Good morning all
My goal is to lose 4.9 and get to 155
Jan 1 - 159.9
Jan 2 - 162.0 - here we go, really starting with weekly WI tomorrow, so ok with this for now...
Jan 3 - 163.4 weekly WI, hopefully this will be my high for the year
Jan 4 - 162.9 headed in the right direction
Jan 5 - 162.9
Jan 6 - 159.4 yay for the whoosh, nice to get rid if that water!
Jan 7 - 159.0 TOM showed up...bleh
Good morning, we seem to have a lull for the moment so I thought I would update my weight... apparently I celebrated too soon about getting back to NYE weight lol We ate out (but OP) a couple times over the weekend so that is probably what it is. Looks like everyone is doing great! keep it up!
Workinglikeadog, congrats on being another lb down! And your story sounds like how I ended up in Ohio, lol! I grew up down South, but as much as I love it there, I wouldn't trade here for anything! I'm a Buckeye through and through!
Jenny, once TOM leaves, hopefully you'll get a whoosh of weight loss! :
Vix, keep up the good work!
Woodstock, looks like you have a little bit of water weight hanging on, so be sure drink enough water!
Kilketay, I'm so glad you are past that stomach flu. What a terrible illness. It's been going around here too. I do hope you keep some of that weight loss!
TrayTeam, yay on the drop! Keep it up!
Minneey, glad you're back! And yes, you should definitely go for the half marathon! You can do it!
Darius, I'd like to know what that teacher was eating because McD's has eggs and salads and chicken wraps, foods that aren't too bad, but when we think of McD's, we automatically think of Big Macs and fries. If he was eating the healthier choices, the results don't surprise me. I mean it was only 2000 calories a day for a man who obviously required more than that to maintain. Plus exercise!
Imabehot, Good to have you!
Thanks Kelijpa! Congrats on the drop! I know TOM is no fun, but hey, should bring a whoosh! Oh, and maintenance is part of my plan this year too! Good goal!
Yay Ajlee! I'm glad the scale is moving for you! Way to stay on plan!
Pixikat, dropping back down! Great job staying on track! Keep up the good work!
183, thanks! Have a great day today! It sounds like you will!
Sum, you are doing great and your body, no matter how resistant to change, always ends up paying the piper! Keep it up! You'll be happy you did!
Turtle, hm, has your scale been talking to Sum's scale? Regardless, keep up the good work!
Hungry last night - harder not to snack, thank goodness a tall glass of ice chips and water does the trick. Still hungry this a.m. I had a fruit shake and felt full for a while. I am exercising harder than I have for a while. It's off to town today, with a full jug of water.
My Jan goal is to lose 4 & no p.m. snacking. Progress to date:
1/1 - 158 & no p.m. snacking
1/4 - 157 & continued success with no p.m. snacking.
1/6 - 156 & continued success with no p.m. snacking.
Well, I may venture out of my house and into the frozen wonderland outside. I am running out of all the healthy staples that I keep around, as well as the everyday necessities. TOM is hear and totally taking it's toll on me...ugh!! May or may not exercise later...see how it goes. Totally on points for the day, though, so keeping fingers crossed I'll see a drop soon. Everyone have a great day and night!
Minneey - good to see you back. Hope you had a fun break. Hopefully some of that nine is just water and comes off quickly!
Sum - My body is a total B***h! But, in her defense, I've put her through ****...hopefully both our bodies will come round soon!
Jacqui - Way to go whoosh fairy!! We are doing our best here to be safe in the frigid temps. Poor hubby works for a construction co. It was 20 degrees inside his shop this morning! YIKES!
WorkingLAD - I had to get something to eat last night...tummy was growling so loud my hubby turned down the tv and asked what that sound was. Opted for a banana - so at least it was healthy snacking.
Jenny - I hope you and I both see a big whoosh after TOM!!! It's hard being a woman sometimes!
pixikat - hope things slow down for you! I like to be busy, but not to the point of insanitity. I haven't been a good poster lately, but I do check in and read, too.
kelijpa - I guess you and I are at about the same weight. I will look to you for positive competition to continue losing! You have been doing so great!
Killketay - hope your tummy is all better soon! This flu season is already turning out to be a doozy!
Susan - I hope you are feeling better, too!
Darius - I watched the news special on it yesterday. It sounds improbable to me, too. Like keli said - I'm not going to rush to Mickey Ds anytime soon. I have found that I am really glad they put in a Panda Express at the nearby shopping center. I can stay on points easily there. (although, you probably get enough asian inspired food where you are at?)
183 - Glad your studies are going well. Hope you enjoyed your holiday yesterday!
Turtle, Night, ajlee - Hang in there gals!!!
Stiletto - Great job!!! 5 lbs already??? Wow!
Okay - I have run out of time. Wishing everyone success today!
BoatingMommy you made me smile with your comment about DH turning the TV...lol...we're almost the same height, too. My cousin lives outside of St Louis in MO, you guys are having some rough weather, we have the cold today in PA but thankfully didn't get more than a dusting of snow, which is gone now, the wind must have gotten it, it certainly didn't melt, at high noon it was zero degrees F.
Jacqui great job, you are killing it!!
I'm reading some articles on the McD's diet teacher, interesting reading,
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He limited himself to 2,000 calories a day, and tried to stick to the recommended dietary allowances for carbs, protein and fat.
Here's what an average day looked like: oatmeal, egg whites and 1% milk for breakfast, and a salad for lunch. At dinner, he let loose a bit, enjoying Big Macs, and Quarter Pounders. He indulged in dessert, too, enjoying sundaes and ice cream cones.
He exercised every day as well, walking 45 minutes a day.
By Day 90, Cisna said he was down 37 from LA Times article
I guess it's possible, I don't eat breakfast there very often, but didn't know they had egg whites or 1% milk. I used to get a hamburger happy meal with apple dippers and white milk sometimes for lunch, it was 10 pts on the old WW plan. Our McD's posts the calories on the menu board, that helps, I'll still limit it though
Watchoutforthatcar, this last cheat day was probably the healthiest I've had in the nearly 6 months I've been on this diet, lol! Here is what I ate (I know exact amounts because in the Slow Carb Diet thread I've been asked before about what I eat daily, so now I list my meals in that thread):
Breakfast: a boiled egg with one tbsp of hot pepper jelly, 2 pkgs of Quaker Instant Cinnamon and Spice Oatmeal (made with water instead of milk because I like it better that way) with an added tbsp of cinnamon, a handful of blueberries, and a large sliced banana, a teapot of green tea sweetened with Splenda, water with Mio strawberry-watermelon flavoring Lunch: split pea and ham soup made with potatoes and carrots, Diet Dr. Pepper Snacks: 2 sugar gum drops, 6 cream cheese icing-topped pumpkin cookies, 4 mint truffle chocolate kisses, a banana Dinner: lasagna, a banana, a teapot of green tea with Splenda, Mio water
This past cheat day, I just really wanted the "healthier" foods I ate--oatmeal, fruit, pea soup, lasagna-- none of which are allowed on my diet during the week. But I truly eat whatever I want on cheat day. I've had carrot cake for breakfast and pecan pie for lunch before, lol! Every single cheat day, I think I've had some type of mint chocolate candy because I really love it. I also usually have cookies or cake. I have quite a sweet tooth. And I eat as much as I want. I don't count calories or watch portion sizes. I just stop eating when I'm full, which is what I do the rest of the week also. Although I could stuff myself on cheat day, I choose not to. So that's the gist of it!
OK, time to chime in again a bit about Cisna, the Science Biology teacher losing 37 lbs in 90 days.
I first bought the story, though to me it did not sound just right. I figured there was information missing, he had to of done more exercise.
After Dairus questioned it, then kelijpa also stated she found it improbable. I looked at it again, then googled it. I was surprised at the number of websites it was on, mostly news media. I looked again at his starting weight, 249, guessed his height to be around 6', age about 50 and did the calcs on his caloric needs for maintenance and for weight loss.
The figures showed it to be very close to possible, using Mayo Clinic's calorie calculator and Calorie Count's calculators. His amount for maintaining 249 lbs was around 3100 calories per day. He held the caloric intake to 2000 per day with his students selecting his meals and getting in his nutritional needs with that. Though the diet did include Big Mac's, shakes etc, those were the exception not the rule.
The media expounded on the shakes, fries and Big Mac portions making it seem different. Plus, they selected portions of his statements to support their slanted sides.
The first media, MSNBC 9 missed that or ??? and the other medias simply copied the MSN report without really listening to the video portion themselves it seems. At any rate, click this link to hear the teacher at 20-21 seconds very clearly state he lost 28 lbs.
That is much easier to achieve than the 37 lbs reported in the media. At any rate, his caloric needs to stay the same weight was 3100 per day, his intake 2000 per day, so the total shortfall for the three months. (they state 90 days, the standard 30 day per month, but it had to of been either 91 or 92 days) But I used 90 days for my calcs. the 1100 daily shortfall adds up to 9900 calorie deficit over 90 days. 9900 divided by 3500 calories per lb loss = 28.28 lbs total loss for 90 days.
As for WHAT he ate, his weight loss would be the same if he were to eat nothing except 2000 calories of shakes, fries and big macs per day for the 90 days or the same 2000 calories of salads per day for 90 lbs. ( I do not think it possible to eat 2000 calories in a day of salads though )
So, the points he was trying to make remain the same. It is not where you eat or what you eat that counts for weight loss, but instead the number of calories taken in that determine the amount of weight loss/gain,-- not what it comes from. But also, his students were to pick out a balanced diet for him (even though it came from the McDonalds menu, and he ate a balanced diet (over all) for his health. We need to both eat less calories to lose weight and should eat the correct foods to get that balance of minerals and nutrients supplied by the food we eat. If one eats the wrong things they can still lose weight but also lose their health.
Edited to add this: I myself almost never buy anything at McDonalds, I never did like their foods, especially Big Mac's. However I do on occasion, when running real late on my way to do a job when I have not had breakfast yet, stop at a McDonalds or jack in the box for an Egg McMuffin or the Jack in the box equivalent.
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Thanks for the response Jacqui. I just wondered what other people considered as cheat days. I'm allowed a cheat day after I've phased out of what I'm doing right now. And as always I figure that I eat way horribly than other people. I'm trying to get in the mindset to eat what I want not just eat it because it's there or because it's cheat day. I have a long ways away anyhow.
I'm actually reading through your other thread now. Carrot cake for breakfast sounds amazing! lolol. Seems like you're doing everything right while modifying it to fit you. Way to go!
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You did good BFR, thanks for the info, I saw they compared to Super Size Me and was surprised that was 10 years ago, it's like comparing apples and oranges though, McD's has healthier options and Spurlock was not trying to lose weight or to be healthy at all, at least that was my take on it after watching the movie.
Jacqui thanks for sharing your cheat day, sounds great. I'm much better on my cheat day than when I started
WorkingLikeADog you're doing great with the no p.m. snacking, that's a tough one to beat!
Had a good day today especially for being inside most of the day, dang cold.
watchoutforthatcar we posted at the same time, we (DH and I) use a cheat day, we have fun thinking about what our treat is going to be, Chinese, Mexican, Uno, 5Guys, etc, the combination of having success from your hard work and knowing you can have whatever you want on cheat day keeps us on plan the other days. Chocolate is always there for us on cheat day as well
There's a saying, I'm not sure who to attribute it to, "I can eat whatever I want, just not all of it at once"
A little late to the game here for the month, but better late than never! Just rejoined the site after a long absence. My January goals are 3-lb. weight loss and a minimum of 85 miles walking/running.
Good luck to all!
Thanks Kelijpa! I was very excited about getting into a new decade today! I didn't know you and your DH took a planned cheat day. Wonderful! Do you set aside days at intervals, like weekly or monthly, or do you just go with special days like holidays?
Thanks Boating! Hopefully as TOM subsides, the Whoosh Fairy will visit you too! Oh, your poor hubby in this weather!
BFR, thanks for the added info on the McD's story!
Workinglikeadog, you are doing so well not snacking at night! Keep it up!
Watchoutforthatcar, you're welcome! And thanks! I'm sure trying!
keep it up!
And your story sounds like how I ended up in Ohio, lol! I grew up down South, but as much as I love it there, I wouldn't trade here for anything! I'm a Buckeye through and through! 
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And yes, you should definitely go for the half marathon! You can do it! 
Good to have you! 
Regardless, keep up the good work! 
But, in her defense, I've put her through ****...hopefully both our bodies will come round soon!
We are doing our best here to be safe in the frigid temps. Poor hubby works for a construction co. It was 20 degrees inside his shop this morning! YIKES!
I have found that I am really glad they put in a Panda Express at the nearby shopping center. I can stay on points easily there. (although, you probably get enough asian inspired food where you are at?)
My cousin lives outside of St Louis in MO, you guys are having some rough weather, we have the cold today in PA but thankfully didn't get more than a dusting of snow, which is gone now, the wind must have gotten it, it certainly didn't melt, at high noon it was zero degrees F. 
