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Congrats! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by channlluv
I reached my lowest weight in many years this morning. But, since I don't have any Chinese restaurant dinners taunting me in my immediate future, I'm going to wait until tomorrow morning to report in officially. Here's hoping it doesn't pop back up overnight! Hah!
Okay, I'm inspired to stick to the healthier eating plan as best I can -- steamed veggies, lean meat, limited bread, no rice, potatoes, sugary fake stuff, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by ultraviolet
This morning I was 223.6. I could hardly believe it.
I might actually make 220 by the end of the month.
Whoop!
Roxy
Edit: 10pm, just got home from the Chinese restaurant where we had ten at our table and we were served on one of those big lazy Susans, family style, and I didn't keep track of what I ate at all because except for a fish dish and the beef and broccoli, it was all battered and fried or smothered in some kind of sauce, which was all delicious, but I'm already feeling the salt swelling my fingers. I'll still report in tomorrow as usual, but I think I'm going to be missing that 223 this morning.
And tomorrow I've got a fundraiser for my school that will involve champagne and appetizers flowing all through the evening, and then some gourmet desserts specifically designed to loosen the purse strings. I even get to wear a dressy dress. Should be fun.
135.2 - the WRONG direction :mad:
Can't figure out what I am doing wrong, but am meeting with a nutritionist Monday. I know that I've been remiss in taking my thyroid replacement every day lately - which is probably much of it. I don't have a thyroid...probably also too many carbs & not enough calories - a combination that always causes me to gain weight.
I'm stuck at that 138 again. Dang, once I get off track, it takes me forever to get my s*** together again.
But Ohio has some sunny weather in the 50-60s, so that will help with even more riding, hiking and trail building.
Hope everyone has a great weekend.
223.4!
I'm happy with that.
Roxy
I'm still at 230.0. For reasons I won't go into here, I'm happy with that.
216.2
Finally broke through 217, which I'm happy with, because that's the weight I got stuck at 7+ years ago (after losing from my high of 260-ish). I spent about a year bouncing around 217-219 and then watched it go up and down in the 225-235 range for ages, eventually climbing higher and bouncing around 240.
All of that to say that I finally feel like I'm getting somewhere. :p
I can't weigh in this morning. My scale is buried under a mountain of furniture (we are having carpet installed in 1/2 of our house this morning). I'm going to go with 149.5 as a 'no change' weight for this week.
I'm also refocusing myself starting today. I've been remiss about recording my points the past couple of weeks and that trend needs to end, now.
113.4 this morning
I am 141. I am unfortunately reverting to stress eating and need to work on that. I also did not exercise very much this week because I felt tired and overwhelmed. I know I feel better when I eat well and exercise most days and will try to think about that for the next few days.
Back to 203.6 *sigh* Not getting anywhere very fast and I'll be visiting family all next week. I'm on the slow track until after that. I hope everyone else is winning the scale war =)
158.8 :)
I lost a pound while on vacation at the Grand Canyon this week, despite eating crappier food than I have in a while. I had McDonalds twice for crying out loud (and I *never* eat there). Must have been all that Canyon hiking! ;)
183.5
141
-- gnat!
Looks like I've missed some updates. What else is new. :)
https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?...lE&output=html
138, which considering my unknown reason to self sabotage is better than a gain.
225.2
Gotta get back on the bike.
228
Shoulder is stable enough to start doing some good strength training. Yay!
Need to focus on more cardio, but building back some upper body strength will definitely help my comfort on the bike.
I was 138 this morning - getting back on track and trying not to stress eat - in the last couple of weeks I had to tell my Mom she can't drive any more and also my sister is back in the hospital because her cancer is growing even with the chemo. I am still stressed out but trying not to eat everything in sight because it really does not help me feel better (except maybe the chocolate covered pomegranates :)
216.5
I think I'm holding onto water right now. The tops of my VFFs have felt tight the past couple of days. Whatever, silly body. Whatever.
148.8
Three weeks into this new strength training program and my body has finally settled down and started losing again. Phew! I'm feeling stronger, too. Gotta love that!
133.4 - heading the right direction now! I suspect water retention has been the problem, especially since the weather is still keeping me from riding consistently.
159.8
gained a little this week. TOM and I ate two whole boxes of Girl Scout cookies (darn you, thin mints).
Next week will be better.
Late updates.
https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?...lE&output=html
206.4 Ughhh! Vacay and my birthday wrapped up in one, not good. At all.
113.6
mostly on track....
182.5
141.0
-- gnat! (half-a-pound a week by my graph, ok, I guess that works)
I have been losing half a pound a week - it adds up :)Quote:
Originally Posted by gnat23
Back up to 228.4.
I just don't get it. I have been doing a 5k on the treadmill every day this week because it's Spring Break and DD is home and doesn't like to ride for exercise, so my getting a workout in on the bike isn't going to happen unless I drop her off for a playdate somewhere.
So I've been walking on the treadmill. And I gained five pounds since last week.
Is is the bread, really?
Oy.
It could be. I am much leaner with a 1 to 1 ratio of protein to carbs.Quote:
Originally Posted by channlluv
Veronica
I have to think there's something to it. I cut way, way back on bread last week and dropped about four pounds. I think partly because where I was eating a sandwich every day for lunch (whole grain bread and turkey with lettuce and cucumber, or almond butter and jelly, depending), I went to eating a head of celery with that almond butter instead, or leftovers from my breakfast scramble of spinach, onions, peppers and an egg. The fiber ratio went way, way up as the bread went way, way down.
This week I went back to my normal bread intake and ploomp...last night I was back up to 231.2. I feel like that blueberry girl in Willy Wonka.
I upped my water intake yesterday. I was feeling really dehydrated and constipated -- another bread-related issue? That helped, but I still feel bloated.
So, breakfast this morning is fat-free vanilla Greek yogurt and a half-cup or so of pomegranate seeds from Trader Joe's. Lunch will be an apple and a head of celery with some almond butter. That seemed to agree with me really well last week.
I'm about to go get back on the treadmill. I'm going to continue doing the 5ks because I like how my legs feel really muscular when I'm done, like after a hard bike ride.
I've also been told I need to do more weight-bearing exercise. I wonder if some of this bloated feeling is from inflammation because my body's not used to the pounding it's taking.
I dunno. Why, why, why does French bread have to taste so darn good when it's right out of the oven?
Sigh.
I understand your frustration, Channlluv.:(
I've been upping my workouts lately (marathon in 5 weeks and Ironman training started last week) and even tho I'm working out more, I'm not losing. So frustrating.
Do you think it could be that you've been walking so much everyday- that the mucsles are retaining water while they are growing and repairing? If you haven't been walking that consistently and then started ramping it up, perhaps that's it. Hopefully next week you'll see yourself return to your previous weight.
Or maybe it is the bread...
bread is one of my BIG weaknesses. I've recently gone gluten-free to try to resolve some of my tummy issues, and GF bread is pretty gross- so I think it's curing me of my affection for it. :rolleyes:
Funny how your weight can fluctuate so much in one day- yesterday I was 1.5 lbs lighter than this morning. I need to stop getting on the scale everyday (but I'm trying to also figure out what foods I'm eating are helping me retain water to try to reduce that).
Oh well... my progress has been about .7/lb lost per week for the last 14 weeks. At least it's progress. Slow... but progress nonetheless.
I gotta keep my eyes on the big picture. And at least this time I'm losing weight and still eating things that I know I'll continue eating for life. Last time I lost 35 lbs I was losing 1.5-2.5 per week, but I cut out everything remotely bad for me. Then when I reached goal, I went back to old eating habits and gained it all back (plus 12 more). I'm hoping that this time since I'm cutting back on portions and losing it will help me maintain my loss when I eventually lose it all. I have to remind myself that slow is better in this game... ;)
148.5 - not much of a loss, but I'm actually quite pleased. It's been a week of gluttony and sloth. Bad combination. I was sure I'd see a gain.
I'm picking up the intensity again on my training now that a few other things in my life are settling down, so I'm hoping for some nice progress in April.
TriGirl, I hope you're right about my muscles just retaining water. I suppose that could be it, the trauma of working out every day. I'm burning about 350- 400 calories per workout according to the machine.
I don't want to get into a super-restrictive diet. I'm just not good at that for very long, and then, like you, I gain the weight right back.
We want to go to Hawaii this summer. I really would like to be under 200 by July. I think I could do it. I mean, on paper, I could do it. In reality...who knows.
Roxy
4/1, 12:30pm, Exercise update: 4.5 miles at elevations 1 and 2, 90 minutes, a little over 500 calories, according to the machine
You have been working at losing weight for quite awhile and you're not happy with your results. At some point, if you want different results, you're going to need to change something.Quote:
Originally Posted by channlluv
I can ony speak to personal experience. In 2000 I weighed 180 pounds. I had always worked out, but it wasn't enough to overcome bad eating habits and the amount of stress eating I was doing. I had to make changes. I lost 25 pounds in about 6 months, which I mainly kept off.
Last November (2010) I committed to losing more and I have taken off another 11 pounds. That 11 pounds meant giving up a weekly pizza (or 3!), and really cutting out a lot of extra carbs. I love pizza, rice, bread and pasta. But those carbs seem to become fat moleclues right away for me, no matter how much exercise I do.
I love having 17% body fat way more than I love that food. You have to figure out what changes you can really make and then stick to those changes. Believe me I know it's not easy to give up food you love. And starving yourself isn't the answer either. A healthy, satisfying diet is what you need. All that lettuce would send me running for a pint of Ben and Jerry's. :p
Veronica
THIS. Big time. And being realistic is very important. Saying that 'you'll never eat bread again' (like I did once) doesn't work. You have to be brutally honest with yourself and what things you are willing to sacrafice and what things you won't. And these decisions must be made in moments of clarity - not immediately after an over-indulgence, during a post-race high, or in the middle of an emotional upheaval.Quote:
Originally Posted by Veronica
Another key for me was finding the right motivation. For some people, looking better or being able to wear certain clothing is enough. Actually, that was plenty of motivation for me when I worked in the fashion industry as it was a very big part of my life. When I became an engineer/farmer in the PNW - what I looked like mattered a lot less and it wasn't enough to keep me on track anymore. I had to find something else. Now, racing performance and feeling good doing my workouts is what motivates me. Of course, getting the benefit of better looking clothing is nice too, but it's no longer my primary motivator. For some people, health markers are a great motivator. I could never get on board with that when even at an 'obese' BMI, I had excellent HR/BP numbers, low cholesterol and excellent insulin results. Getting healthier? Why? ;)
Now I have my 'why'. Everyone needs to find their 'why' before long term success is possible.
138.2 this morning.
I have been reading the above posts and thought I would chime in. My high weight was 184.6 in May of 2008. I am 5'4" so that registered obese. I lost about 15 pounds and then held for a long time. Then I just decided I would write down everything I ate and ramp up my exercise. I have tracked all my food intake and exercise on fitday.com for almost a year and a half. I gradually figured out that if I eat less than about 30% fat, I am STARVING. I try to eat healthy fats (almonds, avocados) and if I stay around 30% I can eat a lot less and not feel like I am so hungry I want to chew on my arm. I am down to about 22% body fat and feel great - I would like to lose about another 8 pounds. I have been losing about half a pound a week (lost over 46 pounds so far), and figure I will keep doing the same thing when I reach my goal - just eating a little bit more of the same ratio. My husband and sons all have raging metabolisms and it is disappointing to eat a tiny amount of food compared to them, but that is just the way it is.
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