TEAM: Gutbusters (October)
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LesIckaBod wrote: »Welcome, @Lilmamawoz !
Meal prep and planning, plus consistent tracking and daily activity should be a recipe for success here! We'll all be rooting for you.
I see you've posted your Week 1 weigh-in, thank you! For next week, would you please use this format:
Username: @Lilmamawoz
Weigh in week: October Week 2
Weigh in day: Tuesday
Previous Weight: 167
Today's Weight: ____
Using this format helps make it easier to find your weigh-in post, and I don't want to miss a chance to record your success!
Thank you! I will and I am under my calorie count for today! Not by much but I am!1 -
@LesIckaBod
I like to buy chicken breast, or steak. Once half cooked I throw in broccoli, a cpl onions and peppers. Mix it all up with McCormick fajita seasoning pack( I'm lazy ). I cook it all up real good and make equal weight containers for the week. Some may be more calories than others but I know all the ingredients and the weight of the meat so I add it all up and divide it by how many containers I have. I think this gets me pretty close on calories and I also get to have the taste of fajitas. I just don't get the sour cream and the wraps1 -
Oct. 2
Exercise yes
Tracked yes
Calories yes
It is 7:42 pm. I might go to bed to avoid putting anything else in my mouth!1 -
Username: Bendiz_
Weigh in week: October Week 1
Weigh in day: Wednesday
Previous Weight: 172.8
Today's Weight: 172.62 -
My apologies for late weigh in... Yesterday was just a complete write off.... Was sooooo busy from start to finish that I forgot to enter my weight!
Sparx_81
Week 1
Weigh in day Tuesday
PW 218
CW 219
I am really confused about this! I've been really good with my diet, gone spinning, running, walking, lifting... But a gain?!?! Really disheartening!
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October 2
Exercised?: Yes (4.5km to office - 40 mins / 4.5km to hotel - 40 mins)
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
Busy day. Over 12 hours in the office. To office before dawn, back to hotel after dusk.
Very tiring, but glad to have the walking. Found some Spanish podcasts so I can keep working on improving my Spanish while walking.
Daily Strength challenge
Challenge for October 02 is push ups
3 sets- First set till the point where you can do no more, wait 2 mins
- Second set of 60% of the number you did in the first set (half, then another 10%), wait 2 mins
- Third set of 50% of the number you did in the first set (half)
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@Lilmamawoz. Welcome.Lilmamawoz wrote: »Hi team! I was really confused on how this works but I think I figured it out. I am a 49 year old wife and mother who just became an empty nester. I'm hoping the sad feeling that I have will not sabotage my goals. I have in the past lost 25 lb to Weight Watchers 6 years ago and over the years more recently though have gained it all back plus about 8 more pounds. So I'm very frustrated! I am hoping my husband and I can focus on better meal preparation and planning since it is just him and I. My in-laws were in for the past two weeks and my husband and I went to a beer festival and a concert this past weekend. Needless to say I did not do great but I only gained a pound which I'm still not very happy about. I also am dealing with a bad neck that my doctor just gave me a steroid for. I had neck surgery 6 years ago and this is the first time it has bothered me this bad that I needed something for it. I am still going to try to at least walk as much as I can to get my exercise in. I am looking forward to checking in with everyone!
Weigh in 167. Tracked yes exercise at least three times in the past week by walking.
You should be happy at successfully raising children and having them independent enough to leave home. Too many have 25+yo kids still hanging around reluctant to leave. I can understand that you feel sad not having them around, but to my reasoning you are VERY successful and should be happy at a task well done and now looking for new challenges.
The best advice is to find what works for you. Everyone is different. Use the tracking to experiment and find out a combination of eating and activity that fits with your goals, lifestyle and limitations that is easy to maintain.
Attending festivals, celebrations and social events need to be in your plan. They are not setbacks, but events that need a little extra planning. In time you will be able to plan what you should and should not do in each situation and still have a great time.
Hope the neck pain abates and you can be back to normal as soon as possible.
Look forward to hearing more from you.
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@LesIckaBod
I like to buy chicken breast, or steak. Once half cooked I throw in broccoli, a cpl onions and peppers. Mix it all up with McCormick fajita seasoning pack( I'm lazy ). I cook it all up real good and make equal weight containers for the week. Some may be more calories than others but I know all the ingredients and the weight of the meat so I add it all up and divide it by how many containers I have. I think this gets me pretty close on calories and I also get to have the taste of fajitas. I just don't get the sour cream and the wraps
@grebber1. Great tip. Quick and easy preparation of food you like in good portions and easy to transport and track.
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My legs are in agony after yesterday's workout, I did a semi HIIT workout for 15 minutes, I feel so unfit 🙈 iv been told maybe if I do to songs it may "pump" me up energy wise to continue, what's song's do u workout to2
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October 3
Exercise Yes. An hour of Body Pump
Calories. Yes Under
Tracked. Yes
Did some meal prep today. Shepherds pie made with extra lean beef mince and Cauliflower mash.2 -
My apologies for late weigh in... Yesterday was just a complete write off.... Was sooooo busy from start to finish that I forgot to enter my weight!
Sparx_81
Week 1
Weigh in day Tuesday
PW 218
CW 219
I am really confused about this! I've been really good with my diet, gone spinning, running, walking, lifting... But a gain?!?! Really disheartening!
@Sparx_81 Who knows what mischief lurks in the heart of scales? I know a bump up can feel disheartening. People will tell you weight loss isn't linear - that's true. I know that, but sometimes I get disheartened by a weekly bump-up too. What works for me is to weigh daily (I know, heresy!) and track the weekly average and my 3-week TDEE. What I find is that I pretty much always lose weight by the weekly average, even if it's only a little bit, and monitoring that 3-week TDEE has helped me realize that I have some monthly cyclical patterns, with weeks where I predictably have little change, and weeks where I "whoosh".
So, my suggestion is: get more data, and reevaluate. If you need help figuring out what to record, let us know!2 -
Westray16
Monday
PW 192 lbs
CW 192 lbs0 -
Mariamamjad wrote: »My legs are in agony after yesterday's workout, I did a semi HIIT workout for 15 minutes, I feel so unfit 🙈 iv been told maybe if I do to songs it may "pump" me up energy wise to continue, what's song's do u workout to
@Mariamamjad I don't have great advice about songs, unfortunately (my taste in music is incredibly bad), but I do have some advice about feeling "so unfit." I felt the same way when I first started exercising again in April. I would literally be winded by the warm up, and I wouldn't add any additional weights to any of the routines, I could only do bodyweight exercises, and even then I had to use the beginner modifications to make them easier. Like, push-ups from the wall.
One thing I saw during that time that helped me was a motto to "Be grateful for your abilities today." I was unfit, yes, but I could be grateful that I could move enough to do the beginner modifications, right? Whatever I could do, I tried to be grateful that I could do that.
And over time, I've been able to increase my abilities, and I'm just even more grateful for those abilities today.
Good luck!!!!
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Happy Wednesday, Gutbusters! Today's the Week 1 Weigh- in day for:
@12sarah2015
@bendiz_ -- small but steady progress will still get you to your goal! You can do it!
@caitlynns727
@Edising
@hayleymace90
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LesIckaBod wrote: »My apologies for late weigh in... Yesterday was just a complete write off.... Was sooooo busy from start to finish that I forgot to enter my weight!
Sparx_81
Week 1
Weigh in day Tuesday
PW 218
CW 219
I am really confused about this! I've been really good with my diet, gone spinning, running, walking, lifting... But a gain?!?! Really disheartening!
@Sparx_81 Who knows what mischief lurks in the heart of scales? I know a bump up can feel disheartening. People will tell you weight loss isn't linear - that's true. I know that, but sometimes I get disheartened by a weekly bump-up too. What works for me is to weigh daily (I know, heresy!) and track the weekly average and my 3-week TDEE. What I find is that I pretty much always lose weight by the weekly average, even if it's only a little bit, and monitoring that 3-week TDEE has helped me realize that I have some monthly cyclical patterns, with weeks where I predictably have little change, and weeks where I "whoosh".
So, my suggestion is: get more data, and reevaluate. If you need help figuring out what to record, let us know!
I know... Been down this road too many freakin times! :-) I weigh daily as habit and weight has fluctuated from 217 to 222 this week! I have been running or walking or spinning or gardening every single day! I know my diet isn't 100% clean but it's always under.
My muscles have been quite sore with the increase in activity so really hoping that it's water retention....
Also need to drink more water, unfortunately I can't have a bottle to hand at all times as the youngest (2) likes to pour it out and play splash!
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Working on keeping better track of my food. I say this every month but it's really my main goal. Without knowing what I'm eating, working out is pointless. I'm doing good but as I get lighter the pounds coming off will be less and less and tracking will be more and more critical. So that's my goal.
Working out is never pointless, it's always better than not working out even if you've eaten too much. Keep up the good work.2 -
Username. Colleen790
October 4. Week 1
PW. 176.1
CW. 175.73 -
Username: hayleymace90
Week: October Week 1
PW: 193
CW: 194
I know I’ve put on a pound but my Mum is in hospital so I think I’m comfort eating to take my mind off it. But all day today I’ve cleaned and cooked dinner
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Where do I put my weighin? Weighin Wednesday 136.5 pounds0
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12sarah2015
sw 137.3
cw 136.5
week 1 October, weigh in wednesday5 -
hayleymace90 wrote: »Username: hayleymace90
Week: October Week 1
PW: 193
CW: 194
I know I’ve put on a pound but my Mum is in hospital so I think I’m comfort eating to take my mind off it. But all day today I’ve cleaned and cooked dinner
Hugs. It must be hard to have your mum in hospital. I've just visited my grandma in hospital this week2 -
Sorry I couldn't log in for a while, my phone had no reception. I visited my grandma in hospital, probably the last time I see her on this earth. It was good to be there. My parents were on a diet so I ate the same foods as them and lost a fair bit.4
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Westray16
Monday
PW 192 lbs
CW 192 lbs
@westray16 The spreadsheet has your PW as 194 - is that incorrect?0 -
@Edising
Week 1
Weigh in day Wednesday
PW 195.2
CW 197
Ugh. I knew it would be a bad week with lots of family and social stuff, but I didn't think I could go up almost 2 pounds. Hopefully I can take it off this week. Focus!
@Edising It's really common to struggle with weight loss while involved with family and social stuff. Is there anything in particular about those times or events that makes it harder? I'm curious whether we could come up with any suggestions that could help. After all, we're heading into those times of year when there's lots of treats around, and I"m sure we could all use the ideas!2 -
hayleymace90 wrote: »Username: hayleymace90
Week: October Week 1
PW: 193
CW: 194
I know I’ve put on a pound but my Mum is in hospital so I think I’m comfort eating to take my mind off it. But all day today I’ve cleaned and cooked dinner
I hope your mom is doing ok, @hayleymace90 , and I hope that, if it's possible, the cleaning and dinner make you feel like you're taking good care of yourself, and that this gives you comfort, too.
Be well.0 -
12Sarah2015 wrote: »Sorry I couldn't log in for a while, my phone had no reception. I visited my grandma in hospital, probably the last time I see her on this earth. It was good to be there. My parents were on a diet so I ate the same foods as them and lost a fair bit.
@12Sarah2015 I'm so sorry - that had to be very very hard to visit your Grandma for the last time. How are your parents and the rest of your family doing?
Hugs to you as well.0 -
October 3
Exercise: yes, hiked for a couple hours
Calories: Yes, under
Tracked: Yes3 -
LesIckaBod wrote: »12Sarah2015 wrote: »Sorry I couldn't log in for a while, my phone had no reception. I visited my grandma in hospital, probably the last time I see her on this earth. It was good to be there. My parents were on a diet so I ate the same foods as them and lost a fair bit.
@12Sarah2015 I'm so sorry - that had to be very very hard to visit your Grandma for the last time. How are your parents and the rest of your family doing?
Hugs to you as well.
Everyone's doing well thanks. Grandma has struggled with health the last eight years so everyone feels she is ready to go. She's 92,been married 70 years and in her own home the whole time3 -
12Sarah2015 wrote: »Hello I was on here when biggest loser started. Since then I've had a second child and been on medicine that I gained weight on twice postpartum. I've been very slack trying to lose weight on my own and I know this group always motivated me, so I'm back. I'm 37 years old and my aim is to fit into size 8 aus/UK shorts and/or two size 10 dresses hanging in my cupboard by the end of the month.
Well I almost fit into those dresses now...the zip does up but a little tight around the bust. Won't be long till they fit well
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