March Feathers Chat
 

Greetings Featherweights!

And we are on to March. So it’s time for a new chat thread. Hope you are all doing well on your weight loss journey! Feel free to join in and chat whether you are a regular contributor, an occasional poster, or someone totally new.

Here we go! :carrot:

Hi hope everyone is good. I wanted to loose 4 lbs last month and I got to 3.7 so I am pleased. Took a day off yesterday and am back up but oh well! Off to the gym!

Hello Featherweights!

Hope you are all doing well.

Great going, crazygurl, on your 3.7lb Feb loss - that rounds out to 4!

I thought I gained on vacation, but I think I held steady. So now it is just a matter of staying on my regular plan. Getting a little tired of indoor exercise, but all the hiking trails are icy.

I am struggling a bit with knowing what my GW should be. I made it to my original goal, but still have fat around my hips. So I am pressing on somewhat goal-less. Nevertheless I am feeling great about my loss. I teach about 200 women, so lots of people have noticed my weight loss and I get lots of compliments. :=)

Hope you are all doing well and that you have a good day.

Congrats on the substantial loss, crazygurl!

Tilly, I hear you on getting tired of all the indoor exercise, can't wait to go for a walk or jog in the fresh air again.

TOM is ending and my weight is settling back down into the 130's again. I'd like to make a point of pushing further downwards this time instead of yo-yoing between 139 and 141 like I have been the past few weeks.

I'm snowed in again today and my cold is clearing up so I'm going to make the best of it and walk on the treadmill for 2 hours. Enjoy your Sunday, everyone! :)

Okay, I did not fare that well last month. Vacation and being sick :(

I vow to drop 6 pound this month.

Hi Feathers,

Not much going on. Surviving cold winter. Continuing to prepare for hiking trip which is coming up! I bought big girl hiking boots - Merrell Moab with Gore-Tex - should arrive soon, and then I will wear them all day every day and force myself to walk long distances in them to break them in.

krampus: hiking? where are you hiking? sounds super fun :D I want new hiking boots! I do little day hikes, but I'm really going to try to do some overnight ones by spring.

sum38: sorry you were sick! I work at a middle school and I'm surprised I didn't catch anything as all these kids were constantly getting sick.

tilly5: I hear ya! I reached goal of 135 a few months ago, and after much thought I am really going to try to get below that into the 120s. Really, "fit" is my goal and I am trying to up my exercise with weights.

how was everyone's weekend? I spent it missing my boyfriend, who was out of town, and hanging out with family. It rained, so I stayed in and watched a lot of movies lol I did start Insanity again this weekend, so that was good for me. Hoping to start Yoga classes in a couple of weeks.

Today I'll recommit to my exercise routine! I did so well until Feb 13th, right before our vacation. Then vacation happened and subsequent ear infection and I have done diddly squat. BUT today I will be back at the gym! I might have wasted 3 weeks but in a grand scheme of things that does not mean anything, right?? -- Except I am sure my muscles have lost their ability to lift as heavy as I was lifting before my vacation. Oh well :(

I worked out 2-3 h per day since xmas and my weight was just melting off. I loved it. Now I have gained 3.4 pounds from my lowest and I fear it is all fat. -- I can not do this weight loss without exercise. Diet alone won't cut it. I guess when I was heavier, the exercise was not as important; now that I "only" have 15-20 pounds to drop, I have to keep moving. Plus I am old :D At 46 metabolism has slowed down a bit ;)

My eating has been so-so...some days better than others. I did have a binge day a few days ago, I ate and ate all day long. I blame PMS :D -- I made a meal plan for today. I like being organized that way, if I have a plan I usually adhere to it. I will plan my meals for the next week, ahead of time. That way I can shop accordingly and don't just pull something junky out of the fridge.

So back OP, ladies. I will lose these last 15 pounds before summer! I have come way too far to give up now. Maybe I just needed a breather...

Hi all!
It is great to hear Krampus and KissKiss talk about hiking. I love to go on little day hikes, but hadn't hiked since before snow season. Today a friend called me up and asked if I wanted to go on a hike. I had already done my daily in-home exercise, but was soooo ready to get some fresh air. We donned our MICROspikes and hit the trail. Temperatures 26-degrees F (-3-degrees C), but the sun was shining and it was so much better than temps in the teens. Sum, it is great to hear that you are getting some exercise in as well. My vacation derailed me a bit too. Hope LovesToTravel and Sum are fully recovered.

Best wishes to all you Feathers. :-)

Yay, I ate OP and exercised. My mojo is back :woohoo:

Let the weigh loss continue. :D

I wanna get rid of these 10 pounds before summer as well! Hopefully i will be at goal by june! I want some magic fairy "lose fat" dust!! he he he

Feeling much better, thanks Tilly! I've clocked 23 miles on the treadmill so far this week and feeling good. My weight's still about the same, hovering around 139. I'm starting to experiment with less bread and more protein and veggies so we'll see if that brings about any changes. Also mindful that I just increased my exercise a lot this week so there may be some water retention for a while from that. I'm tracking everything in a notebook and feeling a bit like a walking science experiment at the moment. :dizzy:

My husband hugged me last night and said, "Wow, you're so skinny these days!" It made me laugh because when we met, I was 20 pounds lighter than I am now and thought I was fat (I was also 17, heh).

Nikolette, if you find that fairy dust, please send some my way too! Fingers crossed you'll find yourself at goal this summer.

Sum, glad to hear your mojo is back! I'm rooting for you!

Tilly, Krampus, and kisskiss, you guys are getting me all antsy to go hiking- or at least for a walk outside. I'm dreaming of my vacation in June, a week of nothing but endless hiking trails to explore. :cloud9:

Wishing all you Feathers well. Glad to hear how people are doing. Keep up the good work everyone.

Oh, LovesToTravel, hope you are going some place fun in June. I love your name. :-) I love to travel, too.

I got outside again today hiking in the snow and looking forward to a hike with a friend tomorrow. Had a little off-plan moment yesterday, but today I am back on track. I seem to be holding steady at 136lbs. Hoping to see a little decrease.

Have a great day!!!

I was in Toronto; it was fun. I did not indulge on foods just with my eyes :)

I lost a pound of bloat and TOM isn't here yet, I am hoping for a nice post TOM whoosh. Need to get below 140 and stay there.

Whilst in Toronto on Friday; I did use the hotel gym and power walked on treadmill for 60 minutes. I was too afraid, if I skipped a day, I would lose my new found mojo. -- Today is weight lifting day; ugh. I HATE lifting. I have been lifting since March last year with a few short breaks between. People say one learns to loved it, not me. So I am dragging... My DH wants to go to the gym with me, so skipping won't be an option :D I will also swim today.

Hey feathers,

I'm really stalling and it sucks :( I get on track for a few days and then something always derails me. I know it's just excuses and that I just need to stop being so pathetic! It's not long until I go to Disneyland now, I gotta shift a few pounds before then.

aghhhh!

Well I wanted to be at 140 by spring break but we leave in a week and I'm at 145. I do great for a few days and then blow it. This cold snowy winter hasn't helped as I'm tired of going to the gym.

Enough with the negative! Recommitting (again) today...mini goal...140 by 4/1.

Tilly, hope your hike today was nice and you saw a dip on the scale. I'm heading back to Switzerland this June and have a week of hiking planned (also hoping to try paragliding!). I was there in September for a few days, but the weather was awful- I spent my hikes admiring the inside of a cloud and getting pelted with sleet. My companions and I joked that all we needed was some epic Lord of the Rings music and we could've pretended we were Hobbits traveling through the misty mountains. :D

Sum, nice job on using the hotel gym! I dunno if I would have had the discipline to do that. Admiring tasty looking food on vacation is definitely fun because you don't have to worry about the guilt afterwards!

Leaves, sorry to hear you're stalled. Disneyland sounds fun! Fingers crossed getting back on track will help you get rid of those pounds you want to lose before your trip.

Gkm130, that's the spirit! This winter has been absolutely awful, but spring is on the way and you're right, nothing gets done when we sit around making excuses. Where are you going for spring break?

Gkm130 Have fun at your spring break. Where are you going?

Leaves I have been treading water for a month now, as well. I hope you can find your mojo. Disney sounds like fun! Do you have any kiddies?

Tilly5 I took hike outdoors in a snow yesterday as well :) -- This time people had walked there quite a bit and we actually had paths, which was so nice. I have been wading through a foot of snow all winter long, by myself. Major calorie burn, but I must admit, I was in tears a few times :)

LovesToTravel Did you increase your exercise? What did you add?

Nikolette Welcome. I have no magic fairy dust, but here is some willpower to you :) :dust:

Hi Feathers,

PMS is kicking my butt. -- I am retaining a massive amount of water. Oh the post TOM whoosh will be glorious :D I did not weigh-in this morning, what's the point?? Scale would had made me sad. :)

I had a pretty good day yesterday, ate mostly vegetarian, just a few slices of ham. I also dragged myself to the 9 am aerobic class and later on walked my furbaby for 4.2 miles. And I drank over 100 oz of water :yay:

Once the TOM gets here, I feel I can continue with my weightloss. I am so ready to leave these 140's behind, hate that I flirt with that number on daily basis.

I took 3 weeks off from gym workouts; first two because of the vacation and the extra week because of my silly ear infection. I went back last Thursday and I was in a serious amount of pain until late Saturday. Massive DOMS. All that hard work for a year and I am back to square one after 3 weeks :(

Today I will volunteer all day. It is also my fast day and rest day (as if I need rest after three week hiatus :D). I will go for a 4.2 mile hike with my doggie this evening, but no gym for me.

Have a productive day!!

Hi feathers! I've been awol for 6 months (more?). My weight went up a bit last year, mainly when I went on holiday, but I've been ever-so-good this year and discovered calorie counting for the first time in my life. It works, lol! So doing ok right now.

Great to hear there's some other hikers out there. I'm really enjoying hiking this summer (it's a nice 28C usually at moment here during the day which might be approx. low 80's??...) and have got a trekking holiday in Pyrenees booked in June which I'm really looking forward to. Also off on a camping and navigation weekend next weekend, so that should be fun too (if I don't get lost......)

Hope all of the feathers are having a good week! :wave:

Sum, hope your TOM water retention is over or ends soon. You're right about not getting worked up over the scale numbers when you know it's not accurate. And it sucks to feel like you're starting all over with workouts, ugh!

ange82much, I love your screen name, hah! Glad to hear your weight's settling back down into a good spot and you're enjoying the nice weather. March here is a very confused month weather-wise. Yesterday it was snow and bitterly cold temps, today it's warm and the birds are chirping. Have you been to the Pyrenees before? It looks like such a beautiful region.

I'm still walking a lot on the treadmill, about 20-25 miles per week and doing a variety of different things- long walks up inclines, intervals, slow jogging. I'd like to add in some upper body strength exercises too, but haven't started yet. I'm heading home soon to spend a week helping to care for my mom who will be recovering from surgery. I won't get to do as much walking so that might be a good time to start incorporating strength training.

Food-wise, I dunno. This has been a weird month and I've eaten a bit heavier, which I'm convinced is why I'm still (STILL) seeing 139 on the scale today. It's frustrating to think I could've been lower had I not given in so much. I might vent in a separate post though, I have a lot of thoughts floating around in my head about it.

I was grumbling today about being stuck at a 14 pound loss, but my husband pointed out that while I haven't lost anything in a while, I've maintained that loss like a champ since the holidays. I clocked 46 miles on the treadmill the past 2 weeks and I'm starting some strength exercises.

He said he's impressed with my dedication to getting healthier over the last 7 months and offered to cheer me up with a trip to Kohl's since most of my clothes are too big now. I took him up on the offer hesitantly because last time I was there in the summer (at my heaviest weight) I left frustrated and empty handed. Nothing fit right, I felt uncomfortable in my own skin. This time was much better- I'm wearing sizes I haven't been able to fit into in years and was pretty happy with what I saw in the mirror. Needless to say, I came out with a nice haul of spring/summer clothes. :)

So I'm just going to keep on keeping on and be patient. Hope all of the other feathers had a good weekend!

TOM really did a number on me this month, I was totally immobile Tuesday, just moaned with pain :( Then we got over a foot of snow on Wednesday and my car was stuck for a few days (I drive a Mini Cooper). If I had gotten out of my driveway, I would have gotten stuck on our street. So I did not get a whole lot of exercise in this week. I am not a DVD/youtube person. I know I could do some stuff at home, but it just does not appeal to me. I even gave my elliptical to my BIL. -- I love the gym atmosphere. It pumps me up. Home workouts; I just can not do them.

I did go to the gym today; lifted weights and power walked on treadmill for an hour. -- Doggie woke up with a limp, so I did not walk her today. Poor baby! She is getting old (9).

I finally stepped on that scale and I am 143 pounds, gulp! That is 5 pound gain since mid February :( So my lazy days are over, I will go and workout at least 5 times per week (weights/swim/aerobics/treadmill), maybe up to 7. I will walk my furbaby 4-5 times per week (she needs rest days), and I will be mindful what I eat. This weight won't come off by itself!! And I really don't have THAT much to lose. Measly 15-20 pounds. That should be a breeze. -- I lost 25 pounds since last March, so I know how to do it.... I have been just lazy since my vacation.

I may be going back home this summer (Finland), and if I do, I would like to go back as a thin person. The last 4 visits I have been fatter each time :( It would be nice to surprise everyone with my svelte form. Plus I love shopping in Finland, I always find some really cool clothes.

Hello Featherweights! So glad to hear how everyone is doing!

Been pretty busy lately. Last week I had a little blip where I went back to my old snacking habits. Not a good thing, but I am back on track now. At least I kept up the exercise. Glad the temperatures are warm enough to do some hiking. The trails have been pretty icy. Yesterday I took my dh on a treacherous hike - sheer ice. I had MICROspikes, so no problem for me, but he didn't have them. In another 2 weeks the ice should be gone. Can't wait. Doing an exercise video today, but maybe a hike tomorrow.

Looks like LovestoTravel, Sum and ange82much all have some great travel plans ahead. All those trips sound great! We plan to go to the Pacific Northwest (US & Canada) this summer. Hope we all can get in shape for our travel plans.

Wishing you all well in your weight loss journey.

Hi everyone- binge eating here time to get back on track right now!

Sum: So sorry to hear about your furbaby's soreness, hope she's feeling better, it sucks when dogs get old. And I'm sure you'll get those extra pounds off soon, you can do it!

Tilly: I can't wait until it officially warms up for outdoor activities too. Sounds like you're getting a lot of hiking in regardless though, that's great!

crazygurl: Good luck getting things back on track!

So after all that moaning I did about not losing any weight, I took a break from exercising last night and this morning the scale said I dropped two pounds. :goodscale Lesson learned, shut my mouth and just keep at it.

This was really good timing because I had my annual physical exam today and every year my doctor gives me a hard time about being in the overweight BMI category. :nono: The scale at the office weighs me a bit heavier than my home scale so I was resigned to still being logged "overweight". BUT! With the whoosh, I weighed in at the office as 138.6 this morning. Of course, this time my doctor didn't say anything so I just gave myself a really big pat on the back. :D

I have my 31st birthday in June with a hiking trip and also a destination wedding that I would LOVE to wear a sleeveless dress to with confidence. Last June when I turned 30 I felt awful. This June my goal is to feel like a million bucks!

I finally saw an ENT for my ear; it was not getting any better. He said I have had a chronic ear infection going on for months, no wonder that I have felt so lame. He cleaned it out, gave me some drops and lotion. I already feel better! And it has only been 2 days.

I was so tired all last week that all I could do was to sleep. My body was fighting hard trying to rid itself from the infection.

I resumed my gym yesterday and today I feel well enough to lift some weights, walk my pup and possibly swim (I don't put my head in the water, I am a TERRIBLE swimmer).

Weight is holding stead. 142.4 this morning. I am hoping now that my ear has been sorted out that I have energy to exercise again and start losing weight. As I mentioned earlier, diet alone for me won't do the trick. Maybe because I don't have "that" much to lose (even though I think 20 is a lot...). I like to burn 1000 cals per day doing various exercises and eating 1200-1800 per day. That mix seems to work for me the best. When I exercised 2h per day and I was dropping weight like a dream. I even had to increase my calories because it was coming off so fast. I want to get back to that zone. AND I WILL!! :) Summer is approaching fast and those size 6 shorts won't look good on me unless I drop the rest of the weight :) :)

How is everybody doing??? We are awfully quiet here.

Sum, I hope you're feeling 100% better soon once your ear infection is cleared up. I'm a terrible swimmer too! I was never coordinated enough to pass even basic swim class with all of the different strokes, but there's always doggy paddling. :D

Hope all of the feathers are doing well this month!

I'm staying with my folks this week to help my mother while she's dealing with some medical stuff. It's a little challenging due to conflicting eating habits, but I brought a lot of my own food and I'm going to be preparing most of the meals while I'm here. Just trying to make good choices, have sensible portions, and squeeze in some exercise every day. That's the best I can do until I'm back home.

LovesToTravel I hope your mom is okay!

I have been a REALLY good girl, but my scale is not budging. Stubborn old hag :D It is ovulation time though and some months I seem to carry some water weight during that time.

My ear is almost back to 100% thanks to my ENT Dr. I finally feel like that my strength is returning after a horrid month of feeling malaise. I started my exercise routine back up late last week.

Today I will continue eating OP, around 1200 cals; walk my pup for 3.3 miles and participate a step aerobics class.

A good day is ahead of me.

I am recommitting using my fitbit again, and shooting for 10000-13000 steps per day. That little device can be a great motivator.

Anyone else here use the fitbit or similar?

Halfway through my week helping to care for my mom.

I'm still mainly cooking for myself, but I stopped cooking for her because I apparently overdosed her on vegetables. I didn't realize how poor her diet had become until she complained about my food making her sick and my siblings gave me a heads up about what she typically eats. So...she's back to ordering take-out and I just make myself what I want. I tried. :shrug:

I worry about her because she's morbidly obese with a lot of health issues. I don't always agree with how she chooses to handle things, but it's her life, not mine.

My siblings and I are rotating who's around to help her and giving each other a chance to sneak off every day for a workout or just some quiet time.

That's hard. Maybe you can help her a little by giving her "some" veggies without overwhelming her system too much? But in the end, you can only offer your help, you can't make her accept it. I know it because my mom's the same way, not with food, but with other stuff.

Praying for you...

BTW can I join you here? I don't feel like a featherweight yet, but I am at exactly 140.0 and I told myself when I got into the 130's I'd scope out some feathers threads.

I still have 25 to go because my goal weight is 115 (I'm 5'2", so 115 is right in the middle of my normal BMI range).

It is heart braking to see our loved ones eat poorly. I am sure my DH suffered when I was not being kind to my body. He tried, but it all has to come from within.

Hugs to you!

I use my FitBit every day. I usually shoot for 8000 steps on my two or three busiest days (running errands with a lot of driving) and 10000 steps on my four or five exercise days (Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday). I usually end up around 12000 on my walking/running days but I am lucky if I get to 6000 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays. On those days I am going, going, going from 6 AM to 9:30 PM but a huge chunk of that is sitting in classes and driving my kids all over town, so I literally cannot exercise. As often as possible on Wednesdays I walk/run to the church for my ladies' bible study. That's two miles so at least it's something.

I am at 8000 steps for the day:) I still have either aerobic class or power walking session on the treadmill left. I am leaning towards the treadmill because I sweat more doing it. I should easy get upto 15000-17000 steps for today :yay:

Good Morning,

Lurking a bit, looking for inspiration. I "live" on the Beck Thread but thought I'd come visiting since my push is to get out of the 130's.

Doing Beck, Calorie Counting with 2 Fast Days [500 cal], light weights and Elliptical Tech Desk at work for some exercise. Weigh-In Day is Saturday mornings.

Have a Great Day!

Nice to have you here!

I ended up walking on the treadmill last night. Took 18000 steps, Yay! Scale was down by a pound brining me back to normal bmi. Now if I just could get below 140 by the end of this month.
Today I think I will walk on treadmill again and lift some weights.

I have been running from doctor appointment to another doctor appointment for the kids all day long. Work out will be late night again. The hardest part is not to get too comfortable and settle in for the evening. Last few nights I have forced myself to go, and I am proud of it.

Hi all, just moved my weight down another lb. Hurray!! And I don't even particularly deserve it as I've had an average week food-wise due to working interstate and staying in hotels etc.

I'm a fitbit user too, and normally average about 14000-1700 steps, but that's because of my trekking (can do 35000+ in a day easily, if I go out on a weekend), and I normally walk the dog twice a day and normally do some sort of other exercise. On office days away from home I'm woeful though and only get to around 5000 steps!

Anyway, it's good to be back and i'll try to check in here more often (or in the April thread lol).

Ooooh noooooo, I've lost my signature pic! How did that happen?

Hope you get your siggy back!

I have had a really great week! Mostly low stress, aside from almost dying in what would have been a horrible car wreck on the freeway yesterday. For some unknown reason most of my classes/plans/obligations have been canceled this week. It has been awesome! I was able to get some gardening and housework done, as well as managed to sit on the sofa and watch some Netflix with DD, who has been home sick from school. I seriously NEVER watch TV so I was totally enjoying having a laid back week for a change. The home stretch toward summer is going to be frantic, so I have been enjoying the laid-back-ness of this week for all it's worth.

Discovered a SUPERB tv series to watch, called "The Returned" on Netflix. It's a French tv show so you have to read the subtitles but it's sooo worth it if you like the horror genre. Creepiest. show. ever. Awesome plotlines, great writing, mind-boggling twists, excellent acting.