This group is for those dealing with the challenges of being fit when you have a significant amount of weight to lose which becomes harder after age 40. If you're an old or new friend and not over 40 and feel this is the place to post, jump right in.
Not alot going on here...food is going good and im trying to increase my protien and watch my carbs...didnt realize how little protien I was eating in a day. Thanks Carol for sharing with us. Scales only went down a little last week but anything is an improvement and shows that they can go down and not just up.
OUr cool snap should be ending today and temps warm back up. Hubby planted his tomato plants last night even though I kept telling him its to early. Guess we will see how they do. IM holding out till the end of the month to do my squash plants. I cant wait to see them coming up and producing.
Have a great day everyone!!
Eating all kinds of stuff I shouldn't have last night and today. Very frustrated with myself. I KNOW I feel better when I eat well. Why can't I retrain myself to respond to stress constructively?
As I sit here thinking about the answer, everything I want to write strikes me as a pointless excuse. I know what I need to do, and what I need to do is just DO IT. I know how I should eat, and yet I persist in eating too many calories, too many of which are carbs, and too many of which are sugary.
The whole summer is going to stink, in terms of not having control of my life, and much of the next few years is probably going to stink, and I have to figure out how to still eat right and exercise anyway.
I'm going to go now and get something resembling real food to eat for dinner. Back in a bit.
Hey - we're waaaaaaay too quiet - what's going on? I'm finding it challenging to eat the suggested new protein levels - I did hit 157g of protein one day. Not sure I will ever get 211g. Started back to exercise last night - felt like I was starting over after a required several days off.
My record for protein in one day is 166g. I had to supplement with a protein shake. I tried Champion Whey product (banana scream) and it's tolerable in milk, but I prefer the Unjury unflavored one. I think at least 60g was from a super monster protein shake.
We had a covered dish yesterday at work and I thought I did well choosing foods, but I think I had some green beans with campbell's soup in them that bothered me. I'm over it now, but it wasn't pleasant. Dang wheat flour!
Decided I'd better move my ticker back up. Couple of weeks ago I weighed in below 300, but I've been back to my 305 all this week.
Protein. No sugar. And exercise. That's what I'm going to focus on for the next week. And next weekend I'll be heading back to Ohio for a bit, so I want to make the most of this week.
Ok ladies...I have been tracking carbs , calories and protien. Im not getting enough protien for sure, my range is mid 60 to 90...my cabs are coming in a little over 100-120 range. My calories range is from 1200-1800. I am seeing the scales move downward slowly. GUess I need to enter it into sparks and see what it shows. I am feeling better and I like that Im starting to see my waist again.
What are your target zones....
I've had a bad couple of weeks. All my incentive seemed to have left me when the snow melted. I think, I hope, I've got myself back OP. I actually stayed for the meeting at WW yesterday. I almost never stay but I needed the reminder of why I'm trying to lose weight. Our "leader" is a behavioral therapist and she has great ideas to help us keep our minds in the right place. I think I'll stay more often.
I'm trying to plan my eating a day ahead and getting in more fruit and dairy, and when my knees allow it, walking more.
I lost 2lbs this week. I am excited to see the scales going down weekly. It feels so good to be on track again. Was planning to eat lunch off but decided against it.I like this feeling to much to take a chance of losing it again.
Judy- great to see you back...i have missed you!!
heather_ sorry to hear school is stressful. When does your summer break start?
Deb: You are in the mindset!!!!! Keep going. I made it thru yesterday POP and, if I stick to my plan, today will be too. At least I'm saying "NO,NO,NO" to my head when it starts to forget that this is a lifestyle change not just a diet.
There's a chance I may retire w/i the next few weeks if we get the greatly improved, retirement offer we hear is coming. I've been working for the same company for 40 yrs. I like working but I think I'm ready for the big change. The numbers will tell the story.
Heather: It's a bummer when you allow yourself to put up roadblocks on the way to a goal. We've got to remember our health comes before anything else and push through the roadblocks.
I made it through the hardest part of a weekend day Breakfast to Dinner!
Stuck to my plan. Wasn't hungry. And kept my brain under control! Still have enough points for strawberries (BJ's had huge boxes of gorgeous berries. I couldn't pass them up.) and a Yoplait (sp?) Choc. Raspberry Delite, mmmm.
I just had to tell you all. POP - Two days in a row!
300+ And Getting Fit after 40 #259
All my incentive seemed to have left me when the snow melted. I think, I hope, 
I've got myself back OP. I actually stayed for the meeting at WW yesterday. I almost never stay but I needed the reminder of why I'm trying to lose weight. 
Our "leader" is a behavioral therapist and she has great ideas to help us keep our minds in the right place. I think I'll stay more often. 
and getting in more fruit and dairy, and when my knees allow it, walking more.
to my head when it starts to forget that this is a lifestyle change not just a diet.
