I'm joining the Feb challenge. I've never done anything like this before ( weight loss challenge OR posting in a forum),but I think it can only help. Considering I've made zero progress in loosing the " baby weight" in 31 months considering I just moved to a new city for my husbands career so I have no friends around to encourage me or work out with.
Anyway on to the positive: I've just stated working out and already notice a difference. Today will start the diet portion. I plan on counting calories 1400 a day but also intermittent fasting i.e. Keeping all my calories in an 6-8 hour window . Has anyone tried that ? Good results?
My goal is to be down 10 this month.
takingcontrol It was a lot of fun and I really lucked out when it came to the cake. They cupcakes!! Perfectly portion controlled compared to cake slices. And I planning on them having pizza because that's the usual. Instead my sister made a huge spread. Spiral ham, chicken, homemade mashed potatoes, homemade mac & cheese, green bean casserole, and corn. I stuck to just chicken and corn. She also had a container of strawberries and I ate a ton of those. They hit the sweet tooth, kept me satisfied, and they're nutritious.
IslandJD WELCOME!! We love new people here, so just hop right in. We're great at encouraging, holding you accountable, and letting you vent about pretty much anything and everything. Welcome to the cool kids club! If you have any questions just ask, we'll do out best to help out. Also if you have questions about any abbreviations or acronyms just ask. Some where on the forum we have a cheat sheet guide but I'm sure where that is.
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Do to a lot of excessive soreness from working out too much without resting my body means I have to take a day or two off to recoup. I don't wanna because I'm afraid I'll lose my momentum and go back to being a couch potato. Also working out hard has helped a lot with my anxiety and PTSD. It gives me a way to burn off any nervous energy. It also helps me leave my apartment, even if it's just a couple doors down to the workout room. I hate leaving the apartment! Even last going to my niece's birthday party was really hard and overwhelming. Another reason I need to take a day or two off from working out. I need to recharge my mental battery too. Ugh....I hate being responsible! Hehe
SW: 209.6 GW: 199 2/1 - 209.6 2/2 - 208.2 2/3 - 208.2 2/4 - 208 2/5 - 207.4 - Yay! I honestly had prepared myself for not losing anything, or even gaining some this weekend with everything going on and unpredictable food options.
Happy Monday everyone! Here's to a great week ahead.
Sperrigo Congratulations on the whoosh, the 145s are super close!
Unwanted37lbs Good luck!
Ophelia Thanks, I love feeling organised, it really helps be successful and I am starting to enjoy it now too. Making my whole life feel more on track. The weather here was beautiful yesterday, rain is forecast to be back this week but it was a great day to get out and about!
IslandJD Welcome! This is a fantastic thread to check back in on often and share your journey, it really helps with focus. We are supportive in losses or gains and will do our best to help with anything you need to know for your journey. It sounds like you are making great progress whilst dealing with a stressful move, so well done! I am also new to my city and haven't yet managed to grow a decent friendship group. I am being kind to myself and giving it more time and am lucky I am very good with my own company.
LovelyLeah It is great when good choices pay off on the scale, well done! And, a double well done for being responsible and listening to your body and giving yourself a break. You won't turn back into a couch potato because you have made a mental shift, but you will be better for your down time.
Ronja Excited to see what fast day two brings on the scale in the morning, your numbers are moving in the right direction for sure!
For me, yesterday I walked just under 10 miles including a few bits of jogging and a couple of huge hills. My feet sure know about it, and I have a couple of small blisters thinking about developing on my soles (a problem I have always had) Soooo.... today I am reducing my steps right down and taking the metro to and from work. I will do some abs work later this evening as they seem to be the only part of me that isn't aching this morning!
I ordered some dresses on line this weekend which is something I have never done before. I chose a size that I would think will fit or near fit now, although one of them has very fitted arms that may not work at this stage. If they don't fit, that okay I will work towards it, if they still don't fit in a couple of months I will rethink, but my main aim is to start believing that I can and will wear dresses to my two weddings in April and working out a style I am comfortable in.
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Soooo, I feel like I'm facing a weight loss mystery here
I did have an easy day yesterday, low reps with the dumbbells, only 15 minutes cardio due to soreness and zero days off working out since Jan 23. Yet I stayed within caloric goal and had very few carbs. I'm used to the little ups and downs but this seems unusual. I'm going to measure today to give myself another way to measure success. Yet this is a bit frustrating!
I went from being pretty sedentary and eating nachos or at least one really indulgent thing a day to sensible choices and daily cardio. You'd think my fat would be lining up to get off the ship but it seems not. I've ended up on diet pills before for much less effort leading to better results than I'm seeing here, trying to forget my doctors number because I want a better more long lasting solution in proper diet and exercise. Not to mention healthier than just a huge caloric deficit daily.
You guys are all rocking it, I'm trying to catch up! Congrats on so many nice losses.
Week One
01: 265.9
02: 265
03: 262.6
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Quick check-in, so no time for personals....weigh-in was 269.4 today. We were going to splurge a tiny bit last night for the festivities, because my husband wanted to order Dominos. I don't eat their pizza, but their Mediterranean Veggie oven-baked sandwich is one of my favorite things ever, so he tempted me by ordering one for me...lol. (I need to try making a healthier homemade version, so it won't be a temptation!) However, the one nearby was so backed up for the SuperBowl, that it was nearly 3 hours after ordering and they still hadn't even gotten to it, so we went down there for a refund. He still wanted takeout of some kind after waiting so long, so he went through some drive through for him and the kids...I just splurged by eating an order of fries with one of my regular homemade sandwiches, lol. Shockingly, adding the fries actually ended up being a little more calories than the Dominos sub would have been, which is mindblowing! It really puts into perspective how calorie-laden just a tiny thing of french fries can be. Definitely an eye-opener. That helped kill my love of fries quite a bit, lol. They can be tasty...but, they just aren't worth that amount calories for how little you get. I was still under my limit though, because I didn't have time for lunch yesterday, so that's good at least. Tons of sodium, though. Glad the scale didn't freak out too much...whew!
Week One
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02: 271.0
03: 271.4
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opheliaphoenix thank you for your support! So far I'm really pleased with IF, but it's stil early to see how it works long term, and specifically how - if at all - it affects my milk supply. That would be a deal breaker. Your numbers look great, steady and sustained loss, way to go!
Unexpected crazy busy day at work yesterday is leading to another today. So, I'm posting and running. It does seem that 205 is a bit of a block that is taking me a while to break! Going to try and eat more intuitively today.... think I didn't eat enough / not enough fibre yesterday / the right things as I wasn't really listening to what I needed but eating when I got a moment and ended up with 21.30 dinner. Didn't overeat or binge though, so I am happy with that!
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So, after taking a week's break to deal with my personal issues, I'm doing a total restart today Feb 7th. Restarting my morning 5ks tomorrow and also keto. I lost almost 20 lbs in January before life stepped in, but I'm a lot better now and I'm aiming for 13 lbs this month. And btw I am no longer a size 16 now wear 14s although they are a bit snug.
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Hi. Completely new user. Lack commitment to weightloss goals as currently in house (and near food) most of time with research study, this forum may help stay on track! I admire those who stick to it even when out for food with friends! Weight has been slowly creeping up as a boredom eat, reading papers most of day has that affect! Even when get down to 10 stone those few pounds around that mark feel like they are impossible to shift.
Current weight 149lbs
Target 137lbs.
Started getting back into watching food couple of days ago. Like the intermittent fasting approach.
So I'm back to going down and that's good. But to get that going again I've had to abandon very low carb totally for 2 days, go low fat, and yesterday I only ate 1100 calories, drank 130 ounces of water, and worked out 3 times. That's a bit low calorie for my weight and current activity level. And it doesn't feel good, the thought of picking up those weights this morning....just feel weak.
I guess this is the plan I have to stick with going forward. At least the scale is going back down and hey no one said it would be easy right.
Week One
01: 265.9
02: 265
03: 262.6
04: 266 Oh yes i said that ugggghhhh
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06: 267.7
07 264.8
Better late than never
considering I just moved to a new city for my husbands career so I have no friends around to encourage me or work out with.
If you have any questions just ask, we'll do out best to help out. Also if you have questions about any abbreviations or acronyms just ask. Some where on the forum we have a cheat sheet guide but I'm sure where that is. 
Congrats on so many nice losses. 
That helped kill my love of fries quite a bit, lol. They can be tasty...but, they just aren't worth that amount calories for how little you get. I was still under my limit though, because I didn't have time for lunch yesterday, so that's good at least. Tons of sodium, though. Glad the scale didn't freak out too much...whew!
