NON WW & WW NEWBIES, OUR NEW LIFE, THE START OF SOMETHING WONDERFUL

First 10 Day Check in of 100 day challenge:

Goals:
1)Meet burned calories goal with intentional exercise (200 x 5 days per week)
2)No snooze alarm
3)Stay within calorie boundaries (1417-1660)

3/3 goals- I did this 5 days
2/3 goals- I did this 4 days
1/3 goals- I did this 1 day


4)Lose 1 lb

I lost 3.5 lbs

@theslightedgeforever congrats on the Fitbit challenge! It's great it helped. I don't have a fitbit. I thought about buying one but I am already pretty obsessed about data so I'm not sure it would be good for me. But I wanted one because I need something to track and remind me to drink water. And that's fantastic on the 100 day challenge! Maybe I should check it out. Your calorie range is close to mine 1450-1600.

@cbabie, congrats on the fast! It sounds like it will be a good reset for you.

@trooworld I think empowered is a great word, I find it very meaningful in numerous contexts. There were lots of times in my life when I didn't feel empowered, so gaining that back has meant a lot to me.

@TeresaW1020 glad your schedule worked out.

Thanks for all the comments on WW everyone, it is helping. I went to the gym today and I have been working on core for several months with my trainer bc I had a minor injury. Now we are just starting back to strength training again (which I love) so it is a real milestone for me. I also weighed myself again- so since I started WW Jan 1, I have lost 2.5 lbs. I'm kind of amazed, that's a little faster than I expected and I am also not sure if it will last. Like it's hard to trust. But I'm trying to inch up what I eat very slightly. So definitely making small adjustments now. As long as I lose around 1lb a week I would be happy.

@cbabie Yaaay on internet and you are doing well with no sugar and PB. You're halfway done with your fast. I think I don't like being last because of my birth order.

@trooworld Since you spend a lot of time at work, you're going to have to have a strategy to beat your environment. You are in control. What if you were to ask your boss and workmates if the cookies and chocolates can be moved to the other breakroom. Thus removing the temptation. I bet there are others in your office that would like to eat a bit more healthy, right? Yes I got my streak back. I'm shooting for a 1000 now. Usually I don't care about streaks but I've come this far. I like your word for the year. I have 3 goals that I'm working on each day for the 100 day challenge. If I am successful with only one goal out of 3, then it's 1/3. I think it's easy to do well on the first week of January. Ask me again come mid February or July.

@Teresaw1020 That's great that you were able to manage your schedule so you could still attend WW. That's putting yourself first. I had some stinkin' thinking today with your comment on Congrats on the 3.5 lbs. Immediately I thought, thank you but it probably won't last. AGH! So to rephrase that, thank you for the compliment. I worked really hard this past week and I'm glad you noticed. (This was yesterday's journal work for the 100 day challenge) I'm glad I got to put it into use.

@its_cleo Yaaaay on your weight loss. Have you found a water tracker you like? I'm terrible with water. oh let me rephrase that.....I used to be terrible with water, but now I'm learning to stop and hydrate myself regularly. Isn't that better? When I used that app about watering the plants, my plants always died. So for now my water goals aren't in the picture but one day will be there. I think a 1 lb goal per week is a very good one. It's doable and will keep you making lifestyle changes versus dieting, I think. Anyone can lose weight but keeping it off is the problem. I've thought about putting in some maintenance weeks after this first 100 days to see can I stay within a two lb range. Then go onto the next 100 days and start losing. I'll have 65 days to play with this year. I know vacation will be apart of that plus the last 2 weeks of December. My usual way of losing weight is losing weight during the year, then gaining at vacation and end of the year so my overall net weight is still a gain. I need to do something different this year and maintain what I've lost.

@gemwolf110 Looks like you had a very successful week. Way to go! The hockey game sounds fun. Becoming a coach is a good way to stay active. Plus it sounds like something you enjoy. Which is always a plus. So why do you think in person WW would be better. Is it just the weighing in part that you think will keep you accountable? Then why not find you someone that you know to weigh you in. Someone that you could take your scale to at the same time each week so it's consistent. Not a good friend that you really won't care if you lose or gain, but someone that you would be a bit embarrassed if you gained? Have you looked up any of the MFP members that are in your area? They could even be an accountability buddy. There is always a way to do this. I'm going to a brunch tomorrow with some friends. That's about the extent of my weekend plans. I joined another fitbit challenge for the weekend so I'll be working on my steps.


Today is my rest day for exercise. I've shared the twins videos before but I really liked this one talking about how to break up your points and how they became successful. I mean one has lost like 110 lbs and the other about 85 or so and has been on maintenance for a year. What I like the most is that the main message I get from them is do what works for you. They eat alot of processed foods but they've still lost a lot of weight. One doesn't do formal exercise and she still has lost 110 lbs. I think that's amazing.


https://youtu.be/DR3xslwi-ks

Morning everyone

Sorry I have been MIA - The pain in the chest has been troubling, keeping me awake at night and it was all I could do - just to go to work, come home and go to bed. No exercise or studio meetings for me :9
Went to the doctors at DH insistence on Friday and they believe it is cracked ribs when I fell.. Have sent me for x-rays and given me painkillers and an anti inflammatory medication. After 24 hours, I am feeling so much better. Hence here I am

@cbabie - Thanks for checking with me. I am glad you killed your steps by taking baby for a walk, Did you get headaches or withdrawals from going cold turkey on sugar? That is a decision that shows just how much strength you do have

@teresaw2010 -I am glad you could change your work shifts that suit you. Glad you have an understanding pastor. How is your 100 day trekking going?

@theslightedgeforever - thanks for the twins video - I am now following them on You tube as well. I have heard them say that you need to choose an exercise that you are prepared to do for the rest of your life. I can not see me going to the gym to list weights when I am 80, but I can see me walking

@Its_cleo - Congrats on your loss - well done

@gemwolf110 - From connect here, I see that the ladies drop in and out. They sign up when it is 50% off - cancel the week before the special ends on their membership and with in a couple of weeks there is another special. That is the way they keep the cost down

@trooworld - sorry you are feeling sick. We do not have that kind of service in Aus.

I missed you girls - I know I sink when I am not in contact with this group

Take care

Trish

@TrishasTime take care, cracked ribs is painful. I hope you can take it easy and rest.

@theslightedgeforever thanks for sharing that video. I haven't found a water tracker I like. I tried the plant one, but I didn't like it. I was trying to change cup sizes and couldn't figure it out and deleted it lol. It was probably me being dumb but I just wasn't that impressed with the ap overall. Now I'm just trying to keep track by counting myself, but I usually lose track by 10 am. I think that's a really smart idea about the maintenance and trying it out.

@cbabie how much longer is your fast?

@trooworld sorry to hear about the exhibit, that sucks. Can you sell them yourself?

Well I am really struggling yesterday and today. This is my pattern. I have eaten well on ww and within points for a week and a half and now I just want to binge. I love fast food, chinese food, ice cream, cake. So I eat well for a couple weeks, then I eat really crappy for two days. It's not really 'binging' all at once, but it's just eating a lot of crap for two days, like more than is healthy. And bc it's all stuff I dont normally eat, I always end up gettting nauseous because it's too much.

All my extra points on ww are gone. Tuesday my week starts again. So I'm just trying to hold it together. I have plain greek yogurt, fruit, and have enough points to add like a tbsp of chocolate sauce. So I might try that later.

Anyway hope everyone has a good week.

Quick meals- I love steak, and it can be grilled really quickly or broiled in 5 mins if you dont have a grill. Fish- salmon. There are lots of marinades online. I like one with lime juice...

This week I am doing sort of like burritos without the shell- chicken, some black beans, salsa, veg, etc. all thrown together.

Hi everyone


@theslightedgeforever - Funny enough - I was not really interested in food, but I must have eaten more than I think cause the scale moved in the wrong way

@its_cleo _ how do you go with weight loss when you eat almost all your weekly points. I find that I can barely touch mine without it showing on the scales. I guess we all have to find what suits us

@gemwolf100 - I usually make chicken meatballs miniature and freeze them - lovely just pull out with salad or pasta

@TeresaW1020 - Glad yo u had a great time at the farewell party and that the food was well received. I am tyring a new WW receipe tonight which has pork sausages, sweet potato, red onions, cherry tomatoes, wholegrain mustard and others, marinate it together and throw it into the oven. I will let you know how it goes

@trooworld - Hope your online doctor was correct. I find it kind of hard to see how could they evaluate that without listening to your chest, taking your temp etc etc. To go o the doctors here (unless the bill straight back to Mdicare cost about $40 for an appointment - regardless f you walk in as an emergency or not.

Note sure if I walked under ladder or something similar, it is just one thing after another here, got a nail in my tyre and they could not patch it as it was too close to the edge and had to buy another one. My tooth that ached before and I had a root canal - is aching again and off I go back to the dentist. The inside garage wall hat was rendered, the rendering is dropping off (my home is 10 years old) and that apparently is the original builder, did not put enough cement in the mixture.

Tae care

Trish

@gemwolf110 I’ve tried ground chicken and it’s just not meatloaf. Making mini loaves in muffin tins will help me keep down the portion sizes too.

@TrishasTime Yikes on all the stress inducing events happening around you. This gives you plenty of opportunities to learn not to stress eat. How was your WW dinner

@trooworld Glad you are feeling better. Sorry about hubby. you can still lose some weight without exercise as long as you really watch what you put into your mouth during this time. Soup is good this time of year.

@its_cleo Good idea on cutting down on the meat and using beans/tofu. I made lentil tacos once that were really good. Sometimes you can do everything right and the scale doesn’t show or appreciate your effort. So just keep going and eventually you’ll get a WHOOSH on the scale when you weren’t expecting it.

So another good day for me. Stayed within calories. Exercised for 55 min Got my big sticker. Did my journal work. Onto day 15 of the challenge Just realized it will be my dad’s bday. I hope he’s having cake in heaven. Now he doesn’t have to worry about his glucose levels. Not that he worried before. 🙄 Mine are coming down nicely. Here’s to me keeping up the good work to maintain being diabetes free

@trooworld If your scale problem continues check to see are you measuring and weighing your food properly? Is your calorie goal the right level for your body? Maybe it’s too high of a number. Cut off 100 calories and see how you do on that. Try reducing your sodium. Cut off 10-20 carbs each day. How many calories are you burning each day? To lose 1 lb per week you need to have a calorie deficit of approximately 3500 calories between what you eat and what you burn. I’ve been using 500 each day as my guide. You’ll figure out your special number if you keep tweaking the formula as our bodies are all different. I hope you feel better soon. It’s hard when you don’t feel good.

@gemwolf110 With the mini loaves, if I cook and freeze them I can always just pop them out when needed. Then when I’m in the mood for beef it’s already done and I won’t be making two dishes. Chicken and beef.

@TeresaW1020 I made baked chicken fajitas for dinner. they were so yummy. Yaaay on your loss. Every little bit counts. I was laughing about your comment so much chicken 😮. That’s my menu pretty much everyday of the week. When my dh got diagnosed with his blood disorder I became anemic. Now I cook me some beef once a week. My hemoglobin is still low though. I need to find more iron laden foods.

Stayed within my food boundaries despite going out to breakfast with a friend. I passed up a free piece of San Sebastián cheesecake. I never pass on cheesecake. The restaurant gave me and my friend a “free gift” I cut it into two pieces and licked the knife and decided I didn’t want to waste my calories. Today was exercise rest day but did a 19 min walk to get in my step goal
Journal done and big sticker awarded 🙌🏻 onto Day 16

@trooworld Husbands are awful I think when they are sick. Big babies. Just take each day and make good choices. This is for the rest of our lives. Not until we just get to goal so we need to start making each day a good one. The good news is that my husband hugged me and said your not as fat as you normally are 😉 Ok he gets two points for trying to compliment me. He’s been working hard too so I should return the favor. I do tell him he’s still number one on my Fitbit list. That seems to motivate him

@gettingmeback2013 welcome to the group. There’s always room for more. What’s the saying many hands make light work. I need all the support I can get and I’m always willing to support you all.

Stayed within my food boundaries and did 45 min exercise. Met my step goal. No snooze alarm. Journal done. Another big sticker day. I left 1/2 piece of French toast on my plate today. Onto day 17

@cbabie I'm impressed, I've never fasted in my life. You sound really dedicated, and over half way done so good for you!

@trooworld glad you are slowly on the mend.....

@theslightedgeforever wow that's so great with the cheesecake. I love cheesecake lol. But it is about making a decision. I find I have times when I recognize I can just say no, and it seems so simple.

@TeresaW1020 those sound like great reasons. I have a hard time with whys. I'm not married and I don't have children. But for the first half of my life I endured a lot of damage to my body (long story)...ever since it has been important to me to be healthy and strong, so that is my why I guess. If I could be an athlete I would love it! But 42 is kind of late lol. So I just set my personal milestones. And yeah, this is my first time on ww.

My first time on any kind of 'diet'. Before I just tried to count calories and I could do that but still somehow would not lose weight, I guess I was eating too much.

I had a couple tough days but made it through, I feel much more motivated today. Only thing is I am not feeling well off and on the last couple weeks...if it doesn't clear up by next week may have to see a doctor, which I hate but it might be good to get a check up. It's been a couple years I think.

@gettingmeback2013 welcome!

Hello!! I would love to be apart of this group! I had a great group of WW friends. I went on my lunch hour and our group just clicked. I did this for almost a year. Then I had a job change and was working over an hour away from the WW facility. I tired going by my house but these groups were just not the same. I have agained alll the weight back and more. I’m in my second week of MFP and logging faithfully. I’m back and would love to be on this journey with all of you!!

@its_cleo I have those same times about it’s easy to say no and then there are those other times. I call it my switch. It’s either turned on or off. I wish I knew what makes it turn off so I could keep it flipped up. I keep visualizing a big lightswitch and me flipping it up. I’m in control. It’s never too late to become an athlete. Go google all the people that started in their 50s and up.

@gettingmeback2013 how much PB and choc chips in the yogurt. Unfortunately I’m one of those that is not a little dab of this and that person. Lol. I’m working on the morning exercise habit also.

@Sparkle1098 Welcome to the group. We’ll be your new weight loss buddies. Yaaay on logging your food.

So I stayed within my food boundaries. I exercised for 66 min. No snooze alarm journal done A big sticker day for me. Onto Day 18

For you newbies this is the journal I’m following.

http://www.weightlossjoy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/100DaysJournal.pdf

I have had two wins!

Yesterday I stopped and picked up Wendy’s for my daughter and I only ate ONE french fry.

Today a coworker put a chocolate cake donut on my desk while I was on the phone. Chocolate is my downfalll and currently I have a lot of pressure at work. That donut sat on my desk for two hours and I did not touch it. I finally picked it up and offered it to someone else. 🤦‍♀️



Has anyone purchased the premium account for MyFitnessPal?

If yes has it helped in your wellness/weight loss goals? What are the advantages?

Thanks!!!

Hi @Sparkle1098 ! Welcome! I'm pretty new myself WTG on not eaing that donut! 2 HOURS! That is some iron-clad willpower! I am also interested in knowing what people think of the premium MFP.

@theslightedgeforever I measured the yogurt and peanut butter the first time, but now just eye it! I believe the measurements were a cup of the vanilla nonfat greek yogurt, a Tbsp of peanut butter, a Tbsp of mini chocolate chips. So delish.

@cbabie I totally get why you're doing the fast. We are absolutely addicts, except we can't put it down and never touch it again! We HAVE to have our drug to live. I juice-fasted for 21 days once..I'm not sure I could do it again, but I sure came away with some clarity!

@TrishasTime thanks for the welcome! Enjoy your time off!

Today was a good day tracking and staying under calories. I actually ate pretty low. I will probably make up for that tomorrow since we will trapped inside due to a pretty hefty snow storm coming our way. LOL I'm actually looking forward to it a little bit! An excuse to be lazy and stay home! I'm all for it!