JUNE STARTERS

kandyjo

Welcome everybody!!

Any suggestions on this topic: I went for a brisk walk for 30 minutes late yesterday evening and I had stomach cramps all night afterwards. I did do a cool down walk for a 1/2 block before going in. I took a shower and went to bed around 30 minutes after walking. Does anybody know what caused this or what do I need to do to calm the cramps. (It felt like menstrual, but it is not even close to that time of the month).
Note: I just started walking laps again this week. I never felt anything like this before.

I had a stomach cramp yesterday during my walk... I think it was a combo of not enough water and no dinner. I was backwards, I normally eat dinner and wait about an hour then go for my walk but yesterday I went for my walk and then ate dinner. Never had a cramp before.


Oh and can I skip mondays weigh in? Its my TOM and the scale hates me. LOL:laugh:

totally understand that!!! Yeah, skip it:happy: But defnitely jump on with some words of encouragement if you can

Learning2LoveMe

WOO HOO! :happy:

I've been holding the 210 steady, but I just can't seem to make it drop some... stupid water weight :laugh: :laugh: Even busted my butt yesterday and walked 3-1/4 miles and it still won't budge at all ... so hopefully mid next week I'll have a decent loss, and I'll post that as my late monday weigh-in. haha

sassycat

Dehydration?? Did you drink enough water all day??

I had a total of 10 bottles of water and 1 powerade (calorie free)--throughout the day. ( I had quite a bit of water that afternoon watching my little girl play t-ball). It was 105 degrees (counting heat index)--very, very humid. When I started walking it dropped down in the lower 80's + heat index. Do you think I just got overheated? The temperature is suppose to be like that today too, so I think when I walk, I will drop the speed a notch. Maybe I will be able to sleep tonight. I am really exhausted---I am fighting sleep here at work.:yawn:

Geez - you may have thrown off your electrolites!!! 10 bottles of water - as in 5 litres??? The old adage, "8 cups a day" would be 4 water bottles, and it seems that the buzz these days is that people are drinking too much water. Just putting this out there!
:flowerforyou:

My bad - poor calculation:blushing: I had 4 water bottles at work and before the T-ball game was over--I ended up drinking another 2 bottles + the powerade. Can you drink too much water?

nazykatz

Hi! I'm Renee... and I'm a June starter!
I am a high school teacher. Since I'm off for summer vacation, it has been much easier to get myself into the gym consistently. But the scale isn't budging... so I know my diet needs some "tweaking"!

SW: 151 lbs.
CW: 150 lbs. (even after a 4 day, all-u-can-eat cruise. Not bad!)
mini- goal weight: 140 lbs. by Aug. 12, (when school starts up again. I want someone to ask, "Are you losing weight?" after not seeing me all summer.)
GW: 135 lbs. (yes, I have a particular pair of jeans waiting in my closet for this day! :bigsmile: )

Good luck to everyone!

emma_a1uk

Hi...
I don't start until tomorrow (have been on diets in the past, but restarting for the first time this year).

I am 30 years old and live in Kent, England with my bf of 2 1/2 years.
I have been a UK14 for 12 years now and have not been able to get below 154lb on any of my previous attempts.

Start Weight:- 170lb
Current Weight:- 170lb
Target Weight:- 140lb

Mini goals...
159lb by July 31st (my birthday)
153lb...anytime...just to be below 154lb for the first time in 12 years would be fantastic!

Rica03

I just wanted to say Have A Good Weekend All!
I'm not usually on the computer during the weekends, and weekends are the hardest time for me!
I plan to stay maragarita free for another week! Wish me luck.
See you on Monday!
Erica

dlhenry511

I just wanted to say Have A Good Weekend All!
I'm not usually on the computer during the weekends, and weekends are the hardest time for me!
I plan to stay maragarita free for another week! Wish me luck.
See you on Monday!
Erica

Have a good weekend Erica. I too am off the computers on the weekend so stay strong and we will check in on Monday. Dont forget we'll do a "weigh-in" on Monday so it is good motivation to stay on track over the weekend! :happy:

jngibson

What an AWESOME IDEA!
I'm Jillian & I started June 1st!

SW: 292
CW: 283
GW: 180
Mini Goal: 270's by July 1st & 260's by July 29 when i leave for vacation!

I'm 22 work full time, go to school part time(this semester anyways)...:)

loulou82

What a great group! I started exercising last week and I've gotten my diet in check this week.

SW: 156.4
CW: 155.6
GW: 135

Mini Goal: I would like to be 145 by September (Birthday). I'm getting married in October 2010 and definitely want to be in maintenance mode way before then.

courtney_love2001

It's my TOM and I held steady on the pounds for the entire time....then as it is going away, the pounds are too! YAY! Now if I can just kick this cold so I can get back to the gym...Boo!

Meags23

Yes you can definitely drink too much water! Does anyone remember that lady in California that entered a contest for a radio show, to see who could drink the most water, and then she tragically died because of it!!?? That was crazy.

Meags23

Yes you can definitely drink too much water! Does anyone remember that lady in California that entered a contest for a radio show, to see who could drink the most water, and then she tragically died because of it!!?? That was crazy.

Sorry, I was talking about a post earlier when someone asked if you could drink too much water, but it didn't quote. I'm not just randomly throwing that out there. haha.

Learning2LoveMe

It's my TOM and I held steady on the pounds for the entire time....then as it is going away, the pounds are too! YAY! Now if I can just kick this cold so I can get back to the gym...Boo!

Oh I hope I'm the same way...lol. I had been holding steady... got on the scale today to see a pound up. Why did I get on the scale? Now I'm all flustered. I even busted my butt walking 3.2 miles yesterday and I gained a pound. It better come back off next week when my TOM goes away. :laugh: *fingers crossed*

thirtyby40

I'm looking forward to Monday's weigh in, but I am a little concerned that I have a social engagement this weekend that means more calories. I will behave as much as possible. I am going to try and fit in 2 workouts tomorrow, but it is hard, sometimes my kids don't cooperate with what I think I would like to do! We will just have to wait and see what Monday brings I guess.

Go June Starters!!

kat05317

Good luck over the weekend everyone!!
:bigsmile:

GetFitBy2010

We're going to take my dad out to dim sum on sunday.
I'm worry that I'm going to go over my calorie limit. Here is my plan.. get up early on sunday, go work out then go straight to the restaurant from the health club so I can have dim sum as my post meal.
If I work out hard. I won't eat much b/c I remember how hard I work out just to burn 500 cal.
Drink lots of water that day to flush out the sodium.
Monday does 2 hours of workout

nazykatz

I read an article in "Women's Health" yesterday (while I was on the elliptical machine, yeah!), that suggested trying to eat 30-50% of your calories in the morning. It claims this will help increase your metabolism. So I'm going to give it a try today!
We'll see how it effects my workout (I worry it will make me sluggish). And we'll see how HUNGRY I feel later on in the afternoon.

I've also noticed something interesting while filling out my food diary... my food choices are making it difficult for me to meet my 1200 calories without exceeding the Fat and Protein limits. That explains a lot! All of these years, I've been convinced that I was eating light, and limiting my calories... but I've probably always been high in Fat grams! It explains a lot about my lack of progress. (And my stubborn problem areas like tummy, thighs and arms)

Anyway... I'm feeling motivated and strong today! I'm looking forward to my menu and my workout. And emotionally... I'm feeling more in control! :happy:
It really helps me to hear others' success stories... so keep 'em coming!
~*Renee*~

ShesaRenegade

I am starting tomorrow morning. I joined this site several months ago and have been on a rollercoaster with exercise and eating properly. I am 42 days away from my cruise to Alaska. In order to NOT pay 1.5 times the helicopter rate to go dog sledding ($450 vs. $625 :noway: ) I need to be under 250 pounds by August 5th.

Start Weight: 263 :grumble:
Goal Weight: 150
Mini Goal: 235 by August 5th (because the helicopter weight limit includes clothes, boots, etc)

Wish me luck!
Rene

AlmostHot

You can do it Rene!

Make sure you use the site to its full advantage, log loog and exercise and read the forums for motivation, inspiration and education!

GetFitBy2010

I wanted to feel bad for eating vietnamese sandwich and 1 sugar cookie today (On my diet,I don't eat starch after lunch).
But No, I am not. I worked hard to lose weight last week and the food was delicious so it's okto break my diet.

chuseman

Hi i'm Courtney I started about 2 1/2 weeks ago.

Start: 190
Current: 188
Goal: 140

evanslawn

I'm in - started again yesterday.
Starting weight: 206.5
Current weight: 206
Goal weight: 151.5 (55 lbs by Feb. 2010)
Mini goal: 190 by September 1

kandyjo

I read an article in "Women's Health" yesterday (while I was on the elliptical machine, yeah!), that suggested trying to eat 30-50% of your calories in the morning. It claims this will help increase your metabolism. So I'm going to give it a try today!
We'll see how it effects my workout (I worry it will make me sluggish). And we'll see how HUNGRY I feel later on in the afternoon.

I've also noticed something interesting while filling out my food diary... my food choices are making it difficult for me to meet my 1200 calories without exceeding the Fat and Protein limits. That explains a lot! All of these years, I've been convinced that I was eating light, and limiting my calories... but I've probably always been high in Fat grams! It explains a lot about my lack of progress. (And my stubborn problem areas like tummy, thighs and arms)

Anyway... I'm feeling motivated and strong today! I'm looking forward to my menu and my workout. And emotionally... I'm feeling more in control! :happy:
It really helps me to hear others' success stories... so keep 'em coming!
~*Renee*~

Awesome info!! Thanks for sharing!!

kandyjo

I'm so excited to see how many JUNE STARTERS we have!!!
Welcome Ladies!!!!


Don't forget....MONDAY WEIGH-IN!!! This Monday, look for the post JUNE STARTERS WEIGH-IN
We will post our start weight, our current weight (with how many pounds we lost last week, if any) Those who are measuring, feel free to post those lost inches!! :happy:
If you have met any goals, be sure to brag!!! We would love to congratulate you and be encouraged...
See ya Monday!

ilike2moveit

I'm new and loving this site. I really need as much support as I can get so this will be a great encouragement. I'm a mom to 4 and very busy but I'm learning to make time to exercise. Good Luck everyone.

SW: 157
CW: 154
GW: 135
mini goal: 145

csanchez39

I am so glad you started this thread!

I joined MFP on April 11, 2009 and have been commited up to 2 weeks ago. 2 weeks ago I traveled on business and just didnt have the energy to stay on track. Luckily I didnt gain any weight but I only lost 1lb. I am ready to recommit today and get focused.

SW 183 lbs
CW 169 lbs

1st Mini goal July 2nd: loose 5lbs; 164lbs
2nd Mini goal August 2nd: 155lbs

HEK81

Starting Weight 211.6
Current Weight 200.2
Mini Goal 199... Haven't seen the 1's in a while
Second Mini Goal Weight 180... Husband promised a new outfit
Wedding in August

isandi

Hi gals,:flowerforyou:

I also would like to join your group!
I am restarting tomorrow and will look forward to getting to know you all!

I am a retired clinical social worker and loving every minute of it!
My youngest son is getting married in 3 weeks in Mexico! My goal is to lose5 pounds before the wedding!

WillyG

Hi,

Start Weight: 235
Start Date: June 22
Weight Lost: 0 (I just started today)
Goal: 150 lbs
Mini Goal: 200 by end of August.


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csanchez39

I lost 1lb this week....:bigsmile:

SW 183 lbs
CW 168 lbs


1st Mini goal July 2nd: loose 5lbs; 164lbs (4 more lbs to reach 1st mini goal)
2nd Mini goal August 2nd: 155lbs