200+ (Week 14)
akasullengal
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Happy weigh-in day! Let's make this another great week!
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Ok, I'm weighing in at 225..But I'm gonna stick with my 224, cause its gotta be water & sodium weight... Bleckkk, I ate turkey breast with sazon & adobo (both reduced sodium) & brown rice. last nite...& tonite Were going out to Chili's to celebrate Bd's bday & my graduation... But gotta get back on track cause monday I weigh in w the nutritionist... Hope everyone does well today!0
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This morning's weight: 210.6
That's down 3.6 pounds from last week!!! Let's take a second though and remember that I was up 2.4 last week, so it sort of evens itself out. I was down as low at 209.0 yesterday morning, but I ate a bit more later in the day yesterday than I had planned, so being up a little bit this morning was natural. VERY HAPPY.
C25K training went well yesterday. As I said I would do, ran all the 90 sec runs at 5.0, and did the 3min runs faster as well. The first one at 4.5 for 2 minutes, and 5.0 for one (had no problem), and the second time, 45 for 1 min, 5.0 for two (was pretty winded). Looking forward to next week's increased running time. I just know I'll have to start at slow at 4.0 and gradually work my way up.
Anyone have any big plans for the evening/weekend? Nikki, I hope you have fun out celebrating tonight! No big plans at this point for me. The usual: sleeping in, grocery shopping, rec center, maybe go see a movie or something.0 -
It's official. I lost another pound and am weighing in at 206 :bigsmile: A friend on the over 40 board posted something that I wanted to pass on. "These past months, I have been feeling better than I haven't in so many years, it is absolutly incredible. Even my sister-in-law, someone I don't see very often, told me so. I may have lost only 6 pounds since last March, I feel a million times better. The scale is a nice tool, but the way one feels and the new clothes one has to buy, in my opinion, says a lot more!" Her quote says it all. It's not the numbers that matter but how you feel. And let me tell you - I feel happy and alive. I can't remember the last time I felt so good. I was living in a fog of self hate and depression before I found MFP and you gals. Thanks ladies.
Great job on the loss this week Aka :flowerforyou: Glad to hear the C25K training is going so well.
Nikki have fun tonight.
Blombie and Makeitallsue - I wish you both good luck with your weigh ins.0 -
Hi All!! I'm new to myfitnesspal.com. I HAVE never weighed this much in my life!! I had injured my back in December 2008 and was unable to work or move for 3 months. Since then, the weight has just packed on!
I started my diet / exercise program last week and weighed in at 235lbs!!! I weighed myself last night and lost 6 lbs! WOO HOO!! I'm excited. There is nothing more that I want, but to be thin and healthy by my 30th B-day!! Well, since it's in April maybe 30 lbs lighter!!
Need some support!!0 -
Last week 240.0
Today 237.8
Not sure why I'm a pound up from yesterday since I stayed well within my calories and sodium yesterday and I did zumba, but oh well. Thats the way the body fluxuates.
Today is snack day at work. I normally pig out all day but decided to eat my breakfast like usual and that will hopefully cut down on the bad eating.0 -
gonna make this short and sweet....warning....I'm annoyed...
gained a pound since last week. now at 212. so pissed and discouraged. i don't know what I am doing wrong!
I stay under my calories (within about 100cals), exercise.0 -
gonna make this short and sweet....warning....I'm annoyed...
gained a pound since last week. now at 212. so pissed and discouraged. i don't know what I am doing wrong!
I stay under my calories (within about 100cals), exercise.
everyone fluxuates for no reason. don't let one pound ruin your day.0 -
Well ladies, Congrats to all that lost weight...hang in there if you gained or stayed the same.
I stayed the same....I think it has to do with my period, so I'm staying positive, I usually gain this week.
I do hate the scale though, cus it had me down a pound yesterday..then took it away from me today...weird how your body goes up and down.
I like what you shared Pinbot, it is true, how yo feel is what really matters!!
The kids are home again and the grandkids are staying for the weekend, I'll check in as much as I can.0 -
Welcome prd2bema2 :flowerforyou: Our group normally weighs in on Fridays. Congrats on your weight loss this week.0
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hey prd2bema2! Jump right in!
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Yes, fluctuations of a pound or two are normal, and hard to explain, even when you account for calories, sodium, exercise etc. It's obviously always motivating to see the number go down, but as we're all in it for the long haul, it will take time and there will be good weeks (months) and bad ones!
Great job everyone for sticking with it! You all have been so helpful and motivating!
Pinbot, I agree. Even if the weight hasn't gone down as much as we would like sometimes, how do you feel? I am feeling amazing! I feel lighter (even when I haven't lost weight for days), and more importantly, so much more content with life. Even with the added stress of a new job, I am looking forward to my days so much more, and am so proud of myself, which is a lot, because I've really been in a funk for years upon years, so this sustained contentness with life is an anomaly for me and it feels amazing!!0 -
The next time we have snack day at work, someone remind me of how horrible its making me feel today!! omg!! I pigged out (as usual). I had so many salty chips that I am literally CRAVING WATER. Thats such a weird feeling. I mean, I have a Diet Mtn Dew sitting right here and I can hardly drink it. And I have such a horrible horrible headache. (that could also be because of the work I'm doing today....looking back and forth from an excel spreadsheet to a database with a black background and green/teal letters)
good to know that my body is telling me it doesn't like that stuff anymore.0 -
Blombie, sorry you're not feeling well, but I totally agree with you. If I go long enough with eating really well, something super salty or fatty just doesn't agree with me.
Case in point: today. I'm approximately 600 calories over today. 1st, because it's my day off of exercising, and I ate a decent sized piece of birthday cake at work. It was glorious going in and not so glorious a bit later. I felt pretty gross (and guilty). I totally had to estimate how much damage it did to my day, but I know it wasn't pretty. When I step on the scale tomorrow just to check in, I highly doubt it'll be pretty, unlike how last weekend was, which was VERY friendly.0 -
aka, We celebrated my oldest daughter's Birthday yesterday, I allowed in my calories for a nice sized piece of vanilla/vanilla cake...my favorite! I savored every bite...loved it, but I agree, it seemed really sweet and an hour or so later, I was really thirsty??? It is good to know that my taste in food have changed!
Enjoy your Saturday everyone...0 -
I ate so bad yesterday, I am trying to make up for it by extra exercise today. I have already burned 974 cal (by MFP) and have 1 more workout session planned with my mom at 4:30. I went over by 896 cal yesterday - EEK. I had a few drinks and was still under cal then DH cooked a Digorno Pizza (vege - of course) and before I knew I ate half (*sigh*) and then was upset and had another drink. I just wasn't thinking as straight as I should have been. No drinks for me tonight. :blushing:
So far my week of eating vege went well except for the 3 shrimp on Wed night. I will try for another week next month. Have a great weekend.0 -
Thanks Pinbotchick!! I'll weigh myself on Fridays!! I wasn't going to do it every week only because if I don't drop any weight or I gain, I'll be very very discouraged and I don't want to give up!!0
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Prd2bema2 - I would suggest that you take measurements of yourself. A pound of muscle takes up less space than a pound of fat. If you are like the rest of us, you will be gaining muscle as you begin to exercise. The way your clothes fit and your energy level are much better indicators of success. Remeber this is a lifestyle change. If you go back to eating/drinking like before, you will probably gain the weight back. I have added more fruits and veges to my diet - aiming for 6-8 servings a day. I also eat everything but in moderation. If I want chips, I weigh out 1 serving and put the bag away. When I go out to eat, I generally eat 1/2 of the sandwich so that the calories are more reasonable. If you dont have a scale to weigh food, get one. You will be shocked at how little a serving size is. Let me know if you have more questions. Start exercising - even if it's a slow walk. Eat your exercise calories - I normally eat 1/2 of my exercise calories since I use MFP and not heart rate monitor to calc cal burned. Drink your water. You don't have to weigh yourself every week. You just need to on Valentine's day for the end of our challenge. Do you want to aim for a 5 pound loss since we are already halfway through the challenge?0
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prd2bema2...Welcome and good luck with your goals, looks like your off to a good start!
Measurements, like Pinbot suggested is a great idea and sometimes the only thing that keeps me a float when the scale gets stuck!0 -
Not a spectacular eating day yesterday, and not super fantastic today either... I stayed under calories, barely, but the eating wasn't especially healthy. I also was perturbed I was up a 2.5 pounds from my low last week... even though it was a late weigh-in morning (which usually helps). *grumbles*
No exercise today, which I should have done. Lots of should haves! Tomorrow though is day 1 of week 4 of c2k. Will do that! Need to work on upping the cardio this week. It's way too easy to go over calories if I don't have exercise calories to work with. Also, as this is my second day w/o working out, I'm feeling a bit crabbypants-ish. Exercise is totally a moodlifter I'm realizing.0 -
I haven't counted a thing today. Of course, I normally don't on the weekends. I didn't even go to the gym yesterday.
I'm going to Disney World and SeaWorld with my sister and her 4 year old daughter next week so I have a long To Do list to get ready. It wasn't something I planned on doing. Lauryn (my sis) was invited to go with a friend (and the friend's family) for FREE but this week the friend got laid off. So the trip was canceled. Lauryn had already told her daughter that they were going so she can't disappoint her. Plus another big problem is that Lauryn is in a nasty divorce from her husband and we know as soon as he finds out Lauryn can't take their daughter, he'll take her just to spite Lauryn (he honestly doesn't care about the kid...just uses her so he can get attention from his family).
So anyways, I'm taking Wednesday through Friday off work and we are going for 4 nights (drive down Wednesday and drive back Sunday). We got a decent price on the hotel and tickets so I'm crazy excited to go to Magic Kingdom and SeaWorld. (Went one time when I was 18 with a friend and her family but her mom had major back problems and couldn't walk much but wouldn't let us out of her sight so we didn't get to see/do much of anything.) We'll be eating a lot of sandwiches and cheap food, but I'm sure the amount of walking I'll be doing will make up for all the exercise I'll be missing.0 -
blombie -it sounds like fun. Enjoy yourself.
Thought you might enjoy this soup I made with the left over Kale...
Garlic and Kale Soup
1/2 cup wheat berries (I subbed Nuttles a soy protien cereal)
2 TBS olive oil
3.5 oz shiitake mushrooms (I subbed sliced button shrooms) (about 1 cup)
10 cloves garlic
1/4 cup brown rice vinegar (I subbed apple cider vinegar)
4 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
1 bunch of Kale 10 ounces stemmed and coarsely chopped
1) Soak wheat berries overnight in bowl cold water.
2) Heat oil in 2-qt saucepan over med heat. Add mushrooms and season with salt if desired. Saute mushrooms 10 min or until beginning to brown. Add garlic, and saute 2 more min. Stir in vinegar; simmer until vinegar is almost evaporated while stirring to scrape up browned bits from pan.
3) Drain wheat berries and add to mushroom mixture with vegetable broth and 1 cup water. Bring to a boil, then reduce and simmer 20 min. Add Kale, and cook 10 to 20 more min until kale is tender. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Makes 6 servings - 1 cup
138 cal
4 G protein
5 G total fat (<1 sat)
20 G carb
0 mg chol
103 mg sodium
3 G fiber
4 G sugar0 -
blombie- Disney should be a blast! I think I enjoyed it the most when I was older, though my favorite parks/rides obviously changed as I grew up. All the walking you'll be doing will definitely offset some of the calories you're eating. It should be so much fun!
pinbot- that recipe looks great! I'll have to save it for later to make at some point.
This week I'll make a vegetarian soup from WW, which I haven't made in at least a month.. it's a fav of mine, and 0 points... filling and low calorie. Also picked up a wild rice medley from trader joe's last week, so I'm going to get some veggies to cook and have with it. Also, last week I cooked some sweet potatoes and added a wee bit of brown sugar to them and they were SO good. I might get some more for this week.
I'm off to the rec center in a few. Hopefully it's not terribly crowded. Day 1 of week 4 of c25k! Little intimidated by all that running, but I think as long as I start off slow, I'll be alright; plus i made a fun music mix for it. Then, I'm off to the grocery store!
I hope everyone enjoys the rest of their weekend!0 -
Where is everyone?? hehe
Happy Monday folks!
Things are going well today so far. Yesterday I did my first day of week 4 of c25k. It went well overall.. I was able to run the full time as long as I started slower (4.3mph.. bumped up to 5.0 in the last minute). So I'm finding I'm having a bit of an issue with running and was wondering if anyone else came across this. In order to make it the entire time, I need to go pretty slow on the treadmill, which is fine, except it actually hurts my feet more than when I'm going faster. I think because it's only a bit faster than walking, I'm sort of shuffling along on the treadmill... my stride is really small. I find it actually easier to run at the faster speed because I can lengthen my stride a bit which hurts my feet less. The problem though, is that I can't keep up running for all that long at a faster speed. A bit of a catch-22.
Mondays are my designate day off at the moment for working out, but I might try to do a dvd when I get home as I'm going to pub trivia tonight for the first time in many weeks. I'll absolutely be over my calories for the day, even if I do work out a bit, but it would be good to make a little dent in the caloric intake. Perhaps the 30 day shred or cardio ballroom. Should be a fun time tonight though!0 -
AKA, Great job on getting week 4 started.....I don't know if it helps or not, as I have never ran on a treadmill so I don't know if it's the same, but for me to keep running at a faster pace, I really think about my breathe, I take deep breaths in through the nose, really filling my lungs and back out and at the same time I hold my core tight, check my shoulders and make sure the are back and relaxed..(kinda a check on posture) and I really focus on form, my arms at my sides ..not coming across the front of my body...I guess for me I get my mind busy checking everything with my form and keeping things in order and before I know it, there goes another 1/2 mile and I just repeat, repeat....keep at it, your doing super!Where is everyone?? hehe
Happy Monday folks!
Things are going well today so far. Yesterday I did my first day of week 4 of c25k. It went well overall.. I was able to run the full time as long as I started slower (4.3mph.. bumped up to 5.0 in the last minute). So I'm finding I'm having a bit of an issue with running and was wondering if anyone else came across this. In order to make it the entire time, I need to go pretty slow on the treadmill, which is fine, except it actually hurts my feet more than when I'm going faster. I think because it's only a bit faster than walking, I'm sort of shuffling along on the treadmill... my stride is really small. I find it actually easier to run at the faster speed because I can lengthen my stride a bit which hurts my feet less. The problem though, is that I can't keep up running for all that long at a faster speed. A bit of a catch-22.0 -
I stayed home from work today. I have a stomach bug of some kind. Its not too terribly bad, but its not something I would want to have to deal with at work. I slept till noon and have been goofing off online for the past 3 hours. I'm still in my pajamas and haven't eaten today either.0
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Oh no Blombie! I hope you feel better soon, considering your impending Disney trip. At least it sounds like you got some well-needed rest today. Keep up with the fluids!0
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Hi! I'd like to join this group! I'm fairly new to the site. I got to my highest weight about a month ago (245 lbs+) and I have been working on getting back down since Jan 4. I'm getting married August 6 and I want to feel good about myself by then. I know I probably won't be able to lose as much weight as I'd like, but my goal is to not be so jiggly and feel comfortable bearing my arms and shoulders!
I feel like I'm on the right track because I'm down to about 230 lbs right now. My main profile pic is from last summer (the last time I lost 20 lbs and was down to about 195 lbs). My ultimate goal is to be 20 lbs less than I was in high school, so around 160 lbs at some point... I can do this!! Right??
I look forward to interacting with you all and exchanging encouragement! Keep up the good work by the way!
P.S.- what's C25K?0 -
Welcome Rachiebblue :flowerforyou: New members are always welcome to join us. C25K is couch to 5K (3.1 miles) of learning to run/jog in 9 weeks. The first week you start with 8 runs lasting 60 sec and power walk in between run sessions. In the last week, you run 31 min without a rest. I'm in the last week of training. I plan to run a 5K in April. The second one of my life. I ran the last one in 2003 and it took me 43 min to complete the task - I weighed 200 then. My goal is to finish this one in less than 40 min and be under 200 by then... We weigh in on Fridays and currently have goals to lose 10 pounds by Valentine's day (we started Jan 1st). We are about 1/2 way through - do you want to join and plan for 5 pounds by then?
Keep it up Kristina - I haven't had the foot problem on the treadmill but my guess is you are not landing on your heels as you alter your jogging pattern to slow down. Maybe try the faster speed first then slow down as your leg muscles fatigue. Like Debra, I have to concentrate on breathing when I try to run faster - deeply in through the nose and slowly out through the mouth. The next time I'm on the treadmill I will play around and see if I can recreate your pain (should be Wednesday)... Have you tried running outside yet? I got out today for week 9 day 2 and it felt great - 36 and sunny.
Blombie - hope you feel better soon. Drink some OJ with the water.
Debra - Glad you had a nice weekend with the grandkids.
cds and nikki - Hope you have a good week.0 -
just wanted to check in! I've recommitted myself after beating myself up all weekend. decided to up my workouts, so today I jog/ran for 20 min, then walked fast for 20. also, i lowered my calories and we'll see what happens.
i also started a 48 hour detox (all natural stuff, so no worrying). so far, all i have done is peed a ton!!!
anyhow, hopefully this is a great week for all!!0 -
I feel so much better and on track since my laptop was fixed this weekend. I finally have the most recent charts. Let me know if there are errors.
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