"10 Pounds At A Time Challenge"

Positively_Me

i am around the same 5'7 and 212 pounds...my fitness level is pretty good...when i first did the dvd...i couldn't finish level one but now i can do level one and have energy for something else...

thanks again...

MindOverMatter

Hello Everyone!

Glad to see that everyone has been active on here! Today was a pretty good day...but I know I did a few bad things! I was so behind schedule that I ran out of the house with out my lunch....so all I had was an apple !!! That was not good....when I got home I had an afternoon snack and then moved onto dinner. I currently have about 250 calories left over and I think I am going to make myself a protein shake. I know that was a bad thing....something I used to do ALL THE TIME....so I have to watch it!!! I am just glad I didnt cave and get FAST FOOD! Let's just say Sunday is my new prep day...I am going to have a few items on hand that are packed and ready to go for when I am in a rush!!!

Welcome newbies!!!:bigsmile:

HeatherMN

Good morning, everyone!

I was naughty last night and went over my calories because I met a friend for coffee (mocha with skim milk and no whip, which is an improvement over my previous coffee choices) and then went to dinner with the boyfriend for fajitas. Yum!

However, I was down 1/2 lb. this morning. What??

That being said, I did some checking on the Medica Health Manager. Our company has Medica for the group insurance and it has programs you can participate in to get money. Anyway, I had them calculate what I should be eating for calories to lose weight and it told me 2000. MFP says 1600. Now, I'm confused as to which one is correct and I'm wondering if MFP is not giving me enough calories? Weird.

If anyone has any input regarding this matter, I'd love to hear your thoughts. Just thought it was strange that I over ate by 500 calories yesterday and lost. Going by the Medica numbers, I would be right in my calorie range...hmm.

Anyway, hope everyone is having a great day.
Heather

haley4tn

Wanted to share something my youngest son said last night while working out with the Biggest Loser.

Here's how the conversation went ....

"Mom, is this hard for you, you breathing alot?"
"It's challenging, but I need to do it to lose weight"
"Mom, I know your losing weight"
"Oh really, how do you know that??"
"Your butt is getting smaller and I don't see your roll anymore" :laugh:

Gotta love their honesty. A month ago I would have fussed at him, but now I think it's great that he sees that I am trying.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day :flowerforyou:

HeatherMN

Cute story! Thanks for sharing.

The other day, one of my coworkers brought in her son's Halloween candy for our candy dishes at work. He had picked out the M&Ms (the only candy he eats) and Butterfingers (for her boyfriend). Then, he told her she didn't need any because she was getting wider. Gotta love 5 yr. olds, right?

silvertears

Good morning, everyone!

I was naughty last night and went over my calories because I met a friend for coffee (mocha with skim milk and no whip, which is an improvement over my previous coffee choices) and then went to dinner with the boyfriend for fajitas. Yum!

However, I was down 1/2 lb. this morning. What??

That being said, I did some checking on the Medica Health Manager. Our company has Medica for the group insurance and it has programs you can participate in to get money. Anyway, I had them calculate what I should be eating for calories to lose weight and it told me 2000. MFP says 1600. Now, I'm confused as to which one is correct and I'm wondering if MFP is not giving me enough calories? Weird.

If anyone has any input regarding this matter, I'd love to hear your thoughts. Just thought it was strange that I over ate by 500 calories yesterday and lost. Going by the Medica numbers, I would be right in my calorie range...hmm.

Anyway, hope everyone is having a great day.
Heather

My sister is part of a group on here that is actually eating MORE calories than MFP recommends trying to lose weight... they just started, so I don't really know how that's going. Apparently there are several different websites that will give you a higher calorie range than MFP.

silvertears

I'm proud of myself tonight. My kids have dance class on Thursdays from 4:30 to 5:30, so normally it's really tempting to just pick up something like pizza or McDonalds afterward for dinner. But tonight, even with my kids begging for chicken nuggets, I drove home and cooked. :drinker:

haley4tn

Hey everyone :flowerforyou: It's finally FRIDAY

Hope everyone is doing good, sticking with your goals! I am doing really good with my "portion control", better wording than the dreaded word diet, YUCK :sick: . Doing good with the Biggest Loser workout, still loving it. I also check in on the Wii Fit, it has a Free Step, I can set it on 30 minutes to step and watch TV at the same time. It's great.

We have a busy weekend planned, we have a 7:30 4H project in the morning and going camping afterwords with some friends. It makes me a little nervous when I get out of my comfort zone , but I just have to stay strong!

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Kpablo

I've plateued at 135, I'm not budging. What should I do?

HeatherMN

I've plateued at 135, I'm not budging. What should I do?

Try either recalculating your calorie allowance to try switching up your exercise routine.

So, I've decided I'm going to follow Medica and the Mayo Clinic's calorie calculators, which both told me that I need to consume around 2000 calories to lose weight and MFP suggests 1600. Um, I love eating, so an extra 400 calories sound awesome to me! Plus, I figure that two major players in the health care industry must know something, right? I'll let you all know how it goes this weekend with the added food.

I have a busy, busy weekend ahead of me, so eating right while on the run will be my biggest challenge. I have a bonfire with friends tonight, bowling tomorrow morning, a fundraiser gala tomorrow night (with wine tasting, oh no!) and then going to see a rockabilly band on Sunday. Whew, I'm tired just listing it all.

Have a wonderful Friday! It's a sunny morning in Minnesota with temperatures expected near 60!!

Heather

hazelnutflav

hello everyone,
i was and still am very excieted about this challenge, i did not hit the 10 lb mark (only lost 2 lbs last month) but i love a challenge and will try it again this month, i am getting better with my food diary and know that its one of the reasons why i lost weight in the first place my buddy is helping me and when im done printing off my menu for the week i give it to her and she goes over it like the food police to show me how to make even better choices and its working, so far i have not missed a day at the gym nor have i used any excuese not to go, i feel so much better and have a lot more energy to walk places that i did not want to walk to,who knew 2 lbs could make such a difference.

anyhoo
current weight 239
goal weight 229


i will make it this month you ALL can bet on it.

Positively_Me

hey all,

this was a busy week for me...thank God it's Friday!

i did 1 hour on the treadmill...it said i burned 515 calories....and walked/jogged for 3.70 miles....my speed was between 3.5 - 4.7. i am soar but i am still going to do biggest loser cardo max...

i ate 2 carmal apples today...but i didn't go over my calores but i am afraid the scale will say something different...gain...ugh.

everyone have a safe weekend!

SelkieGhost

Seem to be stuck at 139. Guess my first couple of weeks were shocker flukes on the weight loss. Will have to change up my routine, I'm thinking.

shariguymon

bump

Sorry to sound silly, but what does Bump mean? I have seen it all over the site! I am fairly new to the message boards!

It's to "bump" the post back on the top of the list, because they feel that it's an important issue. :flowerforyou:

Ohhhh! Thank you...good to know!! :happy:

Thanks for explaining "bump" I'm new as well and was wondering what it meant. Sorry to be dumb:embarassed: but how do you bump an issue or recipe?

kimmie0627

I would love to join. I have to go buy a scale. Lol. :flowerforyou:

ittybittybadonkadonk

sorry i havent been around all week ........i am sick with what started out as a head cold which is now a chest cold and i have no voice........i am not logging my calories since all i am able to get down is green tea , water and soup ..... weighed myself wednesday with my other group and i am down 2 pounds ..... LW 196 CW 194...... havent excercised since last sunday :sad: i am missing it ..... but i am lucky if i can get off the couch or out of bed so i better behave and not try to overdo it ..... hope everyone else is doing good

haley4tn

bump

Sorry to sound silly, but what does Bump mean? I have seen it all over the site! I am fairly new to the message boards!

It's to "bump" the post back on the top of the list, because they feel that it's an important issue. :flowerforyou:

Ohhhh! Thank you...good to know!! :happy:

Thanks for explaining "bump" I'm new as well and was wondering what it meant. Sorry to be dumb:embarassed: but how do you bump an issue or recipe?

The only way I knew was from another site, you just type "bump" as your post and it will make it a "Recent Posts", basically to bring it back up the list.

haley4tn

sorry i havent been around all week ........i am sick with what started out as a head cold which is now a chest cold and i have no voice........i am not logging my calories since all i am able to get down is green tea , water and soup ..... weighed myself wednesday with my other group and i am down 2 pounds ..... LW 196 CW 194...... havent excercised since last sunday :sad: i am missing it ..... but i am lucky if i can get off the couch or out of bed so i better behave and not try to overdo it ..... hope everyone else is doing good

:flowerforyou: so sorry for you! Be careful being in your chest! On brightside, 2 pounds is still 2 pounds! Hope you feel better soon!!!

ittybittybadonkadonk

sorry i havent been around all week ........i am sick with what started out as a head cold which is now a chest cold and i have no voice........i am not logging my calories since all i am able to get down is green tea , water and soup ..... weighed myself wednesday with my other group and i am down 2 pounds ..... LW 196 CW 194...... havent excercised since last sunday :sad: i am missing it ..... but i am lucky if i can get off the couch or out of bed so i better behave and not try to overdo it ..... hope everyone else is doing good

:flowerforyou: so sorry for you! Be careful being in your chest! On brightside, 2 pounds is still 2 pounds! Hope you feel better soon!!!

thanks haley

SelkieGhost

Ok... Sunday morning/afternoon.... Morning for me since I just woke up lol. Weighed in and the scale finally dropped down and told me 138 again. And - the trick between now and the past 2 days... I didn't exercise at all. Maybe my body needed recovery time? I'm wondering if I should start doing a 2 day rest period instead of just 1 or no days?

SusyC

Is it too late to join the challenge? I'm new to all this message boarding and don't know if I'll be able to keep up with a lot of contact since I'm not sure I can figure out how to get back to this particular topic. Sorry to be so stupid and naive about it.

But, I need to join some type of challenge because I need the motivation and accountability. I also need advice. I'm at 184 now and want to get to about 145. I can't seem to lose weight. I exercise pretty regularly, doing about 2 miles of fast walking/jogging on a treadmill twice a week. I always tell people I don't eat much, and just to prove it, I joined this site and began keeping a food diary. I'm supposed to be eating about 1200 calories and have been under every day but today when I went to Culver's for dinner and had cheese curds. But, that only took my daily intake to about 1400 calories, so I didn't go over much anyway. But, wouldn't you think that I'd weigh like, NOTHING from eating less than 1200 calories and walking 2 miles a day??

My doc gave me an appetite suppresant once, but that didn't do anything because I'm never really hungry. So, she gave me a prescription for what is now Ali, and that didn't do much because I don't really eat a lot of fat. She finally gave up and said she didn't know why I couldn't lose weight.

Some people have suggested maybe I don't eat enough calories, which sounds nuts. But, if you assume that a body will go into survival mode when it's not getting enough, and begin to store fat, that makes sense. However, it's not like I'm dieting or anything. I eat like this all the time. I normally eat about 1200 calories a day. So, my metabolism should not be in any extreme mode, right?

Help!

SusyC

I wrote I walk/jog on the treadmill twice a week, but I also do "intervals" on the treadmill 3 times a week. I read somewhere where that's supposed to be the latest great weight loss plan. I run real hard for about a minute, walk about a minute, then run hard again, etc. I still end up doing about 2 miles.

Also, my anniversary is on New Year's Eve. I'd love to look like a knockout for my husband by then. What's a reasonable expectation for weight loss by then?

silvertears

I wrote I walk/jog on the treadmill twice a week, but I also do "intervals" on the treadmill 3 times a week. I read somewhere where that's supposed to be the latest great weight loss plan. I run real hard for about a minute, walk about a minute, then run hard again, etc. I still end up doing about 2 miles.

Also, my anniversary is on New Year's Eve. I'd love to look like a knockout for my husband by then. What's a reasonable expectation for weight loss by then?

Welcome! :flowerforyou:

Most of us are shooting for about 20 lbs total weight loss from the beginnig of November to the end of December. Recommended weight loss is 1-2 lbs a week. I'm sure that your hubby will think you're a knockout no matter how much you lose, though. :bigsmile:

I do think that you could be in starvation mode. They don't recommend that you go below 1200 calories PERIOD. Your body needs a certain amount to function properly and if it's not getting it, it will rebel and start being very stingy with your fat stores. It's just a survival tactic - when food is scarce, your body tries to make what it gets go farther. Go to the Tools Menu and use the BMR calculator and it will show you what you should consume to basiclaly maintain your weight. If you are eating less than 1200 calories AND working out (you need even more calories then), your body just isn't getting what it needs to function properly. I know it sounds counterproductive to eat more, but it just might be what you need to convince your body it's OK to let go of its fat stores. It might be worth a try... I just wouldn't recommend weighing for at least a week because you could actually gain a couple of pounds to begin with. There are several threads about this... I believe there are some "newbie" posts stuck at the top of the Nutrition forum that might help explain it better.

Good luck and I hope you find what works for you :flowerforyou:

silvertears

Happy Sunday!

I'm trying to be very careful this weekend about my food choices. The past few weekends, I've blown it. I did pretty well yesterday, only went over a little bit. But I didn't enter any exercise, and I was painting the living room - not a 300 cal workout, but I'm sure it gave me a little more leeway than being a couch potato. :laugh:

I hope you all have a great day!

mildred61

Hi, count me in.....


Todays weight in is 213

Dec. 1 Goal - 205

Jan. 1 Goal -198

Feb. 1 Goal - 190

Ultimate Goal - 150

HeatherMN

Good morning, everyone!

I'll start by saying this has been a terrible eating weekend and I'm going to have to try to make up for some of it today. Yesterday, I was on the run all, which included a fundraiser dinner and a wedding reception. At least I didn't eat at both places, but drank a few calories, if you know what I mean.

That being said, I was back up a few pounds this morning, but some of that may be the pizza I ate at 2am after drinking at the bar. SO naughty, but it was a great time.

Hope you're all staying on track better than I am. Have a great day!

Heather

MindOverMatter

sorry i havent been around all week ........i am sick with what started out as a head cold which is now a chest cold and i have no voice........i am not logging my calories since all i am able to get down is green tea , water and soup ..... weighed myself wednesday with my other group and i am down 2 pounds ..... LW 196 CW 194...... havent excercised since last sunday :sad: i am missing it ..... but i am lucky if i can get off the couch or out of bed so i better behave and not try to overdo it ..... hope everyone else is doing good

I hope you feel better soon! My daughter was sick earlier this week and I was soooo worried with all this H1N1 going around! Get all the rest you need, your helth is number 1!

MindOverMatter

I weighed in this morning to montior progress and I was down another 2 lbs! I think this is excellent considering I only had the opportunity to work out once this week! I was sad about it but life got in the way. My daughter was home sick, I have several papers due for school and 2 midterms!! I felt like my head was spinning! I definitely logged my calories and tried my best to say with in them...I did fairly well! I enjoy working out because it gives you a little lee-way...so this week...come hell or high water I am working out!!!! Looks like I will be getting up at 430 to make that happen...but I don't mind because it is in my best interest!

How is everyone one coming along? I am starting to here the comments now...wow your loosing or you look good dont loose anymore you'll be a stick! I love compliments but becasue I am tall my weight appears to be less than it actually is and with the inches I have been loosing people think I have dropped 40 lbs...and its not the case! I have only lost 25 lbs to date...and in the past this has been a major distraction for me...but I am trying so hard not to let the compliments get to my head, so I can stay focused on my goals and not fall off the wagon! Anyone experience this kind of thing? Its weird because compliments are supposed to make you happy not make you feel pressued but I am feeling a little pressured...lol! Silly I know, but that is why I feel this support group is good so I can get other peoples perception of what I am hearing...so tell me what do you all think????

SelkieGhost

I understand! (sort of!)... When I announced my weight goal to some folks, a couple of them did the whole "you'll be anorexic!" and then I had to explain that having been at the weight goal before, that I'm aiming for - I'm most certainly not going to be anorexic.
I guess because I'm not starting out at a heavier weight than the folks around me, most of them don't see the point in me losing weight, or being worried about "the few extra pounds"...
Mostly I ignore the "anorexic" comments, but sometimes it really gets to me, and is a bit discouraging. Especially since I've been at my goal weight before, it makes me wonder "Did people think I looked bad? Did I look gross? It must be, or else I wouldn't get those comments discouraging me from dropping some body fat" - but - at the same time, I had people compliment me on the weight loss before, and the new, smaller size... so yeah... lol, I don't know..

MindOverMatter

It just seems like everyone will always have an opinion and I guess I have to take what they say with a grain of salt! YOU WOULD THINK any "friend" would be supportive BUT it is not always the case...sadly enough! I think people in general should be supportive of someones goal regardless of their personal opinion....I don't know either SelkieGhost....:ohwell: