Weightloss CHECK IN : dont give up (Part 1)

[Winchester]

Checking in on Day 106 on my weightloss Journey.

My BMI is now under 30
I have lost 19,9 kg (44 pounds)
I still have 21 kg (46 pounds) to loose. But I am optimistisk.

[Dazercat]

Great job Winchester on your weight loss. That’s some great work right there.

[DMW]

It’s here for me, weigh in day. So today I am down 1.4 lbs from last week bringing my weight to 135.6 lbs! Im VERY pleased to say the least. This was the end of week 14 of consistent workouts.

GOAL WEIGHT: 120lbs

Week 14 weight (Today): 135.6lbs
Week 13 weight (last week): 137lbs
Week 12 weight (2 weeks ago): 138.2lbs
Week 11 weight (Valentine’s Day): 140.4lbs
Starting weight (Nov 29, 2020): 151.8lbs
Day 1 OF NO MORE ALCOHOL: Nov 19, 2020

I changed my workouts up this past week and was focusing on run + walk (30 min each 4 times last week) as my main focus followed by 30 min rides focusing on endurance speeds which turn out to be more low intensity verses higher. Plus core every day, upper body (arms and shoulders) toning (low weight, high reps) M,W, F and lower body (glutes) Tu & Th.

I’m going to remain focused and keep on going to achieve my weight loss goals. I still have a considerable amount to lose (all in the belly region… think muffin top… EEK!) So, I still have a ways to go, but I’m WAAAAAY better off than I was 3 1/2 months ago!! Maybe I’ll be where I’m hoping to maintain and fine tune my body by my birthday in August… but I’m not really setting myself a goal date as it just lines me up to to be bummed if I do that and don’t reach my goal.

Have a GREAT DAY ALL!!!

Edited to add: on Wed and Sat I also did 45 min harder rides and 20 min power type of walks. Today I’m not sure just yet what sort of ride and walk I’m going to do, but its going to be a good one either which way. Usually I do a 30 min fun/a bit more difficult ride and a 20 min walk, but if hubby decides to run and or row for longer I may ride for 45 or 60 mins instead. We shall see!

[VSue]

No loss this week but no gain either. I did not have much opportunity for long doggy walks and it clearly shows.

Diet is going well. Definitely loving the new WW+ program.

[Solanaceae]

Hi everyone, great to see you all doing so well
I’m still trucking. Lost 1lb last week which I wasnt happy about so didnt bother posting
Little one is back at school today () so no more excuses! About to go on a big walk and then do some yoga when I get back. Weigh in on Thursday.
Lost 25lbs so far… 17lbs to go
Past few weeks haven’t been the best but I didnt give up on my diet plan. I thought at least if everything else seems to be crap the one thing I CAN give to myself is this, working towards my goal and that feeling you get when doing something positive for yourself. Its really helped

[Dazercat]

Hello everyone
Congrats to everyone sticking to it on here. Weather your loosing weight or maintaining. Or even if you’ve slipped up but you’re still here being accountable. I did a weigh in today and after a week on my back. And then a few days walking I’m pretty happy to report weighing in at 197.4. I thought for sure I’d break 200 with my back ache and having to be in bed a lot a little over a week ago. I didn’t want to check in or weigh in because I was depressed enough. I still want to loose 2 more pounds but if I maintain under 200 I’m good.
I hope you all have a great week.

[Dolse71]

I’ve lost eight pounds in 2 days, so now I’m quitting scratchcards.

[DMW]

Wow!!! That’s awesome Eric!!! Wooohooo!! When that happens it is an awfully great feeling, isn’t it?!?! Happy for you!

[Solanaceae]

Helllooo!! (Btw its jen/aka “panthereyes” incase anyones wondering who the hell I am )
Lost 3lbs this week!!
So happy, I’m in the uk so we weigh people in “stones” here () and by losing that 3lbs it has officially brought me down to a 2 stone loss so far
It’s funny how when losing weight you can try and try and not much seems to be happening but if you stick to it, it soon catches up!
Sooooo…
28lbs lost so far
14lbs to go

Oh! Also 1 month and 22 days sober too

I wish I could say I feel great right now, I actually dont, not really. I had that vertigo ‘thing’ that’s still sort of there, covid jab at the weekend which knocked me off my feet I was ill for days and I’m still not right keep getting headaches that painkillers aren’t taking away… very tired all the time too I’m not really sure what’s going on but I think I’m doing all that I should be so just going to ride it out.
The diet I’m doing is pretty intense but I’m eating well enough and comfortable with it now
Maybe I need more salt??

[DMW]

CONGRATS on the 3 lbs loss!! Woot Woot!!! I can just imagine how happy you are, that is amazing and so true that hard work WILL pay off even if it takes its time!!

Also HUGE congrats on being sober 1 month ams 22 days, that’s fantastic! Is that when you started your weight loss??

I’m sorry to hear you’ve been feeling under the weather to say the least the last few days, perhaps more. That sucks! I wasnt feeling quite right Tuesday afternoon after my workouts and shower and it went into yesterday. Just an overall “off-ness” which was not good. It definitely slowed me down when it came to my workouts yesterday and although I completed them, I kept them on the easier side. Of course hubby and I decided to go for a bike ride since it was in the 60s here and that still gives me a workout. There was some snow and ice on the paved trail so I walked my bike through those patches to be cautious.

Anyway, hang in there Jen!!! I hope you get to feeling 100% in no time at all. Sending you good vibes your way from me to you!

I’m not sure about the salt part of your diet… Im sorry I’m no help there. Keep up the great work though!!

[Solanaceae]

Thanks!
No I started it at the end of November but had a 3 weeks “off” over Christmas where I regained some… so started again properly when i decided to get sober, although I have lost 19lbs in that 1 month and 22 days so not bad going!

Funnily enough I feel better now, better than I did this morning when I made that post anyway… let’s see how i feel tomorrow morning, so up and down atm!

[DMW]

You are very very welcome!! Holy moly!! You lost 19 lbs in roughly 7 ish weeks??? WOW!!! You are AMAZING, you go Wonder Woman!!

Just keep the good feels rolling! I hope you continue to feel betterer and betterer!!

[VSue]

I haven’t lost a lot this week but I did lose some.

Temperature is warming here which I thought would be great but it means my forest paths are melting and unwalkable. So now I’m walking the neighbourhood and it’s boring as hell!! To get the same distance I’m just wandering around in circles.

I need better motivation to get out there.

Summer can’t come soon enough. Spring sucks!!

[DMW]

Weigh in day for Deb… today I weighed 134.2 lbs… making this week’s loss 1.4 lbs!!! Yay! I am very happy with the loss and it will help to keep me on the right track with my work out schedule for the coming week.

Overall I have now lost: 17.6 lbs.
Goal weight (for now): 120 lbs.

This week (week 15) weight: 134.2 lbs.
Last week’s weight (week 14): 135.6 lbs.
Week 13’s weight: 137 lbs.
Week 12’s weight: 138.2 lbs.
Starting weight (week 1) Nov 29, 2020: 151.8 lbs.

I had hoped or really set myself a mini goal a while back of 129.9 lbs by week 16 (next Sunday), but I’m thinking that is a bit of a stretch for me. Losing 4.3 lbs in one week is a long shot and not very safe in my opinion. I’ll get there though even if it isn’t next week and I’ll get to the 120 lbs weight too. It just takes dedication, to stay focus, to not get discouraged, and hard work. I will achieve these goals I’ve set forth for myself and this time I won’t squander them away… with going back to drinking. Self sabotage is the absolute worst!

Hope you all have a great day!!! Here’s to another great week!!

[VSue]

It looks like we’re on a similar path. I’m currently at 133 with 120 as my ultimate goal.

I try not to set mini goals so I don’t get too frustrated. I’m using the “one day at a time” method.

[DMW]

That is a great suggestion… to NOT set mini goals. I usually do not, but I sorta kinda did this time… whoops! I really do try and want to look at the bigger picture of not just weight loss, but just a fitness journey and a life long much healthier lifestyle approach… more all encompassing verses the mindset of achieving a certain weight or waist size by X date or event. When Ive done that in the past I set myself up for failure… I made it now I can go back to old BAD habits and stop working out and or not watching what I eat or not being diligent with drinking plenty of fluids… also going back to drinking always happened too which I can’t allow myself to do. Not this time, not ever again. If I become complacent at anytime, I know what lurks around that dark corner… the beast within (alcohol).

Anyhoo!!! We do definitely have similar goals! That’s awesome. I’m 5’ 4" and 46 (47 in August). My highest recordable weight was this last time of 151.8 lbs. I started back on Nov 29th. Would you be comfortable sharing your stats? Please do if you’re good with it! No pressure.

[VSue]

Very similar!!

5’2” and 49 years old.

I started on Noom last fall at 142 but I had got up to 144 during the pandemic. I tried on my own but couldn’t get motivated beyond those two pounds. By January I had only lost a few pounds so I switched to WW+ at 138. I’ve now lost 4-5 lbs in 10 weeks. Not GREAT results but I’m still happy with the downward trend.

My only goal is to not feel uncomfortable on our beach vacation this summer. Even if I do make 120 I won’t be a stunner but I just want to be able to walk around in a bathing suit and not fear what others are thinking (and yea, I AM aware that no one is actually thinking anything!! It’s all in my head. ). It’s not a glamorous beach vacation, just a rental home in a beach town we can drive to but it’s the only vacation we’ve had in a long time!!

[VSue]

Official weigh in this morning and I was actually down 1.5lbs this week.

Overall I’m down 10lbs, 12 to go.

[DMW]

Wow and YES, we are very very similar indeed!! Very VERY COOL!! Thank you for sharing by the way. It just helps sometimes to further put things in perspective too. If you know what I mean??

I’ve heard of Noom but have never given it a try. Over the years I would seek out new exercise programs, some with diet included and would dive in nose first and do okay with them but not out of this world great. The reason being is that I usually always continued to drink except for 2 times in the past. Once back in March 2016 I quit drinking for a month for the program and then actually eased back into drinking for real with drinking the super light MGD64 or something like that. I didnt like it back than since I didn’t like the taste but drank a couple (daily) anyway. I was still watching my diet otherwise very closely and exercising every day. Lost and got down to 118 lbs still. Eventually over a few months my will power ran out and I stopped exercising as frequently and watching the diet slipped and of course I went back to drinking better tasting beer. So up, up, up my weight went (again). For context I never weighed more than 140 maybe 145 at my highest weights while I was full term pregnant with my 2 girls. My usual weight was 105-110lbs and I had stayed there until my divorce and then I met my hubby and what we did together was drink so I haven’t seen those numbers in 9 years maybe?!?!

Then back in January 2019 I had another successful stint at losing weight. We had given up alcohol in Nov 2018 and I started working out in Jan 2019. I started that time at 140 lbs. By end of Jun 2019, I was 122 lbs just before hubby and I left on our cruise. I was so excited to not look pregnant with my beer belly of a gut and I actually wore a bathing suit and got into the ocean and pool! I finally felt alive. Of course we got the drink package on that cruise after not drinking a drop for 7 months. We made each other a promise and oath that we would only drink on the cruise and stop when we got home. So we got off the boat and had a great weekend at home before hubby had to go back to work and we rationalized that we could keep drinking that weekend since technically we were still on vacation. Well after that weekend we just kept at it, because that’s what alcoholics do. In Feb 2020 we joined PF and by that point I was back to 140 lbs in just over 7 months… all my hard work lost. But we hit the gym 5-6 days a week. We did scale back on our drinking significantly that month except for thr weekends. We drank like we were fish. Then covid hit and all the shit hit the fan. No more gym. The world goes in in to shock, panic, lock down mode and all I had to get me through it was my drink in my hand. From Mar 2020 to Nov 2020. Until I didnt feel good anymore when I’d drink. Thats what made me stop. I got up to my highest weight of 151.8 lbs. It probably was a but more since I waited 10 days to weigh myself after I quit drinking.

ANYWAY!! Sorry for the long-winded life story. Thought it might be applicable here as it’s a part of how I’ve yo-yo’ed over the last 8 or so years when all my life prior I had no issues really with my weight.

For WW, I have tried that when I was a teenager back in the early 90’s. I had an autoimmune disease which I had to be put on high doses of Prednisone so I gain weight then (it has cleared up completely after a year or so way back then). When I eventually hit 120 lbs I went on a diet and lost 7-8 lbs on WW.

I hear you about just wanting to feel comfortable.in your own skin. I often will NOT wear a bathing suit or go in any water with the public around. I’ve gotten asked many times at different times along the way, “when are you due?” all the while I’m holding a beer or wine?!?! Like seriously WTF people?!?!?! Nothing NOTHING is a bigger blow than to get asked that when there is no way I am. Granted they don’t know, but they can see me tipsy and or drink in hand so seriously?!?! That’s how I carry my beer belly weight however. It appears like I’m pregnant. I’m normal everywhere else, BUT there. I haven’t measured this time around before or during this weightloss journey but before I was at 38 inches at one time. I use to be about 27 inches, but the smallest I got down to was probably 30 inches back in June 2019 when weighing 122 lbs. So I totally and utterly and completely understand is my point!! LOL!

[DMW]

I forgot to add, WAAAAAY TOOO GOOOO on being down 1.5 lbs this week!!! I am so stinking happy for you!!! Here’s to a great week!!! You’ll reach your goal before you know it!! Wooohoooo!!