Fifty plus (or so) support group
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Hello! Jumping in with my two cents. Been here awhile, have lost 64 pounds (47 of it after joining MFP). I am 60, quite active, and not ready to slow down yet! I really enjoy reading the community forums. Using MFP, I have successfully lost more weight than with any other methods I have tried, for longer than I've ever done, (as in not gaining back),and I'm hoping to lose at least another 25 pounds or so. A big milestone for me was reaching Onederland ( getting below 200 into the 100's) as I hadn't seen that in over 25 years. I don't mind growing older, as I feel and look better than I have in years! And more energy!
For those who cruise, some fun threads to read that might inspire, motivate, or at least entertain you:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10052379/unexpected-results-of-weight-loss/p1
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10087100/what-nobody-tells-you-about-losing-weight/p1
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10087100/what-nobody-tells-you-about-losing-weight/p1
Congrats on your success! Loved the threads. One day I will post my 2 cents in them
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Sandcastles61 wrote: »Morning everyone Recipe alert!! Check out this low cal, low carb, low fat pizza recipe idea!!!! It's crust is made with ground turkey or chicken! Supposedly much more tasty and satisfying than the cauliflower crust I've seen (but never tried LOL) .... I am so going to try this today
Cheesy Chicken and Herb Pizza
Crust:
1 lb ground Chicken or Turkey (or other ground meat)
1 TB Italian seasoning
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp salt (I actually leave the salt out)
1/4 cup parmesan cheese (grated)
1 egg white
Toppings:
3/4 cup pizza or tomato sauce
3/4 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
Optional Toppings: parmesan cheese and veggies (red onion, green peppers, olives, mushrooms, etc.)
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet pan with foil and spray with non-stick
cooking spray or use parchment paper. In a medium bowl, mix all of the ingredients for the crust of the pizza.
Flatten crust out in a circular shape (or a rectangle) on the prepared baking pan. Crust should be about 1/8 inch thick. Bake for 20 minutes and remove from the oven. Turn oven temperature up to 425 degrees.
Spread pizza saude over the crust and sprinkle with cheese over the top of sauce. Layer with additional toppings if desired. Place pizza back in the oven and bake for an additional 7-10 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and toppings cooked to your liking. Remove from the oven and let cool for a few minutes. Cut pizza into 8 slices and enjoy!!
Makes 8 servings (1 slicer per serving)
111 calories, 4 g fat, 2 g carbohydrate, 1g fiber, 1 g sugar, 17 g protein, 300 mg sodium
Recipe adapted from dashing dish
Hope you all have a super Saturday! I'm giving my house a clean, then I'm heading over to work on the other house.
I'll let you know how the pizza goes this afternoon
Tami
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Tami, pizza is on the menu for today! Tomorrow is weigh in so this seems like the perfect meal We have a foot of snow here so I can burn some calories shoveling and hopefully tomorrow's weigh in goes well 0
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Everyone needs to chime in on how they are doing. Successes? Struggles? Just vent? Whatever?
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Hello. I am 52 and would love to join the group. Need to lose 50 and stay on track0
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Hi I will be 53 on Friday...boy where does the time go..lol. I need to lose 40lbs but right now ill take 5. I'm T2 diabetic that has just recently been prescribed cholesterol mediation. Its NOW for me!!!!! Looking forward to supporting & being supported.....Hi all. Its impossible to go backward so I will try to learn everyone as we go...0
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butbygrace206 wrote: »Everyone needs to chime in on how they are doing. Successes? Struggles? Just vent? Whatever?
My details, reasoning, and approach to our shared journey are all in my profile, but here's where I am as of this past Friday (my check-in day).
23lbs down since before X-mas '14 (w00t!) mostly by just logging what I eat and trying to not exceed caloric limitations. Working on dropping another notch in my belt, and working a little bit with body weight exercise only... (link to 5 good exercises)
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Yesterday I avoided temptation all day thanks to staying logged in to MFP and reading other people's motivation and success stories. (I was at work and kept thinking about a bag of cookies in my car. Fortunately, it's still there -- I left them alone.)
Someone yesterday suggested a "just for today" approach to setting some diet/fitness goals, so I'm on board with that.
Just for today, I will:
- Track every bite that I eat
- Drink lots of water
- Bring mindfulness to the choices I make
- Do 3 planks, some squats and wall push-ups to help build strength.0 -
Oh, and hello, all!
I was 165 last July, got to 150 and have been holding steady there for about 4 months. Am on day #5 of working to lose another 25 lbs, at which point I should have a better BMI and meet my MD's hopes and expectations for shedding the excess body fat. It's super easy for me to avoid exercise, so I'm trying to fit in little bursts of walking and resistance exercises here & there throughout my day.0 -
starrhulll wrote: »Oh, and hello, all!
I was 165 last July, got to 150 and have been holding steady there for about 4 months. Am on day #5 of working to lose another 25 lbs, at which point I should have a better BMI and meet my MD's hopes and expectations for shedding the excess body fat. It's super easy for me to avoid exercise, so I'm trying to fit in little bursts of walking and resistance exercises here & there throughout my day.starrhulll wrote: »Yesterday I avoided temptation all day thanks to staying logged in to MFP and reading other people's motivation and success stories. (I was at work and kept thinking about a bag of cookies in my car. Fortunately, it's still there -- I left them alone.)
Someone yesterday suggested a "just for today" approach to setting some diet/fitness goals, so I'm on board with that.
Just for today, I will:
- Track every bite that I eat
- Drink lots of water
- Bring mindfulness to the choices I make
- Do 3 planks, some squats and wall push-ups to help build strength.
Love this idea. Since today is almost over for me, I will post tomorrow what my daily goals will be 0 -
standenvernet wrote: »butbygrace206 wrote: »Everyone needs to chime in on how they are doing. Successes? Struggles? Just vent? Whatever?
My details, reasoning, and approach to our shared journey are all in my profile, but here's where I am as of this past Friday (my check-in day).
23lbs down since before X-mas '14 (w00t!) mostly by just logging what I eat and trying to not exceed caloric limitations. Working on dropping another notch in my belt, and working a little bit with body weight exercise only... (link to 5 good exercises)
Still doing the morning exercises you posted. They are getting easier 0 -
Welcome all that are new here 0
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Well tomorrow is my weigh in. Has been a good two weeks just hope I dropped three pounds. Either way I feel great about how I have been doing. As long as I have not gained I will be ecstatic.0
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I am trying MFP one more time. I need to lose 25 pounds so badly. I commit to tracking every bite and walking 5x a week.0
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Good for you! As long as we are making progress it's a good day!0
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standenvernet wrote: »
I'm not a huge fan of exercise just to exercise -- to kinda paraphrase Sandcastles61, find something that you like doing that'll get you moving, and do that as "exercise". If you work at getting into a few new habits (like logging what you eat), you'll begin to see patterns of behavior that you can change to help you move toward your goals.New to the "community" thing but need some motivation to exercise! Definitely fit in this group at 57. Need to lose about 75 lbs and hate to exercise.
INMO, weight isn't really a good goal by itself since we'll all kinda dry-out and rot when we die (great weight loss, but not such a fun long-term plan!)... I like to think also of some of the reasons that I'd like to be lighter, and use those as goals along with the weight change.
I have some friends on fb and I started an exercise string challenge for us. Each day I add some different type of "move" for us to do. It is more for my benefit but they enjoy it also. Keeps me accountable! Seems to be working to motivate me anyway!
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standenvernet wrote: »We go to Texas Road House and I have ordered their veggie plat but it seems to be steeped in butter. Guess I need to look a little harder at the menus. Or just figure out I don't need that much and take some home for the next day!
While I don't fear butter, I totally agree that a lot of what we find as "healthier options" look fine on the menu but come to the table loaded with stuff like butters and salts. I rarely have presence of mind to ask that the extra stuff (butter, sauces, salt) be left off or served on the side, which doesn't help my position at all. I can only offer that I feel your pain here, BUT... (always a butt, isn't there?)
PegJens you hit on my personal kryptonite when you mentioned, "just figure out I don't need that much and take some home"; I SUCK at left-overs in all regards. How do you (and the other folks here) :- How do you figure out what "enough" is when you're at the table (some people I've asked just eat 'half', and other's have some sense of 'enough')?
- How long do you feel "safe" leaving left-overs sitting in the car (easier in winter, but just in general?) Kinda as a food-safety thing?
I have trouble leaving food on my plate as Mom always told us about the kids that had nothing to eat.....so I try to take about half of the food home. I figure I can always feed it to my outdoor cats if I don't eat it or feel it gets "bad" before I get home. But then I forget and eat it all or forget the to-go box on the table when I leave. I'm working on doing better about not eating out as often also. It's a work in progress!0 -
Thanks! I'm finally at a place where I don't mind having my picture taken. I had to search to find a "before" shot!When I first started trying to lose weight, I would ask for a to go box when I ordered my food at a restaurant. When the food came, I'd immediately put half in the box for later. I'm to the point now where I can stop myself from eating everything in sight.
Just wanted to say your profile pic is awesome!
Successes- I ran 10 miles on Saturday. First time ever! I also weighed in on Sunday morning at my lowest weight so far. (1 lb below my ultimate goal weight.) I know that was a direct result of all the sweating I did on Saturday, but I'll take it! I'm still at the high end of healthy according to bmi (and the stubborn fat on my belly!) I'm not actively trying to lose anymore weight, but wouldn't object to being a few lbs lighter.butbygrace206 wrote: »Everyone needs to chime in on how they are doing. Successes? Struggles? Just vent? Whatever?
Struggled with the overwhelming urge to eat all the peanut butter yesterday. I did finish off what was left in the jar. I logged it as 4 tablespoons, but I'm pretty sure it was more than that! Oh well, today is a new day!0 -
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Thanks! I'm finally at a place where I don't mind having my picture taken. I had to search to find a "before" shot!When I first started trying to lose weight, I would ask for a to go box when I ordered my food at a restaurant. When the food came, I'd immediately put half in the box for later. I'm to the point now where I can stop myself from eating everything in sight.
Just wanted to say your profile pic is awesome!
Successes- I ran 10 miles on Saturday. First time ever! I also weighed in on Sunday morning at my lowest weight so far. (1 lb below my ultimate goal weight.) I know that was a direct result of all the sweating I did on Saturday, but I'll take it! I'm still at the high end of healthy according to bmi (and the stubborn fat on my belly!) I'm not actively trying to lose anymore weight, but wouldn't object to being a few lbs lighter.butbygrace206 wrote: »Everyone needs to chime in on how they are doing. Successes? Struggles? Just vent? Whatever?
Struggled with the overwhelming urge to eat all the peanut butter yesterday. I did finish off what was left in the jar. I logged it as 4 tablespoons, but I'm pretty sure it was more than that! Oh well, today is a new day!
10 miles!! Wow! That is awesome. And congrats on ALL your success.
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Sandcastles61 wrote: »
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Happy Monday and Welcome everyone I love seeing everybody's posts!
PegJens, you're doing GREAT! You should post the daily move here too
Ceci.~ you're a rock star!! 10 miles is incredible
Standenvernet~ WOW! 23 pounds is OUTSTANDING (*)
Well, last week was really stressfilled and I had also upped my calories by 50 a day so I didn't really know what to expect.... But I squeaked out 1 lb. Not rock star level, but I'll take it! This puts me at 16 lbs since the holidays
Today is also the day I start adding in stretching and strengthening exercises.... I like starrhull's idea of setting weekly goals! So I'm going to set my weekly goals as
-- keep on track with my new calorie level
-- drink all my water
-- do 30 minutes a day of stretching/ strengthening
-- swim 40 laps on Friday
-- enjoy my son Jeffrey's 25th birthday this coming weekend without derailing
Well, I dug out my yoga mat and my ball and my little dumbbells and my resistance cords so I guess there's no more avoidance! Have a GREAT Monday everyone
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Hello! I'm new to MFP and am loving it so far. Started on Jan 25 and I'm down 15 lbs. I need to stay focus and hit my mini goal then onto the big one! Hope everyone has a great day0
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Tami- that's awesome. 16 pounds since the holidays! And I think PegJens should post the daily move on here also. And since you posted your weekly goals I'm gonna give it a try.
-- try one new recipe this week
-- add one new exercise
-- stay under calorie each day
-- drink all my water. 0 -
butbygrace206 wrote: »Tami- that's awesome. 16 pounds since the holidays! And I think PegJens should post the daily move on here also. And since you posted your weekly goals I'm gonna give it a try.
-- try one new recipe this week
-- add one new exercise
-- stay under calorie each day
-- drink all my water.
I tried the cheesy meat crust pizza this weekend.... Yummo. I put artichoke hearts, tomato, mushrooms and onion on top. It was incredibly filling and I would definitely do it again
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Ok, this is for Tami, butbygrace206,Sandcastles61 and all the rest who want just a simple start to their routine.
Day 1 a simple side leg raise (25)
Thanks Friends this will make me do these twice a day as I can't post if I don't do it myself!0 -
My weekly goals....
..to be more diligent at my goal when I am at Mothers(don't eat just because it will go to waist!)(waste)
..to be more active after work(the tv is not an active sport)
..to stay away from the peanut butter cookies (they are not my friends)0 -
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I have been using MFP for a year now. I wanted to lose weight for my son's wedding last May and after it was over I just kept going. I have lost 40 lbs and feel great except that my weight loss has stopped even though I am still following the program faithfully. I really would like to lose 10 more pounds and then try to maintain. Wondering if anyone else is having this issue? I am 53 and exercise at least 5 times a week.0
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If all your data entry into the app is fully accurate and above reproach (are you eating back 100% of your 5x/wk exercise calories?), then your body may have adjusted a few things.
Caloric needs in the app are based on calculations that can, at best, offer approximations of a normal body's needs, and since "Normal" is only a setting on the washing machine, you may have to rely a little on your own knowledge of your body to get a final few pounds off. For more on this you can spend a week with Google researching TDEE and BMR calculations and variances between the differing calculations & models.
The reason that you're seeing this plateau could be directly related to the math involved. As you were heavier and farther away from goal, a 3% or 5% over-intake (or over estimation of replacement need) wasn't enough to keep you from dropping weight, but now, those same errors are more significant and could be all that is slowing your progress.
Take a look at your intake/exercise logs for as long as you've been plateaued, and assure yourself that your NET intake has been pretty stable. If you're weight has stabilized at this intake - then that intake value could be considered your TDEE (with your current amount of exercise burn)... Do a little math of your own on your GOALS page to establish a calorie deficit (using your new personalized caloric need at stasis), and you should again begin to drop a few pounds.
As you get close to "thin", all of the errors an approximations become more significant, and the stuff above is only one way of working a little more accurately based on your discoveries.
Alternately, some folks will opt to enter their goal weight into the app as a substitute for their current weight; since your goal is "smaller" than you current, the calculations for BMR/TDEE are slewed toward the lighter-side and related caloric intake is lessened.
Sometimes just "stopping" exercise (keep moving, of course) to allow your exercise=induced water retention (swelling, inflammation, whatever you wish to call it) to subside. Then re-weigh yourself and recalculate in the app (or other) for your BMR/TDEE baseline and move forward again. Remember that you will gain inflammatory water weight as you return to whatever workout you have, so don't be immediately disheartened (2-weeks should tell).
Heck, there are even thoughts out there where you re-work the foods that you're consuming as your energy source (change your protein sources and timing, and things like that), all to disturb the homeostasis that has apparently been established. this could be a solution if you're eating the same kinds'a foods on the same kinda schedules and doing the same kinds'a exercise... High protein soups for breakfast?
Of course, this could be as simple as over-estimating caloric burn from your workouts, and there's about a zillion thoughts/estimation models/etc on how to be more accurate there...
... so ends today's installment of "stan's-gym-bro-science" (sorry if this ran a bit long - but it seems that we will all get to this point, and it'll be nice to hear other thoughts on braking a loss-plateau near to goal.)
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