20 pounds by Easter challenge
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happy Monday all,
hope everyone had a good weekend! just curious, do people find weekends harder or easier to stick to plan. usually I think people think it is harder because we are more social but sometimes I am so busy that it works, no preparing meals and munching:)
stephanie0 -
happy Monday all,
hope everyone had a good weekend! just curious, do people find weekends harder or easier to stick to plan. usually I think people think it is harder because we are more social but sometimes I am so busy that it works, no preparing meals and munching:)
stephanie
I find weekends to be the same as weekdays myself. I think I have this advantage because when I restarted MFP I was unemployed(and still am, and happy to be right now). So every day is the same day to me(except that I get to see my husband more on weekends). When I first lazily started MFP a few years ago, weekends were more difficult, because working full time made weekdays easy to not eat much. And at the time I was first shift, and my husband was third shift, and was only off every-other weekend, so I spent a lot of time alone. And a lot of time eating.
So I'm lucky that every day is a good-calorie day now.
We're also pretty boring, so we don't go out very often. Because of that I've made the decision that if a special occasion arises(no more than once every 1-2 months), that I will go over on my calories for that occasion. But the next day is back to normal.0 -
Start of cleanse Day 1 180.6
Start of Day 2 178.9 = 1.7 lb loss
Start of Day 3 178.5 = 2.1 lb loss
Start of Day 4 176.4 = 4.2 lb loss
Start of Day 5 177.3 = 3.3 lb loss
Start of Day 6 176.4 = 4.2 loss
Start of Day 7 (modified) 176.1 = 4.5 loss
Start of Day 8 (modified) 175.3 = 5.3 lb loss
Start of Day 9 (modified) 175.3 = 5.3 lb loss
I will weigh in tomorrow after Day 10 results. I had a very low drop in my BP yesterday and had to consume salt and loads of water, so I have water weight on board today. No BP meds today to see how I do. I think the drop in weight is bringing my BP back to near normal range and then taking my meds yesterday just dropped me so low, I couldn't drive myself home from work.
Have a wonderful, strong, mindful day everyone!
Becky0 -
Good morning, losers! Happy Tuesday!
Shout out to all of you who weigh in today. Hope the scales reflect your hard work! I'm in the same place today, but when they finally move, I will be shouting
regardless of the day of the week!
A big welcome to more NEW people! Looks like our soon-to-be new thread will be just as lively as this one!
Stephanie..it is harder for me on the weekends because I don't exercise so there are no extra calories. Those are the days the dog gets an extra long walk!
Becky..congrats on the loss! Yes, we have to keep a close eye on weight loss and BP meds! When we have a good diet (and especially liquid) coupled with drinking lots of water, we lose electrolytes. It can be scary. I have cut one of mine in half because by afternoon, I feel like a rag doll...no energy.
Okay, losers..hope the sun will shine on you today
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Stay strong!
Connie
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Hi everyone! I am so far behind in posts that I am going to have to read a page or two at a time till I get caught up. I have been AWOL for a week - just too much "life" going on around me to keep up
I am so PROUD of all of you who have been sticking to it; so many have had losses, and I can totally sympathize with the plateaus and platypuses - I was stuck at the same weight for three days.
Becky, your losses so far on the smoothie cleanse are just awesome!
I had to laugh at you Mama Angel Marie when you said you chickened out of that Black Bean smoothie LOL - I HAVE wondered how a non-fruit smoothie would taste.
I have been going every day with my brother Frank for his radiation treatments, hoping that it is going to give him some relief. He now has a painful bump on his jawbone that has us scared. Praying that it is not the start of something new.
We are going to a party thrown by our hockey team the Red Wings tonight. We've been to this before and the buffet is AMAZING. I am promising myself that I am only choosing healthy and within-my-calories foods, and completely skipping the vast array of desserts. I can do this!
Yesterday at Curves was Motivational Monday, and they had some pretty good quotes on the screen. I loved this one the best: Never throw in the towel.
Use it to wipe off the sweat.
Then get going again.
Got to head to work, but am so glad I have all of you to lean on! Happy St Patrick's Day!
Belinda0 -
Thanks wheatless. the more reasons people need to sign there name, I am in a group and we have a 87 year old lady who would give us heck
if we did not sign our name. She is a hoot. love her
.............. I tried Rachael name and it took me to a Rachel on the MFP Staff I was intrude by it turning blue and click on it and it sent you to there profile. I guess I would have to used Ray screen name to get to her pofile. But then all you have to do is click on her picture
@Belinda So happy to hear from you. Saying a prayer for your brother Frank Missed you. Buffet sounds good..
Connie how is your legs doing? Hope the knots are all gone.You are not going line dancing anymore?
Becky by golly you stuck it out. yay for you now if I can stay off the scales till April 6th. I have been having ups and down with my blood pressure here lately. I did not know you needed salt when it was high, last It got down to 80/50 last week. and up to 158/80 a few times.. I am used to it being low like 103 /70 But not down to 80
Ray I been missing you too.
Stephanie...My week end is no worst than any other day.Which reminds me I need to go have breakfast It will be somple yogurt and fruit and chia seeds Water.
have a wonderful day....Can't pinch me I posted my green
marie0 -
hi all,
becky, I find it unbelievable that you had the discipline to stick this out, great job and I bet minus the little bp drop, you feel much better:)
connie, great attitude, I think with the little tweaks and the cheat meal you will see a drop over the next couple of days! I did skip my cheat thus sunday because my little guy had the stomach flu and I just couldn't go for ice cream without him and really didn't have the appetite for it:( we will see what happens! hopefully I won't fall off the wagon before Friday weigh in!
everyone have a great day!!
stephanie0 -
Good morning to everyone!
I am a super happy camper, I was down .1 lb. so little but I fully expected a pound or more gain.
I must have had a loss last Tuesday, I didn't weigh last week as I was out of town.
Belinda, Good to have you back. I know Frank appreciates having a sister like you to go through
this difficult time with him. Hope your team wins and good luck on temptations on buffet.
Becky, You're doing great. Maybe you can get off bp meds with your weight loss.
Connie, I bet you body is doing a reset since you are tweaking your food.
Nancy
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Maire.. I tried yoga instead of line dancing today. I really needed to stretch my muscles. And let me tell you, it was a challenge! I still worked up a sweat! What kept me from being intimidated was the instructor saying " work within your own limitations". So I didn't feel bad about not being able to twist my body into a pretzel! The muscle knots are getting better since I have them massaged on Saturdays and I'm hoping the yoga helps, too.
Nancy..good job and losing on vaycay is even better!
Belinda..you and yours are in my prayers.
Connie
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@CALIECAT Lockhart is 20-30 minute drive from Austin. (: I've heard of Mesquite before! Which is unusual, because I'm most familiar with just West Texas and Austin area. I haven't done a whole lot of travelling around Texas, I'm afraid.
But it's good to see such a lovely and supportive group going on here! Today I walked for 45 minutes. It's hard getting my exercise in when I'm home and not at my college (where exercise options are limitless). But I'm going back soon, and I can't wait for school to start back up so I can have more healthy eating options.0 -
Also, to those of you that weigh in on a regular basis (everyday and whatnot)... you guys are such troopers! I weigh in very scarcely because it's too disappointing to see it fluctuate. I'm best motivated when I weigh in every blue moon, or by gauging by how I feel/how my pants fit.
Anyways, here's to a successful day of exercise and good dieting!0 -
Also, to those of you that weigh in on a regular basis (everyday and whatnot)... you guys are such troopers! I weigh in very scarcely because it's too disappointing to see it fluctuate. I'm best motivated when I weigh in every blue moon, or by gauging by how I feel/how my pants fit.
Anyways, here's to a successful day of exercise and good dieting!
It helps me keep tabs on myself if I weigh every day. I tend not to weigh when I want to eat what I shouldn't eat, and things get out of hand. Last time I did that I ended up with a 15 lb. gain when they weighed me at the dr's office.
And that is why I came back to MFP!
Have a great day, benians!0 -
Thank you Marie. Just trying to get the hang of how to work this app.
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My stats:
SW : 149
CW: 143.8
TL: .1
GW: 125
Nancy0 -
Thank you, Challenge Friends for all the support through this experiment. I would not go back to do the three smoothies and few snacks a day, but I do plan to continue the smoothie for breakfast and lunch and a regular dinner. I have lost many inches and my pants are literally falling off and baggy. Yesterday was scary with BP of 100/50 (crazy low for me!) with my head burning and spinning for hours despite laying on a stretcher (in my nursing skills lab) tipped with my head down to increase blood flow to my brain. Today was better without taking any of my BP meds 118/78. Thank goodness. I will have my fellow nursing instructors monitor my BP all week and then get with my doc to officially make changes to my med regimen.
Marie, where salt goes, water goes. So increased salt leads to increased fluid retention in the blood vessels and surrounding tissues. With your CHF, never change anything without your doctor's advice. You have lots of other issues other than sodium intake. :-)
I'll check in tomorrow.
Have a restful night,
Becky in Warm but getting colder Maryland0 -
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Also, to those of you that weigh in on a regular basis (everyday and whatnot)... you guys are such troopers! I weigh in very scarcely because it's too disappointing to see it fluctuate. I'm best motivated when I weigh in every blue moon, or by gauging by how I feel/how my pants fit.
Anyways, here's to a successful day of exercise and good dieting!
Benians You get to see all the Beautiful Bluebonnet fields occurring to the reports we are hearing they should be beautiful this year. Welcome again
Marie
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It is awesome to see so many people being successful with their eating and exercise programs.....slow and steady wins the race.
We ignored St. Patrick's Day today....I never left the house so wearing green wasn't necessary and since we are being very careful about sodium intake, we didn't even consider eating corned beef and cabbage.
The reason most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want the MOST for what they want at the MOMENT.
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I hope everybody had a great Tuesday!
Belinda, you're amazing.
All you Texas people aren't helping my longing for Austin, btw! I lived there for a little while several years ago, and I love it there. I've been back for vacation twice since then. I really want to live there, it's just a hard decision because my and my husband's family are here, not in TX.
Congratulations on losses this week! Any loss is still a loss!
It's getting cold again here at night, I'm disappointed in Mother Nature, she giveth and she taketh away. :P But it's supposed to be sunny in the high 60's on Saturday, so I'm hopeful despite the forecast for rain the same day. I think we'll be visiting the in-laws an hour away on Saturday, so I will be packing my meals and snacks for the day. Even though they may have something healthy at their house to eat, it's better to be safe than sorry. I haven't seen them since 22+ lbs. ago, so I'm kinda secretly hoping they notice a big difference.
Today I looked in the mirror at school and I didn't look fat, so woohoo!
I feel bad for not commenting on/remembering everybody's post each day, but I do read them all and am there for the ups and downs and ups again. (*)
Rachel0 -
Oh I almost forgot. Today at our apt. office they had around 5 boxes full of Gigi's Cupcakes. I looked at how cute some of the decorations were, and walked away cupcake-free. As I was leaving the ladies who work in the office told me to grab a cupcake, and I said "I observed them, but I'm not going to take one". Haha. They all gave me "Good for you!" type comments. (Of course, they don't know of my weight loss/goals)
I really love free things, so usually I "have" to take it if it's free, you know? But it was easy passing up these cupcakes today. If I ever want one, I know just where to get it, so I don't need it now. And the best part? Realizing that I didn't even want one. I still have sweets and treats, but they are accounted for in my calorie cap. Not eating during class(3-4 hours) also ends up giving me a good chunk of calories left over for when I get home. So I passed up those cupcakes earlier, but had spare calories to have some chocolate tonight.
It's true that it's better for you, and generally more filling, to eat most of your calories as "good" foods. Fruits, veggies, etc. But as long as you're strict with your calories, you can still have "bad" foods in moderation sometimes. So if some of you all want that handful of peanuts, or popcorn, or pretzels(my daily snack), don't feel bad about eating it. Just make sure it's within your calories, and enjoy. 0 -
Hi everyone!
Glad to read all the success stories!!
I had a fantastic week last week and was finally starting to feel good about myself and what I was achieving here!!
But this week I have lost the plot! And not really sure why. I spent Monday picking at food all day and then yesterday i just over ate!
So my loss is back (and some)
My bf is off on a work trip for 10 days so it will be a good time to start my smoothie experiment as I plan to get rid of everything else in the fridge! Just hop my book arrives soon!
Not been to the gym in almost 10 days so not feeling good about that either. I changed office locations and have not been able to locate nearest fitness first.
Sorry for the doom and gloom but just needed somebody to share it with who understands.
Nevertheless, today is a new day and my one task for the day is to find the gym in my lunch hour and then start up my routine again!!
Here's to a new start from Wednesday :-)
Have a good day everyone
Faye0 -
Don't get down, Faye! You're going to make everything better in the morning. 0
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Hi everyone!! Today was a bit of a mixed day for me. I had stopped drinking sweet tea and eating chocolate, which were daily (in fact several times a day Lol) activities for me in the past. Yesterday in the gym I got a horrible throbbing headache and figured I was dehydrated. However I got it back today while walking around to class. It was awful.
My mom said I probably had it from caffeine withdrawl, has anyone experienced that before or know what it is? I got a tea and felt better a few hours later but I'm not sure if it's a coincidence! I've always heard drinks other than water are empty calories but I'm debating keeping a tea a day and just adjusting my calories appropriately for it.
But, I had enough calories (and then some) left over for a brownie! It was heavenly Today was my resting day, but I'll be back in the gym tomorrow!
Hope everyone had a happy, healthy St. Patricks Day! Good luck to you all and may the scale show all your hard work and success
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I had a really "lazy" day today. I was hurting pretty badly after walking over 6 1/2 miles yesterday. My bad knees and bad hips were screaming dirty words at me today so I only swam a half hour today and I have only walked a mile and a half. But I did not go over my calories today!! I even treated myself to a small piece of chocolate cake after I had corned beef and cabbage. I am proud of myself though I did not have seconds on dinner. First time in my life for that one. But I am planning on corned beef hash for lunch tomorrow after my girls are done with their activities. And I just realized I never posted my name. I am Esther or as the "losername" says I am also called Otter by children who can't say my name right.0
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Good morning, losers! Happy Wednesday!
Ray..good for you for being cupcake-free! (*)
Faye...eating healthily and getting fit it HARD but so is staying fat. You've come to the right place. We are here for you, kiddo.
Lexi..tea is fine, but ditch the sugar. Maybe use Truvia or some other sweetener? Water is probably the best, and after a while, that will be all you want.
Esther..maybe you need a rest day. Kudos on not having the second serving!
Gym day for me, and I am not feeling it. Just kind achy today. Maybe I'll just do the training and skip the pool. My rest day is tomorrow so I may just try to power through it.
Have a great day, losers!
Stay strong!
Connie
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Lexi, I gave up drinking anything with caffeine a few years ago. I gradually drank less each day until I was drinking none at all. That seemed to avoid the headache that comes from stopping abruptly. Now I drink only water and am very happy with my decision. Barbie 0
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Sorry for the doom and gloom but just needed somebody to share it with who understands.
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This is a good place to vent. fill free to do so. you will get it work out Faye.
Marie
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am going to follow connie lead and give up heavy carbs after lunch. I have already given up Wheat products all together So should be easy for me. Go girl go
Marie0 -
Becky been looking for your 10th day report Either I overlook it or you have not posted yet.
but did want to congrats you for sticking with it for 10 days. sounds like it was a success for you. Briches falling off of you. Marie 0
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