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Red - Good for you for doing the 10K bike riding AND weight training. I had a rough day yesterday too. Though I'm sure nowhere near as difficult as yours, given all the personal challenges you're facing right now. As for your weight not budging....make sure you eat enough calories to fuel your workouts, okay? And are you limiting sodium and drinking lots of water? I foresee a whoosh day in your near future. You're doing so well on your challenges! :cp: :cp:
************************* I was feeling very...unsuccessful...in terms of weight loss. When I look at all the people on the 100 lb thread who lost nearly (or over) 100 lbs in a year...and here I am coming up on my anniversary...and am nowhere near my goal weight. Oh well, I have averaged 0.5 lb weight loss per week since I started last June. I should be happy about that. And....I had a great workout last night. I started with some weight training...probably worked my chest and upper back a bit too much as they are pretty sore today. Hopefully the water retention that comes from weight lifting/muscle repair will be gone prior to tomorrow's weigh in. After the strength training, Pilates, planks and abs, I did an hour of Zumba. Soooo much fun! It was a bit warm and muggy in the room, so I drank LOTS of water. Tonight is another hour of Zumba - and it's a really challenging class!! Yay!! I love those endorphins!!! Journal everything, count and stay within WW points - 0 of 0 pauses taken - Day 8/21 80 ounces of water - 0 of 0 pauses taken - Day 13/21 6 servings of fruits and veg - 0 of 0 pauses taken - Day 13/21 No food and only water after 8:30 pm - 0 of 1 pause taken - Day 13/21 45 min. (at least) of cardio - 0 of 1 pause taken - Day 13/21 50 crunches - 1 of 1 pause taken - Day 12/21 5 minutes of Pilates - 1 of 1 pause taken - Day 12/21 2 minutes of planks - 1 of 1 pause taken - Day 12/21 15 minutes (at least) of decluttering/cleaning - 1 of 1 pause taken - Day 12/21 |
It's awfully quiet around here....I hope everyone is doing okay on their challenges. I had a great weigh in today...down 1.8 lbs, so I'm pretty thrilled about that. I'll be missing the next two WW meetings as I'll be on vacation in Southern California from 6/9 through 6/20.
Last night's Zumba instructor really kicked my arse for an hour! Tonight it's an hour of Zumba plus 1/2 hour of strength training, Pilates, crunches and planks. Journal everything, count and stay within WW points - 0 of 0 pauses taken - Day 8/21 80 ounces of water - 0 of 0 pauses taken - Day 14/21 6 servings of fruits and veg - 0 of 0 pauses taken - Day 14/21 No food and only water after 8:30 pm - 0 of 1 pause taken - Day 14/21 45 min. (at least) of cardio - 0 of 1 pause taken - Day 14/21 50 crunches - 1 of 1 pause taken - Day 13/21 5 minutes of Pilates - 1 of 1 pause taken - Day 13/21 2 minutes of planks - 1 of 1 pause taken - Day 13/21 15 minutes (at least) of decluttering/cleaning - 1 of 1 pause taken - Day 13/21 |
Another day logged on all fronts (and rears - with all the squats I did last night in Zumba and strength training!) :lol:
Red - I hope you're doing well. Thinking of you my sista. Where is everyone? I know I'm normally away on the weekends....and I won't be able to check in much if at all while on vacation (from the 9th - 21st), But sheesh! Am I the only one here? Journal everything, count and stay within WW points - 0 of 0 pauses taken - Day 15/21 --I've been forgetting to tally this....but I have been doing it. 80 ounces of water - 0 of 0 pauses taken - Day 15/21 6 servings of fruits and veg - 0 of 0 pauses taken - Day 15/21 No food and only water after 8:30 pm - 0 of 1 pause taken - Day 15/21 45 min. (at least) of cardio - 0 of 1 pause taken - Day 15/21 50 crunches - 1 of 1 pause taken - Day 14/21 5 minutes of Pilates - 1 of 1 pause taken - Day 14/21 2 minutes of planks - 1 of 1 pause taken - Day 14/21 15 minutes (at least) of decluttering/cleaning - 1 of 1 pause taken - Day 14/21 |
diyana, I'm here, :wave: just not doing too well and not feeling like recording my...er...pauses :^: ...that I wasn't supposed to allow myself.
You're doing well! Good for you! :bravo: I'll be back in soon. |
I'm still here as well, so Diyana~ you're not alone. Congrats on the weight loss:congrat: You're doing great. I hope you'll be checking in every now and then while on vacay, otherwise it will be real quiet in here.
Red~ hope you feel better and start posting regularly again..... I walk/jog on my treadmill today for 30 mins. = 1 activity point, then when I went to track online, found out that if I went for 35 mins. then I could have earned 2 activity points- what a bummer! I could have easily done 5 more minutes, oh well..... there is always tomorrow.... |
Well, despite having to take some pauses (ok, ok, I will allow them) I have completed the no smoking challenge. It wasn't a perfect run, which some would say is just as bad but I'm going to accept it as a great start!
Alcohol is a bit worse considering I had alcohol two days in a row when I had just started a challenge. That is not good. Ok, there too, I did try and the one night out was with a guy only in Japan for a few days, but I guess this means I'm not really committed to not drinking. And, I guess that's right. I could just can the challenge but in a way I don't want to. There are a lot of times I would rather say no, but probably won't if I don't have a challenge. So, I'm going to keep it going for now. The feel good challenge I am continuing despite it being difficult to assess. I have been very good about getting to the gym and trying to do things that I know will make me feel better about myself. Unfortunately, my weight has not dropped and I think it is starting to creep upward again. It's incredible that I have to be so vigilant because I feel like I am not eating much. That said, I guess the lower my weight goes the harder it's going to be to lose. Being short means I just can't be eating much at all really. Now, I realize how easy tall people have it. Well, not really. It's what you get used to I suppose. Still, if I weren't in Japan it would be very hard. The portions in the States are easily four times what I need. Naturally, if I ate that much I would get huge. It would be such a bother, always have to take things home (no way I would leave it). Recently, I am even finding the portions here a bit big, which just goes to show how good I'm being. My body is getting used to smaller amounts. NO SMOKING CHALLENGE 21 DAYS COMPLETED 2 pauses taken :cp: :encore: :cp: FEEL GOOD CHALLENGE 12 DAYS COMPLETED NO ALCOHOL CHALLENGE 3 DAYS COMPLETED 2 pauses taken ************** girlie -- Well, whether you got the extra activity point or not doesn't really matter. You did do the exercise so your body knows! |
NO SMOKING CHALLENGE Round 2 DAY 1 COMPLETED 0 pauses taken FEEL GOOD CHALLENGE 13 DAYS COMPLETED NO ALCOHOL CHALLENGE 4 DAYS COMPLETED 2 pauses taken :kickcan: |
Hey guys! I'm back again! Memorial Day weekend was not kind to my water challenge - I blew it, so I am starting over again. We went out of town, and of course DH and I laxed on our diet - the good news is I only gained back .4 lbs, so not too bad. The bad news is I started my cycle - so I'm not sure that I will post a loss for the week - ugh. Oh well - I am just going to focus on my eating habits, start exercising, and drinking my water!
I am beginning anew with 2 challenges: Water Challenge Drink 80 oz of water per day - 0 passes 0/21 and Exercise Challenge - starting slow! At least 10 minutes of exercise 6 days a week - 0 passes 0/21 Since I am building in passes for my exercise challenge I won't take any additional ones! Good luck to everyone! |
WTG Red for acing the no smoking challenge:congrat:, and you are on 2nd round!:goodluck: Must be getting easier every single day!
I'm on my 14th day of my staying OP challenge, and although I've tapped into all my available points (daily, weekly, activity) I'm calling all 14 days as completed since I pretty much stayed within the boundaries. Going into my third week tomorrow. I have not really lost any significant amount of weight, but at least I'm not gaining any back.:crossed: I guess it is so much harder when there is not so much weight to lose.:( One thing for sure, I really need to work on increasing my activity levels.:o And need to be more patient and not expect overnight results eh? Tex~ I thing we were typing at the same time, so I edited my post to say welcome back and good luck on your challenges. |
Thanks girlie! Glad to see that you are staying OP! Have you measured yourself? Y9ou may be losing inches and not even realize it!
Ok - both challenges are done for the day! :carrot: Got the water down, and for my exercise - I spray painted some concrete forms (to make a rocket for our church VBS) and I bathed the dog. So ..... Water Challenge Drink 80 oz of water per day - 0 passes 1/21 and Exercise Challenge - starting slow! At least 10 minutes of exercise 6 days a week - 0 passes 1/21 |
Though my weight remains high, my eyelids are so good. It's amazing. That I could go from looking like an absolute wreck last Sunday, to feeling OK this week. I have no idea what it is. Must simply be hormones.
Last night I came home from the gym and ate way to much. I realize it's just so hard knowing how much to eat when you're working out hard. I mean, if I eat too little, I will lose too quickly, if I eat too much, I will easily undo any possible weight loss I was in line for. I think the only way is just to stick to a plan that allows for some extra points for working out, as does the plans I hear about, but I should make this up on my own. I used to do it and the calories were always the thing I went over on, but it felt good to allow myself the extra calories when I worked out hard. In fact, I had to because I would feel light-headed and/or ravenous. Got to think of a plan. Big race tonight. Off to the track soon! :sunny: ************** tex -- Welcome back. Too bad about your challenge, but good for you for getting back up and starting over. Good luck! girlie -- Thanks for the congrats. I didn't "ace" the challenge if you mean that in the challenge jargon sense of no pauses, but I did get through and that's good enough for me. I hear you on the lack of weight loss. I am really bummed that my weight is the same or a touch more than three weeks ago. I was seeing 69 there for a while and now nothing but 70s for an entire week. To look at the positive side, I have not seen 71 in a month! So, just need to knuckle down and cut out any sort of slacking. Perhaps the not-smoking has something to do with it. |
Official weigh in day, and I’m down 2 pounds! I was getting frustrated with the fluctuations of my daily weigh ins, so I made sure I stayed OP yesterday in time for my official weigh in today, and it paid off. But I felt light-headed the whole day ~ the price we pay to be thin! I hope I will continue to lose or at least maintain.
Red~ nice to hear that the swelling of your eyelids have subsided. How did the race go? Here is something about smoking and weight loss, maybe you’ve heard about it before, anyway: “The enzyme lipoprotein lipase which is responsible for moving fat from the bloodstream into storage within the body, functions more efficiently in overweight inviduals resulting in easier storage of fat. There is some evidence that cigarette smoking may actually suppress lipoprotein lipase. One theory is that chemicals in the cigarette smoke destroy this enzyme, and thus interfere with the body’s efficient storage of fat. Of course, extraordinary health hazards are associated with smoking, and could never be justified as means of controlling weight” from the book: Lose Weight with Dr. Art Ulene I gained 5 pounds when I quit smoking many years ago, but it was only in the beginning. I lost the weight in no time. So just do what you are doing now, and you will find out how to balance it all. By the way, in my book~ finishing a challenge=acing a challenge. Tex~ every activity counts! Yes, I've measured myself, and I'm losing inches as well. Good luck on your challenges. |
Water challenge completed for today! This is my "built in" day to skip the exercise. I work for a church and on Sundays I run from one end of the building to the other. I know it is moving and exercise, but I just don't think of it that way! Anyway hope everyone is doing well. My WI is tomorrow - I am not expecting much since I really got iff track for Memorial Day Weekend. It's taken us almost a week to get back into the groove of things. Just hoping not to have gained!
Water Challenge Drink 80 oz of water per day - 0 passes 2/21 and Exercise Challenge - starting slow! At least 10 minutes of exercise 6 days a week - 0 passes 1/21 |
I am feeling really, really down on myself. Race day was good, too good, in fact. What that translates to is that I start feeling cocky, without a care in the world and forgetting that part of the feeling good part was due to the things I was doing, like NOT drinking, NOT smoking, NOT overeating.
Well, I don't think I really overate but I did do the first two and that really irritates me. Really. I feel like a failure, like I can't do something I set out to do, like I can't commit to anything and will never lose the weight I want to. So....what to do? Do I say, "Yup, you're right. You've never done anything you've set out to. You've always just screwed up and found yourself back at zero?" I don't know. I just feel paralyzed somehow, unable to do the things I should be doing. That's what the feel good challenge was about....I think...I don't know. Somewhere along the way it turned into yet another pressure, another list of things I should be doing. Instead of wanting to do the things, I felt I HAD to do them and perhaps for that reason find myself doing nothing at all and feeling all the worse for it. Umm....I don't know. Time to just sit back and think about ME for a change? NO SMOKING CHALLENGE Round 2 DAY 1 COMPLETED 1 pause taken FEEL GOOD CHALLENGE 14 DAYS COMPLETED NO ALCOHOL CHALLENGE 4 DAYS COMPLETED 3 pauses taken ************** tex -- Good for you! :cp: We've discussed this here before. Of course your Sunday church runs are exercise! :yes: Don't take a pause. Exercise is not just the movement you do in a gym or the things you set time aside for and don your exercise clothes for. Take it! girlie -- Wow! Great news with the weight loss! :bravo: Hurrah! :dance: Yeah, the smoking may have been helping me to lose weight, but I find it gross now, the smoking. Even though I did it last night once I got drunk enough, I held way off. It's always when I hit this one place in town that I automatically click into "smoking mode." I think it's because I know I shouldn't be there in the first place and, if I admit it, don't really even want to be there. So, I go, feel bad, decide unconsciously to feel worse and so reach for the fags. How mental is that? :dizzy: It's going to stop, damn it! I am sick of this self-abuse! :mad: |
Red - Good for you for getting back with the challenges after your pauses!
Texscrapper - Being up less than 1/2 lb is great for a long weekend. GirlieYorkie - Congrats on the weight loss! You rock! ********************** I had a busy and way fun weekend with my niece. She's in her early 30s and really she's not just a niece, she's one of my best friends. I leave for vacation in CA on Wednesday morning and I just can't wait. I'm so excited. It's making it really difficult to think about anything else. But I'm staying OP and getting lots of activity. Journal everything, count and stay within WW points - 0 of 0 pauses taken - Day 18/21 80 ounces of water - 0 of 0 pauses taken - Day 18/21 6 servings of fruits and veg - 0 of 0 pauses taken - Day 18/21 No food and only water after 8:30 pm - 0 of 1 pause taken - Day 18/21 45 min. (at least) of cardio - 0 of 1 pause taken - Day 18/21 50 crunches - 1 of 1 pause taken - Day 17/21 5 minutes of Pilates - 1 of 1 pause taken - Day 17/21 2 minutes of planks - 1 of 1 pause taken - Day 17/21 15 minutes (at least) of decluttering/cleaning - 1 of 1 pause taken - Day 17/21 |
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