I don't have a scale at my school apartment, just one at home 2.5 hrs away. Sometimes it's better that way, I don't get discouraged.
Next time I go home I will report my weight.
Just finished T25 Ab Intervals. Plus I took a pre-workout for the first time. I feel amazing. The tingling feeling is very strange, but after I'm done I feel focused and honestly it might help me stay focused with my studies.
About to go cook dinner, I'm making Rosemary chicken and having my leftover broccoli
might have some brown rice too.
Rachel: That's still an accomplishment! Sorry to hear it wasn't a good month. Hang in there
My goal is to reach 180 by Christmas, 170 by Valentines day, and HOPEFULLY 160 or maybe even 150 by next summer.... Anybody think this goal sounds reasonable?
I'm a bit off the beaten track. Had a frappe this am and too much frozen yogurt this pm. Nyahhhhhhhhhh! I think I was looking for a stimulant...should have had a cup of coffee instead...and I was avoid a big gardening job which needed to be broken down into little projects.
I finally sat down and wrote out a bunch of mini goals and then accomplished them and at the end of the day did some gardening for a couple of hours.
Hope everybody has a lot of success this month.
218/214/211.6/?/209 Don't feel like weighing in today.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
EXERCISE: swam 60 laps, no abs, gardened 2 hours.
DIET: no food mover, only 1 frappe last wk., 1 frappe today, too much frozen yogurt, tootsie rolls, egg beaters and basil pesto. Read some about mindfulness. Meditation.
OTHER: sorted stuff in car, in purse, wrote out goals/shopping list.
GOALS:
EXERCISE: swim or walk 5-6 days/wk., abs, gardening.
DIET: use food mover, record desserts, don't eat when I am not hungry, don't eat standing up, in front of tv or fridge, in car. GBOMBS: greens, beans, onions, mushrooms, berries, seeds. Daily veggie soup, cooked greens, salad. Mulligatawny soup. Meditation/mindfulness.
OTHER: sort stuff in den, bedroom, garage, basement, purse.
Diana sorry to hear TTOM showed up, I got some delicata squash at the farmstand, it was so good I stopped today and got four more. They also had some called honey nut, a smaller butternut, I roasted three of them, I figured I'd take one for lunch tomorrow, they smell amazing. I don't know if I'll be able to sleep, smelling that
Emily congrats on your successes
MonteCristo glad you didn't get sore from your workout
I just got home from our ladies church meeting. I brought grilled chicken salad again. I stuck with only that and did well. I didn't weigh and measure but I figured lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots and grilled chicken was better for me than the fried chicken, homemade pizza, homemade pumpkin pie, homemade peach cobbler and the other various stuff.
topsy81 HI and welcome to the check-in. Quite a few of us count calories, so you are in good company here.
Kelijpa I have never heard of honey nut squash. I bet they are good. I haven't had any delicata squash, yet. In fact, I don't recall seeing any. I need to put that on my list. If you get a good one, they are as sweet as candy.
November started off on a bad note. Total cals are around 1,400 as I had 1 slice of pizza and 7 chicken wings for dinner with my parents. That alone was 657 calories! Nearly the same amount of cals as the rest of my day combined in one meal!!! I did a double workout today: upper body & cardio. I also got in 15,000+ steps.
My end weight for October was 175 lbs. I hit my October goal right on the dot. My goal for November is to lose 10 lbs and be 165 lbs. Making this goal would put me in a normal BMI range which is my second milestone goal. I am currently 7 lbs overweight still.
EmilyL: Your goals seem very reasonable and manageable. I aim for 10 lbs every month and I haven't missed a goal yet. A lot of people tell me its not possible but I eat right and stay active and it has been working for me. I wasn't sure I would make my October goal but I lost 6.2 lbs in two weeks and nailed it. Also, on the note of pre-workout, I use it more frequently for mental alertness at work and it generally carries over to my workout that I do after work. I swear by it. I use Kick or TNT from GNC livewell. It's awesome stuff.
Diana on handling the church meeting food! You've done fantastic with your challenges with tempting food this week! Thank-you for this November thread!
Check in, ~1250 cals
B protein shake/coffee
L yam/chicken salad
S Brussel's sprouts
D Hot & Sour soup
S protein shake, small amt mixed nuts
Topsy welcome. You can do this. You are already off yo a great start!
I read what everyone wrote. But I am on the iPad now. It fights me on highlighting a name, so I can make it bold. And it sometimes does very inappropriate auticorrects. So I will not write personals. But I am impressed with the great weight loss (autocorrect wrote: great weight loss "mess" ) news that many wrote about.
I avoided check in Monday and yesterday. Monday morning weight was up. Even though my calories had been below 1100. Dental cleaning went okay. Dentist didn't say anything different. I ate a lot. No need to go into the "food porn" details. Suffice to say, the scale showed big increase on Tuesday. 6.4 lbs to maintence weight. Last week was down to 2
Looks like I shed the water weight from the weekend, yesterday wasn't the best, I ended up a little hungry, but only 1 point over my daily allowance. I've been much better about tracking this week. Going to visit my parents Friday.
Diana good job at the church supper, I agree, your salad was much better, it's good you've established your routine there in a healthier way, if not that could have affected your whole experience with the group. The honey nut looks just like butternut only smaller like a mini, i can't wait for lunch to eat it! I'm amazed onWW squash is 0 points.
Flower I do the trick you taught me for bolding on the iPad, double click on the name then click on the B bold button. I think a tech service person told you about it.
Oops, gotta get moving, hope everyone has a great day
Good morning all! I'm very sore from yesterday's workout, which is such a good feeling
FYML: Thank you for your insight; Also, congrats on crushing each goal so far!
So, I eat my dinner usually around 6 pm, maybe 7 if I get a late start to my workout. Yet, I'm still really hungry when I go to bed, and it keeps me up.
I've heard not to snack at night, but then I've also heard it's good for your metabolism to have a snack (healthy of course) at night before you sleep.
What have any of you heard?
Today's workout on the schedule: PiYo Strength Intervals
Eating breakfast, and I'm having Yoplait greek 100 whipped yogurt, pumpkin cheesecake flavored; with strawberries and blackberries and a little cinnamon.
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Flower - Thanks for your comments on my lab results. I have a Boxer and 2 brother and sister Chihuahua mixes. They make an interesting pack, but I'm afraid I'm not much of a pack leader. I think the male Chihuahua has taken over that role! I plan on hiring a dog trainer next week to help me get things under control and to help me train them to run alongside a 3-wheeled bike for exercise. I hope you had a good dentist appointment. Sounds like you've got a thoughtful dentist. All mine ever gives me is a toothbrush!
Monte - I feel your pain regarding October results. Sounds like you've got a great plan for November. Great job on getting back on track and for your tough workouts!
Kelijpa - Great job on your W/I and getting into 170s!
Emily - Great job on your workouts and food!
Sundove - I couldn't agree with you more about the body effects of carbs and sugar. After my week of off plan eating, I felt so sluggish it was unbelievable! That decrease in energy alone should be enough to keep me on track in the future. Good luck on your November goals!
Diana - I hope your gain disappears quickly with help from TTOM. I'm in same boat. I thought you showed remarkable restraint with your DH's Bday celebration. Great job on keeping to your salad at your church meeting!
GettinFit - I'm glad the scale is cooperating for you! I love The Firm videos. I used to have the whole series of step videos and I thought they were great workouts. But, then I went through a de-clutter phase and I hadn't been using them. So, I unfortunately gave them away. Then, when I started working out again I bought 2 used ones from Amazon. Good luck on your food and exercise!
CoolMom - Great job on your calories!
Tacos - Great to see you! Good luck on your November goals! WTG getting back on track.
Rachel - wishing you support in reaching Onderland! I'm right there with you!
Topsy - Welcome! Good job on your calories and good luck on your November goals!
FYML - Congrats on reaching your October goals! That is amazing! Good luck for November, I know you can do it.
Greetings and support to anyone I missed!
October Evaluation - Not a successful month weight loss-wise. I started at 203 and ended at 203.6. I went up a .6 over the month after being down at one point by 5 pounds. I had a solid week of off-plan eating, evening binging primarily. I keep thinking that I can have certain foods by having just a little, and then I lose all self- control and over do it. I am choosing not to keep these foods in my pantry for the future.
I did well on my exercise, though. My goal was 4 times a week and I did that for 3 of 4 weeks. The one week I missed, I was trying to buy a house. The last week I actually worked out 5 days that week. Thank goodness for that! I started TTOM on November 1, so that didn't help my November W/I results.
I saved the best news for last...I took my measurements and found I've lost 2 inches on my waist, 1 inch on my thighs, 1.5 inches on my bust, nothing (that's right, nothing!) on my hips, and about .5 an inch on my arms since Aug. 31. I wish I would have taken my measurements in March when I started. I took my body fat at the gym. I was 36.9 on August 31, and 43 on November 1. I think there is an error there somewhere. I don't think that is right. I can't remember if I calculated my height at 5'3".5 or 5'4" and I didn't measure it at the same time of day. I probably need to get it checked by water method for the best results.
November Goals - Weight Loss - lose 5-8 pounds. Exercise - 5 days a week cardio (outdoor walking or at gym) and 3 days a week strength training.
Plan for today - calories 1,371; carb 101; fat 55; protein 139; sodium 3,342; sugar 48.
Exercise - Walking 2.7 miles with dogs. Plan to forego weight training this week only. Calories burned 350.
Good luck to all for a successful November! Thanks for your support!
Yesterday was a rest day. Which is good, because I unexpectedly received an order of chocolate pretzels at work that I forgot I ordered...and I ate them all. Within calories, but as I only ate the pretzels and a protein shake all day, I wasn't feeling particularly sprightly. Plus, I didn't make it home until after 6pm, which while it sounds like a perfectly normal time to come home, I usually get home at 4pm, so it seemed super late, and I just wanted to lie around and play Skyrim. Which is what I did. Not lost any additional weight, but TOM is due any day now, and I usually gain 2-3lbs, so I've convinced myself that I've lost a little and it will show in a few days. Just trying to be optimistic! Tonight is day 3 of BBB, another upper body workout. Another good thing about these BBB workouts is they don't take quite as long. About 60-90 minutes depending on upper/lower. I was up to 2 hours with the other workout, which is really pushing the limits of too much.
Zoniegirl - Awesome measurement results! And with basically neutral weight...that's why it is SO important to measure. Body fat measurements are notoriously inaccurate. The only way to get an accurate reading is with hydrostatic. I just use the calculation method (http://www.endmemo.com/medical/bodyfat.php). At least it will be consistent, even if it isn't accurate.
Emily - In general, the timing of calories is unimportant. It is just a matter of more out than in. So all these little tricks about eating/not eating breakfast, IF, not eating after 8pm, etc, really is personal. If you stick to your plan better with an evening snack, go for it. But as long as your calories are less than your burn, you'll lose, even if you eat it all at midnight. Some people need food in their stomach to sleep, I on the other hand can't have anything...I don't like to eat after 6pm. Your goals sound very doable to me.
flower123 - You know, you don't have to bold names to do personals...we'll find ourselves. But I don't use the bold button, I just type in the code as I go. [ b ] before word (obviously no spaces) [ / b ] after. Sorry you had a rough couple of days.
FYML - You are doing an amazing job. I just don't know how you consistently hit 10lbs lost per month. I feel like throwing a parade if I just get 5!
kelijpa - Butternut Squash! We used to grow that every year, we'd have a huge wooden box filled with straw and store the squash in there over the winter. We used to make "pumpkin" pie out of them. It never tastes right to me now when it is really pumpkin. Of course there always was the fear of reaching in for a squash and getting a handful of mouse, but it was worth it! I need to see if there are any at my grocery store yet.
Diana - Good for you for sticking to your guns about your food. I bet it helps that you were being healthy right from the start...so that's just "you" rather than a big change they have to deal with. I think sometimes that's why friends get all weird when you are dieting....a combination of guilt (because they should eat better) and fear (if they change that, what is they quit liking me to).
Teri - Great job on your mini goals.
Topsy - Welcome to the Check In! I'm a calorie counter too!
Rachel - Welcome to the Check In! Onderland is a great goal for November, and it sounds very doable!
Tacos - Nice loss for October. I'm sure the water weight will fall off pretty quick, and you'll have another great month.
CoolMom - Great job on your calorie counting. You folks that can consistency stick at 1200-1300 calories are my heroes.
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Quite a few of us count calories, so you are in good company here.
on handling the church meeting food! You've done fantastic with your challenges with tempting food this week! Thank-you for this November thread!
) news that many wrote about. 
