Thanks for the H2O reminder Alexandra:)

Hi everyone - looks like we all had a busy weekend and no time to post, I hope that means it was good for everyone:)

Sue, I ended up still doing 4 packets this last weekend most of the days, I think for me it's what my body needs as I still had a loss - but when the loss slows down I'll look at changing again.

I just posted a little update on another thread but wanted to write it here also since it has stats so Alexandra will be very happy lol:)
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Hi everyone.

Down 3 lbs on the third week of the reboot, that's awesome as I expected to be more like 1 lb a week - last week it was just 1 lb after the first week whoosh. So yes, I"ll take it.

I've been having more like 1200 calories a day this past week, 900 to 1000 seems to make me starving by the end of the day, so usually another packet or drink comes before I go to bed. It appears, at least last week, that it's actually accelerating the weight loss rather than being a problem, so I'm glad about that.

I read a good article about the amount your metabolism goes down without movement/exercise, and I played around with my BMR to see how it affected daily calories. It helped me because I realized when I pulled the muscle that after a few days, I likely needed to bring my daily calories down about 200 a day until I recovered. If I exercise 200 calories worth I will raise it (for me that was about 1900) and on days I am not exercising I go about 1700, but if I stop for longer than 3 or 4 days for some reason I think I need to go down to 1500 until I'm moving again. So that is a good learning curve.

1200 is causing a loss, and I am walking but not increasing muscle, so it would make sense that 1700 would be about right.

I'm going to keep working it , as far as how many calories seem right for my body - after I finish the reboot so I can stay on track.

It seems a key element for me to work out is the fact that my exercise and activity can vary quite a bit on any given day, and figuring out how to give my body what it needs without it being too much or too little.

Been stuck between 200.25 and 201.75 for a week -- but started to move down again past few days.

Amber, nice statistics -- a really interesting read.

I totally agree about the impact of exercise on calorie budgets.

Hi Ladies! Hope those in the US had a good Labor Day weekend.

G4H – Interesting idea on your calories and work out days. I am very impressed that you’ve calculated it down to a fairly exact number of calories. I feel like I need more calories on work out days but never got as far as determining exactly how many. Instead, I get ravenous and overeat the wrong calories! WTG on a much more scientific approach. ;)

Good weekend with family coming to visit us. My dad, sister and niece and nephew were here. My dad is doing well since my mom passed in April. He took a 35 day cruise from Boston to Europe and back again….and even met a lady who’s DH passed in March. It is new territory for us all. They are just “friends” but have planned to meet on another cruise later this year. I am glad he is happy.

Food was a challenge with so many people around, eating out, college football on tv…I did P1 yesterday and again today. My indulgences this weekend appear to have resulted in multiple P1 days to get back down. But TOM showed up today so I may be battling more than one issue this week. In talking to one of my co-workers, she informed me that’s how a lot of “thin” people live. Strict during the week and relax on the weekends. I just hate the scale rollercoaster.

Another NSV. I went through some of my drawers this weekend cleaning out too large winter clothes (that only lasted one season…but that’s okay!). I ran across a pair of pre-IP jeans that I’d held on to. O. M. G. I couldn’t get over how BIG they were! I stared at myself in the mirror and felt this welling up of emotion that come flooding out as a downright ugly cry. My DH wanted to take a photo but I just couldn’t do it. My sweet DD just kept hugging me. I literally can’t believe I used to wear those jeans…and I thought I was so sassy in them! I think I might bring them to my WI on Fri and share it with my coach. I really need to get her a gift for being such a support to me. Some days I just can’t believe I did this!

CenTX my calorie counter (I use another app other than MFP) tells me how much to compensate for exercise, so that works pretty well.
What I haven't been doing is that if I am not exercising for more than three or four days, I need to actually reduce my daily calories (I think) because my metabolism (BMR) is lower.
I think.

I'm still just figuring things out for myself on how to best maintain.

And yes, the more I talk to my friends, the more they assure me they are always going up and down within a 10 pound range. Not necessarily over a weekend but just generally - based on life circumstances, holidays, injuries, menopause, what have you. What I have noticed though is they usually feel relaxed about what caused it, and trust that their weight will be back down when they correct whatever caused it.

Sorry, sorry, still here but have been stupid busy lately. Trying to declutter the house, pack things in boxes ready for the entire house (minus tiled areas) to be hardwood floored. So, I'm floating in and out, but just reading unless I have a cuppa tea in front of me. :)

I think school going back, the end of summer, people getting back into routines can be overwhelming and we just don't have the time to hop onto the boards as often.

Down a fraction, but nowhere near where I should be. Good days and bad days. Need to get a grip. It'll happen at some stage.

CenTx - I know how you feel about the Pre - IP clothing making you cry.... Sometimes this can be so emotional...

Was really busy these past few days with DH's brother and family in from CA. It was great to see them and I think my SIL is now going on IP. LOL She was so amazed with how I look and feel.

I have WI today and my home scale has me up this AM...didn't really eat off plan so not sure what that is about...

Good morning!! Holiday weekend was busy, and yesterday was "Monday on a Tuesday" :dizzy:

CenTxChk - wow on the pre-IP jeans, I can totally relate to that - although I'm glad I didn't keep any of my before clothes!

A friend gave me a bag full of clothes that are practically new, and most of it fit! One of the dresses was a size 6, I couldn't believe it fit! :D It's such a weird experience, I've never been able to "swap" clothes like that before. Her work is doing a charity clothing drive, so the items I'm not keeping will go to that, along with a few more items I've culled out of my closet from the spring that are too big. That makes me want to go back into my winter clothes bucket, I kept a few things last year but I bet they'll have to go now too.

CenTx thank you for sharing that NSV. I'm very happy for you and your family. How incredible that they can share with you like that.

Sue great to hear about your weekend. I wonder also if your body is just reacting to stress and lack of restful sleep. At some level of your consciousness your body must be in stress mode.
My last job did an unexpected (and to be honest shocking and lacking care) layoff two days before Christmas, and then I had a few other big life changes at that time. My body really just stopped losing around that time. But I did maintain, and I think that was a huge win, given that usually during high stress my body holds onto weight (and if I stress eat, of course I would gain).

JJTx I have a friend who does a lot of thrift store shopping and I remember when she started finding me 6's and I thought "you're crazy" and they would fit. Also I wanted to get a shirt at Whole Foods and I started with XL and slowly made my way down the sizes until I got to XS. That was crazy.

Amanda hope your floors go well and thank you for keeping checking in here.

I am doing fine, the P1 reboot is coming along fine.:)

Hi Everybody,
I started IP in August and lost 20 lbs but spent a couple weeks travelling combining family vacation with a business trip and ended up putting 10 lbs back on. Now that summer is over and we are back into school routines getting back at it.

Hello all! I originally started IP in November 2014 and I'm on day 2 of my reboot.

CenTxChk - That must have been quite a feeling to pull those old pants out!

Sue - I'm glad you motivated someone to start IP. You've done so well so I can see why they would be so motivated after seeing you! I wouldn't worry too much about the slight uptick, I'm sure it'll be gone in no time!

I'm still here. I'm struggling but I'm down seven pounds. I thought hormones were hard to balance before my hysterectomy, but now it's such a roller coaster. I need to stick with this because it calms down many of my health issues. Checking in here keeps me on track. It does appear that this will be a lifelong struggle for me.

Slow progress, but progress still ...

I have GOT TO keep this weight off ... I dont think I could do this again. The slowness of losing the last 10 pounds (which took me almost 2 months to drop) -- is making me think I want to have a much tighter "allowable range" when I go into maintenance.

In the meantime, I want to keep dieting to try to get down to 190 at least -- I want to have some "headroom" in the healthy zone -- but who knows if my body will allow me to do that or not. I'll give it the old college try. At minimum, I want to hit wonderland and then maintain my weight in the 100's. But we all know the drill -- every day is a battle.