Over 200 New Year New Me Part 20

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  • HonestOmnivore
    HonestOmnivore Posts: 1,356 Member
    Awestfall - I feel your pain! I was losing 8-12 lbs a month for the first few months, and having BAD calorie days and ZERO exercise. Now I'm doing things far better and my weight loss has slowed WAY down. I was feeling pretty badly about this and looking at my spread sheet and realized that we keep being told that 1 to 2 lbs a week is a really realistic goal, and losing slowly is better, and that each individual will lose at a different rate. Maybe it's time I really THINK about what that means.

    - 1 to 2 lbs a week, maybe my body is in the 1 lb per week camp and rather than fighting it I should accept that limit and be grateful I'm not an outlier who only loses .5 lbs a week?

    - I have a six months more to continue to lose weight and even that isn't a hard date. It's my shortsighted, WANT IT NOW, inner child who is pushing this so hard. Maybe I need to listen to my "wise old soul" voice more and accept that the pace of change will seem plenty fast looking back in a couple of years.

    - I've always heard that in surveys most drivers rate themselves as "above average" and, of course, only half should be above average... I'm not sure WHY I feel I should be able to lose more weight, faster, than anyone else. Especially when you allow for the "all else even" clause. I mean WHY should my body be as efficient at shedding fat as anyone else's? And why should I be discouraged if this will take longer than average? It will still GET me there!

    Looking back, I lost 8 lbs in December (with holiday eating!), 7 lbs in January (when I started to exercise), 9 in February, 0 in March (no real reason), 4 in April, and about 4 or 5 this month. On a macro this looks like going from 200-184 in 3 months (5lbs/month) and if I end the month at 170 I'll have lost 15 in two months - but it looks like I'm just going to be at 175 (I'm bouncing around from 178-174). At 175 I'll have lost 5/lbs a month...

    Don't get me wrong! I plan on working hard and pushing things more in the right direction, but I'm going to reevaluate my goals and decide if accepting I may be on the slow end of the weight loss curve isn't a healthier approach.

    I don't think I've checked in for yesterday - I took a nap after I got back from the dog show (and logged on here) and I didn't get back up for the night! Oops!

    Sunday 5/23
    Calories - under by a few
    Water - none (but I drank a lot of zero calories fluids!)
    Exercise - I entered 2 hours of 2.0 mph walking because I was on my feet all day at the dog show!

    Proud- that I ate a couple pounds of strawberries rather than nachos with cheese! And NO Chicken pot-pie! Whoot!
  • RedneckWmn
    RedneckWmn Posts: 3,202 Member
    awestfall-Yes I'm sure I weigh over 200 pounds. LOL but thank you! That made my day! I look skinny looking straight forward...turn sideways you can see my belly. It doesn't wanna go away. But it's slowly going away

    Net calories...let me see if I can explain this corretly it's basically say you are set at 1200 calories

    1200 base calories
    Consume 1500
    Exercise 600
    Consumed(600)-Exercise(600)=900 net calories
    To get back to 1200 net calories you would need to eat all of your exercise calories.

    This is correct, I think!
  • elmox
    elmox Posts: 699 Member
    Buenos dias señoritas!

    Sounds like we all had a fun weekend. :smile:

    Jess, you look AMAZING in that dree. Great choice, it's super flattering.

    Pos, I woke up with a charlie horse in my calf. It's still a bit sore. Apparently, I need to find a banana!

    Cris/Jess, I've never actually "dieted" (I know, it's not a diet, it's a lifestyle...:wink: ) during the summer and I know it's going to be super tough to keep my focus and make good choices now that it is BBQ season. I think as LittleSpy has noted in her status messages lately, it's about eating what you want, but in moderation. Coupled, of course, with exercise. This weekend I was all about the moderation (mostly), just forgot the coupled with exercise part. :tongue:

    Checking in for yesterday:
    Cals - Over by 400...my day foiled by 7-up (200 cals!) and the need for ice cream (170 cals!). Sometimes we knowingly make bad decisions.
    Water - Eh...40 oz
    Exercise - Walking around Central Park for 2 hours = about 440 cals
    Proud - Lots of walking. That's all I got to be proud of. Well, I did order a salad with my lunch instead of home fries. I can be proud of that too.

    Thanks for all the encouragement in finding my mojo again. I know I can do it. I ALMOST cancelled my Jenny Craig appointment for today because I'm pretty sure the number is going to be higher than it was last week. However, I realized that that is what I have done in the past and THAT'S when I got off the rails. I am doing it all the way this time. I won't be taken off track by the fear of failure. This is a journey and all journeys have bumps along the way. It won't be easy. It's not supposed to be easy.
  • LittleSpy
    LittleSpy Posts: 6,754 Member
    Quick question I hear all of you talking about net calories.Now this may be a dumb question but I am going to ask anyways.Is net calories what you end up eating minus your exercise? Because I have been eating 1200calories and eating half my exercise cals which puts me at about 1500 to 1600 cals for the day depending on how much exercise I do?Before I wasn't eating my exercise calories so thats what I meant by starting to eat more because my body definitly needs it so I decided to start eating at least half of my exercise cals.This should rev my metabolism back up correct?

    Yes and yes.

    I know it's frustrating. :smile: You have seen me struggle with this over the last 4 months, right?

    My metabolism is better right now that I think it has *ever* been in my entire life. And it's because I've been steadily increasing the amount I eat. I hope I don't jinx myself, but it's been an entire month now that I feel like my metabolism is really working correctly for me. I've lost exactly the amount of weight in the last 4 weeks that I expected to lose based on my calorie deficits (6 pounds) That's the most I've lost in any 4 consecutive weeks since January. Sure, week before last I "gained," but last week I recorded a 3 pound loss, so that made up for the week I was holding water on weigh-in day.

    I am far happier and more satisfied. I hardly even think about this being something I have to do to lose weight anymore. And I'm constantly having to figure out how to get more calories in without feeling stuffed. I'm really happy with where I am on this journey now. Very happy being able to eat so much and still lose weight. Very happy only spending 30 minutes most days on intentional exercise (I am active in other ways, but it's less "Ugh, I have to go run 30 minutes on the treadmill" and more "Yay, I get to play tennis!" kind of stuff. :smile:)
  • ColoradoGirl
    ColoradoGirl Posts: 423 Member
    wow.. you girls have been busy this morning. Like some of you I am up 2.5lbs today from yesterday. However, Tom decided it was time for a visit, I did not drink enough water over the weekend and yes.. tooo much sodium.

    Julie.. Happy Birthday early! I hope you have a great time and congrats on the swim suit

    jess.. cute dress.. I bet you have a fabulous time at the sex in the city event, as far as the dog thing goes.. I think you did the right thing. We have a leash law around here as well and for whatever reason we also have some of those people who like to let their dogs roam. Pretty irresponsible.

    lildebbie.. I too use those bags and like jess said.. if you seal them.. they work great

    Awestfall and Cris.. I hear you on the cook out and relaxing.. I think in general it has been a life adjustment no matter what season it is for me. I just have to make myself get in gear. As Cris told me last week.... GET YOUR BUTT TO THE GYM! :wink:

    Pos me... I agree with Julie... do what she said.. when your body is low on potassium (why bananas help) and or water, it can cause "Charlie Horses" A deep massage, yes hurts at the time and some heat will help to get the knots out quicker. Stretching is always a help as well!

    Well.. today is my day off. If you can call it that. I did manage to do W4 Day 1 of C25k (on the elliptical) today.. Holy cow.. that was a great workout! Now I am heading to town to do some grocery shopping, and get some landscaping stuff with a stop at Sams Club as well. So, I will check back in later tonight.


    Hope you girls have a fabulous day!
  • raiderape
    raiderape Posts: 300
    mstahl - I am totally with you on the losing weigh fast and then it slowing down. I know I haven't been on here long but in the first 6-8 weeks I lost 15 lbs and then now I am slowing losing 1-2 lbs this month. It very aggravating but I am having to re-evaluate also. Good luck with finding what works for you!

    elmox - I had the exact same problem with the ice cream yesterday. I know I shouldn't have eaten it but it just sounded so good. I bought some WW ice cream bars this week so if I do have a hankering for ice cream then I won't be blowing as many calories!

    Jess - Thanks for the explanation!

    :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
  • awestfall
    awestfall Posts: 1,774 Member
    Quick question I hear all of you talking about net calories.Now this may be a dumb question but I am going to ask anyways.Is net calories what you end up eating minus your exercise? Because I have been eating 1200calories and eating half my exercise cals which puts me at about 1500 to 1600 cals for the day depending on how much exercise I do?Before I wasn't eating my exercise calories so thats what I meant by starting to eat more because my body definitly needs it so I decided to start eating at least half of my exercise cals.This should rev my metabolism back up correct?

    Yes and yes.

    I know it's frustrating. :smile: You have seen me struggle with this over the last 4 months, right?

    My metabolism is better right now that I think it has *ever* been in my entire life. And it's because I've been steadily increasing the amount I eat. I hope I don't jinx myself, but it's been an entire month now that I feel like my metabolism is really working correctly for me. I've lost exactly the amount of weight in the last 4 weeks that I expected to lose based on my calorie deficits (6 pounds) That's the most I've lost in any 4 consecutive weeks since January. Sure, week before last I "gained," but last week I recorded a 3 pound loss, so that made up for the week I was holding water on weigh-in day.

    I am far happier and more satisfied. I hardly even think about this being something I have to do to lose weight anymore. And I'm constantly having to figure out how to get more calories in without feeling stuffed. I'm really happy with where I am on this journey now. Very happy being able to eat so much and still lose weight. Very happy only spending 30 minutes most days on intentional exercise (I am active in other ways, but it's less "Ugh, I have to go run 30 minutes on the treadmill" and more "Yay, I get to play tennis!" kind of stuff. :smile:)
    Thanks LittleSpy for the ensite!! I am now doing what you did a few months ago when you decided to eat more thats what I am doing now.I know its going to work.THANKS AGAIN for being you and being so DARN SMART
  • cris20056
    cris20056 Posts: 1,355 Member
    raider- I've said it a million times! I loooove the WW ice cream sundaes, although lately Ive been buying the skinny cow ice cream sandwiches more because my family has decided they like to eat my treats too and with WW I only get 2 sundaes in a box and in the skinny cow box I get like 6 or so...but yum!

    cogirl- I will def be hitting the gym today, thanks!

    Heather- thanks for lighting that fire under my butt, you told me exactly what I needed to hear to get that drive going again! THANK YOU!
  • RedneckWmn
    RedneckWmn Posts: 3,202 Member
    So I suck at life. I forgot to make myself a lunch. How sad is it that I want to go to McDonalds and get a happy meal because I want a Shrek toy!? I love that movie! :laugh: I'm just a big kid!


    Edit: Cris are you starting week 8 tonight? :bigsmile:
  • LittleSpy
    LittleSpy Posts: 6,754 Member
    So I suck at life. I forgot to make myself a lunch. How sad is it that I want to go to McDonalds and get a happy meal because I want a Shrek toy!? I love that movie! :laugh: I'm just a big kid!

    :laugh: I've been fighting the McNugget happy meal urge for about 2 weeks now. Good luck to you. :tongue:
  • lildebbie
    lildebbie Posts: 2,068 Member
    colorado/Jess - How do you seal the bags, on the package they say to fold them over?? I just fold them and roll them down some...am i missing something on how you seal them?
  • RedneckWmn
    RedneckWmn Posts: 3,202 Member
    colorado/Jess - How do you seal the bags, on the package they say to fold them over?? I just fold them and roll them down some...am i missing something on how you seal them?


    LilDebbie-I just use a close pint..twist it shut and put the close pin over it.

    LittleSpy-I'm fighting the urge. Stupid Shrek toys!! Just gotta think of what else to have. Might go pick up a salad from Sprouts.
  • cris20056
    cris20056 Posts: 1,355 Member
    Jess- I am going to do w8d1 today...after my weekend full of eating not so good stuff I am scared!

    So, I think I am going to need to implement the 700 challenge. I failed miserably getting my 600 in last week, so this week my goal is 5 days with 700 calories burned...yup I said it 5 days! That'll teach me to subcumb to miller lite, cheesesteaks, and pizza!

    Today like I said above is w8d1 but Ill prob need to get on the bike too to get to 700 cals burned...wish me luck!
  • meokk
    meokk Posts: 787 Member
    bump for later
  • cris20056
    cris20056 Posts: 1,355 Member
    jess- I meant to ask you....I was doing w7d3 and all of a sudden my music stopped playing but the alerts would still play. I was so annoyed because I had no idea how to fix it and I had to finish running like 10 mins with nothing to "pump" me up...has that ever happened to you? I never had issues with the app before...it was weird
  • RedneckWmn
    RedneckWmn Posts: 3,202 Member
    Cris-I haven't had that problem. The only problem I have had is when it wouldn't play from the very begining. I just shut it off and it re started again. You can always pause it and stop, restart your phone and it will pick you up from where you left off. I couldn't do it without tunes! :tongue:

    700 calories for 5 days?! You are a warrior!
  • cris20056
    cris20056 Posts: 1,355 Member
    700 calories for 5 days?! You are a warrior!

    warrior? no. pissed off? yes.

    I am done with the pity parties, and eating badly then whining about it...I want to eat badly? fine! But I'll be making sure that I pay for it afterwards! 180's HERE I COME! ( Ok, so acouple of weeks away...but I see it now!)
  • awestfall
    awestfall Posts: 1,774 Member
    700 calories for 5 days?! You are a warrior!

    warrior? no. pissed off? yes.

    I am done with the pity parties, and eating badly then whining about it...I want to eat badly? fine! But I'll be making sure that I pay for it afterwards! 180's HERE I COME! ( Ok, so acouple of weeks away...but I see it now!)
    I am with you Cris!! I will not whine about the garbage that I choose to put into my body if I do eat it fine but I will be kicking my a** up a knotch when I do to burn it off.
  • RedneckWmn
    RedneckWmn Posts: 3,202 Member
    Fair enough! I didn't meet my goal of 600 calories 4 days last week so I kick that in the butt. I've been working out at night but I have a few things going on this week so will switch to mornings one or two days this week. I may try for 700. I have another big weekend coming up. My two best friends and I are going to see Brooks N Dunn and Jason Aldean this weekend. So there will be tailgating and partying on Saturday. Brooks N Dunn last tour, party time!!
  • cris20056
    cris20056 Posts: 1,355 Member
    I AM SO JEALOUS YOU GET TO GO SEE BROOKS AND DUNN!!! I was watching the roast/good bye thing on CBS last night and I was like I really wish I could go on their final tour! LOL I guess I'll have to live through you!

    HAVE FUN! OOOO IM SO JEALOUS
  • lildebbie
    lildebbie Posts: 2,068 Member
    Right before the gym , TOM arrived...uggg...

    I still went to the gym though, i was very sluggish at the gym i could tell...i coudn't even get my heart rate where i usally do but a few times, but i did 31 minutes and then 6 min on bike...didn't burn as much but still 300 so i will take it...

    i took a shower at the gym (i usally don't), i usally come back home and then take one when i get off at 4:30, but today i have to take my daughter to her conseler and didn't want to reek...but made me real short on time...ugg...

    oh well back to work...2 hrs to go.
  • RedneckWmn
    RedneckWmn Posts: 3,202 Member
    Brooks N Dunn was my first concert to ever go to...I think! I went at a really young age. But I saw them with Kenny a year or two ago. Amazing performers! We have lawn seats so I don't know how much we will actually get to "see' but I'll be there and that's all that matters! :tongue: Road trip to Texas to see Brooks N Dunn. What's that!? :laugh: JK!
  • cris20056
    cris20056 Posts: 1,355 Member
    Road trip to Texas to see Brooks N Dunn. What's that!? :laugh: JK!

    still jealous...a little notice would have been nice! If I didnt have a baby I would be on my way! :flowerforyou:
  • RedneckWmn
    RedneckWmn Posts: 3,202 Member
    Road trip to Texas to see Brooks N Dunn. What's that!? :laugh: JK!

    still jealous...a little notice would have been nice! If I didnt have a baby I would be on my way! :flowerforyou:


    :laugh: Well I can list off all my concerts of th summer if you would like. :laugh: Just kiddin'! But that would be awesome. I feel we would have good times partying it up!
  • Momma2four
    Momma2four Posts: 1,534
    Good Morning Girls,

    Just got back from a field trip to a nearby state park with Sara and her 3rd grade class. Yay me I got all the girls:sick: :frown: :sick: :laugh: We walked and walked for 2 hours straight. I burned a ton of calories. Yay. Actually the girls were really sweet and fun. They bust me up though, these 3rd graders have no problem with stepping into your personaly bubble. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Had fun though. Raced across a covered bridge (kinda rare in CA to have covered bridges first one I have ever been on.) Nice day !!!!!!!


    Jess, you look good in your dress!!!!! Also I hate RUDE dog owners. I was riding my bike with my hubby and I could see a guy way down the canal with his dog off the leash so I say to my husband "You think that idiot is going to get his dog on a leash?" :embarassed: :embarassed: Apparently, I talk a lot louder than I think or he had good hearing he looks our way and puts his dog on a leash. :embarassed: :embarassed:

    Well I am also up 3 pounds this morning and I know it is water weight so I am not too worried. Have a great day and I will see you all later!!!:flowerforyou:
  • HeatherMN
    HeatherMN Posts: 3,821 Member
    bump for later!
  • cris20056
    cris20056 Posts: 1,355 Member
    So today is not looking good for a 700 calorie burn....I got off work late and I gotta get my son in less than an hour. Im waiting for my songs to upload because somehow it all got deleted **sigh**

    If anything I may get a good ride in on the bike but dont know about w8d1 since thats gonna be 40 mins and I dont have that long...looks like my songs are almost done uploading....off to go get something done!

    be back later to check in
  • Positively_Me
    Positively_Me Posts: 1,499 Member
    hey,

    I am just really tired. I finished my c25k + i did 30 minutes of pure walking (treadmill)

    Check in
    Calories: over but under my exercise calories ( by 350)
    exercise: week 4 day 1 + 30 minutes walking
    water: 100+ ozs

    sodium: way - way over (2800)
    fiber: 25
    600 calorie burn: not quite 600 more lilke 500, I always under estimate my burn calories anyway

    Have a great evening girls!
    I will hopefully check back later or tomorrow :-)

    Cris: nice pic...aww, how sweet the two of you..
  • RedneckWmn
    RedneckWmn Posts: 3,202 Member
    POS Me-way to go on the exercise! you are killing it!!

    cris-hope you found some mojo and made it to the gym

    momma-Thanks for the compliment on the dress. can't wait to get a pic posted Friday after our movie night. you need to teach me how to do the esp thing to dog owners. pretty sure this guy at my apartment is growing some illegal drugs on his patio as well. he always hangs out in his storage closet outside on the patio. weird!

    Ready for the gym! My roommies going to make dinner tonight. We're having steak kabobs! YUMMY!! :tongue: Gotta hurry up and get my workout done! be back later!
  • lildebbie
    lildebbie Posts: 2,068 Member
    pos/chris - love you guys new pics :smile:

    i could go to sleep right now i am soo sleepy...dinner is in the oven ..eating later than normal as i had to take serena to her counselor today. Got to do home work and baths sometime too and then resting time for mommy somtime in there.
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