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TNCR Pandemic Weight Loss Challenge

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  • M Offline
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    MainerMikeBrown
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    #198

    I've only gained about five pounds during the Covid era.

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    • KincaidK Offline
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      Kincaid
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      #199

      My weight has stayed pretty much the same - about 50 lbs too much.

      But I have just started Invisalign so I think I might lose some weight avoiding snacks between meals and drinking about 3x as much water as usual.

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      • jodiJ Offline
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        jodi
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        #200

        Scale says 2 pounds lower than last week, though it was only 1 yesterday, so at this point I’m just going to say one. I am finally starting to look like I’m NOT carrying my third child! 😄. I even had some ice cream this week. I’m figuring out how to (and feel ok with) having a treat, or a meal out - but being super careful on the days before and after, so I can continue to lose. (normally, we have something in the house like brownies or ice cream, and I just eat it every day until it is gone. Now Steve gets to eat it until it’s gone and I just have a little bit, and I’m not even sad about it. Today is my 2 week post second vaccine day, and I told myself I would start back with some weight lifting at the YMCA. Hopefully will get to that later today. Haven’t been since last February!

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        • LuFins DadL Offline
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          LuFins Dad
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          #201

          My trip to NY and back on Friday caught up to me... I was 2 lbs heavier than my last weigh in.

          The Brad

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          • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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            Doctor Phibes
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            #202

            I've been exercising every day with nothing to show for it and then suddenly today I've dropped a pound and a half over night. Not sure if it's an aberration.

            Just finished a 26 mile bike ride. The rest of the day may well be spent complaining about having to do stuff.

            I was only joking

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            • LuFins DadL Offline
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              LuFins Dad
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              #203

              I’m avoiding the daily weigh-in to avoid those day to day anomalies. I am back down to where I was two weeks ago before my sudden gaining of 2 pounds.

              The Brad

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              • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                I’m avoiding the daily weigh-in to avoid those day to day anomalies. I am back down to where I was two weeks ago before my sudden gaining of 2 pounds.

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                jodi
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                #204

                @lufins-dad said in TNCR Pandemic Weight Loss Challenge:

                I’m avoiding the daily weigh-in to avoid those day to day anomalies. I am back down to where I was two weeks ago before my sudden gaining of 2 pounds.

                I do a daily weigh-in, always in he morning before breakfast, because it shows me the trend, and then I’m not surprised at the end of the week. Yes, the scale goes up and down a little, but that fact actually helps me keep on track. So for example if I go crazy at the barbecue, and the next day the scale has gone back up, just seeing that makes be extra careful for the next couple of days (and the scale reading goes down) So far, that’s working for me.

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                  Doctor Phibes
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                  #205

                  I find the daily tracking quite interesting. I weigh myself every morning at the same time, and get all the statistics from the scale regarding BMI, fat percentage, etc. It gets a bit dispiriting when nothing happens, or worse, something happens in the wrong direction.

                  I was only joking

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                  • jodiJ Offline
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                    jodi
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                    #206

                    Today was one of the days I went back up (dropped a pound near the end of the week, then back to what I was last Monday). Was kind of expected, this was my birthday weekend. 😄

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                      Catseye3
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                      #207

                      Total lost: 10.2 lbs.

                      Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                      • Catseye3C Catseye3

                        Total lost: 10.2 lbs.

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                        LuFins Dad
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                        #208

                        @catseye3 said in TNCR Pandemic Weight Loss Challenge:

                        Total lost: 10.2 lbs.

                        Woohoo!

                        The Brad

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                        • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                          Doctor Phibes
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                          #209

                          Nice going, Cats!

                          I was only joking

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                            Friday
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                            #210

                            Nice going Cats!

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                            • Catseye3C Offline
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                              Catseye3
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                              #211

                              Thank you all. It was a nice surprise. 🙂

                              Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                                Rainman
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                                #212

                                So, how many tubbo's are left around here?
                                C'mon, fess-up.
                                ARE YOU or are you NOT a bonafide tubbo?
                                Most important, how many words are there for tubbo? Blimp. Fat. BFUH (big fucking ugly hog). Buffalo.
                                I can't think of any others. Losing my touch I guess.
                                Fatso. That's definitely it. No more mean words.
                                I apologize ahead of time for anything above that might hurt some pudgy walking porky's feeeeelings. So there.

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                                • RainmanR Rainman

                                  So, how many tubbo's are left around here?
                                  C'mon, fess-up.
                                  ARE YOU or are you NOT a bonafide tubbo?
                                  Most important, how many words are there for tubbo? Blimp. Fat. BFUH (big fucking ugly hog). Buffalo.
                                  I can't think of any others. Losing my touch I guess.
                                  Fatso. That's definitely it. No more mean words.
                                  I apologize ahead of time for anything above that might hurt some pudgy walking porky's feeeeelings. So there.

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                                  Horace
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #213

                                  @rainman said in TNCR Pandemic Weight Loss Challenge:

                                  So, how many tubbo's are left around here?
                                  C'mon, fess-up.
                                  ARE YOU or are you NOT a bonafide tubbo?
                                  Most important, how many words are there for tubbo? Blimp. Fat. BFUH (big fucking ugly hog). Buffalo.
                                  I can't think of any others. Losing my touch I guess.
                                  Fatso. That's definitely it. No more mean words.
                                  I apologize ahead of time for anything above that might hurt some pudgy walking porky's feeeeelings. So there.

                                  My weight is part of my intersectionality bona fides. You could never possibly understand.

                                  Education is extremely important.

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                                  • LuFins DadL Offline
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                                    LuFins Dad
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                                    #214

                                    I’m back to my March 2020 weight... Which is still fat, but getting better. Another 30 lbs and I’ll feel better.

                                    The Brad

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                                      jodi
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                                      #215

                                      Cats, that’s great! I didn’t weigh myself on Monday because I wasn’t home - had to make a last minute trip to the east coast to deal with some pretty serious aging parent issues, and the stress is not helping me! Have to go to Seattle for the same reason in a little over a week. (My parents live on opposites ends of the country) Still hovering right around 177, which is 14 pounds down from Feb 1, but I have a long way to go. My goal is go get below 150. I walked a lot in New Jersey, but I also ate ALL the airline cookies on my FIVE flights. 😄 Did just send the pants that are too big for me now to the Goodwill. Onward. Getting old sucks.

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                                      • LuFins DadL Offline
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                                        LuFins Dad
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                                        #216

                                        You are doing great, Jodi! There will be stalls when the weight doesn’t go down, but maybe the waist goes down a little.

                                        This morning I was excited when I realized the Khakis that were too tight we’re actually a pair that I had given up on two years ago. I still have a bit to go to wear them comfortably, but it’s in sight!

                                        The Brad

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                                        • jodiJ jodi

                                          Cats, that’s great! I didn’t weigh myself on Monday because I wasn’t home - had to make a last minute trip to the east coast to deal with some pretty serious aging parent issues, and the stress is not helping me! Have to go to Seattle for the same reason in a little over a week. (My parents live on opposites ends of the country) Still hovering right around 177, which is 14 pounds down from Feb 1, but I have a long way to go. My goal is go get below 150. I walked a lot in New Jersey, but I also ate ALL the airline cookies on my FIVE flights. 😄 Did just send the pants that are too big for me now to the Goodwill. Onward. Getting old sucks.

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                                          Catseye3
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                                          #217

                                          @jodi I didn't weigh myself, either. Cookies this week, lots of cookies. I figure my good results from last week scared my brain into screwup mode -- which it does on the regular. My brain is an asshole.

                                          I've decided losing weight is one of the most difficult First World problems there is. In itself, getting the weight off just isn't that hard; eat less than you burn -- bingo, shazam, done. It's the resistance. It's the evil brain that showers you with more obstacles, more reasons to fail, than are M&Ms in a jumbo bag. You overcome one? The brain grins like a demon and presents you with 89 more immediately. I know this; I've been on this struggle for years.

                                          The way I see it, you have two recourses, and two only: You can keep trying, or you can give up. What else is there? I've chosen not to give up, though some weeks you'd never guess it. It is heartbreaking; you just wish you could get it DONE already, and go on with the rest of your life. (Remember when you didn't have to worry about it? Yeah, me neither.) But the brain entrenched its resistance truths early and well. Oh, so very well.

                                          That resistance is not invulnerable. Every time you lose a half pound or walk past the dessert table, eyes averted, you chip away another little bit. It's a grim battle, but it can be won. I have to believe this.

                                          But GOD, is it boring sometimes. Okay, all the time.

                                          I invoke my favorite adage often. It's from the Japanese. "Fall down seven times, get up eight".

                                          Like Scarlett said, "Tomorrow is another day". Ya gotta believe. Those pants aren't coming back from the Goodwill. 🙂

                                          Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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