"10 Pounds At A Time Challenge"

I'm set at 1200, except on exercise days (almost every day) where it bumps me anywhere from 1400-1700 something calories, depending on what I've done that day....
I'm looking forward to the day I hit my goal and it bumps me over to maintenance calories instead of the 1200 :-)

hi everyone, just joined yesterday. today is the first day i am actually accountable for what i put in my mouth. I am not a breakfast person, usually just a couple cups of coffee with cream and a little sugar, until i am starving. been that way for years. no wonder the weight gain, huh??:sad:
will get a pic up asap. i never liked to take them so this may be a minute. LOL. ten at a time sounds great to me.

Welcome to the group and good luck! Hopefully you'll find this group to be supportive and motivating like I have. Feel free to tell us a little about yourself!

Heather

hello all,

I have had a rough week, and the week is not even half way done....lol..

with all the junk: candy, chips, cake, crackers...it is easy for me to give in. and that's whats been happening lately, because i am so stressed out with my college class...the semester is almost coming to an end...which means lots of stuff to turn in...which makes me eat and drink a lot of coffee...you guys could probably tell, by reading this, i am an emotional eater...stressed...i eat...bored..i eat..tired...i eat...annoyed..i eat...happy...i eat....i am really trying to work on not eating when i am very emotional...but it is really hard...:sad:

today i said to myself, gave myself a little pep talk, for all the damage i have done to my body...,eating and not really exercising ,i was going to exercise for 1 hour on the treadmill....and i stuck to my guns and workout for 1 hour...the treadmill says i burned 500 calories...my speed was 3.5...for 45 minutes and 4.2 for 15 minutes....i feel so happy that i actually finished a whole hour and walked for a little less than 4 miles...

i will be doing the biggest loser cardio max...level one..later..giving my body a little time to relax...

everyone have a great day!!! sorry for the long post....but i have to vent...

Falhaone: Congrats on doing your one hour treadmill workout. Consider it the first accomplishment in MANY to come! Biggest Loser Cardio Max is a wonderful workout; it's one of my favorites and it burns a ton of calories if you just keep moving. Just make sure you keep track of everything you eat and use the note section in the food tracker so you can really pinpoint what you ate when you were at different emotional levels; it may help you better control what to eat (apples instead of candy, etc).

Today has been a "hungry day" for me, but I force myself to walk past the full candy dishes here at work. I WANT to eat the rest of my calories at dinner and not before. As I'm saying this, my stomach is gurgling at me. Grrr.

I'm going to see what Comcast has to offer for on-demand workouts so I can try one I don't already have. Should be fun!

Heather

Biggest Loser Cardio Max burns 359 calories according to my HRM....but, I am 5'6" and weighed 206 lbs. the last time I did the workout. That being said, you'll have to consider your weight and fitness level to better determine.

Wanted to share something my youngest son said last night while working out with the Biggest Loser.

Here's how the conversation went ....

"Mom, is this hard for you, you breathing alot?"
"It's challenging, but I need to do it to lose weight"
"Mom, I know your losing weight"
"Oh really, how do you know that??"
"Your butt is getting smaller and I don't see your roll anymore" :laugh:

Gotta love their honesty. A month ago I would have fussed at him, but now I think it's great that he sees that I am trying.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day :flowerforyou:

Good morning, everyone!

I was naughty last night and went over my calories because I met a friend for coffee (mocha with skim milk and no whip, which is an improvement over my previous coffee choices) and then went to dinner with the boyfriend for fajitas. Yum!

However, I was down 1/2 lb. this morning. What??

That being said, I did some checking on the Medica Health Manager. Our company has Medica for the group insurance and it has programs you can participate in to get money. Anyway, I had them calculate what I should be eating for calories to lose weight and it told me 2000. MFP says 1600. Now, I'm confused as to which one is correct and I'm wondering if MFP is not giving me enough calories? Weird.

If anyone has any input regarding this matter, I'd love to hear your thoughts. Just thought it was strange that I over ate by 500 calories yesterday and lost. Going by the Medica numbers, I would be right in my calorie range...hmm.

Anyway, hope everyone is having a great day.
Heather

My sister is part of a group on here that is actually eating MORE calories than MFP recommends trying to lose weight... they just started, so I don't really know how that's going. Apparently there are several different websites that will give you a higher calorie range than MFP.

Hey everyone :flowerforyou: It's finally FRIDAY

Hope everyone is doing good, sticking with your goals! I am doing really good with my "portion control", better wording than the dreaded word diet, YUCK :sick: . Doing good with the Biggest Loser workout, still loving it. I also check in on the Wii Fit, it has a Free Step, I can set it on 30 minutes to step and watch TV at the same time. It's great.

We have a busy weekend planned, we have a 7:30 4H project in the morning and going camping afterwords with some friends. It makes me a little nervous when I get out of my comfort zone , but I just have to stay strong!

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

I've plateued at 135, I'm not budging. What should I do?

Try either recalculating your calorie allowance to try switching up your exercise routine.

So, I've decided I'm going to follow Medica and the Mayo Clinic's calorie calculators, which both told me that I need to consume around 2000 calories to lose weight and MFP suggests 1600. Um, I love eating, so an extra 400 calories sound awesome to me! Plus, I figure that two major players in the health care industry must know something, right? I'll let you all know how it goes this weekend with the added food.

I have a busy, busy weekend ahead of me, so eating right while on the run will be my biggest challenge. I have a bonfire with friends tonight, bowling tomorrow morning, a fundraiser gala tomorrow night (with wine tasting, oh no!) and then going to see a rockabilly band on Sunday. Whew, I'm tired just listing it all.

Have a wonderful Friday! It's a sunny morning in Minnesota with temperatures expected near 60!!

Heather