2021 - New Year, New Me
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Am very puzzled but I guess a cheap desk cycle will not have a good calorie Counter. However, I do feel the burn and this is one of the chair exercises that I can do due to my vertigo.
If you check out my mini cycle counter, the results at this moment 9.42pm is as such:
If I go my MFP and key in my info, it will be as such:
So, I guess in it more realistic to say that I burnt 224 calories by mini cycle for 87 mins, right?
Also, am wearing my watch and I am trying my best to clock in 10000 steps minimum daily.
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Accountability Report - 1/10/2021
Food - 1148 calories
Exercise - Desk Mini Exercise Bike - 228 calories burned (Using MFP)
Smart Band Fitness Tracker - 14298 (9.2km)
Water/Beverages - 2 Litres
CW: 60.5kg (-0.3kg)
GW:50kg
Sure hope I can see some results soon! *fingers cross*0 -
Accountability Report - 2/10/2021
Food - 1228 calories
Exercise - Desk Mini Exercise Bike - 176 calories burned (Using MFP)
Smart Band Fitness Tracker - 10140 (6.6km)
Water/Beverages - 1 Litres
CW: 60.2kg (-0.5kg)
GW:50kg
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Am happy that I can now exercise
Even though I am only doing chair exercises, peddling on my mini desk cycle is still a form of exercise. Of course, I am not going to burn a lot of calories but still a little exercise is better than none, right? 0 -
I think body is totally 'OOO' 😭😭😭
I notice that if I eat more than 1200 calories, I will gain weight. Even though I exercise, it doesn't matter. I have been testing this theory of mine and that's how it is. So, if I eat less than 1200 calories, I will see some weight loss the next day. 🤔😩0 -
That is so frustrating. That is really not a lot of calories -- I don't think I could stick to that
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@Gramercy1 - it sure is😩 I am quite short and small frame. When I keyed in my details in MFP, it recommended around 1100 - 1200 calories for me to lose weight. But, it's not working this time😢0
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MFP doesn't like to go below 1200 calories much and won't let you close out your food diary if you have logged less than 1000 calories. I hope you find that right number that will work for you. Rooting for you!0
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@LadyBlanks - That's what I discovered too. Had to google to find out what calories I need to lose weight.0
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So for the past week or so, my vertigo went pretty bad. So, I couldn't even exercise most of the days. Weighed myself today and I am still in my 60s - 60.5kg right now. Just for me to get down to the 59s is just so hard right now. Hopefully, I can see 59-something soon.
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Weighed myself this morning and the scale went a little downwards - 60.3kg. Adjusted my calorie intake and trying my very best to peddle for 90 mins daily on my mini desk cycle. This is one exercise that does not trigger my vertigo.
Have a wonderful Thursday, everyone!
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Ugh that vertigo sounds absolutely awful -- great that you are able to find something that doesn't quite trigger it and still lets you move.0
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@Gramercy1 - Yup, it sure is However, I had it since young and I have lived with it like forever. So, its just a part of me, you know. Oh well..that's life, I guess.
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Got up this morning and am happy as my vertigo has got better. Jumped onto my scale and its 60kg this morning! So, another 10kg to go to reach my GW. Going to take it slow. Am also aiming to peddle on my mini desk cycle for 90 mins minimum daily.
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JP, you are doing quite well. Taking the last 10kg slow will provide for better maintenance. I am glad you are able to do the mini desk cycle. I am going to join you with the 90 minute desk cycle. I have a mini cycle at home and at work. I may commit to 45 minutes at work and 45 minutes at home since I am also working on doing 10,000 steps while at work. I think a 45 minute cycle after my meal would be good.0
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@LadyBlanks - Thank you Yes, I think this time around I will take it slow and steady as the last time when I hit my GW, I couldn't maintain it. Glad to hear you are joining me on the mini desk cycle. It does work even though the burn is slower, but it works! 0
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Wohoo...my vertigo did not make her appearance today and..........
I am back down to the 50s land!
I am now 59.6kg (131.1lbs) and if I keep doing what I am doing, I am really hoping to see 58kg something by this coming Saturday's weigh-in.
Have a wonderful weekend
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Congrats, that's amazing!1
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Thank you @Gramercy1 ❤️
Ms Vertigo came back😭 So, could not do much. Thankfully, now, am much better. Hopefully, no more Vertigo during the weekends. Sooo... its 1 step forward and 2 steps back😭😭😭
HB was trying to be nice and reminded me that back on Nov 2019, I managed to get back down to 52kg plus. However, when covid started, stress creeped in and Ms Vertigo appeared too. Oh well, am going to do it again till I succeed. 🤞🤞🤞
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I really wish things will get better for me but right now its like 1 step forward, 3 steps back😢 I have been eating carbs to ease my vertigo😣 It's not a perfect solution but it helps me to work at the shop, you know. I am also trying to peddle on my mini desk cycle for 90 mins daily. Some days I OK but some days, I can get in my 90 mins.🙄
I am one of those who can have a bite of this and another bite of that and WEIGHT GAIN the next day😭
Let's hope I can lose weight slowly but surely and hopefully, I can maintain it this time around.
Still wearing my watch and I try my best to take more than 10,000 steps daily.
Am doing weigh-in on Saturday now.
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Jade you are doing awesome. I can't imagine being as active as you are with vertigo. I hope you get it figured out. I didn't know that carbs help with the vertigo. Have you tried an electrolyte drink? I'm not careful with my food in regards to vertigo. I'll have to look into that. I hope it goes away soon and STAYS away for you
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@katjustkat - Thank you❤️ It's alright as I had vertigo since I was young. I was thought to do the 4 types of exercises but I tend to do mostly the Foster. 😊 I was told that I have to live with it. Some years, it appears once a while but other years, it's constantly.
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I wanted to know how come I could lose weight and get down to 52kg in 2019 and I discovered that I cut down on a lot of carbs. 2019 was mostly vertigo free. Ever since covid, my vertigo appears very often. Doctor said most of the time my trigger point is STRESS😖 So, since carbs ease my vertigo, I have been eating a lot of carbs. Furthermore, in 2019, I zumba every single day and now, the only thing I can manage is peddle on my mini desk cycle. So, due to all this, I FAIL to lose weight.
Am trying again next week🤞
Had a very bad heavy rain with golf size hailstones. Thankfully, no major damage and our whole family is safe❤️👨👩👦
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Good luck JP...lil by lil we learn about ourselves. We are our own ultimate doctor.
We had hail like that a few years back in Denver, it did a lot of damage. I think we got a new roof out of it.0 -
@katjustkat - Thank you We are thankfully that the golf ball hailstones didn't cause too much damage for us. Yes, quite a number of homes had to replace part of their roof. 0
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This week was a week of carbs, carbs and more carbs! Thankfully, I did not gain weight and of course, I didn't lose any weight either. However, my vertigo is much better now. Hopefully, next week I can work towards some weight loss.
A friend of mine recommended me a Thyroid medicine which she has been taking that works wonders for her. Am going to buy it tomorrow when I go down to the Chemist and hopefully I can see some improvement.
Am making sure that I don't eat more than 1200 calories a day. And if I continue to peddle on my mini desk cycle 90 mins daily which burns roughly 225 calories, I should see some weight loss, right? Am not even aiming to lose 1kg per week now. Just a little by little will do for now.
OMG, its going to be November already...time passes so fast. The worse part, still stuck at my HW. Not sure if I can see a high 50-something before Xmas. That's my ain now...high 50s by Dec.
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I am trying to see what I am doing wrong. I know back in 2019, I practically cut down my calories while doing OMAD and I got down to 52kg. But, I couldn't maintain my 52kg and as I went back to eating carbs (especially when my vertigo comes and my comfort food are carbs) and back to my normal eating with my family. So, this time around, I have to go about in another way as I want to lose weight but still eat and enjoy the same food as my family.
My mini plan - get down to 55kg by 31 Dec 2021. That's about 5kg loss.
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CW: 59.4kg / 130.6lbs.
Finally, after being on a plateau for ages, I finally drop a little. OMG, its so hard, I tell ya. Ms Vertigo make her appearance yesterday night but after a good night sleep, she has left. Really hope she will not come back any time soon.
Cooked lunch for the family today. We had hotpot, grilled teriyaki chicken, rolled omelette and white rice. Made sure that I only ate 150g rice and ate more protein and veggies. As always, going to peddle on my mini desk cycle for 90 mins minimum and it my health permits, will do some aerobics from youtube.
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Weigh-in today and no change -
CW: 59.4kg / 130.6lbs
Am trying to get down to 58-land but it s really hard. But, am not going to give up.0 -
Weigh-in today:
CW: 59.2kg / 130.2lbs
Not much but at least the scale moved down. I will take it 0
