Bi-weekly weight loss thread 7/17-8/1

After three static weeks, I am down 2 as well, but man, it was tough. I track the same as you, plus my arms and calves. Even when I was very slender, I had serious calves on me. I see the difference in the inches and that is helpful. My boobs have gone down one inch only. I wish they'd go down a lot.

I have 5.5 more weeks until I go to Switzerland. I'd really like to be down 7 more lbs.

I have had too many social gatherings the last couple of weeks. I am coasting right now. Still exercising and trying to eat more protein, but I just keep gaining and losing the same 2-3 pounds. Once school starts, I will be more disciplined.

This is week 5 for me.  I woke up one morning and said ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!! I have been intrigued with the Keto diet for ever as I think I fit that life style spot on. Crave carbs, drink sugary drinks like they are water and have way to much belly fat.  I just think following the Keto rules would work for me…….Im just trying to eat better all the way around.

Long term goal( that I would walk on a cloud and buy some skin tight jeans)….lose 101 pounds
Realistic Goal ( that I will reach and maintain)….lose 75 pounds
Current weight loss…..18.5

I fly to Florida in 16 days…….I want to be -25 by then!


HAPPY AND HEALTHY THOUGHTS EVERYONE!!!

last week I had a 4 lb fat loss!! after eating mainly whole foods, plant based for two weeks, along with my protein shakes / bars. But then we went away for a long weekend... we went to St. Louis, and I ate toasted ravioli, fried walleye, and went back to eating 'regular' restaurant food.

But after today, I'm back to it with a vengeance. I'm also 4 lbs away from Onederland, and I'm getting annoyed by not getting there, lol.

freecharlie , in my opinion, getting your food and diet in order is more important than exercise. (yes, exercise is good, but you can't 'out-exercise' a bad diet... I tried to do that personally, and it did NOT work.) So if you keep the tracking and good food choices going once you get back to work, you'll eventually figure out how to fit exercise back in.

hi!  I'm losing weight with the help of a doctor-supervised medical weight loss program...  You can do the program however you want (all meals, protein shakes / bars + meals, or all meal-replacements), with Rx medications added if you and the doctor decide you want to use one.  I lost over 50 lbs a few years ago with total meal replacement, but I couldn't figure out how to switch back to 'real' food and keep it going, so over the course of the last couple years I put it all back on, and more. 

I started again at the beginning of April 2021 (at my heaviest weight ever); so far I've lost 28 lbs and would like to lose about 50 more.  I'm also taking a Rx medication that combines an appetite suppressant with a medication that controls cravings.   

I've recently done a lot of research into food and nutrition (YouTube videos and a lot of Google research), and this time once I lose the weight, I'm switching to a whole foods, plant based diet, to keep the weight off for good.  No meat, no dairy, no processed food, little-to-no oil, sugar, and very little salt.  I think this time I'll be able to keep it off.

Aw, man. That sucks. I also have Hashimoto’s, and it is so
disheartening when I have a quick jump
In weight and loss of energy. I hope you can correct it quickly.

Hi everyone! You all are doing so well!

I am still struggling. This summer has been so busy and stressful. I haven't been exercising or really caring much about what I eat, and have gained a few lbs. I feel gross.

Yesterday I tracked my WW points for the first time in awhile, and am starting the HCOF calendar for exercise. The room that my elliptical is in doesn't have AC, so I have been avoiding that. But I can do other workouts in the living room. This morning I woke up with a horrible headache so haven't exercised yet. I need to get ready for work now but can do it later.

Is anyone familiar with the app Simple? Yesterday DH told me that he has been using it and lost 9lbs since July 20. It sounds like he tracks water and exercise, and there is a fasting component. But he isn't tracking calories or food.

I am too, so much that I am embarrassed to participate on these threads. I keep walking 4-5mi a day, but eating like I am going to my execution.

I am going to look at the app. I pay for WW but I get so sick and then mad about tracking food.

Dh and I went on vacation last week to Colorado. We basically did a pub tour, so lots of beer drinking. I ate whatever I wanted. We did get one long hike in. We got back Thursday. On Saturday, we went tubing with some friends. More drinking and snacky food. Finished the day by eating a tower ice cream cone. I can't believe I ate the whole thing.

I dared weigh in today. Not happy. +5 pounds. I am back on track today. Tracking food. Went to exercise class this morning. That sucked. I will walk later tonight.

I start back to school on Wednesday. I do better when I am on a schedule!

struggling means you're still working on it! don't ever worry about that. I remember going back to the weight-loss clinic after a year away, at my highest weight ever... I felt so embarrassed.  But that was just in my head- they didn't say anything about that at all, just 'we're glad you're back; it's good to see you.'

As long as you're still trying and not giving up, you're not failing. (what's that Edison quote? I think it was Edison, anyway... 'I didn't have 99 failures, I found 99 ways that didn't work, which will help me in the future.'  Something like that.)


eta:  huskergal, I'm betting that a good part of that +5 lbs was from water retention... restaurant food has a lot of extra salt.  (5 lbs = 17,500 extra calories-  I doubt you ate that many EXTRA calories to gain 5 lbs of fat in a week.)