Accountability

[ReadySteadyGo 8]

Okay! Great....so how do I make a table. Hmmmm.....I'm gonna have to think about this.

And I will have to pick a weigh day.

[tapshoes 2]

Yes Mike, I too support the "it's ok if the weight is going down or the same, but I'm not gonna play if my weight goes up" reasoning!!

OK RSG - dream up a good table, and we will all do our bit in being accountable to each other and ourselves.

[coolcrystal 1]

Stuff like this tends to make me sabotage myself... like the posts about agreeing to exercise "X" amount a week or lose "X" amount by "THIS DATE".. stuff like that screws me up and then I end up not doing it.

Me and this girl from work were checking in with each other every week for 8 weeks and I lost less weight when I had this "competitive" thing going on with her than I did normally. I'm just weird like that.

Like before the band and I would be on a diet and lose, lose, lose and the second I would tell somebody I was on a diet I wouldn't lose anymore. It's weird.

I do keep my ticker updated though, each pound I lose I immediately change it. And I'm not saying this is a competitive thing, I"m just saying that by doing it, it would mess me up. I also keep my own private excel spreadsheet of my weekly weigh in.

[tapshoes 2]

Whatever works for you, Cool Crystal. I am the opposite; I benefit from posting certainly not to compete (I'm a one-half pound a week loser, I'd never win!), but rather it provides a little more incentive. Knowing and respecting how you think is critical to being successful. Isn't it great we are all different?

I did my walking again last night, so I met my committment of 3X this week. I will be weighing (at the Y) on Mondays...I haven't yet let that enemy of my psyche (a scale) into my house!

[coolcrystal 1]

OOh, the scale... I know about that all too well. I weigh every morning when I get up and go potty. I never weigh after that, only in the mornings. I like doing it because it keeps me on the right path. For instance when I went through my hummus and multi-grain crackers phase. I was eating those everyday and I just wasn't losing. It was bloating me up bad. So, I cut it out of my diet and over that next week I lost like 3 pounds. It basically just helps me narrow down problem foods that I would never think was a problem food. But my official weigh in days are Tuesday's.

[Ezma 2]

I lost a pound and a half this week...finally. I've been bouncing up and down a few pounds and it finally started dropping again a few days ago and I'm pretty stable now. I have a doctor's appointment in a couple days and am hoping for a very tiny fill. Usually the day on full liquids and the very tight week that follows gives me a few pounds off.

With exercise, I've upped it a bit. I went from a consistant 20 minutes a day to a pretty stable 30 minutes a day. Trying really hard to get it to 45 minutes but that has been tough. Think it will be a piece of cake once our weather drops below the 100s. Then I'll be able to walk on my breaks at work and that will add 10-20 minutes a day. Hubby and I can also take a good walk at night. Boy, oh boy am I looking forward to fall.

[tapshoes 2]

Yeah Ezma on breaking your plateau...that's fabulous! And yeah on the increasing exercise, too! While you are looking forward to fall, I just forsee the snow that will be coming soon...blech! Walking on icy sidewalks, unploughed paths, snow and slush and icy Water in your boots, pants salt-stained...........ugh!!!!

So, on my weigh day - did you hear that very long plaintive cry??? I am still plateau-ing!:cursing::cry_smile: So, neither loss nor gain for Tap. I did day 1 of the extra exercise yesterday; thismorning's weigh in did not inspire me to continue, but I shall...tap writes grumpily.

[ReadySteadyGo 8]

I'm at 287 which is two lbs lower than last week, but 2 lbs higher than the week before. I have been fluctuating these 5 lbs for maybe two months now.

It's annoying.

[tapshoes 2]

I feel your pain, RSG...

[tapshoes 2]

Today, I did my second of the 3 extra walks for this week...not because of any inspiration or overwhelming desire to, but rather I've been up since 1am and couldn't sleep, so once the sun rose, I went for a brisk walk...

[Ezma 2]

Dang Tap, you're as bad as me. I've been up since 4:45 and it's now 5:45 and the sun is just starting to come up but not light enough to walk yet. So I guess I'll play on the computer. LOL Really, I'll do that after I do my workout here in a minute. I have a doctor's appointment this morning so I'll find out how much I lost this month. I think it's only about 6 pounds. And I know that's okay but it's about half of what I used to lose a month.

[Shinyhappymommy 2]

I'm sad to report that I am one pound up from last week's weigh in. :thumbup: It bites to only weigh once a week and see a gain on that day. I'm thinking of going back to daily weigh ins.

I've increased my exercise a bit. I'm doing the Couch to 5 K and started week 2 today which was 20 minutes of alternating between running (more like jogging) for 90 seconds, walking for 2 min. I wasn't sure if I could handle it, but I did fine.

I'm also bummed about regular life stuff. My husband is trying for a job we reeeealy want for its location. We expected to hear by now, so every hour of every day that goes by without word, I have less and less hope. I haven't felt down much at all since my surgery, so it's weird to me. And I don't have a nice weight loss this morning to pull me out of it. Sigh.

[tapshoes 2]

Shiny/skinny...Don't be too hard on yourself about the weight gain - our bodies fluctuate alot. It averages out over time...at least, this is the rationale I have decided to believe it!

Hope your husband hears soon about the position...ideally he hears because he is successful. Keep us posted.

[Ezma 2]

Yep Shiny, hang in there. It will certainly move down for you again. You've done a fantastic job already. Your body just needs a chance to adjust to the changes. Got my fingers crossed for your hubby and hope you hear soon. Stress is a very tough one to deal with now that we've taken away one of our coping mechanisms.

[Ezma 2]

Had a fill yesterday and found out I was down 9 pounds over the last 4 weeks. That made me feel much better since the month before it had only been 5 pounds and I was really worried that I was going to be losing at a slower rate now. Glad to know that my body kicked back into gear and was close to the old rate again.

I think that I might be getting used to this weight loss spurt method I seem to have. I get a fill, lose 3-5 pounds in a snap, then bounce up and down for the rest of the month stuggling to get some more off. Rinse and repeat. Think I may just stop weighing myself for a week or so when it starts again. Save myself some frustration.

Also, just an FYI, I started my losing spurt before the fill this time. Not sure if it was the because I upped my Protein from 50ish to 80-100 range, cutting out the nightly ice cream (got it down to a couple times a week) or the slight increase in exercise time or if it is just a matter of losing in spurts.