Exercise and Weight Loss Challenges
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DH had an evening hockey game so he was falling asleep by 10:30. I went out alone to a clear sky at 11:30 and saw a dozen meteors. Composed a limerick (DH is much better at this than I am):
When asked how I lost this much weight,
It's due to a much smaller plate.
Watching k-dramas still
While on the treadmill
Has made it easy and I'm feeling so great!
92 days now with a morning weight between 129-132.0
Charlie: I just remembered that you asked about pajeon calories. Trader Joe's approx 5" (100 grams) is 160 calories. I haven't worked on my own recipe much since I like their version - especially with kimchi on the side.
Yes, we finished Fated to Love You and really enjoyed it- great twists and turns. Jang Hyuk looked so much better with short hair - like a different person!
We're watching The Scholar Who Walks in the Night live. Will need something to fill in the gaps while waiting.
Gayle: Interesting statement about ice. I've always been fascinated by food taboos and the economic influences. It would be interesting to be a nutritional anthropologist - but where would I find a job??0 -
Quick post before out the door
Gayle - YAY for 173.5!!!!!0 -
grandmothercharlie wrote: »@dasher602014 @Cclill Kudos to you both! Atkins is not an easy plan to follow, but effective and healthy for many reasons and for many people.
I have not had a better week, but I have not gained per se so that is a plus. I am once again at 148. (still 5 pounds over my low of 143 although I have been as low as 145 this week). I don't know what more I can do!
I have the following stats for the past 6 days. My week is Sat-Fri so I don't have today's yet.
In 6 days:
I have walked 99,427 steps with an average of 14,696 per day.
I had a total deficit over 6 days of 6,434 calories.
I averaged 130 min. per day of active minutes and a total of 908 minutes total for 6 days. (recommended 150 per wk.) Active minutes are minutes with a MET of over 3 sustained for at least 10 continuous minutes.
Given all that, I should have lost at least 1 1/2 pounds if going by the 3500 calorie deficit theory, but I believe that article that was posted that the longer you diet, the slower and slower your metabolism is so that at the average for one year is more like 7000 calories for a pound and after a year, who knows? 10,000? 15,000?. Let's face it, I can't up it anymore to make up for it the slowdown. Just not enough hours in a day for more exercise and I don't want my body to get used to more exercise or it will be too difficult to maintain if I ever get to my goal and I get older. And I can't eat less than 1200 a day.
Now the only saving grace is that I tend to whoosh. But I'm due. I first saw 143 on 7/13 and frankly 148 was my low way back in February.
Given all that, I'm not really complaining. I'm just stumped on what I can do to lose this final 13-18 pounds. I know this is a lifestyle change and even when I hit my goal, I will never be able to go back to eating whatever or whenever I want without gaining weight. I won't be able to sit on my butt and read all day instead of going to the gym.
Hope you all have something better to report this week than I have!
You cannot do more! Hopefully you will whoosh soon. I will have my fingers crossed this week for you.
I have been watching youtube videos from Dr Jason Fung here in Toronto. He gives lunch hour lectures at hospitals. Here is a link to the first of a 6 part series on obesity. He has interesting lectures on the vilification of salt and about calcium too. A particular point of view but convincing because of all the meta data presented. If you think worthwhile, I will post to our other thread too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpllomiDMX0
Marney
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Challenge Goal: 245
July 3 - 260.4
July 10 - 259.2
July 17 - 258.4
July 24 - 253.4
July 31 - 255.2
Aug 7 - 255.2
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Good for you Gayle, down again!
gmabeth, great news that things are smaller on you. It is such a good feeling. Keep it going!
I am down 3 old pounds and 1 new pound. Not near my low of before my trip south so many months ago but I am losing!
So 172.5 at the moment.
Peter is down 7 lbs and his BS is better than it has been since he was diagnosed 2 years ago. It does p@@###ss me off that we were on an Atkins/South Beach track after he was diagnosed but we were convinced not to pursue it by dietitians who consul diabetics. Two years and may drugs later, we are back to what we thought was right, but now at a doctors suggestion.
Monday will mark the first week.
We survived the golf tournament dinner without going off plan. Hurray!!!!0 -
Challenge Goal: 157.6
April 3rd-157.5
April 10th-164.5
April 17th-161.5
April 24th-166
May 2nd-164.0
May 8th-164.0
May 15th-165.0
May22-165.5
May 29th-164.0
June 18th-170
July3rd-171.0
July10th-168.5
July 17th-170.0
Aug 15th-178
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No excuses,just been under a lot of stress.Starting over tomorrow.
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Ladies,
Up, down or the same. The important thing is that is on your 'project' list and you are working on it. I know I am back after a 10 lb + gain and it is frustrating. But, by logging on and sharing, change is possible. So give yourself points for being here and telling us.
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I think all of us Ladies are doing such a great job. If we are up, the same or even down, I know that we are all working hard for the same result and we should all be proud of ourselves. Three weeks left in this challenge, looking forward to another..
Everyone have a great weekend, and make good choices.0 -
I know that Gayle read the article about the "fallback plan" that I linked in the articles thread. I really think this is a good idea for not "giving up" when you get off plan. It is simply to choose one thing that you know you will do when you screw up or when your heart just isn't in it. It must be something that you can easily do! Really easily and really simple! Like drink and extra glass of water! Leave the cream out of one cup of coffee! Touch your toes 10 times! Eat an extra serving of veggies. Anything that you like to do that it good for you. It is easier to understand if you read the article.
Me, I really LOVE to walk so mine is 15 minutes of walking! This is my fallback plan. No matter how badly I eat or how lazy I feel, I can easily walk 15 minutes. So when you do screw up -- and we all do -- we don't let ourselves to feel like we have totally retreated! We don't have to say, "Starting tomorrow." We can say, "I'm doing this right now as part of my healthy lifestyle!" Self-talk and these little hacks work, ladies. We really can "trick" ourselves, even when we know we are doing it!0 -
@Marney, please post the link in the links area! This is a wonderful video. I've only spot watched and will watch in its entirety later. It sounds like this Dr. is pretty much saying what I was getting at above. I'm anxious to hear what he suggests to kickstart and re-loss.
I can't complain. I've lost 95 pounds, and I would say 90 of those were pretty easy. But, now, like he says, at times I feel really hungry and my workouts don't seem to really be as effective. Also, I don't have as much energy when I work out.
I know that some people have slowly upped their calories to try to "reset" their TDEE. And then reduce their calories more by a percentage rather than a set number of calories. I have tried upping calories, but I think I did it too quickly. All I did was gain weight. It is also so difficult for me with my water retention problems caused by my heart failure. I have huge fluctuations so it is difficult to decide what is a gain and what is water.0 -
Being really light for breakfast and lunch today. Meeting my DD, her SO, his mom, and my two best friends for dinner after work. (Already have my dinner planned. Will end up about 1300 calories for the day, but I've been really good this week. And I did get in a good walk at lunchtime and still will do tai chi practice while waiting to go to meet them.) Then a performance of "Grease" at the Children's Theater by the "teen" company. I have seen Grease on Broadway, the Broadway traveling series, and several other productions through the years, but about 15 years ago, the teens at the Children's Theater beat all the others out! I saw it 3 times! I think it takes teens to play teens! Very excited.
Tomorrow going with friends to a movie about Jerusalem that has been much discussed. Then, if weather holds, think I will stay in town, grab a picnic, a head for a production of The Miser adapted from Moliere in the park! Summer is almost over and theater in the park is hurting because of all our rain. I still need to get this final play of the summer in!0 -
Great to see you back Mary! Cheryl, hang in there, know you have been mourning your doggie. Saw you were under calories recently. Thanks everyone for your hard work and support!0
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Marney, thanks for the video. Loved the history of weight loss theory. Yep, foods that produce that insulin response, sweets, refined flour products, bananas, grapes. Thanks for reminding me about bananas.0
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Reporting twice this week cuz first report was late, and now im thrilled to report ive dipped into 189's again!
Goal: lose one pound a week.
7/2/15-193
7/11/15-192.8
7/17/15 - 191
7/24/15-189.2
8/2/15-190.2
Family reunion
8/11/15-190.8
8/14/15-189.60 -
Lill, whatever works for you! I have a report as well: feeling more clear headed and calm since Chinese Medicine on Thursday. Also have finally broken my months long plateau! Might just be a clease effect, but I'll take it (I'm talking about my "check in" weight).0
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Pilates
Sorry i cant find who posted comment that pilates is hard, but this reply is for you and everyone.
Perhaps you werent doing beginners pilates? The first class i took was very easy and just called pilates so i assumed there was only one kind.
imagine my embarrassment when i went to a different class by the same name, and couldnt keep up! I was still struggling to get into the second position when the rest had moved on to the third! I eventually gave up and just lay there like a slug.
Beginners pilates is like "slow motion yoga", all sitting or lying down, with breaks between each pose and lots of stretching. Very relaxing. If it isnt relaxing, it isnt beginners. I will try to post links. If i fail, go to www.efit30.com.au
There you will find 34 free pilates videos. Look for one with instructor wearing hot pink leotard. She has short brown hair and english accent. I have found two different beginner routines by her so far. But Both have one pose i cannot do at all. Perhaps they are in there so i dont get complacent.0 -
It may have been me saying Pilates is difficult for me. I have positional vertigo so that is one reason. But before that when I was young so just found it too boring to do. That's why I admire people who do it!0
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I have "resisted" pilates because it did seem hard and also expensive. Only my rich friends, when I lived in Boulder, did it. I thought you had to have some sort of fancy table and of course the most fashionable leotard as well. Hmmm, guess that was before the internet made such things available to people in sweat pants from walmart
So, I will look at the video and maybe give it a try. Thanks Lill!0 -
To each her own of course, so here is a bit more why pilates works for me, personally. Yoga bores me, but pilates doesnt because the constant slow motion isometrics keep my brain occupied, and the teachers constant patter about what my body should be doing keeps me alert. For instance every once in awhile she'll say "relax your face" and i'll realize im grimacing. I also like that the slow motion isometrics make results quick and easy to detect. I can feel myself get more flexible and stronger. Yesterday i realized my shoulders were less rounded.0
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God the 80s when women dressed up to exercise! Why dont women need leg warmers any more? Why did men never need them?
Pilates had a special table? What kind of special table?
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Charlie - what is positional vertigo?0
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Gayle i just saw your post about clearer calmer mind from chinese medicine !!! I need that too!! What was the medicine? And very exciting to see you break your plateau!! I am so proud of you for not giving up. You remain my hero! What is clease effect? Your 173.5 is REAL. If it goes up again, it is just water weight!0
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I collect quotes and ran across one today that I love and it is perfect for this group.
"Never compare your insides to someone else's outsides.0 -
I love that quote. Yes, insides matter more! Both in character and kindness as well as health numbers. Great quote!
I think the special table for pilates is called a reformer. Glad they got over that need! I know some studios still use them and they make the exercises both easier and more effective, apparently. The video is great and has a starting place prior to the 100 which is wonderful for me and gives me hope.
Ah, leg warmers! With my legs, even when I was small, I never looked like a ballerina, more Scottish dancer, me, and although I had a pair, because one must follow fashion, they were never on my legs to my recollection. Hah! Brings back memories of farah fawcett hair, which I couldn't do either.
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Reporting twice this week cuz first report was late, and now im thrilled to report ive dipped into 189's again!
Goal: lose one pound a week.
7/2/15-193
7/11/15-192.8
7/17/15 - 191
7/24/15-189.2
8/2/15-190.2
Family reunion
8/11/15-190.8
8/14/15-189.6
Great going Lil, you did great at the family reunion!0 -
I can't look up at a ceiling. I can"t lay flat on my back. Sometimes other movements will do it. I will like I'm falling off an endless cliff. It is an ear thing. There is a physical therapy. In my city not many PTs do it. I went through it and you have to allow them to make the vertigo happen many times in a session. On top of it all you get very nauseous. It takes several sessions and between them you have to sleep pretty much sitting up. You can't turn your head much, or bend over. It went away for awhile, but came back. The therapist said few people ever do a second course. Besides you learn how to avoid it. So I try to do exercises that aren't floor based.0
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I, too, Gayle. am glad you are finding some solutions. What exactly are you doing? I have friends who swear by acupuncture. I tried Reiki (?)and really could feel the energy although I didn't understand it.0
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Lill, here you go two examples of pilates tables:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOOiwP7jHVM and 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd8jPymWkAk 0 -
Lill, I posted more about the diet in one of the other discussion threads. Did I ever tell you that I was able to conceive Patrick at age 45 because I had done Chinese Medicine (acupuncture and herbs) in my late 30's? Or so I believe. I am not able to totally follow the diet, at this point, because am not ready to give up a bit of low fat dairy and wheat. One step at a time (have given up ice cream, ice water, iced tea).God the 80s when women dressed up to exercise! Why don't women need leg warmers any more? Why did men never need them?
Pilates had a special table? What kind of special table?
Some insurance companies even pay for Chinese Medicine because of it's track record for fertility. I'm actually going to the same school now, in Denver. The students who worked on me told me that the students who worked on me are teachers at the school now. Anyway, I'd been having worse and worse trouble with fatigue for months and my weight has not moved much since I lost my first 45 which was months ago. Plus pains in my chest and feeling like I can't breath. I turned to Chinese Medicine when I was told by the emergency room that there could find nothing wrong with my heart and a chest x-ray showed that my lungs are clear.
A "cleansing effect" is when a treatment causes the body to discharge toxins. Clears the colon or sinuses or like that. I've heard it called a "healing crisis" when the symptoms are flu-like. But I've just been getting clear. That has stopped, for the most part, and let's see what happens with my weight. But one of the students did say: "You'll be losing weight again". I am taking herbs three times a day and am eating warm food and avoiding cold food and icey drinks and food. I was diagnosed with "Deficient Spleen Qi" or "damp cold". Could be diagnosed as adrenal exhaustion by Western Medicine. Plus acupuncture, but looks like I will only be able to get in twice a month because they are very busy. Oh, "Qi", also called "Chi" is the energy that flows through the body and makes everything work. Acupuncture clears and stimulates the energy pathways.
With one treatment my energy is better, I've lost a little weight, and my sinuses are much better. I felt totally relaxed on Sunday (my treatment was on Thursday) and very clear headed. Best I've felt in a while.0
