Texasgardnr And Ann of B
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Hi Sue,
The first time I joined was a lot like Mary's experience. I went to meeting as there was no internet back in the 70's!
I lost weight and kept it off for about a year, then one or two Quarter Pounders with cheese and well, you get the picture. But I went back several times over the years.
I know it's a good, safe program. I know it changes periodically. The last time I did WW I joined online. I really liked it too. I loved the message board and still consider it better than MFP's. The last time I joined was 2011 and I had reached a plateau for several month. I found out about MFP, ironically enough, on the WW message boards. I came here and never went back to WW. I came here and the plateau was broken. Made it to goal in Nov. 2012. I decided to lose a bit more as my BMI was still in the overweight category. Got it down to "normal" now.
I agree about the $45 for online and meetings. That's way too much. It is good that you have the online coach to ask questions. It's been several years since I did the program and don't remember much about it. All I really remember is that vegetables and fruits had zero points.
Counting calories has worked better for me this time around. But we all have to find what works for us. I hope you will be successful!
I found my first Leslie workout in the late 1980's/early1990's. It was called Basic Stepping With Walk Aerobics. Leslie had hair down to her behind! It was a two mile step workout and it was great.
I try to do something with weights at least 2 times a week cause I know it helps with bone strength. You know, bicep curls, tricept kickbacks, squats and lunges-ugh hate them.
Hope this helps,
Take care,
Ann
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U5DWP...warm up, blue, green, green again, yellow, red and blue again, cool down...WOW, LS NEARLY killed me!!!!0
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christchick7 wrote: »U5DWP...warm up, blue, green, green again, yellow, red and blue again, cool down...WOW, LS NEARLY killed me!!!!
Hi, you made me laugh, I am not familiar with what video your doing guessing its the one with the bands, but I have felt the same way, dying afterwards. Lol. But I have to say, I feel great.0 -
Ah, the Ultimate 5 Day Walk Plan! That's my favorite Leslie video!
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U5DWP again...warm up, blue, yellow, green, cool down0
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Hi Corinne and Bgoddess...thank you for joining our thread!!! I'm Sue; I have cerebral palsy and due to a 3 month layoff. had to start completely over again. My friends Ann and Mary have been a godsend of support and encouragement since day one in 2012. REALLY did not know how to restart LS due to the loss of stamina and another fall. Am trying to strike a balance between LS and PT. Again, it's good to meet you both... 0
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Hi Sue! Such a pleasure to meet you! I absolutely love the positivity and support in this group. The encouragement of everyone has been what has kept me going for the past week. I tried once before in January before my semester started (I'm in nursing school), but couldn't stay on track. Then my husband had a scare with his blood pressure and we completely changed every aspect of our lifestyle through healthy eating and exercise. Leslie has been a huge motivation for me and having this group to turn to share my daily miles is such a great inspiration as well.
God bless you all! I cannot wait to read more about each of your journeys. 0 -
Hi corrinehenson. This is a great group of walkers. It really helps to see what others are doing. It is inspirational to me to keep going too. Good on you and your husband for committing to a healthier lifestyle. It's not easy to change habits, particularly food habits. I wish you both the best. Walk Strong! 0
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Hi Ann and Mary...I lost 5 pounds yesterday and am well on the road to gaining it back, between last night and and today. I NEED your help, badly. Last night I had what I thought was a healthy meal-broccoli quiche and zucchini squash. Well, the zucchini was WAY overcooked and a pile of mess. I ate most of it anyway, and about 3/4 of the quiche. At WW, I am given 26 daily points and 49 weekly points. I was looking forward to a healthy meal and was so upset about the veggie thing that I ate an ENTIRE piece of carrot cake, which I WASN'T planning to eat, in about 2 bites!!! Yesterday I ate 44 points in one day; UGH!!!! Today I had a planned pizza treat, with Caesar salad and dressing plus 1/2 cup butterscotch pudding; no whipped topping. Ate 3/4 of a slice of cheese pizza and that meal came in at 21 points. The points system is definitely stricter than the calorie system at MFP. I had been staying at or near my points most days, but found at MFP that I was either way over or way under. I can stay on plan if I plan ahead, but any unexpected deviation throws me off. I'm also an emotional eater and the veggie thing proves that is still in play. What should I do? Thanks for your love and support!!! I should mention that I have not been exercising due to what I thought was an upper respiratory thing but is just a vile cough with nighttime congestion. I have to get back to Leslie, for real.0
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Hi Sue, just a quick one b/c it is already tomorrow. I so understand the emotional eating thing. I'm so way off base with my major stress eating the last several weeks- again-. I'm forcing myself to do some LS miles again and if the wind and the pollen count would cooperate again and go away I could get back into the garden.
I'm so sorry about that major let down with the broccoli quiche and zucchini squash fiasco that you had. And dear one I've done the "two bite" emotional eating thing also. Bums me out when I do that b/c if I could get control back I could've at least enjoyed the cake/ cookies or what ever it was that I 'inhaled' :noway: .
Sweetie, just keep at it. No matter how many let downs we do to ourselves we all just have to try to get back up and at least try again, even if it is one bite at a time. Because we WILL get back on track again if we keep at it.
You are an amazing woman and I know that you will keep at this even through these more difficult food days. YOU can and will do this.
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Ann and Mary...sorry to be AWOL from here for so long...been having some problems and questions about WW, my fitness and nutrition, and the mental part of the whole thing. Ann, I
can't find your What Do I Do post...what's going on? I would like to read it and respond if possible. You and Mary have helped me so much that I would like to help you if I can.
Before I go into my issues, I'd like to say that weirdly enough, throughout all this I've been
losing and that's hard to understand. I'm down between 10-13 pounds depending on whether
you believe MFP or WW. Instead of making me super excited, it's making me depressed and anxious; I don't get why, and I'm not sure what to do about it. I have tried to talk to a WW coach but the chat won't load...so I thought I'd talk here. Been trying so hard to lose weight
and now I'm not happy. What the what???? I spoke to my bipolar/depression support group
and they suggested I journal. Will start that this week and keep you posted. Has this ever
happened to you?
I've been eating more fruit and vegetables, cutting back on desserts and that is all to the
good. Until 2 days ago I've been able to stay within my daily and weekly points and at MFP
if anything I've been kind of low on calories. For the past 2 days I've been running between
30-40 points daily at WW and I'm allowed 26 a day, plus 49 weekly. As of today I have only
8 weekly left to last until Thursday, which is my weigh in day. The other thing is that I've had
trouble being consistent about LS workouts although I have done it the past 2 days. We are
supposed to do 1-2 hours of exercise daily...4-6 points. I fell again recently and am back in
PT. I'm only able to do 30-50 minutes of LS at a time; not every day. I had talked to a WW
coach back when I first joined and she said just do whatever you can and don't worry about
the rest. I keep feeling I don't have things in balance and it's not good enough. The depress-
sion and anxiety keeps coming up and I'm at a loss. I love you both; thanks in advance for
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HI Sue,
I'm sorry to hear you fell. That must have been scary. But it sounds as though you were not hurt badly and are determined to keep going and that is great.
First, congratulations on that weight loss. That is great! Now, why you are not feeling on top of the world about it is something I don't understand. You are eating more fruit and vegetables and cutting back on desserts= success. Wonderful work. You should be proud of yourself! I have no ideas why you feel this way, but I do have a suggestion. Stop it. Ha-ha, thought it would be something profound, didn't you? Seriously, I think the journal idea your support group suggested is a great idea. Jotting down how you are feeling at any given time might give you some insight on this. And especially writing down those victories of which you are having quite a few is very important. Give yourself the pat on the back you deserve, Sue. It's OK to rejoice in your success. And that old saying "Nothing succeeds like success." is so true. People that are successful tend to have additional successes. So, believe in yourself and be glad that you are where you are right now in this journey.
We all have those off days and they sometimes turn into off weeks. So don't let that side track you. I'm speaking like it's all so easy. But as a matter of fact, that "What do you do..." post was about the fact that I'm faltering and my motivation is at an all time low. But, I'm so glad I reached out to my MFP pals! So much kindness and good suggestions. It's made me feel much better and given me back some determination to stay the course.
The back story is I've had a lot of company lately and most of them are not interested in eating in a healthy manner and I don't feel it's fair to "force" my way of life on them so I have really gotten off track. I can see that eating anything and everything is not the answer to any of this and today I have done much better. But I can't say enough good things about you and my other MFP pals. Support is everything, isn't it?
I do think there is such a thing as over thinking things and I do hope you won't worry too much about feeling anxious and depressed about losing weight. Just accept it as a blessing and remember that many, many people out there are wishing they could do what you are doing. Believe in yourself and keep going. You are DOING GREAT! I'm proud of you!
Love ya,
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