LSB Weight Loss Daily Goals and Accomplishments

Atlantis said:
Jane: Really good work!
Glad you are feeling good about it all.

You are inspiring me to do more.
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Thank you! That is really nice to hear:D

Minor setback last week - I subluxed (temporarily partially dislocated) my knee cap on Wednesday at yoga (the irony being that it was the "Gentle and Restorative Yoga" class) - OUCH! It has happened before so I knew what was going on but I feel bad for disrupting class :eek:

Wearing my knee brace and taking a few days break to let the swelling go down.

OTOH I am looking forward to seeing family for T-giving this week and showing off my trimmer figure :D Mom called yesterday to discuss the menu since she knows I am doing keto. She didn't have to do that - there is always meat and a tossed salad...and a hundred other things, but I thought it was super sweet and thoughtful.
 
Good news! - I have lost 19.5# in the last 3 months.

Bad news. - My knee is not recovering as I expected. (maybe because I am OLD?)
 
How do you decide your "goal" weight?

I have several metrics in my mind, but I don't know where I am actually trying to get to.

BMI - based solely on height and weight. I am no longer "obese", I am now firmly in "overweight" - in another 10.5# I will be "healthy" body weight (141# - the weight I was when I met Dude). I would have to lose another 50.5# to be "underweight" (101#- what I weighed when MrS and I got married) - but that is a fucking 40# range!

I found another grid (that I like better than BMI) that divides out further based on gender and "frame" - to determine your "frame" you wrap your middle finger and thumb around your opposite wrist. If they overlap (which mine do) then you are small-frame, if they just touch (which MrS's do) then you are medium frame. If they can't possibly touch then you are large-frame. (Sorry guys, can't find a internet image of the grid I have, copied from a textbook years ago!)

For a 5' 3" female with a small frame it gives me a range of 111-136 which seems really appropriate to me (unlike the 92# I was down to in college). My "in my mind" number is 121 (the weight I was when I graduated from HS - and the number behind my joke of "if I lose a pound a week for a year" - for which I am actually ahead of schedule). But I didn't have tits or an ass then...They are shrinking now but I would like to have a little left when I am done.

So, where do YOU set your goal?
 
My goal is a moving target. I try to aim for 10-15 lbs at a time, and then re-evaluate when I hit that and see how I look and feel.

Losing a lot of weight makes it hard to pin down a goal, because you start to have extra skin that people who were never fat don't have, and it's supposed to shrink eventually but it doesn't always, and/or it can take a really long time.
 
Down 22.5# and broke into a new "decade"! But I think gravity may be off today because SLeW's scale told her she GAINED 6#...

Knee is still not 100% - but we did PiYo Thu, Fri, Mon, Tues (today). But now SLeW's other hip is acting up on her so we are taking tomorrow off. I may try Gentle Yoga again tomorrow night wearing a brace (and avoiding fucking Eagle pose!) as I have not been back to the gym since my injury.
 
Still haven't made it back to the gym (New Years Resolution #3) but am now down 25# . People have definitely noticed and most are very supportive and happy for me. Funny thing is that I am starting to see the person I expect to see when I look in the mirror. I look younger (to me). I started gaining weight when I was 35 and gained about 5 pounds a year - so losing 25 takes me back to what I was 5 years ago! (And halfway to my "goal" in only 4.5 months!)

SLeW is down 40# She is my rock and inspiration, a best friend cheerleader. She packed my lunch for today - so many good things!
 
I don't want to hijack your thread here, Jane, but it's something I've been contemplating, too. I know by BMI standards I am firmly in the obese category at 5'3". I started at 220# and I'm down to #185-190 but ideally I'd like to see myself at 150 (maybe I like more curves? :eek:). I did the frame test and looks like I have a medium frame. I was down to 125 once after doing Weight Watchers but I look at those pictures now and think it was a bit too thin. I've kind of plateaued, though, as I have No. Discipline. :(

JaneQSmythe said:
How do you decide your "goal" weight?

I have several metrics in my mind, but I don't know where I am actually trying to get to.

BMI - based solely on height and weight. I am no longer "obese", I am now firmly in "overweight" - in another 10.5# I will be "healthy" body weight (141# - the weight I was when I met Dude). I would have to lose another 50.5# to be "underweight" (101#- what I weighed when MrS and I got married) - but that is a fucking 40# range!

I found another grid (that I like better than BMI) that divides out further based on gender and "frame" - to determine your "frame" you wrap your middle finger and thumb around your opposite wrist. If they overlap (which mine do) then you are small-frame, if they just touch (which MrS's do) then you are medium frame. If they can't possibly touch then you are large-frame. (Sorry guys, can't find a internet image of the grid I have, copied from a textbook years ago!)

For a 5' 3" female with a small frame it gives me a range of 111-136 which seems really appropriate to me (unlike the 92# I was down to in college). My "in my mind" number is 121 (the weight I was when I graduated from HS - and the number behind my joke of "if I lose a pound a week for a year" - for which I am actually ahead of schedule). But I didn't have tits or an ass then...They are shrinking now but I would like to have a little left when I am done.

So, where do YOU set your goal?
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LibertyBelle said:
I don't want to hijack your thread here, Jane..
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No worries! Not my thread (even though it's in the blogs section - someone else started it a while back, I have just been using it the most recently!

LibertyBelle said:
... but it's something I've been contemplating, too. I know by BMI standards I am firmly in the obese category at 5'3". I started at 220# and I'm down to #185-190 but ideally I'd like to see myself at 150 (maybe I like more curves? :eek:).
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Definitely a fan of curves! Especially on other women (probably because in my teens and 20s I had NONE). I do think that frame size/body type is important. As is the % of lean muscle vs fat. Also the concept that a person can be skinny and "unhealthy" while another person may be "overweight" but much healthier in terms of lifestyle, diet, activity.

LibertyBelle said:
I did the frame test and looks like I have a medium frame. I was down to 125 once after doing Weight Watchers but I look at those pictures now and think it was a bit too thin. I've kind of plateaued, though, as I have No. Discipline. :(
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Discipline is not my strong suit:rolleyes: - having a weight loss buddy is really, really helpful to me. I just eat what she tells me to!
 
I work in kilos, and at least I've lost the ones I put on over Xmas. But this year I'm giving serious weight loss a go. I want back into my old clothes!!!!

My word of the year is "play" so I'm hoping I'll find a physical activity I actually feel is playful rather than simply work.

Start point: 95kg, 176cm tall, bmi 30.7.
 
Evie said:
I work in kilos, and at least I've lost the ones I put on over Xmas. But this year I'm giving serious weight loss a go. I want back into my old clothes!!!!

My word of the year is "play" so I'm hoping I'll find a physical activity I actually feel is playful rather than simply work.

Start point: 95kg, 176cm tall, bmi 30.7.
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"We want metrics
We want it now
We know we can win
I weigh 170 pounds
That's 90 kilograms
So metrics can even make you thin..."

- (Lyrics) (Lord, It's Hard To Be Happy) When You're Not Using The Metric System, by Atom and His Package

Welcome aboard the weight loss train! (er, thread) Evie

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Today was our first day back to exercise, I took SLeW to the gym since she didn't have her kids this weekend

30 minutes = 5 laps and the rest of the time doing strength exercises in the therapy pool.
 
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Well, I've run into a bit of a wall..or speed-bump..or plateau...

So all was going fairly well until the week before T-giving and then I dislocated my kneecap and it took longer than expect for recovery. Then I got sick...I thought I was getting better and tried to go to yoga but ended up coughing up a lung and feeling like I ruined class for everyone. SLeW is at her new job and the early morning exercise sessions have fallen by the wayside.

So, still doing keto and intermittent fasting but caloric intake has increased while I've been sick (eating more for comfort and energy) and caloric usage is down (no exercise and lots of sleeping). I had been down #25 but now am at negative #21.5 - which is still not bad (I only have 10.5# to go before I am no longer officially "overweight"). SLeW is down over 40# and is on the road to "losing 50# by {age} 40" for her Birthday next month.

Under 150# is so much better than over 170#, but still ... I need to keep going! So, I know once this cough is done I will feel better about going back to group classes BUT... my kneecap dislocated AGAIN the other day. Luckily I didn't have any weight on it at the time (I was rubbing my cold feet on Dude as we were laying in the couch - he says it was actually karma :rolleyes:) - so I cried for a few minutes and it's fine, but it makes me REALLY nervous to exercise. (SLeW wants me to see ortho but my impression is that there is fuck-all they can do about it surgically :cool: - so Physical Therapy is probably the answer. Time+Money.)
 
Is it okay for me to join in here too? I'm back on the weight loss wagon. I lost 110lbs in 2010 and kept it off for six years, then I started gaining it back when my ex husband and I were having issues, and I stopped caring when my mental health was bad. I gained it all back and then some.

So I am counting calories via the Lose It app, and also using Nutrisystem packaged foods to help. I have severe sleep and fatigue disorders so exercise is very difficult for me and some days I am just too tired to do anything but heat and eat.

I started at 296lbs in September, and I haven't been 100% on track because holidays and whatnot, but I'm back in earnest now. Weighed in today at 275lbs.

I don't really have a goal weight. I just want to live longer and be able to enjoy life a little more easily.
 
Wow, Vicki, great job!! :) Do you like the Nutrisystem foods? I think my sister tried it but I have not. Sometimes I feel so lazy and get fast food but if I had something easy at home (I cook in advance for the week but it gets boring)... I think I do better when I am partnered with someone. When I'm single, I have the discipline of a gnat. :(

Vicki82 said:
Is it okay for me to join in here too? I'm back on the weight loss wagon. I lost 110lbs in 2010 and kept it off for six years, then I started gaining it back when my ex husband and I were having issues, and I stopped caring when my mental health was bad. I gained it all back and then some.

So I am counting calories via the Lose It app, and also using Nutrisystem packaged foods to help. I have severe sleep and fatigue disorders so exercise is very difficult for me and some days I am just too tired to do anything but heat and eat.

I started at 296lbs in September, and I haven't been 100% on track because holidays and whatnot, but I'm back in earnest now. Weighed in today at 275lbs.

I don't really have a goal weight. I just want to live longer and be able to enjoy life a little more easily.
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LibertyBelle said:
Wow, Vicki, great job!! :) Do you like the Nutrisystem foods? I think my sister tried it but I have not. Sometimes I feel so lazy and get fast food but if I had something easy at home (I cook in advance for the week but it gets boring)... I think I do better when I am partnered with someone. When I'm single, I have the discipline of a gnat. :(
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Some are pretty good, some are less so, but one thing I learned is that everyone has different tastes.

I did the program back in 2010 and I was a Nutrisystem feature blogger. If you want I can give you the link to my blog where I reviewed all the meals back then (some are still the same) and posted recipes using the food that follow the plan. It does work, if you follow it.

I obviously liked it enough to come back, although I miss some of my old favourite meals which were discontinued.

The meals are really easy if you decide to just eat them straight. Literally, fill a cup with boiling water, or just heat and eat. I got them for the convenience, mostly. I know I am way more likely to stick to my program if I don't have to think about food constantly.

If you do want to try it, I can give you a promo code to save $30 off your first order as well. I'm pretty good at working the system :) I've actually got access to a few discount codes for extra food and free water bottles and stuff.
 
Vicki82 said:
Is it okay for me to join in here too? I'm back on the weight loss wagon. ... I'm back in earnest now. Weighed in today at 275lbs.

I don't really have a goal weight. I just want to live longer and be able to enjoy life a little more easily.
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Jump on in, the water's fine!:D

Great job deciding to get back on track for your health and enjoyment!

Today's weigh in was better for me - down 23.5# from my maximum weight at the beginning. SLeW is planning on getting a tattoo to celebrate her achievement next month. I am considering it - but have been considering my first tattoo for 20+ years, so what are the chances...?
 
JaneQSmythe said:
Jump on in, the water's fine!:D

Great job deciding to get back on track for your health and enjoyment!

Today's weigh in was better for me - down 23.5# from my maximum weight at the beginning. SLeW is planning on getting a tattoo to celebrate her achievement next month. I am considering it - but have been considering my first tattoo for 20+ years, so what are the chances...?
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Thanks, Jane :D

What kind of tattoo are you considering? I have none, but I've been planning two for a few years now. Just haven't found enough of a push to actually pull the trigger. I want to get a pink stargazer lily on my left shoulder, and a design that has personal significance on my ankle. Both places that probably won't stretch as badly or contract with weight loss.
 
Jane, I laughed when I read the part about a tattoo. I have been contemplating getting my first for about that long as well! :D I love the way they look on others, just so afraid of the pain. :eek:

JaneQSmythe said:
Jump on in, the water's fine!:D

Great job deciding to get back on track for your health and enjoyment!

Today's weigh in was better for me - down 23.5# from my maximum weight at the beginning. SLeW is planning on getting a tattoo to celebrate her achievement next month. I am considering it - but have been considering my first tattoo for 20+ years, so what are the chances...?
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Vicki82 said:
What kind of tattoo are you considering? I have none, but I've been planning two for a few years now. Just haven't found enough of a push to actually pull the trigger. I want to get a pink stargazer lily on my left shoulder, and a design that has personal significance on my ankle. Both places that probably won't stretch as badly or contract with weight loss.
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LibertyBelle said:
Jane, I laughed when I read the part about a tattoo. I have been contemplating getting my first for about that long as well! :D I love the way they look on others, just so afraid of the pain.
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So, the tattoo that I really want is an earth/air/fire/water = life design that I can see in my head - but I am not an artist so I can't get it down on paper as more than a sketch. It would end up being about the side of my hand and on my back between my shoulder blades. My biggest fear is actually that it won't look as good as it does in my head, so I will need to really trust the artist to make it beautiful!

As a "trial run" I've decided to get a grapevine on my left sideboob/underboob - a design that I hope can weather a little stretching/contraction over time but also has some personal significance. I sent SLeW some pictures and said I want it to look "more like a painting and less like a cartoon". If I like it (and can stand the pain) that could be a starting point for some other ideas that I have if it turns out that getting tattoos is something I want to do more of.

:D One of the best things about my friendship with SLeW is that she really pushes me to DO the things I say I want to do. She really got me moving on getting the house sold this past summer, getting going on this diet/weight loss, scheduling my mammogram, etc. I am a TERRIBLE procrastinator so having a personal cheerleader is VERY helpful - she is the sort who just likes to GET IT DONE! Our tattoo appointments are scheduled for Feb 16th:eek:

On another note - my scale has been kind to me this weekend - down 24.5#
 
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I'm down 3.8lbs from the last time I posted, for a total of 24.2lbs.

A friend came over for a visit today who hadn't seen me since New Year's Eve and the first thing she asked was have I lost weight. I can't see any difference yet so I was surprised. But it was nice anyway.

Sadly, I have a gorgeous and expensive corset in my closet that I wore to a party last night that now almost touches at the back. I will be so, so sad to retire that! It's not worth staying fat for, though :p
 
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