Snowflakes to Sunshine Week#5 Discussion (CLOSED GROUP)

Steph_135

This was news to me but may not be for others, but it might also be a scientific explanation for the lull that has come over some of us!!! Did you know that it takes 90 days to break a habit!! 90 days!! :huh: Thats right!! So if we want to break the habit of BAD EATING !! 90days. If we want to break the habit of living a sedintary lifestyle ..... 90 days!!! If we want to break the habit of making bad decisions for our health and body ....... you got it ladies . . . . . . . 90 days!!!

I've only ever heard 30 days, so I hope this 90 news doesn't make anyone think their goals are that much harder to reach. Another important thing to remember is that we need NEW habits to replace the old ones, or else those old habits will just return, because there is still that space for them. ie. If you want to stop drinking soda or coffee, you'll probably want to replace it with water or green tea. Obvious, but important.

Take a look back at your food diaries. Understand that all fats are not created equal, all sugar are not created equal. So even though you feel like you are under calories, fat, carbs, etc. Are you eating things that promote weight loss? I can be at 1200 calories a day and still not lose weight if I am not putting the right fuel in my body. This may be the case with a lot of us that aren't seeing "big" numbers on the scale. So I would tell everyone to look back at your diaries and see how nutrient-rich the foods are that you are eating.

This is sooo true. I think a lot of people (generally) really need to look at what they are eating. I've been noticing in the food diaries that are open to the public (in general), people are eating one huge unhealthy meal (often some sort of fast food), a little breakfast, and no lunch at all. Good for being under calorie, but wouldn't those people rather be eating more veggies and fiber, and actually feeling full, rather than barely getting by. Holding back in this sort of way, will definitely lower someone's motivation to stick with it!

Steph_135

I am having the most horrible and stressed day ever. I came home from a long day at work, and all I could do is to cry. I felt so much better after crying myself out. School is putting so much pressure on me, and my teachers are being so difficult. I am a hardworking straight A student, and I found it very difficult to achieve....On the same thought I am not losing any weight.
In August I am planning to visit my family back in Europe. I do not want them to see me fat AGAIN!!!!
I am sorry for throwing out things like these...I just do not have anybody to share things with.

eversits... You are doing so well in school! Don't let anyone get to you. Be confident! People that work for their grades are more likely to be successful than those (annoying) naturally smart people. You can do it! Use your time now (when you aren't studying!) to workout and eat right (and remember that eating healthy, will help you in school as well!!), or you might find that August will be here, and you will be in the same position. (I know this feeling, cause it's happens to me every year when I've looked back on my progress so far.) Keep going!!

Also being in college makes it harder to stay in shape. I know I gained the freshman 15, (or in my case 25.) Just hang in there you are doing great.

That all depends on how you look at it. I lost weight in college, and I think it's easier to do so because you're occupied with classes and studying. For me, I was also away from family, which was a huge relief, so I was less stressed out and likely to eat. Everyone has a different experience. :happy:

Steph_135

I am definetely eating less of the packaged junk food, But I haven't been craving sweets lately. BUT! When I do start to crave it Does anyone have any suggestions. WHAT sweets are out there, that are healthy??? Please don't say apples & oranges (LOL)

Awesome! Good for you! I crave a lot of sweets too. Maybe try raw honey in some herbal tea? (Sometimes I lick it off the spoon. :blushing: ) Add some stevia (natural sweetener - 0 calories - slightly odd aftertaste) to your oatmeal instead of white/brown sugar, or maple syrup. There's also 100% natural maple syrup and agave nectar that you can have some fun with in small quantities. Moderation is key. I'm sure you could find lost of energy bar-type things with these natural ingredients in them at your local health food store, or health food section of your grocery store!

Steph_135

I'm not feeling overly confident this week. I can't believe its almost time to weigh in again. I started the week off strong (meaning the Friday since our last weigh in). Then I got my wisdom teeth pulled and with all the snow fall, the gym has been closed. But I have been trying to eat ok and I have been trying to exercise from home,but I'm not nearly getting the burn I would if I were at the gym. I did zumba on wii, but I burn twice as much when I'm in the actually class. I need to get over the hump and get back to losing!

You can do it! I know the whole wisdom teeth/gym closed/not getting the same burn feelings. Look at your sentences for a sec. "I have been TRYING to eat ok and I have been TRYING to exercise." Change it to I HAVE been eating ok, and I HAVE been exercising. As long as you are making a serious effort and commitment to these things, even with a temporary lower burn, you'll still be fine in the long run. :flowerforyou:

forgiven4life

There were 7 foot snow piles as I drove in to work this morning but as I got out the car, I heard a few birds chirping...

A blessed reminder that sumer is coming and motivation for me to stay on track. Have a great day everyone!

I love this! Way to look for the positives!

bhonniered

So I took some advice I saw and slept in my workout clothes No excuses! Thinking about going to a yoga class tonight - last time I went it wiped me out, but that was 2 or 3 months ago. I am in better shape now so maybe it won't be as much of a struggle. :bigsmile:

Krys_T

Good Morning...I hope everyone is having a wonderful morning thus far! I got to work today and was feeling pretty good. Looking forward to getting home and doing some exercise. I am going to keep it light today, since tomorrow is weigh-in day! Can you believe that it is time to weigh-in again already! This totally makes my weeks go by faster, which I am all about LOL The closer I get to Summer, the better.

So I did want to bring up a topic today....Strength Training....

I wanted to see how many people are incorporating strength training with their exercise regimen. For those that are not...I want to stress the importance in doing so. Our bodies have underlying muscle beneath in our body fat. We actually have more muscle, the more we weigh, so that our bodies can handle the fat we carry around (sad but true). However, if you begin to strength train while doing cardio and eating right (this doesn't mean starving yourselves), that muscle will turn into lean muscle and increase metabolism and greatly increase our ability to burn calories 24/7...Who the heck wouldn't want that. LOL

Great thing is studies show that it only takes 15 minutes of stress to create a new muscle! So you don't have to do anythin gcrazy or pump iron for 2 hours in the gym. Starting off with some simple dumbbell curls, tricep kick backs, military presses, etc. Another great alternative for those who may not have hand weights or resistance bands is....Pilates!

I have personally never tried it, however, I have seen a lot of Pilates Bodies...and they are not too shabby lol.

So just some food for thought for your ladies to think about. A very good example of this is the fact that the Biggest Loser contestants engage in strength training, from the very beginning. This actually accelerates fat loss....now watch the word FAT LOSS. So the scale is not going to always show this. A good idea is to get a set of calipers and learn how to use them. This will measure body fat, and is something that works in great tandem with the scale. This way you can see how much fat you are losing


Have a great day SNOWFLAKES!

Krys_T

So I took some advice I saw and slept in my workout clothes No excuses! Thinking about going to a yoga class tonight - last time I went it wiped me out, but that was 2 or 3 months ago. I am in better shape now so maybe it won't be as much of a struggle. :bigsmile:

You would never think that Yoga could be so tiring right...? LOL I tried it for the first time probably about 8 months ago and I was breathing all kinds of hard lol

Scubasab

Krystle,

You never cease to amaze me!!!! LOVE all of the information and tips that you provide us with. You are a walking encyclopedia when it comes to weightloss, nutrition and exercise. I think it's awesome that you educate yourself through research. It is obvious that you have put forth a lot of time and effort to obtain this knowledge!!! Have you started that "book" yet?:drinker:

I can't thank you enough for ALWAYS taking the time to share this wealth of information with your "Snowflakes" *BIG HUG*

Thanks!
Sabrina
:flowerforyou:

TeamLeela

Amanda, great job on meeting your first goal!! Do you have any birthday plans?

TeamLeela

K- I do incorporate strength into my workouts. I like to do circuit training classes at the gym. I just finished an upper body workout on exercisetv since I didn't make it to the gym today. I've tried pilate once. there is a pilates class after my zumba class and I literally fell asleep. Its too slow for me and I feel like I don't burn any calories and it was a complete waste of time, but that just my opinion!

TeamLeela

You can do it! I know the whole wisdom teeth/gym closed/not getting the same burn feelings. Look at your sentences for a sec. "I have been TRYING to eat ok and I have been TRYING to exercise." Change it to I HAVE been eating ok, and I HAVE been exercising. As long as you are making a serious effort and commitment to these things, even with a temporary lower burn, you'll still be fine in the long run. :flowerforyou:

Thanks Steph for the boost of confidence. I have been eating good, still no late night snacking. I worked out for an hour today despite the fact that the roads still are not clear enough to go to the gym. I burned almost 500 calories, so I am proud of that. Sorry for the negative statements, I've just been a little down lately. But today is a new day and I have made great choice. Thanks for believeing in me!

Scubasab

I have done some cardio sculpting classes at my gym over the last 2 weeks. But, today I started the 30 DAY SHRED!!!! So, that will be my strength training for the next 30 days. And than I will change it up in March!!!!!

Krys_T

Krystle,

You never cease to amaze me!!!! LOVE all of the information and tips that you provide us with. You are a walking encyclopedia when it comes to weightloss, nutrition and exercise. I think it's awesome that you educate yourself through research. It is obvious that you have put forth a lot of time and effort to obtain this knowledge!!! Have you started that "book" yet?:drinker:

I can't thank you enough for ALWAYS taking the time to share this wealth of information with your "Snowflakes" *BIG HUG*

Thanks!


Sabrina
:flowerforyou:

Awww thank you so much! You are wonderful with all of your positive energy! I must say, I learned to educate myself so that I could lose weight and keep it off forever. It is so easy to be "had" by gimmicks and I wanted to make sure that I spread the same information to everyone. It is like I always say..."Be blessed and be a blessing"

Steph_135

I wanted to see how many people are incorporating strength training with their exercise regimen.
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Another great alternative for those who may not have hand weights or resistance bands is....Pilates!

I want to start strength training so much! That is literally the only reason why I joined the gym, but since being sick, I haven't gotten in there yet to book time with a personal trainer to show me the ropes... or rather, weights.

There's this interesting book called "The New Rules of Lifting for Women" by Lou Schuler, for anyone looking to start building some serious muscle. It's got smarts and humour.

I like pilates. It's fun, and I like it more than yoga (except for the yoga on that show called Namaste, which will always be my favourite yoga program).

TeamLeela... Way to go on that burn!!

whittrusty

Well, I had an unexpected pepperoni pizza lunch today...my lunch meeting (which usually provides turkey sandwiches) provided PIZZA! UGH. I should have come prepared, but I wasn't, so I had 2 pieces of pepperoni pizza. Boo!

But, I have the calories for it and I'm going to work out hard tonight. Next time I'll come prepared!!

CuteMommy88

Happy Thursday Snowflakes!!! I am so glad to see everyone being so positive :happy: Even those of you drowning in snow!! Luckily we just got a lot of wind from the storm yesterday and some flurries, no accumulation though!! I officially have a problem....my No More Trouble Zones dvd is officially missing. I am pretty sure the little one hid it somewhere:laugh: I literally looked all over the living room!! no clue where she put them so I didnt get in my ab work after my biggest loser cardio last night:sad: Oh well I'm sure it will eventually show up!! Since I have so many new dvds I have decided to just do them one at a time (atleast for the first round) I'm doing the Biggest Loser Cardio Max dvd which is a 6 week program(I am on week 3 now) so after I finish this I am planning to start the 30 day Shred, then 6 week Six Pack. For those of you who don't know Jillian has a new dvd coming out called Ripped in 30 from what I have read, it is supposed to be a lot like the 30ds but more intense( I know this seems like a huge workload but it seems like when I look at how much I have to do it makes the Biggest Loser DVD just fly by (maybe because I am nervous about 30ds!! :laugh:

I am not to thrilled about the weigh in this week. I feel like I have stayed on track but I just dont feel like I am going to see a loss....Plus I am super stressed about school. I have an Algebra quiz in the morning and it is over stuff that I am totally lost on!! Even if i dont see a loss its no biggie!! I will just try harder next week :happy: Good luck in the morning weighing in!!!

Krys_T

Did a few more blog posts today...if anyone is interested...check them out

www.krystlesweightloss.blogspot.com


Hope everyone is having a great day today...and let's get those workouts in, if we haven't already tonight! I am so happy to have such a wonderful group of people, BESIDE me on this journey. Snowflakes to Sunshine ALL THE WAY!

Krys_T

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Positively_Me

Did a few more blog posts today...if anyone is interested...check them out

www.krystlesweightloss.blogspot.com


Hope everyone is having a great day today...and let's get those workouts in, if we haven't already tonight! I am so happy to have such a wonderful group of people, BESIDE me on this journey. Snowflakes to Sunshine ALL THE WAY!

bout to go read your blog..hope it give me MORE motivation. thanks for sharing!

Dhathri

I got my egg sandwich for work. Went to give company with a pregnant friend for lunch. However I ended up eating burger and torter tots with bacon while she had chips and salsa. Already my weight has gone from 190.6 to 191.6 today. On top of that I dont feel like going to gym today and my tummy is feeling heavy. I really want to see my numbers in 180's

Suzeesmu

I got my egg sandwich for work. Went to give company with a pregnant friend for lunch. However I ended up eating burger and torter tots with bacon while she had chips and salsa. Already my weight has gone from 190.6 to 191.6 today. On top of that I dont feel like going to gym today and my tummy is feeling heavy. I really want to see my numbers in 180's

Sometimes it's hard to keep to your guns when the unexpected comes up - but don't look at the scale so much! If you weigh yourself more than just first thing in the morning you are weighing all that you've had to eat or drink in that time. With the sodium in the burger and tots - that will just add to the water weight. It's hard (I know!!!) but try to weigh yourself just once a week due to the fluctuations caused by water that happen on a daily basis. And when you do weigh yourself, do it first thing when you get up, BEFORE you've had anything to eat or drink, and you'll have a clearer picture of your actual weight. Another tip - watch the sodium intake the day before you plan to weigh or you won't be as happy with the numbers!