25 TO LIFE MONTH 3

jenbar

I don't know if I will ever get to that size 8, probably not before Miss Thing (Jenn) who has done so well with her weight loss, but I am still going to go for it!

I don't think I will ever! So I think we may have to call a trues!

So discouraging. I went to buy a dress for this darn wedding and my pants may be a 10, but dresses... a 16! What the heck!?
It's my fat around my boobs and sides! I can't zip anything with a side zipper. I bought 4 dresses and brought them home for hubby to decide. We did decide on one. It's kind of neat with a scoopy thing in the back. I'll take a pic of it. I really wanted to get a bright and loud dress so I stand out in the pics. (evil, I know) but after trying on about 50 (not lying) dresses, I had to go with the one that fit and looked the best. So, it's brown. It comes in black, and can't decide if I want to bring it back and get the black one, so at least I'll match my husband who has to wear a tux.
I have to now go out and buy a bra contraption that goes really low in the back. Like I feel like having a strap go around my middle all day, but... whatever works!

iluvsparkles

so wow

any of you ever tried pilates??? wowo im going to be feeling this in the morning!

its core exercises including stretches and resistance training. I think its what i need to get me jump started towards the tummy i want!! i'll keep yall updated.

i keep trying to remind myself that muscle weighs more than fat, and it burns fat. I need to stop paying so much attention to the scale i guess!

jlauren6

Have an awesome b-day CP!!!!

So two fantastic things happened...I got my butt to the gym ate more food, and lost 2 lbs!! AND I realized the size 13 and 15 pants that I have been trying to squeeze into are juniors, I bought a size 12 yesterday in the normal people section and my stomach doesn't even hang out!!!!!:drinker:

buckeyebabe

so wow

any of you ever tried pilates??? wowo im going to be feeling this in the morning!

its core exercises including stretches and resistance training. I think its what i need to get me jump started towards the tummy i want!! i'll keep yall updated.

i keep trying to remind myself that muscle weighs more than fat, and it burns fat. I need to stop paying so much attention to the scale i guess!

SPARKLES....hahahahaha.....You already have the stomach I want!! You go girl, get it now because once you have kids it's a little more difficult to get and keep.

jenbar

Have an awesome b-day CP!!!!

So two fantastic things happened...I got my butt to the gym ate more food, and lost 2 lbs!! AND I realized the size 13 and 15 pants that I have been trying to squeeze into are juniors, I bought a size 12 yesterday in the normal people section and my stomach doesn't even hang out!!!!!:drinker:

YEAHHHHH
WOOT WOOT!
Good For You!!
See, it would happen eventually and with a little perseverance!

Junior??
Who's a Junior? Not me! We Hate Junior Sizes! Yucky!!!
We like normal sizes!!! Yeah normal size jeans!

iluvsparkles

SPARKLES....hahahahaha.....You already have the stomach I want!! You go girl, get it now because once you have kids it's a little more difficult to get and keep.

youre too sweet if you could only see my tummy when im not sucking in and standing 'just so' LOL

and btw i am DEFINITELY feeling the pilates. glad the class is only on tue and thur. i dunno if i could take three days of it a week!! the hour definitely flies by

we are painting the living room/kitchen today. yay!! sad to say that it dosent burn as many calories as youd hope

my man and i have been cleaning houses on the weekend in the near by millionaire vacation town (cashiers NC) im hoping that maybe soon we'll be able to afford my ring and get started on the wedding plans!

kerridwen

Thanks Buckeye!!

Jenbar - What about a skirt/top combo? That way you can still show off your good work while allowing for the ample chest (which does have it's perks!).

sindyb9

Time to check in. This time I can say I lost 2lbs,:drinker: Now I am sooooooo close couple more pounds and I will leave the 200. Hope everyone had a good week.



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motheroftwoboys

This morning I'm down a to 164.4. I can't complain because I'm still losing even though it is slow.

buckeyebabe

:explode: Ok...I'm mad at myself. We had graduation party after graduation party this weekend and we're on the road a lot which meant unhealthy fast food and boy did it ever catch up with me!! I am to say that I am up 2 pounds 170!! I could just kick myself. OK...reality check it's back to logging everything and buckling back down! I think the high stress level with my hubby's situation is also causing me to be off track. Here's hoping today we get good news and a fresh start!

Hope all of you have had a better weekend! I am heading out for my morning run now!

cp005e

Way to go, Sindy! You will feel so great when you leave the 200s behind FOR GOOD! :happy:
Motheroftwoboys - slow and steady wins the race! Good for you.
Buckeye - it's a new week, so you can just get right back on track. You may find that those 2lbs aren't really a gain - it could just be water weight from that unhealthy fast food.

I had a fantastic birthday weekend!!! We spent a night at a B&B, ate at a vegetarian restaurant that I love, and the next day we visited a small local brewery, a local winery, and a hard cidery (?). Don't worry - I didn't overdo it! :laugh: It was probably the equivalent of about 2 glasses of wine over the course of 4 hours. I had a few treats as well - hey, it was my birthday! - but I don't think I did any serious damage to my diet. Besides, maybe it will be what I needed to get off this plateau!

Anyway, I'm excited to get back on track this week. 30 is the new 29! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

sindyb9

Thank you cp005e. Glad you had a good bday.
motheroftwoboys I just went through 5 weeks of not loosing anything. I would have been happy with 1/2lb. Keep up the good work.
We all have weeks like that buckeyebabe still praying for some good things to go your way. It may be water fast food do the bloating thing.

:drinker:

buckeyebabe

Thanks Cindy and CP for the words for the encouragement.

I am very glad you had a wonderful birthday CP! Who cares if you gained a pound, or just didn't lose...not saying that will be the case....but if it is, you had a great excuse and a great time so it's worth it!

I got a 5.5 mile run in today so I am feeling a little better. My problem is that I have really slacked off on logging my foods daily. I need to kick that back in to gear! Exercising is never a problem for me, in fact I may over exercise some days. I find it the best way to deal with my stress!!!

Have a great day everyone!

jenbar

Boy everything that I wanted to say to everyone was already said!
so...
Great job for everyone who lost!
It's a new week for anyone who didn't!
Me, since I had this IUD put in in May, I started "Alice" last Tuesday and it's finally ending! What the heck!? So needless to say, losing wasn't really in my forecast this week. Pretty much stayed the same. In addition to that, this weekend wasn't very good in the food category either.
But that doesn't stop me!
I just cleaned my whole house and got in 40 minutes of exercise today.

Keep up the good work everyone!
Summer's around the corner!

buckeyebabe

Hey Jen...if you want more exercise you can come clean my house!!:laugh: I feel like that's all I do. UGH....kids should be born with this incredible desire to be clean and help out instead of this incredible desire to live like a slob and complain when they are asked to help out!!:laugh:

twin2

Anyway, I'm excited to get back on track this week. 30 is the new 29! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I'm glad you had a great birthday! But I heard that 30 is the new 18!!! I don't know if I would want to be 18+ again but at least it sounds nice!

kerridwen

On a completely different note:

Does anyone else get incredibly frustrated by the "helpful" people who have noticed you are trying to lose/working to get in better shape who think that asking you why you are eating that and comenting on portion size constantly is helpful?

I'm actually an undereater. I put on weight so fast when I dont' eat enough. It's already not easy to be eating the amount I should be, constantly being told otherwise is frustrating to say the least.

The great thing about this site is I can usually sling back a comment about how many calories I have left for the day - though that hasn't really stopped the comments, it's reduced my guilt!

iluvsparkles

On a completely different note:

Does anyone else get incredibly frustrated by the "helpful" people who have noticed you are trying to lose/working to get in better shape who think that asking you why you are eating that and comenting on portion size constantly is helpful?

I'm actually an undereater. I put on weight so fast when I dont' eat enough. It's already not easy to be eating the amount I should be, constantly being told otherwise is frustrating to say the least.

The great thing about this site is I can usually sling back a comment about how many calories I have left for the day - though that hasn't really stopped the comments, it's reduced my guilt!

I can second almost everything that youve said here! there are a few women at work who have commented on my more health conscious decisions... and try to give me tips and advice, yet they dont do anything (that i can tell) to better their own health (eat hardees everyday and talk about the gym all the time, however you never see them there? (my work has a gym so id see them there bc i go everyday!)) Cracks me up when they offer suggestions, and im pretty much like "thanks but not thanks, ive got MFP" lol not really, but really.

2nd i also tend to be an undereater. Im starting to wonder at least. As of a few minutes ago ( its 10:31 pm and i should be in bed) i was still under by 500! so i ate a bowl of cereal and that definitely helped, but ive heard alot about not eating right before bed. Ive head both sides of the story. "its ok, your body burns it at night as well as in the day" or no "its bad your body cant burn it as well while you sleep"
Any takes on this??

ANYWHOO i recently wore my HRM for a period of 12 hours on a regular day of work, (but on a pilates day instead of a zumba cardio day) to try to figure my general caloric needs for a day. But im still confused. I dont know if i burn the same at night, or less because im at rest? i dont wanna wear the hrm to sleep...however In those 12 waking hours, according to my HRM, i burned a total of about 900 calories. If i did go on and double that for a total of 24 hours, i come up to 1800 cals needed in 24 hours to maintain my current weight. So the 1200 calorie plan that i am currently on should theoretically make me lost over a pound a week, however its not!!

i dunno, i guess im just venting because things dont seem to be working for my plan, hence the lonnnnggg response. Most of all im upset, because about 8 months ago i twisted my already weak right ankle, and it has been bothering me ever since. Zumba has been making it hurt more and im worried because i dont want it to get worse, but i havent missed a zumba class yet!!(for a whole month!) i really REALLY dont wanna skip class, and get even more behind on a plan that dosent seem to be working!
anyway someone else can have the soap box now!! sorry for the ongoing rambling!

cp005e

Heya Sparkles! I know it is frustrating. I am still of the opinion that you should keep trying to eat all your calories. :flowerforyou: Here is why: your story is sounding a lot like mine earlier on in my weight loss journey. I wasn't eating that much, I wasn't that hungry, and I wasn't losing. Your HRM results also seem a little low to me... I actually wore mine for 24 hours on a couple of occasions, and ended up with 2250 and 2500 for the whole period - but only 600-700 while I was asleep (7-8 hours). I weigh a bit more than you, and I don't know how tall you are (I'm 5'7") but I am a little surprised that your number wasn't higher than 900 for 12 hours. What is your BRM according to the calculator on this site? Since you say you have a history of undereating, it might be that your metabolism is still running a little slow. If so, you won't be losing at the rate it seems you should. As Songbyrdsweet likes to say, "our bodies don't run on math." Unfortunately! My best suggestions for boosting your metabolism is trying to eat more of your exercise calories, and strength training.

Regarding eating at night - I personally think it is okay, but try to eat more earlier on if you can. If you find yourself with a really large number of calories left over and you've eaten at least 1200 (total, not counting exercise calories), then you probably don't need to force yourself to eat every last one if you are almost in bed. Try eating more at breakfast (e.g. add a glass of juice), or adding a snack or two throughout the day.

Be careful with that ankle. You might try wrapping it in an Ace-type bandage to give it a little more support while you are in class - but you might also need to give a rest if it doesn't improve. Commit to yourself to do some sort of exercise on those days if you need to miss class - maybe get on the elliptical or bike or even just walk a couple miles. I had to take a couple week break from everything except walking and ab work when my knee was bothering me. It might not set you back as much as you think - and the important thing is to make sure you don't injure yourself even worse. If you aren't already doing things like push-ups, sit-ups, bicep curls, overhead tricep dips, leg lifts, etc etc - you can add that in as well. It might be a good way to feel like you are still pushing yourself even if you need to give your ankle a break. And... strength training and building muscle should help kick up your metabolism a bit as well.

Hang in there! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

iluvsparkles

cp, you are always so encouraging to me! thank you so much!!!

i really appreciate feedback on this kind of thing...i know that i ask an aweful lot of questions on this site, but i have learned so much. Songbyrd has helped me understand alot of techincal stuff that i wonder about...so glad to have so many experiances and references to pull from on this site.

I can see that i tend to be a little obsessive when it comes to this stuff, but i think being able to write on here helps me to 'get it out' so that i dont quit eating all together, and it consistantly encourages me not to do it the wrong way!!

love you guys!!!

buckeyebabe

Hey Sparkles...I agree with you about the frustration. I can't, however, say that I undereat...many of the times I overeat!! I seem to always be hungry. I think that my metabolism is running higher than what the calculators say it is and therefore I am not feeding it enough but I hate to make that jump and then gain weight. You know what I mean?!

I have started reading a lot about the slow cardio and fat burning zone. There is a lot of information out there that I would say is credible. I usually work out in the 80-90% zone, and even enter the 90 - 100% zone which I know they say is unsafe because you actually burn your muscle but it's where I am physically comfortable. In order to stay in my "fat zone" 50-65%, I have to walk, it's not even a hard walk...quick but I wouldn't say a fast pace. I usually run around 6.5 mph on a treadmill and tend to go faster then that outside for about 3.5 miles. Now, if I want to run 5-6 miles I usually take it down to 5.7 mph to be able to go longer. I definitely have more energy when I drop my zone down, that makes sense and according to many of the JAMA and Runners Magazine articles that I have read I will eventually burn more calories at a slower pace (lower zone) because I won't be burning sugar and muscle, I will actually burn mostly fat.

My good friend is a cardiologist and he suggested that I try the low-zone burn for at least one month. He told me that this would pay off over the long haul, so I am going to try it. I will let you know what happens with me. I just can't believe that I am going to drop by pace so drastically. Telling a runner to go slowly is so backwards to me!! UGH!!! This is going to be really, really difficult. I start tomorrow!

proudmama0118

Didn't weigh in today, left my boots at home so I had to drive all the way down there after my run. 40 minutes round trip. Worst part was the hubby was off today but "didn't feel like" bringing them to me. So instead I got to be 40 minutes late to work! Thank god I have a boss who is cool about that sorta thing occassionally happening. Still got in a 5 mi run. I really should have cut it short so I could get back sooner... but I was already planning on doing 7 so I didn't want to be even lazier! :grumble: Anyhow, enough complaining from me. I think that I might just skip weighing in this week and see if I can be pleasantly surprised next week. I have been sorta stalled the last month so maybe I just need to stop stressing!

Hope you all have a great day.

iluvsparkles

Cp, btw the site says my bmr is 1,464 that is the number that the deficit is applied to right? im still a little confused on this whole bmr thing. :ohwell:

kerridwen

Nice to hear I'm not alone in the frustration!!

I've been doing a lot of reading etc, and it seems that past the 180 mark a lot of ppl have increased difficulties losing and it takes longer, so that's comforting! I was really bad today - waiting to get some things settled must have had me agitated, but no reason for that any more!

Took puppy for a super logn walk tonight so hopefully that helps! haha

Sparkles - I second the icing the ankle regularily - I have to do something similar for a soft tissue injury that affects my IT band. The better I treat it, the more I can do (not that I'm always good at sticking to it, but it helps!)

Buckeye- you know that's a great idea. I tend to go above it too, I have no idea why I do it though. Old habits maybe. I think I'll give it a try too and see if something happens!

CP- You are really encouraging!! ^_^ Always a pleasure to read!

iluvsparkles

well... here we go, its aunt flo again this week...so im going to disregard the scale!!

went for palates again yesterday. My friend Wendi wasnt able to make it this class so i was kind of but i went anyway, and my friend Lorraine showed up instead! so i was :happy:

it made me feel great once again, and the hour goes by so fast! i wish it were a 2 hour class!! ( i guess that means i should start bringing it home and continuing into the evening) im not even that sore this time! I wish i didn't have a thirty minute drive home...i cool down by the time i get there and have trouble re-engaging!

i took it easy on my ankle all day yesterday (im notorious for sitting with my legs all screwed up beneath me which couldn't have been helping at all!) and it felt a bit better upon waking up this morning. i think all of the leg stretching in pilates might be helping to loosen the front shin area muscle (i dont know many anantomy terms) and is taking some pressure off of the heel/arch connection that seems to be giving me the trouble.

Anyway, i guess i am rambling by this point, but i just wanted to say that i am excited! I had a meeting on Monday, at the History Society of the county where I live. I put in a bid to design the Bicentennial History of Haywood County book that they are publishing, and they chose me! I can't believe that there will be a historical reference book in the Library and peoples homes all over that has MY sole name as the designer!!! Yay im going down in history! go me!

jenbar

Anyway, i guess i am rambling by this point, but i just wanted to say that i am excited! I had a meeting on Monday, at the History Society of the county where I live. I put in a bid to design the Bicentennial History of Haywood County book that they are publishing, and they chose me! I can't believe that there will be a historical reference book in the Library and peoples homes all over that has MY sole name as the designer!!! Yay im going down in history! go me!

Way to go Emily! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
Need a co-designer? hahaha! j.k.! That's really cool! All my work gets thrown in the garbage! hahaha!
That's what I get for working for a direct mail company! (layman's term.... coupons!)
That's so exciting! You're brave! That'll be a lot of work!

Keep it easy on the ankle! You do ALOT of different excercises! I'm sure your body is making a lot of changes. The scale might not be moving, but it sounds to me like you are gonna really tone it nicely with all the different things you do.
That's my problem. I'm not toning enough. My inner thighs are like jello and so is my *kitten*. Gravity is starting to "rear" it's ugly head all over my body! Everything's going South!
Gotta find something to do to make it go North!

Have a good day everyone!
I think by next week I should be in the 50's on the good scale!

kerridwen

Hey - that's awesome Sparkles!!!

I've had to do a *lot* of travelling lately (read in the car all day long) anyone have tips for eating on the road?

cp005e

Cp, btw the site says my bmr is 1,464 that is the number that the deficit is applied to right? im still a little confused on this whole bmr thing. :ohwell:

Your BMR is what you would burn if you were just lying in bed all day and not eating anything. The deficit is generally applied to your daily calorie requirements, which the site estimates by taking your BMR and then adding in additional calories based on your height, weight and activity level. If you go to your home page and click "Goals", it should show you what your calories burned from "normal daily activity" are (this shouldn't include exercise). Then it subtracts from that based on how much you want to lose. For example, it says my normal daily burn is 1930, and I set my goal at 2lb/week. So it subtracts 1000 a day (1000*7 = 7000/3500 cal per pound of fat = 2 lbs/week), but that would put me too low, so it defaults to 1200. As a result, I'm really only creating enough of a deficit to lose 1.5 pounds a week. But that's OK. The site won't put you under 1200, and I wouldn't recommend it either.

Hope that helps!

sindyb9

Happy Friday everyone. Buckeyebabe hope everything is going well for you have not heard from you. Just checking. :flowerforyou:

iluvsparkles

im here! its been a hectic morning at work so far....

im striving to drink more water this week, and i am on friday of my first full week going to the gym every single day!! MWF is zumba, and then T Th is Pilates. I think ill try to do a little of the pilates on the weekends also..

how much cardio do you guys get? do you think an hour three times a week is enough?