September Accountability & Weigh-in
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mrssunshine78 wrote: »@2tall4thisworld my weight is up and down all of the time, I get to a good weight and then relax and it goes back on, I really struggle with it too. Please don't be embarrassed about gaining, by putting it 'on paper' so to speak at least you're admitting it and now you can move on.
This is exactly it. I gained back over 10lbs last year. I tried the no scale thing because everyone was banging on about it. I lost that weight and then 10lbs more. Weight is a sliding scale. Ha, pun not intended. It's just that feeling you have now, not the guilt feeling, but that uncomfortable in your body feeling that allows you to strive for better. This isn't a weight thing anyway, there is nothing wrong with your body now, you look amazing, but you don't feel amazing yet. So you take this, you learn from it and you get to the I feel amazing place.
As for stomachs, I get that. I have had to learn to love my jiggle. I think it's partly higher BF and partly a tiny bit of loose skin (in a plank my belly hangs) but it's me. Do I really need to go down another size to make my belly look 'better' or can I just be happy now that it isn't its own entity? Always strive for better but don't forget to love yourself now. You're beautiful and awesome and you need to hit yourself up every day with that fact so you never forget it.
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Yes to the impatience. Same here. Why can't I be skinny already? Because I like food way too much...
Thank you for the birthday wishes @KelseyRL!
@RMC1995, one pot meals such as risottos, chunky soups and chilli con carne are good for microwaving. What I like about risotto is that it is so easy to vary with flavours.1 -
I'm back at it after a generous 2 month break of weight loss. A new full-time job threw me off my game, but all the unhealthy foods and drinks have become unappealing after this time. A bit like a vacation dragging on for too long. Today marks the first day. By the end of the month I should be past the weight where I left off last time and moving further towards my ideal body.
Height: 5'8" / 173 cm
Original starting weight: 158.7 lbs
Goal weight: 123 lbs
September goal weight: 139 lbs
07/09: 144.8 lbs
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Hello! I never posted here, but decided that I need some accountability.
age- 56
5'3"
HW- 198
GW- 140
CW- 150
My goal for September is 147, (which is what I weighed on August 1)!! I lost 30 pounds in 2016, but have been gaining and losing the same 4 pounds since last August- anyway, I need to bust through this plateau, and get to goal.
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@KelseyRL I like that idea a lot, and I've been following that basic plan. For lunch I have a microwave, but dinner not so much so I've been packing peanut butter sandwiches and fruit yogurt with pretzels or apples as snack for dinner and then bringing typically "dinner" foods for lunch. As soon as I am down to weight and have a bit more wiggle room with my calorie intake I want to switch to cheese or meat and cheese sandwiches - they are just so much more appealing! I've only tried Chinese stir fry, Cheeseburger Hamburger Helper and a sour cream and chive baked potato so far, but its going ok. I get annoyed that I am not too hungry at lunch though, and have to try and get myself to eat this bigger meal, when I know I'll be hungrier at dinner and only get cold food haha.
@rianneonamission I love the ideas of chili and hearty soups as a meal. I worry a little bit about the sodium content in the soups though - I don't typically cook it myself when I have soup - I buy canned. Do you have any good soup recipes to recommend? I eat everything except seafood (so no shrimp, scallop, clam or lobster soups). Feel free to DM me!
@marylouquinn1 welcome to the group!
@glassofroses @mrssunshine78 I totally get you - I do so well when I weigh myself regularly - it is not even hard to watch what I am eating and how much I exercise because in the back of my mind I know I will be held accountable by the numbers later - so I moderate. As soon as I swear off the scale though, I find myself saying "Oh I'll indulge just TODAY" or "just THIS meal" for EVERYDAY and EVERY meal. I turn into a "please your self monster" and unsurprisingly gained like 15 pounds in a year because of that.2 -
Thank you ladies for being so supportive during my down week! For the last few days I've been thinking about all of your replies, and it has really helped me push through! I even forgot my running shoes for the gym a couple days ago, and then pushed myself to run 2 miles outside once I got my shoes, which i neeeeever do.
@bringbackthejoy I really liked what you said about a series of recoveries. That really helped put it in perspective. thank you!!!
@rianneonamission i'm glad you had a happy birthday! You totally deserve it. Thank you for your kindness.
@RMC1995 good luck with your start of school!! And congratulations on already being so close to your goal!
@KelseyRL you have such a positive outlook. Whenever I read your posts, it helps me see the bigger picture in my own fitness goals and life. Thank you!!
@mrssunshine78 you know my struggle! It's definitely I think more common with women. I think the random peaking and dips are highly attributed to our hormones, and cycle. Ughhhhh I'm trying to remember the general trend for me has been downward. And getting over these peaks usually means theres a valley up ahead!
One of you said on my status, that we all just have one pound to lose. That also really stuck with me. I get overwhelmed by the magnitude of my goals instead of realizing the tiny victories that have already occurred.1 -
The scale and I aren't currently on speaking terms because I don't need that negativity in my life. I mean we're all aware of the *kitten* backwards situation I'm in and I thought. I thought a large pizza from Pizza Hut (eaten completely by myself), fries, chicken wings, garlic bread, a slice of Bakewell tart, biscuits and stress Twixes would gain me some weight but I am in fact less than before I ate the pizza 4 days later. So I get on, I log and I forget about it.
Thing is, if you're logging and weighing your food and being truthful about it you know you're going to lose weight. You don't need a scale for that. I was attempting to 'intuitively eat' like I wasn't a formerly obese person who loves food. Ha. Also my mum went into hospital and I ate several bags of Haribo. 100g Haribo. So I needed that accountability to turn around and say, stop shoving it in you womble. The joke is that weighing myself doesn't bother me in the slightest. I get more frustration out of it now that I'm trying to gain than I ever did trying to lose. Mostly I just throw my hands up like my doctors can see me in the universe and I'm like LOOK. THIS CANNOT BE NORMAL.
My favourite soup, btw @RMC1995 , is one where I put two vegetable stock cubes (low sodium if that's what you like) into a saucepan, add whatever vegetables I like and boil it until they're mushy and whiz it. I like butternut squash, rutabaga (swede) and carrot with paprika. I just get one of each and a bag of carrots and try and fit them in to my pan. I am super level 1 basic. 4 -
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Good weigh in today. I feel like I deserve this loss, I have eaten pretty well and have exercised frequently. Please self do not stuff up this week!!!
SW 139.4
GW 137 (for September)
4/9/17 139.4lb
8/9/17 137.6
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Height 5'10"
HW- 183.1 lbs
SW June- 180 lbs
SW July-177.9 lbs
SW August- 174.2 lbs
September 1st- 168 lbs
September 4th- 172 lbs
September 8th- 169.1 lbs
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Revised September Goal 164.0 (not sure if this is still reasonable, but I'm gonna keep it as my goal for now)
Way to go @mrssunshine78 !! You DO deserve this loss. You've been working your butt off. I feel like we were struggling at the same time last week, and then we both turned it around at the same time. Thank you for motivating me!
@glassofroses GAH I wish I knew more about what it takes to gain weight so that I could give you some helpful tips. You are already I'm assuming pretty toned because of all of your training. I wonder if there are some bars, or shakes you could also incorporate into your routine. I'm sure you've already tried everything though! I think taking a break from the scale is probably best in your situation.
@GoldenEye_ welcome back! we missed you!
I worked HARD to get that cheat week weight off. Feeling really happy about it. My body is finally leveling out from all of the sodium and sugar intake. I'm going to make a conscious effort to do my runs outside this weekend, when i don't have access to my company fitness center. Have a happy weekend everyone!!2 -
@2tall4thisworld I think 164 is doable as you're committed.
And thank you! I appreciate the gesture. Gaining is this weird place because I was already at my limit of what a normal person can humanly consuming in a day before this.
I eat big meals and at least 3 snacks a day. I just have to be careful because I have bowel problems I can't eat more than a little bit of dairy, certain vegetables and a host of other stuff. Too much sugar like in smoothies gives me diarrhea. A big problem is that I don't like fatty foods like nuts (ick) and avocados (actual *gag*) or cook with [vegetable] oil (it's slimy, imo) and I'm deadly allergic to coconuts but I add them where I can in salads or snacks (- coconut) but again, they can upset my stomach. My stomach also gets upset if I eat too much meat based protein too. Honestly, my digestive system is a mess. So it's a tight wire of bloating and my body rejecting anything that isn't a vegetable while trying to consume 3,500 just to maintain on a training day. I'm just trying my best. 
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@glassofroses that's right I remember now we talked about IBS and digestive issues. GAH
I hope things start looking up for you. I have been thinking of you!! I am with you on nuts (ew) I've tried so hard to like them, but they just are not my thang. 0 -
Weekly check-in:
Height: 5'5"
HW: 171 lbs
Ultimate goal: Around 132 lbs
September goal: 152 lbs
Sep 1 158lbs
Sep 8 157 lbs
Sep 15
Sep 22
Sep 290 -
Got some strong losses going on here, ladies! Hot diggity dayum!
Some of you must be due some rewards, y'know every 5/10lbs you lose you reward yourself, non-food related of course. If you don't do that you should. Mini motivations are so helpful.2 -
Height 5'7"
HW 150lbs
GW 122lbs-124lbs
September GW: 124lbs
June Start: 144lbs
June Finish: 141lbs
July Start: 137lbs
July Finish: 132lbs
August Stater: 131 lbs
August Finish: 128 lbs
9/2: 127 lbs
9/9: 126lbs
9/16:
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9/30:
So I ate terrible yesterday (Ice cream, 2 bagels, buffalo chicken wrap) and I am all backed up now. Anyway I hope you all don't mind if I use yesterday morning's weigh in of 126 lbs instead of today which is a terrifying 4 lbs heavier (how????) Feels good to finally be exercising again! I guess I need to investigate vegetable soup a la @glassofroses ! Good job this week everyone, keep staying strong 1 -
It's been a difficult week for me as I'm always so exhausted when I start back at school and all exercise has gone out of the window. Eating has been a little up and down but worked out ok in the end. A little late with my weigh-in
SW 140lb
CW 131 lb
GW 119 lb
Height: 5ft 6
Age: 40
September GW: 126 (1lb a week)
1st Sept - 131lb
10th Sept - 129lb (2lb loss)
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Now I'm back at work I'm easily making 15000 to 20000 steps a day, but haven't run for over a week and haven't done 30 day shred since last Sunday - feeling a little wobbly in places, even though I've lost a couple of pounds. Trying not to panic and give up every time I slip off the wagon!
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HW:148
SW: 113.4
Sept Goal weight: 112-115
Start of Jan: 148 lbs
Start of Feb: 139 lbs
Start of March: 133
Start of Apr-127.2
Start of May: 122.6
Start of June-115.0-GOAL
start of July- average of 115 as I had a crazy 4th of July trip
Start of august-115
Start of sept 112
Sept 4-112.2
Sept 11-113
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Struggles: weighing my food. I have to get back to reaching for that scale. I had a procedure done on Wednesday which prevented my short run on Friday.
Successes: I did my long slow run on Sunday successfully. I set my parents up with mfp accounts. I am pretty sure they won't honestly use them. That makes me sad.
Upcoming week plan: Stick to the training plan for running, add some hikes in because the course is pretty hilly and I only train on flat ground. Slowly turn the hikes into jogs.
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Height: 5'3"
Age 29
HW: 128lbs
SW September: 118.6lbs
Ultimate goal: 110lbs
September goal: 115lbs
Sept 3: 117.2
Sept 10: 115.4
Sept 17:
Sept 24:
My weight is dropping and at the moment I have no idea why because the last few days I haven't felt too hot and have been babying myself a bit (if all that sounds good to a picky stomach is a pumpkin spice iced cappuccino then that's what I'm giving it!). I'm fully aware I'll probably pay for those extra calories through the rest of the month, but if I can keep things steady where I weighed in yesterday I'll be happy with my results.0 -
Height 5'10"
HW- 183.1 lbs
SW June- 180 lbs
SW July-177.9 lbs
SW August- 174.2 lbs
September 1st- 168 lbs
September 4th- 172 lbs
September 8th- 169.1 lbs
September 11th- 169.8 lbs
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Well yesterday I was 167.8 haha and I thought surely today I was going to break past 167 and get down into the 166 range buuuuuut turns out I went the opposite direction. I took a break from running over the weekend because I've seemed to injure my foot. Either too much running or falling improperly while climbing. I did do the stationary bike and row machine. I also kept good track of my calories. No falling off the wagon, so I'm surprised I went up. Although...today I am cramping slightly and feeling the effects of day 1 of shark week... soooo idk. Hopefully its bloat. I feel lighter than the scale says!
@bringbackthejoy good for you for setting your parents up with accounts! I need to do that for my mom. Getting her to actually use it is going to be a struggle. Hopefully you are recovering well from your procedure.0 -
Happy Monday!
August start: 147.6
August finish: 145.6
September 10: 145
September 30th goal: 143ish.
I'm 5 ft 8 inches.
The end of February is the tower running (run up 54 flights of stairs) event I have done annually for the last 8 years. My long term goal is to be at my goal weight (or reasonably close..life has a way of happening) of 125-130ish by then.
My behavioral goal for this month is to preplan my meals. I've been reasonably consistent, though preplanning has not always translated into actually eating those meals. Yesterday for example, lunch was planned as salad with a slice of pizza. It turned into many slices of pizza and salad. I learned that I really need to have a planned snack between 6 a.m. when I breakfast and lunch at noon.1 -
Height - 5' 3"
HW - 127 (Feb 2017)
GW - 110
September SW - 114.8
September GW: 113
Sept 4: 114.4, 24.2% BF
Sept 11: 114.0
Sept 18:
Sept 25:
I had an "eh " week this past week. It wasn't horrible - I stuck pretty close to my calorie goals - but I didn't make the healthiest choices. Over the weekend, I went to the zoo and had chicken tenders & fries (can't remember the last time I ate that ... and it made me feel bloated, tired, and gross!). I also went to brunch with friends and got a Belgian waffle, but at least I only ate half.
I also failed to make it to the gym this past week, and didn't really do any exercises at home either. That will definitely be changing this week ... especially as I am getting so close to recomp, I need to continue working out consistently!
Also ... I completely forgot when I weighed myself this morning that I was going to be tracking BF%. So I will have to update you guys later when I get home from work about where my BF% is today.0 -
Height - 5' 8"
HW - 161 (Sep 2017)
GW - 135
September SW - 161
September GW: 157
I am new. Hi!
My goal this week is just to get back into the habit of calorie counting, and to start a new shoulder-focused pilates/yoga routine, because I'm always, always hurting in my neck and shoulders these days.1 -
@RMC1995, I will try and find some recipes. My mum is good at soups and I have got some of her trusty recipes.
Well done on the losses @mrssunshine78, @RMC1995, @curlygirlusn, @rachls77, @Ree13x, @2tall4thisworld, @brianneangell08 and @WallyAmadeus. Especially given the many complaints of having been bad/not as good or consistent as planned, you've all managed to maintain a loss trend, which is amazing!
@glassofroses and @bringbackthejoy - Sounds like maintenance is harder than I ever imagined, I would have thought scales became less important (shows you what I know: nothing). Can't believe you're on 3500cals on an exercise day @glassofroses! Is it worth trying to manage on lower until you get to the point of metabolic adaptation?
Welcome @whiskeystitching! Some gradual shoulder exercise build up should help too (light weights). I used to suffer from lower back spasms, but they have almost disappeared (until I got a spasm this weekend which was nowhere near as vicious as it used to be).
We had my birthday celebrations at the weekend - lots of friends came for drinks and food and it was amazing. The first person to turn up was a good friend of mine who, back in May, had a seizure and ended up in a coma with encephalitis. The last time I saw her (early June) she was in an induced coma, but on Saturday she was standing in front of me. It was such a wonderful surprise!
I had too much wine (we home brew and the wine was in a keg and on tap, so I had no bottles to help give me an indication of how much I had really had) but amazingly I had no real hangover the next day! Finished off the weekend by eating all the leftover crisps, and was back to being good on Monday. Yesterday I had my PT session (hello DOMS!) and today I HAVE FINALLY LOST AGAIN! 2lbs! Very happy!
Height: 5'10"
HW: 183lbs
SW September: 169lbs (last August weigh in)
Ultimate goal: Around 154lbs
September goal: Sub 165lbs
Body fat goal for September: Sub 26.7%
26th April: 179.4lbs - Body fat: 29.6%
31st May: 173lbs – Body fat: 28.2%
28th June: 170.6lbs - Body fat 27.6%
26th July: 168lbs - Body fat 26.9%
2nd Aug: 166.8lbs - Body fat 26.8%
9th Aug: 167.2lbs - Body fat 26.8%
16th Aug: 169lbs - Body fat 27.2%
23rd Aug: 168.6lbs - Body fat 27%
31st Aug: 169lbs - Body fat 27.2%
6th Sep: 168.6lbs - Body fat 27%
13th Sep: 166.6lbs - Body fat 26.8%
20th Sep
27th Sep
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@rianneonamission I've actually come down from 4,000cals but the problem is my blood sugar. To sustain 2 hours of that level of exercise, think HIIT for 2 hours, I have to consume a lot of carbs (and food in general) or I lose focus (and get hit in the face/arm/random body part) and in some cases get faint. Currently this is as low as I can go without feeling any ill effects. I try to eat more on off days but I've found through trial and error that I need roughly 2100-2200 to maintain my weight at 145 even though I'm mostly sedentary* so there are no 'off' days of eating for me. I'm just constantly shoving food into my mouth.
The problem with maintenance is it's a juggling act. There is a methodology to weight loss and the understanding that if you do XYZ you will have outcome A. Maintenance is like, okay so I ate that thing and then I did this thing but then I gained like 2lbs, but that's fine because I have the buffer of 5lbs (whatever you're comfortable with), but you know there is still 3lbs left in the buffer so you could totally eat this cake. When really you probably shouldn't eat the cake. It's a different animal, I will say that.
Also petition to rename Rianne to Jon Snow. All in favour, say I.
*my abs might be covered in fat/a tiny bit of excess skin but they're rock hard and I have a roughly 38% muscle mass which drives up my maintenance.4 -
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John Snow? I don't watch GoT...
Thanks for the explanation re maintenance, very insightful. And given we all aim to reach that point it's helpful to have people like you and bringbackthejoy on these threads to learn from.0 -
Hello, I survived Irma and the hurricane snacks we bought to get through the storm. Prayers to all suffering/ recovering from Irma and Harvey. I did jump rope, wall running, squats, and mountain climbers instead of my favorite treadmill running to try to reduce my 15 year old mommy tummy. Can it still be called a mommy tummy at this point??!!
Goal weight 130-135. Height 5'6." Age 47
Sept 2: 139
Sept 9: 137
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@rianneonamission Jon Snow not knowing anything is the only thing I know about GOT. I tried with the first season but I found it very condescending and never tried with it again. My brother loves it though.
TBH, if anyone found that description helpful then you should be working on the Da Vinci Code (again, no idea). I guess what I was trying to say is that there is no rhyme or reason to maintenance. There are so many variables that go into a week to ever truly be X weight consistently is very unrealistic. Which is why you have a range. I say I want to be 145 but I'll take 144-147 (if I ever reach 144. I've got my period but I think I may have broken 141 with incessant junk food for two weeks but I can't take anymore. I feel so lethargic, I just need to stop). And if we're being truthful, it is kind of hard to accept at first that you can't eat more than [maintenance calories] or you'll gain. It chafes in a way that losing weight doesn't because it is permanent whereas the WL process isn't. I think that's why some people end up regaining because they can't quite come to terms with it. I'm lucky because I have every advantage in terms of high maintenance calories: genetics, exercise and muscle mass so my heart does go out to those with very low maintenance calories. Ultimately, we have to deal with the hand we were dealt. I may win in this arena but I suck at a bunch of other stuff. 3 -
Yeah, I have to say for me that it doesn't feel very much like maintenance is an end point in as much as my calories are only 1490/ day which is only up a few 100. So I excercise more so I can eat more, which is pretty much what I did when I was losing. Yeesh. The hardest part is not having the satisfaction of seeing the scale drop. That was pure motivation. I changed focus to fitness goals and that has been helping a ton.3
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@bringbackthejoy That's really interesting to hear because my transition into maintenance wasn't particularly smooth. I found that I was undereating a fair amount when I went into maintenance because of how much MFP underestimated me so my body naturally put a bit of weight and it was pretty confusing. I would eat 2,600 on a training day and feel awful, spacey, lethargic because my body wasn't getting enough nutrients and would 'gain' weight so I did feel a bit let down by the process because I knew was burning more than what I was eating. In the end, I approached it a different way by ignoring MFP's recommendations, going up 100cals a week and I felt so much better, and my body stop holding on to that water weight and I maintained 146-147 quite happily for about 5 months.
I struggle with fitness goals because I still don't see myself as a fit person. I am a person who does a sport. There are people who do it much better than me. My only real goals: do a push up, run 5k etc I've done already. It still gets me when I partner with someone new and they hold their hands up like 'please be gentle with me' because they've seen me demonstrating or in another session kicking people in the face because the reality is I'm actually the biggest marshmallow to ever mallow. I guess part of me will always see myself as the super unfit version of me because I was that for 26 years versus the past 2 years of being fit.1
