Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !
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Nicole saved me. The weather cleared up and she decided to drive us to the wedding. It was small, but very nice. I am so glad that we got to go. We went through a few snow squalls along the way, but the roads were clear. Don't know what I would do without my kids.
I like the idea of a protein challenge. I know that I need more protein.
Hope the rest of your weekend is great.
Onward and Downward. Kaye0 -
Sunday Sharing: my digestive tract has decided that it doesn't like yogurt, especially not when paired with coffee and taken instead of breakfast. Failure to stay away from that combo results in major :sick: and absolutely no energy in the morning, so despite what I know about the so-called health benefits of yogurt, I'm not touching it with a ten foot pole this week to see what's going on. However, I will take a probiotic pill with dinner to, um, maintain my flora and fauna. I know that my breakfast replacement had some calories, which would theoretically tide me over until dinner, but it's not even close to the same rib-sticking effect as real food, not to mention how sick it makes me feel. It's confusing, but probably well worth all the testing I'm starting.0
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@Laurie - many prayers for the 3 most important men in your life tonight. I've been praying for your dad for a long time. I'm sorry to hear things have changed this week. I'm learning that just having too much stress can cause that for me, cause my arthritic problems to really act up, and my classes are teaching me to identify my stress before it gets to hi. I feel so bad for your dad because he can't tell you,like, the noise in the hall is really getting to me or this one nurse, I really detest her care, or the feeding tube hurts, etc.
Poor Matt, he's also got so much going on. What do the doctors say as far as that pulled muscle does it add serious danger or just prolong his healing? I started praying for him and will continue with this new information.
I love that you have a Godfather and are close. I'll pray for his disease and comfort. And I'll pray for you and for YOUR STRESS LEVELS.
@Zoe - I detest yogurt too. I'm all for real food in the morning. Not a good time of day to "test" something your body isn't used to. Mayby your midday meal or snack would be a better time as your stomach has something in it, and you're prepared.
@Kaye = WOOT for Nicole! Glad your got to go to the wedding - I'm sure your appearance was a wonderful gift to the bride and groom and their parents!
SUNDAY SHARE: Haven't done this in a long time. Hi - I'm Ellen, from Omaha, NE, home of the College World Series and many other spendours!
I'm 64, divorced, no kids, 2 brothers 1 sis living in town, 1 sis with 3 adult kids living far away.Speaking of that sister, She's planning to celebrate her 50th Wedding anniversary and they will renew their vows here in Omaha in July, as her kids and grands can all get here fairly easily. It should be a great time. Per the English, this is a Golden Jubilee Year and I just get giddy thinking about it. I hope she plans some extra time here as my sister here in Omaha and I want to throw her a little salon-style party and perhaps do some sort of other special event.0 -
@RobinsEgg, I thought about that, too, but since I only endure yogurt at breakfast, it should be perfectly fine. Besides, I usually don't snack until the evening, if at all, so that's kinda out. Besides, I'm testing an elimination, and have already noticed that my body feels better for it.0
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FEBRUARY PROTEIN CHALLENGE
SET YOUR GOALS
RECORD DAILY
All who post here are hereby notified of the February Challenge.
There are no right or wrong ways to do this. Simply decide for yourself how you want to improve your
Protein Intake and post your intent here.
Then keep track of your protein using MFP or whatever device you choose
and make note of your changes every time you post during the month of February, being aware we only have 28 days this month.
If you are unable to get started on day 1, don't be alarmed, you have til the 4th to join the Challenge.
There will be no awards given at the end.
The award is your own satisfaction.
I will rank who posted the most and in what order.0 -
@robin-- sorry I didn't get back to you yesterday about the challenge, but looks like you guys worked it out. One little change for it though; there are 29 days in February b/c it's Leap Year!!
@kaye-- so glad you got to attend the wedding.
@laurie-- sorry to hear about your dad, godfather, and Matt. I hope you get good news about all 3 very soon. Enjoy the Garth Brooks concert.
@kelley-- yeah, so many schools of thought on protein needs. I agree that the best method is to figure out what works best by trial and error.
@niki-- I also have my protein set at 30%, but also rarely meet it. I also find the explanations confusing,s o I just go by what works for my body. I tend to feel fuller and consume less calories overall when I eat a minimum of about 100 grams/day. so that's going to be my goal for Feb. Oh, and I loved the chart you shared.
Sunday Share:
I had a nice time at the gala for my colleague's son (he has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy). I didn't try to log the food, but I did a good job of choosing the healthier options of salad, chicken breast, and lean roast beef with just a taste of the farfalle in vodka sauce and one small dinner roll. I also had the tiniest piece of cake afterwards. After all of that careful choosing, my friends and I stopped at Wendy's drive-thru on the way home and ate burgers at midnight. Doh! LOL
Today was better, but not perfect by any means. We all slept at my friends' house and one of them is a chef, so he made us waffles for breakfast. They were delicious, but I really don't know the calorie count. I'm not going worry about it. Tomorrow is a new day and month.
Grading Goals:
1. 16/22 object speeches
2. 5/22 object speech reflections
3. 25/60 Poetry analyses
Fitness Goals for the month of February:
I will run 3x/week and at least one 5k/week:
Week 1 = x/3 runs, x/1 5k; Week 2 = x/3 runs, x/1 5k; Week 3 = x/3 runs, x/1 5k; Week 4 = x/3 runs, x/1 5k
I will run a 5k start to finish with no walking breaks.
I will run an 8k twice. x/2
Nutrition Goal for February:
Eat >100 g protein x/29
You vs Year Challenge:
35k done/ 965k to go
Exercise Goals:
Mon-- walk gunner + gym
Tues-- walk gunner
Wed-- walk gunner + gym
Thurs-- walk gunner
Fri-- walk gunner + gym
Sat-- walk gunner
Sun-- walk gunner + gym
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Sorry, no. I'm not touching it with a ten-foot pole this week, but can definitely slowly reintroduce it and slow down on the coffee afterwards, to see what's got me sluggish in the mornings. I didn't mean to contradict or argue with anyone. Sorry!@zoe thats a complete contradiction - you said you'd never eat yogurt again - I'm confused. But, I give up, you often seem to conradict people.0 -
Good last day of January everyone ... on the morrow we start February ... and since this is Leap Year, that month will give us one EXTRA DAY ... Whoop, Whoop, Whoop!
I know that all the folks born on February 29 will really enjoy celebrating their birthday on the true date rather than on the last day of the month (like my nephew-in-law).
Sunday Share ... I have spent the better part of this evening glued to my computer rather than lollying about on the sofa in front of the TV because I want to be ready for the new month. I wanted to have my head clear about how the past month has gone, statistically speaking, so I'll be ready to start the February Challenge and also be poised to have a fast start on bolstering the 'needy areas' in my ever on-going attempts to lose weight and get fit .... I just adore new beginnings.
Recently I have been learning by trial and error how to bake bread made on sourdough starter instead of commercial yeast and the one I baked this morning is the closest to success I have come thus far. However, alas, as I reviewed my numbers for the month I find a trend in overeating that, on the surface, appears linked to my bread baking activities. Thus, I might have to cut that new loaf into small slices and pack em in the freezer, and leave that pot of starter to rest in the fridge for the most of the next month (except for the weekly feeding it must have). I haven't given my starter a name yet but I've read many 'wild yeast' aficionados name theirs because it's a living organism ... that yeast! ... Maybe I'll call mine Harvey. I had a Cockatiel bird in the 1960's by that name, and he was a cheery fellow who wolf-whistled at me everytime I walked by his cage. He also whistled the tune to Captain Kangaroo's TV kid's show. Yes, I'll call my sourdough starter 'Harvey' and pretend that he is from San Francisco instead of the soup kitchen on Ideal Street in Buffalo NY.
@Laurie... keeping you and your 3 guys in my prayers tonight.
@Karen... The waffles might not have been too bad on their own, it's usually what we put on and around them. I think a typical 7" waffle is about 220 calories with 25 grams of carb. I only know because I had to do some checking when I baked my sourdough pancakes ... it's the same batter that I could have bakes waffles with and did a little checking up so I could record in MFP.
@Robin... I'm always surprised at how cheated I feel when someone's Golden Anniversary comes around ... guess in some ways I'm still holding on to the dissappointment of becoming a divorcee. It would have been my 52nd anniversary this spring.
Nuff said for one night .. g'night all
Follow-through with Consistent Focus
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@niki-- thanks for the waffle info.
AFM-- I just realized that I have a blood donation appt tomorrow after school, so had to adjust my gym schedule for the week.
Grading Goals:
1. 16/22 object speeches
2. 5/22 object speech reflections
3. 25/60 Poetry analyses
Fitness Goals for the month of February:
I will run 3x/week and at least one 5k/week:
Week 1 = x/3 runs, x/1 5k; Week 2 = x/3 runs, x/1 5k; Week 3 = x/3 runs, x/1 5k; Week 4 = x/3 runs, x/1 5k
I will run a 5k start to finish with no walking breaks.
I will run an 8k twice. x/2
Nutrition Goal for February:
Eat >100 g protein x/29
You vs Year Challenge:
35k done/ 965k to go
Exercise Goals:
Mon-- rest day (donating blood)
Tues-- walk gunner + gym
Wed-- walk gunner
Thurs-- walk gunner + gym
Fri-- walk gunner
Sat-- walk gunner + gym
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That sounds amazing! I wouldn't mind posting my goal number each day, then whether I met it or not, and how I did it, then how I felt.FEBRUARY PROTEIN CHALLENGE
SET YOUR GOALS
RECORD DAILY
All who post here are hereby notified of the February Challenge.
There are no right or wrong ways to do this. Simply decide for yourself how you want to improve your
Protein Intake and post your intent here.
Then keep track of your protein using MFP or whatever device you choose
and make note of your changes every time you post during the month of February, being aware we only have 28 days this month.
If you are unable to get started on day 1, don't be alarmed, you have til the 4th to join the Challenge.
There will be no awards given at the end.
The award is your own satisfaction.
I will rank who posted the most and in what order.
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@Zoe - really, you've got it right, for what we want the Challenges to do for each individual. As there are no rewards other than personal growth! Kudos! So, If you so as stated on a daily basis for a month you will have an excellent record to compare against for now and for the future, since this discussion is never erased, and the same is true for all you enter in you food logs as well.
Myself, I have lapsed so badly I am going to just start loggingmy food and each meal each day and see how my protein comes out against my MFP recommendations and work my hardest to bring it up to par by the end of the month, and bring my daily logging up to daily by the end of the month. So, if I achieve that, I am a winner.
@skinny = Karen - thanks for reminding me we have 29 days this month! I love Leap Years - they are so fun and such a gift to those born on the 29th.
You mentioned the gala. Sounds immensely fun and its so typical - I'd do the same - peck at the food there- and then hit fast food late at night!!! Did you get to dance? I'd love to see a picture of you in your dress! You probably won't get to wear it for a long time, will you?
@Niki - banish those thoughts of that bygone anniversary maker. You still have all the other stuff. Hey I hereby INVITE MY FRIEND NEENA to come to OMAHA to be my plus-one for the ANNIVERsARY CELEBRATION JULY 2. more information to follow.
Happy to hear the sourdough has reached it apex and is good, so good you've had to shut it down. Sorry, you've had to shut Harvey down. That is ironic. Now that you've named him, your cutting him off :
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Hello everyone I have been following along silently for quite a while. I thought now, the beginning of a new month would be a good time to jump in again. Like Robin (Ellen) I really don't know where I stand on protein consumption. At first I thought I had that one up enough, but now I am not so sure, so will, as Ellen, challenge myself to track daily and figure the protein thing out and decide what needs to be done from there.
I looked up on another site (Calorie King) what the maintenance calorie amount is for someone my height and age etc. I was a little shocked as I thought it was higher...apparently age is a real factor as I used to get more calories. Ahhh, the joys of age! Obviously, I am not as active now either....I am also no where near maintenance weight.
I won't post personals as I don't want to offend anyone, and leave them out so will just not do it at all today. Just know I do know I follow with interest and concern the things in you lives as you have become my friends whether you know it or not.
Time to get busy. Monday is already getting away from me.
Thanks for being there.
Barb
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Monday check-in and January Report ... and February Goals ...
But first ... @Robin...I am not shutting Harvey down, (I love him!), I'm just not going to go steady with him anymore! He'll come out and be fed, and allowed to grow his flavors but his offspring will have to be monitored so as to not be born too quickly one after the other, cause their mama loves carbs a bit overwhelmingly.
January Report
Calories within 100 of MFP goal days 24/31
Exercise minutes for January 717 minutes (an average of 23 minutes a day)
Weigh-in this morning : down only 1 pound for the month of January from my 1/1/16 weigh-in
Macro % for January (averages) are:
gross avg daily calories 1805
" " " carb grams 211 46% (goal had been 45%)
" " " fat grams 74 36% (goal had been 25%)
" " " protein g 83 18% (goal had been 30%)
The 7 days where I was not within my range of calories were 7 days ... and they were real whoppers!
I managed to eat 1.2 pounds worth of calories EXTRA ... no wonder I only lost less than a pound during the month ... I ate them back! Also, it appears the macro's I need to really work hard on are my fat and protein grams as both were well out of range of goal.
Without the overeats, my daily average calories would have been 1641 calories .. looking at it that way, I averaged an additional 164 calories a day ... too much! So for February, since the over eats kept me from losing as much weight as I need to keep to my plan, and my calories would have been 1641, I am going to use 1650 as my cut calories to lose weight, and I will eat back some my exercise calories so as not to fall below my BMR calorie goal (1620).
Thus ... For February my goals are:
Calories within 100 of MFP goal of 1650 daily calories = #/29
Carbohydrate goal 186 (45%)
Fat goal 46 g (25%)
Protein goal 124 g (30%) = #/29
Exercise goal 45 minutes per day 5/7 days a week = #/7 week 1 , week 2, week 3, week 4
Looking forward to following through with Consistent Focus
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Okay, I've logged my breakfast. It was actually quite painless. I've really been dragging my feet about logging again, but the consequences are not pretty. For February, I'm going to log everything with special attention to the proteins.
@Barb thanks for mentioning that other web site. I'm going to check it out.
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Good morning everyone.
Happy National Freedom Day!
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
National Freedom Day is a United States observance on February 1 honoring the signing by Abraham Lincoln of a joint House and Senate resolution that later became the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. President Lincoln signed the Amendment outlawing slavery on February 1, 1865, although it was not ratified by the states until later.
History
Major Richard Robert Wright Sr., a former slave, believed that there should be a day when freedom for all Americans is celebrated. While living in Philadelphia towards the end of his life, he invited local and national leaders to meet to organize a movement for a national holiday to commemorate Lincoln's signing of the 13th Amendment. The resulting National Freedom Association proposed having a memorial date to call attention to the continuing struggle for freedom for African-Americans. Since President Lincoln had signed the 13th Amendment on the first day of February, that date was chosen to celebrate National Freedom Day.
The first commemoration took place on February 1, 1942, at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As it has every year since, the remembrance included laying a wreath at the Liberty Bell.
National Freedom Day's federal authorization is cited at Cornell University Law School's Legal Information Institute as 36 USC § 124:
§ 124. National Freedom Day
The President may issue each year a proclamation designating February 1 as National Freedom Day to commemorate the signing by Abraham Lincoln on February 1, 1865, of the joint resolution adopted by the Senate and the House of Representatives that proposed the 13th amendment to the Constitution.[1]
Richard Wright, a banker and educator, led the campaign to hold such a commemoration and led the first observance in 1942.
On June 30, 1948, President Harry Truman signed a bill proclaiming February 1 as National Freedom Day. [2] It is not a federal holiday; government offices and banks are open for business.
On this day many towns have festivals, while other citizens reflect on the freedoms that the United States honors and to appreciate the goodwill of the United States. Wreath-laying at the Liberty Bell has also been a tradition to mark National Freedom Day for many years. Symbols of the day may include a theme about freedom for all Americans.[2]
According to americaslibrary.gov National Freedom Day is defined as:
"[t]he purpose of this holiday is to promote good feelings, harmony, and equal opportunity among all citizens and to remember that the United States is a nation dedicated to the ideal of freedom.
Major Richard Robert Wright Sr., a former slave, fought to have a day when freedom for all Americans is celebrated. When Wright got his freedom, he went on to become a successful businessman and community leader in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Major Wright chose February 1 as National Freedom Day because it was the day in 1865 that President Lincoln signed the 13th Amendment to the Constitution....
The 13th Amendment outlawed slavery in the United States. Wright gathered national and local leaders together to write a bill declaring February 1 "National Freedom Day" and President Harry Truman signed the
bill in 1948 making it official.
” No power in society, no hardship in your condition can depress you, keep you down, in knowledge, power, virtue, influence, but by your own consent.” ~William Ellery Channing, 1838
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@tom-- love the info on National Freedom Day! Thanks for sharing.
@kaye-- I also need to be more diligent about my logging. I log almost every day, but when it gets tricky, I tend to give up the task too easily. The consequence is that I'm no lighter today than on January 1st.
@niki-- You are so good at keeping track of those stats!
@barb-- I checked Calorie King to see how it compares to other calculators I've used. It's right in line with them, stating I would need to eat between 1800-2000 calories/day to maintain my current weight. It suggests 1300 to 1500 for me to lose weight, so I will keep this target in mind. I currently have my calories set at 1600, but when I burn a lot of calories, I could have days where I only eat back a portion of the exercise calories to come in at the lower goal of 1300 or 1400 net. Thanks for sharing!
@robin-- the gala really was a lot of fun, but we didn't do much dancing unfortunately. I love to dance, but we just couldn't seem to get the dance floor hopping. We did try though! I just looked and there are no pictures that really show my dress in full. It is a taupe brown cocktail dress, and I don't have any other dressy events coming up soon. However, my cousins daughter is getting married in October, so perhaps I'll wear it to her wedding.
Monday Check-in:
As I mentioned to kaye above, I did not really lose any weight in January. Still hovering in the low 190s, but at least I stopped the upward trend of the scale. I only lowered my calorie goal for the last week or so of the month, so I'm going to continue to stick with it and increase my exercise to do a better job meeting my fitness goals. I'm confident the combination with result in a loss.
One of my colleagues is pregnant, and she brought some Loft frosted sugar cookies as part of her announcement to our department. I can usually resist non-chocolate treats, but those cookies are a definite weakness for me; I ate two.
Fortunately, I had turkey burgers on the menu tonight, so I was able to meet my protein goal without adding too many calories at dinner.
Grading Goals:
1. 17/22 object speeches
2. 22/22 object speech reflections DONE
3. 25/60 Poetry analyses
Fitness Goals for the month of February:
I will run 3x/week and at least one 5k/week:
Week 1 = x/3 runs, x/1 5k; Week 2 = x/3 runs, x/1 5k; Week 3 = x/3 runs, x/1 5k; Week 4 = x/3 runs, x/1 5k
I will run a 5k start to finish with no walking breaks.
I will run an 8k twice. x/2
Nutrition Goal for February:
Eat >100 g protein 1/29
You vs Year Challenge:
35k done/ 965k to go
Exercise Goals:
Mon-- rest day (donating blood) WALKED GUNNER
Tues-- walk gunner + gym
Wed-- walk gunner
Thurs-- walk gunner + gym
Fri-- walk gunner
Sat-- walk gunner + gym
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Track Calories 1/29 Went over 174 calories due to a dumb sandwich for lunch.
Protein target 1/29
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I don't know enough about what I'm doing yet to get in to the challenge, so I'll keep plugging along over here in the corner.
Was glad to see the question about eating back the exercise calories. I've heard arguments on both sides. At the moment, I'm so focused on keeping carbs down and getting more veggies into my meals that I rarely go over my 1400 mark in calories. I'm not starving - it's just that I see the deficit at the end of the day and can't think of anything I want to eat that would fit the plan, so I go to bed. I imagine that will catch up to me sooner or later and I'll need to plan ahead better. For now, I'll leave those calories on the table.
I did manage one good decision this afternoon during the dreaded 3pm slump - I bought new workout clothes instead of a doughnut when I was out running errands. I live in a family where everything is celebrated with food, so this is a BIG step.0 -
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2-1-16 Protein Challenge
Wanted-40 grams (will confirm this with my dietician ASAP)
Got-77 Grams
Comments: Yes, I am technically over my goal. However, I'm trying to heal a wound, which needs extra protein to rebuild the flesh. I also slightly overshot my calorie limit, but, again, could use the extra energy to rebuild, and will be delighted to resume worrying about weight loss later. Overall, I feel strong!
Monday Check-In: in addition to the above, I'm really sore from a complex physical/seating assessment to get a new wheelchair that hopefully won't rip my tooshie to shreds. Yay, but OWWW!0 -
Good morning everyone.
Happy Groundhog Day!
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Groundhog Day (Canadian French: Jour de la Marmotte; Pennsylvania German: Grundsaudaag, Murmeltiertag) is a traditional holiday celebrated on February 2. According to folklore, if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its den in the tree on this day, then the spring season will come early; if it is sunny, the groundhog will supposedly see its shadow and retreat back into its den, and winter weather will persist for six more weeks.[1]
Modern customs of the holiday involve celebrations where early morning festivals are held to watch the groundhog emerging from its burrow.
In Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Groundhog Lodges (Grundsow Lodges) celebrate the holiday with fersommlinge,[2] social events in which food is served, speeches are made, and one or more g'spiel (plays or skits) are performed for entertainment. The Pennsylvania German dialect is the only language spoken at the event, and those who speak English pay a penalty, usually in the form of a nickel, dime, or quarter per word spoken, with the money put into a bowl in the center of the table.[3]
Groundhog Day was adopted in the U.S. in 1887. Colby Camps was the editor of the local paper Punxsutawney Spirit at the time, and he began promoting the town’s groundhog as the official “Groundhog Day meteorologist.”[4]
The largest Groundhog Day celebration is held in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, with Punxsutawney Phil. Groundhog Day, already a widely recognized and popular tradition,[5] received widespread attention as a result of the 1993 film Groundhog Day.[6]
” A person will sometimes devote all his life to the development of one part of his body — the wishbone.” ~Robert Frost
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Good morning everyone. I love Februarys challenge since it speaks to something I have been trying to get better anyway. The trainer wanted me at 125 grams of protien a day which I have never reached but would like to really consistently hit 100. Yesterday was a big bust calorie wise with going out to dinner for my sons 22 birthday but did get close to the protien goal. We went to a new place for our area called the blazing onion. Have to say I was super underwhelmed. I might give it one more chance but the overall experience last night was just sad. Not sure what they are going for but my experience was upscale fast food and the prices are way to high for that. Then I had to send my burger back because it was so cold the mozzerella cheese was was still perfectly shaped with absolutley no melt. Once the food was hot it was good but nothing I couldnt have got at red robins and they have much better service. Well I am off for the next week or so since the suppliers for the jobsite are way behind so this week is focus on the garage and the house and maybe some yard work between showers.
@laurie I hope that the men in your life start to improve. Have fun at the consert. I am super jealous.
@kah I am completley with you about driving any distanes in the winter. The weather just alwasy seems to iffy.
@grandmakaye I am so happy you got to go to the wedding. You must have done something right raising those kids
@Robin I remember the shock I had when I started wearing my fit bit. I would walk somewhere thinking It was so far and then check my step count and be like what the heck. With that said every step counts so good for you going for it to get them in
@skinny I am right there with you. Cant seem to get any downword traction on this weight loss thing. I just keep bouncing up and down. I want to say why oh why but I know its all this out of control eating. I finally changed my weight to reflect the high end of this bounce hoping if I get to record numbers goiung down it will help motivate me. I know if I work hard on meeting this protien goal that will help too.
I did have a fun weekend. My sil came over saturday night and we were the only ones here and had a much overdue girls night. We had a few beers and talked, jumped on the trampoline, and played with my daughters karaoke machine. I have no singing voice at all but love to do it. We sang so long and so hard that by the time she left I had almost literally lost my voice. It was a great night
Well I hope ya'll have a great day. I got to get ready and get out there to walk the dogs.
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Well, I give UP! no - I don't, just feel like it though. I was so on track with my food plan yesterday ... ate half my calories between lunch and dinner, had protein at each meal, had a satisfying home cooked dinner, and even had room for a snack in the evening. Had wonderful blood sugar reading this morning ... everything just great ... except I missed all my macro settings in a big way from what I so carefully and statistically input yesterday.
My calories yesterday, were spot on ... so 1/29 for that goal
My exercise was off by 10 minutes ... so 0/7 for that goal
My protein was way, way off as the goal was 124 g and I only got 93 in ... so 0/29 for that challenge goal!
So I decided that I must have set something too high ... and did a lot of new reading this morning ... and got more frustrated and confused as I went on ... and, in a way, I did give up. I decided to let MFP set my goals for me instead of trying to do it myself. So I went to my goals settings and let MFP determine what I should have to get that 1 pound a week loss I so much need to establish and maintain to meet my weight loss goal for this year ...
And thus, On Tuesday Goals day, I am restating my February goals here and now ...
Calories between 1440 and 1640 with 1540 being spot on
Protein @20% ... 77 grams
Activity calories burn a week ...1370
On a more calm and positive note ... I did read one interesting article that resulted from a study presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium where British researches found that woman who eliminated carbohydrate-rich foods like, bread, potatoes, and rice just 2 days a week and ate their normal diets the rest of the time lost an average of 9 pounds over 4 months as compared to women in a similar grou who ate a 1,500-calorie-per-day diet following the Mediterranean-style for the same period, who lost only 5 pounds. The study also noted that insulin resistance was improved in those participants. The take-away is that I am going to attempt that as part of my goals ... will not report on that except at the end of the month.
Now I feel better ... but know that I will likely feel hungrier this month that I have in the past.
Follow-through with Consistent Focus
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Well, I give UP! no - I don't, just feel like it though. I was so on track with my food plan yesterday ... ate half my calories between lunch and dinner, had protein at each meal, had a satisfying home cooked dinner, and even had room for a snack in the evening. Had wonderful blood sugar reading this morning ... everything just great ... except I missed all my macro settings in a big way from what I so carefully and statistically input yesterday.
My calories yesterday, were spot on ... so 1/29 for that goal
My exercise was off by 10 minutes ... so 0/7 for that goal
My protein was way, way off as the goal was 124 g and I only got 93 in ... so 0/29 for that challenge goal!
So I decided that I must have set something too high ... and did a lot of new reading this morning ... and got more frustrated and confused as I went on ... and, in a way, I did give up. I decided to let MFP set my goals for me instead of trying to do it myself. So I went to my goals settings and let MFP determine what I should have to get that 1 pound a week loss I so much need to establish and maintain to meet my weight loss goal for this year ...
And thus, On Tuesday Goals day, I am restating my February goals here and now ...
Calories between 1440 and 1640 with 1540 being spot on
Protein @20% ... 77 grams
Activity calories burn a week ...1370
On a more calm and positive note ... I did read one interesting article that resulted from a study presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium where British researches found that woman who eliminated carbohydrate-rich foods like, bread, potatoes, and rice just 2 days a week and ate their normal diets the rest of the time lost an average of 9 pounds over 4 months as compared to women in a similar grou who ate a 1,500-calorie-per-day diet following the Mediterranean-style for the same period, who lost only 5 pounds. The study also noted that insulin resistance was improved in those participants. The take-away is that I am going to attempt that as part of my goals ... will not report on that except at the end of the month.
Now I feel better ... but know that I will likely feel hungrier this month that I have in the past.
Follow-through with Consistent Focus
Niki
From experience, and I think others can attest, MFP has the carbs macro goal rather high at 50-or 55% (if I remember correctly). For me, anyway, its too high for weight loss. Why don't you use MFP suggestion for a caloric goal but change up your macros to 30% protein, 30% fat, and 40% carbs and see how that works out? I promise, if you eat a bit more protein and choose healthier fats (i.e. coconut oil, avocado, nuts, etc) you will not feel hungrier than usual. I don't eat a lot of bread, maybe once a day (and its usually flourless)--most of my carbs come from fruit & veggies.0 -
From experience, and I think others can attest, MFP has the carbs macro goal rather high at 50-or 55% (if I remember correctly). For me, anyway, its too high for weight loss. Why don't you use MFP suggestion for a caloric goal but change up your macros to 30% protein, 30% fat, and 40% carbs and see how that works out? I promise, if you eat a bit more protein and choose healthier fats (i.e. coconut oil, avocado, nuts, etc) you will not feel hungrier than usual. I don't eat a lot of bread, maybe once a day (and its usually flourless)--most of my carbs come from fruit & veggies.
That's what got me discouraged from my meal yesterday ... I had very healthy food throughout the day, and my carbs were under goal, it was the fats and protein that were so out of whack!
I had my macros at what you suggest during January and became so discouraged when my stats showed I was way over on fat and way under on protein based on those percentages ... and my choices of fats are always on the healthy side and usually come from the food I eat rather that what I put on the food in the way of fat.
Yesterday, for example my protein and fats were so completely off whack that I felt completely deflated. What I had for added fat were 2 teaspoons of extra-virgin olive oil in my lunchtime salad dressing. All the rest came from the foods I ate ... 8 oz 2% milk, 1 ounce of walnuts, 1 ounce of lower-fat cheddar cheese, 2 oz water packed tuna, 4 ounces of roast pork, 1 1/2 ounce of 33% cream cheese ... that's it!
However, most foods have a tiny bit of fat in them and many have smidgens of protein even if they are not categorically fat or protein foods ... and I think that is what makes the fat tabulate so heavy all the time. I didn't really realize this fact until today when I did reports on my macro's in MFP. It listed the foods I ate that made up the macro from lowest to highest for the period in question ... and that's when I realized how it all really adds up from almost any food you eat.
I almost feel like chucking the whole MFP food logging and go back to portion counting of foods instead. Almost, not quite~
Thanks for advice however ... you always have good ones to give, I appreciate that so much. I'm going to just try to stick with whatever it is now that I reset it again and see what happens during the next 4 weeks.
Niki0 -
Tuesday Goal: get rid of the sore torso muscles that I developed yesterday. If I can feel it, it Hurts. Very. Badly!
:sad: 
I'l be right back with my protein intake stats.0 -
I'd love to join this discussion. In it for the long haul, 100+ to lose, and look forward to making some friends to support each other 0
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Yesterday my efforts to log everything got derailed when the computer couldn't hook up to MFP in the evening. Today I logged everything. I am right on point with calories and only a little under on protein. No room for a snack this evening, but I will survive.
I am having issues with my sciatica. Chiropractor told me to lay off the exercise while he sees what he can do for the pain. It just started yesterday, but it's pretty intense.
I'm glad we are doing the challenge. It has prompted me to get going on the logging again.
Onward and downward. Kaye0 -
2-2-16 Protein Challenge:
Wanted 40 grams
Got 31 grams (oops)
Comments: now I'm under, ARGH! Sadly, I'm full of dinner, so might as well let it slide so I can average out over the month.0
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