WEIGHT NO MORE Team Chat - July 2020
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Mrsbell8well wrote: »@1theresamcvean I understand about the triggers. I can easily get carried away. I think there is a way to post optional viewing for those that would prefer not to peek. I will play with it. Or if anyone knows the answer?
Please don't overly worry. I love your pics! I may have been sensitive yesterday and wondered whether it may affect others that way too sometimes. Of course, not every dish is like this. You create so many healthy foods and I often get my inspiration from you. It's just the decadent ones that get me sometimes. Big hug.
Also, did you know that Angela Liddon has a new cookbook coming out? It's "Oh She Glows for Dinner: Nourishing Plant-Based Meals to Keep You Glowing" I love her food and she reminds me a bit of you. She's a foodie and also weight conscious.2 -
Hi all,
Sorry have missed a week. Been totally rubbish and gained this week but here we go:
Weigh in
username - podperson1
week - 4?
PW - 178.0
CW - 180.4
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Another good day
Cleaned the house top to bottom
2 walks total 8.40 miles
25 minute jogging on the spot
2189 total calories
20,291 steps
If I can do it you can too, good luck!
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@annliz23
Do you want to come over and clean my house.😉
Wow! 25 minutes jogging on the spot! That's great! I may have to add that in as one of my workouts.1 -
tryingagain5 wrote: »@annliz23
Do you want to come over and clean my house.😉
Wow! 25 minutes jogging on the spot! That's great! I may have to add that in as one of my workouts.
I love cleaning it burns so many calories and jogging on the spot doesnt hurt my knees as much normal jogging.🙄3 -
Tuesday 7/21
Food: under
Water: 64 oz
Exercise: 30 minutes high intensity bodyweight exercises
I wasn't very hungry so I ended up under my calorie limit. Of course, before I had supper I drank about 32 oz of water. I'm sure that helped me in not eating as much today. Hopefully that helps with my weigh in tomorrow.😁
I'm going in to work early tonight so the extra on my paycheck will be nice. Now that they've moved so many people to other areas we don't have enough people to do the work so now we're allowed to work overtime up to 10 hours per week.3 -
tryingagain5 wrote: »@annliz23
Do you want to come over and clean my house.😉
Wow! 25 minutes jogging on the spot! That's great! I may have to add that in as one of my workouts.
I love cleaning it burns so many calories and jogging on the spot doesnt hurt my knees as much normal jogging.🙄
I'll have to remember that cleaning burns a lot of calories. Maybe it will help me get my cleaning done.🤔2 -
Another good day
Cleaned the house top to bottom
2 walks total 8.40 miles
25 minute jogging on the spot
2189 total calories
20,291 steps
If I can do it you can too, good luck!
Wow, your jogging on the spot is sheer dedication. I mean, I've done 400 steps or something for my Fitbit total but phew! Good for you.
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podperson1 wrote: »Hi all,
Sorry have missed a week. Been totally rubbish and gained this week but here we go:
Weigh in
username - podperson1
week - 4?
PW - 178.0
CW - 180.4
Aw, Shelli, I hope things look up for you soon. Come by and say hi sometimes, no need to keep up with everyone's posts. Just say hello and we'll cheer you up if we can. Lots of hugs.2 -
Weigh Days
Wednesday
@tryingagain5
@Freeglerock
@ProfDawnLee
@melaniedscott
@minstrelofsarcasm
@Mrsbell8well
Thursday
@Ljdanny
@Nstephenson01
@1theresamcvean
@pacsnc6
Friday
@hope002
@cafelelia
@lennoncpa
@Sleepymom5
@KUMEcyclingteam
@lenka1
@bburrer30
Saturday
@kirsten11872
@Zumba_Luvah
@timibotkin
Sunday
@CassieGetsFit2013
@xX_PhoenixRising_Xx
@annliz23
@twyla77
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User ID: Freeglerock
Week Number: 4
Previous weight: 176.3
Current weight: 174.9
LTD: 43.6b
I am at my lightest weight in more than 20 years. Still some way to go, but I can now really see and feel my body changing. I dragged a vacuum packed bag down from the attic the other day, filled with clothes from pre my first pregnancy and some old uni dresses. Felt great trying things on and a lot of them fitting (though may have to admit to being a bit old for some of the uni party dresses!). I do need to go through my clothes and take the plunge of getting rid of my bigger items.
I am sorry I do not post much here. I read through the posts everyday, and I get inspired by all of you. There is no way I would have continued on this weight loss through this year without you guys here in this group.
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User ID: Melaniedscott
Week Number: 4
Previous weight: 211.9
Current weight: 212.7
+.8
I'm doing really well getting at least 66 ounces of water every day. Most weekdays, I'm getting at least 30 minutes of walking...I just need to get my brain back to losing. I did it before. I can do this.
Gain may have been related to not feeling well yesterday (didn't sleep well, loud storm, felt twitchy all night) and eating everything. Most days I'm doing well but then one or two days, I dive into the fridge. I'm feeling better today, so I have no excuse.
We talk about fluctuations being normal for 3-5 lbs...why aren't mine ever 5 lbs lower?6 -
1theresamcvean wrote: »Weigh Days
Perhaps this is what I need to do!
Husband is still laughing about Pooh...4 -
minstrelofsarcasm
Week Four
Weigh In Day: Wednesdays
PW (Previous Weight): 166.8 (July 16th)
CW (Current Weight): 167.2 (July 22nd)
LTD (Loss to Date): 66.8 lbs
Reflection
Workouts this past week: 6 spin classes, 30ish miles walked outside, 18 total minutes of planks
Food this past week: One day of stress eating (I will always love you PB, even if you don't love me back), but mostly on track.
A 0.4 lb gain with an overall loss for the month so far? I can work with that. We'll see how my weight looks tomorrow after my rest day today. Maybe I'll switch my weigh-days to Thursdays if it seems as if my rest days clear out my water retention (because my spin class x2 from yesterday is very likely holding onto that previous H2O).2 -
User ID Mrsbell8well
Wednesday
Week 4
PW 153.8
CW 153.4
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@1theresamcvean I have her first book. I will check out the new one. Just ordered Cookie and Kate’s cookbook. She sends me emails. Just received 29 best summer salads. I want to make them all!!!
@Cafelelia thanks for spoiler tip. I will use it for future food pics.
My goal was 153. I can live with this weight since I lost 2.8 last week. I need to lose 1.4 by next week to stay on track for birthday goal. I can do it!!!2 -
Tuesday Check In
Food - IF
Water - 2 l
Exercise - 2 walks totally in 4 km
Good day yesterday. We had another break in the heat wave and it was so nice outside. I decided to have a break week from higher intensity exercise as I feel like I need it. I am doing shorter walks, plus some weights and abdominal work. Thanks to the pandemic, this summer kind of feels like the summers of my childhood, when kids did not attend so many activities and it was the early part of the digital age (we did have “Pong” and then later, Atari and a first generation Mac). The pace feels slower. People are just hanging out, sitting in their yards or on decks and porches, some working, some not. Kids are doing a lot of activities that are not related to electronics and seem to have taken over certain streets in our neighbourhood with sidewalk chalk drawings, bikes, basketball nets, street hockey and homemade skateboard ramps. It feels like a little silver lining during this terrible time.
@Mrsbell8well - Very smart of you to look at the overall loss, which is excellent. You are do so well! As for the spoilers, please just use your judgement on how to use them.
@minstrelofsarcasm - Again, great way of looking at your way in by looking at your overall loss so far. I am in absolute awe of your level of activity as well. Do you do track any metrics related to muscle mass and cardiovascular fitness? And also, just remember that peanut butter loves you back, but loves you too much and thinks that you should just be friends.
@melaniedscott - That is not a big increase, and you are right that it is likely related to not feeling well, eating more and not sleeping well. You can refocus today. If you are finding that you have those days where you eat everything, maybe look at what you are eating on the other days? Maybe you need to change up the foods you are eating a bit and eat some that fill you more. Then there is also sleep and water. We all have to play around with this formula to get it right and then adjust again at times. Love that graphic, it is so true!
@Freeglerock - Amazing loss and it is incredible that you are at your lightest weight in 20 years! Congratulations on that wonderful NSV! It must have felt so wonderful to try on those old clothes. You should keep an old uni dress for your daughter for when she is older, just so she can see first hand what fashion was like then. I hope that you are tracking in some photos for yourself as that can be really motivational. It is a huge credit to you that have stuck with it, through good and bad times. We love having you on the team, and don’t worry about posting.
@podperson1 - I am sorry that you have had a tough time, but don’t give up! We are for you whenever you need us. That means please feel free to post when things are not going well. As Pam has said in the past, that is when you need to post the most.
@annliz23 - Omg, amazing day! Such an impressive amount of steps! Jogging on the spot is good and I find it better for the knees that treadmills. And cleaning is absolutely a great workout. You are doing great!
@tryingagain5 - Really good day, and yes, water intake can really have an impact on hunger. So great that you working regularly and getting some overtime too.
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I’m really enjoying the camping trip (except for the kids - teenaged girls can be SO difficult!). I’ve been riding my bike and then kayaking every morning. Every day I’ve seen deer on my ride, including three fawns that still have their spots. Couldn’t get close enough to get decent pics though. You have to zoom way in and look really close to see that this mama has two fawns.
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I’m really enjoying the camping trip (except for the kids - teenaged girls can be SO difficult!). I’ve been riding my bike and then kayaking every morning. Every day I’ve seen deer on my ride, including three fawns that still have their spots. Couldn’t get close enough to get decent pics though. You have to zoom way in and look really close to see that this mama has two fawns.
Great shot, Kristie, and nice smooth-looking road for cycling too.2 -
tryingagain5
Wednesday
Week 4
PW: 200.8
CW: 199.2
Loss: 1.68 -
@tryingagain5 - You did it! Onederland! You have been really working so hard and it is paying off! Congratulations!
@KristieJC - What a lovely photo! Enjoy your trip!1 -
@Cafelelia - I used to keep track of my measurements, but haven't caught up to that in a while. Had a few hiccups over the past year that really threw me off my game. I do have a spreadsheet to keep track of all of the statistics from my spin classes, but that's become more of something I do because people expect it of me, and less of something that really benefits me much anymore, since there's only so much more I can really improve on a stationary bike.
I'm also working my way up to being able to hold a 7-minute plank. My record was 6m41s before I went on a work trip and didn't remember to bring my yoga mat (and the carpet of the hotel room hurt like a (ahem) jerk).
Now I'm thinking of grabbing a few measurements and calculating my body fat percentage. I'm probably still in the upper-mid 20s (EDIT: just checked - 27.2% body fat).3 -
@minstrelofsarcasm - 27.2% is really great! I just read some research that the 20’s range for women is great. When I was running, I use to use a variety of metrics and then I stopped when I was injurying. I just started again with my Eufylife scale and good, old-fashioned waist circumference measurements. I have an applewatch and track my VO2Max. That is one that I really want to improve.3
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tryingagain5 wrote: »@lenka1
That's a great screen shot. There's definitely a part of weight loss that involves the mental aspect. Everyone is at a different place in their progress, either on the scale or in the mental aspect of it. Some of us (me) forget that any progress, scale or mental is progress. I tend to look at how far I still have to go instead of looking back and seeing the progress I have already made. Others always point out to me what I have done and tell me not to forget that because what you have done is just as important (or possibly more important since it shows that you are able to do it. That's not to say it won't be hard because it will be but as the saying goes "anything hard is worth it")
I guess that's why my trainer has to remind of the "progress not perfection" and " baby steps" all the time.
100%!!!
Even though we all have the same goals - lose weight and get healthier- we have different journeys with different obstacles.
It’s so hard to see/acknowledge progress sometimes, especially if it’s the mental one.
And I agree - We need to look both ways - not just what’s left to get to the goal but also how much we already were able to accomplish. Every little step counts,
Every pound closer to the goal shows dedication.
Weight loss is never gonna be a straight line but it surely will be a line going down hill if we keep trying.
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@cafelelia
Thanks! Now to keep going down.😁2 -
Wednesday 7/22
Food: good
Water: 32 oz
Exercise: 30 minute walk
I helped out at church for a while today. They're working on a new directory and needed someone to type some of the information so the person who does the changes has everything in one place.
After that I went to the hospital's walking group. Today was the first day they've been able to do it in 4 months. It was a small group today but nice to see them.3 -
@tryingagain5 Congratulations! Stop and smell the roses today. I'm so happy for you.1
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I'll just say goodnight now.
Today was my good friend and business partner's 60th birthday. She had wanted a destination party but Covid-19 quashed that plan. So, I woke up early, worked, worked out, did my hair and makeup, put on a dress, and then went to pick up her gift. Out of nowhere, a torrential downpour!! I couldn't have been wetter if you had thrown me in the lake and held me down. I had to get home as it continued to rain, wring out my hair, throw it in a low bun, change my dress, and (ahem) even my undergarments which were drenched. I was late for the party but had a funny story to tell. She loved her party and her gift.
This is what I got her. It's a wrap blouse that can be worn many different ways, to the left, the right, backward, forward, single bow, no bow. With ripped jeans, a skirt, maybe long slim black pants. She loved it.
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pacsnc6
Thursday weigh day
week 4?
pw 161.1
cw 161.8
I'll take that as I have been so hungry lately and eating everything and anything3 -
07/22 steps 106632
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