November Feathers Let's Chat
 

Hello and Happy November, Feathers!

For me, November will be all about buckling down and getting back on plan. I bounced over my red line last week and decided to basically ignore it. :( Throw in Halloween, and now I really do have to address it. My goal -- back under red line by Thanksgiving!

How is everyone else doing this November 1?

OH pooey! You beat me to it again Amy :)

One of these days I'll be up before you in the am and will start the Monthly chat :D

So we made it through Halloween weekend! Shew! NO damage! Thank God. My goal was to not lose this weekend but to maintain. And I succeeded! 132 on the dot today. Now, I really want to get to my goal of 128 by Thanksgiving. This is a lot for a feather so I will really have to work hard. I ran 3 miles the other day in 26 minutes! So I guess thats a NSV. I really just want to get to the point where I start seeing my legs get slimmer. This probably wont happen till after my Thanksgiving goal. We'll see.

Happy Monday and November! Dont forget to vote tomorrow!!

I did pilates this morning (why, oh why does my favorite way to exercise have to be a non-aerobic one?). Planning to do elliptical/runs for the rest of the week with the exception of one day of weights at the gym.
Food is so my friend here at school--I am finding more and more ways to eat healthily in our cafeteria and it's sort of fun to play "What can I eat tonight?" (I love to cook, so picking my own food is way more fun than just getting whatever is on the hot bar).

Happy November members. I am so excited today because I finally lost weight after 2 weeks of no change. My goal by the end of nov is 128. Hope we all achieve our goals.

Holy **** do I hear ya on the red line. I weighed in at 130 this morning after a weekend of candy, pie, cupcakes, pasta and chinese food. What the **** was I thinking?! Why do I let myself not care until Monday morning? I'm sure most of that is water and waste but I know I must have solidly earned at least one pound of fat this weekend and I am pretty unhappy with myself right now.

On a positive note for those that have been reading about my hives thing- Day 4 on synthroid and only a few small hives in the past 3 days! YES! That's probably about 100 less than usual.


BACK ON THE WAGON and hauling butt back to 126.

Dianne and Goforit24- Congrats and good for you for staying on track!

Forgive me being dumb, but when people talk about the "red line," do you mean under the magical 10-pound barrier, like between 139 and 140 or 129 and 130? Getting down below a set number, that sort of thing?

Originally Posted by kat999:
Forgive me being dumb, but when people talk about the "red line," do you mean under the magical 10-pound barrier, like between 139 and 140 or 129 and 130? Getting down below a set number, that sort of thing?

Ditto - how do you define the red line?

I haven't posted in here in a while but things have been going pretty well. I've been sticking to plan better and also not letting minor mistakes cause me to give up entirely for the day. It's beginning to feel more like something I can sustain for the long-term. I even learned a valuable lesson when I went to IHOP for dinner with a friend over the weekend, decided chocolate chip pancakes sounded good, and then felt sick to my stomach later that night! Body doesn't want crap anymore. Hooray for negative reinforcement...

As for Halloween, I managed to eat just one chocolate miniature, and bag my leftovers to bring in to work and leave there. I'm proud that I got it out of the house right away!!

Oh, and I went for a 13-mile bike ride yesterday and it was GREAT!

Kat, you're not being dumb! And of course, the "red line" probably means different things to different people.

For me, I'm in maintenance, so I set a red line above my goal weight (in theory high enough to take daily fluctuations into account). The idea is that if/when you hit that red line, you immediately, no excuses, no questions asked, no "wait til Monday," go back into weight loss mode. It's a barrier to keep me from regaining.

I've been tinkering with my goal and my red line, and I'm still not sure where it is. But at most it is 125, and I bounced over that last week, got back down, and then bounced again today. So it is time to get serious and get myself back to a steady 122 (which is where I was on Oct 22). Part of the problem is that when I bounced last week I made excuses (post-weekend bloat, ovulation bloat, post-lifting soreness maybe causing water retention). No excuses now! I don't care if it's water -- I'm treating it like it's weight!

Awesomely clarified, TS7P! Thanks! I hope to be able to establish one of those once I'm finally at my goal and maintaining! ;D

Thanks ts7p - that's a great idea! I don't know why I didn't have my own "red line" the first time I lost; that would have been really helpful (I gained all my original weight back :(). I will definitely set a red line of my own when I hit goal! :D

krampus, where are you?! you've got me curious now -- how do you know about krampus? did you live here for a while? or were you only visiting?

Goforit24 and Dianne -- Good job! You will reach your November goals before you know it. :)

thanks for the red line idea, guys! i think i might use that while i stick with this trial maintenance period. like, maybe if my weight creeps up to 134 or 135, i go back to weight-loss mode?

fivestone, I just visited Salzburg for 3 days as part of a 2 week trip to southern Germany, though I wish I could have traveled all over Austria and seen more of the country. I think a friend told me about Krampus a couple years ago around Christmastime and I just loved the idea so much I made "krampus" my username on several sites. I have a question for you - are you native Austrian, or are you from an English speaking country?

thesame7lbs, Changed you can do it! You'll be back below red line in no time.

cornellchick, I hear you on the "body doesn't want junk anymore" thing. My brain thinks I still like junk food, but my body protests loudly! Anything overly oily or sugary makes me feel rough these days.

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Good news, I weighed in this morning at 58.5 kg which is 128.98 lbs according to the "converter" feature on my cell phone. Yesterday I ate well (about 1370 calories) and ran for 45 minutes, and I did 45 real pushups - no more knee pushups for me! Granted, I had to fall on the floor gasping for breath every three or four once I hit 20, but I'm getting there.

It's a little different for me, the red line that is. It's just the number that I PANIC at. I can weigh in at 129 and while I'm less than thrilled to be up, it's not that big of a deal. 130 makes me sick to my stomach, literally. It's a slap in the face that screams WHAT THE **** ARE YOU DOING?! And it's well above my goal weight but it's a mental thing. In my mind, you can't be less than 130 and fat I guess? It's the number I've decided is always and forever too much for me. Probably because also in my mind losing 10 pounds or so isn't that hard but more than that is.

That said, panic has fled and I'm sure things will look better in the morning. I fasted a few extra hours and did a little calorie cycling to get my 24 hour total down to normal.

Krampus- You wild woman! Keep up that momentum!

You'll be fine, Changed. I went from weighing almost 132 Monday morning to 129 this morning. Just had to poo and eat right for a day! ;)

After looking at lots of real-body websites, I think I'm going to lower my ultimate goal from 120 to 115 or maybe below that. I still have a very considerable amount of jiggle at 129 and while my arms are getting stronger and there is even a little definition in them now, I still almost have a back roll, have a definite pooch that can only be reduced by overall fat loss, and my hips are still very well padded. I would venture to say I am probably built similarly to Petite Powerhouse in that everything is very small underneath.

I was planning on 115 too (but I'm 5'3) but my hubby keeps mentioning that I look really thin to him. I don't look thin naked.... My former trainer said 117 is ideal.

Man, I wish it didn't matter what our men think - I see so many posts about people whose boyfriends and husbands complain about their weight losses. Luckily for me, my boyfriend drools over underweight Japanese girls so I know he won't complain about me losing too much weight. :P

Congrats krampus! Keep up the good work :D

Changed - hang in there... weight fluctuates and it's normal. Stick to plan and be patient and it will all work out! :)

Hey everyone!

I'm totally inspired by all of your stories... I started my plan last week! So far, I'm struggling with eating out (always eat WAY past the full point) and too much booze... any pointers to work on this during the upcoming holidays??

Otherwise, I'm doing great writing down what I'm eating (to help me make more conscious decisions and to be accountable for what I eat) and I'm exercising 3-4 times per week. I've also registered to do my first 5K race this weekend!

Wishing you all great success,
FPSJ

Hi everyone, thought i'd say helloooo (i must be a 'fairweather' forum-er and only join in when it's already busy....).

Nothing new to add though, because everything i've just been reading relates to me too!!
1) i've generally overindulged the last 5 days and not exercised as much as normal and am feeling guilty and need to knuckle down and make better choices.
2) i have a 12km trail race on sunday and am feeling unhealthy for it, although i know i can turn this around in a couple of days if i could only summon some self-discipline!
3) i can't tell you what i weigh because i'm away from home at the moment (with sales team which isn't helping with the lifestyle choices....), but even if i was at home i would be reluctant to get on the scales!

Whinge, whine, whinge, whine.

Hurray for your first 5km FPSJ!! Well done! Are you going hoping to run it all?

Originally Posted by krampus:
fivestone, I just visited Salzburg for 3 days as part of a 2 week trip to southern Germany, though I wish I could have traveled all over Austria and seen more of the country. I think a friend told me about Krampus a couple years ago around Christmastime and I just loved the idea so much I made "krampus" my username on several sites. I have a question for you - are you native Austrian, or are you from an English speaking country?

Good news, I weighed in this morning at 58.5 kg which is 128.98 lbs according to the "converter" feature on my cell phone. Yesterday I ate well (about 1370 calories) and ran for 45 minutes, and I did 45 real pushups - no more knee pushups for me! Granted, I had to fall on the floor gasping for breath every three or four once I hit 20, but I'm getting there.

Good job on the weight! Personally I'm going to have to hit the exercise hard again myself. I thought I could chill out a bit with the maintaining, and I'm seeing that I'm wrong, wrong, wrong. If it means I start losing again a bit then I guess so be it. Hopefully the hubster will understand.

Anyway, I don't feel particularly "from" anywhere other than where I'm living -- but I've lived other places in two other countries (US and UK -- London (Croydon and Peckham Rye), Portland, OR, Atlanta, GA, Queens Village, NY, etc.), and a couple of places here, but all within Austria, and I have to say that I enjoy living here the most. London was nice, too, if a bit loud and busy all of the time!

Krampus, you crack me up when you talk about dropping a little because you just needed a poo. ;)

Also, for everybody's whose BF or DH or SO tells us in worried tones how "skinny" we're getting, let's just remember they're doing so out of concern. Nobody wants their loved one to lose too much weight too fast, and sometimes when they finally notice we're losing weight, they haven't been noticing until that very moment, so to them it's sudden. We just have to remind them we're being safe and won't go to a dangerously low weight or anything. The poor things just love us and want to make sure we're okay, that's all. :)

I've barely lost any weight and yet my hubby sometimes gets frownyface over how "thin" I'm getting. I remind him I weighed below my goal weight when we met, and then he calms down.

I am loving all the positivity here this month! i had been feeling a bit defeated recently! I wish I had had a scale this summer, I really think that I would have gotten right back on point when i hit my red line (125 back when I was 122) I knew all summer I was gaining weight, but i sort of just ignored it and slowly just pushed the clothes that were feeling a bit snug to the back of the closet.

This past month has been rough. I really struggle with one thing: alcohol consumption. It seems like such an easy thing to cut out, but for some reason it's hard. I also have a tendency to eat after a night out, so between the calories from Alcohol and an extra meal and snacks, I pretty much add an entire days worth of food in a few hours.

My Hubby made a comment about me getting a little larger since the wedding. BOOO!!! I felt pretty upset, but then again, it's the truth!

Originally Posted by kat999:
Also, for everybody's whose BF or DH or SO tells us in worried tones how "skinny" we're getting, let's just remember they're doing so out of concern. Nobody wants their loved one to lose too much weight too fast, and sometimes when they finally notice we're losing weight, they haven't been noticing until that very moment, so to them it's sudden. We just have to remind them we're being safe and won't go to a dangerously low weight or anything. The poor things just love us and want to make sure we're okay, that's all. :)

Thanks for the reminder. Personally I know that you're right, but it's kinda frustrating, when I had to psych myself up so much to get the ball rolling with losing weight at all! :D

Originally Posted by :
I've barely lost any weight and yet my hubby sometimes gets frownyface over how "thin" I'm getting. I remind him I weighed below my goal weight when we met, and then he calms down.

You know, maybe this has something to do with it for my husband. He never knew me at this size. I weighed this weight and below during parts of my early and mid 20s, so to me, it's no big deal. But I guess he's used to seeing me at 160 and well above. So I will try to be understanding of that. At least I have somebody wonderful in my life that cares about me, right?

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It's nice to not feel so alone... I guess I had the idea that when people got down to around 130 and below, maintenance wasn't a real issue, you know? Like, I knew that I would have to put in a lot of work to maintain once I hit or got near goal, but I think in my mind that it wasn't so much work for everyone else. But it makes me feel less alone to see the effort that you guys are putting in (and the good results are encouraging, too!)

I don't really let what my husband thinks sway what I want too much but he loved me to pieces from 100 pounds flat all the way to 200 and never thought twice. He still says he he no idea I was really that heavy when we see pictures of me a few years ago. When we met I was living alone, crazy broke and partying a LOT. I wore a 00 in jeans and weighed 101 pounds. We both know that weighing 101 was situational and unhealthy so I think he just wants to be sure I'm not nostalgic for that. I remember once after I got pregnant and started gaining weight, he came to visit me (Air Force so he lived 8 hours away) and could not stop talking about how good I looked and how glad he was that I'd gained some weight. He still talks about that day and the red sweater I had on. I was about 115-117. There ya go. lol

I am a happy girl today. 126 baby! Whew. I needed that little kick in the pants to get back on track, water weight or not. I'm feeling in control and renewed in my commitment today. I'm shooting for 124 on my Sunday weigh in. Hold me to it girls!


minirantcomingup- I took some new meds called "atarax" last night. Thought I'd sleep well and with a cold that sounded good. I also wondered if it might really help my hives. 2 hours later I had 3 times as many and they itched like CRAZY all night. I hope I don't feel like a zombie all day. So far so good.

Originally Posted by ange82much:
Hi everyone, thought i'd say helloooo (i must be a 'fairweather' forum-er and only join in when it's already busy....).

Nothing new to add though, because everything i've just been reading relates to me too!!
1) i've generally overindulged the last 5 days and not exercised as much as normal and am feeling guilty and need to knuckle down and make better choices.
2) i have a 12km trail race on sunday and am feeling unhealthy for it, although i know i can turn this around in a couple of days if i could only summon some self-discipline!
3) i can't tell you what i weigh because i'm away from home at the moment (with sales team which isn't helping with the lifestyle choices....), but even if i was at home i would be reluctant to get on the scales!

Whinge, whine, whinge, whine.

Hurray for your first 5km FPSJ!! Well done! Are you going hoping to run it all?

Thanks ange82much! I do plan to run the whole thing.... I did 4.5 miles yesterday in about 50 minutes, so I'm not terribly fast. But, slow & steady wins the race in these situations, right?!

My only goal is complete the 5K and then continue pushing myself, perhaps toward a 10 or 12 K, like you're doing!

I made the unfortunate decision of eating out last night with a neighbor and didn't make the best choices... but, today is a new day.

We're on the right track!

129 used to be my red line. Then it was 119. And now it is 109. Always with the 9s....

Originally Posted by Petite Powerhouse:
129 used to be my red line. Then it was 119. And now it is 109. Always with the 9s....

Hi Petite Powerhouse,
You are inspiring! I hope I can keep getting my goal number down, too :)

How do you resist temptation in social situations? That's what's getting me now! I'm fine within the safety/structure of my routine, but put me in a restaurant with booze and huge portions, and I always over indulge.

In other news, despite eating out yesterday.... my weight is still less today! Things are lookin' up :)

I can't wait until I have a red line! I just want to get into the 130's for now :) I do know I'd have a heart attack if I EVER saw 150 ever again, but I guess what I'm saying is I can't wait until that's 140, and I know it will keep going lower and lower :)

My husband is not helpful with my weight. He is always telling me I look good, but he was telling me that at my highest weight too. When I told him I was serious about losing weight, and that I realized this wasn't just baby weight that would drop by itself, he said I didn't have any weight to lose. I was like ARE YOU KIDDING!? ha.

I did my 2nd work out on NRWL and it was so awesome. I did my deadlifts with just the bar (45 lbs), but I will definitely be able to add at least 30 lbs next time. The hardest part was getting the Olympic bar off the rack because it was up high! My shoulder are already sore from the presses, but I can't wait until Friday so I can do my next NRWL session. I'll have long walks and yoga in between :)

Oh and I vow no more Halloween candy, at all. If my kids wouldn't notice, I'd throw it all away, but I guess I have to keep it here for a little while longer. Maybe I'll slowly start pitching some of it so it runs out faster :)

I have no number-based victories to share today because I woke up later than normal and I always weigh myself at the same time. But my little mini victory and proof that progress is being made that isn't numerical is that I'm wearing pants that were crazy snug when I bought them. I almost never wear them due to how uncomfortable and out of shape they always made me feel. This morning I grabbed them because I was running late and need to do laundry. Well, guess what's insanely loose on me today? :D These are so big on me that I almost feel like I'm ready to pull out my next-size-smaller pants from the guest room closet! :carrot:

Congrats kat - that is an awesome NSV!!! :D

pinkflower - hang in there with the Halloween candy... it's a tough time of year. Maybe toss one per day just to make yourself feel a little better ;)

I have been sticking to plan nicely for the last couple of days. It definitely gets easier the longer I do it. I still have some cravings but if I can distract myself before I start thinking about it too much, I can usually get past them pretty quickly... thank goodness for water and chewing gum to keep my mouth otherwise occupied. :dizzy:

Fried pork cutlets stuffed with cheese last night yet a 0.3 kg loss this morning. That puts me at 58.2 kg which is 128.3 lbs. My lowest adult weight was 128.0 in 2004. We can do this! I am planning to do Tae Bo this morning and run in the evening since I skipped either yesterday.

I went shopping last night and realized I have gone from a tight 73 cm to a comfortable 67 cm waist in Japanese pants. That's about a US 10-12 to a US 6.

Krampus- you are doing so awesome! IT gives me hope that this will work for me too! I am feeling like I need a "poo" in your words! I am currently giving myself a huge guilt trip at the moment for not going to the gym tonight, however I did briskly walk 3.5 miles at lunch. I need to get to the point where it is OKAY for me to miss 1-2 days per week of not working out as long as I am on point with cals. RAWR! Go you! :cheer3:

So I just need to brag, feathers.
I was just having a major I DON'T WANT TO EXERCISE ANYMORE meltdown, BUT I CONQUERED THAT FOUL BEAST AND WENT TO THE GYM AND RAN A 5K.

In 24 minutes and 56 seconds, no less!

Granted, I ran about 20 seconds faster than that at home, but I think that's because I took it easy on myself for the first mile and went only at an 8min.20sec/mi. pace, trying to talk myself into doing the whole thing.

I can do this healthy living thing! I will conquer that you're-thin-so-you-don't-have-to-exercise monster!

krampus, go you with going down so many sizes! That is awesome!

oneoftwleve, YOU ROCK! That is a crazy fast 5K, and what a comeback after being a little bleh about your workouts! Woo hoo!

I just did 40 minutes of old-school calisthenics. I feel both exhilarated and about ready to throw up at the same time. ;)

Ahhh, sounds like lots of activity went on tonight!

I did a 60 minute Spinning class, and then 20 minutes of arm/ab exercises. Stayed within my calories today, too!

Just gotta give it time to see the numbers change.....

Wow, you all rock!

I did not work out today per se but I did walk my kids to and from school and deep clean my WHOLE house top to bottom. Now that'll make you feel accomplished.

Haha Changed, you're so right. When I was too sleepy to exercise last night I cleaned - sorted my "fat clothes" into neatly folded piles to be bagged and pawned off on my friends - and felt entirely justified in putting off my Tae Bo DVD til the morning.

Today was a pretty good day eating-wise. I kept it under 1400 calories despite having a kiddie sized ice cream from Baskin Robbins at lunchtime. Hoping to see 58.0 kg in the morning...though I totally said I was going to run and then decided not to. Carrying heavy groceries home on foot for 30 minutes is kind of like running, right?

Happy Hump day Feathers!

I've been a little quiet on the forum because I've been busy with, well.. Life!

Weight loss has been moving along pretty well. I am quite pleased and hoping I don't hit a plateu soon. I've been losing on average .4 pounds a day. This is for the days I stay on plan. Whenever I go off, my body spends the next day or so trying not to gain. So it may slow it down a bit but at least I keep my sanity..and social life. Down to 131 on the nose today. 3 more pounds left till goal of 128 by Thanksgiving!

Everyone seems to be doing so well. Between the workouts, NSV's, and the pounds falling off, I'd say everyone is having a good November so far! I feel the same way about exercise as Oneoftwelve/thirteen does. It takes a lot of self talk to get my butt up to exercise. Sedentary jobs do that to you. Its a vicous cycle!

Hope everyone has a fabulous OP day!

That's awesome Dianne! Sounds like you're really into a rhythm.

126.4 on the nose this morning from 126.8 yesterday. I guess I'm averaging about .4 a day also. Maybe that means I'll get under 126 tomorrow!

Originally Posted by Changed:
That's awesome Dianne! Sounds like you're really into a rhythm.

126.4 on the nose this morning from 126.8 yesterday. I guess I'm averaging about .4 a day also. Maybe that means I'll get under 126 tomorrow!

Congrats!

Seems we are on the same weight loss path. Both averaging a .4 pound loss a day and both have about 11 pounds left till goal! :D