TEAM WEIGHT NO MORE JANUARY 2019 TEAM CHAT
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@cyndiesstuff sending you hugs. Just remember a scale doesn't tell the whole story. I try never to let it affect me. Take an assessment on how you feel instead...are you feeling healthy inside, do you have more energy, how do your clothes feels (looser??) and take measurements. I have read that as you lose weight your fat cells fill with water and it takes a couple of weeks for it to shrink down to nothing. Use the scale as a guide and a guide only!4
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Daily check in for: Wednesday
Logged: Yes and under
Water: 96oz
Exercise & Steps: 30 min Leslie Sansone tape and 10,518 steps
Good day yesterday, I am happy I got my exercise in early as I was tired when we got home from the outlets. I stuck to my plan, I didn't eat after dinner, exercised, got my steps in. Today I have a doctor's appointment and my second PT session. I am trying to get all my appointments in before I start this new job. I am also making a baked "fried" chicken for dinner which I am hoping turns out. No reason not to have another good day!
@cyndiesstuff I know I don't have to tell you not to stress about the number on the scale. You have been doing fantastic! You have lost almost 5lbs since the beginning of January. Don't let that damn scale(or ED) derail you. Also remember, this may help with your pain so you really don't want to lose the 17 days you have invested in this plan. You got this girl!! xoxo3 -
Yesterday was a pretty good day. I think my shoulder is almost all better. I'm going to the chiropractor today and maybe an adjustment will finish off the healing process. I am going to try Yoga again tonight. I think it will be ok! Yesterday was good for food and water and steps. I did go over by 86 calories but it was because I decided to have some shrimp with my steak. Since it's a healthy food I say it doesn't count
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Week 3 Challenge . I know it is Thursday but I missed this somehow. It is a video on Intermittent Fasting. Fyi-t is over 36 min. I am going to watch but haven't gotten to yet.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10719624/week-3-challenge-intro-to-intermittent-fasting#latest1 -
I came across a really good, detailed article that I thought could help out a bunch of people on here. I know the subject comes up a lot, and many of us on Team Weight No More have questioned why were not losing weight.
Are you having trouble losing? Maybe you think you're doing everything right, and yet no results? This is an excellent troubleshooting article to help you pinpoint why this could be. It covers in detail the most common reasons why you may not be losing. And then tells you what to do about them!
Why Am I not Losing Weight?
https://www.aworkoutroutine.com/why-am-i-not-losing-weight/6 -
cyndiesstuff wrote: »I stood in the doorway. Dreading the trip to the scale. I had completed the morning ritual. I let the dog out, made the coffee, and stripped down to nothing. Why does that scale have so much power over me? Wait a minute, I remember, I am an addict. Not an addict that you would normally think of but an attic of weighing, measuring, and overthinking. As I walked to the scale, my heart sank deep in my chest. I want so badly for this new way of eating to work. I stepped on the scale, and the disappointment flooded my mind. That little voice inside my head (I call him ED, for eating disorder) became very loud. Told you it won't work. Whats the point of all the hard work? Just eat. Tim Horton's sounds good. You might as well give up. This is just who you are. And on and on ED went. Finally, I said, "you know what ED? Shut up". I have had enough of ED trying to take away all the hard work I have done. I have more to show than that number on the scale. I am making my body more healthy. The weigh loss will follow. This is me, standing up to ED. I will stay the course.
"Shut up ED"
I love your spirit
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Ljdanny
Week 3
Thursday
Pw 189
Cw 188.65 -
Daily check in for: Wednesday
Logged: Yes and under
Water: 12 cups
Exercise: 40 min treadmill and 10 min hula-hoop
Steps: 10,5494 -
@cyndiesstuff sending you hugs. Just remember a scale doesn't tell the whole story. I try never to let it affect me. Take an assessment on how you feel instead...are you feeling healthy inside, do you have more energy, how do your clothes feels (looser??) and take measurements. I have read that as you lose weight your fat cells fill with water and it takes a couple of weeks for it to shrink down to nothing. Use the scale as a guide and a guide only!
Yes! Love what you wrote @carlsoda! I have nothing to add... sending hugs your way @cyndiesstuff.2 -
User ID: Shirin_K
Week 3
Weigh-in Day: Thursday
Previous weight: 169.8
Current weight: 169.4
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Daily log in for: Wednesday
Logged: Yes, under
Water: 56 oz
Exercise: 30 minute walk
Steps: 12,342
Yesterday was another good day. Not a huge loss, but I’m okay with it. I also finally got around to taking body measurements, as Cyndie once recommended. I think it will be good to evaluate those once a month. The last time I recorded body measurements on MFP was July 2014, before getting pregnant with my second child. It was an eye-opener…I was so much smaller then! I had just completed the Insanity workout program and could do tons of pushups and a high-intensity workout…I weighed 140 pounds and remember knowing I had more to do to get where I wanted. So I still have a long ways to go, but happy I’m at least working on it.
For @Mrsbell8well
Starting weight: 192 lbs (Aug 2018)
Current Weight: 169.4 lbs
Pounds lost: 22.6 lbs
Goal Weight: 130 lbs
Height 5’3"
@cyndiesstuff I’m looking forward to reading that article. I love your spirit too! You’ve got this!
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User ID: nstephenson01
Weigh in day: Thursday
Week 3
Previous weight: 176.6
Current weight: 173.67 -
@nstephenson01 Amazing loss this week! Way to go!4
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Daily check in for: Wednesday
Logged: Yes, and under
Water: 68 oz
Exercise & Steps: 4 mile walk; 13,105 Steps
I was so frustrated with last week's weigh in. I'm glad to see my efforts were reflected on the scale this week. So many improvements aren't reflected on the scale. Hate that it has such power over us. Today is cardio day (day 22 in my exercise streak). We have snow in the forecast for the next 4 days. Yikes. So just for today I'm going to clean the house and begin a jigsaw puzzle. Steps may be low. Planning and pre-logging dinners seem to be working for me.
Make it a great day Team Weight No More!6 -
@carlsoda I agree 100% with what you said. Its a little more difficult than that for me tho. I have chronic pain and fatigue. So it is hard for me to gage my progress that way. See I never really feel good. But it is what it is. I do take measurements. But those don't really change week to week. And I know to not put so much stock in the scale. Thanks for caring. I really do appreciate it!!
@sleepymom5 what is your new job? yeah, I know. I am not going to quit. its just nuts tho!!
@hope002 I have punched ED in the nose before too. And threatened to duct tape his mouth shut! lol great job keeping your daily goals.
@ljdanny phew! good job. movement in the right direction. keep up the tough work.
@Shirin_K another half pound is good. you are doing great!! it is a very informative article. I got a lot out of it.
@nstephenson01 ohhhh yea girl!! I am doing the happy dance all around the office!! that is amazing. good job at preplanning and prerecording. I know it really helps me. adds a little self control. and omgosh day 22 you really got a great string going nancy! keep it up! it looks good on you.4 -
I'll be honest, I didn't do the week 3 challenge. I've been intermittent fasting for almost a year and a half now off and on now (mostly on!) and it's my favorite thing. I also listen to 1ish hour a week of the Intermittent Fasting podcast and I imagine the 80something hours of material they have covered since I started listening with episode 1 is slightly more thorough than the youtube video lol. (ifpodcast.com if anyone is interested in more information)
With my crazy schedule it helps so much to not have to think about packing ALLLL of my meals for the day the night before I work my 12 or 14 hour days. It allows me to eat larger, more satisfying meals. I don't feel guilty when I eat dinner at 10:00 at night. It makes it easier to turn down treats if you haven't "opened your window" yet. It's probably the reason I only gained back 6 of the 13 pounds I lost last year (*facepalm*)
On top of all of the reasons I like it, it apparently has a lot of health benefits that I'm assuming the video talks about. Calorie restriction being linked to longevity. Autophagy. Energy. All the things.... it works for me but I think people tend to expect too much from it as far as weight loss goes. If you want to lose weight you still have to eat at a deficit...4 -
User ID: bbcbw
Week Number: Week3
Previous weight: 192.8
Current weight: 1926 -
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@DananaNanas I would agree that you have had far greater exposure to IF than most people. I am so glad it works for you. How are you doing Dana?
@bbcbw yah! nice loss. good job checking in. your doing great
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Congrats to great losses, guys!
And hugs to the ones who had been disappointed with the scale numbers.
Remember the number on that evil thing doesn’t measure real progress.
And no weigh loss is linear! It’s just not possible.
It will go down, slowly. All that matters is you are being consistent!
Hugs again
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