Poll: If you're trying to lose weight

[EvenStephens]

1. How much have you lost so far? 66, but I'm probably up a few from that, and I missed this week's WW meeting.

2. How much are you trying to lose?
112, or at least 98 to get to a healthy weight range, but serious...98? I'm obviously hoping to reach 100. 112 might be more than necessary, but I'll see when I get there.

3. What type of plan are you following? If you're counting calories, how many calories/day? WW, currently at 30 points a day

4. What's your workout routine?
Finished C25K and tried to work through G28K, but really I'm just trying to stay active this summer, while it's hot as balls.

5. Any other tips to share?
Love WW. It's been awesome. I go to meetings, but the apps are my saving graces. Can't say enough about C25K. It's great; you can do it! The racing community has been very supportive, and I think you'll find that if you start to do 5Ks, you'll get addicted. I spend my money on entrance fees instead of a gym. It's a fantastic trade-off, and I train by running out my front door.

[libfish825]

1. How much have you lost so far?
I am just getting going!


2. How much are you trying to lose?
Around 15 pounds... but my goal will be determined by running performance and what weight seems best for training.

3. What type of plan are you following? If you're counting calories, how many calories/day?
Right now I'm aiming for around 1500 a day. That will change when I start upping weekly mileage to probably 1700 or so.

4. What's your workout routine?
Right now I hike with my toddler on my back for about 8m. a week and add in a couple (easy) runs and kayaking with my husband. I'm trying to keep it casual for a month or so before I start gearing up for marathon training.

5. Any other tips to share?
I like the "slow and steady wins the race" advice. It's all long term - my biggest problem when I was first trying to lose baby weight was psyching myself out every time I had a day with a little bloat and my pants felt tighter than the day before.

It's exhausting (and unnecessary) to look for results on a daily basis!

[starlily]

May 31, 2012 8:23:18 GMT -5 Wines Not Whines said:

1. How much have you lost so far? 7.5 lbs

2. How much are you trying to lose?
52lbs to start, maybe another 5-10 after that.

3. What type of plan are you following? If you're counting calories, how many calories/day?
Medically supervised course of phentermine combined with a low carb diet. No calorie counting. I had to do some initial bloodwork and go in weekly for blood pressure checks/consult with a NP.

4. What's your workout routine? Pilates 2x a week and post dinner walk with the family thus far. I plan on adding 30 minutes of cardio each day this week.

5. Any other tips to share?

[erincassidy06]

1. How much have you lost so far? 40lbs

2. How much are you trying to lose? about 70lbs to go

3. What type of plan are you following? If you're counting calories, how many calories/day? I track everything I eat. I'm not tracking calories but "mindfully eating." I've also eliminated almost all processed "junk" food from our diet

4. What's your workout routine? I run 4 days a week with a mix of speed/ hill runs, 3 miles runs and a long run 5-6 miles. I'm also doing the NROLFW and LOVE it! Right now I'm in stage 5.

5. Any other tips to share? Keep on truckin'!

[foodie2012]

1. How much have you lost so far? About 20 lbs.

2. How much are you trying to lose? 110-120 lbs.

3. What type of plan are you following? If you're counting calories, how many calories/day? I'm counting calories...at my weight (according to MyFitnessPal), I'm eating between 1500-1600 calories/day.


4. What's your workout routine? I'm still trying to figure that out. Sometimes it's workout videos, sometimes I walk the dog, sometimes I do C25K. It's just so hard to do outdoor things in this heat!

5. Any other tips to share? I'm still a novice, but just journal everything...and if you aren't sure about portions, overestimate calories.

[Deleted]

1. How much have you lost so far? 60 lbs total, through various peaks and valleys. Feeling good now and down 23 this year.

2. How much are you trying to lose? 92 would put me out of overweight, but since I do a lot of strength training I do not know that I can get there due to larger muscle mass. That's 138 lbs, I think I will be happy when I reach a size 8, I am in a 12 now.

3. What type of plan are you following? If you're counting calories, how many calories/day?
I eat 1300 cal per day Sunday through Thursday and eat up to 2000 on Friday and Saturday. The restriction keeps the wieght coming off and the two other days keep me from going crazy and kee my metabolism guessing.

4. What's your workout routine? I train in kickboxing and mma 3x a week, swim 3x a week, run 2x a week and strength train 2x per week.


5. Any other tips to share? Try different caloric ranges to see what works for you. I k ow some people would feel awful on 1300 cal per day, but it works fine for me. Also, protein or whole grains for breakfast keep me full.

[mayflowers22]

1. How much have you lost so far? 3 pounds (Just started)

2. How much are you trying to lose? 20

3. What type of plan are you following? If you're counting calories, how many calories/day? 1300 cal per day

4. What's your workout routine? I run in the mornings and if I'm feeling up for it at night as well

5. Any other tips to share? Don't hit snooze, once you do it, it becomes a habit.

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