9-5 Challenge...Week 1 (closed group)
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How do you plan your meals/shopping (ie, how often do you shop, do you plan your meals in advance, what do you do about snacks, etc)?
Ladies, I assure you that there is life after college! and especially college cafeterias!. My wife and I plan a week in advance the basic meals that we have for the coming week and shop accordingly once a week. My problem was (is) portion control. I do not eat that poorly, but I ate the typical american portion. NOT ANYMORE.
For snacks, I usually eat fruit and yogurt now.:happy:0 -
Thurs, July 28 Challenge weigh in
Weight before doc says lose it 248.8
Challenge beginning weight 234
Current weight 230.6
Challenge goal 220
Ultimate goal 2050 -
I just realized that I am the only weed in a challenge group full of roses. Thanks ladies, you are an encouragement to me!:flowerforyou:0
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Basically what I do when I go shopping is look in the pantry and see what I have first and try to make meals with it. Otherwise, pull out the recipe cards and make a list from there. And sometimes I get frisky and go online in search of a new recipe.0
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I'm not weighing in til Monday because I will not be near a scale. But I did lose a few inches. 1 inch on each thigh, and half an inch on each arm. Also, I decided to try out IF (intermittent fasting) for this weekend. I haven't decided the window of eating quite yet.0
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I'm not weighing in til Monday because I will not be near a scale. But I did lose a few inches. 1 inch on each thigh, and half an inch on each arm. Also, I decided to try out IF (intermittent fasting) for this weekend. I haven't decided the window of eating quite yet.
I'm so proud of you!!! That's awesome to lose that many inches. I'm not quite sure about this intermittent fasting, let me know how it goes. 0 -
Everyone! Time to brag. I did the 30DS day 2 level 1... and I can definitely feel and see improvements! I could basically do the whole workout. It sucked at the time, but I managed to actually complete it all. The first day I was burning so badly I had to stop a few times. Damn you, Jillian! But I can't wait to be on day 30 already and see results! It's a great workout.
Oh btw today technically was my "rest day" but I did the 30ds because I want to do it in 30 days. So I ate pretty healthily but I STILL was under my calorie goal... dang. For the first time in my life it is hard to eat... I don't know if my body is getting used to normal eating or what!0 -
Fri, July 29 Challenge weigh in
Weight before doc says lose it 248.8
Challenge beginning weight 234
Current weight 230.2
Challenge goal 220
Ultimate goal 2050 -
My husband and I grocery shop once a week, and I usually make stops during the week but am really trying to get away from that so stay on budget. I try to plan a week or two of meals at a time and then check the fridge and pantry to see what I already have on hand and go from there. We tend to stock up on meat once a month and make trips for fruit/veggies as needed. The biggest adjustment is that I am trying to limit carbs at night so I am planning meals that the family will like, but that I can enjoy as well. Tonight I'm making my son's favorite taco bake, so I will have an alternative dinner, but for the most part it has worked really well.0
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TGIF! Question of the Day: How do you stay on track during the weekend? Any special tips for dining out?
lmontelongo1: The biggest challenge for me is having to cook for my family as well as prepare my own meals. My husband runs marathons and has an unbelievable metabolism; there are times when I am hard pressed to keep him fed! Plus, we have 3 young kids. That means I am always preparing a lot of food, and there are always snacks around. The easiest time I ever had losing weight was when my husband was at bootcamp for 2 months. Our oldest was only 4 months old and wasn't even eating solids yet. I only had to cook for myself and I was able to lose more than 20 lbs in 2 months!
Lovelyface: Great job on the workout! I've heard really great things about the 30DS. I've been wanting to try it out; I guess I just need to suck it up and do it!0 -
Friday weigh in:
Starting weight- 326.8
7/29- 322.20 -
Question of the Day: How do you stay on track during the weekend? Any special tips for dining out?
I find the weekend easier because I have more time to schedule exercise and I ALWAYS have physical labor to do for my widowed sister, mother, or mother in law. My wife and I have more leisurely meals. I am just now figuring out how to deal with restaurants. My next attempt will be to order one meal with American size portions and simply share it with my wife. I now drink unsweet tea instead of regular Dr. Pepper. I do not like diet soda pop (unless you know of one that tastes good).0 -
Im getting frustrated. This past week I have cut down my calories to 1200 and I've been workout out a lot and the scale has froze. The first month I dropped 15 pounds like nothing without even working out and I would still eat fast food. Im getting discouraged :ohwell:0
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Plateau's happen, but they go away when you remain on track. Keep being faithful and it will resume. 0
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Is our weekly weigh in on Sunday or Monday?0
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Question of the Day: How do you stay on track during the weekend? Any special tips for dining out?
I find the weekend easier because I have more time to schedule exercise and I ALWAYS have physical labor to do for my widowed sister, mother, or mother in law. My wife and I have more leisurely meals. I am just now figuring out how to deal with restaurants. My next attempt will be to order one meal with American size portions and simply share it with my wife. I now drink unsweet tea instead of regular Dr. Pepper. I do not like diet soda pop (unless you know of one that tastes good).
Coke Zero is the closest thing to regualr pop that I have found (it doesn't taste like diet Coke), but you cannot let yourself have a regular Coke now and then or you will ruin the training of your tastebuds...that's what happened to me.0 -
Sat, July 30 Challenge weigh in
Weight before doc says lose it 248.8
Challenge beginning weight 234
Current weight 230.4
Challenge goal 220
Ultimate goal 205
Up .2 pounds. Rats. I thought I did great yesterday.0 -
Sat, July 30 Challenge weigh in
Weight before doc says lose it 248.8
Challenge beginning weight 234
Current weight 230.4
Challenge goal 220
Ultimate goal 205
Up .2 pounds. Rats. I thought I did great yesterday.
I'm sure it's just a bit of water weight or something. Normal fluctuation. It'll drop off it no time! 0 -
Getting frustrated. This is the 2nd week where I have worked hard, tracked everything, stayed under my calories but don't see the scale dropping. Two weeks ago I lost 2.5 but now it's barely going down. I still have 25ish to go so I'm not close to my goal. I have lost about 12 lbs since June so maybe this my first plateau
any suggestions? I thought about eating my exercise calories back, but I'm scared to gain. The good news is I am losing inches, but I would still like to see about a lb a week. 0 -
Don't eat your exercise calories if you want to make fairly rapid progress. Keep at it.0
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About to go to a high school reunion. Ate light so far today and exercised more. Supposed to be light snack food at the casual reception. Wish me luck!0
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About to go to a high school reunion. Ate light so far today and exercised more. Supposed to be light snack food at the casual reception. Wish me luck!
Awesome!!! What year reunion is this? I hope you enjoy it! 0 -
Getting frustrated. This is the 2nd week where I have worked hard, tracked everything, stayed under my calories but don't see the scale dropping. Two weeks ago I lost 2.5 but now it's barely going down. I still have 25ish to go so I'm not close to my goal. I have lost about 12 lbs since June so maybe this my first plateau any suggestions? I thought about eating my exercise calories back, but I'm scared to gain. The good news is I am losing inches, but I would still like to see about a lb a week.
If you are losing inches, why are you upset???
The way I see it is that inches help you fit back into your skinny jeans, the number on the scale doesn't. Just keep at what you are doing. I am going to start not eating my exercise calories if after this next week I don't see any changes. I have stayed the same this week, but I'm not really frustrated b/c I have been weight lifting with my husband alot. So I'm very happy with inches lost, if that is the case. I measured myself about a week ago. So I am going to wait till the end of next week to measure myself again. I also have a pair of jeans that are the next size under what I wear now that I keep trying on. One day, they WILL magically fit. 0 -
Julijulz: Awesome!!! What year reunion is this? I hope you enjoy it!
I graduated in 1973. My class has informal reunions every summer and the standard 5 year increments.0 -
Sun, July 31
Week 1 Challenge weigh in
July 11 Weight before doc says lose it 248.8
July 25 Challenge beginning weight 233.4
July 31 Current weight 228.4 Challenge weigh in week 1 : Lost 5.0 pounds Total loss: 20.4 pounds
Challenge goal 220
Ultimate goal 2050 -
Weigh in is tomorrow. For me!0
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Challenge starting weight 174.2
Current weight 173.4
YES! A LOSS!0 -
Challenge starting weight 174.2
Current weight 173.4
YES! A LOSS!
WTG! 0 -
Challenge starting weight 174.2
Current weight 173.4
YES! A LOSS!0 -
Challenge starting weight 174.2
Current weight 173.4
YES! A LOSS!0
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