Featherweights Plan and Chat in June
 

I ran my question past Ilene and she said "Go for it!". So here we are folks!

What's up with you for June?

Daily report?

Weekly check in?

Food finds?

Small victories?

Julie's going to tell us "One reason she's staying on plan today".

I need a new exercise ticker.....

Good morning!

Yesterday was a good start to the month for me. I did elliptical and shoulders. My food was good right up until the rhubarb on toast I had at bedtime ;)

I have been flubbing my weekends but this is better. It only took until Tuesday to get back to my Thursday weight.

My husband and I have been getting up consistently at 5:30 every weekday morning to work out before getting ready to go to our jobs. He goes to the basement to work out on his Total Gym (he's got a poster of Chuck Norris and Christie Brinkley right on the wall for inspiration) and I go to the gym. Three days a week I do cardio, and two I do weight training. I try to get to the gym as much as possible on weekends too. SInce I am normally a slug-a-bed, it's a really big deal for me to get up that early to work out. I would like to reach goal by the end of June, if at all possible, and am going to employ the Fat Smash Diet in order to help me get there.

TF5M, good for you for getting up so early, not an easy feat for even the early risers...

Susan, thanks for starting the thread and :welcome: back even though being back as a Featherweight rather than a Maintainer is not the best scenario, I KNOW you will be back a Maintainer in no time... Not that I want you to leave or anything... Gee :dizzy: am I making any sense :?:

Yesterday was a good day for me the weekend was also... got my workout in and food was spot on...woke up and had a 2 lb loss :carrot: ... Now let's not start a parade because I lost 2 :lol: just let it pass because I am a great one for self sabotage when people notice my weight loss... so shhhhhhhh don't way a word and Ilene won't realise she's lost 2 whole pounds :lol: ....

So Feathers, let's be careful out there and let's continue to have a great minute/hour/day/week/month it's one step at a time...

Ilene ... almost everything you say makes sense to me ... hmmm ....

SusanB, rhubarb on toast is not that bad a splurge! Rhubarb is oh so good for you, and so low in calories, too!

Yesterday was POP for me - yoga, cardio, and at the low end of my calorie range. The only bad thing was that I had a horrible time getting to sleep last night. At 1:30 in the morning, I finally gave in & took half of a sleeping pill, which of course made getting up this morning difficult.

I made it up, though, & to a morning yoga class. Then had a chicken breast for breakfast (weird, I know, but today is going to be a long day, & protein sticks with me!) and power-walked to campus as I was running a bit late.

Weight this morning was 136.2 - I can totally hit goal this month, I KNOW I can!

Susan -- ALMOST :fr: ........

SuBee -- I know you can make it to goal this month :cheer:

Another POP day yesterday! Cardio, yoga, & at the low end of my calorie range, plus I walked to & from campus (1.5 miles each way) & the library (.75 miles each way). The scale rewarded me with 135.0 this morning (but I knew I was up a bit in water starting out the month, so it's not "real" loss yet!). Unfortunately I had to take another sleeping pill last night... :(

Woke up this morning groggy from the sleeping pill & already a bit hungry - I forced myself out of bed & to yoga class, though, & am now having ham & eggs with an apple for breakfast. I think I'm going to try to hit the middle-upper end of my calorie range today, to shake things up a bit. Also planning on fitting in 30 min. on the elliptical later today.

Hope everyone else is doing well!

Hi Ladies.

I did not make my June goal which was to even GLIMPSE the 120's on my scale. This morning I was 132.5. I have not been as focused as I have been in months passed. By that I do not mean I am eating garbage--I am not. I'm just eating a little more and trying to find a balance for the "forever" me. I am still good on my workouts too. I do need to start drinking my water again.

For calorie counters I wanted to mention how happy I am to have found recently two products--Shiratake noodles (20 calories a serving) and PB2 (powdered peanut butter--50 calories for 2 TBS)...I know not everyone likes these items but luckily I DO!

Hi Ladies! Hope you don't mind if I just jump in. I restarted my journey about 10 weeks ago to try and reach my goal (again). My motivation - 2 affairs in June that I want to look and feel good at. Well, now those events are only 1 and 2 away. I am somewhat satisfied with my progress so far. I feel like my body has shaped and toned more than the actual weight loss itself. I feel better, look better (at least I thibnk so) and my clothes fit better. I am still wearing a size 12 - but I am trying not too focus too much on the numbers.

I have been carefully watching what I eat. Lots of protein, vegtables, healthy fats and limiting the basic carbs (breads, rice and pasta). I have been going to Jazzercise at least 3 times a week and try for 4 or 5.

I feel like I have hit a plateau or a wall and I don't know how to get past it. I don't want to be super restictive in my diet because then I will never stick with it. I think I have to be more aware of the # of calories I'm eating. Perhaps I will buy that Calorie King book I have been reading about here on 3FC. The hardest part for me is to keep this up everyday.

Amy

Afternoon Featherweights!

Yesterday was good. Legs and elliptical. And my food was good.

I worked today so that was different. I'll have to elliptical tonight and not snack!

Today food wasn't POP :rolleyes: but tomorow is another day... Exercise was good did UBWO...

I did elliptical last night and I did not snack!

And ... now .... I'm going to change that profile thing over there <<<<< !!!!

Had a good day yesterday EXCEPT that we did not get up and exercise for the first time in almost six weeks! We'd been up at 3:30 in the morning during a thunderstorm making sure no water was coming in our basement and then couldn't get back to sleep...and my hubby has been working on our basement every evening after work and is hurting and grumpy. Back to the exercise today, though, and so far, so good with the eating.

Congratulations SusanB!!! Way to go!!!

Yesterday was Day 3 POP for me - yoga, cardio, walked to & from campus & the grocery store, calories in the mid-high part of my range. Down another smidge today to 134.6 - basically this means that the bit of water I was up is now gone, so I'm back in the range where I was maintaining, so the pounds from here on out will be more difficult, but also real weight loss!

Didn't take a sleeping pill last night (yay!) but absolutely could not drag myself out of bed for yoga this morning (boo!). So my plan today is two 30-minute cardio sessions, plus calories at the high end of my range (as I'm feeling tired & light-headed, which are not good dieting feelings).

Have a good day, everyone!

Did good yesterday, Jazzercise in morning and POP for most of the day. Dinner was a bit tricky but I think I made the best choice considering the options available. Today is my no exercise day so I will try and be 100% POP. So far so good - but it's still early. :smug:

Hey ladies!
So the beginning of june has been kind of hard for me because somewhere in the beginning of june and end of may i gained 3 pounds. That was really hard because its been a while since i've gained back more than a pound at a time.
I know its because of food, and the broken twisted relationship with food that has been created (by me, and by the habits passed down to me from my mother).
But today i was back down to 140, so im hoping that by tomorrow ill be back in the 130's! and be able to continue towards my goal of 130 pounds.
I'm really trying to fix my diet and do a little more exercising with hopes of speeding up my weight loss but i guess ill have to see what happens. Right now im just trying to get back into the 130's.
Lol sorry for kind of rambling. I'm going to try and get into this thread frequently because i really need some support for these last 10 pounds and am not finding it anywhere in my actual life.
hope you ladies are doing great :D

I want to join you all as well! It has been a while since I was active on this board. I have about 15 lbs to goal and need the help to keep from being too "comfortable" at my current weight. I was supposed to start Monday but I'm thinking next week. We have a lot of weddings to attend and other events this month so i want to make sure I am doing the best i can to look good for these and feel better about myself! Thanks for your support!! I need all of the help i can get! :)

Good Morning!

Weird day yesterday. I had an almost headache ... like the weather was changing. I sort of sluggishly got done what I had to do but only got on the elliptical for 10 minutes.

So far so good this morning. Weight's the same as yesterday inspite of a little ice cream.

OP yesterday (high end of my calorie range, but in it, two 30-min cardio sessions, walk to & from campus, walk the dog), and gained 7 pounds overnight. Can we say, sodium? How demoralizing.

I was blisfully asleep from 11:00 - 11:30 last night, when my husband got home...he was quiet, but I woke up, couldn't get back to sleep, & at 2:30 a.m. finally took a sleeping pill. So needless to say, no morning yoga for me today.

I don't know what my plan is for today. I guess low sodium, low end calories, lots of water, and 3 30 min. cardio sessions to try to push some of this weird water weight out. Sigh.

Yesterday was perfectly POP :carrot:

Jogged/ran 45 mins, some weight training with a friend in the evening...

This morning I am down 2 lbs... shhhhh, no huppla please

Pretty good yesterday. Today, Jazzercise done and hopefully eating will be on track. Scale seems to be heading in right direction. We'll see after the weekend. MIL is coming to visit which is always stressful for me.

these last 10 pounds are really turning into the most frustrating. and i thought the rest of it was frustrating!
So yeah, things aren't going too well in the beginning of June, but im still trying to be optimistic and just keep going because i am really determined to lose the rest of this weight.
i've come so far, i dont want to stop now!

I need to get through the weekend without a serious gain again. It was so motivating last week ....

Weekend motivation
 

Originally Posted by SusanB:
I need to get through the weekend without a serious gain again. It was so motivating last week ....

If I knew how to motivate you ( and myself ) I would bottle it and sell it, I would make a fortune.
Susan, I think of you as a very intelligent and determined person. What you put your mind to do you can do. You will make it throught the weekend with flying colors.

im so frustrated! why am i gaining instead of losing?!?!? It's like my body doesn't follow the same rules as everyone else's, which i know in a lot of ways that statement is true. I've always fought my body because of how different it acts compared to other people's, but this is just really started to wear down on me.
10 pounds! that's all i ask. well, 11 now that my body decided to gain instead of lose -_-
Bargoo: if you manage to bottle that motivation, i will totally buy some. money is no object. lolo

Didn't think I would be able to exercise today but was able to go to Jazzercise this morning. :carrot: Yeah! What I nice way to start the weekend off. Eating should be on plan today, tomorrow might be a different story but I'm really gonna try. I want to be able to lower my ticker on Monday. :^:

Aw Bargoo thank you!

Actually I am doing all right this weekend. Not sparkling but not incredibly overindulgent like some weekends.

100percentME calmly now ... do you want us to have a look at your regimen?

Yesterday went well until dinner, seems to be a problem lately. Was short for time and needed something quick for whole family. Had pizza which would have been fine but a had a slice too many :( New day - on my way to Jazzercise.

I will stay on plan because 1st of the 2 weddings I'm attending is only 1 week away. The dress I am planning to wear is not very forgiving, every pound counts!

Have a great day ladies!

Weekend eating was not too bad and exercise was great. I had hoped to be able to change my ticker but the weight was holding steady as of this morning. Jazzercise this morning and eating has been good today - hopefully I can follow through to dinner and the rest of the evening.

Well, ladies, I had a COMPLETELY crummy weekend - lots of stress led to very poor food choices & virtually no exercise. But I am back on track so far today...ugh!

Hang in there SueBee :hug:


Today was good, yesterday so-so :shrug: No weight gain, no loss either :rolleyes: story of my life...

Evening folks!

I did not do good yesterday but I got the week off to a better start today. Walked, elliptical, work and not bad for food. I'm now on the hunt for a snack but I'll think about it carefully.

I ended up ok food & calorie-wise yesterday. I am still up 3 pounds from my no good, very bad weekend. On track so far today...

Good Morning!

It's been pretty ridiculous of me to still have the scales in the kitchen. The bathroom is done . I still need to find decorator pieces but the construction is well over. But last week, I was dropping so nicely that I was afraid (supersticious) to move it.
So ... having bumbled a few pounds over the weekend ... I decided it was OK to do it this morning. Ugh ... the first place I thought it might fit! I have to move it out from the wall but it's good where it is now. I still shows 147.4 but ... ya know what? Could be. I'll just celebrate again when it gets back to 145.

Should I say this again? Oh why not! Two pounds is only one litre of water. In fact... one litre of water weighs 2.2 pounds.

susan: lol if i had a regimen i would let you see what im doing wrong :P unfortunately, over the past 4 years, ive found that i lose weight better when i dont diet and such. For example, last week i decided i was determined to lose these last pounds and so i ate healthy (but still about the same amount as normal-i never allow myself to go hungry) and exercised, and i gained 2 pounds. whereas over the weekend i was at a friends house, where i ate a bunch, including prolly 4 cookies worth of cookie dough, and didn't gain a pound. I've said my body doesn't work right, and it really doesn't. i think my hormones are messed up (i started getting my period 7 years ago, and i have never had 12 periods in a year. that along with other things that are clearly wrong with my body), but my blood work has never shown anything. but ya, sorry for the tangent.
I'm not sure what my body wants me to do to lose weight. My body seems to like it better when im just living, and eating when im hungry and such. But isnt diet and exercise supposed to be the key to weight loss?
it's very confusing and if you have any suggestions or advice i really would love to hear it. im willing to try anything (anything healthy, of course:P) to lose these last stubborn pounds.

On a brighter note: i didn't gain over the weekend :D and my skinny best friend gave me a pair of pants that she doesn't fit in anymore (she's even skinnier now :P) and i tried them on and was like "they are too tight" and she looks at me like im ridiculous and goes "they dont look too tight at all. i think they look good"
so even though they are too big for her lol im ecstatic that i fit into a pair of her pants :D

100percentME said "But isnt diet and exercise supposed to be the key to weight loss?"

Take a moment to remember that I adore you and then I'll explain ... No ... no ... that's not true. Not, at least, how you are perceiving it.

Without doubt, I believe that in order to lose weight, one must eat less and move more ... which will cause a decreasing number on the scales over time.

You also said "My body seems to like it better when im just living, and eating when im hungry and such." ... this is a fairly common method of weight loss. It would appear to be a combo of intuitive eating and enjoying the movements your body was meant to do.

If you are happy with your size and shape why change anything? If you want to lose a little more ... you'll have to change something.

If you'd like to discuss this further ... I have a couple of questions.
How did you lose the weight that's gone?
How long did that take?

I would ask the same questions that Susan did. You have done something to lose 26 pounds, what was it ? Remember , too, that you are very close to goal. I have found those last few pounds are very stubborn in coming off. But they will.

Worked too hard to ruin it now!
 

I have had a bad case of the munchies the past few days and I am trying not to let it sabatoge the progress I've made. I only have a few days until I have to fit into a form fitting dress. Exercise has been good but I'm struggling with the food. I can and will do this!

i honestly can't tell you how i've lost the weight. I'm pretty sure that my calories have prolly gone down, because i cut out a lot of mindless eating when i tackled my problems with emotional eating. So even though i never counted it out, im sure that that had something to do with it, because i did a lot of emotional munching.
From my highest 168 i had dropped to 148 through flipping through different diets and such, but went back up to 158. I've gone from 158 to my current 140. i was looking through old posts, and in december i made a post saying i was at 157 and then in April posted that i was 141. So without dieting, without depriving myself of anything i wanted to eat, but also without emotional eating i dropped 17 pounds in prolly 3 months (considering all the time in which i didnt post). Which i guess is a while, but ive now been sitting at 139-141 for 2 months.
I'd like to lose one more pant size, and im pretty sure that my last 10 pounds will drop that pant size for me.
I honestly have no idea what i've been doing right/wrong. Though i definitly have too much dieting experience for my age, i definitly do not have enough experience in my own body to understand why its acting that way.
Hopefully all this information helps you ladies to assess waht is going on. If you have any more questions let me know because i really am looking for some help or insight into what i should do.
thank you!!!