mfg94 wrote: »

Do you guys eat back the calories you burn from exercise?

Most of it, but not always. If I had to guess, probably 75%.

SummerSkier wrote: »

I find it completely discouraging being a petite and not that heavy gal sometimes. I mean I can be "on the wagon" for weeks and weeks and slowly drop maybe a pound or two and in happy scale avg is slower. But then I have just one bad day or two and BOOM the scale pops right back up those pounds and maybe even more?!!! I mean WTF?!!!! And it's not like everyone says that it slides back off again in 2 days of being back on track. Well not for me. It takes weeks and weeks to recover again. And it's not like I ate 7000 extra cals or a lot of salt either.

*****WAH****** can I have a pity party please???

This has been my struggle for over a week! I reached a new LW (135 lbs) and the next day I was back up 3.5 lbs. I know it’s just water retention but I feel so frustrated. I’m hanging in there. There’s still 2 weeks left in this challenge!

Oh hi I am new to the forum and love the accountability threads!

I’m a bit of a late start so I will share today’s stats and my goals for the remainder of the month

Age 45
Height 5’2”
SW 228, dress size 18/20
March 2020 weight (new goals set at this time as I had started sneaking back up) 166
CW 143.4, dress size 3/4
GW - I don’t have one. My goal is to maintain muscle, continue dropping some fat until I can see my abs. I do not want to be ripped long term but I’d like just once to see my musculature!!! My current weight is where I will reverse diet up to once I’ve hit that goal.

I currently work with a bodybuilding coach - weigh in/pics and measurements every Thursday morning. My bf is on this journey with me.

This months goals -
1. stay consistent.
2. Track and stick to my allotted macros daily.
3. Continue workouts. 60-90 min weight sessions Thur-tues. 50min cardio daily

Leahh505 wrote: »

Hey I'm Leah, and I need your help.. please what do you think about https://gastod.com/customketodiet/.... I keep reading reviews about it but I cant make up my mind because of the price... I would really love your opinion

Hi Leah, I’m not going to click on the link, but it says keto and you say it’s expensive, so don’t do it. Just log all your calories and exercise here and see how it goes. The worst that can happen is that you still have your money in your pocket. And at best, you’ll also have lost some weight.

2019: HW 78 - LW 69
CW: 72.2
Maintenance weight: 69.5
June GW: get back to 70

1. Get my snacking under control. I'm good with my three meals, but it is the inbetween and evening snacks that undo everything
2. My June goal is exactly the same as the April and May goal, I'll keep on reporting here on a daily basis until I get to 70 again - sorry for the spamming ladies.
3. Hopefully, we will get back to diving again somewhere this month. I already said this last month, so fingers crossed. The good news is that today I'm not only at the office, but I used my bike to come here !

02/06: 72.2
03/06: 72.1
04/06: 72.6
05/06: 73.0 - Wait, what ???!!
06/06: 73.0
07/06: 73.0
08/06: 72.8
09/06: 72.6
10/06: — jumped on my bike without weighing
11/06: 73.0
12/06: 73.2 Well well, I've been really under my cals this week, even counting in the dinner date so I guess this is just a fluke.
13/06: 73.3
14/06: 73.4 - feels like I'm growing something inside me - and NOOOO I'm not pregnant
15/06: 73.0 - that's better !
16/06: 72.8
17/06: 73.3
18/06: 72.7
19/06: 72.7

Mid-month check in: My weight loss progress temporarily stalled and I added back carbs to my diet. I'm going to restart the diet next week.

36, 5’3
April SW: 146
June 2: 138
June 19: 135.6

Goals:
1. Work out 3-4x per week
2. Low carb
3. Limit drinks to once a week
4. Get 8 hours of shut eye

2019: HW 78 - LW 69
CW: 72.2
Maintenance weight: 69.5
June GW: get back to 70

1. Get my snacking under control. I'm good with my three meals, but it is the inbetween and evening snacks that undo everything
2. My June goal is exactly the same as the April and May goal, I'll keep on reporting here on a daily basis until I get to 70 again - sorry for the spamming ladies.
3. Hopefully, we will get back to diving again somewhere this month. I already said this last month, so fingers crossed. The good news is that today I'm not only at the office, but I used my bike to come here !

02/06: 72.2
03/06: 72.1
04/06: 72.6
05/06: 73.0 - Wait, what ???!!
06/06: 73.0
07/06: 73.0
08/06: 72.8
09/06: 72.6
10/06: — jumped on my bike without weighing
11/06: 73.0
12/06: 73.2 Well well, I've been really under my cals this week, even counting in the dinner date so I guess this is just a fluke.
13/06: 73.3
14/06: 73.4 - feels like I'm growing something inside me - and NOOOO I'm not pregnant
15/06: 73.0 - that's better !
16/06: 72.8
17/06: 73.3
18/06: 72.7
19/06: 72.7
20/06: 72.5
21/06: 72.5
22/06: 73.0

I ate a bit too much this weekend, but all in all I've achieved a decent deficit this week, hence I think the 73 is mainly due to bloating after a very heavy weekend schedule.

Glad to hear that @weatherking2019 !


2019: HW 78 - LW 69
CW: 72.2
Maintenance weight: 69.5
June GW: get back to 70

1. Get my snacking under control. I'm good with my three meals, but it is the inbetween and evening snacks that undo everything
2. My June goal is exactly the same as the April and May goal, I'll keep on reporting here on a daily basis until I get to 70 again - sorry for the spamming ladies.
3. Hopefully, we will get back to diving again somewhere this month. I already said this last month, so fingers crossed. The good news is that today I'm not only at the office, but I used my bike to come here !

02/06: 72.2
03/06: 72.1
04/06: 72.6
05/06: 73.0 - Wait, what ???!!
06/06: 73.0
07/06: 73.0
08/06: 72.8
09/06: 72.6
10/06: — jumped on my bike without weighing
11/06: 73.0
12/06: 73.2 Well well, I've been really under my cals this week, even counting in the dinner date so I guess this is just a fluke.
13/06: 73.3
14/06: 73.4 - feels like I'm growing something inside me - and NOOOO I'm not pregnant
15/06: 73.0 - that's better !
16/06: 72.8
17/06: 73.3
18/06: 72.7
19/06: 72.7
20/06: 72.5
21/06: 72.5
22/06: 73.0
23/06: 73.0

5'8" 42yo
SW: 154.4
May GW: 140
GW: 133

August SW 145.8 EW 145.6
Sept SW 145.6 EW 145.6
Oct SW 145.6 EW 142.6
Nov SW 142.6 EW 146.2
Dec SW 146.2 EW 147.0
Jan SW 147.0 EW 142.0
Feb SW 140.5 EW 143.2
Mar SW 143.2 EW 143.4
May SW ???? EW 143.6

1. Lay off the carbs
2. Workout at lunch 3x a week

6/2 - 143.6 - how is it June? My life has been a madhouse, but hubby is recovered and we're off to WY tomorrow for a few days with 4 horses (and kids) for a sale this wknd. Sunday I'm going to take a great big sigh and be ready for some normalcy. The good news is I've maintained, the bad news - I've been chowing down nightly on enchiladas & dos equis.
6/10 - 142.6 - I took a week off, we were traveling quite a bit. I was pleasantly surprised with the scale this morning. I did pack lots of oranges, apples, etc instead of having junk food in the car. I think it helped.
6/11-142.2- Ave 142.6 - Did well with food and exercise yesterday.
6/12 - 143.0/142.6 - epic failure on sweets yesterday..inhaled an entire bag of crispy brownie bites - the whole thing. Starting fresh today.
6/16 - 145.6/144.4 - I did pretty well over the wknd, kept things in bounds and worked outdoors all day Sat. Actually took Sunday to rest up a bit - church and then a lunch date with my hubby at a fabulous restaurant followed by riding out in the country for an hour. So nice to have a day to 'reset'. Yesterday - ugh - I let him and my stepdaughter talk me into meeting them for a big greasy hamburger & fries for lunch - after I'd stopped for a breakfast burrito and then my MIL cooked dinner for us or I would've at least skipped dinner.... I still feel like my hands are swollen today and it was an immediate 2lbs jump. Skipped breakfast this morning and have a protein bar for lunch.
6/17 - 143.6 - did much better yesterday.
6/23 - 145.9 - yesterday I did decent...but Fri/Sat/Sun was road trip to Texas and involved waaaayyyy too much food at my old favorite places. I still feel so puffy. Drinking tons of water and a protein bar for lunch/no breakfast. I think I should be back on track by Thursday.

38, 5’9”
SW 152.2
GW 140

End of June GW: 148

I’ve been here before but let myself get lazy and stopped logging/tracking my weight. Now I find myself up 6 lbs. and am motivated to find some accountability to FINALLY get to my target weight and stay there.

My main goal for the rest of the month is to log my food every day and stay within my calorie goals.

June 11: 150.2
June 14: 151.2
June 24: 150.0

Hi all,

How is everyone? I enjoyed some quiet two weeks and have a bit of catching up to do here 😊

My break started with a nice long weekend. And when I came back to the office my inbox was flooded like I had been gone for two weeks instead of two days. Happy days! Have been working my b*** off since then. And that while TOM was giving a me an unusually unpleasant time, too. Loads of cramps. All in all, I did relax a little on the food front to manage it all in some way. Sports and other activities I still did but reduced intensity (you know, stay moving around but not pass out or curl up on the floor).

Long story short, the balance has been creeping a bit back up. I’m glad that the monthly average is still below last month’s average but I want the weekly average to go back down, too. Because, you know. 😊

Thank goodness, stuff is looking up again and I’m up for connecting again. Being social in times as the last two weeks is a real challenge for me although I know that the more I stay in tune with MFP, and this thread here in particular, the better it is for staying on track.

So here I am. Back in the game and reading up on how everybody’s been doing while I had been gone.

xxx

Steady wins the race.

169 cm / 5’5”, 37 y 
HW: 76.1 kg (26/Aug/19) 
GW Jun: 72.0 kg
Overall GW: 57.5 kg
Monthly avg –> Sep: 73.6 kg / Oct: 73.0 kg / Nov: 72.5 kg / Dec: 71.6 kg / Jan: 71.7 kg / Feb: 72.3 kg / Mar: 72.5 kg / Apr: 72.8 kg / May: 73.6 kg

Goal #1: Start losing what I regained since February. => Work in progress.
Goal #2: Log and post more regularly. Logging at least 5 out of 7 days, posting at least weekly. => Logging: check. Posting: Skipped about 2 weeks.
Goal #3: Stay active. => On track.
GW Jun: 72.0 kg => Not gonna happen. Let's see how close I can get though

mfg94 wrote: »

mfg94 wrote: »

Hey ladies,

I've just discovered this group!

My June goal is to lose a minimum of 3lbs. I've lost 10.5lbs over the past 2 months and this week was my first gain in this time (+2.5lbs). Last week I lost 3lbs but I think I was pretty much starving for 3 days and dehydrated so I knew this week I'd be a bit heavier but I've definitely over-indulged.

03/06: -3lbs
10/06: +2.5lbs
17/06: - 1.5lbs
24/06: -3lbs

I'm:
25
5"5
CW: 139lbs
GW: 133lbs

I run twice a week, do two bootcamp/circuit sessions and two 'other' (either long walks or tennis) a week and I want to make the most of this lockdown/WFH time to make a big change before life opens back up and it's harder to have this much control over my life.

Hopefully this group helps keep me accountable!

I'm sooooo happy to be under the 140s!! I haven't even seen this number for 2.5 years and then it was fleeting, fingers crossed i can stick at it and keep dropping weight. I did have a crazy active week though and i burnt over 5500 calories which is way more than i usually would in a week so i knew i was on for a loss. I've got some birthdays coming up this week which means there's going to be more treat food/drinks about so we'll see what my willpower is feeling like!

5'8" 42yo
SW: 154.4
May GW: 140
GW: 133

August SW 145.8 EW 145.6
Sept SW 145.6 EW 145.6
Oct SW 145.6 EW 142.6
Nov SW 142.6 EW 146.2
Dec SW 146.2 EW 147.0
Jan SW 147.0 EW 142.0
Feb SW 140.5 EW 143.2
Mar SW 143.2 EW 143.4
May SW ???? EW 143.6

1. Lay off the carbs
2. Workout at lunch 3x a week

6/2 - 143.6 - how is it June? My life has been a madhouse, but hubby is recovered and we're off to WY tomorrow for a few days with 4 horses (and kids) for a sale this wknd. Sunday I'm going to take a great big sigh and be ready for some normalcy. The good news is I've maintained, the bad news - I've been chowing down nightly on enchiladas & dos equis.
6/10 - 142.6 - I took a week off, we were traveling quite a bit. I was pleasantly surprised with the scale this morning. I did pack lots of oranges, apples, etc instead of having junk food in the car. I think it helped.
6/11-142.2- Ave 142.6 - Did well with food and exercise yesterday.
6/12 - 143.0/142.6 - epic failure on sweets yesterday..inhaled an entire bag of crispy brownie bites - the whole thing. Starting fresh today.
6/16 - 145.6/144.4 - I did pretty well over the wknd, kept things in bounds and worked outdoors all day Sat. Actually took Sunday to rest up a bit - church and then a lunch date with my hubby at a fabulous restaurant followed by riding out in the country for an hour. So nice to have a day to 'reset'. Yesterday - ugh - I let him and my stepdaughter talk me into meeting them for a big greasy hamburger & fries for lunch - after I'd stopped for a breakfast burrito and then my MIL cooked dinner for us or I would've at least skipped dinner.... I still feel like my hands are swollen today and it was an immediate 2lbs jump. Skipped breakfast this morning and have a protein bar for lunch.
6/17 - 143.6 - did much better yesterday.
6/23 - 145.9 - yesterday I did decent...but Fri/Sat/Sun was road trip to Texas and involved waaaayyyy too much food at my old favorite places. I still feel so puffy. Drinking tons of water and a protein bar for lunch/no breakfast. I think I should be back on track by Thursday.
6/24 - 144.4 - Better yesterday, still working on drinking tons of water & light lunches. I haven't been working out at lunch, but have been spending 2-3 hours working at the barn every evening.
6/25 - 144.2 - Lots of salad and pretty decent day. Rode for hours last night, love this time of year.

5'8" 42yo
SW: 154.4
May GW: 140
GW: 133

August SW 145.8 EW 145.6
Sept SW 145.6 EW 145.6
Oct SW 145.6 EW 142.6
Nov SW 142.6 EW 146.2
Dec SW 146.2 EW 147.0
Jan SW 147.0 EW 142.0
Feb SW 140.5 EW 143.2
Mar SW 143.2 EW 143.4
May SW ???? EW 143.6

1. Lay off the carbs
2. Workout at lunch 3x a week

6/2 - 143.6 - how is it June? My life has been a madhouse, but hubby is recovered and we're off to WY tomorrow for a few days with 4 horses (and kids) for a sale this wknd. Sunday I'm going to take a great big sigh and be ready for some normalcy. The good news is I've maintained, the bad news - I've been chowing down nightly on enchiladas & dos equis.
6/10 - 142.6 - I took a week off, we were traveling quite a bit. I was pleasantly surprised with the scale this morning. I did pack lots of oranges, apples, etc instead of having junk food in the car. I think it helped.
6/11-142.2- Ave 142.6 - Did well with food and exercise yesterday.
6/12 - 143.0/142.6 - epic failure on sweets yesterday..inhaled an entire bag of crispy brownie bites - the whole thing. Starting fresh today.
6/16 - 145.6/144.4 - I did pretty well over the wknd, kept things in bounds and worked outdoors all day Sat. Actually took Sunday to rest up a bit - church and then a lunch date with my hubby at a fabulous restaurant followed by riding out in the country for an hour. So nice to have a day to 'reset'. Yesterday - ugh - I let him and my stepdaughter talk me into meeting them for a big greasy hamburger & fries for lunch - after I'd stopped for a breakfast burrito and then my MIL cooked dinner for us or I would've at least skipped dinner.... I still feel like my hands are swollen today and it was an immediate 2lbs jump. Skipped breakfast this morning and have a protein bar for lunch.
6/17 - 143.6 - did much better yesterday.
6/23 - 145.9 - yesterday I did decent...but Fri/Sat/Sun was road trip to Texas and involved waaaayyyy too much food at my old favorite places. I still feel so puffy. Drinking tons of water and a protein bar for lunch/no breakfast. I think I should be back on track by Thursday.
6/24 - 144.4 - Better yesterday, still working on drinking tons of water & light lunches. I haven't been working out at lunch, but have been spending 2-3 hours working at the barn every evening.
6/25 - 144.2 - Lots of salad and pretty decent day. Rode for hours last night, love this time of year.
6/23 - 143.2 - Crazy busy day yesterday, drank tons of water - I think I was so bloated. Rode for a couple of hours and then shoveled sand - working on foundation for washroom. IDK how many calories it burned, but I'm sore today.