SHRINKING ASSETS - February 2020 Chat
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@katypotts6437 Welcome! Every person is different, but here are some tips that helped me:
1) Find a reasonable calorie goal for your body. When I first started, I tried to eat at 1200 calories (what MFP recommended for losing 1 lb a week for me). It was totally unsustainable. I was hungry and I would cheat because I just could not keep with it. Eating at 1350 calories seems like it wouldn’t be as quick, but I am able to stick with it and make more progress than when I was eating less.
2) Every time you mess up, immediately start again. This is really, really hard for me still. For me, at the beginning of this process, I would mess up and not come back to dieting for months. Now, I mess up, and come back the next day. Consistency doesn’t mean perfection, it means getting back at it every time you mess up.
@TheMrWobbly and @SheilaCali I hope you guys both get back to 100% soon! It is absolutely no fun being sick. Keep at it and don't give up!
@boehle
sending lots of love your way. It sucks when people don't come through. Don’t let his behavior impact your mental health, and how you feel about yourself! You are so sweet to cook a dinner for him and try to have it ready. Even if you guys are disagreeing about things right now, I'm sure all of this will blow past.
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guitargirl55 wrote: »What non-scale metrics do you guys use to track progress? I’m looking for ideas of something to track in addition to weight. I have some photos, but they are so subjective – it’s nice to have some numbers. Maybe I should do more regular body measurements? Thanks in advance!!
It’s typically advised to measure waist, thighs, arms, bust - losing inches is more valuable than scale weight. But tbh I haven’t been doing that.
I’ve used clothing as something of a guideline. As tight clothes become baggy, become too big, as I can fit into clothing that was too small, and am able to buy smaller sizes - this is evidence of real change. This has a bigger psychological impact for me. But it takes longer to see clothing changes, and I had to lose a tonne of weight before I needed to wear a smaller size.
Overall it’s about watching the long term trend. Weight can go up and down in the short term, but if on track with healthy eating (and following the right way of eating for your body), the trend should be down over a longer duration. Some people using apps that show their weight trend rather than just their actual weight, and it smoothes out those little ups and downs.
I weigh myself everyday, which has made the ups and downs more evident, which means I don’t take them too seriously because they are normal. I only really “count” the official weekly weigh in, which for most of my weight loss journey was a loss. Now I’m in maintenance, some weeks my weight is up, sometimes it is down, but interestingly when I have averaged the month, both January and February were within 100g (0.22lb) of my ideal weight so the ups and downs are evening out overall.
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lindamtuck2018 wrote: »
I was sleepy when I posted that! 😅 Even the date is mixed up! Today is 24th!!😂😅 Sorry about the inconvenience caused by my mistake! Here is the correct data.
February
Steps
23rd Feb 10295
22nd Feb 8458
21st Feb 12585
They are good steps @mustb60 so feel free to brag about them on other teams pages. My total for the last 5 days, ZERO!1 -
Welcome @Vanessa1166 and it is great to have you as part of the team. We have a team 'step' challenge as a group activity and you'll see more postings on that soon
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Sorry, I've been rubbish this month.... will face the scales in the morning and draw a line ready for an awesome, focused March.
Back to daily posting and support on here, I promise!
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overdue:
@iamworthy14
due today:
@LaurieWrobo
@KittyInBoots17
@171Lake
I was less than 300 steps to get my 10k last night but I have been so tired. My dog has been ancy the last few nights and has had me up several times1 -
Yet another wonderful newbie coming your way - I could not resist putting them on this team - prepare to welcome @TheShrinkingYeti !4
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Weigh In Wednesday:
KittyInBoots17
PW: 222.8
CW 222.6
This is terrible! I don't know what's going on here, I have been going over cals required to lose weight, but not horribly. I guess this is maintaining. But I need to restart for March, that's for dang sure! I feel ridiculous, really I do. Let's do this!!!
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Lol. Effect of an overnight run can beat alcohol!! 😆TheMrWobbly wrote: »lindamtuck2018 wrote: »
I was sleepy when I posted that! 😅 Even the date is mixed up! Today is 24th!!😂😅 Sorry about the inconvenience caused by my mistake! Here is the correct data.
February
Steps
23rd Feb 10295
22nd Feb 8458
21st Feb 12585
They are good steps @mustb60 so feel free to brag about them on other teams pages. My total for the last 5 days, ZERO!
Hope you feel better and get back on feet asap! 💪
February
Steps
26th Feb 20321
25th Feb 10037
24th Feb 206361 -
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overdue:
@iamworthy14
due today:
@LaurieWrobo
@KittyInBoots17
@171Lake
I was less than 300 steps to get my 10k last night but I have been so tired. My dog has been ancy the last few nights and has had me up several times
Weigh in Wednesday:
PW:157.0
CW: 157.0
I'll take it....I had a meeting yesterday so not many steps, but hopefully that's it for a while so I can continue to lose 😘3 -
Weigh In Thursday:
CharlesScott78
PW: 358.9
CW: 353.94 -
Edited post because I thought today was Friday instead of Thursday! Couldn’t figure out how to delete.1
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AND two more for you! @thebabadon and @RGILLESP1 will be joining you for March - have fun!2
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overdue:
@iamworthy14
@171Lake
due today:
@kmargut
@Kilobykilo
@suzyjmcd2
I am rolling over my last weeks weight in effort to not discourage myself from my monthly weigh in on Sunday.0 -
I need to eat a lot before Saturday's weigh in0
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overdue:
@iamworthy14
@171Lake
due today:
@kmargut
@Kilobykilo
@suzyjmcd2
Sorry it must not be working at work hopefully 3rd times a charm
Iamworthy14
Monday’s
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Friday weigh in
Pre. Weight: 172.7 lbs
Today's weight: 173.7 lbs
I suspect it's due to increased intake of carbohydrates because calories are on mark but carbs are way over than limit and low protein.
Steps
27th Feb 209413 -
Well it was always going to happen..... march is my month to focus after this unfocused (but delicious!) end to this month
Kilobykilo
Pw 183?
CW 186.2
On a mission to refind those 170s next month!3
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