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  • PlaneMonkey
    PlaneMonkey Posts: 568 Member
    Thanks so much for the encouragement @Gidgitgoescrazy. I also have a huge bin of clothes from 2012 when I was into Crossfit and from 2008 when I ran a half marathon, but in between each of those athletic events, I ate my way back up to 250lbs. So far I haven't added any exercise to my weight loss plan because I know that for me, food choices are what I've so far been unable to change permanently. How do I learn to accept that I don't need more than 1400 calories a day when my husband gets to eat cheese, and steak sandwiches, and nachos, and all the yummy things.... I have enough willpower for myself, and have always been able to stay fit while single, but as soon as the comfort food requests come out and the cuddling on the couch with tv part of relationships takes over from the going out and being active, I spiral back up to 250 again before I catch myself.
    How do people with children do it?!? They're amazing to be able to make meals kids will still eat while keeping them filling and low calorie. Or else having to make 2 meals every time to satisfy everyone. Kudos to those who find that balance!

    Courtney


  • travelingalone1
    travelingalone1 Posts: 59 Member
    Sorry that I haven't been checking in on a daily basis, the last two weeks have been a little crazy for me. Starting today I'll try my best to check in every day with updates and goals and how I'm doing both good and bad.

    I haven't been doing any exercise the last two weeks, but I have been starting to walk and count my steps. Today, I'm going to add some exercise into my daily routine.

    My Goals For The Rest Of November:
    1) 3,000 steps 6 days a week
    2) Exercise 4 to 5 days a week 30 minutes a day.
    3) Drink a gallon of water a daily. (128 fl oz)
    4) log in my dairy daily. (good & bad days)

    Haven't really been doing most of these, but today is a new day. Hopefully, by doing these goals faithfully I'll start seeing an increase in weight-loss.

    Hope everyone is having a good day and staying safe. 😃 🏵️
  • evangsimmons170
    evangsimmons170 Posts: 1,188 Member
    jugar wrote: »
    WaistAways! We did not make it into the top 3 this week, but we had a good percentage of small green increments, so hang on - we'll hit a good whoosh soon. **Kittens** in gear - you know what to do! And @Terytha . You know how much I enjoy numbers, but you are NOT stuck on 169 just because it is the lowest you hit years ago. Promise.

    Crazy Idea Department:
    I just went through the whole team - it being the day for tallies - and I see that it would be easy to make 12 "pods" of 2-3 people, each within a fairly small weight range. I'm wondering if you'd be interested to have this kind of pod thing to add a layer to the team support. You could send each other a daily text, try to lose the same amount in a week, get in touch before eating the evil chocolate cake of doom or something - . Of course, I know that some of you are crazy busy and would have trouble adding one more thing, but if you're interested, make a squeak.

    Here are the groupings just based on weight - it isn't the only way to do it, but just as an example.
    @YinxFed and @coffeetwist
    @mbakhtiaruz and @snakagawa11
    @terytha @krcapone and @CanadianGiraffe
    jguldi11 @MandiSaysHey and @AshenMoon
    @PlaneMonkey and @conleywoods
    @lovethyneighbor and @ells_runs
    @dashofwicked and @offitgoes
    @kmriedell @evelynladams527 and @Kali225
    @JvalaNavin and @KellyBgetsfit
    @evangsimmons170 @travelingalone1 and @happimess01
    @SMcFall0215 @Gidgitgoescrazy and @Steph1498
    @pearl4686 and @micki48

    I chose similar weight as a way to make the groupings since it is usual that you could lose at around the same rate and would be aiming for similar monthly goal weights. Give it a think and let me know if you'd like to try it! Or if you absolutely would not consider it. Maybe just a few people want a buddy to get some kicks in the SOP more personally :grimace:

    @jugar I like this idea....sorry I'm so late in responding.

    @ evelynladams527 I'm glad your spouse was OK with the surgery. My ex/re husband (LOL) is on the mend, although he hates being home and restricted. :smile:
  • evangsimmons170
    evangsimmons170 Posts: 1,188 Member
    KellyBgetsfit wrote: »
    The last week has been hard. Work has me very stressed out and anxious. Mom life has been hard. My 4 year old wakes up several times a night. One night, I slept for 3 hrs 45 min, not in a row. I am lucky if I get 6 hrs, not in a row. This morning, I got up at 5am, ready to workout and the baby got up 5 minutes later.

    My weekend wins - went for a walk on Sat, even though I was exhausted. I logged all weekend (all week actually) I did NOT eat all the carbs like I usually do when I sleep deprived. I not only washed the clothes, but I put them away - HUGE WIN for me. I am always doing laundry and I hate putting it away.

    @KellyBgetsfit Your life sounds SO much like mine! Getting 6+ hours of sleep is a rarity for me too, and I don't have any kids! The rare times when I do take a day for me to do something crazy like sleep, rest, relax, etc. I always feel guilty. LOL
  • PlaneMonkey
    PlaneMonkey Posts: 568 Member
    MandiSaysHey wrote: »
    @PlaneMonkey one of my fav low calorie dinners and so super easy: 1 lbs of chicken breast, 1 can each (undrained!) black beans, corn, rotel. Dump all in a crockpot (also have made in the oven). When its cooked, use 2 forks to shred the chicken and mix all together. Sometimes I throw some cream cheese in at the end to give it a creamier texture. It is delicious, reheats well, and so easy to make. I eat it with tortillas, rice (or riced cauliflower) or sometimes just eat it right out of a bowl like chili, you could also make it into more of a soup by adding a container of chicken broth.

    That recipe sounds delicious @MandiSaysHey. You seriously don't rinse the beans?
  • PlaneMonkey
    PlaneMonkey Posts: 568 Member
    @MandiSaysHey I can't edit the above post, so I'll have to correct it here! Is it just the rotel that's undrained? Or all of the cans?

    Thanks! I'm going to try it
  • CurvyCalorie
    CurvyCalorie Posts: 266 Member
    edited November 2020
    @Terytha You take care of you. That is the most important thing! ❤️

    @jugar Thank you for the exercise explanation. That makes so much more sense. ✅
  • YinxFed
    YinxFed Posts: 1,094 Member
    Steps and Exercise update for 11th November:

    Steps - 2336
    Exercise - none (rest day)
  • eggfreak
    eggfreak Posts: 687 Member
    PlaneMonkey wrote: »
    @MandiSaysHey I can't edit the above post, so I'll have to correct it here! Is it just the rotel that's undrained? Or all of the cans?

    Thanks! I'm going to try it

    Can someone tell me what rotel is please :)
  • CurvyCalorie
    CurvyCalorie Posts: 266 Member
    edited November 2020
    Steps update November 12
    @micki48
    Steps: 6,162
  • travelingalone1
    travelingalone1 Posts: 59 Member
    @eggfreak, rotel is canned tomatoes chopped with chili peppers, and sometimes other seasonings.
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,234 Member
    PlaneMonkey wrote: »
    Username: Planemonkey
    Weigh In Day: Wednesday (a tad late this week)
    PW: 217.4
    CW: 217.4
    LTD 26.6 Lbs

    My poor behaviour has caught up to me. I'm going to have to make some adjustments and meal plan better.
    Wow. You call that poor behaviour? You stayed the same weight? Amateur...
    PlaneMonkey wrote: »
    Does anyone have a go-to, low calorie but filling, weeknight dinner recipe they can recommend? I need to add to my arsenal of go-to food so I don't fall back on takeout and give in to hubby's requests for calorie dense foods. Help! I need to break this barrier of bad habits and laziness to get the scale moving again in the right direction.
    Look up "high volume eating" and you'll find tons of recipes where you get to eat a lot of food that does not add up to tons of calories. It is the only way I have managed to stay at a good weight - a huge proportion of every meal is vegetables or fruit, and the smallest is the high-density stuff like fats, grains, etc. I make the same kind of dinner most days - a big skillet full of vegetables, then I throw in some protein thing or legumes, decide on a sauce (ginger and soy, herbs and olive oil, curry, etc.) and off we go. I brown most of the vegetables with no oil or water and then add the seasonings etc. afterwards with the protein. It is easy, filling, and I get to eat the entire skillet of food all by myself. But if that kind of mishmash is not to your taste, there are loads of great recipes in the high volume world.

    @evelynladams527
    I love the idea that Monica is like the family dog! We have a lot in common - walking is all about running all over the place and burning off energy :smiley:

    @evangsimmons170
    Holy cow, we have all been wondering how you do it all! So glad to hear you are wondering too :o Good on you for re-building the wagon though, and I'm so happy for you that things seem to be going well with your ex-soon-to-be non-ex! That sounds so wonderful. A different work profile sounds like a good move too - something's gotta give, right? And we don't want it to be you. :heart:

    Big shout-out for tomorrow's weigh-ins!
    @evangsimmons170
    @SMcFall0215
    @CanadianGiraffe
    @happimess01
    @Pearl4686
    @Steph1498
    @Kali225

    And @eggfreak for today still yet to come.
    @krcapone78 - are you still with us? Come on in for an update and a weigh-in!

    Thanks!
  • PlaneMonkey
    PlaneMonkey Posts: 568 Member
    jugar wrote: »
    PlaneMonkey wrote: »
    Username: Planemonkey
    Weigh In Day: Wednesday (a tad late this week)
    PW: 217.4
    CW: 217.4
    LTD 26.6 Lbs

    My poor behaviour has caught up to me. I'm going to have to make some adjustments and meal plan better.
    Wow. You call that poor behaviour? You stayed the same weight? Amateur...

    @jugar what I didn't include in that post is that the weight I submitted was from Tuesday, because I wasn't able to get to a scale for my scheduled Wednesday weigh-in, and when I weighed myself Thursday I'd gone up 3 Lbs! So I'm using Tuesday's weight and going to try to turn it around by next week. If I'm not able, it's gonna be ugly. I'll definitely check out the volume eating. Too many veggies irritate hubby's intermittent IBS, so finding a balance is tough. Salads seem to be ok for him so I'll have to get back to those while I do more research.
  • MandiSaysHey
    MandiSaysHey Posts: 304 Member

    @PlaneMonkey nope I dont rinse the beans, I dump all 3 cans right into the crock pot. I suppose you could drain them but then I would add in some chicken broth because the liquid from the cans keeps the chicken nice and moist/tender
  • MandiSaysHey
    MandiSaysHey Posts: 304 Member
    @Terytha sounds like a little break could be helpful until you get your stress/mental health in a better place. Just don't undo all the great work you've done! Definitely don't let calorie counting negatively impact your mental health though! Hope you are feeling better soon. ❤
  • micki48
    micki48 Posts: 2,322 Member
    eggfreak wrote: »
    PlaneMonkey wrote: »
    @MandiSaysHey I can't edit the above post, so I'll have to correct it here! Is it just the rotel that's undrained? Or all of the cans?

    Thanks! I'm going to try it

    Can someone tell me what rotel is please :)

    Rotel is canned diced tomatoes, with chiles. It's kind of Mexican flavored. Basically diced tomatoes with a little spice.
  • eggfreak
    eggfreak Posts: 687 Member
    @jugar
    PW 145.5
    Thursday weigh in
    CW 145.5
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