Exercise and Weight Loss Challenges
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Today I wanted to eat constantly,I don't know why.I know tomorrow is another day,hopefully a better one.Friday weigh in will be interesting.
as you lose weight do you need to change your calorie goals since you don't weigh as much?Just wondering.
mary
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Forever and a day. It does seem like a long haul. I'm hoping I can maintain my weight, once I get to goal weight, but eating fairly healthily and doing 1/2 the calories one or two days a week to keep my loss. Who knows. I don't really want to stay at 1200 calories for the rest of my life, although they do say it is healthier for seniors to eat less, in general. You guys are talking 150's but I still am struggling with getting out of the 180's. Know I will someday. I wonder what my "comfortable" weight will be.0
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Going to try the stewed apricots. I lost to eat dried apricots but can imagine what a great spread they would make.0
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Mary and Charlie, I just ordered a Leslie Sansone DVD. Don't need a treadmill, right? So you just walk in place?0
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Do you need to change your calorie range as you shrink? Yes, but only if you are eating above your calorie range for your new weight. Those of us, minis and Gayle, eating at 1200, no. 1200 is the minimum for any body. Gayle will be at a higher maintenance level than I will be because she is taller. My maintenance is usually at 1400 range at 130lbs and moderate activity. (Have I been there before????) However, that may change because of age.
So, calorie range for current weight (adjusted for age and activity) should be checked now and again as you shrink (often why people plateau for long periods) but only if you are eating above 1200.
Which is why being a mini is so unfair!!! (insert tantrum here) With fewer calories needed, nutritional needs must be met within those calories (read protein, veggies) and there is not a great deal of room left over for the fun of empty calories. Larger bodies need more calories so they can eat larger portions and more carbs, sugar and fat. Booohoooo!
But as we age, it is so easy to add weight no matter what your size. So, I know it is difficult at any size to resist the chips.
Tantrum over. I hope everyone has a less hungry day tomorrow. I was really good with water today so not so hungry.0 -
Gayle you don't need any type of exercise equipment.My first DVD was Walk Slim.Fast&Firm 4 really big miles.It came with a firm band.Since them I've purchased 4 more of her DVDs so I can switch around.gaylebodine wrote: »Mary and Charlie, I just ordered a Leslie Sansone DVD. Don't need a treadmill, right? So you just walk in place?
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Which is why being a mini is so unfair!!! (insert tantrum here)
I'm with you about being a mini, as you say, it is unfair. (However, I have always used the word "petite" as I think everything sounds better in French!
Mary: Rather than adjusting my calories as I have been at 1200 right along, I have had to adjust my expectations! Started out easily losing 2 pounds a week. Now, it is more difficult to lose even one. If I spend a day just sitting and reading all day, I only burn 1209 calories in a day according to my fitbit. 4.2 calories every five minutes. I wouldn't lose anything, in fact, I would gain because I'm sure my diary is never exact. I really have to walk fast and often (not just exercise walking) to burn enough for a 500 calorie deficit.
I imagine that if I can continue to exercise when on maintenance, I will continue to eat 1200 and maybe allow myself a little splurge once a week! Not much though -- not cake and ice cream, but maybe a baked potato!. My BMR will only be about 1000 calories so I have to at least get 200 more in activity in a day and we will burn way less than we do now. My daughter is tiny and will walk with me and she burns about 1/2 the calories I do for the same walk. Also, every year, our metabolism slows a little more. Me, I just want to get down so that I can make up for the poor metabolism as I get even older and in case my RA flares and I can't exercise or my heart degresses enough that I can't again.
Gayle: Also check youtube. Most of her videos, if not all, in their entirety, are on youtube. I have put them on my computer and done them in front of it when on vacation! There are a lot of workouts on youtube and sparkpeople. They are great because they are whole body.
There are a lot of exercises routines on-line. One of my MFP friends was discouraged and had quit logging because she is blind and couldn't exercise like everyone else. I googled "exercises for the blind" and found several sites with routines that they talked you through and you could do in-doors and in place. Sent her the links and she was very excited. Don't you just love the internet? Without it, I wouldn't know all of you, nor would this journey be successful!
I did Tai Chi last night. I do like it but you feel so awkward! I was the only one there last night so I had a private lesson, but we only went 45 minutes rather than 1.5. Tonight I will go again for the same class with my daughter since she couldn't go last night. It is nice because you pay for a 4 month membership rather than for so many classes. You can go to as many classes as you want.
Everyone have a great day!
Charlie
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You guys are making me feel like a giant! I am only 5.5 (used to be 5.5 and 3/4) so not really much taller than you all are. Maybe I'm dreaming but my future plan is to eat healthily, walk every day, do yoga and quit obsessing about my body. But last night my body hurt all over, especially my legs, and I realized that I better appreciate how relatively "good" I feel today. Marney, I will never forget about allowing for friends with shorter legs as walking companions in the future. Funny, my two best girl friends in high school were both 6' tall so I have often felt like the petite one.
I'm glad to find out about the indoor walking tapes. When I was looking at them on Amazon I found a ton of scenic tapes for walking on a treadmill--forest, mountains, lots of options. Oh, those look so good!0 -
I once took a pattern design course. One classmate was 5'11" and another was 4'11". I had a longer torso than the 5'11" woman and shorter legs than the 4'11" woman. Think I have some Neanderthal DNA!
Interesting on the scenic tapes. I had to do a stress test once and they had a picture of a path going under a bridge and ending up on the other size at a lake. I used it as motivation to keep going!
I get very bored working out. To walk I play really fast music (I play current pop music that keeps my speed about 4 mph in what I call step-distance). If you are looking for some fitness music, there are all kinds of "channels" on Pandora. I every once in a while I play the Pop Fitness Channel and if they have something new I like I make a note of it. I then buy it from Amazon and download it onto my phone in a workout playlist. I know they have Latin, zumba, country, good fast music.
On the stationary bike, I watch episodic TV on Hulu on my smartphone. Have I told you I have a "secret" pleasure? I'm hooked on Korean TV and some Taiwanese. Yes, I have to read the subtitles, but I love their TV! Usually about 16 one-hour episodes. They do romantic comedies so well! So I look forward to my next workout just so I can see what happens next! I watch some that are completed and archived and some in "real time" so I have to wait a week for a new episode. I'm usually watching 2 at any one time. (An MFP friend is also hooked on them and we tell each other what ones we finished and liked. She watches hers on the treadmill and takes really long walks!)
I cool down and stretch to the Pandora Rat Pack station or a Stevie Ray Vaughn channel. Nice and mellow.
You have to find what works best for you. I get real excited to workout if I've downloaded some new songs or if I have a new episode to watch on Hulu.0 -
Wow, my cousin, who has lived in Taipei most of his adult life never told me about the romantic comedies. I will have to check those out. You are making exercise sound better all the time! Here's a link to those virtual walk DVDs, looking forward to getting some of these. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_13?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=tony+helsloot+virtual+walks&sprefix=Tony+Helsloot,aps,3650
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merrygranniePosts: 167Member
Jan2nd-165.5
Jan9th-163.5
Jan16th-161.50 -
Well done, Mary! Almost through the 160s.0
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Jan 2 165.5
Jan 8 164,5
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Petite it is! I do not want to make petite plus patterns any more!
I could have hugged the scales this morning. Nothing changed all week until this morning. But behaviour not scales, right? Got the water now. Going to go for 3 exercise times this week since that is a bit hit and miss. I loved walking outside and I just cannot in this weather but I can do other things.
Say Yes to the Dress is my exercise entertainment. Our house, being really a renovated cottage, we really only have one big room and one TV. Say yes to the dress or other girly things, just would be unfair to Peter. So my tablet fits nicely on the exercise bike and I have found a way around the regional blocks so I can watch US shows on the internet. Sshhh. I don't feel like it is cheating since we get the stations on our TV, but I don't want to take over the whole living space.
Gayle, you are right 3 inches isn't that much until you are looking up at it. But I hearby dub you an honourary petite!0 -
1/02/15: 187.3
1/09/15: 186.1
1/16/15: 184.8
You guys are doing so well!0 -
And you too, Gayle. Another great week and you are below the half way mark in the decas you are working on.
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I have been here 365 days, today! Yea, me! But, I must keep going!
1/2/15: 155.5 lbs.
1/9/15: 159.5 lbs.
1/16/15: 154.5 lbs.
I'm down to my low today, but still haven't hit 154 which was my goal for January 1. Wow, I haven't even started on the loss toward my Easter goal. Don't know what more I can do though. I'll get there!0 -
yes, you will, Charlie. I have no doubts at all about that. What a difference a year makes!0
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Congratulations ladies!We all had losses.good job.Charlie,5 lb.loss is awesome!Marney,I love to watch Say Yes To The Dress.Such a fun show.
Starting on another week.I know we'll all try to do our best.0 -
Wonderful first weigh in numbers! Charlie, a whole year, that is so impressive! You are a real inspiration.0
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Thanks, but I don't consider a 5- pound loss a loss if it is just getting me back to where I already was. It is just aggravating water weight anyway. I only consider a loss a loss if I venture into NEW numbers!0
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Oh, I know how you feel Charlie but any downward motion on the scale, especially after a gain is a REAL loss for me. I am right now a little less than a pound heavier than my ticker states, so really motivated to get back to that low and better. I never record the ups in my report. But I state what my scale says each day 6 days out of 7. That's what works for me. So, since I have my Friday weigh-in with you guys I guess I often have three weights (report, Friday challenge, daily scale weight) being tracked. Goofy, but that's me. On a good but rare day they all agree.0
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To clarify, I state my daily scale weight in my food notes.0
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I am glad I am not the only one who doesn't record the ups. I am still fighting my way back to my ticker status. Only a lb or so to go.
I only record weight each Friday with you folks, at least until I too get to new numbers. I guess we all feel the same. A loss isn't a loss unless it is new numbers.
However, ladies, we did set up a new challenge starting January, and although I did not achieve getting back to my lowest weight recorded during the last challenge, I am still very pleased that I have lost weigh already during this challenge, even if I have not yet seen new numbers. I know new numbers will appear for all of us if we keep on keeping on.
And, I want to thank Mary for starting the discussion about water and blood pressure. I thought drinking water was more about feeling full than health benefits. I knew the 8 cups a day stuff really has not had studies back it up. But now that I am doing my drinking daily, I feel so much better and my bp is regularly normal rather than pre-hypertensive. Thanks to all of you. And the daily exercise is helping too.0 -
I am glad I am not the only one who doesn't record the ups. I am still fighting my way back to my ticker status. Only a lb or so to go.
I only record weight each Friday with you folks, at least until I too get to new numbers. I guess we all feel the same. A loss isn't a loss unless it is new numbers.
However, ladies, we did set up a new challenge starting January, and although I did not achieve getting back to my lowest weight recorded during the last challenge, I am still very pleased that I have lost weigh already during this challenge, even if I have not yet seen new numbers. I know new numbers will appear for all of us if we keep on keeping on.
And, I want to thank Mary for starting the discussion about water and blood pressure. I thought drinking water was more about feeling full than health benefits. I knew the 8 cups a day stuff really has not had studies back it up. But now that I am doing my drinking daily, I feel so much better and my bp is regularly normal rather than pre-hypertensive. Thanks to all of you. And the daily exercise is helping too.0 -
I am glad I am not the only one who doesn't record the ups. I am still fighting my way back to my ticker status. Only a lb or so to go.
I only record weight each Friday with you folks, at least until I too get to new numbers. I guess we all feel the same. A loss isn't a loss unless it is new numbers.
However, ladies, we did set up a new challenge starting January, and although I did not achieve getting back to my lowest weight recorded during the last challenge, I am still very pleased that I have lost weigh already during this challenge, even if I have not yet seen new numbers. I know new numbers will appear for all of us if we keep on keeping on.
And, I want to thank Mary for starting the discussion about water and blood pressure. I thought drinking water was more about feeling full than health benefits. I knew the 8 cups a day stuff really has not had studies back it up. But now that I am doing my drinking daily, I feel so much better and my bp is regularly normal rather than pre-hypertensive. Thanks to all of you. And the daily exercise is helping too.0 -
I am glad I am not the only one who doesn't record the ups. I am still fighting my way back to my ticker status. Only a lb or so to go.
I only record weight each Friday with you folks, at least until I too get to new numbers. I guess we all feel the same. A loss isn't a loss unless it is new numbers.
However, ladies, we did set up a new challenge starting January, and although I did not achieve getting back to my lowest weight recorded during the last challenge, I am still very pleased that I have lost weigh already during this challenge, even if I have not yet seen new numbers. I know new numbers will appear for all of us if we keep on keeping on.
And, I want to thank Mary for starting the discussion about water and blood pressure. I thought drinking water was more about feeling full than health benefits. I knew the 8 cups a day stuff really has not had studies back it up. But now that I am doing my drinking daily, I feel so much better and my bp is regularly normal rather than pre-hypertensive. Thanks to all of you. And the daily exercise is helping too.0 -
Sorry folks . I couldn't sleep last night so I was cruising the web. MFP was acting up and said it did not post my comment. I guess it did!0
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LOL, well, you know what they say: tell them what you are going to tell them, tell them, then tell them what you told them (and once more for good measure). And thanks for being my buddy in the fight back to the ticker n umber. I'm almost there. I would get myself in less deficit if I didn't record every tiny downward scale but oh well. Right now I am only .4 up from my ticker.0
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Yeah, got to a new low today but ate homemade pizza for dinner. It fit in calories but it tasted so great I still feel guilty. Mushroom and onion. Yum! My teen eats 2/3 with pepperoni, I eat that last third with vegis.0
