How did it go yesterday?
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Birthday cake does it to me.....not content til it's gone.0
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@K92648 We live in the country, so a walk is pretty much always to the middle of nowhere and back! Music helps (go to the end of your playlist and back). As does setting the alarm on my phone so I know I've walked "20 minutes", "40 minutes" etc. and then I turn back. it helps rather than just walking aimlessly.0
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Well the birthday cake is gone! I couldn't let it go to waste (even though my waist will get it.)
Tomorrow is another day to start again!
I like the walking and setting alarm on the phone idea. I will try that this week!0 -
It didn't go as well as planned in spite of all my best intentions. We had friends around for a meal and of course I had to make a dessert! To compensate, I had no lunch, a very small portion of the starter and main, and no wine - just a glass of sugar-free juice. I stood on the scales this morning and, by some miracle, I've lost half a pound.
Anyhow, it''s a new week and I'm going to give it my best shot.
Being part of this group is really helping me ; I don't feel I'm having to do this alone, so, to all my fellow companions out there, go for it, and have a good week.0 -
Gahhh was so excited for my weigh in this morning, and according to my scale I GAINED 1/2 a pound. Every day I exercise and 6 out of 7 days I was on my calorie goal, so am disappointed.
But I know the scale is fickle, and I've been weight training with my personal trainer, so it's hopeful I'm putting on muscle.
My clothes HAVE been fitting much better, so I've decided to blame the very old scale for now and go out and buy a new scale this afternoon....perhaps it's denial!!!
Oh well, I'd rather have fitting clothes than a number. But I'll report back if the old scale is indeed to blame :-)0 -
Happy Monday everyone!! Hmmmm, maybe the scale needs to be "adjusted" sometimes it gets out of balance! I went to store and got all my veggies and fruits for the week. For all the stuff I ate this weekend I will take the extra pound I gained. I like the way I feel after exercising so that keeps me motivated.0
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My church had a delicious potluck. It was there I noticed how different my eating habits have become. The weekends are my "off" days, so I wasn't thinking about calories. I took about a teaspoon of each dish (passed on the creamy stuff), and it ended up with room left on the plate. I drank water, and skipped bread and dessert(s), and didn't go back for seconds. I didn't notice until someone mentioned that I was drinking water that I noticed what I was eating was different than before. I'm going on 140 days being conscious of what I eat, but now it seems like its making its way into the habit part of consciousness, where I'm just eating healthier out of habit.0
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@CJisinShape -- that's great control around all the wonderful foods I'm sure were on display. I think having the tools like we have on MFP after a while you will understand how many calories are in the foods we eat. I remember loving the McDonalds sweet tea (a few times a week) until I found out how many calories and sugar was in it. :noway: Always goes back to when you know better, you do better!!0
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What is going on?!? I've been landscaping all week; I put in a long day yesterday. 9 hours of landscaping - including moving about 25 small "boulders" 120 ft. on a dolly, from the back to the front yard. Some of those suckers weighed 200-300 lbs. Burned a LOT of calories, drank a lot of H2O, and was careful with my calories. I'm on a 2 lb. loss per week goal - 1,350 calories a day. This week, I've earned a fair amount per day from exercise, and have had an average of 800 calories left over per day. A few days ago, I was down 2 lbs. Now, my scale is telling me I've gained it back?!? There's no way I could have gained 2 lbs. of muscle in 1 week, so what am I doing wrong?
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Yesterday was a good day. Going through some emotional stuff - but I resisted the urge to eat because of it.0
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What is going on?!? I've been landscaping all week; I put in a long day yesterday. 9 hours of landscaping - including moving about 25 small "boulders" 120 ft. on a dolly, from the back to the front yard. Some of those suckers weighed 200-300 lbs. Burned a LOT of calories, drank a lot of H2O, and was careful with my calories. I'm on a 2 lb. loss per week goal - 1,350 calories a day. This week, I've earned a fair amount per day from exercise, and have had an average of 800 calories left over per day. A few days ago, I was down 2 lbs. Now, my scale is telling me I've gained it back?!? There's no way I could have gained 2 lbs. of muscle in 1 week, so what am I doing wrong?
Have you taken in more sodium? Are you very sore from all of the work? If you are sore, remember that your muscles will retain water to repair.0 -
Have you taken in more sodium? Are you very sore from all of the work? If you are sore, remember that your muscles will retain water to repair.
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Ugh. Yeah, I'm a bit sore - not too terrible, but I can feel it. Plus, I usually do go a bit over on my sodium. I don't think I eat a lot of "salty" foods, but it's hidden in stuff, you know? I think I'll take the day off from landscaping to rest and watch my sodium. I wanted to scream when I stood on the scale. LOL0 -
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So the weekend went super well! I was able to make smart choices when dining out AND I didn't have any sweets or junk food. While I was at a graduation party, I was served a piece of cake. It sat in front of me for a good while until my daughter passed by and I gave it to her. Where has all this willpower come from??0
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Well getting a new scale didn't solve anything---it weighed me differently on different hard surfaces in my house (wood floor vs. tile). I've decided to just stick with one place so it'll be accurate from week to week.
Oh well, someone today complimented me because she thought I'd lost some weight, so who cares that the scale says this week!0 -
It could have been me writing this post. Last week, for four days I was out in the garden from morning to early evening. Digging, weeding, moving soil, cutting trees. According to my exercise chart I used thousands of calories. I stuck to my 1200 a day, and have managed to lose a paltry half pound. Is it age, is it metabolism - most definitely not muscle. At times like this I need to pull out all the willpower and not compensate by putting my hand in the biscuit tin.0
