TEAM: Gutbusters (December)
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Username: InshapeCK
December Week 1
Previous Weight: 142.4 pounds
Current weight: 143.6 pounds2 -
Happy Thursday, Gutbusters! Our weighers today are:
@aknroberts
@Colleen790 -- already got you!
@Grebber1
@sabrina32576
@Stimpy56
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Username:
December Week 1
Previous Weight:
Current weight:
Don't forget to respond to the question of the week if you haven't already: what are three things that make your weight loss journey better/easier? A lot of Gutbusters have already responded, with a mix of process-oriented behaviors (like tracking on MFP) and gear (Fitbit, etc). What works for you?
And a couple weighers I want to be sure I haven't missed from earlier this week:
@24blfn
@Edising
@hooversgurl
@charmainekotze
@eevang
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LesIckaBod wrote: »Username:kkmark
December Week 1
Previous Weight: 165 lbs (this needs to be changed as gave what it was at dr's office 1 week before but once i checked at my home when i found my scale lo-behold gained weight by then
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Current weight:164 lbs
@kkmark -- Coach @craigo3154 was able to change your starting weight on the spreadsheet (thanks!). Now that you've found the home scale, use it for all your weigh-ins if you can -- not so much because of this challenge, but just so you can better monitor your own progress.
There's a saying around here: same prize for last place as for first!
Doesn't matter where we start, we're all trying to lose!
Thank you1 -
LesIckaBod wrote: ».
Anyway, my weight loss will tell over time whether I'm hitting the right deficit or not.
Don’t guess! Weigh everything!! Do you have a scale? It’s been a game changer in my life.
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December 6
Exercised. No
Calories. No
Tracked Yes.1 -
Name: grebber1
Week: 1
Previous weight: 306.6
This week: 307.2
Well. I guess I know my limits now. I got lucky last few weeks but this week got me.2 -
Username: sabrina32576
December Week 1
Previous Weight: 221
Current weight: 219.45 -
Username: Stimpy56
December Week 1
Previous Weight: 249.6
Current weight: 246.0
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dommylifts wrote: »LesIckaBod wrote: ».
Anyway, my weight loss will tell over time whether I'm hitting the right deficit or not.
Don’t guess! Weigh everything!! Do you have a scale? It’s been a game changer in my life.
I do have a scale, and I weigh food at home as often as possible. For the enchiladas from scratch the other night, I weighed all the meat before adding it, for example, but I didn't measure out by the tablespoon how much oil I used to saute the onions and garlic, though. Then there are some times over the week where I eat at a salad bar, and I eyeball how much tuna I'm adding to my salad, or how much cream or milk I add to my coffee when I get coffee out. Those little bits add up, for sure, and at this point where I'm homing in on the last 20 pounds, I definitely need to get better about more precisely measuring those little bits.2 -
I thought I was on gutbusters this month but I guess not. Please advise...0
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I’m feeling slightly discouraged with myself. I’ve been over calorie count nearly everyday. Today I’m using as my cheat day instead of Sunday. I ate out twice. I was fairly disciplined in the foods I chose and kept it as simple as possible but I still ate out. I am hoping this doesn’t affect my weight too badly for weigh in. Very disappointing.
I am still loving the journey and enjoying all that TBL challenge has to offer and I hope everyone else’s week has been head and tails above mine (eating wise).2 -
@dommylifts - Just remember tomorrow is a New Day! Try again tomorrow and the next, and so on. Some days and weeks are harder than others. Stay positive and motivated! Good luck.2
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December 6th
Exercise:- No...just tired...a rest day then! Back at it tomorrow.
Calories:- 40 over
Track:- Yes1 -
Really trying to stick with 3 meals per day. No more snacking. I find that derails me pretty fast, snacks add up way to quick.3
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December 6
Exercised?: Yes (Elliptical and Treadmill)
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes4 -
LesIckaBod wrote: »Don't forget to respond to the question of the week if you haven't already: what are three things that make your weight loss journey better/easier? A lot of Gutbusters have already responded, with a mix of process-oriented behaviors (like tracking on MFP) and gear (Fitbit, etc). What works for you?
1. Fitbit/MFP. I'm very numbers oriented and seeing a numerical representation of the effort I'm putting in really helps me feel like I'm actually doing something even if the scale isn't moving
2. 9round. I have finally found an exercise I'm willing to get out of bed at 4:45 am for! Enjoying the workouts make it much more likely that I actually go to the workouts
3. Co-workers. My job has this "health group" where we all meet Friday mornings and share tips - it's great! Our boss even bought us a scale. One member in it always runs after work and I feel like if she's doing it, I need to as well and I've been much more accountable with my running - got down to a 9 min/mile for my last 5k!2 -
Username: aknroberts
December Week 1
Previous Weight: 235
Current weight: 233.24 -
December 6
Exercised?: No (Rest)
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes2 -
December 7
Exercised Yes
Calories. No
Tracked. Yes0 -
Happy Friday, Gutbusters! Our Friday weighers are up for their Dec Week 1 weigh-ins:
@cjscoey
@Daloverlyme
@etusk16
@fe452436
@Rocknut53
@TomatoeLady
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I thought I was on gutbusters this month but I guess not. Please advise...
Hi @lacatgirl -- The December spreadsheet shows you're with us, with a Saturday weigh-in, and a starting weight of 170. Is that right?0 -
dommylifts wrote: »I’m feeling slightly discouraged with myself. I’ve been over calorie count nearly everyday. Today I’m using as my cheat day instead of Sunday. I ate out twice. I was fairly disciplined in the foods I chose and kept it as simple as possible but I still ate out. I am hoping this doesn’t affect my weight too badly for weigh in. Very disappointing.
I am still loving the journey and enjoying all that TBL challenge has to offer and I hope everyone else’s week has been head and tails above mine (eating wise).
@dommylifts You're making great progress, and your lift pictures are an inspiration to me and others, I'm sure. Keep your head up, keep focused, keep going. Worst case scenario is that your weigh-in this week shows your restaurant meals. The world will keep turning, you can keep losing, and this week will be in the past. You got this!0 -
NSV Round-up!
For newcomers, "NSVs" are "non-scale victories." We'll close out December Week 1 tomorrow (Saturday), and I'd like to know, what do you count as a non-scale victory for yourself this week?
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Username: Rocknut53
December Week 1
Previous Weight: 146.1
Current weight: 147.8
Still bouncing around like a basketball. Not going up overall. I guess I really don't play well with others.
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December 6
Exercised?: Yes (5km in 38 mins - hills).
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
Early walk before too hot.
Date night with my wife of 28 years (first time this year - need to do this more often). Celebrate her continuing success in working to beat Type 2 diabetes and being the lightest weight in her adult life. She looked amazing.
Finding dinner out with her Keto diet was difficult (my high-protien, low-carb, low gluten is less strict and easier to eat around). Most styles of cuisine are out. Almost everything fancy has too many carbs for her. Eventually settled on a good steak place and had steak and calamari (very nice). Movie was "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" (we both like the Harry Potter universe, was not disappointed).
For those not as familiar with dieting styles, Keto is high-fat/moderate-protein/very low-carb. The purpose of Keto is primarily to burn fat by putting the body into a state of ketosis (fat for fuel). It works extremely well for reversing type-2 diabetes as it tries to reduce, or even eliminate, the need for insulin (reducing the load on the pancreas to produce insulin and thereby helping to restore insulin sensitivity to the cells of the body). If you have type-2 diabetes (or are on metformin to lower blood sugars), you should seriously consider some type of low-carb diet, even if not losing weight.
December 7
Exercised?: Yes (3km in 25 mins - hills).
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
Early walk before too hot. Very slow start as back was a little sore. Loosened up as I walked. Like how getting out and moving cures a lot of minor ills.
Very hot day here. 38C (100F).
Weight has been all over the place the last few days. In kg, since Tuesday, 63.6, 64.2, 63.2, 62.8. 1.4kg is about 2.2% of 63.5 (mid-point of the extremes).4 -
Wow I have lost a lot of weight! That makes me so happy 😁7 -
December 5
Exercised?: Yes
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes2 -
December 6
Exercised?: No
Calories?: No
Tracked?: No
I'm only posting this to keep myself accountable. I had a client meeting with lunch yesterday and then a company Holiday party in the evening. It was an enjoyable day, but exhausting and not healthy. This time of year is rough in many ways, but I'm trying to do as well as I can.4 -
@craigo3154 I love Harry Potter and loved all the great ties to the original stories in the second Fantastic Beasts movie! Also, date nights are wonderful and necessary!! 😊1
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TomatoeLady
week 1
PW 161
CW 160
NSV: would be to drink more water
Also my motivation lately has been a couple of things. First my boy hasn't seen me since the end of July. He's gonna be so surprised. I've lost 20 pounds since then. I'm like a whole new person
also putting on clothes that I haven't been able to wear in years has been especially fun. I put on a skirt last week and it fit over my thighs and then I didn't even have to suck in my stomach to do it up. Hugh victory for me. 7
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