someone remind me

foxyforce
foxyforce Posts: 3,078 Member
edited September 19 in Health and Weight Loss
that weight loss is possible and that all this exercise and healthy eating isn't for nothing

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  • mnichol
    mnichol Posts: 642
    Having a bad morning??

    You know its worth it, there's more benefits than just what goes in with the scale, you know that!!

    :flowerforyou:
  • hasiangirl
    hasiangirl Posts: 1,613
    that weight loss is possible and that all this exercise and healthy eating isn't for nothing
    it is deffinately possible hun...and although it takes a while to do you'll eventually reach your goal if u keep up the healthy lifestyle change...:flowerforyou: hang in there and u'll see change eventually
  • XFitMojoMom
    XFitMojoMom Posts: 3,255 Member
    I haven't lost a pound since February - I so feel like throwing in the towel... but this is not about a 'diet'. It's about changing a lifestyle, which takes time.
  • melssyl
    melssyl Posts: 66
    Hang in there... you can do it!!!!
  • Shanta1983
    Shanta1983 Posts: 1,228 Member
    I haven't lost a pound since February - I so feel like throwing in the towel... but this is not about a 'diet'. It's about changing a lifestyle, which takes time.

    wow you are going to be okay I stayed stuck in a plateau for a whole month before I started loosing weight again...you got to change up your workout routine and your eating,,,your body has gotten to use to it...For about 4-5 dayz eat a diffrent meal thats a little high in fat..matter a fact eat a cheeseburger from the kids meal and stop working out for a week and start back...I did that the following week mind you right after t.o.m I was down 4lbs 2oz bull**** you not ......
  • Shanta1983
    Shanta1983 Posts: 1,228 Member
    that weight loss is possible and that all this exercise and healthy eating isn't for nothing


    you going to be okay follow the advice if you like what I gave ole girl and see how it works for you:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
  • Tinker73
    Tinker73 Posts: 45
    Not to be a judge of your food choices but I looked in you diary for 1 week and came to the conclusion that you are starving yourself and giving your body the wrong nutrions. Try switching up your food choices,cut the carbs a little ,eat all your meals and snacks,and watch your sodium intake.Try to include more protein as well.How much do you exercise?I know you have 2 small children but are you able to go out at all and get some exercise?You know you can buy DVD'S from Bob Harper or Jillian Michael's(30 day shred) ,really awesome.If you want you can look at my diary after adding me as a friend and you can see what I eat and what I do for exercises a day.I have lost a total of 89 lbs so far.Keep up your efforts to your lifestyle change.:flowerforyou:
  • hasiangirl
    hasiangirl Posts: 1,613
    Not to be a judge of your food choices but I looked in you diary for 1 week and came to the conclusion that you are starving yourself and giving your body the wrong nutrions. Try switching up your food choices,cut the carbs a little ,eat all your meals and snacks,and watch your sodium intake.Try to include more protein as well.How much do you exercise?I know you have 2 small children but are you able to go out at all and get some exercise?You know you can buy DVD'S from Bob Harper or Jillian Michael's(30 day shred) ,really awesome.If you want you can look at my diary after adding me as a friend and you can see what I eat and what I do for exercises a day.I have lost a total of 89 lbs so far.Keep up your efforts to your lifestyle change.:flowerforyou:
    lol erm were u talking to me?...*has 2 small children*
  • XFitMojoMom
    XFitMojoMom Posts: 3,255 Member
    Not to be a judge of your food choices but I looked in you diary for 1 week and came to the conclusion that you are starving yourself and giving your body the wrong nutrions. Try switching up your food choices,cut the carbs a little ,eat all your meals and snacks,and watch your sodium intake.Try to include more protein as well.How much do you exercise?I know you have 2 small children but are you able to go out at all and get some exercise?You know you can buy DVD'S from Bob Harper or Jillian Michael's(30 day shred) ,really awesome.If you want you can look at my diary after adding me as a friend and you can see what I eat and what I do for exercises a day.I have lost a total of 89 lbs so far.Keep up your efforts to your lifestyle change.:flowerforyou:
    lol erm were u talking to me?...*has 2 small children*
    Or me.?.. also 2 small rugrats...:tongue:
  • foxyforce
    foxyforce Posts: 3,078 Member
    yeah ive got no kids, and i eat a lot, and will defend that and for the past week, that was being judged, i have done PHENOMENAL, no one can bring me down on that. i am such an overeater, i did so great, and still ate 3 meals and snacks almost every day! proteins, carbs, you name it i ate it! and i've been exercising a lot, more than i ever have in my whole entire life!
  • hasiangirl
    hasiangirl Posts: 1,613
    Not to be a judge of your food choices but I looked in you diary for 1 week and came to the conclusion that you are starving yourself and giving your body the wrong nutrions. Try switching up your food choices,cut the carbs a little ,eat all your meals and snacks,and watch your sodium intake.Try to include more protein as well.How much do you exercise?I know you have 2 small children but are you able to go out at all and get some exercise?You know you can buy DVD'S from Bob Harper or Jillian Michael's(30 day shred) ,really awesome.If you want you can look at my diary after adding me as a friend and you can see what I eat and what I do for exercises a day.I have lost a total of 89 lbs so far.Keep up your efforts to your lifestyle change.:flowerforyou:
    lol erm were u talking to me?...*has 2 small children*
    Or me.?.. also 2 small rugrats...:tongue:
    2kids=good times...lol they keep eachother busy...lol even tho my lil one is only 9 months old his older brother who's going to be 4 next month :noway: are playing together in their bedroom...lol i could be exercising right now....lol but im being lazy :laugh:
  • XFitMojoMom
    XFitMojoMom Posts: 3,255 Member
    I think I eat properly too - in fact my nutritionist thought so too and is stumped, so she has me eating 2 more snacks consisting of a carb/protein each snack about 150 cals each... So I've been doing that and it's kinda confused my body and caused me to gain 4 pounds....:explode: but I'm gonna give it a go and hopefully things will change.:ohwell:
  • Wecandothis
    Wecandothis Posts: 1,083 Member
    I just wanted to say that "Loathesome" is a misnomer. It is not truth in advertising. You are anything but.

    :-) Your posts are full of encouragement and insight.

    I know this gets frustrating, but I can tell just from reading your posts how strong you are. There is metal in that backbone girl! Titanium!

    Maybe just show yourself the same encouragement and empathy that I see you show others on here. Because you are worthy of that, and more.
  • XFitMojoMom
    XFitMojoMom Posts: 3,255 Member
    Not to be a judge of your food choices but I looked in you diary for 1 week and came to the conclusion that you are starving yourself and giving your body the wrong nutrions. Try switching up your food choices,cut the carbs a little ,eat all your meals and snacks,and watch your sodium intake.Try to include more protein as well.How much do you exercise?I know you have 2 small children but are you able to go out at all and get some exercise?You know you can buy DVD'S from Bob Harper or Jillian Michael's(30 day shred) ,really awesome.If you want you can look at my diary after adding me as a friend and you can see what I eat and what I do for exercises a day.I have lost a total of 89 lbs so far.Keep up your efforts to your lifestyle change.:flowerforyou:
    lol erm were u talking to me?...*has 2 small children*
    Or me.?.. also 2 small rugrats...:tongue:
    2kids=good times...lol they keep eachother busy...lol even tho my lil one is only 9 months old his older brother who's going to be 4 next month :noway: are playing together in their bedroom...lol i could be exercising right now....lol but im being lazy :laugh:

    Yeah, mine are 19 months apart in age. The oldest will workout with me, but the youngest tries to climb up on the treadmill while I'm in a full run. I usually wait for naps:grumble: or bedtime.
  • foxyforce
    foxyforce Posts: 3,078 Member
    I just wanted to say that "Loathesome" is a misnomer. It is not truth in advertising. You are anything but.

    :-) Your posts are full of encouragement and insight.

    I know this gets frustrating, but I can tell just from reading your posts how strong you are. There is metal in that backbone girl! Titanium!

    Maybe just show yourself the same encouragement and empathy that I see you show others on here. Because you are worthy of that, and more.

    aw thanks hunny!
  • foxyforce
    foxyforce Posts: 3,078 Member
    I think I eat properly too - in fact my nutritionist thought so too and is stumped, so she has me eating 2 more snacks consisting of a carb/protein each snack about 150 cals each... So I've been doing that and it's kinda confused my body and caused me to gain 4 pounds....:explode: but I'm gonna give it a go and hopefully things will change.:ohwell:

    have you ever tried eating your exercise cals? i know it's not for everybody, but it is worth a shot if you haven't tried
  • hasiangirl
    hasiangirl Posts: 1,613
    I think I eat properly too - in fact my nutritionist thought so too and is stumped, so she has me eating 2 more snacks consisting of a carb/protein each snack about 150 cals each... So I've been doing that and it's kinda confused my body and caused me to gain 4 pounds....:explode: but I'm gonna give it a go and hopefully things will change.:ohwell:
    having kids...its the worst weight to lose in the entire world i believe...lol...its so stubborn and seems like almost a different fat...i like to call it super fat...:laugh: I got stuck at 127lbs last time i started eating healthy and got stuck there for about 4months before giving up....btw which was a horrible idea because i just fluctuated back up to 145lbs lol...but this time around when i hit 127 which was only a week ago.....i changed a lot of things....i ate a little bit more one day then ate a little less and so on and so forth (i also made sure that i munched or ate something EVERY 3 hours) and when ure in ur plateua change the exercise routine up...do some strength training and maybe since its summer swimming?

    i did get past 127lbs this time...lol but then this weekend happened and i had some alky which makes me retain water like crazy and then i ate at three diff resturaunts this week :grumble: lol...but back on the ball and seeing as its monday its a new week :bigsmile: just keep at it hun and that baby weight will start to fall off in no time
  • foxyforce
    foxyforce Posts: 3,078 Member
    I think I eat properly too - in fact my nutritionist thought so too and is stumped, so she has me eating 2 more snacks consisting of a carb/protein each snack about 150 cals each... So I've been doing that and it's kinda confused my body and caused me to gain 4 pounds....:explode: but I'm gonna give it a go and hopefully things will change.:ohwell:
    having kids...its the worst weight to lose in the entire world i believe...lol...its so stubborn and seems like almost a different fat...i like to call it super fat...:laugh: I got stuck at 127lbs last time i started eating healthy and got stuck there for about 4months before giving up....btw which was a horrible idea because i just fluctuated back up to 145lbs lol...but this time around when i hit 127 which was only a week ago.....i changed a lot of things....i ate a little bit more one day then ate a little less and so on and so forth (i also made sure that i munched or ate something EVERY 3 hours) and when ure in ur plateua change the exercise routine up...do some strength training and maybe since its summer swimming?

    i did get past 127lbs this time...lol but then this weekend happened and i had some alky which makes me retain water like crazy and then i ate at three diff resturaunts this week :grumble: lol...but back on the ball and seeing as its monday its a new week :bigsmile: just keep at it hun and that baby weight will start to fall off in no time

    hey you have been doing great in our motivation group!! every week so far you've been dropping!
  • hasiangirl
    hasiangirl Posts: 1,613
    I think I eat properly too - in fact my nutritionist thought so too and is stumped, so she has me eating 2 more snacks consisting of a carb/protein each snack about 150 cals each... So I've been doing that and it's kinda confused my body and caused me to gain 4 pounds....:explode: but I'm gonna give it a go and hopefully things will change.:ohwell:
    having kids...its the worst weight to lose in the entire world i believe...lol...its so stubborn and seems like almost a different fat...i like to call it super fat...:laugh: I got stuck at 127lbs last time i started eating healthy and got stuck there for about 4months before giving up....btw which was a horrible idea because i just fluctuated back up to 145lbs lol...but this time around when i hit 127 which was only a week ago.....i changed a lot of things....i ate a little bit more one day then ate a little less and so on and so forth (i also made sure that i munched or ate something EVERY 3 hours) and when ure in ur plateua change the exercise routine up...do some strength training and maybe since its summer swimming?

    i did get past 127lbs this time...lol but then this weekend happened and i had some alky which makes me retain water like crazy and then i ate at three diff resturaunts this week :grumble: lol...but back on the ball and seeing as its monday its a new week :bigsmile: just keep at it hun and that baby weight will start to fall off in no time

    hey you have been doing great in our motivation group!! every week so far you've been dropping!
    aww ty hun....this is the first week i've cheated :blushing: but well worth it.....prob not the best idea tho because i am at my regular plateau weight...and hun u are almosttttttttt at ur goal weight...i know it may seem the opposite to u, but it's only because we ourselves are our own worst critics :wink:
  • XFitMojoMom
    XFitMojoMom Posts: 3,255 Member
    until my bloodwork comes back I'm not going to change anything.
    but - my doctor wants me to stop everything I was doing and refocus on high intensity cardio. SO - I'm shifting to that.
    I was: working with a personal trainer core/cardio 3 times/wk
    going to Bikram Yoga 2 times/wk
    Swimming 2 times/wk
    treadmill 5 days/wk
    and walking my dog everyday for 45-60 minutes

    She recommended I stop everything and do high impact/hi intensity 4 days a week, and continue swimming.

    trust me - working out is not the issue.
  • chrissyh
    chrissyh Posts: 8,235 Member
    I think I eat properly too - in fact my nutritionist thought so too and is stumped, so she has me eating 2 more snacks consisting of a carb/protein each snack about 150 cals each... So I've been doing that and it's kinda confused my body and caused me to gain 4 pounds....:explode: but I'm gonna give it a go and hopefully things will change.:ohwell:

    have you ever tried eating your exercise cals? i know it's not for everybody, but it is worth a shot if you haven't tried
    I eat mine - or most of them....
  • foxyforce
    foxyforce Posts: 3,078 Member
    I think I eat properly too - in fact my nutritionist thought so too and is stumped, so she has me eating 2 more snacks consisting of a carb/protein each snack about 150 cals each... So I've been doing that and it's kinda confused my body and caused me to gain 4 pounds....:explode: but I'm gonna give it a go and hopefully things will change.:ohwell:

    have you ever tried eating your exercise cals? i know it's not for everybody, but it is worth a shot if you haven't tried
    I eat mine - or most of them....

    i eat mine too, and then some!:laugh:
  • Tinker73
    Tinker73 Posts: 45
    Ok loathesome ,I apologize if my remark hurt you or insulted you in any way.With the kids part I looked at mojogurl and mentioned kids.You are doing great and loosing weight is not easy.I know I had my share of up and downs.2 years ago I weighed over 325 lbs and it took me over 2 years to loose 103 lbs.I got injured during Basic training and was laid up for awhile.I gained back 18 lbs.I have had many plateau's and needed help from friends to get over them.Just recently my friend suggested to eat different and I was a little insulted because I thought I was eating right.But guess what I wasn't and now that I changed my habits and eat most of my exercise points I am now loosing weight again.So again if I stepped on your toes accept my appoligies. :flowerforyou:
  • foxyforce
    foxyforce Posts: 3,078 Member
    Ok loathesome ,I apologize if my remark hurt you or insulted you in any way.With the kids part I looked at mojogurl and mentioned kids.You are doing great and loosing weight is not easy.I know I had my share of up and downs.2 years ago I weighed over 325 lbs and it took me over 2 years to loose 103 lbs.I got injured during Basic training and was laid up for awhile.I gained back 18 lbs.I have had many plateau's and needed help from friends to get over them.Just recently my friend suggested to eat different and I was a little insulted because I thought I was eating right.But guess what I wasn't and now that I changed my habits and eat most of my exercise points I am now loosing weight again.So again if I stepped on your toes accept my appoligies. :flowerforyou:

    you didn't...but do you think that of my diary, or is it someone else's diary? i always like the feedback, i just thought i was doing good, so it took me for a curveball, if you go back more than a couple weeks you will see that i am making progress. i've been on t his for a couple months now, and at the start, there was no way i could stay at or under my cals. and i always eat my exercise cals too, i like food too much to not reward myself after a hard workout!
  • Tinker73
    Tinker73 Posts: 45
    Loathesome I did look at your diary,but only 1 weeks worth.Compare to me it just seemed that you are not eating enough.So far if it worked for great :drinker: .I can look at your diary a little more if you want,and if I have any suggestions I be more then happy to share them with you.:happy: Again keep up your great work :flowerforyou:
  • Shakes
    Shakes Posts: 54
    Its only worth it, if you want it to be. Not any person/thing/magazine/relative can make that desicion for you....and if they are, then ask yourself whats the point? Otherwise.....Stay on track :heart: we have faith in ya! :smile:
  • foxyforce
    foxyforce Posts: 3,078 Member
    Loathesome I did look at your diary,but only 1 weeks worth.Compare to me it just seemed that you are not eating enough.So far if it worked for great :drinker: .I can look at your diary a little more if you want,and if I have any suggestions I be more then happy to share them with you.:happy: Again keep up your great work :flowerforyou:

    can you make some suggestions, i am just confused. i always meet my cals that mfp suggests and i make sure i get veggies, fruits, grains, meats, and dairy in my diet

    i'm just confused as to what i should be changing if you can help me i'd appreciate it, sometimes we need to look at things in a different perspective
  • Valtishia
    Valtishia Posts: 811 Member
    Loathesome I did look at your diary,but only 1 weeks worth.Compare to me it just seemed that you are not eating enough.So far if it worked for great :drinker: .I can look at your diary a little more if you want,and if I have any suggestions I be more then happy to share them with you.:happy: Again keep up your great work :flowerforyou:

    can you make some suggestions, i am just confused. i always meet my cals that mfp suggests and i make sure i get veggies, fruits, grains, meats, and dairy in my diet

    i'm just confused as to what i should be changing if you can help me i'd appreciate it, sometimes we need to look at things in a different perspective

    Hi loathesome. I am actually pinatunney's workout partner so I hope you don't mind me jumping in here.
    I was taking a look at your food diary and there are a few things I would suggest.

    #1 Watch the sodium. Some people aren't quite as sensitive to it as others. I am one of those sensitive people who bloats if I even get to the 2000mg area, but it can't be helped sometimes. Do you find you are bloated often?

    #2 The quantity as well as quality matter when you are putting food into your body.
    Anybody can eat junk all day long and stay within thier calories. You do have some good choices in your menu but then I also see things like august 1st where your post workout snack/meal was 2 beers and sweet potatoe fries.

    #3 I also see that you put notes on the bottom of your days when something is off... I do the same, especially if I am feeling ill that day or went out drinking with friends. That way if I notice a fluctuation in my weight I can go back to it and see why. On one of those days you mentioned that you were good all day then went crazy at dinner and throughout the evening which bothered you. That particular day and others I noticed your breakfast and lunch are often very small. If you aren't fueling your body enough during the day it will crave more food at night so to help avoid this you would want to up your intake during the day. 100 calories for breakfast when your body hasn't gotten any food in several hours is not enough to fuel it properly.

    #4 You have some days where you are undereating for the day altogether. August 4th as an example.. your breakfast, morning snack, lunch and afternoon snack equaled 213 calories together and dinner at 522 which is well under the minimum you should have. If you were feeling ill or something then I absolutely understand cause that happens to all of us but short of that, those kind of days will do more damage than good.

    My food diary is open to the public if you want to peek for some ideas.

    The only other thing I noticed was you aren't exercising quite as regularly as you were before. Maybe go back through the last couple months of your exercise days to see the difference.
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