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  • apple852hk
    apple852hk Posts: 210 Member
    Weigh in Apple852hk
    Week 3 - Sept 2020 Sunday
    PW 135.8lbs (61.6kg)
    CW 135.5 (61.5kg)

    Lost - just. More maintaining this week.

    Walked most evenings and even a 14 mile (20km) walk. But then I ate a whole Big Mac meal as family were treating. I don't think it made a difference, it's just not a good mindset.

    Devoured the bag of fudge. I can't recall if it was that tasty. It was just sugar.

    Finished all the 6 pieces of frozen mackeral. I've achieved my goal to eat mackeral. I'll try and eat the beetroot tart I made which I have 5 slices left.

    GOAL
    1. Eat 2 heads of broccoli this week
    2. Dig at the allotment for 1hr every afternoon instead of evening walk

    Have a great week ahead🥰
  • trooworld
    trooworld Posts: 6,740 Member
    @vegan4lyfe2012 That's awesome! And I may have to steal your breakfast idea, that sounds delicious. ;) Great weigh-in, congrats!

    @Cornanda You are inspiring me to add more veggies into my diet. WTG! Congrats on getting 1st place, woo hoo!!!

    @Hilogirl2018 Yeah, unfortunately. I have been waking up every 30 minutes for the first 4-5 hours of sleep for the past 1-2 years now. :( It is hard. I wake up feeling foggy and unfocused. :/ I remain tired all day. I try to take a nap and that helps (sometimes as early as 10 am on the weekend). Enjoy the salad, it's mighty tasty!

    @GabiV125 A weekend away at a lake house sounds wonderful, enjoy!

    @Katmary71 It was delicious! It's easy to fall into stress eating when people upset us. Especially when we are on the edge about other things. I hope those people get back to you soon. I love camping, it's so nice to be out in nature and forget about the "real" world. I hope you get to go. Does your guy like to go?

    @TeresaW1020 I think you are wise to listen to your body.

    Hello all! I'm trying this new thing (for me) where I set 1 goal a week to work on in addition to my monthly goals. I post a sticky note with my goal on my computer so I can look at it every day and I also put my goal for the week in my Google Calendar so it's pretty much everywhere. Last week's was "Before I eat anything, ask myself if I'm really hungry." I did pretty well on that one. This week's is going to be a bit tougher, it is "Leave 3 bites of food on my plate each meal." You see, I'm a card-carrying member of the clean plate club, so it's going to take some getting used to!

    Saturday
    Calories: over/under: under
    Water: over/under: under
    Exercise: ---
    Goals or Improvements for tomorrow: leave 3 bites of food on my plate at each meal, track everything, 2 bottles (26 oz) of water
  • TeresaW1020
    TeresaW1020 Posts: 3,231 Member
    :star:The Green Challenge :star: Percentage of people who lost weight this week. No matter how small the loss the weights are recorded in green. Remember slow and steady wins the race! B)

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  • Katmary71
    Katmary71 Posts: 7,082 Member
    Sunday check-in
    Exercise- arm cardio, 1 dance, abs, 5 Tibetans, stretching, Kundalini yoga, earth energy/chakra meditation
    Calories- over (freaking potatoes!)

    Was on my own this weekend and I'm tired and bored of everything. Same workouts, same music, same chair to elevate my legs, same 4 walls, etc. Back to phone calls tomorrow, doctor appointment this week (we're not getting anywhere with any of her referrals but I want to see if she'd try for allergy testing or a GI doctor too), and hounding my professor in one class as she hasn't responded to me since Thursday and I have a month's of catching up to conquer here! Honestly, I think if there's an over-reaching theme of the last 6 months it's that I don't have control over a single thing and the more I try the worse it gets and that I need to learn patience. Of course I'm figuring out what I should tweak next to wrangle control of all this, haha!
  • trooworld
    trooworld Posts: 6,740 Member
    @Cornanda I often use something similar: Am I hungry enough to eat an apple? I like "Green bean hungry" lol

    @petrocoetsee Congrats on the loss, fantastic!

    @Katmary71 It was tough going yesterday. Eating all of my food is such an ingrained thing. At brunch, I automatically ate it all. Then at dinner, I was able to leave my 3 bites. :) Well, it's a weird time for this world, you reconnected in the bizzaro period of the world, so I commend you for being able to have a newish relationship during the quarantine. It can't be easy. I love that he brings his cats to your house! I'm sure your kitties love it (do you have more than 1?). <3

    Hello everyone! I did pretty well with leaving food on my plate yesterday. I bombed brunch (no food left) but left about 3 bites in my bowl at dinner. The trick is REMEMBERING to do it. :)

    Sunday
    Calories: over/under: over
    Water: over/under: under
    Exercise: ---
    Goals or Improvements for tomorrow: leave 3 bites of food on my plate at each meal, track everything, 2 bottles (26 oz) of water
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,262 Member
    The Fall Equinox is happening this week! Join this week's challenge to celebrate with a pileup of great habits -
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10810606/fall-is-here-pile-up-some-wins#latest
  • Jactop
    Jactop Posts: 722 Member
    Username: Jactop
    Weigh in week: Week 4
    Weigh in day: Monday
    Previous Weight: 195
    Todays Weight: 195
    Loss To Date: 30 lbs
  • anido1
    anido1 Posts: 35 Member
    Username: anido1
    Weigh In Day: Monday
    PW: 156
    CW: 158

    Can’t say I’m surprised by the weight gain....really need to refocus🥺 the weather is much better outside now so I need to push myself to get out there. If I was just disciplined enough I should have lost about 10 pounds already from when I first started...so upset with myself☹️
  • Hilogirl2018
    Hilogirl2018 Posts: 687 Member
    @Katmary71 I'm sorry about the nightshades. Elimination diets can be so disappointing when you have already have had to give up so much due to chronic pain.

    @vegan4lyfe2012 You lost 3+ pounds, that's awesome!

    @TeresaW1020 I agree, IF does more for my inflammation than any other way of eating I've tried (keto, paleo, various anti-inflammatory diets), so I still get to have my sugar without causing a major flare. I hope your back feels better soon. As a lifelong back pain sufferer (I started carrying a lumbar pillow when I was 12!), I get nervous when I hear about someone beginning to have back pain. I'm super protective of other people's backs lol! Glad you are planning to take some time off your boxing workouts. Nothing is worth accidentally causing a back injury.

    @Cornanda Congratulations on an honorable mention for last week AND first place in our group! Never heard of green bean hungry, I love that! So important to be in tune with true hunger.

    @raleighgirl09 Second place last week, awesome!

    @jazzagirl30 yay on 3rd place!

    @trooworld I love your sticky note goal idea. Your "Before I eat anything, ask myself if I'm really hungry" quote is similar to a phrase that's been helpful to me recently, and I think I've mentioned it here before: If hunger isn't the problem, food isn't the solution. Total gamechanger for me to think this way! The '3 bites of food' one would be tougher for me because I'm weighing and logging all my food to the nearest gram/ounce, so what I've measured out is what I need to make sure I'm getting 1200 calories. Would probably be a good strategy for the times when I can't weigh my portions, like dining out (not that I do that anymore!).

    @buniphuphu So much swimming! What a nice message: we have to give ourselves credit for all the hundreds of good decisions we make all day.

    My Saturday weigh-in was unfortunately a fluctuation- I was 'up' by 2 lbs, but I just knew it wasn't an accurate reflection of where I was. Sure enough, the next day I was down 2, and again this morning. At 140-point-something, I'm *so* close to seeing the 130s again! Maybe even this week.
  • Katmary71
    Katmary71 Posts: 7,082 Member
    Monday check-in
    Exercise- arm cardio, 1 dance song, arm resistant bands, stretching, Kundalini yoga, 5 Tibetans, root chakra/earth energy meditation
    Calories- under
  • TeresaW1020
    TeresaW1020 Posts: 3,231 Member

    @AustinRuadhain Glad to see you checking in! <3 I totally agree with Katmary71 and I’m not worried about you either. You know exactly what to do to keep those pants fitting perfectly. Be kind to yourself during these stressful times.

    @Hilogirl2018 I just got a lumbar cushion for my office chair to see if that helps and I have a pillow for the couch. I have been researching and I’m convinced that it is sciatic nerve pain. I have all the correct symptoms. The twisting and turning wildly during the boxing program definitely didn’t help me. I’m going to look up specific exercises to do and commit myself to them. Weight fluctuations are frustrating but we know they happen. You will see those 130’s soon!! B)

    @anido1 I totally get that you are upset with yourself. I have had those exact conversations with myself often. But it really doesn’t do us any favors to beat ourselves up. Make a commitment to yourself that even if you stumble along the way, you will NEVER give up trying. I really think that is the most important key to gaining success. Now get outside and enjoy this weather! :smile:

    @Jactop Wayyyy to hold it steady! :grin:

    @buniphuphu Totally agree with that WW leader!! It really is about the everyday choices we make and yet we will focus on our indulgence to the point of beating the crap out of ourselves instead of patting ourselves on the back for all the good choices we make. Why is it so easy to give positive feedback to others and we so struggle doing it to ourselves? Good job on all that swimming and for your weight loss this week! B)

    @trooworld I LOVE the new goals that you are setting for yourself each week. I am also a card-carrying member of the clean plate club and that doesn’t help at all when I’m trying to learn to eat until satisfied and not stuff it all in. I’m going to join you this week and will go make my sticky notes right now!! Maybe we should tie a string around a finger on our eating hand so we will remember. :grin:

    @Cornanda “green bean hungry” is awesome! I’m stealing that idea too!! I really want to extend my fasting past when my body starts griping for food. I will ask myself if I’m hungry enough to eat a green bean before I beak my fast. I don’t like green beans very much so that is a good food choice. :grin: How are you doing this week?


    Good morning team! Yesterday I took my mom out shopping and we ended up eating out at Cracker Barrel and my fasting schedule and low carb went right out the window. I don’t feel guilty about it because mom gets out so rarely and she enjoyed the food and the shopping. She bought me the cutest snowman I have EVER seen! I am getting geared to decorate for Christmas! :grin: I was going to start back to working out today but instead hubby and I are going to paint the concrete floor of our new screened-in porch. Georgia dirt has stained much of it red and I think painting it will make the whole room look so much prettier and easier to clean. I’m hoping that my back doesn’t suffer too much. Between the back and my aching tooth, I’m starting to worry that I’m going to OD on Advil. Mom keeps offering me one of her pain pills but I’m holding off in case I really need it. :# Have a good day!
  • trooworld
    trooworld Posts: 6,740 Member
    @buniphuphu Congrats on the loss! Fabulous. And you are doing great with the swimming, very consistent. I think what your old WW leader said is spot on. So many people focus on the big things but they forget about the small things that add up to big things. And yes, when I started my new goal this week, I continued my previous week's goal. It seems to be working out pretty well so far! A week of concentrating on just one goal at a time seems to be enough to remember it lol.

    @Hilogirl2018 Yes! That is a very important one to ask yourself. Yeah, I can see the 3 bites being a problem but you could come up with a different one, like, "I will put my fork down between bites" or "I will sip water between bites" or whatever you can think of. I'm glad that 2 lbs went away, I had a feeling it would, too! :)

    @AustinRuadhain It working for me so far! How's your husband?

    @Katmary71 Yes exactly! LOL I would probably do the very same thing with the brothers, I love animals and am such a softy! <3 I'm glad they were able to stay together.

    @TeresaW1020 You know my struggle! LOL Yes, a string is a good idea but then I'd be like, "What's this string for?" LOL It is getting easier to remember. Something goes off in my head when I see the food "DING DING DING..you have a goal to leave 3 bites on your plate!". I'm glad you had fun shopping. Christmas shopping already? lol I hope your back holds out for the porch painting. <3

    Monday
    Calories: over/under: over
    Water: over/under: under
    Exercise: walk
    Goals or Improvements for tomorrow: leave 3 bites of food on my plate at each meal, track everything, 2 bottles (26 oz) of water
  • Hilogirl2018
    Hilogirl2018 Posts: 687 Member
    @trooworld - After saying the 3 bites thing wouldn't work for me, I totally did it last night lol! I had a fast food meal budgeted for dinner and started with a salad. When I got toward the end of my meal, I found I didn't want/need everything left on my plate. I'm sure I left at least 3 bites! I think this is sort of a middle ground for me: since I pre-log my meals, I'm making a solid plan for staying within my calories. But once I'm eating, I don't need to necessarily stuff it in- I still want to get in tune with actual hunger/satiety.

    @AustinRuadhain I'm glad the reminder was helpful! Sure has been for me. I actually used it yesterday. I was getting super frustrated and I had a piece of chocolate next to me and almost went for it but stopped myself because I thought, Hey, this isn't going to help. You're frustrated because you can't figure this tech problem out; you don't need a treat. And I saved my (planned for) chocolate for when I was relaxed and I actually enjoyed it- kind of a breakthrough moment for me!

    @Katmary71 Nice job getting your exercise in already! Sounds like a lot!
  • Hilogirl2018
    Hilogirl2018 Posts: 687 Member
    @TeresaW1020 ooh, sciatica is the worst, I'm so sorry. One good thing about it is that it's not as intractable as low back pain, in my experience. Sciatica can resolve with rest or PT. Please be careful when you're painting! Sorry I'm fussing at you- like I said, it's hard for me to hear about someone starting to have back pain. I really hope this calms down for you.

    @leonadixon Self care is SO much more important than weight loss! Your priorities are in exactly the right place. Really happy to hear all this.
  • bethanie0825
    bethanie0825 Posts: 1,495 Member
    Weekly Weigh-in

    Name - bethanie0825
    Day - Tuesday
    PW - 224.4
    CW - 221.8

    The cursed done button strikes again SMH had a whole post typed up... :|

    'False fall' is here in Central NC. It's cool and dry. I love being able to air out my house finally.

    I hope everyone is well. Most posts seem more positive lately and that makes me smile. I hope we all continue having good days!
  • Jactop
    Jactop Posts: 722 Member
    AustinRuadhain wrote: »
    My big must-do think was weigh/track all the food and have everything be a food choice I was happy with.
    This is what I need to do. So often I eat without thinking. I like the idea of being happy with your food choices.

    @buniphuphu I'm in awe of your determination. Exercising consistently is impressive in itself but as I sit here shivering in my big cozy sweater i can't imagine getting into a cold pool. You're my hero.

    @TeresaW1020 I left my snowmen out from last year. I usually don't but our last snowfall was in May and with the covid lockdown no one was coming into my house anyway so I decided they were staying out.

    I joined Weight Watchers yesterday. It didn't work for me in the past but they had a free month promotion so I thought I'd try it again. I'm still sticking to lowish carb, no dairy or sugar as much as I can but it's interesting to see what the points are on foods I normaly eat. I also like that it syncs with my Fitbit. I earned more than my weeks worth of activity points the first day.
  • Katmary71
    Katmary71 Posts: 7,082 Member
    @TwistedSassette Your son is beautiful, the farm sounds like a wonderful getaway.

    @leonadixon Sounds like you're on the right track, it's all getting the head straight to take care of everything else. You're on a roll!

    Tuesday check-in
    Exercise- arm cardio, abs, Kundalini yoga, stretching, earth energy/chakra meditation
    Calories- over
  • trooworld
    trooworld Posts: 6,740 Member
    @Hilogirl2018 That's fantastic! @TeresaW1020 and I were talking on another board and we think what's important about this goal is that it teaches us not to just stuff everything in despite being full, you can actually stop when you've had enough.

    @Jactop Good luck, I hope it works for you this time. I'm on the Green Plan on WW right now. I like it.

    @TwistedSassette What lovely memories you have made with your son! And such a cute picture. Thanks for sharing.

    Hello all! It's getting easier and easier to leave those 3 bites on my plate. Yesterday, I left 3 bites at each meal. At dinner, I left more like 5 or 6. I think for next week, I will put my fork/utensil down between each bite.

    Tuesday
    Calories: over/under: over
    Water: over/under: under
    Exercise: walk
    Goals or Improvements for tomorrow: leave 3 bites of food on my plate at each meal, track everything, 2 bottles (26 oz) of water
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