It's Wednesday weigh ins! 2007-2022

[BTravlin]

Goal: 176
Height: 5'11"

Jan, '10: 198
6/3: 184
7/7: 184.5
8/4: 185.5
9/1: 186
10/6: 186.5
10/27: 184
12/29: 186 surgery
1/12: 174
1/19: 176 Uh, oh, my appetite is back!
1/26: 179
2/2: 178.5
2/9: 179.5
2/16: 178
2/23: 180
3/2: 179.5
3/9: 180
3/16: 179.5
3/23: 179

Have been eating and drinking up a storm but luckily I'm more active on vacation than I am at home. Have been diving two tanks every morning, riding bicycles around the island daily and walking everywhere we need to go.

 

[Moemg]

I am at last weeks weight .

 

[Alan]

22-Dec-10 172.5
29-Dec-10 <away>
06-Jan-11 175
12-Jan-11 174.5
19-Jan-11 173
26-Jan-11 173
02-Feb-11 174
09-Feb-11 174.5
16-Feb-11 174
23-Feb-11 174
02-Mar-11 171.5
09-Mar-11 172
<traveling>
23-Mar-11 176

Target Range 170 -175
Highest 210lbs (2002)

Two weeks in England and 4lb increase already. We are now settled into our rental house, having furnished it, so now maybe I can get back to eating more sensibly.

 

[racy]

Week Weight
1/5 214.2
1/12 208.4
1/19 206.4
1/26 202.6
2/2 198.2
2/9 196.2
2/16 194.6
2/23 191.6
3/2 189.4
3/9 189.9
3/16 186.0
3/23 187.2
Goal 183.0


“The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight because by then, your body and your fat are really good friends” ~ Unknown Author

I seem to have reached a plateau between 186 & 188. I'm not feeling bad about this current weight although I'd like to average closer to 185. I'll just keep at my current food intake and hope summer with more physical activity does the trick. (I'm not giving up my nightly beer(s)!)

 

[Alan]

Week Weight
3/9 189.9
3/16 186.0
3/23 187.2
Goal 183.0


“The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight because by then, your body and your fat are really good friends” ~ Unknown Author

I seem to have reached a plateau between 186 & 188. I'm not feeling bad about this current weight although I'd like to average closer to 185. I'll just keep at my current food intake and hope summer with more physical activity does the trick. (I'm not giving up my nightly beer(s)!)

That plateau will get you every time. Excellent work to get to a plateau just above where you want to be. Keep on doing what you've been doing and you may well find that you'll edge down over time.

 

[Dawg52]

Target 175lbs

1/06 186.5
2/03 183.5
3/03 182.0
4/07 181.0
5/05 180.0
6/02 180.0
7/07 179.0
8/04 179.5
9/01 178.0
9/29 178.0
11/1 179.0
12/1 179.0
31st 183.0
2011
2/01 183.0
3/24 180.0

Walking more now with warm weather so a few lbs have come off. Going to reach my 175 goal this year come hell or high water!

 

[BTravlin]

Just a thought that may help some of us struggling with weight issues.

My wife eats healthy and exercises regularly to stay trim and fit and says a little saying passed on to her helps keep her on track and that is:

"Nothing tastes as good as thin feels."

I think that really hit home for me after my size 34 pants fit again after having moved into size 38's previously.

 

[Alan]

Target 175lbs
2011
2/01 183.0
3/24 180.0

Walking more now with warm weather so a few lbs have come off. Going to reach my 175 goal this year come hell or high water!

Way to go Dawg. We're all pulling for you.

Just a thought that may help some of us struggling with weight issues.

My wife eats healthy and exercises regularly to stay trim and fit and says a little saying passed on to her helps keep her on track and that is:

"Nothing tastes as good as thin feels."

I think that really hit home for me after my size 34 pants fit again after having moved into size 38's previously.

I tend to move between 34 and 36 pants as by weight drfits above 175. When we left for England 2 weeks ago I decided to only bring 34" pants as an added incentive. With no car here I'm also hoping that having to walk everywhere will also help.

 

[racy]

Week Weight
1/5/11 214.2
2/2 198.2
3/2 189.4
3/9 189.9
3/16 186.0
3/23 187.2
3/28 186.4
Goal 183.0


Here's one for Alan--
"Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork." ~English Proverb

 

[simple girl]

5/27/09: 132 (post cruise)
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5/26/10: 123 (1 yr mark of diet)
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6/30/2010: 120
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7/28/2010: 122(post Mobile trip)
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8/25/2010: 120
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9/29/2010: 122
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10/27/2010: 122
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11/24/2010: 124
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12/29/2010: 121
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1/26/2011: 123
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2/23/2011: 122
3/2/2011: 121
3/9/2011: 124
3/16/2011: 122
3/23/2011: 125
3/30/2011: 123

Highest was 139# (2007)
5'4" Target range 116 - 121#

 

[Ronstar]

12/15/2010 201.6
02/09/2011 203.6
03/02/2011 206.6
03/09/2011 208.4
03/16/2011 203.4
03/30/2011 202.0


Goal: 185 by July and stay below 190 for remainder of 2011

 

[Alan]

Week Weight
1/5/11 214.2
2/2 198.2
3/2 189.4
3/9 189.9
3/16 186.0
3/23 187.2
3/28 186.4
Goal 183.0


Here's one for Alan--
"Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork." ~English Proverb

Not heard that saying - thanks. Good work on your progress, almost at your goal, although like me you may feel like you are halving the distance every time and never seem to quite get there.

SG
Good to see that reversal in weight movement

 

[Alan]

06-Jan-11 175
12-Jan-11 174.5
19-Jan-11 173
26-Jan-11 173
02-Feb-11 174
09-Feb-11 174.5
16-Feb-11 174
23-Feb-11 174
02-Mar-11 171.5
09-Mar-11 172
<traveling>
23-Mar-11 176
30-Mar-11 176

Target Range 170 -175
Highest 210lbs (2002)

Yesterday morning I was at 175 and then we went on 7.5 mile hike in the hills. But blew the good work by ending the journey with steak and Kidney pudding washed down with a pint of Guinness - and then got the bus home.

We joined the local gym this morning and put in a good weight lifting shift. It also means we have a place to go for cardio when the weather is inclement, but walking in the hills and moors sure beats a treadmill or stationary bike any day.

 

[Moemg]

I am still maintaining my weight loss but I seem to be at a plateau and not going any lower .

 

[BTravlin]

Goal: 176
Height: 5'11"

Jan, '10: 198
6/3: 184
7/7: 184.5
8/4: 185.5
9/1: 186
10/6: 186.5
10/27: 184
12/29: 186 surgery
1/12: 174
1/19: 176 Uh, oh, my appetite is back!
1/26: 179
2/2: 178.5
2/9: 179.5
2/16: 178
2/23: 180
3/2: 179.5
3/9: 180
3/16: 179.5
3/23: 179
3/30: 181

The scale in Mexico was overly optimistic. Looks like I have some work to do!

 

[racy]

A website here to bone up on your English proverbs:
Alphabetical list of English proverbs - A-K

 

[braumeister]

Still heading generally in the right direction. I've given up on diets, due to the yo-yo effect, and am simply modifying my lifestyle. Losing weight is a lot slower this way, but steadier (except for that long vacation last fall).

 

[racy]

braumeister,
What modifications have you made? Obviously it's working.

 

[braumeister]

Portion size control, increased percentage of veggies in my diet, and avoiding ice cream and potato chips (my big weaknesses). That's about it.

 

[Alan]

12-Jan-11 174.5
19-Jan-11 173
26-Jan-11 173
02-Feb-11 174
09-Feb-11 174.5
16-Feb-11 174
23-Feb-11 174
02-Mar-11 171.5
09-Mar-11 172
<traveling>
23-Mar-11 176
30-Mar-11 176
06-Apr-11 176.5

Target Range 170 -175
Highest 210lbs (2002)

 

[simple girl]

5/27/09: 132 (post cruise)
.....

5/26/10: 123 (1 yr mark of diet)
....
6/30/2010: 120
....
7/28/2010: 122(post Mobile trip)
....
8/25/2010: 120
....
9/29/2010: 122
....
10/27/2010: 122
...
11/24/2010: 124
...
12/29/2010: 121
...
1/26/2011: 123
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2/23/2011: 122
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3/30/2011: 123
4/6/2011: 125

Highest was 139# (2007)
5'4" Target range 116 - 121#

All I can say is I have no self-control when we travel and eat out.

 

[Martha]

I mentioned in other threads that I have been counting calories and going relatively low carb. My calories goal is a range from 900 to 1100 (this is not too low given my height of 4'11") with some days out of whack. One day this week I only had 660 but wasn't hungry. The next day I had 1500 and was very hungry. The second day I also had a fair amount of exercise. I have to watch going too low as it might make me overcompensate. Average the two days though and I am roughly on target.

Another thing that is interesting is the way a person's weight varies a couple of pounds or so in a day. To try to keep things relatively comparable I weigh myself once a week at the same time of the day. Otherwise, just with natural fluctuations I can have a week where I feel like I gained weight but probably did not.

Down 15 since January.

 

[JBmadera]

down to 185, but as I thought it is sloooooow going.....

inching down, little by little, 183.

Goal around 170-175.

 

[BTravlin]

All I can say is I have no self-control when we travel and eat out.

Me neither. DW says I'm just a wimp but, then again, she can be a real meanie at times.

 

[BTravlin]

[-]Goal: 176[/-]
Target range: 175-180
Height: 5'11"

Jan, '10: 198
6/3: 184
7/7: 184.5
8/4: 185.5
9/1: 186
10/6: 186.5
10/27: 184
12/29: 186 surgery
1/12: 174
1/19: 176 Uh, oh, my appetite is back!
1/26: 179
2/2: 178.5
2/9: 179.5
2/16: 178
2/23: 180
3/2: 179.5
3/9: 180
3/16: 179.5
3/23: 179
3/30: 181
4/6: 180

I seem to be stuck in this narrow range but it's not a bad place to be. I can eat relatively well provided I don't get carried away and continue to exercise everyday. I no longer have a gut (it used to get in the way when I'd bend over to tie my shoes) and am wearing 34 waist pants again as opposed to the 38's I once wore. I also use the bowflex daily and have added muscle in place of the fat I dumped so I'm going to trade in my hard target goal of 176 for a range of 175-180 since that seems more realistic.