Weigh Yourself Everyday (or frequently) Club

Tyke said:
that sounds like a good plan! i exercised for the 1st time in a few weeks 2 days ago and i'm aching, i only did a bit! what exercise type are u doing, i assume it's cardio? i've been doing weight resistance training but literally only a bit...like 4 sets per muscle group, 2 muscle groups per day, so 8 sets a day in total. takes me 20-25 mins. but i'm finding it hard getting the motivation to do it...gonna watch pumping iron today for inspiration lol :D
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Yeah pretty much cardio. Like yesterday, I walked three times, did some weed eating (not that there is any grass because we haven't had any rain to speak of in the last couple of months. There is some small bushes growing up in the fence line and I like to keep them trimmed back.), and a bunch of house cleaning, lifting boxes, moving around and stuff. And I also walk the property to pick up trash and stuff. We live on a corner lot and it's amazing how much comes our way.

I was reading an article yesterday, where they took a group of men and put them on a diet. At first they lost steadily. And then after a while stalled. Sometimes, they'd eat a lot more calories and then lo and behold they were down 2 to 3 pounds the next day. They called it the 'whoosh' effect. That's what happens to me. I really feel like calorie wise I am losing weight and supposed to be losing weight according to the numbers, yet it doesn't show on the scale. I'm drinking consistently the same amount of water each day. And I tend to retain water anyway. So one day a week I may have a lot higher calorie count, but I did try and compensate yesterday by more activity. We'll see. I just want to lose weight.

Pumping Iron as in Arnold? If so, I fell in love with that as a kid and that's how I got started into weight lifting, not body building though. In middle school, I went to a private school (sounds more glamorous than what it was. We were poor. I did a paper route to afford the tuition.) I went to National Competition for Christian schools in weightlifting (ages 13-14). I didn't do particularly well. I finished 6th place one year, and 4th the next year. Just missing a medal. Ugh lol. Those were the days. I played a lot of different kinds of sports growing up and into young adulthood, but wasn't the greatest at any of them. Have a great day Sir!
 
whispers65 said:
Yeah pretty much cardio. Like yesterday, I walked three times, did some weed eating (not that there is any grass because we haven't had any rain to speak of in the last couple of months. There is some small bushes growing up in the fence line and I like to keep them trimmed back.), and a bunch of house cleaning, lifting boxes, moving around and stuff. And I also walk the property to pick up trash and stuff. We live on a corner lot and it's amazing how much comes our way.

I was reading an article yesterday, where they took a group of men and put them on a diet. At first they lost steadily. And then after a while stalled. Sometimes, they'd eat a lot more calories and then lo and behold they were down 2 to 3 pounds the next day. They called it the 'whoosh' effect. That's what happens to me. I really feel like calorie wise I am losing weight and supposed to be losing weight according to the numbers, yet it doesn't show on the scale. I'm drinking consistently the same amount of water each day. And I tend to retain water anyway. So one day a week I may have a lot higher calorie count, but I did try and compensate yesterday by more activity. We'll see. I just want to lose weight.

Pumping Iron as in Arnold? If so, I fell in love with that as a kid and that's how I got started into weight lifting, not body building though. In middle school, I went to a private school (sounds more glamorous than what it was. We were poor. I did a paper route to afford the tuition.) I went to National Competition for Christian schools in weightlifting (ages 13-14). I didn't do particularly well. I finished 6th place one year, and 4th the next year. Just missing a medal. Ugh lol. Those were the days. I played a lot of different kinds of sports growing up and into young adulthood, but wasn't the greatest at any of them. Have a great day Sir!
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well, if you're consistently in calorie deficit then you simply have to lose weight.

yeh arnold pumping iron :D i exercised yesterday afterwards so it must be having an effect. so you competed? that's pretty cool! i was into bodybuilding until about 2011, i never competed but i did get into shape. fond memories of it, it really added to my life.
 
07/31/2022 - 258.8 Lbs, 1869 Cals, 091 Oz, 000 Mins Exercise, 102F, -0296 Deficit
08/01/2022 - 258.8 Lbs, 1685 Cals, 091 Oz, 011 Mins Exercise, 102F, -0385 Deficit
08/02/2022 - 257.9 Lbs, 1752 Cals, 092 Oz, 071 Mins Exercise, 102F, -0541 Deficit
08/03/2022 - 255.8 Lbs, 2420 Cals, 091 Oz, 090 Mins Exercise, 102F, -0440 Deficit
08/04/2022 - 257.1 Lbs, 1698 Cals, 122 Oz, 074 Mins Exercise, 104F, -1112 Deficit
 
whispers65 said:
07/31/2022 - 258.8 Lbs, 1869 Cals, 091 Oz, 000 Mins Exercise, 102F, -0296 Deficit
08/01/2022 - 258.8 Lbs, 1685 Cals, 091 Oz, 011 Mins Exercise, 102F, -0385 Deficit
08/02/2022 - 257.9 Lbs, 1752 Cals, 092 Oz, 071 Mins Exercise, 102F, -0541 Deficit
08/03/2022 - 255.8 Lbs, 2420 Cals, 091 Oz, 090 Mins Exercise, 102F, -0440 Deficit
08/04/2022 - 257.1 Lbs, 1698 Cals, 122 Oz, 074 Mins Exercise, 104F, -1112 Deficit
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255.8 Lbs!
This was a very good sign, Tom :D
 
07/31/2022 - 258.8 Lbs, 1869 Cals, 091 Oz, 000 Mins Exercise, 102F, -0296 Deficit
08/01/2022 - 258.8 Lbs, 1685 Cals, 091 Oz, 011 Mins Exercise, 102F, -0385 Deficit
08/02/2022 - 257.9 Lbs, 1752 Cals, 092 Oz, 071 Mins Exercise, 102F, -0541 Deficit
08/03/2022 - 255.8 Lbs, 2420 Cals, 091 Oz, 090 Mins Exercise, 102F, -0440 Deficit
08/04/2022 - 257.1 Lbs, 1698 Cals, 122 Oz, 074 Mins Exercise, 104F, -1112 Deficit
08/05/2022 - 255.8 Lbs, 1677 Cals, 103 Oz, 022 Mins Exercise, 101F, -0801 Deficit

Still hot.....July had 27 out of 31 days over 100F. Not sure how many days we've had over 100F this summer. Usually, we get on the average 18.
 
Tyke said:
well, if you're consistently in calorie deficit then you simply have to lose weight.

yeh arnold pumping iron :D i exercised yesterday afterwards so it must be having an effect. so you competed? that's pretty cool! i was into bodybuilding until about 2011, i never competed but i did get into shape. fond memories of it, it really added to my life.
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I bet you can't guess what I started watching last night! :)
 
whispers65 said:
I bet you can't guess what I started watching last night! :)
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lol nice choice! it's still all these years later the definitive body building movie (i think?). i think the physiques were more aesthetically pleasing too around that time. the mr olympias of today just look OTT to me whereas arnold, ferrigno etc looked huge but not OTT.
 
Tyke said:
lol nice choice! it's still all these years later the definitive body building movie (i think?). i think the physiques were more aesthetically pleasing too around that time. the mr olympias of today just look OTT to me whereas arnold, ferrigno etc looked huge but not OTT.
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I agree. The movie came out around 1977 I think. I was 12 or 13 at the time and that's when I started doing weight lifting. I also had the book. I've watched it tons of times over the years. Arnold was always my favorite. But I did like Lou Ferrigno since he played the Incredible Hulk. I watched that show all the time. And remember reading some magazine, I forget the name, that had an ad in the back for gaining muscle. It was some skinny guy that turned into a muscular guy. Of course, it had ads for xray glasses, and stuff like that. I remember you had to sell boxes of christmas cards. I did that for a while. LOL.
 
whispers65 said:
I agree. The movie came out around 1977 I think. I was 12 or 13 at the time and that's when I started doing weight lifting. I also had the book. I've watched it tons of times over the years. Arnold was always my favorite. But I did like Lou Ferrigno since he played the Incredible Hulk. I watched that show all the time. And remember reading some magazine, I forget the name, that had an ad in the back for gaining muscle. It was some skinny guy that turned into a muscular guy. Of course, it had ads for xray glasses, and stuff like that. I remember you had to sell boxes of christmas cards. I did that for a while. LOL.
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yeh i remember the Incredible Hulk too it was my favourite TV show! I thought Ferrigno was brilliant. I don't know if you've seen recent pics of him but he's still in good shape in his 60's. I wasn't really aware of Pumping Iron until I was about 20 (early 90's) but when I eventually seen it I thought it was great, Arnie has so much personality in it.

I started lifting when I was 17, was then training on and off until i was 38. Even though I do a little today I don't consider it training really as I do very little. Maybe I'd train more seriously if I had the option but the nearby gym which was a 3 min walk from my home shut down 11 years ago, that's when I stopped proper training.

On the subject of weight loss, I've gained a pound today (up to 245). I cheated (only a minor cheat) last night, I ate 3 or 4 digestive biscuits. Mmmm! Hard to believe I gained weight over a 400 calorie cheat but that's what the scales told me this morning.
 
07/31/2022 - 258.8 Lbs, 1869 Cals, 091 Oz, 000 Mins Exercise, 102F, -0296 Deficit
08/01/2022 - 258.8 Lbs, 1685 Cals, 091 Oz, 011 Mins Exercise, 102F, -0385 Deficit
08/02/2022 - 257.9 Lbs, 1752 Cals, 092 Oz, 071 Mins Exercise, 102F, -0541 Deficit
08/03/2022 - 255.8 Lbs, 2420 Cals, 091 Oz, 090 Mins Exercise, 102F, -0440 Deficit
08/04/2022 - 257.1 Lbs, 1698 Cals, 122 Oz, 074 Mins Exercise, 104F, -1112 Deficit
08/05/2022 - 255.8 Lbs, 1677 Cals, 103 Oz, 022 Mins Exercise, 101F, -0801 Deficit
08/06/2022 - 255.8 Lbs, 1657 Cals, 094 Oz, 011 Mins Exercise, 101F, -0821 Deficit

Just a note on "exercise" minutes. These minutes only include focused exercise like walking etc. I cleaned house all day yesterday including walking the property to pick up trash, wash dishes, wash clothes, sweep floors etc. None of that counted toward exercise.
 
Tyke said:
yeh i remember the Incredible Hulk too it was my favourite TV show! I thought Ferrigno was brilliant. I don't know if you've seen recent pics of him but he's still in good shape in his 60's. I wasn't really aware of Pumping Iron until I was about 20 (early 90's) but when I eventually seen it I thought it was great, Arnie has so much personality in it.

I started lifting when I was 17, was then training on and off until i was 38. Even though I do a little today I don't consider it training really as I do very little. Maybe I'd train more seriously if I had the option but the nearby gym which was a 3 min walk from my home shut down 11 years ago, that's when I stopped proper training.

On the subject of weight loss, I've gained a pound today (up to 245). I cheated (only a minor cheat) last night, I ate 3 or 4 digestive biscuits. Mmmm! Hard to believe I gained weight over a 400 calorie cheat but that's what the scales told me this morning.
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yeah scales are a very weird thing. 3500 to lose one measly pound that you have to agonize over down to the very last calories. But nope, eat one little peanut for 10 cals and baloon up 5 lbs the next day. I hate scales lol.
 
whispers65 said:
Just a note on "exercise" minutes. These minutes only include focused exercise like walking etc. I cleaned house all day yesterday including walking the property to pick up trash, wash dishes, wash clothes, sweep floors etc. None of that counted toward exercise.
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That sounds like a very productive day, Tom. So happy to see that 255.8 2 days in a row :)
 
weight today is 245lbs same as yesterday, but over the past 3 days i've cheated on my diet and ate foods i've been avoiding (high cals and carbs). this is worst blip i've had in the 109 days since i started dieting. i must be careful and stop this blip now, it's morning here and i've just pigged out but i'm determined that the rest of the day i will stick to my diet and then tomorrow, the same, and so on.....
 
07/31/2022 - 258.8 Lbs, 1869 Cals, 091 Oz, 000 Mins Exercise, 102F, -0296 Deficit
08/01/2022 - 258.8 Lbs, 1685 Cals, 091 Oz, 011 Mins Exercise, 102F, -0385 Deficit
08/02/2022 - 257.9 Lbs, 1752 Cals, 092 Oz, 071 Mins Exercise, 102F, -0541 Deficit
08/03/2022 - 255.8 Lbs, 2420 Cals, 091 Oz, 090 Mins Exercise, 102F, -0440 Deficit
08/04/2022 - 257.1 Lbs, 1698 Cals, 122 Oz, 074 Mins Exercise, 104F, -1112 Deficit
08/05/2022 - 255.8 Lbs, 1677 Cals, 103 Oz, 022 Mins Exercise, 101F, -0801 Deficit
08/06/2022 - 255.8 Lbs, 1657 Cals, 094 Oz, 011 Mins Exercise, 101F, -0821 Deficit
08/07/2022 - 255.8 Lbs, 1772 Cals, 095 Oz, 033 Mins Exercise, 097F, -0739 Deficit

-3.0 pounds this week! Woohoo! I'll take it! Even though my weight bounces all over the place, that is a loss the last three weeks in a row now. Minus the planned cheat day, I feel pretty good about these calories. I'm going to try and stick with it, without the cheat day this week and see what happens.

97F! A massive cold front came through. It was less than a 100F finally. I thought I was going to need my heavy winter coat, but with the humidity, it still felt like 103F! Ugh. We have a chance of rain coming up this week. I surely hope so. We haven't had anything since June 3rd. So two months without rain.
 
whispers65 said:
07/31/2022 - 258.8 Lbs, 1869 Cals, 091 Oz, 000 Mins Exercise, 102F, -0296 Deficit
08/01/2022 - 258.8 Lbs, 1685 Cals, 091 Oz, 011 Mins Exercise, 102F, -0385 Deficit
08/02/2022 - 257.9 Lbs, 1752 Cals, 092 Oz, 071 Mins Exercise, 102F, -0541 Deficit
08/03/2022 - 255.8 Lbs, 2420 Cals, 091 Oz, 090 Mins Exercise, 102F, -0440 Deficit
08/04/2022 - 257.1 Lbs, 1698 Cals, 122 Oz, 074 Mins Exercise, 104F, -1112 Deficit
08/05/2022 - 255.8 Lbs, 1677 Cals, 103 Oz, 022 Mins Exercise, 101F, -0801 Deficit
08/06/2022 - 255.8 Lbs, 1657 Cals, 094 Oz, 011 Mins Exercise, 101F, -0821 Deficit
08/07/2022 - 255.8 Lbs, 1772 Cals, 095 Oz, 033 Mins Exercise, 097F, -0739 Deficit

-3.0 pounds this week! Woohoo! I'll take it! Even though my weight bounces all over the place, that is a loss the last three weeks in a row now. Minus the planned cheat day, I feel pretty good about these calories. I'm going to try and stick with it, without the cheat day this week and see what happens.

97F! A massive cold front came through. It was less than a 100F finally. I thought I was going to need my heavy winter coat, but with the humidity, it still felt like 103F! Ugh. We have a chance of rain coming up this week. I surely hope so. We haven't had anything since June 3rd. So two months without rain.
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-3lbs is a great result, well done! i'm the same weight as I was 1 week ago :rolleyes:

97F..."A massive cold front"...lol :D they're predicting another "heatwave" for the uk soon, 90F so they've said (n)
 
Tyke said:
-3lbs is a great result, well done! i'm the same weight as I was 1 week ago :rolleyes:

97F..."A massive cold front"...lol :D they're predicting another "heatwave" for the uk soon, 90F so they've said (n)
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Hopefully, their prediction will be wrong! They said we are not done with the 100's yet, but this week should be cooler temp wise. Humidity will be up, but still.
 
whispers65 said:
Hopefully, their prediction will be wrong! They said we are not done with the 100's yet, but this week should be cooler temp wise. Humidity will be up, but still.
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I don't think I could cope with a month of 100F+ tbh but i suppose if it happened i'd have no choice, i'd just have to get on with it. Wed-Sat they've forecast 90F, yes I hope they're wrong.

On the subject of weight loss, after my binge yesterday (ice cream), i'm now..............................................................................2lbs lighter :D

I'm 243. So I pigged out on ice cream on Sunday, on Monday I'm 2lbs less, go figure :unsure:
 
07/31/2022 - 258.8 Lbs, 1869 Cals, 091 Oz, 000 Mins Exercise, 102F, -0296 Deficit
08/01/2022 - 258.8 Lbs, 1685 Cals, 091 Oz, 011 Mins Exercise, 102F, -0385 Deficit
08/02/2022 - 257.9 Lbs, 1752 Cals, 092 Oz, 071 Mins Exercise, 102F, -0541 Deficit
08/03/2022 - 255.8 Lbs, 2420 Cals, 091 Oz, 090 Mins Exercise, 102F, -0440 Deficit
08/04/2022 - 257.1 Lbs, 1698 Cals, 122 Oz, 074 Mins Exercise, 104F, -1112 Deficit
08/05/2022 - 255.8 Lbs, 1677 Cals, 103 Oz, 022 Mins Exercise, 101F, -0801 Deficit
08/06/2022 - 255.8 Lbs, 1657 Cals, 094 Oz, 011 Mins Exercise, 101F, -0821 Deficit
08/07/2022 - 255.8 Lbs, 1772 Cals, 095 Oz, 033 Mins Exercise, 097F, -0739 Deficit
08/08/2022 - 255.3 Lbs, 1694 Cals, 093 Oz, 042 Mins Exercise, 099F, -0987 Deficit
 
Tyke said:
I don't think I could cope with a month of 100F+ tbh but i suppose if it happened i'd have no choice, i'd just have to get on with it. Wed-Sat they've forecast 90F, yes I hope they're wrong.

On the subject of weight loss, after my binge yesterday (ice cream), i'm now..............................................................................2lbs lighter :D

I'm 243. So I pigged out on ice cream on Sunday, on Monday I'm 2lbs less, go figure :unsure:
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Yup, it is weird how the body does. You would think after a binge, it would go up. But not always. 243 is the lowest I saw dieting last time. If I can make it to my 230's I'd be thrilled, but will settle to get back to the 240s for now.
 
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