It's Wednesday weigh ins! 2007-2022

[freebird5825]

Almost everyone seems to be right with me on the "minimum loss or slight gain" treadmill. But keep the faith. I'm pulling for us all. Go team!

I view this game as follows:
1. A lot of weight gain -
2. Some weight gain - a call for more activity and less consumption, both of which are successes
3. No weight gain - success
4. Weight loss - better success and a reset of a new datum for changes. Look for the in my weigh-in progress list to see the lowest value achieved.

Notice 3 of the above outcomes are a success. It is positive thinking that gets the results.
Or so says a book I read about weight management (LEARN program), years ago.

 

[FinanceDude]

December 1st, 2008: 252 (lifetime high )
February 3rd: 244.5
February 11th: 239.5
February 18th: 238
February 25th: 235.5
March 4th: 236.0
March 11th: 236.0
March 18th: 234.0
March 25th: 231.0
April 1st: 235.0
April 8th: 234.0
April 15th: On vacation, did not weigh
April 22nd: 233.0!!!!
April 29th: 235.0
May 5th: 233.5

I'll take it!!

I definitely think 229 is now a short-term goal.......

 

[Bestwifeever]

Date	Week	Result
04/09/09	1	-2.2
04/16/09	2	-2.2
04/23/09	3	-1.4
04/30/09	4	-1.4
5/6/09	5	-1.6
total	5 weeks	-8.8

Program is still working--little by little.

 

[Amethyst]

Date	Week	Result
04/09/09	1	-2.2
04/16/09	2	-2.2
04/23/09	3	-1.4
04/30/09	4	-1.4
5/6/09	5	-1.6
total	5 weeks	-8.8

Program is still working--little by little.

Outstanding. Do you feel/see a difference?

 

[Bestwifeever]

Outstanding. Do you feel/see a difference?

Well, of course I know everyone here sees a big difference

It's such a gradual loss that it's hard for me to tell. But I did drag a pull cart around the golf course this week and didn't get out of breath once, so I'm thinking that's a bonus.

 

[laurence]

I've blown up post Hawaii, about +5 lbs. I hope to get back into the militancy this week.

 

[freebird5825]

I've blown up post Hawaii, about +5 lbs. I hope to get back into the militancy this week.

Poi eating contest hangover?

 

[laurence]

Poi eating contest hangover?

More like Mai Tai drinking contest, starting at 10 a.m. every day!

 

[FinanceDude]

More like Mai Tai drinking contest, starting at 10 a.m. every day!

Ouch..mucho calories in that!

I used to date a girl that would drink rum and cokes with DIET coke, and think she was not getting that many calories. Of course, she used to drink about 8-10 in a night, which WAS counterproductive.

I guess that brings us to a logical confusion: Looks like I drive women to drink. DW doesn't drink much, maybe she's mellowed out or I have.......

 

[NotReady4Purple]

My doctor was happy at my annual physical (and jealous that I've retired.)

4 Oct 2008 230 (Pre-retirement; All-time high)
28 Jan 2009 220
4 Feb 2009 220
11 Feb 2009 219.5
18 Feb 2009 219
25 Feb 2009 - Vacation
4 Mar 2009 - 219
11 Mar 2009 - 218.5
18 Mar 2009 - Vacation
25 Mar 2009 - 218.5
1 Apr 2009 - 217.5
8 Apr 2009 - 215
11 Apr 2009 - 211.5
22 Apr 2009 - 211.5
29 Apr 2009 - 211.5
6 May 2009 - 210
13 May 2009 - 209.5

First Goal Met: 215 - 8 Apr 2009
Second Goal Met: 210 - 6 May 2009

Short Term Goal 200
Final Goal 140

 

[Kronk]

1/23: 196.8 17.1% body fat.
(snip ...)
7/30: 191.8 16.0%
(snip ...)
11/12: 195.2 17.1%
12/03: 198.2 17.8%
1/07: 200.6 17.9%
2/04: 199.4 18.4%
3/04: 201.8 17.7%
3/11: 201.2 17.3%
3/18: 202.0 18.0%
3/25: 196.8 17.3% *diet week
4/01: 198.2 17.3%
4/08: 198.4 17.0%
4/15: 200.8 17.3%
4/22: 194.6 16.6% *diet week
4/29: 197.2 16.8%
5/06: 197.4 16.7%
5/13: 198.4 17.4%

Goal: 190.0 15.3%
Highest weight: 260 (May 2001)
Lowest weight: 190 (June 2007)

Bah, fat percentage and weight both went up. Okay, not a big surprise. I'm making my way through a birthday cake. Mmm... chocolate. Plus Indian buffet and ordering pizza over the weekend didn't help, either.

Strength training is starting to ramp up -- at least I can do some pushups and chinups now. Between my shoulder injury/surgery, and the previous year's nerve damage in the other shoulder from Lyme disease, it has been since September of 07 since I've had two working shoulders.

 

[FinanceDude]

December 1st, 2008: 252 (lifetime high )
February 3rd: 244.5
February 11th: 239.5
February 18th: 238
February 25th: 235.5
March 4th: 236.0
March 11th: 236.0
March 18th: 234.0
March 25th: 231.0
April 1st: 235.0
April 8th: 234.0
April 15th: On vacation, did not weigh
April 22nd: 233.0!!!!
April 29th: 235.0
May 5th: 233.5
May 12th: 232

getting there.........

 

[DangerMouse]

I didn't bother weighing myself as I fell of the wagon big time when we moved. I think I have gained slightly as my clothes are definitely tighter. However I jumped back on the wagon this week, I have started a half marathon training program so at least that will ensure I get in some cardio 4 days a week. I have also joined a weight loss club on Meet-Up as well as a Monday night hiking group and a Tennis group.

 

[Ronstar]

4/15 200.2
4/22 198.2
4/29 197.2
5/6 197.0
5/13 194.6


goal: 185 by August 1, 2009

 

[simple girl]

Still 131#.

Still lifting regularly but not able to dance quite as much over the past week.

Hanging in there!

Uggh...132#.

I am indeed starting to believe this is muscle gain (maybe not all of it, but a good portion of it). My legs are looking much more toned, as well as my arms. I've been lifting I think 5 or 6 wks now and pushing it pretty hard. My shape is changing, for the good, and my waist/hip/thigh measurements are all very similar to what they were when I weighed between 127-130#.

I'd rather be stronger and a little heavier any day. Strength training becomes even more important as we age...I think we lose something like 8% of muscle mass per decade from age 40 on. So I'm fighting that statistic!

I am going on a cruise next week so my weight gain after that, sadly, I'm sure will all be due to fat (I love carnival's melting chocolate cake waaaaaaaaaaaaay too much!).

 

[FinanceDude]

Uggh...132#.

I am indeed starting to believe this is muscle gain (maybe not all of it, but a good portion of it). My legs are looking much more toned, as well as my arms. I've been lifting I think 5 or 6 wks now and pushing it pretty hard. My shape is changing, for the good, and my waist/hip/thigh measurements are all very similar to what they were when I weighed between 127-130#.

I'd rather be stronger and a little heavier any day. Strength training becomes even more important as we age...I think we lose something like 8% of muscle mass per decade from age 40 on. So I'm fighting that statistic!

I am going on a cruise next week so my weight gain after that, sadly, I'm sure will all be due to fat (I love carnival's melting chocolate cake waaaaaaaaaaaaay too much!).

I see some laps in the pool on your horizon..........

 

[aaronc879]

4/22/09: 153.5lbs 6.0% body fat
4/29/09: 156.0lbs 7.0% body fat
5/06/09: 156.5lbs 7.0% body fat
5/13/09: 158.5lbs 7.5% body fat

 

[freebird5825]

177.5 Nov 2008
180.5 Dec 26, 2008 a few holiday parties got me!
181 Dec 31, 2008 - weight is peaked

179 Jan 7, 2009
179 Jan 21 food portion control plan working. Started using daily fiber supplements for hunger control.
178 Jan 28
179 Feb 6 (late reporting)
179 Feb 11
177 Feb 18
180 Feb 25
178.5 Mar 4
179 Mar 11
178 Mar 18
177 Mar 25 -
177.5 Apr 1 - consistency, though boring, means no weight gain.
178 Apr 8
177.5 Apr 15
176 Apr 22 - 4x exercise bike last week, 15-20 mins per session, started light barbells for upper body
177 Apr 29 - 2x ex bike/barbells last week, substituting projects for ex bike.
178 May 6 - getting daily physical activity via outside projects
178.5 May 13

Short Term Goal - 170 lbs and maintaining all through 2009
Long Term Goal - 165 lbs for 2010
High school weight 135 lbs senior year, running track[/quote]

 

[Amethyst]

135.5#, not hungry but not indulging either this week. 's'OK. Anything's better than my all-time high of 141#, with sore arches.

Aaron, woo-hoo! Are you doing eating contests on your 30-minute break?

SimpleGirl--glad you're seeing results from your workouts. Muscle weighs more than phat, and besides, too skinny = eventual osteoporosis, right?

Freebird...maybe some muscle gain there, too, eh?

Mouse...sounds like an ambitious program. Makes me ache just to contemplate it all. If you've got the energy to do all that, you probably don't need a scale :grin:

Ronstar, Finance, great progress...Kronk, I have struggled with chronic pain, so know it takes determination just to get your sore body moving let alone lift weights. You certainly aren't a quitter.

 

[freebird5825]

Freebird...maybe some muscle gain there, too, eh?

Hmmm...I didn't think of it that way. Sold!
My exercise bike and barbell adventure didn't last very long. But I have stated for the record that I hate exercise, the kind that is brainless and repetitive.
Gimme a 4 prong garden cultivator and some weeds and a warm day and I'll sweat off some water weight. That kind of exercise I enjoy. And yes, it is aerobic once I get on a roll. It is also a very good muscle and stamina building activity. The bending and standing up and bending and...is very good overall body movement for flexibility.
My jeans are feeling a bit looser. The scale reading is secondary.

 

[aaronc879]

Aaron, woo-hoo! Are you doing eating contests on your 30-minute break?

I'm sleeping less and snacking more on my days off. Also, on days I work, I leave work at 5am. I used to have a small bowl of oatmeal or nothing at all before going to sleep. Now I stop and get some kind of breakfast sandwich meal at a fast food place every day I work. I've also made a couple late night runs to McD's for a double quarter pounder meal. I started eating ice cream.
I've starting lifting weights but nothing intense. I doubt any of my 5# gain was muscle. It's tough to get back into it. I do manual labor for 12 hours at work so the last thing I want to do when I get home is lift more. In fact I had planned to lift today but i'm so sore I'm going to skip it. I think the reduced sleep is negatively impacting my recovery from work.

 

[DangerMouse]

Aaron are you getting enough protein after you lift, because if you are doing so much manual work I would imagine you would need quite a bit.

 

[Rambler]

April 29 - 235
May 6 - 233
May 13 - 232

Finally starting to come down.

R

 

[aaronc879]

Aaron are you getting enough protein after you lift, because if you are doing so much manual work I would imagine you would need quite a bit.

Probably not. I don't think i'll be able to get enough just from eating food. I'll have to start getting a protein supplement. I think I should be getting at least 160 gms of protein per day(1gm for each pound of body weight) and I doubt i'm getting that more than a couple times a week, if that often.

 

[Alan]

6' 1" Target range 170 - 175.

Highest was 210lb (2002)

2/4 – 177
2/11 – 177
2/18 -177
2/25 – 178.5
3/4 – 177.5
3/11 – 176
3/18 – 178
3/25 – 177.5
4/1 – 176.5
4/8 - 178
4/15 – 177.5
4/22-5/6 – away
5/13 - 182

I'm afraid the 4 weeks vacation (3 of them in England) were very bad news weight-wise, but I had a great time. Back to w*rk in the morning, and I'm going to have to make a serious attempt to lose ~10lbs