Exercise and Weight Loss Challenges
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6-30-17 232.5
8-7-17 234.5
8-28-17 238.0
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Pam, so awesome! My very favorite author is Louise Penny whose novels are set in Quebec.
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"This is terrible!! I have just let myself go. Am I happy about it? NO. I'm struggling. I'm going to start again today. I need all the encouragement I can get. I need to get away from sweets and sodas again plus track my food. This is my day 1."
I've had so many day 1's. It really is one day at a time. I'm on a good trend now but not til after gaining back 30 of my 50 lost. One day at a time.
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7/14/17: 198
7/23/17: 200
7/29/17: 198.
8/05/17: 198
8/11/17: 197.4
8/21/17: 197.6
9/14/17: 190.6
Hmmm, maybe something is wrong with my scale, but I'll take it. Going to work on being faithful to my food diary and a one or two day fast (600 calories) a week which is what enabled my 50 pound loss in the first place.0 -
Oh dear, I blew right by the September 1 end of this challenge. Yikes. When do you want the new challenge to start? Is this Friday OK? Glad that Pam, Marney are doing so well and Mary is hanging in there.0
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9/15/17: 136.6 An Amish luncheon and retirement party this week. Not my usual food choices. I'm heading to the treadmill when I get off of the computer!
Gayle: Thanks for the author lead. My library has Still Life, so I will pick it up this weekend!
One of my favorites is the Alan Bradley series with Flavia de Luce - the reader on the audiobook is great.
I can't speak on fasting since I would never do it but I think kicking up activity level is where progress is made - while keeping to the calorie limits in MFP. I did eat a bit more when I had the exercise calories available.
But even in maintenance, getting in 60 min. (or more) of activity everyday is my goal. Basic is treadmill (about 3mph with some incline watching a kdrama) but overlooked is housework. REally! Take a room and "detail" it like they do cars. Go through every drawer, get behind the furniture, wash the miniblinds... It's productive on so many levels. You'd be surprised at what you will find! Your hands are busy and you're not in the kitchen - unless you're doing the kitchen
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Still Life is the first so that's great! I don't like everything about every book but her characters are interesting and love the main police inspector. Her new book is out and will start it soon. Here's the website http://www.louisepenny.com/books.htm
I have read all the Flavia de Luce and have loved them! Can't wait for the new one to come out! Have you read Alexander McCall Smith? He has two book series I follow (there are more but I can't keep up) http://www.alexandermccallsmith.com/book series I read: The Number One Women's Detective Agency series and the Sunday Philosophy Club. Fabulous and always leave a feel good feeling. The Detective Agency is set in Botswana and the Sunday Philosophy Club in Scotland. I enjoy reading books set in other countries. Oh, and there is Sujata Massey whose books take place in British ruled India and modern day Japan. And just started reading Ed Lin whose books are set in South Korea. My cousin lives in Taipei and recommended him.0 -
Hello All, Let's have a 6 week challenge starting the weekend of September 15th through Friday, October 27th. That will lead us up to the two holiday months. Please post your weight for September and your goals. Let's keep on moving toward increased well being and health! I'll weigh in on September 16th. My goal is to not need the C-PAP and feel better about my senior body. I've made "gains" in this last year and look forward to "losses".0
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Pam, Ed Lin's books are set in Taipei, not South Korea. I misspoke.0
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9/16/17: 191.6
Weigh in for challenge September 15th - October 27th. The challenge following will be November December, the Holiday Challenge.0 -
9/18/17 170.5
Hi Ladies,
Sorry to be absent. I just gave up. Thanks for the challenge Gayle.
I need more encouragement too. I am going to tell you about my food, exercise and challenges daily for awhile. I need accountability because I am not even keeping my focus for a week. So I am going to keep it for a day at a time. It will be boring but necessary for me and you are my cheering section so I am going to "use" you to keep me focused.
Day 1 here we go!
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Stuck to my eating plan and drank more water yesterday. Did not do my exercises. But I always start with food since that is TMT. Got on the scale and gained a lb!
I am going to stick to the plan today. Going golfing so that will take care of the exercise part of things.
We have had 10 days of fine clear weather. First time since last fall. Summer temps. Finally! Wrong month but nice to have even if summer will only be 2 weeks long. Don't know if it is the humidity or what but joints are hurting. Hands and feet mostly. Just getting older, I guess.
Still haven't got the 20 or so more donated hostas in the ground. I HAVE to do that over the next few days because the leaves are starting to fall and that will be another big chore. I And the hostas will not make it through the winter if they aren't planted. I ran out of steam because I planted about 75 of them earlier this summer.
Working on sewing a pair of shorts too. Pants fitting has eluded me but this one is going well so I want to keep going. But wants have to take back seat to needs at times. So I have to 'adult" for the next couple of days.
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9/16/17: 191.6
9/30/17: 192.6
Weigh in for challenge September 15th - October 27th. The challenge following will be November December, the Holiday Challenge.0 -
"Sorry to be absent. I just gave up. Thanks for the challenge Gayle".
Marney, I can so relate to this. I've been arguing with myself about giving myfitnesspal a break, going back to weighwatchers, just going to bed and putting a pillow over my head, going back to day 1 on myfitnesspal, when ALL I really have to do is drink water, keep my food diary, walk around the lake a couple times a week. So simple but SO hard! My big excuse this last week is that the battery was dead on my scale and couldn't weigh myself. Jesh. Now have new battery, so no excuses. Argh!!!!
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10/2 135.6
Gayle: I burst out laughing when I read about your scale excuse - it just struck me so funny!
I have no excuses. I bought a new scale for the hall bathroom last spring but much prefer using the one in our master bathroom. The new one runs about 1/2 lb more. Let the guests (meaning competitive sister) deal with that!
Marney: I picked up Still Life at the library and as I got into it realized that it seemed familiar. I've read it before... but don't remember how it ends. A quick skim perhaps and then I can look for the rest in the series. I've listened to all the Lady's Detective Agency series - the reader is excellent and pronounces the names and locations beautifully!
There are no quick fixes to weight issues. The little changes don't have an immediate large impact - which is what we all would want. But the cumulative effect is big. I was excited and stayed motivated for the little losses that I saw over the 18 months because I saw real health benefits. Only my DH had to listen to my "Yeh! another .4 loss." I weighed everyday and only wrote down when I hit a new low - makes for a better graph.
I knew I made a choice every time I ate or got on the treadmill. I don't consider myself a patient person and I didn't seek out a group for the first six months (only came across Grandma Charlie because she was a kdrama watcher). Occasionally I look at my fat photos and wonder why I didn't see it creeping up on me in my 50s - not going back is also motivation for me. Well, it's way past breakfast time for me...
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9/16/17: 191.6
9/30/17: 192.6
10/12/17: 200.6
Yikes! Comfort eating and not weighing, never good. So, did consider leaving my ticker at 1 day streak but this is all part of the process. I'm getting a new roommate this month who may benefit my journey by making me less anxious about money and may be a good influence on eating healthfully. She is a vegetarian who watches her sugar and processed foods and loves to cook. I am so disgusted by my extra pudgy body but know I need to love it and support it in a way I've been neglecting. Signed up for a Daily OM class "Reinventing The Body, Resurrecting the Soul"
by Deepak Chopra. Hopefully this will help change my attitude. Course, with all things, I need to actually start that class and stick with it.0 -
Oh, and what motivates me: It was just about feeling younger and less pudgy but things have changed. Now that I am 66.6 years old (lol) heath is not just a good idea but a necessity. I have sleep apnea that I am told will probably be gone if I lose the weight. I have high cholesterol, I have a problem with joint pain and an Achilles tendon that is not happy and that extra weight does not help. I know that plenty of other problems that plague seniors are also linked to obesity.
Pam, how is Charlie doing?0 -
Hey, the give up girl here. October was awful. Family crisis with my niece's husband. Away more than half the time. Anniversary season for me which always gets me down. Fall rain which does not help.
Hey, Gayle. High cholesterol. Sleep apnea did go when I lost a little weight but I am gaining again. Joint pain, muscle pain (which might be my statin at work) achilles tendon issues. I guess they see all the same problems in each of us and losing weight will help. But so very very hard.
Back with you and back on the wagon again!
Did I post this link to you guys? It has helped me.
https://palousemindfulness.com/
I am going to get back on the stationery bike with my computer showing videos of riding through the English countryside.
Today focus on food.
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Hi everyone, glad I found you again!! It's been a rough few months and I've gained everything back. I'm going to start over from the beginning. This is so sad, after working so hard to lose. Today I thought ,with Thanksgiving and Christmas coming up, I'd wait until the Jan. to begin.NO, I'm at my highest weight and I need to start NOW! I fixed me a soda, logged it in after a couple sips, the sugar content was outrageous. I'm pouring it out and counting 2oz.as drank. So, day 1 it is.1
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Mary - it's good to see you back! In re-reading your post I see a lot of strength. You quickly were able to squash the procrastination of putting it off - putting your foot down and saying NOW! That is the way I felt on 11/12/2013 when I started my journey using MFP. Keep that feeling!
Wonderful to picture you discarding the soda. A quick correction and you saved the day! Frankly, the junk food industry doesn't care about you - they only want to make money. It is a battle with the advertising and temptations that surround us. A century ago you wouldn't have seen such a push for useless calories. Of course there were "smoke for your health" ads then according to my Grandma!
This week marks my 4 year anniversary of starting my weight loss journey. I am so glad I did.
Frankly, having a bit of an attitude towards bad food choices works for me. I won't waste my limited calories (or money) on junk. If I have a square of chocolate - it is really good chocolate (current favorite is ChocoLove Almonds and Sea Salt in Dark Chocolate) and I can stop at 2 squares/day. On the other hand my sister has no self-control and can inhale a few pounds of gummy bears in a couple days - so she can't even bring them into the house.
You have to know yourself.
As to Charlie - I haven't seen her posts since she left here. I don't know if she is even still on MFP.
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Mary! Sorry, I have been absent too! I have gained 9 lbs over the past few months and it has to stop! I have a mini Challenge. 10lbs by Christmas. Want to join me? I will report weekly here. More if you want to.
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Wow Marney--10 pounds by Christmas. You go girl! I am recording again (as of today) and intend to go no farther with my out of control eating and gaining, but let's see what I can do. Just can commit to not gaining in the next month. Intend to start again seriously to lose in the New Year.
I've been missing in action for about a month, 2 months? And managed to gain back all but 12 pounds of my 50 pounds lost (still resting on my laurels). From now, November 28th through December 31st, let's support each other to hold the line (or better) during the remainder of the holidays. Let's start a new challenge on January 5th!0 -
I am with you, Gayle. I have gained two more lbs while dieting! So switching things up abit. Still trying for the 10lbs by Christmas.
Agreed. new challenge in the new year. Strikes me that we all need to get back here more regularly as we are back sliding without each other.1 -
Great Marney, so we have each other's backs! I commit to recording and curtailing my night eating. Stress eating after dinner is what has caused the gain, for the most part. Thanks for being here girlfriend!0
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My eating is before dinner. I did not make it today. But dinner was light so I am hopeful that my cashew diving won't knock me off too much. Hope you did well today.0
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Happy New Year! I've really eaten all my anxiety in 2017 and managed to gain back almost all the weight I've lost on mfp. Starting again to begin to peel off some of the pounds during January and February. This challenge goes from Friday, January 5th to Friday, March 2nd. Choose your weight loss strategies and let's check in each Friday.
I've started back with Weight Watchers because I need the face to face accountability and strict guidelines.0 -
Happy New Year!
1/5 137.0 The holidays were challenging. I'm a bit more than I like to see (133-135). It may not seem like much but I don't want to let it slip by. It's great weather for soup - filling and healthy.
Some of my activities have been cancelled due to winter storms so I'm glad to have the treadmill. Folkdancing tonight though the -6 degree wind chill may scare away some people. We don't usually get such long stretches of arctic weather in the mid-Atlantic area.0 -
1/5: 207 Started at Weight Watcher's yesterday. Not with it yet, need to get into the groove. But felt I needed adult supervision at this point. I've gained all by 12 pounds of the 50 pounds I lost a few years aback. It did take me a couple years to gain it back and I would have not ballooned if I'd started riding herd on myself as soon as I was two pounds up. Think that is one of the secrets for keeping it off. Anyway, glad to see you here Pam.0
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Thank for the encouragement .Unfortunately after writing this in Nov. I haven't been on here until now. This is my day 1 and I'm taking your encouraging to get me through it. I will need to refer to it often for inspiration.1
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maryschwartzroby wrote: »Thank for the encouragement .Unfortunately after writing this in Nov. I haven't been on here until now. This is my day 1 and I'm taking your encouraging to get me through it. I will need to refer to it often for inspiration.
Mary, doesn't support of the tribe make all the difference?0
