Wedding 11-10 to 11-17 BWW Weight Loss Thread

[SarahLovesJS]

After much delay and absence, the Weight Loss Thread is back!

Yay! Okay, so how has everyone been doing?

ETA: Sorry for the sad face icon, I have a cold so I am a bit out of it!

 

[redfaerythinker]

Hi, I''m gonna declare myself as trying to get healthy. I''m sort of easing into it by trying to cut down how much I eat each day and just doing little things like eating an apple as a snack instead of something else. And let me declare my love for 100 calorie snack packs. MMMMMM I''m officially obsessed with the popcorn ones. OK that''s it.

 

[emilina22]

i didnt join the last thread but i sure would want to be a part of this one...

for the past two weeks ive been at the gym 3 times a week for 45 min...15 on the elliptical, 15 on the treadmill, and 15 on weights and what not...and ive been cutting down on my meals (portion wise)

i havent seen much a difference yet but i feel a difference and have gone down 5lbs...

my goal for this week is 3lbs if not more(which would be awesome)

 

[lliang_chi]

Yay! back with the weight loss thread

It''s getting much harder for me to exercise now that the weather''s turned colder. I usually do stuff outside. I think I''ll join a gym again but want to wait until the end of the month when I''ll be more likely to bargain with the reps to get some fees knocked off. Till then I''ll have to do stuff on my own.

 

[angielea]

with 6 months left, i''ve really tried to get myself in gear. I''m going to the gym 5 times a week, and logging on to sparkpeople.com every day. I''ve lost 4 pounds in about 3 weeks. I hope I can keep this up!

 

[kittybean]

I''m also going to declare myself as trying to get healthy. I have a nasty junk food habit and a major sweet tooth. I need to stop eating junk! I am going to try to do the same as RFT is doing--substitute healthy snacks for unhealthy snacks, and limit my dessert intake.

I also need to start exercising, but I''m not sure where to begin. I have been out of shape and basically sedentary since I started studying for the bar in June; will it kill me (or injure me, more likely) to do 30 minutes on the elliptical every day? Do I need to start out more slowly?

I have a little over 7 months ''til my wedding, and I just want to feel strong and healthy when I begin my married life.

 

[EricaR]

Crap, I can''t believe I only have six months left!

I have not been feeling well for more than a week. I''ve barely been able to eat anything, and when I do eat it sits terribly and I feel sick for hours. I''m OK eating really basic, bland food. My diet has consisted of oatmeal, rice, grilled chicken, bananas, and apples. I am so so so bored with eating like this, but i keep hoping that at the end I have got to have lost some weight. Right? please?... hopefully... UGH!

I''m at the point with hiking where I can''t get into better shape for hiking by hiking. I''ve pushed my endurance to the max of what I can do with just hiking as exercize so I''ve got to start going to the gym. Tomorrow night I''m leading a full moon hike, so I have sworn to myself that I''ll hit the gym on Thursday.

 

[PearlDahhhling]

Hi ladies

I too would like to join the ps weight loss journey! Haha. I have a little over 7 months until my wedding and want to lose 40 pounds... I belong to a gym and one of my bridesmaids and myself have started going pretty regularly together. In fact I just got back from the gym. We usually do about 1/2 an hour of cardio, usually on the elliptical, and then weights. We''re trying to go at least 3 times a week, but it''s only Tuesday and I''m on my second trip to the gym so I''m sure I''ll get in more than 3 trips this week. I just really want to look good for my wedding and my man as well as myself! And be healthy!

 

[rockzilla]

I am down 5lbs from my "top" with 8 lbs to go. Getting harder though...

 

[SarahLovesJS]

Hello all!

redfaerythinker: I also

100 calorie snack packs, yum! Which one is your favorite? Is it the popcorn ones?

emilina22: Sounds like you''re doing great at the gym! You won''t see a difference right away, but feeling it is what is important. Great job!

lliang_chi: Yeah I bet it is seriously cold there because it is semi-cold here and I know I wouldn''t want to run!

I think a gym would be better. How''s water going for you?

angielea: Sparkpeople is pretty awesome! It sounds like you''ve already got yourself into gear and you''re doing great!

Have you changed your eating habits at all or did you already eat pretty healthy?

Kittyban: Hi date twin!

I have a nasty fast food or delivery habit because I am too lazy to cook. I am going to talk to FI about this, I know he is tired, but he''s going to have to try to help me get healthy. I wouldn''t start with 30 minutes every day..why don''t you try every other day for now? It might be a bit too much to go from nothing to every day, but I might be wrong. I think your goal is awesome, I want to feel the same way!

EricaR: Hello! I hope you feel better soon! It seems like my immune system hates me because I keep getting sick as well.

It sounds pretty bland, yes, but it does sound like you''ve been eating pretty healthy! The only thing I see missing are veggies from what you listed. Have fun on the hike tonight and hope you feel better!

PearlDahhhling: It sounds like you''re doing awesome going to the gym!

And welcome to the thread!

rockzilla You''re doing awesome, keep up the awesome work!

 

[SarahLovesJS]

To all my water people, how is the water consumption going? Mine is okay..I still find myself drinking a lot of diet cokes though.

 

[angielea]

angielea: Sparkpeople is pretty awesome! It sounds like you''ve already got yourself into gear and you''re doing great! Have you changed your eating habits at all or did you already eat pretty healthy?


I''m a pescetarian ( a vegetarian who likes to cheat by eating fish) so I ate a *generally* pretty healthy diet. My problem was mostly with portion control. honey bunches of oats can be a good breakfast, but not if I''m eating 3 times the recommended serving (which is 3/4 cups btw.) I''ve really tried to just eat a healthy diet, while reigning in my portions, and especially eating less of desserts, etc.

I don''t drink pop (regular or diet) and don''t drink much juice. I''m mostly water and tea now, and that really helps. I''m hoping to loose 28 more pounds by May!

 

[redfaerythinker]

SarahLovesJS- Yeah my fav is the white cheddar popcorn. mmmmm. As far as water consumption goes. I hate drinking water. So I make up an in fridge cooler full of propel. I think it has like ten calories per packet and it really helps me get in loads of water throughout the day. It''s even great with food which is where I have the most trouble drinking my water. Love me some propel.

I also found a trick for curbing ice cream consumption. I buy a low cal ice cream and a few bananas. I cut up the banana and can only eat a small amount of ice cream with each piece of banana. I stop when the banana is gone. And I don''t even care. WOOO. And I get all the goodies from the banana. Annnd it took me five days to eat a pint of ice cream. No small feat for me.

 

[meresal]

I am trying to slim down again and regain some of my muscle definition from college. It has been hard living out of a hotel for a few months, and I have put on about 8-10 lbs. It has all gone to my upper arms, chest, little around my tummy, and my thighs.

Here''s my problem, I have quick weight gain and weight loss. I can get on the scale at 8 AM and be 140 and then 12 hours later I''ll be 137 or 143. It makes it very hard to determine what I''m doing is working from what is not working. Does anyone else have a problem like this? or know why my body might be doing this? I''m not a big proponent of weighing myself, but i feel that when trying to determine weight loss, it''s the only thing I can go by.

 

[emeraldlover1]

Date: 11/12/2008 4:21:55 PM
Author: meresal
I am trying to slim down again and regain some of my muscle definition from college. It has been hard living out of a hotel for a few months, and I have put on about 8-10 lbs. It has all gone to my upper arms, chest, little around my tummy, and my thighs.

Here's my problem, I have quick weight gain and weight loss. I can get on the scale at 8 AM and be 140 and then 12 hours later I'll be 137 or 143. It makes it very hard to determine what I'm doing is working from what is not working. Does anyone else have a problem like this? or know why my body might be doing this? I'm not a big proponent of weighing myself, but i feel that when trying to determine weight loss, it's the only thing I can go by.

Your body weight will fluxuate throughout the day so a better determination would be to weigh yourself once a day at the same time or once a week. Quick changes are usually due to water/fluid retention.

eta...I'm going to the gym in a few minutes and if I weighed myself before I'd be 3lbs heavier than I will after my workout...however tomorrow morning that 3lbs will be back....just fluid.

 

[angielea]

Date: 11/12/2008 4:32:16 PM
Author: emeraldlover1

Date: 11/12/2008 4:21:55 PM
Author: meresal
I am trying to slim down again and regain some of my muscle definition from college. It has been hard living out of a hotel for a few months, and I have put on about 8-10 lbs. It has all gone to my upper arms, chest, little around my tummy, and my thighs.

Here''s my problem, I have quick weight gain and weight loss. I can get on the scale at 8 AM and be 140 and then 12 hours later I''ll be 137 or 143. It makes it very hard to determine what I''m doing is working from what is not working. Does anyone else have a problem like this? or know why my body might be doing this? I''m not a big proponent of weighing myself, but i feel that when trying to determine weight loss, it''s the only thing I can go by.

Your body weight will fluxuate throughout the day so a better determination would be to weigh yourself once a day at the same time or once a week. Quick changes are usually due to water/fluid retention.

eta...I''m going to the gym in a few minutes and if I weighed myself before I''d be 3lbs heavier than I will after my workout...however tomorrow morning that 3lbs will be back....just fluid.

I agree. I always weigh myself immediately following my workout, which is always after 4pm. If I weigh myself at the same time each day, under the same circumstances, its more accurate.

 

[blondebunny]

I definitely need to join... My arms definitely need some toning... LOl my FI! makes fun of them I wanna look awesome in my dress But it will all have to wait until after my surgery on the 26th!

 

[LauraBabe08]

I''m going to the gym now to run 12 miles on the treadmill (long run - training for 1/2 marathon on the 23rd). I just downloaded awesome spunky songs to ipod shuffle for the run.

I also have an appt w/ my personal trainer after my run.

 

[meresal]

Date: 11/12/2008 4:32:16 PM
Author: emeraldlover1

Your body weight will fluxuate throughout the day so a better determination would be to weigh yourself once a day at the same time or once a week. Quick changes are usually due to water/fluid retention.

eta...I''m going to the gym in a few minutes and if I weighed myself before I''d be 3lbs heavier than I will after my workout...however tomorrow morning that 3lbs will be back....just fluid.

Thank EL! I google''d some more info, and most articles say first thing in the morning after using the restroom, and to only do it every couple of days or once a week.

 

[EricaR]

Had an incredible hike last night (the full moon was beautiful!) and I''m ready to hit the gym this afternoon! I think I''m going to set a goal of doing something active five days a week. "Active" could be hiking, going to the gym, or going for a walk with my friend and her dogs (we usually walk 4 or 5 miles).

 

[redfaerythinker]

One interesting thing that I read was that cleaning is exercise. And the more that I think about it, it''s true. When I clean I run through rooms like a tornado and i''m really tired when I finish. So just a thought, if you can''t go to the gym... get some cleaning done. Your house will be spotless and you''ll have a moderate workout too.

 

[SarahLovesJS]

Hello all, happy Saturday!

angielea: Sounds like you do generally eat healthy, but I could definitely see how the portion control would be a problem. I happen to

cheerios myself and eat too many usually!

How''s the portion control going?

redfaerythinker: I don''t like water myself..I am trying to make myself drink it. Trying, always! Mmm that popcorn sounds good, I am going to get some of it!

white cheddar popcorn! Your ice cream trick sounds awesome, btw! And yep isn''t it amazing the things that can be exercise? =D Just work up a good sweat and a fast heartbeat and it counts in my opinion!

meresal: I agree..it sounds like you''re fluctuating throughout the day hmm. But it sounds like you''ve figured out a method that''ll work better!

blondebunny: Welcome to the arm squad!

Haha. Have a safe surgery!

LauraBabe08: How was your run and personal trainer appt?

EricaR: Your hike sounded really fun, I bet it was pretty! Could you see the stars really well, too? Love your avatar, btw!

So how has everyone''s weekend been so far?

 

[angielea]

angielea: Sounds like you do generally eat healthy, but I could definitely see how the portion control would be a problem. I happen to cheerios myself and eat too many usually! How''s the portion control going?


Its going well. I''m now down to 162, a loss of 6.5 pounds since Oct.24. I''m very excited about that! now its just making sure I don''t plateau.