Christmas Countdown Challenge (Closed) - Week 17
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Hi Shelley!just curious, I joined mfp back in late february and drastically reduced my calories from eating whatever crap I wanted to only allowing myself consume 1200 calories. By the end of march/April, I noticed I began to miss my period. I had exercise a lot more than normal over the spring/summer period than I ever have in my life, however it was nothing extreme, I was just a lazy cow before hand!! I never had a full period since april, slight spotting once or twice but still no period! My sister joined mfp just before me and she also lost her period! Has anyone every experienced anything like that when beginning a new diet and exercise plan? However today, after 8 months of missing my period, out of the blue it returned (Hopefully it will last the full 5-7days, so I know it has completely returned!). I know i should have went to the doctor, but my sister did and she is getting an ultrasound in december to check her ovaries etc are fine!
Anyone had this experience before!
I have gone through times when I didn't have my period for over 6 months in the past. I have also never had a regular period. I also went through times when I had my period constantly. A very big yo-yo. I in the last 5 years have finally been diagnosed with a condition called Polycystic Ovaries, which accounts for that. It is common for people with my condition to not have their period on a regular basis. The doctor would have to do an ultrasound to verify if there are cysts on the ovaries amongst other things to diagnose the condition. Sounds like something he's trying to rule out for your sister.
However, I have heard that people who exercise excessively can miss their periods. Definitely, check with your doctor. But, I know of the 2 extremes that could possibly happen. Someone underweight, could miss her period and someone overweight could also miss her period. Of course, there are conditions like mine to consider and others I imagine.
I don't know if this helps any, but I hope so.0 -
Jenn!
I haven't tried the pyramid yet, but plan on giving it a shot tomorrow. I will try to force myself to get through it. We'll see what happens.
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Thank you azeria!
Yes the doctor is trying to rule out PCOS! She said it could also be the weightloss as our bodies were not use to doing that much exercise. Its not that I exercise excessively, I was a lazy cow before hand and when I exercised, I would do 30-60 minutes cycling at 12-14 kmp! It was a big change, but I thought it wasnt too bad compared to what I heard other people doing on here!
The thing that is strange is both myself and my sister lost them just after we began a healthier lifestyle. So hopefully, its just that. We will just wait and see what this ultrasound shows in December!!
Thanks once again!0 -
Well good luck Shelley! It is pretty weird that both you and your sister's body had the same reaction to the healthier lifestyle. I hope it turns out ok and gets back to normal. Good luck with the ultrasound in December. Keep me posted.0
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CW:182.6. Yeah...4.2 lbs off. Week 2 of WW's went well. Just back from my WI...going to lunch with my neighbor who joined with me. Going to Hu Hot Mongolian grill. Learned that they not only have all their nutritionals online...you can build a meal and get all your nutritionals...easy to eat healthy there. I have a meal built and am waiting for her to pick me up.
Hope you all are having great weekends. Good luck with everyone's Thanksgiving preps!!!!0 -
Last week :187
Cw: 184.2
2.8 lb lost this week!!0 -
CW: 187.2
Up 0.4lbs. Started my period a couple days ago, and also had a higher-than-expected sodium-filled dinner last night. Also started a more intense strength training workout. Hopefully will see a loss next week.
We're measuring next weekend too, right?0 -
Hey there CCC ~ Wow I see some really good loses!!! Good job girls! Jenn I hope your daughter is doing better!!!
CW - 182.1....So happy to have gotten rid of my gain from last week!
Enjoy the weekend Friends
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Hello everyone! CW 149 gained a pound but I'm not worried got my focus on and I get it down! Have a great weekend!0
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Hi There me again:happy: Hopefully you remember my rambling about my son in the Every 15 minutes program. Well is was finally put on You tube!!!! The film students did the video as their final project. You all know what my son looks like from my last profile pic. He is in the car crash in the front seat of the van..you will see his hand then the bloddy stuff. I feel like the kids did a nice job featuring and explaining the program. Matt is also interviewed a couple of times. You will also see my wonderful real emotional non acting:huh: It is about 18 mins long and a great message for both adults and young drivers!!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1bFEo26gJA
If for some reason I didn't cut and paste right you can go to you tube and type in Every 15 minutes Saugus 2011...it will come up
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CW 147 painfully slow weight loss, but its coming off! I hurt my hip doing P90X on Tuesday, and by Thursday I was hobbling around like a 80 year old woman. Went to my chiropractor yesterday for an adjustment, told me no running, jumping or twisting for a couple of days. So no working out other then walking... little nervous about what that will mean on the scale next week, but I'd rather heal then push too much and do more damage. Hope everyone has a great week!0
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Sorry I've been so out of it this week!! I pulled 4 doubles this week and I gotta do another one tomorrow! I am exhausted and by the time I get home, I have to go to bed so I can get at least 8 hrs of sleep!!
I'm walking a lot, couldnt do the challenges bc I still cant work out bc of my surgery last week!! Hopefully I can work out soon bc even tho it hurts to jump or run, I wanna do it so bad.. lol
I am glad I lost weight tho.. CW: 187.6, which is awesome bc I'm so close to my goal weight for Xmas.. YAY!!! I've decided to try and get to 182 for Xmas and hopefully I cant make it.. Being at 182 would mean I've lost 40lbs total and I'd be getting a tattoo. $40, $1 per pound and my mom's paying for it!!
Yall are doing awesome! I'm so glad I joined this challenge.. Hope yall are having an awesome weekend!! 0 -
same again! I suppose i'm glad it aint a gain!0
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Hi There me again:happy: Hopefully you remember my rambling about my son in the Every 15 minutes program. Well is was finally put on You tube!!!! The film students did the video as their final project. You all know what my son looks like from my last profile pic. He is in the car crash in the front seat of the van..you will see his hand then the bloddy stuff. I feel like the kids did a nice job featuring and explaining the program. Matt is also interviewed a couple of times. You will also see my wonderful real emotional non acting:huh: It is about 18 mins long and a great message for both adults and young drivers!!!!!!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1bFEo26gJA
If for some reason I didn't cut and paste right you can go to you tube and type in Every 15 minutes Saugus 2011...it will come up Judy
That was powerful Judy!! It struck a chord in my heart how the first set of interviews were life goal oriented whereas the last set of interviews were the simple things of life. I think the message hit home with these kids. Thanks for sharing. 0 -
Judy, that was very powerful.
I was crying watching it. My life has been affected by drunk driving and this tugged at my heart so much. When they said, "Imagine having to bury your best friend", I broke down. I know first-hand how devastating this can be, and I think your son's school did a wonderful job of portraying this. Likewise, the art students did a magnificent job putting this video together.
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Sorry I have been MIA this week. I went to the ER this week. I was having a hard time swallowing and breathing. I found out that I have viral pharyngitis. So, I haven't been to workout this week. :mad:
Luckily the scale showed a loss this week.
CW: 225
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cw:182
:flowerforyou: Down 2 pounds - I am calling this week's weight loss my birthday gift to myself. And I like this gift very much!
Have a wonderful day everyone!!!
Oh almost forgot -- I completed 2 rounds of the pyramid this week. The 2nd time I substituted crunches for the kettleball since I forgot to bring my weight with me & didn't want to wake anyone up in the house.0 -
Cw:151 thats a gain:sad: ,not unexpected because it was a bad week for eating and exercising. I hope to lose that this week even with Thanksgiving, we shall see.0
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189.2 up .2 booooo...0
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CW: 223.4
I need to change my goal weight to 215 by Christmas. :frown:0 -
A couple of strategies for Thanksgiving is to only choose one or two high calorie choices, small portions, half your plate with fruit and veggies. You can still enjoy the day without feeling like you ruined all your hard work.0
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131.4 I think I'm slowly getting thru this plateau!!!! So hopefully my goal is still attainable
Jenn glad your DD is feeling better0 -
Wow!!! Judy, I just finished watching this video. Thank you so much for sharing. This was very well done! It does get the message across. I surely felt some emotions watching it, but I am certain that my emotions were nothing compared to those emotions that people felt there. Whoever put this video together did an amazing job!Hi There me again:happy: Hopefully you remember my rambling about my son in the Every 15 minutes program. Well is was finally put on You tube!!!! The film students did the video as their final project. You all know what my son looks like from my last profile pic. He is in the car crash in the front seat of the van..you will see his hand then the bloddy stuff. I feel like the kids did a nice job featuring and explaining the program. Matt is also interviewed a couple of times. You will also see my wonderful real emotional non acting:huh: It is about 18 mins long and a great message for both adults and young drivers!!!!!!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1bFEo26gJA
If for some reason I didn't cut and paste right you can go to you tube and type in Every 15 minutes Saugus 2011...it will come up Judy
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Hope you get your tattoo for ChristmasSorry I've been so out of it this week!! I pulled 4 doubles this week and I gotta do another one tomorrow! I am exhausted and by the time I get home, I have to go to bed so I can get at least 8 hrs of sleep!! I'm walking a lot, couldnt do the challenges bc I still cant work out bc of my surgery last week!! Hopefully I can work out soon bc even tho it hurts to jump or run, I wanna do it so bad.. lol
I am glad I lost weight tho.. CW: 187.6, which is awesome bc I'm so close to my goal weight for Xmas.. YAY!!! I've decided to try and get to 182 for Xmas and hopefully I cant make it.. Being at 182 would mean I've lost 40lbs total and I'd be getting a tattoo. $40, $1 per pound and my mom's paying for it!!
Yall are doing awesome! I'm so glad I joined this challenge.. Hope yall are having an awesome weekend!! 0 -
CW: 194
That's 2 more pounds down!!! Woo hoo! I've been struggling to get things going, with .5 being the most I lost a week. Kind of makes everything I'm doing worth it again!
Jen, I was going to change my Christmas goal, but I'll keep it. Whether I make it to 180 or not, I'll make it close to 180 and will then keep on working until I get to 180!
I liked the idea of the pyramid challenge and was looking forward to trying it out, I never had a chance to do it though... Hope you can do another one like that this week! I may still try it, even if we are doing something else.0 -
CW: 283
New GW: 265
I didn't do well on this weeks challenge :sad: I can't even begin to tell you how upset I am with myself this past month or so. When i started this site I was doing SO well and all into it. Now I am not logging and I'm not losing weight :ohwell: I keep telling myself that this is going to be the week I get back on track but I never follow through. I feel like crap :frown:0 -
Hang in there, Cateyes! Everyone goes through hills and valleys. My advice is to find a meaningful reason to get back on track again and put up reminders of that reason that you can see every day. Hopefully that'll help keep you focused. And don't beat yourself up. Shake it off and find your way back to where you want to be. Keep moving forward!
CW: 237 (another pound gone!)
My knee says I couldn't really try this week's physical challenge, so I stepped up my boxing workout this week and pushed myself a little harder instead.
And for the personal challenge, I would like to change my goal weight to 230. It's going to be tough for me to lose much in December. I am a Christmas baking addict, but am planning to give away all my baked goods this year, so hopefully it won't affect me too adversely. I already have lots of party invites, though, so even this adjusted goal may prove difficult. But I plan to use that fact as reason to push a little harder!
Glad to hear your daughter is feeling better, Jenn! Happy Thanksgiving week, everyone!!0 -
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Hope so too!!0 -
168 this week. Up 1lb.0
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CW: 1300
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