TEAM: The Big Butt Theory (March)
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Monday March 21th
✔️Track: yes
✔️ Under Calories: yes
✔️ Exercise: yes because work was super busy again
✔️ Water: yes
The last two days have been rough at work. Now to enjoy some days off (actually a week) from work. 😆1 -
Monday
Logged - yes
Under - yes
Exercise - long run1 -
DaffyGirl88 wrote: »PW: 138.2
CW: 140.4
I knew it would be a gain today. Like I discussed before, I had some vegan cheese I didn’t want to expire and made lasagna and pizza. Both use rice flour which is high in calories along with the cheese. I did not complete the calculations until after eating. One piece of lasagna is 455 calories. The pizza was also more than 400 calories a slice. So glad I’m in this challenge on MFP to see the effects of what we eat and our lifestyle in detail on how it effects our progress. I have some major work this week to see a loss for next weigh-in. Wish me luck💫
@BlissfulK This! One of the most important things that I've learned here is how what I eat one day will impact the scale the next. And that it's usually just a temporary thing and not the end of the world. I could have saved myself a lot of misery if I'd learned that sooner.
And you do not need luck, you've got this.
@DaffyGirl88
Totally agree and thank you for the motivation! ☺️
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March 19th
Track: Yes
Calories: No
Exercise: No (Abs only)
March 20th
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes
Exercise: Yes0 -
Monday 21 March
Track: yes
Under: yes
Exercise: yes0 -
💪🏻(Daily Post - Mar. 21)💪🏻
Logged: yes
Under: yes, under by 554 calories!
Exercise: yes
Water: 10 cups
MUAC
Sunday - Saturday
Green - yes days
Red - no days
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Yesterday was an amazing day! I had so much energy and I didn’t get any urges to binge eat or really snack. My doctor increased my antidepressant last week and it can be used for weight loss too and I think it’s helping me. Cuz I don’t really feel the urge to snack when I’m not hungry and I also get full fast. Last night at dinner, I could only eat one portion of food (usually I eat seconds) cuz that was enough for me. I think with drinking the water helped too. Whatever is helping me, I am grateful. I’m focusing on how I feel verses about number on the scale or to feel pressure to lose weight. That’s more important than anything! I hope everyone is having a great week so far 😊💪🏻1 -
Monday(Wk4; Day 2)
MUAC: Yes / Yes / Yes
Steps: 7794
Total Calories: 0
Net Calories: -22
As of Day 2:
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Total Cals: 3789 (DailyAvg: 1894)
Net Cals: 3792 (DailyAvg: 1885)
Did a water fast today. It felt a bit strange letting the family eat around me while I drank my water or found other things to do. The words of my day were. “Drink, Distraction and Focus”(or at least tried to)
Sunday(Wk4; Day 1)
MUAC: Yes / No / Yes; still got on the treadmill after dinner
Steps: 6175
Total Calories: 3789
Net Calories: 3792
As of Day 1:
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Total Cals: 3789 (DailyAvg: 3789)
Net Cals: 3792 (DailyAvg: 3792)
Lots of driving today; why does 12 hours of driving feel like you earned activity points?0 -
Click here >>Week 3 Results have also been posted.
AND TO….
THE BIG BUTT THEORY…
FOR TAKING…
1ST PLACE…
IN WEEK 3!!
Congrats to our top 3:
1st - @susanshaughnessy80. - 2.10%
2nd - @Mrscanmore. - 1.78%
3rd - @Melissan84. - 1.50%
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Click here >>Week 3 Results have also been posted.
AND TO….
THE BIG BUTT THEORY…
FOR TAKING…
1ST PLACE…
IN WEEK 3!!
Congrats to our top 3:
1st - @susanshaughnessy80. - 2.10%
2nd - @Mrscanmore. - 1.78%
3rd - @Melissan84. - 1.50%
Woohoo go big butt theory! Let’s make this month awesome!!
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💪🏻(Daily Post - Mar. 22)💪🏻
Logged: yes
Under: yes
Exercise: yes
Water: 5 cups
MUAC
Sunday - Saturday
Green - yes days
Red - no days
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Tuesday(Wk4; Day 3)
MUAC: Yes / Yes / Yes
Steps: 6941
Total Calories: 1524
Net Calories: 1410
As of Day 3:
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Total Cals: 5313 (DailyAvg: 1771)
Net Cals: 5202 (DailyAvg: 1734)0 -
Wednesday 23rd March
Last week 158Ibs
This week 163lbs
I don't understand how I've gained so much. I know my eating has not been good this week, but to gain that much...I feel like I want to cry
However, I've gained a new buddy and I'm going to dust myself off and begin again.
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WEIGH IN
Username: sandkp
March Week #4
startingW: 225.4
HighestW: 226.0
PW: 200.0
CW: 199.2
Whoop whoop... over that hump for the moment.
Sorry for being quiet but checking in with kids, work, eat and some sleep are all I've got these days.2 -
WEIGH IN
Username: sandkp
March Week #4
startingW: 225.4
HighestW: 226.0
PW: 200.0
CW: 199.2
Whoop whoop... over that hump for the moment.
Sorry for being quiet but checking in with kids, work, eat and some sleep are all I've got these days.
@sandkp Whoop! I told you you'd get to onederland!!!1 -
rawrxamberx wrote: »💪🏻(Daily Post - Mar. 22)💪🏻
Logged: yes
Under: yes
Exercise: yes
Water: 5 cups
MUAC
Sunday - Saturday
Green - yes days
Red - no days
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@rawrxamberx 3 for 3, keep it up!!1 -
Tuesday 22 March
Track: yes
Under: yes
Exercise: yes
Have a longer post bubbling in my head, but I'm "supposed" to paying attention to a meeting so can't type it out now.
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WEIGH IN
Username: rawrxamberx
March Week #4
SW: 325.8
PW: 323.2
CW: 3210 -
March 21st
Track: Yes
Calories: No
Exercise: Yes - Walking
March 22nd
Track: Yes
Calories: No
Exercise: Yes - Cardio Dance
I'm kind of frustrated with being over my calories lately, but I'm not over by much and I don't have my diary set to add what I've burned so I know I'm not really over....I'm just frustrated a little....0 -
rawrxamberx wrote: »WEIGH IN
Username: rawrxamberx
March Week #4
SW: 325.8
PW: 323.2
CW: 321
@rawrxamberx WOOT!! Keeping TBBT in the running to win week 4!! It's all of those "green" days!3 -
March 21st
Track: Yes
Calories: No
Exercise: Yes - Walking
March 22nd
Track: Yes
Calories: No
Exercise: Yes - Cardio Dance
I'm kind of frustrated with being over my calories lately, but I'm not over by much and I don't have my diary set to add what I've burned so I know I'm not really over....I'm just frustrated a little....
@Smlisley I know it can be frustrating but maybe you should rethink that setting?? I've heard many people say that if it weren't for their exercise calories they wouldn't be able to eat. There's many schools of thought on eating them back, myself I shoot for eating back "some". I like to bank some to cover weighing/measuring/estimating errors.
Another option would be to view your diary in print mode (this needs to be done on a computer, not a phone). That's something that I like do do periodically as it shows WAY more information. Maybe I'll take a screen shot to show you. I change the report to show more than just one day, typically a week. Then I look for things that are driving calories, carbs and sodium (the things that I track most). Once you know what the heavy hitters are you can look for ways to make changes. Can you replace it with something similar for less? Keep the original but use less of it? But you need the info in order to make informed decisions.
In this instance you can see that my best bet would be to lose the English muffin. Duh, LOL, but this is to show you what it looks like if you haven't seen this option.
ETA: the reason that I only do this periodically is that we all know making huge sweeping changes to our diets is a recipe for failure. If you make small changes, eliminating or finding a substitute for 1-2 things at a time you are more likely to succeed. So identify one thing that you have regularly that is putting you over and find a work-around. See how things go for a week or two and then look for another one. Small sustainable things are the key to success. For me one thing that had a huge impact was switching to sugar free creamer. Those here who know me know that the only reason that I drink coffee is to dilute my flavored creamer, ESPECIALLY if it's pumpkin spice!!
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March 22
Track: No
Under: Most likely no
Exercise: No
March 23
Track: No
Under: Not sure
Exercise: Yes
Last 2 days I’ve been doing organizing projects and was doing way too much snacking! Need to get back on my routine fast 💨1 -
Tuesday March 22nd
✔️Track: yes
✔️ Under Calories: yes
✔️ Exercise: yes insanity
✔️ Water: yes
Wednesday March 23rd
✔️Track: yes
✔️ Under Calories: yes
✔️ Exercise: yes insanity
✔️ Water: yes
I was under on Tuesday but I ate most of my calories during dinner. Lol oh well. Kids wanted to go out.
I almost didn’t exercise today. I went to pool with family and I came back to do schoolwork then it was 845 and I pushed play to insanity. I got it done. I’m really surprised how much I can do when I started in January. I’m getting stronger lol1 -
Wednesday 23 March
Track: yes
Under: yes
Exercise: yes0 -
melissan84 wrote: »Tuesday March 22nd
✔️Track: yes
✔️ Under Calories: yes
✔️ Exercise: yes insanity
✔️ Water: yes
Wednesday March 23rd
✔️Track: yes
✔️ Under Calories: yes
✔️ Exercise: yes insanity
✔️ Water: yes
I was under on Tuesday but I ate most of my calories during dinner. Lol oh well. Kids wanted to go out.
I almost didn’t exercise today. I went to pool with family and I came back to do schoolwork then it was 845 and I pushed play to insanity. I got it done. I’m really surprised how much I can do when I started in January. I’m getting stronger lol
@melissan84 Great job pushing through that Insanity!!0 -
DaffyGirl88 wrote: »susanshaughnessy80 wrote: »Thank you, @DaffyGirl88 😊❤️
@susanshaughnessy80 Also, I hope your procedure goes well today and that you have a speedy recovery!
Thanks so much! I ended up having to reschedule my surgery (new date April 21), because I did have cold symptoms by Friday night. I’m feeling almost normal now, praise God. I’m going to catch up on my posting now 😊✅ Have a beautiful day! ☀️
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Sorry again for the late postings! Was down with a cold but feeling much better now! Thank you, Lord 🙌🏻
Saturday, March 19 - Tuesday, March 22
Tracked: yes
Under calories: yes
Exercised: no
Wednesday, March 23
Tracked: yes
Under calories: yes
Exercised: yes (40 minutes on treadmill)
Comments: Very thankful I was able to stick to my food plan during my sick days! I added back one cup of coffee to my daily regimen yesterday. I am using almond milk, Swerve (granular) & 1 teaspoon of sugar.
Have a blessed & beautiful day, everyone! 🙏🏻🌸1 -
So I have a few minutes (don't tell my boss ) my gym closed along with everyone else's in Mar 2020, and except for a short period of time last summer before the Delta surge, it has remained closed. My gym is on a military base and they follow different guidelines than the general public. My office is on the same base and I still can't go back to work due to building capacity limitations (we're currently at 50% max). I used to go to the gym every day before work taking spinning or Les Mills classes or using the weight room - which was a bit intimidating with all of those sailors and Marines around! LOL
BUT...it is slowly reopening to non-active duty people and I got to take a circuit class on Tuesday. I was VERY excited because I really missed classes. Even though I have a full gym in my basement (someday I should post pics) and bought a Peloton a few months ago, working out at home / alone isn't the same. The intensity just isn't there. It was a great circuit with some exercises that I knew, some that I hadn't done in a few years (TRX) and some that I'd never seen before (Bear plank to sit-back? WTH is that?!?
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Boy am I suffering from DOMS today!! Which is a good thing! It tells me that 1. even though I work out and do squats, lunges, etc. I haven't been working hard enough, and 2. I've rediscovered muscles that I haven't exercised in a while. What I love about this type of class is that it utilizes muscles in a way that i normally don't, and I need more of that. I promptly went and bought a multi class pass.
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No matter the mistakes, or how slow you go, you are still way ahead of those that don't try.3
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💪🏻(Daily Post - Mar. 23)💪🏻
Logged: yes
Under: no
Exercise: no
Water: 5 cups
MUAC
Sunday - Saturday
Green - yes days
Red - no days
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What went right or wrong?
I started my day early on my first day off because my cousin had a procedure and I was the driver for him. Then when we got home, the only thing he wanted to eat was pizza. And not trying to deprive myself, I allowed myself to have pizza. If I would’ve stuck to my original plan, I would’ve been under. But pizza is one those I have to limit or I can easily over indulge. Kind of why I avoid it usually. I was only over by like 424 calories so it could’ve been way worse!0
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