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[fire_rocket]

Camera man brought home chocolate bars the other day... I gave them away to my students....

Good for you!!

[georgi]

The weather is a getting warmer!

Yay walking every day!!!

[fire_rocket]

Love the warmer weather!

I'm down .4 this week. I'm only .8 away from 10lbs lost- next week I am so going to hit it!!! I believe that'll also be my 5% too.

Now someone help me out here. If you lose 20 pounds and you hit your 10% doesn't that mean that you weighed 200 pounds to start? So if someone figures out that I lost 10 pounds next week and it's my 5% can they figure out what I weighed??

[sure-ur-rightdancer]

yes the equation you want is

(start weight) x .05 (bc 5% is 0.05, 10% is 0.10, 20% is 0.20 etc) = 10 lbs
so when you solve for start weight = 10/0.05 = (well I won't put the answer in there but thats the formula)

[Geminimoon]

So i didn't weigh in for two weeks... in that time i gained .6 lbs.

I thought it would be worse because i ate a lot of chocolate last week

So today i am feeling good and eating well and ready to drop 10 more before the wedding!

[Geminimoon]

Good for you!!

Yeah but i ate some chocalate last night,

[SunshineDrummer]

Got screwed by vacation & St/ Pat's. Totally worth it on both counts. I did weigh in this Saturday, but I'm not going to tell you all what I gained.

[Karen]

I have been doing a combination of Weight Watchers and lo-carb....so far it's working.
I am guilty of being a calorie counter and when I diet I go waaaay too low on the calories which is actually counter-productive When I do that I think my metabolism slows down for sure.

Going to the gym is key. I've been going 5 days a week and if anything it just gives me a feeling of well being even if I still have 15 lbs to lose!

[foo]

didn't weigh in two weeks finally did - 3.3! woot!

[Karen]

didn't weigh in two weeks finally did - 3.3! woot!

You go girl!

[fire_rocket]

Down another .4. I am .4 away from 10lbs total lost. Gah I was SO sure I would make it today.

I did hit my 5% which is cool. I know I have to just keep on keeping on but it's pretty discouraging.

It's snoe.down weekend coming up and I'm nervous about gaining. There's only beer at the show so I'm going to try and limit myself to only 2, but I know myself and know how good it will taste and that I will want 4. I am being good and making healthier cookies and lasagna so I can "count" for it. I'm also going to be riding 2 days which will help.

[Geminimoon]

I was good tonight and had a salad with grilled chicken on it.... It was so not satisfying. But I did not graze on anything else.

[Joe]

So I weighted my self this morning for the end of this month. I lost another 5lbs. Its been a slow weight loss, about 5lbs a month but I also haven't really deprived myself either. I have been just making better choices and watching portion sizes. So my total so far since January is 15lbs down. My next goal is at the very least 10 more lbs by labor day weekend. I can do it.

[fire_rocket]

Good job Joe and GM!!

I was good last night- instead of making the crazy peanut butter brownie rice crispie treats I made chocolate chocolate chip cookies from the WW website. They're really good, especially since my unsweetened cocoa is dark chocolate instead of the regular. They're really yummy for about a point a cookie.

[georgi]

I'm here.

Was on vacation, not counting points.

Getting back on track and on the scale on Monday.

[Geminimoon]

So i did it, I finally hit my 5% and I am down 11lbs from when I started!

I was really starting to feel like I was never going to hit the ten pound mark. But this makes me so so so happy.

Happy dance, happy dance... oh how I am doing the happy dance!

[georgi]

Congrats lady!

[Geminimoon]

Congrats lady!

Thank you... I am happy...

[Amethyst]

Good job GMoon!

my friend just lost 100lbs fro doing ww! I think i might join!

[Geminimoon]

It is working for me, and when I am more active it really works.....

Everyone here has been great in helping and supporting .....

I am a much happier person loosing the weight

[gotroot801]

I finally got medically cleared to resume full activity, so I spent 35 minutes on the elliptical this morning. Next time, treadmill. Gotta get ready for a fun run...

[georgi]

I want a treadmill at home. Hmph.

We have an exercise bike, and um, we barely use it. Maybe it's better we don't have a treadmill to collect dust.

I'm seriously considering getting one. I want a nice one, but I don't want to spend $2,000 on a nice one, either.

Anybody have one? Mind if I ask what kind/where you got it/how much?

[Geminimoon]

I have an elliptical but have not used it in a year....

I have been so busy with school and teaching that I wish I had an extra 5 hours in a day.... that way I could do more and workout without loosing sleep.

Hopefully after my paper i will have better time management and get on the darn thing more

[fire_rocket]

Georgi I would recommend checking out craigs list or something similar. Many people have the best intentions to exercise, buy a nice one, rarely use it, and sell it for cheap.

Today at weigh in I was down 1.4 to bring my total weight lost to 11 pounds. Not sure how I pulled it off after snoe.down and yesterday being filled with chocolate and cookies but I did it. It might haunt me next week but I'll revel in this week's victory as long as I can. I also walked to work today which surely helped (about a mile and a half).

[SunshineDrummer]

I finally got medically cleared to resume full activity, so I spent 35 minutes on the elliptical this morning. Next time, treadmill. Gotta get ready for a fun run...

What I wouldn't give for an elliptical at home. Or a treadmill. Or a reasonably proced gym membership.

Thankfully, we're inching closer to warmer weather so I can get back to my walking and maybe even (gasp!) make an attempt at C25K.

[sarah b.]

people definitely sometimes offer exercise equipment in the free section on craigslist.

ssdd, are those local-to-you ww ladies still digging the shake weight? I almost bought one, the other night.

[SunshineDrummer]

Thankfully, the shake weight craze seems to have died down. I think everyone finally clued into the fact that you look like you're jerking off a horse when you use it.

That plus some reviews came out that shows there isn't as much benefit to these weights as the manufacturer wants toyou to think (surprise, surprise!) Bestter off with a standard set of dumbbells and some tried and true weight exercises.

[georgi]

I just saw a shake weight infomercial last night.

How hysterical!

I've looked on CL for a treadmill, and they are all old clunkers that I don't want. Maybe I shouldn't have my eye on the $4000 ones hoping to get one for like, $100.

[fire_rocket]

Down another .8 today. Yay!! Total weight loss is 11.8 pounds in 10 weeks. Slow but steady is good I guess...

Now I'm going to work on my birthday week peanut butter cheesecake. Oh yeah. Gonna forget about the diet for the next few days.

[SunshineDrummer]

Down another .8 today. Yay!! Total weight loss is 11.8 pounds in 10 weeks. Slow but steady is good I guess...

Now I'm going to work on my birthday week peanut butter cheesecake. Oh yeah. Gonna forget about the diet for the next few days.

Average healthy weight loss is about a pound a week, so you're right on track! Congrats on the loss and have a wonderful birthday.

[fire_rocket]

Thanks!

[Geminimoon]

Thankfully, the shake weight craze seems to have died down. I think everyone finally clued into the fact that you look like you're jerking off a horse when you use it.

you made me spit my coffee on my work

[gotroot801]

The Shake Weight for men commercial is even more hilarious (and possibly NSFW):

I misbehaved all weekend in Montreal. No tracking, not a lot of exercise (OK, I walked 2km on Sunday, but that was for a smoked meat sandwich), lots of beer. I enjoyed it, but it's time to pay the piper and get back on track today.

[fire_rocket]

I misbehaved all weekend in Montreal. No tracking, not a lot of exercise (OK, I walked 2km on Sunday, but that was for a smoked meat sandwich), lots of beer. I enjoyed it, but it's time to pay the piper and get back on track today.

I wasn't in Montreal this weekend but I definitely mis-behaved. After Friday I didn't track a thing, ate a lot of cheesecake, drank a lotta beer, and ate junk. Yesterday I was back at my desk and was going to be good but I just had a terrible day with chocolate and cookies.

oh well. It's funny that sometimes after I have a bad week I end up losing anyway. Of course the scale will tell tomorrow!

[SunshineDrummer]

I was at Opening Day at Citifield last Friday. Needless to say, Saturday's weigh in did not go well.

But on the bright side, I found a great yoga app for my iPod Touch! Used it twice over the weekend and I really like it.

[gotroot801]

Android users, we finally have a WW app:

http://www.appbrain....watchers.mobile

[SunshineDrummer]

Android users, we finally have a WW app:

http://www.appbrain....watchers.mobile

And that Shake Weight commercial is killing me. They should just play the cheesy porno music in the background & be honest about it.

[fire_rocket]

I wasn't in Montreal this weekend but I definitely mis-behaved. After Friday I didn't track a thing, ate a lot of cheesecake, drank a lotta beer, and ate junk. Yesterday I was back at my desk and was going to be good but I just had a terrible day with chocolate and cookies.

oh well. It's funny that sometimes after I have a bad week I end up losing anyway. Of course the scale will tell tomorrow!

Not too bad- I only gained .6! Back on track...

[gotroot801]

The app is terrible, BTW. Ridiculously buggy. But that's why they call it a beta test.

[georgi]

What can you do on the app? Last time I looked (months ago) it was just a WW calculator.

[gotroot801]

They're trying to make it more like the iPhone app where it's a gateway to the website rather than requiring you to go to mobile.weightwatchers.com to track, check recipes, etc.

When it's finished it'll probably be nice.

[Geminimoon]

I love the iphone app it is a great tool.

I need to weigh in this week. I have been really bad not focused on my goals.

I am changing that and determined to continue to loose this weight and be healthier so I can have a safe pregnancy this coming year.

[georgi]

My weigh in is tomorrow. I bet it will say the same as last week. At least I'm not going up lately!

[gotroot801]

I've been creeping up. Curse this cranky hamstring, limiting my exercise options...

[georgi]

Yeah, I pulled a muscle in my back/chest from coughing...I couldn't move for a good week. Hurt so damn bad!

[SunshineDrummer]

I've been creeping up. Curse this cranky hamstring, limiting my exercise options...

Same here. Wish I had a cranky hamstring to blame it on... Truth is I'm just being really f-ing lazy.

[fire_rocket]

Same here. Wish I had a cranky hamstring to blame it on... Truth is I'm just being really f-ing lazy.

I'm not going up but I am definitely losing my motivation. I lost .2 this week, which somewhat counteracts the .8 I gained last week.

My at work program ends in 3 weeks and I really wanted to lose 20 by the time it was over. I'll probably come in around 15 which isn't too bad but I will probably sign up for another round and keep at it.

I have never been a lifetime member and have always wanted it. Maybe this is the time.

[SunshineDrummer]

I'm not going up but I am definitely losing my motivation. I lost .2 this week, which somewhat counteracts the .8 I gained last week.

My at work program ends in 3 weeks and I really wanted to lose 20 by the time it was over. I'll probably come in around 15 which isn't too bad but I will probably sign up for another round and keep at it.

I have never been a lifetime member and have always wanted it. Maybe this is the time.

15 pounds is great!! And I'm sure you can get the other 5 off if you want to keep going. Lifetime membership is definitely an attainable goal and I'll be happy to keep up the cheerleading!

[fire_rocket]

15 pounds is great!! And I'm sure you can get the other 5 off if you want to keep going. Lifetime membership is definitely an attainable goal and I'll be happy to keep up the cheerleading!

Thanks. Every time I do the program that is my ultimate goal. Someday I'm actually going to do it!!

[georgi]

Woo hoo!!!