T.H.E. (Trying Hard Everyday) Team~ Week 8~ March 27- April

Love all the new hair cuts and good news from the posts.

I finished my 500 laps in the pool today. I feel so good. (took all of March):smokin:
I am on week 4 of the sit up challenge - did 100 for the progress test. (started at 30)
Trying the push ups but not having as much success - they are a LOT harder!
Finally went for a wog OUTSIDE in Canada - spring may be here finally!!!!:glasses: I went a lot farther than I did last fall. That was awesome too. Feels good to be in better shape!

My weakness is eating on the weekends. I started logging those meals too - it helped. I need to keep working on that.

Good night everyone.

:glasses: lurking..........
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Good morning everyone!

Great job on all the workouts!! I didn't have time to work out yesterday but I feel I did a darn good job on eating...I'm going to make up for it and go bust some butt in the gym today. I hope everyone has an awesome day today!

CMR - I love the new pic, you look gorgeous

Chanty - I'm an Econ major and that's the class that I'm having the hardest time in!! Our prof does the same thing and confuses everybody...plus she's from Vietnam and nobody understands what she's saying which doesn't really help...Everyone's average on a test is 45...she gives us such a curve that it actually equals out to an A..Thank God!

healthymom - Congrats on reaching 500 laps!! That is awesome, swimming is so tiring, if I go past 10 laps I think I might drown

Lulu - You can have my chihuahua's; they are such a menace!...I usually let them out at night by themselves so they can go potty in the yard...but last night they both ran off somewhere and came back with doo-doo all over them!:noway: !! Chihuahua's seem to like finding the most nastiest smelling thing and rub all over it...I didn't even notice the doo-doo at first cuz it was dark and picked them both up..needless to say all three of us needed to be scrubbed down!

I signed up for the 200 sit ups challenge, so thanks for letting me know about it! If that schedule can help me be able to do 200 situps in one day, not an entire week...well, I'll definitely swear by it! :laugh:

I've been going to water aerobics on M, W, F and that zumba class on T and TH, and I feel so much better than I did 2 weeks ago. It's amazing! I've also decided to swim laps in the mornings. Not only is it good for you, but I swear I think in my past life I was a fish! LOL I'd rather be swimming or in the water than doing anything else, so at least it's fun to me, and doesn't feel like exercise! My family is being really supportive, even though they're all in Indiana and I'm in Tennessee, it's still nice!

Plus, I just found out that my 10 year reunion is in June, so that's definitely some more motivation for me! I hope everyone is having a great day! OH, all of this hair coloring and cutting is making me antsy to do something to my own hair...hmmm, what to do, what to do:bigsmile:

How do you like Zumba? My gym offers it and I've been thinking about trying it but am a bit imtimidated so I've been putting it off :ohwell:

Good Morning everyone!
It took me a while to get all caught up on reading but I am now in the loop

Chanty - hope your paper goes well! I was never a fan of writing papers....I'm sure you are a much better writer than I am!
Li4g - I've never been to that part of Florida but it sounds like you will have a great time! I'm sure the weather is nice there!
Sheila - Good job on making yourself go to the gym. The hardest thing for me is getting to the gym, once I convince myself to go I usually feel better.
Healthymom - what's wog?
LuLu - Thank you! I really like T.H.E. Team and everyone is so supportive and encouraging! Its Great!
Smontoya - Maybe I'll give spinning a try. I think I may feel the same way about rowing. The rowing machine in my is facing a wall. I think maybe facing a window or even the rest of the gym would at least give you something to look at and distract yourself.

It's supposed to rain here today, which I am not looking forward to at all! It rained Monday and was decent yesterday and not raining today. Ugh. Tonight is my power class, its the weight training one. I hope everyone is having a great day!
Jamie

Hi Everyone,

Anita - good job getting the exercise in before work. I usually do mine in the morning after I get home from work - but I sa down first and can't seem to get back up.

Healthymom - 500 laps WTG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LI4G - have awonderful trip and bring back the good weather to here to stay PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!

Well i am down another 2.5 pounds making 14 pounds in 28 days. I am so happy. Thanks for the motivation, support and help. I really couldn't have done it without you. I am not celebrating but gonna take the day off today - busy hard night at work last night.

Hope everyone has a fantastic day. I will try to catch up before I go to work tonight. Off to bed right now. Good night

Lisa

Morning ladies and lads

Hope everyone is doing well today!

Jamie - Haha, thanks....Oh how I love pointless hours of typing about something:yawn:

Anita - I upped my calories 100/day, but then I added more exercise...beside the point I feel better, and lost more weight

kristi - San Diego, Santa Fe.... you say tomato....:laugh: You know I am not always the brightest bulb! But hey, if you've never been, Santa Fe is really nice too.:blushing:

Anita - I am 5'3", weigh 191 (currently) - so even stumpier than you, but I eat 1400 to 1500 cals. per day plus at least 1/2 my exercise calories. I had to up my cals a few weeks ago due to lack of energy and it has made a very positive difference. But, my weight loss will probably be slooooooow - :ohwell:

CMR - Good to see you.

Adopt4 - I think the same way about exercise cals - good explainin' hotshot!:drinker:

Smontoya - dogs are the grossest!!! but I love 'em anyway! That story is hysterical - They were just doing an April Fool's prank on you I think...:laugh:

kristi - San Diego, Santa Fe.... you say tomato....:laugh: You know I am not always the brightest bulb! But hey, if you've never been, Santa Fe is really nice too.:blushing:

Anita - I am 5'3", weigh 191 (currently) - so even stumpier than you, but I eat 1400 to 1500 cals. per day plus at least 1/2 my exercise calories. I had to up my cals a few weeks ago due to lack of energy and it has made a very positive difference. But, my weight loss will probably be slooooooow - :ohwell:

CMR - Good to see you.

Adopt4 - I think the same way about exercise cals - good explainin' hotshot!:drinker:

Smontoya - dogs are the grossest!!! but I love 'em anyway! That story is hysterical - They were just doing an April Fool's prank on you I think...:laugh:

Well Lulu I am upping my calories as of today.. We shall see.. But I am going to up my exercise as well. I haven't had the sluggish feeling.. I do go to bed early but I think its cuz I go lay in bed to watch TV and am usually sound asleep by 9:30 but I get up at 5 am (thats when I am sluggish).. I guess it's a learning game.. I honestly just want someone to tell me what to do.. Ha ha..

well I have been eating about 1600 - 1800 calories daily but I burn off about 1400 to 1600 daily so I really try not to eat much of my excersice caloires back....

well Team I got up and went to the gym bright and early so that I could get back home and pack.. well that was my plan but I was at the gym a very very long time.. I did the hour on the elliptical then I did the toning then I went into the sauna then the pool I was in the pool for an 1 1/2 hours doing laps and areobics.. now I need a nap LOL just kiding I am getting ready to get a bite to eat and then go sign on the house and then start moving some boxes tonight!!! then we will be loading all the furniture on Friday.. so this weekend we will be in the new house... and hoping to have the internet this weekend there if not by monday... so I am not sure how I am going to be checking in I might have to go by my fathers anyway talk to you guys Later...

sheila

When I was lurking last night, I posted about Anita's question, but I am SO opinionated on eating exercise calories that I decided against leaving the post.

This "debate" is one of the main reasons I don't like to spend time on the message boards. I do not understand why people want to look at food as the Enemy.

There are many many many many (did I say many?) successful weight losers on this site, me included, who always ate all their exercise calories. Educated people who have seen Nutritionists & Dieticians, and other professionals who are Certified to give exercise advice (not General Practioners, or even worse "Personal Trainers".) Some of the members here are formally educated in Nutrition and Fitness and we all agree to eat the exercise calories. The exception is morbidly obese people for whom weight loss is imperative to their life. And even they should pay strict attention to nutrition and be under the direct supervision of someone who is accredited to help with healthy weight loss. If you are trying to lose over 100 lbs, and you are not under the supervision of a qualified weight-loss specialist, I think you run the risk of harming your health, regardless of your methods.

Have you read the thread below my weight loss ticker? Read all the posts in that thread, all the links that are referenced. It is not healthy to deprive your body of the nutrition, never mind the fuel, that it needs. You will lose weight for a month or two, but then you will stall and gain back some of the weight when you do decide to eat your exercise calories. Your body thinks there is a FAMINE! When the famine is over, and you feed it again, it is going to STORE FAT for the next famine. You know this as Yo-Yo dieting. People lose faith when they hit a plateau, start eating more - because they're hungry -and start to gain and say, "See, I knew I shouldn't eat that much."

Your hunger reflex wanes if you wait more than 5 hours to eat. Your "hunger-trigger" will stop when you ignore hunger. Eat five to six 300-calorie-or-less meals daily. You should be eating every three and a half to four hours.

These discussions make me very sad. No one here is on the Biggest Loser show, with professional supervision 24-7. Personal Trainers are Not Jillian Michaels. Check out their credentials - most of them spend one day at the gym where they work doing an "orientation" and their most substantial resume attribute is their personal "fit" appearance and their personality.

If you don't believe me, I urge you to send personal messages to anyone on here who has reached a significant weight-loss goal. Read their profiles, read theri blogs.

Go to reputable websites like MayoClinic.com, or Web MD. Please educate yourselves from many different sources - not "get-thin-quick" plans. Buy books on Nutrition - not "Diet" books.

My rant is over. Well, no, I could go on and on, but I'm pretty sure I've already lost many of you. If you read this entire post, please take the time to read the entire thread below my weight loss ticker.

OK, this will be long. Please read it if you are confused. Disclaimer: I am not a dietician or a doctor, just a successful loser and maintainer, who has consulted both doctors and dieticians.

Question #1:

Should I eat all my calories?

Yes. MFP is already figuring a deficit for you to lose weight. This deficit is based on what you need to eat based on your everyday activity, not counting exercise. In the end, it's all about "net calories" (you can view yours under reports)

Example: you need to eat 2,000 calories to maintain your current weight (random number)
MFP will tell you to eat 1,500 to lose one pound per week (500x7=3500=one pound loss).

Let's say you exercise, and burn 500 additional calories.
UH-OH, now you are at a 1,000 calorie a day deficit. You need 2,000 calories to maintian, are already restricted to 1500, so now your net calories are a 1,000 a day. This is starvation central. Your body, which is very good at keeping you alive, will store and save calories. You WILL stop losing weight. You WILL want to throw your scale out the window.

Eat your exercise calories. At least eat most of them.

Question #2:
I'm eating 1200 calories, I feel like crap and I'm not losing weight. What gives?

Answer:
Run, don't walk, to "tools" and use the BMR calculator. Please, please, please, eat at least your BMR calories every day. You might lose weight more slowly, but you will still lose, and you will not longer feel a sudden urge to fall over every time you do, well, anything.

Question #3:
I'm doing "everything right" and the scale won't move.

Answer #1: The scale is the devil. Step away from the scale. Buy a tape measure, notice how your clothes are (probably) fitting better. Muscle is more dense than fat, and takes up less space on your body. More muscle on your body will make the scale freeze or (gasp) move upward.

Answer #2: You're not being honest. In order for this to work, you must record every morsel of food that goes in your body. Also, if you ride a stationary bike for 30 minutes and barely break a sweat and can still chatter on your cell phone (OK, that's my personal gym pet peeve) then you're probably not working "vigorously". Don't overestimate your exercise calories. (this was a big mistake I made in the past.)

Answer #3: Your body might be re-adjusting. How you feel is the most important mark of progress. It's very easy to fixate on numbers, but feeling better really should be its own reward.

Question #4:
So, if I'm eating my exercise calories, what's the point of exercise?

Answer: (warning: extremely opinionated answer ahead)
You don't. You can lose weight through diet alone. But, then you will be skinny and flabby. Is a model skinnier than me? OH, YES! Is she healthier than me? probably NOT. She couldn't survive the hour-long spin class that I take three times a week. Trust me. Her skin is a mess, she smokes, and she looks like crap in person. (this is a generalization. I don't hate models, but this is their lifestyle. . .I used to be a "dresser" at shows, and I saw a lot of "behind the scenes" stuff.

Does that help? Please say it does.

I COPIED AND PASTED THAT FROM ANOTHER THREAD.. IT EXPLAINS IT COMPLEATLY TO MY IN A WAY I UNDERSTAND IT..

Ok.. now I am done with this topic... :yawn: :yawn: :yawn:

Question #3:
I'm doing "everything right" and the scale won't move.

Answer #1: The scale is the devil. Step away from the scale. Buy a tape measure, notice how your clothes are (probably) fitting better. Muscle is more dense than fat, and takes up less space on your body. More muscle on your body will make the scale freeze or (gasp) move upward.

LOL, Banks stole that from me! :laugh: :devil:



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Wow! Anita is a speed reader! Here are the links. I'm done, too.


http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/9433-expectations

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/10665-newbies-please-read-me-2nd-edition

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/10589-for-those-confused-or-questioning-eating-your-exercise-calo

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/6556-the-answers-to-the-questions?page=1

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/20343-how-i-have-avoided-plateauing-length-warning

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/777-why-is-starvation-mode-so-bad

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/6832-eating-all-of-your-calories-bmr?page=1#posts-47129

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/3047-700-calories-a-day-and-not-losing?page=1#posts-19051

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/8199-off-to-a-slow-start-actually-still-at-starting-gate


http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/6159-this-1200-calorie-thing-is-driving-me-up-a-wall

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/12250-1000-calorie-deficit-not-for-people-with-healthy-bmi

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/20035-just-because-you-can-have-a-2-pound-per-week-goal

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/8141-fuzzy-logic


http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/36322-if-you-re-getting-a-personal-trainer

oops, I duplicated one....edit.
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