300+ Club - 300+ and Getting Fit afer 40 #239

This thread is a sub-set of the 300+ thread.

This group is for those dealing with the challenges of having a significant amount of weight to lose and being fit which becomes harder after age 40. If you're an old or new friend and not over 40 and feel this is the place to post, jump right in.

Welcome to a new week. I had a couple of overeating days and faced the scale this morning. It was up a pound or so. Yesterday was MUCH better, and I need to come up with a plan for today. But I feel a lot more confident already that I can do what I need to.

Heather - I wish I was only up a pound. Yesterday was a day of better choices but not best choices - that is today. Today is going great - even with the excessive carb withdrawal headache - can't believe I have it after 3 days of poor choices.

Same here, wishing it was only a pound. Im so bloated its ridiculous. I feel like my stomach is a mile out in front of me.
Making better choices today and hopefully the pounds I gained will be gone this week

Carb withdrawal here too. Don't think I did a lot of damage but I'm sure I did some. Weigh in is Thursday. It's big time damage control here. I sharpened my pencil and my food journal is in my pocket.

Great holiday music on Oprah ... right now.

Im in the same boat...big time carb withdrawls.I snacked on raw veggies and that really seemed to help.I have also made a new rule...only eat sitting at the table. No eating standing!!
I had 21 OP days in nov. I am proud of that...to bad the last few were so bad.My goal is to have 29 days in dec.

I also had 21 OP days in November. My December goal is "make better choices".

Hello all!

I have yet to go thru carb withdrawal cuz I still have some homemade turkey stuffing left. When the withdrawals happen, tis gonna get ugly! eeep!

Haven't stepped on the scale to assess the damage.

On a positive note, the beach was beautiful despite the few days of rain and horrid wind. I love that place. I took a bunch of lighthouse pictures of Bodie and Hatteras. I'm getting better at the camera (I think).

Hugs to all!

Luv,
Ratkitten

Oh jeez! Did we all get hit with the carb attack or what?! I plummeted into the pit of carb despair the day after T-day and have been slowly climbing out. Today I managed to stay away from refined carbs entirely, but still overate at breakfast with a big bowl of steel cut oats. I thought if I kept to the good carbs I could wean myself off the bad stuff more easily. I weighed in everyday and my weight has bounced between the same five pounds, 312 to 317. Today was 314.

I'm feeling restless and I find myself eating more to manage the feelings. I'm accustomed to traveling a lot more and being in the same house, in the same town, seeing the same few people everyday is getting to me. I've discovered a local writers' association that I hope to join soon, just to meet more people. There's also a local women's business network, but I'm not in business so I don't know if I can join. Someone suggested I start sewing again, bridal stuff, but I once swore that if I ever got entangled in another wedding I'd kill myself. All that drama just makes me want to eat!

Carol, today you're my hero. I never even thought to track how many days I'm OP. It's a great idea!

Georgia - I wasn't original in my # of OP days - I followed Debbie's lead. I think it's a great idea - I always need just one more thing to track - NOT.

Rat - let the carb withdrawal commence. Did you bike and DDR with the family this year? Thanks for sticking your head in - miss you!

I seem to have hurt my arm patting myself on the back for my workout success last night. Jill was in plank mode - planks have been really difficult for me but last night I did every one of them for the time required - regular, backward and side planks. I'm proud!

One day back being spot on with my food and I feel so much better. The bad thing is it will take me the whole month of December to undo the damage. Twelve pounds in 3 days. I continued to weigh every day even though it wasn't easy. There is no way I ate that many calories but my body apparently didn't like my choices and wanted it to stop quickly. This morning I have so much more energy than the last few mornings - I feel fresh and ready to go unlike the lethargy and sluggishness of the past few during the food frenzy.

Let's see what we can do in December - it's here!

Be warm and be well.

Morning ladies,

I'm trying to get into a new routine. I'm back at work after a wonderful Thanksgiving week off. I got a lot accomplished around the place. Lots of riding in on Spanky. I just about have the place ready for winter. Tarps on three things and then I'm done outside.

Since the boys are over at Anne's for the winter, my plan is to ride on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. That leaves me free to go to the fitness center on Mondays and Thursdays and exercise at home on Tuesdays and Fridays. My main focus is to get muscle built back up. I have lost so much muscle tone it is rather pathetic. The other focus is establishing the routine and habit of exercise while at home.

We didn't do any big family gatherings for Thanksgiving this year. So at least I was saved from the big food fests we normally have. My main downfall was not drinking water when I was at home. And snarfing on brownie oat cookies that I made. They are supposed to be a "cookie for calorie counters". I suspect though that that loses value when you eat a bunch. I will definitely make them again as they were pretty tasty. But have more self-control. :D

I better get moving and ready for work. Maybe pinch a couple of dogs' head's off before I go. :dizzy:

Oh Carol - I saw Dr. Oz and the results show with your friend. She looked fabulous! And so happy!

:wave: to all!

Carol -- I feel better after yesterday. I stayed OP and felt so much more in control!!

Terri -- Good to see you back and doing well.

I hope all of you going thru carb withdrawal make it to the other side successfully!!!!

BTW, did you see the exercise thread? We are going to make our exercise goal for the year!!!

Terri - so glad to see you. Sounds like you're doing well - having a plan is a big win!

Heather - thanks for pushing us all year to record our exercise minutes. My goal was to average 1500 minutes/month for 2009. It won't happen but by gosh I think exercise is a part of me now.

I'm taking a big step (for me) and joining the "Holiday Hustle" at the hospital fitness center. It runs until the end of January focusing on weight loss and increased strength. I get my starting stats taken on Thursday - wow I hope this is not public info - my sister also goes to this fitness center - can't have her knowing how much I weigh (maybe someday I'll get over that but I doubt it).

Be warm - be well - snow heading this way.

Okay, trying this again. We had a power flash or something as I was writing a post. Boo!

Anyway, I had said that I have been inspired by the Dr Oz 60 day challenge. Too bad I wasn't inspired 60 days ago. But it is something I want to use as a tool to get the scale moving down again.

My plan was that on Tuesday's I exercise at home. I'm thrilled to say that I DID IT! I was sitting in the recliner at 8:30 watching the Biggest Loser knowing that I had not yet done what I had said I would do. I was thinking about blowing it off. But I got my lazy butt out of the chair and did my own version of WATP while I watched the show. Did 30 minutes. Heck, even worked up a bit of a sweat. Day 1 accomplished!

:wave: to all!

I think that today I have turned the corner and moved past the pit of carb despair. I actually sought out greens at the market today and made a delicious meal of grilled steak and braised kale with garlic and warmed Kalamata olives. That was just so tasty! I also bought some red chard which I plan to saute with caramelized onions for lunch tomorrow and have with a bit of fish. So happy that today I craved veggies!

I've felt achy all day. Rhyan's been home sick with a slight fever since yesterday, but as of this evening, he's all better and feeling well enough to pick fights with his big brother. I hope I haven't caught the flu!

I am pleased to report a loss of .4 this week.I was up 9lbs over the weekend. I never thought I would like thursday as my weigh day but I really do. Its kinda like it gave me time to flush the bad stuff from the weekend out of my body. I am not going to have a bite of food off my plan till the 12th which is our anv 28yrs. We are going out to redlobster but thinking of looking up the points and planning ahead.It just takes to long to undo damage done by cheating.

geo- hope your feeling better today. I can so relate in craving veggies.I have been getting 6-8 servings a day this week.

teri- way to go on getting out of that chair and doing the dvd.

carol- I can truly say im more open about my weight now than I have ever been.Its not as low as I want it but its a heck of alot better than it was 2 yrs ago!

debbie- let us hear more from you.

judy- how are you?

heather- hi

rat- hi and great to see you.
Its turned really cold here!! I think it may take a few days to adjust to the cold weather.
have a great day everyone!

Off plan yesterday. I need to remember my rule and write down ALL the food. It keeps me from continuing on!!

But today is a new day!!

:wave: I got gold star#4 at WW tonight! The :goodscale: was very good to me. I lost 2.4 lbs and I'm down 21 lbs. Yup. I'm happy. After the carb binge on Sunday I had to really watch my points the rest of the week. I'm sure glad it paid off.

I'm with you DGRAMIE. Thursday is a good WI day. Congrats on your loss.:cheer2:

HEATHER: Don't forget your "write it down" list, tomorrow. When all else fails the pen will keep you careful!

GEORGIA: The grilled steak and braised kale with garlic sound yummy. Can't say I'd enjoy the olives though. I've never met one I liked.:p Sure hope you're just achey and don't have the flu. (Either kind.)

TERRI: Good for you on the exercise front. :running: Doesn't it make you feel strong to know you didn't put it off?

CAROL: 12 lbs in 3 days? :?: Geez what a shocker that was! :hug: Hope you have a BIG Woosh and it goes away quickly.

To every one I missed. Keep up the good work and set a mini-goal for next week. I'm shooting for 1 lb. but I'd be thriiled to see even more weight gone.;)

judy- do you use your flex points each week? I have some say they use them all and others say they lose much better when they dont use them. I used 8 today...not as good as I hoped but hubby got the wrong sandwich for me at lunch and it was 4.5 points higher than the one I wanted. I also ate a bit more of the crust on my pot pie tonight than I planned on. It was still a good food day overall!!

dgramie, I try not to but I usually end up using a few. This past week I used them all.But once they were gone I reeled myself in and stuck to my given points. In the long run I don't think it matters unless you've plateaued.

Hi girls. Still feeling achy and very tired tonight, but the flu has not been fully realized. Hoping a very good night's sleep will solve everything.

Sneaky chef tonight...I shredded zucchini and carrots and sauteed them a little before adding them to ground turkey and spaghetti sauce. Served it over whole wheat spaghetti and the boys even asked for seconds!

Eyes droopy, eyelids loosing power, zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Good Friday Morning - it's a brisk 18 degrees out - too cold for any outdoor exercise for me today.

Judy - I know I didn't eat over 35,000 calories to gain that 12 pounds but it really is a shock to see that kind of damage. You are doing fantastic and seem to have your focus and balance in hand. You're an inspiration to me and I thank you.

Debbie54 - where are you? Did you forget you were going to post everyday? Come out come out wherever you are - miss you.

Georgia - the sneaky chef - I had to laugh as I've done the same thing but I do it with ground turkey instead of beef.

Heather - did everything get written down for your OP day yesterday? Any luck getting to the gym?

Terri - hope your week calms down enough for us to hear from you. I'd like the cold weather we have better if there was some snow on the ground.

Debbie - how was the night with the little one? So happy to hear your motivation is running high - I bet it will carry you through the holidays with flying colors.

Yesterday I had my starting numbers taken for the holiday hustle at the gym - the male trainer took my measurements - I guess I understand him needing to keep it professional but he killed my ego - he seems to think my waist is 6 inches bigger than I do - not a happy time. I had my mammogram and then back to the gym for 75 minutes - 45 minutes of intense cardio and then a session with my trainer - my ear is still killing me and I really just wanted to skip the session. She kept it intense but manageable and I'm glad I worked through it. So it's back to the doc for me this morning - this ear thing needs to get taken care of.

Be well and be warm.

Yesterday I did NOT write everything down, but mostly because I have no idea how to count some of what I ate -- like the squash casserole a friend made.

I know I went over my calories again, but I didn't mindlessly eat at all.

The beer didn't help, though.

:wave:Hello to everyone.

It's been quite awhile since I have been on 3 Fat Chicks.

I joined Jenny Craig a week ago and was really surprised on my first week weight loss of 11 lbs. :carrot:

I know I won't have weight losses like that every week but, damn what a way to start off.

Goal
1. Start at 340 then Lose 10 lbs. x 10 times = 100 lbs.
2. Join a fitness club :exercise:
3. Set another goal at 240 lbs.

I'm sure I will have more goals to set while I progress on this journey.

All the best from,
Elaine

STOP!! and go to the next thread!!