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Does the calorie goal have to be the same for every day of the month? Is it OK to set a higher goal for a special occasion?0
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Lynne10010 wrote: »Does the calorie goal have to be the same for every day of the month? Is it OK to set a higher goal for a special occasion?
Hi Lynne, It is all up to you what your budget is for calories .. you are successful as long as you are within your planned budget. For some folks, it might be the same every day. For others, it might vary based on exercise, or other events.3 -
Looking forward to kicking off July in a positive way!4
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Got a body scan today to baseline my overall health. Was interesting to see the differences between it and what my scale said. Real difference was body fat, the scale says 33%, the scan said fat mass is 43%. There was a ton of other info, but I will do it again in about 3 months to see my progress.5
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Finally found a way to put this up here. There are a lot more graphics/info but this is the baseline set of data I'm working off of.
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So interesting @evileyefirefly — where did you have this done? 🤩1
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jamcnewman wrote: »So interesting @evileyefirefly — where did you have this done? 🤩
Our local YMCA fitness center. This particular scan is the SECA machine, seems like a good way to check your baseline every few months and see progress or what you can work on.3 -
Thanks @evileyefirefly 😊1
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Had a lovely 3 mile walk today around Wentworth Woodhouse estate
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Had my first weigh in since re-starting, ended up losing 6lbs this week. I'm sure some was water retention and other first week items, but I'm excited either way. Definitely a good way to start the week. I am sore from my workouts, and that's a bit of a bummer. I'm not one of those people that like the feeling of being sore, I have enough aches and pains as is, I don't need more! Onto week 2 of my training plan.
I guess I could add my overall goals here just to get them down. I'm working to lose around 2lbs per week, but less concerned with the scale than my overall health. I have reached a point where I have too much fat around my waist, and I will occasionally wake up with a lung full of bile/fluid. I end up coughing everything up over a couple hours. This is really my wake up call for weight, as I don't have these issues when I'm closer to 200. I have other motivators as well, high BP, wakefulness(I'm not as sleepy during the day when I'm working out), and in general feeling better. My goal weight is somewhere between 160-175 and I hope to hit it by my youngest son's graduation this coming May. I'm ok with not hitting it by then as weight loss is unpredictable, but I really feel if I can stick to it for the long haul I won't have an issue making my goal.5 -
evileyefirefly wrote: »Had my first weigh in since re-starting, ended up losing 6lbs this week. I'm sure some was water retention and other first week items, but I'm excited either way. Definitely a good way to start the week. I am sore from my workouts, and that's a bit of a bummer. I'm not one of those people that like the feeling of being sore, I have enough aches and pains as is, I don't need more! Onto week 2 of my training plan.
I guess I could add my overall goals here just to get them down. I'm working to lose around 2lbs per week, but less concerned with the scale than my overall health. I have reached a point where I have too much fat around my waist, and I will occasionally wake up with a lung full of bile/fluid. I end up coughing everything up over a couple hours. This is really my wake up call for weight, as I don't have these issues when I'm closer to 200. I have other motivators as well, high BP, wakefulness(I'm not as sleepy during the day when I'm working out), and in general feeling better. My goal weight is somewhere between 160-175 and I hope to hit it by my youngest son's graduation this coming May. I'm ok with not hitting it by then as weight loss is unpredictable, but I really feel if I can stick to it for the long haul I won't have an issue making my goal.
I feel like you and I are extremely similar. I'm at 248 right now. I started around 270 (but was actually 260 when I finally made myself get a scale). I have had extreme lower back pain for years, which really hampered my mobility. It hurt to walk around the block, even. I used to play roller derby and the simple act of putting on my skates was enough to deter me. The weight around my stomach weighs so heavily on me that sometimes just getting out of bed hurt. I have a herniated disc in my low back and my orthopedic doctor essentially told me that I am too young for surgery, so I have to just wait until it gets worse, or I get older. And meanwhile, because of my weight, I could hardly walk already.
Even losing just these couple of lbs, and decreasing my overall measurements, has improved my mobility tenfold. I can walk a mile or more without stopping now, without back pain. I can skate for 2 hours (with breaks). I can even walk on the treadmill with an incline.
It will be difficult. This is the most difficult thing I've ever done. But I have several health targets on my back, both self-inflicted and inherited, and those simply do not align with my life goals, so I am trying to improve.
Posting here daily has really helped.
We've got this!!
Speaking of skating, I went last Thursday with some girlfriends, and someone ran into me as I was getting off the rink. Having played roller derby, I am no stranger to taking hits - but my body is no longer used to that, and boy, I am sore all over and have a bruise on my bum!! Right where the bum & leg connects. It's the worst!!!6 -
@evileyefirefly @kaferine69 You both got this. I know how hard it is to lose weight when you have other conditions to cope with.
I have hypothyroidism and fractured my tibia plateau just under 2 years ago and I gained so much weight with not being able to bear any weight on my leg.
I'm only now able to exercise properly and I'm starting to see the scale move in the right direction, I had put on nearly 50 pounds in just that short period.
My goal is to lose a minimum of half a pound a week and anything more than that is a bonus.
Good luck to everyone for this month's challenge 🙂5 -
So I've been hitting it pretty hard so far, and overall I feel really good. I've gone to the gym every day since last Tuesday. I think my biggest obstacle tends to be I want to do too much too fast, and end up injuring myself in the process. I've managed to respect my current physical limits and not push too hard. I still have a long way to go, but woke up feeling really good albeit somewhat dehydrated. I tend to forget how much better I feel when I'm consistently working out. The biggest thing I notice is that I'm not nearly as sleepy all the time. When I don't work out regularly I tend to want/need naps, and I also tend to get migraines more often. I'm also sleeping better at night overall, while I can sleep almost anytime/anywhere I don't always feel rested when I wake up.
I've decided this time around I'm going to work my way back into distance running instead of just general "workout more". There was a time when I really enjoyed it, and had gotten to the point I was running 10+ miles at a time. I found me a good running plan this time that incorporates strength training and cross training to allow me to slowly build up to the longer distances. While I enjoy running, the initial couple months are pretty miserable as my body adjusts to the cardio. The other downside, well not really a downside, but I tend to blow off stretching, and I'm really making a concentrated effort to incorporate more stretching into my post workout, and daily activities. If anyone is interested in joining me here's the general plan I started with (I added 4 weeks or so at the beginning with 1/2-2/3 the run times to allow me to ramp up better) I'll add in my plan along with the link to the base plan.
https://www.halhigdon.com/training-programs/base-training/spring-training-plan/
On the food front, I typically don't eat back my exercise calories, but I hold them in reserve for those days I end up just being really hungry. I find packing meals with protein helps keep me full and I don't get the hunger spikes except when I'm coming off my fasting window. I try and listen to my body, and get the proper nutrition/intake, but its a balancing act. This month will be my adjustment month to see if I need to up my daily intake or not. I'm currently at 1500/day, and typically eat around 1300-1400. I lost more weight than I expected last week, and will be keeping an eye on the scale as I don't want to drop weight too fast. (Well I do, but I want to keep it in the healthy range)
I'm typically up early (4-5am US EST) and in turn in bed by 8pm. Getting enough sleep has always been important to me as one of my migraine triggers is not getting enough sleep AND if I stray too far from the normal schedule. So even weekends I tend to be up by 6am or so, and I am NOT a morning person. (Well maybe I'm becoming one...)
Anyway, good luck to everyone! Have a great day.
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I've never been a morning person, but the past 6 months or so I find myself up by 7am on weekends. I'm currently the only being in the house awake at 0830...4 other humans, 3 dogs, and 2 cats all said nah. Is this what getting old is? 😆2
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@evileyefirefly I am pushing 60 and get up everyday between 5:30-6am everyday. At first, I was shocked. Now I relish time to myself to reflect and plan my day. It also means I’m a party pooper and can’t stay up much past 11pm. I also had to give up alcohol to get a good sleep. For me, that’s the getting old part.1
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@evileyefirefly Maybe it's just that you're in better shape! I find that when I'm physically and mentally healthier, I tend to get up earlier. Also I've been meaning to say thanks for sharing your body scan results, that was interesting to me. I didn't realize they contain so much information. I hope you'll share your next body scan with us again, it'll be fun to see your progress
And as far as your training plan goes, I like that you were smart enough to include rest days. I didn't know about rest days when I started exercising last year 🙈 so I had to learn the hard way! 2 -
@Ange1icious Thank you for sharing your photos from Wentworth Woodhouse estate 🤩 Lovely is the right word, what a gorgeous place to walk!2
