Onederland by Christmas Take 2 :)

Kelly_Wilson1990

Thanks to a fellow MFP buddy, there are 77 DAYS left before the end of the year! So thats 77 days for me to loose another 25LBS!
What is everyone else's goals for the next 77 Days?

I need to lose 20 pounds to be at 199

treehugginpam

I would love to lose 17 pounds before Christmas so that I am 5 pounds into onederland, but I'll be very happy if I just lose the 13 pounds that I need to lose to be in onederland.

Also, I want to keep on going the way I have been lately...for some reason I have been very motivated to exercise and stay on plan, and I don't want the holidays to derail that motivation!

SunshineKB

Maybe my goal can be to be 190 by Christmas? I don't know....That seems unreachable to me for some reason, but it's at the moment about 12lbs away but feels like way more than that!!!

treehugginpam

Kristin, seeing the little kitty in your signature always makes me smile.

AmberCHM

Kristin, seeing the little kitty in your signature always makes me smile.

Me too!!

jennysmission

my wi this week is 260.4 down 1 lb =(

cant wait to be where yall are at so close to onderland!

pammyedmunds

wtg on your loss!!

Kelly_Wilson1990

Start Weight: 248
07/27 - 244
08/03 - 242.8
08/10 - 241.6
08/17 - 238
08/24 - 235.8
08/31 - 234.8
09/07 - 232.4
09/14 - 229
09/21 - 229
09/28 - 226
10/05 - 223.4 (TOM is here and still had a loss. I am happy.)
10/12 - 219
10/19 - 212
10/26 -
11/02 -
11/09 -
11/16 -
11/23 -
11/30 -
12/06 -
12/13 -
12/20 -
Goal weight: 199

jennysmission

Start Weight: 248
07/27 - 244
08/03 - 242.8
08/10 - 241.6
08/17 - 238
08/24 - 235.8
08/31 - 234.8
09/07 - 232.4
09/14 - 229
09/21 - 229
09/28 - 226
10/05 - 223.4 (TOM is here and still had a loss. I am happy.)
10/12 - 219
10/19 - 212
10/26 -
11/02 -
11/09 -
11/16 -
11/23 -
11/30 -
12/06 -
12/13 -
12/20 -
Goal weight: 199

wow kelly that is amazing great job!! I need to start look at your diary

Kelly_Wilson1990

Start Weight: 248
07/27 - 244
08/03 - 242.8
08/10 - 241.6
08/17 - 238
08/24 - 235.8
08/31 - 234.8
09/07 - 232.4
09/14 - 229
09/21 - 229
09/28 - 226
10/05 - 223.4 (TOM is here and still had a loss. I am happy.)
10/12 - 219
10/19 - 212
10/26 -
11/02 -
11/09 -
11/16 -
11/23 -
11/30 -
12/06 -
12/13 -
12/20 -
Goal weight: 199

wow kelly that is amazing great job!! I need to start look at your diary

Thank you!

Queen_JessieA

226.6

I gained 1.6 pounds. I am getting pissed.

SunshineKB

I'm happy it's making y'all smile. It does for me too

Jessie, I KNOW it's super frustrating but just keep on keeping on, girl. I've had that kind of thing happen more than once. I think it all evens itself out in the end. My guess would be sodium/water. That was always the culprit for me...that and sore muscles or TOM

AmberCHM

I'm happy it's making y'all smile. It does for me too

Jessie, I KNOW it's super frustrating but just keep on keeping on, girl. I've had that kind of thing happen more than once. I think it all evens itself out in the end. My guess would be sodium/water. That was always the culprit for me...that and sore muscles or TOM

I agree. Keep it up and you'll overcome! Drink your water. Maybe you could reevaluate your calorie goal. Maybe you're eating too little/too much. Try changing things up a bit. We're all here to support you. You can do this!

treehugginpam

Jessie, I agree with what everyone else said, but I completely understand your frustration. It's taken me 4 1/2 months just to lose 19 pounds! I *think* I'm finally getting into the swing of regular losses now, but I know I'm going to stall out again at some point. The weight loss process is SO frustrating! Have you tried zig-zagging your calories, where some days you eat more than others? I can't remember if I already posted this calorie calculator that I found or not, but on this one after you hit "calculate" there's a button after your results that says "7 day calorie cycle (zig-zag)" and you can click that to get a personalized zig-zag calorie plan:

http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm

Sometimes zig-zagging seems to be the only thing that pushes me over a plateau.


Amber, I love your new side-by-side comparison profile pic! You look fantastic!

AmberCHM

Jessie, I agree with what everyone else said, but I completely understand your frustration. It's taken me 4 1/2 months just to lose 19 pounds! I *think* I'm finally getting into the swing of regular losses now, but I know I'm going to stall out again at some point. The weight loss process is SO frustrating! Have you tried zig-zagging your calories, where some days you eat more than others? I can't remember if I already posted this calorie calculator that I found or not, but on this one after you hit "calculate" there's a button after your results that says "7 day calorie cycle (zig-zag)" and you can click that to get a personalized zig-zag calorie plan:

http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm

Sometimes zig-zagging seems to be the only thing that pushes me over a plateau.


Amber, I love your new side-by-side comparison profile pic! You look fantastic!

Jessie, listen to Pam. She helped me get through a tough spot or two with her advice

Pam, thank you so much!! Wish I would have taken real "before" pictures. Oh well. Good enough, I guess.

treehugginpam

Amber, I'm glad I could help!

Jessie, I just got an e-mail newsletter from Beachbody this afternoon (I bought Turbo Jam awhile ago and they send me e-mails now), and it had an article in it in which they talk about plateaus. I'll copy and paste it for you and maybe some of the things will help you....now I need to buy some almonds this weekend.



"5 Ways to Break through Dreaded Weight Loss Plateaus
By Justine Holberg

"You're tracking calories, working out each day, then bam! For a week or two, the scale refuses to budge . . . and you realize you've hit a dreaded weight loss plateau. Now what?

Even though it's completely normal to hit a snag in your fitness journey, a perceived setback like this can send even the most dedicated dieter off course, away from healthy eating and toward cookies, cake, and pizza. But you can be strong and start getting back on the weight-loss track again. Try at least one of the following techniques, and there's a good chance you'll burst through your plateau in no time.

Here are 5 important things to know about hydration and exercise:

- Zigzag your daily calorie intake. In theory, you've got to eat less to lose more, but this isn't always the case. Sometimes you just have to shake things up. Here's one way to do it: If your average daily intake is 1,400 calories, try dropping to 1,200 one day, going up to 1,800 the next day, and then dropping back to 1,400. The idea is to keep your metabolism guessing. There's no magic number that works for everyone, so you'll have to experiment until you find the right calorie levels for you.

According to Beachbody® Director of Results Steve Edwards, what happens when you zigzag is that you force your body to choose how many calories it needs to recover from the rigors of your exercise program.

"Most people who hit a plateau are undereating. If you are indeed undereating, adding calories for a few days, then lowering them again, will help you force your body into a hormonal response that will not only help you break out of a plateau, but—as you learn to recognize the signals—will teach you how much food you should be eating."


- Switch up your exercise routine. If you do the same workout each day, eventually it can start to become less challenging, and (unfortunately) less effective. If you push yourself to new levels of strength or exhaustion, you'll almost certainly see a shift. Here are some ways you can challenge your body:

Swap your jog for a bike ride.
Try weights with your cardio routine.
Add intervals of high intensity to really make you sweat.
Drop to the floor for 10 push-ups right now!

The idea is to try something different. According to Edwards, "The better you get at something, the easier it becomes. That's why we're always telling you to add more weight as you get stronger, and to move faster and jump higher as our programs progress. But it's also why all of our programs have phases of training. As your body adapts to stimulus, you need to change that stimulus in order to keep results happening."


- Eat some almonds. Almonds are a great snack, plus there's some research that indicates that they can help you burn fat. That's because they contain fiber and fatty acids—the good kind of fat that helps you lose weight. A study published in the International Journal of Obesity compared two groups of people who ate a 1,000-calorie-a-day diet. As part of their daily diet, one group ate 3 ounces of almonds every day. The other group ate a mix of complex carbs. What happened? The group that ate the almonds lost more weight.

So next time you grab a snack, try a small handful of almonds, or as Edwards says, "Any nut, really. While almonds are one of the better nuts, all of them have a similar nutritional profile and make excellent snacks. That research probably would have turned out similarly if they'd used walnuts or filberts or whatever."


- Get more sleep. This may seem like the opposite of number 2, but the truth is is that you could be training too hard, which is about the quickest way to hit a weight loss plateau, because an over-trained body holds on to weight as if it were starving to death. There's no better way to test this than to try and sleep more. The reason is that your body recovers much more quickly from exercise while it's asleep, and if you're burning the midnight oil while trying to do INSANITY, you could easily plateau from lack of recovery time.

In a recent study at the University of Chicago Medical School, researchers found that during a period when study participants were deprived of sleep, they metabolized glucose less effectively. Additionally, they had higher levels of the hormone cortisol, which has been shown to impair memory, increase insulin resistance, and slow recovery in athletes.

"There's a good reason why five-time Tour de France winner Eddy Merckx said, 'The Tour is won in bed,'" says Edwards. Your body's recovery response during deep sleep is only rivaled by performance-enhancing drugs. When you're on the borderline of overtraining, getting more sleep is the first thing anyone should try."


- Relax. Believe it or not, the one big thing besides diet and exercise that can cause you to plateau is stress.

When you're stressed, your body sends out higher levels of the hormone cortisol that, as stated in number 4, can encourage your body to hang on to fat. "Cortisol is actually a performance-enhancing hormone," says Edwards. "But it's gotten a bad rap because we've begun living our lives at too high a volume. Cortisol is released at times when the body is in an emergency state. It increases performance, but only over a short period of time. When cortisol is released and forced into action at regular intervals, it causes your body to wear down and switch to more drastic means of survival, like holding on to excess amounts of body fat. Your life shouldn't feel like one big emergency. As a society, we need to learn to be more tranquilo, as the Spanish say."

We get stressed for many reasons, almost all of which are influenced by the society around us. One of the best ways to combat stress is to get some alone time to chill. If you're the type who can't let go, try some forced relaxation techniques, of which yoga seems to be one of the most effective. There's something special about the mind/body interaction of yoga that forces a relaxed state even from the most stressed of us. "

Queen_JessieA

Thank you for the advice! I will give that a try! Honestly, I think that the way that MFP is doing cals is screwing me up. I have always lost weight fairly easy which is why this is so frustrating to me. I do understand that as you get older, it is harder to lose...but I am only 31! I am not that old!!

A few years ago, I lost 35 pounds in 3 months on WW's. I know that I can do it. But I hate that I am focusing on eating the exercise cals back. I am really going to try not to focus on that. I get 1590 a day here. On my First Place plan, I get 1600. They don't have that eat back your exercise cals clause. I think I am going to NOT eat them back. I am also going to not go and bust my tail at the gym to burn close more than 600 or so each time...because I don't want to have to eat that back. And I am really focusing on water. I need to. I have had 8 glasses today so far and I want to double that.

Thanks for listening to me rant!!

jennysmission

Thank you for the advice! I will give that a try! Honestly, I think that the way that MFP is doing cals is screwing me up. I have always lost weight fairly easy which is why this is so frustrating to me. I do understand that as you get older, it is harder to lose...but I am only 31! I am not that old!!

A few years ago, I lost 35 pounds in 3 months on WW's. I know that I can do it. But I hate that I am focusing on eating the exercise cals back. I am really going to try not to focus on that. I get 1590 a day here. On my First Place plan, I get 1600. They don't have that eat also dont feel like I should HAVE TO eat all these calories if I'm not hungry, but NOT EATING them is not helping me either!!

jennysmission

Thank you for the advice! I will give that a try! Honestly, I think that the way that MFP is doing cals is screwing me up. I have always lost weight fairly easy which is why this is so frustrating to me. I do understand that as you get older, it is harder to lose...but I am only 31! I am not that old!!

A few years ago, I lost 35 pounds in 3 months on WW's. I know that I can do it. But I hate that I am focusing on eating the exercise cals back. I am really going to try not to focus on that. I get 1590 a day here. On my First Place plan, I get 1600. They don't have that eat also dont feel like I should HAVE TO eat all these calories if I'm not hungry, but NOT EATING them is not helping me either!!

What in the world just happend LOL...so weird I just posted this huge reply and it didnt post it but took my last line and piut it on yours LOL

So I feel your pain I also lost about 45-50 lbs on ww with little to no exercise and now I'm busting my hiney at the gym and I'm always under my calories and only to lose 1 lb ..I think I decdie that I'm going to stop working so hard at the gym going to focus on my c25k and do my 2 boot camps a week. I dont think I should burn 600-1100 calories a day if Im barely getting my 1500 in and not eating them is def doing nothing for me either, but I dont think I should eat them if I'm not hungry!! I dont understand why this has to be so difficult..I thought it was PLAIN AND SIMPLE Calories In VS Calories out!! Ya right !

Kelly_Wilson1990

Thank you for the advice! I will give that a try! Honestly, I think that the way that MFP is doing cals is screwing me up. I have always lost weight fairly easy which is why this is so frustrating to me. I do understand that as you get older, it is harder to lose...but I am only 31! I am not that old!!

A few years ago, I lost 35 pounds in 3 months on WW's. I know that I can do it. But I hate that I am focusing on eating the exercise cals back. I am really going to try not to focus on that. I get 1590 a day here. On my First Place plan, I get 1600. They don't have that eat back your exercise cals clause. I think I am going to NOT eat them back. I am also going to not go and bust my tail at the gym to burn close more than 600 or so each time...because I don't want to have to eat that back. And I am really focusing on water. I need to. I have had 8 glasses today so far and I want to double that.

Thanks for listening to me rant!!

After all the controversy on here about eating your exercise calories, I talked to both my nutritionist and my doctor about it. Both told me it is not necessary to eat them back so I don't.

welcominganewself

start weight: 246
07/27 - 245.2
08/03 - 244
08/10 - 243.2
08/17 - 243.2
08/24 - 243.2 (Again!!! boooo!)
08/31 - 243.2..... Gonna be hard to hit my goal at this rate!
09/07 - 243.0
09/14 - 242.5
09/21 - 241.0 (YAY, finally a big loss!)
09/28 - 241
10/05 - 240.8 (STUPID TOM)
10/12 - 241.5
10/19 - 241.5
10/26 -
11/02 -
11/09 -
11/16 -
11/23 -
11/30 -
Goal weight: 199

treehugginpam

I think that eating your exercise calories back is probably only necessary if it's a situation in which you're not giving your body much fuel if you don't. Lets say you eat 1500 calories for the day and then bust your butt and burn 1000 calories. That means that your net is only 500 calories...that's a crazy low amount for your body to run on. But if you eat 1700 and burn 500 then you're running on 1200, which isn't so bad.

Another thing to think about when it comes to eating your calories back -- have you bought a heart rate monitor yet? If not and you're just estimating your burned calories with MFP, it could be way off. I know before I got my HRM I was using MFP's estimates, and then after I started using a HRM I saw that MFP had been overestimating my calories burned by 100, 200, even 300 calories per workout session! So if I'd eaten all of those back, it would've been bad news.

Also, are you weighing your food or just using measuring cups? I watched this video about how far off measuring can be and I was shocked: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVjWPclrWVY

Now imagine if the food that your measuring is as far off the mark as it is in that video AND the calories burned that MFP is quoting you is a couple of hundred off. On top of that, lets say that you eat out once or twice and either have to completley estimate the number of calories you ate or rely on what the restaurant says the nutritional info is (which is often way off). All of that combined would definitely be a reason you could be not losing like you want! For me, I try not to eat all of my calories because I know how inaccurate my food estimations could be, and I know that even a HRM isn't fool proof.

Frustrating, isn't it? I always thought it was a simple "calories in vs. calories out" thing too. Ugh.

jennysmission

I think that eating your exercise calories back is probably only necessary if it's a situation in which you're not giving your body much fuel if you don't. Lets say you eat 1500 calories for the day and then bust your butt and burn 1000 calories. That means that your net is only 500 calories...that's a crazy low amount for your body to run on. But if you eat 1700 and burn 500 then you're running on 1200, which isn't so bad.

Another thing to think about when it comes to eating your calories back -- have you bought a heart rate monitor yet? If not and you're just estimating your burned calories with MFP, it could be way off. I know before I got my HRM I was using MFP's estimates, and then after I started using a HRM I saw that MFP had been overestimating my calories burned by 100, 200, even 300 calories per workout session! So if I'd eaten all of those back, it would've been bad news.

Also, are you weighing your food or just using measuring cups? I watched this video about how far off measuring can be and I was shocked: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVjWPclrWVY

Now imagine if the food that your measuring is as far off the mark as it is in that video AND the calories burned that MFP is quoting you is a couple of hundred off. On top of that, lets say that you eat out once or twice and either have to completley estimate the number of calories you ate or rely on what the restaurant says the nutritional info is (which is often way off). All of that combined would definitely be a reason you could be not losing like you want! For me, I try not to eat all of my calories because I know how inaccurate my food estimations could be, and I know that even a HRM isn't fool proof.

Frustrating, isn't it? I always thought it was a simple "calories in vs. calories out" thing too. Ugh.

All great points!!!! I have been using HRM for the last few weeks and I agree it is sometimes 200-300 calories less the what MFP says so glad I got it!

jennysmission

start weight: 246
07/27 - 245.2
08/03 - 244
08/10 - 243.2
08/17 - 243.2
08/24 - 243.2 (Again!!! boooo!)
08/31 - 243.2..... Gonna be hard to hit my goal at this rate!
09/07 - 243.0
09/14 - 242.5
09/21 - 241.0 (YAY, finally a big loss!)
09/28 - 241
10/05 - 240.8 (STUPID TOM)
10/12 - 241.5
10/19 - 241.5
10/26 -
11/02 -
11/09 -
11/16 -
11/23 -
11/30 -
Goal weight: 199

better then a gain right?? I'm sorrry I know how it stinks to not get the results your expecting!! Keep plugging away!

Queen_JessieA

I have eaten well today...and I am starving. I still have three things (2 cups of coffee, an apple and yogurt that I added in that I haven't eaten yet)...but I am starving. I think I am gonna guzzle water

I have to go pick my husband up at the air port shortly, so that is why I am saving the coffee for late. His plane doesn't land until 20 mins til 11 pm. I hate driving in ATL at night time.

I didn't get a chance to work out today ~ but I did dance around to some music while cleaning today Had fun. Gym in the morning.

jennysmission

I have eaten well today...and I am starving. I still have three things (2 cups of coffee, an apple and yogurt that I added in that I haven't eaten yet)...but I am starving. I think I am gonna guzzle water

I have to go pick my husband up at the air port shortly, so that is why I am saving the coffee for late. His plane doesn't land until 20 mins til 11 pm. I hate driving in ATL at night time.

I didn't get a chance to work out today ~ but I did dance around to some music while cleaning today Had fun. Gym in the morning.

great job and be careful!

Queen_JessieA

I have eaten well today...and I am starving. I still have three things (2 cups of coffee, an apple and yogurt that I added in that I haven't eaten yet)...but I am starving. I think I am gonna guzzle water

I have to go pick my husband up at the air port shortly, so that is why I am saving the coffee for late. His plane doesn't land until 20 mins til 11 pm. I hate driving in ATL at night time.

I didn't get a chance to work out today ~ but I did dance around to some music while cleaning today Had fun. Gym in the morning.

great job and be careful!

Of course his plane was delayed and so I wouldn't be driving around the airport the whole time (they don't have a waiting lot)...I stopped and got him McD's for dinner (his request). What do I do (since I am STILL hungry)...I got a kids meal. I was thinking, well, it can't be as bad as they used to be because they do the little itty bitty fries and itty bitty apples in the meals now...and of course the itty bitty drink. They gave me a actual small drink (Coke)...not kids size. I was in a bad area of town so I really didn't want to get out of my car to go in.

I screwed up tonight. Oh, well. Tomorrow is another day.

jennysmission

I have eaten well today...and I am starving. I still have three things (2 cups of coffee, an apple and yogurt that I added in that I haven't eaten yet)...but I am starving. I think I am gonna guzzle water

I have to go pick my husband up at the air port shortly, so that is why I am saving the coffee for late. His plane doesn't land until 20 mins til 11 pm. I hate driving in ATL at night time.

I didn't get a chance to work out today ~ but I did dance around to some music while cleaning today Had fun. Gym in the morning.

great job and be careful!

Of course his plane was delayed and so I wouldn't be driving around the airport the whole time (they don't have a waiting lot)...I stopped and got him McD's for dinner (his request). What do I do (since I am STILL hungry)...I got a kids meal. I was thinking, well, it can't be as bad as they used to be because they do the little itty bitty fries and itty bitty apples in the meals now...and of course the itty bitty drink. They gave me a actual small drink (Coke)...not kids size. I was in a bad area of town so I really didn't want to get out of my car to go in.

I screwed up tonight. Oh, well. Tomorrow is another day.

Man that stinks!! But You are so right !! Tomorrow is a new day! Drink lots of water and you'll be okay (need to listen to my own advise..i hate water!)

pammyedmunds

Well I am 215.5lbs this week..maybe muscle or maybe not! No worries though. Tomorrow is my CN Tower Climb and I am climbing 147 Floors. I hope to loose tomorrow!

tammylwv

Well I am 215.5lbs this week..maybe muscle or maybe not! No worries though. Tomorrow is my CN Tower Climb and I am climbing 147 Floors. I hope to loose tomorrow!

Good luck!