Needing help to restart my weight loss
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Hey Guys,
Here's my progress since last week:
12/16 - 208.8
12/17 - 207.8
12/18 - 206.8
12/19 - 205.8
12/19 - 204.2
12/20 - 203
12/21 - 202.8
12/22 - 202.2
12/23 - 203
So far, so good I would say. Monday I spent the day shopping, literally all day and my stomach wasn't feeling great, so didn't eat much. Tuesday was similar with my stomach acting up. I didn't get to the gym until Thursday, we had another snow storm on Tuesday and I had plans already for Wednesday. Thursday and Saturday I saw my trainer (had to make up missed sessions from the weather), yesterday I didn't do cardio, but I am going today instead...it's my birthday and my husband made dinner plans so I figured better to save my workout for today since I don't know what dinner will bring my way. Tomorrow I'll see my trainer again.
I couldn't set up my macros exactly as you suggested since MFP only let's you select them in increments of 5, but I'm getting as close to them as possible. Also I'm logging workouts as 1 calorie, so that way it doesn't add back or throw off my macros. Both of my strength sessions had cardio involved so I didn't do the extra cardio, and both had me pretty much exhausted.
In addition to the lbs I've lost, I've also lost 5 inches overall since the week before Thanksgiving. We tried to take my body fat and it said it went up .2, which my PT said she doesn't believe is accurate. I haven't been good about drinking my water and I drink at least 2 cups of coffee a day and occasionally tea in the afternoon, which I had that day, so she thought all of those may have been factors. Do you have any suggestions on getting an accurate body fat reading?
Other than that, if you have any other suggestions/tips, I'm all ears. Just wanted to let you both know I really appreciate the time you've taken out to help me, I'm so excited to be losing again, and in the holiday season...that's never happened to me before!0 -
Slipped through due to the holidays so bumping to the top0
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Don't worry about what the scale is saying re body fat - they are very inaccurate and can be influenced quite a bit by hydration levels.
Seem like you have had a pretty big drop in weight. Can you get back to us in another week, so weekly water weight fluctuations can be mitigated when looking at the data.
Stick as close as you can to the suggested calories, macros and exercise routine.
Also, can you let us know what your weight has done since you last posted.
And belated Happy Birthday.0 -
Hey Sarauk2sf!
Thanks for the bday wishes
With the holiday and all of the get togethers revolving around eating I stayed away from the scale, but kept up my workouts. I weighed myself yesterday and was 205.6. I was expecting the scale to have moved more, but luckily not! I didn't weigh today, but I will tomorrow and then I'll repost progress a week from tomorrow.
I did have a NSV - did some shopping and desperately needed new jeans, since almost all of mine fall off now. I went down a size
Hope you guys have a Happy New Year and I'll get back with you in a week!0 -
Hi Guys,
Hope you're all settled from the holiday maddness!
Here are my numbers from the last week:
12.31 - 204.6
1.1 - 205
1.2 - 204
1.3 - 206
1.4 - 206
1.5 - 206.2
1.6 - 206.2
1.7 - 206.4
My eating has not been great and I've been taking in a lot of sodium. I know what my issues have been over the last week and I'm working on ironing them out this week. I am having a hard time meeting the fat goal of 60 grams. I'm usually in the 50 range. Otherwise, I'm meeting my suggested calories/carbs/protein. Some days I am over on protein, like today I will be. Do I need to be overly concerned if I'm over on protein 5-15 grams or so?0 -
Hi Guys,
Just checking in...here are my numbers for the last week:
1.7 - 206.4
1.8 - 205.7
1.9 - 204.6
1.10 - 204.2
1.11 - 204
1.12 - 203.6
1.13 - 202.2
1.14 - 202.2
I'm back down to my pre-holiday weight. Eating and workouts have been on point the last week. I even got a run in on Sunday without any hip pain, which I'm thrilled about.
That's all for now 0 -
I know this is a thread for Sara & SS to comment on, but I just wanted to say - GOOD JOB!
I read so many threads on here where poeple don't follow through on advice given to them - clearly this is a demonstration of what can happen when you do!
You're awesome :flowerforyou:0 -
Thanks so much! :flowerforyou:
Sara & SS really know what they are talking about and they're advice has put me back on the losing path 0 -
Me again
Here we go...
1.15 - 202
1.16 - 202.4
1.17 - 202.8
1.18 - 203.6
1.19 - 201.2
1.20 - 201.8
1.21 - 202.8
I unexpectly got TOM, so I believe that's why there was a sudden gain and then drop. Hoping to see my numbers starting with a 1 very soon!0
