WEIGHT NO MORE -- February 2019
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2/4-11,4351
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Daily log in for: Monday
Logged: Yes, under
Water: 64 oz
Exercise: Leslie video 30 min, walking outside 30 min and PT 15 min. 11,527 steps
Having a bad day. Ugh! Just stupid things. I may be losing my mind I will check in later and explain. Have to run to PT now. Also, I may disappear off fitbit and I may not...I will explain that too...Ugh!
@phoebe112476 Are those peas or edemame? Hope today is better for you!
@Lenka1 What beautiful pics! I am with you, I am ready for spring!
@cyndiesstuff That hunger part is where I keep getting stuck in the book. I need to really get my head around it. I am doing better with the weekends but I need to have it ingrained in my head before the summer starts.
@carlsoda I glad you are feeling better! Those are awful! Stay safe up there on those slippery roads
@nstephenson01 I would normally say to quit the day drinking but I feel like you are on an extended holiday with your husband home...You are still doing great! Just don't stray too far off
@ihp2015 You have really gotten back on track. Keep it going whatever the scale says!
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Oh yeah count me in...I am feeling Wonder Woman for sure!!!
Lovely sunny day here. Took my sneakers to work and did my run. I canceled my lunch date with Molly. She is feeling ill with scratchy throat and I really wanted to run. Tomorrow is my weigh in and I am on high alert today. Last night I didn't get dinner until 8 and probably, no definitely, ate more than I should. It's funny...I really have this whole thing figured out and then I overeat a bit. It's interesting to me. I am a slender person now with slender habits but there is a sobering kick in the butt from time to time that reminds me I am still and addict and will always need to be mindful. I really do have an awareness of how fast we can gain every bit of it back and then some. So today I am going nice and easy.4 -
@cyndiesstuff I love everything you wrote. That is exactly how I have been losing weight and trying to live. It really becomes more "intuitive" eating. If your tummy had felt empty...it's such great freedom to know that yes you could have that snack. It's not off limits. We just wait until we are hungry and it even tastes better when we can appreciate it without being stuffed and continuing to eat.2
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Week 1
PW 176.6
CW 176.4
Loss 0.2
I ate a lot of carbs the day before weigh in, so I’m very surprised I didn’t have a gain this week! I’ve also gone way over calories today due to my time of the month (which has been twice a month for the last 4!!) I just crave sugar and salt! All of the things I try and avoid.
I’m not upset about it as I’d told myself I was having a day off, guilt free! I’ve prepped all of my meals and snacks for the week so feeling positive and in control! I definitely feel like my body is adapting to my diet and my weight loss is slowing down.. I need to start excercising but I have hypothyroidism and hashimotos so my energy levels are non existent after being at work then coming home to look after my very energetic 3 year old.
Is there a way to boost your metabolism? I’ve read something about re feeding your body for a week or so then getting back to your diet... I suppose that’s how I had big losses the two weeks after Christmas.. my body was in shock that I wasn’t eating as much!
Hope you’re all well x2 -
Steps on Feb 5th - 12,2250
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Good day yesterday but so busy. I feel like I had something scheduled every hour! I got through it including a little going away dinner for William that we had ordered out. I had to leave early to get Mary Kate to the allergist and back to college so I didn’t finish my salad. I was so hungry. When I got home at 9, I ate the rest of my salad, then moved to cereal and other stuff. I know I did well all day and I would have been setting myself up for a loss on the scale. It’s almost like I sabotage myself. Today has been horrible. It’s like my head isn’t screwed on right. William was leaving around 9:15. I had to leave about the same time to get Daisy to the groomer. I helped Will as much as I could until 9:30 and told him I couldn’t wait any longer or Daisy would be late. I drove about 20 min and realized I was an hour ahead of myself! I left at 8:30 instead of 9:30. I turned around but by the time I got home, he already left. I actually ended up seeing him, we had to meet because he had my spare set of keys. Then I headed to the groomer, about 1/2 hr away, I get there and find out Daisy’s appointment is tomorrow. So I run around the rest of the morning/early afternoon getting my other errands done and get to my PT appointment at 4. Guess what? I am early, my PT appointment is at 5! I went home and spent the extra time filling out my calendars that I haven’t had a chance to do this month. Came home and took a walk with Shannon and the dogs and made dinner. I am exhausted and disgusted. I am actually having some prosecco now and hitting the hay. I have to have a better day tomorrow!
@Ashleigh1178 Nice loss. You did do great in January. The closer you get to your goal, the longer it takes. I am not sure of anything that I can say actually boosts your metabolism. It doesn't mean it is not out there but I can't recommend something I am not sure about.
@eminater amazing steps! Hope you are feeling better!
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2/05 steps 10,4020
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And I think I am ok with the fitbit. I went to change my age and it wouldn't let me advance without putting my last name in. So I did and for some reason my computer must have automatically filled in my last name by my first name too. So I tried to change it because I don't want my last name out there and I wanted to correct my first name and I found out there is nothing I can do for 60 days. They can't change it on my end and I can't do it either. "For my safety" . I was so frustrated with my day and with my mistake that I was going to delete my account and started the process. Then I thought how long I have been on there so I changed my mind. Looks like I started the process but they can't complete it without me responding to an email so I am going to keep it. Like I said...just a bad day overall...6
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2/5 11,166 steps
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ihp2015
Wednesday
Week 1
PW: 213
CW: 212.3
- 0.7 lbs
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Steps 2/5
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Wednesday weigh in
Username: GingerPwr
PW: 159
CW: 156
Could've been better but I went overboard yesterday with chips, queso, and vodka.
I'm weighing daily for February, and today was the first day I didn't have to have a pep talk with myself before stepping on!9 -
Check in for: Tuesday
Logged food: No but on track
Water: 60 oz
Steps or exercise: 15658 steps
Good day yesterday. It actually feels good not to log all my food. But warning, I logged my food for a year and 9 months. So i have a real good idea about how much i should eat. Now i concentrate more on how it feels. As a child, I was told i have to clean my plate. If i wasn't hungry I was made to eat anyway. Learning when i was full never occured when i was a child. I always overate. I ate good yesterday and had no evening snack. I drank my water and exercise for 30 minutes and got my steps in. And at the end of the day yesterday, when lying in bed, I praised myself for all the good things i did for my body. I had at least 5 credit worthy acts.
@nstephenson01 Is it really hunger or do you just want to eat? Is it a craving? Sometimes it is hard to tell the difference. And trust me when I tell you, being hungry is not an emergency. Your brain might tell you it is. Maybe work on being hungry and not giving in. Tell yourself No, I will eat again at Whatever oclock. me and the ole boy made an ipa beer from scratch. It tasted really good but it was a lot of work. I think i will just buy beer. lol hope you get excused from jury duty too. especially in the winter!
@ihp2015 good job on rebuilding your string and nice loss for the first week back. What will you commit to? Just for today? what are your goals for the day?
@sleepymom5 I am sorry you had a bad day yesterday. and hugs from michigan. i know first hand how hard it is to let one of your babies leave the nest. Especially so far away. my youngest when in the service when he was 18 and never moved back home. he now lives in florida. i am not going to say it gets easier, i still miss him everyday. But you do get used to it. hang in there, dont you give up on me. and you really should do the hunger part in the book so you can move on. there are some really great chapters after that. i am so sorry your day was so scattered. i can feel your frenzy just from the words you write. settle in today and find some time for some self care.
@Mrsbell8well isn't it funny how your addictive behavior is right at the surface? From all my research, It eventually gets tucked away. so just stick to your plan. remember, NO CHOICE. What i was doing was not working. I had to find something i could live with and now i am working on changing ED's attitude.
@Ashleigh1178 it still is going down. you keep working on it. When you crave sugar and salt when it is TOM, what can you do instead? We have to remember there is always a reason to eat poorly. What will you do next time? Be proactive. Make an escape plan!! good job at preplanning your week. that is half the battle. and as for increasing your metabolism, you can research it but I believe, it is what it is. Mine is really slow. The older i get the less i can eat. But it is just one of the challenges i face. I have tried many things, like coffee, hot peppers, exercise, refeed. none have mattered.
@GingerPwr Yay you!!! that is 3 pounds. good job. you even lived a little and still lost weight. and weighing daily really does teach you a lesson. i did it for 3 months. it taught me a lot about how your weight can fluctuate for what seems like no reason at all.
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cyndiesstuff wrote: »I know I have talked about this before but I think it bears repeating. Do not let your weekends undo your progress. If the weekends are undoing your progress and you feel like crap on Monday your weight loss system is not working. Your diet has to be something you can live with for the rest of your life, every day. If you are not willing to live your diet every day you need to work on something that is. So today lets starting planning our on track weekend. How do you do that? Ask yourself what do I need to do this weekend so that I will feel really good Monday morning? You will feel proud Monday because you had control and joy. It is finding the balance. What does that look like? Start with some small things you can do. Like drink your water and plan your food. Set yourself up for success. My goal for last weekend was to eat out only once and while there practice sensible eating, have 2 servings of snacks all weekend and drink 60 oz of water each day. It doesn't seem like much but it is way more than what I usually do. So my weekend was a success. It helps build momentum.
Now..... I want everyone to give this some thought. What are you will to do? what are you willing to feel? Spend some time, and start planning a successful weekend right now. When you have finalized your plan, come here and share and write in on paper and put in on the frig. or write it in your journal.
What do you need to do and feel this weekend to feel like wonder woman or superman on Monday?
ok Team here is my plan:
Saturday:
6am get up, make coffee, throw in a load of laundry, and get on mfp and catch up with all my mates
7:30 treadmill and yoga, shower
9:00 breakfast apple, protein bar
9:30 - 12:00 laundry and clean
12:00 lunch lean quinine, and veggie bag
12:30 - 3:30 leave to go pick up josh, go to old folks, do pills, and put battery in mom's hearing aids, visit, take josh home
4:00 little siesta on the couch.
5:00 make dinner, pork loin, butternut squash, Garlic and mushroom rice
5:30 eat
6:00 tv, facebook, mfp and catch up with the ole boy
7:00 snack, outshine popcicle
8:30 bed
Sunday:
6 am get up, make coffee, and do my mfp
7:00 take a shower and get ready
8:00 plan food, prepare weekly calendar, review last weeks calendar, make grocery list
9:00 grocery shop and out to eat breakfast, mushroom, spinach, and cheese omelet, 1 slice toast
11:00 food prep and make lunch
12 Lunch Salad with pulled pork
12:30 more prep, cleaning,
3 meditate
430 make dinner, chicken tortilla with grilled brussel sprouts.
530 eat dinner
6 tv, face book, mfp and relax.
7 snack turkey sausage stick, 1 oz cheese, and homemade crackers
8:30 Bed
Ok, i have set myself up for success. now all i have to do is execute the plan. I will print it today and put it on my frig. all the guess work is taken out of it. i have made it easy.
Is everyone working on their weekend plan?
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Mrsbell8well
Wednesday
Week1
PW 158.6
CW 1586 -
Daily log in for: Tuesday
Logged: Yes, under
Water: 40 oz
Exercise: 15 minutes yoga
I kept busy yesterday. Made a chicken wild rice soup in the morning, which would have been much easier had I prepped the night before. It turned out okay, but I would try another recipe next time. Took my daughter to swim lessons (she can backfloat yay!). In the afternoon, I watched a couple of the neighbor kids since their mom just had a baby…so 4 kids here ages 3 to 6 including mine. It was loud and wild but they had a blast and when they left, I already had over 9,000 steps and 21 floors of stairs without even trying lol. Then dinner, time with my hubby, and yoga! Productive, fun, busy day.
I’ve been working my way through the Beck Diet Solution book. Today’s exercise is to evaluate hunger versus desire versus cravings by monitoring what you are feeling each hour. Hoping it’s insightful!
@sleepymom Sorry you had such a bad day yesterday!
Hugs and hope today is a lot better!!
@cynddiesstuff I’m going to put together a weekend schedule today. Looks like you are set! And great job giving yourself credit yesterday!
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Steps 2/5: 14,4930
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I will check in later. The groomer called to see if I could bring Daisy in earlier-I had her there yesterday, how much earlier could I get
I will be back to check in after that... 2 -
@Mrsbell8well wooo whooo. you just keep on going like the energizer bunny! that is great. you are a rock star!
@Shirin_K you are doing great. I am still rereading the book along with listening to a few podcasts. You are so lucky to have the sound of children's laughter in your house. Cherish these moments.2 -
@sleepymom5 lol. your so funny!1
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Steps feb 5: 17 446
Busy day. I’m sore this morning. My upper body, my lower body lol 😂 I’m resting today. And eating more to recover haha
Nice job ladies! Good losses this morning!
@sleepymom5 hope you have a better day today!
@cyndiesstuff what a plan!!!! Good luck!
I have to say I don’t plan weekends. I actually have no problem staying on track at all whether is Tuesday or Saturday. I log everything and stay under calories and husband and I don’t eat out at this point (both cutting down and eating healthy) so I’m never more tempted to mess up. Plus I’m a stay at home mom so it’s easier than if I worked.
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@sleepymom5
Your day sounds like a sitcom where you set your clock an hour ahead so you wouldn't be late for anything :-)
Did you wake up too early? I have days where it feels like it should be later than it is and everything seems to drag. You used the time to get things done that you had put off so there was a positive point to it. Sorry you missed that extra time with your son though.1 -
Check in for: Tuesday
Logged food: yes and on track for calories
Water: 64 oz
Steps or exercise: Walked outside twice-about 25 min each time. Would have been longer but my PT appointment mistake pushed me back. 11,116 steps
I did plan out my day today after my crazy day yesterday. I just was miserable last night and snacked and had a few drinks. Then beat myself up about that but today the scale didn't go up so I feel like I have a chance to change the outcome of my week still. It is only Wed. I am going to take it easy with exercise today. I have pain in my left leg, worked it's way down from my hip. I don't know why. My whole left side is a mess, lol! That is the side my shoulder is on too. I have had it for about a week and it is not getting better so I figured maybe I will rest it and see. I am determined to get at least 10K steps though and I do need to walk little Charlie so won't be a total rest. Tonight I am not going to snack. Just for one night I am making this vow. Even if it is a healthier option, I want to get in the habit of not eating after dinner. I may not be able to do the IF like you all do but I can trim down the hours I am eating at least. Hope everyone has a great day!
@ihp2015 . See the scale did go down! Nice loss! You really jumped right back into things once you completed that project. You should be proud of yourself.
@cyndiesstuff Sounds like you are doing great! I love how you give yourself credit. I can't wait until I am in a place that I don't need to log my food. I guess it is a learning process. One of these days...I am going to take your lead and plan my weekend. I was planning each day out the night before and with everything going on just got away from that. After yesterday, I need to get back in the habit. I actually made a plan for today before I went to bed last night
@Mrsbell8well Nice loss!
@Shirin_K That does sound like a fun busy day! You are almost to where I am stuck in the book. I have gotten some insight but just can't get past it lol! I am going to give it a go again today!
@lenka1 It is nice that you and your husband are eating healthy and working out together. What a great example for your little one!
@pacsnc6 I actually got off the computer sooner than I normally would to help him. Not sure if that is the reason why I got confused...wouldn't explain the rest of the day Lol! Thanks!5 -
A little early to post but all our Wednesday people posted already!
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@hope002
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@Pacsnc6
@Sleepymom5
@icdube01 We still need a starting weight and the day you would like to weigh in on.0 -
Today is a good day -- my Bride is coming home! Has been visiting her father for 6 days, and I cannot wait for her to get back! Did the usual chores last night so she wouldn't walk into a mess -- dishes, laundry, trash, cat pan, pick up all 47 pairs of my shoes..... Amazing how many steps you can get in just wandering the house putting things where they go.
Went to a ramen restaurant with my daughter last night. Delicious. I brought half of it home, no need to go crazy with calories, right?6 -
Boy oh boy,,,,, I am so exhausted today. I hate feeling this way.
@lenka1 if I was at home all day every day, it would be way harder for me. when I am at work I don't have access to the frig! makes it way easier for me to say no.
@sleepymom5 get back to that book girl. you are going to continue to struggle until you get your thinking straight! that is the biggest part of weight loss. you have to change the way you think about food. if it were just as simple as ci/co we could all lose weight. but it's what we say to ourselves that makes it difficult.
@eyesopennow yay you wifey is coming home. and you cleaned the house. good job showing your wife love! and I agree, if you pick up one thing at a time, you get in a lot of steps!!!0 -
@eyesopennow Mike I am sensing a new you. You seem different this month. Sounds like your really on board and making a commitment to changes and health. Looking forward to seeing your end of month results. Your doing great!.
@sleepymom5 ahhhh poor Pam. I am so sorry you had such a messy day. Fortunately it is just one day. We can all feel your pain. Plus your youngest moving away is hard when you all are such a tight knit family.
@cyndiesstuff Love your weekend agenda. Great job captain!0 -
02/05/19
steps 10,4640
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