stats, 8/23

August 23, 2005

Target points: 22
Points used: 30.5
Activity points swapped: 2
WPA used/remaining: 6.5/7.5

still hungry, too. man.

10 thoughts on “stats, 8/23”

  1. still hungry, too. man.

    I hate those days.

    Someone recommended hearts of palm as a quick, low point and filling snack that can be kept on hand.

  2. *hug* I don’t have good advice for the WW points thing, but hang in there. You’re doing great and I know you can achieve your goals!

  3. *hugs* Thanks. I’m still weighing in at 155, so I haven’t done any damage to myself, but I doubt I’m going to see a loss this week. Or, more accurately, I’m not going to see one tomorrow on weigh-in day. I’ve seen 154 during the past week, so I know I’m still heading in the right direction. It just probably won’t reflect on the Official Weigh In Day (darn it).

  5. What’s your goal? Where did you start, and how long did it take you to get to 155? Since that’s pretty close to my “Kit thinks at 154 I’d be HAWT!” goal, I’m curious!

  6. you’d asked about pilates for a bad lower back–define “bad”. There’s quite a few of the modified exercises that are done with you lying flat on your back, perhaps with only your shoulders lifted off the floor. Many are completely flat.

    If you think you could lie on the floor on a yoga mat, then I can send you some suggestions.

    :) Won’t curb your hunger though. heh.

    Try eating more protein. It’ll stick with you longer and fill you up faster.

  7. At my fattest, I was about 205. I lost about 15 pounds over, like, a couple of years, and hung around 190 for a long time. I was at 188 last October when I stopped eating sweets and started losing weight, and I’ve lost 33 pounds to get to 155 since then.

    My goal is 142. I haven’t weighed 142 since I was a sophomore in high school, and I was shorter then, so I’m not entirely sure how realistic this is, but judging from looking at myself in the mirror, I can certainly knock off at least another ten pounds. I may re-evaluate at 145.

    One of my goals is to get to 150 and then hire a personal trainer, as I want to not just be thinner, but to be in *good shape*. I expect that’ll have some significant relevance to what kind of weight I can maintain in the long run.

    I *do* think you’d be HAWT at 154! And I have no idea if you’re the sort of person who tends toward competitiveness at things like weight loss, so I want to say this once, anyway. I don’t mean for it to sound arrogant or self-centered or…something, just, y’know: I have really high expectations for myself, so if my goal’s ten pounds lower than yours, don’t feel like you ought to try to aim for what I’m aiming for, or anything. We’re coming from very different places all the way across the board, and I’m pretty sure we both have reasonable expectations of what’s good and healthy and possible for each of us. And I don’t really think you’d do that anyway, but weight loss is one of those damned touchy subjects, you know? So I just wanted to say that. :)

  8. Lying flat on my back is not good for me. :) Basically I have a narrow disk in my lower back and my spine slides off to the side (I screwed up my knee which in turn screwed up my back). I need some kind of PT for it, but can’t really afford it, so I’m looking for ways to strengthen my lower back without hurting it more. Sort of a catch-22. :)

  9. Thanks for touching on that, hon, but I totally agree. We’re entirely different people, at entirely different places in our lives… I’ve had three kids and have… well, close to a decade on you, don’t I? And we’ve different bodies entirely, for all the “evil twin” jokes! I want to be “healthy for me”, not follow in your (or anyone else’s) footsteps.

    I just find that I have a /horrible/ time trying to visualize what different weights look like on different body types. I’ll look at the before and after photos on the SouthBeach website, and I can’t tell at a glance, a 2/4 who’s 130 from a 8/10 who’s 160, if they carry it well for their frame.

    Right now, I’m just focusing on my own goals (under 200 by my birthday) and eventually 154 (which is really more of a running joke/inspiration than a strongly considered goal). Basically, the SB way of eating is one that I think I can stay on life-long. It’s a healthy eating plan, and while the weight loss is definately helping me keep the motivation to turn “whims” into habits, I’m not just in it for scale-goals.

    But thank you, hon. You’re always great about saying the hard stuff, and that’s one of the things I love about you.

  10. Are you that much older than me? Maybe! I’m 32, anyway, FWIW. :) But yeah: what looks good on individuals varies wildly. I’m pretty certain (to my *utter* amazement) that if I am toned and no longer fat that I will probably be able to wear 6’s, which…is just about inconceivable to me. I’m still blown away by fitting into 8s, and I’m still more than 10 pounds from my goal. *boggle*

    See, that bit about being able to *stick* with the eating plan–that’s important. Most Important, as far as I’m concerned. That strikes me as the part that’s going to dictate whether you stay fit for life or not, so if you’ve found something that you think’ll work for you, bravo! That’s really awesome.

    Me, I never thought I could like fruit this much. :)

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