5 Pound a Month 20210 Challenge

pbenison

Crazy question...Has anybody tried Frenchs French Fried Onions (used in green bean casseroles) as an add on to any food? I bought some the other day on a whim and just opened them. I made homemade chilli today and had 1/2 serving on a hamburger bun (yes should have used my wheat bread :grumble: ) and added 1/2 serving of the onions. I may be weird but it was good (or am I just hungry :laugh: ).

45 cals, 3.5 fat, 60 sodium, 3 carb, 0 cholest or sugars.

Your thoughts?

TCASMEY

Crazy question...Has anybody tried Frenchs French Fried Onions (used in green bean casseroles) as an add on to any food? I bought some the other day on a whim and just opened them. I made homemade chilli today and had 1/2 serving on a hamburger bun (yes should have used my wheat bread :grumble: ) and added 1/2 serving of the onions. I may be weird but it was good (or am I just hungry :laugh: ).

45 cals, 3.5 fat, 60 sodium, 3 carb, 0 cholest or sugars.

Your thoughts?

Only 3.5 calories from fat....that surprises me because they always seem greasy to me. I use them every year at Thanksgiving for the green bean casserole but can imagine they would add a great dimension to chili.

My daughter and I went out to lunch today...Ruby Tuesday. Thought the fresco chicken would be safe. 857 calories...Are you kidding...came home a got on the exercise bike and rode until HRM said I burned 1000 calories.( I was bad and ate the mashed potatoes...I think that was my downfall. Have a great rest of the day!

Jennplus2

Good for you! Wow 1000 calories, I have never burned that in a workout! I went on a bike ride with my family and burned 445. But then I eat brownies and now I am over. :explode: I didn't eat dinner yet, so I guess I will be hitting the gym tonight. :ohwell:

phyljen

I KNOW THIS PROBABLY DIDN'T BURN MANY CALORIES SATURDAY MORNING, but I went for an hour and half CAMEL RIDE out by the pyramids and it was awesome! We had a group of us ladies that live over here and we all decided to go for horse or camel rides. It was so fun. I loved it. I was really late getting into school to get my lesson plans ready for school today. We have school Sunday thru Thursday over here. But all is well. I will be o.k. I HOPE!. With these third graders in my class this year I need to be on my toes ALL THE TIME!. anyway, I got up this morning and swam for an hour at the pool. I usually only do 45 minutes but I pushed on this morning and did an extra 15 minutes. ( I made lemon bars for the family last night and ate a small piece so I figured I better get burning off those extra cals. ) I feel great now but better get off MFP and get ready to greet the little kiddies. Looking forward to a great FEB. starting tomorrow! What happened to January. It sure did fly by. Hope you all had a restful night, mine was not restful at all due to the fact that my daughters friend died yesterday morning as a result of a car accident, and she came by last night about midnight and laid next to me and cried and cried. I felt so bad for her. She is 25 and just got married. Then when she left a dog outside BARKED all night. Truthfully at 4:50 am I was ready to get up and go swimming just to to relax! Phyljen

pbenison

I KNOW THIS PROBABLY DIDN'T BURN MANY CALORIES SATURDAY MORNING, but I went for an hour and half CAMEL RIDE out by the pyramids and it was awesome! We had a group of us ladies that live over here and we all decided to go for horse or camel rides. It was so fun. I loved it. I was really late getting into school to get my lesson plans ready for school today. We have school Sunday thru Thursday over here. But all is well. I will be o.k. I HOPE!. With these third graders in my class this year I need to be on my toes ALL THE TIME!. anyway, I got up this morning and swam for an hour at the pool. I usually only do 45 minutes but I pushed on this morning and did an extra 15 minutes. ( I made lemon bars for the family last night and ate a small piece so I figured I better get burning off those extra cals. ) I feel great now but better get off MFP and get ready to greet the little kiddies. Looking forward to a great FEB. starting tomorrow! What happened to January. It sure did fly by. Hope you all had a restful night, mine was not restful at all due to the fact that my daughters friend died yesterday morning as a result of a car accident, and she came by last night about midnight and laid next to me and cried and cried. I felt so bad for her. She is 25 and just got married. Then when she left a dog outside BARKED all night. Truthfully at 4:50 am I was ready to get up and go swimming just to to relax! Phyljen

A camel ride?! WOW! How exciting. And to the pyramids? I am jealous! I also teach 3rd graders...gotta love 'em! Good luck with that this week!

On a serious note: My condolences to your friend and her family. She is in my thoughts.

pbenison

Okay...I guess I go first.

January weigh in:

January 1 - 153.9
January 31 - 148.8

I just did get my 5 lbs: 5.1 lost. In December when I was pumped up, I expected more of a loss by today's date. Now reality has set in. The key to my success is to follow through with my plan of action. Lack of exercise has contributed to the slow weight loss. I have really "stepped up" by getting my 10,000 steps a day (on most days). I am proud of that accomplishment. I need to be more disciplined on my daily exercise routine though. This has been an ongoing goal througout the month of January and now as I enter February, I KNOW I have to hold myself accountable.

Good luck to all. Have a great Sunday!

Pam

P.S. Is this our ending and beginning weight, or do we do another weigh in tomorrow to start off February?

izzypup

Good morning everyone....Well I did it.... just barely but I did it. I usually weigh in at work because I didn't have a scale at home. Go figure! LOL Now I have one at home. In actuality I am happy to make 5. I have a difficult time loosing weight and it is because I struggle to get my calories in. I am doing better, because of MFP, I am more aware of what I am eating and my calories that I do or don't eat.

Today I am going to get some swim goggles and cap for the pool. I have a ton of hair and I don't really want to struggle with that while swimming.
I go back to the foot doc on the 2nd about my foot (plantar facititus) (sp). No factures, no bone spurs, just the muscle alone the bottom of my foot are irritated to the point where about a month ago it hurt so bad that i barely could walk on it. Much much better now. So I am hoping to get back to exercise.

good question Pam... Do we use our SW or is our new SW in Feb what it is today?

Sandy
Take care everyone today.... I love the sun on my face.....

phyljen

pbenison- we'll have to share teaching ideas also. That's cool that you teach third grade too. Where do you teach?
Congratulation on the months weight loss. You have done awesome. I have trouble eating all the extra exercise calories that I earn, especially on Sunday. I did an hour of step aerobics after school and now it says I should eat about 1000 more calories. I am not hungry. I just ate dinner. If you have to eat extra calories what foods do you eat? I mean is it better to eat carbs or what? Phyljen

pbenison

pbenison- we'll have to share teaching ideas also. That's cool that you teach third grade too. Where do you teach?
Congratulation on the months weight loss. You have done awesome. I have trouble eating all the extra exercise calories that I earn, especially on Sunday. I did an hour of step aerobics after school and now it says I should eat about 1000 more calories. I am not hungry. I just ate dinner. If you have to eat extra calories what foods do you eat? I mean is it better to eat carbs or what? Phyljen

I live in Louisiana, about 70 miles north of New Orleans. I actually have two jobs. My full time job is at my local high school. I am a paraprofessional (teacher's aid) working with the ninth graders who are struggling readers. After severn hours there, I then go to my church where we have a program co-sponsored by our state education board and Catholic Charities called: After School Assembly. At the job (for three hours) I work with third graders, helping them with their homework, preparing them for the standarized test (to be given in the spring), and teaching a supplemental math and reading program. I need all the help I can get to keep them motivated, so I welcome any suggestions!!

I am also going to school (University of Phoenix) to get my bachelor's to become a certified teacher. My dream (or nightmare :laugh: ) is to teach high school English classes.

I am not sure about the exercise calories. I wonder about that myself. I will leave that answer or those who know better :bigsmile:

Pam

pbenison

Good morning everyone....Well I did it.... just barely but I did it. I usually weigh in at work because I didn't have a scale at home. Go figure! LOL Now I have one at home. In actuality I am happy to make 5. I have a difficult time loosing weight and it is because I struggle to get my calories in. I am doing better, because of MFP, I am more aware of what I am eating and my calories that I do or don't eat.

Today I am going to get some swim goggles and cap for the pool. I have a ton of hair and I don't really want to struggle with that while swimming.
I go back to the foot doc on the 2nd about my foot (plantar facititus) (sp). No factures, no bone spurs, just the muscle alone the bottom of my foot are irritated to the point where about a month ago it hurt so bad that i barely could walk on it. Much much better now. So I am hoping to get back to exercise.

good question Pam... Do we use our SW or is our new SW in Feb what it is today?

Sandy
Take care everyone today.... I love the sun on my face.....

Congratulation! I hoped you enjoyed your swim. I agree that MFP keeps you focused. I have tried to loose weight many times using this site and my weight came back when I left the site because I clamed I was too busy and then I lost my discipline.

TCASMEY

I think we should have our first starting weight but then every month you go with your first of the month weigh in to see if you lose 5 pounds that month. Weigh in tomorrow for February';s starting weight but always keep in mine your January 1st starting weight also. I have had an awesome weekend of working out but my eating has been naughty.

If you are not hungry do not eat, but do not let your body go into too big a calorie defecit or it may have a negative impact on your weight loss.

Plantar fasciitis is a major pain. I have had trouble with it in the past. Make sure you have good shoes and go to runners world.com and there are some great stretches to help relieve it. I used to have it so bad that I could barely walk. Every time I got up from a resting position I had to limp a bit to get it loosened up. Knock on wood but it has not bothered me for a while.

izzypup

TCASMEY-- I so understand the limping when you get up. I am at a point where i don't have that pain, but just a 25 min low impact aerobic workout makes my foot hurt. I am taking anti inflammatories and those help. I will try the runnersworld.com. My doc is supposed to let me know what kind of shoes to work out in and to just wear on a regular basis.

thanks for the beginning of the month information

Today I am drinking all my water. I struggle with that. This will 2 days in a row.
Is anyone watching the Grammys... Pink just did a performance .... it was amazing.

siobhannestor

I KNOW THIS PROBABLY DIDN'T BURN MANY CALORIES SATURDAY MORNING, but I went for an hour and half CAMEL RIDE out by the pyramids and it was awesome! We had a group of us ladies that live over here and we all decided to go for horse or camel rides. It was so fun. I loved it. I was really late getting into school to get my lesson plans ready for school today. We have school Sunday thru Thursday over here. But all is well. I will be o.k. I HOPE!. With these third graders in my class this year I need to be on my toes ALL THE TIME!. anyway, I got up this morning and swam for an hour at the pool. I usually only do 45 minutes but I pushed on this morning and did an extra 15 minutes. ( I made lemon bars for the family last night and ate a small piece so I figured I better get burning off those extra cals. ) I feel great now but better get off MFP and get ready to greet the little kiddies. Looking forward to a great FEB. starting tomorrow! What happened to January. It sure did fly by. Hope you all had a restful night, mine was not restful at all due to the fact that my daughters friend died yesterday morning as a result of a car accident, and she came by last night about midnight and laid next to me and cried and cried. I felt so bad for her. She is 25 and just got married. Then when she left a dog outside BARKED all night. Truthfully at 4:50 am I was ready to get up and go swimming just to to relax! Phyljen

Phyljen, I am so, so sorry about your daughter's friend - how sad and terrible to pass away like that, especially when you have so much of your life ahead of you - my thoughts go with your daughter. I actually bet the camel ride used up more calories than you might suspect - you burn 272 calories per hour horseback riding!. Anyway, it sounds like so much fun!

siobhannestor

... I go back to the foot doc on the 2nd about my foot (plantar facititus) (sp). No factures, no bone spurs, just the muscle alone the bottom of my foot are irritated to the point where about a month ago it hurt so bad that i barely could walk on it. Much much better now. So I am hoping to get back to exercise...



Sandy

Sandy, good for you for taking care of your plantar facitis properly. Did your doc suggest custom orthotics or physical therapy? I started with plantar facitis, exercised heavily with it for years, never got proper advise from the doctor who diagnosed me - I eventually lost the tendons on the inside of my right foot & am currently fighting through the Kaiser system to get to see a podiatric surgeon. It has severely limited my ability to do things that I've always loved, like hiking, interval training & certain aerobic dance routines (Turbo Jam, for instance). If I'd taken care of the plantar facitis, would never have gotten to this point - so good luck!

~ Shivaun

P.S., Congrats on your progress!

siobhannestor

Well, did well this weekend, even with my "anything" meal came in under my calorie allotment.

TCASMEY - thanks for the info on starting at the beginning of the month. Looking forward to checking in tomorrow.

TCASMEY

Here is the link for the February thread. Hope to see you all there!:flowerforyou:

Iffer75

Okay here is my weigh in:
1/2/10 171.0
1/9/10 168.8
1/16/10 165.8
1/23/10 167.0
1/29/10 168.8
2/1/10 167.2

Okay, today is the start of Insanity for me, so I had to weigh in and I will be doing measurements this morning as well. Then I will be taking the fit test here in a few minutes. I am really excited about starting a new program. Ready to sweat the rest of this weight off. I hope everyone has a beautiful Monday and week. Keep up the awesome work. :bigsmile:

izzypup

... I go back to the foot doc on the 2nd about my foot (plantar facititus) (sp). No factures, no bone spurs, just the muscle alone the bottom of my foot are irritated to the point where about a month ago it hurt so bad that i barely could walk on it. Much much better now. So I am hoping to get back to exercise...



Sandy

Sandy, good for you for taking care of your plantar facitis properly. Did your doc suggest custom orthotics or physical therapy? I started with plantar facitis, exercised heavily with it for years, never got proper advise from the doctor who diagnosed me - I eventually lost the tendons on the inside of my right foot & am currently fighting through the Kaiser system to get to see a podiatric surgeon. It has severely limited my ability to do things that I've always loved, like hiking, interval training & certain aerobic dance routines (Turbo Jam, for instance). If I'd taken care of the plantar facitis, would never have gotten to this point - so good luck!

~ Shivaun

P.S., Congrats on your progress!

I didn't have any bone spurs or fractures. He is looking at my insurance to see if they will pay for orthotics. I have specific stretches to do as well and i am to still take it fairly easy. I am still on anti inflamatories. They really work great!

2-1-10 186
I am really working on drinking my water! My biggest dilemma.
Hang in there everyone!
Tcsamey--- there wasn't a thread on your posting...

Sandy
Sandy

TCASMEY

So sorry every one I did not look to see if my copy and past worked. But someone stated they had a hard time finding us so I came back to look. Hopefully it works this time.

So here is the thread for our February group.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/79451-5-pound-a-month-february-2010-challenge