TEAM: Gutbusters (October)
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WishfulThinning18
Sunday
PW:293.6
This Week: 290.4
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How I am losing weight is:
Aerobics/dancing. Mostly at night as it is so hot
Calorie counting. I am having maintenance days too coz medicine I'm on makes me hungry, but I hope to come down on the meds soon.
Trying not to eat sugary foods except on weekends (also thinking re dentist too!)
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So, after my baseball metaphor this morning, here's the update, somewhere around inning 8 of my day:
The starter was on fire in the first inning (breakfast right on track), but walked several runs in the second and third innings (ate too much of the leftover sweets from last night). Middle relief came in and kept the damage to a minimum (back on track). Bad news: the opponent had bases loaded in the top of the 6th with their biggest hitter at the bat (i.e. husband ordered food unbeknownst to me!!). Good news: Middle relief throws three fast balls right down the middle and strikes out the batter (I head straight to the basement when the delivery arives!), and the home team (me!) scores runs in the bottom of the 7th (I exercised in the basement!). Top of the eighth: leftovers of husband's delivery are all over the kitchen when I come back upstairs, but I resist the garlic knots and head up to the second floor -- I'm not cleaning up that mess by putting it away or eating it!
Here's hoping my 9th inning closer can come in and get the job done, not letting me eat any more tonight.
Anyone else feel like sharing a metaphor of how you fight through the temptations and challenges of your day?1 -
October 21
Exercise: more yard work
Calories: no
Tracked: sort of
Need to get this figured out. Very disappointed I can't get back on track.2 -
October 22
Exercise. Yes. Housework
Calories. Yes
Tracked. Yes1 -
Username: mariamamjad
Weigh in week: 4
Weigh in day: Monday
Previous weight: 182.6
Today's weight: 182.6
Sorry guys I just don't know whats happening, I weighed Friday and had lost 3 lbs, is it bad to blame kids and their baking of brownies and triple chocolate cookies lol, must learn self control5 -
Week 4:
PW: 167
CW: 164
I am so happy I lost 4 pounds this week. Last week I had gained a pound,but this week I worked so hard! Even passed up sweets yesterday,which is my weakness. Glad to see how hard work pays off.5 -
Sorry,I lost 3 pounds,not 41
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michellelagle wrote: »Week 4:
PW: 167
CW: 164
I am so happy I lost 4 pounds this week. Last week I had gained a pound,but this week I worked so hard! Even passed up sweets yesterday,which is my weakness. Glad to see how hard work pays off.
We have you down as 168 for last week.0 -
Westray16
Monday week 4
PW 197lbs
CW 197lbs1 -
Happy Monday, folks!
I'm looking for weigh-ins from:
@CDiddyGetsFitty
@cdqtducks
@eevang
@Mariamamjad - Got your weight already! If you're looking to lose, try double-checking your pre-game plan, and then think about what's happening over the course of the day that might need to change to move that scale a bit.
@michellelagle - still making progress! Way to go!
@westray16
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LesIckaBod - Oct Week 4
PW: 169.7
CW: 165.5
Even though I didn't "play my best game" (aka stick to fitness plan 100%) over the weekend, I give myself a pat on the back for winning the "7-game series" (aka, losing for the week).
I had to modify my old game plan to make the scale move. There were moments of sheer beauty, where I kept to my new plan like an MVP, and moments of pure frustration, when I had to wonder at what on earth I was doing.
But I kept at it, and even in those moments of frustration, I found a way to focus and come back to my plan, choosing not to eat more junk when I was still hungry for it, choosing to go exercise when I could have used the time for working or resting.
And looking back, even though I wasn't perfect, I feel good that I was able to do what I needed to do in order to meet my goal for the week of losing again.4 -
Name: CDiddyGetsFitty
Week 4
Weigh In Day: Monday
Previous Weight: 235.5
Today's Weight: 233.25 -
October Week 4 Weigh-In
Previous: 156.6
Current: 156.0
Acute stage of mono is over. Went into work today but had to go home for a midday nap because I was so worn out. Then I took another nap when I got home from work.
Down a little bit from last week, but I've not been good food-wise the past few days. However, I've always seen my weight loss journey as a battle of willpower. And it's hard to fight cravings when I'm so weak in general. I just don't have the fight in me right now.
So I'm going to be kind to myself for a few more days. I made a bowl of cauliflower/broccoli rice with ground lamb that I'll be eating from for the next few days, so I'll be adding at least one healthy meal a day. And it's easy to be healthy with lunch at work. So even though I won't be beating myself up, I think I'll transition smoothly into healthier habits.
I've been challenging myself to 100 calf raises (on the stairs) and 100 squats a day. Trying to preserve my leg muscle, and it makes me feel like I'm accomplishing something. If squats get easy, I'll add some light free weights.
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October 22
Exercise: yet another day of yard work
Calories: yes
Tracked: yes
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Tracked yes exercise no calories no. I'm extremely tired. Calories, went over on a homemade smoothie but I needed the energy. Son is mildly sick, daughter is teething, and the washing has piled up for a week now. Real estate is coming over tomorrow, well the house isn't pristine but I hope it's clean enough. I think running after my kids today might count as exercise. Looking forward to an early sleep (coz I might be up tonight)
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Exercised. No. Only a short walk through the hospital. Mother is starting rehab after hip replacement.
Calories. Yes
Tracked. Yes2 -
Happy Tuesday, everyone!
Looking for weigh-ins today from:
@Be_Lively
@mthomas0228
@Lilmamawoz
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Week 3 Results
October's been a little tough for the Gutbusters, and that's all the more reason to congratulate our top 3 biggest losers:
Gutbusters
1st - @eevang. - 1.39%
2nd - @Colleen790. - 1.37%
3rd - @bendiz_. - 1.32%
And an honorable mention to several others who lost more than 1% of their body weight last week:
@fe452436
@KillaLindzilla
The October competition has 5 weeks, and we're currently in the middle of Week 4. Wherever you are today on your personal and fitness goals for the month, there's still plenty of time to make progress. Each day, each meal, each decision to exercise or not -- these are all opportunities to make the choice that will get you closer to your goals.5 -
Colleen790 wrote: »Exercised. No. Only a short walk through the hospital. Mother is starting rehab after hip replacement.
Calories. Yes
Tracked. Yes
Good on you for tracking and hitting your calorie target, and even a short walk through the hospital is a positive step to incorporating activity into your life wherever you can manage it. Good work, and best wishes to you and your mom!1 -
12sarah2015 PW 138.5 CW 137.62
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Oh no, we are last in the competition! Feeling a lot better today. Just one minor thing the real estate picked up on. Heat is OK today, so will exercise soon.1
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October 23
Exercise: yard work ad nauseum, missing my hikes, but need to get all this done while it's nice. I can hike anytime, the leaves won't wait.
Calories: Yes!!
Tracked: Yes
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October 24
Exercised. Yes
Calories. Yes
Trached. Yes1 -
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Made it through the weekend without gaining weight. Think I wound up losing a half pound so I'm pretty happy about that. I tried watching what I ate. Salads when I could when we went out to eat. Had some questionable thing's to eat tho but I kept it to a minimum. Well. As much as I could anyways. My daughter is here till Friday from Alaska and we will be going out to eat tomorrow night. Thankfully my weigh in is tomorrow morning hahaha
I could fit into some of my riding gear that never fit before. It was an awesome experience putting it on. The little things am I right? Also when riding all day my knees would ache terribly. Knees are a non issue now. As a matter of fact just my general stamina was way above what it normally was. I rode all day every day with no aches and pains or soreness. That itself was worth losing weight for. It was so nice seeing and feeling other benefits that happens from losing weight.4 -
October 24
Exercised?: Yes (5km walk in forest)
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
It's been a while, and I am still here and still tracking.
Only real not 100% day while away was on the trip home from Spain, and that was through lack of exercise.
Still only 63.5kg as of this morning.
Since I last posted I have between Spain and Australia 2 times (from Melbourne to Madrid and back to Melbourne again). Each trip is 24 hours. Only one of them was an "inactive" trip as I was caught with work emails to catch up on while changing flights in Dubai instead of my usual walking.
I have been insanely busy with Spain work and travel, but nice to be back home. Only problem is that I feel like I am working two jobs for the wage of one (daytime support for Australia, the night time work for Spain that is 10 hours offset - soon to be 11 when they exit daylight savings).
Sorry for lack of communication. My Spanish is a lot better - I can read it at near full speed with 80+% comprehension, but my pronunciation is appalling (by Madrid standards).
My wife is still doing fantastic with her blood sugars and losing weight. She is looking fantastic (and I tell her at every opportunity). Still no insulin. Her blood pressure medication has also been reduced. Will be looking are reducing the oral blood sugar medication in early November when she next sees her specialist. Her "bad" days are better than her "best" days ever used to be. She has way more good days than bad days. She has lost 18kg (40 lbs) so far and looks to be on track to be no longer in the obese BMI well before Christmas. I am so proud of how well she is doing. Diet has been the biggest thing. Her main exercises are walking (daily), spinning (making yarn) and Zumba once a week.
I'll leave you with a photo of a shy little critter I saw on todays walk.
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Username: craigo3154
Weigh in week: Week 3
Weigh in day: Wednesday
Previous Week's Weight: (63.4kg) 139.8
Todays Weight: (63.5kg) 140.0
Finally got a weigh in on Wednesday. Been in Madrid for the last 3, but weigh myself when I get home.
Weight after travelling is always bad (jumps up by 2+lbs, but is gone by the following day). I put it down to water retention and travelling stress.
Managed to maintain my size and strength while travelling, working 12-14 hour days, 10 hours out of phase with home timezone, in a country with a foreign language, in a high stress environment. I call this a MAJOR win.
As coach, not competitor, I am not required to weigh-in. However, as I like to set a good example. I weigh daily (when at home), but I only really take note of my 7 day average.
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Username: Colleen790
PW. 172.6
CW 172.6
Has been a stressful week. At least I've maintained.3 -
Username: inshapeCK
Weigh in week: Week 4
Weigh in day: Wednesday
Previous Week's Weight: 144.3 pounds
Todays Weight: 145.3 pounds
Up exactly 1 pound.
Not surprised as since my last weigh in I spent 7 hours at the hospital with my dad who needed to get an angiogram done then stayed at his place for a couple days to look after him and to monitor him to make sure he didn't have another serious health episode then went to an appointment with him then once I got the okay from a doctor finished planning and throwing a big 75th birthday party for him then spent his actually birthday the day after with him doing what he chose to do then no surprise spent 1 day with either food poisoning or a virus or extreme exhaustion from the go go go and stress so spent the entire day at home and a good amount of it lying on the couch. October has been a very challenging, stressful, and upsetting month for me with everything that happened with my dad's health that is still ongoing so my weight has been up more weeks then down but haven't given up and still have a bit of motivation left and hope to make November a more successful weight loss month.
Trying to look at the big picture which is:
-I am only up 1.2 pounds from my starting weight for this month's challenge
-still down 24.8 pounds from my highest weight
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