20 pounds by Easter challenge

That's good Becky.
You have to eat to lose. That's the mistake we make..eating below the BMR and netting so few calories. The body adjusts itself down to that level..it's called homeostasis , I think.
What are your macros set to?

Connie, it feels really strange to be full with three meals and two snacks! My macros are Carbs 30%, Protein and fats 35% each.

Janice, Perhaps we can both be down a similar 20 lbs by Thanksgiving, too! :-)

Becky

Hi Friends,

I am still boating, we arrived at another port around 2:30 today. I did get to the pool but they were having pool filter
problems so we couldn't use it. Came back to the boat and just chillin now. We will BBQ for dinner tonight.
We did experience a thunderstorm at the other port we were at yesterday. We had dinner with my daughter last night and a nice visit. I guess we will be here until Thursday or Friday and then heading home.

Keep up the good work!

Shirley

hi all,

good day today, definitely in the 140's, hopefully here to stay!!

becky, it will definitely work, high protein, lower carb and not a whole lot of sugar. the fat will keep you satisfied:) can't wait to see the results!!

connie, when do you start to cut? agree about eating too little and exercising too much, the body starts to shut off. really great what you are doing!

marie, what was for dinner?

Janice, sounds like that is a lot of fat. definitely need to eat fat to lose fat:) my nutrition person says 40% protein and 30% carb and fat. some days I am still low on the fat. when I eat the right amounts, it works:)

Stephanie

Good morning! Well, today I am a little sore and I'm so pleased about that! Haven't been sore from exercising in 1.5 years (don't judge! LOL). My first day on Tuesday we did legs. Not sore yesterday am. However, last night I did chest and HIIT on the bike and whoa I am feeling that. My legs were really achy painful (not muscle soreness) at the ankle and behind the knee last night and I needed some NSAIDs. I told the trainers that although I haven't officially exercised in a while, I am very active gardening, moving large stones for the pond, raking stones, etc. I think they may have interpreted that as let's start at a more advanced level. I should have kept my mouth shut! LOL Plus, they saw I had excellent form and thought it meant I was more advanced than I am.

For the chest press, he started at 45 lb for the first set, then went to 65 lb! OUCH! I asked to go back down a bit as I felt it would lead to a shoulder ligament tear with my muscle strength not being at a good level for that kind of weight yet. For the bike, I had to do 10 minutes of 20 seconds at greater than 110 RPM and then 40 seconds at 60 RPM . At first the seat wasn't far enough forward and I felt my legs hyperextending a bit. I think that's what led to the behind the knee pain. He adjusted the seat after the first 4 of 10 rounds and it was much better and I was able to peddle much faster in the high intensity portions.

I met my metabolic coach Joi. She is really nice and super excited and supportive to see me succeed. I suppose it's very rewarding for them to help a fluffy person become less fluffy. :-P I told her how stuffed I felt eating so much food and that I was really scared it will lead to a big gain in a week. She said not to worry and that it won't. She said fueling my BMR and TDEE will heal the metabolism and allow my body to finally let go of the excess fat. As a nurse, I "know" this, but as a lifelong yo-yo dieter it's REALLY hard to wrap my head around for ME.

Right now, I have two full days of meals. I think I'll call Joi today and add another day. I will do that again over the next few days until I have 7 full days of meals for variety. My husband would lose his mind if he had to eat the same protein every other day. We really like eating the same things at dinner.

My breakfast had over 42 grams of protein in two pieces of P28 toast and 1 TBS of P28 peanut butter! The bread had great flavor, but the ultra chewy texture at the end of chewing will take a little getting used to.

I am off today, so I plan to try the yoga DVDs I bought a while ago to see which my hubby would like to do with me in the evenings I am not with the trainer. It's going to be another hot humid day here in MD.

Stay cool and enjoy your Thursday!

Becky

good morning!!
I guess oatmeal is he choice of the day! I use old fashioned oats but I put 1 cup of water in, mix a little sugar free syrup. I also had 6 egg whites or 1 cup of egg whites for protein. I feel good and satisfied. I am taking a spin class soon so this will help me get through.

marie, hope your appetite is back today:)

becky, sounds like you are off and running! there is no way you are gaining weight from what is on your log, it is all really good and well portioned food. I know it feels like a lot but it won't soon. difference is when we eat junk it is loaded with cals, sugar and sodium. when you eat healthy, you get to eat more, bonus!! in terms of the training, well, it will take you a couple weeks not to be sore. I remember my legs were so sore, I could barely walk the stairs or sit on the toilet. they call it the good sore!

connie, so exciting!! I knew you were eating to little. I can't wait to see your progress! my nutritionist said you should be able to eat 10X your body weight in cals and still lose. I need to keep my consumption at 1480-1490 for now. does that sound right?

next weekend is visiting day at camp already. I am hoping to get letters from kids today, haven't heard from them in a bit but the camps post pics everyday and they look good:)

still in the 140's today and we know are eating out for the next3-4 nights, just need to make good choices!!

have a great day everyone!
Stephanie

Good morning! I gained weight while on vacation I was already up 4 lbs before I left, then I returned home having gained an additional 4 lbs!! I'm officially where I began at Easter.

So now I have to work at loosing the 8 lbs that I gained plus continue to move towards my goal weight. I now have 28 lbs to loose to get there!! I joined a Kickboxing gym, hopefully that helps me to drop that I gained back quickly. Its so irritating to have to loose the same weight over again!!

I gotta get focused now

BTW, my 4 oz of baked russett potato with 1TBS of butter and 2TBS of real sour cream was divine. I was shocked when my trainer put this into my plan as ok. My shocked response made him laugh. He replied, "Of course you can have real food on this plan. That's why we call it a new lifestyle and not a diet." :-) I just might love this new way of eating!! Yum

Becky

Good Morning Misfits,
Well I am still dealing with trying to lose the weight I gained when visiting my sister.
I am at 144 lbs. now and here we go gaining and losing the same weight!!!! Disgusting!!!
So glad I can vent with my friends who have been thru the same thing.
Happy to see some of you are getting your plan together and I so hope it works for you.
Not sure what I need to do. I don't know if there are trainers in my area.
I googled and nothing came up. I hate to invest more into that kind of help but maybe I
need to consider it. I was seeing a nutritionist for about a year befor joining MFP in January.
She had me on the Mediterranean Diet and I didn't lose anything. Just frustrated!!!!
Nancy

Thank you so much for being encouraging! I am trying not to let my disappointment make me stop trying to reach my goal.

It's hard but I'm definitely putting in effort to get there, this is just a BIG setback!!

This was taken 4 July 2015, I'm on the left.




These were taken 8 Dec 2014




Gotta stay motivated to continue what I started!!