4lb loss this week I took all your advice and really concentrated on the diet this week. It takes real effort to get back on track with diet after a slip! I did Weight Watchers a couple of years ago, and lost 42lbs. Thing is, it was more the fear of somebody weighing me each week than the diet that got me losing the weight - I get that here by being honest about my gains and losses.
Good job Trish! What did you end up doing for a diet? Also, are you using any apps or anything to help track yourself?
Woohoo.. I'm so happy For you Good Job Trish .. :clappyinghappy: I don't do any diet... I eat want I want to but in less quantity.. Chicken fajitas for example, I eat 1 and 1/2, before was 2. with less chees. I will take a salad before frie.. I don't like alot french fries. Since i'm a baby I always love Veggies, so isn't hard for me to only eat vegetables . If for example we go at mcdonald I walk to the tim horton to get some wrap A plan for breakfest to have fruits, and for dinner soup and salad ! Tonight will eat few veggies and a bit of protein. I don't know what'S my weight but I can fell my belly is smaller I can wait for monday
Hi everyone .. been hiding for a while.. now its time to fess up...since my April trip I have gained nearly 20 lbs..8 lbs of that was my TTR 2 week trip and lately the reason is just summer..working out has been next to nothing the last couple weeks but.. I have, since July 1st lost 6 lbs.. so.. my point here is.. it is all about the food.. exercise to feel better and stay healthy and strong but.. if you are not cutting and counting calories.. its just a waste of time I believe... also for me.. when I was working out hard.. it made me freaking hungry.. and it was nearly impossible to do the 1200/1400 calories I needed to do to lose weight.. and that my friends is called a F.. up metabolism from all the stupid diets i have done.. lol so.. I will workout moderately until i get the weight off then increase my workouts to maintain it and cause i want to work out not cause I have to.. lol..
I am with you Kim, screwed up metabolism screwing me up too. I am at my heaviest right now and hating it. I am only one month to cancun and not looking forward to wearing a bikini right now. Ughhh so friggin frustrated and between up and me Glenn, and my son are total sobbatagers. Bringing home everything I love. True I don't need to eat but F%$$K so sick of always having to watch everthing I do. I am back to it this month, my attempt at trying to feel good in a bikini next month. back to twice a day work outs and watching calories. Menopause sucks, the knee sucks and starting to have huge back problems with this extra weight. My knee really needs me to take it off.
Hello everyone it's time I join this group again! We are counting the months down and I have 4 months to lose or should I say tone my body!! Lol I'm wearing the fitbit flex to watch my steps/exercise and I'm inputting all of my foods I eat into my fitness pal. We will see if these two things help me lose the weight. I need to start doing my exercise videos again but I just don't feel like it. I need incouragement!!!
I have tried everything... my fall back diet is Jenny Craig..I dont want to do Jenny again but while i hate to suggest any stupid diet.. you might want to look into that...it gives you a control and not a lot of thinking..lol which is what i liked about it.. not sure if you have ever tried it ...and also the weekends are whats killing me . its the alcohol .. not that I drink a lot but.. if on a Friday night i want to have a few drinks at the lake.. each drink is 100 or more calories not counting what ever you mix it with... have 4 of those and you added 400 or more calories on top of what ever you ate that day, even if you were good at your food your over your calories for the day and if you're like me.. eating the next day after over indulging in alcohol is out of control and also if there is food around when Im having a few drink, all of my good intentions of sticking to my diet leaves,, .so with that said no one sabotages me.. I sabotage myself.. I cant control others,, only me..if i make it through a weekend on my diet I lose weight, is my point,,haha! here is whats in my head **HOW BAD DO I WANT IT****
Jim, you are doing a great job with the Halloween group!! we may not be able to make it for Halloween this year.. ;(
So after years of looking to this site for support, I am going to try to offer some here. Keep in mind, i am far from an expert and am constantly dealing with my own challenges (being bad on weekends is one of my biggest). But never the less, here goes - 1) it is not about exercising - it is about what you put into your mouth. You can exercise your heart out but if you cannot control your intake, it will ultimately lead to frustration. You cannot work out and burn a 1000 calories but you can sit down and and eat/drink 1000 calories very easily. High calorie food is made to be tasty and easy but it is not your friend. It has taken me a while because I love nachos, wings, ice caps, popcorn etc but they were standing in the way of me and who I wanted to be. It took time, but I have found food that I really enjoy and is my friend. I eat 5-6 times a day, I rarely allow myself to get really hungry (cuz that's when you make bad decisions) and I do not feel shortchanged or am I very tempted by the bad stuff. My fridge and cupboard are full of food that I enjoy and is healthy. Please note, this took time. When you have spent your life enjoying bad food, it is easy to not even know what good food you may enjoy 2) Plan ahead - if you find yourself hungry at work with little time (like everyone does), you will likely look for fastfood to be your solution. Plan what you will eat that day, have the ingredients on hand and ideally prepared before you find yourself starving and looking for a quick fix. You will be hungry every day so you need to make a plan every day. Also, if you do not like - let's say lettuce and cucumbers - do not make them your answer for lunch - you will only be unsatisfied and miserable and likely supplement it with something not healthy. I found I like oranges - seedless and cut up so I have that for a snack often. I like wraps and omelettes and have found ways to make an healthy egg wrap in about two minutes (including clean-up). Find things that will work for you and your lifestyle. 3) Listen to Podcast - I found this to be a huge factor bacause not only did it educate me but it kept my head in the game. I was changing a lifetime habit and really didn't know much about eating right. Manufacturers will promote their product as being healthy when they are not by using words like "fat free" or "0 calories", etc.. You need to be smarter about these things and podcast are a good source of free information. They also keep your mind thinking about fitness and eating right and not on the Macdonald's ad that just came on the radio promoting maple flavored breakfast sandwiches. These podcast are free (or cheap), you can listen to them in the car and hopefully educate the people in the car with you (to hopefully stop the sabotaging) 4) I workout at 6:30 am and 4:30 pm and generally only for 30 minutes. I do it to keep my head in the game, to make sure my metabolism is burning at a higher level, to tone and to feel good. I generally do not kill myself working out. I want to look forward to my workouts not dread them. I plan them so I am not hungry or have not "just eaten" before I work out. Admittedly, I am more fortunate than most here as I control my own schedule 5) Weekends/Vacations and Drinking - This is my weakness so here is my solution (currently). First, I love my weekends and I love to socialize (even though I am generally shy). I refuse to give this up, no one should have to - it is what makes life special. I was doing (and maybe still am to a certain extent) losing weight during the week and putting some back on on the weekends. Here is what I am doing now - limiting or excluding drinking - I know this is harsh but there are a number of things that I do on the weekends that i really don't need to drink for. So I will either bring only 3 beers to the event/party and stop at 3 or I just will drink water. I guess it comes down to what Kim said - HOW BAD DO YOU WANT IT. - planning ahead - applying this to weekends has been crucial. You know that you will get hungry (it's not like it's a surprise) so plan where you are going to eat or pack a picnic of stuff you love that is good for you. On Saturday, we have friends coming over for dinner and cards, I will not drink (usually I would - a lot), and will bbq steak, veggies (no potatoes), and bacon wrapped scallops - not suffering on the enjoyment but certainly making better choices. On Sunday, we are going to a festival with another set of friends, I will pack an aweome picnic (instead of buying a hamburger or something from a food vender). It takes work and planning but i will be completely satisfied (not sacrificing) and feel proud of myself at the end of the day instead of kicking myself. Next weekend we are going camping with friends, I will plan a good healthy menu and for this I will drink - probably a lot, but I will only drink between 8pm and 11pm around the campfire (or something like that) to at least exercise some control. Lastly, if you can - get up early and go to bed early. Maybe this is just me, but late night snacking was part of my lifestyle. Now that I get up earlier (not stupidly early), and i am ready to go to bed at 9pm during the week. Here is what i do - I set the alarm for 5:30 with no intention of actually getting up until 6, but I will wake up and start to think about my day (while falling in and out of sleep), I will get curious about weighing in, and eventually I will get up and turn on my computer - it is my cancuncare time. By 6 I am up and somewhat active, maybe having cut up strawberries in my greek yogurt - yum. By 6:30, Cheryl and I are working out. By 9pm, I am tired, I will go to bed with my computer and a book until 10 ish. The point of this is I have found something that works for me and that I can maintain (I enjoy, I do not dread). I have read lots here about people who have gotten up at 4 am to workout for 1 hour and all I could think is that you will never maintain that - it sucks too much to continue to do it. Find a system that works for you. Sorry for all the blah, blah - hope this helps someone. Jim
