Fall Weight Loss Challenge

hillcrestbaby wrote: »

JUST A REMINDER TO EVERYONE...

WEIGH IN DAY WILL BE ON EVERY MONDAY! I know we started this challenge just 4 days ago and it'll be a short first week, but it will give you a good indication if you are on the right track, plus it's just easy to remember that we will WEIGH IN every Monday.

So GET READY AND SAY HELLO TO TOMORROW...Let's all weigh in and share how we did on our first four days during our challenge!

*WHAT WERE SOME OF YOUR HARDEST MOMENTS?
*ARE THERE THINGS YOU NEED TO GET OUT OF YOUR CUPBOARDS OR REFIGERATORS?
*WHAT ARE SOME REPLACMENTS YOU CAN CHOOSE FOR A BETTER CHOICE?

SEE YOU IN THE MORNING!!

Good morning everyone!!! Some of you are already jolly on the spot!! Way to go for this who have lost already in a short week!! Here armed my stats:

SW 143.8
CW 141.6

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Lost 2.2

Some of my hardest movements were resisting an extra glass of wine!
I need to get all taco chips out of the house! They are just too tempting and I can't eat just one!
Some replacements I made was having calming tea at night instead of snacking on popcorn and replacing wine with La Croix sparking water!

clairec230787 wrote: »

Today I am logging my progress:

Start weight: 142 lbs,
Today's weight: 140lbs
2 pound loss.

Very happy. My determination to change and become the image I crave to be is in full swing!!!

WAY TO GO!!! Our goals are similar! I know the difficulty of just a few pounds to lose and this is wonderful!

itsarevolutionx wrote: »

I'm so in!!
Current weight: 175
Goal weight: 165

I know I got this! I'll be working hard

WELCOME AND ALL THE BEST! Thanks for joining the group!

annieb45 wrote: »

SW - 159
CW - 158.4

Loss: .6

Biggest challenge - getting my water in. Getting ready to close the trailer on the weekend. Food was grab and go.
Off to Zumba this morning. "One day at a time".

YAY Annie!! You did fabulous! Have fun at Zumba!

caednkat wrote: »

SW-290.4
CW-287.4

3lbs gone this week!! The scale is finally moving again. I have periods of 2-3 weeks where I don't see a loss at all.

Biggest challenge so far has been getting enough water. I was doing well with it for the longest time but started struggling recently. So water and sleep are my two big issues right now. I was recently told that lack of sleep was why I am having constant periods of not loosing anything. So I'm trying to be better about sleep to see if they are right. Time will tell I guess.

WAY TO GO!! Yes, sleep is essential for weight loss. Especially getting to rem sleep. I actually talk about this in my Encouraging Word Today!

ENCOURAGING WORD...

GET YOUR SLEEP!

"On average, we need about 7.5 hours of quality sleep per night. If you are getting this already, another half hour will not help you lose 10 pounds, but if you are a five-hour sleeper and start to sleep for seven hours a night, you will start dropping weight.” (Says Dr. Breus a contributor to Webmd)

Exactly how lack of sleep affects our ability to lose weight has a lot to do with our nightly hormones, explains Breus.

The two hormones that are key in this process are ghrelin and leptin. “Ghrelin is the ‘go’ hormone that tells you when to eat, and when you are sleep-deprived, you have more ghrelin,” Breus says. “Leptin is the hormone that tells you to stop eating, and when you are sleep deprived, you have less leptin.”

More ghrelin plus less leptin equals weight gain.

“You are eating more, plus your metabolism is slower when you are sleep-deprived,” Breus says.

The Sleep-Weight Loss Solution
So what can you do about sleep deprivation?

A lot, says Breus. First, look at how much you sleep vs. how well you sleep. “Some people such as new moms may only get to sleep for a four-hour stretch. And there are some people who get 7.5 hours of sleep that is poor quality because of pain or an underlying sleep disorder, and this has the same effect as if they got less sleep,” he says.

Trouble-shoot both with improved sleep hygiene, he says.

For starters, avoid any caffeine in the afternoon because it will keep you in the lighter stages of sleep -- which are associated with poor sleep -- at night. Breus recommends only decaf from 2 p.m. on. Exercise also helps improve sleep quality. How soon before bed should you exercise? It depends -- everyone is different. It’s more important that you exercise than it is when you exercise. Breus says to be safe, don’t exercise right before going to bed. “But some people exercise better before bed and it doesn’t affect their sleep,” he says.

Watch what you eat before bedtime. “Pizza and beer before bedtime is not a good idea,” says Breus. “Neither is eating a big meal close to bedtime.” He suggests eating a few healthy snacks and then having a light meal -- like a bowl of cereal -- if you’re running close to bedtime. Heavy, rich meals before bed can also increase risk of heartburn, which will certainly keep you up all night.

What if you are getting enough hours of sleep but wake up and feel sleepy the next day? “Talk to your doctor about seeing a sleep specialist,” Breus says. After conducting a thorough evaluation and sleep study, in which you are monitored while sleeping, the sleep specialist can help identify any underlying problem. Together you can develop a treatment plan so that you get more high-quality sleep -- and maybe even slim down.

(Article from WEBMD.COM)

danipatt1216 wrote: »

sw 195
cw 192.4
gw 182

-2.6 lbs

Yay yay and double yay!!! Way to go!