Tubby Tubby Weight loss challenge 2011

[poolie]

Jim, my guess is water retention from the sodium. I've been experiencing 2 lb bumps based on eating something with a high sodium content. Frustrating huh. Luckily it'll go away in a day or so. The clothes are telling the real story.

Speaking of stories, had a funny thing happen to me earlier in the week. Like hopefully everyone on this thread, my pants are starting to get loose. To the point I need to move down a waist size. After a jog the other night I stopped into the local Target store for a couple items and as I'm headed to the checkout counter with both my hands full, I could feel that on every step my pants were inching downward. Uh oh... I hoping I get to the counter before I wind up dropping trough in the middle of the store... About 10 feet from the counter my pants dropped down to my knees. Can we say embarrassing? Had to just bend down and put my stuff in the floor so I could pull my pants up. And yes, people were pointing and snickering. I guess it was funny. Instead of continuing on to the counter I headed over to the clothing section and bought a pair of smaller jeans.

 

[Jim]

Poolie,
Save your story for someone who believes you. You lost a few pounds and your trying to be hip. :LOL2:

 

[poolie]

:roflmao:

 

[richg99]

Hmmm Jim, I feel your pain.....Ha!

However, looser fitting clothes and one notch on the belt is worth a lot.

I am plateaued also. Keep on keeping on. In spite of the numbers, I'll bet you feel better. I do.
regards, Rich

 

[richg99]

Poolie...was that YOU I saw on Youtube yesterday?? Ha Ha Ha.....rich

 

[devilmutt]

Starting Weight - 253.4
Jan 7 - 244.5
Jan 14 - 240.2
Jan 21 - 239
Jan 28 - 237.2
Feb 5 - 237.2 (New Scale)
Feb 11 - 233.4
Feb 18 - 235
Feb 24 - 235
Mar 4 - 235.2
Mar 11 - 234.4

Finally made a little progress!

 

[worminken]

Saturday is my start day and I plan on weighing (less) each Saturday morning. My starting weight is between 240-245. I'll let you know Saturday.
1-1-11 - 245.2
1-8-11 - 238.7
1-15-11 - 236.2
1-22-11 - 234.6
1-29-11 - 232.3
2-5-11 - 231.8
2-12-11 - 230.6
2-19-11 - 228.00
2-26-11 - 227.7
3-4-11 - 226.1
3-12-11 - 223.6

2 1/2 lbs. it's a keeper

 

[richg99]

Boy, am I dumb....
We are visiting one of our sons in Dallas. He suggests I load a new app (for both the Iphone and Android phones) called RESTAURANT NUTRITION. Free, works great. Has a data base of restaurants and many food's caloric content.

So.... This morning, I decide to go do some early morning bank fishing.I don't want to wake the household up by making a cereal breakfast. I drive to a Waffle House. I order the egg-white omelet; hash browns; and two tiny sausages.

AFTER I order, I open the new app up and look up Waffle House.

OUCH! My daily calorie allowance is 1920. My "little" Waffle House breakfast cost me 1,600 calories. After I ate most of it, I resigned myself to apples and coffee for the rest of the day.

Next time, I will look up what I order BEFORE I order it. It is going to be a long, hungry day, I guess. Duhhhhhhhh

regards, Rich

 

[richg99]

More ideas from the daily .....Eat This, Not that...email that I get. Rich

50 Best snacks in America

here are just a few listed.....

Best Fiber Bar
Fiber One Chewy Bars Oats & Peanut Butter
Per bar:
150 calories 4.5 g fat 10 g sugars 3 g protein 9 g fiber

Best Protein Bar
Atkins Advantage Peanut Butter Granola Bar
Per bar:
200 calories 7 g fat 1 g sugars 17 g protein 6 g fiber

Best Chili
Kettle Cuisine Three Bean Chili
Per container:
220 calories 3.5 g fat 450 mg sodium 11 g protein 13 g fiber

Best Overall Soup
Campbell’s Select Harvest Light Italian-Style Vegetable Soup
Per cup:
50 calories......0g fat 480 mg sodium 3 g protein 4 g fiber

This is as light as soup gets. You can slurp the whole veggie-loaded can for 100 calories and not worry about serving-size overload.

Best Chicken Soup
Campbell’s Select Harvest Healthy Request Mexican Style Chicken Tortilla Soup
Per cup:
130 calories 2 g fat 410 mg sodium 8 g protein 2 g fiber

This Mexican-Style Chicken Tortilla Soup has a bigger flavor kick—and about 45 percent less sodium—than the more common varieties of chicken noodle.

Best Pizza Snack
Lean Pockets Whole Grain Supreme Pizza
Per pocket:
220 calories 6 g fat 10 g protein 4 g fiber
These inverted pizzas deliver commendable hits of protein, fiber, and calcium. Plus they have more than a hundred fewer calories than similar flavors of Hot Pockets.

Best Oatmeal
Quaker Weight Control Instant Oatmeal, Cinnamon
Per packet:
160 calories 3 g fat 7 g protein 6 g fiber
Don’t confine oatmeal to the breakfast table. A bowl of instant oats makes a perfect snack. Each packet has only 1 gram of sugar, an impressive 20 percent of your day’s fiber, and thanks to the whey protein powder, a healthy array of amino acids.


Best Potato Chips
Food Should Taste Good Sweet Potato Tortilla Chips
Per 12 chips:
140 calories 6 g fat 18 g carbohydrates 3 g fiber 2 g protein

Part chip, part cracker, and all good. These nibbles provide 20 percent of your daily dose of vitamin A, and they’re gluten-free.


Best Popcorn
Orville Redenbacher’s Smart Pop! Gourmet Popping Corn (94% Fat-Free) Mini Bags
Per bag (popped):
100 calories 1.5 g fat 21 g carbohydrates 3 g fiber 3 g protein

The mini bags serve a dual function: They keep you from overeating and they do away with the need for a popcorn bowl. Keep a few bags tucked into your desk at work, and a fiber-rich snack will never be far from reach.

Best Portable Egg
Eggology Cage Free Hardboiled Eggs
Per egg:
70 calories 4 g fat 6 g protein

These are natural eggs, cooked, peeled, and ready to eat. Make a complete snack by spreading hummus on whole wheat toast and slicing the hard-boiled egg over the top.

Best Peanut Butter
Smucker’s Natural Chunky Peanut Butter
Per 2 Tbsp:
200 calories 16 g fat 7 g protein 2 g fiber

You’ll find no added oils, sweeteners, or fillers in this jar—just peanuts and salt. Stay within the snack-size calorie range by eating one tablespoon with crackers or two tablespoons with baby carrots or celery.

 

[wasilvers]

I believe a lot of staying healthy and eating healthy is all natural. If it is more than 1 process away from the source, try to stay away.

The eggs, sausage and hashbrowns-serioulsy 1600 calories?

Hash browns = 400 cals per serving
Sausage patties - 534 per 2
eggs - 1 cup whites = 126

Depending on juice, milk or coffee to drink... WOW I guess you could hit 1600! - I knew sausage was high, but WOW!

 

[richg99]

I was a shocked as you are.

However, I just re-opened the RESTAURANT NUTRITION app. Here are the results at the Waffle House.
Ham and Cheese Omelet 662 calories ( yes, I used egg whites instead of the regular one...but...they didn't have it listed for egg whites only...)...so..maybe 100 or more fewer calories

Hash Browns 409 calories
2 Sausage patties 534 calories.

Those three items alone total 1,605 calories.

I also had an orange juice and one slice of whole wheat toast. After seeing the 1,605 number...I stopped adding. Lesson learned here.

regards, Rich

 

[bulldog]

Alright fellas, I'm in. I don't have a ton of weight to lose but it is time. I fought MMA competatively at 155 pounds. I would walk around at 165-170 during that time and just cut the 15 pounds of water weight to make weight. I was in the best shape of my life 5 months ago and ripped. I have not been training due to a heart condition that ended my career but I have not done anything in 4 months and now I'm getting a little chunky. I'm walking around at 182 pounds right now and I want to get down to 170. Diet starts today and I'll keep you up to date on the progress.

 

[ejones1961]

1-5-11 275
1-14 266.7
1-21 266.6
1-28 264.4.
2-4 265.6
2-11 264.2
2-18 262
2-25 262
3-11 261

Missed a couple weighins havent really made any progress but not going backwards either.

 

[richg99]

Darn facts.....they get in the way of my fun.... Rich

Drink
Serving Size; Calories

Red wine
5 oz. 100

White wine
5 oz. 100

Champagne
5 oz. 130

Light beer
12 oz. 105

Regular beer
12 oz. 140

Dark beer
12 oz. 170

Cosmopolitan
3 oz. 165

Martini
3 oz. 205

Long Island iced tea
8 oz. 400

Gin & Tonic
8 oz. 175

Rum & Soda
8 oz. 180

Margarita
8 oz. 200

Whiskey Sour
4 oz. 200

 

[wasilvers]

Water - 0

 

[Jim]

223 this week, down 4.5 pounds which I think was sodium retention from the baked spiral ham and leftovers I ate all week.

So this week, I want you guys to watch the sodium intake. Don't track it if you don't feel like it, but just be aware how much your consuming. I am curious if you will see bigger losses if you cut back the sodium too.

January 1, 2011 - 246.8 pounds House scales...They LIE! :LOL2:
January 7, 2011 - 239.0 even 7.8 pounds. Good but it will slow down now going forward.
January 14, 2011 - 232.4 6.6 pounds this week. I hit the Gym every day and killed myself shoveling this week :LOL2:
January 21, 2011 - 230.2 2.2 pounds this week. This is where I need to be weekly, but I was hoping for more!
January 28, 2011 - 227.5 2.7 pounds this week. The 4 hour shoveling yesterday helped this along for sure!
February 4, 2011 - 227.7 up 2 ounces! :shock: This bummed me out a little because I did not cheat. I did however feast on a baked ham all week and some homemade chili. So I am wondering if this is sodium/water retention. I must say though all my clothes are fitting even losser this week. Maybe all the snow shoveling is causing me to pack on some serious dense muscle mass. :LOL2:
February 11, 2011 - 229.7 No comments, except that I have been focused since Tuesday. Better results will happen next Friday I hope.
February 18, 2011 - 226 Even 3.7 pounds this week. I busted my rear this week working out. I started jogging too on the treadmill. I ran just over a mile at 6mph. It felt awesome, but I was sore for 2 days after.
February 25, 2011 - 226.7 up 7 ounces. How? I have no idea. Very aggravating though. I worked out even harder and ran 3 times this week on top of my daily elliptical 35 minutes. :evil:
March 4, 2011 - 225.7 Down 1 pound from last week. I finally broke that 225.X. Very happy. Now my next short term goal is 220. I am confident with warmer weather coming that these "small" Loses per week will be a little bigger by being outside with the kids, yard clean up, trips to the park.....fishing. Anything but sitting cooped up in a house all winter long.
March 11, 2011 - 227.5 Enough to make me want to quit. Up almost 2 pounds
March 18, 2001 - 223.0 Finally. I can guarantee my fluctuation was the Sodium from the baked ham I had last week. This week I ate almost Zero processed foods.

 

[devilmutt]

Starting Weight - 253.4
Jan 7 - 244.5
Jan 14 - 240.2
Jan 21 - 239
Jan 28 - 237.2
Feb 5 - 237.2 (New Scale)
Feb 11 - 233.4
Feb 18 - 235
Feb 24 - 235
Mar 4 - 235.2
Mar 11 - 234.4
Mar 18 - 234.6

I did a lousy job of keeping track of my food intake this week.

Mother Nature has finally melted the ice off of the streets, I plan to start running outside on Monday.

 

[richg99]

Bah humbug...back up 1.8 lbs to 251.8.

No doubt due to my having two hamburgers and a number of other not-so-good things during the week.

Since my knee has been giving me troubles...I haven't worked out as I previously did.

Just got a call from the doc. Knee does have a torn meniscus and has to be operated on April 1. If all goes well, I'll only be down a week or so. Last time, I threw away the crutches after two days. I had been working out at the gym, and the knee/leg was in pretty good shape even with the tear. Should be the same thing this time. I hope.

Guess I have to eat/drink less..... if I exercise less. Bah humbug...rich

 

[poolie]

I haven't posted a weight update in about a month. Luckily I'm doing better at losing weight than updating progress. My last posted weight was 176.2 Feb 21st. Yesterday morning I weighed in at 171.8 which actually puts me within 3 lbs of my goal... but I'm not stopping there. The BMI charts say I should weigh no more that 169... so close!!!!!

 

[worminken]

Saturday is my start day and I plan on weighing (less) each Saturday morning. My starting weight is between 240-245. I'll let you know Saturday.
1-1-11 - 245.2
1-8-11 - 238.7
1-15-11 - 236.2
1-22-11 - 234.6
1-29-11 - 232.3
2-5-11 - 231.8
2-12-11 - 230.6
2-19-11 - 228.00
2-26-11 - 227.7
3-4-11 - 226.1
3-12-11 - 223.6
3-19-11 - 222.7

Slowly, but still moving in the right direction. And by the way, I feel much, much better.