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I have been on this journey for 4 years in earnest. I have lost 61#and need to lose about 40 more. Life is balance. Balancing diet and exercise gets results. It is easy to over or under do.5 -
August 5th
Thanks to everyone that shared their stories! It is so helpful and motivational.
Tracked: Yes. Kind of tricky today. I tend to eat very plain and repetitive things while I am dieting because it is so hard to figure accurate calories. However today I grilled marinated chicken, marinated eggplant, and veggies with some olive oil. It was shared food so not just a single serving for me that I could accurately measure the amount of marinade/olive oil I was getting. I tried to account for it the best I could.
Under: Yes
Exercise: Went on for a leisurely walk for a few miles while geocaching, but won't count that as exercise. This evening after dinner I went on a run. It seemed like running after a substantial meal was a little easier than when I have been running earlier. I think the calorie deficit has me running on empty. I ran 32 minutes and pushed my speed for 25 minutes after a 7 minute warm up. I didn't hate it as much as yesterday, lol.9 -
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2 pass days remaining.
You can’t out exercise a bad diet but at least for me exercise vastly reduces my stress levels and anxiety so I binge way less in an effort to keep my head above water. So while I know the food part of it is 80% and the exercise is 20%, in practice that 20% is the foundation the other 80% is sitting on. Even on my pass days I still exercise. It keeps me in the game.My weight loss journey is more of a yo-yo weight lifetime. Here is a brief timeline.
- Chubby kid, lots of home drama as a kid (lots of people close to me getting really sick and dying), ate feelings.
- Started playing 3 sports, because student althete that took the chubby girl comments to heart and just kind of stopped eating for a few years. Lost the chubby.
- Went to college, stopped swimming and other physical activity, started eating my feelings again.
- Moved in with hubby and adopted his eating habits, stepped beyond chubby - still not exercising.
- Starting running in 2010. Lost 40lbs and got down to the healthy range again, ran half marathon in 2012
- Bought our first house like a week after the half mary, and running time became house project time. No exercise = you guessed it, back to chubby.
- Stress stress and more eating feelings.
- Had baby in 2015, csection kind of almost killed me. It was a calamity of human errors that still just baffles me to this day. Took me way longer to bounce back from it than I ever expected, and I’m still not 💯
- LOTS OF FEELINGS AND CAKE
- In 2019 decided enough was enough, joined a gym. Started classes. Started running. Lost 60ish pounds slowly over 20 months. Hoping to get closer by the 2 year mark.
So basically when I have periods of my life where I cut out exercise, that’s when I start eating my feelings. The exercise - especially running even though I really actually hate running - helps my anxiety and ADHD so I don’t need the cookies and cake and sugary coffee beverages to feel sane.
This is probably TMI and a slight digression but hey whatever, we’re all friends here right - hubs and I are both 38 so if we want kid #2 it needs to be soon. The idea of a similar experience to the last one taking me out of commission physically for months and me losing all the progress I’ve made on this leg of the journey is one of the main fears I have that’s making me lean in favor of saying one kiddo is enough. It makes me feel selfish, but if my journey has taught me anything it’s that if I stop being physically active it all goes downhill.8 -
@mshawski I am so sorry to hear about your terrible c-section experience. I want to send you a virtual hug. I don't know your personal story or the calamity of human errors. I had a planned c-section and was lucky to have had a really positive experience. I hope if you do decide to expand your family, that VBAC or a planned c-section are viable options so you don't have another awful experience. But if you decide against another baby, please don't think that is a selfish choice - your babies need their mother and if there's a high risk of another near-death experience or worse, then deciding to have just one kiddo is absolutely not selfish!5
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@Mrs_Hoffer and @victorious55
Thanks for your posts!
Although today is another Pass day, I feel very good about this day. I’m at a family gathering and enjoying being with people I have not seen in two years. I’ve tracked my intake and exercise. I’m over my calorie limit by a modest margin. In this situation, that is a win for me. Over the years, I would treat this type of celebration as an excuse for a blowout.
It’s been a delightful day!6 -
Thursday, August 5
Tracking: Yes
Calories: under
Exercise: Yes, walk 5 miles
Pass days to date - 2Ahhhh. Such a thought provoking post today. I have an autoimmune disease that I am currently getting biologic infusions for every 4 weeks. I started these in about 2016. Before then, I was treated with heavy doses of steroids. From about 1978 - 2016, I would gain about 70 pounds on the drugs and then work to lose it once I was weaned off - this usually was an 18 month cycle. I figure I have gained and lost over 1,000 pounds from steroids. This doesn’t include the weight I’ve gained and lost because (1) I like food and (2) I would just give into self pity and give up. The infusions are doing their best but It is what it is. I find that when I am not overweight, am active, and eat a specific diet, I help the meds more. I was sick more than 3/4 of the time and now I’m only sick about 1/4 of the time. From about 2016 - 2019, I was gaining and losing the same 30-40 pounds. Gain in the winter, lose in the summer. It turns out that winters wreak havoc on my disease. This group has helped me to focus on doing the best that I can and I have managed to stay about the same weight since May of 2020. I have learned to accept who I am and appreciate all the things my body does for me. I had to forgive myself for the things I cannot do. This has been really freeing. Plus I am now semi retired so a lot of stress is gone. It has taken me 55 + years to get here. I would focus on all that wasted time but that’s not where I want to be. I am living my best life. I am more active now than I’ve been in over 35 years. Life is good and I am going to appreciate it to the best of my ability, come what may. And on the days I feel great and want to do all the things, I may comment that my husband will sit on me so I can only do half those things. Do not worry, he knows that when I overdo it, I pay for it the next few days. The most important thing I have learned - we all have our struggles. No one is immune from the hardships of life. And I can’t imagine having to bear the hardships of so many in this world. I am blessed and I am fully aware of it. My husband and kids and grandkids are all healthy and happy. That is all there is. 😎7 -
August 5:
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, two 45-minute walks.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes.
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes.
Pass days used: 1/3
My weight loss journey: before the age of 35, I did not need to lose any weight. Since that time (7 years ago), I have yo-yo'd up and down by 30-50 pounds. Currently, I am 40 pounds over my weight at age 35. When I began MFP in May, I was 48 pounds over; I have lost 8 pounds since May.
I had hoped to lose a lot more by now. But, I stopped tracking and exercising during much of July. So, I am happy that I am not back where I started. I am still down. Now, on to just watching the scale continue to go down, down down, and not up again!
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Exercise- yes 6 mile walk with 100 squats thrown in for good measure
Tracking- yes
Cals - yes7 -
August 5
Thank you to each of you who have shared your journey. I have taken so much inspiration and motivation from you! I need to learn how to use the “spoiler” function before I share my novella. Where is the best place to learn all these tricks?
Exercise 👍🏻 (45 minutes of walking at a steady quick pace)
Calories 👍🏻 Under
Tracking 👍🏻 Done!
Goodnight to you all,
Julie4 -
All 3 achieved:
[v] Exercised more than 20 minutes - Done 33 mins of exercise today
[v] Within calorie budget - 472 cal left yay 😁
[v] Tracked all food and drinks
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Great topic
Many know my Story/Methods…
I’ll tell it sometime again soon. But baby steps combined with a truly compelling Big Why. Walking 10K per day, tracked everything I have eaten since sept 2017.
Sept 1, 2021 will be my 3-year Maintenance anniversary and will mark 5 years 8 months on this journey.
It can be done. Really. AND I’m not hungry.
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Too tired to read everyone's posts so just here to report but you can bet I'll be catching up on everyone's awesome stories tomorrow.
Did i exercise for 20? Yep - 24 mins yoga, 40 mins biking, and a 40+ min walk
Did I track? Everything, yes
Did I stay within budget? Yes6 -
Another 2 YES day. Tracked and stayed within calorie budget but couldn’t get it together to move today. So 2 pass days. :-(.6
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Aug 5
Exercise: 45 minutes stationary bike, 20 minutes elliptical, 55 minutes weight training, 55 minutes stretching and PT exercises
Tracking: yes
Calories: under6 -
Yes to all 3
Pass days: 1/3
Freggie report:
Week of July 18 avg 4.42/day
Week of July 25 avg 3.42
Sunday: 3
Monday: 3
Tuesday: 5
Wednesday: 5
Thursday: 55 -
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? yes
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? yes
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? yes- Treadmill: 36 min / 2.05 mi
Apple rings closed: 5/315 -
WOW these stories are amazing! Thank you all for sharing. I read every single one and am in awe. Seems we all have similarities when it comes to yo yo weight loss/gain. We are also all determined that this time will be different. We’re learning from each other, being inspired by each other, and supporting each other.
I’ll be brief (it’s 3:18 am and yet another sleepless night from work stress. Hoping i can go back to bed soon and get a couple hours of sleep.)
Since my mid 30’s I have yo yo dieted my way up from 145 to a high of 235. I did manage to take some of that off and fluctuated between 210 and 225. In January 2020 I was 225 and joined WW. I like the program but wasn’t getting much support and when Covid hit, even the online group fell apart. In January 2021 I joined this group weighing 217. I’m 198 right now, my lowest was 195 but the last 6 weeks I’ve struggled, but not given up. I’ve accepted and embraced slow results. I also realize that I tend to do really well for a month or two, then hold steady for a bit, then start to lose again. And I’ve accepted that.
I do so much appreciate this group and each of you. Thanks for your consistency, encouragement, and honesty! Crazy how an on-line group of people that have never met can connect this way.10 -
Did I.....?
Yes to all 3!
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Tracking and calories perfect. Tried to be cognizant, and did avoid the Haagen-Dazs in the freezer (only had one and tracked it). Dined out at dinner and used the online menu, pre-tracked and stuck with it. Exercise fell away. I expect the 6th, 7th, and 8th to all be good days.6
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Yay! @_JeffreyD_ I never tire of your concise but super funny posts
@WhatMeRunning Thank you for your "wall of literal text" because it highlights that sometimes we have to repeat events in our life before we can move on to the next phase of our life.
@lesdarts180 As someone who has a similar medical history, thank you for sharing yet another example of your ability to persevere (which was, coincidentally, yesterday's word of the day)
And to everyone else, I see themes:
* teens are tough
* "Yo-yo" is not a game
* Self-awareness makes all the difference
As for me, I inadvertently addressed today's question in my post for yesterday. What I'll add today is that after a whole 21 days of maintenance all I know for sure is:
* I need to keep tracking
* I need to keep investing in my health (ex, I paid for another year of MFP Premium yesterday)
* I don't have to finish/clear my plate
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? YES | The 10,000 Swing Kettlebell Workout - Dips (45), Hip Rehab (10) TOTAL: 55
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? YES | Base + 281
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? YES |
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Bonus: Did I meet my protein macro for the day (40%)? NO | 33%
Pass Days Used:
4
