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When I was on a road trip with my mom, I jogged around all the fast food restaurant parking lots to get my steps up. I have a really steep driveway, and I have walked up and down it to get to 25 flights of steps. I do all the more normal things, like get up to do more housework, take the long way around, make more trips,…
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As a programmer, I know tech always misbehaves. I spent about 15 minutes this morning planning my workaround if it didn't get fixed right away. I'll be ready next time!
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My eldest got me one for Christmas. Still trying to figure out how it ticks.
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I'm late to this party, but can I come anyway? June goals: * Burn more. * Eat a little bit more. * Mix things up to keep the knees happy. * Make every parade (dance) practice. * Take some Me time. * Hit 165. * Improve body fat %. My name is Heather and I'm in the Santa Cruz mountains in California. Age 54, 5 kids, 2…
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Yes, I agree that you need to find a doctor who takes this seriously and works with you to figure out what's going on.
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Drink a glass of water. breathe, stretch, read a poem. Keep doing one more thing that will be good for you until the urge passes.
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Just look at the numbers for 1 cup popped. Measure your popped corn and multiply the number of cups you consume by 35.
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Congratulations! I remember when I got below 200. What a satisfying feeling!
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If you're used to bubbling yourself along with food and drink, you can change the foods you treat yourself with. A nice helping of fresh fruit tastes as wonderful as the most calorific dessert, and it's full of nutrients. A slice of cantaloupe, a bowl of berries, a fresh peach, a crunchy apple, a bowl of fresh pineapple.…
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When I was in my 20s, I could lose weight by cutting desserts for a few weeks. When I was in my 30s, I shifted to portion control. It got a lot harder in my 40s, particularly after I hit menopause. I had to count calories and work my butt off. I hit the big 5-0 in the best shape in my life, though, and I've been working…
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I've gone all the way to J at times, and here's what works for me: With Enell at J, I had no movement no matter what I did. That bra is comfortable and holds the girls in place. No underwire, just a kajillion hooks up the front. As I slimmed down, I got tired of doing up the hooks and switched to something lighter. Moving…
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It took me 3 years to lose 84 pounds. I'm about 16 pounds above my low-water mark from 2010, but only about 7 pounds above what I consider my optimal weight. Slow and steady and keep on keeping on works for me!
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Every kid, every mom, every situation is different. My four are almost grown and we've had different arrangements over time. I'm sure your daughter is a wonderful child, but some wonderful children are extra work. If you have one of those, the extra work will pay off. In the meantime, it might be almost more than one adult…
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I nailed it. I guess that's what comes of taking progress photos for so many years....
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You ladies should totally add kegels to your workout routine. That will take care of the dribble issue. After four kids, my pelvic floor is stronger than it was when I was 16.
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There are lots of exercise videos on youtube. I've been test-driving ultra low impact aerobics over there while I heal a knee injury. Love TurboFire in other times, Kathy Smith's Beachbody workouts, and now Billy Blank's Tae Bo.
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Hi Ella, If you are overweight by more than a few pounds and untrained, you can definitely build muscle at a deficit. There's no need for a person who is already heavy to bulk up. I'd suggest a modest calorie deficit and make sure you get enough protein. If you are close to normal body weight, you might want to train at…
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There is an idea that there is a "starvation mode" where your body stops losing weight because you are eating too few calories. This doesn't happen, as demonstrated by the locked ward research where people on very low calorie diets continue to lose weight. There is a very real phenomenon called adaptative thermogenesis or…
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I started out somewhere in the neighborhood of where you are. It took me 11 months to lose 35 pounds and 2.5 years to lose the 80 you say you want to lose. On the plus side, I've kept myself in a healthy weight range for the past 6 years. The most I ever lost in a month was 6 pounds (and that was REALLY HARD) and the…
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*bump* I think that MFP's numbers are generally a little too optimistic for women. Our margin for error is also smaller. An extra 50 or 100 calories might not make much different if your daily burn is 3000 calories. If it's closer to half that, 50 or 100 calories can make a huge dent in your deficit.
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OP, this is not a single study, but the WeightWatchers book _Weight Loss That Lasts_ by James M. Rippe, M.D. is pretty much a long, research-sourced argument for why lifestyle change works to take and keep weight off. It looks at a bunch of different factors in weight loss and how they affect long-term success. Sounds like…
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Sounds like you always need to have another goal in the future so you never get to your end point. When you meet a goal, pat yourself on the back, give yourself a treat if you like (non-food or healthy food is best), take a little break maybe, then get right back in there and work towards the next goal.
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If you're getting the results you want, you're doing fine.
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This happened to me after a 10-day backpacking trip. Coffee has never sat well on my stomach since then. I can drink a half a cup occasionally, but not on an empty stomach. Does it help to have to the coffee with food at all?
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Beautiful change! You can be really proud of yourself.
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Just a little more food than my body needed, like 50-100 calories a day. An extra cookie here. An extra apple there. A handful of nuts I didn't really need. An extra bite of something. It just crept up on me.
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Sucks, doesn't it? The numbers MFP gives you are just numbers. Your body has its own metabolism, and you might have a lower BMR than MFP thinks you do. You might (probably don't) burn as many calories exercising as is estimated. You might be undercounting your calories consumed. One of the difficulties for women is that…
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Weight loss is all about calories in/calories out. You do the lifting to keep/make muscles and bones strong and you do the cardio for your heart, circulatory system, and lungs. I view the three -- diet, strength work, cardio -- as the three legs of your health. You need to balance the three for optimum health.
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Naked is good, but I've had people object to my lack of modesty when I walk around in the altogether. People always say I'm so lucky to have a balanced hourglass figure, but I'm all zaftig curves. Wear something loose-fitting, I look like an elephant. Wear something fitted, my body screams SEX! Men respond inappropriately…
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If the plateau isn't very long, consider it your and your body's chance to catch its breath before the next downswing. Take a deep breath and give your current program a week or two to start moving again. Meanwhile, you can check what you're doing to make sure that your numbers match reality. It's really easy to…
