From Parka to Bathing Suit- Week one
Harshberger24
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Hey there!!! I thought we could just weigh in today to get used to weighing in every Wednesday,,, it is no big deal if you didn't lose bc hey we just started Monday!!! I hope everyone is doing well. I have ONE tip for you all.. ( I found it in Health magazine) I heard from a friend via MFP to workout before breakfast for a more rapid weightloss I kind of brushed it aside saying "ok, but who can do that everytime" but, I read the same article this week in Health and tried it. Hey if it is in a magazine it is true right? LOL... oh well.. we will see what happens!
starting weight 214.2
Wed weight 212.4
weight loss- 1.6 lbs! (hey I will take it!!!)
starting weight 214.2
Wed weight 212.4
weight loss- 1.6 lbs! (hey I will take it!!!)
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Hey there!!! I thought we could just weigh in today to get used to weighing in every Wednesday,,, it is no big deal if you didn't lose bc hey we just started Monday!!! I hope everyone is doing well. I have ONE tip for you all.. ( I found it in Health magazine) I heard from a friend via MFP to workout before breakfast for a more rapid weightloss I kind of brushed it aside saying "ok, but who can do that everytime" but, I read the same article this week in Health and tried it. Hey if it is in a magazine it is true right? LOL... oh well.. we will see what happens!
starting weight 214.2
Wed weight 212.4
weight loss- 1.6 lbs! (hey I will take it!!!)
I mean 1. 8 lbs - hey I want that .2 !!!0 -
Hey there!!! I thought we could just weigh in today to get used to weighing in every Wednesday,,, it is no big deal if you didn't lose bc hey we just started Monday!!! I hope everyone is doing well. I have ONE tip for you all.. ( I found it in Health magazine) I heard from a friend via MFP to workout before breakfast for a more rapid weightloss I kind of brushed it aside saying "ok, but who can do that everytime" but, I read the same article this week in Health and tried it. Hey if it is in a magazine it is true right? LOL... oh well.. we will see what happens!
starting weight 214.2
Wed weight 212.4
weight loss- 1.6 lbs! (hey I will take it!!!)
I mean 1. 8 lbs - hey I want that .2 !!!0 -
Hey there! Guess I'll have to start getting up earlier to work out!!
Challenge SW: 223.8
Today's weight: 222.80 -
happy hump day!
Challenge SW 211
CW 211 - That pesky pound from yesterday went away, hopefully for good
My fiance' was diagnosed with diabetes on Christmas Eve and so we've been seeing a nutrionist and she said that you should work out before meals because you do burn calories faster - so if you work out in the morning the calories that you consume throughout the day do burn at a higher rate. I work out at night, so I guess I'm not taking advantage of that!0 -
Challenge SW 168.6
I split with my husband and we workout in the mornings before the kids wake up. He has been extremely tired this week so I have gotten to go each morning. It is never anything big and it is never our main workout but I try to get something in.0 -
I weigh myself at night after my workout, so I will post later today. But good work to all who lost weight already.0
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No change for me, but I had just dropped a pound on Sunday morning :bigsmile:
SW 220
CW 2200 -
Just saw the link to the official Challenge site - thanks!
Challenge SW: 143.5
Today's (official weigh-in day) W: 143.5
I'm proud to say that I did not eat any Girl Scout cookies yesterday and it was so hard to watch (and smell) my boys chowing them down. I think this Challenge helped motivate me because I feel like I have someone to answer to now! 0 -
I posted on the other challange link....don't have the hang of this yet! lol
SW: 179
CW: 178
GW: 1550 -
I posted on the other challange link....don't have the hang of this yet! lol
SW: 179
CW: 178
GW: 155
I was just about to email you! lol.. guess you found it!0 -
This morning I weighed in at 142 (starting weight was 158 in Jan). While 142 SHOULD be great, I weighed 2lbs lighter on Monday (Monday was my weigh in day). Seriously? A 2lb gain, what's up? ::sigh:: I hope every does better than me!
I usually workout in the AM on an empty stomach because I'm in such a rush to get out the door to get to the gym, drop off my daughter at the childcare and get to whatever class I want to attend that day that I forget to grab anything for myself. On the other hand, I had a physical trainer (sample session) tell me that you should never workout on an empty stomach. The PT didn't have a reason to back his statement and at the time I didn't think to ask.I have ONE tip for you all.. ( I found it in Health magazine) I heard from a friend via MFP to workout before breakfast for a more rapid weightloss0 -
Thanks for the tip...not really looking forward to it, but I'm gonna try it tomorrow...just gotta get up before the kids...0
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This morning I weighed in at 142 (starting weight was 158 in Jan). While 142 SHOULD be great, I weighed 2lbs lighter on Monday (Monday was my weigh in day). Seriously? A 2lb gain, what's up? ::sigh:: I hope every does better than me!
I usually workout in the AM on an empty stomach because I'm in such a rush to get out the door to get to the gym, drop off my daughter at the childcare and get to whatever class I want to attend that day that I forget to grab anything for myself. On the other hand, I had a physical trainer (sample session) tell me that you should never workout on an empty stomach. The PT didn't have a reason to back his statement and at the time I didn't think to ask.I have ONE tip for you all.. ( I found it in Health magazine) I heard from a friend via MFP to workout before breakfast for a more rapid weightloss
forget the weight gain, I don't see it as an actual gain.. just maybe water weight.. lol next week is the real ticker anyway.. just trying to get organized.. (don't ask my why I used ticker in the above sentence, it just came out! About the pt.... interesting.. I did not know that! Wonder which one is right? However, I do know people who have taken a test online and became certified to be a pt and know nothing! Not saying yours didn't by any means! Just saying it is hard to know who/what to trust.. I have sworn by things I read to later find out they just aren't true... uggghh stinks.. we need a straight forward answer- what to eat, what to do to lose weight..... would be nice huh??0 -
About the pt.... interesting.. I did not know that! Wonder which one is right? However, I do know people who have taken a test online and became certified to be a pt and know nothing! Not saying yours didn't by any means! Just saying it is hard to know who/what to trust.. I have sworn by things I read to later find out they just aren't true... uggghh stinks.. we need a straight forward answer- what to eat, what to do to lose weight..... would be nice huh??
Well, I met with this guy when I was considering LA Fitness. He was completely pushy about me signing up for his services regardless I was telling him that if it cost money, it wasn't happening. He also told me that it's pointless to take the group fitness classes the gym offered because he cannot vouge for any of those instructors...only 'his' personal trainers. Overall bad experience and I ended up at Gold's Gym. I might try to ask the non-push PT at Gold's and see what type of feedback I receive from him.0 -
About the pt.... interesting.. I did not know that! Wonder which one is right? However, I do know people who have taken a test online and became certified to be a pt and know nothing! Not saying yours didn't by any means! Just saying it is hard to know who/what to trust.. I have sworn by things I read to later find out they just aren't true... uggghh stinks.. we need a straight forward answer- what to eat, what to do to lose weight..... would be nice huh??
Well, I met with this guy when I was considering LA Fitness. He was completely pushy about me signing up for his services regardless I was telling him that if it cost money, it wasn't happening. He also told me that it's pointless to take the group fitness classes the gym offered because he cannot vouge for any of those instructors...only 'his' personal trainers. Overall bad experience and I ended up at Gold's Gym. I might try to ask the non-push PT at Gold's and see what type of feedback I receive from him.
Good idea... let me know what he/she says0 -
Weighed myself first thing before heading out the door, which I never do, and (TMI?!) my cycle started today, making me feel even more lousy..
super discouraging to see a 1.8 lb weight gain...
super tough day at work, but came home to an amazing husband...
but, in the midst of my super hard day, a co-worker said to me "hey, where has half your body gone?! you have lost so much weight!!"
my scrubs are fitting looser, which made my horrible day a little better..
we'll see what happens next Wed. on the scale...
tomorrow is another day!0 -
About the pt.... interesting.. I did not know that! Wonder which one is right? However, I do know people who have taken a test online and became certified to be a pt and know nothing! Not saying yours didn't by any means! Just saying it is hard to know who/what to trust.. I have sworn by things I read to later find out they just aren't true... uggghh stinks.. we need a straight forward answer- what to eat, what to do to lose weight..... would be nice huh??
Well, I met with this guy when I was considering LA Fitness. He was completely pushy about me signing up for his services regardless I was telling him that if it cost money, it wasn't happening. He also told me that it's pointless to take the group fitness classes the gym offered because he cannot vouge for any of those instructors...only 'his' personal trainers. Overall bad experience and I ended up at Gold's Gym. I might try to ask the non-push PT at Gold's and see what type of feedback I receive from him.
Good idea... let me know what he/she says
His response: No you should always eat before you, because breakfast jump starts your metabolism for the day.0 -
About the pt.... interesting.. I did not know that! Wonder which one is right? However, I do know people who have taken a test online and became certified to be a pt and know nothing! Not saying yours didn't by any means! Just saying it is hard to know who/what to trust.. I have sworn by things I read to later find out they just aren't true... uggghh stinks.. we need a straight forward answer- what to eat, what to do to lose weight..... would be nice huh??
Well, I met with this guy when I was considering LA Fitness. He was completely pushy about me signing up for his services regardless I was telling him that if it cost money, it wasn't happening. He also told me that it's pointless to take the group fitness classes the gym offered because he cannot vouge for any of those instructors...only 'his' personal trainers. Overall bad experience and I ended up at Gold's Gym. I might try to ask the non-push PT at Gold's and see what type of feedback I receive from him.
Good idea... let me know what he/she says
His response: No you should always eat before you, because breakfast jump starts your metabolism for the day.
hmmm darn.. I hate conflicting answers. Thanks for asking! It helps me a bit, like today I hate to eat before working out so I get nervous. I know people who swear by it though.. oh craaaap Health magazine! lol0 -
So I finally weighed in. 160 lbs. Damn! I have been zigzagging my calories for a week now and I went up 2.4 lbs. But I will continue with what I am doing and continue working out (I am trying Jillian's Shred it with Weights and 6 Week 6 Pack) and hopefully my weight will go back down and down and down. 0
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So I finally weighed in. 160 lbs. Damn! I have been zigzagging my calories for a week now and I went up 2.4 lbs. But I will continue with what I am doing and continue working out (I am trying Jillian's Shred it with Weights and 6 Week 6 Pack) and hopefully my weight will go back down and down and down.
Hey! Your doing awesome! Don't get down on yourself. That 2 lbs is probably muscle!!!! Keep up the good work!0 -
So I finally weighed in. 160 lbs. Damn! I have been zigzagging my calories for a week now and I went up 2.4 lbs. But I will continue with what I am doing and continue working out (I am trying Jillian's Shred it with Weights and 6 Week 6 Pack) and hopefully my weight will go back down and down and down.
Hey! Your doing awesome! Don't get down on yourself. That 2 lbs is probably muscle!!!! Keep up the good work!
Agreed! You're doing great! Everyone is! It's definitely inspiring me more!
Hope everyone had a wonderful day!0 -
What exactly is zig zagging?0
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What exactly is zig zagging?
Instead of eating the same amount of calories every day I eat a little more one day and then a little less on another and then the exact amount on others. This is the website: http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm I like the idea that I get a couple days a week where I get to splurge, although Friday is a low calorie day which is hard because I usually end up splurging a little on the weekend.
The only thing I am wondering is when I went to the website it said my daily calorie intake to lose weight should be 1613 cals, but MFP had me at 1340 cals. So I have been following the zigzag schedule to a T, but since I haven't lost anything I am not sure if I should change it. I am going to give it another week + my new workouts and see how it goes.0 -
Well, I was very bad today. I had McD's for dinner.
I can't believe it. 0 -
Well, I was very bad today. I had McD's for dinner. I can't believe it.
I was in FL all week and attended the Strawberry Festival Saturday. I indulged in half a strawberry shortcake, 1/3 funnel cake and 16oz homemade rootbeer! It was all delicious! I worked out extra hard this week so I hope it all balances out in the end.0 -
Well, I was very bad today. I had McD's for dinner. I can't believe it.
I was in FL all week and attended the Strawberry Festival Saturday. I indulged in half a strawberry shortcake, 1/3 funnel cake and 16oz homemade rootbeer! It was all delicious! I worked out extra hard this week so I hope it all balances out in the end.
I had mexican =( but have to admit I LOVED every minute of it!! lol.. Hey we have to indulge every once in awhile or we would lose it! lol.. (my philosophy)... ready for weigh-ins Wed? I am not! I worked out super hard this week and gained! YUCK!0 -
Well, I was very bad today. I had McD's for dinner. I can't believe it.
I was in FL all week and attended the Strawberry Festival Saturday. I indulged in half a strawberry shortcake, 1/3 funnel cake and 16oz homemade rootbeer! It was all delicious! I worked out extra hard this week so I hope it all balances out in the end.
I had mexican =( but have to admit I LOVED every minute of it!! lol.. Hey we have to indulge every once in awhile or we would lose it! lol.. (my philosophy)... ready for weigh-ins Wed? I am not! I worked out super hard this week and gained! YUCK!
Mmmm, I'm so jealous of all of you! Haha. I had Shoneys, which was disgusting, but that was my only splurge this week. I'm excited for weigh-ins. I've lost some so far, so hopefully I don't gain it back by Wednesday! :P0 -
Well, I was very bad today. I had McD's for dinner. I can't believe it.
I was in FL all week and attended the Strawberry Festival Saturday. I indulged in half a strawberry shortcake, 1/3 funnel cake and 16oz homemade rootbeer! It was all delicious! I worked out extra hard this week so I hope it all balances out in the end.
I had mexican =( but have to admit I LOVED every minute of it!! lol.. Hey we have to indulge every once in awhile or we would lose it! lol.. (my philosophy)... ready for weigh-ins Wed? I am not! I worked out super hard this week and gained! YUCK!
Mmmm, I'm so jealous of all of you! Haha. I had Shoneys, which was disgusting, but that was my only splurge this week. I'm excited for weigh-ins. I've lost some so far, so hopefully I don't gain it back by Wednesday! :P
I have to admit that I didn't post all of my calories Friday night because I was embarrassed! Glad to know I wasn't the only one who had a bad day here or there! Friday, work was SO tough, so my incredible husband took me to the Cheesecake Factory (my first time going there) and I really enjoyed my food!! Annnd we shared a slice of Cookie Dough Cheesecake, but the past two days have been really good...I am excited for Wednesday's weigh in!!0 -
Well I struggled through another weekend. I always find it SO hard to stay on track during the weekend; so much going on with the kids and family that my food seems to be the last thing I can focus on. Hope to do better next weekend!0
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this weekend was ROUGH! pizza is ALWAYS available on this college campus! Looking forward to weighing in later in the week, though! 0
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