Losing Weight with Starscream

[jquirit]

Weight in was this morning. Scale says... 209 lbs. Slow yet steady weight-loss, so I'm happy with that. Also had a friend note that I seemed to be losing weight. Good sign!

So everybody, stay the course and keep at it!

[WildBlueSooner]

Originally Posted by jquirit

Weight in was this morning. Scale says... 209 lbs. Slow yet steady weight-loss, so I'm happy with that. Also had a friend note that I seemed to be losing weight. Good sign!

So everybody, stay the course and keep at it!

Great work! Keep it up

[Starscream]

Originally Posted by icehog3

More than 1/2 way to your short term goal....keep it up, Andy!

Originally Posted by WildBlueSooner

Great work! Keep it up

Thanks for the encouraging words, guys! It means a lot to all of us.

Originally Posted by jquirit

Weight in was this morning. Scale says... 209 lbs. Slow yet steady weight-loss, so I'm happy with that. Also had a friend note that I seemed to be losing weight. Good sign!

So everybody, stay the course and keep at it!

Slow and steady wins the race. Glad you're still on track. When others notice that you are losing weight, it makes you feel good, doesn't it?

[Shaerza]

Originally Posted by jquirit

Also had a friend note that I seemed to be losing weight. Good sign!

That is one of the greatest feelings in the world, and was one of the most powerful motivating factors for me. I still see people that have not seen me since I started the process, and it just makes the rest of your day better anytime you hear it!

Keep up the good work guys

[Starscream]

Just did a three mile ride w/ my kids (only one, the six yr old, could hang w/ me for all three). That relieved some stress after a long day at work. Hopefully it'll help w/ tomorrow's weigh in, but I doubt it. I've been hanging around the 242/243 mark all week.

[Starscream]

Second week with no loss. Can't seem to get past this 242 mark. I have gotta shake things up here, but can't seem to find the energy or the will power to do so. Between work, two online classes, church, grading papers, and household chores, I just can't devote too much time to exercise. Or the time I do get I am exhausted and need to relax for a bit. I am enjoying this bicycle riding, but it's not enough. Sunday splurge days hurt me somewhat, and still getting used to no meat right now has thrown me off a little too.

[Shaerza]

Originally Posted by andysutherland

Sunday splurge days hurt me somewhat, and still getting used to no meat right now has thrown me off a little too.

I do not think I could ever give up meat for more then a few days, and I can imagine that it might lead me to overeating other things.

Are you actively allowing yourself to have a splurge day every week? It seems like several of you are having bad weeks after you post about a splurge night. I know that it is very difficult to do when you are eating out or cooking large meals at home, but I strongly urge you to try to avoid "letting" yourself have nights off. I found over the course of last year that anytime I let myself have a free day, I would start to get more slack on watching everything else, and it would just snowball to a very poor week.

As for those of you that are feeling stuck.. keep with it! I was stuck trying to break thru the 200lbs mark for 6 weeks. It got depressing, but when I finally got there it was a great feeling.

I will plug the med ball workout again too. It only takes 20 minutes to run thru a set and it is a great core body workout. Wokring thru it with no breaks even gets you into a bit of cardio range as well.

[Starscream]

Originally Posted by Shaerza

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Are you actively allowing yourself to have a splurge day every week? As for those of you that are feeling stuck.. keep with it! I was stuck trying to break thru the 200lbs mark for 6 weeks. It got depressing, but when I finally got there it was a great feeling.

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Yes, WW allows extra points each week for a splurge night. You can use all of your extra points in one day, or you can use them throughout the week. But they recommend that you use them up by the end of the week.

Thanks for the encouraging words, Dan.

[Genetic Defect]

I doubt I will see the 200lb mark

[Shaerza]

Originally Posted by andysutherland

Yes, WW allows extra points each week for a splurge night. You can use all of your extra points in one day, or you can use them throughout the week. But they recommend that you use them up by the end of the week.

Alrighty. I will just add that the entire time I was doing the WW program I did not actively try to use up extra points. If I had a few points left over every day for the week I considered that a bonus! I did my best to maintain my intake for the entire week, then I would allow a splurge every few weeks.. Usually in the form of a night out drinking =\ An important addition tho, is that I never starved myself or anything silly like that to reduce my points intake.


I never thought I would see 200lbs again when I was sitting up at 250 either Took me about 8-9 months to shed it all. Certainly not a fast process!