TEAM: The Slimsons (June)
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I know I am just getting started...but I expected more...been calorie counting since May 26th. Went from 176.6 to 172.2 but have been stuck here for the last five days. While I have only done minimal work outs...my days have been filled with starting the garden (rather large garden), tearing out the ceiling of my porch (this took two days of being up and down a ladder, pulling, banging, prying over my head, then hauling to the trailer) plus other labor intensive chores. I just didn't think I would hit a plateau already. Feeling frustrated already. I know I need to keep going ...just ugh.
@Skkayy It's most likely not a plateau already. One of the things you have to realize is that usually the first week or so when you first start a new eating plan, you tend to lose a lot at first, easily up to 10 lbs, which a lot of is excess water weight, so that's not uncommon and it's also unrealistic to think that it would continue at that rate all the time. i can promise you that during my now 2 year journey (2 days away from 2 yrs) to lose what is now almost 100 lbs and some weeks, and even months have been like that, seen minimal losses even though my body has still been changing. I am 100% encouraging you to take measurements and photos, and also slowly increase your activity, even if it's a 10 min walk a day, that will help you in the long run too.
It's waaaaay to early to get discouraged....you got this, hang in there, it's important to realize that some weeks will be big losses and so me weeks less, that's just normal.
Also one more point, I will leave you with is what is commonly referred to as the "whoosh" and what happens when you burn fat is that water fills the fat cells as a placeholder of sorts because your body is so certain you will replace that fat that it's not ready to shrink the cell just yet, so it uses water to fill it temporarily until you fill it back up with fat. The longer you go and still burning more fat, your body eventually gives up on waiting for the fat to come back and it will release the water and shrink the fat cell....so this is also why fat loss and weight loss don't happen simultaneously. Another thing that's important and can encourage your body to speed up this process is drinking more water!3 -
Hi Slimsons! I've had a break these last 4 days. On Saturday, we had an out of town wedding. It was great visiting with family that we only get to see once a year. Sunday we pulled the camper to a water park type place. It was a very relaxing and much needed break. Unfortunately, I did not track my calories for 4 days and feel it and the scale shows it. I started daily weighing again this morning and wow... the numbers made a huge leap in an upward direction. Wonder how long it will take me to get them going on a downward trend. Hoping it drops a little by my weigh in on Friday.
@DeshotelK It's unlikely that it would all be fat in just short period of time, you have to realize that 3500 calories is equal to 1 lb so you'd have to have eaten an additional 3500 calories for each of those lbs you're up for it to be real gain and once you start restricting and tracking again, (and drinking more water), a lot of that weight will come off and generally pretty quick depending on your individual body chemistry.1 -
@batgirl140 Agreed. You're doing yourself a BIG huge favor by taking measurements, something I'm glad my first trainer got me started on, she told me that it would be worth it and I'll be damned if she wasn't 100% correct.
Here's a snippet of my most recent measurements, I've taken them once a month (with a few exceptions) over more than 2 years at this point. And some things that a lot of others won't necessarily see is some of my numbers are drastically different than someone who isn't weightlifting, my weight will always be higher, my arms and legs (and butt/hips) will always be a bit bigger, as I actively put on muscle, so while over the years I've managed to lose almost 35 total inches, there were times that parts of my body were smaller before I built up those muscles too, and I am in no way unhappy with my body these days, not at all, the only part I am even remotely concerned with is my belly, and that's getting there.
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@batgirl140 & @AB0215 well done to both of you on your inch losses, that’s a superb achievement 👏 🙌🏻1
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💥 Daily Post: Wednesday 5th June 💥
✅Track: Yes
✅Calories: under 👍 (I would have been 13kcal over but stickler to my calories I gave one of my snacks to The Husband 😂
Exercise: Not today. Not really trying on this bit right now as feel like I can only focus on getting my calories into a habit right now!
Comments: Completely not health related, but new season of Black Mirror dropped today on Netflix...it's a good day! 😊 Which is just as well because I am so tired! Is this my body getting used to the lower calorie intake? Anyways it's all manageable, so no worries.
Hope you're all having a good start to the second week! X3 -
⭐️Daily Post: Wednesday 5 June
✅Track: Yes
✅Calories: Under...just
🤔Exercise: Not really apart from some walking
💭Comments: My OH made a tasty spagbol with garlic bread and a side salad. It left me just under my calorie allowance 😅2 -
Daily Post Wednesday 5th
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes under
Exercise: Yes Pilates, walking, gardening
Comments: so glad I started logging again. Will not be having the Cinnamon cereal again with all that sugar.
Doctors confirmed I need to lose weight to reduce my cholesterol and that is a huge incentive.
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Daily Post: Wednesday, June 5th
Username: SLIMn2016
✅ Track: Yes
✅ Calories: Yes, under
✅ Exercise: Yes, Body Combat, Arc Trainer & 5 mile walk
✅ Water: 249.8 oz. +4 -
📣📣Daily check in📣📣
☀️wednesday June 5th ☀️
✔Tracked: yes
✔Calories: under
✔Exercise: nope.2 -
@aadubb Remember to take in extra water during that time of the month, sounds weird, but extra water does help with water retention, and also another thing that sort of can help is watching your carbs a bit more closely as carbs also help you to retain water so if you're worried about it, there can be a little bit you can do to sort of mitigate it, or you can choose not to worry about it realizing that it is also normal and happens to us all and that next week the scale will be kinder....
Thanks @AB0215 I usually drink over 120oz so if I can manage more I will
I always try to watch carbs during this time, but I want carbs the most lol. It's more of an annoyance than worry. It's me being impatient because I have to wait 2 week's extra to see scale progress.
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@cydneebauman Hopefully you're feeling better!
@SLIMn2016 Another great day!! And that's a lot of water!
@2muchchocncrisps Logging tells a story and sometimes it's not one we wanted to hear!
@o0kody0o Walking is still exercise....and you were still under!!
@lsjhudson A great day!!2 -
Daily Post WEDNESDAY
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes, OVER
Exercise: Yes, I taught my class today and Im fully involved so I sweat with my clients.
Comments: Intermittent fasting continues... I stopped eating last night at 7:45pm and ate today 2:45pm. Yesterday was 20 hour fasting, today was 19 hour fasting. It's not bad, I just find Im cold which probably means I need my potassium which I ran out of last week.1 -
Daily Post: June 5th
Track: Yes
Calories under goal: A few calories over
Exercise: 10,450 steps
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@SLIMn2016 Another great day!! And that's a lot of water!
Total fluid intake--- I count tea, zero cal soda...but mostly water0 -
@cydneebauman Hopefully you're feeling better!
@SLIMn2016 Another great day!! And that's a lot of water!
@2muchchocncrisps Logging tells a story and sometimes it's not one we wanted to hear!
@o0kody0o Walking is still exercise....and you were still under!!
@lsjhudson A great day!!
Not at all. Worse! And had to take my daughter to ER because she fell 5 ft directly on her belly. Today just sucks.2 -
Daily Post
Wednesday, June 5
Tracked: No
Calories: Under I think. Allergies still have my stomach doing flips
Exercise: My favorite.........Leg Day!!!!!
Water: 90oz
Doctors appointment today. Lost 4 inches in my hips and 1 inch in my waist, down 8 lbs since last visit. I feel horrible but my weight is going in the right direction.
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Daily Post (Tuesday)
Track: yes
Calories: under
Exercise: aqua size and yardwork
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@batgirl140 & @AB0215 You two are awesome. Great work guys!!!!0
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Daily post for Wednesday
Track: yes
Calories: over by 9. Lol
Exercise: stairs at work and 120 squats
Water: 220 oz
So tired and so sore.... did some major chocolate indulging but ot mostly fit in my calories.... over by 9, but I am pretty sure I burned 9 calories with my squats. Haha1 -
Daily Post: Wednesday 6/5
Track: Yes
Calories: Under
Exercise: Rest day
Steps: 6,097
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Username: eromligyppah
Week: June Week 1 (5/30-6/6)
PW = 201.0
CW= 196.8 (lowest in a long time)
This last week I'm averaging 11,830 steps/day, averaging a mile and half run a day and lifting at least Monday, Wednesday and Friday (today too). All my food is tracked I just don't always remember to hit the I'm done button. Under calories by a minimum of 250 a day. This is my summer to nail it!2 -
Username: dracocapricorn
Week: June Week 1
PW = 147.8
CW = 149.6
Were not able to connect to the internet yesterday. But em got some weight, but luckily so far some muscle is gained2 -
Daily Post (Wednesday)
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes
Exercise: Yes, 90 mins walking, 60 mins weight training
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Daily Post (for Wednesday, 6/5)
Track: Yes
Calories: Under
Exercise: 45 hour walking
Yesterday was day 3 of me walking with my beautiful wife. We are not doing anything fancy or jogging. Just taking a nice long walk with each others company. One day it was an hour, yesterday was 45 minutes. Today was 55. We get to spend some us time together, before our crazy daily schedule begins. Have a great Thursday everyone!2 -
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Weekly Weigh In
Username: tinak33
June Week 1
Previous Weight: 146.8
Current Weight: 149.6
I expected the gain.... most of it is water weight from the 5K. It will come off next week. A small portion of it is food overload.... lol
I am just happy that I stayed in the 140s! I don't want to bounce back into the 150s, I want to stay in this weight decade until I get to the 130s. So even though that was a big gain, I was still in the 140s (and I know it's not actual weight, but mostly water weight...). So I'm ok with it.1 -
@BEASTFIELD314 Glad you're getting to take time and walk with your wife!! And great job staying under calories!!
@dracocapricorn It's not always about losing weight, sometimes it's about gaining muscle, which usually pushes the scale number up a bit, and that's a good thing.
@eromligyppah You're doing great! Nice loss! And lifting combined with a good diet is a great way to lose weight overall! Great start to the summer slimdown! You got this!
@Gadgetgirl259 Great job staying under calories!!
@tinak33 I always love your sense of humor! I am off chocolate (among many other things) for the foreseeable future, but I will live vicariously through your chocolate experiences lol.
@digger61 Nice day! Great exercise and great job staying under calories!!
@genajonas Leg day was always my favorite, and welcomed the next day when it was damned near impossible to walk! Always made me happy!
Hang in there, sometimes the body tends to do a little revolting when we take it outside it's comfort zone, and change is sort of a necessary evil, but finding balance is also important and don't be afraid to make additional changes to help yourself feel better. And maybe start looking at some of your micro-nutrients too (minerals like sodium, potassium and magnesium, these tend to play a huge role in how I feel while at a deficit).
@cydneebauman I hope she's ok! That's quite a fall! How old is she?
@SLIMn2016 That makes sense, was thinking that was an insane amount of water, but at the same time, it's still a lot of fluid too, can't say I take in that much in a day! Congrats!
@CindyJNC1963 Great day, a lot of steps!! How's your team doing on the step challenge?
@aadubb I love intermittent fasting, I feel the best when I stick to the plan, although, some days I cave and eat a little sooner or later than I meant to, but it's usually because I'm outside my normal routine (ie, went to my parents house and hung out with my 4 yr old little snacking buddy aka my niece), but overall, it's really the most beneficial to me all around when I stick to it. And as for the potassium, some common things to get it are things like avocados which tend to be what I would normally gravitate to on a low carb diet, but sweet potatoes and spinach are also greats sources, and contrary to popular belief, bananas really aren't a great source, and extremely high in sugar for the nutrients you do get, however they are tasty lol.1 -
Weekly Weigh In
Username: ashanna2019
June Week 1
Previous Weight: 247
Current Weight: 244.6
This week has been busy. I made it to the gym once this week and plan on going again tonight. Water intake is getting better but still needs improvement.3 -
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Weigh In Day: Monday
Week 1
PW: 271
CW: 2704 -
Daily check in for wed June 5
Tracked yes
Calories under
Exercise yes.
Don’t know about anybody else but I was having trouble getting on the community page here. Had to go to actual website and log in from there.1
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