JANUARY [[[CALORIE COUNTING]]] CHALLENGE

[cagmom]

Originally Posted by tay65

I've lost 2.4 lbs! Now I know for sure I need to keep the calories around 1000. I'm starting out good, just have to stick to my calories.

TAY65 ON YOUR 2.5 WEIGHT LOSS

[cagmom]

Originally Posted by Sharss

At least scale finally going down. Body Sculpt is scheduled for today, but am hoping to get in some extra cardio to at least get down to my lowest base weight by tomorrow. BTW, my digital scale only shows lb or 1/2 lb.

Week Five
Sunday 1-27 = 134.5
Monday 1-28 = 135 (Body Sculpt)
Tuesday 1-29 = 135 (Cardio)
Wednesday 1-30 = 134
Thursday 1-31

tay65...You should have started weighing in a few days ago because you've lost more than I have over two/three weeks.

Erika...Your upping your exercise level paying off plus your night time snack change.

Joannew...You bet jump in!

Maryann...Of course it's water retention. You would have had to eat 6000 more calories if it was really real weight gain. I hope you're writing your meals down in a journal. Perhaps that would help to see what is going on with your water retention.

I know you mentioned how you lost weight before, but just maybe your bod is requiring something different. If what you're doing isn't working, maybe try the calories in/calories out way of eating. Maybe your bod wants a more regular type of diet, but watching calories. ??? Just a suggestion.

OR maybe your bod will simply show UP before the next drop DOWN. Look for a pattern. Week 1 Drop, Week 2 you Maintained and then dropped down the next week. Having a short week isn't helping, but I bet by the end of the week (2/2) you'll be down to 152.

This is why it's important to look at our weight loss/fitness as a journey - what is it that will work for us and how we'll be able to maintain when our goal is reached.

SHARSS- Thanks I do have a food journal as I was a WW person years ago,and that's what I do. I'm up again today so here's to Next Month

[cagmom]

Originally Posted by Erika1962

Joanne and Sharss...Thanks...BUT...All this weight lost is just water weight, I am right back at where I started on January 1st, 168 pounds. ONE restaurant outing had me up to 179 pounds and it took until today for all that sodium to finally flush out! Basically I haven't lost anything since September, everytime I get down to 168/167 there is some outing and it throws me back at least 3 weeks, and of course eating way too many calories on the other days doesn't help much either...

Joanne...Off to a GREAT start I see!!!

I am hoping for a better February, hoping that I can get my grazing under control so I can finally claim a REAL loss!



Sharss...You are so right, this is not all about losing the weight, it is also about improving our health, and you should be proud of what you have accomplished! AND...I'd hate to see you leave us!!

Tay65...I LOVE chinese food, I mean I LOVE IT! I could live of that stuff, BUT I have been avoiding it like the plague, my last chinese meal had me retain 9!!! pounds of water...hmmmm...on the other hand 99 restaurant had me up 11 pounds in one sitting...I guess I'm just one big sodium sponge I'm having some chicken broth with my cabbage today so I might weigh in 10 pounds heavier tomorrow

Maryann...I hope you are ok up there at the Cape, I know we had some horrible storms come through here last night! Many power outages and down trees in the area, it was so bad I actually thought we had another tornado come trough!

ERIKA- WE JUST GOT THE WINDS ON THE CAPE I WAS ABLE TO TO OUT,THANKS FOR YOUR CONCERN

[cagmom]

Have to go out to Mass after I get back i will start the new Feb thread for Calorie counting.

[Sharss]

I decided to post my daily weigh-ins for whole weeks. Here's a template in case someone else wants to do the same. Half weeks to me aren't valid although good for monthly goals. I have weekly goals.

Jan 20 - Jan 26 [134.5/133.5]

Jan. 27 – Feb. 2

Sunday 1-27 = 134.5
Monday 1-28 = 135 (Body Sculpt)
Tuesday 1-29 = 135 (Cardio)
Wednesday 1-30 = 134 (Body Sculpt)
Thursday 1-31 = 134.5
Friday 2-1 = 133.5
Saturday 2-2

Feb. 3 – Feb. 9

Sunday 2-3
Monday 2-4
Tuesday 2-5
Wednesday 2-6
Thursday 2-7
Friday 2-8
Saturday 2-9

Feb 10 – Feb 16

Sunday 2-10
Monday 2-11
Tuesday 2-12
Wednesday 2-13
Thursday 2 - 14
Friday 2-15
Saturday 2-16

Feb 17 – Feb 23

Sunday 2-17
Monday 2-18
Tuesday 2-19
Wednesday 2-20
Thursday 2-21
Friday 2-22
Saturday 2-23

Feb 24 – Mar 2

Sunday 2-24
Monday 2-25
Tuesday 2-26
Wednesday 2-27
Thursday 2-28
Friday 3-1
Saturday 3-2

Will wait until Maryann posts the new thread for FEBRUARY and then repost. Do you need some help, Maryann?