Weight Loss Weekly/to Date

[[old] artmom5]

<br />Mary-week1- down 3.6 #, 36 more to go! Pounds hopefully not weeks!

[[old] TeddiH]

Started 2 weeks ago at 215#. Today at 212.4#. Have been working up very slowly as I have arthritis and other health issues and am very out of shape-I'm up to 20 minutes a day 5-6X/wk and my goal is 30 minutes a day on workdays and an hour on non workdays. I lost 35# three years ago and hadn't made any progress since then. My goal is to get in better cardiovascular shape and weight loss is secondary. If I were to dream, I would love to get down to 150#-I'm 5'8".<br />Ted

[[old] Meri Goehring]

<!--QuoteBegin-TeddiH+Feb 5 2006, 01:10 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(TeddiH @ Feb 5 2006, 01:10 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Started 2 weeks ago at 215#. Today at 212.4#.  Have been working up very slowly as I have arthritis and other health issues and am very out of shape-I'm up to 20 minutes a day 5-6X/wk and my goal is 30 minutes a day on workdays and an hour on non workdays.  I lost 35# three years ago and hadn't made any progress since then.  My goal is to get in better cardiovascular shape and weight loss is secondary.  If I were to dream, I would love to get down to 150#-I'm 5'8".<br />Ted <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Congratulations, TeddiH and Artmom. I'm down 2 lbs this week, and aim for an average of 1 lb per week with a goal of loosing 20 lbs by the end of June. I do better if my goals are not too lofty. <br />Meri

[[old] Steelhead]

Congratulations everyone. I think this is a great thread where we can concentrate on pounds lost rather than meters rowed (although there is a correlation I think I would prefer to have my goal be pounds lost to keep me motivated instead of meters rowed -- but that's just me I suppose).<br /><br />Okay, in my last post on the other thread (2/2/06):<br /><br />Present weight: 203 (since adding the weight lifting I have added a few pounds of muscle as I have increased the pounds of iron I can lift)<br />Goal: 165<br />Pounds lost since 1/1/06: 17<br /><br />New results 2/7/06:<br /><br />Present weight: 199<br />Pounds lost since 1/1/05: 21<br />Net lost since 2/2/06: -4<br /><br />Mike

[[old] eyespliced]

hmmm. i seem to be cutting weight off at an almost unhealthy rate compared to all of you. I started off this week(as in last tues) @ 282lb and now (as of an hour ago) I am 275. <br /><br />i think the reason i had not lopped much weight off at the beginning of the season is because I was building up muscle mass(i'm a hellofalot stronger than i was 4 1/2 month's ago (also i started to moderateley restrict what goes down the chute)<br /><br />anyways good job all of ya and keep it up(er... down)<br /><br />and is all of that weight loss bad at all? i.e. to lose that much that fast? <br /><br />oh and my goal is to be at 240-250 by may(my 18th b-day is in may)

[[old] gwjones]

Okay - this week's loss - 1.5 lbs.<br /><br />I started at 258 in September of 05, now down to 238. I am trying to clip along at a 1 to 1.5 lb per week loss rate until I hit my goal weight of 190 by the first of next year.<br /><br />I am hoping that by keeping my loss per week lower and being patient, I will build some better exercise and eating habits, which are really the source of my weight gain. I am finding that I am still eating enough to be satisfied (holding my intake at around 2000 to 2300 calories per day) and can still enjoy eating out. I also currently exercise (combination of rowing and running) five days per week.

[[old] Bostonwnb]

Week #4<br /><br />Start: 168<br />Now: 164<br />Goal: 159<br /><br />This week: -1<br />Since start: -4<br /><br />Have increased 3 X weekly rowing to 10K sessions - will see how that holds up, but so far so good. I row on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Run on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. <br /><br />Bert<br /><br />www.thepaleodiet.com<br />

[[old] Steelhead]

<!--QuoteBegin-eyespliced+Feb 7 2006, 11:04 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(eyespliced @ Feb 7 2006, 11:04 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--><br /><br />and is all of that weight loss bad at all?  i.e. to lose that much that fast?  <br /><br />oh and my goal is to be at 240-250 by may(my 18th b-day is in may) <br /> </td></tr></table><br />As long as you are eating enough healthy food, then losing 7 pounds in a week at your weight is fine in my opinion. It's hard to say how much weight loss is water loss, etc., so you just have to average out the weight loss to determine what is going on.<br /><br />Typically, the goal is to lose 1 to 2 pounds a week, but I lost 4 last week and that could be related to drinking less water (some of the pounds) or actual loss. Next time I weigh in, I'll see -- as long as the trend is downward vis-a-vis weight, and a smaller waist line, bigger biceps, pec's, quads, etc., and an increase in strength, then I'll be happy.<br /><br />

[[old] Eloise]

Hi - I started on September 25th - weighing in at 168 pounds - on January 5th 2006 I weighed 154 pounds and will weigh again on Feb. 15th. I think that besides losing pounds am gaining muscles so it is a slow process - don't know how to speed up the weight loss ??

[[old] artmom5]

<!--fonto:Georgia--><span style="font-family:Georgia"><!--/fonto--><!--sizeo:4--><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->Feb. week Two<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><!--fontc--></span><!--/fontc--><br />Total loss 4.2<br />week loss minus .6 <br />I knew the first week was mostly water weight. 1/2 a pound is better than none I guess. <br />Party on Sat. night...will I be able to CONTROL myself??<br />Good Luck to everyone else, keep on erging, I know at least I am getting some muscle hiding under all those fat cells!<br />Mary

[[old] Steelhead]

<!--quoteo(post=55483:date=Feb 10 2006, 10:11 AM:name=artmom5)--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(artmom5 @ Feb 10 2006, 10:11 AM) </b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--fonto:Georgia--><span style="font-family:Georgia"><!--/fonto--><!--sizeo:4--><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->Feb. week Two<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><!--fontc--></span><!--/fontc--><br />Total loss 4.2<br />week loss minus .6 <br />I knew the first week was mostly water weight. 1/2 a pound is better than none I guess. <br />Party on Sat. night...will I be able to CONTROL myself??<br />Good Luck to everyone else, keep on erging, I know at least I am getting some muscle hiding under all those fat cells!<br />Mary<br /> </td></tr></table><br />"Typically, the goal is to lose 1 to 2 pounds a week, but I lost 4 last week and that could be related to drinking less water (some of the pounds) or actual loss. Next time I weigh in, I'll see -- as long as the trend is downward vis-a-vis weight, and a smaller waist line, bigger biceps, pec's, quads, etc., and an increase in strength, then I'll be happy."<br /><br />Keep it coming off, and rowing on. As long as the trend-line is down on the pounds and inches and up on the strength, then everything will work out just the way we want.<br /><br />Have fun at the party on Saturday and let us know if you pass the test or cheat. <br /><br />Eat healthy, row often, and prosper,<br /><br />Mike

[[old] artmom5]

Thanks Mike,<br />We're going to a Casablanca party brother-in laws 50th. Never seen the movie though. Have to dress up in character, my husband want to pull a Prince Henry and dress up as an SS. Fortunately for me I have a nice white jacket and tie ready and waiting for him.<br />M

[[old] Meri Goehring]

Down 2 lbs this week. ( started in Aug at 220, down to 200 after holiday challenge, back up to 205 by mid January, now at 201 with 180 as goal). Counting calories on sparkpeople.com helps a lot! Knees ache pretty bad, so will try alternate activity for a few days. Good luck to all!<br />Meri

[[old] artmom5]

<!--quoteo(post=55577:date=Feb 11 2006, 11:13 AM:name=Meri Goehring)--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Meri Goehring @ Feb 11 2006, 11:13 AM) </b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Down 2 lbs this week. ( started in Aug at 220, down to 200 after holiday challenge, back up to 205 by mid January, now at 201 with 180 as goal). Counting calories on sparkpeople.com helps a lot! Knees ache pretty bad, so will try alternate activity for a few days. Good luck to all!<br />Meri<br /> </td></tr></table><br /> Congrats Meri, 2 pounds! GREAT! Try raising your pace time a little and don't push as hard on the drive, that should relieve some of the stress. Also check to see if you are letting the handle go back to close to wheel, I was doing that and it really compressed my knees too much. Good luck and when in doubt ALEVE does wonders for me!<br />Mary<br />Alternate activities are good too-that might give me a chance to get within 100,000 meters of you!

[[old] Kappy]

I would like to join this group.<br /><br />I am not sure what my weight loss goals are. But I know they are between 15 and 30 pounds! 15 being in order to fit in my clothes! 30 being to row lightweight and to looks good in my clothes.<br /><br />I weighed 158 at my doctors office - then 159 the next day on my scales. Since I am going to use my home scales - I will go with 159 as my starting weight. I am trying WW (again) and will be weighing in on Monday.<br /><br />Wish me luck. I just made blackberry muffins that are lower in calories etc etc - and they are absolutely inedible.