Merry Christmas to You! new group *not closed*

tishaloses

Down to 202 this week!! Hope to break out of the 200's this week or next!! I have only been fighting to get it for 2 months now!!! Plateau's suck!!

skpresley20

Starting Weight (10/20/2011) 193.5
Weight as of Wed.(10/26/2011) 191.5 -2lbs
Weight as of Wed (11/02/2011) 192.5 +1lbs
Weight as of Wed (11/09/2011) 192.2 -0.3lbs

Rewriting Christmas Goal Weight- 180lbs

very discouraged, but I did hurt my ankle exercising so wasn't able to be active like I wanted to be but got back on the bandwagon yesterday and it's also TOM for me so I'd like to think that's why I barely see a loss.

raqufern

Just Checking in:
Challenge start weight 148
Wk 1: 149
Wk2: 146
Today Wk 3: 145.6

Not down much but TOM came to visit this week. I was hoping to loose more...at this point I am happy I didn't gain because with TOM I am always up 2-3 pounds! Happy with the weight loss!

Olive32214

Got on the scale yesterday morn and 299lbs stared back at me. I couldn't believe it.
So I weighed in again this morn and its still 299lbs. Under the 300 at last.
Good luck everyone.......

Olive32214

Got on the scale yesterday morn and 299lbs stared back at me. I couldn't believe it.
So I weighed in again this morn and its still 299lbs. Under the 300 at last.
Good luck everyone.......

jmb6739

Checking in. 224.9 today. down 0.8 from last week, and since I'm nursing a sore hamstring and couldn't run all weekend, I wasn't expecting much. Good lesson learned for me that controlling my food is the most effective way of losing weight for me and the exercise helps that, not the other way around!

Cheri06

Checking In

SW: 230
Week 1: 227
Week 2: 228
Week 3: 226.4

Yaaaay I lost...finally. This week was really weird, I walked a lot and I noticed I became almost insatiable, even on my off days. Oh well. I will have to exercise 1.5 hours today and tomorrow to make up for my birthday this weekend. I have already declared that I will have an ice cream palooza (which will more than likely be a small cup of chocolate ice cream lol). If I maintain this week, I will be a happy camper.

angelon911

Ok, I have a topic for discussion. For my own personal info.

I know everyone is different but what does the scale show everyone else when that TOM is either looming on the horizon or actually happening? I'm just curious b/c I have gained two pounds in two days and I have consistenlty been working out(VERY HARD) and journaling religiously, and the scale really had some momentum and then BAM! POW! Ugh.

I'm really hoping this can be attributed to that!! I guess the next couple of days will let the truth be known. Just wondering what everyone else has noticed in this area.

Sorry for all the guys that may or may not be lurking around... ;-) Hope that wasn't TMI for ya'll.

angelon911

Checking In

SW: 230
Week 1: 227
Week 2: 228
Week 3: 226.4

Yaaaay I lost...finally. This week was really weird, I walked a lot and I noticed I became almost insatiable, even on my off days. Oh well. I will have to exercise 1.5 hours today and tomorrow to make up for my birthday this weekend. I have already declared that I will have an ice cream palooza (which will more than likely be a small cup of chocolate ice cream lol). If I maintain this week, I will be a happy camper.

Congrats! I am the same way, when I work out I am "hungry like the wolf!" lol...or atleast that is what my dh calls it.

MIssFinny

Ok, I have a topic for discussion. For my own personal info.

I know everyone is different but what does the scale show everyone else when that TOM is either looming on the horizon or actually happening? I'm just curious b/c I have gained two pounds in two days and I have consistenlty been working out(VERY HARD) and journaling religiously, and the scale really had some momentum and then BAM! POW! Ugh.

I'm really hoping this can be attributed to that!! I guess the next couple of days will let the truth be known. Just wondering what everyone else has noticed in this area.

Sorry for all the guys that may or may not be lurking around... ;-) Hope that wasn't TMI for ya'll.

It's currently that TOM for me as well and I'm thinking that it's messing with me too. I weighed myself Friday (the 4th) and I was down 2 lbs from last Wednesday's weigh in (the 2nd). While it was my birthday weekend and I did eat out/eat a little more than normal, I know I didn't over-eat by 7,000 calories (3,500 calories=1 lb of body fat), which is what I guess I would technically have to do in order to gain 2 lbs. So.....what the heck am I trying to say? Oh yeah, that it being that TOM is probably causing your weight to fluctuate. I think the better hydrated you are the less your weight is likely to fluctuate up- at least in my case!

AliceIsRunning

Checking in:

SW: 187
Week #1: 184 (-3)
Week #2: 182 (-2)
Week #3: 182 (0)
Xmas GW: 170

Meh. I hope I haven't hit a plateau.

Steven

Hi Members,

I wanted to direct your attention to this post about migrating your group thread into a Group using our newly debuted Group feature.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/390510-support-groups-challenges-please-migrate-to-groups

If you have questions, feel free to PM me. I think you'll find that transitioning your thread to an official Group is a major upgrade in terms of your ability to interact with each other.

Thanks!
Steven
MyFitnessPal Staff

meganepreston

So. Yesterday I did a really intense Bob Harper workout and today I could barely walk when I got out of bed. So I FORGOT to weigh in! :noway: Ugh sometimes I am so forgetful. As I am a morning weigher, I will post my results tomorrow morning. Sorry guys...

Megan

carriel1976

Ok, I have a topic for discussion. For my own personal info.

I know everyone is different but what does the scale show everyone else when that TOM is either looming on the horizon or actually happening? I'm just curious b/c I have gained two pounds in two days and I have consistenlty been working out(VERY HARD) and journaling religiously, and the scale really had some momentum and then BAM! POW! Ugh.

I'm really hoping this can be attributed to that!! I guess the next couple of days will let the truth be known. Just wondering what everyone else has noticed in this area.

Sorry for all the guys that may or may not be lurking around... ;-) Hope that wasn't TMI for ya'll.

I find that I sometimes gain weight in the days right before my TOM and then near the end of it I usually see a loss. I think I have PMS right now so I hope that is why I am gaining.

ziesergirl_66

Son #2 was home from college for the weekend and he actually agreed to go with his old mom for a walk. Made my day and holding onto that feeling for the week

awww...I sure know the feeling! I'm hoping my oldest will be here this coming weekend. No matter how many times they come home or how long they stay..they seem to always return too quickly!! Enjoy your warm fuzzies :smooched:

ziesergirl_66

Good lesson learned for me that controlling my food is the most effective way of losing weight for me and the exercise helps that, not the other way around!

yes, totally agree. I notice when I eat very closely to my correct caloric value, and not way under, I'm talking within 50 or less cals or even 50 cals over, my chances of losing weight are better. Exercise helps, but I think exercise is what transforms our bodies and makes them firmer, more toned, and therefore smaller. As soon as I start exercising, I notice how quickly my clothes fit better, then become loser. The 2 together = harmony!

ziesergirl_66

Ok, I have a topic for discussion. For my own personal info.

I know everyone is different but what does the scale show everyone else when that TOM is either looming on the horizon or actually happening? I'm just curious b/c I have gained two pounds in two days and I have consistenlty been working out(VERY HARD) and journaling religiously, and the scale really had some momentum and then BAM! POW! Ugh.

I'm really hoping this can be attributed to that!! I guess the next couple of days will let the truth be known. Just wondering what everyone else has noticed in this area.

Sorry for all the guys that may or may not be lurking around... ;-) Hope that wasn't TMI for ya'll.

I had a hysterectomy in July (uterus only removed) but I still have a *cycle*. I usually have a gain anywhere from 1-5 lbs a few days up to a week in advance. I think this is very normal and it is just fluid retention. I seem to lose it within a day or 2 of starting. Just keep doing what you are doing and it will come off. Hormones...don't ya love em!

saphfireangel

Got in my 50 sit ups and squats today.. I'm looking forward to this weeks challenges even though since starting mfp I log everything I put in my mouth and have only once ate something without knowing what the calories where before hand. As for Thanksgiving I say bring it on lol

angelon911

Thanks for the responses! Gonna keep chugging along and see what happens. It's just so dang discouraging when it happens. Even though logically I should be expecting it. Stupid female cycle junk! Ugh!!! Well I'll show her, I'm not gonna let mother nature bring me down. Lol

ziesergirl_66

As for Thanksgiving I say bring it on lol

LOVE IT!! That's right...how many of you have imagined what your plate will look like this year? What do you see on it? I see smiles on so many of your faces!! **You** are in control and the holiday is not about eating...it is a gathering of thanks. I am pretty sure our bodies are *thanking* us here lately, don't you all agree??

kristin335

AGH! Not so happy with weigh-in today. I'm the same as last week.
Starting = 157
Today = 155
So frustrated!!!!

Annie092

Checking in for this week:

SW: 246.2
Wk 1: 238.6
Wk 2: 233.6
Wk 3: 232.2
GW: Not sure but I think I put 228? Somewhere around there.

1.4 lbs lost this week!! And while that's good, I'm disappointed. I did really good the first two weeks!! What happened? Now, I know the first week was a lot of water weight but the second week was good too. I know for a fact though that I didn't do so good this past week as the first two, with exercising AND with eating. So that makes sense. I'm just disappointed in myself. But I still lost!! So that's good. lol.
Anyhoo, congrats to anyone who lost this week and to everyone who didn't, keep your chin up!!! Tomorrow is a new day!!

Again, thanks to Ziesergirl for getting this group going. It's great!! What is our challenge for next week?

icklecyberfairy

Horrible week, I really injured my back and so I've spent the week lying down looking at the ceiling feeling sorry for myself. Thankfully all better now.

Xmas GW: 199

SW:211
Week 1: 209.2
Week 2: 207.5
Week3 / CW: 206.8

Loss of 0.7lb

sunflowers8

We don't have thanksgiving in England ... do you guys have to have the turkey dinner and all the trimmings again on Christmas Day.

mom2lyla

Got on the scale yesterday morn and 299lbs stared back at me. I couldn't believe it.
So I weighed in again this morn and its still 299lbs. Under the 300 at last.
Good luck everyone.......

YAYYYYY Olive!!!!

MIssFinny

We don't have thanksgiving in England ... do you guys have to have the turkey dinner and all the trimmings again on Christmas Day.

Not necessarily. My family does a Christmas ham plus all the trimmings

ziesergirl_66

We don't have thanksgiving in England ... do you guys have to have the turkey dinner and all the trimmings again on Christmas Day.

Depends on which side of the family we are going to. One side has traditionally always done soups (chili, oyster, chicken noodle) and sandwiches (chicken salad, ham). the other side is usually ham, occ'l turkey.

If I could do it MY way, at my house and feel good about it, it would be so much different! only 2 others, between both families totaling 28 people are trying to eat healthy. It is very tough. Just gotta watch portions and chug water!

ziesergirl_66

CHALLENGES for week 4 (Thurs 11/10 > Wed 11/16)

I think this weeks challenge should be along the lines of this mindful eating. During the next few weeks gearing up to Thanksgiving... everytime you are offered a treat, should ask yourself... is this REALLY worth it, if yes. EAT EAT EAT, if no, wait for a better option.
Example.. coworker #1 brings in store bough donuts ( not worth it), but coworker #2 brings in HOMEMADE, preservative free pie or tarts ( worth it)

I was kinda thinking the same thing. Thanksgiving is 2 weeks away from tomorrow...can you believe it! Mindful eating is a very important habit to *overhaul* on this journey. What happens most of the time tho for me is....AM I HUNGRY? Is it physical? Am I wanting something crunchy, salty, sweet, smooth, chocolate, etc. We all have food we love and food we crave. I would like to keep with the mindful eating and let's base it on the questions suggested here.....and of course the common one, FEELINGS.

I'd also like to add a couple others along with this....

1. Sleep ~ I think we all pretty much know what is recommended for sleep, so if your lacking try to increase your zzz's. Are your evening's hectic? do you have a routine? what can we change to improve it?

2. Veggies ~ I do pretty well with all my other food categories, but this one gets slighted. Let's aim for 3. Again, increase if you need to. Do you have your veggies throughout the day? all at one meal? variety? fresh, frozen, canned?


3.Perhaps this week's challenge should be trying to get in a total of at least 30 minutes of exercise/physical activity per day? You can do it all at once or work toward that goal throughout the day.

So...
1. Sleep
2. Veggies
3. 30 min per day


And, if you would like to continue with previous challenges...BONUS!

week 1 water
week 2 push ups
week 3 sit ups & squats, and mindful eating

Good Luck everyone! you're doing great! 6 FULL weeks left to go!

AliceIsRunning

I LOVE all the challenges. Since we're at week #3, if you've been following all along, the earlier challenges should be becoming a good habit by now. At least that's how I am with water - I find that drinking that stuff actually helps me feel better, my skin is more clear, AND I get to pass that cute guy's office alot on my way to the water cooler! hahaha

Happy Thursday everyone!

ewhitehurst1

We don't have thanksgiving in England ... do you guys have to have the turkey dinner and all the trimmings again on Christmas Day.

In my family we do a big christmas breakfast and it is soooooo good! I will really have to watch myself this year. I could gain 5 pounds that morning!