Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !
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Pennyapink0204 wrote: »....
I have six months for a MINIMUM of 40 pounds to qualify for surgery. But my competitive streak was awakened. Walking and resistance with no weights videos are among my tools. ... I know it can be done. It's going to be tricky but with your help I know I can.
Welcome @Pennyapink0204 ... That's a very aggressive weight loss requirement for the surgery you need. Not to say it is not doable ... because it certainly is, and many people have been able to maintain the caloric deficits required for such a loss. Wish I could do it myself!
I also have a hernia, and it too has the potential to become an intestinal emergency. I was advised not to do heavy bearing down kind of activities, and to wear a 'belt' to hold everything in place during activity. Well .. it's not a belt, actually. It's more like 15-inches tall and is meant to be worn tightly wrapped around the torso. Insurance didn't cover it's cost, but was still affordable at the medical supply pharmacy. I don't wear mine on a regular basis, but do if I am going to be doing any lifting and carrying. .... have you been advised of such a wrap? Good luck on your weight loss.
Something I've been doing that helps me is ... drink a lot of water ... actually, hot water like for tea but without the tea bag. Drinking one glass before every meal, one glass first thing in the morning, and a glass before any snack has helped me to eat less. Another thing I've recently learned that I'm finding very helpful is 'listen to my stomach' ... which comes down to eating slowly and not eating any further after a 'burb' comes up my from my stomach ... it's like my stomach is saying 'Stop feeding me, I've had enough." ... It even talks to me after drinking water or coffee if I'm having too much!
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Yesterday I walked the straight and narrow all day Met family for dinner and had 3 onion rings from my granddaughter plate. So many carbs and fat. Threw me off for the day. And they weren't that good. Very good day today if I can tame my inner child and not eat after going to bed.
Trina - I would call that successful also
Penny - Good luck
We are probably all working to lose to impact our health.0 -
Just a refresher about me for any newbies or if anyone's forgotten...
My name is Rachael but on MFP people call me Rach or Mermaid.
I just turned 36yo, married 13yrs, DH has a little higher BMI than me. Currently my BMI is 47.
My ultimate goal wt is 150ish and at that wt I would be at an ideal BMI.
I have been obese most of my life, save the year and a half when life got weird for me ... college, depression, etc ... But then I met my DH and life got better. And we got fatter together.
Love dining out! Burgers and fries are my fav junkfood!
No children by choice. At first I wanted to lose weight bc I did not want to be fat and prego; bad for the baby. But after many many discussions, we determined we do not want children. So now I am losing for my own health. I just hope wt loss doesnt cause a "surprise"
I have seen that happen many times.
Former WW member of 10+yrs but have sworn off WW once they closed the free msg boards in Aug of last yr. My thread moved to a closed MFP group and then I found this thread! I love this group although the people here do not post as regularly (daily) like my other smaller group. I believe support is key, but it wont get it done for you. You've got to do the "heavy lifting" for yourself.
On W12/28/2016 I started following the DASH plan (Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension, my DH is on BP meds and this is the diet the Dr recommended) according to Marla Heller's book DASH Weight Loss Solution.
I have tried to follow the diets of many other books, including other DASH diet books, but most are so complicated and expensive to follow that it doesn't last long. This one is different. I love it! I can afford it. I did not get a headache weaning off the sugar. I enjoy the food. I am hardly ever hungry. And the wt loss is good - not too fast, not too slow.
Full disclosure, I tried to "take the reins" and create my own menu and my wt loss slowed dramtically BUT I am still in it! I dropped below 300 on New Years Day and have never seen that number again. Then on Jan22 I dropped below 295 and havn't seen anything higher for awhile. I am currently digging for the 280s. They made a single appearance so I know they are there! It will be a big milestone once I do reach the 280s - 289.5 marks 5% lost and 10% towards my goal!
I weigh myself daily and record it on my Garmin Connect app (I wear a Garmin Vivofit2 bc at the time I bought it, Dec2015, it was the only activity monitor I could afford that was waterproof enough to swim) and I record my wt on MFP every 5 days (bc MFP makes a notification about my attendance every 5days and I did not want to do the traditional wkly WI and become entangled in a routine of starving myself on a peticular day of the week trying to coherse the scale into "being my friend"). I use to take a progress picture every five days. I called it my WIP (Weigh In Pic / Work In Progress - got that from my FB coloring group ) but the body is slow to change it's shape (especially when you have so much wt to lose) so now I am only going to post comparison pics (start v. current) every five weeks (when my 5day WI lands on a Wednesday, the day of the week that I started DASH).
I am making myself a wt loss progress bracelet with Pandora-like charms that I buy from the WISH app (SO much cheaper than Pandora, but looks very similar). Every 5day WI earns me a charm, a little colored crystal, but if I surpass my next 5lb milestone then instead I add a "special" charm of my choice. So far my special charms are a star, a yingyang, and a heart. There will be more than one progress bracelet. Each bracelet represents 100doD (days of DASH).
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Just chiming in to say continued good wishes to all. I'm sorry to hear of the health issues some of you are facing--I'm a member of the hernia club, too.
Anyway, happy first day of Spring! I promised myself I'd do better with exercise this week, and I'm happy to report that I did in fact get up early and take a long walk--before the sun came up, since that's the only time I really have to myself. (Ufff, I am SO not a morning person). I found out that the pond along my route has beavers in it...a pair of them were startled when I came waddling by. Which means I startled myself, too. I think it would have been pretty funny to anyone watching--thankfully it was still mostly dark out and I doubt anyone (besides the beavers) witnessed my mini-heart attack. 1 -
Yesterday I walked the straight and narrow all day Met family for dinner and had 3 onion rings from my granddaughter plate. So many carbs and fat. Threw me off for the day. And they weren't that good.
Katrena- bring a mom of two little ones I've found it really hard not to eat off of my kids plates. BUT I've found that I get a lot less cold and less sick over all if i avoid any food that touched their plates! So now anytime I start to think of eating food from their plates I ask if it's worth having a miserable cold and it's helps me leave those cold greesy onion rings alone.
@MermaidPrincessRach thank you for the long back history! I love hearing everyone's stories. I would love to see pictures of your bracelet! I'm always on the lookout for a new way to reward myself but I'm just downright cheap....so I ether find it to be something that I would rather not buy because I see no reason for it, or its expensive and I don't feel like I should be spending that much on myself while we are saving for a huge remodel.
AMF-I wish that I had time to write my back story like Rach but being on my phone slows the process down. And yikes it's already 6am I got to get moving if I'm going to be able to get everyone up and out of the house on time.
Quick question for the group...how do you track a party filled with random apps? I tried not to eat more than 3 but the beer lowered my resistance and all bets were off so I tried to remember it all and track it afterwards....which so didn't work!
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Happy Spring Soltice Day everyone --- Welcome Spring !!! ...
Earth Day Weight Loss Challenge results for our 3rd week in labeled March 15. The weigh in for the week saw 15 people weighing in, 2 for the first time. We had a 28.3 lb LOSS as a group.
It seems we've also lost some weighers along the way. But maybe they'll pop in and report this week. There are no rules in our challenge that you get 'dropped' if you miss weighing in ... and this challenge has 4 more weeks to run.
Good luck with your weight loss efforts everyone!
I have a new tip that worked well for me this past week in moving me off the out of my holding pattern ... 3 simple little things:
1 ... eat 8 small almonds throughout the day at 90 minute intervals ... just one, and chew it as long as possible.
2... switch to warm or hot water (plain) instead of cold water and have at a minimum 1 first thing in the morning, 1 before each meal (including snacks).
3 ... listen to your stomach ... it tells you when you need to stop eating. The word it says is 'burp'.
PS ... that almond tip ... it's to keep from 'starving' yourself in long stretches of no food timeframes as well as a substitute for another type of snack ... it tells your body that it is getting it's sustinance so it can relax the food storage mode and use some of that stored fat for energy.0 -
Hi Everyone, and Happy Solstice! I just got back from visiting with my mom for 3 days, along with brother and SIL. We all live a distance from each other and don't get to see each other nearly enough. Had a fabulous time! But spent a good part of the weekend eating delicious restaurant foods and not getting enough exercise. This morning the scale shows an increase of 4#s. Not worried about it, tho. I'm home now and life is already back to normal. I know that within only a very few days that 4#s will be gone again. Best wishes to all, and welcome to the newcomers!0
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Hi everyone, I'm back on my fitness pal after a year. Would like to set my caloric intake. I did the calculations and it says in order to maintain my weight I would have to eat 2447 calories a day. Looking to lose 125 pounds. How much should my caloric intake be to lose 3 pounds a week? I also walk for 30 minutes 5 x week. Thanks0
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Hi everyone, I'm back on my fitness pal after a year. Would like to set my caloric intake. I did the calculations and it says in order to maintain my weight I would have to eat 2447 calories a day. Looking to lose 125 pounds. How much should my caloric intake be to lose 3 pounds a week? I also walk for 30 minutes 5 x week. Thanks
Well, first let me say that 3lbs per week is NOT a safe or healthy rate. But, if you must, then subtract 1500calories each day. 500cal per day times 7 days equal 1lb. Good luck!1 -
so what's a safe caloric intake, especially when you have 125 pounds to lose, and you have to keep it up? for example if you start out a certain caloric intake and you lose 50 lbs, doesn't your body get used to it an you might plateau and you may have to go lower?0
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@Doucelait First of all, welcome back to MFP and to the group!
I am fairly to MFP but started with roughly.150lbs to loose. I set my calorie intake to loose 1lb a week for try to eat 500 less than what MFP allows me so for now I am around a 2lbs loss/week. That is usually what is doctor-recommended (1 to 2lb/week). Also goig under 1100-1200cal/day is usually not healthy, it makes it hard to get all the nutrients you need.
Now when you start a lot of people tend to loose water as well as fat so the first few weeks you may loose more than that. As for hitting a plateau, I think it can happen more or less anytime. Switch up some things then, work out more or change what you are eating but eventually by keeping under your maintenance calorie allowance you should start loosing again at some point.
Again not an expert so if I mispoke or someone else has other suggestions, please add to the conversation.0 -
so what's a safe caloric intake, especially when you have 125 pounds to lose, and you have to keep it up? for example if you start out a certain caloric intake and you lose 50 lbs, doesn't your body get used to it an you might plateau and you may have to go lower?
OK - yes, that maintenance caloric intake of 2447 will go down as your weight goes down, and also as your age goes up. Also, that intake amount is based on what you said your daily activity level is. So, the more active you are, the higher it is, and the less active you are the lower it is. And No, your body does not get used to anything. However your brain does. And it's your brain that you will have to struggle with during the weight loss journey.
That said, I want to add that weight loss is not like a checkbook ... nor is it steady. So, whatever program of caloric deficit you select FROM eating less or eating a different selection of foodstuffs, expect it to be a jerky downward TREND in your weight. When people first start to lose weight, they often lose a lot of weight the first week or two ... and that is, in large part, because they have cut back on foods that cause their body to store water ... and the water is leaving the body. It's not true fat you are losing at first. However .... when you stick to a caloric deficit and don't load up on foods that cause water gain, you will start to lose fat.
Yep - I'm "long winded" ... so here goes a litte more wind blowing your way ... From reading other posters shares I have come to understand this ...
A 10% cut in calories is right for people who have 10 to 25 pounds to lose
A 15% cut is appropriate for between 25-50 pounds weight loss goal
At 20% cut, people usually are pretty agressive and want to get a head start losing between 50-75 pounds
Very agressive, and not recommended because of all the deprivation is 25% cuts ... but if you have over 75 pounds of weight to lose, and if you can stay on such a drastic life style change, you can do it.
IF you are way lower, doing this, than your Resting Metabolic Rate ... you can do it for a short time and your body will make up the loss in BMR intake by using your body fat/muscle for fuel. .... actually, any time a person loses weight, they lose some fat and some muscle ... that's why exercise is pushed ... to keep those muscles activate so they don't shrink to much.
My recommendation? ... Start our slow and get used to making lifestyle eating changes that you will most likely have to deal with for the rest of your life. BECAUSE ... if you go back to eating the way you did when you gained weight, you will regain everything you lost, and even put more on.
PS ... I don't know how tall you are or how much you weigh ... but I can tell you from my personal experience ... the target calories MFP set for me are higher than my personal record keeping shows it to be. To get to my recommended ideal weight, I still need to lose about 90 pounds. I've already lost 46 pounds over the past several years. I don't plan to lose 90 more, but I am planning to lose almost 70 more pounds ... and I know, for me ... that if I eat no more than about 1900 calories a day I can stay about even, with small increments of weight loss over a period of several days. If I eat at 2000 I will stop losing weight. If I eat high sugar/starch food like chips or candy or cake or pie or bread I will have a 2 pound gain by the next day and it will take me more than a week of eating less than 1700 to lose those added pounds. ... That's just me ... we are all different ... and yet all the same .... So .... make a plan ... any plan and START IT. Go 3-4 weeks following it as best as you are able to and then evaluate. In the meantime, keep good records so you can see your own trends. And, you might ask your doctor what they would recommend you intake daily. When I asked mine ... at the beginning .. he said eat 1800 calories a day and walk 30 minutes every day ... 0 -
so what's a safe caloric intake, especially when you have 125 pounds to lose, and you have to keep it up? for example if you start out a certain caloric intake and you lose 50 lbs, doesn't your body get used to it an you might plateau and you may have to go lower?
Its hard to advise an specific # per se ... for example, for me to maintain I need like 400 calories less that you, so if I advise you to eat 1300 calories like I do that might be too little for you. Everyone is different, but there is the "formula" that for every pound you need a daily deficit of 500cals (between food and exercise).
When I decided to loose weight I started with a small deficit of calories and then evaluated how I felt with the adjustment of less and different food. As I felt OK with the change, then I reduced my intake a bit more.
Loosing 3lbs a week is a lot; however you might have weeks when you do lose that amount, but others that you might only lose 1lbs (even though you remained on the calorie level you set) .... your body doesn't react the same from 1 week to the other .. maybe you had a week in which you were running tons of errands (not necessarily exercising on purpose) and that make you burn more calories.
If you hit a plateau then you need to switch your routine ... change what you eat and exercise (for example, instead of walking maybe try a gym class).
Good luck with your weight loss; its not easy, but doable for sure!
Changing subject:
Does anyone take thyroid medication? I had cancer some years back, so my thyroid was removed .. but since I started loosing weight every time I get my test done it comes up like the dosis its too high ... does anyone had that situation? I feel fine with my dosis as is so I just wonder how would I feel if it gets reduced.
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Stayed on calorie limit, but way over on carbs. Will wait till tomorrow to eat my raspberries. Hope to get started back on exercise tomorrow.
Mermaid - Your ideas are great. I like the bracelet. That should really motivate. I also like the pictures. Think I'll get out my selfie stick and start taking. Good luck to you.
Tinatie - Good though on the kids plates.
Parties are hard --- I try to get a plate and fill it with the best choices and not go back. We had corned beef last Saturday night and I had corned beef, cabbage and just a tad of potatoes
Doucelat said so what's a safe caloric intake, especially when you have 125 pounds to lose, and you have to keep it up? for example if you start out a certain caloric intake and you lose 50 lbs, doesn't your body get used to it an you might plateau and you may have to go lower?
There is a new school of thought, especially for some diabetics that quuck weight loss is not bad and that calorie restriction to 800 calories per day is ok 2-3 days a week. Dr Mosley wrote a book The blood Suger Weight Loss diet and he recommends low calories and carbs. After all, if you had weight loss surgery and consumed 500 calories or less you would b free of diabetes. When I follow his diet I feel good and I lose fast. But like every other diet, I find them hard to follow. It all starts in the head
Happy Girl - I have taken thyroid meds for years. Had to change from Synthroid to a natural Nature throid. Since changing my tests are normal. Some of the test currently being used are antiquated and some doctors dont think they are accurate. HJope you are seeing a Endocrinologist
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Name: LaDana
Age: 41
Height: 5'2"
Start Weight (week of Feb 22). 295
Goal Weight (Week of April 22) 285
Weigh-ins on week of
February 22: 295
March 1: 292
March 8: 293
March 15: 290
March 22: 286
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April 19:
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Been away for a bit since I had some issues with a binge that I don't think brought me too over my calories but holy cow I gained a lot of water weight between the sodium and my period lol. Can big people gain more water weight than thinner people? Cause it was nuts, gained 4 pounds after the initial binge and another 6 within the next couple days. After watching my sodium for a few days it dropped straight off though and I'm back to where I was, so I assume it's water weight since I haven't had the best diet lately. I hit 15% of goal though, enjoying having a 2 in front of my weight
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30 yo Female, 5'8", 280lbs. I struggle with self control. Started the day very well and strong...ended with 2 cheeseburgers and a cupcake :-(
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trynaayerslmp wrote: »30 yo Female, 5'8", 280lbs. I struggle with self control. Started the day very well and strong...ended with 2 cheeseburgers and a cupcake :-(
HELP!!!
I also have problems with control at the end of the day. I've found that if I'm tired I have way less control. Yesterday I was running late and didn't pack a good lunch. Then when I got home tired and hungry I binged until dinner (which I still ate). I knew I should have gone to bed early, but I ended up watching the good wife instead. Oh well here is to starting over again today. My plan is to chew gum on the way home from work and keep chewing gum until dinner.
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trynaayerslmp wrote: »30 yo Female, 5'8", 280lbs. I struggle with self control. Started the day very well and strong...ended with 2 cheeseburgers and a cupcake :-(
HELP!!!
I am in a similar situation. 36yo Female, 5'6", 292lbs. But I have a couple suggestions for helping gain control.
1) Make sure you arn't being "too good" all day. What I mean is, if you restrict your calories too much, then by the end of the day you will be fatigued and just throw in the towel for the evening.
2) Have a plan. Know by the end of breakfast that day what you will be having for dinnerthat night. That way, during that time between lunch and dinner, you can be preparing yourself mentally to go home and cook it and bc you have been anticipating it, it will taste that much better.
3) Make sure to have a snack between lunch and dinner. My fav is a 6oz fat free greek yogurt with 1oz sunflower seeds or crushed almonds.
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Tuesday Goals (Update): As of yesterday I have officially completed the C25K program!!! Although my pace is not fast enough to get the full 5K within 30 minutes (yet), I am actually able to run for 30 minutes straight without issue I am going to continue on with the C210K trainer (6 more weeks should get me to 10K or 70 minutes running) and will throw in some interval training and hill training to help increase my pace.Hi everyone, I'm back on my fitness pal after a year. Would like to set my caloric intake. I did the calculations and it says in order to maintain my weight I would have to eat 2447 calories a day. Looking to lose 125 pounds. How much should my caloric intake be to lose 3 pounds a week? I also walk for 30 minutes 5 x week. Thanks
@Doucelait - I will echo what others have said and would encourage a more sustainable weight loss goal of 1-2 lbs per week. Obviously, consult with your doctor regardless to see what is appropriate for you as he/she may be able to help you with a plan for more aggressive weightloss of 3 lbs a weeks. I am by no means a doctor but here would be my suggestions if you wanted to go the aggressive route: To lose 3 lbs per week you would need a caloric deficit of 1500 per day. Therefore if you were trying to achieve that entirely by calorie restriction you could only eat 947 calories per day (not recommended!!). However, getting in 10,000 steps per day on average burns about 500 calories. If you invest in a simple pedometer (doesn't have to be a fitbit or anything fancy) then getting those steps in can be a huge boost to your weight loss. Also add in an additional 30 minutes of moderate-high intensity cardio (~300 calories) 3 times per week. I would recommend adjusting your calorie intake accordingly on days when you are working out more so that you feed your body the fuel it needs to recover. So a weekly plan may look something like this:
Mon - 1500 calories, 10,000 steps
Tues - 1800 calories, 10,000 steps, additional 30 mins moderate/high cardio
Wed -1500 calories, 10,000 steps
Thurs - 1800 calories, 10,000 steps, additional 30 mins moderate/high cardio
Fri - 1500 calories, 10,000 steps
Sat - 1800 calories, 10,000 steps, additional 30 mins moderate/high cardio
Sun - 1500 calories, 10,000 steps
But like I said, consult a doctor/nutritionist to determine what is best for you!trynaayerslmp wrote: »30 yo Female, 5'8", 280lbs. I struggle with self control. Started the day very well and strong...ended with 2 cheeseburgers and a cupcake :-(
HELP!!!
@trynaayerslmp - Welcome to the club! My self control is feeble at best but I've found there are a few things that I can do to help keep it under control.
1) drink lots of water - for me that helps keep hunger cravings down in general. I typically try to get in 10-12 cups per day. I've found that a water bottle with a straw can make all the difference in drinking more.
2) Clean your kitchen - not just of dirt, dust and dishes but of all of the potential junk that you can find yourself getting into. Cleanse your cupboards of high sugar treats, boxed meals, etc.
3) Plan your meals, grocery list, and take out a cash allowance for eating out - like @MermaidPrincessRach said, knowing what you are going home to cook at the end of the day, mentally preparing yourself to make a good meal, and too add to that, knowing that you have the groceries at home to cook that meal make it significantly easier to avoid taking the easy road and just swinging by the nearest fast food joint or eating something out of a box. Also set aside cold hard cash on a weekly basis that you allot yourself to use for eating out. If you don't have the cash left in the pot to eat out, then you don't get to eat out. I've found this not only limits how much I eat out but also helps keep all of the good groceries that I've bought from going to waste in the fridge. Hope this helps 1 -
@trynaayerslmp self control is/was/has been by far the biggest struggle for me. With food a few things helped me. Logging, it showed me what I was eating and when I was eating and how many wasted calories I was eating- mostly out of boredom. Changing my behavior during my trouble times. It made me aware that if I was in the kitchen after 7 I had better be doing the dishes because there was no other reason to be there. Meal planning and preparation was critical. Sunday grocery shopping, reading labels before tossing it into my cart. Going home and chopping my new crunchy snacks bell peppers and carrots. Measuring out my new dips, yogurt or hummus when I took them out of the fridge. Eating what I bought, following my plan. Drinking more water helped too. The more I drank the easier it seemed to lose. I also started walking when I would normally wander to the kitchen. The thing that most woke me up was when the surgeon told me in front of my wife that I wasn't taking losing weight seriously and it was killing me he was brutal in his assessment and wasn't wrong. That's the day for me. That is when I knew, find it within myself or outside myself but find it.
I has a gastric sleeve done in February but my self control problems aren't over. I'm fighting with exercising. At this point I'm not fighting on food, that comes in 6 or 7 months. It is coming though. It is a constant battle. Some days I'm not strong enough but having more days that I am is winning. The more I do the more it becomes habit. I can never give up and neither can you.
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trynaayerslmp wrote: »30 yo Female, 5'8", 280lbs. I struggle with self control. Started the day very well and strong...ended with 2 cheeseburgers and a cupcake :-(
HELP!!!
I harnessed my self control by preparing my own "pre-packaged" food. I don't mind leftovers and this is quick and easy for me. I prepare casserole-type dishes and store them in containers I got cheap on Groupon. Usually two different meals since is just my daughter and I. A few I've made lately; Shepherd's Pie, Tuna Casserole, Chicken and Rice Casserole. Also, maybe some baked chicken with veggies. I grab a container for lunch and another for dinner.
Once or twice a week a do this depending on how many servings I can get out of a recipe. Then there are some nights that I'll cook something that will be a single meal. For insurance, Friday we'll have steak because it will be a rare night that my daughter will be home for dinner.
Pictured is last week's Shepard's Pie. Yummy!
Until next time; wishing everyone Peace, Love and Weight Loss! 
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Lost another lb. Hope i dont do like last week and gain it back before weigh in tomorrow. Made some good choices yesterday. Need to move my body today
Thought for Today: Everything is your life is a result of the choices you made. If you want a different result, make a different choice.
I ask myself - What do I choose today?
DESCENE - WELCOME BACK. IF YOUR MINERALS ARE OUT OF BALANCE WEIGHT CAN SWINGS DRAMATICALLY IN JUST DAYS
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WELCOME. WE ARE ALL STRUGGLING. ARE YOU RECORDING YOUR FOOD. I FIND IF I RECORD BEFORE I EAT IT HELPS
tRINATI - wHY NOT HAVE A SNACK ( A CARROT, FEW NUTS ETC TO EAT ON WAY HOME OR DRINK WATER) ONCE I LET MYSELF GET HUNGRY ALL BETS ARE OFF
MERMAID GOOD IDEAS. I FIND THAT IF I DONT HAVE A HARDY BREAKFAST, IM OFF ALL DAY
PNESCHICH - YOU ARE SO RIGHT. MY DAUGHTER HAD GASTRIC BYPASS AND LOST A LOT BUT WHEN IT ALL SHOOK DOWN SHE STARTED GAINING BECAUSE SHE DID ADDRESS THE EMOTIONAL ISSUES THAT CAUSED HER TO OVEREAT. THERE IS NO SHORT CUT. HABITS TAKE TIME TO DEVELOP AND VIGILANCE TO MAINTAIN. BUT THEY CAN BE ACHIEVED.
ROBINB8012 - WHEN I DID THIS I LOST MORE WEIGHT THAT EVER BEFORE BECAUSE I HAD SOMETHING TO EAT WITHOUT COOKING.1 -
Hello everyone,
This is my first post on here. I've lost 56 pounds and currently plateaued. I'm looking for some fresh ideas, new friends for encouragement and trying to keep at this. My goal is to lose 30lbs before summer hits. Hope everyone is having a good week.0 -
Checking in for the challenge...
Name: Barb
Age: 69
Height: 5' 3"
Start Weight (week of Feb 22) 241.6
Goal Weight (Week of April 22) 228.5
Weigh-ins on week of
February 22: 241.6
March 1: 239.4
March 8: 237
March 15: 235.6
March 22: 234
March 29:
April 5:
April 12:
April 19:
Last day April 22:
Weight -/+ this week:1.6
Weight -/+ this month: 7.6
A little about me:
I don't post very much but I read everyone's each day. You all have been a big help to me and have given me some great ideas and validated some of the things I am already trying. Just losing 24 pounds has helped the way I look and feel, I can't imagine how I'll feel WHEN (not if) I get to my final goal weight. Just getting into onederland will be a thrill. I started this challenge at 241.6 but in the middle of January when I started this weight loss journey I weighed 258. I never in my life thought I would ever weigh that much. I was underweight as a child and young adult, always being urged to eat, eat, eat! Oh my, whatever happened!?! LOL As you can see from the info on the challenge I'm 69, will turn 70 in October. I still work 2 1/2 days a week. I live in Florida and try to ride my bike for exercise. Luckily we have warm weather year round. I have two sons and 5 grandchildren, unfortunately none of them live in FL.
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A small step back but working hard to lose some extra this week
Name: Ana
Age: 41
Height: 5'3"
Start Weight (week of Feb 22): 208.3
Goal Weight (Week of April 22)197.0
Weigh-ins on week of
February 22: 208.3
March 1: 203.3
March 8: 201.9
March 15: 198.6
March 22: 199.5
March 29:
April 5:
April 12:
April 19:
Last day April 22:
Weight -/+ this week: +0.9
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Here is my challenge check-in for the week.
Name: Helene
Age:31
Height 5' 4"
Start weight (Feb 22): 294.8
Goal weight (April 22) 280
Feb 22: 294.8
March 1: 290.6
March 8: 288.8
March 15: 285.8
March 22: 284.6
March 29:
April 5:
April 12:
April 19:
April 22:
Weight loss this week: -1.2
Weight loss this month: -10.2
I thought I was going to loose a bit more this week but it is that week of the month so the number started to climb a little since monday... Better luck next week.
On self-control: I have never been one very self-controlled person when it comes to food. I used to have a binge eating problem that is thankfully (mostly) under control. I live in Toronto and since the beginning of the year, all food chains with more than 80 (I think) locations in the province are required to put the calorie count of their item right next to it on the menu. So far it has been a pretty good deterrent. I have found myself a few wanting to order a burger at Wendy's and seeing that the smallest one is already 500+ calories and my favourite 1000+, not to mention a side of fries is anywhere between 500 and 800 depending on the side makes me think it is just not worth it. And if I do decide to have it then I need to make extra effort to accomodate it in my plan. Overall it has helped me a lot in making better choices.
Other topic:
I downloaded a 30 day fitness challenge app last weekend and boy is it kicking my *kitten*. I put it on the easiest mode but even there I can barely do the small serie of exercises it has set each day. I am sore all over.
BUT I am not going to give up. I cant so much exercises right now due to my crazy work schedule so I want to keep it up. It is a start after all. There are some exercises I cant do yet because of either how unfit I am or becaise of physical limitations but I try to find ways to modify/replace them. I will get through those 30 days and then I will do it again and again and again until I can do them in my sleep. And then I will move on to a more challenging loop and so on. I am determined to make this work.
I know I dont comment too often but this group has helped me a lot. It really changes things to see that you are not alone in this battle and that people understands what it takes. So thank you everybody and keep rocking it!
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Name: Rachael (aka Rach or Mermaid)
Age: 36 *DOB: St Patty's Day
Height: 66"
Start Weight: 293.0 (W Feb 22)
Goal Weight: <285.0 (A Apr 22)
Weigh-ins on Wednesdays
February 22: 293.0
March 1: 290.6
March 8: 291.2
March 15: 293.0*
March 22: 290.6
March 29:
April 5:
April 12:
April 19:
Last day April 22:
*birthday week
Weight -/+ this week: -2.4
Weight -/+ challenge total: -2.4
Time to get crackin' on that goal!1 -
Name: Claire
Age: 34
Height:5'1"
Start Weight (week of Mar 1) 229.8 lbs
Goal Weight (Week of April 22) 213.0 lbs
Weigh-ins on week of
February 22: ***missed this week
March 1: 229.8
March 8: 222.2
March 15: 224.2*
March 22: 221.8
March 29:
April 5:
April 12:
April 19:
Last day April 22:
Weight -/+ this week: -2.4 lbs
Weight -/+ this month -8 lbs
Keep up the good work, everyone. Gotta run--my toddler is waking up and we're having a window in our home replaced at 10, so I better finish getting dressed. LOL2 -
Name: Birgit
Age: 62
Height: 6'0"
Start Weight (week of Feb 22) 203
Goal Weight (Week of April 22) 199
Weigh-ins on week of
February 22: 203
February 28: 201
March 8: 200.8
March 15: 196.0
March 22: 196.0
March 29:
April 5:
April 12:
April 19:
Last day April 22:
Weight -/+ this week: -0
Weight -/+ this month: -7.0
No weight change this week because I was visiting my Mom for several days. My brother and SIL were visiting her as well. We all live far away from each other and don't get together very often. So it was a love-fest of food, food, food - and not necessarily the most healthful options. But I'm ok with that - it's all part of the journey. I haven't gained, and I'm pretty happy about that. Sending best wishes to all, Birgit4
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