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Eats_With_A_Fist

My scale does the same thing. I step on it twice and if it shows the same thing, that's what I put. If it gives different numbers, then I'll step on it a third time and put the number in the middle. Glad to know someone else's does that as well!

tameko2

you guys are scaring me, I never have stepped on my scale more than once.... I did do research like CRAZY to find a well rated scale -- this one http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001KXZ808/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B0013IDHTO&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1W2Y524BC6GNEDDY5452


which people praised for accuracy..... eep. I think i'd rather not know.

Speaking of which ....I am STARVING today and I was STARVING yesterday morning too. WTH!

janiedoe111

I haven't had weight loss in months... it is kind of a bummer.

The summer is really tough on me.

tameko2

Ugggh I was doing so good... I think I had a bad week? I don't know, I was STARVING for a couple days there, hungry at night and in the morning.... thoguht it was because I was UNDER eating..... I got on my scale today and unfortuantely I normally weigh myself right after work but we went straight to dinner so I ate a LOT (mmm cajun shrimp) and then i got on the scale and I was a pound heavier. I'm not going to report it yet, i'm gonna wait til I digest *cough* and get on the scale again.

I've been feeling kind of down about how freaking much I weigh anyway (in the sense of "even if I lose 8 lbs thsi month I'll still weigh in the 180s, that is FAAAAT") and I really am not ready for a weight gain week. Must ....drink water.

I also have been dehydrated the last few days, inexplicably so. AAAAAGGHHHH. Here's to a better....next couple days.

fozziewaca

Another question. How do you figure out your digital scales. I'm telling you if i stepped on it 100 times in a row.. each time it would have a diff. number. 250.4, 251.1, 250.2,251.3..etc .. so how do you know " which " one is correct.. my rule that i made to make my life a little easier is- what ever it says the first time- that's what it is.. even if it says 251 and the second time it says 249.. i'm taking the first one- even though it frustrates me.

My scale does the same thing and I only take the first weight only as well. I've actually had to "hide" my scale so I don't weigh myself everyday (or every few hours for that matter).

bosanka

quote for the day :

" it is not enough to take steps which may some day lead to a goal ;
each step must be itself a goal and a step likewise. "

When i read this i think .. each bite is a step closer or further from my goal, each workout is a step closer, each time i say " no " to temptations, is a step towards new habbits.. everythig we do each and every day- we can look at as " steps " each day is a step.. it's up to us to decide in what direction we are taking it.. step forward or step backwarts to where we came from.

If we set a " time limt " to reach a cerain goal, than we want to make each day count, we don't have time to lose and go backwarts .. That's what brings us to the saying " If you fail to plan, you plan to fail " .. Why ? Because, if you don't have a set time frame and a goal to reach during that time- you don't have a plan. Just to say " i want to lose 50 lbs " is not a plan, that's a wish. Plans that are not written down are just wishes. If you are serious- than you sit down and write that plan.
How many lbs ? In white time frame ? - Now let's brake that goal down by month.. than by week. There - you have a long term goal - and a short term to focus on each and every day. Don't " wish " - work for it. Don't " think " - write it down. On your screen saver- on a bulletin board in your room, on your fridge, in your office, in your diary.. what ever works for you - but be comitted to it. It is YOUR goal, plan, life.. and at the end YOUR success.

The results you achieve will be in direct proportion to the effort y0u apply .

k8edge

I am joining this... sort of late.

I started with a loose 5lbs challenge and it seems that I am going to meet and exceed that goal. I want to up my challenge for the second half of July! So, 10lbs it is!

7/5 Start Weight - 146
7/8 Current Weight - 142.5

I will weigh in again sometime next week when ever the urge strikes!

Good LUCK!

bosanka

welcome to the group. I just wanted to point out that this is the " second part " of the topic- this is the support group ..
but the actual topic where you need to report your weight is here

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/275317-men-and-women-lose-10lbs-in-july-2011-challenge

please go to the link above and post your weight thank you

tameko2

I think our support thread is getting buried, how's everyone's weekend gone as far as sticking to your plan (whatever it may be)?

I went to costco today and picked up some pre-cooked chicken sausage (spinach and red pepper, pretty good although a little salty) and some of those tyson frozen "chicken" breasts..... I resisted buying stuff like that for a long time, because I don't like to eat manufactured food if I can avoid it, but I think it will help me eat healthier if i can pop some brown rice and chicken in the microwave for dinner. Otherwise we are likely to get takeout and although I can make low-cal takeout choices, I don't think a turkey burger from Carls Jr is reeaaallly any better for me than the frozen "chicken" plus my rice. Plus I don't eat as many veggies if we get takeout - this way I will always at least toss a few into the microwave or pan.

chicagofats

The weekend was good as was the start to this week. I'm happy to report that the impending shin splints of doom have not occurred. I took the weekend off of running and was fine today (other than the normal aches). I did get caught in a thunderstorm so that was fun (thought I could get in the run before it came).

I did go over my calories on Saturday & Sunday. This is rare, so I'm not too concerned. Hopefully it won't show up for Friday's weigh-in.

jlbiles

Great job. I am sorry to say I have been slacking on my exercise.

tameko2

I have been a pretty bad eater but I've been faithful with the exercise - We'll see how that goes on Friday.

overit

I am just about to finish up cycle 1 of 17 day diet so I am really anxious to see how I do this Friday.

tameko2

What's the 17 day diet

overit

It is a diet that is broken down in to cycles that last 17 days. Cycle 1 is a cleansing cycle and pretty strict but then each cycle you will add more foods back to your diet. Here is a web site that offers all the details and the food allowed on each cycle.
http://www.17daydietblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/17-Day-Diet-Guide.pdf

tameko2

Its funny how some of these diets are just variations of each other. The food list looks a LOT like the south beach diet only the timeline is a bit accelerated. I hated south beach.

overit

That is what I thought when I heard about it. I never personally did South Beach, but heard a lot about it. I just needed to try a structured diet or a diet all together as opposed to just counting calories for right now so I could have the scale move and give me the motivation to keep losing. So far the scale has continually gone down, so I am excited and it is motivating me

jlbiles

I have a favor to ask of everyone here. I think we need to pray for Leigh_b. She is apart of this challenge. She came in from vacation last I heard from her and she had a very sick child. Please pray that things are going good for her. I am worried about her because I have not heard from her since that last email.

jlbiles

The thing about these fad diets is in less you plan on sticking to them the rest of your life the chances of you keeping off the wight is not very good. It is better to start with small changes to your diet and routines that you are willing to stay with then to start something that you are not willing to do long term.

tameko2

The thing about these fad diets is in less you plan on sticking to them the rest of your life the chances of you keeping off the wight is not very good. It is better to start with small changes to your diet and routines that you are willing to stay with then to start something that you are not willing to do long term.

I think with the 17 day plan, if you are able to do that and THEN plan to transition off it (as in dopn't assume you'll just be eating 17 day cycles forever because no one will be abble to stick to that).

I mean there must be some people who are able to do it and transition successfully, but eating the south beach just resulted in me being cranky and *****y and hungry.

jlbiles

I am not saying that people don't see results from these fads diets but if you were to check back up on them in a year or two's time most of them have gained it back unless they have stayed on the diet.

overit

I have honestly been trying to stay away from the fad diets and was counting calories and had been yo-yoing between a few pounds and not really seeing results, so I went on this to jump start a weight loss and so I could see the scale move which in turn motivates me.

tameko2

the scale says I am down 2.8 lbs BUT - I am not sure I have been calibrating it right all this time (the only hard surface that is level in my apartment is in the kitchen, so I have to put it back out for every weigh in day).

This time I KNOW I calibrated it right because I stepped on it and it said 190 something, and I said "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH" and jostled it thinking maybe its not level enough or something (it could happen right?).

When I jostled it, it went to 0, then flashed 4.4 lbs (the amount the glass top weighs) then it flashed a "C" - then I weight myself as it was 186.2 (notice its about 4 pounds less than the original weight, aka the weight of the glass was getting subtracted correctly).

I *should* feel good about that but instead I'm freaking out that my last weigh in was actually wrong, and I GAINED weight, and I just don't KNOW if I gained weight because AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHH.

Now I have to wait a week and see what it says.

bosanka

I have to fake it till i make it.. this past week was all - no good. Almost no exercise - first time in this entire year that i have worked out so little in a week .. Didn't log all the food and made a lot poor choices.. it's TOM week .. and i hate that it affects me so much . I feel like it's dictating my life. All the hard work i accomplish in 3 weeks it kind of ruines it all in that TOM week !!! Each time once the time is past.. i tell my self " see you back to normal, it was ALL just hormones and bloating.. why can't you just stick through your plan next month ? why do you fail each month ? Than the TOM comes.. and i start feeling so crappy.. " knowing " it's the hormones and all that.. but still getting the feeling " you are a failure.. see you messing up again .. "it's a vicious cycle.. with the hormones and the monthly troubles.. they drive me crazy , they suck the life out of me.. i'm in crappy mood .. everyone arround me knows that it's the time.. i get angry i get sad , cry .. almost depressed.. than i'm hungry .. than i'm sleepy no energy and can't work out.. it looks like.. the weight loss is not hard on its own.. we women need additional obstacles like this " monthly trouble " and messed up hormones ! Everything is against us.. the years, the metabolisam, less muscles more fat ( guys have it easier ! ) .. bloating during the time, increased appetite, less energy, headaches, .. what did i forget ? What do we have in our favor in this battle against fat ??

Sometimes it makes me feel so angry and frustrated.. we have advanced in everything.. sent people to the moon so many years ago. but still couldn't find something that helps a women get through this days - without harming the rest of her body ... while trying to " fix " that problem..

Just venting.. i hate the TOM .. and everything it brings with it !

there.. vent for the day

tameko2

Bosanka have you considered some form of birth control - maybe even one of the 3 month shots instead of pills? In terms of "fixes", regulating your hormones is pretty much it.

I noticed this last month when I had been walking every day and eating a little less (and making slightly healthier choices) that I had very few PMS symptoms - actually when it started I was like "oh is THAT what that was?"

But I have never been someone who gets hit very hard by those things, at my worst I feel bad for a couple days. So this was an improvement over that but I was starting from somewhere better.

Birth Control makes me WORSE, I HATE it. I think my hormones are actually balanced "wrong" -- my face clears up before, during, after my period, but I break out like crazy for the 2-3 weeks in between that time and on my chin which is all hormones I am told. But I know a lot of women who have symptoms like yours that find BC really helps them. I knew girls in HS who were on it early because their symptoms were so bad they'd have 2 days of bed rest every month.

jlbiles

I have really heavy POM. So I can relate. I get sick feeling a few days before and through that whole week. I just get drained and sleepy. I get a little grumpy as well. Excersice just makes mine worse than what it already is. PMS meds are the only thing that helps some but now with my new meds I can't take them. I feel you. My boyfriend eats more than I do and looses easier than I do. I am here if you all need to talk.

Our group is at its 500 posts limit. Our owner has to start a part 2 of the group so we can start posting again.

keishamarie4

A couple of months ago I had the mirena put in after I had my son. Let me tell you I am so glad I did. After I had him, and all the sleepless nights I was like never again will I have another child lol. Now that he is 5 months I am like hmm maybe I wouldn't mind doing another soon. Luckily I have 5 years of protection lol. Anyway I went into a rant....my point is that the mirena helps a lot with TOM. My first one after it was put in sucked. It was like 2 weeks long, but afterwards I spot for 1-2 days and that is it! My symptoms aren't bad at all!!

On a exciting note, I lost 9 inches this week in my bust, waist, stomach, butt, and thighs!! I am so ecstatic about it!! The exciting part is I lost a whole inch of my thighs...they went from 30 to 29! I guess running really helps the legs!

fozziewaca

A week or two before my TOM I crave chocolate like nothing else! Since I haven't been eating sweets everyday like I used to, it's taken me a few months to connect the dots that the craving for sweets equals TOM coming. When TOM hits tho, usually the cravings go away, but I do get grumpy and lethargic. Sometimes I don't exercise at the same intensity I usually do, but I do try to power thru it knowing they (the workout and TOM) will end soon.



And congrats, keishamarie, on your huge loss!! That is fantastic!

melvac

I am a newbie can I get in..Melva

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