TEAM: The Slimsons (October)
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I’m going camping this weekend so I’m going to do my weigh in today instead of tomorrow if that’s ok
Oct week 3?
PW 208.2
CW 205.74 -
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Comments: Man, I had really thought I'd been posting, turns out, I was way behind! Ugh. How does time get away from me like that. [/quote]
Same thing happened to me. I just logged in, and thought - How did it get to be Friday already??
Monday
Track: Yes
Calories: Over
Exercise: Yes: 7,000 Steps
Tuesday
Track: Yes
Calories: Under
Exercise: No
Wednesday
Track: Yes
Calories: Over (It was my birthday - predictable!)
Exercise: Yes: 5,400 Steps
Thursday
Track: Yes
Calories: Under
Exercise: Yes: 7,400 Steps
Goals/Comments:
I've joined a StepBet, and that is really helping me stay motivated to get my steps in. I'm not eating my exercise calories back, though. I don't trust my FB calorie burn estimates. I have my calories set at 1,300 and usually I can stay under that unless I snack on unhealthy food or start drinking calories.
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Plateaus.....
I am wondering about your experiences with plateaus....have you had one/some, and how long did it/they last and how did you overcome it/them? I have read that you could try eating more for a bit (slippery slope for me) or changing your exercise routine. Did those work for anybody? How did you keep from throwing in the towel like I always did?
Pat
I wrote you a long response to this (because the whole subject of plateaus is really interesting to me). Then I lost the whole thing... So here's a shorter version... I'm kind of a geek and I like reading about the science of weight loss. Too bad knowing how it works doesn't automatically translate into making it work for yourself
I have been on the up and down yoyo experience, too.
The one thing I wanted to share is something that I recently learned about the way the body will work to maintain equillibrium after a certain amount of weight loss. It will become more efficient in movement and studies have shown that people unconsciously reduce steps, and other movement. NEAT (Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis includes unconscious movements such as tapping toes, fidgeting, moving hands while talking, etc). All these unconscious movements add up to a calorie burn that can range from 250-500 a day or even higher for some individuals. When the body is trying to restore equilibrium and wants to conserve energy, it reduces these movements. This can contribute to a plateau in some cases and give people the sense that their metobolism is slowing down, when it is really just the body trying to compensate for the weight loss.
I found this to be fascinating. To compensate for this, increasing voluntary activity with more exercise and steps is one way, and I've also read that it's helpful to "trick" the body out of this by temporarily increasing calorie intake, as you mentioned. I know you mentioned that being a slippery slope, but I think this is still a controlled amount of calories, just a slightly higher amount, and you still track it. For me, I get in trouble when I don't track.
Personally, my problem has been my willingess to give myself "breaks" after losing 10 or 15 lbs, and then the breaks have no end. Nothing wrong with short breaks, but this time I'm committed to keep tracking everything I eat, and keep weighing myself, and staying active, for the long haul.
Ok.. So, not that much shorter after all....2 -
Well I completely forgot to track and post yesterday and today and forgot to weigh in smh0
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Daily Post
Friday
Track: yes
Calories: yes, over
Exercise: yes0 -
October Week 3 - Fri, 10/22
Track: Yes
Calories: Under
Exercise: None0 -
Daily Post Friday 10-22-2021
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes - Under
Exercise: No
Goals/Day/Comments: I was in terrible pain most of the day and didn't move as much as normal. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.0 -
Daily Post Friday
Track yes
Calories yes and over
Exercise yes treadmill0 -
Username: gemwolf110
Weigh in week: 3
Weigh in day: Fri
Previous Week's weight: 223.8
Todays Weight: 223.42 -
Daily Post (Thursday)
Track: Yes -late
Calories: Over
Exercise: No
Goals/Day/Comments:
Reached step goal
Daily Post (Friday)
Track: Yes - late
Calories: Yes
Exercise: No
Goals/Day/Comments:
Exceeded step goal0 -
Plateaus.....
I am wondering about your experiences with plateaus....have you had one/some, and how long did it/they last and how did you overcome it/them? I have read that you could try eating more for a bit (slippery slope for me) or changing your exercise routine. Did those work for anybody? How did you keep from throwing in the towel like I always did?.
Pat
Hey Pat, I hear ya. 1st Congratulations on your steady progress.
2nd what you've concluded makes perfect since to why I sometimes plateau when I reach 320s every time I tried before and maybe we do tend to slack off and not really be strict about what we're putting in our bodies. This is something I'm going to pay attention to while on this journey. Thanks for your thoughts on this topic.1 -
Bemybestby60 wrote: »Bemybestby60
October Challenge Week 3
Wednesday weigh in
Previous weight 193
Current weight 186
I didn't do anything different to lose 7lbs. My calorie intake was the same. Less exercise. I just don't understand 😕. But I will take it.
Congratulations. . .sometimes your body just have to play catchup0 -
gemwolf110 wrote: »Username: gemwolf110
Weigh in week: 3
Weigh in day: Fri
Previous Week's weight: 223.8
Todays Weight: 223.4
Still on track! Keep it up0 -
Plateaus.....
I am wondering about your experiences with plateaus....have you had one/some, and how long did it/they last and how did you overcome it/them? I have read that you could try eating more for a bit (slippery slope for me) or changing your exercise routine. Did those work for anybody? How did you keep from throwing in the towel like I always did?
Pat
I wrote you a long response to this (because the whole subject of plateaus is really interesting to me). Then I lost the whole thing... So here's a shorter version... I'm kind of a geek and I like reading about the science of weight loss. Too bad knowing how it works doesn't automatically translate into making it work for yourself I have been on the up and down yoyo experience, too.
The one thing I wanted to share is something that I recently learned about the way the body will work to maintain equillibrium after a certain amount of weight loss. It will become more efficient in movement and studies have shown that people unconsciously reduce steps, and other movement. NEAT (Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis includes unconscious movements such as tapping toes, fidgeting, moving hands while talking, etc). All these unconscious movements add up to a calorie burn that can range from 250-500 a day or even higher for some individuals. When the body is trying to restore equilibrium and wants to conserve energy, it reduces these movements. This can contribute to a plateau in some cases and give people the sense that their metobolism is slowing down, when it is really just the body trying to compensate for the weight loss.
I found this to be fascinating. To compensate for this, increasing voluntary activity with more exercise and steps is one way, and I've also read that it's helpful to "trick" the body out of this by temporarily increasing calorie intake, as you mentioned. I know you mentioned that being a slippery slope, but I think this is still a controlled amount of calories, just a slightly higher amount, and you still track it. For me, I get in trouble when I don't track.
Personally, my problem has been my willingess to give myself "breaks" after losing 10 or 15 lbs, and then the breaks have no end. Nothing wrong with short breaks, but this time I'm committed to keep tracking everything I eat, and keep weighing myself, and staying active, for the long haul.
Ok.. So, not that much shorter after all....
Love the humor but very informative as well.0 -
Plateaus.....
I am wondering about your experiences with plateaus....have you had one/some, and how long did it/they last and how did you overcome it/them? I have read that you could try eating more for a bit (slippery slope for me) or changing your exercise routine. Did those work for anybody? How did you keep from throwing in the towel like I always did?
Pat
I wrote you a long response to this (because the whole subject of plateaus is really interesting to me). Then I lost the whole thing... So here's a shorter version... I'm kind of a geek and I like reading about the science of weight loss. Too bad knowing how it works doesn't automatically translate into making it work for yourself I have been on the up and down yoyo experience, too.
The one thing I wanted to share is something that I recently learned about the way the body will work to maintain equillibrium after a certain amount of weight loss. It will become more efficient in movement and studies have shown that people unconsciously reduce steps, and other movement. NEAT (Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis includes unconscious movements such as tapping toes, fidgeting, moving hands while talking, etc). All these unconscious movements add up to a calorie burn that can range from 250-500 a day or even higher for some individuals. When the body is trying to restore equilibrium and wants to conserve energy, it reduces these movements. This can contribute to a plateau in some cases and give people the sense that their metobolism is slowing down, when it is really just the body trying to compensate for the weight loss.
I found this to be fascinating. To compensate for this, increasing voluntary activity with more exercise and steps is one way, and I've also read that it's helpful to "trick" the body out of this by temporarily increasing calorie intake, as you mentioned. I know you mentioned that being a slippery slope, but I think this is still a controlled amount of calories, just a slightly higher amount, and you still track it. For me, I get in trouble when I don't track.
Personally, my problem has been my willingess to give myself "breaks" after losing 10 or 15 lbs, and then the breaks have no end. Nothing wrong with short breaks, but this time I'm committed to keep tracking everything I eat, and keep weighing myself, and staying active, for the long haul.
Ok.. So, not that much shorter after all....
Good info ..0 -
Daily post Friday
Track: yes
Calories: yes
Exercise: did two hours of groceries shopping
Daily post Saturday
Track: yes
Calories: yes
Exercise: walked for 60 mins0 -
Daily Post
Thursday 10/21
Track yes
Calories yes under
Exercise yes 60mins of Interval workout
Water 110oz
Goals/Comments: so still feeling horrible but forced myself to get up and make my smoothie and workout.
OAN: My Aide passed me off by refusing to clean my bathroom so I decided that she could go home. Had a conversation with the agency and told them was thinking about terminating their services all together. Then got in my head with thinking about situation(Side bar so as not bump heads I have been trying to do more and more by myself). Since moving to Charlotte the work ethics down here sucks. So instead on going through my 12th or 13th Aide in over a year I've decided going it alone. If need be I'll ask for help.
Friday
Track kinda (Intermittent fasting)
Calories zero
Exercise yes 30 minutes of Interval workout and 20 minutes of Walking
Water 120oz
Goals/Comments: Woke up feeling so much better 😌. I had my 1st doctor appointment over the phone at 8am yearly follow up with cardiologist. She was super impressed with my results of 64lbs since she saw me last and my resting HR went from 121 to 73 (a huge accomplishment 👏🏾) Explained to her about my concerns of the high cholesterol and she said my body needs time to catch up.
My 2nd appointment not so good. Although this new GI doctor is impressed with my new lifestyle turns out I have 2 hernias. 1 hiatal hernia and one ventral hernia. WOW! He also want to start a bland diet (THAT'S NOT HAPPENING) but I will start back on pantaprozole 2x day.
Lastly it got too late to eat (like to eat my last meal before 7pm) so decided to extend my fast to 1140am Saturday so that means I'm on a 40 hour Intermittent fasting journey only 2hrs to go 🤞🏾🤞🏾🤞🏾🤞🏾🤞🏾🤞🏾
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Forgot about the other good news that happen yesterday
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Daily post Friday
Track: yes
Calories: yes
Exercise: did two hours of groceries shopping
Daily post Saturday
Track: yes
Calories: yes
Exercise: walked for 60 mins
Wow 2hours😲😲😲 that was a major workout all that walking, reaching, bending, lifting, let's not forget carrying the bags too and fo. 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾0
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