My weekly accountability

Starting Benchmark    150 pounds

Week                     Current                Down for Week     +/- Benchmark                    To 2010 goal
#1 (Jan 3-9)           145 (Jan 9)                    5                        -5                                          8 lbs
#2                             144 (Jan 16)                 1                        -6                                          7 lb

Back in the game after the cookie monsters. Found ome chocolate candy in my pantry lat night. Did not eat it - but did not throw it away, either. Still struggling.

I weighed in on Jan. 1 at 162.  I knew this had some of this weight was water, from all the Christmas and New Year's ham, so when I dropped a couple of pounds quickly I wasn't surprised.

Today I weighed in at 154.  I have been on a very strict eating plan since the 2nd.  Before my surgery, my surgeon put me on an extremely limited diet to lose 20 pounds pre-op.  I never thought I'd be able to do it at 351, but I actually lost 30 pounds before surgery.  I went back to this diet exactly one year post-op, when I had a long weight loss stall.  It restarted my weight loss that month, and I continued to lose weight for another year.

So, that's what I went back to when I decided to get my eating under control.  I eat a small protein meal three times a day, three protein drinks a day, and three servings of dairy a day.  The only carbs I eat are from a limited number of vegetables, mainly lettuce, cabbage, brocolli, a few carrots and tomatoes.  It has been extremely difficult retraining my eating habits.  I have relearned to love carbs over the last two years, and I still crave them continuously.  My plan is to gradually reintroduce more complex carbs into my eating, and just say no to the simple carbs.  I want to eventually get back to under 140, where I was for 18 months after I lost my weight.  I felt and looked good at that weight.  So I have about another 15 pounds or so to lose. 

It has felt good to have the control over my eating again, but every day is a struggle with wanting the old foods.

Debra M.

Hey Deb

How are you doing with the 15 pounds you wanted to lose. Also would you mind sharing the diet your doctor had you on pre-op.
Melva

Well, the pound I lost last week I gained back this week.

My DIL had a huge going away party for our son who will be deploying this week.  I made most of the goodies for the get together.  I had to sample everything, and then enjoy it all at the party.  SOOO, I am back to square one.

I hope everyone else is having success with this 10 pound challenge.

My benchmark day is on Thursdays, so I don't have figures yet, but I will say, I have been doing much better with both my eating and my exercise.  I'm fighting some sinus problems which makes life that much less pleasant.  Kills the appetite (good) but makes exercise that much more of a challenge (bad).  I'm trying to stay on track though and other than Friday when I went home sick, I've been getting the exercise in. 

Thanks JTR for starting the weekly accountabilty thread.

I know I could have had a better week, but I'm very pleased with some of my better food choices this week. I had a big gathering with all of my co-workers and got in to way more goodies than I thought.

I ate lots of vegetables this week and still focused well on the protein issue. I'm changing my weight loss to include my lowest on any of the weigh-in days of Friday, Saturday, Sunday, or Monday. That should help balance all of the wild fluctuations I've been having lately.

As we go into this third week, this is the most dangerous time for dropping that New Year's Resolution. Keep the focus my friends and look at any improvement for the year as a good one and just keep adding up those small successes.

Starting Benchmark    220 pounds

Week                     Current                Down for Week     +/- Benchmark                    To 2010 goal
#1 (Jan 3-9)           220.6 (Jan 8)                    NA                         +0.6                                    23.6 lbs
#2 (Jan 10-16)       219.8 (Jan 17)                  .8 lb                       -0.2                                    22.8 lbs
#3 (Jan 17-23)
#4 (Jan 24-30)

Weight lost for January ___

#5 (Jan 31-F 6)
#6 (Feb 7-13)
#7 (Feb 14-20)
#8 (Feb 21-27

Weight lost for February ___

I'm using Thursdays as my "official" weigh in day since that is when the 100 day challenge at work started.  But I did weigh at home this morning and was down 7 lbs.  But, like John wrote, weight fluctuates a lot.  At work, it is mid-morning before I weigh (and after at least 20 oz. of water and a mug of coffee as well as breakfast), so I expect I won't have as much of a loss by then.  But I did want to be accountable.

I'm fighting a stuffy head which is making sleeping and exercising more of a chore.  I kind of like to breathe when I walk :) 

I have an all day meeting on Tuesday during which I may or (more likely) may not be able to get away to walk.  That means I'll have to actually get up early enough to bike before work.  Or do extra bits throughout the week.  I am such a creature of habit when it comes to exercise.  I find what works--at that point in time--and don't like variation.  Boy, do I need to become more adaptable. 

BenchMark  141 lbs ( this was my weight on 01/01/2010)
Week                     Current                Down for Week     +/- Benchmark      2010 goal
#1 (Jan 3-8)               140                                 1                          -1             reach 125                       
#2 (Jan 10-17)           138                                 2                          -3             reach 125

I'm down 2 lbs this week and feel good about that...Have definately been doing better with all my choices but made some that I would rather not admit too...my biggest enlightenment has to do with white carb consumption...Since I'm determined to really limit them until I get to my 10410 goal... I have been saying NO, yesterday, I busted down @ lunch out and ate most of a yeast roll with butter, man on man, within a couple of hours the urge to eat was overwhelming, not hungry eat but that nagging I need a snack now - and you guessed it - the craving was full carby again...I must have picked up and put back down several times the following: pretzels, cookies, chips & white rice...I was tough, and really re-opened my eyes about how much the white carbs affect my actions...Back on track today and hoping for continued good progress thru the next week...

Still just down 1 pound. I've been working out 3 days a week but I'm still drinking too much coffee and not enough water. I think I'm eating ok... but maybe not enough protein. So, I have a few things I need to work on this week. Less coffee, more water and definitely more protein! Hoping to see more pounds drop off.

Reached my goal weight of 135... then gained 13 lbs. back. Now it's time to get back on track and shed those extra pounds before they get out of control.

Current weight:  147
Lost:  1 pound so far
Goal weight:  135
Need to lose:  12 more pounds to reach goal!
 

2 pounds is great....keep that up and running....just 13 more for you and you'll hit the mark.

I can really relate to the carb thing as that is my big downfall. I too really need to stay away from them or they just take over.

Have a great week Alesia.

John