Originally Posted By mickeymeg Congrats on the losses Tand and iamsally. Sounds like everyone is doing great. I am only down .2 lb this week, however, given Mothers day brunch and how busy and stressful this last week has been I am just glad I didn't go up. Next week isn't looking to be any less busy or stressful, however it will not include brunch and it will include moving lots of boxes and a big long hike. So I should be ok so long as I don't find myself destressing in the ice cream carton again. oops.
Originally Posted By smedley Well done on the losses everyone! Mickeymeg, any loss is a good loss no matter how small, it all takes us to where we are going I wish I had a pool, I love to swim and it is such good exercise too!! Tand the sucking in and leg kicking really does work, another thing. Try just sucking all the tummy muscles in (imagine a string pulling through the top of your head) while you're sitting at the desk or in the car, hold for 30 seconds, release, repeat, might sound odd but it does make a difference and obviously is using down time to do some core exercise Hey if it's good enough for Kate Hudson it's good enough for me ;D
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle I do those tummy exercises too, Smedley! They're good! I too love swimming for exercise, but it's too cold to swim here now (at least without a heated pool, and even then I'd dread getting *out* of the pool!) I've been pretty slack with exercise lately - I've got a cold, sinus, sore foot and chest infection that won't go away, and last week I was vomiting as well. I don't want to stress my body out too much by doing much exercise, so I'm just doing a bit of gentle walking atm. Sounds like everyone else is doing really well!
Originally Posted By Tandelothien It's a good idea to hold off on the exercising Liberty Belle. The rule of thumb is if you are sick from the neck up do light exercises but if you are sick from the neck down just rest.
Originally Posted By iamsally We are taking a short trip to Monterey. Leaving in the early AM. We are traveling with a friend who loves good resturant food. It will be a challenge. The cabins we are staying in have kitchens. So I will be taking a lot of our own food but I know he will want to eat out too. Wish me luck. I was down another .2# this morning.
Originally Posted By smedley Good luck! I am feeling a bit peeved today, having been totally on plan all weekend (got to love work lol!) and having exercised 3 days, Friday at the gym and 45 min brisk walks Sat and Sun during my lunch break, I hopped on the scales this morning annnnnnnd Nothing, nada no change... Pffft. Days like this are a challenge, need to keep my head in the zone because the temptation to cheat is high lol
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 smeds, maybe you are being too good and your body is messing with you Congratulations on the losses everyone!!! You guys are doing GREAT, keep it up!!!! I was up .7 lbs at my weekly weigh in but still under my "goal weight" (reminder this was just a goal set by the nutritionist to see if it affected my blood pressure) I still have more to lose. So now after a BUSY weekend with our grandson we are in Reno, hanging out and deciding what to do for a few days Gotta love the "freebies" I did OK yesterday at our DD's house for a belated Mothers Day BBQ. Took another piece of garlic bread :] but OK otherwise. Last night I chose fish tacos. They were small and I've figured out that I don't need a "side salad" to add veggies as they are usually full of cheese and croutons and whatever lettuce that I of course go ahead and eat. I'm better off having some fruit or carrots during the day. Today I'm starting my day with fruit and some healthy cereal that I brought from home The rest of the day I'm going to think "portion control, portion control, portion control" Thanks for listening to my ramble and have a GREAT day everyone!
Originally Posted By smedley You can do it amazed stick with it! Good day here, food on track and went out with DH and walked almost 3.5 miles earlier, all good. Official weigh in Thursday, fingers are crossed LOL
Originally Posted By Mary Poppins Couldn't believe, just lost 3 pounds. Been at this new weight for 3 days now. I'm really nervous about what I eat because I could jeopardize this weight. The thing to do now is to maintain this new weight so my body adjusts to it. It's lower than I ever imagined. I broke through a barrier with this weight.
Originally Posted By Mary Poppins My doctor told me years ago, that when you reach a certain weight, you require fewer calories to maintain that weight and hence you have to drop your caloric intake again, to lose weight. Not looking forward to that weight. I don't know what that weight is.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 When I finally made it to my weight now I signed on to my weight watchers site and I had less points per day to use. WHAT? Noooooo, I had everything figured out so well. The one thing it did do was make me add more exercise to my day as I wanted that point back! I've been OK on this trip. So far so good. I'll see when I weigh on Friday how much I might be fooling myself though. Fingers crossed for you smeds! 3 lbs is awesome MP!!!!! Good idea to maintain.
Originally Posted By Mary Poppins My cohort at concert band is on weight watchers and talks about points, too. I've never explored the area in depth as I like my caloric reduction approach. Whatever works for you, I say.
Originally Posted By Mary Poppins Oh my goodness!! I don't wish to brag, but have to share. What does it mean when the store manager (acting as cashier) is silly and playful with you? (me) I stopped by for groceries (which were all healthy) and he started talking with me and joking with me. THIS HASN'T HAPPENED IN YEARS! Is this attributable to my 14 pound weight loss? Sure feels good!
Originally Posted By smedley MP I would definitely attribute it to the weight loss, and woo hoo to you on dropping the 3lb, that's truely awesome! Amazed, I am sure the scales will be kind, you appear to have this eating and travelling thing down now. Good day yesterday, still concerned about the official weigh in tomorrow, we will see. I have decided I am going to stay on the weight loss until our trip next month (3 weeks from now) and then going to switch to maintenance, might go back to loss for a bit after depending on how much I put on while I am away and if I am happy with my weight before I go LOL
Originally Posted By Marlin Perkins HELP: Weight Loss Stall I was doing good...loosing weight. Now, day after day goes by and nothing. My eating hasn't changed. I know I need to exercise more. But, does anyone have any tips on recharging the diet?? And, congratulations to all you losers!
Originally Posted By Tinkeroon I'm in the same boat with you Marlin! I did a 30 min. aerobic workout yesterday with about 15 min. of stretching beforehand. My legs are sore! Hope I didn't overstretch. The doctor gave me these exercises to do, as did my son, to help with my apparent sciatica but it's not helping! Some days this is just so hard!
Originally Posted By smedley Marlin are you eating the same foods all the time? If so try changing up the kinds of food you're eating, I know I've said it before generally but it would also be worth changing up your carbs so that all the ones you are having are wholewheat if possible, although I know it can be difficult. Stick with it people you can do it!!!!!
Originally Posted By Labuda Marlin, how often do you exercise? If frequently and you're stalled, you might try carb-loading one day - that may help kick your metabolism in the pants. As for me, I'm still not back to working out yet. Being injured SUCKS.
Originally Posted By oneyepete Well, I just finished my first go with HCG and lost 23 pounds in 3 weeks. Still haven't reach my target weight but I'll get there.
Originally Posted By Tinkeroon Well, geez, OEPete, don't OVERdo it! 23 lbs. in 3 weeks is a LOT!! (my mind is blank...happens a lot these days LOL...but what is HCG?) I wish you the best though!! Do you feel a lot better?
