TEAM: The Slimsons (June)
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Do antibiotics make you gain weight?0
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Do antibiotics make you gain weight?
Not sure about that specifically, but if your body is doing repairs of any type it will generally retain more water in case it needs it.
Hi team, well I dropped the ball. For the first time in 9 months I just stopped logging. I know I'm not alone with this, but my lifestyle is just not conducive to weight loss right now. And I'm going to have a bit of a whinge. After a strong finish to last month, I didn't change anything. I just carried on into this month with the same patterns, same exercise and calorie intake.. And put a lb back on. It just broke my spirit a bit. Nevermind I thought, stay the course.. Nope.. up again in week 2.. Then I just cracked it and my resolve really bottomed out. I stopped logging, I stopped being disciplined and just got on with busy life.
It's not all bad, I have NSV's for days... The belt came in another inch and I'm putting on piles of muscle all round in response to more work. I've steadied my eating. And I'm wearing things I haven't fit in for years. In fact the only problem is I'm just not losing weight lol. Which kinda sux when you're in a weight loss competition in a team etc..
Anyway, I'm sad I missed weigh in for week 3. Will try to right my ship and get back on course.
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Username: BMovieQueen
Week: June Week 4
PW = 281.8
CW = 279.41 -
It's not all bad, I have NSV's for days... The belt came in another inch and I'm putting on piles of muscle all round in response to more work. I've steadied my eating. And I'm wearing things I haven't fit in for years. In fact the only problem is I'm just not losing weight lol. Which kinda sux when you're in a weight loss competition in a team etc..
Anyway, I'm sad I missed weigh in for week 3. Will try to right my ship and get back on course.
@Fyreside I'm a bit surprised, Craig beat me to the Week 3 results, but it's ok, you can miss 1. And honestly, if you wanted to log it anyway so you didn't technically miss one, that's an option too.
Anyways, glad to see you're still here, was wondering if you were doing ok, you've been MIA the week, which in itself isn't too unusual but the missing weigh in is what had me wondering about you. I think a lot of us are in your boat this week. I've been tracking half *ssed this week myself and that's starting to show up on the scale and I need to get it under control and I vowed that today was that day, but I just realized I'm headed to my parents house today for Father's Day and burgers and Chicken kabobs are going to be hard not to eat too many of...so tomorrow might be my hard reset day, today a soft reset.
I've been spending a lot of time these last few days thinking about why I started, where I've been, how far I've come and I realize that I've come too far to quit now and I think that those things combined have really helped with my motivation. Maybe you just need to think about your progress and where you want to go too because you've done so great and you really deserve to finally meet your goals.1 -
Do antibiotics make you gain weight?
@KatieWW Just read an article that suggests you may gain a bit of weight after taking an antibiotic, and there's a bunch of scientific reasons, which aren't super important. But yes, you can in fact gain a little bit after you take one, and it's artificial as @Fyreside suggested with the water weight, but there is a bit more to it than that, but TAKE the antibiotic, if your dr is giving you one, TAKE IT, it's better to gain a couple lbs and get healthy again than to suffer and not get your health back...just saying.1 -
IanMoone30 wrote: »Track yes
Calories over
Carbs way way over
Exercise little
I got to my weekly weight goal before my schedule time then eat way to much. Sometimes I wonder why my brain is sabotaging progress. Tomorrow back to the gym. I won’t let this stop me
@IanMoone30 I think that we are all susceptible to self-sabotage and I think it's the hardest part to overcome. I, myself, am going through it right now and I think the best thing is to take it one day at a time. I am going to start trying to pre-track again this week and think about what I'm going to eat everyday and when I'm going to eat it because I think that for me, scheduling things (like the gym and meal times) is important, leaves less to chance and to my brain to tell me that I'm hungry and I need to eat.0 -
jennfalzon1979 wrote: »I’m hoping tomorrow I get my groove back. I am doing a 5km mud run with my best friend.
However in the future, I’m taking weekends off. I will still watch what I eat and try not to go over. But no thorough tracking or Fitbit (my Fitbit tan line is sooooo embarrassing lol).
@jennfalzon1979 I have a Fitbit tan line and I rock it...aside from swimming and showering, I literally never take it off.
I hope you h ave fun with your mud run with your best friend--sounds gross, but spending time with close friends can definitely help re-energize us and I know you can do it!!0 -
I am just going to have to apologize in advance this week, if I missed logging in your daily post this week, I'm really sorry, I'm usually all over it, but something went wrong this week and I spent a lot of time back tracking, so this is my disclaimer today and I'm getting my act together this week, sorry!!
Winner's Circle May Week 4:
1st Place (Posted 7-6 of 7 days):
@IanMoone30.
@mexiconona.
2nd Place (Posted 4-5 of 7 Days):
@ka97.
@lorib642.
3rd Place (Posted 3 of 7 days):[
@CourtneyLomonaco.
@Keri8680.
Honorable Mention (made an effort to post, even if it was only once):
@jennfalzon1979.
@JJKM02.
@KatieWW.
@gemwolf110.
@kearyandjessy.
@mjohemme.
@River_Goddess.
It would seem this week we had a lot of motivational related struggles and I blame myself, I wasn't around much for you guys and for that I'm sorry. I'm back on track, I think, and I getting my act together this week. Let's rally and get back on it for the last 2 weeks of June
Looking forward to a great Week 4!!
Week 3 Results have also been posted.
Great job to our top 3:
1st - @IanMoone30. - 1.82%
2nd - @tinak33. - 1.59%
3rd - @ka97. - 1.18%
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Hope everyone has a great day and you get to spend some time with your loved ones!!
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Do antibiotics make you gain weight?
Not sure about that specifically, but if your body is doing repairs of any type it will generally retain more water in case it needs it.
Hi team, well I dropped the ball. For the first time in 9 months I just stopped logging. I know I'm not alone with this, but my lifestyle is just not conducive to weight loss right now. And I'm going to have a bit of a whinge. After a strong finish to last month, I didn't change anything. I just carried on into this month with the same patterns, same exercise and calorie intake.. And put a lb back on. It just broke my spirit a bit. Nevermind I thought, stay the course.. Nope.. up again in week 2.. Then I just cracked it and my resolve really bottomed out. I stopped logging, I stopped being disciplined and just got on with busy life.
It's not all bad, I have NSV's for days... The belt came in another inch and I'm putting on piles of muscle all round in response to more work. I've steadied my eating. And I'm wearing things I haven't fit in for years. In fact the only problem is I'm just not losing weight lol. Which kinda sux when you're in a weight loss competition in a team etc..
Anyway, I'm sad I missed weigh in for week 3. Will try to right my ship and get back on course.
@Fyreside. I'll let you (and the rest of the Slimsons) in on a little secret. This competition is not really about weight "loss". It's about health focus. The weight loss part is more the "loss leader" to get people interested in making changes that will help them longer term.
Bu losing inches, feeling healthier, and being mindful of what you do, you are ahead of more than 90% of the people out there (and heading in the right direction).
The tracking give you a guide as to what is really going on. It gives you the data to start to make decisions as to what is best for you. It also highlights where the eating "autopilot" is broken (like why eating till you are full is really bad if eating the wrong type of food). It can also help you discover what the right type of food is for you (so you can shape your preferences).
Don't sweat missing a week's weigh in. It's only if you miss two that you are eliminated from the weigh-in competition. You can still post and participate in the team, even if eliminated.2 -
Do antibiotics make you gain weight?
Hi team, well I dropped the ball. For the first time in 9 months I just stopped logging. I know I'm not alone with this, but my lifestyle is just not conducive to weight loss right now. And I'm going to have a bit of a whinge. After a strong finish to last month, I didn't change anything. I just carried on into this month with the same patterns, same exercise and calorie intake.. And put a lb back on. It just broke my spirit a bit. Nevermind I thought, stay the course.. Nope.. up again in week 2.. Then I just cracked it and my resolve really bottomed out. I stopped logging, I stopped being disciplined and just got on with busy life.
It's not all bad, I have NSV's for days... The belt came in another inch and I'm putting on piles of muscle all round in response to more work. I've steadied my eating. And I'm wearing things I haven't fit in for years. In fact the only problem is I'm just not losing weight lol. Which kinda sux when you're in a weight loss competition in a team etc..
Anyway, I'm sad I missed weigh in for week 3. Will try to right my ship and get back on course.
Don't beat yourself up, it happens. I mean hell, I haven't lost more than like a pound in the last two months - just keep fluctuating up and down. I'm sure I'm a huge burden on the overall team percentage. Sounds like you've got some solid NSVs. It's not always about the scale.I think a lot of us are in your boat this week. I've been tracking half *ssed this week myself and that's starting to show up on the scale and I need to get it under control and I vowed that today was that day, but I just realized I'm headed to my parents house today for Father's Day and burgers and Chicken kabobs are going to be hard not to eat too many of...so tomorrow might be my hard reset day, today a soft reset.
yeah, ummm I've been in that boat all month
It would seem this week we had a lot of motivational related struggles and I blame myself, I wasn't around much for you guys and for that I'm sorry. I'm back on track, I think, and I getting my act together this week. Let's rally and get back on it for the last 2 weeks of June
You can't blame yourself. Yes, you are a phenomenal leader and cheerleader, but ultimately it's up to each of us to do what we need to do.
You're allowed to slack every once in a while
And in total honesty, all I really lost was that TOM weight.0 -
Do antibiotics make you gain weight?
@KatieWW. The antibiotics themselves are unlikely to make you gain weight. Side effects "can" make you gain weight (some antibiotics can cause water retention). The underlying infection (and the body's holistic response to the infection - such as rest and appetite modification) can make you gain weight.
An antibiotic is designed to attack infection and boost the bodies capability to fight the infection. In doing so, it can interrupt the digestive system. This can change how the body processes food (which is why alcohol and antibiotics are a bad combination).
Antibiotics often help simple sugars get into the blood quicker (from changing the digesting flora) and thereby spike insulin which will try immediately use or store the energy (body energy storage is liver glycogen or fat). However, easy-come / easy-go. The increase use of energy will also drop the insulin quicker and the system will reverse to producing glucagon to use glycogen and free fat (if you do not eat more before this switch over occurs). However, low blood sugar in a healthy person also produces a "hunger" reaction (ghrelin spike) so the temptation to snack or over-eat becomes stronger.
It is MORE important to track and stay in calorie budget when on antibiotics. The normal "feeling" safeguards are often relaxed. It's great self-defence mechanism in a normal person (more fuel to fight infection), but in out society of plenty it can work against you.
Sorry for a complex answer to a simple question.
Hope this sheds some more light on the subject.
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Daily Post - Sunday
Ropes course this morning Then a father's day cookout. I didn't log a thing, or even think about calories.
It was a busy weekend between yesterday's long run and this morning's ropes course. I'm going to bring my swim bag to work tomorrow, but I know there's the possibility it could be full of children (technically it's open swim hours), and I'm not going to stress about it. I've decided to plan a light/easy week this week. It's the last week of school, so I'm going to be busy and stressed about that, and it's going to be wicked hot. I figure if I just plan on a light week, take it one day at a time, then I won't make things worse by stressing about workouts. I can turn up the intensity next week. My one priority will be to get in my lifting. Otherwise, if I get to the pool - great. If I can get up to run in the morning - even better.1 -
The only down side to dieting is that I am extremely picky when I eat. The things I mostly like are of course are bad for me. So I back slide to much. I know I won’t make my goal weight for tomorrow but at least I’m closer to my goal than I have been previously.
My NSV was cleaning out my closet and found a pile of jean and short that didn’t fit after my regain. And they fit again. Still gave away half of them but was really happy.
I will reach my goal by the end of the year
Track yes
Calories just under
Carbs over 100
Exercise yes1 -
June 16 th Mexiconona
Tracking yes
Calories no
Exercise no
Carbs over
Weight 151.8.1 -
The above is June 17 th not 16 th! Mexiconona1
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Daily Post for Saturday
Tracked? Yes
Calories? Yes
Exercise? Rest Day
Carbs? Under
Water? 10 cups
Daily Post for Sunday
Tracked? Yes
Calories? Yes
Exercise? 12500 steps
Carbs? Under
Water? 10 cups
WEIGH IN WEEK 3
last week: 214.0
this week: 214.0
Okay guys, I think I'm back on the wagon. I just completed a 45 hour fast, and am back to logging/tracking, measuring portions, and counting steps. Phew - that was a doozy... I didn't track for two weeks and ate in restaurants way too much!! Glad it's over... looking forward to seeing the scale move again, as it has been frozen in place for three weeks. (At least it didn't creep up!)
I see some of you struggling along with me. Let's pull up the bootstraps...and hang on tight!!
Maybe there is something astrological going on, if so many of us are feeling tested, or apathetic, or unmotivated. We just gotta hang tight til the next wave of FEELING PUMPED hits!!
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@IanMoone30 Congrats!! What a great NSV!!IanMoone30 wrote: »My NSV was cleaning out my closet and found a pile of jean and short that didn’t fit after my regain. And they fit again. Still gave away half of them but was really happy.
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@gemwolf110 You will get there, you just need to take it one day at a time, one step at a time. Sit down and take a bit of time for yourself, it's not selfish, it's necessary. Think about your goals, how you will get there and make a plan! You got this!gemwolf110 wrote: »Sunday is my generally my rest day. However my fiancé did get some cleaning done to start the week off. I do need to sit down and re-evaluate my goals and my game plan. Get my motivation for getting healthy and losing weight a restart. I think a mixture of stress, hectic schedule and anxiety kinda is temporarily derailing me and I need to get myself back on he right course of action. I’m making a plan of working out every day this week, trying to get out on time so I can make my workouts and spread out my house cleaning so it doesn’t get overwhelming. I don’t have any planned vacations or work travel coming up and want to be under 200 for my vacation in August so I have 2 straight months to get my butt back in gear.0 -
@ka97 Great plan, taking your swim bag to work is a great idea, you're already prepared and more likely to stick to your plan!! I think it's important to try and minimize stress, especially when it comes to workouts and things of that nature. You want to enjoy them, not stress out about them, otherwise, you're going to not want to do them. Taking things one day at a time is usually the best approach. Don't stress, don't think too long and hard about the future, think about the present and one day you will be at your goalDaily Post - Sunday
Ropes course this morning Then a father's day cookout. I didn't log a thing, or even think about calories.
It was a busy weekend between yesterday's long run and this morning's ropes course. I'm going to bring my swim bag to work tomorrow, but I know there's the possibility it could be full of children (technically it's open swim hours), and I'm not going to stress about it. I've decided to plan a light/easy week this week. It's the last week of school, so I'm going to be busy and stressed about that, and it's going to be wicked hot. I figure if I just plan on a light week, take it one day at a time, then I won't make things worse by stressing about workouts. I can turn up the intensity next week. My one priority will be to get in my lifting. Otherwise, if I get to the pool - great. If I can get up to run in the morning - even better.
It's wicked hot here, went swimming at my parents today and the water was warm too...like borderline hot for pool water...just saying.0 -
Daily post for Sunday
Track- yes
Calories- perfect
Carbs- over but not sure why the berry salad from wendys is 36 carbs?? I mixed up my own oil n vinegar dressing and it only had lettuce, very small package of almond slices, some feta, and pronably 10 blueberries and 1 sliced strawberry! So I think my carb manager tracking app is off!
Exercise- not really
Water- yes! Very hot today, filled my giant cup twice (40oz) each time!
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Weekly weigh in.
Pw. 177.1
CW. 1772 -
Hi team, well I dropped the ball. For the first time in 9 months I just stopped logging. I know I'm not alone with this, but my lifestyle is just not conducive to weight loss right now. And I'm going to have a bit of a whinge. After a strong finish to last month, I didn't change anything. I just carried on into this month with the same patterns, same exercise and calorie intake.. And put a lb back on. It just broke my spirit a bit. Nevermind I thought, stay the course.. Nope.. up again in week 2.. Then I just cracked it and my resolve really bottomed out. I stopped logging, I stopped being disciplined and just got on with busy life.
It's not all bad, I have NSV's for days... The belt came in another inch and I'm putting on piles of muscle all round in response to more work. I've steadied my eating. And I'm wearing things I haven't fit in for years. In fact the only problem is I'm just not losing weight lol. Which kinda sux when you're in a weight loss competition in a team etc..
Anyway, I'm sad I missed weigh in for week 3. Will try to right my ship and get back on course.
@Fyreside you are a rockstar.
You may not be losing weight, but you are losing inches and packing on muscle. You are becoming more "condensed". You are getting healthier and stronger which is amazing!
Don't beat yourself up over the scale number. There are other numbers that are moving in the right direction that are just as important!
The results are there.
You got this. 3 -
Username: lorib642
Week: June Week 4
PW = 172.6
CW = 173.81 -
Track yes
Calories under
Carbs over
Exercise nope1 -
@ka97 Great plan, taking your swim bag to work is a great idea, you're already prepared and more likely to stick to your plan!! I think it's important to try and minimize stress, especially when it comes to workouts and things of that nature. You want to enjoy them, not stress out about them, otherwise, you're going to not want to do them. Taking things one day at a time is usually the best approach. Don't stress, don't think too long and hard about the future, think about the present and one day you will be at your goal
It's wicked hot here, went swimming at my parents today and the water was warm too...like borderline hot for pool water...just saying.
I generally like to plan out my workouts for the week - I like feeling organized, it keeps me on track, and it makes it easier to balance the running with the lifting. But......every once in a while I think it's good to just wing-it. One of my gym's has an indoor pool, so no issues with the heat - just kids. Though they do close if there is thunder and lightning.
Doesn't matter today though, because I skipped the workout. After a long day in a hot classroom, I was wiped. I have both gym and swim bag packed for tomorrow. But honestly, it may just end up being a week off.
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Track- yes
Calories- under
Water- over 100 oz
Exercise- no1 -
Daily post for Monday
Track- yes
Calories- perfect
Carbs- way under my limit!
Exercise- no
Water- ehh could’ve been more especially with this awful heat!
I am almost in the 180s- once I reach 185 i will be my pre-pregnancy weight again and my daughter just turned 4!3 -
Daily Post (Monday)
Goals: Started out today with the mindset of trying a 24 hour fast. That lasted 12 hours before I got hangry. I did finally manage to stay within my calorie goal, for the first time in what seems like weeks..so not a total loss.
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes
Exercise: No
Water Intake: 99 oz3 -
Mexiconona June 18
Track yes
Calories yes
Exercise no
Carbs over1
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