Runner's World magazine and Start to Finish

by **deege** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:03 am

I have a gain of 1kg this week. Maybe it is the weather?? I knew that I would be likely to gain back something from last week's effort, but I demand a recount. Wednesday is normally my worst of the week, due to regular Tuesday night pub going and wedges eating.

by **runjanerun** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 11:46 am

kathrynoh wrote:Weight this morning = 79.9 kgs. That's a GAIN of almost 3 kgs. How does that happen? Sure there were some cake incidents this week but surely not enough to put on that much! Other than that, the eating and exercise have been good. It's not like I'm chowing down on a family size chocolate every night!

I'm putting in a formal complaint as soon as I work out where to lodge it.

ummm..i have a couple of days a month where i seemed to have found 2kgs from nowhere..and then they go away!my weight often fluctuates during the week.. just stick with it

..i dont really want to post my weight..cos whilst it looks like it is a good week...i know its only fake and i will put on weight as soon as i resume solids..so it will look like im rubbish next week

ok here goes..

at 60.5kg which is 1.6kg weight loss(not real tho) so total 2.9kg..(im thinking its more like 61.5 real terms)

i will be happy next week if i only put on 1 kg of that

deege..if its the same day every week..it doesnt matter if its the worst day..cos its also the original weigh in day

Em...maintaining is all good

Jay..sometimes when i start up at gym i put on weight and then it just normalises..the clothes thing really is a better guide..eat well exercise well and it will happen

lee..the buckle down attitude is a good one!

mph.. well done 2.8 kg is a good loss

by **joey** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:09 pm

Goodness - it must be "weight gain week"!! Gained 1.0 kg this week, at least there is no mystery as i always said i was prone to emotional eating and have proven it again this week! :twisted:

Have also proven that it is NOT a good idea to go grocery shopping on a Monday after work when hungry, tired and v.p'ed off with the world. Have ALSO proven that my theory that consuming an entire 10 PACK of banana paddle pops doesn't count when the universe should surely ignore the slip up when it was a rightful reaction to being dumped- is a CRAP theory!!! :roll:

The good news is (confession time here) is that the "old me" would have allowed myself to slip into many weeks of self harm via eating and up to a 10 kg weight gain. The "new me" gave myself 3 days and is now well and truly back on the wagon and motivated to post a good loss for next week!

by **runjanerun** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:59 pm

joey wrote:
Have also proven that it is NOT a good idea to go grocery shopping on a Monday after work when hungry, tired and v.p'ed off with the world. Have ALSO proven that my theory that consuming an entire 10 PACK of banana paddle pops doesn't count when the universe should surely ignore the slip up when it was a rightful reaction to being dumped- is a CRAP theory!!!

The good news is (confession time here) is that the "old me" would have allowed myself to slip into many weeks of self harm via eating and up to a 10 kg weight gain. The "new me" gave myself 3 days and is now well and truly back on the wagon and motivated to post a good loss for next week!

ohhhh.joey ..it seems like you had a horrible week! but it sounds like you are back on track now...i too got dumped last week and may have been prone to an emotional binge if it wasnt for the fact that i had to eat mush for a week. hopefully this is a much better week in evey aspect for you.

HUGS!

by **supersam** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:02 pm

Oh noes... all this talk about mystery weight gain is scaring me for my weigh in tonight

I might have to rest my gut on the towel rack when I'm on the scales to cheat a little :lol:

It's good to see the positive attitudes of everyone. A bad week isn't the end of the journey... lets keep going forward!

by **runjanerun** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:08 pm

supersam wrote:all this talk about mystery weight gain is scaring me for my weigh in tonight I might have to rest my gut on the towel rack when I'm on the scales to cheat a little

Oh Sam...PMSL at this... hope its one of those warming towel racks..with how cold it is at the moment..brrrrrrrrrrr

by **Sharon** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 2:01 pm

My weight stayed the same

by **eat em** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 3:07 pm

The same is better than a gain .....

by **smoggie** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 8:54 pm

I've stayed the same too. Had a strange week, half of it has been very good (salads for lunch etc) the other half bad (pizza and beer for dinner etc).

by **Pammie** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 9:31 pm

I put on lb so disappointed :cry:

I have to go back to a thread i started on the uk site when i lost a good bit of weight, see if i pick up a few clues certainly not doing something right.

by **joey** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:01 pm

Well what a strange week in weight loss land!! As Deeg said and reminds me of that old ad, "It could be the weather!" - or maybe it's just that hey we are all human and weight loss is in reality a journey and it aint a flat road - it's a kinda bumpy one at times!! Also as i have said before a lot of you don't have a heap to lose so results will not be super quick or easy to achieve....so to maintain or have a small loss or gain is ok as long as it heads in the right direction eventually.

Congrats to MPB and RJR on loss this week, RJR even if you think it's a false result this week, it's a result all the same, so go with it! - if you have a good week ahead i reckon it could/should stay off. Thanks for your kind words BTW, yep sounds like we both had a crappy week, but what can we say about those boys but NEXT!! :wink:

Well done to Em, SJ and Smoggie on the maintain, bit frustrating to not head downwards i know but in this case at least "better not down than up!"

Few of us in the "up basket" this week, at least we are not alone!! Particularly frustrating for those that don't understand why such as jaykay and Kathryn, guess all you can do is keep plodding away and hope it "all comes out in the wash" with a nicer number next week... :roll:

Still waiting on the results of sams towel rail experiment!.....

Best of luck to everyone for a great week ahead - i had a funny day at work today, so if anyone wants a laugh check out my post on Last Shout (maybe you had to be there, but give it a go!) A good laugh really helped me put things in perspective and press on with the challenge, lets face it, we are all probably much healthier than we were ten years ago and the fact that we are even TRYING to improve our health is to be commended!

PS Sorry for rambling post, trying to distract myself from EATING!! :roll:

by **tiger boy** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:16 pm

smoggie wrote: Had a strange week, half of it has been very good (salads for lunch etc) the other half bad (pizza and beer for dinner etc).

Funny, I would have put beer and pizza in the "good" basket and salad in the "bad"

by **sandy.point** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:20 pm

no loss this week, but no gain either, which I am happy about given I have had to easy back off the running due to a case of shin splints, have not run for almost 2 weeks, so for the first time in about 20 years (since I had no other food options but Mum's cooking) I have actually practiced some sort of self discipline with my eating. No sausage rolls, a couple drinks on the weekend was just that 2!. So I think reporting in each week to this thread is having a positive effect on my self control when it comes to food & Grog.

by **runjanerun** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:56 pm

joey: NEXT... I love it!!!!

sandy point/.i am in wholehearted agreement that posting here keeps me more on track than if im on my own..if i lose the plot on the weekend ...i go..ooops better be good..weigh in wed...and other people will know...which without this link i may not...

and i hafta lose a coupla kgs..the other bridesmaid is such a skinny little minnie

and agree..no loss is not a bad thing!

by **Pammie** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 1:08 am

I forgot.

The cakes we ate last night (well it was my birthday) so i guess that can count for the weight gain!

After this 6-8 weeks i will have to continue with this. Looking back i apparantly lost 10lb in 6 weeks by just giving up drinking coke and eating crisps

by **supersam** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:41 am

The hard work over the last 2 days has paid off. -0.5kg this week which has put me back under 80kg (79.5)

It's been a while since I've been 7x.

I upsized my cappuccino this moring to a large to reward myself... that's how it works isn't it? :shock:

by **running sweetlee** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 8:38 am

Well done Supersam, good comeback. Imagine how much more you could have lost had you "rested your gut" on the towel rack, pmsl!

by **supersam** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 8:51 am

running sweetlee wrote:Well done Supersam, good comeback. Imagine how much more you could have lost had you "rested your gut" on the towel rack, pmsl!

After yesterday I couldn't help but do it... 72kg! :lol:

I felt so proud of myself

Yes the towel rack was cold! and yes I was laughing to myself in the bathroom... all normal behaviour isn't it? :oops:

by **runjanerun** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:22 am

Pammie wrote:
After this 6-8 weeks i will have to continue with this. Looking back i apparantly lost 10lb in 6 weeks by just giving up drinking coke and eating crisps

theres no reason we couldnt cntinue it on after the 8 weeks..im sure some people would be keen to join...or just keep an eye on in order to maintain..

i know i wouldnt mind..if i get to my goal of sub 60..i will be having to pay attention in order to maintain..i can be a bit naughty..

wow SAM..7.5 kgs :lol:

.. normal behaviour.. lets see..is there an emoticon for if you were drinking the drink would have snorted out your nose cos you were laughing so hard

by **c rj run** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:31 pm

Hi all,

Have been very quiet over here contemplating my ever expanding navel....Wondering if I will ever get back on track.

Well I'm proud to report that finally the mind, body and spirit all had a meeting and decided to work together for a change....Especially the mind it just wants to do what it wants to do and that's it!!

So after a week and a bit I've finally lost 1 kg. Very happy about that.

What did send me into a little spin this afternoon was a friend reporting that in 8 weeks she had lost 8cm from her waist and 17cm in total from other parts. What got me was that she has been to bootcamp training twice a week but has been eating badly the entire time. Here's me slogging out at the gym and running 4-5,sometimes even six times a week and was gaining......Sometimes life just isn't fair :cry:

Can we over do it? My body does seem to be holding onto fluid at the moment. Normally when I eat properly and exercise the weight and cm's come off without too much pain. Any how hope everyone has a good week. Without too many "incidents" RJ

by **ajh** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:44 pm

I am ashamed to say that I am now +2kg from when I started this challenge. The trips away, birthdays, and a distinct lack of training over the last couple of weeks are to blame.

by **runjanerun** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 10:37 am

well..i get to do my first race of the season today (yes i know im not racing,,just jogging!) so that would usually mean a little treatie for me..what sort of mush would be a little treatie???? im not really a sweet gal!

although i have been having pancakes...AND WITH BUTTER..mmmm

hope you're all survivng the weekend temptations!

by **runjanerun** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 12:29 am

TB will be happy to hear i broke my MUSH with hungry jacks onion rings n chips during a sat night ...shall we say alcohol induced binge..

but tonight a roast.....mm mm took me 2 1/2 times longer to eat than anyone else(and yes it hurt) but well worth it... mmm mmm

im soo going to put on all of the 1.6kgs that i lost................. bugger

by **supersam** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 7:41 am

I've just got to say that stay away from the movies if you're trying to loose weight. My eyes light up when i got to get my small popcorn & coke... turned into a large of both, with a choc top

by **runjanerun** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 12:05 pm

supersam wrote:I've just got to say that stay away from the movies if you're trying to loose weight. My eyes light up when i got to get my small popcorn & coke... turned into a large of both, with a choc top

LOL....i dont think it will be too disastrous sam..you did have a fairly hard 16km cross country this weekend...

..besides you always have that towel rack trick up your sleeve....errr..under your belly.....

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