What Mini Goal is motivating you right now!
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ATnowornever wrote: »Getting under 300. Dr. told me at my last check up, that I have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and Crohn's. Started the Specific Carbohydrate Diet to try and bring the Crohn's into remission, and hopefully heal my liver as well. A nice side effect is that I'm losing weight! (Started at 342, 328 now)
Halfway there! First posted this when I was 328, I'm now at 314. Under 300, here I come!14 -
ATnowornever wrote: »ATnowornever wrote: »Getting under 300. Dr. told me at my last check up, that I have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and Crohn's. Started the Specific Carbohydrate Diet to try and bring the Crohn's into remission, and hopefully heal my liver as well. A nice side effect is that I'm losing weight! (Started at 342, 328 now)
Halfway there! First posted this when I was 328, I'm now at 314. Under 300, here I come!
Keep up the great progress! Life's a journey, not a race 😊5 -
My mini goal right now is to get under 200. Almost there. I started at about 260 late last summer.8
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My mini goal is to get myself back on track -- I've been losing weight every month, but these past three months have been markedly slower than the six before that. And I can't afford to slow down! I have lots of weight left to lose... plus: things to do... people to see... places to go!
A sub mini goal, if you will, is to get more sleep, because sleep deprivation is NOT helpful! I want to get 8 hours of actual sleep every night, consistently. I don't even know how long it's been since that was a thing in my life 😵💫
So, I'm going to take this month to very seriously get myself into the mindset that's gotten me to where I am now:
No exceptions. No excuses. 🥑
💝 Discipline is self-love. 💖7 -
I am motivated to getting below 200 lbs. My scales has gone up and I can't figure out why except I haven't been exercising so it puts me in a funk8
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being able to find cuter clothes when I go thrifting!!7
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Killing the jelly belly8
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My mini goal is to lose 6 pounds by Memorial day. (Totally doable!) Then I will be at my lowest since 2020 when I dropped 20 lb. I was a size 6 then and would like to be that size again. I have some clothes that I held on to from that year and would like to wear them again. I want to be thinner for my travel abroad this summer.7
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I really want to wear my old jeans and my wedding rings again. I'm guessing both will happen around the same time.9
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My mini goal is to not look like a bloated whale on my upcoming cruises in May.
I've lost 14 pounds low carbing in two weeks. I know that was mostly water weight and now the real work begins. I added in weight lifting this week.
Good luck to everyone on their mini AND maxi goals!!
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Healing these bad knees! Any weight off them will help...8
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To be back to the old me who worked out 3 times a week and went for runs , was happy and healthy , forward 3 years of health issues and now I’m back and ready to start exercising again :-) we have a holiday in December this year and I want to feel confident to put on a swimsuit x
Add in menopause and family stress and I’m struggling to get motivated and moving .. one day at a time !8 -
JennKirklandmfp wrote: »Healing these bad knees! Any weight off them will help...
Blessings and healing to you!! I developed this issue in 2017 or 18.....Yes! Every pound is equivalent to about 4 or 5. I switched from aerobics to yoga and stretching, applied heat, lost the weight. In the end, I lost about ten pounds which was enough to recover my mobility......my knee x-rays were highly improved. Every once in a while I remember the pain....for me it was my left knee.....and living pain free has been wonderful. You can do this...for me I had one Cortisone shot and decided I couldn't live with myself showing up for more.....my catalyst. Find your catalyst and it will happen. 😊3 -
I see my doctor in about one month and I want to lose a good chunk of weight before I see them again (like, 8-10 lbs or so). I want to prove to them that I'm making a positive change and pushing myself to get healthy.
Also... I'm going to some fun concerts and events this year so I want to fit into some cute clothes! Getting down to a size 16-18 before this summer would be so nice so I'm gonna make it happen.5 -
spirittrail wrote: »Every pound is equivalent to about 4 or 5.
Can you please help me understand what this means?
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spirittrail wrote: »Every pound is equivalent to about 4 or 5.
Can you please help me understand what this means?
Of course mtaratoot....happy to clarify. For every one pound of weight you lose.....you relieve FOUR pounds of pressure on your knees. You also relieve at least that amount on your hips. So by losing just TEN pounds.....your knees are relieved of 40 pounds of pressure. This literally eases the stress on your hips and knees by quite a bit! I like to think it's Nature's Way of encouraging you to to meet her in the middle and thru TEAMWORK......she'll help you if you help her to improve how your body functions. 😊4 -
spirittrail wrote: »spirittrail wrote: »Every pound is equivalent to about 4 or 5.
Can you please help me understand what this means?
Of course mtaratoot....happy to clarify. For every one pound of weight you lose.....you relieve FOUR pounds of pressure on your knees. You also relieve at least that amount on your hips. So by losing just TEN pounds.....your knees are relieved of 40 pounds of pressure. This literally eases the stress on your hips and knees by quite a bit! I like to think it's Nature's Way of encouraging you to to meet her in the middle and thru TEAMWORK......she'll help you if you help her to improve how your body functions. 😊
OK. You reduce the force, not the weight. One pound of weight will always be one pound. Since we're not leaving the planet, weight can be assumed to be the same as mass. Force is mass times acceleration. If it is true that one pound of mass creates four pounds of force in a human knee when performing some activity (running would increase the force versus walking, going down stairs or down a steep hill would increase the force versus level ground, and I'm not sure where you got the four pound number), then a 150 pound human would experience 600 pounds of force on each knee doing that activity. Humans evolved to walk, so it seems to me that even though it's a big number, our bodies are designed for it. If that 150 pound human lost five pounds, they would have lost about 3.3% of their body weight. The force on their knee would also be about 3.3% less. That seems pretty proportional.
All that said - if a person has bad knees and is very overweight, it would be a benefit for their knees if they lost weight. No doubt about that. I think the numbers may be misleading because the reduction in force is proportional to the reduction in mass.
There's even some benefit to having mass for bones and joints. I have a friend who is pretty small. She always has been. As she ages, her bone density is decreasing. She doesn't have enough mass to really help maintain bone density. I loaned her a SCUBA weight belt to wear when she walks to help stimulate bone density or at least keep it from decreasing as fast. She also has bad ankles. She has to make adjustments to how she walks because of it, but the benefits to her bones outweigh the issues with her joints.
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If it is true that one pound of mass creates four pounds of force in a human knee when performing some activity (running would increase the force versus walking, going down stairs or down a steep hill would increase the force versus level ground, and I'm not sure where you got the four pound number),
@mtaratoot It looks like this number is pretty well accepted in the field:A key study published in Arthritis & Rheumatism of overweight and obese adults with knee osteoarthritis (OA) found that losing one pound of weight resulted in four pounds of pressure being removed from the knees. In other words, losing just 10 pounds would relieve 40 pounds of pressure from your knees.
source: https://www.arthritis.org/health-wellness/healthy-living/nutrition/weight-loss/weight-loss-benefits-for-arthritis#
Let's look at weight and your knees. When you walk across level ground, the force on your knees is the equivalent of 1½ times your body weight. That means a 200-pound man will put 300 pounds of pressure on his knees with each step. Add an incline, and the pressure is even greater: the force on each knee is two to three times your body weight when you go up and down stairs, and four to five times your body weight when you squat to tie a shoelace or pick up an item you dropped.
source: https://www.health.harvard.edu/pain/why-weight-matters-when-it-comes-to-joint-pain
When you walk, your joints get a pounding. For every step, your knee takes on a force equal to 3-6 times your weight. What does that add up to? We'll do the math for you. Even as little as 10 extra pounds puts an additional burden on your knee of 30-60 pounds.
source: https://www.webmd.com/osteoarthritis/knee-osteoarthritis-weight-loss
When it comes to knee arthritis pain, losing weight pays big dividends. In fact, losing 10 pounds can eliminate tens of millions of pounds of pressure from your knees every year.
Experts estimate that for every 1 pound you weigh, your knees feel the force of 3 pounds of pressure when you take a step. [references: 3) , 4)]
[To keep this short-ish I didn’t copy the math from the article.]
Keep in mind that the numbers used in the calculations above are estimates. Experts’ estimates of pressure on the knee per pound of bodyweight vary, ranging from 2:1 to 4:1. The ratio may be influenced by factors such as anatomy, gait, and footwear.
source: https://www.arthritis-health.com/blog/why-losing-weight-best-treatment-knee-arthritis
studies cited in this last article:
3) D’Lima DD, Fregly BJ, Patil S, Steklov N, Colwell CW. Knee joint forces: prediction, measurement, and significance. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part H, Journal of Engineering in Medicine. 2012;226(2):95-102.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3324308/
4) Messier SP, Gutekunst DJ, Davis C, Devita P. Weight loss reduces knee-joint loads in overweight and obese older adults with knee osteoarthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 2005;52(7):2026-32.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15986358/6 -
takinitalloff wrote: »If it is true that one pound of mass creates four pounds
@mtaratoot It looks like this number is pretty well accepted in the field:A key study published in Arthritis & Rheumatism of overweight and obese adults with knee osteoarthritis (OA) found that losing one pound of weight resulted in four pounds of pressure being removed from the knees. In other words, losing just 10 pounds would relieve 40 pounds of pressure from your knees.
source: https://www.arthritis.org/health-wellness/healthy-living/nutrition/weight-loss/weight-loss-benefits-for-arthritis#
Let's look at weight and your knees. When you walk across level ground, the force on your knees is the equivalent of 1½ times your body weight. That means a 200-pound man will put 300 pounds of pressure on his knees with each step. Add an incline, and the pressure is even greater: the force on each knee is two to three times your body weight when you go up and down stairs, and four to five times your body weight when you squat to tie a shoelace or pick up an item you dropped.
source: https://www.health.harvard.edu/pain/why-weight-matters-when-it-comes-to-joint-pain
When you walk, your joints get a pounding. For every step, your knee takes on a force equal to 3-6 times your weight. What does that add up to? We'll do the math for you. Even as little as 10 extra pounds puts an additional burden on your knee of 30-60 pounds.
source: https://www.webmd.com/osteoarthritis/knee-osteoarthritis-weight-loss
When it comes to knee arthritis pain, losing weight pays big dividends. In fact, losing 10 pounds can eliminate tens of millions of pounds of pressure from your knees every year.
Experts estimate that for every 1 pound you weigh, your knees feel the force of 3 pounds of pressure when you take a step. [references: 3) , 4)]
[To keep this short-ish I didn’t copy the math from the article.]
Keep in mind that the numbers used in the calculations above are estimates. Experts’ estimates of pressure on the knee per pound of bodyweight vary, ranging from 2:1 to 4:1. The ratio may be influenced by factors such as anatomy, gait, and footwear.
source: https://www.arthritis-health.com/blog/why-losing-weight-best-treatment-knee-arthritis
studies cited in this last article:
3) D’Lima DD, Fregly BJ, Patil S, Steklov N, Colwell CW. Knee joint forces: prediction, measurement, and significance. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part H, Journal of Engineering in Medicine. 2012;226(2):95-102.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3324308/
4) Messier SP, Gutekunst DJ, Davis C, Devita P. Weight loss reduces knee-joint loads in overweight and obese older adults with knee osteoarthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 2005;52(7):2026-32.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15986358/
Thank you @takinitalloff 😍 I had no idea the medical evidence was this easily accessible. Im in Canada with excellent medical services and this information was relayed to me thru my family doctor, the radiologist, the orthopedic specialist I was referred to......as well as other medical professionals. We don't mess around up here!! My last eye exam took hours and they did everything but remove my eyeball from its socket 😆. A slight chance of cataracts is being closely monitored. 😊
PS I have said this before and I continue to stand by it......I am proud to live in a Country that provides outstanding medical services to its citizens. It saves me from having to waste my time providing undocumented stats @mtaratoot Our medical professionals payed dearly for this information and we gratefully appreciate it 🙏2 -
This is more of a maxi-goal than a min-goal, but I'm making vague efforts to be able to do a 1-arm pull-up. I can do a set of 5 with the assistance of a big resistance band; my plan if to up the reps and then reduce the size of the band.
I have no confidence of success, but without trying I'll never know.5
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