Daily Post (Monday)

Track: Yes
Calories: Yes
Exercise:Yes, 30 mins weight training, 10 mins elliptical

Good Morning Slimsons!!

It's Tuesday, you got this!

ka97 wrote: »

I’m struggling again. My knee pain has flared up, and though I’ve been in denial about it, it’s there. It was bad enough that I took a couple of days off last week. Unfortunately when I’m not running I get into such a funk, and I don’t handle stress well. I had a major food binge last night, and just barely holding on today. I’ve got my workouts mapped out for the rest of the week, and I am going to finish my runs. But then starting next week - I’m committing to 3 weeks no running. I hate the idea. But I also know that “cutting back” doesn’t work and just drags the injury out even longer. I’ll be away on vacation for a week of that time so my thought is a week off, with a week of swimming and lifting before and after. I suspect that kickboxing may be the source so I going to do the next to classes with modifications, and then skip the next session or two.

@ka97 I totally get that. Back in December I had to stop lower body workouts completely because I had managed to get my hips all twisted out of place. I felt like I was dying on the inside. Sadly, it was only 4 weeks, but I didn't think I was going to survive. I get it. You will be ok though, it's only a few weeks

Daily Post (Wednesday)

Track: Yes
Calories: Yes
Exercise:hours of yard work, yuck.

Comments Good day, lots of yard work, spot on with calories, but I did manage to get a wicked sunburn, but it will be ok, hopefully soon.

Keri8680 wrote: »

PW 185.2
CW 181.8
Yay my goal of being in the 170s by the end of July is so close!!!

@Keri8680 Awesome!! That's super exciting, you'll be there before you know it!!

kearyandjessy wrote: »

Previous Week's weight:299.8 lbs
Todays Weight: 299.6

I did not lose much but I did not gain so to me that is a win! I have been concentrating on my food intake and water intake and not on exercise. So now this week I am going to concentrate on my exercise. Praying that I don't gain weight, I know that muscle weighs more I just finally got down below 300 and do not want to go back up.

@kearyandjessy I felt the same way when I got below 200. I get it, but I wouldn't stress too much about muscle weight if your focus is weight training for your exercise. Muscle may "weigh" more than fat but it also eats fat so...it's a good thing to have around

tinak33 wrote: »

Previous Weight: 159.1
Current Weight: 157.7

Finally back in the right direction...
I think I might be giving myself till the end of the year to get to my goal (about 20-25 more lbs to drop).
I feel like I am too comfortable at this weight/size, and I think it's because these are my smallest clothes.
But I don't want to be comfortable here. And I know I need to push harder if I really want to get to that ultimate goal. Its just going to be a harder daily (sometimes hourly!) battle than it was before....

@tinak33 Weight loss always slows down when you get closer to your goal weight and you might not necessarily have to push harder per se, but stay the course and maybe slowly increase activity or try strength training if you don't already, those things will help you burn extra calories ultimately..but it's normal for the weight to come off slower as you get close to your goal, so stay the course!! You WILL get there!!

SavannahS2016 wrote: »

Username: SavannahS2016
Week: July Week 3
SW =188
CW=184

@SavannahS2016 Awesome loss!! Congrats!!

lhebert1969 wrote: »

Sorry, my weigh in was supposed to be Monday..Was having trouble finding my Bookmarks for this post..

I didn't really lose anything yet..I keep going up & down..
Still at 272..keep bouncing between 274-272..
I'm trying..
I did mow the backyard on Saturday..which was heck with the Texas heat..but I did it..lol

@lhebert1969 You know, sometimes losing weight is more about finding the right intake vs expenditure numbers and I know how hard that can be. I just spent the last couple months trying to figure it out, lower isn't always the best way to go. I just raised my intake 300 calories a day and I workout everyday in some fashion and I'm finally trending down again, so play with the numbers and also don't get discouraged. Sometimes you can be losing fat and not weight, that process doesn't happen simultaneously typically. Your body believes it's going to replace the fat in the cells and uses water as a "placeholder" and eventually it gives up and lets go of the water, this is sometimes referred to as the "Whoosh Effect" which sounds made up, I know. http://100down.org/the-whoosh-effect/
The bottom line is...don't give up, it does take time and remember, you didn't get here overnight, you won't get to your goal overnight either.

CourtneyLomonaco wrote: »

Daily Post Thursday
Track: yes
Calories: under
Exercise: 30 minute "jog" with my daughter in stroller
Water: not a lot

My bookmark disappeared. Is this a problem anyone else is having?

@CourtneyLomonaco Funny, I hadn't even noticed, I only use the bookmarks like once a week if I do the weekly results, wonder how long that's been going on.
I normally just bookmark the page in my browser.
I submitted a ticket to MFP, hopefully they return them soon.