Round 2 - Need New friends!
adnama_wpg
Posts: 32 Member
I've started my weight loss journey again and it appears all my friends have disappeared. I like reading and seeing what everyone is doing... so please add me!
The first time I tried MFP was back in 2011 and I lost 40 lbs over 1.5 years. I was 1 lb away from hitting my goal and then I went all crazy with the food. Sadly, I gained quite a bit (NOT ALL!) of that back so here I am again. I've been logging for 21 days again and have already went from 153 lbs to 146 lbs. I have plateaued a bit at 146, and hope to see 145 again this week. I did see it for a brief period last week but then... I was bad.
Age: 33
Height: 5' 3.75"
HW: 172 (well 174 but not recorded!)
CW: 146.8
GW: 130.0
WHAT I'M DOING:
- Calorie Counting: I'm trying to stay under 1250 calories / day and a bit more if I exercise that day.
- Food Choice: I'm not forbidding any food, otherwise I'll binge. Instead, I'm back to small amounts of bad things but overall trying to make healthier choices.
- Water: I'm ensuring more water. Instead of having a 2nd cup of tea while at work, I'm drinking more water. I went from drinking 1x 16 oz tumbler a day to 2-3.
- Jawbone UP24: I am wearing a tracking wristband that keeps track of my steps, exercise, and sleep. Apparently this model has the best sleep tracking out there, and I really enjoy it's wake up methods AND the fact that it will vibrate me if I'm sitting for an hour with no movement. It's a nice reminder to get off my *kitten*. It also connects with the MFP app which means MFP sends over my food intake for the day, which UP then calculates on a scale of 1-10. 10 = the healthiest food choices, while 1 is bad. I like seeing the easy to understand numbers. I have been ranging from 7-9 each day.
- Withings Smart Body Analyzing Scale: I have started using the scale as of last week, and I really think it's helping. I enjoy the additional features and the fact that it uploads my weight to MFP and UP automatically. I do weigh myself every day as that is what motivates me to make great choices. Generally speaking, if I behave with my food the scale DOES drop .2 to .6 / day.
- Measuring: I used to measure, and I stopped. I am now going to measure the last Saturday of each month and track it. When I look at today's measurements, I'm reminded I didn't get as heavy as I once was, and this is inspiring as well.
- Walking/Jogging: As of last week, I started taking my Great Dane for walk/jogs. We are doing the same 2 km route over and over, with the hopes of jogging the whole route. Day 1 took 23 minutes @ 19.2 min/mi and today we did it in 17 minutes @ 14.4 min/mi. Lincoln is an awesome jogging partner because he doesn't judge how slow I am. Even if he is still walking while I jog. haha. Since Tuesday of last week, we have gone out 6 times.
Anyway, that's my plan in a nutshell.
BE MY FRIEND!
The first time I tried MFP was back in 2011 and I lost 40 lbs over 1.5 years. I was 1 lb away from hitting my goal and then I went all crazy with the food. Sadly, I gained quite a bit (NOT ALL!) of that back so here I am again. I've been logging for 21 days again and have already went from 153 lbs to 146 lbs. I have plateaued a bit at 146, and hope to see 145 again this week. I did see it for a brief period last week but then... I was bad.
Age: 33
Height: 5' 3.75"
HW: 172 (well 174 but not recorded!)
CW: 146.8
GW: 130.0
WHAT I'M DOING:
- Calorie Counting: I'm trying to stay under 1250 calories / day and a bit more if I exercise that day.
- Food Choice: I'm not forbidding any food, otherwise I'll binge. Instead, I'm back to small amounts of bad things but overall trying to make healthier choices.
- Water: I'm ensuring more water. Instead of having a 2nd cup of tea while at work, I'm drinking more water. I went from drinking 1x 16 oz tumbler a day to 2-3.
- Jawbone UP24: I am wearing a tracking wristband that keeps track of my steps, exercise, and sleep. Apparently this model has the best sleep tracking out there, and I really enjoy it's wake up methods AND the fact that it will vibrate me if I'm sitting for an hour with no movement. It's a nice reminder to get off my *kitten*. It also connects with the MFP app which means MFP sends over my food intake for the day, which UP then calculates on a scale of 1-10. 10 = the healthiest food choices, while 1 is bad. I like seeing the easy to understand numbers. I have been ranging from 7-9 each day.
- Withings Smart Body Analyzing Scale: I have started using the scale as of last week, and I really think it's helping. I enjoy the additional features and the fact that it uploads my weight to MFP and UP automatically. I do weigh myself every day as that is what motivates me to make great choices. Generally speaking, if I behave with my food the scale DOES drop .2 to .6 / day.
- Measuring: I used to measure, and I stopped. I am now going to measure the last Saturday of each month and track it. When I look at today's measurements, I'm reminded I didn't get as heavy as I once was, and this is inspiring as well.
- Walking/Jogging: As of last week, I started taking my Great Dane for walk/jogs. We are doing the same 2 km route over and over, with the hopes of jogging the whole route. Day 1 took 23 minutes @ 19.2 min/mi and today we did it in 17 minutes @ 14.4 min/mi. Lincoln is an awesome jogging partner because he doesn't judge how slow I am. Even if he is still walking while I jog. haha. Since Tuesday of last week, we have gone out 6 times.
Anyway, that's my plan in a nutshell.
BE MY FRIEND!
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Add me pls.. I m firm, realistic but I will always expect that your best is yet to come...Let's do this. ....
No Regrets No Apologies!0 -
Hi I am in very similar situation - starting again. Please accept my friend request we will do it together0
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Hey there. I am impressed with your persevernce and i would love to have you as a friend.0
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What's your jawbone username? Could I add you?0
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Happy to support you, I've just started again too - feel free to add me as a friend0
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Request sent!0
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You can find UP teammates in the Jawbone UP Bracelet group: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/13420-jawbone-up-bracelet
Your UP total burn is your TDEE (aka your maintenance calories). If you eat at a reasonable deficit from that,* you will lose weight.
*Way more than 1,250 calories. To lose 16.8 lbs., set your goal no higher than .5 lb. per week—and be patient. The smaller deficit will also help you transition to maintenance.0 -
editorgrrl wrote: »You can find UP teammates in the Jawbone UP Bracelet group: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/13420-jawbone-up-bracelet
Thanks! I just saw this now and joined the community.
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