Eat Healthy; Get Fit; Lose 100+ New Group 1st Weigh in Jan.

thicansxy

Weighed in this morning and am down 3.5 pound since last weigh in. Total of 9 pounds since starting

Remember how I had said I thought my scale was off, Well it was by alot I felt so bad I thought I was doing so good but a little fast now I realize slower is probably better anyways.

marlemcdougal

I hope everyone had a great week. My new weight is 302.5 down from 305.5. 3 lbs :happy: I've recently started having to go into work at night, so I've had a struggle with all the candy sitting on peoples desks, but still managed to keep within my calories most days. I also decided to only eat my excercise calories if I'm hungry. I usually eat about half of them everyday. You're all an inspiration on drinking water. I'm really trying to do better, but rarely end up drinking more than 64 ounces. So my goal next week is to drink all my water.


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Nicmc8

I hope everyone had a great week. My new weight is 302.5 down from 305.5. 3 lbs :happy: I've recently started having to go into work at night, so I've had a struggle with all the candy sitting on peoples desks, but still managed to keep within my calories most days. I also decided to only eat my excercise calories if I'm hungry. I usually eat about half of them everyday. You're all an inspiration on drinking water. I'm really trying to do better, but rarely end up drinking more than 64 ounces. So my goal next week is to drink all my water.


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Great Job!

My secret to drinking water is that I keep a case of water in my car at all times. I commute 32miles each way, so I have plenty of time to drink two bottles on the way too work and two bottles on the way home. That way I am sure to get my water in for the day. Then I drink about 3-4 bottles while I am at the gym, which are extra.

DavesGal

Hi Everyone... bad week for me. I gained this week. I was bad about eating out at lunch ... not organized and didn't plan... and it shows :mad: I have no one to blame but myself as I have to do this for me and I have to take responsibility.

Great job everyone else ... keep it going!

ltlhmom

How is everyone doing? We are heading to the camping show today and will be eating out at Sonics. I have googled their menu and found the least calories and the healthiest thing to have. I have also planned the rest of my meals around that. You can still eat out you just need to plan ahead. I will also get exercise calories to use today so that is also a plus! Cheers!

Brandywithrow

Hey everyone I know I haven't wrote on here for a couple weeks but thought I needed to share with people who would understand. Last Sunday I told my husband I really needed to have a good week to keep me on track so he told me if I lost (when I lost) my next 10 pounds he would pay to get my hair cut so I told him I would have a 5 pound lost week, I have been eating right , working out and drinking lots of water and couldn't wait until Sunday to get on the scale so this morning to my surprise I was down 6.2 pounds from 251.6 to 245.4 I'm so excited I just needed to share!!! Keep up the good work everyone

Looks like I'm a lot closer to getting my hair done then I thought!!!!!

DavesGal

Way to go!!! That is wonderful. What are you going to have done?

Brandywithrow

color/red and blond highlights cut and style and shampoo Im getting pampered lol at this rate I can get my hair done next weekend!!!!!

Brandywithrow

color/red and blond highlights cut and style and shampoo Im getting pampered lol at this rate I can get my hair done next weekend!!!!!

Hopeful4757

Don't worry DavesGal. It's another week to make good choices. Thincansxy-slower is better and stays off more often! With us and our lifestyle changes, we will all keep it off this time!!! Good job to everyone this week. Let's keep up the good work.

katielouhoo

waaaay too busy with company and stuff to check in last week, and i'm late this week too. sorry. i have kept good eating habits, but some exercise has suffered since my schedule was different.

start at 240.2
Jan. 7: 238.4
Jan. 15: 235.2

i managed to get to 3 water aerobics classes this week, but still need to get back to strength & weight training this week.
sounds like you guys are making great progress. -katie

katielouhoo

Someone mentioned that they thought we needed a chart, so i thought i'd give it a try. it isn't really my thing, so it isn't the best (i'd be glad to let someone who knows what they are doing help). My wonderful husband helped with getting this started.

Please forgive mistakes. i tried to look back through our posts. Some of you never have given a weight, i can't measure 4 lbs lost against 0. some folks haven't weighed in since they first posted. And some had a different number one week to the next.

So, bear with me- kindly post the correct information and i'll to get the chart corrected or you added to the list.:flowerforyou: katie

DrBorkBork

Neat chart, Katie! Thanks for doing that. I'm hoping to be 223-222 next weekend, though it will take a miracle with AF on her way into town. Definitely down to 220 by Feb 5th!

Someone remind me to call my diabetes doc on Tuesday to find out when my next checkup is. I can't wait to gush over my progress!

Heather_b1986

hiya weighed in today lost another 2lbs and thats with u know what due lol

start weight 260
last week 255
this week 253...woohoo!

great chart btw x

ltlhmom

Awesome!

Brandywithrow

Hey awesome chart!!! when I started after christmas I was 254.4 and today I'm at 245.6 hoping to be down to 242 this time next week! Just bought a tredmill that will be delivered on Tuesday so here hoping I have the motivation to jog on it!!! Keep up the good work everyone

tearose

Neat chart, Katie! Thanks for doing that. I'm hoping to be 223-222 next weekend, though it will take a miracle with AF on her way into town. Definitely down to 220 by Feb 5th!

Someone remind me to call my diabetes doc on Tuesday to find out when my next checkup is. I can't wait to gush over my progress!

Oh i forgot to report i lost 2.5 lbs a week ago and havent weighed myself for this week yet will do that monday..i almost hate to get on the scale because what if i havent lost a pound:sad: But thats been part of my problem, not wanting to face how fat i am, so i will get on that scale tomorrow:noway:

hateras

I'm in.... According to my Wii Fit plus, I should be 129lbs which gives me 100lbs to lose...... Will work towards the 10lb goal by 1/31...

Did the Wii this morning and believe it or not, was breaking a sweat... My thighs are killing me...

DavesGal

Nice chart! 1/1/10 I was 245, 1/8/10 242, 1/16 244
It is a new week now. My husband made a turkey over the weekend and some wonderful homemade turkey soup! This will be great for lunches.

DrBorkBork

Just got my weekly report from my HRM. Worked out 3 hours total for the week (6 workouts), and torched nearly 2,000 cals. Scale this morning said 224.6. I was just curious where I was at since AF is due this week, meaning it will probably be a while before I see some real movement again.

marlemcdougal

Hi Everyone,

I'm a little frustrated with myself. :noway: I had two bad days of eating, and now I'm up a little. I know its probably just the salt because I was still under or really close to my calories for the day. I need to give myself a little kick in the rear so I can end the week on a better note.

marlemcdougal

DrBorkBork,

I also LOVE my heart rate monitor. I highly recommend people who exercise and are trying to lose weight get one with a calorie counter. I exercise pretty intensely, and I love to know that during a good workout I burn about 1200 calories. It makes the workout seem worth it. It also explains why I'm starving afterwords and lets me know that I can eat a little extra those days. Good job on the 2000 calories, that's impressive.

ltlhmom

Well here is a kick in the rear! OK time to move on! Stop beating yourself up! You can't go back and change it~ you can only remember it for next time when it rears it ugly head again. Remember the choose you made and how you felt after making that choose. We all slip but it is what we do after we slip that matters! So chin up! Cheers! Here is to you getting back up and going strong full steam a head. HUGS!

katielouhoo

okay- how about a small success story.:flowerforyou:

i have been resisting doing any shopping for new clothes. there is something about shopping for new stuff that says you've arrived, and i have such a long way to go that i do not feel i have arrived anywhere. But, my daughter needed slacks, so i looked at jeans since mine don't fit anymore.

so.......drum roll please.....i bought a new pair of jeans 4 sizes smaller than what i have been wearing. Wow. :drinker:
i still have lots to lose, but dang that felt good.:bigsmile:
-katie

Christie422

Today I feel like giving up but instead of stuffing my face I am coming here for some support.

I had a bad weekend and I gained 1.5 lbs...no big deal, Monday I had a good day, stayed within my calories and yesterday when I woke up I was down half a pound. Yesterday was my son's birthday and he requested tacos for dinner and a red velvet cake. I was nervous about having cake in the house since that is what got me in trouble over the weekend, especially since my youngest son's birthday is Sunday. I decided to make ONE cake in two round pans and we decorated half the cake for my oldest and I stuck the other half in the freezer for my little guy this weekend. That way I couldn't go crazy and tear through two cakes this week. I wanted to eat tacos with my kids so I planned ahead and ate small meals throughout the day. I also spent over four hours really cleaning the house, scrubbing tubs and bathroom tile, floors, vacuuming and dusting everything. According to the exercise calculator I burned 1082 calories. So I went ahead and had two tacos with very little meat and cheese and 1/16 of the cake ( a serving is 1/12) and I was under my calorie goal for the day. I woke up this morning and got on the scale...up 1/2 a lb! What the heck?!

Meanwhile, my husband who is dieting with me has lost 32 lbs. I try not to compare myself to him since he is NOT doing it right., he's pretty much starving himself to drop the weight quickly and I know that it will more than likely come back as it always has in the past. Still, its frustrating to see the lbs falling off him and witness his restraint when it comes to eating. I am trying to do this the right way this time but still be able to indulge a little on special occasions. I planned, I exercised I ate in moderation and still I gained! I'm just so frustrated!

katielouhoo

Christie- the scale can be a mean thing some days. Don't forget your weight can vary 2 lbs or so each day, it does help not to weigh each day, you can make yourself nuts if watching that constant fluctuation bugs you. Since you did indulge a little with rich food yesterday evening, be sure to get at least 8 to 10 glasses of water in today. do some exercise, go for a walk and it will improve.

My husband did not start dieting with me, but as i moved up to 50 lbs lost he started to work harder at it. i was rather glad he wasn't trying to compete (men just lose more easily) but now that he is, he does not make good calorie choices all the time or snack reasonably. i imagine he'll lose some anyway, since our evening meals are lower in calories & he is avoiding seconds.

with your husband there it is hard, but remember this is about you. and you are right your loss will lead to a better life and new habits that will carry you forward not yo-yo you back to this point.

as for the cake- serve it, let everyone have a 2nd piece next day and get rid of it. send it with your husband to work or take it to your work. it will disappear and you won't feel compelled to "finish it".

hsc5690

Christy, You are doing just great. I will almost bet the weight you thought you gain was actually water retention as the seasoning for the taco's were very high sodium. To flush it out of your system please drink plenty of water( more than usual) and stop fretting. I agree I only weigh in once a week. But anything high sodium like that or ham will do the same thing. You haven't gained weight you are just retaining the water.

LittleSpy

C'mon Christie -- you know better (edit: than to be discouraged by this).
Tacos = sodium, yes? Sodium = water retention, yes? Water retention = temporary weight gain, yes? So, it follows that tacos = temporary water weight gain, yes? No big deal. Drink some water & get on with it.

And, on top of all of that logic, it's also possible your body is just readjusting. Or maybe you weighed yourself when you were dehydrated last time. Or who knows, it could be a multitude of reasons! I was down to 223.2 last Saturday. Then Monday I was at 224, then 225 Tuesday AND today! Does it bother me? Nuh uh. Why? Because I'm still doing everything right and it's going to happen and TOM is in town and that's most likely the reason for the fluctuation.

I've only had a few weeks so far when I didn't lose anything or even (gasp) gained. I consider myself very lucky because my little mini-plateaus only seem to last a week or 2 and then I start dropping again. They're just little bumps in the road, but the MOST IMPORTANT thing is to never quit. :flowerforyou:

Christie422

Thanks everyone. I did drink more water today and got my butt on the exercise bike for a bit. I probably shouldn't weigh every day, I'm going to try to stay off the scale until Friday.

katielouhoo

One of the challenges i have faced is how to deal with cravings and have healthy snacks that do not leave me with the desire to eat through anything in the pantry. So I stumbled on this really healthy alternative to potato chips.

on the today show last week joy bauer mentioned roasting kale as a substitute for potato chips. i looked it up and it was in good housekeeping 2 years ago, so i tried it. and as joy said -- i am not delusional, i do not think it tastes like potato chips; however after eating a couple cups (and i splurged and had a diet coke too, instead of water) i felt like i had indulged in salty crispy chips for a snack :bigsmile: (and isn't that the point? my husband liked it too and wants to try it with chipolte seasoning next time) Any way i put it in mfp as homemade- roasted kale chips= 43 calories/cup and loads of vitamins.
43 calories for a cup as opposed to 120 for 10 potato chips is a trade off i can accept.

chop kale into 2 inch pieces (cut out stem) spread out on a baking sheet, spray generously with olive oil (like Pam olive oil), sprinkle with kosher salt. bake 400 degrees for 10 min. ( some pieces will have browned, that's ok)

seriously, you should give it a try. no more, "i ate a half a bag of chips last night" for me. :flowerforyou: -katie