lost a pound of water this morning...3 more to go! 160.4. Almost back in the 150's already but TOM is going to pop up soon. My attitude about eating hasn't changed, though, and I'm back to my good ways
Lovely when you can diverge from your every day routine for a vacay and come back and resume your normal WOE with no problem. I can do the same. As well we should, this is what we need to do anyway!
So I got a new number today. 160.0. Totally surprised (still at my 163.5 water weight this morning). I LOVE when surprises like that happen. I shouldn't jump ahead but I'm SO hoping my whooshes are back and I'll see that "5" this weekend or this week. My whooshes and losing on TOM week (which is coming up) haven't happened for 3 months.
Also upticked my goal to 145. That's no longer "overweight" anyway and I need the mental image of "only" 15 pounds to "goal". Officially, however, "goal" is a healthy waist size. As such, that's why I don't measure. I know I'm not there by the fit of my clothes, I don't need the confirmation of the measuring tape to tell me that.
As I've said before, the number on the measuring tape to me is as to the number on the scale for people who are "ruled" by that number. (Which I don't mean as a slight. The scale has been programmed into most of us by society as a final arbiter of our self esteem, innit?)
didn't exercise yesterday - we had a rest day AND ate pizza. We're planning a big bike ride today, though...just deciding where to go right now. We want to make it at least 14 miles
Hello, ladies. Still hanging in 169.8. Yesterday it was 169.4 and I was excited that getting back on track was paying off, but now I'm starting to get a bit depressed. I guess I cannot have splurge days anymore. Maybe a splurge meal a week, at most. Yesterday I got on the treadmill; I don't know how much I walked in terms of miles because I forgot to reset it when I got in. Oh well. :P It was better than nothing!
mad donelly I have been considering raising my goal too. I am in my healthy weight range right now and my clothes fit well. I could lose another ten pounds but I feel like most people usually feel that way too. I might raise it to 160, I agree measurements are more important. I also have the waist size concern. It seems like my last 10 pounds are solely on my waist.
Pauli: It sounds like you are doing good for being pregnant. I usually gain weight like crazy while pregnant.
Today for the first time in a very very long time, I saw 165 on the scale! on the higher end but still there. Its been a crazy weekend and we have been eating out every night so its kind of funny how that worked.
Last edited by Pinkhippie; 06-22-2014 at 12:17 PM.
as of this morning I am still 159.4. I still have two pounds of water to lose, but TOM is near so I may stall until it gets here and then they will whoosh off.
we rode 13 1/2 miles yesterday and plan to do the same today
later we'll bbq in the yard as usual for a Sunday - grass fed bison burgers and marinated organic chicken breasts. I will make kale salad to go with. YUM!
Last edited by Syckgirlsfv; 06-22-2014 at 12:12 PM.
well thanks to my splurge day yesterday I am back to 163.2. It's sad how one day can do that, 4lbs of water over night Funny for the first time MFP was almost OP it said that I would weigh 163.4 in five weeks if I continued to eat at those numbers. Today will be a better day I hope.
When I had plateaued a few times in the past I would calorie cycle it definitely worked for me.
So stress is sort of the "last piece of the puzzle" I've been working on with regard to body fat and guess what? Lightning hit the house Friday and so we have a LOT of issues now to deal with (cars, satellite, TV, appliances, foundation, etc.)
Luckily we got internet back yesterday so that GREATLY helps with my stress levels as I am internet addicted) and you can imagine how that can derail someone working on stress levels. Well, I've not done TOO bad. Hubby and I have had a few words but I'm not letting it devolve into full blown fights and still managed some pool time today. I have not gotten a lot of sleep but that's because I've become engrossed in a book.
Eating has not been derailed anymore than I might do in a weekend (IOW, I didn't fall into a binge of comfort eating so I feel that that may really be a thing of the past. How about that?). I haven't been running anyway so I'm not skimping on exercise I'd otherwise be doing. Prolly should at least walk tonight after I finish this post.
Anyway, I'm just super proud of myself to not let stressful situations completely take me off my game.
Pinkhippie -- I know I'm doing well for being pregnant. I mean... I gained a lot of weight with my first baby. A LOT. Not gaining any during the first trimester is a bit of a prowess. I know it's silly and I have to let go a little bit, not to be so hard on myself over a pound, but I have worked SO hard these past months! I don't want to let go of my progress. This is emotionally excruciating for me because, really, I'm eating about 1200 calories per day, only 100 more than I used to pre-pregnancy, yet it's more of a struggle now. I know the splurges with the visits have not helped one bit and that makes me even more frustrated. Anyhow...
Well the "damage" this morning was what I expected: one pound up. This morning I replaced my usual whole wheat pancake and 1 scrambled egg for a 2-egg omelette and a whole wheat toast (I inverted the sizes, pretty much, and a slice of whole wheat toast has fewer carbs and more grains than the pancake). It was about 100 calories fewer just for breakfast, so I'll have 100 calories extra for an evening snack! Woot!
I'll stick with my healthy eating this week. The "visits" can eat whatever they want; I won't join them. Maybe they'll get the message and leave.
to hopefully make it through the weekend 
Yesterday I got on the treadmill; I don't know how much I walked in terms of miles because I forgot to reset it when I got in. Oh well. :P It was better than nothing!
Funny for the first time MFP was almost OP it said that I would weigh 163.4 in five weeks if I continued to eat at those numbers. Today will be a better day I hope. 
