PN Weight Loss Club STATS

[HerMajesty]

Hi All,

Welcome to the PN WEIGHT LOSS CLUB STATS. Anyone is welcome to join upon reading THE RULES below.

This idea was conceived in the thread "Need to lose 30lbs". That will still be our "chat" thread for tips, encouragement, suggestions on changes to be made to these STATS rules, etc.
We started this club so that those of us who have gained weight due to PN (inability to excercise, meds, etc) can motivate each other to take some weight off.

THE RULES:

1. This is for our HEALTH as people with PN. Please do not do anything that exacerbates your pain, or anything else unhealthy, to lose weight. Things to NOT do include any kind of excercise that exacerbates your symptoms, any kind of excercise that exceeds the recommended activity level after a medical procedure or surgery, changing your medication regimen in any way without Physician approval, mixing diet pills or weight loss supplements with prescription medications unless approved by a Physician who is familiar with your condition and all your medications, etc.

2. To join this club, hit "Reply". Then enter in your start date, goal, and method you will be using to measure your goal. Most of us will have a number of pounds to lose as a goal and will be weighing-in every Saturday. But some of us do not like scales and want to use inches, clothes sizes, etc.

3. Every Saturday is weigh-in for pounds lost, but those using another method might check in on a different schedule. To weigh in / check in, DO NOT HIT REPLY. Hit "edit" on your original post and add the current date and your weigh-in or other update. That way each person will have a single post which contains a running tally of progress.

4. WEIGH-IN METHOD: We all start at "0". If we lose two pounds in the firs week, our weigh-in for the 2nd week would be "-2". if we lose 1 pound the next week, our number for the third week would be the total, "-3". If we gain a pound the next week, four week total would be "-2". So each week, the number to enter in is the total cumulative number of pounds lost so far. This way nobody has to disclose their actual weight.

5. CHECK IN METHOD: Anyone who does not like to weigh in can be creative and check in on whatever schedule they please, using whatever update method they please.

6. Recommended but not required: Take a "Before" picture and do not post it. After you reach your goal, or are at a milestone such as your halfway point, feel invited to post "Before and After" pictures. Cropping out or blacking out your face for internet privacy is recommended.

7. STARTING AND ENDING: You can start at any time by posting a reply including your start date. If you reach your goal, please Announce it which much eye-catching fanfare at the bottom of your post and leave it up as an inspiration to others. If you want to quit and are sure you will not change your mind, please delete your post so we know who is still participating.

8. This section is for STATS. Please one post per person (with serial editing), and make you comments on the "Need to Lose 30Lbs" thread which is the chat section for this group.

9. Please go at your own pace and do not be discouraged. Some of us get a kick out of being competitive but this is not really fair as a competetion, since some of us are less disabled and can excercise more. 2 years ago when I was first diagnosed I could not walk around the block, and now with the treatment I have had so far, I can walk several miles. If you are at that stage where you can't walk around the block, don't try to compete with anyone who can circle the block 20 times, you'll just become discouraged. Please just be encouraged by others' successes, that is the point of this group.

[HerMajesty]

I started this Saturday June 4, 2011 and have a goal to lose 60 pounds. I will be weighing-in and posting here every Saturday...of course this Saturday I started as a "0" like everyone else.
June 11 2011, -2
...which is dumb luck due to being too busy to eat; I was also too busy to excercise and that will have to change for any sustained weight loss. Summer break has begun: next week I hope to be able to report in not only weight loss but that I have begun to excercise regularly!!
June 18, 2011 -3 this week, -5 total
June 25, 2011 +2 this week, -3 total ...didn't get serious about excercise til the end of the week, been lazy, less stressed, hungry. will redeem myself next weeK!
July 2, 2011 -3 this week, -6 total (PMS week over!)
I won't be posting July 9 as we will be on vacation aka "holiday". I'll have a computer but not a scale so will check up on the rest of you and post July 16
July 16 +3 over my lil vacation, back to -3 total...ugh the reality is I gained every ounce back on vacation but I've been home 5 days so redeemed myself a bit.
July 23 +1 total at the moment, something went funny yesterday, I had lost a couple of additional pounds this week and then yesterday I had a major migraine and spent the day drinking coffee and popping pills, almost no food, and gained 6 pounds in 1 day (????!!!!) Kind of alarming but I checked my blood pressure and it's normal. Must be some major water retention so I call this week doesn't count, LOL.
July 31 Sorry I am a day late, -2 now does anyone see a pattern here? like I keep on losing and gaining the same 5 pounds over and over again. And I know exactly why, cuz I have NOT been excercising like I should, something about these meds makes me lie around like a neutered dog. Today I got to church for the 1st time in awhile due to a bunch of circumstances, got me back feeling half alive again and I actually excercised. Hopefully I can break this cycle & achieve something. Much credit to you Tracy I need to get with the program!

[TracyB7777]

I have started the journey to lose 60 lbs on June 4, 2011. Weigh-In's and postings will be each Saturday. Keep the positive vibes going and don't push to hard!!

June 4, 2011 0 lbs
June 11, 2011 -4 lbs yippee!!!
June 18, 2011 -6 lbs (2 more down, many many more to go)
June 25, 2011 -9 lbs (3 more down this week. Imagine if I actually exercised!)
July 2, 2011 -14 lbs (Dang, I'm not sure how that happened, but yehaw!!! Maybe its the summer heat melting it off or the new man. )
July 9, 2011 -13 lbs (Ooops, guess mashed potatoes and sausage gravy wasn't the smartest dinner but it sure tasted good. )
July 16, 2011 -14 lbs (New man likes to eat...gotta find a balance since I do too!! )
July 23, 2011 Ooops, distracted and didn't weigh in...sorry.
July 30, 2011 -17 lbs (For two weeks, three pounds isn't bad. PT wants me to start walking again)
August 6, 2011 -18 lbs (slowing down but at least still going down...bet it's the Dilly Bars slowing me up!! )

[missyrg]

I started June 2. I want to wear a size 10 misses. I wear a size 16 now and will post when I am in a size 14.
June 16, -4

[helenlegs 11]

Starting from June 4th 2011 I will achieve a 35lb weight loss which I will maintain (and maybe excede slightly) Editing this post every Saturday.
-8 on July 2nd
9th July DAMN! getting too cocky +2lbs this week so -6 altogether GRRRR! I bought a new pair of jeans just before we started this and they do feel more roomy, Think that has lulled me in to a false sense of slim.
-7 on July 16th not great ! but a bit better
-9 on July 23rd no clue how ? ? it's more incentive to be good,think I've adjustied to eating less so less of a hardship.

Ok I gave up for a bit, Didn't give up feeling FAT tho'. Part of 'the programme' HAS to be coming here and recounting what needs counting! I feel a bit more focussed already.
Bloody Hell Tracey, way to go girl !!!! I am going to exercise too HM.
So August 13th -8

[Amanda]

Starting from now 6th June 2011 I aim to lose 20lbs in the next month....photos will follow and my self esteem will be huge once I reach this target...updates will follow weekly!
Well its now 25th June and so far Ive lost 4 pounds so im not on target but do feel better eating much less carbs and calories....its a work in progress for sure!!!!

[catherine a]

Starting Sat. June 11th I aim to lose 14 pounds in one month. (i think that's about 5 kilos.) In Australia we work on kilos but I'll measure in pounds. if I remember correctly 14lbs is 1 stone and I think that is equal to 5 kilos. Am I right? I aim to walk more and cut out snacking between meals.

Catherine

[calluna]

I started on Sunday 5 June, I aim to lose 30 lb.

I want to get my BMI back in the green - I'm using this chart from the British Heart Foundation, coincidentally this works out to losing 30lb.

I'd also like to be able to wear UK size 12 jeans. At the moment I am wearing size 16. (Size chart from Boden here, as are the jeans.)




(Catherine - a stone doesn't work out neatly in kilos, it is about 6.36. One kilo is 2.2 lb, 14 lb to a stone. 5 kilos is 11lb. )

[calluna]

Bumping this thread up before it drops off the bottom of the page!

[Amanda]

Thanks Calluna

We actually need to reactivate this thread.

I like some others havent reached my target.....oh well. In recent times Ive not put on more weight but do need to shift a lot to make me more comfortable as other health issues are becoming more prevalent. At last the days are getting longer, so more activity even gently may help with shifting some inches