Wednesday Weigh In

Ruthbru, love your honesty!

I think I have to wait until after the election to get serious about the food. I am too crazy-stressed about everything until then. I do exercise a lot, which is my only saving grace!

The pitfalls of wearing yoga pants all the time (I'm retired) is that it works both ways - been following weight watchers for 1 week, and was sure I had not lost an ounce by the way my pants were feeling - Haha, got on the scale this morning and lost 3.5 lbs! So now at 153 hoping to head back down to goal weight of 140 (which I have not seen in years, got close last fall (144), but 140 would put me in healthy BMI range). DH is dieting with me and also had good results, so that encourages us to stick with it.

I have a 2 lb range and am in the middle of that. I'm not trying to lose, just trying to maintain. DH is on his sneaky diet again. He's giving me larger portions than his and eating very very slowly. He'll never say he's on a diet, but I've learned to read the signals.

Mind if I jump in? I like to scroll the posts and see what is the "latest". I think you ladies are the best! I track my weight daily on an Excel spreadsheet. My last scale, which weighed in .5 increments, died a few years ago and I replaced with one that weighs in .2 pound increments. I honestly thought it would drive me nuts, but I actually like it. I have my spreadsheet color coded, like for my all time high, all time low, the day I see my oncologist, etc.

Anyway, I had been able to get my weight down to where I was happy, then Covid and a Staqge IV diagnosis hit, new medications, blah, blah, blah, and I gained about 8 pounds. It goes up and down, but I'm trying to watch what I eat and get my daily steps in. I got an under-desk elliptical machine which helps with my steps. The pain in my hips and spine has reduced my outside walking, but the elliptical does help. I can pedal while watching a Hallmark movie! How great is that?

Anyway, it's been fun to read your posts this morning. Happy Tuesday, everyone!

Carol

Welcome Sunshine! I used to record my weight daily, but it started to drive me nuts with all the up and down. So now I just do once a week (Wednesday), and if I have been bad on the weekend I can try to atone for my sins before weigh in Wednesday! This morning I am 152.5 - down 1 lb since last week. Going in the right direction - I'll take it!

Same as last week...after bouncing for a month or more, I have stayed at the high bounce! UGH, TT

I am still stuck, but not going up anyway.

I am down 3 this week, after ballooning to a high I haven't seen in three years....still a long way to go, but heading in the right direction. Hopefully can make some progress ahead of next week and Thanksgiving. TT

Down .5 from last week. I think running out of Halloween candy was helpful. I would still like to lose another pound before Thanksgiving.

Good for you cm2020! It's always good to see numbers headed the right way. If Thanksgiving leads you astray, just start right back in the next day.

Hi, I'm here! Yes, I have Covid... despite the fact that I have been as careful possible....I haven't been in a restaurant since March, I've stayed away from events, gone to church online, not had people over or gone to anyone's house, haven't traveled, gone to the store just once a week in gloves and a mask, carry hand sanitizer everywhere etc. etc. etc. I have ZERO idea how I could have gotten it, but I did. I had a fever, cough, was achy, tired, had no appetite or taste; and so spent 6 days swallowing Tylenol, eating chicken noodle soup, chugging water, and sleeping. Yesterday my fever finally broke and I started feeling better, so hopefully I've rounded the corner. My quarantine ends Sunday but I will hang low for awhile after that for sure. I have lost a couple pounds because food tastes awful, but I wouldn't recommend it as a weight loss program!!!

Good news that you have not been ill enough to be hospitalized, Ruthbru.

I am the same since last Wednesday...a miracle after blooming up 3 lbs over the weekend. TT

I was sprung from quarantine on Monday. I am feeling pretty good, just a little cough and no taste yet ...actually my tongue tastes like someone poured pepper on it. It makes eating very uninteresting and as a result I have lost 7 of my 10 quarantine pounds (not a diet plan I would recommend!). Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving!