At Goal & Successfully Maintaining. So Why Am I Doing This All Over Again?
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springlering62 wrote: »Although BL’s scale is down a bit this morning, this is a “me” post again- potentially an “us” post, since we’re both emotionally invested in a current serious family crisis.
Sorry to hear this, hope things resolve quickly.
Booster was on Wednesday though (half dose). Unfortunately I had to disobey the advice not to exert myself because there was snow that needed shovelling and that seems to have resulted in more of a sore arm than I had with the two previous shots.
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Carriehelene wrote: »springlering62 wrote: »Although BL’s scale is down a bit this morning, this is a “me” post again- potentially an “us” post, since we’re both emotionally invested in a current serious family crisis.
Sorry to hear this, hope things resolve quickly.
Booster was on Wednesday though (half dose). Unfortunately I had to disobey the advice not to exert myself because there was snow that needed shovelling and that seems to have resulted in more of a sore arm than I had with the two previous shots.
I think you're maybe a little younger than Spring (and me - I got a few years head start on her). The more the years roll on, it seems like the more people want to tell me not to over-exert under various circumstances . . . sometimes even people I think I could take in a fair fight, I swear. Metaphorically speaking only, of course. (I'm a sweet li'l ol' lady, y'know? 😉)
Maybe they're telling everyone in her neck of the woods not to over-exert after the booster, I dunno, but it wouldn't surprise me if this was extra special advice aimed at "old people" 🙄, as defined by some young whippersnapper . . . even mis-labeled people of a youthful age like Spring, who can do those astonishing yoga poses with her weight on her hands and her legs wrapped around her neck and stuff. 🥨6 -
@AnnPT77 I’m so sorry to read this explanation, while ROFL snorting at your explanation ( the pretzel was priceless).
You and Spring are a couple of my most trusted and favorite people on here. MFP users are blessed to have your knowledge and experience. So from somebody who’s been on here on and off for years, let me say, thank you both 🤗🤗🤗🤗12 -
Carriehelene wrote: »springlering62 wrote: »Although BL’s scale is down a bit this morning, this is a “me” post again- potentially an “us” post, since we’re both emotionally invested in a current serious family crisis.
Sorry to hear this, hope things resolve quickly.
Booster was on Wednesday though (half dose). Unfortunately I had to disobey the advice not to exert myself because there was snow that needed shovelling and that seems to have resulted in more of a sore arm than I had with the two previous shots.
For yet a third perspective every shot I have gotten zero instructions about what to do later. Other than waiting fifteen minutes for any reaction.4 -
I had to get a tdap yesterday to go visit newborn grandbaby. It will take two weeks to kick in. 😢 The MinuteClinic nurse pummeled my arm afterwards. At first I was like “what the heck!!!” And then I realized she was distributing it.
I’d take you on @AnnPT77 But only with one arm tied behind your back and no paddles, ok?!
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I had my booster yesterday (half dose because I'm under 70) and the nurse specifically told me to go home and shovel some snow to get the blood flowing in my arm. I live in a cold location and the snow is light and fluffy so not the heavy, wet stuff that causes heart attacks. We have had relentless (and I mean relentless!) snow since just before Christmas so shovelling the deck, stairs, and walkways is just part of my daily calorie burn. My husband uses the snowblower on the driveway and for trails in the back yard for the dogs 😆
One of the perks of being retired is that you don't have to come home from a day at work and start shovelling, just to get your vehicle in the driveway 🙂 What a wonderful feeling it was if we saw that a kind neighbour had already done it for us! And no, I have no desire to move to a warmer climate. I'd miss my almost daily skiing and snowshoeing way too much!6 -
springlering62 wrote: »I had to get a tdap yesterday to go visit newborn grandbaby. It will take two weeks to kick in. 😢 The MinuteClinic nurse pummeled my arm afterwards. At first I was like “what the heck!!!” And then I realized she was distributing it.
I’d take you on @AnnPT77 But only with one arm tied behind your back and no paddles, ok?!
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Congratulations on the new Grandbaby! I kind of wish my kids were still in the baby-making stage, but I think I shall have to settle with what I've been blessed with....just miss those tiny ones!2 -
rheddmobile wrote: »Carriehelene wrote: »springlering62 wrote: »Although BL’s scale is down a bit this morning, this is a “me” post again- potentially an “us” post, since we’re both emotionally invested in a current serious family crisis.
Sorry to hear this, hope things resolve quickly.
Booster was on Wednesday though (half dose). Unfortunately I had to disobey the advice not to exert myself because there was snow that needed shovelling and that seems to have resulted in more of a sore arm than I had with the two previous shots.
For yet a third perspective every shot I have gotten zero instructions about what to do later. Other than waiting fifteen minutes for any reaction.
This is the first time I've had any instructions about doing/not doing anything post-vax. I'm not entirely sure the person was a health professional, she seemed primarily to be a watcher for reactions (there were a whole bunch of us spread out over an open area) and to be offering water or juice while we waited.
Interestingly, we only had to wait 5 minutes if we hadn't had any reaction to previous shots.
eta because I just saw this replyridiculous59 wrote: »I had my booster yesterday (half dose because I'm under 70) and the nurse specifically told me to go home and shovel some snow to get the blood flowing in my arm. I live in a cold location and the snow is light and fluffy so not the heavy, wet stuff that causes heart attacks. We have had relentless (and I mean relentless!) snow since just before Christmas so shovelling the deck, stairs, and walkways is just part of my daily calorie burn. My husband uses the snowblower on the driveway and for trails in the back yard for the dogs 😆
Okay, that settles it, my person was NOT a health professional.0 -
Are you still here?
Congratulations!!!!!!!
A quick scan of my friends list shows that most my new friends are already AWOL, and it’s only January 12th.
😬
If you’re still here, maybe you understand that it can take a month or two for CICO (calories in/calories out, aka calorie counting) to definitively show up on your scale.
Or maybe your weight is going up and down and you don’t get it. You’re beyond frustrated, but hanging in by your fingernails. No one has told you that’s normal during weight loss.
You might benefit from a “weight loss smoothing app” like Libra or Happy Scale. These apps converts the jagged ups and downs of loss into an easily visible (if you’re doing this right) downward graph.
Don’t forget to take advantage of the monthly and yearly graph on your bluetooth scale app. I’d be flipping out if I only looked at the weekly view.
And ladies, don’t forget, your monthly cycle can make scale results go into a temporary tailspin. Set a goal to make it through two cycles before you bang your head on the wall. And then come to these boards for advice if nothings moved by two cycles worth of effort.
Anyway, points for perseverance and dedication and having GOALZ if you’re still here. If you’ve made it this far, your odds of success have increased a hundredfold.15 -
On a personal note, our eight day old grandbaby was released from hospital yesterday with a clean bill of health. Thank God, and thank the absolutely overwhelmed medical personnel at a west coast Childrens hospital, which was flooded with kids with Covid.
Please please please vaccinate so your kid doesn’t have to go through this, and so those beds are available to others with unrelated life threatening medical conditions.
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springlering62 wrote: »On a personal note, our eight day old grandbaby was released from hospital yesterday with a clean bill of health. Thank God, and thank the absolutely overwhelmed medical personnel at a west coast Childrens hospital, which was flooded with kids with Covid.
Please please please vaccinate so your kid doesn’t have to go through this, and so those beds are available to others with unrelated life threatening medical conditions.
I'm so glad to hear your grandbaby is healthy!
+1 on the vaccine sentiment. My heart goes out to the parents of kids under 5 who are still waiting for vaccine approval for their kids.4 -
dralicephd wrote: »springlering62 wrote: »On a personal note, our eight day old grandbaby was released from hospital yesterday with a clean bill of health. Thank God, and thank the absolutely overwhelmed medical personnel at a west coast Childrens hospital, which was flooded with kids with Covid.
Please please please vaccinate so your kid doesn’t have to go through this, and so those beds are available to others with unrelated life threatening medical conditions.
I'm so glad to hear your grandbaby is healthy!
+1 on the vaccine sentiment. My heart goes out to the parents of kids under 5 who are still waiting for vaccine approval for their kids.
As one of those parents, thank you. As a healthy 32 y/o without added risk factors I've never been that worried about my own health but the constant baseline of anxiety about my son (just turned 3) is really getting old. Pediatrician said "springtime" would be likely for his age group to get approved... really looking forward to that.8 -
Still here and plugging away. Just hit 199.6 yesterday, but of course bounced back up to 200.4 today. Just that hint of being under 200 has me smiling and looking forward to the next milestone.14
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Still here and plugging away. Just hit 199.6 yesterday, but of course bounced back up to 200.4 today. Just that hint of being under 200 has me smiling and looking forward to the next milestone.
Heard that. Congratulations! Love to see those ones on the left side of the scale reading. Aiming to be back there myself by 1 April.
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My wife, my daughter and I had a meeting with a social worker from a palliative care/hospice provider today. It went well and my wife finally seems to be accepting the realities of her situation. We discussed filling out some of the legal documents that are needed.
She refused to even discuss the health care directives and power of attorney when we tried to fill them out at a family meeting several months ago. Much more amenable to the idea today. Seems it is more palatable to her coming from a health care professional rather than a family member.
Hanging in there otherwise. Been getting regular evening workouts in. Finally getting the scale numbers moving in the right direction. That is improving my mood, too. Small victories!
Thanks for allowing me to vent a bit. I appreciate the support here more than you know. 😁17 -
@alteredsteve175 Thank you, Steve. So happy to see you back. Sending hugs and prayers to you and your family. A difficult, but critical part of the process.0
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@alteredsteve175 i had no idea. I’m so sad you all are dealing with this. Bless you and your daughter for being there for her and I sincerely hope you all are able to find some moments of joy.0
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springlering62 wrote: »(You can “buy back” calories via exercise. Many successful MFP users suggest eating back only half your exercise calories, to allow margin of error, especially for new users.)
Just to be clear, it's not because a newbie might make an error with exercise calories, it's because the figures are inaccurate by nature. Firstly, most step counters are inaccurate (especially phone apps, some out by 40%). Secondly, the MFP figures are just averages. Actual calories consumed vary enormously from person to person depending on weight, fitness level, metabolism etc etc.
Great thread, by the way, and you're looking great. I have not been as successful as you, so I'm starting again, but this time I've persuaded my other half to do it with me.
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makemybodysing wrote: »springlering62 wrote: »(You can “buy back” calories via exercise. Many successful MFP users suggest eating back only half your exercise calories, to allow margin of error, especially for new users.)
Just to be clear, it's not because a newbie might make an error with exercise calories, it's because the figures are inaccurate by nature. Firstly, most step counters are inaccurate (especially phone apps, some out by 40%). Secondly, the MFP figures are just averages. Actual calories consumed vary enormously from person to person depending on weight, fitness level, metabolism etc etc.
Great thread, by the way, and you're looking great. I have not been as successful as you, so I'm starting again, but this time I've persuaded my other half to do it with me.
IMO, it would be more accurate to say that exercise estimates vary in accuracy, with the error factor difficult to determine for most of them.
Power-metered cycling, for example, can produce fairly accurate calorie estimates. Heart rate monitors or fitness trackers can be more or less accurate depending on the specific exercise type and one's personal context. METS based estimating (as MFP uses) is better for some activities, worse for others; and MFP's implementation I believe over-credits calories in theory (by 1 MET times activity multiplier or thereabouts).
Most HRMs, trackers, and MFP - if properly set up - do adjust for weight and potentially other personal factors, but still use statistical estimating techniques.
50% is a conservative SWAG** that quite a few people like to use. Zero percent is the least accurate estimate, can't be right.
Personal exercise estimating accuracy can often be made better or worse, depending on methods chosen. I agree that being exactly exact is improbable, outside of a metabolic chamber or equivalent.
New estimators are IMO more likely to make errors, because they don't have as much background information, or experience that lets them reality-test an estimate. They don't necessarily know that 1000 calories per hour is a pretty elite level of power production (even for times shorter than an hour), for just one example. They probably don't have RPE comparatives across activities, even.
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@makemybodysing what an absolutely fabulous user name!!!!
To lose weight, you have to constantly think outside the box. What can I do different to cut a calorie or perhaps burn an extra one? Could I switch to low fat here or use this NEAT technique there?
I’ve come up with all kinds of creative desserts to satisfy my sweet tooth. You know, the one that got me in trouble to begin with. The one we have to live with on the one hand and battle on the other?
I’ve been experimenting with making homemade skyr, a thick, mild, faintly sweet Greek yogurt substitute made from skim milk. It’s also a protein powerhouse- almost twice the protein of yogurt yet the same calories. It’s also available in the grocery store dairy section, but homemade is thicker, waaaay cheaper, and better tasting, especially if yogurt type tartness usually puts you off.
BL was enjoying a bowl of skyr with some chocolate sauce (zero cal, natch) and idly said,”I bet this would be good frozen”.
So off I went in search of an ice cream maker.
I wound up with a Ninja Creami, and let me tell you, it is a calorie counter’s dream.
You fill special pint jars with your ingredients, freeze overnight, put on the Creami pedestal, and it pulverizes your creation into the texture of thick creamy ice cream or sorbet.
And it’s delicious. I served Apple Pie Ice Cream to guests tonight and they flipped out. It was simply skyr, apple pie filling, apple sauce, cinnamon, and a tablespoon of whipped cream between the four of us (because small amounts of fat help dairy mixes cream better).
Diabetic? I’ve made BL several sugar-free and low cal ice creams, as well as a simple sorbet made from nothing but a can of pineapple in juice.
^^^100 calorie half pint pineapple sorbet right there^^^
I can see so many different ways to make treats with this thing. The possibilities are endless.
Healthy? Lotsa protein? Low cal? Low or zero sugar? Did I just die and go to heaven, or what?!
Anyway, creativity is what keeps me in the game. As long as I have tempting, appealing things available to eat, I’m less likely to be snaffling around other stuff.
I might make myself a pint for breakfast once in a while. Just because I can and just because it’d be a shedload of protein. Ice cream for breakfast? Yes, please. 👍🏻
What creative nomnoms have you come up with?10
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