***Weight Loss Check In***

[tikoberry99]

Welcome to the weekly weight loss check in. We are going into our third week of January 2015 already....how is everyone doing?



If you are new to this check in please tell us:



1. What are your weight loss goals?

2. What are you doing to loss weight?

3. Any tips, recipes or workout information would be great.



QOTW: Do you ski or snowboard? What other sports do you participate in if any?

[MrsRC88]

I am doing fantastic with my weight loss goals. I am officially in a healthy BMI- and just 4.5lbs away from my original goal!! I am down a total of 28lbs as of this morning. I can't wait for my doctors appt with my PCP tomorrow- I know she will be very happy with my progress the last 3 months. I had a follow up at the gym with my exercise specialist and everything looked great there too- down in inches, weight and body fat percentage.

Hopefully all this hard work will help get us a bfp soon!

[kariann12]

I'm doing ok with my weight loss. I'm down maybe a pound or two. I started a half marathon running program last week, and so far that's going well. I'm going sweets and sugar-free this month, and so far that's going well. I feel so much better without that extra crap. I really need to work on decreasing my alcohol intake. That'll be a work in progress.

QOTW - I've never been skiing, and I went snowboarding for the first time a few weeks ago. I'm terrible and spent the whole day falling down a hill. I'm far too old for that shit. But, I really want to keep trying so that I'm less than terrible at it

[booklover811]

Congrats on the success MrsRC88!! That's awesome!!

I'm super impressed with the half marathon training kariann12. I hate running, so runners always impress me!

I'm pleased with my progress. I'm down another 1.7 lbs this week. I'm feeling better since giving up all the carbs 2 weeks ago. I did want all the chocolate and crap this weekend since AF showed, but I refrained from all of it! Yay me!

QOTW - I actually am an advisor of my school's ski/snowboard club. We go on 4 big day trips each winter. I ski mostly. I've tried snowboarding, but I always fall. I just can't get it. I also love to play softball.

[MrsRC88]

kariann12- decreasing my alcohol intake was the hardest at first. I actually went about 60 days without a drop to drink. It is so hard socially for me to be the sober one. I have slowly added in a glass of wine in the evenings- but I don't drink nearly as much as I used to.

booklover811- Thank you! I struggled to lose weight for a while, but finally found what works for me. It is so rewarding to see it Reflecting on the scale. I thought I would miss carbs- but it's not as bad as I thought it would be. Congrats on staying away from chocolate and crap! AF is the absolute hardest for me. I want to eat all the carbs and be so inactive and lazy. I have to be extra good just before and the first few days of my cycle, as that is when my bloodsugar is always higher. Stupid hormones!

And I forgot the QOTW- I hate snow, so I don't ski or snowboard. I don't "do" winter!

[lindy04aggie]

The girls at work are starting a weight loss challenge next week. Everyone puts in $10, the challenge goes for 8 weeks, and the winner gets the cash. I'm going to win this time!!

Day 111 without a coke!

QOTW - Avid snowboarder here! I haven't been able to board the past few trips because of my feet problems, but I look forward to the day when I can shred the mountain again!!

[kensie5226]

Jan 19, 2015 16:32:50 GMT -5 tikoberry99 said:

Welcome to the weekly weight loss check in. We are going into our third week of January 2015 already....how is everyone doing?



If you are new to this check in please tell us:



1. What are your weight loss goals?
I need to lose about 30lbs. I am heavier than I have ever been and there is no real good reason for it anymore other than I love wine and my couch too much.

2. What are you doing to loss weight?
I am using MyFitnessPal and going to gym classes. This isn't really anythign new for me, I just need to be motivated to keep it up. I want to do a couple of bike race in the spring and summer so I am taking spin classes to get through the winter. I am trying to add in some weight classes as well.

3. Any tips, recipes or workout information would be great.
I really love slenderkitchen.com They have a ton of healthy and easy recipes. She adapts everything for weight watches for anyone using them.



QOTW: Do you ski or snowboard? What other sports do you participate in if any?
I can do both, but I have never really been serious about it. I play soccer and have for 25 years. I also recently starte playing softball as an adult. I have competed in a few triathlons as well.

[tikoberry99]

So I was so thrilled with myself the past two weeks because I was going to the gym twice a week while I was in the office and started running again and I was actively riding my bike 3 days a week. I was down three pounds. Of course I had to fuck it all up by falling down the stairs to my house and spraining my ankle. This happened Thursday and while the swelling has gone down a lot it is still swollen and it still hurts. I'm trying to take the week off and hope to be back on the bike on Thursday. I'm just super pissed because I was all into my work outs, getting ready to put on my wedding dress and now I'm a week behind!

I also haven't had a drink since last Saturday and don't plan on drinking until the week of the wedding....it's been hard! I'm kind of annoyed I haven't lost any weight from not drinking because holy shit we were drinking a lot the past few weeks/ends!

MrsRC88 congrats on the weight loss that is amazing!!
kariann12 congrats on starting your training for the half marathon. I HATE running with a passion and give props to all that run for exercise.
@booklover88 I LOVE carbs so I don't know how some of you ladies cut it out of your diet....are you staying away from ALL carbs, or just bread and pasta? Did you go through carb withdrawal?
lindy04aggie yay for no coke!
kensie5226 I am with you on the wine and the couch, my two favorite activities!

QOTW: I've gone skiing once and snowboarding once. My fiance is a HUGE skier, we are talking he hikes up the back of huge ass mountains and goes down on his skis. I'm going to try to snowboard again since I felt it was easier to pick up than skiing. We will see.

[booklover811]

@tikoberry99 I am only eating around 20-25 grams of carbs per day. I had a headache for a day or two after I cut them out, but otherwise I felt fine! It has been easier than I thought it was going to be, but there are definitely days that all I want is a piece of bread!!

[Deleted]

I posted over on the other board but I'll post here too.

I'd like to lose 20lbs to start. After that I'll shoot for another 10 or so. One of the pe teachers at work has been opening up the cardio and weight room for the teachers after school so I try to go regularly. It really helps to have a group of other people to work out with even though we are all different levels.

I don't ski or snowboard. I do play ice hockey. I'm a goalie in an all women's league here in California.

[longhornwino0907]

Congrats to all you lovely ladies on your progress!

AFM, I'm sucking right now. I got back to really working out at the end of December after my lap at the beginning of the month. I've been really good about working out 5-6 times a week, getting in 10,000k+ steps every day, making sure I'm taking in my net calorie allotment and keeping it fairly balanced as far as MyFitnessPal tells me. I even started going to a boot camp every Saturday morning. It kicks my ass, but I feel great later.

BUT I'm up about 5 pounds on the scale. WTF body??? I'm trying to tell myself that my body is retaining water to repair my muscles from these new workouts. I'm not sure I totally buy it. DH and I are in talks to join a new gym soon, so I hope the change in my workout routine pushes me off this plateau and back into weight-loss mode!

QOTW: I don't do either and never have. I'm honestly pretty scared to try. Also, I no longer play any sports. Was big into softball and volleyball when I was younger.

[theholmanherd]

Hai.

I've lost 3 pounds in the last 3 weeks. I'm counting calories again (limit 1400). I've been sick, so I haven't exercised the last week, but I did 30 days straight of 1-2hrs of exercise a day prior to getting sick. I'm excited to get back in the saddle.

Q: I don't do either, but I want to learn to ski someday.