Starting on 3/1/15. Who is with me?

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  • danielives
    danielives Posts: 10 Member
    brideau74 wrote: »
    danielives wrote: »
    I am having some challenges when i attempt to enter smoothies that i create. It does not let me enter the ingredients and i do not know the nutritional break down any suggestions? For those of you who may have done this plan before. I have some questions for you. When you enter your daily meals and it gives you the estimated weight for the next 5 wks is the accurate? Has it worked for you? I use the total gym and its difficult to enter the exercises anyone using the Total Gym? I am 51- female 165lbs as i stated looking to lose 10lbs is the 1200 calorie daily intake a good idea or should i do 1400. I exercise 5 days per week? If anyone can give suggestion or guidance I would appreciate it. I want to reach my goal and remain healthy. Thanks everyone.

    Not sure if this helps but I have a smoothie almost everyday so I went under the my recipes section that allows me to create a recipe. I have the same smoothie almost every time and I make a big batch and freeze in advance.

    The recipe section allows you to put in your ingredients and will find the best match and it will provide you with the nutritional information when you select it.

    I make my smoothies in advance and freeze them so I measured everything and took note then inputted it into MFP and broke up the total into how many servings it made. (it made three - 2 cup servings). One smoothie which is two (2) cups is 299 calories. It has protein powder (vanilla), frozen: Strawberries (1 cup), blueberries (1 cup), Raspberries (1 Cup)mango, peaches and pineapple (all 3 together = 1 cup), 1 med banana and 3 cups of milk.
    Now each time I have a smoothie it is in my recipe list so all I need to do is choose it and add it to my food for the day.

    I have a few alternate recipes as sometimes I add Kiwi or oatmeal.

    As far as the 5 week estimate for weight lost I don't use all that much so I haven't paid much attention to it. Nice to see what the projection is but a lot can change for various reasons.

  • danielives
    danielives Posts: 10 Member
    it helps a lot thanks. I may even use your recipe to make a few smoothies myself.. Keep up the good work and thanks again
  • Magggs_
    Magggs_ Posts: 6 Member
    I started on 3/1/15 too. I want to lose 14 pounds. I haven't seen any changes yet but I'm not letting that discourage me. I try to get to the gym 5 days a week. Feel free to add me!
  • tracyb40
    tracyb40 Posts: 19 Member
    I'm down 3.3 kg since 23rd Feb so happy with that. Hope everyone is getting the results they are hoping for
  • anniebelle26
    anniebelle26 Posts: 43 Member
    Going to lose 50 lbs. I lost 50 lbs 2 yrs ago when I needed to lose 100, so Im back to lose the last 50. anyone can add me if they like! Good luck fellow losers lol.
  • halaigh
    halaigh Posts: 1 Member
    I am a week late the game but I am definitely needing a team to keep my rallied!! I had a baby last year and expected the weight to disappear....what was I thinking? 35lbs would be a dream come true!
  • megankapler
    megankapler Posts: 2 Member
    My weigh in day was today since I started a little late. I'm down 2 lbs from last week. Got my treadmill put back together so am able to get more walking done in the am so hopefully I'll see similar results next week.
  • csimrill
    csimrill Posts: 26 Member
    Today is a week from when this thread started. How is everyone doing so far? I've lost 6 pounds this week and it's because of all of the hard work we are doing keeping each other motivated and accountable. I'm looking forward to hearing from others. Thank you to everyone for their support!

    That is terrific! Keep up the good work!
  • RBillard
    RBillard Posts: 49 Member
    I recently upped my calories because i wasn't seeing any change after 4 weeks, and figured 1200 was too low for me. I dropped 2 lbs within 48 hours of making that change but the past week i've held steady again. while it's better than gaining, I'm a little bummed by not dropping more. I'm stricter with my logging than i was in February, so that could account for the 2 lbs. If I'm not down another pound by friday (weigh-in day) I figure I'll start lowering calories again.
  • csimrill
    csimrill Posts: 26 Member
    RBillard wrote: »
    I recently upped my calories because i wasn't seeing any change after 4 weeks, and figured 1200 was too low for me. I dropped 2 lbs within 48 hours of making that change but the past week i've held steady again. while it's better than gaining, I'm a little bummed by not dropping more. I'm stricter with my logging than i was in February, so that could account for the 2 lbs. If I'm not down another pound by friday (weigh-in day) I figure I'll start lowering calories again.

    How about your exercising? How much do you exercise daily? Do you vary your cardio - time, intensity, etc. Are you weight training?
  • RBillard
    RBillard Posts: 49 Member
    I do 30 mins of steady state cardio (cycling/jogging) fasted upon waking in the morning, six days a week, and 30 mins of weight training 4 days a week (alternating push/pull workouts).
  • BCUONZO
    BCUONZO Posts: 27 Member
    I am with you! I have 7lbs to lose until I hit my goal weight!
  • csimrill
    csimrill Posts: 26 Member
    RBillard wrote: »
    I do 30 mins of steady state cardio (cycling/jogging) fasted upon waking in the morning, six days a week, and 30 mins of weight training 4 days a week (alternating push/pull workouts).

    You may need to increase your time on cardio - even 10 more minutes per workout will make a difference (or increase your speed or level of difficulty). Interval cardio will also help. 1200-1400 calories seems low for a man.
  • amywillloseit2015
    amywillloseit2015 Posts: 22 Member
    Hi I started on march 1 also. I have about 40-50 lbs to lose in hopefully 15 months. I have lost 4 so far. I have started to go to the gym and I like to use the treadmill.Anyone can add me if they would like. We can motivate each other.
  • kinga_m
    kinga_m Posts: 24 Member
    edited March 2015
    It's Friday the 13th.
    Is it a bad day or a good day to get closer to your goals? :)
  • csimrill
    csimrill Posts: 26 Member
    I lost 3 pounds this week. I am so happy about that. I have been in a cast for a broken foot, so I have been extra careful about my calories. I was not able to do cardio due to the cast. So I was surprised by the results.
  • RBillard
    RBillard Posts: 49 Member
    Friday the 13th was anything but unlucky for me, had my weekly weigh in and was down 3.2 lbs from last week. Adding some extra cardio was a great suggestion, i think my results were a combination of that, and more strict food logging.
  • csimrill
    csimrill Posts: 26 Member
    RBillard wrote: »
    Friday the 13th was anything but unlucky for me, had my weekly weigh in and was down 3.2 lbs from last week. Adding some extra cardio was a great suggestion, i think my results were a combination of that, and more strict food logging.

    Awesome!
  • csimrill
    csimrill Posts: 26 Member
    Trying to figure out how to send friend requests. If you get multiple ones from me (not sure if this can happen), just ignore them. I'm not stalking you - I promise!
  • pokeytwisty
    pokeytwisty Posts: 2 Member
    I'm in!
  • tellicampi
    tellicampi Posts: 13 Member
    I had a non productive week. I missed some workouts. I didn't log my food properly and I missed a few days completely. The results show I gained about 2 lbs.

    I hope whatever that was is out of my system. I'm back on the horse this week!
  • kinga_m
    kinga_m Posts: 24 Member
    I had a non productive week. I missed some workouts. I didn't log my food properly and I missed a few days completely. The results show I gained about 2 lbs.

    I hope whatever that was is out of my system. I'm back on the horse this week!

    Having a bad week can happen any time - but the strength to get back on the horse is what counts! After all it was just one week and we are working for the long term.
  • Milotic2015
    Milotic2015 Posts: 51 Member
    I'm in with ya, I got a total of 80 lbs to lose, My goal is Dec. 22 which is my son's birthday. Everyone can add me if they want. I started a week ago. Lost 7 lbs so far. ( with only cutting out 5 can's of Soda a day. Still only drinking one can a day. but will cut that out in the next week.) Really need the support and some friends here.
  • lapriya
    lapriya Posts: 32 Member
    I have 20 lbs to lose. I changed my diet from march 1st. Lost 3 lbs so far.
    If scale moves this slow I probably won't even notice :neutral_face:
  • csimrill
    csimrill Posts: 26 Member
    I had a non productive week. I missed some workouts. I didn't log my food properly and I missed a few days completely. The results show I gained about 2 lbs.

    I hope whatever that was is out of my system. I'm back on the horse this week!

    I am glad you are back this week. Stay strong. I lapse every weekend - on purpose. You have to have some fun in life!!
  • 1determinesista
    1determinesista Posts: 5 Member
    Started yesterday working hard on my protein anyone can add me. Had a baby last year now time to get rid of these last 25lbs.
  • kinga_m
    kinga_m Posts: 24 Member
    Last day of the month! How are you all doing?
  • Today I begin my journey. I am looking for some friends on MFP so we can keep each other accountable. If anyone is interested - join up. What do you have to lose?

  • Hello, I just started myself today- and I'm in the same boat. I'm looking to meet some new friends and learn recipes and get more knowledge of exercise and eating healthy - xxxx
  • LoeshaElizabeth
    LoeshaElizabeth Posts: 96 Member
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/104829-april-goals-motivational-group
    group ive made for people to track their april goals and motivate and encourage each other.
    My goal is 7lb but there's more to it than just weight, check out the announcement 'beginning goals' on there and lets do this together,
    humans are creatures of habit, do it for a month consistently and your far more likely to continue, whos with me??