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@Turnaround- good luck! Let us know how things go.
@KL- That's fantasic news! I had a similar experience last night, only I did get an ice cream (at least it was just a small one).
@margie- Yay!
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I've noticed to that when i go out to eat I look for the healthier options to keep my calories low so not to go over and staying under is working, my dr. noticed today and I even told his nurse that their scales were off by 10 lbs. there is no way I weigh 191. My scale reads in the 180's so they need to recheck their digital scales. They took my scale reading again! Woo hoo0
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I'm doing things that I would never have believed I would be doing because I don't want to be dropped from the challenge. A couple of nights ago after dinner I realized I was over by 67 calories. I use a fitbit to track my steps and it usually syncs with MFP to give me some extra exercise calories and the sync wasn't working so to be sure at 8pm I had my husband go walking with me (I use map my walk as well and can get a reading on calories burned). The next day when fitbit finally synced I checked back and I was actually under by a few hundred calories.
I love this challenge I hope I can make it to the end0 -
Well done everyone, my 4.3 is going great, I think I have found what works for me, this group is fantastic, keeps you on your toes that is for sure0
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@army, yay for healthier options! Do you usually weigh yourself first thing in the morning? Because if you do, and if you went to the doctor later in the day, that could be why you weighed more there. Whatever the case, you're doing great. 38 days on the challange! Go you!
@moneil, "couple of nights ago after dinner I realized I was over by 67 calories...so to be sure at 8pm I had my husband go walking with me" Wow, that's committment. Way to go!
@margie, "this group is fantastic." The group wouldn't be what it is without all of you cheering each other on and supporting one another. You guys make this group work.0 -
@margie: Haha, how did you not *smell*?
My update: Reached one of my mini-goals yesterday. Ordered myself a yoga dvd as a reward. Other than walking, I haven't been able to motivate myself to do other exercises, so I'm hoping dvds will work for me. (@gg: I will also be doing what's supposed to be yoga!)
When I was prompted to recalculate my mfp goals, I went ahead and upped my goal weight by 20 pounds. Originally, I set my GW at the upper end of bmi 'normal'. The new goal is firmly in the 'overweight' category, but I may well be pleased at that weight. We'll see how I feel when I get there.0 -
@army, yay for healthier options! Do you usually weigh yourself first thing in the morning? Because if you do, and if you went to the doctor later in the day, that could be why you weighed more there. Whatever the case, you're doing great. 38 days on the challange! Go you!
@moneil, "couple of nights ago after dinner I realized I was over by 67 calories...so to be sure at 8pm I had my husband go walking with me" Wow, that's committment. Way to go!
@margie, "this group is fantastic." The group wouldn't be what it is without all of you cheering each other on and supporting one another. You guys make this group work.
I weigh in the morning and this time my appointment was in the morning and it's always off at my dr. clinic. I just need to start remembering to eat breakfast.0 -
Sorry for being MIA... I have been tracking more from my phone and not computer so I don't have access to the group.
My family and I eat out a lot and if it wasn't for this challenge I don't think I would have been able to stay under my goals. I have logged on and added the items I want before ordering to see calories and other info. This has helped me make better choices (or at least eat half portions of the foods I am craving rather than over doing it!) I am however trying to shy away from eating out with the rest of my family from now on, so we will see how that goes...
Happy Hump Day Everyone
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@Gorman, I keep hearing that the BMI's idea of "overweight" is healthier than the BMI's "normal" designation, so "overweight" might be a good goal to have. Congratulations on the milestone!
@queenbee, haha I had to look up "Hump Day" because I'm televisionally impaired. GEICO rocks.
Maybe you could get your family to stop eating out. Have them put the money you would have spent at the restaurant into a jar, and then use it to go some place fun in a couple of months maybe.0 -
So, I recently got a new job. My previous job was only part-time, which was fine because I have two small kids who needed their mom at home. But my youngest is about to turn two, and I figure that's a good time to go back to work (plus, I was in danger of losing my place). This job came just in time.
I was hoping the 40 hours a week away from the fridge would help me stay on track. So far it has. I bring my lunch to work (yesterday I had a couple of string cheeses and a pint of grape tomatoes--delicious) and I take walks during my breaks.0 -
I just got hired today to be an in home care aide. I feel awesome. I need to work on getting my home health aide certification for the state, but it's a start towards my nursing goals!0
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Well done caradae, I think everyone needs to find ways to keep their minds busy, I love to go outside and work hard in my garden, can do that everyday but it is winter here and I am struggling everyday with my mind, going to take up jigsaw puzzles! Nice to read how everyone is doing,0
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Staying busy does help! Congrats on the new jobs!!!0
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Margie, I love jigsaw puzzles, just hard to find space to work on them.
Congrats on the jobs, you two!
I've had a couple of days this week when I had to cut my walks shorter than an hour because of time constraints. Still just walked 30 minutes today, even though I very well could have made time for my full walk. Hopefully will get back up to speed tomorrow!0 -
Good walking any way, you still managed to do a walk. Keep up the great efforts you are all putting in, well done everyone!0
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I had a bad day today, spent most the day in the er and was told I might have pelvic congestion syndrome. I've been researching it and to be honest I hate having another syndrome and just wish the pain would go away.0
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I have lost 4.8 bls this week really watch what I have ate this week wanted to move the scale and also I have ran almost every day but 2 and I biked on them day hopefully I can keep going I always find when I get really down I cant cross the line so I give up and go back up thank you all0
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Oh, sorry to hear that army. Are there any body positions that help at all? You'll be discussing treatment options with your doctor next week?
Congrats, chief! I really like the structure of this group, and I like having our own message board because my news feed is so fleeting.
I'm currently experimenting with using a balance ball instead of a chair at my home computer. Anyone else tried this? We'll have to see how I like it long-term, but so far it's good, bouncy fun. (I've been dancing in place to my music!) I'm hoping it will help improve my posture and core muscles, in addition to making me a little less inactive.0 -
Well done dchief, great loss, well done to everyone, no matter what never give up, we can do this,,, we will do this,,, 0 -
I had a bad day today, spent most the day in the er and was told I might have pelvic congestion syndrome. I've been researching it and to be honest I hate having another syndrome and just wish the pain would go away.
Oh, no. I'm so sorry to hear that.
Keep us updated.
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So far the naproxen has been great for the pain. I am going to see about a same day appointment with my doctor on monday.0
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It's a relief to hear you're in less pain.
I'm impressed that you've stuck with the challenge through all of this. Take a break if you need to, though, okay?0 -
Sorry you in pain,hopefully the doc can sort it out for you, :flowerforyou:0
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My husband took the kids camping this weekend. I celebrated having 'alone time' with lots of candy and some alcohol. (I didn't exceed my calorie budget... I just didn't eat anything healthy all weekend.) I'm hoping my new job, which is fairly physical, will cancel out the effects of last weekend, but I'm not holding my breath.
The "good" news is, I feel like crap after a weekend of eating nothing but. I'm not sure it was worth it. Hopefully, in the future, I'll remember how I feel right now and not do it again.0 -
Lost another 1.60
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@phillys: Awesome!
@caradae: Yeah, I've had a lot of...low nutrient food recently. We had some out-of-town guests that brought snacks and left them here. Just finished up the last bag of chips at dinner. *pats belly* Those won't be a problem anymore!
My update: This is the most embarrassing thing I've admitted here. After being sedentary for so many years, I forgot how to breathe. I didn't realize this, until I did deliberate breathing during my walk today, which of course led to my best time ever, with less fatigue! I feel so dumb.0 -
Caradae, just ask me to remind you next time you have some alone time, we all learn in time, glad to hear that people can be honest in our group, well done, :flowerforyou:0
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Do you guys change your activity level regularly? When I first started I set mine to sedentary because I wasn't very active. Since then I have started working at a very high activity job and do a daily 30 minute workout. Im just trying to make sure I'm on the right path.0
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Mfp's activity level is for what you do when you aren't exercising. So the 30 minute workout would not count towards it, as I assume you're recording that in your exercise log. The highly active job would count towards your activity level, so I definitely would change your activity level.0
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I played around with MFP's settings. I noticed that if you tell MFP that you're highly active in your daily routines, MFP wil give you a calorie budget that accounts for your highly active life. If, on top of that, you report in your daily exercise log all of your daily routines, it's like you're telling MFP that you're doing double the activity that you're actually doing. Does that make sense?
I keep my initial settings at sedentary and report all of my activity individually.0
