TEAM: Gutbusters (December)
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craigo3154 wrote: »Colleen790 wrote: »@craigo3154 Thanks again for the tips and good advice. I actually prefer to exercise at home but with the high temperatures here in Australia I thought I'd go to the gym for the air conditioning mainly. Yes, I followed that "Eat more to lose weight" idea that was being pushed at the time. Eat back your exercise calories. MFP friends saying you need to eat more. Doesn't work for me.
@Colleen790. The "Eat more to lose weight" idea has 2 underlying assumptions that most people miss:- You are already eating WAY less than you should (ie. deficit of more than 2000kj (500 calorie) per day) and have been for over a month.
- The MORE you are being asked to eat is "good" food (particularly whole vegetables with fibre included).
If you have a BMI above normal, you almost always are carrying an abundance of stored energy that you body is capable of tapping into (adipose tissue / fat). Eating more slows down access to these energy stores. (There is WAY more to it than this, but this is the essence).
Metabolic damage is real, but takes A LONG time in SEVERE calorie deficit to occur (like in "The Biggest Loser" TV shows). Most never have the drive to push themselves willingly that far into danger.
Summary:- Eat less than you burn per day (TDEE) consistently to lose weight
- To lose weight faster, do not eat back exercise calories
Calculating TDEE is difficult. Best we can usually do is refine the estimate based of observation and tracking. Ignore exercise equipment quoted calorie burn it is often quite exaggerated.
(Good guide for daily calorie limit is: https://www.sailrabbit.com/bmr/ (40yo 75kg 5'6" female estimated TDEE is 1724 kCal {7213 kj} - Moderate weight loss (0.5kg per week) target is 1224 kCal {5121 kj} )
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December 31
Exercised?: Yes (5 km walk in 38 mins - hills - twice)
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
Two walks today. So far under budget that I could drink an entire bottle of champagne and not go over budget (won't though).
Also wife made pavlova for dessert (my favourite).
Hope all have a great new year. Wishing all have a better 2020 than 2019 (even if you had a great 2019).
(Final weigh in tomorrow for me for December).1 -
Message to all Team Members:
@BonnieHosk85.
@looneycatblue.
@crystalbarton31.
@audreypawdrey.
@BB_1033.
@Coccolino30.
@Kenyaa3.
@shalvy2007.
@SuzanneElizabeth16.
@tuddy315.
@craigo3154.
@GLouis4.
@inshapeCK.
@Tickie99.
@Colleen790.
@flourchild225.
@fe452436.
@Keepingtrack1234.
@Shewhoismany.
@Cspdb3.
@FatimaStartsAllOver.
@Kiadams317750.
@Matthewsfive.
This is the last week of the December Challenge. After this week, all members will be rolled over automatically into the January Challenge.
The January challenge thread is:
TEAM: Gutbusters (January) https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10777095/team-gutbusters-january#latest
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Good morning! Today we’re looking for a weigh-in from:
@Kenyaa3
@shalvy2007
@SuzanneElizabeth16 - best reason ever to leave the group! Congratulations!! We look forward to seeing you back when you're able to be with us again!!
@tuddy315
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tuddy315
December Week 5
PW: 207.4
CW: 210.03 -
Shalvy2007
December week 5
PW: 140.6
CW: 139.73 -
Wonderful loss, @Shalvy2007!!
Not a bad gain considering the holidays, @tuddy315!! I gained 5.4 but have all but 1.7 off already. We can do this!! 2 -
craigo3154
December week 5
PW: 142.9
CW: 141.3
Same weight since Monday (64.1kg). Trying to get to sub 64 (sub 140), but not today.
Started this month at 67.3kg, so 3kg in 5 weeks (over Christmas/New Year) I'll take as a win for me. (Won't win the TBL competition for December, not even for this team, but that is never the point).
I'm still not at my target weight (couple more pounds to go). I am expecting this to take at least 2 more months to achieve.
New day and New year. Hope to keep in my ideal weight range for the year (sub 65kg) and stay healthy.
Wishing all a great year ahead.
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Putting Christmas away, cleaning, organizing for 45 minutes
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
Happy New Year, fit fam! I hope you all have a fun, safe evening and a wonderful 2020! Many blessings to you all!
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Kenyaa3
December Week 5
PW:251.4
CW:253.2
Not where I wanted to be at the end of the year but I will never give up. Looking forward to tomorrow. Happy New Years Eve Team!3 -
Happy new year to all of you!4
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Tickie99
December Week 5
PW: 184.8
CW: 184.3
Happy New Year!3 -
January 1
Exercised?: Yes (5 km walk in 39 mins)
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
Early walk. Meet up with friends during day before quiet night home.
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Good morning and Happy New Year! Today we’re looking for weigh-ins from:
@craigo3154 - saw the sheet, very nice loss!!
@dmfaler
@GLouis4
@inshapeCK
@Tickie99 - a good loss to start the New Year! Congrats!
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Hey team, if you haven't already, please head over the January thread to introduce yourself and welcome our new members! Also, are you committed to staying with us through January? It's going to be a great month for us all to get back on track and kill our goals!! Happy New Year!!
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10777095/team-gutbusters-january#latest
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GLouis4
December Week 5
PW: 183.8
CW: 184.72 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Walked Ollie, 30 minutes, 1.11 miles
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes1 -
January 2
Exercised? Yes did a fair bit of walking today
Calories? Yes
Tracked? Yes1 -
January 2
Exercised?: Yes (6 km walk in 46 mins)
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
Late walk, so decided to go a slightly longer route. Still kept up a reasonable pace.
Up and down day for daughter today. Still a day by day proposition, thankful not a really down day.1 -
Good morning! Today we’re looking for weigh-ins from:
@Colleen79
@flourchild225
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flourchild225
December week 5
PW: 129.4
CW: 127.2
Yes! Committed to January!
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Colleen790
December week 5
PW 169.5
CW 169.7
Not as big a jump as last week. I've got work to do. Feeling motivated to get back on track.2 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Heavy cleaning/organizing for 55 minutes; 20 minutes on the recumbent bike, 6.22 miles, 18.55 mph
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
Great loss, @flourchild225!
@colleen790, you've got this!
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Kiadams317750
20 minutes exercise: yes
Within calories: yes
Logged everything ate and drank: yes
Day: made good choices and got enough rest.1 -
inshapeCK
December Week 5
PW: 139.8 pounds (Wednesday December 18th)
CW: 139.4 pounds (Wednesday January 1st)3 -
January 3
Exercised? Yes. First workout at the gym. 20 mins Elliptical, 20 mins weight machines, 15 mins treadmill.
Calories? Yes
Tracked? Yes1 -
January 3
Exercised?: Yes (6 km walk in 47 mins)
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
Late walk on a warm day. Happy to still be under 8 mins per km.
Looking forward to the weekend.If you want to know what I look like. This is a photo I posted in another thread. This is me after today's walk.
I am still not yet at my ideal weight, but getting very close.
If you want a look back in history: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/40212289/#Comment_402122890 -
Good morning!
@inshapeCK, nice loss!
Today we’re looking for weigh-ins from:
@fe45243
@keepingtrack1234
@Shewhoismany
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Reminder, tomorrow is our last weigh-in for December. The following folks have not signed in for this week:
@audreypawdrey
@Coccolino30
@Matthewsfive - no week 3, are you still with us?
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Keepingtrack1234
December Week 5
PW: I'mm sorry...I'm bad at remembering this!!! I've not been logging my weight.
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shewhoismany
December Week 5
PW: 125.6
CW: 125.4
The scale didn't move much so I need a puppy, possibly a Shih Tzu puppy.
This has been your non sequitur for the morning. Thank you very much and have a great day!
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