TODAY IS FRIDAY---- Stick with your plan this weekend; wise food choices, hydration, exercise, and definitely don't forget to do something for your MENTAL health. KEEP ON KEEPING ON..............................


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debbiewsharpe wrote: »

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I DID IT!!!! I weighed 127 this morning, my magic number. I hovered around 127 for several years then Covid hit. I did great through October. I was a bit depressed during Thanksgiving and Christmas and ate like a field hand (southern reference).
I will do my best in 2021 to maintain again at 127. I think my new drinking habit is helping. That doesn’t sound right, my WATER drinking habit! I placed a juice glass on my kitchen windowsill. It holds exactly 8 ounces, yep I measured it. I drink a full glass of water at 4 with thyroid medicine, at 6 with blood pressure medicine, at 10 when I go to kitchen hunting for a snack, at 12 with vitamin (dr. just told me at my age I need a multivitamin) at 3 again on my snack hunt, at 6 when I take allergy pills and at 9 when I just know I have to have a snack. That adds up to 7 glasses of water! I also have coffee in the morning and iced tea at lunch and dinner, remember I am a southern girl. We love iced tea! I tried the pitchers of water in the refrigerator, the fancy water bottles and Tervis tumblers but the site of that much water was overwhelming. That little glass is becoming my friend.

take those shoes off and clothes and you'll be even less!

podperson1 wrote: »

@minstrelofsarcasm - I feel exhausted just reading your exercise routine lol. Is def inspiring though

It's the only way I get any significant amount of movement or socialization in! I live alone, no kids, no one to take care of or worry about besides me... think I'd go insane without the gym haha

rachelrjh wrote: »

What do you guys think? Should I be hard on myself for losing more than 2 pounds this week? I’m not starving myself, and I feel I’m getting my nutrition in. I know everyone says don’t lose more than 1 to 2 pounds a week, but I don’t see the big deal unless you are underweight. My BMI is still currently obese. What are your thoughts?

Just like Shelli ( @podperson1 ) said, 2 lbs a week is a great baseline to be losing. When I first started losing (234 lbs was the first logged weight, although I was definitely heavier before that), I think I lost 7 lbs in the first week, most of which was straight water weight. Didn't hit my first plateau until I was just above 200 lbs.

And contestants on The Biggest Loser are NOT the people to be comparing yourself to. Those people are put on 1200 calorie/day diets, working out multiple hours per day. That's not a sustainable diet plan for anyone; they were basically starving themselves while overworking their bodies.

Weight loss isn't a linear function. It's ups and downs and sometimes you'll lose a lot more in one week than you did the week before. It's a bunch of little factors that determine how the scale responds: food, alcohol, water intake, carb intake, sodium intake, exercise schedule, muscle recovery, dehydration, medical complications, stress, hormones, magic, injury, metabolism, whether you've had a haircut recently, time of day... As long as you are feeling okay, there is nothing wrong with continuing as you have been. Pay attention to your body, listen to it, and don't ignore signs of obsessive behavior. There's a thin line between discipline and obsession.

kandi3570 wrote: »

So I think I may have broken my plateau. I guess we will find out in the morning. I’ve been stuck since January 16th. So I went away last weekend and I ate what I wanted. I tried to make healthier choices specifically no fast food but I ate chips and salsa and chips and spinach artichoke dip. And I think it may have broken my plateau you know after I flushed the carb weight. 🤞

Sounds like you gave your metabolism the boost it needed! Sometimes all the metabolism really wants is a refeed day. Looking forward to your update!

debbiewsharpe wrote: »

I go up and down while doing diet and exercise that should have me losing. I am really thinking about adding calories. I would appreciate your scientific opinion.

Well, if the exercise you're doing while your weight yo-yos is more resistance based, you're probably retaining water from your muscles recovering. Adding in more calories would help you support the muscles you're using and fuel your next workout. Which may lead to a slight increase in weight, but a decrease in bodyfat. If you're doing more cardio-based exercise, it may be time to increase the intensity with which you're exercising, because your body may not be working as hard as you think it is, leading to the up and down you're seeing.

I don't know how many calories you're eating or how often you're exercising or how you feel while you're exercising, so this is purely speculative.

BlueSkyNomad
Weigh In Day: Friday
SW: 214.7
PW: 209.4
CW: 210.4
LTD: 4.3

Steps:
6324 30 Jan
9721 31 Jan
4023 1 Feb
4881 2 Feb
7360 3 Feb
7317 4 Feb
11028 5 Feb

OK folks, the weekend is here. We can sit on the sofa and watch mindless TV or we can get up and follow our plan for activity (walk, ride a bike, exercise, whatever). Today is your day, make it a good one or not, the choice is yours. CHOOSE WISELY!!!!

Maintenance weight 136.2

Steps for week 37508

@minstrelofsarcasm Your exercise routines are amazing. That’s it. Amazing.
@kandi3570 Congrats! Being stuck is a downer (I know…). Sometimes weight loss is weird.
@debbiewsharpe Thanks for the kind words. And, if you figure out a way to share out blueberries…mmm.
@rachelrjh 2 lbs a week would be too much for me. My calorie goals are around 1500 for a 1 lb loss…a two pound would take me down to 1250 and I’d be a monster. I’m not tall, I’m not super active. But not everyone is me. It’s only a problem if you’re starving yourself or doing stuff that’s harmful. If you can manage it, good for you. Don’t compare yourself to other people. That way leads to madness.

And a big thumbs up to everyone who has managed a loss (or maintenance) this week! Well done, team!

This week has not been awesome for me. I’m on the last leg of another round of steroids, which make me hungry and angry. Hangry, in fact. Hungry and mad that I’m hungry for no reason. And it messes with my ability to sleep (frequently awake at 2:30 am. 4:15 this morning). So I’m awake at weird hours and exhausted when I need to be awake. So hangry and TIRED. The first 5 days or so were okay. The last three have been rough. Thursday I gave in and didn’t bother logging after about 3…logging was taking too much snack time. Seriously. Thursday I ate ALL the foods. It’s amazing there is anything other than condiments left in my fridge. To be honest, it’s amazing the condiments survived the carnage. Yesterday was better. I stayed in calories. When I got to the ravenous point, I cut up celery and ate it slooowwwllyy. And then got baby carrots. Both require lots of crunching and chewing. That helps. This will be the plan for a few days. When the snack monster wakes up…the celery and carrots come out.

The point of the steroids was to see if we could get my gimp ear back to normal function. It may have helped a little but not as much as I’d hoped. It didn’t help with the constant ringing. But I didn’t expect it to. So. No surprise there.

I’m officially on vacation this week. We’d planned to hang out and take long walks. But it looks like the temperature is going to be in or near the single digits and they are predicting snow... Well planned. I wouldn’t ordinarily plan a week of vacation during the winter (except for holiday stuff) but the husband is feeling run down and needs a break. This is the week that works. When I get back to work, I have several big, time consuming, deadline projects. Yay.

As we’ve seen, my weight is up. I’m not happy about that and it doesn’t make sense (not counting Thurs, which was not that significant). I have some other health related things going on that could impact this. Maybe that’s the deal. Well. And steroids. I have to get more activity in and walking in really cold doesn’t do it for me. I’ve been doing silly dances any time I run the microwave. 2 minutes to heat lunch? Dance. 1 minute 30 for a cup of tea? Dance. I’m not logging it. I’m not counting it. I feel ridiculous. But it is something. I’ve tried Ashley’s 10 jumping jacks before bathroom breaks (maybe after is a better plan?) but I don’t love them. And I’m prone to injuring myself (how would I explain a sprained ankle from doing jumping jacks or from a microwave dance party? It sounds ridiculous…). Maybe I should wear shoes.

I have the day to myself. I have 3 objectives: start making a dent on the disaster that is my office, pick up a few groceries, make Homespun Pot Pie (Moosewood recipe, very time consuming, huge and yummy). Make that 4…move.

kirsten11872
Week:1
Weight-in day:Saturday
Previous weight:166.4
Current weight:169.1
+2.7

Hi all,

@debbiewsharpe - I'm really loving your habit building, those 5-10min slotted in are def going to add up! I'm a total wuss with weights as well, only like the smaller ones. Though I did read somewhere that more often with smaller ones is better for toning rather than actual bulking up. I'm sure someone more knowledgeable on here will be able to correct/confirm. I do find mixing up the cardio helps me (as well as makes it more interesting), I try to fit in walks when the weather isn't too bad, a couple of dance-based classes, and some yoga/pilates focused ones for variety - of course, that's when I'm on plan which hasn't been happening the past few weeks

@kandi3570 - woot, great loss! Am sure will be moving even more when you start the new exercise plan. I'm glad to hear your daughter is feeling a bit more herself, I totally agree that people underestimate how much lockdown can effect teenagers mentally. It's hard enough for us to be isolated from friends, family members, normal routines etc. but for teenagers it must be even harder and they don't have many of the built up coping mechanisms adults have developed.

@melaniedscott - hangry is just the worst! I know steroids can effect your metabolism in terms of fat burning so very likely they're behind the weight gain Hopefully once you've finished the course it will balance out. I do love your microwave dances - I do weird exercises in the kitchen while I'm waiting for things to cook/boil etc. and am pretty convinced I must look ridiculous Try and enjoy your time off x

Had a bit of a rubbish day yesterday, had a few drinks in the early evening and then just couldn't seem to stop eating - not even bothered counting the calories as I know it will just depress me too much! My sleep pattern is totally screwed this week as well, which is not helping. I can't seem to sleep at all, am exhausted all day, and then when I try and go to bed early same thing happens - and then I end up catching a nap in the day cause I'm so tired, which prob doesn't help *sighs* Ah well, today is a new day and all that.

Kos33
PW 167.2
CW 171