it's my scale, and not me...

it tells me i weigh 10lbs more in the morning than i do at night...

i'm so confused.

 

[brioche]

maybe it's my scale, and not me...

it tells me i weigh 10lbs more in the morning than i do at night...

i'm so confused.

Home scales are inaccurate at best. You should not be weighing yourself more than about every week. The body is a strange thing. There are rhythms in it daily, weekly, monthly, it's constantly adjusting itself. Even weighing once daily, you're getting into a lot of grief over weight gains/losses that aren't permanent. Twice daily? Your're not getting useful feedback.

One of our scales is NFG. You can weigh yourself on it, weigh something else, and then weigh yourself again and you will be pounds different. We do have a more expensive Weight Watchers brand one, and it's reasonably accurate, but I still occasionally get surprised at my weigh-in.

For definitive progresss, I'd get one that measures body fat percentages. That's less variable. But you'd have to get one that does that reliably, and I know nothing about that.

By the way, I do talk like this. I just read this over and realized the first paragraph sounded like a magazine.

 

[WriterDom]

maybe it's my scale, and not me...

it tells me i weigh 10lbs more in the morning than i do at night...

i'm so confused.

Do you sleep at night or eat?

You lose a little fluid with every breath. That's how you can fog up a glass or mirror. Or go back to high school days and think about the foggy car mirrors from a night (or 5 minutes) of passion. Plus your body is processing wastes all night. I know the first thing I do is pee, followed by another sit down visit after my coffee.

It goes against the laws of physics to think you could lie down for 6 to 8 hours, not drinking or eating, and gain an ounce, much less a pound. Unless you have a huge ant hill in your anal cavity and they all come home while you are sleeping.

I don't have a lot of faith in my scale. I'm going to start using the one at the gym next week now that I found where they hid it.

 

[the captians wench]

Okay I don't do scales....they frusterate me because I'll loose 3 sizes and gain 20 lbs, but I've been working on eating better (or getting back into old habits really). I follow something like the SouthBeach or Attkins diet, sort of like a combo of the two for my sugar. I'm hypoglycemic, so I eat like 6 times a day, very high protein, extreamly low cards, and I try to get the leaner cuts of meat and while it's better for me I stay away from too much fish becuase of the fat.

Anyway, I went shoping in my favorite store for some new clothes yesterday. While I love this shop their sizes tend to run small. So where I'll be a 16 every where else I'm a 20 there.....Anyway, I got brave and tried on the 1x size rather than going for the 2x and hoping it's not snug. And holly crap the 1x fits! And LOOKS GOOD! So I may get brave and try on the size 14 skirt I have in my closet today.

 

[WriterDom]

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I did six days in a row in the gym and got my elliptical up to 23 minutes. 3 weightlifting days as well. And ... best of all I found out my scale is off by over 2 pounds.