T.H.E (Trying Hard Everyday) Team - Week 13
LosingIt4good
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WEEK 13!!
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Your goals, minus your doubts, equal your reality. It is time for us to stand and cheer for the doer, the achiever, the one who recognizes the challenge and does something about it. ~ Vince Lombardi
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If you are seeing this thread for the first time and would like to join "T.H.E (Trying Hard Everyday) Team", we would love to have you! Our group works hard every day to reach our goals. This means checking in through the week with our triumphs, struggles and sometimes just friendly chat. Just jump in and introduce yourself! We had several new people join our thread this past week! We restart the thread every Friday under the Motivation category. A link to the new thread will be provided Thursday evenings at the end of the previous weeks thread.
Weekly Check-in is every Friday. Post your personal sucesses (weight-loss, inches loss, ect) if you desire. Sharing your goals with us will help us know how we can provide the support you need to reach for those goals. Each of us are focusing on different things right now, the mission of this thread is to provide support and to encourage eachother to reach those goals that are important to each individual of our team. We have couch-2-5-k'ers, Sit-up challengers, push-up challengers and much more! Join in where you feel comfortable or let us know whats challenging you!
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Adding stretching to your routine, if you do not already do it, will definitely benefit you in the long run and keep you from injury! Make sure you spend about 15-20 minutes warming up your muscles BEFORE a workout and the same amount of time stretching to cool down. Here is a cool little guide to give you some starter stretches if you are beginning. If you would like more, there are alot of ideas on the web. You can google the terms "stretching diagram" in images or go to youtube.com and search there. There are alot of good ones out there! Make it part of your exercise routine, its important!
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Visit http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu for more information.
******************A NEW CHALLENGE!!!!!!!!!!***************
I would like to throw out a new challenge for the month of May! Over the next month I will be seeing how much of my body fat percentage I can get rid of. If you would like to join me in this, just add your BMI stats below. This challenge is only for the month of May (5 weeks long). They are doing this at my gym right now for people with personal training and since I do NOT have a trainer (and cant sign up) I thought it would be fun to see how much of a difference a month can make, really putting my mind to it!
Feel free to join me if you wish! Just "quote" and copy the latest posted information into a new post, then add your stats.**********************************************************
Losingit4good- Starting BMI 30.2 / Goal BMI 28.8 or lower.
Losingit4good- SW252/GW175/CW222 - no change (grr!!)
HAVE A WONDERFULLY PRODUCTIVE & HEALTHY WEEK EVERYONE!!
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WEEK 13!!
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Your goals, minus your doubts, equal your reality. It is time for us to stand and cheer for the doer, the achiever, the one who recognizes the challenge and does something about it. ~ Vince Lombardi
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If you are seeing this thread for the first time and would like to join "T.H.E (Trying Hard Everyday) Team", we would love to have you! Our group works hard every day to reach our goals. This means checking in through the week with our triumphs, struggles and sometimes just friendly chat. Just jump in and introduce yourself! We had several new people join our thread this past week! We restart the thread every Friday under the Motivation category. A link to the new thread will be provided Thursday evenings at the end of the previous weeks thread.
Weekly Check-in is every Friday. Post your personal sucesses (weight-loss, inches loss, ect) if you desire. Sharing your goals with us will help us know how we can provide the support you need to reach for those goals. Each of us are focusing on different things right now, the mission of this thread is to provide support and to encourage eachother to reach those goals that are important to each individual of our team. We have couch-2-5-k'ers, Sit-up challengers, push-up challengers and much more! Join in where you feel comfortable or let us know whats challenging you!
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Adding stretching to your routine, if you do not already do it, will definitely benefit you in the long run and keep you from injury! Make sure you spend about 15-20 minutes warming up your muscles BEFORE a workout and the same amount of time stretching to cool down. Here is a cool little guide to give you some starter stretches if you are beginning. If you would like more, there are alot of ideas on the web. You can google the terms "stretching diagram" in images or go to youtube.com and search there. There are alot of good ones out there! Make it part of your exercise routine, its important!
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Visit http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu for more information.
******************A NEW CHALLENGE!!!!!!!!!!***************
I would like to throw out a new challenge for the month of May! Over the next month I will be seeing how much of my body fat percentage I can get rid of. If you would like to join me in this, just add your BMI stats below. This challenge is only for the month of May (5 weeks long). They are doing this at my gym right now for people with personal training and since I do NOT have a trainer (and cant sign up) I thought it would be fun to see how much of a difference a month can make, really putting my mind to it! Feel free to join me if you wish! Just "quote" and copy the latest posted information into a new post, then add your stats.
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Losingit4good- Starting BMI 30.2 / Goal BMI 28.8 or lower.
Losingit4good- SW252/GW175/CW222 - no change (grr!!)
HAVE A WONDERFULLY PRODUCTIVE & HEALTHY WEEK EVERYONE!!0 -
Losingit4good- Starting BMI 30.2 / Goal BMI 28.8 or lower.
Losingit4good- SW252/GW175/CW222 - no change (grr!!)
what another good start - I really enjoy it. The quotes make me think and apply to my life and I just like thinking about them. The stretching thing is so good do. Take the advice it really does help.
Well LI4G, thanks for the challenge on the BMI - I looked at mine and it has gone down .4 since I last look. I would love to be under the 30 mark so we will see. I will post my stats - then maybe vent a little.
SW216/GW160/CW195.4 -4.8
STARTING BMI 31.6/GOAL 29.5
The weight loss is not as big as you all think. I had gained possibly 5.7 pounds of water weight I think (or maybe a pound was from changing scales) but this weight was stubborn - took me this week to that much go. So with the new scale I reset my numbers and am been moving on from here. I stay within my calories and maybe eat half to 3/4's of the exercise calories back. I always weigh around 5:30 on Friday morning. I have gotten at least 8 glasses of water everyday. This week as a goal - I am going to work on even healthier choices - try to stir my exercise routine up and maybe vary what I eat back of my exercise calories. I am not disappointed or beating myself up. I am just readjusting. Since the first 16 pounds my numbers have leveled off and been up more than down, I just want to see them go the other way. Any ideas, questions or help greatly appreciated. And the sodium is much better. I also have to post this. I was laying on the couch watching tv and I was looking at my ankle. I like to wear ankle bracelets. I just happen to notice the one I like to wear most was laying lower on my ankle than I had ever seen it. It made me happy. Well I will check back later0 -
Losingit4good- Starting BMI 30.2 / Goal BMI 28.8 or lower.
Losingit4good- SW252/GW175/CW222 - no change (grr!!)
indianagranny - SW216/GW160/CW195.4 -4.8
indianagranny - STARTING BMI 31.6/GOAL 29.5
dewdrop - SW133.5/GW124/CW133.5 - (re)starting
dewdrop - S BMI20.9/G BMI - don't quite have a goal for this
A promise is a promise, right? So here I am, taking a U-turn again and hoping to get myself together
. I wonder if this will take less, just or more than a lifetime . 0 -
Good Morning Team,
although I am up I havent yet weighed in cuz I have to drive over to my dad's cuz I dont keep the scale at my house... cuz I will be looking at it all the time..
I am so excited about fitting into my shorts... Now I have to set another new goal...
I really want to thank you the TEAM, cuz you have helped me accomplish a whole lot in the last almost 2 months... I have gone from a size 30/32 to a size 24 as of last night...I havent been in a 24 in like 9yrs.. since I met my hubby..
This has been on great week for me... I shocked my Dr.. he thought I had the surgery LOL and asked me what I was doing and I told him about My awsome Team...and how you keep me accountable every Firday on weigh in... Then I got into my shorts... 2 weeks before my vacation .. so now I have to set a new goal..
well Thanks again TEAM I didnt just do this by myself... you all had a part in it...
Keep up all of your Great Work... anyway see you all in a while when I weigh in...
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Good morning, Team...
Sheila...You're such an inspiration! What a wonderful feeling, getting into the shorts. Gave me an idea. I've been looking longingly at a pair of capris that I wore last summer...but I can't "seal the deal" this year. I think I'll hang them on my bedroom wall...
I should only have to lose another 3 or 4 pounds before I, too, can seal the deal!
Kristi...Like you, I find that I can't do "small bites" yet. For me, it's better to move the food right out of sight and mind...or I'm a goner.
I haven't weighed in yet, either...Still have to have my shower. That...and I'm a bit nervous. For almost 2 weeks, I've noticed that the needle on the scale hasn't moved much. So even though I've been slightly under with my calories, I have a great fear that the needle is going to move UP.
But I'll weigh in later this morning...
How do I find the numbers for the BMI?
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I figured it out!
Mine is 25.4.
So does that mean my goal is 24.4?
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Good Morning Team,
although I am up I havent yet weighed in cuz I have to drive over to my dad's cuz I dont keep the scale at my house... cuz I will be looking at it all the time..
I am so excited about fitting into my shorts... Now I have to set another new goal...
I really want to thank you the TEAM, cuz you have helped me accomplish a whole lot in the last almost 2 months... I have gone from a size 30/32 to a size 24 as of last night...I havent been in a 24 in like 9yrs.. since I met my hubby..
This has been on great week for me... I shocked my Dr.. he thought I had the surgery LOL and asked me what I was doing and I told him about My awsome Team...and how you keep me accountable every Firday on weigh in... Then I got into my shorts... 2 weeks before my vacation .. so now I have to set a new goal..
well Thanks again TEAM I didnt just do this by myself... you all had a part in it...
Keep up all of your Great Work... anyway see you all in a while when I weigh in...
Sheila
YOU did do this! We are just your cheerleaders. :flowerforyou: Congratulations! :drinker: :flowerforyou: 0 -
Losingit4good- Starting BMI 30.2 / Goal BMI 28.8 or lower.
Losingit4good- SW252/GW175/CW222 - no change (grr!!)
indianagranny - SW216/GW160/CW195.4 -4.8
indianagranny - STARTING BMI 31.6/GOAL 29.5
dewdrop - SW133.5/GW124/CW133.5 - (re)starting
dewdrop - S BMI20.9/G BMI - don't quite have a goal for this
get_fit2009 - SW 175/gw 140/ CW 165.5 - up a pound (it's ok, TOM)
I'll have to get back to you on the BMI thing. Last I checked I am hovering on the border between healthy weight and overweight.
Ok, gotta go change my ticker to keep me honest...:ohwell:0 -
Losingit4good- Starting BMI 30.2 / Goal BMI 28.8 or lower.
Losingit4good- SW252/GW175/CW222 - no change (grr!!)
indianagranny - SW216/GW160/CW195.4 -4.8
indianagranny - STARTING BMI 31.6/GOAL 29.5
dewdrop - SW133.5/GW124/CW133.5 - (re)starting
dewdrop - S BMI20.9/G BMI - don't quite have a goal for this
get_fit2009 - SW 175/gw 140/ CW 165.5 - up a pound (it's ok, TOM)
I'll have to get back to you on the BMI thing. Last I checked I am hovering on the border between healthy weight and overweight.
jamierobertson - SW 195/ GW 155/ CW 187.8.....0lbs again!
I'll have to do the same and get back on the BMI thing. I need to figure out how to get that number?
So team, I am feeling frustrated. :explode:
This is week 4 with no change in my weight. I changed up my workout routine and still nothing. I just feel like I have to be doing something wrong for the scale to not be moving after 1 month. I hope to measure myself this weekend..... 0 -
Good Morning Team,
although I am up I havent yet weighed in cuz I have to drive over to my dad's cuz I dont keep the scale at my house... cuz I will be looking at it all the time..
I am so excited about fitting into my shorts... Now I have to set another new goal...
I really want to thank you the TEAM, cuz you have helped me accomplish a whole lot in the last almost 2 months... I have gone from a size 30/32 to a size 24 as of last night...I havent been in a 24 in like 9yrs.. since I met my hubby..
This has been on great week for me... I shocked my Dr.. he thought I had the surgery LOL and asked me what I was doing and I told him about My awsome Team...and how you keep me accountable every Firday on weigh in... Then I got into my shorts... 2 weeks before my vacation .. so now I have to set a new goal..
well Thanks again TEAM I didnt just do this by myself... you all had a part in it...
Keep up all of your Great Work... anyway see you all in a while when I weigh in...
Sheila
WHOOOOOO SHEILA! I read your awesome news and wanted you to know we are all doing a happy dance for you! Great job!!!!! :flowerforyou:0 -
I'll have to do the same and get back on the BMI thing. I need to figure out how to get that number?
In the main menu from MFP, there's a tab called "Tools". Once you click it, you get another menu, one of the 3 tabs being "BMI". I bet you're at a healthy number . 0 -
Losingit4good- Starting BMI 30.2 / Goal BMI 28.8 or lower.
Losingit4good- SW252/GW175/CW222 - no change (grr!!)
indianagranny - SW216/GW160/CW195.4 -4.8
indianagranny - STARTING BMI 31.6/GOAL 29.5
dewdrop - SW133.5/GW124/CW133.5 - (re)starting
dewdrop - S BMI20.9/G BMI - don't quite have a goal for this
get_fit2009 - SW 175/gw 140/ CW 165.5 - up a pound (it's ok, TOM)
I'll have to get back to you on the BMI thing. Last I checked I am hovering on the border between healthy weight and overweight.
jamierobertson - SW 195/ GW 155/ CW 187.8.....0lbs again!
I'll have to do the same and get back on the BMI thing. I need to figure out how to getit that number?
nitag - SW 220/gw 145/cw190 - thats a 3 lb loss but its been 2 weeks
nitag - BMI Today 32.6 / Goal 25.0 or less
Great start LI4G....
I am off to walk...0 -
Cyndee- Sometimes at work when I’m hungry I’ll have a cup of hot water and many times it works. As for the lunches out. It’s a lifestyle change not a diet. We have to learn to incorporate new eating habits into our everyday life. I hope your friend was willing to go for healthier options next time=) I can respect if you were feeling too tempted to pass this time. Maybe next week you’ll feel stronger.
Dwray- Oh yeah I do see the blue. Fun. My daughter did blue hair before. I can’t wait to see her creativity when she starts cosmetology school. Dang I just gave her license to do sassy stuff with my hair. Now I’m scared.
Manda- welcome! Congrats on your 2 lbs
Indiana-nice workout and the fish..thumbs up! Sometimes the body gets comfortable and adjusts. Try mixing it up. I’ve done this and it really helps. Its called the zig zag method. You can probably google it. You vary your calories from day to do. Say your set at 1200 calories a day and you always do 300 in exercise. Add those up for the week then vary your days. Eat 1500 one day 1200 one day maybe a 1700 day. The goal is for the week to balance out. Of course you’ll eat a lower day the day before weigh in. It keeps the body guessing. Another idea is you may want to eat all your exercise calories. You could be going into starvation mode. It’s a tool. May or may not work for you. We are so unique.
Sheila- CONGRATULATIONS! Doing the happy dance for you. That is a fabulous non-scale victory. We need to celebrate those.
Kristi- I love your boss! That is great.
Dewdrop- it’s a new day. Glad your embracing it=)
Getfit- not bad 1 lb for tom
Jamie-Might I encourage the zig zag method I mentioned to Indiana above. Might be worth confusing your body. Also if we keep the same exercise routine it does the same. The body adapts. When ever I train for a marathon or triathlon I build up 3 weeks then taper back one week. Confuses the body and gives it time to recover.
Losingit4good- Starting BMI 30.2 / Goal BMI 28.8 or lower.
Losingit4good- SW252/GW175/CW222 - no change (grr!!)
indianagranny - SW216/GW160/CW195.4 -4.8
indianagranny - STARTING BMI 31.6/GOAL 29.5
dewdrop - SW133.5/GW124/CW133.5 - (re)starting
dewdrop - S BMI20.9/G BMI - don't quite have a goal for this
get_fit2009 - SW 175/gw 140/ CW 165.5 - up a pound (it's ok, TOM)
I'll have to get back to you on the BMI thing. Last I checked I am hovering on the border between healthy weight and overweight.
jamierobertson - SW 195/ GW 155/ CW 187.8.....0lbs again!
OK, off to pack. Leaving town for my marathon. Marathon is Sunday. If I never post again you'll know I died trying:embarassed: I'm going to do my best. I'm working on positive self talk. I'm going to pay attention to my body. My goal is to finish. My goal is to work through the aches and pains for the run but be respectful of my health issues at the same time.
New goals:
Goals: 1/2 lb weight loss per week
Exercise: p90x, back to swimming, reduce running, increase cycling0 -
nitag - SW 220/gw 145/cw190 - thats a 3 lb loss but its been 2 weeks
nitag - BMI Today 32.6 / Goal 25.0 or less
the BUT was not necessary. 3lbs in 2 weeks is awesome! Congratulations.0 -
I'll have to do the same and get back on the BMI thing. I need to figure out how to get that number?
In the main menu from MFP, there's a tab called "Tools". Once you click it, you get another menu, one of the 3 tabs being "BMI". I bet you're at a healthy number .
Thank you Dewdrop!
Ok, so my BMI is 27.7 and I am Over. It says a target weight range for my height is 125.3-169.3. I am 5'9'' and have a hard time believing 125lbs at my height is healthy....0 -
Oh! My BMI goal is to enter into healthy range....25.0 0
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Okay...
SW:136 GW:115 CW: I'll get back to you in a bit...
BMI: Start: 25.4 Goal in 1 month:24.4
I think I got that right.0 -
I'll have to do the same and get back on the BMI thing. I need to figure out how to get that number?
In the main menu from MFP, there's a tab called "Tools". Once you click it, you get another menu, one of the 3 tabs being "BMI". I bet you're at a healthy number .
Thank you Dewdrop!
Ok, so my BMI is 27.7 and I am Over. It says a target weight range for my height is 125.3-169.3. I am 5'9'' and have a hard time believing 125lbs at my height is healthy....
Jamie, My daughter is 24 and is 5'9 and weighs 120 and it IS TOO SKINNY!! I tell her all the time she is too skinny... She is a size 2.... I would say 130 or 135....
Here is a pic of her at Christmas about 130 and she looks good..
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indianagranny - SW216/GW160/CW195.4 -4.8
indianagranny - STARTING BMI 31.6/GOAL 29.5
dewdrop - SW133.5/GW124/CW133.5 - (re)starting
dewdrop - S BMI20.9/G BMI - don't quite have a goal for this
get_fit2009 - SW 175/gw 140/ CW 165.5 - up a pound (it's ok, TOM)
I'll have to get back to you on the BMI thing. Last I checked I am hovering on the border between healthy weight and overweight.
jamierobertson - SW 195/ GW 155/ CW 187.8.....0lbs again!
BMI is 27.7 My BMI goal is to enter into healthy range....25.0
Mandy1111 - down 2 pounds
cyndeebee - SW:136 GW:115 CW: I'll get back to you in a bit...
BMI: Start: 25.4 Goal in 1 month:24.4
nitag - SW 220/gw 145/cw190 - thats a 3 lb loss but its been 2 weeks
nitag - BMI Today 32.6 / Goal 25.0 or less
adopt4 - SW 273/GW 165/CW 243.3 - no change AGAIN
BMI is 38.1 I don't have a goal this month for BMI except for it to get lower. I'm on week 2 or 3 of no change, like Jamie, and it's making me nervous... but with a trainer now I think I might see some changes!
For those of you who asked how I burned so many cals... have you seen my weight? Seriously, the bigger you are, the more cals you burn. It's that simple. No magic, dangit, and if there was, I would certainly share with my team!!!
Ate at subway last night, and had the whole footlong chicken teriyaki (think it's the first time I ever ate the whole thing, I was hungry!) and a yogurt. Still within cals, over on sodium though (stupid teriyaki). I ate half and then waited awhile, decided I was still hungry, ate the other half, but it was a bit too much. Next time I know to eat 3/4 of it if I'm really hungry. Then went to Costco, which is fun with two six yr olds and a 3 yr old... but got our staples for a few weeks, at least. Still have to hit Winco for fruit and veggies and stuff! Argh!0 -
indianagranny - SW216/GW160/CW195.4 -4.8
indianagranny - STARTING BMI 31.6/GOAL 29.5
dewdrop - SW133.5/GW124/CW133.5 - (re)starting
dewdrop - S BMI20.9/G BMI - don't quite have a goal for this
get_fit2009 - SW 175/gw 140/ CW 165.5 - up a pound (it's ok, TOM)
I'll have to get back to you on the BMI thing. Last I checked I am hovering on the border between healthy weight and overweight.
jamierobertson - SW 195/ GW 155/ CW 187.8.....0lbs again!
BMI is 27.7 My BMI goal is to enter into healthy range....25.0
Mandy1111 - down 2 pounds
cyndeebee - SW:136 GW:115 CW: I'll get back to you in a bit...
BMI: Start: 25.4 Goal in 1 month:24.4
nitag - SW 220/gw 145/cw190 - thats a 3 lb loss but its been 2 weeks
nitag - BMI Today 32.6 / Goal 25.0 or less
adopt4 - SW 273/GW 165/CW 243.3 - no change AGAIN
BMI is 38.1 I don't have a goal this month for BMI except for it to get lower. I'm on week 2 or 3 of no change, like Jamie, and it's making me nervous... but with a trainer now I think I might see some changes!
Chantybear - SW148/GW 127/CW 133.5 - Not really any change, but happy I did not gain!
BMI: Start: 24.3/ Current: 21.9/ Goal: 20.8
I changed my goal weight to 127, instead of 125....I think it is a better number for me.
Good job everyone!!!
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I'll have to do the same and get back on the BMI thing. I need to figure out how to get that number?
In the main menu from MFP, there's a tab called "Tools". Once you click it, you get another menu, one of the 3 tabs being "BMI". I bet you're at a healthy number .
Thank you Dewdrop!
Ok, so my BMI is 27.7 and I am Over. It says a target weight range for my height is 125.3-169.3. I am 5'9'' and have a hard time believing 125lbs at my height is healthy....
Jamie, My daughter is 24 and is 5'9 and weighs 120 and it IS TOO SKINNY!! I tell her all the time she is too skinny... She is a size 2.... I would say 130 or 135....
It really depends on one's bone structure, you could be 140 and 5'9'' and look great, or 125 and look anorexic. Since it is such a wide range, not every one fits the same shoe.0 -
**sigh**
I gained back the pound I lost last week. I'm mad...sad...discouraged. (Now back to 135.)
I had someone - with good intentions, no doubt - tell me not to go below 1200 calories, in spite of the fact that I'm 5'1" and birdie-boned...
She said that if I fell below, I'd go into starvation mode. And so I've been hovering around the 1200 calorie mark, weighing every cracker, strawberry...
That other tool - BR-something or other - said I should stay at 1147 calories or less. WHY DIDN'T I LISTEN TO THAT???
Anyway, to heck with the 1200 calories. I'm going to stay that 53 points under.
And hope that I get better results next week...
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Oh I am sooo excited, the first farmer's market of the year is tomorrow!! I love getting my food from there, it is so much better than the store crap. Come to think of it..is it not kind of sad that I am so excited over food?...Oh well! At least it is healthy..haha0
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**sigh**
I gained back the pound I lost last week. I'm mad...sad...discouraged. (Now back to 135.)
I had someone - with good intentions, no doubt - tell me not to go below 1200 calories, in spite of the fact that I'm 5'1" and birdie-boned...
She said that if I fell below, I'd go into starvation mode. And so I've been hovering around the 1200 calorie mark, weighing every cracker, strawberry...
That other tool - BR-something or other - said I should stay at 1147 calories or less. WHY DIDN'T I LISTEN TO THAT???
Anyway, to heck with the 1200 calories. I'm going to stay that 53 points under.
And hope that I get better results next week...
Still, if you are exercising you should be eating those calories burned, or eating at 1200. 53 calories is not going to make or break your diet.0 -
indianagranny - SW216/GW160/CW195.4 -4.8
indianagranny - STARTING BMI 31.6/GOAL 29.5
dewdrop - SW133.5/GW124/CW133.5 - (re)starting
dewdrop - S BMI20.9/G BMI - don't quite have a goal for this
get_fit2009 - SW 175/gw 140/ CW 165.5 - up a pound (it's ok, TOM)
I'll have to get back to you on the BMI thing. Last I checked I am hovering on the border between healthy weight and overweight.
jamierobertson - SW 195/ GW 155/ CW 187.8.....0lbs again!
BMI is 27.7 My BMI goal is to enter into healthy range....25.0
Manda1111 - down 2 pounds
cyndeebee - SW:136 GW:115 CW: I'll get back to you in a bit...
BMI: Start: 25.4 Goal in 1 month:24.4
nitag - SW 220/gw 145/cw190 - thats a 3 lb loss but its been 2 weeks
nitag - BMI Today 32.6 / Goal 25.0 or less
adopt4 - SW 273/GW 165/CW 243.3 - no change AGAIN
BMI is 38.1 I don't have a goal this month for BMI except for it to get lower. I'm on week 2 or 3 of no change, like Jamie, and it's making me nervous... but with a trainer now I think I might see some changes!
Chantybear - SW148/GW 127/CW 133.5 - Not really any change, but happy I did not gain!
BMI: Start: 24.3/ Current: 21.9/ Goal: 20.8
Stillkristi - SW 461/GW 195/CW 429 - lost 1.5 lbs
BMI Start 66.1/ Current 61.5/Goal < 60
Ok, so let me start off by saying I kinda hate the BMI challenge. All the other numbers can just blur for me, but when I see my BMI is twice that of anyone else here, and nearly three times that of most of you all - well, I get discouraged. :ohwell:
But, I remember a wise THE Team member suggesting early in my journey that I was finally feeling my feelings without running to food for comfort. ( at adopt4). So, I am just going to suck that up and feel the feelings and go ahead and do the challenge. But I will be gritting me teeth! 
On a happier note, I currently weigh less than I have in at least 4 years. I am charging the battery in my old PDA to see what the stats are back further than July of 2005. Two years ago in APril of 2006, I weighted the most I have ever weighed - 480. So, I have lost 50 lbs since then. :happy: And that really does make me happy!
Cyndeebee - your BMI suggests that you really don't have that much to lose, though you want to lose 20 lbs. For you, like chantybear, these pounds are going to take some time to come off. People like me, with hundreds of pounds to lose can lose a lot of weight by making just a few small changes. Don't get discouraged if you don't see the needle on the scale moving down. I think you had a great idea about getting those capris out so you can track your progress that way. Also, I don't know if you are doing all cardio, or some strength training in your exercise, but I really recommend strength training as well as cardio. Lots of reasons - (1) it builds lean muscle which keeps the metabolism up (2) Especially for women - as we age, and get closer to menopause, we start to lose bone mass. Weight or resistance training keeps our bone mass healthy and strong, so we are less likely to get osteoparosis. Even if we have it, we can reverse it with weight/strenght building. (3) If you have any problems like arthritis, strength training builds muscle that can help better carry your body and therefore put less stress on your joints and spine. (4) creates more definition, which is more attractive, until you get into incredible hulk range, which is really unlikely - you have to work hard for that.
EDIT: Oh, cyndee I forgot - that majic number of 1200 calories a day is kind of a minimum standard suggested by the World Health organization to determine basic energy requirements of an adult. The requirement is a moving target, depending on factors like gender, age, typical activity levels, and bone structure. So, a tiny, "bird-boned" person like you, versus a very large (nearly as tall as li4g, very large bone strutcure, my wrist measures 7.75 inches and I have a size 13 foot). So, the way MFP calculates your daily calorie needs is like this: (1) it takes your BMR (basal metabolic rate, or the amount of energy needed to just sustain your life with zero activity. So, it takes BMR and multiplies it by a number that is used to describe your general activity level. For example, my current BMR is 2646. I am generally sedentary, so you multiply that by 1.2 and you get 3175.2. That is the number of calories I need to stay the same weight. Then, I subtract 1000 calories, because I want to lose the maximum amount MFP allows, which is 2 lbs a week. A pound of body mass = 3500 calories of energy, so at the end of a week, I will have a calorie deficit of 7000 calories or 2 lbs. That allows me 2175.2 calories a day. MFP defaults to 1200 as its rock bottom low number for a lot of reasons, primarily, I suspect to be safe in not recommending too great a caloric deficit for anyone.
I am trying to stay closer to 1700 calories a day, because would like to lose more like 3 lbs a week. I can do that, because I have a lot of extra storage, so the larger deficit doesn't hurt me. For people closer to their goal, a larger deficit could result in the loss of muscle mass - because the body will burn what ever fuel is handy in order to sustain itself. If you have less handy fat laying around, your body will burn muscle instead. You don't want that. If you want to do some experimenting with your BMI, here is a kind of fun tool to use: http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/harris-benedict-equation/
The main thing is to be safe. Since you have other health concerns, you really should see your doc before deviating to far from the norm. And, maybe your inability to lose right now is more about the fibromyalgia than anything else? Anyway , I hope I haven't been confusing, and I hope this helps!
Jamie, I think this little check list might be helpful for you, too, maybe not, but its worth a try:
1. Are you eating adequate calories - but not too many?
2. Are you drinking plenty of water,
3. Do you spread your meals through out the day, eating about every 2 to 2.5 hours?
4. Do you get plenty of quality rest - at least 6-7 hours a night?
5. Do you do strength training at least 2-3 days a week?
I totally get you about the weight range thing - my healthy range is 129 to 174 lbs. I could maybe do 174, but its more likely that 190 - 200 is a healthy range for me (according to the director of the fitness institute at a local hospital). So, don't stress the numbers, go by how you feel, and how your clothing fits, what size you are in, and your general health.
Here is what songbyrdsweet said about strength training in the Banks Plan post: "-Lifting one day a week, unfortunately, won't cause lasting adaptations. De-training occurs after about 3 days, so lifting once a week will give you 6 days of de-training. You won't garner any benefit because you won't be stressing your system frequently enough to cause neurological or physiological changes. It's akin to just running one day a week and not doing any other cardio. You won't be able to improve your time or oxygen consumption efficiency. Even beginners should lift 2-3 days per week. What changes in time is the duration and intensity, and then you can add days as well."
Lisa, - how about turning that frown upside down because you really did lose those pounds and get back on track pretty darn quick. It seems like we all kind of hit a slump along about three weeks to a month in. Check out the check list, and hang in there. We can do this!!!
Everyone else, love you, and I gotta go exercise if I am gonna beat Li4g at this BMI challenge! 0 -
Thanks, Kristi, for your encouragement...
What I'm learning from everyone's posts is that I should "change it up" from time to time. It's a scary idea, but worth a try.
And Kristi...Don't let the numbers get you down. We are - all of us - so much more than just numbers. I think you should be very proud of your success to date. (:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: I know I'm proud of you...)
And I'm over my grouch about my own numbers...I know it's hard to lose that 20 or so pounds that sneak up on you in middle age. When I was in my early 40s, I gained a bit, but figured it would be no big deal to lose it. Not true. It took a month for the first 2 pounds to go, and I was exercising a lot more then. (I'm limited now...)
For me, losing the weight is more about how I feel, rather than how I look. 20+ extra pounds on a small frame is a heavy burden.
So I'll try, try again...
Went to the grocery store today and bought all good stuff. Barely made it out of the fruits and vegetables. And I walked there! I'm supposed to restrict my walking to only a block or two, but the sun was shining, I was still hissy about GAINING a pound...so I walked. And I may pay for it tonight and tomorrow, but I'm happy now, so it's worth it...0 -
indianagranny - SW216/GW160/CW195.4 -4.8
indianagranny - STARTING BMI 31.6/GOAL 29.5
dewdrop - SW133.5/GW124/CW133.5 - (re)starting
dewdrop - S BMI20.9/G BMI - don't quite have a goal for this
get_fit2009 - SW 175/gw 140/ CW 165.5 - up a pound (it's ok, TOM)
I'll have to get back to you on the BMI thing. Last I checked I am hovering on the border between healthy weight and overweight.
jamierobertson - SW 195/ GW 155/ CW 187.8.....0lbs again!
BMI is 27.7 My BMI goal is to enter into healthy range....25.0
Manda1111 - down 2 pounds
cyndeebee - SW:136 GW:115 CW: I'll get back to you in a bit...
BMI: Start: 25.4 Goal in 1 month:24.4
nitag - SW 220/gw 145/cw190 - thats a 3 lb loss but its been 2 weeks
nitag - BMI Today 32.6 / Goal 25.0 or less
adopt4 - SW 273/GW 165/CW 243.3 - no change AGAIN
BMI is 38.1 I don't have a goal this month for BMI except for it to get lower. I'm on week 2 or 3 of no change, like Jamie, and it's making me nervous... but with a trainer now I think I might see some changes!
Chantybear - SW148/GW 127/CW 133.5 - Not really any change, but happy I did not gain!
BMI: Start: 24.3/ Current: 21.9/ Goal: 20.8
Stillkristi - SW 461/GW 195/CW 429 - lost 1.5 lbs
BMI Start 66.1/ Current 61.5/Goal < 60
lulubar-SW205/GW145/CW191 +2 lbs.:ohwell:
BMI Start35.5/Current34.6/goal??? Just lower.....0 -
indianagranny - SW216/GW160/CW195.4 -4.8
indianagranny - STARTING BMI 31.6/GOAL 29.5
dewdrop - SW133.5/GW124/CW133.5 - (re)starting
dewdrop - S BMI20.9/G BMI - don't quite have a goal for this
get_fit2009 - SW 175/gw 140/ CW 165.5 - up a pound (it's ok, TOM)
I'll have to get back to you on the BMI thing. Last I checked I am hovering on the border between healthy weight and overweight.
jamierobertson - SW 195/ GW 155/ CW 187.8.....0lbs again!
BMI is 27.7 My BMI goal is to enter into healthy range....25.0
Manda1111 - down 2 pounds
cyndeebee - SW:136 GW:115 CW: I'll get back to you in a bit...
BMI: Start: 25.4 Goal in 1 month:24.4
nitag - SW 220/gw 145/cw190 - thats a 3 lb loss but its been 2 weeks
nitag - BMI Today 32.6 / Goal 25.0 or less
adopt4 - SW 273/GW 165/CW 243.3 - no change AGAIN
BMI is 38.1 I don't have a goal this month for BMI except for it to get lower. I'm on week 2 or 3 of no change, like Jamie, and it's making me nervous... but with a trainer now I think I might see some changes!
Chantybear - SW148/GW 127/CW 133.5 - Not really any change, but happy I did not gain!
BMI: Start: 24.3/ Current: 21.9/ Goal: 20.8
Stillkristi - SW 461/GW 195/CW 429 - lost 1.5 lbs
BMI Start 66.1/ Current 61.5/Goal < 60
lulubar-SW205/GW145/CW191 +2 lbs.
BMI Start35.5/Current34.6/goal??? Just lower.....
Swignal - SW 317 / GW 150 / CW 288 = 4 pound loss
BMI 53.4 Current / Goal BMI much lower!!!!
Well Team I lost 4 pounds this week... and I am currently at 288 and before I started MFP I was 327!!! wow I never thought I would see the day I was under 300 let alone fit in my size 24 shorts!!! I must say I have had one hell of a week and loving it.... cant wait to see what next week brings...
congrates to all that have lost this week and for the ones who remained the same dont get discouraged...Just keep pushing yourself... I know you can do it...
Kristi - I am absoulutely proud of you.. and your sticking with us.. dont get discouraged about the BMI cuz all of us are trying to make it better... they said my goal weight should be 101 to 120 NOT I will be completely happy with 150 to 175.. **** 190 I still will look good LOL... I think hubby wouldnt let me leave the house when I get to 190 lmao... so kristi focus on what you are doing...
Jamie - like kristi said are you dinking enough water?? getting enough rest?? I can tell you personally I do not eat my exercise calories I eat 1500 - 1700 calories daily if I workout or not... and I make sure I eat something every 2 to 2.5 hours... after I workout I drink that special K protien water and it holds me over until dinner and I eat cottage cheese and applesauce alot!!! like sometimes sack lunch and snack and dinner.. or I might eat it with peaches or another kind of fuit to change things up.. I do 2 hours of cardio every Mon Wed Fri and the rest of the week I do 1 hour of cadio and my strength training.. anyway... I also loved Mt Dew before I started MFP I weined myself off of it.. i cut back to one a day then 1/2 a day to 1 every 3 day to 0 and If I even try to sip my kids?? it tastes nasty and sugary..
adopt4- with the trainer I think you will forsure see some results with the trainer... good luck
anyway.. I am throwing my son and my twin nieces their 21st birthday party tonight... so I will prob be busy later so everyone have a great night and Great Job everyone...0 -
Losingit4good- Starting BMI 30.2 / Goal BMI 28.8 or lower.
Losingit4good- SW252/GW175/CW222 - no change (grr!!)
indianagranny - SW216/GW160/CW195.4 -4.8
indianagranny - STARTING BMI 31.6/GOAL 29.5
dewdrop - SW133.5/GW124/CW133.5 - (re)starting
dewdrop - S BMI20.9/G BMI - don't quite have a goal for this
get_fit2009 - SW 175/gw 140/ CW 165.5 - up a pound (it's ok, TOM)
I'll have to get back to you on the BMI thing. Last I checked I am hovering on the border between healthy weight and overweight.
jamierobertson - SW 195/ GW 155/ CW 187.8.....0lbs again!
BMI is 27.7 My BMI goal is to enter into healthy range....25.0
Manda1111 - down 2 pounds
cyndeebee - SW:136 GW:115 CW: I'll get back to you in a bit...
BMI: Start: 25.4 Goal in 1 month:24.4
nitag - SW 220/gw 145/cw190 - thats a 3 lb loss but its been 2 weeks
nitag - BMI Today 32.6 / Goal 25.0 or less
adopt4 - SW 273/GW 165/CW 243.3 - no change AGAIN
BMI is 38.1 I don't have a goal this month for BMI except for it to get lower. I'm on week 2 or 3 of no change, like Jamie, and it's making me nervous... but with a trainer now I think I might see some changes!
Chantybear - SW148/GW 127/CW 133.5 - Not really any change, but happy I did not gain!
BMI: Start: 24.3/ Current: 21.9/ Goal: 20.8
Stillkristi - SW 461/GW 195/CW 429 - lost 1.5 lbs
BMI Start 66.1/ Current 61.5/Goal < 60
lulubar-SW205/GW145/CW191 +2 lbs.
BMI Start35.5/Current34.6/goal??? Just lower.....
Swignal - SW 317 / GW 150 / CW 288 = 4 pound loss
BMI 53.4 Current / Goal BMI much lower!!!!
Congratulations to the people that lost and to the people who are frustrated - it is another week - change things up and see what happens. I will be doing that also as my loss was water gained that I had already lost
Kristi - thanks for hanging in there with me. I am actually smiling but trying to get those numbers to stay down down down. Sodium already high today but pushing the water. And take your advice. - don't concentrate on the BMI - concentrate on the weight losing and the BMI will go to. Mine I know is down two points since I started and I didn't realize it till now. So don'tthink about the BMI and see what happens. again thanks for all your support it really does help. Kristi I have a question - so you do not ever eat any of your exercise calories back. I read MFP SETS YOU AT 21??? and you eat from 1500 - 1700 i THINK. Do you feel this works for you? I am just wondering cause I wonder if something like that would work for me?
Prayerfulmom - thank you too. I might be trying that zigzagging calories and see what happens. I got to work on something. I am going to try to google it later tonight.
Jamie - I feel your frustration girl. Hang in there. It will come off. I am going to read more on the zig zagging I am pretty sure and see if that works.
Adopt4 - sneal me in to see your trainer with you. I want to hear his/her suggestions.
LI4G - I need to borrow your chocolate cow girl. I went to the store today and got the nesquik - WOW - sure helped out for thechoclate addition.
Sheila - hope your party went swell. I wished at times I could borrow some of your energy girl.0 -
I have good news!! I finished Day 3 of week 3 of the couch2-5k and am ready to move on to week 4 starting Monday! I thought for sure I would have to repeat this week after last Mondays workout, but here I am at the end of week 3 and todays wog was pretty easy!! I even did arm weights for 45 minutes PRIOR to doing it!
Also, I spent some time curled up with my "You on a diet" book, which is more scientific and explains alot more than I really paid attention to before. Ive lost a total of 4 pounds in 3 weeks, burning 1000 calories a day at the gym, eating about 80-100% of those back in healthy things and have been religious about my water intake. SO....I decided to go back to my book and read up on some things like BMR and made some changes to my MFP food log to once AGAIN to see if I can nail down the science of it all. When I went back and looked at the history of my food journal, I was steadily losing until the end of Feb, then things kinda slowed a bit. I still had some coming off, just not like it was. Now its pretty much at a stand-still.
I think alot of it is the food Im eating. Back during the time I was losing regularly, I had the SAME thing for breakfast & lunch. Low cal, yummy, easy to make. Once I started experimenting with different things for those meals (mainly cuz I was getting bored with it) I also found it harder to avoid cravings for other foods I shouldnt eat. :grumble: So, Im thinking I need to automate my lunch and breakfast like I was, which is also what my book tells me to do since these are the meals I tend to rush through even if they are planned. Snacks and dinner still being the variable healthy stuff that I know is ok.
Just thought I would share this with you. Im also going to be continuing the wogging and adding in more weight trainings instead of doing a full hour of cardio. I did arm weights today for the first time in 2 1/2 weeks since I hurt my shoulder and so far, it feels great. We'll see how sore I am tomorrow. :laugh:0
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