The Weight Loss Thread

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Originally Posted by goldengreeke

Good job you guys. I jumped on the scale Sunday for the first time since the week before Tahoe. I knew I had probably gained weight, just didn't realize it would be as much as 11 pounds.

Time to start the diet again....tomorrow.

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Gene, you enjoyed your birthday and the holidays. You know what to do to get back on track.

@QueenB, congrats on your 100 pound weight loss. Now that's the kind of loss we are happy about!


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@Darlene, I also have a desk job and one thing I try to do is to walk for at least 15 minutes at lunch and sometimes more if possible. I don't know how easy it is for you to go outside your office and walk around but if so, getting a few 15 minute walks in during the day adds up!

Congrats to everyone on their weight loss. @goldengreeke I think a lot of it is water weight/carb weight -- once you get back on the wagon, should lose it quickly.

I actually started this thread on the shut down site and QueenB continued it here. I fell off the weight loss wagon early on in the year, I blamed it on work stress but we all know we can't let stress make us overeat.
So for 5 weeks now I am back to eating only lean meats, lots of veggies, mostly berries for fruit and 1/2 cup of brown rice or quinoa once a day. Lost 11 pounds in 5 weeks and like DK528, I sit on my ass 8-10 hours a day at work.
Once I get home, it's just running kids around which is not exercise. I'm leaving for my family vacation this morning to the Jersey shore, this will be a big test for me to see how strong my will power is as far as eating healthy. Hoping to walk a few miles every morning to kick start some physical exercise into my daily routine once I'm back home.
Congrats to everyone doing so well the first half of the year!


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Originally Posted by BorgataBabe

I actually started this thread on the shut down site and QueenB continued it here. I fell off the weight loss wagon early on in the year, I blamed it on work stress but we all know we can't let stress make us overeat.
So for 5 weeks now I am back to eating only lean meats, lots of veggies, mostly berries for fruit and 1/2 cup of brown rice or quinoa once a day. Lost 11 pounds in 5 weeks and like DK528, I sit on my ass 8-10 hours a day at work.
Once I get home, it's just running kids around which is not exercise. I'm leaving for my family vacation this morning to the Jersey shore, this will be a big test for me to see how strong my will power is as far as eating healthy. Hoping to walk a few miles every morning to kick start some physical exercise into my daily routine once I'm back home.
Congrats to everyone doing so well the first half of the year!


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Congrats on your hard work the last 5 weeks! It has really paid off! Hope you have a great time on your family vacation. Fun first, diet strategy 2nd! I was on vacation over the past week, so I expect my scale will show a weight gain or no loss tomorrow since my last weigh-in the Sunday before last. There has to be SOME fun in life. Like many of you I sit on my ass for work. I work from home and I am sitting there from 5-6 a.m. to 5-8 pm.

Good luck to all.

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Originally Posted by BorgataBabe

I actually started this thread on the shut down site and QueenB continued it here. I fell off the weight loss wagon early on in the year, I blamed it on work stress but we all know we can't let stress make us overeat.
So for 5 weeks now I am back to eating only lean meats, lots of veggies, mostly berries for fruit and 1/2 cup of brown rice or quinoa once a day. Lost 11 pounds in 5 weeks and like DK528, I sit on my ass 8-10 hours a day at work.
Once I get home, it's just running kids around which is not exercise. I'm leaving for my family vacation this morning to the Jersey shore, this will be a big test for me to see how strong my will power is as far as eating healthy. Hoping to walk a few miles every morning to kick start some physical exercise into my daily routine once I'm back home.
Congrats to everyone doing so well the first half of the year!


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Have an amazing vacation, Borgatababe! Sounds like you've been doing great for the last several weeks and enjoy the walks :)

I have to say, I may be in the minority here but I usually lose weight or at worst stay the same on vacations. I think it's because I'm more active (even Vegas vacations -- usually am walking and/or dancing a bunch) and I snack way less. I don't do the mindless snacking that I do at my desk, I have two or three meals and don't necessarily limit myself to purely healthy things.

So maybe I just need to be on vacation all the time to lose all the weight that I need to lose :)

As for me, I've stayed the same (with a pound variance) over the last few weeks. I've continued to have trouble with insurance and the pharmacy about the medication that I've been taking, the prescription has expired and I'm waiting for a new one to arrive from the doctor's office. I wish I had been able to get to the doctor's office during his business hours this week but just couldn't do it. Can't wait to restart and regain the momentum I had for the month of June.

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Originally Posted by QueenB

Congrats on your hard work the last 5 weeks! It has really paid off! Hope you have a great time on your family vacation. Fun first, diet strategy 2nd! I was on vacation over the past week, so I expect my scale will show a weight gain or no loss tomorrow since my last weigh-in the Sunday before last. There has to be SOME fun in life. Like many of you I sit on my ass for work. I work from home and I am sitting there from 5-6 a.m. to 5-8 pm.

Good luck to all.

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Thanks QueenB, 3 full days into vacation and the only bad things I've had are two glasses of Riesling and a few spoonfuls of my husband's sundae tonight. Other than that I'm still eating well and I walked 10 miles in 2 days.

My son turns 13 on Wed., we're going out for seafood so I will probably be eating something bad that night. Thanks for all of the support.


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Originally Posted by DK528

Have an amazing vacation, Borgatababe! Sounds like you've been doing great for the last several weeks and enjoy the walks :)

I have to say, I may be in the minority here but I usually lose weight or at worst stay the same on vacations. I think it's because I'm more active (even Vegas vacations -- usually am walking and/or dancing a bunch) and I snack way less. I don't do the mindless snacking that I do at my desk, I have two or three meals and don't necessarily limit myself to purely healthy things.

So maybe I just need to be on vacation all the time to lose all the weight that I need to lose :)

As for me, I've stayed the same (with a pound variance) over the last few weeks. I've continued to have trouble with insurance and the pharmacy about the medication that I've been taking, the prescription has expired and I'm waiting for a new one to arrive from the doctor's office. I wish I had been able to get to the doctor's office during his business hours this week but just couldn't do it. Can't wait to restart and regain the momentum I had for the month of June.

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DK528, I feel the same way about vacation, I also tend to lose weight. I think you're right, it's probably all of the extra physical exercise from our normal desk jobs that kick starts our metabolism!

Better luck with your insurance and being able to get back on your prescription.


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I had gone on a short vacation over the 4th and gained 1 lb last week, which I expected. I was somewhat more active, but I ate a LOT, and foods I don't eat at home-fried foods, foods high in sodium, some sweets. I also enjoyed it very much! This week, I lost that lb plus 1.5 lbs more, so back on track. Pretty sure my vacay weight gain is mostly sodium, since I tend to lose it back in 1-2 weeks.

Hope everyone had a great week and be sure to have a great one this week!

Been slacking bad with workouts and posting here. I will start back posting here weekly. Good news, I'm still losing, even lost after vacation, and still going strong with WW. My summer is finally slowing down some so I will start back doing my daily workouts. I did 3.5 miles and upper body exercises this morning. I'm eyeing a Halloween costume for Vegas and I need to lose a little more weight to wear it. That will be my motivation to get my stuff together, lol. Hope everyone is doing good and enjoying the summer!!