vickiontheriver wrote: »

Weigh in first week
PW 215.8
CW 213

new week to focus on getting some exercise.

@vickiontheriver We have your PW at 210. Is that a typo? Thanks!

November 9
Exercise: yes, finally got a snowy hike in with the dogs
Calories: yes
Tracked: yes

Tracking:yes
Calories:yes
Exercise:yes

November 10
Exercise. Yes
Calories. Yes
Tracked yes

dommylifts wrote: »

November 9
Exercised: yes. Heavy squats and jumping rope at the gym.
Calories: no! I was craving pizza and decided to use my cheat day today for an extra cheesy pizza. No regrets. Back to the grind tomorrow.
Tracked: yes. I also weighed everything except my pizza.

I am trying very hard to not lose anywhere near as much weight in one week as last week (5 pounds). I’ve been putting in extra time at the gym hoping to gain a little muscle mass this month to make up for weight lost. I want to eventually be around 140, but I want it to be done correctly, not just quickly. I know this is a competition but I also want to make sure I stay healthy in the process and stick to 1-1.5 pounds a week.

@dommylifts Sounds like a nice workout! Regarding your loss, I think about 1% loss per week is considered good, so for you about 1.5 lbs would be right on target. Keep up the protein to help maintain/grow the muscle. Do you have a trainer or are you following some kind of strength training plan in particular?

Last night, I saw an article about a study that looked at techniques people could use to stay on track with their exercise through the fall into November, which here in the northern hemisphere can be a tough, dark, chilly slog of a month when motivation really starts to wane.

They took inactive but healthy people, and gave them activity trackers and put them in three groups:

1. the control - did nothing new
2. exercise - they were directed to walk or jog a certain amount of time on their own, plus join a group workout once a week
3. meditation - practiced "body scans and mindful walking" and "quiet, seated meditations" ; also did one weekly group workout

And at the end, apparently the control group got less active over time. As the fall wore on, they were moving about 18 minutes less per day than they had been at the beginning of the study.

The other two groups moved less too, but their reduction was only 6 minutes less per day. So, that means that both being in the exercise group AND the meditation group helped keep people moving more, even when the late fall demotivation slog was underway!

Question
Do any of you do any meditation or mindfulness activities as part of your overall wellness plan? If so, what have been the benefits for you?

November 9
Username:JM216
Tracking:No
Calories:No
Exercise:Yes... college visit with my son, and we definitely got our steps in!

This is Roxie on this morning’s walk

LesIckaBod wrote: »

It's Saturday, and the last day of Week 1 for November. Today I'm looking for weights from:

@auntdeb37
@beachbunnydana
@emmclean
@ShareASmile
@tamyka105


And I have a few blanks spots in the spreadsheet from earlier this week, too. If I missed you earlier, please tag me here with a little reminder post! Here's who I'm looking for:

@90kgtoNewMe
@akaSaraNoH
@CDiddyGetsFitty
@cjscoey
@dalerichardson2011
@lacatgirl
@vickibublitz5

Posted mine up before you mentioned you needed my weigh in

LesIckaBod wrote: »

dommylifts wrote: »

@dommylifts Sounds like a nice workout! Regarding your loss, I think about 1% loss per week is considered good, so for you about 1.5 lbs would be right on target. Keep up the protein to help maintain/grow the muscle. Do you have a trainer or are you following some kind of strength training plan in particular?

@LesIckaBod I did Crossfit for about 3.5 years before finally moving to a different gym (more cost effective). I’m pretty proficient at all of the lifts and movements. I do not have a personal trainer nor do I follow any real programming. I tend to do lower body mon/fri, upper body tues/thurs. with rest on all other days from lifting. I do cardio almost daily. Just depends on what I feel like doing. I enjoy lifting heavy weights though! It’s fun to push my strength, form, and skill. Thanks for responding to me! One of the reasons I joined this group was the interaction and accountability. I love it so far!

November 10
Username: auntdeb37
Weigh in Day: Saturday
Weigh in Week 1
Previous Week Weight: 277.6
Today Weight: 279.2

Name: cjscoey
Weigh in week: 1
Weigh in day: Friday - please change me
Previous weight: 172
This week weight: 172

All Halloween candy has been removed from the house - that should help for next week!

November 10
Exercise: Yes
Tracked: Yes
Calories: no

dalerichardson2011 wrote: »

LesIckaBod wrote: »

It's Saturday, and the last day of Week 1 for November. Today I'm looking for weights from:

@auntdeb37
@beachbunnydana
@emmclean
@ShareASmile
@tamyka105


And I have a few blanks spots in the spreadsheet from earlier this week, too. If I missed you earlier, please tag me here with a little reminder post! Here's who I'm looking for:

@90kgtoNewMe
@akaSaraNoH
@CDiddyGetsFitty
@cjscoey
@dalerichardson2011
@lacatgirl
@vickibublitz5

Posted mine up before you mentioned you needed my weigh in

@dalerichardson2011 Can you repost it for me? I searched for your name, but for some reason I don't see the post. I look for the weigh-ins to be posted using this template:

@dalerichardson2011
November Week 1
PW:
CW:

Thank you!

auntdeb37 wrote: »

November 10
Username: auntdeb37
Weigh in Day: Saturday
Weigh in Week 1
Previous Week Weight: 277.6
Today Weight: 279.2

@auntdeb37 Our spreadsheet has your previous weight as 280.8 -- is that right?