MMH's: REVAMPED
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IPOM today cause I exercised twice which is definitely not typical for me- and 75 minutes of yoga this morning and a 40 minute walk with the doggies this afternoon
Got my meal planning and grocery shopping done for this upcoming week. I need to focus just on a couple mini goals this week I think, one of which will be staying within my calorie goal. I struggled with that this week.
How did your weekend go ladies??0 -
Mine went well - 99% healthy choices... didn't work out, but had a busy Saturday - including consignment...
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SCORE on the 2 bouts of exercise Susan!! well done YOU!! AND kudos on the meal planning and grocery shop - I have no doubt you'll make your mini goals girl.. I've been over in cals a few times but more important for ME this week is sticking with the logging; that's been my struggle to get back to but IPOM for me - 3 days of full logging so far!
Carol - 99% healthy choices - that's awesome!!
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in only another 2 weeks after this one we should all start SEEING results - we've got one week under our belts and if we keep working on hitting our daily/weekly goals and putting the effort in ladies... we WILL see it!! and we're doing GREAT because we're all PROGRESSING .. yayyyyyyyyyyyyy us!!0 -
Thanks for the encouragement Snooozie0
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Back again for another try....I've put so much weight back on, it's so frustrating!!!
This time around, my short term goals are going to be:
1. Walk at least one mile a day- either inside or out.
2. Stop browsing all those recipe sites!!! Have found so many single serve, and simple microwave mug cake/cookie recipes. Seems like it's a good idea to make just the one serving, and that's all you can eat- but if it weren't so darn easy and quick, I wouldn't make the one and scarf it down!
3. Stay out of the kitchen as much as possible, because, as much as I love to cook, I love to eat even more, lol
4. Weigh every day- I've tried the once a week, and it gives me too much opportunity to say I can make better choices...tomorrow...
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Welcome back Charip; good to see you - looking forward to hearing your progress towards your goals as well as we move forward ..
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Am well under cals for the day, but as we know that's not always a good thing; busy day and a dentist appointment had me choosing to NOT eat crap even tho I couldn't get to the healthy stuff I had brought. A low day won't kill me by any stretch lol.. but I am not sure I am going to make my water goal for the first time in a few days because I didn't drink anywhere near enough yet but i'm going to damn well try!!0 -
Hi Charip
- nice to see ya !
Snooozie, YAY YOU for passing on the junk food even when there wasnt a healthy option - now that's what I call commitment !!!! BTW, may I have some of your extra calories please?
Well I finally stayed within my calorie range today ( but had to use my exercise calories to do it). I've been eating healthy foods, and meeting my protein goal, it's just that I'm frequently hungry.
Gail and Carol, how's it going?0 -
Susan... honestly it took me well over a week when I was starting to scale back calories before my tummy got used to smaller amounts in a day - had a wee bit of hunger pangs here and there; I topped up with a handful of peanuts and some babybel cheese things; like you tho my focus was just on eating healthier - the calories were over most days but for me was more important to just get back to choosing healthier ... so huge congrats to you for realizing its more important to look at what you're eating an getting tht protein in right now than worrying aout a couple of extra cals.... (and SCORE on yesterday by staying within the calorie range tho - don't let yourself get too hungry tho during the transition back to healthy foods!!
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I have to admit that getting sick over xmas was a bit of a help in my getting back to smaller portions lol.. not being able to smell or taste anything helped with not eating as much and mainly surviving on soup lol - no doubt it would have taken me longer without the cold's help!
Today was my weigh in day - no loss at all, and the scale actually showed I was UP a pound.... and yep, I stepped on it twice!!! I actually LAUGHED this time tho.. cause I thought you *kitten* lol... (referring to the scale!) I KNOW I've been eating well and eating less, so I will just have to wait for that woosh factor to kick in lol - good thing I've learned over the past two years that weight loss is not linear and not to panic
Have a great day everyone - and hope to see a few more checking in with their progress and thoughts!!
ohhhhhhh.. I was one cup short on my water by the time I went to bed last night lol... but the forced chugging I did to try to get it all in won me a few extra trips to the bathroom overnight - so I actually beat the 4am alarm by 6 minutes getting up thanks to the water bahahahaha.....
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Welcome back charip:)
Susan. ...great job staying within goal and having healthy choices. ..and lots of protein
Snooze...sorry about the dentist. ...can Susan and I share your extra?
Doing well. ...went to sleep early last night and the bunny stayed in the freezer (check my page)
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Morning everyone! Welcome back, Charip.
Snoozie, Great reaction from you to the scale. I know it will show a loss for you soon!! I am terrified to step on my scale, just for that reason...I want to see something change in the right direction...cause I do some awful cussing , when I doesn't... I feel like I am gaining weight..clothes feel tight...It may bee the protein drinks. I am getting more protein than I normally would...guess I'll find out February. I think if I have gained or haven't lost anything...I am quitting them... and will look for something as a breakfast and evening drink...
Carol, you are doing great at this...keep that bunny in the freezer.
Seehe, awesome goal keeping.
Suzy, you have done a fabulous job, and it will all come together for you!!
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Gail... what's the calorie/carb/protein counts on those drinks?? (Just curious... they aren't my cup of tea at all... never been fond of any kind of smoothie/milkshakey/blended type stuff) but I know a lot of people use them for a meal replacement - just wondering as you mentioned the protein drinks might be causing some gain you think as to what the cals are?0
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Love it Susan. :-) where did you get the scale?
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Calories- 200
Carbs - 15
Fat - 6
Protein - 22
Fiber - 6
Sugar -2
It is Syntha-6 from GNC. It is the best tasting one I have ever had..I have bought my share of the chalky ones ,and threw them away after one drink...but this one tastes like chocolate milk. no chalky tast during or after. Seems like agood one. I use it instead of breakfast. and divide another one into thirds to keep me from getting hungry before dinner.
I think it may be my imagination about gaining...but we'll see in Feb...
Susan, I love the scale, I have seen them on TV in a commercial, but did not know they were actual scales you can buy. Awesome!!0 -
i'm actually pretty impressed with those numbers from the protein drink Gail... low sugar, high fiber and low carbs, and super amount of protein.... I agree I think it sounds like a great choice, especially if you actually like them - added bonus!! and I'm SO glad to hear you're taking in something during the afternoon before dinner - I can't imagine going from lunch all the way to dinner without putting something in me LOL!! Congrats to you on trying something new and such a great choice of that something!
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Susan - I remember that scale lol... love it!! And its actually SO true!! We need to love our bodies NOW... the amazing creation that is us while we work on improving the current state of it!1 Cause we ARE beautiful, and smart, and sooooooooo many fabulous things that deserve to be celebrated too!!
gotta go chug my water.. I was one cup short yesterday but bound and determined today I WILL make my goal!!
and nope... neither of you can have my extra cals lol..... they are long gone hahahaha0 -
Thanks for all the welcome back messages- appreciate it! Bummed this morning though- and this is why I'm changing from weighing once a week- starting today- since last Thursday, instead of the wonderful lower number I was expecting this morning.... I'm up half a pound...grumble, grumble. Going to step on that damn scale every morning from now on!!!0
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cbmcphillips wrote: »Love it Susan. :-) where did you get the scale?
Carol
Carol- it's called a Yay scale and I got it off the following site. It appears they have just the silver glitter one as opposed to pink now . It's usually back ordered but you can reserve it for when it comes back in stock which doesn't take too long.
http://voluptuart.com/yay-scaletrade-yay-you-yay-scale-silver-p-998.html0 -
Thanks - I'll look for it later:)0
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Charip - I'm two weeks into eating better/eating less and the scale showed a pound UP on wed lol..... but after two years here I already know its going to take time for my body to trust me and start moving out of it's "settled" weight.
When I first started I almost lost my mind because I was psyched up,,, and a month in of perfect logging/eating/moving and nothing was happening.. didn't lose one single pound... i would have packed it in if I hadn't had the Hatters around who had been there, done that and talked me off the ledge... but I know now if I just keep doing it right, it WILL happen. Not when I want it to, but it will .. that's guaranteed... so don't get discouraged!!
Every day you make your goals and progress with new habits, you're moving closer to the results happening!! Im going to post something shortly I saw on TV last night might help too....0 -
Thanks Snoozie. I swear, you deserve a cheerleader award!0
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Hello Ladies, I quickly read the above to try to catch up, first I was not successful this week with my goals, I started out good but ended up bad. I am very stressed at my job and I also picked up a cold. My mama always said feed a cold so I used that as an excuse not to control my eating. I exercised very good uptil Wednesday, but again because of my cold did not have the energy there after. Snoozie, I am going to reset my goals for the next week and take into consideration what you posted earlier about not eating late, I will try to stay under calories and hopefully kick back with the exercises. Thanks guys for allowing me to vent.0
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Hello cbmcphillips what part of Jersey are you from? I am from Jersey City, just went back there to visit over the holidays, stayed with my cousin in Glen Rock.0
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Milove.... I could never remember whether it was "feed a cold, starve a fever" or vice versa LOL.. so I would pretty much feed both HA!!
Venting to the hatters is what kept me sane many a time, so know we can commiserate with a crappy couple of days. But the GOOD thing is, you've already started to take the steps to get into a good week!!! Re setting goals is IMO necessary all the time, whether it be daily ones, weekly ones, long term, whatever... personally I prefer a small number of goals; not too easy but ones that are realistically attainable for ME.. then I get the feel good vibes of reaching em.. don't worry about the past week, just plan on moving forward this week and you'll be back in the groove in no time!
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I made 98% of my logging goal this week - missed logging dinner last night because I fell asleep LOL. I finished it this morning just to make sure I don't stray from my goal tho. I hit and on a few occasions, exceeded my water intake for all but one day, so pleased with my efforts. I made my goal of only recording my weight once a week; and I did not reach my exercise goal in any way, shape or form this week. My back is still so sore I need ibuprofen to function (not an excuse, just an explanation).
I am going to keep the same 4 goals for the upcoming week as all are the basics I need to continue to focus on to get to my goal 0 -
ok.. i'll try to keep this to the "readers digest" version:
Since the day I started here at MFP, I've read and learned about how important EXERCISE is, especially for women of our age... but since it's something I personally struggle with, I started with walking and... figured that was enough. At least I was doing something, and I know it helps with my blood sugar levels, so patted myself on the back and kept walking.
And I also learned how we don't want to lose muscle when we lose weight.. ok.. makes sense, but I never really "got' that.. I think I visualized muscles melting away or something.. I dunno.. anyway...
I was channel flipping last night and ran across some lady (no idea who but she was a personal trainer and nutritionist doing a segment on some show), and she said something that finally made me realize why its so important..
she said when you lose weight, ALL weight lost is made up of only three things: water, fat and muscle. The problem is.. we have no idea WHICH is in that loss..
if you lose 10 pounds, 3 of those pounds may be from water, 5 from fat, and 2 from MUSCLE loss!!
YIKES!!!
OR it could be 1 part water, 3 parts fat, and 6 from muscle loss..
holy *kitten*.
There is no way of knowing how that loss is broken down, unless you have one of those professional scale type things that actually shows how much of each you have lost.. I seem to remember Tammy saying she had had the opportunity to get on one of those thru her sister at some point... but im not sure.
Anyway... NOW I get why it's SO important to BUILD MUSCLE while we lose weight.. we don't WANT to lose any muscle, and since we have no control over where that weight coming off takes it from, we have to make sure we build it from strength training, resistance training, weights.. I dunno.. however we can build it.
Many of you may have already realized this, but the lightbulb moment just came on for me and quite frankly, is scaring the heck out of me. I don't know where to begin either, but I know that this is going to be something I'm about to start taking super seriously..
Just thought I'd share in case it's useful for anyone else too.
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I did really good with my exercise this week. ..1 night was Zumba and I also hit the elliptical once
I counted my grocery shopping as a walk
I also did pretty good with my eating:)
milove. .I sent you a friend request. ..I live in South Jersey near Philly
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Go Team Go! !!!!0
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Snoozie....thanks for the words of wisdom and I hope you feel better soon
I've done the same thing with logging. ...adding the next day from time to time0 -
Howdy all, This is all so new to me but want to give everything a go this year... Every thing..
My goals for the week:
1. Lose a kilo
2. Swim 3 times for 20 mins
3. Walk for 30 minutes once
4. No coffee for the week
How I'll achieve these..
Continue with my small steps, compassion for self attitude
Drink water when I want coffee
Salad for lunch every day.
Cut the portion size just a little.
Even this process has got me thinking about what I'm doing to myself... verrrryyyy interesting!!!0 -
Welcome Strawberry!!! Lovely to see you here; I know being new to the site can be so overwhelming; I'm pretty sure my head was spinning for the first few months LOL. We're very glad to have you aboard, and please don't hesitate to ask any questions, k? We are all about encouragement and support and positive attitude so we're here for ya!
Love your goals for the upcoming week; very realistic yet challenging too; can't wait to hear your progress and we'll be here for ya along the way!!! (im not going to lie tho.. my heart skipped a beat at the no coffee for the week; I broke out in a sweat just reading that one so very impressed!!!!)
and by the way... that's the first time I've seen a fabulous goal like "compassion for self" attitude... and I love it... we are so hard on ourselves; we say things to ourselves we would never say to a friend struggling to change their life, so I absolutely applaud your positivity in remembering compassion for ourselves!!
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