tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post7861233617469507800..comments2024-03-28T14:42:42.958-04:00Comments on Runs for Cookies: When the scale doesn't budgeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-80796580294374309642016-01-03T11:42:25.843-05:002016-01-03T11:42:25.843-05:00Thank you for the post on the working out stalling...Thank you for the post on the working out stalling things! I started working out and the scale has not moved for 2 weeks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-14641211636211223002012-12-14T01:01:29.207-05:002012-12-14T01:01:29.207-05:00This is incredibly encouraging - I'm currently...This is incredibly encouraging - I'm currently at 146 and my scale has stalled, but I've (still!) been working out like crazy and eating right so I'm trying desperately to hang on to the hope that my clothes will continuously get bigger. ;)<br /><br />Your pictures are amazing - exactly what I needed today! THANK YOU! :)Five Arrows Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12205937427532122616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-42666593860175435582012-12-13T15:12:45.703-05:002012-12-13T15:12:45.703-05:00A size 12 and a size 4 at 152?! That is INCREDIBL...A size 12 and a size 4 at 152?! That is INCREDIBLE. What a difference exercise makes!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01467786840666071572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-59755018765526311502012-12-13T10:46:27.959-05:002012-12-13T10:46:27.959-05:00Were you really the same weight????!!!?? I rememb...Were you really the same weight????!!!?? I remember when I weighed 152 and was the size 10/12. The difference there between the two sizes is crazy!!Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12856664127424741689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-18219138211448535042012-12-12T22:53:15.479-05:002012-12-12T22:53:15.479-05:00OMG, I totally needed this post! I am having the S...OMG, I totally needed this post! I am having the SAME problem. It's frustrating when you look at the number and even you though feel thinner it doesn't "show"...but I have to remember that it does really show because I was able to fit in a smaller pair of jeans this weekend and I could run 1.5 miles straight today!<br /><br />Patience is a hard thing, especially when you are Jamie @ Running Toward Healthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04897608148873023126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-22782483070454046972012-12-12T17:32:47.698-05:002012-12-12T17:32:47.698-05:00I needed this post right now so much! I'm real...I needed this post right now so much! I'm really struggling to keep my diet intact since I haven't seen the scale budge in awhile. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-56845904305905370182012-12-12T17:09:12.609-05:002012-12-12T17:09:12.609-05:00i did a half-marathon on sunday and i'm up lik...i did a half-marathon on sunday and i'm up like five pounds, even though i've been eating fine. but my muscles are still very sore so i'm hoping that's why i'm still up so much. so annoying!pyjammy pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11405480361670567529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-91955215131204382222012-12-12T12:09:45.161-05:002012-12-12T12:09:45.161-05:00I agree completely with previous posters. This po...I agree completely with previous posters. This post is EXACTLY what I needed. I ran my first half back in September and didn't lose any weight until after I finished the half. I'm registered to do another half in Feb. and am determined to track every single thing I eat (been doing WW off and on for YEARS)and actually get this last 25-30 lbs off. For 3 weeks I've been gaining/Wyndihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07142746552832284352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-15217564374167452572012-12-12T12:00:07.085-05:002012-12-12T12:00:07.085-05:00Hope you can find that magic formula so you don...Hope you can find that magic formula so you don't dread your runs quite so much. Love how you continue to tweak everything (diet, exercise) even now. It's really a lifelong journe isn't it? Also love the comparison picture. You look fantastic at 152 lbs. especially in the second picture. I wish I looked half that good at 150.2 lbs. which is what I weighed this morning. But then I'dupsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18088114640385927198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-39801498936907465792012-12-12T10:52:32.107-05:002012-12-12T10:52:32.107-05:00Love your journal cover! Sometimes I forget that ...Love your journal cover! Sometimes I forget that you sew too, and that you aren't just a dieting running cookie eating gal!Alicia @ Wanna Be Inahttp://wannabeina.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-1287585476549588742012-12-12T10:15:19.741-05:002012-12-12T10:15:19.741-05:00Awesome stuff :)Awesome stuff :)katie@thecarbmonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14360802541980595383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-47501494914443868612012-12-12T09:40:37.657-05:002012-12-12T09:40:37.657-05:00Wow - that picture of you really is the best thing...Wow - that picture of you really is the best thing you could ever post as a testament. Thank you for reposting it (I think I've missed it before) and I can't tell you how poignant it is in terms of why the scale isn't always the best measure of your progress. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06682010895114305173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-77330258188308637252012-12-12T09:07:38.332-05:002012-12-12T09:07:38.332-05:00Thank you, thank you, thank you! This post couldn...Thank you, thank you, thank you! This post couldn't have been more timely. I'm 90 pounds into a 101 pound weight loss and the scale has been stuck for the last two weeks! AND it only crept down over the previous two weeks even though I worked my *ss off on/around Thanksgiving and maintained my usual calorie/carb intake. Grrr! It is so frustrating to see the light up ahead and feel Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-31611929161632646932012-12-12T08:01:20.199-05:002012-12-12T08:01:20.199-05:00You seem to write a post that hits home to me freq...You seem to write a post that hits home to me frequently.. I started back doing WW a few months ago- i need to drop 50 to be at my ideal weight- its slow and painful! I havent started back exercising yet... But your photo certainly makes me want to. Its amazing how your body tones up when you exercise.. I need to dig out some photos of myself 20 lbs lighter than I am now and REMIND myself ofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-32329978627300828962012-12-12T07:49:47.540-05:002012-12-12T07:49:47.540-05:00Hello from Ireland!! I love your blog - I find so...Hello from Ireland!! I love your blog - I find so much that I relate to!, but I've only just started on the journey... Hopefully, I'll catch up to you! Quick question - do you warm up / warm down before / after a run? When I'm on the treadmill I start and finish with a five minute walk - do you start running straight away? And the same when you're outside? Thank you! :-) Michele Penderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15689990392072134015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-37527351147493153842012-12-12T07:23:24.779-05:002012-12-12T07:23:24.779-05:00I love your blog!! You have done an amazing job at...I love your blog!! You have done an amazing job at transforming your life. I have a question, what brought you back to Weight Watchers? I think from what I have read you started with WW but then went to calorie counting? I ask because I go back and forth between the two. I am a Lifetime member and am a few lbs over goal. I am trying to figure out if I want to go back to WW or count calories . I Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11173569712333740842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-19989461452108353002012-12-12T07:19:56.984-05:002012-12-12T07:19:56.984-05:00Thank you for posting this! This is quite timely ...Thank you for posting this! This is quite timely since I just weighed in with a 0.2 loss this week and I was starting to feel discouraged. Rebooting Myselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11117342048689133649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-72876451193740652502012-12-12T07:19:09.021-05:002012-12-12T07:19:09.021-05:00I think of this every time I watch a final weigh-i...I think of this every time I watch a final weigh-in on the Biggest Loser. the girls are teeny tiny but "still" weigh 150 or 160 pounds. It's more about health, first and foremost, for the good things we're doing for our bodies "outweigh" what the dang scale tells us. After that, I want to look good in cute clothes, and size matters! LOLFrickin' Fabulous at 40https://www.blogger.com/profile/14853674225662132643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-19427550546464209232012-12-12T05:24:27.325-05:002012-12-12T05:24:27.325-05:00Thank you for this post. The picture of you is suc...Thank you for this post. The picture of you is such a powerful visual. The scale has not budged an ounce for me in many weeks, but I can tell my body is changing. I've been calling it "shape shifting!" :)jamienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-74660479290512727622012-12-11T23:11:59.817-05:002012-12-11T23:11:59.817-05:00Thank you so much for this post! I have been coun...Thank you so much for this post! I have been counting points and exercising and the scale won't budge. I am 7lbs heavier than my lowest weight (i have gained a few and can't seem to lose them no matter what i do) but others keep asking me if i lost more weight. I don't see it but i guess the scale is not the only way to judge progress. I am committed to my marathon which is only aCatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-91274729635350055162012-12-11T22:53:49.022-05:002012-12-11T22:53:49.022-05:00My work just did our health insurance "know y...My work just did our health insurance "know your numbers" today. Was suprised I am only .8% above normal in body fat. Now if I can make myself get out in the dark and walk/run...<br /><br />My daughter is 18 and still gets her yearly bronchitis. Once you get your own nebulizer to keep at home you know you are in for the long haul. Ours is 14 years old. :)Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721435687312864366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-30576351447519446152012-12-11T22:05:13.627-05:002012-12-11T22:05:13.627-05:00I agree with you. It just gives me hopeI agree with you. It just gives me hopeZ@KickingKiloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06411219822291256156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-48196309847352049222012-12-11T22:03:33.699-05:002012-12-11T22:03:33.699-05:00I sooo needed to read this post today!! I have be...I sooo needed to read this post today!! I have been working on the C25K program for 5 weeks now, exercising more than the 3 days per week, watching my diet, and the scale is hardly moving. I am glad I'm not the only one!! I guess just keep it up?? I cannot even imagine running 9mph...I just got up to 4mph today!! love your blog, you have inspired me so much!!Shannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04019824189706180491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-67555503821959877982012-12-11T22:02:38.510-05:002012-12-11T22:02:38.510-05:00I agree with you. It just gives me hopeI agree with you. It just gives me hopeZ@KickingKiloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06411219822291256156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-7308875812018449212012-12-11T22:00:55.967-05:002012-12-11T22:00:55.967-05:00Great picture. Thanks for this post...I really nee...Great picture. Thanks for this post...I really need to remind myself about this. Im NOT a runner but I do workout thrice/five times a week.<br />I'm at a constant war with my scales.<br />It stalls soooo much.<br />My weigh-in is Sat and I have 'gained' back the only pound I lost in the last fifteen days :(( Z@KickingKiloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06411219822291256156noreply@blogger.com