WEIGHT NO MORE - February 2020 Chat
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@JillyBT I woke up feeling depressed. Your post gave me some hope. Thanks so much!
@hope002 damn girl you look amazing. You are rocking those jeans!!!
I’m still taking it easy watching tv. I have had to handle lots of work issues over the phone. My teams sent me the most beautiful bouquet of flowers.
Everyone’s comments are super appreciated!
I see some nice weight loss this week!
@Freeglerock I’m so proud of you for ceasing smoking!!!4 -
Wednesday 2/5 check in
Food: logged and over (forgot to post)
Water: 80 oz
Exercise: 30 minute walk, PT, stretching and strength
Good day yesterday with food. Not so good with the drinking. I have to make a plan that I can stick with. I am usually good with the 3 drinks before, during and after dinner but I still went over. I had an additional one during dinner and another one after. I am not ready to give up drinking entirely but I do need to have a plan that I am going to stick with. I know there are some podcasts out there that deal with this so I am going to listen. I really don't think it has to do with the drinking at all, it is more like the experience. If that makes sense. I would be just as happy having juice or something non alcoholic in a cute glass. Obviously something I need to work on and figure out before the summer. I also have a dinner and comedy show tonight so I am planning on limiting drinking to 2 drinks if even that. I won't drink before or during dinner. I will have a drink as we are gathering at the bar but if we aren't going to be there long, I won't. I will also only have one at the place. I don't plan to return to the bar. I will uber home if necessary. Ok-the rest of the day should be a breeze lol! so I need to get moving. Have a great day everyone!
Also a question for the menopausal or post menopausal women-I seem to be having more and more hot flashes. I had one last night that was so bad I had to go sit by an open window. I think part of it was I didn’t want to sweat. I know one of my friends had terrible night sweats. It took me an hour to cool down and settle back to sleep. Just curious what others have experienced
@Cafelelia It is so nice to have a trip to look forward to. My brother lived in Phoenix, he moved to the mountains where it cooler lol! I love Phoenix and you are going at the perfect time.
@Mrsbell8well Hang in there Angelina! It is a little scary but I wonder if your father was under a doctors care. I know back then people ignored a lot of signs and symptoms and didn't like to go to the doctors. Especially men. Just think, you are at a healthy weight, in good shape so if there is something wrong, you are in the best possible condition to fight it. Your timing was perfect, your recovery would have been a lot more difficult 2 years ago. Hugs, Hugs and more hugs to you!
@kirsten11872 Sounds like 2 great days in a row! Awesome! I think you have a good plan for the day. I love Hibachi, I haven't been to one in a while. Enjoy!
@tryingagain5 Nice loss! Goodbye 190s!! I need to stop stalling and join you! Sounds like you had a good day. I am so impressed that you get up after 41/2 hours go work out. You should give yourself a big pat on the back for doing that. I am glad that your dad is feeling better. It is always a good sign when they are back to their feisty selves! Lol!
@freeglerock Awesome job with the smoking! I know that isn't easy! Remember we are here if you need us. You really are taking the time to plan and be healthy even with all that is going on. That is so important. Keep it going!
@hope002 Looking good!! Wow!! How exciting to see all your progress. I am so happy you post, I remember you starting and it was hard for you at first but that didn't seem to last long. I don't know if I could ever fast as long as you did but I am determined to do the 14-16 hour fasts more consistently. How tall are you? I also am curious how you know your body fat percentage?
@starcrystal3 I have been there with surviving the day on snacks and then being so ravenous you end up overeating when you finally have a meal. Good job Wednesday though!
@JillyBT Another awesome day!! Your days are motivating me to get myself moving!
@xX_PhoenixRising_Xx I love how you can already feel yourself getting stronger. I hope today you enjoy the holiday. Do you have special plans or is it a day for relaxing?
@brown6267 Excellent steps! Hope all is going well!
@rundgrenrocks Nice loss! Excellent start to February!! I want to get better with exercising in the morning too. I not only forget but also the day seems to get away from me and is over so quickly lol!
@nstephenson01 Wow! Awesome loss! It sounds like you are in a good routine. Food prepping always makes the week easier. Good luck with that snow, we are still waiting for some. Just rain for the next few days here in Philly.5 -
Sunday's Weigh Ins still due
@twyla77
@dillyg08
Wednesday's Weigh Ins
@GingerPwr
Thursday's Weigh Ins
@Ljdanny
Friday's Weigh Ins
@rosieposiesrl
@hope002
@cafelelia
@lennoncpa
@Pacsnc6
@Sleepymom5
@Jmilner89
@1teresamcvean
@KUMEcyclingteam
@KatAdele
@Fi45
Saturday's Weigh Ins
@lburch
@kirsten11872
@Zumba_Luvah
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Day 5 - February 6th. What gifts do you give yourself?
Remember you can discuss here on our thread or over at the thread for the challenge (or both)
I am happy to see members of our team over in the discussion. I am so far behind on this but will catch up on Saturday.
Here is the link-
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10783307/leaping-groundhogs-the-02-2020-questions-challenge#latest
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@sleepymom5 just be glad you do not get as sick as I do when I drink, although it definitely deters me from drinking more than 1 or 2. I really think I have something in my body that rejects alcohol, because I get really sick even when I only have a few. I think for you, it is the atmosphere, to be social. It is so easy to get caught up when everyone is having a few.
I suffer from hot flashes, they are awful! I do not get too many at night, mostly during the day. I kick the covers off and wait for it to pass.0 -
@hope002 - You look great in your new jeans! A 66 hour fast is a long time to go without food. I have been doing a lot of reading on IF in general including Dr. Fung’s Obseity code and Dr. Rhonda Patrick’s website and podcats. Dr. Fung in particular makes certain recommendations for longer fasts and also advises getting medical advice for them. Do you find that you have to take any additional steps or precautions for a longer fast? Also, do you have a particular regimen for the long fast (eg exercise, or no exercise)? Do you do any electrolyte replacement or any supplementation such as magnesium? Is there a particular frequency for your longer fasts? I have only ever done the occasional 24 hour fast, and even then I find I need to take sodium or electrolytes. Yes, I am question lady today!3
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Wednesday Check in
Food - logged and on target, but some food not in plan
Water - 1.2 l
Exercise - 8,555 steps
My younger son is sick today, so sorry for the late check in. Yesterday was a busy one, and now my plans for the day have change due to my son’s cold. I am cancelling him for hockey tonight, so at least I have my evening free!
@sleepymom5 - Socializing with drinking is always a challenge. You have your plan and just try to have fun! As for the hot flashes, yup I get them, although not all of the time and only at night in bed. I find that alcohol and caffeine trigger them, or eating rich food, but it is different for everyone. I have been in menopause under a year. I go for months without a hot flash, and then I have a week where I get them a few nights in a row. To curb the sweating, I sleep in summer PJs (a tank top & shorts), and I just throw my blanket off when they start. But they can wake me up if they last longer than a few minutes. Given that they are not frequent, I am just tolerating them when they happen. There are various hormone treatments out there for really bad night sweats, but speak to your doctor about it. You can experiment with foods as well to see if something triggers them.
Nstephenson01- Fantastic loss!
@kirsten11872 - Nice day and great plan for tonight!
@rundgrenrocks. - Great loss!
@brown6267 - Fantastic steps!
@xX_Phoenixrising_Xx - Great day! I wonder if basketball courts are any more pleasant than hockey arenas? The hockey arenas are cold and have bad food!
@JillyBT - Great day! What do you do in your HIIT class?
@starcrystal - Great day even though you hit some snags! I have not seen the Doritos commercial, but will look it up! The great thing about cancelling hockey tonight is that I don’t have to listen to Old Town Road on repeat in the car!
@tryingain5 - Nice loss! Hope that you dad continues to do well.
@freeglerock - I hope that you get through this difficult day as best you can. Diet Ben & Jerry’s is not so bad anyway. Sending you a huge hug.
@Mrsbell8well - Keep up that resting. Work issues will crop up, but you have a great team to help you. Your main job right now is your recovery! Lot’s of great stuff on Netflix and elsewhere, so binge watch with your feet up!
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@Cafelelia I agree, I heard caffeine is a trigger for hot flashes. I am also under a year in menopause, well it started in my early 40's, but I have not had a period for over 9 months & I do not miss it! I do miss not sweating all the time, lol, & losing weight more easily! I hope your son feels better! Enjoy your night off from hockey!
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@hope002 - You look great in your new jeans! A 66 hour fast is a long time to go without food. I have been doing a lot of reading on IF in general including Dr. Fung’s Obseity code and Dr. Rhonda Patrick’s website and podcats. Dr. Fung in particular makes certain recommendations for longer fasts and also advises getting medical advice for them. Do you find that you have to take any additional steps or precautions for a longer fast? Also, do you have a particular regimen for the long fast (eg exercise, or no exercise)? Do you do any electrolyte replacement or any supplementation such as magnesium? Is there a particular frequency for your longer fasts? I have only ever done the occasional 24 hour fast, and even then I find I need to take sodium or electrolytes. Yes, I am question lady today!
I will try to answer all your questions
Do you find that you have to take any additional steps or precautions for a longer fast? - no additional steps
do you have a particular regimen for the long fast (eg exercise, or no exercise)? - I only do light cardio: walks, hulahoop
Do you do any electrolyte replacement or any supplementation such as magnesium? - I don't feel the need for it. Dr Fung says if you feel lightheaded it's a sign. I feel great the whole time. I drink mostly mineral sparkling water on my second full fast day. For example: I started my fast Saturday 7pm, Sunday was normal, just plain water and 1 coffee, Monday - mostly mineral water. I also had 2 small pinches of hymalaian salt strait on my tongue followed by water. But all this as precaution, not because I felt the need.
Is there a particular frequency for your longer fasts? - this is my second one. First one was between Xmas and New Year - too many parties. I want to do 1 66-70 fast a month for health reasons.
I've been doing IF since July. I struggled a lot in the beginning, as you all remember. Especially at night. I just stuck to it and slowly it became easier. Now I eat OMAD and don't even think about food the rest of the day.
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sleepymom5 wrote: »@hope002 Looking good!! Wow!! How exciting to see all your progress. I am so happy you post, I remember you starting and it was hard for you at first but that didn't seem to last long. I don't know if I could ever fast as long as you did but I am determined to do the 14-16 hour fasts more consistently. How tall are you? I also am curious how you know your body fat percentage?
I used a body fat calculator that popped first on my google search. I'm 5'10"
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I was curious as well... thanks for sharing the calculator @hope002!1
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Thursday 2/6 check in
Food: logged and on track
Water: 40 oz
Exercise: none
I ended up saying yes to OT today. I had planned on saying no. I've already went through my schedule for next week and have decided which days I'll say yes, if I get asked. Tomorrow I'm getting an oil change and need to leave work on time so I have to say no. They've gotten smart and are asking people if they want to stay late or come in early just after our first break. If they waited until later they know people will be tired and probably say no.
Work provided lunch last night. Chili cheese dogs, chips and cookies. Not the healthiest things but the food was from a different department thanking us for our hard work so that was nice.
I didn't get to bed to almost 10 am. I had planned on getting up at my normal time to go to the gym but was too tired when the alarm went off. I tried to go back to sleep but even though I was tired I couldn't sleep so I got up and got ready for my day. Normally I would volunteer on Thursdays but we all have the night off. I just finished eating and since I'm short on sleep and don't have anywhere to go tonight, I'm going to try and nap before work. I am pretty tired so I think I will fall asleep.
I talked with my dad. He stopped by his doctor's office and got the results of the CT scan. Apparently everything looked ok, no stroke or anything like that so that's good. Of course, since they didn't find anything wrong we're not going to know what caused him to pass out. Hopefully it doesn't happen again.3 -
Ljdanny
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Pw 187.8
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Only a small loss. That's ok. I guess. Today I went and saw the neurosurgeon, I'm going to have epidural shots and then we will talk surgery if they dont work. I have had them in the past. First time they worked temporarily second time nothing. I'm not hopeful. Surgery makes me nervous.
@Mrsbell8well glad your doing well and resting.5 -
nstephenson01 wrote: »I was curious as well... thanks for sharing the calculator @hope002!
You have to remember, it's just a tool. I only use it to see the numbers going down. Don't stress too much about it.
Take me for example : the calculator says 36.3%
This is me
And this is what internet says
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@tryingagain5 - I'm just finishing Killers of the Flower Moon and next up is The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. It sounds a bit weird, but I think mental exercise contributes to overall health so book club is a nice workout What are you reading?
@nstephenson01 -Great job today!!0 -
@starcrystal3
You are right mental health is just as important as physical health. Every doctor's office I go to has been asking people about their mental health for several years now. Reading, puzzles, games, anything that makes you think helps with mental health.
I haven't heard of either of those books. My one book club is reading Still Alice and the other is reading the Book of forgiving.
The one reading Still Alice is meeting on Tuesday and I still have over 150 pages to go. The other one is meeting on Sunday and I haven't started the book yet. I've missed the last several meetings for the Sunday one. We usually do a few chapters at a time for this one as the books aren't novels but more faith based books.1 -
Username GingerPwr
PW 149
CW 150
excuse me while I unleash a string of expletives.7 -
Fi45
PW 205.3
CW 203.2
Sadly can’t take any credit for this one as I am still full of cold/cough and not eating brilliantly.
Good luck to everybody with their weigh-I’m this week xx4 -
Weigh-In Day: Friday
Week #: 1
PW: 66.35 Kg / 146.28 lbs
CW: 65.75 Kg / 144.95
Check-In: Week
Food: On Track
Water: On Track
Exercise: No
Okay introductions. My name is Rosie, I live in Australia & have been vegan for just over a year now & loving it for life. This is my 2nd month with team Weight No More. In January I lost 3.55 Kg / 7.82 lbs, so I’m excited & hope it’s the same for February! My goal weight is 57 Kg / 125.66 lbs, so I have 8.75 Kg / 19.30 lbs to loose. Thanks so much everyone for the kind & fantastic motivation during January – I appreciate it so much! It’s amazing how being part of a team makes you extra committed to the challenge too! It’s also wonderful what I have learnt from you all & I enjoy reading everyone’s posts although I can't respond as often as I wish!
Thanks to Angelina (@Mrsbell8well) sharing her knowledge & great results, I’m also going to try this gut healing diet of Dr Gundry this upcoming 2 weeks & after reading up on it I’m sure this is finally the one that will heal my gut completely. After those 2 weeks I will be doing Dr Gundry’s Keto diet for the next 3 months to reverse my Type II Diabetes (so want this hypoglycemia to end for good!) – I’m So Excited, & didn’t expect that awesome bonus!!! I’m also in the process of curing my Adrenal Exhaustion the last 3 months (with an online Naturopathic course), it’s slow going but after 10 years of being extremely weak & sick (barely able to feed & shower myself), my endless search for the cures are finally here & I’m seeing Awesome results the last couple of months – on good days I can even exercise now & without crashing for days after! Never ever give up!
My goals are always to be as fit & healthy as possible! I love nature & each beautiful new day.
Have a lovely weekend everyone!
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