naomi9271 Member

Hi @AB0215 I’ve successfully lost the weight (20 lbs) I came here to lose, and am now working on maintaining my weight (work in progress). I haven’t been posting because my goals have changed. But be that as it may, here’s my current info. PW: 140 CW: 139 You were right when you said that daily posting helps with keeping…

Have you tried using squashing a packet of Walkers to use as breadcrumbs and making fried breaded zucchini? Zucchini (corguette), onion and carrots sautéed and then added with a tin of tomatoes to some cooked red lentils (made with the boullion) and left a bit saucy (like dal or daal) would be my first answer. You could…

Naomi9271 Weigh week 1 Wednesday PW: 141.2 CW: 140 GW: 140 Well, I did it with your help! And this weekend I’m going on a real group bike ride, which I haven’t done in years. I very much appreciate the leg up. It was so much easier to stick with it with the support I got here. @Krysless2 sounds like you have an awesome…

Week 1 Day 2 Monday Tracked: Yes Under calories: Yes Exercise: Yes @NRTyreman thank you for sharing your journey with us. I will miss you 😢, but almost done with this adventure myself. Hugs!!!!

Week 1 Day 1 Sunday Tracked: Yes Under calories: Yes Exercise: No Rest day. Proud of us!!! That moment when “team work makes the dream work” is not a trite cliche but is actually true 🤣

Week 4 Day 7 Saturday Tracked: Yes Calories: Under Exercise: Yes Long “recovery ride” at an easy pace. I didn’t understand before reading up on it that you don’t need to kill yourself to build strength or burn calories. In fact, it’s pretty much the opposite. LOL, better late than never. @KakoHikes I like sautéed red bell…

1. Putting meals on the plate instead of in serving dishes. Having a glass of water and waiting a few minutes before considering seconds. 2. Low calorie desserts (chocolate sugar free jello pudding with strawberries is delicious) 3. Realizing how many calories are in peanut butter, etc (knowing is half the battle) 4.…

Week 4 Day 6 Friday Tracked: Yes Calories: Under Exercise: Yes Last day of the climbing challenge, so, as I am a glutton for punishment, I rode one of their routes. It’s hazy here too, @alpdexplorer . We’re getting smoke from the California fires. Can’t tell that’s what it is, no smell, but we haven’t had blue skies in a…

Week 4 Day 5 Thursday Tracked: Yes Calories: Under Exercise: Yes - @NRTyreman LOL, I was hoping to spare you some bother. I am glad, though, that I’m not the only one who had to emerge from those rabbit holes :) Makes me feel less nuts 🤣 And yay you got your bike! Welcome to the dark side!!!! @KakoHikes Smart. Dividing it…

Week 4 day 4 Wed 28th July Tracked - yes Calories - Under Exercise - yes Oh @NRTyreman Prepare for wall of text :) I’m currently BMI 23.3 (5’5”). The “suggested” ideal weight for me is something like 116 lbs, which is ridiculous. I’d look like I belonged in hospice. Then I looked at the body fat calculators. LOL. They have…

@KakoHikes When I went on a trip I brought some protein bars for emergency snacks, and made the better choices when I could. So hamburger with salad (brought my low calorie dressing) rather than cheeseburger and fries. Fish or shrimp when possible, vodka with sparkling water and a slice of lemon instead of beer, split a…

Naomi9271 Week 4 Weigh in Wednesday PW: 142 CW: 141.2 So close to GW. I had been debating whether to join next month or not. Guess you’re stuck with me. But I’m going to slow my planned rate of loss down again. It’s been tempting to just diet super-hard so I can hit that goal and say I’ve done it, but if I actually engage…

Week4 day 2 Monday Tracked - yes Calories - yes Exercise - yes Decided it would be an awesome idea to join a mountain climbing bike challenge (zwift). Clear temporary lapse of reason. That hurt, but I finished it…third from last… but I finished it. Ouch. @NRTyreman that stuff counts. Probably feels like it should count…

I’m 20 lbs down from you, other stats similar. It came off during the loss of those 20 lbs, most quickly in the first 10 down from you, so if you’re like me, you’ll start seeing some bigger changes there soon. Congratulations on your loss so far!!!!

Week4 day 1 Sunday Tracked - yes Calories - yes Exercise - yes Decided to try a group workout for some extra motivation. It was nice to have the “company” of a bunch of folks I knew were all working as hard as me. Not sure if that’s just sadistic of me 🤣 @NRTyreman yeah, I’ve heard how bad it is. I did wonder if they were…

Week 3 Day 7 Saturday Tracked: Yes Calories: Under Exercise: Yes - Just wasn’t feeling it for riding today. Got on, rode for a few minutes and got off twice. Ate something, got back on and finally just did it. I think it’s the bad sleep I’ve had the past few days…that’ll sap my willpower like a motivation vampire. Time for…

Week 3 Day 6 Friday Tracked: Yes Calories: Under Exercise: Yes - Back inside. @NRTyreman I ran into a bunch of riders from SA and immediately thought of you, so I gave them all “ride ons” (kudos) for you :) The woman who runs the store near me who noticed I lost weight…I showed her this app back then and today she told me…

That stinks, @NorthCascades. Any chance you can plan for #2 or 3 on your list instead?

Week 3 Day 5 Thursday 22nd July Tracked: Yes Calories: Under Exercise: Yes - Got to ride outside!!! Interesting…and exciting. Apropos of nothing, there is a woodpecker in my yard pecking at the ground. Maybe he’s having a midlife crisis and is tired of having to live the “high life” in the trees?

Yes, I guess all team captains will work themselves out of a job!!! :)

Sure! It’s 140. I hope to hit it by the end of the month. My lowest weigh-in this past week has been 141, so it seems achievable (fingers crossed). I’m 5’5” but sturdily built, so I already have visible obliques and a couple of rib bones showing…don’t think much lower than I am now would be very attractive, LOL. I was…

@Krysless2 I’m super close to goal weight now, so not a good candidate for captain-ship.

Week 3 Day 2 Wednesday 21st July Tracked: yes Calories: under Exercise: yes - lugging buckets of water out to my poor thirsty trees/plants. @NRTyreman Since you brought it up 😎, I did happen to check out what you need to run on Zwift. Turns out that it might still be free for runners and the only accessory you need is a…

Naomi9271 Week 3 Weigh in Wednesday PW: 142 CW: 142 I’m fine with this after last week's massive (for me) change. This week has been very bouncy, I guess as my body stabilizes. Who knows, LOL.

Naomi9271 Week 3 Day 3 Tuesday Tracked: Yes Under calories: Yes Exercise: Yes Rode around London today, LOL. And I now have two professional cyclist followers (virtual game). That just cracks me up…but because they follow me, I get to see the training they do. Wow, it’s both humbling and motivating. Still hot, slight…

Naomi9271 Week 3 Day 2 Monday Tracked: Yes Under calories: Yes Exercise: Yes Wow teammates, you’re doing amazing!

Naomi9271 Week 3 Day 1 Sunday Tracked: Yes Under calories: Yes Exercise: Yes Tough one again, but my calves are starting to look like a cyclists calves again :) Hoping this heat wave will pass….we still haven’t had any rain to cool us down, and we need it badly. @NRTyreman glad you saw your hubby off in style. I hope your…

Naomi9271 Week 2, Day 5 Saturday Tracked: Yes Under calories: Yes Exercise: Yes Got some new cycling shoes. They are a completely ridiculous orange color and I love them :)

Bananas are a good source of potassium. If it’s as hot right now where you are as it is here and you’re exercising outside, eating a banana and drinking water mixed with some Gatorade should really help.

@Krysless2 Yes, but scrolling back I don’t see it posted. Probably hit “done” instead of “post reply” or something. So that explains how I got the day mixed up. I scroll to my latest and update by one day. Naomi9271 Week 2, Day 4 Friday Tracked: Yes Under calories: Yes Exercise: No Rest day.