Shrinking Assets - April 2021 Team Chat
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Be_theBest_Me wrote: »I am sick and tired of feeling like my belly is taking over the view of my beautiful feet hahaha let's crush it this week people drink that water drink that water drink that water
Haha you and me both, even thouogh I absolutely wanted to do this to myself lol...
Rant time: I’m getting pretty annoyed with myself, the first trimester I was just waiting for the bump to come, and now that it’s showing up I’m freaking out. I don’t know why my brain works the way it does, but somehow I wasn’t worried about weight gain in my first trimester when I didn’t need to gain weight but had to eat every 2 hours to avoid vomiting, even though I wasn’t hungry. Also, I ate barely any vegetables during those months since they made me puke. Well, now it’s 2nd trimester, I can eat some fruits and veggies again so I’m trying to include more, I’m supposed to gain weight because the baby is growing bigger and needs more food, I still need to eat every 2 hours to avoid nausea AND I’m actually hungry all the time. So, dear brain, what the F? First you’re like ”cool, I’ll stuff myself with sandwiches to avoid vomiting, no problem” and now you’re freaking out about eating a lot and gaining weight when you’re actually hungry and need it?
The water drinking is also a problem. I’ve always been a big water drinker so this shouldn’t be, but it is. Somehow water doesn’t taste as good anymore, so I guess I’d be on the verge of dehydration anyway. Now, to add insult, I need more water than ever to supply more blood, amniotic fluid, baby and everything else that needs water. I’ve tried to cover both hydration and veggies a little bit by drinking lots of smoothies - I found a good one I like that’s also pasteurized so there’s no contamination risks.
On the plus side, I don’t really need to worry about my belly looking big now that we’re starting to tell everyone and I can just flaunt it. My husband is finally admitting the bump is showing, and this weekend a stranger directly commented on my pregnancy (she picked up some old furniture through a Facebook recycling group and I mentioned not using a mask during her visit because they make me nauseous, she calculated nausea + bump = pregnancy). This might be the first time every I’m most concerned about the way my weight affects my physical abilities, both in terms of growing a healthy baby and being able to do things throughout this pregnancy.
OK, rant over. I hope we can all reach our goals without our brains getting in the way!5 -
I changed my goal from 2 pounds a week to .5 pounds a week. It gave me an extra 230 calories for the day. I am only 6 pounds away from a healthy BMI so I am starting to feel out maintenance mode. I've also changed up my food and am eating more fun salad combinations now so it will probably be harder to hit the calorie goal but it's good to know I can eat more of I want and not stress about it.5
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imgwendolyn2015 wrote: »I changed my goal from 2 pounds a week to .5 pounds a week. It gave me an extra 230 calories for the day. I am only 6 pounds away from a healthy BMI so I am starting to feel out maintenance mode. I've also changed up my food and am eating more fun salad combinations now so it will probably be harder to hit the calorie goal but it's good to know I can eat more of I want and not stress about it.
I am so proud to hear this! You have worked so hard and been so successful.
Feel free to share your salad combos with the group. I think I speak for all when I say we could use some change up in our lives!!!2 -
imgwendolyn2015 wrote: »I changed my goal from 2 pounds a week to .5 pounds a week. It gave me an extra 230 calories for the day. I am only 6 pounds away from a healthy BMI so I am starting to feel out maintenance mode. I've also changed up my food and am eating more fun salad combinations now so it will probably be harder to hit the calorie goal but it's good to know I can eat more of I want and not stress about it.
I am so proud to hear this! You have worked so hard and been so successful.
Feel free to share your salad combos with the group. I think I speak for all when I say we could use some change up in our lives!!!
Thanks Beka!2 -
My salads lately have consisted of the spring mix greens topped with baked chicken breast, carrots, red pepper, tomatoes, mini cucumber, crunchy fried onions and parmesan crisps. I use a Greek vinaigrette dressing. Next, I am going to try incorporating apples and walnuts. I think it will go good with chicken.
Who else loves salads and has great additions to share?3 -
imgwendolyn2015 wrote: »My salads lately have consisted of the spring mix greens topped with baked chicken breast, carrots, red pepper, tomatoes, mini cucumber, crunchy fried onions and parmesan crisps. I use a Greek vinaigrette dressing. Next, I am going to try incorporating apples and walnuts. I think it will go good with chicken.
Who else loves salads and has great additions to share?
Yum! I’ll definitely try that when I can stomach salads again. My favorite salad toppings include smoked salmon, crispy bacon bits, pomegranate seeds, sliced grapes, avocado, feta cheese, blueberries and strawberries. Definitely not all in the same salad, although that could be amazing.3 -
Littleflutterby
Tuesdays
Pw 298
Cw 294.8
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LTD 80.2lb (BTW, I noticed on the spreadsheet last week that it doesn't show my loss to date... maybe the change of groups affected it?)
Alright so byebye gain! I'm still practically the same as 2 weeks ago but it's still down!
Went for 4 walks this last week and slowly incorporating movement.
I really miss my 3lb+ a week losses from the first 3 months of doing this. I'm hoping that the odd week will show progress. I still have 120lb to go to my goal weight and patience has never been my strong point haha3 -
imgwendolyn2015 wrote: »My salads lately have consisted of the spring mix greens topped with baked chicken breast, carrots, red pepper, tomatoes, mini cucumber, crunchy fried onions and parmesan crisps. I use a Greek vinaigrette dressing. Next, I am going to try incorporating apples and walnuts. I think it will go good with chicken.
Who else loves salads and has great additions to share?
Yum! I’ll definitely try that when I can stomach salads again. My favorite salad toppings include smoked salmon, crispy bacon bits, pomegranate seeds, sliced grapes, avocado, feta cheese, blueberries and strawberries. Definitely not all in the same salad, although that could be amazing.
Oooohhh these are all wonderful ideas!1 -
imgwendolyn2015 wrote: »My salads lately have consisted of the spring mix greens topped with baked chicken breast, carrots, red pepper, tomatoes, mini cucumber, crunchy fried onions and parmesan crisps. I use a Greek vinaigrette dressing. Next, I am going to try incorporating apples and walnuts. I think it will go good with chicken.
Who else loves salads and has great additions to share?
I love salad lately I been going crazy with the asian sesame dressing so good!! Crispy jalepenos are also wonderful to add to salad!!1 -
Wednesday weigh in:
PW: 152.0
CW: 151.0
Slowly but surely making progress.5 -
Weight in day: Monday
PW: 218.5
CW: 217
Finally moving back in the right direction! Minimal but glad to see the scale this week.3 -
Aetheldreda
Wednesday
PW 135
CW 135
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Wednesday Weigh In
KittyInBoots17
PW: 234.8
CW; 235.2
I haven't been consistent and it shows. I am hoping to burn more cals once it's nice enough to garden. Still too cold!!!!2 -
littleflutterby wrote: »Littleflutterby
LTD 80.2lb (BTW, I noticed on the spreadsheet last week that it doesn't show my loss to date... maybe the change of groups affected it?)
It should be fixed now. I had to tweak it just a bit.
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Missing Weigh ins:
@pastorjrj18
Due Friday:
@tiataleah
@cre804
@bigblues11
@imgwendolyn2015
@Boehle - Captain
@kelgen02
@leni1us
@ShowKitten
@janek1705
@Sisumom2019
Due Saturday
@mrscanmore
@machchic
@Beka3695 - Captain/Mod
@Be_theBest_Me
@floecity2 -
I hope everyone is crushing their goals this week!!
Who is crushing it?2 -
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I hope everyone is crushing their goals this week!!
Who is crushing it?
Me! Well, kind of. I’ve left the apartment every day for 10 days straight, which is a huge improvement compared to March when I couldn’t even remember the last time I went outside. Yesterday I also tried some maternity yoga video on my balcony - the balcony yoga idea was really nice and easiest stretches were lovely, but overall it was ridiculously difficult even though it was specifically suited for pregnant women. My balance is way off, I’ve lost a lot of muscle strength, and my joints have always been loose but now they’ve been loosening up even more.
I’ll be trying some more yoga today or tomorrow. I even complained about my difficulties to a yogi friend, she recommended some instagram workout ”stars” who are currently pregnant but based on my maternity yoga experience I’ll stick to light yoga and walking until my next healthcare appointment where I can ask about safe exercising in my current situation.
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I've been doing lots of biking and running!2
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Username: imgwendolyn2015
Weigh In Day: Friday
PW:156
CW:156.8
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