January Join our Shrinking Squad
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@ScienceofTeaching - I love that you are planning on bringing the left overs home. I always ask for a to go box, 100% of the time. Recently my 25yr old daughter mentioned to her boyfriend that *my mom always asks for a to-go box, it's so embracing but, that's just her* ... Um...If I'm not eating all of my food #1 I should bring it home, I paid for it. #2, We don't need to be eating everything we order, the serving sizes are huge. #3. Why is this embracing? I think its not that uncommon.
@ScienceofTeaching ITs not motivation that I workout. Its discipline, which it sounds like YOU have been practicing. I don't see why moving intentionally every single day is an issue. I know that the "fitness influencers" say you don't need to but, honestly..... why is getting in intentional movement daily a problem? Seems to me the problem is a vast majority of people who don't move daily and/or do not *eat* intentionally. (sorry, almost on my soap box....) FOOD is the main issue in America...people thinking that a 10min walk is going to make them lose weight when its really a FOOD issue...I'm all for the walking that's taking place but, FOOD is what's out of balance in America (my opinion only).
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@WhiskeyInATeaCup176 YES - I am on week 3. Day 3 today. Join in here - not a problem. I'm in about 6 groups between facebook and MFP. I feed off of other people and their posts, ideas, successes. I've been with Beachbody since 2009. P90X. I'm 52yrs old. 5'0" (rounding up to 5'1") and working on my nutrition. What about you?
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feeling so 🔥 about my nutrition.
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accountability: SNS: 4 Workout:18/84 Dig Deeper Rest day
DD has 2 rest days. I take one today, and the other on Monday. So my rotation is: Upper/Lower/Total/Rest/Upper/Lower/Rest.
PiYo today (I used to instruct this class, Its a Pilates/Yoga practice.) I have been doing it now 1 time a week for 4 weeks and I can SOOOO tell that I am getting stronger and more flexible in it. Loved it. 38mins and it flew by.
Active storms today down in TN. Rain/Wind/Tornados. Up north where my mom lives ( its so weird not to be able to write "parents" since my dad passed in feb. ) They are She is expecting snow/blizzard.
Stick to the plan today nutritionally. I will stick to the plan. stick to the plan. Day 5 here we go.1 -
5’4” 46y/o
1/01: 137.2
1/03: 136.6
1/05: 136.6
1/10: 137.0
1/12: 136.6
So far this week diet, exercise, and water have all been on track.1 -
@SherryRueter Im in MS and hubbys in TN at the moment so im with you on the storms. Tornados scare me. Doesnt help that my dog is terrified of even rain so she needs as much if not more care than my baby does during storms. She often wakes up my baby… stayed calm though.
Ive been skipping breakfasts.. i need to eat but i dont want to cook for myself so i end up not eating, drinking water or grabbing a protein bar. Probably should be eating more since i come way under my calorie goal. If i eat out for dinner, i make up the calories, but not a good habit to make.
I havnt been getting outside and touching grass because the weathers been making me either sleepy (wind and rain) or sleepless (tornado watch and severe thunderstorms).2 -
@SherryRueter I agree about intentional movement every day! When I mentioned working out too much, I mostly meant that I don't want to overdo it pushing myself too hard every day. I don't want to accidentally injure myself pushing too hard at running or anything when I haven't been as active lately. But less active for me is still pretty active because of my job; I'm on my feet for a large part of the day at work, so Monday through Friday I usually log 8-10k steps before I even get home from work. I do agree that getting some movement every day is super important!1
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I ran again today, ive only been able to get out without the baby on the weekends so ive been taking advantage of that.
I ate out for the weekly outing. My tummy is all messed up. It was already upset for some reason today.. mexican made it abit worse lol fajitas are so good though!
Definitely missing my hubby, been sleeping whenever i can, pushing off things i need to do until evenings. I have always been a night owl and i get so much done after my girl goes to sleep. Unfortunately i feel like a bum, lazy and unproductive nearly every morning so roller coaster every day. My eating habits also follow this pattern where i dont want to eat until afternoon/evening2 -
I have been around a long time with a lot of weight fluctuations. My goal this week, get back to exercising after a week off. My dog is injured and I felt like I had to be home 24/7
Continue super conscientious eating with a plan each day
Make sure I have stocked groceries
I look forward to everyone's progress3 -
Morning Everyone! Been quite a while for me not posting! Quite a few busy weeks. There’s a lesson somewhere in here but I let myself go a lil cray cray because my niece was scheduled to go to the Air Force TOMORROW and she had been cooking her fave meals as sort of a goodbye gift. (Salty, sugary, fatty). She looked down when I said ‘no thanks” so I figured I’d eat it, watch my portions, but start on Wednesday.
And what happens - some administrative ridiculousness that has delayed her entry. (Insert very bad words here). 😆. So overweight for nothing but delayed start or not - it begins today.
I told her February 14 will be a Valentine’s Day to myself! Days before my doc appt and still long enough to make some progress.
So 132.6 today. Will do my 10k steps and Caroline Girvan’s Fuel day 1. 💪💪💪2 -
5’4” 46y/o
1/01: 137.2
1/03: 136.6
1/05: 136.6
1/10: 137.0
1/12: 136.6
1/15: 137.6
I know it’s bloating, but it’s still not nice to see.
I didn’t exercise Fri, Sat, or Sun. I didn’t drink enough water either. I didn’t eat badly, but I didn’t eat at a deficit for at least 2 of those days.
I’m back on track today. It’s bitter cold out, but I went to the gym and got my run done, had a great amount of fiber at lunch, and my water is on track.
I’m feeling good about this week and expect to see some progress by the end of it.1 -
HIIIIi Its bitter cold here too in Memphis. Recieved a nice 6 inches of snow. The city has 6 snow plows the nightly news said. Oooo My Gooodness... So, anyway I can't walk because we don't have a snow shovel and if we did, our road isn't cleared so I wouldn't have anywhere I could walk. We do have a treadmill in the Club house. We used that at noon. Will do so again in a bit.
Fri/Sat/Sun I ate at maintenance. or slightly more ( sounds better but means the same). Back on track today .... or should I say, more mindful today and it feels much better mentally.
Got in my workouts everyday though and at least 10K steps. Tomorrow Leg day? or I will do cardio (likely leg day since I will be working from home due to the roads and weather.).
Like @ceebeeslim said, Its still plenty of time until Valentines day and that WOULD make it a GOOD present to myself. I like that goal. Hope you did good on FUEL.
I do not want to commit to taking a scale weight anytime soon, but I can commit to taking a front,side and back photo sometime soon. I did take measurements, They haven't changed. So I HOPE that is a sign of MUSCLE being added (what you focus on you become, right?!?!) I know, its not highly likely. The better thing to do is mind my portions and mind myself to not eat at Maint. more than 1 or 2 meals a week.
Hope you are having a good monday.
SHERRY
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Accountability: Lower circuit 1 23/84
SNS: 2
SNS reverted to 0 again as the weekend I had SNACKS... so Sherry No Sugar/Snacks did not work favorably. Somehow logging into this thread each morning helps me keep on track. Although I do type quite a bit.
Lower was good. I can really feel my lower glute/hamstrings. Kickboxing would be fun to do today at noon since I will not be able to get outside to walk. IDK.... the treadmill works also. Or cardio/core work.
Work is calling GTG. looks like I have work to do today (which is abnormal).
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Todays planned food log: I have about 200 calories not planned.
goal - to stick to the foods I have planned below. And if I want something else, I can have it tomorrow on that food plan.
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I have to say, that lunch was amazing!1
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131.8. ⬇️.8
If I start with my weight - I’ll feel more accountable!
Stuck to my calorie goal, step goal, activity goal and water intake goal. I can’t reach my protein goal at all - ever! Can’t stand cottage cheese, yogurt, so try to supplement with shakes or bars. Not great but I may have to stick to reaching calorie goal - one less thing to think about.
Chose to continue with CG Iron and save Fuel for later. Fuel has more cardio and I want my cardio to come from walking. Easier on my joints. Do I really need to do burpees at my age? Feeds my ego, but I’ll pay for it later. 🥺
About to start CG iron day 7!💪💪3 -
@SherryRueter I love those salad kits too. I add stuff like you did. Tomato, cucumber, olives, romain heart, boiled egg whites. Works so well for me.
Was on track with diet, exercise and water yesterday. The kids had a snow day today so I got some extra time in the gym. Also on track with diet and water so far.2 -
@ceebeeslim I think that yes, you need a few burpees a week to practice getting up and down from the floor. 😊. How close are you to your protein goal? I’m presently just trying to get 30% of my calories from protein.
Protein that I get in:- Tuna packets 14g per pouch
- Chicken
- Vanilla Greek yogurt 20g per 8 ounces
- Eggs boiled and in my salad
- Egg whites /1-2c in my protein shake instead of water.
- Salmon Pattie’s 17g per 3 ounces
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Accountability: Kickboxing 24/84 (recovery day)
SNS: 3
Sherry No Sugar/Snacks is starting to feel great. Yesterday the food was amazing. And I tried to plan for some fun food today as well.
My mom is in the hospital- she had shoulder surgery on Monday - she is 77yr and does not workout. to be honest, she needs to lose probably 50#. anyway, just to point out she is not an active 77yr old, or whatever. She does a lot but, ya know...she's the typical American female.
Anyway, I may need to go for a weeks visit to help take care of her. I do not want to go up north but, I know it would make it so much easier for her. At least for the first week - where she is just getting used to the routine and all. My brothers live relatively close to her (15 min and 45 mins away) but their jobs don't allow for the same flexibility that mine does. As I can work remote. Anyway - any prayers would be appreciated. I think my brothers kinda rely on me to figure out what she needs. and I rely on them to help her for day to day stuff.
Kickboxing today because my hamstrings are on fire from leg day yesterday.
Again, my work queue is FULL - extremely out of the ordinary for me! My meals are basically the same as yesterday. The French fries are swapped for mac and cheese.
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Oh Sherry - so sorry to hear about your mom. Hope she recovers fully and quickly. Boy oh boy - do I know how the eldercare responsibility is! And speaking of brothers - will they ever grow up?
Long story short - they’re still visiting for the holidays. We get into a nostalgic convo about things we loved to eat when we were young. Hours later here they come with all my temptations - apple pie, cinnamon swirl danish things, etc. 😡. Oh - and they know I’m trying to lose weight.
So I stare at it - for a while. Get BACK on the treadmill then do for a walk outside. Proud proud proud!!!! Didn’t touch it. Yay!!
So…..
130.8 ⬇️ 1.0 pound! Hit all goals yesterday! If I’m lucky I’ll get around 70 grams of protein daily. And still no to the burpees! 🤣🤣
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I agree burpees are good for practicing mobility, but i bet theres other options out there that might work better for you. Im alot younger than many of you, but i still have knee issues. I tore one side, severing the nerve playing some intense volleyball in highschool and it has never regained feeling. Its probably been 8years now? I think theres just so much scar tissue that its not gonna come back. Anyway, i have to be careful with my limits during certain exercises because sometimes it feels like its going to tear again. Still working on keeping it strong though.
Ive been staying give or take a hundred of my calorie goal which i take as a win since i lowered it to 1500 from 1650. I usually hit 80-100g of protein. I eat a lot of meat! And those tuna packets are the perfect snack. I dont eat cottage cheese or greek yogurts because im allergic. Meat and eggs are what ive got!
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I'd like to join.
I'm 29 years old. I'm 5'7 and 142.8 lbs.
I've been having some pretty tough relationship stuff in my life and I've really gotten away from my goals. Most of last year all I did was work, come home crawl into bed and sleep. I ate a lot of take out and I'm so over being sad all the time.
I need to lose about 34 lbs and I just want to get back into being active.
I used to run daily and go to various fitness classes and I really just want to be more active.
I was a lot happier when I more active and I'd like more friends who are living active lifestyles.
Looking forward to the support and community!
Everyone seems so nice and friendly.
Does anyone have any experience with dance and aerial silks?
I've been dying to try that out.
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I posted an update but now I don’t see it so I apologize in advance if it shows up later as a duplicate.
5’4” 46y/o
1/01: 137.2
1/03: 136.6
1/05: 136.6
1/10: 137.0
1/12: 136.6
1/15: 137.6
1/18: 135.8
I’m excited to be in the 135 range.
I didn’t feel up to exercising yesterday. I was on track with diet, but I’m not sure about water. Probably not.
I ran this morning. On track with diet and water so far.
Welcome @plainpixxel. This is a supportive group. I like the small group feel. I find it’s easier for me to stay accountable when I’m not lost in the crowd.
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Welcome @plainpixxel. Hope you stick around!
Congrats on reaching in the 135 range @Cora0477. Great feeling isn’t it!!
I’m finally finally finally in the 120s, albeit 129.8 - down 1 pound from yesterday - but I’ll take it. I’m sure this will steady out soon - maybe it’s still the crappy carbage weight I’m still losing. But it’s motivating since I haven’t seen a consistent 127-129 weight since last October! Dangerous time - I can get a bit cocky or feel like I can treat myself - just have to remember that nothing I will do will feel like a “treat” afterwards. Get. It. Together, Girl!
Did great on all counts yesterday but think I didn’t quite reach my water goal. Was soooo close at 11pm to just say 8.3k steps is enough - no need to get to 10k. But got up, put in headphones and danced to upwards of 10k! Proud of me!
Rest day - meaning no lifting but will do Pilates instead.
Onwards and Up - no Downwards!! (Is that a word?) 🤔😉4 -
@Cora0477 Thank you so much. Congrats on reaching the 135 lb. That's a great accomplishment
@CeeBeeSlim Thank you too! Kudos on dancing your way to 10K steps. That's really good. I usually end up doing 10K steps at my job on a good day. I need to track my steps a bit more closely.
I'm curious about pilates. Is that similar to Barre?
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Hi everyone! Just read through everything that I've missed in the past week... Hope everyone's doing well today!
I took a break from MFP for the past 6 days. Got some medical test results back that weren't what I expected, so being sent to another dr in a few weeks. I couldn't deal with tracking calories AND the anxiety of that, so MFP had to take a break. Didn't gain, but also didn't lose, so I guess I didn't do too badly while away from counting. Tried to keep up the exercise most days, but definitely was more half-hearted than it could have been. But hey, movement is movement!
And the weather is cooperating with my stress levels... Due to snow and super cold days, we only had 1.5 days of teaching this week. So that was a nice break. It's 11:30 AM and I'm still in my pajamas on what should be a work day. 4 -
Hi, Pals. Down just .4 today but I’ll take it. I will try not to get too caught up in my current downward trend as I know the weight loss isn’t linear and there may - will - be times when the scale will not be my friend.
@plainpixxel - I usually see barre and Pilates compared but when I think of barre I think more of ballet - more smaller intense moves. I fell in love with Pilates - both on the mat and the reformer - when rehabbing from back pain. I was lucky and found a reformer a neighbor was selling relatively inexpensively. It’s perfect for me on an active rest day - love the low impact, stretching, core focus moves.
Used my hack again - was exhausted after reaching around 7500 steps at 10pm - so on went the headphones and dance music! Put away three loads of laundry ONE ITEM at a time. Fam thought (thinks) I have lost my mind! 🤣🤣
Reached my goals yesterday!
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Hello All.
No weight change - still at 129.6 but at least both my daily weight and moving average are both under 130. I’ll take it.
I tried on a pair of pants I wore when I was 113 and it’s only just slightly more filled out?? And 15lbs heavier? I have to find a true pair of pants or dress that’s a goal outfit - that will also help keep me disciplined.
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Hey everyone,
Made it through my first week and weighed myself. I'm a bit worried about my scale. It says I lost 9.0 lbs in like 4 days which can't be right. I think it just read high initially because I weighed myself after eating and drinking a ton of water.
Regardless, I'm 134.7 lbs according to my Garmin S2 scale. I'm feeling really good.
I ate on target most days last week and I didn't struggle as much with my intermittent fasting on Sunday. I've been borrowing @CeeBeeSlim trick of dancing my way to my step goals..works out well 😂
I'm nervous because tonight I'll be traveling to Miami for a work conference for the whole week. Ive never been to the city so I don't know what the food scene is like. Plus there are lots of dinners and parties at these conferences. I hope there are good options for salads and bowls. I'm assuming it should be because Miami is a "trendy" city. I already bought a week pass a gym near my Airbnb. So I can at least work out. I'm also gonna pack oatmeal 😆. Wish me luck and any tips are appreciated.
Oh and @CeeBeeSlim I signed up for a beach pilates class too. Let's see if I survive lol3 -
Oooh @plainpixxel - beach Pilates! Sounds like fun! Enjoy your trip. I can fully understand the nervousness around it but you’re tackling it correctly by pre-planning!
Back to 129.4 so sticking right around here for a while! Stressful few weeks coming up - planning for trip back home this week - leaving this weekend back home for my parents doc appts. I will not stop at chik fil a! I won’t!!!💪
So hubby will be glad to see me (wine, treats, good food); the stress of the doc appts (consoling myself with treats) and just the glee of being home will turn itself into a gluttonous day or two. BUT - I have to remember afterwards that I DONT EVER FEEL LIKE I TREATED MYSELF!!
Off to do CG leg day! Then 40 minutes on the treadmill!!1
