Getting fit at 50 and beyond...200+ pound club
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Scales day tomorrow....I am not feeling too optimistic about what the Scaley Beast has in store for me....0
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Scales Day!....
The Scaly Beast has been released once more.
The verdict for this week is?...
Weight was, 307.6 lbs...Weight is now, 305.8 lbs....A loss of 1.8 lbs
To reach my goal of 299 lbs by 6th December I need to average a weekly loss of 1.6 lbs.
So I am on track at the moment.2 -
Hello Friends!
Welcome new and returning friends... it’s been a busy October... and I’m glad we’re into November. For me it’s time to refocus and get back to consistent logging... and to tame the stress snacking monster. 👿
Starting weight: 228.9 on 6/1/2020
Age: 50
Height: 5’8”
Goal weight: 180
6/1– 228.9
6/4– 227.9
6/9– 226.7
6/14-225.3
6/22-225.0
6/28-224.2
7/2—223.3
7/6—223.2
7/13–221.6
7/20–218.4
7/26–217.7
8/9—218.1
8/16–216.4
8/24–216.7
8/30–216.2
9/6—212.5
9/13-212.0
9/20-213.2
9/27-212.9
10/4-211.4
10/11-212.3
10/18-210.7
10/25-213.4
11/1 - 214.0
11/8 - 213.9
Down .1 from last Sunday... slow and steady and patience wins the race, right?
Be good to yourself!
Jill❤️
Way to go Tone on your consistent weight loss... you’re taming the scaly beast... and I’m working on calming my snack monster!2 -
Last week 195.2
Today 195.2
I’d love to be able to record a loss for this week, especially when I was more than a pound less just yesterday. I’m going to keep on keeping on and trust the scale will catch up.
We’re having gorgeous spring-like weather here in New England. I’m going to take advantage and make it an outside chore day — too busy to snack and a big dinner will have been earned.1 -
Slowly creeping toward my mini goal of 210.
This morning I weighed in at 211.5... about a 2 pound loss after colonoscopy... sorry if it’s too much information. 🤣
Happy Thursday friends!
Jill ☕️1 -
daydrem_dw wrote: »Last week 195.2
Today 195.2
I’d love to be able to record a loss for this week, especially when I was more than a pound less just yesterday. I’m going to keep on keeping on and trust the scale will catch up.
We’re having gorgeous spring-like weather here in New England. I’m going to take advantage and make it an outside chore day — too busy to snack and a big dinner will have been earned.
Hope you had fun in the yard! I plan on heading back outside this afternoon when it gets into the 50’s. It was a frosty 29 degrees this morning walking Roxie.0 -
Roxie is the best partner in walking. She gets me up every morning to walk. Today we were out by 5:30am at 29 degrees. She loves to roll around in the frosty grass. She can’t wait for the snow!
Happy Saturday!
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It's Sunday which means it's Scales Day!
The Scaly Beast was set loose to wreak its havoc and deliver its verdict...
Weight was 305.8....Now 306.8....Gained 1 lb
A bit gutted but not too surprised. I made a couple of suspect entries this week including one last night that I just didn't believe and ate more than I should have.
Well there is nothing I can do about last week so time to forget it and start again with renewed vigour.
I am determined to try to reach 299 lbs by 6th December!2 -
Sunday Funday
Two Weeks Ago: 196.4
Last Week: 195.2
Today: 195.0
Not much of a weekly drop to hoot about BUT I did the measurements thing and am thrilled. Since starting this journey on August 12 (13.5 weeks), I’ve lost 15 lbs and 20 inches!
My goal for this week is to avoid the ‘one more bite’ trap. I find myself eating my meal and being content, but then finishing the last little bit of this or that while cleaning up.2 -
Still working to tame the stress snacking monster. 👿
Starting weight: 228.9 on 6/1/2020
Age: 50
Height: 5’8”
Goal weight: 180
6/1– 228.9
6/4– 227.9
6/9– 226.7
6/14-225.3
6/22-225.0
6/28-224.2
7/2—223.3
7/6—223.2
7/13–221.6
7/20–218.4
7/26–217.7
8/9—218.1
8/16–216.4
8/24–216.7
8/30–216.2
9/6—212.5
9/13-212.0
9/20-213.2
9/27-212.9
10/4-211.4
10/11-212.3
10/18-210.7
10/25-213.4
11/1 - 214.0
11/8 - 213.9
11/15 -212.6
Down 1.3 from last Sunday! slow and steady and patience wins the race, right?
I’ve decided to stress knit instead of stress snack. Started last night using grey and white fluffy yarn.
Be good to yourself!3 -
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hello, I am a sugar junkie! what is everyone's solution for the sugar cravings? I've been like that all my life. I am not diabetic but have family members who are (2 generations ago) so I don't want to go down that road. Any suggestions are welcome!!0
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azalea4175 wrote: »hello, I am a sugar junkie! what is everyone's solution for the sugar cravings? I've been like that all my life. I am not diabetic but have family members who are (2 generations ago) so I don't want to go down that road. Any suggestions are welcome!!
This doesn't work for everyone (but I've seen others beyond me say it also did help them), but . . .
It helped me to make it a point to get a minimum of 3 servings of fresh/frozen fruit every day. After doing that for a while, my cravings for less nutritious sweets (cookies, candy, etc.) were reduced a lot. Eventually, I could be more flexible about daily fruit (though I always eat some 😋). Long term, a lot of the simpler low-nutrition sweets (grocery store cookies and such) actually started not seeming all that tasty when I tried them - way *too* sweet, and no interesting flavor complexities.
YMMV.3 -
@AnnPT77 thanks for the tip! I was having fruit in the morning, but was thinking that might be triggering the cravings. Maybe I'll try to have a piece of fruit after dinner as "dessert" so my body thinks it's getting a treat. We'll give that a try! thank you!!2
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What about salty crunchy cravings? Chips are my nemesis!
Jill0 -
What about salty crunchy cravings? Chips are my nemesis!
Jill
I like pickles (not just cucumber ones, but also other veg), raw sauerkraut (not canned, which is more mushy), raw veggies with seasoned salt (especially cucumber, jicama, hakurei turnips).
I've also found certain kinds of quite-salty strongly-seasoned things will scratch that itch for me, in smaller quantities. A couple are (1) puppodums, a tortilla-sized South Asian thing that comes as a flat disk, and can be microwaved, which makes it puffy/wrinkly and crisp (the brand I get is 20 calories each, and somewhat spicy as well as salty), and (2) pasta para duros, a wagon wheel shaped pasta that's popular in Latin america, and which can be found plain (I get them in my big grocery store's bulk area); I take a few, dampen, dip in popcorn salt + chili powder, then microwave - they, too, puff up and get crispy. Both these things are traditionally deep-fried in their home cultures, but respond well to microwaving. However, gotta watch them, as they go from perfect to burnt very quickly! (It's a short trip through the microwave, 30-60 seconds, so easy to watch.)
But that's just me.1 -
Thanks for the fun advice Ann!
I’m a huge fan of pickles, too! The others sound intriguing... I’ll have to try them.
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Pickles for the win!
I struggle with wanting something salty, then sweet, which brings me back to salty. My go to guilty pleasure has been a Dove dark chocolate square with a spoonful of peanut butter and just a dash of salt. It's so worth the 130-ish calories, and it's amazing how long I can make this little snack last by taking a small bite of the square dipped in the pb and just letting it melt in my mouth. Almost as long as it takes hubby to eat his bowl of ice cream
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daydrem_dw wrote: »Pickles for the win!
I struggle with wanting something salty, then sweet, which brings me back to salty. My go to guilty pleasure has been a Dove dark chocolate square with a spoonful of peanut butter and just a dash of salt. It's so worth the 130-ish calories, and it's amazing how long I can make this little snack last by taking a small bite of the square dipped in the pb and just letting it melt in my mouth. Almost as long as it takes hubby to eat his bowl of ice cream
Yeah, "sensory specific satiety" - a thing that's been a challenge in my eating life, too. I've had a tendency to cycle between a sweet thing, then a savory/salty thing, then a sweet thing. Choosing the appropriate things, or interrupting the cycle before it's out of hand, or just not letting the cycle as such start - any of those can be a help.2 -
The time is 07:30, It is Sunday, It must be...
Scales Day!
After last weeks 1 lb gain, it was with trepidation that I faced the Scaly Beast this morning...
Weight was, 306.8 lbs....Now 304 lbs....A loss of 2.8 lbs
Absolutely chuffed!
I have now reached the weight I got down to on my last weight loss attempt 10 years ago!
Now to push onwards!2 -
The time is 07:30, It is Sunday, It must be...
Scales Day!
After last weeks 1 lb gain, it was with trepidation that I faced the Scaly Beast this morning...
Weight was, 306.8 lbs....Now 304 lbs....A loss of 2.8 lbs
Absolutely chuffed!
I have now reached the weight I got down to on my last weight loss attempt 10 years ago!
Now to push onwards!
That’s fantastic! So proud of all of your dedication and hard work!1 -
The time is 07:30, It is Sunday, It must be...
Scales Day!
After last weeks 1 lb gain, it was with trepidation that I faced the Scaly Beast this morning...
Weight was, 306.8 lbs....Now 304 lbs....A loss of 2.8 lbs
Absolutely chuffed!
I have now reached the weight I got down to on my last weight loss attempt 10 years ago!
Now to push onwards!
Awesome!1 -
Sunday Funday
Two Weeks Ago: 195.2
Last Week: 195.0
Today: 194.0
Goals for this week: I was more mindful of the 'one more bite' habit this past week but there's certainly room for improvement. I'll continue to work on that, and I need to consciously increasing my water intake. I have lots of little tips stored up for doing so, now I just need to put them to use. Walks with the dog aren't daily but more so than they've been in a very long time--that feels good!1 -
daydrem_dw wrote: »Sunday Funday
Two Weeks Ago: 195.2
Last Week: 195.0
Today: 194.0
Goals for this week: I was more mindful of the 'one more bite' habit this past week but there's certainly room for improvement. I'll continue to work on that, and I need to consciously increasing my water intake. I have lots of little tips stored up for doing so, now I just need to put them to use. Walks with the dog aren't daily but more so than they've been in a very long time--that feels good!
Nice job!!0 -
I've kind of given up on regular check-ins. I stay so busy that I forget to check in. But, on a brighter note, at least I'm not gaining any back - staying steady or losing a tiny bit at a time. Good luck to all you guys and here's praying you have a great Thanksgiving holiday.2
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Starting weight: 228.9 on 6/1/2020
Age: 50
Height: 5’8”
Goal weight: 180
6/1– 228.9
6/4– 227.9
6/9– 226.7
6/14-225.3
6/22-225.0
6/28-224.2
7/2—223.3
7/6—223.2
7/13–221.6
7/20–218.4
7/26–217.7
8/9—218.1
8/16–216.4
8/24–216.7
8/30–216.2
9/6—212.5
9/13-212.0
9/20-213.2
9/27-212.9
10/4-211.4
10/11-212.3
10/18-210.7
10/25-213.4
11/1 - 214.0
11/8 - 213.9
11/15 -212.6
11/22–212.3
Down .3 from last Sunday! slow and steady and patience wins the race, right?
I’ve decided to stress knit instead of stress snack. Started last night using grey and white fluffy yarn....
1 scarf is finished!
Just started scarf #2 yesterday.
Happy Thanksgiving week!
Be good to yourself!2
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