Jump into June - Let's Lose Just 1% of our body weight this month!
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OWR and Susan - I can TOTALLY relate to the logging thing; honestly I have failed miserably at getting back into it.... even though I know its an absolute necessity for me, even if it's just to find that "sweet spot" calorie level that will get me back to actually losing again.... so you would think I would just suck it up and DO IT for a couple of weeks, even just by telling myself I only have to do it til I figure out the right calorie thing.. so logically I KNOW I have to but holy moly - considering I logged for almost 3 years straight without missing a day, WHY am I struggling?? argggh lol
I got a HUGE lesson in humility at the lake this morning; a little lady I see often was there with her walker... but barely holding onto it... we usually just say good morning and a bit of a "lovely day" kinda thing and keep going as we're going opposite ways but for whatever reason this morning we stood and chatted for a few... she hoofs along at a good pace and somehow in the convo she said "well I'm 94 now and had 11 children .... and I walk every day all of which I think is what helps keep me young!" I honestly stood there with my mouth hanging open; and admit I said excuse me did you say you were 94?? (apparently not til Nov by the way.. but she figures she's closer to it than 93 now lol).. I looked like a fish with my mouth gaping open .... I SWEAR .. looking at everything (skin, face, posture, etc) I would have pegged her for 75 at the absolute MOST.. prolly more like 72... I was floored and humbled that here was this woman doing the exact same path as me where you can't get off it anywhere for at least a 2km stretch... and I know she starts at the beginning of the path cause I've seen her there.. so she's gotta be doing 5k or more every day... at 93.5!! I was so impressed.... and humbled... here I was thinking yay me look at me I walk every day.... and this 94 year old probably does more than me every single day... yikes!! Good lesson today for pushing myself more and not just doing a pleasure stroll and thinking i'm rocking it... (im not putting myself down at ALL so there's no misconception here) but a serious wake up call that yes.. if I want to achieve my weight loss goal, then perhaps I should get serious about it!! Bless her little heart LOL.. (AND I got two doggie love moments so a fantastic start to my day - and one i'll need to dredge up in the traffic fight to work this afternoon to keep me sane HAAAAAAAAAA. rock on people!!0 -
OWR and Susan - I can TOTALLY relate to the logging thing; honestly I have failed miserably at getting back into it.... even though I know its an absolute necessity for me, even if it's just to find that "sweet spot" calorie level that will get me back to actually losing again.... so you would think I would just suck it up and DO IT for a couple of weeks, even just by telling myself I only have to do it til I figure out the right calorie thing.. so logically I KNOW I have to but holy moly - considering I logged for almost 3 years straight without missing a day, WHY am I struggling?? argggh lol
I got a HUGE lesson in humility at the lake this morning; a little lady I see often was there with her walker... but barely holding onto it... we usually just say good morning and a bit of a "lovely day" kinda thing and keep going as we're going opposite ways but for whatever reason this morning we stood and chatted for a few... she hoofs along at a good pace and somehow in the convo she said "well I'm 94 now and had 11 children .... and I walk every day all of which I think is what helps keep me young!" I honestly stood there with my mouth hanging open; and admit I said excuse me did you say you were 94?? (apparently not til Nov by the way.. but she figures she's closer to it than 93 now lol).. I looked like a fish with my mouth gaping open .... I SWEAR .. looking at everything (skin, face, posture, etc) I would have pegged her for 75 at the absolute MOST.. prolly more like 72... I was floored and humbled that here was this woman doing the exact same path as me where you can't get off it anywhere for at least a 2km stretch... and I know she starts at the beginning of the path cause I've seen her there.. so she's gotta be doing 5k or more every day... at 93.5!! I was so impressed.... and humbled... here I was thinking yay me look at me I walk every day.... and this 94 year old probably does more than me every single day... yikes!! Good lesson today for pushing myself more and not just doing a pleasure stroll and thinking i'm rocking it... (im not putting myself down at ALL so there's no misconception here) but a serious wake up call that yes.. if I want to achieve my weight loss goal, then perhaps I should get serious about it!! Bless her little heart LOL.. (AND I got two doggie love moments so a fantastic start to my day - and one i'll need to dredge up in the traffic fight to work this afternoon to keep me sane HAAAAAAAAAA. rock on people!!0 -
"If I don't log it did it actually happen?""
howling when I read that line btw!0 -
and because laughing burns calories....... a chuckle or two ....
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"If I don't log it did it actually happen?""
howling when I read that line btw!
Yes OWR and Snooozie- I howled at that line, too, cause it's exactly my way of thinking! It's like it doesn't count if I don't log it. Reminds me of when Fridays were goody days at work and someone always brought in doughnuts and I would only eat a half a doughnut and feel good about that even though I was eating a half a doughnut a few times throughout the morning!!
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Snooozie- Glad you had such a good time with your friends, and how funny you lost two pounds! Love the story about the 94 year old woman, and thanks for the pictures and chuckles
I ran across that little future Chicken McNugget the other day on Facebook I think and got a kick out of it then, too. And yes, it must be those refrigerator magnets pulling me to that fridge!!!! 0 -
Been walking again. Missed a couple of days due to a migraine (I hate those things) but getting my 10k steps walking the duck pond again mostly. Will start logging soon hopefully. Life has been too much for me lately but things are settling down again so I should have time to start logging again. I know that is what helps me to get on track and start losing again. Just gotta do it!0
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Sorry, I'm late! Just trying to catch up with the thread and about to rush to work, but just wanted to say I love the idea of losing 1%! You know, when I started to lose weight, I wanted to lose 10%. I didn't even think beyond that - I just thought exercise would be a little easier if I was a little lighter. I ended up losing more than 30%. But I think that if I'd set the goal as 30% to start with, I'd have been daunted.
I will definitely aim to lose 1% over June. Then hopefully keep going!0 -
I just realized I double posted up there ladies.. sorry lol.... it said it had a prob when I hit post so I hit it again (must have been what I call a "male" moment.. yes just keep hitting that print button dude .... just because the printer is out of paper hitting that button 200 times will make it print.. yup!)
Susan - LOL @ the donut theory; been there done that!! Someone brought in some cupcakes last night; I was feeling quite virtuous with my food intake so decided to have one but I broke the top with the icing off and started to eat just the bottom cake part... first bite in tho it was quite dry and not so good; decided it was NOT calorie worthy and tossed it..... but then went and chose a thumbprint peanut butter cookie... DUH... really Snoozie?? Didn't learn from the cupcake fiasco? lol.. I did only eat half of it and it was tiny tho... so I managed to maintain my dignity in the end! and the magnet giggle reminded me of the joke about "why does a refridgerator have a light inside if we aren't supposed to eat at night?" LOL
Patrice!! Well done you on the duck pond walking - that's awesome!! i'm impressed too cause I know how long it took me to get back into my own walking habit again so kudos on you! Yuck on the migraines; I've never had one (knock wood) but friends and family suffer them and know how brutal they can be, even residually for a while after. Glad things are settling down, and that youre getting a little less crazy busy!
Vailara - awesome to hear you're in for the 1 %! I'm thinking it's a nice change from the pound focus and im going to quite enjoy looking in the mirror on the 30th and saying way to go snoozie, you lost 1% of you total body weight!!
So I am going to try to get back to logging for a while at least anyway; I know I don't wanna log for the rest of my life (which is why I enjoyed that article too Vail!) but I realize I have to do it for now to get a true reading of where I am at calorie wise. I decided to change the settings tho... it's a royal pain in the butt for me so I simplified it; I took out all the meals and just left it titled "Food Today".. so everything will just be logged as I eat it in one list for the day... im hoping this will make it less of a pain and make me more likely to just add food as I eat it.. so we'll see how it goes.
Rain and T-storms today; rain seems to have let up so I'm going to head to the lake but think i'll stick to the park area; it's a little too open across the lake if a t-storm comes up, and it's a lot farther to have to RUN back to the car LOLOL.. but I can circle the park path a few times even if it just rains. Busy weekend at work coming up and the Indy is on here so traffic going in is gonna be a nightmare again; gonna have to find some good tunes and simply perform a virtuoso concert for myself to keep me from those road rage moments (road rage + menopausal woman = SCARY!) HAAAAAAAAAAA.
Have a great weekend everyone - let's eat some healthy stuff we love, move our parts a little, enjoy some "relaxing and restorative" activity and all of it will get us to our 1% goal !!
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Snooozie, LOVE the journaling idea of eliminating the categories! I copied your idea , but now have three categories: food, supplements and Yikes. Thanks for sharing!
Great to hear from you Patrice. So sorry to hear about your migraines. I can totally relate. Interesting thing is after menopause I only get the weird neurological stuff and not the headache. This is better except I have to be careful to take notice of the neurological stuff and not drive , etc , cause sometimes I can black out! Anyway , hope your migraine is gone and life is settling down for you.
Vallarta- great to hear from you and fantastic job on your previous 30% . Glad to see you're in with the 1% , too.
I'm still struggling with the calories, but logging away and trying to move my butt. I haven't had the morning energy to walk the pooches, but did make it one morning this week and went to Curves yesterday. I love the 1% idea and it helps me stay motivated
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Susan - will be looking forward to hearing if the new setup works for you as well? so far today ive done well with it; just scan or log and don't have to go thru the hassle of which meal blah blah lol.. funny tho when I see it all together I think holy moly have I eaten all that today? and it's only noon hahahah (I've logged what im taking for dinner to work tho ... phew!) i'm not trying to stay within a calorie goal at the moment (well, I am lol.. but more so for me right now seeing what im actually eating.. but I feel yer pain because i'm sorta trying LOL.. and i'm not eating back my walking cals. kudos to you for doing the logging an moving yer butt!! I know early mornings are SO not your thing normally so extra brownie point for the pooch walk and curves... well done you!
i'm liking the 1% goal myself; have to admit tho i'm glad I wrote my weight on the calendar on june 1st, along with what 1% loss would get me to - I suck at math and will need those numbers to prove my 1% success when I get there LOL..0 -
omg Susan.... that is HOT!! what was that line you said used to make ya nuts that people said?? Something about "but it's a dry heat, right?" I still remember you sharing that and a reply along the lines of "ya.. just dry heat so just put your head in a 350 degree oven and see how it feels.. cause ya know.. it's a "dry" heat...." LOL
im guessing "siesta" is a necessity in the afternoons there!! hope you can get out in the early mornings with the pooches afore that wicked heat kicks in every day!0 -
I had to see what that was in Celsius - over 40! That is really hot, and it's only June! I don't think I've ever had that in the UK - only abroad (Italy). I would definitely struggle. I have sometimes gone to the cinema when it's been really hot because they have air conditioning. The supermarkets too. I hope your house is cool.0
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We're about halfway through this month's goal to lose 1% of our total body weight, so in case any of us could use a little inspiration to continue to rock this challenge for the upcoming week!
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Loosing the 2 lbs is so hilarious Snoozie.
And me too OWR, logging helps keep me informed of my calorie intake. Sometimes when I am guessing and then I logged I am so over and so surprised.
Great posters I am taking all of them for my pinterest boards.0 -
Getting this week started. Was down the 1% - up 2% - down 1.8% - up 1% -- seriously?? Oh well, it is what it is when I run into those Patron Margaritas at my favorite Mexican Place AND didn't get a run in either.
Working toward that 1% Sticking by the end of June. We Can Do This. "Have" to fly to Florida on Thursday to babysit the little grandson while his parents go on a cruise. Sure don't know what will happen during
that time - but, chasing a 2 year old? Hopefully, at least, maintain. Everyone is doing so well! Log On!!0 -
OWR - my fluctuations have been similar to yours so far this month lol.. but I just keep reminding myself it WILL drop and stay dropped - it's like a man.. it WILL do, only when IT wants to, not when I want it to lol! Wowsa on the trip; yep im thinking you're gonna be burning a whole lotta NEPA cals with the little one!
milove - I think of u a lot when I struggle with my logging; its been way easier for me these past few days I must say since I erased all the meals and just have one big list a day of everything I eat... so i'm hoping it will help me keep up the loggin since it is doing what I wanted; giving me a clearer view of just how much i'm putting in my mouth!0 -
Thanks Snooozie for all the inspirational photos!
OWR and Snooozie, Count me in on the yo-yoing! Geeze Louise, it's been crazy. . As of today I am down 1%, but that's because I had major intestinal distress yesterday, and other days I"ve been up as much as 2-3% up because of water retention when I didn't take my meds. I am grateful for the 1% goal, though, because when I start to get discouraged, it is easy to get re-motivated because it is a reasonable goal.
I'm still getting used to the new logging without the categories- of kind of threw me at first , but I'm liking it more and more. Thanks for the idea Snooozie.
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Holy Moley- not to be the resident weather reporter or anything, but just looked at our updated Weather forecast for this week and wondering if my fellow Canadians would be interested in a Hatter and two doggies for a summer roommate???? So what is THIS in Celsius?
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lmao Susan!!! I asked SIRI to convert those to Celsius... I think he fainted!!! (it's aout 42-45C tho LOL)
I'm not sure you'd want to summer here tho; we don't get anywhere near that hot but with the added humidity, average 30C temps feel like higher! But c'mon over in February ??? (insert evil grin) promise you a snowball fight!0 -
hmmm I posted this eons ago I thought.... but now its gone.. so OWR... this ones for YOU!
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hahahahahaha!!! Somehow it just doesn't ring as yummy as Fudge Day!! Have to admit - ate those little pieces of fudge and all that sugar is playing havoc with my belly and I am feeling very punk today.
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I figured if Kim Karshashian can break the internet with a selfie, maybe I can too????? not sure mine will do it but nothing ventured, nothing gained right?? haaaaaaaaaaaa
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OWR... ya that was exactly my thought - broccoli day?? I think NOT !!! sorry the fudge is leaving an ick with ya; hope you feel better as the day goes on! There was some kind of pot luck thing going on in our community room and the leftovers were put out for anyone who wanted em last night; I took a store bought cookie but it ended up saving me cause it was hard as a rock LOL.. so one bite and it hit the garbage... not thru an virtue on my part just a big old blech!
Patrice.... not QUITE as good as your lovely picture I covet (and yes stole.. but I already confessed that to you way back LOL... hope that migraine is gone for good and you're feeling better too!
Susan - you haven't melted into the pavement I hope???
Gail - I hope you are enjoying every minute of your vacay!!
Milove - rocking those steps well done you!
Vail - hope you're having a good week!
Tonight is my LAST shift before a week of vacay off... counting the minutes as i'm pretty much having to work every single day next month due to all the events happening here in the city... gonna do some spring cleaning in the form of getting rid of a bunch of stuff that's accumulated over the years, but using most of it to get chores done like the car tune up, blah blah blah.. not too exciting but better be productive!!0 -
Love your pic. Water is soothing to me. Well, unless it is waves crashing over the bow of a boat I am on lol. Looks like a lovely day. I should take a pic of my duck pond view. Not for a bit though I am leaving for 4 days to CA. My son is having surgery on his face there. Good thoughts for him tomorrow please...I'll have a new pic off the front porch once our next phase of the vineyard is planted... Been walking the duck pond but not logging as such. I think fitbit is adding some for my steps though...0
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Oh Patrice; will definitely send up a prayer and good thoughts for your son! Glad you are going to be with him through it... safe trip for you and take our positive thoughts with you.... (and yes would love to see your duck pond pic (and the porch altho i'm rather fond of that porch you're on now as you know LOL).. !0
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Patrice - thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery for your son - safe travels
I love the pics too... so motivating .. esp the don't give up Susan...
and stay cool.. wow on the temps - we have rain and about 70ish - thanks Bill...
I've changed my diary settings to what I've ate and what I've drank - seems easier
Hope everyone is having a great week and let's get off this damn roller coaster.... lol...
See you on the "It's a Small World" ride at Disney - and now let's get the song off our minds.....
Love ya
Carol
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