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izzy214 wrote: »

Later Nights

You can call yourself a night owl, but humans aren’t nocturnal. In fact, research published in Obesity suggests that eating at night – even if you don’t eat any extra calories – contributes to weight gain by altering the body’s circadian rhythms. And people who eat most of their food at night have higher body mass indexes than people who eat earlier in the day do, according to research published in the International Journal of Obesity. Meanwhile, nighttime light exposure via computers, phones and tablets is linked to disrupted sleep, which affects your body’s levels of stress hormones, your metabolism and how much fat you burn and how much you store around your stomach.

Great tip! All very true for me! I eat too late in the evening.

megbugs

Name: Meghan
Age: 33
Height: 5'5"

Began 7/19/15: 259.4 - goal to lose 100+ lbs

Start Weight (10/6): 235.4
Goal Weight (12/29): 215

First weigh in 10/6: 235.4
10/13: 232.4 (-3 lbs)
10/20: 230.8 (-1.6)
10/27: 229.2 (-1.6)
11/3: 231 (+1.8)
11/10: 229 (-.02)
11/17:
11/24:
12/1:
12/8:
12/15:
12/22:
12/29:

Congrats to everyone who is losing and those getting back on track! Congrats Izzy on your onederland goal! Gabi don't give up, you're a huge inspiration to many! Jessalene you're doing awesome! I'm back into exercising daily and feel stronger and my clothes are feeling better! Absolutely love running (never thought I'd say that) and people are right that it gets easier. Good luck this week. I, for one, am scared about all the temptations the holidays will bring.

TerriRichardson112

Yesterday, to help me reach my goal, I stayed under my 1200 basic calories, and did an extra legs workout.

izzy214

Make time for exercise

If your days and evenings are packed, try exercising in the morning. Start by getting up 30 minutes earlier twice a week, and hop on the treadmill or stationary bike while you listen to the radio or watch the morning news. Or step outside for a brisk walk. Once you've adjusted to early morning workouts, add another day or two to the routine.

izzy214

Good Morning all
Tuesday I had a visit to my doctor for a stomach problem and was told I was at my lowest weight in 4 years!
It felt great to hear those words and realizing how far I have come. I am doing 10 pound goals and trying to accomplish the next 10 by Christmas. What a gift that will be. That's just a little over 1 pound per week. I can do it. Ok, have a great day.

fourterrys

Congrats Izzy!

catereed13

ok, let's do this again!

Name: Catie
Age: 32
Height: 5'4"

Start Weight (October 23rd): 208
Goal Weight (February 2nd): 179 (move from "obese" to "overweight" on all of those annoying charts )

Start 11/10: 208.0
Week 1 -11/17:
Week 2 -11/24:
Week 3 -12/1:
Week 4 -12/8:
Week 5 -12/15:
Week 6 -12/22:
Week 7 -12/29:
Week 8 -1/5:
Week 9 -1/12:
Week 10 -1/19:
Week 11 -1/26:
Week 12 -2/2:

TerriRichardson112

@izzy214 Congrats! Isn't it fantastic to be getting where you want to be? I'm cheering you on for the next 10 down!

izzy214

The Benefits of Sleep

That age-old advice to get a good night’s sleep turns out to have more to it in terms of health benefits than ever imagined.

In addition to preventing heart disease, stroke, depression, and other disorders, getting an adequate amount of high-quality sleep every night can prevent weight gain and obesity. What is the right amount? Most studies have shown that seven to nine hours of uninterrupted sleep per night are required to reap the health benefits of good sleep, including those related to preventing obesity.(AH)

izzy214

restrictive diets don't work

Studies show that restrictive diets requiring careful calorie counting don't work over the long haul. "Strict calorie counting is not sustainable. For a woman, you can count calories by making sure your meat or fish portion fits in the palm of your hand — about 3 ounces. For a man, think in terms of the size of your credit card. Now double that portion with a vegetable, and fill the remaining part of the plate with a whole-grain food. Calories do count, but you need to go beyond the numbers and start thinking in terms of calorie quality.

mimithin007

Name: Mimi
Age: 40
Height: 5'7
S.W 82 kg
G.W 74kg

Week 1 (1/11): 82 Kg
Week 2 (8/11): 81 Kg (Yoyoing between 80.5 and 81.5)
Week 3 (15/11)
Week 4 (22/11)
Week 5 (29/11)
Week 6 (6/12)
Week 7 (13/12
Week 8 (20/12)
Week 9 (27/12)
Week 10 (3/1)
Week 11 (10/1)
Week 12 (17/1)
I've been plateauing for a year now; I lost 10 kg before that and then been stable. It's now or never (and I don't like the "never" option).

TerriRichardson112

Today I restarted my upper body weight training programme.

izzy214

Fill Up With Fiber

"Fruits, vegetables, and whole grains are kind to your weight," says Blake. "These high-fiber foods will fill you up before they fill you out. You should be eating four to five cups of fruit or vegetables every day. Having a salad before your meal has been shown to decrease calories by 10 percent. A cup or bowl of vegetable soup before your meal will work as well.

Jessalane0607

Name: Jess

SW on MFP (07/05): 300
SW (10/3): 253.6
GW: 229

Total loss of: 24.6

Week 1 Start 10/3: 253.6
Week 2 10/10: (a few days late) 249.8
Week 3 10/15: 248.4
Week 4 10/24: (a few days early) 245.8
Week 5 10/31: 245
Week 6 11/7: 242
Week 7 11/14: 241.2
Week 8 11/21:
Week 9 11/28:
Week 10 12/5:
Week 11 12/12:
Week 12 12/19:

Lost: -0.8
Total lost: -12.4

Still a loss. I'll take it!

izzy214

Congratulations on your 0.8 loss, good job.

izzy214

Control Your Carbs

"Keep carbohydrates to a minimum because spiking your blood sugar with something innocent-seeming such as a baked potato can cause a rise in insulin, a hormone that causes your body to store fat. If you are running on sugar, you will be hungry all day. But on a lower carbohydrate diet, you will be burning fat so you won't be hungry between meals. Don't use artificial sweeteners like aspartame, because they may actually make you gain weight.

izzy214

Good Morning all
We have about 5 weeks until Christmas and with Thanksgiving just a few weeks away. We need to plan ahead for all the festivities, a good plan will yield great results. This does not mean that we can't enjoy all the food and parties. It means we plan ahead to control the calories and up the exercise to burn the extra calories.
I am cutting back and adding more exercise and activities to burn those calories and to bank calories for those BIG days.
I am in Onderland, but not by much. I am in a plateau and that's not unusual with me, I generally stay the same for about 2 to 3 weeks before the scale will move again. So I am hopeful for this week to produce great results for next week.
I walked 2.25 miles Sunday evening and ate within my calorie count and this morning I plan to get another good walk in before work. I have a doctors appointment this morning and hope for good news.

Well have a great healthy week and start planning and journaling your food every day.

jennifermi

Name: Jennifer
SW:216.7
GW:150

November 16: 198.2

Fell off the wagon but need to get back up. I did this challenge earlier and lost the 18 pds on it. I need something to help motivate me again and could use the support.

izzy214

We are here for you Jennifer, you can do this. Take one hour at a time, taking small steps will add up. Recommit to your journey and how good you will feel and look for those special holiday parties. Check in and journal every day and ask for help if you need it. We are all here to support each other and to provide that motivation, so let us know how we can help.

izzy214

Control Your Carbs

"Keep carbohydrates to a minimum because spiking your blood sugar with something innocent-seeming such as a baked potato can cause a rise in insulin, a hormone that causes your body to store fat. If you are running on sugar, you will be hungry all day. But on a lower carbohydrate diet, you will be burning fat so you won't be hungry between meals. Don't use artificial sweeteners like aspartame, because they may actually make you gain weight.