Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !
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@320sycamore - Welcome to the group! For short term goals, I did 20 lbs at a time but you could also do 10 lbs at a time. I also made other mini goals of reaching different categories of BMI, like obese class 2, obese class 1, overweight, etc. You can figure these out for your height by using a BMI calculator.
When we have 100+ lbs to lose and the finish line seems so daunting and far away, I think it really helps to celebrate each small goal of 10 lbs, 20 lbs, etc. This is a personal preference, but I also decided to buy myself small non-food gifts to celebrate each milestone, like a cute bottle of nail polish or a new bracelet etc, just little things so that I have something extra to look forward to. I have also heard of people keeping a decorative jar and putting glass stones for each lb lost, or adding a charm to a charm bracelet for each 10 lb milestone, things like that.
This is a great thread for motivation and support! I wish you all the best in meeting your goals
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@320sycamore Hello! I'm a newbie here too. I have quit drinking as well as started on my weight loss so I know how it feels to make two major changes at a time. Right now I'm doing 100 days of no alcohol plus staying the course with my eating. I know I already feel better after only three days!
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Hi, I love your input! I am not one for stringent rules and feel like this can definitely work too; everyone is different and it's experimenting with what works. I really liked the "one meal a day" because the first 3 days I had AMAZING energy!! But I haven't been able to stick to it since.. so, I'm doing the intermittent fasting again. It gives me more control in eating less at work and less snacking. Other days I will eat if I'm hungry in the morning, it all depends. I like that method of time slots, I may have to try that! Thanks!Wow, quite a few posts in the last two days. Nice to see so many people. What types of arts n' crafts @MermaidPrincessRach ?
I see people have been discussing intermittent fasting versus lots of small meals and thought I would share as we are all so different. I don't practice either. I never could stop eating after a certain time like the advice used to say and I struggled to eat breakfast but on previous attempts I did it because of the whole most important meal of the day. A nutritionist in a weight loss program my doctor referred me to insisted on it. The problem for me is that if I have breakfast it tends to kick-start my appetite and I eat more all day.
This time around I am not eating breakfast and only eating lightly in the day. This means that I can have a big dinner and even fit in treats if I want. It doesn't feel like a diet this way. I do log everything and my natural preference is to skip breakfast so a simple lunch means I enjoy myself at home and stops me from constantly going out and buying expensive 1500 calorie lunches. My diary is in time slots, before 9/9-12/12-3/3-6/6-9/after 9. I really like this method and it lets me go back and see trends based on when I overeat.
Just my two cents. My diary is open if anyone cares
And a Wednesday wish - I hope my surgery goes well on Monday. It is minor but I need a general anesthetic and that causes me some anxiety as I've had a bad reaction in the past. Even though I thought I was dealing okay I've noticed my stress and anxiety increasing this past week and I've been quicker to anger/get upset. Hopefully I can zen my way through the next few days and return to my happy self.
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Hi Kathleen ( @320sycamore ) welcome and yes, you will definitely enjoy the folks on this thread. It's a good group of really nice and encouraging people! Wow you have made a huge major change but I believe you can do this and it's not as hard as I had it built up in my mind to be. I made 270 my first goal just because that sounded right to me, but after this,( I'm only one pound away!!!), I think I'm going to work in 20 pound increments for a while. The more you lose the harder it becomes, so I may lower it again after I get to onederland, so that it doesn't feel like it will take SO long to get to the goal. I buy little non-food gifts for myself to celebrate not giving in to a big temptation or taking that two mile walk even though I don't even want to walk out the door, or things that are just really hard for me and I'm proud that I've overcome the old habits. I'm really soooo proud of you and I'm wishing you much success and happiness on this new journey!0
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I'm trying to get in shape for the 10k walk on Saturday, so I walked yesterday evening, early this morning and again this evening, 3.7 miles each time. I made it so I think that I will be ok for the 10k. I just don't have a time block big enough to walk 10k all at once. I'm going to give my knees the TENS treatment every evening this week. They are a bit painful, as usual, but that usually eases the pain a lot.
It's so good to see so many people making the commitment to be healthy. I've had some bad and some good days, but over all I'm losing slowly and that's the right direction to be going.
Onward and downward, Kaye1 -
I've been using MFP for several years and keep trying-then failing-then trying again- to lose weight. I'm currently 286 lbs and since I got pregnant with my daughter 3 years ago I've given up smoking and rarely drink alcohol. I'm 32 years old and a single mum who works part time.
I decided to post on here today for two reasons. Firstly in April next year my daughter's dad and I are taking her to Center parcs on holiday where we'll be cycling, swimming, roller skating and hopefully doing an aerial challenge, so I absolutely HAVE TO lose weight because I don't want to spoil our vacation.
Secondly, I did day 1 of Jillian Michaels 30 day shred today.
It was so hard and I couldn't do all of it and I Cried and nearly gave up but I didn't, and afterwards I felt sick and shaky but I'm gonna do it again tomorrow and have set a six week goal to complete it (my birthday is October 29th so I want to do it by then).
I just wanted to tell people who would understand how i feel. Im so proud that I even attempted it!
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@emjemsqueak --I did 30DS a couple of years ago and it is really hard, so good for you for not giving up! It's great that you have a vacation as a motivator--it's always helpful to have a goal.
@kaye-- I'm sure you will be fine walking the 10k. Just make sure to take it easy (shorter walks) for a day or two before the race.
@WhovianFitNHealthy --I've never formally tried intermittent fasting, but I'm a big proponent of doing whatever works for you that you can maintain over the long haul. Like you, I'm not one for eating first thing in the morning. I'm just not hungry until I've been awake for a few hours. And like @dreawest , when I forced myself to try eating within an hour of waking every day, it just made me hungrier throughout the day. The result was that I ended up consuming more calories throughout the day, so I decided it just wasn't for me.
@dreawest -- I also tend to eat more of my calories later in the day. It just works better for my body since I'm naturally a night-owl. If I eat too many calories early in the day, then I'm hungry in the evening.
@kathleen-- welcome to the thread! Congrats on quitting smoking--I quit 3 years ago and didn't touch a cigarette for about a year. For the past two years, I've been an occasional smoker--if I'm out with friends who smoke, I might have one. It's not ideal, but it's way better than the half-a-pack-a-day habit I used to have. It's also so freeing to be able to go anywhere and not worry about whether I will be able to smoke, or standing in the freezing cold outside a restaurant or bar just to smoke a cigarette. I sure don't miss those days!
@niki-- congrats on losing over 10 lbs in your challenge!! That's a very respectable accomplishment!
@pneschich --Yes, focus on the big picture. My big picture is that I'm 10 lbs heavier than I was a year ago, but I'm still 50 lbs less than 5 years ago.
@badnoodle --Congrats on your movement in the BMI categories! I remember that movement from obese to overweight--it feels good. I've been unsuccessful moving to the healthy category, but I'm not giving up. I will get there eventually. On another note, you are putting me to shame with the You vs. Year challenge. I'm only at 272 k and I've been logging since January. However, I never expected to make the 1000 k. I'm just shooting for as much as possible, and then next year, I will aim higher.
Grading Goals:
1. 52/82 motif analyses
2. x/40 AP essays
Fitness Goals for the month of September:
Run 1 mile at my fastest pace 1x/week: Week 1 = 11:34; Week 2 = 11:10
Run 2 miles in 23 minutes 1x/week: Week 1 = 24:12; Week 2 = 24:08
Run a 5 k in <36 minutes by month's end:
You vs Year Challenge:
272 k done/ 728 k to go PAST the 25% mark!!
Exercise Goals:
Sun-- walk gunner DONE
Mon-- walk gunner DONE + mow lawn DONE
Tues-- walk gunner DONE
Wed-- walk gunner DONE (meeting)
Thurs-- walk gunner DONE + gym DONE or run outside
Fri-- walk gunner DONE
Sat-- walk gunner DONE + gym DONE or run outside
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Thanks to everyone for your greetings, support and advice. I've set a short(er) term goal of 15 lbs, which would be 5% of my starting weight. I've heard even a 5% reduction can improve health.
It's going to take a while to figure out exactly how MFP works and who each of you are, so bear with me if I ask dumb questions.
@skinnyjeanzbound I would be happy to be an occasional smoker, but like you, I think I will need at least a year of not smoking at all.
@campfirequeen1 I love the idea of gifts/rewards for achieving interim milestones! I'm saving $75 a week by not buying cigarettes, so maybe I'll start accumulating that in a personal gift fund.
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@kathleen & any other newlings--here are the general posting ideas. We don't all post these every day, but find it helps keep the conversation going, and at least for me, it helps keep me personally accountable to come here and share. I would not have stuck with it this long if not for this thread, and if I neglect reading an sharing, I find I get off track with nutrition and fitness.
GOALS and IDEAS for daily posts (Not mandatory)
Monday - Check In (how are you doing? Had any successes or struggles this week-end?)
Tuesday - Goals (do you have any Goals you want to update us?)
Wednesday - Wishes (what do you wish? It can be weight related or not, can be realistic or not)
Thursday - Truth (got anything you need to fess up to or get off your chest?)
Friday - Fitness (what are you doing to get fit? How are you preparing for weekend eating?
Saturday - Success (what have you accomplished; focus on the positive of the week, NSV=non scale victories)
Sunday - Sharing (tell us a little about yourself....update your personal life)
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Hi all, it's been a while since I've been on MFP, but I came back to lose 125 lbs. Just turned 37 last month, I'm a server so I'm fairly active, also a mother of 2, although 1 just moved out, and currently 245, wanting to get down to 125. I've been going back and forth trying to decide if I want to do 1, 1.5 or 2 lbs set loss per week, any suggestions? Also I welcome any and all friends requests1
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@JustMe602 It really depends on how easily you can commit to the restriction, and how well your body copes. Some people who lose fast seem to have more trouble with flappy skin and list muscle, but those who go slow seem to get discouraged more frequently.
For me, I spent some time this weekend reorganizing the kitchen to better work with how I cook. I now do 99.99% of the cooking, and if that's how we're going to roll, I want things laid out to suit me. I had canisters of flour, sugar, rice, and cornmeal on the counter that just aren't being used much. They got relocated to the pantry, and my food scale and compost bins now get to live on the counter, as does the dry erase board I use to track measurements as I cook. (Easier than trying to type with gunky hands).
I went through the utensils and knives and exiled the ones I don't like/use to the donation box. But best of all, I was able to shuffle my drawers around so that all my measuring cups and spoons are right next to where I stand to do prep, rather than halfway across the kitchen.
Anything I can do to make cooking more pleasant means a greater likelihood that I'll do it.
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Sunday Share …
I’m in a mini maintenance phase on this long road right now. That means that I need to practice eating to keep my weight stable by eating just enough and I have to admit that this is harder for me to do than to keep myself in a deficit most of the time. The next cut cycle starts in the beginning of October and I will try to lose 1-lb a week again to shrink another 5% of myself.
Looking back, during the past 12 weeks, my average daily calories were 1675 and the MFP goal calories were set at 1490, so while I didn’t eat back any of my exercise calories per se, I did overeat by about 185 calories a day, on average, so in a round-about way I did eat back exercise calories without realizing it.
That’s my share today and now to say hello to all those that posted since the last time I was on here ...
@320sycamore … @emjemsquek … @FlabtoFab209 … @JustMe602 … welcome
@pneschich … you make me laugh! Did you know, my son is your age, and I still see myself in my minds eye as that 17 year old who walked everywhere and does exercises along with Jack LaLanne. Always focus on the big picture … or the bottom line.
@badnoodle … Do you feel that the strength training you are doing is what made the difference in your weight loss journey? Your successes are one of the motivating lights in my vision.
@campfirequeen1 … So sorry about that eye condition you have. I like your 20 pounds at a time goal. Every time I make one of my small goals I give myself a short break from eating at a deficit. Somehow I imagine it will help me to keep my metabolism a bit more robust.
@pinkstarberry … Oh, I like the idea of treats for reaching a goal ... I think I'll put money in a jar going forward for each pound I shrink so then I can splurge for new clothes.
@WhovianFitNHealthy … I also tried the one meal a day, back when I was a volume eater. I was focusing on making my stomach comfortable with smaller meals at a time. I got a soup bowl that held no more than about 3 cups and ate pretty much all my meals out of that size bowl and now I find that I am very comfortable with even less than that volume at one time. But, I also don’t eat until about mid day unless I am very hungry.
@grandmakaye44 … Like Karen mentioned, try to spare your energy the few days before your long walk. One day I will be able to walk that far as well! (Bucket list)
@skinnyjeanzbound … Congratulations on have DONE all your exercise goals this week. Thanks for posting the daily post suggestions. I find they work for me exactly as you described.
Niki ... till next time.1 -
@badnoodle ahhh...that's something I didn't think about....right now I have it set to 1.5 so I can go either way, I love how your kitchen sounds, very awesome
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@dreawest ....re: your post about skipping breakfast and having a big dinner. The reason why breakfast is encouraged is because you will eat something large enough to burn the calories off while you do your daily activities. Remember that we are less active in evening hours so a big meal at dinner time may not be so wise as the calories that we intake and do not burn will be stored into fat. I can testify to that. So if you can, make breakfast the large meal and go light on dinner.0
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OK I'm going to share a dream of mine. When I was younger I always wished I could walk across the US, but I was the mom of three and most of those years they were growing up, I was a single parent and had to work long and hard just make us a living. Then they grew up and I was into a job where I worked at least 60hrs a week and any time off was pretty much spent taking care of the necessary things like laundry, errands etc. so it didn't get done then either. Now I'm retired and work as a massage therapist just to make fun money and extras money, so I can do something like that but that seems pretty lofty at my current health and fitness level. So this is what I want to do, start with a 5k, and then move on to a 10K and then maybe a half marathon!!! At my weight and fitness level just doing the 5K is going to be work, but I think I'm up to it. I've looked at the couch to 5K and it looks a little too much right now but I'm going to try and work out a plan that will be a little less aggressive and still accomplish my goal. I think if I can do the 10k before I turn 70 I'll be happy and then I'll decide about the half marathon. Does anyone have any suggestions?1
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campfirequeen1 wrote: »OK I'm going to share a dream of mine. When I was younger I always wished I could walk across the US, but I was the mom of three and most of those years they were growing up, I was a single parent and had to work long and hard just make us a living. Then they grew up and I was into a job where I worked at least 60hrs a week and any time off was pretty much spent taking care of the necessary things like laundry, errands etc. so it didn't get done then either. Now I'm retired and work as a massage therapist just to make fun money and extras money, so I can do something like that but that seems pretty lofty at my current health and fitness level. So this is what I want to do, start with a 5k, and then move on to a 10K and then maybe a half marathon!!! At my weight and fitness level just doing the 5K is going to be work, but I think I'm up to it. I've looked at the couch to 5K and it looks a little too much right now but I'm going to try and work out a plan that will be a little less aggressive and still accomplish my goal. I think if I can do the 10k before I turn 70 I'll be happy and then I'll decide about the half marathon. Does anyone have any suggestions?
@campfire-- I know it's not quite the same, but a couple of years ago I started a virtual walk across America. I don't recall how far I got before I got bored of charting my miles--I think I was somewhere in Kansas. LOL! Here is the link if you are interested:
https://www.verywell.com/webwalking-usa-walking-program-34328301 -
Hi all, it's been a while since I've been on MFP, but I came back to lose 125 lbs. Just turned 37 last month, I'm a server so I'm fairly active, also a mother of 2, although 1 just moved out, and currently 245, wanting to get down to 125. I've been going back and forth trying to decide if I want to do 1, 1.5 or 2 lbs set loss per week, any suggestions? Also I welcome any and all friends requests
Hi and welcome to the thread! I started at almost the same weight as you (247 for me), and I began at a 2 lb/week deficit. When I neared Onderland I plateaued, b/c the calorie allowance was too low. At that point, I shifted to a 1 lb/week loss. I got down to 185 and then gained 10 lbs over the last school year b/c of health issues and general laziness about being diligent with watching my intake. Over the summer, I went back to carefully staying at the 1 lb/week deficit and gained almost 5 more lbs. Yikes! So now I'm experimenting with a bit higher calorie allowance--still shooting for 1 lb/week deficit most days, but eating at maintenance 1-2 days/week. It's only been a couple of weeks, so I'll let you know how it goes.3 -
Since I'm new and this is "Sunday share", I'll tell you a bit about my story. I'm turning 56 in 10 days, but when I was 27 and my husband was 48, he had a massive stroke. The doctors said that he would never walk or talk again (but he did)! We also had a 5 month old infant, and my husband was the breadwinner and self-employed (without disability insurance, of course). So I have been the breadwinner since then, and currently work full time 45+ hrs/wk (but thankfully, from home most of the time). While my husband did eventually recover (not fully) from his stroke, about 10 years ago he began having other health problems, and now at age 77 he is only able to walk very short distances with a walker, but not much else. So I am also his caregiver and manage all the household "stuff" like cooking, shopping, bill paying, laundry, etc. Thank goodness he married a nurse! I enjoy my work and I enjoy caring for my husband, but I don't enjoy doing both. I'm not yet able to retire, and realistically probably can't for at least another 10 years . . . but I can dream!
In the midst of working, parenting and caregiving, I let my own health go to h###. So, I'm recommitting to losing weight and remaining a non-smoker. I'll eventually have to add exercise into the mix, but I have never found any form of exercise that I enjoyed, so I'll leave that for another time. Tackling eating and smoking is enough for the time being.2 -
@skinnyjeanzbound Thanks for the posting day topics. So in light of that, for Sunday share day, my name is Bonnie and I'm going to try to quit eating my feelings. I have some stressful times ahead, but eating it away isn't the best way. I used to love to be active, but being so heavy limits me. I want to take my life back. I have a husband, two dogs and a cat!1
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Sunday share: I am tired! Rebuilt my mother in laws fence with my 17 year old. 17 is a beautiful age. Work all day in the sun and have no ill affects. I hurt. Fence looks good, mother in law is happy Hot this weekend. My thermometer says we hit 96. I also got my weekly prep done. Veggies cut, breakfast and lunch stuff ready and a good dinner menu too.
I am interviewing a new doctor on Thursday because my insurance and my current Dr can't play nice then I see the dietician, busy afternoon. Had an electronics free Saturday, mostly. Logged,,,. Had some ouzo last night after my greek salad with gyro meat. Love that stuff.way low on calories today I wonder how I'm going to react to that, yeah I'm gonna hold onto or add weight for 2 or 3 days.
@Nikion901 glad you got a smile and a laugh.
@320sycamore welcome. Everyone here has been so kind to me. My word of advice, planning. Awe, heck, I have another word accountability. Accountability to the one person who can hold your feet to the fire or let you slide, YOU. But be a benevolent and forgiving self.2 -
This old girl is doing the happy dance this morning. I've met my first goal of this journey!!! My goal was 270 (down from 307) and this morning I weighed in at 269.8! Now I have 250 in my sights! At two pounds a week, that would be just before Thanksgiving I think. OH NO, then comes the dreaded fattening season! The time of gathering and stuffing ones self with all manner of delicacies and treats for weeks! I need to start preparing myself for this, because I LOVE to cook and I LOVE to eat the good things I cook too. Oh well, not to lose the joy of this accomplishment, I think I'm going to ponder on how to properly celebrate it instead of worrying about the future!!!
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Way to go campfirequeen1! You should be ecstatic - 37 lbs is impressive. Can you help encourage some of us who are still aspiring to that amount what differences/changes you've experienced as a result? Also, regarding Thanksgiving, when I was perusing the discussion boards while acquainting myself with MFP, I saw a member mention that she eats everything she wants at Thanksgiving, as long as it fits on a single dinner roll. That way, she gets a taste of everything. I, of course, was picturing a Dagwood-type of sandwich . . .
I didn't lose anything this week, but my 6 lbs over 3 weeks is still quite pleasing (along with forgoing cigarettes). I've heard that many people gain weight when quitting smoking even if they don't change what or how much they are eating (metabolism changes), so I'll just keep doing what I'm doing.
pneschich, thanks for the advice. I am finding that prep and/or convenience foods (e.g., prepackaged salads that I add some extra lean protein to) are helping me to eat smaller, healthier amounts. My biggest problem is dinner, where my husband wants "regular" stuff like rich and creamy seafood Newburg. I'm finding that we are just eating different things many nights, which is extra work, but will be worth it in the long run.0 -
@Nikion901 I think strength training is part of it, but not in the dramatic way that a number of posters on the Success board seem to feel. I certainly haven't lost the hoped-for inches around my waist! I started strength training because I knew that by trying to lose 2lbs a week, I was in a pretty severe dietary deficit, and my lazy biology was going to break down lean muscle before flab. Since I want to be functionally fit, not just skinny, I was going to have to protect that muscle with resistance training of some sort. I chose joining a gym and lifting weights because it still feels vaguely...naughty? butch? radical? to go into the Heavy Grunting Zone as a lady-person, and I like breaking stereotypes.
What the lifting is doing is making me commit to go to the gym three days a week, and providing really quick positive feedback. I know that if i can lift 80lbs today only four times, it's not going to take but a week or so before I can lift 80lbs five times. With running...measurable progress has come so slowly that only my determination to get my money's worth from those expensive shoes keeps me going.
I must also admit that the muscles in my legs and butt feel pretty awesome. I like having them, and like knowing that they can do impressive* things. And I have to admit, when I've just lifted 80% of my own body weight, I feel more than a little badass.
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Thanks, I am ecstatic! It has taken me since the end of May, I'm not sure what day. And I didn't get my Garmin Vivofit2 until the end of July, so it was Aug before I got it paired with this site so that I could track my food and steps in one place, but I have to tell you, girlie, that is the thing that has made the difference for me. That way I can eat every bit of my goal calories and then see that I can have something extra or save my deficit calories for a special event where I eat higher calorie food than normal, because of the calories I burned walking that day.320sycamore wrote: »Way to go campfirequeen1! You should be ecstatic - 37 lbs is impressive. Can you help encourage some of us who are still aspiring to that amount what differences/changes you've experienced as a result? Also, regarding Thanksgiving, when I was perusing the discussion boards while acquainting myself with MFP, I saw a member mention that she eats everything she wants at Thanksgiving, as long as it fits on a single dinner roll. That way, she gets a taste of everything. I, of course, was picturing a Dagwood-type of sandwich . . .
I didn't lose anything this week, but my 6 lbs over 3 weeks is still quite pleasing (along with forgoing cigarettes). I've heard that many people gain weight when quitting smoking even if they don't change what or how much they are eating (metabolism changes), so I'll just keep doing what I'm doing.
The place that I have seen my greatest change is in my ability to walk without getting winded. I had a hard time getting to the end of my very short driveway when I started but now often walk 2-3 miles once a day plus added steps during the day. I really don't like to walk and fight it mentally, it's painful for my joints, but the success I've had with weight loss and mobility has made it so worth it that it's easier to overcome the mental aversion to it. I feel disappointed when my friend doesn't want to go out walking with me and I have to decide that I'm worth the effort to "just do it" knowing that the stress relief that it also gives is definitely worth it.
Your story is very touching and I want you to know that you are someone that I am really pulling for and I am praying that you will see the successes that I've had and more! We can do this!
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Monday Check-in
I kinda did a check-in on my Sunday Share yesterday, but I will say that my seeminly normal weight fluctuations have me up a few ounces this morning over yesterday's weigh-in for the challenge. My calories were well within MFP's allowance so I'm not sweating it. Today is the first day of practicing maintaining but I will not push it. One of the challenges I am in has a lot of really fun-type activities to try out this week and I'm going to try most of them out instead of doing my normal routine of exercises.
An interesting one that pops up in the Nutrition Challenge came around again this week ... paying attention to the hours of sleep you get each night and getting points if you sleep within the recommended 7-9 hours a night, not less, not more. i'm in for that one!
@badnoodle ... thanks for your response about weight lifting.
@campfirequeen1 ... that's great about reaching one of your goals!
@320sycamore ... unfortunately, when I quit smoking in 1990 I did gain some weight ... but I don't know if it was because I stopped the cigarettes or that I was eating too many double cheeseburgers with fries and a shake.
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My swim gear is in the car, ready to go to the Y after work. I felt really stressed this weekend ... went to a bday party ... need to establish a swim rountine... fish out of water
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Wow! My week has gotten away from me. I went back to work on Tuesday last week and was in pain the whole day. Wednesday morning I woke up and really couldn't move much/well. I called the doctor and they said it was perfectly normal not to be ready to go at 2 weeks. They put me on half days through today. That has definitely helped. Will see how tomorrow goes.
Food has been going pretty well. I am now on soft foods and I've never been so happy to eat tuna in my life!!! This week I get to add in some vegetables but not lettuce yet (that seems strange to me, but I'm following the guidelines they give me). Of course, my favorite "veggie" is corn and I'm pretty much suppose to steer clear of that for the most part. When I went to the nutritionist last week she told me I wasn't getting enough protein or calories so i needed to up that to 600 a day for now. Ultimately I will be at 1200 but my stomach can't handle that much yet. I can get 1-2 oz. of protein and a Tbsp of a side for now. I make sure I have 3 meals and 2/3 snacks a day - it's interesting because I'm not hungry at all so I have to remind myself to eat (which they told me could happen, but based on my past I thought I would never forget to eat or be able to function on only 600 calories a day).
The only thing I've missed so far is pizza. Which I find very strange as I wasn't a big lover of pizza in the past, but man I crave it (I just salivated typing the word). When I progress a couple more weeks, I have some alternatives that I can try for it to hopefully satisfy my craving (cauliflower crust and chicken crust).
I'm behind on the thread, so i'll try to log in later and catch up, but wanted to update where I'm at on my journey.3 -
skinnyjeanzbound wrote: »Hi all, it's been a while since I've been on MFP, but I came back to lose 125 lbs. Just turned 37 last month, I'm a server so I'm fairly active, also a mother of 2, although 1 just moved out, and currently 245, wanting to get down to 125. I've been going back and forth trying to decide if I want to do 1, 1.5 or 2 lbs set loss per week, any suggestions? Also I welcome any and all friends requests
Hi and welcome to the thread! I started at almost the same weight as you (247 for me), and I began at a 2 lb/week deficit. When I neared Onderland I plateaued, b/c the calorie allowance was too low. At that point, I shifted to a 1 lb/week loss. I got down to 185 and then gained 10 lbs over the last school year b/c of health issues and general laziness about being diligent with watching my intake. Over the summer, I went back to carefully staying at the 1 lb/week deficit and gained almost 5 more lbs. Yikes! So now I'm experimenting with a bit higher calorie allowance--still shooting for 1 lb/week deficit most days, but eating at maintenance 1-2 days/week. It's only been a couple of weeks, so I'll let you know how it goes.
Good luck I might go up to 2 lbs, I have so many exercise cals, but I'm going to send you a FR to keep track of your journey
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@campfirequeen1 Wow! 37 pounds is awesome! I am down 2.8 since I restarted MFP but I didn't put in my weight until today so it shows I'm up 6.7 pounds since my last entry. I weigh 247.2, I was 252 last week .
247.2 current/145 goal.1
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