TEAM: Gutbusters (September)
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I'm ready for week three. Counting on a 3 or 4 pound loss. Last week was good but I need to steady it out. Also I'm not logging as accurate as I want to. I really think tracking everything as close as possible is a huge key for my success. Without tracking, I'm just guessing. And that usually doesn't end up very well . Everyone should probably review how they track and see if there's something they can do a little better5
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Username: emmclean
Weigh in week: Week 2
Weigh in day: Saturday
Previous Weight: 186lbs
Todays Weight: 185lbs5 -
September 15
Exercised?: Yes (23+km in 4 hours - Sightseeing Madrid)
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
LONG walk today. 30C (86F) in Madrid during the day. Stopped for lunch along the way.
Unfortunately a lot o road work around Puerto de Sol and Gran Via, so traversing those areas was particularly slow (and crowded).
The average tourist is SLOW. Feel like I almost need to stop to go slower. Cannot be just because they are looking around, as I am looking around too.
Plan to have a look around the "El Rastro Market" tomorrow morning.
Daily Strength challenge
Challenge for September 15 is door frame rows ()
3 sets- First set till the point where you can do no more, wait 2 mins
- Second set of 50% of the number you did in the first set (half)
- Third set
The reason for this exercise is push ups and dips work primarily the triceps (pushing). This exercise balances the others by working the biceps (pulling).
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Sunday 16 September
Exercise. No. Only a walk around the supermarket
Calories. No
Tracked. Yes1 -
Week 2 results are in!
Congrats to @grebber1 who was the Biggest Loser overall with a 3.04% loss. Way to show that blip who's the boss!
Here are our top 3 Gutbusters for Week 2:
1st - @Grebber1. - 3.04%
2nd - @Be_Lively. - 1.80%
3rd - @WishfulThinning18. - 1.43%
Looking at the statistics, a number of us blipped up this week and had a bit of a gain. But, we're playing the long game, right, Gutbusters? A little blip is nothing that consistency in tracking and staying at an average deficit can't take care of.
Here's to Week 3!3 -
Happy Sunday weigh-in to
@WishfulThinning18 !!
Here's a question to comment on this week during our weigh-ins, if anyone would like to participate:
Question of the Week
Days don't always go as planned, but to be successful at weight loss (or other challenges), we have to find a way to overcome, minimize, work around, or otherwise deal with the unexpected. Have you dealt with something unexpected in the last week, and if so, how did you handle it?
I'm looking forward to hearing about your NSVs (non-scale victories) this week!0 -
WishfulThinning18
Sunday
Previous- 303.4
Current- 301.6
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Sunday 16 September
Exercise: yes, 2.5 hour hike
Calories: yes, under by quite a bit
Tracked: yes
Congrats to those of you who posted losses for week 2. For the rest of us: keep it up, it will happen!
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Westray16
Week 3
Monday
PW 194
CW 1925 -
Mycocoabubbles
Week 3
Monday
PW: 226.8
CW: 225.85 -
Monday 17 September. Week 3
Exercise. Yes. An hour of Body Pump
Calories. Yes
Tracked. Yes2 -
I had an off day yesterday. It was my son's birthday. I still didn't do so bad, and I definitely didn't blow the entire weekend like I tend to do at times. But with me going over on calories yesterday, plus it's the time of the month, Im not expecting a loss in today's weigh in. However, I know that overall for the week, I stayed under my calories and tracked well, so in the longrun, there will be a loss!
Happy Monday everyone!4 -
Username: mthomas0228
Weigh in Week: September Week 3
Weigh in Day: Monday
Previous Weight: 145.7
Today's Weight: 143.34 -
Happy Monday!
OK I have a small vacation coming up next month. 19th-22nd of October. Just going out of state to ride 4 wheelers. Now it's almost a month away exactly. I would absolutely love to lose another 26ish pounds in that time. It's kind of a lot to ask for, I know this. But I'm still pretty overweight so it's not too far off what I've been losing already. I know my big numbers will start slowing down soon too.
Either way as long as I'm losing I'll be happy. This is just kind of a personal challenge to myself. My goal is be at 325 by October weigh in on Thursday the 18th.
I think it's very possible just by cleaning and tightening up my food logging that I keep talking about doing but haven't. I'm good at logging. Just think I could be a Lil better.1 -
Happy Monday Weigh-In for:
@eevang
@Metubal (I hope your travels are going well!!)
@pilpolf
Week 3 looks to be off to a great start! We've already posted losses for the week from:
@WishfulThinning18
@Be_Lively
@mthomas0228
@mycocoabubbles
@westray16
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LesIckaBod
Week 3
PW: 174.8
CW: 170.9
Looks like a big drop, but it really just means I recovered from my post-big-weekend blip last week. I weigh daily and track the weekly average also, and it looks a lot more reasonable: 174.4, 172.3, 171.9 were the weekly averages from the last week of Aug to Sept. Week 2.
Question of the Week
Days don't always go as planned, but to be successful at weight loss (or other challenges), we have to find a way to overcome, minimize, work around, or otherwise deal with the unexpected. Have you dealt with something unexpected in the last week, and if so, how did you handle it?
I was going to write about getting through a workout yesterday that got interrupted when my younger son fell off a bench and cracked his noggin on the floor (not a literal crack, though it did seem to hurt a lot). Exercising around little kids always seems to be a challenging and it took me a long time to just accept that I was going to be interrupted, and getting interrupted but still exercising was vastly better than not exercising at all.
But my challenge today is that I didn't get anywhere near enough sleep last night due to some heavy equipment operating outside my home the entire night, emitting both noise and diesel fumes. So I'm trying to overcome this by recognizing that (1) I probably need to scale back my goals for the day, because the brain is just not functioning at peak capacity, and (2) I should stick to my easiest meals for the day so that I don't have to challenge mind or body to stay on target. So, smoothie for lunch, nuts for snack, pre-cooked chicken strips at dinner, with whatever vegetables are set to go already.
And then early to bed!!
BTW: I don't think I've got great skills at asking these questions, so please feel free to ask your own group questions -- I'd love to have someone else share ideas!1 -
Be_Lively
Week 3
PW: 218
CW: 219
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LesIckaBod wrote: »
Question of the Week
Days don't always go as planned, but to be successful at weight loss (or other challenges), we have to find a way to overcome, minimize, work around, or otherwise deal with the unexpected. Have you dealt with something unexpected in the last week, and if so, how did you handle it?
I'm looking forward to hearing about your NSVs (non-scale victories) this week!
This week had many unexpected moments. My grandma's hospitalization really frustrated me, and I didn't always handle it well. I had multiple days where I just tried to stick to maintenance calories.
Due to all the frustration, I would take a break by going to the gym and trying to burn away the anger and extra calories. You can't outrun a bad diet. But on days where it's just truly hard to deal, I think it's a good band aid solution. I worked out around 2.5 hours Saturday and 1.5 hours Sunday. I wouldn't recommend this for everyone, but I left the gym feeling SO GOOD after feeling so crappy. I just kept going until I felt better and that's how long it took.
Grandma is doing well after a procedure. I'm feeling much more steady now. Also I'm going to try to spend some more time on this thread in the upcoming weeks. Recommit myself to being a part of this community. I've really had to prioritize some other stuff in my life for a few weeks now but I'm excited be more engaged. I know it helps me stay on track.2 -
@LesIckaBod you are great at asking questions! Also thanks for the kind words in your earlier post. I noticed them even if life was too crazy to respond at the time.
I love your positivity and enjoy reading everything you write! So glad you're our team captain
You're doing an awesome job. 2 -
Username: eevang
Weigh in Week: September Week 3
Weigh in Day: Monday
Previous Weight: 164.0
Today's Weight: 163.4
Still trying to get rid of the entirety of last week's gain. I've got this! I really feel like I'm looking more muscular and my face is looking more angular. Confidence is still rising despite the blip on the scale.3 -
Tuesday week 3. September 18
Exercise. Yes. 35 minutes Treadmill
Calories. Yes. Under
Tracked. Yes1 -
Week 3
CW 150.5
PW can’t remember but either the same or less
Tracking every day, going over calories occasionally but not by much and still exercising but the numbers seem to be going up 😕1 -
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I'm ready for week three. Counting on a 3 or 4 pound loss. Last week was good but I need to steady it out. Also I'm not logging as accurate as I want to. I really think tracking everything as close as possible is a huge key for my success. Without tracking, I'm just guessing. And that usually doesn't end up very well . Everyone should probably review how they track and see if there's something they can do a little better
@grebber1 I need to recommit to tracking as well. I feel like I've been getting sloppy with that as some other things have gotten busy, and my weight-loss Jiminy Cricket is on my shoulder telling me I better get back to tracking or I might be setting myself up to return to bad habits.
I've tracked my food for breakfast today, and I'm going back to yesterday to add in some things I skipped. How is your tracking going today?
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Username: eevang
Weigh in Week: September Week 3
Weigh in Day: Monday
Previous Weight: 164.0
Today's Weight: 163.4
Still trying to get rid of the entirety of last week's gain. I've got this! I really feel like I'm looking more muscular and my face is looking more angular. Confidence is still rising despite the blip on the scale.
@eevang I'm glad to hear your grandma is doing better! Having a family member sick is especially hard, because often the rest of the family -- part of our larger support network -- feels the pain of the sickness, too, and so the whole network is weakened. I hope you have friends who have been able to help you bear with the frustrations and challenges of the time.
Also, great work holding steady on weight loss and exercise during this time. While we can't out-exercise a bad diet, building physical strength and endurance, and getting those exercise endorphins, definitely seems to help when the rest of life is wearing away at us. If your weight is holding steady but you're looking a little more angular and muscular, it sounds like you're shedding some fat and replacing with muscle mass. Way to go!!1 -
LesIckaBod wrote: »I'm ready for week three. Counting on a 3 or 4 pound loss. Last week was good but I need to steady it out. Also I'm not logging as accurate as I want to. I really think tracking everything as close as possible is a huge key for my success. Without tracking, I'm just guessing. And that usually doesn't end up very well . Everyone should probably review how they track and see if there's something they can do a little better
@grebber1 I need to recommit to tracking as well. I feel like I've been getting sloppy with that as some other things have gotten busy, and my weight-loss Jiminy Cricket is on my shoulder telling me I better get back to tracking or I might be setting myself up to return to bad habits.
I've tracked my food for breakfast today, and I'm going back to yesterday to add in some things I skipped. How is your tracking going today?
Today in right on so that's a start. Last week I made a huge meal, counted everything that was in it then divided by 5 servings for five lunches at work. Some how it just didn't seem right tho. Cpl places last week we ate at, Healthy stuff but I had a hard time trying to figure out how to list it. Need to get back to the basics. Not eat out so much.1 -
September 16
Exercised?: Yes (22+km in 4 hours - More Sightseeing Madrid)
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
LONG walk again today. 30C (86F) again in Madrid during the day.
Went "El Rastro" Market. Got a couple of tassled shawls for my wife (her request of what to bring back from Spain).
I realise why I don't like markets (Too many slow moving distracted people. Too much noise. Too much choice.). I don't go shopping, I go buying. Browsing for me is stressful.
Well under calories for the day.
September 17
Exercised?: Yes (20 mins to and from work)
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
Work day in Spain. More meetings. Late finish.
September 18
Exercised?: Yes (20 mins to and from work)
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
Another work day in Spain. Late finish again.
Looking forward to heading home on Thursday (although it will be 24+hours travel).
Need to come back to Madrid again first weeks of October.
I'll leave you with a photo of The Palacio de Cristal ("Crystal Palace"). It is a glass and metal structure located in Madrid's Buen Retiro Park. Very pretty.
Daily Strength challenge
Challenge for September 18 is side lunges ()
3 sets- First set 10 or 15 each leg (if 10 is too easy continue to 15).
- Second set 6 or 9 each leg.
- Third set 5 or 8 each leg.
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September 18
Exercise: Yes, 3.5 hour hike with 1600+ elevation gain
Calories: yes
Tracked: yes
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