Good morning, chickies!
Lots of rain here today - true sign that Spring is here - the azaleas will be in bloom in just a couple of weeks, truly a lovely time of year here.
Weight up to 197 this AM - sure that it is the meds - I was POP yesterday and drank my water. . .
Hello Nightlady! The chickies here are great - we all help each other through the tough times and share the good times!
About the exercise - yes, LAWL doesn't really push exercise. Frankly, I think it's because you can lose weight without it (I think Star, our exercise expert, says weight loss is about 90% diet, 10% activity) - and also what seems to happen is that when someone starts to workout they gain muscle so the scale seems to go down slower, at least at first. And LAWL's success and program is based on the 2#/week loss - not really focused on inches lost and a better body composition - if that makes sense By that I mean, what we really all want is less fat and more muscle (and bone, too, as we get older).
But, I'm with you - one of the things that attracted me to LAWL was the maintainence aspect - and that they included that with the program. I have lost TONS over my life, and never learned to keep it off. And that is the other thing I want to accomplish!
How much further do you have to go? I think over 11 pounds is terrific!
Sy - about the popcorn and hotdogs -Michelle was kind enough to send me an extra set of free to live cards that she had gotten from her center. I have not heard about them from my home center yet. They are cards with food options addressing different real life situations - like going to the movie theater, concerts, amusement parks, etc - with food suggestions and exchanges. Some of them we already know - like pizza (as a CC option), hamburger, grilled chicken sandwich. But others are like popcorn - half of a small bag with no added butter - is 2 starch and 1 fat. A hotdog(beef) is 1/2 P, 2 S, 2 Fat. . . Now, I am not sure what to do when it's two fats - do you not eat one the next day??? But, these are the first signs I've seen that LAWL recognizes life happens events! Coleslaw (1/2c)= 1S 1F. Not sure why it wouldn't be a veg too, but .. .
Has anyone else gotten these yet??
Also, Sy, about the blue plan - The thing I keep on seeing from the experts - on the self forum (thanks, Fiona) and the beachbody site - is that we really do have to eat to lose weight. Our natural inclination is that we need to drop food to lose weight, but, if we are working out regularly, our body gets used to the calorie drain. If we don't eat enough, our bodies think that they have to hold onto the extra fat as a reserve. When we eat enough, the body realizes that it really can access any extra fat and use it! Also, what size are you now (if you don't mind me asking?) Are you seeing that the sizes are going down even if the scale isn't budging? The same weight of muscle takes up less room than fat, so the scale may not be moving, but the tape measure will. (This is just info that I've seen alot over the past couple of weeks)
My brother is supposed to come today to put in the new VCR/DVD. .
Hugs to all,
Julie