Over 200 New Year New Me Part 16
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Mstahl, so sorry to hear about your MIL. Know that you and your family are in my prayers. :flowerforyou:0
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Thought you all might be interested in a way to find out how many cals you have burned doing an activity. I do not have a heart rate monitor so I never know. Just thought this was interesting.
http://www.goodhealth.com/articles/2006/11/15/how_many_calories_did_you_burn0 -
I also upped my calorie intake and this is when i stopped losing..instend i gained weight...like 3 -4 pounds...
It's very common for someone to gain weight initially when increasing calories. You should give your body at least a *month* to adjust to anything different before you write it off.
And I won't even mention the million other variables that could explain that weight gain. 
You (like anyone else would've) linked it to the calorie increase despite all of those other variables. It's like when we get sick to our stomach, we tend to blame it on something we ate, when really it could be a billion other things.
Frankly, when you're eating around 1200 calories daily, eating LESS is never the right option.
I mean, MFP's recommendation is that we eat 1200 *NET* calories. If you eat 1400 calories but burn 500 with exercise, that's 900 net calories. You're giving your body 900 calories to function through all of your normal daily activity.
When I was losing weight so fast before I hit that first huge wall (I started gaining yet I was doing the same things I had been doing), some days my net calories would be negative!! I'd eat 1100 calories and burn 1300 with exercise or something crazy like that. Most days I netted around 500-600 calories. That's not good. You see where that got me. Sure, I lost weight quickly, but I sure wasn't being very healthy about it :ohwell: And my body has certainly made it clear to me over the last few months that's not an okay thing for me (I speak only for myself here) to do.0 -
Cris: CONGRATS! CONGRATS! CONGRATS! for being in 1st Place in your BL competition, that is fantastic!
Raiderape: I had trouble getting pregnant with my 2nd child, and let's face it - by that point in our marriage we were probably not 'trying' as often as we were when I got pregnant with my 1st child (seven years earlier). Someone recommended an ovulation kit (from Walgreens, Target - with the pregnancy tests), and it worked like a charm! I got pregnant the first month we used it ... it wasn't terribly romantic 'having' to 'take care of business' on specific days when the kit said we should - but it worked. Obviously we weren't 'taking care of business' on the right days before that. Anyhow - just thought I would recommend an ovulation kit as something to try if you are having trouble getting pregnant, it worked for us!
checking in for yesterday:
calories: FANTASTIC! and I only ate a few exercise calories (I know, I know - eating them isn't bad ... but I usually eat them all plus)
exercise: FANTASTIC! I didn't have a good plan for exercising, but spur of the moment decided to take my daughter to Turbokick when she missed her golf meet (because it was rescheduled and she showed up 2 hours late) ... so got in some terrific unplanned exercise! AND I think that counts for our weekly challenge!
water: good, about 100oz
proud: that I got in more exercise than planned, stayed under my calories, and managed to be satisfied with just a few fries with dinner
... I'm working on my MFP mojo ...:happy:0 -
This is where I get confused on the exercise calories. So is it bad that I'm eating 1200+ calories a day (Depending how hungry I am) and not eating my exercise calories? I have recently been trying to eat more. I eat between 1200-1400 here lately. I don't want to be harming myself in the long run. I don't burn 1000 calories a day working out though. My workouts I usually burn 350-400 calories.0
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I also upped my calorie intake and this is when i stopped losing..instend i gained weight...like 3 -4 pounds...
It's very common for someone to gain weight initially when increasing calories. You should give your body at least a *month* to adjust to anything different before you write it off. And I won't even mention the million other variables that could explain that weight gain. You (like anyone else would've) linked it to the calorie increase despite all of those other variables. It's like when we get sick to our stomach, we tend to blame it on something we ate, when really it could be a billion other things.
Frankly, when you're eating around 1200 calories daily, eating LESS is never the right option.
I mean, MFP's recommendation is that we eat 1200 *NET* calories. If you eat 1400 calories but burn 500 with exercise, that's 900 net calories. You're giving your body 900 calories to function through all of your normal daily activity.
When I was losing weight so fast, some days my net calories would be negative!! I'd eat 1100 calories and burn 1300 with exercise or something crazy like that. Most days I netted around 500-600 calories. That's not good. You see where that got me. Sure, I lost weight quickly, but I sure wasn't being very healthy about it :ohwell: And my body has certainly made it clear to me over the last few months that's not an okay thing for me (I speak only for myself here) to do.
I get you Littlespy...
i did calculate my calories and subtracted my exercise calores and i was below 1000, so maybe that is why my body is acting this way it's trying to tell me to eat..and forget about the scale, for now,...I have been eating and that is when i started to gain 1/2 a pounds a day..and then I started to think maybe i need to eat less...
But now i am afraid that if i eat my 1200 and burn 500 calories...my body goes into sarvation mode and doesn't want to release the weight... and for some reason ( i know too mcuh informaton) but i have been "backed up" for about a week...so could this be the gain...not sure really.
I am still learn..
I have to go get dressed and send my son to preschool and head for my 45 minute walk...i will push myself more on this walk..
Have a great day gilrs
i will be back after 3pm...
And thanks for all your help...I truly appriciate everything you/everyone has done to help me in this journey
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Littlespy: I had to laugh about the extra trips to the restroom. According to Trivial Pursuit, the average person goes 6 times per day. Yesterday, I was at about 12 times! I'm glad to hear your shoes will be to you soon. Exciting! I've been doing some reading on barefoot running and haven't quite gotten up the courage to give it a try. Maybe once I get the last two C25k runs under my belt I'll be ready.
Cris: Congrats on being in 1st place in your Biggest Loser competition. Now all you need to do is hold onto it!
Jess: Who sings Lover, Lover? I'll have to try finding it since I'm pretty sure I've never heard it before. Way to own Week 6! You're inspiring because you don't give up and you found people to go jogging with. Yay!
Bluenote: I have no problem staying in a house with four cats because there are four cats and a dog in my house!
mstahl: My thoughts and prayers go out to your family and Millie who sounds like the most wonderful, inspiring, amazing woman. I was smiling with tears in my eyes reading about her.
elmox: Thanks for the laugh about the "cameltoe" because I've noticed that on some of my larger jeans, too. Then, I find a shirt long enough to cover it so I can still wear the jeans because I don't have the time or money to find new pants right now!
All this talk about cute kids and babies makes me so happy that I get to be involved with the kids at therapeutic riding. This year, we have four 4-year-olds who ride and they are so stinkin' adorable! I love seeing these itty bitty kids up on big horses.
Checking in for yesterday:
Calories: 310 left over
Sodium: over by 1000
Water: 60 oz....definite improvement
Exercise: Walking and lifting kids at RVR
Proud: Of how awesome the riders at the program are doing!!0 -
This is where I get confused on the exercise calories. So is it bad that I'm eating 1200+ calories a day (Depending how hungry I am) and not eating my exercise calories? I have recently been trying to eat more. I eat between 1200-1400 here lately. I don't want to be harming myself in the long run. I don't burn 1000 calories a day working out though. My workouts I usually burn 350-400 calories.
All I can say is it seems to vary from person to person.
For me, yes, it was very bad to eat 1200 calories a day and not eat any of my (large amount) of exercise calories. I didn't take MFP's advice because I was losing weight & I thought I was being healthy. I was under the impression that because I was so obese, I could pull off those higher calorie deficits (and I could). The problem for me was, I didn't know when to start eating more. I mean, until my body made it very clear. :laugh:
Edit: (You know brevity isn't my specialty) I also wanted to mention that if anyone is thinking about eating their exercise calories, you gotta be sure you're not overestimating them. Even HRM's aren't all that accurate for a certain person because everything is based on averages. Also, you can't overestimate your intensity. I have a feeling I underestimate most of the time. When I'm riding my stationary bike, for example, I'm nearly DYING. My quads are on fire and I'm huffing and puffing. And I won't even count all of that as "vigorous." I'll do 1/2 vigorous and 1/2 moderate (only recently did I even dare to add any "vigorous" at all!). If you overestimate your calories burned and then eat 100% of those calories, you're eating away (literally) at that day's calorie deficit. Another consideration is that if you exercise for an hour, that hour has already been counted in your TDEE (total daily energy expenditure). So if you eat 100% of your exercise calories, you're kind of eating that hour's calories twice because the full 24 hours has already been counted in the TDEE MFP calculates to give you your calories for the day. Someone our weight probably normally burns around 75 calories an hour just existing, so you may want to leave 75 of your exercise calories right now so that you don't double count that hour. I'm not bothering because 1. I know I underestimate my calories burned and 2. exercising gets your muscles pumping & burning more calories and that extra calorie burn lasts for a couple hours after you're done exercising. I figured that makes up for double counting the hour I was exercising.
I have a feeling a lot of folks overestimate their calories burned through exercise and underestimate their portion sizes. Other folks eat their exercise calories but don't eat healthy foods (adding 600 calories worth of alcohol isn't really helping to provide nutrients to your body :laugh:). I'm guilty of the daily treat. Tonight it will be a pint of Guinness and 1 donut hole. That's about 200 calories I'm wasting that I could make healthy calories. I'm at peace with it not being the healthiest choice. :laugh:0 -
This is where I get confused on the exercise calories. So is it bad that I'm eating 1200+ calories a day (Depending how hungry I am) and not eating my exercise calories? I have recently been trying to eat more. I eat between 1200-1400 here lately. I don't want to be harming myself in the long run. I don't burn 1000 calories a day working out though. My workouts I usually burn 350-400 calories.
All I can say is it seems to vary from person to person.
For me, yes, it was very bad to eat 1200 calories a day and not eat any of my (large amount) of exercise calories. I didn't take MFP's advice because I was losing weight & I thought I was being healthy. I was under the impression that because I was so obese, I could pull off those higher calorie deficits (and I could). The problem for me was, I didn't know when to start eating more. I mean, until my body made it very clear. :laugh:
I try to listen to my body and if I'm hungry I'll eat. I just am so afraid of harming myself in the meantime. Ya know? I have never lost a drastic amount of weight in a certain time though. I'm lucky if I can hit 8-10 pounds in a month. Who knows! It's all trial and error I guess!0 -
Got Internet access at the hospital so I'm taking a break from reality to check in with a better reality
I have to say that every time I read a post and thought I'd respond - LIlSpy would be responding with my thoughts LOL!
I know that I overestimate my exercise calories because I don't tend to ramp up my efforts as I get into better shape so I put out the same "work" as I get stronger and am thus working less so less calories burned.
Same thing on portion sizes - I've been trying to measure more and weigh out portions. I think my "lost month" is due in part to my lack of effort on workouts and slipping up on portion sizes.
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Raiderape: I had trouble getting pregnant with my 2nd child, and let's face it - by that point in our marriage we were probably not 'trying' as often as we were when I got pregnant with my 1st child (seven years earlier). Someone recommended an ovulation kit (from Walgreens, Target - with the pregnancy tests), and it worked like a charm! I got pregnant the first month we used it ... it wasn't terribly romantic 'having' to 'take care of business' on specific days when the kit said we should - but it worked. Obviously we weren't 'taking care of business' on the right days before that. Anyhow - just thought I would recommend an ovulation kit as something to try if you are having trouble getting pregnant, it worked for us!
Thanks for info! I actually started fertility pills this month. I do not have a TOM ever! My doctor says that it might be because I am overweight but she is not completely sure. So with these pills have to take an ovulation test everyday for 11 days and not one has come out positive yet, so we will see. Everything looks okay so that is usually the easiest option. So far no luck but it is only the first month so I am thinking positively. Trying to get pregnant is the reason why I really got focused on losing weight. Funny that I am trying to lose weight to gain it back with a baby.:laugh: Sorry if that was TMI!0 -
I have to say that every time I read a post and thought I'd respond - LIlSpy would be responding with my thoughts LOL!
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I don't really eat my exercise calories at all, because I don't have any idea how accurate they are. They seem really high to me... like today, I did my 50 min circuit training with my trainer (I use "Circuit training, general") and then 20 min of elliptical, and it gave me 1245 exercise calories. :noway: Once in a while on a heavier exercise day, I may eat 200-300 of them, but I get 1630 calories per day on the "I want to lose 2 lbs a week" setting, so I'll go up to maybe 1850 or so.
My trainer yelled at me today for eating too much sodium. Ok she didn't really "yell" but she told me I eat way too much. I've tried to be so much better, too! We still go to Panera 1-2 times a week and I guess that stuff is just really loaded with it, plus I went out for some other stuff last week. Not terrible stuff, and it fit into my calories, but still restaurant food and probably too much sodium on top of just the sodium that I get in all my regular stuff.
Check in for 4/28:
Calories - 1360 (270 under)
Water - probably only about 40 oz
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Raiderape: I had trouble getting pregnant with my 2nd child, and let's face it - by that point in our marriage we were probably not 'trying' as often as we were when I got pregnant with my 1st child (seven years earlier). Someone recommended an ovulation kit (from Walgreens, Target - with the pregnancy tests), and it worked like a charm! I got pregnant the first month we used it ... it wasn't terribly romantic 'having' to 'take care of business' on specific days when the kit said we should - but it worked. Obviously we weren't 'taking care of business' on the right days before that. Anyhow - just thought I would recommend an ovulation kit as something to try if you are having trouble getting pregnant, it worked for us!
Thanks for info! I actually started fertility pills this month. I do not have a TOM ever! My doctor says that it might be because I am overweight but she is not completely sure. So with these pills have to take an ovulation test everyday for 11 days and not one has come out positive yet, so we will see. Everything looks okay so that is usually the easiest option. So far no luck but it is only the first month so I am thinking positively. Trying to get pregnant is the reason why I really got focused on losing weight. Funny that I am trying to lose weight to gain it back with a baby.:laugh: Sorry if that was TMI!
I'm not sure that anything is TMI with this bunch of chatters! Don't worry about gaining pregnancy weight - you really don't have to gain that much if you are eating healthy and exercising throughout the pregnancy. Good luck, I hope we hear good baby news soon! :flowerforyou:0 -
Mmmmmm I just ate some delicious pate on celery sticks as part of my lunch.
I pate and turns out for 2oz it's only 140 calories....yippeeee! 0 -
I have never had pate, what is it? I have heard people eating it but never learned what it was.0
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Sheeesh! See what happens when I cant stalk? I miss like 3 pages worth of posts!!!
POS_ME- Uhm, yea ditto on you "may not quit" thing. We WILL stalk you and drag you back to the thread. You are doing everything right to an extent...you are eating well and excercising...now you just have to figure out in what portion to do them in. I guess you will have to play around with your calories and intensity until you find something that works, but until then be happy the scale isnt moving UP! We are all here fro you and you already got tons of good advice so I'll leave it at that!
JLB- I am def a boy mommy, I cant imagine having a girl..I guess I will find out next year when we try for our second (and last) child..I want a boy he wants a girl
...I keep picturing you, this huge bundle of energy bouncing on your chair at work waiting for your shoes :laugh:
mstahl- I am so sorry about your MIL..she seems like an amazing woman
meook- Isnt it great to be able to stay on MFP all day? hehe...thanks for my imaginary throphy!! :laugh:
jess- my layout was weird yesterday but havent had any issues today, and like someone else said jsut refresh the screen. Oh, I still havent done w3, ugh now you are ahead of me again I better find time to do it. Tonight is my first excercise day since being sick and Im gonna go to spin class, maybe Ill get the run in tomorrow...
Jesyka-- Where are youuuuuu....dont make us come after you!
Heather- Great job on your water intake!!!
irandamay- MFP can track your sodium for you...not sure if you are already using that feature, but I had no idea until someone told me about it!
I know I forgot stuff, but Im trying to cram 3 days worth of work in one day....be back later!
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Istpaul- You sound so enthused and focused!!! I am so happy to hear your new found atitude! Go get em girl!!!!!:drinker: :flowerforyou:0
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I have never had pate, what is it? I have heard people eating it but never learned what it was.
Only the most delicious spreadable meat known to human kind !!!
The one I ate today was made from chicken & pork livers with truffles mixed in...drooling.....They make all different kinds though, even veggie. Pate de fois gras is the most classic french version using fattened goose liver only it's a bit controversial due to the way they raise and fatten the geese.
On the other end of the spectrum - liverwurst - that can be found in every grocery store is also pate just without the fancy french name.
I usually buy a mid range one as the liverwurst has too many preservatives for my liking. My grocery store stocks several kinds and the live near the fresh mozzarella and salamis0 -
I think I have some issues here. All day yesterday I thought it was Thursday. It wasn't until I woke up at 4:30 AM to go get ready for my cycling class when I realized...hmmm...today is not Friday and there is no CYCLING class this morning!! :explode: Twice in one week I have done this!! GRRR!! I sooo wanted to try a cycling class this week. Now I wont get to. GRR GRRR GRR!! It's a blonde moment week for me!
Cris-I did finish week 6 yesterday! Was pretty excited. I'm kinda sad that it's all straight jogs now though I'm not going to lie. I miss the intervals. It does feel good to run for 25 minutes though. I can't decide if I want to do the cycling class tomorrow morning or start week 7. My OCD says start week 7 on Monday.
LittleSpy-Did your shoes come!? !?!?
My friend asked me to go to the Opera with him tomorrow night in Dallas. I'm not a big Opera fan but it's an excuse to wear one of my super cute dresses! I'm pretty excited about that! :bigsmile: And I saw a loss on the scale this morning...Could it be possible I'll be in the 20?'s soon!? Only 4 pounds away!!! And then I will hit the 50 pound lost mark! YAY!! :bigsmile:0 -
Yummy yummy, I'm eating frozen grapes. A most delicious treat! That's really all...just wanted to share. :bigsmile:0
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Yummy yummy, I'm eating frozen grapes. A most delicious treat! That's really all...just wanted to share. :bigsmile:
Frozen grapes? Do you freeze them yourself!? That does sound yummy!0 -
Thanks for sending positive vibes my way...
I did my afternoon walk while son is in preschool, and i am back home. I won't be on teh computer for long..our desk top crashed a couple days ago so the my kids need to do their homework and stuff on the laptop.
I might be back on later, if not, sorry i wil respond to all teh posts tomorrow.
Take care and have a wonderful day girls :-)
edit: rushing and forgot to add the rest of my thought.. V0 -
I just went to lunch & had a page of posts to catch up on. I love it!
Frozen grapes sound delish. Pate, on the other hand, does not.
Dunno if my shoes came yet. Believe it or not, I'm actually at work. :laugh: Since I work in HR and we're not really hiring right now, work has been more than a little slow. There are still plenty of crazy employees around to keep me busy most of the day though.
Have fun at the opera, Jess! What a great excuse to get all schmancied up (yep, I make up words as I go)! I wouldn't know what to do or wear. I'm so bad at being a girl. :laugh:0 -
I'm right there with you! My roommate and her boyfriend are going too. She put an outfit together for me last night. She picked out this black pair of heels for me. I don't think I have worn them since I bought them a few years ago. They were covered in dust if that tells you anything! Totally not my cup of tea! But we will see what happens! I'll have to learn to have manners. I guess that means to burping. HAHA. Just kidding!!0
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Frozen grapes are the best!! especially green ones!
I will share my opera story...so I occassionally stalk ticketmaster looking for Phantom of the Opera tickets because I saw it once when I was a teenager & really want to take my husband....& I thought I totally lucked out by finding $20 2nd row seats for Phantom of the Opera in San Bernardino so of course I bought the tickets immediately!
SO when we get to the theater, imagine my extreme disappointment when I really bought tickets to watch the original black & white silent film Phantom of the Opera & I had to sit & watch while reading the subtitles & listening to an old pipe organ provide the soundtrack...My husband thought the whole night was rather amusing & actually enjoyed the movie & the fact that I fell asleep on his shoulder :blushing:
Enjoy the opera...opera really isnt that bad when it had a decent plot line to follow
I just placed my sushi order & my son's amazing nanny is going to pick it up for me!!!! YUMMMYY!!!0 -
Frozen grapes are the best!! especially green ones!
I will share my opera story...so I occassionally stalk ticketmaster looking for Phantom of the Opera tickets because I saw it once when I was a teenager & really want to take my husband....& I thought I totally lucked out by finding $20 2nd row seats for Phantom of the Opera in San Bernardino so of course I bought the tickets immediately!
SO when we get to the theater, imagine my extreme disappointment when I really bought tickets to watch the original black & white silent film Phantom of the Opera & I had to sit & watch while reading the subtitles & listening to an old pipe organ provide the soundtrack...My husband thought the whole night was rather amusing & actually enjoyed the movie & the fact that I fell asleep on his shoulder :blushing:
Enjoy the opera...opera really isnt that bad when it had a decent plot line to follow
I just placed my sushi order & my son's amazing nanny is going to pick it up for me!!!! YUMMMYY!!!
haha! That's too funny!! I hear that's a good one. I just looked, the one we are going to tomorrow is Moby DI$^ (You can't put that word on here I guess! OOPS!)0 -
KDub, that's hilarious! When my husband and I were still dating, we went to see Phantom of the Opera (the musical) on Valentine's Day. I had a sorority party the night before, so we were a little tired (and hungover...). We were up in the balcony and fell asleep during the second act. Whoops!
Frozen grapes = washed grapes (I'm a red grape gal) + container + freezer for at least 30 min. DELICIOUS!0 -
memo to self: spin class after spending most of the week feeling awful in bed IS NOT A GOOD IDEA0
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KDub, that's hilarious! When my husband and I were still dating, we went to see Phantom of the Opera (the musical) on Valentine's Day. I had a sorority party the night before, so we were a little tired (and hungover...). We were up in the balcony and fell asleep during the second act. Whoops!
Frozen grapes = washed grapes (I'm a red grape gal) + container + freezer for at least 30 min. DELICIOUS!
My husband LOVES Phantom! We tried to see it when it was in town but it was way out of our budget. Maybe one day we will get to see it, and not just the movie! :laugh:
Littlespy- Awesome Profile Pic! I love it! I bet you feel amazing after taking that pic!
I can't wait to try them!! They sound so good and so easy.
On that note, pate does not sound like one of my things. But if you enjoy it, more power to you!!! Enjoy it!!!0
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