Turkey Trot Weight-Loss Challenge

[thesaint258]

I'm still around my starting weight, but I finally started going to the gym again, and I'm really cutting down my sugar intake. Hopefully that will make a difference before Thanksgiving.

[Surfah]

Going the wrong way. I have family in town for the next week and a half and it seems like every night is Thanksgiving and I just have zero willpower.

[marsupial]

I ventured on the scale this morning after last night's candy orgy. So far I am only up a pound but I have a feeling it'll take another day for the damage to really show on the scale. I am done with candy and crap for at least another 10 days (my son's birthday).

[thesaint258]

I've gained some weight, but at the same time, I've lost about 1/4 inch off my gut.

[Donuthole]

I forgot to weigh in on Sunday, but I weighed in this a.m. down over a pound below my lowest weight of the competition. I am quite surprised, as Mrs. D has been in a baking mood over the past few weeks. I was certain that the sugar cookies, lemon bars (which I normally don't care for, but these ones were amazing) and banana bread (seriously, the best I've ever had) would doom me, but I've apparently made enough sacrifices in other areas.

[marsupial]

I forgot to weigh in on Sunday, but I weighed in this a.m. down over a pound below my lowest weight of the competition. I am quite surprised, as Mrs. D has been in a baking mood over the past few weeks. I was certain that the sugar cookies, lemon bars (which I normally don't care for, but these ones were amazing) and banana bread (seriously, the best I've ever had) would doom me, but I've apparently made enough sacrifices in other areas.

I hate you.

[thesaint258]

I forgot to weigh in on Sunday, but I weighed in this a.m. down over a pound below my lowest weight of the competition. I am quite surprised, as Mrs. D has been in a baking mood over the past few weeks. I was certain that the sugar cookies, lemon bars (which I normally don't care for, but these ones were amazing) and banana bread (seriously, the best I've ever had) would doom me, but I've apparently made enough sacrifices in other areas.

How can you not like lemon bars?

[Donuthole]

How can you not like lemon bars?

Apparently by only having ever eaten crappy ones. Seriously, these ones were really good (but apparently quite a pain to make).

[marsupial]

Apparently by only having ever eaten crappy ones. Seriously, these ones were really good (but apparently quite a pain to make).

Danimal doesn't like lemon bars either. I love them and I wish I could eat them and lose weight.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

I've fallen well short of my goal for this challenge, but I'm happy with where I am heading the last 2-3 weeks.

Someone better step up here and take this thing away from Donut.

[SuperGabers]

I've fallen well short of my goal for this challenge, but I'm happy with where I am heading the last 2-3 weeks.

Someone better step up here and take this thing away from Donut.

Way to go Donut!

I am making a new goal to gain 10 pounds before it is over...

[Donuthole]

I weighed in on Sunday at my marriage weight. First time i've been there since my second year of law school.

I have learned a lot about my eating habits over the course of this thing. Prior to last weekend I spent 8 of the last 12 days out of town. It seemed like this would be a terrible thing from a weight-loss standpoint, because when I'm traveling for work I'm eating on someone else's dime, and thus, i'm eating bigger meals than I would normally eat on my own dime.

These trips were no exception; i ate larger than normal breakfasts, lunches, and dinners. However, what I noticed is that, because I didn't have a pantry and fridge to snack from--neither during the day or in the evening at my hotel room--I didn't consume as many calories as I otherwise would have back at the office and home. In short, much more damaging than the calories I consume at mealtime are the calories I consume snacking on nuts, granola bars, crackers, and whatever else I have around my office. Over the course of those two work trips I ate like a pig at mealtimes, and still managed to lose a pound.

This is not much of a revelation, as controlling snacking is something that pretty much every person attempting to lose weight deals with. However, the juxtaposition of my on-the-road eating habits combined with my at-work/home eating habits was interesting to me.

As for the Turkey Trot, this thing's not over yet. One week to go, and it will be the toughest week of all. I've certainly not lost enough weight to salt this thing away, especially not with the most calorie-laden weekend of the year coming up.

[SuperGabers]

I weighed in on Sunday at my marriage weight. First time i've been there since my second year of law school.

I have learned a lot about my eating habits over the course of this thing. Prior to last weekend I spent 8 of the last 12 days out of town. It seemed like this would be a terrible thing from a weight-loss standpoint, because when I'm traveling for work I'm eating on someone else's dime, and thus, i'm eating bigger meals than I would normally eat on my own dime.

These trips were no exception; i ate larger than normal breakfasts, lunches, and dinners. However, what I noticed is that, because I didn't have a pantry and fridge to snack from--neither during the day or in the evening at my hotel room--I didn't consume as many calories as I otherwise would have back at the office and home. In short, much more damaging than the calories I consume at mealtime are the calories I consume snacking on nuts, granola bars, crackers, and whatever else I have around my office. Over the course of those two work trips I ate like a pig at mealtimes, and still managed to lose a pound.

This is not much of a revelation, as controlling snacking is something that pretty much every person attempting to lose weight deals with. However, the juxtaposition of my on-the-road eating habits combined with my at-work/home eating habits was interesting to me.

As for the Turkey Trot, this thing's not over yet. One week to go, and it will be the toughest week of all. I've certainly not lost enough weight to salt this thing away, especially not with the most calorie-laden weekend of the year coming up.

AWESOME Donut!!!

[Green Monstah]

Was looking for motivation to lose some weight. My wife just told me she wasn't attracted to me anymore. I guess I found it. ha. ha.

[Donuthole]

I weighed in up a pound after the weekend. Anybody manage to lose weight over the holiday?