Who here is losing/gaining weight during this holiday? I have already lost 6lbs and new years eve isn’t here yet! Since Christmass eve my eating has gone out of whack so has my sleep. I looked in the mirror and I appeared “flat” I weighed myself and I lost roughly about 6-8lbs! Can’t wait till this is over so things can get back to normal.
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12-29-2006, 09:24 AM #1Da1UnV
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Losing/gaining weight over the holidays.
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12-29-2006, 09:35 AM #2I'm not that bright
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I can't wait to get back on a normal schedule. I've seen one too many cookies over the past couple of weeks.
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12-29-2006, 09:40 AM #3Þórr vigi
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Ditto.Originally Posted by phikappa
I can't wait to get back on a normal schedule. I've seen one too many cookies over the past couple of weeks."Go home, have a beer and smash something. That's what I would do" - Unknown (but probably Thor).
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12-29-2006, 09:55 AM #4When in doubt, mumble
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How can anyone have LOST 6 lbs over the holidays. What a nice problem to have.
Yorkshireman I: Right! I had to get up in the morning, at ten o'clock at night, half an hour before I went to bed, eat a lump of cold poison, work twenty-nine hours a day down mill and pay mill-owner for permission to come to work, and when we got home, our dad would kill us and dance about on our graves, singing Hallelujah!
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12-29-2006, 10:03 AM #5Da1UnV
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Because normally I eat 8 meals a day (every 3 hours) religiously but during the holidays all I am eating is junk food and eating dinner late at night. So my schedule is out of whack! My metabolism is extremely high so if I don’t eat steady my body wants to go back to its original bodyweight of 158lbs.Originally Posted by namtrag
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12-29-2006, 10:09 AM #6When in doubt, mumble
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Hey BH
I was just kidding (sorta)...
Seriously, I wish I had a problem like that. I am just the opposite. I too was eating 6 meals a day roughly the same size, and had lost 24 lbs since Labor Day. Then in 5 days at my in-laws, I gained 5 of it back.
I was eating about 1800 calories a day before to lose the weight, probably ate about 3500 per day for 5 days, and gained 5 lbs. Go figure.
I envy you!Yorkshireman I: Right! I had to get up in the morning, at ten o'clock at night, half an hour before I went to bed, eat a lump of cold poison, work twenty-nine hours a day down mill and pay mill-owner for permission to come to work, and when we got home, our dad would kill us and dance about on our graves, singing Hallelujah!
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12-29-2006, 10:14 AM #7Da1UnV
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Trust me you don't want thisOriginally Posted by namtrag
I guess the grass is always greener on the other side. Do you know how long I have been trying to hit 200lbs for? I iwsh I was heavy and had trouble losing weight than the other way around
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12-29-2006, 10:19 AM #8When in doubt, mumble
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It's definitely amazing how each person's metabolism is so unique. That's why I get so irritated when the "experts" make blanket statements. Like Atkins is harmful, or Atkins is the best. It seems to me with everyone being unique, maybe Atkins is bad for some, and great for others.
I hope you get to 200lbs. I am aiming to get down to 190 with 10% body fat. Then maybe I will try to gain back to 200 if it's all muscle If I could swap out some of my weight with you, we could average about 200.
It's been so long since I was under 200, I can't remember when it was.Yorkshireman I: Right! I had to get up in the morning, at ten o'clock at night, half an hour before I went to bed, eat a lump of cold poison, work twenty-nine hours a day down mill and pay mill-owner for permission to come to work, and when we got home, our dad would kill us and dance about on our graves, singing Hallelujah!
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12-29-2006, 10:37 AM #9Registered User
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I havn't gained any weight this holiday - still the same 350 ibs I was before. /shrug
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12-29-2006, 10:55 AM #10140 down, 5% to go.
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Im suffering from a faulty mirror this holiday. I look at it and I see the fat guy I used to be. Scale still reads the same, but everything just looks flabby and fat. I also feel like my pants are tighter, but I cannot see where they are...I'm going to do measurements tomarrow just to prove to myself this is all in my head.
Supposedly this problem is supposed to fade with time. I just wish that time was now.
It isn't as bad as it was though. About 10 months ago, I almost gave myself a heart attack when comming out of the shower. I was startled by the sudden appearance of this naked guy in my bathroom mirror.
Yea, I'm one of the few who can actually say he did not recognize his own reflection.Chris
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12-29-2006, 11:10 AM #11Bicycling fool
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I have been off work this week and always gain when I have a week off because of all the diet soda I drink. It blows me up like crazy. I work on an assembly line and we are only allowed to have water while working so the only soda I get when working is at lunch and at night. After about a week at work I will lose the bloat and be back to normal.
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12-29-2006, 11:45 AM #12Registered User
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I was off the wagon over the Christmas weekend but I've been back on track since Tuesday and plan to stay there. I'm not much of a NYE partier so I can't chalk this up to willpower, just a boring lifestyle.
My weight rarely changes, but I hate how I feel after a few days of not eating right.
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12-29-2006, 12:35 PM #13Registered User
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Gained and lost
I ate quite a bit over Christmas because I was visiting relatives out of town. I hadn't had candy in so long I had forgotten how good it was...and I ate way too much!!!
When I returned home I had gained 5 lbs. After dieting again for 2 days, I'm back to my original weight. Not bad for 2 days of dieting!!!
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12-29-2006, 12:40 PM #14Registered User
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I've lost 4 pounds since last Wednesday!
Damn flu
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12-29-2006, 12:45 PM #15Back In The Game
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I gained 3 or 4 pounds over Thanksgiving, lost that, then gained another 4 or 5 pounds over Christmas. I've got half of the latest gain gone, almost in time for New Years eve to kick my ass.
I'll breath a big sigh of relief around the middle of January, unless the Bears make a playoff run, and my ass ends up getting kicked until the middle of February. Which is just in time for my birthday on the 18th to mess with me.
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12-29-2006, 02:39 PM #16Finding my Potential
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Gained 6 pounds, figure it's a couple pounds of fat and three or four of water... I let my diet and exercise go to cr**, but I'm gettin' back on it now.
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12-29-2006, 02:47 PM #17Master of Reality
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This is the one week I just plain write off every year. There's no point in trying to be hardcore over the holidays, it's just futile.
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12-29-2006, 05:20 PM #18Teacher and Bodybuilder
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Well, I don't own a scale so I can't say if I'm up or down in weight. I look a bit thicker in the mirror, and I think that is mostly because I'm on break from school (Dec. 21 - Jan. 2) and I burn lots of calories teaching. I work with 9-11 year-olds and I tend to "teach on my feet" meaning I rarely sit at my desk if there are kids in the room - I'm up moving around and trying to get them excited about whatever it is we are doing. That's a big part of my cardio.
On the other hand, I've been lifting heavy, eating often, and getting extra rest so I also see some added muscle mass.
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12-29-2006, 05:27 PM #19How tall are you?Originally Posted by BossMadOne
I'm hanging in there, down 2lbs from Dec 18th.
It's been a struggle with people cooking for me and bringing over treats and such!
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12-29-2006, 06:54 PM #20Registered User
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Lost 9 POUNDS!!!!!!
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Trained the 23rd hard, Then took th 24th and 25th off. Starting Tue. trained like hell, ate clean, cardio 35minutes everyday but leg day, and weighed myself today and 227 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!! On my way!
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12-29-2006, 07:20 PM #21When in doubt, mumble
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You are one dedicated dude! To fight through all that and get back on track is awesome, what a great inspiration to us.Yorkshireman I: Right! I had to get up in the morning, at ten o'clock at night, half an hour before I went to bed, eat a lump of cold poison, work twenty-nine hours a day down mill and pay mill-owner for permission to come to work, and when we got home, our dad would kill us and dance about on our graves, singing Hallelujah!
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12-29-2006, 07:21 PM #22When in doubt, mumble
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No one has made a wisecrack about loosing vs losing in this thread, so let me be the first.
Yorkshireman I: Right! I had to get up in the morning, at ten o'clock at night, half an hour before I went to bed, eat a lump of cold poison, work twenty-nine hours a day down mill and pay mill-owner for permission to come to work, and when we got home, our dad would kill us and dance about on our graves, singing Hallelujah!
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12-30-2006, 06:02 AM #23SRSGRL'S #1 FAN
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Doing ok, but it has hurt some potential LBM gains. Getting in the calories is a struggle but less of a struggle than getting in enough protein and eating at the right times. I do prefer the normal schedule of eating and rest, it makes evaluation of your program and the ongoing adjustments so much easier when you are dealing with a base of consistency.
UP the IRONS!
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12-30-2006, 06:39 AM #24Doing it right, I think.
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YEP! I went into the holidays with a "screw it" attitude (with respect to diet). I will not weigh myself until 1/2/07 which is the same day as I resume my regular eating habits.Originally Posted by phikappa
I can't wait to get back on a normal schedule. I've seen one too many cookies over the past couple of weeks.
I am expecting some weight gain... No, correct that, I expecting some fat gain which will show up on the scales. This doesn't bother me at all as I expect it should take about 2 weeks to get it off. In the mean time I am mentally refreshed and ready to go at it 100%. Was it worth it to esentially set myself back about 6 weeks? Maybe not, but life is short and sometimes we need to crawl out of the box that we build ourselves into - its just plain good for the soul
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12-30-2006, 06:49 AM #25"Darkness Falls"
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Just to many thing that went on over the holidays........So I just wrote it off.......I did manage to goto the Gym the 23rd and 24th Early, Off the 25th and back on schedule the 26th. It was the eating that screwed me up
I am back on track now. I hardly drink or really do the late night party thing anymore so NYE should not be a problem for me.
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12-30-2006, 06:58 AM #26Registered User
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I don't know about the rest of you, but I am Over 35. I can't party like I used to and I'm not at all sure I'll still be awake at midnight.Originally Posted by merlinsrealm
No, NYE won't be a problem for me. I might have a little problem during the bowl games on Jan 1 though.
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12-30-2006, 08:00 AM #27Tattoo'd Biker Accountant
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Same here, I usually don't even hit the gym. I plan it as my 1-2 week off time. If it's planned, I don't feel guilty about it.Originally Posted by FlyingV
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12-30-2006, 08:22 AM #28When in doubt, mumble
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Weighed at the gym this morning and I am back to pre-Christmas weight, so I guess the 5lbs I gained from 12/23-12/26 was sodium induced
Yorkshireman I: Right! I had to get up in the morning, at ten o'clock at night, half an hour before I went to bed, eat a lump of cold poison, work twenty-nine hours a day down mill and pay mill-owner for permission to come to work, and when we got home, our dad would kill us and dance about on our graves, singing Hallelujah!
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12-30-2006, 09:09 AM #29Marty
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I almost had a heart attack on the 27th. I stood on the scale and i was up to 189 from 185. I stood on the scale today and I was 183 down 2 so I guess Christmas was just a blip and not a major slide. I did eat a lot of meat over the holidays and it probably took a few days to clear my system.
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12-30-2006, 09:26 AM #30Registered User
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I gained a very welcome 2 pounds over Christmas. I'm trying to keep up the good work with the remaining chocolates and goodies till after the new year. If I can manage another kilo I'll be well pleased.
I guess the grass is always greener on the other side. Do you know how long I have been trying to hit 200lbs for? I iwsh I was heavy and had trouble losing weight than the other way around
My weight rarely changes, but I hate how I feel after a few days of not eating right.
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