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kmt8889

kmt8889

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Hello there!
I'm Kimberly. Some of you may remember me. I started on this site at 280 lbs. back in 09 around Easter trying to loose weight before my wedding. I'm glad to say that with the encouragement from you lovely people here I lost around 20 lbs. from Easter sunday till the time of my wedding which was june 13th, 2009. I felt amazing! But sadly, I fell off track. With the honeymoon and a million other excuses I made for myself I gained all my weight back!
Well I stayed the same weight (around 280) until the November 09. My aunt had some weight to loose as well so she and I started walking everday for about a mile, sometimes 2. I watched everything I ate and for a little bit followed the ww point system. It really worked for me! I lost 21 lbs just in November. I ended up staying around 260 until feb. 2010. I started back exercising after taking a "break" and eating right again and got down to the lowest weight I had seen in ages, 248. That sadly didn't last long. My aunt lost all the weight she wanted too and we stopped working out together. Without a "buddy" I got unmotivated. And as of jan. 1 I was back at 280. :(
For Christmas my dad got me a gym membership. I've been going everyday I can which is usually 5 days a week.
I did really well 2 weeks ago and lost 4 lbs that week, but for some reason that discouraged me! I thought, i've always lost more in the 1st week, 4 lbs sucks! So being stupidly discouraged, I ate whatever I wanted (bad about emotional eating) and gained the 4 lbs back.
Well i'm done! I'm done making excuses! I'm done being lazy! I'm done being fat!
This week starting mon. 01/17/11 I started my new way of living, again and forever! I'm following the ww point system again and going to the gym everday! My gym workouts usually consist of 45 min. on the elliptical followed by a little weight training, just to tone. Usually alternate between legs one day and arms the next doing low weight and a lot of reps. Last night I got to do one of the classes (body sculpting) which kicked my butt, but was a lot of fun! I'll be doing more classes every mon and tues. Also, I have joined a weight loss challenge my gym is doing. First weigh in is fri. It lasts 8 weeks. I'm excited! I don't expect to win, but I know weighing in every week will keep my motivated! Not to mention a first prize of $500, 2nd of $250 and 3rd of $100 is motivating as well, even if I don't think i'll win! :p
So i'm back here for motivation and to make weight loss buddies! If anyone has tips for workouts at the gym or any tips at all, please share them!
I will do this!
Sorry for the novel! :p

Here's me at my starting weight:
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Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
-- Thomas Edison

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
-- Dale Carnegie

You can do it!

As for the 4 lbs lost....every lb is one step closer to your goal. It adds up.
 
You should expect to win! You can totally do it, and what great motivation!!! Work hard and you will be surprised at what you can accomplish :)
 
I make a meal plan every day for the next day (around a total calorie number as well as a % from protein, fat, carbs and % of carbs complex) and I track the totals for each day in a spreadsheet. This helps me stick to it and stay motivated. I can quantify what I am doing. I can tell you everything I have eaten every day from 12/31 through tomorrow and how many calories and percentages prot, fat, carb for each day as well as my totals and averages during that time. I weigh every Friday and put that on there too. I also have conservative weekly goals. I graph my weight and goal and I can see the progress and plateaus so I can anticipate my body adjusting and not get discouraged.

I also listed my motivations as well as my non-number goals. I look at those every couple days.

You can do this, you will do this, and you're not alone in it. I started out at 306 and as of this morning I'm at 282. That's 24 pounds in 3 weeks. My number goal is to get to 200. My real goals are to be able to run 5 miles again. To play golf like I used to. To do yard work, to play with my kids. Those things mean more to me than a number. That's what gets me going. My best friend is also in the hospital right now with serious heart issues and he is not but a few years older than me. I hope him and I both are around for a long time to come. He has a grandson almost 2 and I have a son that is 2. We've got a lot to tend to for many years to come and I intend to be here for it.

So, let's do this!!!!!!!!!!!! Let me know anytime you need some motivational help, dietary ideas, or just need to chat.
 
Thanks Christen! I'm really giving it my all this time!
BugDude, Thank you for the tips! I LOVE the idea of making a meal plan everyday! I've tried to do weekly meal plans, but I can never think far enough ahead to do it. Taking it day by day might really work for me. I have been writing down everything I eat daily as well and writing how I felt after I ate each thing. Also I write down my exercise each day and how I felt after working out. I figure going back and reading how I feel about food/exericse will be a good reminder of how hard i'm working and how good it feels! I also love the idea of listing non-number goals. All my focus has been on the scale so far and i'm trying to break that. I will have to think of non-number goals I have too! I will be keeping up with you and i'm here if you ever need motivational help or just to chat too! Just don't come to me for dietary plans :p
 
BLAH! LOL! Are you serious man? 1/14/2011 you were 291 and your 282 in less then a week? How are you losing 9 lbs a week? Thats awesome! Im no where near you... I think I should already concede to you. :nopity:


BugDude said:
I make a meal plan every day for the next day (around a total calorie number as well as a % from protein, fat, carbs and % of carbs complex) and I track the totals for each day in a spreadsheet. This helps me stick to it and stay motivated. I can quantify what I am doing. I can tell you everything I have eaten every day from 12/31 through tomorrow and how many calories and percentages prot, fat, carb for each day as well as my totals and averages during that time. I weigh every Friday and put that on there too. I also have conservative weekly goals. I graph my weight and goal and I can see the progress and plateaus so I can anticipate my body adjusting and not get discouraged.

I also listed my motivations as well as my non-number goals. I look at those every couple days.

You can do this, you will do this, and you're not alone in it. I started out at 306 and as of this morning I'm at 282. That's 24 pounds in 3 weeks. My number goal is to get to 200. My real goals are to be able to run 5 miles again. To play golf like I used to. To do yard work, to play with my kids. Those things mean more to me than a number. That's what gets me going. My best friend is also in the hospital right now with serious heart issues and he is not but a few years older than me. I hope him and I both are around for a long time to come. He has a grandson almost 2 and I have a son that is 2. We've got a lot to tend to for many years to come and I intend to be here for it.

So, let's do this!!!!!!!!!!!! Let me know anytime you need some motivational help, dietary ideas, or just need to chat.
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Hello,

I use to gain and lose weight constantly because I wasn't able to motivate myself for a long period of time. I preferred a buddy to help push me and motivate me when it came to exercise. After a year of eating right and pushing myself constantly to strive forward it's become a daily routine in my life now, without the healthy eating and exercise I would feel as if there is something missing.

Determination, setting goals, motivating yourself and I've also heard that writing everything your eating/doing helps with weight loss as well :)

I hope you win!
 
Bdubedub said:
BLAH! LOL! Are you serious man? 1/14/2011 you were 291 and your 282 in less then a week? How are you losing 9 lbs a week? Thats awesome! Im no where near you... I think I should already concede to you. :nopity:
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It's been a strange week for me. I started interval training on the treadmill and increased my running a lot and have done it 7 days in a row. I've also been very hungry this whole week (for the first time) and I've been stuffing down carrots, zuchini, and broccoli at an unprecedented rate. I guess I tricked my body. It's been a very unusual weight loss week for me, so I'm sure a 2 week plateau is coming. That's how I go. A lot at first, then nothing for a couple weeks, then drop 5, then nothing for a week, then drop 2, etc. By graphing it, I can see the plateaus and know the pattern that's coming and not get discouraged. You'll pass me by over the next 2 weeks I'm sure.
 
Thanks for all the support everyone! Today I had my first weigh in for the weight loss challenge! I didn't get to weigh in till almost 7pm, which I won't do every time. I prefer to way first thing in the morning. Anyways I weighed in at 276.0! YAY! That's already 4 lbs.! When I weighed on my home scale this morning I was 273.6, but I think i'll go by the gym's scale. I'm proud! I just hope I can keep in up!
 
It doesn't matter what scales you use as long as you use the same ones for starting and each weigh-in. Even if they're off, the difference will be right.

You absolutely CAN keep it up. It's math. There are tools on this site to help you figure out the math.

1) Know your Basal Metabolic Rate (the calories you burn if you did nothing but exist). Know your Active Metabolic Rate (how many calories you burn based on your activity level). These will change (go down) as your weight goes down and as you exercise and get better conditioning. Your body becomes more efficient at activity as your condition improves, so you have to change things up occasionally.

2) Consume 30% or so less calories than you burn. Creating a calorie deficit means you are burning more than you're taking in.

3) To know if you're creating a calorie deficit, you have to know the values of what you are eating and make meal plans for the day to ensure you are inside your target.

4) Consistency in exercise. You don't have to max out every day. Just be consistent and some days take it easy and on days you feel energetic push yourself more. Some days, you just need to rest and give yourself a break. Exercise helps boost your metabolism and burn calories. I have to do it 1st thing in the morning, which is good for burning stored calories and boosting your ongoing burn for the day. Kind of gets me cranked up.

5) Don't get discouraged. Mathematically, it has to work over time. Our bodies don't lose weight in a linear manner. The body tries to maintain itself and senses it is getting less energy than it needs and tries to hang on. These are normal plateaus that result in your body adjusting to the changes. This is a good time to mix things up in your diet or exercise a little. You'll notice once it adjusts to the new situation (a week or so), you'll have a burst of loss. For me, I lose a lot one week then nothing for 2 weeks. Then a little the next week and nothing the next. Then the cycle starts over and I lose a lot the next week, etc. Don't get discouraged, it's normal and temporary.

Have a definitive fact-based plan, measure your progress, and know that mathematically it has to work if you are consistent and stick with it. I know it's hard when those times come up when you're not seeing the results, but know that it just means you're having an effect and your body is just reacting to it and it WILL continue to work. Just stick to your game plan and the rest will take care of itself. Sometimes it feels like bailing water out of a boat with a teaspoon. But, if you're bailing it out faster than it is coming in, you will get there eventually if you give it enough time and you are consistent.

If you need any help with any of these tools, I'll be glad to help you in establishing your plan.
 
Congratulations on really committing to your goal!

BigDude said alot of great stuff. One of the things he threw in there that was really important was the interval training.

I would suggest that you weight lift first and then finish with interval training at least 3 times a week. This will really kick drive your metabolism!

Mike
 
So what's interval training? If it's been explained and I didn't catch it I'm sorry!
And thanks again BugDude for the awesome advice! You are teaching me a lot and really making me feel like I can do anything!
I'll keep posting here and updating my weight on fridays after I weigh in at the gym. Keep the encouragement coming! :p
 
Next time you are on the cardio machine instead of just going at a constant pace.
Warm up for 3-5 minutes
then increase the resistance and your tempo for 30-60 seconds...then
lower the resistance and decrease your tempo and recover for 2-4 minutes.
Repeat 5-8 times.

enjoy
 
You look super adorable in your before picture so can't wait for the afters ;D! Good luck with your weight loss, I'll check in with your progress : D
 
Mike M. said:
Next time you are on the cardio machine instead of just going at a constant pace.
Warm up for 3-5 minutes
then increase the resistance and your tempo for 30-60 seconds...then
lower the resistance and decrease your tempo and recover for 2-4 minutes.
Repeat 5-8 times.

enjoy
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This really does work well, especially when you hit a plateau. It kicks your metabolism and calorie burn up a few notches. It is much more effective than constant pace.
 
ikakedoi said:
You look super adorable in your before picture so can't wait for the afters ;D! Good luck with your weight loss, I'll check in with your progress : D
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AWE! Thank you so much! :blush5: I can't wait to see myself thinner. I keep wondering what i'm going to look like.
 
Mike M. said:
Next time you are on the cardio machine instead of just going at a constant pace.
Warm up for 3-5 minutes
then increase the resistance and your tempo for 30-60 seconds...then
lower the resistance and decrease your tempo and recover for 2-4 minutes.
Repeat 5-8 times.

enjoy
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Oh ok, gotcha! I'm kind of doing that now, but i'll start doing it more. Thanks!
 
Ok so today at the gym I tried doing more of interval training like Mike M. had explained to me. While on the elliptical I started off at level 1 going about 4.5 mph, then after a few minutes I went to level 3 doing the same mph, then jumped to level 6 doing about 5.8-6.0 mph for a couple min, then down to level 2 doing about 3.5 mph. I keep doing this, sometimes jumping a little higher, sometimes going a little lower, for about 15 min. I burned 201 calories this way!! The other night when I did the elliptical for 15 min at level 4-6 doing about 4.5 mph I only burned 128 calories. I'm definitely going to keep this up. Thanks again Mike M.!
 
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