Over 200 Club Losing it for the Holidays!!!(Open Group)

Momma2four

Water: I try soo hard to intake my water but I pee like every hour whenever I get close to 64 oz.

Once your body gets use to this it will slow down. I know it is really irritating right now but it really should slow down after a while.

Momma2four

checking in for yesterday:

calories: ok ... but ate almost all my exercise calories (and there were alot)
exercise: very good - 90 minutes at the Y
water: good 64oz
proud: I'm in a really good exercise groove 3 days a week at the Y - I almost never miss those days... but now I just need to figure out how to get in exercise the other days.

The amount of exercise you do always amazes me:happy:

Momma2four

I hate to say this, but I am thinking that my Thanksgiving goal is out the door for me. I have 8 pounds to lose to meet it and it is 1 week away. I seem to do this with every one of my goals. I do NOT meet them on the date I set. I usually meet them any where from 1-3 weeks late. I am wondering if I quit with the time limits and just set the weight loss goals.:ohwell: We will see

lstpaul

[The amount of exercise you do always amazes me:happy:

Thanks, I think I am doing really great with exercise when I schedule time to get to the Y:happy: ... now if I could just figure out how to eat less ... AND do some exercise away from the Y:ohwell:

Momma2four - I'm not going to make my Thanksgiving goal either ... but as long as I meet it later on I'm fine with that ... I just want to see some downward progress again ... It's been the same or upward for too long ... and I KNOW why (bad food, bad food, bad food).
You mentioned last week when you weighed in that you seem to only be able to lose .4 pounds a week .... I was jealous, I would love to be back to the groove I was in where I was losing half a pound give or take a week ... because at least that would be in the right direction. It isn't a race ... you will get there, and you ARE getting there (and so will I for that matter, just have to get my eating back on track first!).:flowerforyou:

aries88

Hi I am new here and after reading through all the posts, I just felt motivated to make myself more accountable by being in a group and checking in and such. I have been on and off trying to lose weight since I had my youngest daughter in 2002 (more gaining than losing unfortunately). I joined the local gym a month ago and have now made it a habit to go before my morning class for an hour and after for an hour and a half. Haven't seen much results yet but hoping with the combination of working out and eating right, I will see them soon.

Oh a little more about me... I am a full-time student working on my Bachelor's in Fine Art, I have six kids ages 16, 16, 15, 13, 12 and 7. 3 are mine and 3 are my husbands but they are all ours if that makes sense. I was in the Navy for almost 5 years, in fact today it has been 5 years since I got out. I have a wonderful husband who I have been married to for a little over 2 years now. Hmmmm not much else that I can think of.

My weight loss goals are to get to 150 but short term goals of 10 lbs at a time. I know I can reach them even though I feel a little frustrated right now that I have only lost 3 lbs in a month.

calories: so far today 623 and dinner is going to be healthy so it shouldn't go over 1300 for the day exercise: very good - 1 hr this morning before class and 1 1/2 hrs after class
water: so far 100 oz
proud: that I went to the gym and I didn't cut myself short even though I was a little tired


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Momma2four

aries, wow you have your hands full. Hope we can all get to know you better. We are good at being there for each other and supporting each other. Welcome to our group and look forward to seeing your posts.

lstpaul, thanks!!!! You always help me out with your advice. I am not too worried about my time line. I just want to get to 50 pounds lost. Right now I weigh what I did 12 years ago. I look in the mirror and even though I am still big I say way to go Sherry!!!!! (yes, that is my name:laugh: )

Macurry20

Calories: good but for some reason I am having a huge sweet tooth today and it is frustrating with bad sweets in my reach
Exercise: 30 min on the elliptical
Water: I drink 3 bottles of the deer park sport cap bottles...700ml...so equal to 2100ml...is that equal to 64oz? I am bad at math
Proud: I am not quite giving into my sweet tooth...but the night isn't over :frown:

bluenote

You can do it, Macurry! Eat a yogurt instead.

Seriously, jlb: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: Way to go! I know you feel GREAT about that compliment! :flowerforyou: I feel great FOR you! LOL

Here I go. Almost done with week two. The good thing about week two is that it can't ever be as bad as week one! :noway:

Cals: under, but I still have a birthday dinner to get through. Ugh. :drinker: And that little guy is NOT drinkin' water! LOL
Exercise: One hour of dance with my dancers after school - actually, not a straight hour, so I guess I should really say only about 30 mins of dance and 30 of walking around watching them.
Water: Got it all in whew
Proud: I passed up Ruffles potato chips at lunch today!!! Never did that before in my entire life! :laugh:

I'm gonna say it, too: Way to go, Sherry! :happy:
Welcome aries! You'll like it here. :flowerforyou:

LittleSpy

You guys are all doing so awesome!

11.18.09
Calories: 1288... assuming I can resist what I believe will be and awesome angel food cake that I'm in the process of making :devil: Even if I can't, no big deal, I think it's going to have about 90 calories/slice.
Exercise: 665 - 30 minutes stationary bike 40 minute brisk walk
Water: At least 80 oz again
Proud: I'm doing well this week. I'm proud I've gotten so far that someone other than my boyfriend really noticed to the point they had to say something to me. I'm proud that I kind of bonded with my supervisor in a way after I told her I had started running (she ran several half-marathons before she found out about her heart issues). :drinker:

lildebbie

Welcome Aries...so by your username, are you an "aries"...I ask cause I am

One of my major goals is to get under 250 by my bady april 18th.

Today;
Cals - I didn't keep trakc, but ate pretty good. I had lunch at my 6 yr olds school, was really gross, but i had some just smaller snacks througout today..
Exercise - zippo...didn't have a chance today since I went up to school with my daughter i usally do it at lunch.
Water - none
Proud - I am not sure ...iguess that I am very very stressed at work and not turning to food

aries88

aries, wow you have your hands full. Hope we can all get to know you better. We are good at being there for each other and supporting each other. Welcome to our group and look forward to seeing your posts.

lstpaul, thanks!!!! You always help me out with your advice. I am not too worried about my time line. I just want to get to 50 pounds lost. Right now I weigh what I did 12 years ago. I look in the mirror and even though I am still big I say way to go Sherry!!!!! (yes, that is my name:laugh: )

Yeah I do have my hands full a bit but I love it. I get asked all the time how I do it and to me it is just normal life. Yes all six kids live with us and I am busy pretty much all of the time but it's great. Thank you for the warm welcome to the group.

aries88

Welcome Aries...so by your username, are you an "aries"...I ask cause I am

One of my major goals is to get under 250 by my bady april 18th.

Today;
Cals - I didn't keep trakc, but ate pretty good. I had lunch at my 6 yr olds school, was really gross, but i had some just smaller snacks througout today..
Exercise - zippo...didn't have a chance today since I went up to school with my daughter i usally do it at lunch.
Water - none
Proud - I am not sure ...iguess that I am very very stressed at work and not turning to food

Actually no I am not an Aries....my husband is lol. Thanks for the warm welcome

LittleSpy

Oh yeah, I ended up at 1378 calories for today. :devil:
And yummmmo, fat-free low sugar strawberry angel food cake. 90 calories/piece and very worth it.

snowflakes

aries88: welcome to the greatest group of ladies.

lstpaul: 90 minutes of exercise makes me tired just thinking about it.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: You must be feeling strong to have that kind of endurance. Thanks for the motivation. If you want to try some workouts at home www.collagevidoe.com has hundreds of titles you might be interested in looking into.

momma2four: You are so close to making next goal. The exact date is not important, just sticking with it and taking the loss as it comes. Slow and steady is the plan. I get so impatient when I prefer INSTANT:laugh: :laugh: You are doing great.

Today was a busy shopping day. I have one more Christmas gift taken care of. And we have all the fixins for Thanksgiving dinner except for the fresh things that have to be picked up Wednesday. I love Thanksgiving, so much to be thankful for.

calories: yes 1314
exersice: yes (just a little, better than nothing)
water: not quite
proud off: Not grabbing drive through fast food when I was in town today. In the past I wouldn't have thought twice about that.:embarassed:

I am taking a little road trip so I will do my weigh in on Saturday morning. You each take care.:flowerforyou:

aries88

Complete update for the day

Calories: 2156....had a few snacks today
Exercise: great -2.5 hours total and 1574 calories burned
Water: 140 oz

Feeling very frustrated though....according to the numbers I had 3184 calories I could consume with how much I work and all that....but there is no possible way I can eat that many. I love how much I work out but I am concerned I might be hindering the weight loss process if I am not getting enough calories throughout the day. Any thoughts on that????

SW: 230
CW: 227
GW: 150

bluenote

I blew it at the birthday party. :mad: I had lobster risotto and birthday cake, plus three martinis. And if that weren't enough, I drove through Taco Bell and ate three taco supremes. WHY DOES TACO BELL ALWAYS SABOTAGE MY FREAKING WEIGH INS? OK, why do *I* always sabotage my freakin' weigh ins with TB??!?!?!?!? :sad:

I am over by 700 calories. Why did I do this right before weigh in again?????????????

ColoradoGirl

Checking in for yesterday

Had a crazy busy day with my hubby yesterday and unfortunately spent too much time in the car.

Calories... stayed with in but just barely
Exercise... hardly any due to being in the car.. but, if you count all the walking we did going scavenging for a new light light fixture at the many places we went , I at least got a little:ohwell:
Water... quite frankly sucked.. probably drank about 3/4 of a gallon and I am feeling the effects today.:grumble:
Proud.... Proud that I was able to not go hog wild at Sweet Tomatoes and have a sensible lunch and skipped the desert!

Well.. today is a new day.. so, I am going to get back on the horse and try again.. Can't start let myself slip.
:noway:

Stephanie08

Checking in for yesterday:

Calories: I actually hit 1200 exactly to the T
Water: over 9 glasses
Exercise: Yes, ended up reading the wrong class schedule at the gym and ended up in the most intense aerobics class :noway:
Proud: wanted to take a nap, but had a cup of tea and headed to the gym instead

Stephanie08

I blew it at the birthday party. :mad: I had lobster risotto and birthday cake, plus three martinis. And if that weren't enough, I drove through Taco Bell and ate three taco supremes. WHY DOES TACO BELL ALWAYS SABOTAGE MY FREAKING WEIGH INS? OK, why do *I* always sabotage my freakin' weigh ins with TB??!?!?!?!? :sad:

I am over by 700 calories. Why did I do this right before weigh in again?????????????

Could be the martinis though that lead you to taco bell. Trust me, I know how that goes!

LittleSpy

Feeling very frustrated though....according to the numbers I had 3184 calories I could consume with how much I work and all that....but there is no possible way I can eat that many. I love how much I work out but I am concerned I might be hindering the weight loss process if I am not getting enough calories throughout the day. Any thoughts on that????

My thoughts are that when I exercise, I count my calorie burn very conservatively. If my HRM says 500 calories burned and MFP says 300 calories burned, I go with MFP. We had a pertinent discussion here last week -- As someone with a lot of weight to lose and a high percentage of body fat (over 30), I'm unlikely to go into "starvation mode." The same rules don't really apply to obese folks. So, for those of us who have a lot of weight to lose, it's not as important for us to eat those exercise calories.

I have been leaving most of (if not all) my exercise calories most days. I think, what if I underestimated the calories or the portion size of something I ate? What if I overestimated my calorie burn? I personally like the safety net of leaving several hundred exercise calories uneaten. As I lose weight, I I'm sure I will have to adjust what I'm doing and start eating more of my exercise calories, but right now it's working for me.

That being said, when you do eat some or all of your exercise calories, you need to eat healthy foods. You don't get to eat a pint of Ben & Jerry's just because you ran for 90 minutes that day (:frown: ). But if you need an extra spoonful of peanut butter or you want a glass of milk or a piece of fruit, etc, and you have exercise calories, then go for it. I always eat when I'm hungry and I try to make healthy decisions. Of course, I'm also guilty of budgeting my calories for bad little indulgences (namely beer and/or pizza :laugh: ) but I certainly don't do it every day. Just try to make as many calories as possible *quality* calories. Don't eat empty calories just because you have some extra exercise calories. I think doing that would definitely hinder your weight loss.

LittleSpy

WHY DOES TACO BELL ALWAYS SABOTAGE MY FREAKING WEIGH INS? OK, why do *I* always sabotage my freakin' weigh ins with TB??!?!?!?!? :sad:

:frown:
I'm sorry! But today's a new day! :flowerforyou: That was just a tiny step back, but you're doing great!

You should go to Taco Bell's website and check out nutrition information. Find the healthiest & tastiest thing on the menu. That way, when you have a night like last night, you can drive through Taco Bell and order ONE of that, eat it very very slowly, and get your Taco Bell fix.

aries88

Feeling very frustrated though....according to the numbers I had 3184 calories I could consume with how much I work and all that....but there is no possible way I can eat that many. I love how much I work out but I am concerned I might be hindering the weight loss process if I am not getting enough calories throughout the day. Any thoughts on that????

My thoughts are that when I exercise, I count my calorie burn very conservatively. If my HRM says 500 calories burned and MFP says 300 calories burned, I go with MFP. We had a pertinent discussion here last week -- As someone with a lot of weight to lose and a high percentage of body fat (over 30), I'm unlikely to go into "starvation mode." The same rules don't really apply to obese folks. So, for those of us who have a lot of weight to lose, it's not as important for us to eat those exercise calories.

I have been leaving most of (if not all) my exercise calories most days. I think, what if I underestimated the calories or the portion size of something I ate? What if I overestimated my calorie burn? I personally like the safety net of leaving several hundred exercise calories uneaten. As I lose weight, I I'm sure I will have to adjust what I'm doing and start eating more of my exercise calories, but right now it's working for me.

That being said, when you do eat some or all of your exercise calories, you need to eat healthy foods. You don't get to eat a pint of Ben & Jerry's just because you ran for 90 minutes that day (:frown: ). But if you need an extra spoonful of peanut butter or you want a glass of milk or a piece of fruit, etc, and you have exercise calories, then go for it. I always eat when I'm hungry and I try to make healthy decisions. Of course, I'm also guilty of budgeting my calories for bad little indulgences (namely beer and/or pizza :laugh: ) but I certainly don't do it every day. Just try to make as many calories as possible *quality* calories. Don't eat empty calories just because you have some extra exercise calories. I think doing that would definitely hinder your weight loss.

What you say makes perfect sense. Most of my exercise calories go uneaten every day and I rack up a lot of exercise calories every day. One thing my husband pointed out was that I am building muscle so not to go so much by the scale but by inches lost since I am losing inches. In the last month I have gone from a size 20 to an 18 so that is progress. It is nice to have those extra calories so I can indulge every now and then. I am a firm believer that you cannot deny yourself or you will end up overindulging. I eat when I am hungry and my family eats pretty healthy anyway...homemade dinners every night and with my husband being diabetic, it makes it necessary to eat healthy all the time. I do have a problem with my thyroid that was just discovered this summer and I go back on the 1st to have my levels checked to see if the meds are working *crossing fingers that they are*. I know if those levels are off that is going to hinder my progress as well. So anyway thanks for the advice. I think for now I am not going to worry so much if my exercise calories are eaten or not and just focus on eating healthy and getting the exercise. I am not going this morning because of a bad night's sleep but I will go after class for at least 30 mins. Oh and weighed myself this morning and am down another 2 lbs!!!!


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awestfall

I need to get my eating under control and exercise in gear.Lord please help me !!!

Momma2four

Good Morning Girls,

It looks like everyone has been busy. I love to see all the post.

Zora, New day. Even if you did not do so well this week, aren't you doing better than last? Keep it up, do not give up.

aries, you really do exercise a lot if you have that many calories. I think as long as you are eating some of them it is fine. I would think (and this is just my opinion, take it with a grain of salt) That if you have over 3000 worth of calories each day, that eating 1500-1800 calories would be the least you should have. I would ask my doctor though to be sure.

jlb, you always have good advice thanks for sharing


awestfall, you beat your self up too much. You try too hard then get burned out. Slow down, take this one meal at a time. Slow and steady wins the race sister. We care about you and want to see you succeed. Okay?:flowerforyou:


snowflakes, love seeing you on here you always make me smile.


Stephanie, congrats on the advanced work out. :glasses: I am proud of you for working out instead of napping

To all my girls have a wonderful day. you guys, you are the best:flowerforyou:

lstpaul

awestfall: You can do this, just keep on trying! We are all in this together! :flowerforyou:
zorahope: It is a new day, don't let one bad night sabotage your week ... just have a great day today before your weigh-in tomorrow!

checking in:
calories: over ... but not as bad as other days lately, I thought I had done well until I added up all my high-fat snacks (peanuts, pretzels and my 'old friend' cheese)

exercise: good ... I FINALLY got myself to take a walk during my son's swim team practice :happy: ... he was guilting me into watching him for the full 45 minutes - and I was very easily agreeing to it ... But last night I told him I would walk for the first 20 minutes and watch him for the last 25 - and he was fine with it, and it felt good! I will have to make that a habit.

water: good ... 64 oz ... but probably not enough during the day, because I got really shaky again last night after my walk and right before dinner. I shouldn't have been hungry, so probably was not enough water again... not sure, but it caused me to snack too much again last night when I got home.

proud: I exercised on a non-YMCA day ... woo hoo! :drinker:

awestfall

Good Morning Girls,

It looks like everyone has been busy. I love to see all the post.

Zora, New day. Even if you did not do so well this week, aren't you doing better than last? Keep it up, do not give up.

aries, you really do exercise a lot if you have that many calories. I think as long as you are eating some of them it is fine. I would think (and this is just my opinion, take it with a grain of salt) That if you have over 3000 worth of calories each day, that eating 1500-1800 calories would be the least you should have. I would ask my doctor though to be sure.

jlb, you always have good advice thanks for shar


awestfall, you beat your self up too much. You try too hard then get burned out. Slow down, take this one meal at a time. Slow and steady wins the race sister. We care about you and want to see you succeed. Okay?:flowerforyou:


snowflakes, love seeing you on here you always make me smile.


Stephanie, congrats on the advanced work out. :glasses: I am proud of you for working out instead of napping

To all my girls have a wonderful day. you guys, you are the best:flowerforyou:

Thanks Momma you always know the right thing to say to me.I am trying to learn to take one meal at a time and I am not setting time guideline goals to meet anymore.My body will hit those goals when its ready.I just have to keep striving everyday to succeed and try my best.I am going to try to remember this everyday.

awestfall

The weather here is making me feel so tired and bummed today but I am going to try to push myself to exercise and drink my water today.I already used up most of my calories for breakfast which stinks but everyone makes mistakes and mine was well worth it LOL!!! I am going to try to exercise hard today.

snowflakes

Good morning gals,

We all are learning what works for each of us. What motivates us, what kind of inner strength do we each have, what trigers binges etc. We each are different and individual, yet we all can understand, and related to each other. You are a great group of ladies, so glad that we can share our ups and downs.:flowerforyou:

I am taking a little road trip and coming back tomorrow, so I thought that I would weigh in on Saturday morning but then I remembered that we will be without power starting early Saturday morning. A transmitter in our canyon is being replaced. I decided to weigh this morning so you wouldn't be waiting on me. Here goes:

Last Week: 210.6
Today: 209
Total: 1.6 lost
Percentage of: .75

Got past the first 15 lbs.:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

You each have a great weekend!:flowerforyou:

lstpaul

Good job Snowflakes! and have fun on your road trip!

I am also going to be taking a little trip away from the scale (a delayed anniversary get-away for my hubby and I - just to a casino/hotel not too far away - but for all the prep work for my parents to come and stay with the kids, and get them to and from all their activities - we may as well be flying somewhere for a week! ). I will have to weigh in Sunday morning.... but don't wait for me to declare this week's biggest loser (for one thing - I don't expect much loss).
Tonight we will be going to a seafood buffet, and a fancier restaurant tomorrow, I'm not too worried about that because I have a good idea of what I will be choosing, but will really have to watch what I eat for breakfasts and lunches. I did workout this morning for on hour at the Y ... so plan to eat most of those exercise calories tonight, and I will make use of the exercise room at the hotel too. I'm more concerned about the drinks I will have ... for one thing I'm not used to using calories for alcohol much .. and I'm not used to drinking at all lately so will need to be careful. I'm thinking a vodka & diet soda might be a lower calorie option, any other ideas?

LittleSpy

(... and my 'old friend' cheese)

I hope I don't offend you because I mean this in a not-bad way -- Last night I was at the grocery store and the cheese was on sale 3/$5... and I bought 3 but only 2 of them were made with 2% milk because I *really* wanted some pepper jack. :embarassed:

So I got home, and I was so excited about my pepper jack but it has 110 calories for 1 ounce. :ohwell: So, rather than sarcrificing any other part of my dinner, I thought I'd just have 1/2 ounce. My poor little sad 1/2 ounce serving of cheese. :laugh: I took the smallest bites ever just to really savor it. But, I thought about you. It was seriously all I could do not to go back and eat that entire block of cheese. :laugh: I don't know why I torture myself by bringing goodies like that home.