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conniewilkins56 wrote: »Got on the scales and passed out!….then I kicked the scales, cried, screamed and adjusted my crown….I can and will continue my journey!
La-lal-la-la-la
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lauriekallis wrote: »
La-lal-la-la-la
OUR motto for today.
OK folks, if yesterday's motto was La-la-la-la-la today's motto is We Can Do It!
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Yes. La-lal-la-la-la was only to get us past any inflated number on the scale with a matter of fact, what is done is done attitude - instead of slipping into misery and an excuse to eating comfort food.
Today is my second day logging my weight. Second day of logging my well thought out food.
Yesterday was below maintenance - though not as low as I wanted to be be. But, I know my tendons/muscles had way more nutrition than on all those high calorie days.
How you all doin????3 -
May 22 2019: 276.8 lbs
Oct. 31 2021: 258.6 lbs
Dec. 01 2021: 251.0 lbs
12/23/2021 242.2 12/24/2021 242.0
12/25/2021 242.2 12/26/2021 244.0
12/27/2021 243.4 12/28/2021 244.4
Still working on getting the number back to 242 or below. I know its just a waiting game right now, because I did not overeat and should not have gained anything. Just trying to patiently wait for the whoosh. Need to be proud of what I've lost so far and not be so stuck on this fluctuation.3 -
Ok folks, I guess it’s time for me to bite the bullet and post my numbers….the holidays tasted very good but I am paying for it now with a huge gain!…seeing these numbers in print will surely motivate me to get with it!…
May 28, 2019……..350.0 pounds + a few
Lowest weight… June, 2021….240.0 pounds
Dec. 28, 2021…..273.8 pounds
( gained 30 pounds in Dec. SMH ) at least I lose weight almost as quickly as I gain but I hate the two steps forward and one back!
Looking at this makes me regret eating so much but now it is over …my goal for 2022 is to continue trying not to binge….I would love to reach my goal weight and stay in maintenance….I am running out of time!
Age….70
Height….5’8” or 9…. I am shrinking!
Large frame and carry a lot of weight in my upper arms and legs…3 -
It is now real, Connie. And like you said - you are good at taking it off quickly. And like you said - it so sucks to have to go through this cycle.
I guess that is the lesson for us this year. How to get off the ferris wheel.2 -
ABD - (I just type that moniker out in full anymore, @Americanbabydoll
Don't you just hate this waiting game? It will happen. Keep eating right and one morning soon you will be well below 242. Keep the faith!3 -
lauriekallis wrote: »ABD - (I just type that moniker out in full anymore, @Americanbabydoll
Don't you just hate this waiting game? It will happen. Keep eating right and one morning soon you will be well below 242. Keep the faith!
I do hate the waiting game, especially when I know I'm doing everything right and the scale is being frustrating.
I have thought about changing my name to something shorter or just changing it because its been the same since 2013, but I can't come up with anything to change it to.
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Well Laurie.... you could write an auto-expanding macro (I guess the right method would be auto-replace these days using text correction and a personal dictionary) that expands ABD (or probably @ABD) to @Americanbabydoll But it ain't half bad to type anyway!
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How do I know regardless of logging and ahead of the scale whether I am actually posting overages or deficits in terms of my energy balance?
In my own experiment the fitbit "resting" heart rate seems to correlate remarkably well with eventual weight changes and/or maintenance. Going up = weight gain over the next few days; flat usually means weight trajectory continues in the same direction with minimal changes; going down = weight reduction over the next few days. Not ALWAYS. But the overwhelming majority of the time.
Do YOU have a similar "tell" available to you?
And yes, my "paw" issues these past few months seem to have resulted in a reduction in conditioning and an about 3 bpm increase in average resting hr--so far. Either that or it's being a year older and all that!
<shush: don't tell @Yoolypr or @conniewilkins56 because they may get on my case!> 1 -
@PAV8888 I do have a fitbit. I will have to look at the data and see if it seems to be the same for me. I don't pay much attention to the resting heart rate.1
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Part is physical conditioning and stress or other issues. I'm fairly contained that part is adaptive thermogenesis related. And part is just plain weight change, with weight not always denoting changes to energy reserves (aka fat stores).
But it is an interesting indicator for me as in my case it coincides or leads scale changes most of the time2 -
Connie, I too shrank about an inch and half over time. I am now barely 5’2”! This better stop because it means cutting more calories. 😱
And the age thing. I started seriously losing weight at age 71 and it was somehow easier than before. Perhaps I just had less to worry about - retirement, no caregiver worries and more time to plan. However this past year wasn’t great. I managed to maintain a stable weight for the entire year although it’s still 25 lbs over goal.
PAV, you’re a young man in your prime. No whining about getting older yet. Plenty of time for that later.2 -
You know... that's not a minor victory. FAR from minor.I managed to maintain a stable weight for the entire year although it’s still 25 lbs over goal.
Harrumph! I just *knew* someone would blabPAV, you’re a young man in your prime. No whining about getting older yet. Plenty of time for that later. to you and Connie even though I told everyone to keep quiet about my whining! 
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Hey kiddo, there are no secrets on MFP!3
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Yup - my heart rate goes up - especially with those refined carbs....sugar & wheat
I'm just gonna type ABD....I kinda like it if it doesn't offend yee @Americanbabydoll2 -
@lauriekallis it doesn't bother me at all.
May 22 2019: 276.8 lbs
Oct. 31 2021: 258.6 lbs
Dec. 01 2021: 251.0 lbs
12/28/2021 244.4
12/29/2021 243.03 -
Everything feels a little fine when you drop 1.4 pounds in a day, ABD
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I am going to post my numbers more often….couldn’t today because we left so early for the hospital…I didn’t get to do my usual morning “ rituals “ lol…hoping for a nice loss in the morning!4
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OK, our guests have departed.
Today's weight is 150.5 lbs (68.4kg)
Here's my daily weights for the past 10 days:
So my trend weight has fallen or remained the same each day and is now almost equal to my scale weight, which is showing a gain of 0.9 lbs compared to my lowest weight of 149.6lbs ten days ago.
A couple of days of just-under-maintenance eating and I should hopefully be back to 149.6lbs by the first few days of the new year.
Our guests went home with their cars laden to the roof with food and drink...we've given everything away and have very few 'goodies' remaining in the house (just a couple of things that are my husband's particular favourites, but which he can resist eating in excess).3 -
Woke up this morning up 2 lbs. ! Where did that come from?
Good going Bella 👍. I sure the relatives will enjoy the goodies and fond memories. And you’ve successfully got through the feasting.2 -
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Height: 5'9 / Age: 39
HW (May 22 2019): 276.8 lbs
SW (Oct 31 2021): 258.6 lbs
Goal around 145 lbs
LW 12/29/21: 243 lbs
CW 12/30/21: 242.4 lbs
Loss = 0.6 lb
This Time Loss = 16.2 lbs
Overall Loss = 34.4 lbs
Overweight BMI (202.2 lbs) lose 40.2 lbs
Healthy BMI (169.3 lbs) lose 73.1 lbs
Goal (145 lbs) lose 97.4 lbs
I have lost most of the scale jump from the beginning of the week (12/26 244 lbs). I am now just 0.6 pounds from my last low on 12/22/21 of 241.8 lbs.0 -
Congratulations, Bella! What a successful holiday hosting experience. I truly hope it felt as good on your end of this virtual connection as it sounded here.
You are all set for the new year!
My numbers were thrown right off last night when I went to my neighbours to play Scrabble. I thought I had a handle on things - I was bringing the snacks and had it planned quite well. Except (of course I guess) when my snacks were done - out came more including some crazy (yet very delicious) homemade sweet I've never had before. Too many calories later, I'm feeling so "inflamed" and stiff and achy this morning. Was it worth it? NO. But sometimes I'm just too daft to clearly remember how I'll pay the next day. My total calorie count for the day wasn't terrible (just slightly over maintenance) and I didn't "binge" so those are little victories. But I feel pretty overall yucky. Maybe that is a good thing. Seems like it is going to take a lot to get some of this stuff through my thick skull.
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Bella, you did a wonderful job maintaining your weight…that is quite an accomplishment!
I was down 3 more pounds this morning!….that’s 10 since Mon…..keeping my mind on track as well as my tummy!2 -
Woke up this morning up 2 lbs. ! Where did that come from?
Good going Bella 👍. I sure the relatives will enjoy the goodies and fond memories. And you’ve successfully got through the feasting.
It came from the same place the post I SWEAR I remember writing went?
Right next to the 3.5 lbs I went up since yesterday!?!?!?!?
Oh well... easy come easy go (Hey, its true that they're easy come and easy go since they're probably sodium and associated water retention as well as tummy contents!) STILL, I do remain:
Bella did wonderful maintaining weight. Trend is just catching up with previous losses now that she was maintaining for a bit. It is a "lagging" indicator.
In any case, looks like an excellent diet break... even though I doubt that the mental benefits of the diet break were realized given the pre-planning that went into this! Still: stellar job!
Just, Bella: don't forget to save some of your moxie for when you start maintaining in earnest OK? At this point, for you, and looking from the outside in, **as long as you're generally moving in the right direction** (NOT letting the ones of us who are not YET moving in the right direction OFF the hook here!), exactly WHEN you reach "goal" is of less importance than leaving enough in the tank for dealing with the first few years of maintenance! 3 -
Yep, I hear you loud and clear. I'm in no major hurry to reach goal.
From a health perspective (which is hugely more important to me than cosmetic appearance) I still have quite a way to go. At least another 10kg. But I'm happy to take a year - or even two or more - to slowly nibble away at those kgs. I assume I'm carrying plenty of visceral fat in addition to the visible subcutaneous fat and it's the visceral fat that I primarily want to get rid of, but there's no urgency to race towards the 'finish line'.
I'm broadly happy with the way my body composition has changed over the past 9 months. In the past, finding decent clothes in my size was difficult because I'm petite ((just under 5'1) but I was a size XXL (UK size 20/22) and the combination of being short and squat wasn't a good one from a clothing perspective. Now, I'm comfortably fitting into size small clothes (UK size 10 - US size 6), so from a vanity perspective, the bulk of the benefits have already been realised. I see no material advantage in being any leaner than a size small. I'm not aspiring to XS or beyond...
...but I do want to get rid of the visceral fat. Eventually.
So my broad plan is to get to 66kg (2.4kg to go) and then transition to what I'm calling 'maintenance lite' - i.e. skimming along at between zero and two hundred calories below maintenance calories. So that I lose maybe 2kg/quarter, rather than 3kg/month as I'm doing at the moment.4 -
Heh, heh, heh, you're probably extra small and didn't even know it! What that in young ms equivalent for better choice? :chortle: :chortle: :chortle:1
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Stop your chortling Gimpy!
My mind hasn't caught up to the size drop yet...I asked my husband to buy me size XL cycling bib shorts and cycling jersey for Christmas, and he ignored me and bought me size S. He also told MIL to buy me a down puffa jacket in S, not XL. I was so dismayed when I opened the gifts because I thought it would be months before I'd be able to wear them (if ever). Yesterday, after our guests left, I tried them on to see how many more cms I need to lose before they're wearable, and found they're a perfect fit.
I'm now struggling with size S imposter syndrome. I'm convinced these 3 clothing items aren't 'real' size S, but size L/XL with vanity labelling...6 -
Height: 5'9 / Age: 39
HW (May 22 2019): 276.8 lbs
SW (Oct 31 2021): 258.6 lbs
Goal around 145 lbs
LW 12/30/21: 242.4 lbs
CW 12/31/21: 242.4 lbs
Loss = 0.0 lb
This Time Loss = 16.2 lbs
Overall Loss = 34.4 lbs
Overweight BMI (202.2 lbs) lose 40.2 lbs
Healthy BMI (169.3 lbs) lose 73.1 lbs
Goal (145 lbs) lose 97.4 lbs
Well I'm not at the 241.8 that I saw on 12/20, but that's ok. I'm happy with my loss of 8.6 pounds for December.3
