Exercise and Weight Loss Challenges
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Noticed daffodils at my son's college this morning, just about ready to bloom. An hour later it snowed, but gone now, and needed the moisture. I logged every meal today, it has been a while! Good for you Marney!0
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There was an interesting post about stress on another group I belong to that I I thought was worth sharing.
The is one poster who is very knowledgeable and keeps saying that it is very difficult to lose weight while under stress. Everyone nods and agrees but really, what do we do about stress?
She has a T1D daughter who has been getting her blood sugars under control quite well. The daughter had good BS readings in the morning but had a minor fender bender on the way to work. By the time she arrived at work, her BS was so high she needed more insulin. And it keep on all morning as she dealt with re-telling the story until she had used all her daily insulin before noon and had to appeal to mum to bring more. Her BS did not drop back to normal for 24 hours. And of course with blood sugar so rises insulin which is the fat storing hormone. As a T1D she has the means and the need to monitor this. But it happens to the rest of us too, just not as high but elevated for us, none the less.
My take away was to pay more attention to what stresses me and work out ways to deal with it. Somehow.
Mindfulness is helping. Think about my food and enjoy it without distractions. Recognize when I have had enough and do not keep eating just because I like the taste. Think about those daffodils dancing in the wind, or that hawk soaring over my bay at home. Exercise certainly helps but then I turn it into a challenge which is not de-stressing. Even if I am reducing glucogen in my blood by exercising, my stress levels are rising because of my mind and its measuring and counting.
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Actually, some very good "random" thoughts, Marney.
Stress is a killer in more ways than one. Meditation. Self-pampering. Tai Chi. Deep breaths. Those all help me.
I am here believe it or not. Just super busy. Once again, I have staffing issues. My foreman is retiring the end of the month, leaving me with only one staff member of 3 and he has only been here 6 weeks! I have one in the hiring pipeline, but we are government so it takes months to finally get them on board. Then I will need to interview and hire a foreman to oversee them directly. I have someone I want from the maintenance staff, but he isn't sure he wants to work Saturdays.
I have been having some HF problems right now . Has been tougher exercising though. 30 minutes at moderate at a stretch is about it. I'm trying to break it up. Also, making me go to bed very early.
Consequently, I have gained a pound. I'm now 11 pounds over my low.
This will pass. It has before, but it does make this journey more difficult.
Leaving work early today to read at granddaughter's kindergarten class. That will be fun. Otherwise...back to it...0 -
Great to see you Charlie! I am, coincidentally, 11 pounds above my low as well. Got myself to at least record my food all day two days in a row (over) and that is progress. Have fallen pretty far away from the routine that helped my lose my weight. Yes, this will pass. Hope your staffing issues improve soon!
Reading about the Blood Type diet I am reminded that my type tends to be high cortisol (the stress hormone) and does make it so easy to pack on the pounds, especially the stress belly. I am off the strick addictocarb diet but have given up white potatoes and cut my smoothie size in half, which is also progress. Still can only go about 4 hours without feeling like I need a nap but at present my life mostly allows that. End of the term at school tomorrow and behind on grading. At least I have the final printed out.0 -
I went to the gym to weigh myself again. I am not sure what to adjust for clothes etc but the number was less by a lb than last time. So this week, a 1 lb loss.
Tomorrow we are off in the car so I cannot weigh myself in the morning. I could do the saturday check in though.
Yesterday, I decided to handle a stressful situation a little better and it worked. Timeshare salesmen. BOOOOO!!!! But I keep smiling and saying 'see the value, cannot afford it', and keep smiling. Far less stressful than getting mad at them for stretching truths, talking fast, arguing about how I am spending the money on travel anyway, and all the other tactics. "Thank you but no" worked. Had to say it 200 times or so it felt but came out on an even keel in my own emotiions. "Not my circus, not my monkeys" helped too.
Now to conquer the stress of being a passenger in a car with Florida driving habits all around us!
I hope all you working ladies get through your stressful time! Gail, I am going to have a look at the Blood Type diet. I am doing much better healthwise. Eating every above ground veggie I can find and no sugars, no starches. That and some B vitamins and probiotics seem to have turned the tide for me.
Oh, and the elderly lady who got on the scales ahead of me (shorter than me, I'll admit) was pleased she had lost weight. 122.5 fully clothed with shoes! I worry about them because they become so frail. At some point in my life, I hope to be at a mind set where weight isn't the issue.0 -
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I had eye surgery yesterday.Everything went well.hopefully will have surgery on my other eye soon.Dr.told me to not read or strain my eyes using the computer so making this a quick post.no exrercise heavy lifting etc.i go back next week,hopefully things will be back to normal.
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March 4 - 178.4
March 11 - 178.0
Looking at my small loss, looks like I am gaining muscle. I can feel it in my clothes that I am loosing inches. That's ok with me. I have gone to the gym every other day since my last weigh in and really been good on the diet. Going to continue it as much as I can this week again, and I look for a better loss next week.
Mary, Glad that everything went well with you eye surgery. I have my eye surgery in two weeks, not looking forward to it, but I know it needs to be done.0 -
dasher602014 wrote: »I went to the gym to weigh myself again. I am not sure what to adjust for clothes etc but the number was less by a lb than last time. So this week, a 1 lb loss.
Tomorrow we are off in the car so I cannot weigh myself in the morning. I could do the saturday check in though.
Yesterday, I decided to handle a stressful situation a little better and it worked. Timeshare salesmen. BOOOOO!!!! But I keep smilihereng and saying 'see the value, cannot afford it', and keep smiling. Far less stressful than getting mad at them for stretching truths, talking fast, arguing about how I am spending the money on travel anyway, and all the other tactics. "Thank you but no" worked. Had to say it 200 times or so it felt but came out on an even keel in my own emotiions. "Not my circus, not my monkeys" helped too.
Now to conquer the stress of being a passenger in a car with Florida driving habits all around us!
I hope all you working ladies get through your stressful time! Gail, I am going to have a look at the Blood Type diet. I am doing much better healthwise. Eating every above ground veggie I can find and no sugars, no starches. That and some B vitamins and probiotics seem to have turned the tide for me.
Oh, and the elderly lady who got on the scales ahead of me (shorter than me, I'll admit) was pleased she had lost weight. 122.5 fully clothed with shoes! I worry about them because they become so frail. At some point in my life, I hope to be at a mind set where weight isn't the issue.
Marney, Good work on your stressful situation. Timeshare salesmen can be as stressful as used car salesman..LOL
Hope you conquer your stress as a passenger in Florida, that the worse state to drive in. I lived there for a year, and I hated driving anywhere. You got people from all over the country visiting Florida and they all have different driving laws and it can be a nightmare.
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What type of eye surgery did you have, Mary? Glad it went well. What are you having, Beth? I had cataracts removed two years ago -- two weeks apart. Was a breeze. Went back to work the day after the first. Went on vacation the day after the second. First time since I was 5 years old I didn't have to wear glasses or contacts. I didn't have it done for the reading, so I do throw on readers then, just like I did over my contacts.
I lost the one pound that I had gained, so I'm still 10 pounds over my low. I'm at 151.5.
Sometimes you just have to be rude to sales people. You must be too nice, Marney! A couple of weeks ago, I was dealing with a "macho" sheriff's deputy. He didn't like the answer I was giving him, so he kept looking at the male mover I hired as if, "what does she know?" she is just a woman. He would ask him a question, and I would answer. He would ask him again. I finally looked at him and said, "Either you talk to me or don't talk at all. He works for me. I make the decisions." Being nice just wasn't getting through. Honestly some men just don't understand that woman rule the world!0 -
Charlie, I have a torn retna and the start of cataracts in left eye. It's causing blurry vision. Luckily my right eye is not having any problems.0
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Charlie, I am typing from my phone, I don't know why everything is in bold....lol0
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Good luck with the surgery! The torn retina doesn't sound like fun. Cataract surgery is a breeze, but yours sounds much more serious. Had you had a lot of floaters? Bright flashes? Aren't those sometimes symptoms?0
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3/04/16: 179.7 Lean into Spring Challenge beginning weight.
3/12/16: 179.6
Hello everyone, love seeing you here! Mary, glad your surgery went well! Have a class today, will check in later.
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grandmothercharlie wrote: »Good luck with the surgery! The torn retina doesn't sound like fun. Cataract surgery is a breeze, but yours sounds much more serious. Had you had a lot of floaters? Bright flashes? Aren't those sometimes symptoms?
Charlie, Thanks, I am having the surgery sometimes next week, seeing the doc again Thursday for pre-op on the retina. Yes those are the symptoms. At first I though my glasses were dirty, and I was always taking them off and cleaning. I do get bright flashes at nights, so it has kept me from driving. Not really looking forward to the surgery, but I am looking forward to being able to see without floaters and flashes...0 -
3/18: 132.4 / BMI 24.1
I keep seeing articles about healthy BMI for 60+ is in the 25-27 range. That would be 137-147 lbs. I am very comfortable being 130-133 and it hasn't been a struggle to stay here, though I haven't seen 130.0 in many months. Getting to 130 was based on where I was in my 30s, but getting to a healthy BMI (136) was really the goal.
Does anyone else use the senior BMI range to set their goal?
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March 4 - May 6 Challenge
March 4 - 178.4
March 11 - 178.0
March 18 - 177.8
Ill take this loss.....I went back to the eye Dr., and they have found that their is another tear in my retina, I am scheduled for surgery Next Wednesday. Not allowed to go to gym till I have my post op visit to make sure that it doesn't get worse. I am aloud to walk and continue household chores (how come I never get something that is to keep me from house hold chores...LOL). So I will walk as much as possible to get in those burns.
Hope everyone has a great weekend, and I look forward in seeing how well everyone did on the challenge this week.
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Pam, I've mentioned this many time, but most people feel that if they came this far, they want to get into the "healthy" range rather than the slightly overweight range that is recommended for 60+. My doctors both told me they thought I should stop at 141(slightly overweight), but I wanted 130 (within the standard healthy BMI range). You and I are about the same size and I figured that would get me into a size 6. Of course, I haven't made that yet. Right now, I'll be happy to get back to 141.
Scientifically though, it is proven that once a person hits the age of 60, the "healthy" span of BMI shifts into the slightly overweight range. People will live longer if they are slightly overweight. I think I put a link in the article section.0 -
3/04/16: 179.7 Lean into Spring Challenge beginning weight.
3/12/16: 179.6
2/19/16: 180.3
Charlie, thanks for the "slightly overweight" link to longevity. Makes sense to me that a little extra could get one through a bout of flu or other ailment/fever that can cause weight loss. I would love to have 165 as my every day "slightly overweight" weight. Having trouble staying out of the 180's right now but going to keep at it. When I was younger my usual weight was around 135. Realistically I know that is not a healthy weight goal for me.0 -
Morning Ladies...Happy Sunday...Can I ask you ladies for as many shoulders as I can get? I did tell you about my eye surgery Wednesday, not at all looking forward to this. To top things off, my Pulmonary Dr. called me Friday to say that my annual chest ex-ray found something in my lungs that was not there a year ago, he said that he needed to see me, but could not see me till Tuesday, since his office is closed on Monday's. Now I am a basket of nerve's till Tuesday, Why do they tell you something like this on Friday and give you the whole weekend to worry?
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Charlie Re: senior BMI range. The studies are plentiful for the higher BMI but I was curious if it really changes someones goals. As you said it hasn't " My doctors both told me they thought I should stop at 141(slightly overweight), but I wanted 130". I'm concerned that while I've been hovering at 132.6 that I don't want that to be an excuse to creep up even to 135. There are many, many studies with the high failure rates of keeping weight off. This has been my first and only weight loss project and I want to keep it that way.
Beth: I totally agree - but by telling you Friday it was so they could set up an appt on Tuesday I guess. You are in my thoughts. I had a friend who did professional baking and her lung x-rays showed a lot of flour...
I'm looking forward to warmer weather. I noticed that being cold made me more munchy. DH came back from England yesterday after 12 days and was 5lbs. less - he did a lot of walking and was impressed with all the public transportation and pedestrian friendly areas in Oxford and Bristol where he stayed.
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Hi Ladies,
I am here. I cannot weigh in. No scales. I have two more nights in hotels and then I am home. I have enjoyed the time away but still struggling with nagging health issues which I hope to attend to as soon as I am home. I did achieve my goal this month which was to stay with you and not wander away as I did last year. I also ate as well as possible while away. So I will attack the weight again next week.
Beth: Sympathy. Yes, prior to weekend news just doesn't help. Tuesday is almost here. Try not to worry until you really know you have something to worry about. Easy to say, I know. Thinking of you.
Higher BMI when older: I really do not find lumping all seniors of 60+ in one group helpful. It happened in the courses I took and it is rampant in the exercise courses too. There is a HUGE difference in a well and active senior of 62 and a frail inactive 87 year old, They do want a little more "meat on the bones" so that you have reserves if you have a major infection or illness, but, most healthy adults (seniors or not) can lose up to 10lbs with an illness and still not be considered frail. And, if general health is good, we gain back to our normal pretty quickly when we get well again, Different if we are less healthy and certainly different when we get older than all of us! I am not going to shoot for what I was when I was 20 but I would like to be what I was when I was 35 and do not feel this would make me in danger of not being able to recover from an illness. I am with Charlie. I want my goal, Normal BMI not overweight BMI. However, I am still a ways from 'slightly' overweight so I will cross that bridge when I get to it!
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Came back to freezing rain and snow. Sigh. But at least the driving was clear all the way home.
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after a month without scales and not logging my food in mfp and freewheeling while on vacation, I am half a lb less than when I left. I obvious have maintenance figured out! Trouble is I am maintaining at too high a weight. But I am pleased that I did not gain weight while away.
Now to knuckle down to lower the weight.0 -
March 4 - May 6 Challenge
March 4 - 178.4
March 11 - 178.0
March 18 - 177.8
March 25 - 178.0
I know its up, but I my clothes are still fitting better, in fact a few of them are actually starting to hang on me....YEA!!!! so I will take this little gain..Still not aloud to go to gym till checkup on the eye. but doing walking and light stuff.0 -
Glad to hear you are doing well, Beth. Do NOT go to the gym until cleared. We put higher pressure on the eye without knowing it particularly when we lift things. I know you will behave.
Talk soon.
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Thanks Marney, I am staying away from the gym, just doing a little walking and doing things around the house. I am not a fan of pain, so I will make sure I do not have to go back and have that eye surgery again. Thanks again.. Beth0
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3/04/16: 179.7 Lean into Spring Challenge beginning weight.
3/12/16: 179.6
3/19/16: 180.3
3/26/16: 182.2
All I can do is keep coming back to basics whenever I am able. Struggling. Thanks for being there guys!
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Beth, I'm thinking of you and you can use my shoulder anytime! Think they should have just said that you need a follow up appointment next week. Worry is not good for a body! Hope you can put your worry aside, for the most part and enjoy the weekend.0
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Jan 8: 167.5 -1
Jan17: 169 +1.5
Jan 22: 166 -3
Jan 29: 166
Feb 4: 166
Feb 12: 165.5 -.5
Feb 19: 165 -.5
March 28: 168 +3
Like Gayle, basics, basics, basics.0 -
Beth, I would tell your doctor about the extra stress when you are recovering from your eye surgery and over Easter too! I am pretty sure they could have done things differently. Thinking of you. Try not to worry until you know what to worry about, if anything.0
