I haven't had any time this week to post our awful "before" pictures etc - I know the suspense is killing you! :) Anyway, John and I have had a great week with our new weight loss team at the gym. We have learned ALOT and are really enjoying our workouts, which is a pretty new experience - at least for me. When you post your results this week, don't forget to post 4 numbers, including both your weekly weight loss and % change and your cumulative competition weight loss and % change. The only one who won't have both is Diane because she just joined us this week - Welcome Diane! Also, remember there is an online weight change calculation and there is a link in the links section of the blog - just so no one has to challenge their math skills on a Saturday morning.
Finally, along with your numbers, please tell us how you week went, what you have been doing to try to lose weight or anything else that might be interesting to the group. I know we are all busy, but I think the more we get to know each other, the better.
Hope you all had a good week!
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1. -3.2 pounds this week
ReplyDelete2. -2.28% loss this week
3. -4.2 pounds total
4. -2.96% total
Yipee - no more diet coke - helps a ton!
1. -4.0 lbs this week
ReplyDelete2. -2.24% loss this week
3. -6.2 lbs total
4. -3.44% total
I'm with Kim on the no Diet Coke thing - it has made a big difference for me on my cravings etc. I did great this week. As a mentioned, we started our new program at the gym. It includes a food journal and I also agree with Susan that this is an invaluable tool. We are also working out 5-6 days a week at the gym (3 days with a team and the rest on our own). I am trying to do different things each day to keep it interesting. As usual, I love to swim, but I am not minding the treadmill much either. I am even considering signing up for a mini-triathalon in June, just for some additional motivation. I am not sure if I mentioned earlier that John and I have our 10th Anniversary on May 22nd this year. We made a deal that we could take a week's vacation anywhere we wanted (and could afford) if we made our goal weights by the 22nd. We figured we would just do a last minute deal for that weekend if we made it. So - that's pretty good motivation too - because we need a kid-free vacation BAD! HOpe everyone has a good week next week!
Loss from Start - 5.2 lbs
ReplyDelete% Loss from Start - 2.28%
Loss this week - 2.6 lbs
% Loss this week - 1.16%
Hit the goal for the week. I want to try to do over 2.5 lbs per week. If I lose more, I'll be psyched, but the trainer's will tell you that losing much faster than that might not be that healthy (still I would take it here and there). I am used to drinking multiple big gulps of diet coke a day, so this week going cold turkey has been hard. Still, I know it is just the right thing to do regardless as to the weight loss. I have also stopped chewing tabacco this week...I am surprised that I was able to function while giving up both. I think that what made it possible was the eating 5-6 times per day. That really kept my blood sugar level and my head on straight during the combo caffine/nicatine withdrawl. I honestly have to say that I was a very happy person this past week. I think it is just the eating right, exercise and working towards such a positive goal that did it. I hope that I continue to feel so motivated and empowered over the next 12 weeks!
Keep it up folks...try the small meals more times a day...it keeps your matabolism going, your blood sugar level and you will lose weight faster eating the same number of calories per day.
1. -3.4 lbs this week
ReplyDelete2. -2.13% weight loss
3. -3.4 total
4. -2.13% total weight loss
I'm not giving up the diet coke yet -- that is my "treat"! Will work on that in a couple of weeks. I am aiming for 4-5 times workout/week as I think that is something I can maintain. This week was 5. I am journaling all my food -- try to add calories when I can. Found a couple of sites - www.thecaloriecounter.com and www.dietfacts.com. The first gives you calories in common foods - the second gives calories of restaurant foods. I haven't spent too much time on them, but they seem decent sites. I'm also journaling my workouts. I do them in the morning during the week so that I always fit them in. I went out to eat twice this week, and tried to stop before I was full and take the rest home! I had planned only 4 workouts for the week -- Friday will be my off day -- but then a neighbor had me watch her kids Thursday night, and insisted on ordering pizza for all of us! SO, on the elliptical I got Friday morning. It's a good balance, I think -- eat too much = more workouts! I know that won't work at the end when I'm trying to lose that last five lbs, but for now it is working!
Thanks for all the suggestions, keep them coming!
Here's Diane's numbers:
ReplyDelete1. - 1.4 lbs
1. -.77% weight loss
Great job Diane!
Great job this week guys! Here are my numbers:
ReplyDeleteLoss for the week - 2.5 lbs
% Loss for the week - 1.68%
Loss total - 5 lbs
% Loss total - 3.32%
I have been on Nutrisystem for little over a year now. Love it! I was at 50 lbs total weight loss until the holidays hit. Gained 5 or so back. I had been at a plateau for awhile before that, so I thought this group would be a good motivation to move past that. I work out 5 or 6 days a week. Mainly running. I should add some variety in there sometimes. Would like to get some weight training in and maybe some workout tapes. Does anyone know of any good ones in particular? I was thinking about trying the Biggest Loser series. I try to drink lots of water everyday. That helps a lot I think. I agree about the food log. I could tell a huge difference between the weight loss when I logged my food vs when I didn't during this last year. Thanks for posting all of your tips everyone! It helps a lot to get ideas from other people. Keep up the great work everyone!!
-Temple
1. -2.5 pounds this week
ReplyDelete2. -1.96% loss this week
3. -2.5 pounds total
4. -1.96% total
I'm actually kind of surprised at these numbers. My goal is to lose 1/2 lb. per week. I figure if I lose slowly, it's going to be easier to keep it off. Nutritionally, I did pretty good this week. We only ate out once which is very unusual for us. Great sushi is just too hard to pass up.
I did find a great quick meal replacement. If you like Dreamsicles, mix one package French Vanilla Carnation Instant Breakfast with orange juice. Yum! Also, it looks like the no sugar added ready-to-drink Instant Breakfasts are nutritionally equivalent to the protein drinks I had been drinking so I will be looking for that in the grocery store.
My training sessions have run out so the workout part is the hardest for me in terms of motivation. I had to pat myself on the back today because I was able to get through 3 sets of the last recommended exercises by my trainer without cheating (I usually wind up lightening the weights but not today!)! My goal is to get in the gym at least twice, preferably four, but this time of year, the gym is packed and I hate crowds. Ugh!
Anyway, great work everyone! Keep it up and we'll all live to be 120 years old. LOL!
1. -4.2 pounds this week
ReplyDelete2. -1.97% loss this week
3. -4.2 pounds total
4. -1.97% total
The week was pretty good for me, I decided last Sunday that I would put all my snacks together in sandwich bags so in the morning i could just grab and go off to work, and still have my healthy snacks instead of bad options. It was a huge help for me. I have not found the motivation to get to the gym yet, but with the weight loss this week I think i will so the loss will be better. I have set little goals for my self so i thought I would share
Overall Goal=loose 50 pounds that anti depressants have added to my body!!!!
Goal 1. loose 20 pounds by 2-14-09 (1st friend wedding of the year) don't know if that will happen but maybe i can get close.
REWARD-feeling better all dressed up, pedicure and manicure!
Goal 2- another 30 pounds by 6-6-09 (2nd friends wedding of the year) This would be 50 Pounds Total!!!!
REWARD= diamond pinky ring as a pinky promise to myself to not let the weight come back.
1. 3.4 lbs this week
ReplyDelete2. 1.56% loss this week
3. 6.8 lbs total
4. 3.08% total
I went to the gym twice this past week. On Tuesday I ate a very high calories meal plus a doughnut!! BAD GIRL!!! I think that with the amount of weight I have over I should definitely go to the gym at least 4 times a week and you guys have motivated me to do it. I'm really proud of you, all the things that happened this week for you and all that you accomplished!!! I NEED to take your examples and do it! For this upcoming week my goal is to go to the gym AT LEAST 4 times, let's see if I can do it :) I will tell you next Saturday...
And by the way, for those of you that have no clue who I am, I actually work with Kris. I'm originally from Venezuela and I have been here in USA since 2004 (so I apologize ahead of time if I write something grammatically incorrect or that does not make sense hehehe)
and since 2004 I have added about 70 lbs to my body!!! The country change/marital status change affected my eating habits, I used to exercise daily and eat more at home and now I eat out with my husband all the time and don't exercise at all!
Thanks for all your advices! Good Job everyone! :)
1. 6.6 lbs loss this week
ReplyDelete2. 2.99% loss this week
3. 8.4 lbs loss total
4. 3.77% loss total
Thought I would post my $.02 on one thing I am doing:
I develop a menu for my wife and I each week. Then I go to the store on Saturday and pretty much only buy what is on the menu. Then we make sure to prepare our meals according to the weekly menu. This also results in our kids eating well, which is a large goal of ours.
Cha ching, there it is. Keep working hard everyone.
Pat's numbers (she had some trouble putting in a comment):
ReplyDelete1. -0.9 lbs this week
2. -0.65% loss for the week
3. -2.4 lbs for the competition
4. -1.72% loss for competition
Strong work Mom!