The 1st edition of the GreekChat.com Weight loss challenge - Page 4

chideltjen · #46 05-28-2004, 01:29 PM

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Originally posted by cashmoney
A little off topic....but I was wondering if any of you know whether or not the pill makes a chick gain weight? My girl has just switched over from the patch to the pill and I'm wondering if the fact that she went from a size 3 to a 5 has anything to do with her starting to take the pill. I thought she was just either starting to get fat or she got pregnant and didnt know it. I dont want to say anything to her because she's brought it up on her own about going up a couple of sizes....but do you think the pill could be causing some weight gain?

I know depo can. I have heard stories about women on depo gaining over 10 pounds. I have also heard you can gain weight on the pill as well. It just kind of depends.

adpialumcsuc · #47 05-28-2004, 02:46 PM

When I went from the pill to the patch I lost weight with out trying. I think it really all depends on the amount of hormone.

XOMichelle · #48 05-28-2004, 03:34 PM

The patch and the pill are the same thing: estrogen and progesterone. With the patch you absorb the medicine through your skin, with the pill, you absorb it through your digestive tract. The dose may be different, but that's it.

ETA: complainign about going from a 3 to a 5... geesh.

Rudey · #49 05-28-2004, 03:36 PM

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Originally posted by cashmoney
A little off topic....but I was wondering if any of you know whether or not the pill makes a chick gain weight? My girl has just switched over from the patch to the pill and I'm wondering if the fact that she went from a size 3 to a 5 has anything to do with her starting to take the pill. I thought she was just either starting to get fat or she got pregnant and didnt know it. I dont want to say anything to her because she's brought it up on her own about going up a couple of sizes....but do you think the pill could be causing some weight gain?

Yes it does cause it. Sucks huh?

-Rudey

sororitygirl2 · #50 05-28-2004, 05:03 PM

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Originally posted by cashmoney
A little off topic....but I was wondering if any of you know whether or not the pill makes a chick gain weight? My girl has just switched over from the patch to the pill and I'm wondering if the fact that she went from a size 3 to a 5 has anything to do with her starting to take the pill. I thought she was just either starting to get fat or she got pregnant and didnt know it. I dont want to say anything to her because she's brought it up on her own about going up a couple of sizes....but do you think the pill could be causing some weight gain?

I don't know about cold, hard facts or studies or anything, but I know that doctors warned me about that when I first went on the pill and I know of a lot of girls who totally BLIMPED OUT (not even exaggerating here) when they started. So, yeah, it could cause it...

Peaches-n-Cream · #51 05-28-2004, 05:40 PM

Size 5 is still really thin.

sororitygirl2 · #52 05-28-2004, 05:48 PM

I don't like stores that measure their sizes in 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 - that is the way cheap high-scool type junior-size clothes come. I like 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, etc..., the way nicer brands do it. Or, for jeans, I like them in waist sizes - 24, 25, 26, etc...

Also, it bugs me how Express does 1/2, 3/4, 5/6, and so on.

Sorry, I just had to rant - I know it doesn't really belong in this thread, but the size thing came up, so...

chideltjen · #53 05-28-2004, 05:51 PM

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Originally posted by sororitygirl2
I don't like stores that measure their sizes in 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 - that is the way cheap high-scool type junior-size clothes come. I like 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, etc..., the way nicer brands do it. Or, for jeans, I like them in waist sizes - 24, 25, 26, etc...

Also, it bugs me how Express does 1/2, 3/4, 5/6, and so on.

Sorry, I just had to rant - I know it doesn't really belong in this thread, but the size thing came up, so...

Co-sign... it makes no sense that I have trouble fitting into a size 5 but I can wear Gap jeans in a size four ok. I don't get it.

Jill1228 · #54 05-31-2004, 04:10 PM

Is everybody ready? I am battling a nasty case of bronchitis

But here is my plan

I will be doing:

A FIRM workout video tape (for the first segment of the challenge) it will be FIRM Maxiumum body shaping, 3 days a week.
Here is the video

It can easily be modified and it keeps the heart rate up there

The other 2 days will be the Winsor Pilates intro tape.

I will journal food on paper and eventually fitday.
Start by drinking 6 glasses of water and aim for 8 or more
3 fruits/veggies a day and aim for 5

I recorded my weight and measurements (hell no you are NOT gonna see those) and I will weigh and measure every other week

ajuhdg · #55 05-31-2004, 04:45 PM

Okay, I'm on board too! I gained 60 pounds while I was pregnant, and I've only lost about 45 of it. I weighed a little more than what I wanted when I got pregnant, so to be at my fighting weight, I'd like to loose 25 more.

I'll post more about my goals later, but it's late here, and I'm going to bed!

Good luck everyone! WE CAN DO IT!!!!

aj

navane · #56 09-07-2004, 01:41 AM

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Originally posted by Rollergirl2001
Hi, everyone!

Since school is out and most of you are not in summer school, it is time for the weight loss challenge. I'm looking for some people who are planning to lose weight for the summer, whether it is 20, 25, or more pounds. If you are interested, sign up by next Monday for the challenge. The challenge will begin on June 1st and will end on September 1st. There will be separate post for each week so you can post your progress.

Well, everyone, how did it go?

.....Kelly

blueGBI · #57 09-07-2004, 08:41 AM

I lost 17 pounds! Its nice because everyone is like, "you look really good!" I've challenged myself to lose another 20 by 12/1.

chideltjen · #58 09-07-2004, 02:43 PM

Yeah... Jen fell off the wagon and got left in the dust. I had lost like 2 pounds and then gained it all back and then some. Yeah... But I am officially off depo on the 17th so maybe when I work out the weight will actually come off and stay off.

But writing everything down... yeah that stopped after I came home from Hawaii at the end of June.

AOIIsilver · #59 09-07-2004, 04:21 PM

I lost 5-6 lbs.

I would like to lose 10-13 more.
Silver

winneythepooh7 · #60 09-07-2004, 04:35 PM

My new gym in my neighborhood opened today. I plan to go there tonight for a couple of hours. I need both the physical and mental release after the day I am having.........My goal is to lose 15 pounds and get back to 120. My weight goes back and forth. Ugh.