Ljdanny
Thursday
Pw 186.4
Cw 184.4

Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »

Hi WNM....this was posted by a newcomer on the habit tracker ...Why can’t I log into any fit2fab links? When I click on spreadsheet it just takes me to one-on-one link which I think is a paid site. I am pretty sure I signed up for slimpossible. Ugh! Another month left behind. 😢

When I did recruiting I put her on team WNM ... I did put the link to your team on the habit tracker so hopefully she will show up ...Maybe you can reach out to her ...Thanks Megan

Thanks Megan, I'll make sure they make it in.

Username: TwinMama91521
Weigh In Day: Friday
PW (Previous Weight): 155.2
CW (Current Weight): 153.4

IDebraK
Weigh in: Saturday
Starting Weight: 159
Goal Zone: 118-126
PW: 122.8
CW: 124.8

Weight is up but still in zone. Had a super stressful work week. Setting stores up for spring with a lot of fixture moves. While I do love my job, and I actually like the pressure of getting everything done, I also hate it. It's a love/hate relationship. By Thursday, my body just couldn't do the run I had scheduled. Walked just fine, but when I turned up the speed on the treadmill, my body was just like, "Nope."

I still managed to get steps in, but they were not exactly where I wanted them.

Steps:
Sat: 6870
Sun: 13810
Mon: 15979
Tues: 17013
Wed: 14790
Thurs: 17572
Fri: 6801

@melaniedscott .. the google math for the steps was fairly accurate. Of course, you are correct, stride is definitely the biggest factor. These little 27 inch legs have a shorter stride. I get more steps than most since my legs are so short. I found that running at a speed of 5.5 gets more steps than the 6.0 where I have been training. It only adds 4 minutes to the time for the same mileage. I'll take that 4 minutes since I am running for distance rather than time ... for now.

@minstrelofsarcasm, I've run a 30K. No easy task. I think my time was somewhere in the near 3 hour mark. The hills were murder.

My current training looks like this:
5K (3.1 miles)
10K (6.2 miles)
16.1K (10 miler)
Half Marathon (13.1)
30K (18.6)
Marathon (26.2)

I've done all of those distances before, so I'd like to be at "par" by the end of the year.
If I can accomplish all of that, I will probably try the 50K at 31.1 miles. I don't see an 80K or Ultra in my future. Maybe when I start actually running for speed. Otherwise, that Ultra would take an actual whole day to run. Like literally more than 8 hours.

Timibotkin
Saturday
PW 303.2
CW 303.4

It's been a stressful week, I'm surprised the gain wasn't any bigger than it was. I didn't make it to the gym as much as I would have liked because of circumstances beyond my control and I binged a lot. There was a shooting at the college in my hometown and unfortunately two of the campus officers lost their lives, but they may have saved countless others in doing so. The entire town was shut down for hours while they sought the suspect and gathered evidence. He was found not far from the campus (actually on the same road my parents still live on) and it was revealed that he was a prior student. When they posted his mugshot I clearly remembered him from a few years back. He was on the cross country team and I would pass him running almost everyday when returning home from visiting my parents. You never think things like this will happen near you...

I did not make it to the gym the day of the shooting and then I had several meetings/projects this week that required me to stay at work later than usual, I also had an appointment with my nutritionist this week, she wants me to lose 60 pounds in 6 months... I know this attainable but it seems so far out of reach at the same time. I had been doing well at losing after my treatments had ended, I was actually down in the 270's but slowly began gaining weight in the beginning of 2021. In June of 2021 I broke my foot and the pounds piled on, at my last oncology appointment in December my oncologist was very upset with my weight gain and hence the appointments with the nutritionist. I tried explaining the weight gain away by not being able to exercise but her response was something along the lines as "so what are you putting in your mouth" which came across as kind of harsh but true. Only I can control what i put in my body and I have to start making better choices on a regular basis! I hope everyone is doing well and conquers all of their goals this week!

MotylekOkruchy
Saturday
PW: 137.2
CW: 136.7

It amazes me that so much effort results in losing only half a pound a week. I know it's better this way than the other (gaining half a pound) but still! I also noticed that on my weigh in day, whenever I lose anything, I tend to reward myself . . . with food . . . extra food - above my calorie target, way above! This is something I need to work on.

IDebraK wrote: »

I keep gaining and losing the same 2 pounds, and I tend to make weigh in night my "date night". I feel like I am making better decisions when it comes to food, and ate a salad for dinner last night.

The scale was up another 2 pounds.

I try to also be mindful of non-food rewards. I have the FitBit Versa 3 on hold. That is my reward for a weigh-in of 119 and the 30,000 steps in a day. I have the steps, now I have to really work hard for that 119, especially since the scale was at 126 this morning. I was terribly disappointed.

I haven't taken my vitamins since Thursday, and it may just be the placebo effect. I don't think they actually help with weight loss, but subconsciously, if I make that healthy decision to start my day, I tend to make healthier decisions throughout the day (I guess - I don't really know).

So now I'm 7 pounds from that FitBit. 7! It's hasn't been that long that I was less than 3 pounds from it. I have to reconfigure food. This is beyond frustrating.

On a different note, I bought new pants (maybe) 2 months ago. I added weight training to my exercise regimen, and I can pull those pants up and take them off without unbuttoning and unzipping them. I figured I would just wear a belt to keep them up. My belt was so big that it literally buckled and then went halfway around my body. It was a size large. I bought a size small belt yesterday. I also had to buy new workout pants (stretchy). I had larges. I had to buy smalls.

I have some non-scale victories. I'd just like to see the scale move too.

Maybe start recording daily weight. If I have to log it, it makes it "more real"?

Those are really terrific NSV. Is the dressing on your salad particularly sodium laden? That can account. And strength training...water retention.

Steps..

Sun- 11,219
Mon- 9,335
Tues- 6,889
Wed- 9,564
Thurs- 7,894
Fri- 7,866
Sat- 13,204

ljdanny wrote: »

My steps were horrible again, only reached my goal twice. I have to go to the weight clinic this week I know I haven't lost anything maybe a pound or two. I made it to zumba today for the second time this year. The teacher had been sick or class was canceled. We don't have any subs so it's been hard. Wasnt sure I was going to make it today. Yesterday we were rear ended. Go hit pretty good. Wasnt sure how I was going to feel this morning but I'm just a little sore. The guy who hit us passed out behind the wheel, he didnt even know anything. The cop said he had stage 4 cancer and should not have been driving at all. My coworker noticed him a few blocks back swerving all over the road and run a red light, she was just getting ready to call the cops on him because she was scared something was going to happen when he ran into us. She had no idea I was in the car he hit. I am hoping the guy is ok. He didnt look to good.

I don't know...those steps look better than mine most days. I was doing okay until the snow/ice storm hit Wed. Was warmer Sat but was sick (am still).

Scary! We were rearended a few years ago. Totaled my car (there was someone in front of us at the red light) and the driver was texting. Did not slow down at all. That's rough. I hope he is ok, too.

MotylekOkruchy wrote: »

It amazes me that so much effort results in losing only half a pound a week. I know it's better this way than the other (gaining half a pound) but still! I also noticed that on my weigh in day, whenever I lose anything, I tend to reward myself . . . with food . . . extra food - above my calorie target, way above! This is something I need to work on.

@MotylekOkruchy - Breaking out of the food-as-a-reward mindset is such a struggle! What kinds of things were you thinking of as non-food rewards?

IDebraK wrote: »

So now I'm 7 pounds from that FitBit. 7! It's hasn't been that long that I was less than 3 pounds from it. I have to reconfigure food. This is beyond frustrating.

...

I have some non-scale victories. I'd just like to see the scale move too.

Maybe start recording daily weight. If I have to log it, it makes it "more real"?

@IDebraK - Recording things definitely makes them more real, but you have to keep certain factors in mind when it comes to losing weight. Melanie already mentioned some of the usual suspects (i.e. water retention from strength training, sodium consumption, etc.), but there's a few thousand other reasons you're holding onto a little extra weight even while doing everything "correctly".

You may not like it, but all you can do right now is remain consistent and be patient.

thenextloser135 wrote: »

thenextloser
PW 250
CW 244

@thenextloser135 - Impressive loss! Way to go!

melaniedscott wrote: »

What are some things you all try to focus on when you really think about your goals?

@melaniedscott - Oh boy, so many things! Hydration is usually my primary focus. If I'm hydrated, I'm less likely to mindlessly snack. Snacks are always my weakness, even if "healthy"

ljdanny wrote: »

I am hoping the guy is ok. He didnt look to good.

@ljdanny - If you hear anything about him, I would love an update. Glad you're okay!

JMNagain wrote: »

Well that was quite a holiday! Late to log in as expected, and up so much more than I wanted! Back on it this week, hopefully I can lose the holiday bloat pretty quickly.
Will post steps later on.

@JMNagain - The best thing about gaining is the satisfaction you feel when it drops back off. I'm predicting that next week is going to be a good one for you!



Everyone, I have a question for you...

Username: EDTake2
Weigh In Day: Monday
PW (Previous Weight): 210.4
CW (Current Weight): 207.8

steps
Sun - 3133
Mon - 5262
Tue - 6091
Wed - 6864
Thu - 5174
Fri - 5128
Sat - 3965

I improved this week over last week, Five days over 5,000 steps!

Steps

Sun - 8,337
Mon - 12,738
Tues - 8,482
Wed - 7,382
Thurs - 7,402
Fri - 9,615
Sat - 12,939

I would like to get more over 10,000, so that's something I need to work on.

After the overindulgence of the weekend and overcompensating at the gym, I was not expecting to see a tiny loss/maintain at all. I'll take it. I'll weigh myself again later this week just to see if this is just a product of dehydration or if it's an actual value.