Last 10 pounds Club
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Oh one last thing...Do folks in this challenge have a set day to post their weigh ins? Accountability and encouragement is crucial for me!0
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Andrea, we usually weigh in once a week on either Sunday or Monday whichever works for you. I only do about 15 mins of strength training a day.....not sure that is enough or not. The resistance bands are also great for strength training. I got a set with my Leslie Sansone walking dvd. I agree accountability is very important to me too!!0
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@Highreargisele: Glad to hear I inspired you! I was inspired by others on MFP to start competing again and I am definitely not the fastest runner, but that's the beauty of most 5K's...people are there for fitness and fun, they don't laugh at slower people or walkers! I can't wait to hear about your experience! I am also doing a 5K this weekend. It's my first night race, starting at 8 pm. I'm trying to figure out what all to eat during the day so I won't be hungry during the race but not weighed down either.
@Andrea: welcome to the group! Feel free to add me too! On the strength training topic, I have one day per week dedicated only to strength training. I do P90X arms, back, and abs. It takes about 2 hours. I also do core strength training one or two extra times per week. I am following a training plan for a sprint triathlon and that's what it has in it, so that's what I do. However you choose to add it in, I think you should def. add at least some strength training every week!
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Just checking in, 127.5 so about the same. Will try the exercise challenge to mix things up. Good luck all!0
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I just started doing a pilates routine. Im hoping to see some toning results from that as well!0
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Ooh me, ooh me!! I have only a few pounds to go.
I'm trying this as well! I would recommend weight training for toning, it has helped me so much!I just started doing a pilates routine. Im hoping to see some toning results from that as well!0 -
I remember this happened to me, I worked out really hard sometimes 7 days a week and I was stuck. Not sure why this happened, I'm just sympathizing. I thought it might have been more muscle, and since muscle weighs more than fat, I maintained?Hello, can i still join, i am at 124 right now , and would love to be at 118, i am currently doing a Jillian Micheal's Ripped In 30 /Turbo Fire Hybrid , i see i am losing inches ,but the scale does not seem to be moving , i put my goal at 1/2 pound a week and am not losing, i figured since i am almost at my goal that i would not train as hard and the weight would fall right off, boy was i wrong , anybody here eat their exercise cals, i know for me eating them is not problem but i don't lose any weight , so i tried eating about 100 back and the weight came off slowly , any advice or suggestions , thanks guys
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hey friends! im kinda anxious about sunday's weigh in, so i just did some research and changed my carbs/fat/protein to the 40/30/30 ratio. this follows the zone diet and is supposed to be awesome. im not into the whole low/no carb thing because i think carbs are important, but mfp had them set a little high. since i don't have that much more to lose, i need to focus more on these nutrients instead of just the overall calorie limit. have any of you guys tried this?0
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Hey everyone! Well I am coming to the end of my "recovery" week and happy to have dropped another .5 lb! I'm down to 138.0 lbs. I know I at least want 135 and after that, I'll worry more about NSV's than the numbers. Next week in my training plan is the "stamina week"...aka ridiculously hard week! I'm excited but nervous at the same time. Hoping the change from a recovery week to a really tough, tons of calories burned week will let me drop 1 lb by next Friday, when I leave on vacation! I have a 5K on Saturday night that I'm kind of nervous about because it's a downhill course (I've never run the course and don't run down steep hills hardly ever!) and they are predicting rain. If you knew me, you would know: Britta + wet road + steep downhill running = recipe for disaster! LOL
Lipe44-I changed my nutrients to 50/25/25 a few weeks ago but it is sooo hard to meet my protein goal! I think carb are important too and after being a competitive swimmer most of my life, I grew accustomed to eating tons of carb-loaded foods which are now my favorites....I could never do a low/no carb diet! It's hard to say if I have seen any results but I did break my plateau by .5 lb the first week I tried it and I lost another .5 lb this week...just can't point it to changing my macros. It has made me really watch what kind of calories I am eating and has definitely made me put down a few things in the grocery store that were ok in calories but had high fat and no protein. I'll be anxious to see if your research pays off!
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@Gisele: How was the 5K? Can't wait to hear!
I had my 5K tonight. I really wanted under 30 minutes and I got it: 29:20. But gosh do I wish it would have been more enjoyable. Mile 1: 8:46 Mile 2: 9:15 Mile 3: 11:00! I bonked so bad! I got heat exhaustion and really could have used another water station (the only water station was right after mile 1). I've read it a million times on MFP but I still went out too fast. Used it as a reason my husband should buy me the Garmin 310XT so I can see my pace, time, HR, distance, etc. so I would know I was going too fast! lol
This marks the beginning of stamina week for me, aka, ridiculously hard week. 20 Mile bike ride in the morning. I'll want to cut my legs off by mile 5, but I'll finish it!0 -
down one pound!!!!! that plateau is OUTTA HERE!!!!!0
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down one pound!!!!! that plateau is OUTTA HERE!!!!!
Great Job , how did u break through it ?0 -
Weight for today 123.0, i keep staying the same if it's not 122.8 it's 123.0. i splurged before to see if that would help but nothing , i changed my workout also, any advice :sad:0
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Awesome on breaking through your plateau lipe44!!!down one pound!!!!! that plateau is OUTTA HERE!!!!!
Weigh in for me today.....still the same at 144.2. I've burned over 4000 calories and I have eat back most of my exercise calories too and done strength training everyday. My body just doesn't want to let go of these last few pounds. It's not getting me down though:) Sometimes you have to focus more on NSV's when the weight isn't budging. I went shopping yesterday and size 4's are loose on me now. I fit into a size 2 although they are a little bit snug. This is the smallest I've been in a LONG time:) Unfortunately I need to buy all new bras:( Losing more than I wanted to in that area lol.
@bstamps, Good luck this week with stamina week. You are doing fabulous girl:):)0 -
down one pound!!!!! that plateau is OUTTA HERE!!!!!
Great Job , how did u break through it ?
thank you! ive been adding pilates along with cardio and weights about every other day. i just do videos i find on youtube, and i changed my macronutrient ratios. i eat 1310 calories a day, and i adjusted it so 40% is from carbs, 30% from fats, and 30% from protein. this follows the principles of the zone diet. from most people i have talked to it seems to work marvelously0 -
A friend of mine also suggest i try this but i don't know how to change it , can u explain , thanks0
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sure! just go to goals, change goals, custom, and then you can adjust the percentages of the nutrients you are taking in0
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sure! just go to goals, change goals, custom, and then you can adjust the percentages of the nutrients you are taking in
Thank you another question do u eat ur exercise cals back , thanks0 -
sometimes i do, sometimes i dont. it all depends on how hungry i am haha! if i dont, i dont worry too much about it. i never burn over 200 doing cardio anyways0
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Great job breaking through the plateau Lipe44! Trying new things pays off!
Cookie: I put together a bunch of changes in one week and it broke my plateau by .5 lb. I did eat most of my exercise calories back, getting within 150 calories every day. I changed to 50/25/25 on my macros because of my long workout sessions needing more carbs. I haven't done the best actually sticking to those macros but it has made me more aware of where my calories are coming from. Last week was a "recovery" week for me. I had 3 rest days and I dropped another .5 lb (i usually have only 1 rest day per week.) It's just a big juggling act of what works for your body.
CHALLENGES!
Exercise challenge: Target your abs this week! Having a strong core is essential to almost any other workout. I'm shooting for 3 days of intense core work this week. Planks, bicycle crunches, reverse crunches, mason twists, head-ups, etc. Post your favorite ab workouts or even your ab circuit so the rest of us can get ideas to keep us going with core work this week!
Nutrition challenge: Look at your sugar. I just switched iron to sugar in my tracked nutrients and looked back a few days. I've been way over every day the last week and it's not like I eat candy. I've seen lots of things about sugar on the boards here lately and I'm going to look up and post here some benefits of staying w/in your sugar goals. Let's all post our favorite low sugar snacks!0 -
Oops, double post!0
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Monday morning weigh in! 139.2 - that is down 1/10th of a pound :ohwell: Not a ton to celebrate but, hey better than up! This week we had company or ate out 4 nights so i suppose that isn't too bad!
:flowerforyou: Horray Lipe! A whole pound down, that is fantastic!!
:flowerforyou: stamps, losing .5 while working at a 5K, that is super good! (And great time on the run - you are at my goal for a 5K!) Everything I have been reading has pointed toward a break from hard-core cardio to lose these last pounds. So I am upping my weight training and using cardio to allow me to eat the calories I like to consume in a day.
:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Welcome to Cookie and bodyrocks! We all just keep chipping away at these last pounds.
More people = more support, more ideas and just adds so much to the conversation!
:flowerforyou: kylakesgal, your endurance in this race is amazing! You must be feeling great!
I am including this link for anyone willing to spend a bunch of time reading up on this topic. Loads of great information here! http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/113609-relatively-light-people-trying-to-get-leaner
My Goals for this week:
1. Stay under on my calories but close to my limit
2. Weight training 3 days
3. Cardio 2 days
4. Lower the carbs and up the protein a bit
5. Enjoy the weekend w/o overindulging. Heading out of town for a wedding :drinker:0 -
Awesome challenges bstamps!! I was just thinking last night that I needed to start focusing more on my abs so this came at the right time for me lol. It's not my most loved exercise but much needed:)
I agree with Hoosiermomma, that is a great link. I've read some of it but need to read more. Very good article for us:)
Let's kick some major butt this week girls and show these last few pounds who's boss:):)0 -
:flowerforyou: Hello everyone:
I am trying to nail the last 8 pounds and I would love to join your club. This week, I have completed two cycling classes (Monday/ Wednesday 6:00am), two 90 minute walks, and finish 30 day shred by 8/8/11. I hope to have a good weigh-in on Monday 8/8/11. In addition, I am only consuming 1,000 calories Monday- Friday. I want to support all who are are putting the extra effort in these last 10 pounds and learn from your secrets.
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This week has been every frustrating , i am gaining weight even though i am exercising and eating well, i am currently doing ripped in 30 , this week i am trying to get more protein in as some have suggested me to do , any advice?0
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welcome to fit4everyoung!
Cookie- could it be water weight? How has your sodium been this week? Maybe TOM? I always underestimate how those 2 will affect my weight!
That was a great link hoosiermamma! Thanks!
I've worked hard so far this week. Sunday was a long (20.7 mi) bike ride, the longest I've ever done!, Monday was upper body and abs, and yesterday was swimming 3000 yds (2 mi). Tonight I am doing "brick" workouts but the training plan I'm following has me doing them different from what I ever have. 30 min bike ride, 15 min run, 30 min bike ride, 15 min run. I would usually do like an hour bike ride then 30 min run. But I guess if I can actually run those last 15 min, I'll be doing great! Also doing abs.
How are the challenges for everyone? When I did abs on Monday, I did P90X's Ab Ripper X. Still deciding what to do tonight for my ab circuit. Still crazy over on sugar everyday. My daily goal is 28g...my apple had 16g of sugar! How on earth would anyone stay under 28g???0 -
hey guys. im just really frustrated right now because i've lost all this weight, but not a single pants size!!! i dont get it. i am a pear shape, so i'm hoping that the last of the weight comes of the bottom half of my body, but gah......i'm ready to go clothes shopping now! i know i'm far from where i've started, but it'd just be nice to see a difference somewhere other than the scale. anyone else having trouble dropping those inches?0
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Nutrition challenge: Look at your sugar. I just switched iron to sugar in my tracked nutrients and looked back a few days. I've been way over every day the last week and it's not like I eat candy. I've seen lots of things about sugar on the boards here lately and I'm going to look up and post here some benefits of staying w/in your sugar goals. Let's all post our favorite low sugar snacks!
I look forward to hearing what others have to say about sugar, i am way over on sugar every day and i rarely eat cookies or candy but I do eat yogurt (who knew it had soooo much sugar?) which I am dropping and a lot of fruit, some of which I am trying to switch out for cheese and veggies to bring down that sugar total..
For those that change up their goal ratio, why did you do that and how did you figure out what it should be (or actually how should I figure out that ratio?)? should I change mine? Here is some info about me so hopefully someone can give me some educated advice. I am 6’2 200lb and think I need to lose as much as 10lbs off my gut so that I can get to the six pack muscles underneath. Other than that gut I am relatively fit in other areas of my body.
Here is my workout regime in a perfect week, I don’t always hit all these spots but that is the goal. My workout week is geared to get me in marathon shape so I can crack a new PR in a marathon and I know this schedule will work for that if I stick to it so I don’t want to modify it much but tues & fri are somewhat negotiable, the other days aren’t. i joined mfp recently to look at my nutrition since i have never paid any attention to calories or sugar etc, just ate what i thought was good most of the time.
m- yoga & intervals 600 cal
t yoga & rowing 400 cal
w bike 2000 cal
r pilates & tempo run 1000 cal
f pilates & row 500 cal
sat long run 2000 cal
sun sometimes swim sometimes nothing
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I'm still looking for benefits of a low-sugar diet but everything I have found relates to diabetes or if you are at high risk for diabetes. I'm just accepting that my very healthy apples, oranges, bananas, etc. have a lot of sugar and even if I had no other sugar but from fruit, I would still be over.
welcome to gavini! It's impossible to spot reduce (just take fat or lbs off your gut) but with the cardio you are doing and better nutrition, it will burn off the fat, which means if it is pretty centrally located in your gut, will end up coming off! I think your workout looks perfect, just make sure you get some rest in there too. Search through the food and nutrition boards for ideas and advice on fueling your body for those long workouts and refueling for the next day. I did google searches on "macronutrient goal ratios for triathlete" or "female triathlete" and came up with 50/25/25 for my macros. I think yours would be close to that since you are an endurance athlete, and it was hard to find stuff just on MFP for my specific needs, but there are lots of articles on sites like active.com livestrong.com and others if you just search for it.
lipe44: Have you taken actual measurements or just going on how pants fit? Maybe you are losing a little bit, just not enough yet to get down to the next pants size. My pants size losses just came slowly, it's taken 8 months to go down 2 sizes, along with 22 lbs lost. Other than that, maybe strength training in your legs to get some toning in there? Like I said to gavini, impossible to spot reduce, but keep at it with burning calories and eating healthy and the fat will come off. Also remember that the first place the weight came on, will likely be the last place it comes off. So if when you gained weight, it started in your legs, then your weight loss journey will end in your legs too. Don't let it get you down!
I'm leaving today on my vacation! Finally! Really wanted to be at 135 by now, but 138 will have to do. I know I will look sooo much better in my swimsuit now than I did in January when I got serious about MFP and started logging everyday. It was hard to opt out of the unlimited sodas card on my cruise, but I did. :drinker: That's a NSV for this diet coke addict! So water it is for the week and I'll be trying to eat as healthy as possible and I am continuing my triathlon training...good open water swim practice for 3 days on the beach before we take off on the cruise! :bigsmile: Won't be logging in until probably next Saturday since I don't have a smartphone and when I'm on the cruise, I can't use internet anyways. Have a fabulous week losers!!!! :flowerforyou:0 -
I'm still looking for benefits of a low-sugar diet but everything I have found relates to diabetes or if you are at high risk for diabetes. I'm just accepting that my very healthy apples, oranges, bananas, etc. have a lot of sugar and even if I had no other sugar but from fruit, I would still be over.
welcome to gavini! It's impossible to spot reduce (just take fat or lbs off your gut) but with the cardio you are doing and better nutrition, it will burn off the fat, which means if it is pretty centrally located in your gut, will end up coming off! I think your workout looks perfect, just make sure you get some rest in there too. Search through the food and nutrition boards for ideas and advice on fueling your body for those long workouts and refueling for the next day. I did google searches on "macronutrient goal ratios for triathlete" or "female triathlete" and came up with 50/25/25 for my macros. I think yours would be close to that since you are an endurance athlete, and it was hard to find stuff just on MFP for my specific needs, but there are lots of articles on sites like active.com livestrong.com and others if you just search for it.
lipe44: Have you taken actual measurements or just going on how pants fit? Maybe you are losing a little bit, just not enough yet to get down to the next pants size. My pants size losses just came slowly, it's taken 8 months to go down 2 sizes, along with 22 lbs lost. Other than that, maybe strength training in your legs to get some toning in there? Like I said to gavini, impossible to spot reduce, but keep at it with burning calories and eating healthy and the fat will come off. Also remember that the first place the weight came on, will likely be the last place it comes off. So if when you gained weight, it started in your legs, then your weight loss journey will end in your legs too. Don't let it get you down!
I'm leaving today on my vacation! Finally! Really wanted to be at 135 by now, but 138 will have to do. I know I will look sooo much better in my swimsuit now than I did in January when I got serious about MFP and started logging everyday. It was hard to opt out of the unlimited sodas card on my cruise, but I did. :drinker: That's a NSV for this diet coke addict! So water it is for the week and I'll be trying to eat as healthy as possible and I am continuing my triathlon training...good open water swim practice for 3 days on the beach before we take off on the cruise! :bigsmile: Won't be logging in until probably next Saturday since I don't have a smartphone and when I'm on the cruise, I can't use internet anyways. Have a fabulous week losers!!!! :flowerforyou:
Have fun on vacation0
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