SweatPea is going to sweat it all off...

Bellaryna said:
No but you know how he is. I'll never hear the end of it...........especially now that I am on my "weight-loss" kick.
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You know he wouldn't like Yourself Fitness - it's a girl - and it's a real work out, no games! Mr. M tried it when I first got it, then he gave up on it, said it was too much like exercise. LOL

Now Dance Dance Revolution, I could see Mr. G trying that out. ;)

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On to my own post for the morning. Ugh! I am so disappointed. I guess I'm up another pound this morning. I know I shouldn't fret it, but it will stick here until I get it off. And that means my Sat. weigh-in will be up.

I did come home last night with some "bad" news. Not majorly bad, but disappointing.

And so when I went to get a snack (because I was really hungry), I grabbed two. :(

Here's how yesterday's meals went:

Breakfast: lite vanilla yogurt w/ high protein cereal and a banana, coffee, lite creamer

Lunch: Leftover chili mac (around 283 cals.) but then I ate tortilla chips with it. :(

Dinner: deli turky w/ low carb ww tortilla and lettuce and tomato plus a smidgle of mayo and a slice of cheese, a sf butterscotch pudding

Snack: special K bar (90 cals.) and a snack size bag of cheese nips (130 cals.)

My totals were like 1800 - about 400 more than I probably should be eating. :sigh:
 
HI SweatPea,!
I am sorry to hear about your disappointing night. I don't know how much free time you have on your hand but have you tried to "pre-plan" your food for the day? I find myself going over my calories if I don't have it planned down to the last snack. And by the time I enter it at night, it is already too late to correct... LOL. It helps me to set an amount of calories like 1400, and set up my food for it for the day. And anything I would want to eat above that I would think hard twice before I eat it because I would know it is over my "goal" calories. This pre-planning while it takes time it helps me tremendously in my weight loss efforts.
Just concentrate on one day at a time. And don't let the 1 lb up bring you down... Since there is no way you overate 3500 calories in one day, it is most likely a little more water .... Really just concentrate on the once a week number.
Have a good day!!!
Hajni
 
Sorry to hear that your having a rough patch. I agree with Hajini. It's unlikely that it is a true pound. I'll call you later and then we can talk. K?
You know I love ya!
Keep your chin up. Your doing just fine!
 
hajni said:
HI SweatPea,!
I am sorry to hear about your disappointing night. I don't know how much free time you have on your hand but have you tried to "pre-plan" your food for the day? I find myself going over my calories if I don't have it planned down to the last snack. And by the time I enter it at night, it is already too late to correct... LOL. It helps me to set an amount of calories like 1400, and set up my food for it for the day. And anything I would want to eat above that I would think hard twice before I eat it because I would know it is over my "goal" calories. This pre-planning while it takes time it helps me tremendously in my weight loss efforts.
Just concentrate on one day at a time. And don't let the 1 lb up bring you down... Since there is no way you overate 3500 calories in one day, it is most likely a little more water .... Really just concentrate on the once a week number.
Have a good day!!!
Hajni
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Great advice, thanks Hajni!
 
I agree, dont' let one day/1 pound stand in your way. Keep chuggin in the right direction. We all have to deal with ups n downs- stay focused, girl!
:)
 
Thanks all for the encouragement.

I did get on the elliptical for 25 min. and the treadmill for 30. My legs are sore from yesterday's workout. Especially the squats - owie!
 
Thank goodness the boards are back up, I was going stir-crazy! JK!

Well I took the dog for a 6 mile walk which took us 90 min. :) We both feel pretty beat.

Also, I stepped on the scale before my shower (since I didn't take one until after the long walk and cutting the dog's hair) and my weight was down -- go figure!

I'm going to try a suggestion and keep my cals at a flat number and then go from there. I had been having them fall anywhere between 1400 - 2000.
 
Yesterday my aim for calories was 1800. However, I ended up eating a little over 2000. I was doing well, but then had to rush out of here to meet with my peeper before a meeting - but then we ended up setting up for the meeting and didn't get to chat before said meeting.

Well that's not an excuse, but I didn't account for my peanut butter and sf jam sandwich and carrots, then when I got to the meeting I was quite hungry. I then ate almost all snacks that were offered. The good thing I did was eat veggies. The bad thing: a piece of apple cake, 2 crackers w/ cheese, 2 grapes (not bad just in the total count), some dip w/ the veggies, and a small cup of nuts w/ a few chocolate chips and m&ms thrown in. I mean like small - maybe 1/4 of a cup if you measured it - but still calories I didn't need!

Today I'm sore and the top of my foot hurts - like there is some bone not wanting to behave or something. I plan on taking it easy and just working out in my landscaping - need to clear things up for fall.
 
SweatPea said:
Yesterday my aim for calories was 1800. However, I ended up eating a little over 2000. I was doing well, but then had to rush out of here to meet with my peeper before a meeting - but then we ended up setting up for the meeting and didn't get to chat before said meeting.

Well that's not an excuse, but I didn't account for my peanut butter and sf jam sandwich and carrots, then when I got to the meeting I was quite hungry. I then ate almost all snacks that were offered. The good thing I did was eat veggies. The bad thing: a piece of apple cake, 2 crackers w/ cheese, 2 grapes (not bad just in the total count), some dip w/ the veggies, and a small cup of nuts w/ a few chocolate chips and m&ms thrown in. I mean like small - maybe 1/4 of a cup if you measured it - but still calories I didn't need!

Today I'm sore and the top of my foot hurts - like there is some bone not wanting to behave or something. I plan on taking it easy and just working out in my landscaping - need to clear things up for fall.
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Sorry to hear that your foot hurts. I hope it gets better soon.
My abs are still sore form Wednesday! OUCH!
 
HI SweatPea,
Thanks for wishing me a happy birthday!! We are planning to go soon, but the weather is not cooperating.
6 miles walk!!! Wow that is something!!! I am not sure I walked that much at once lately!! LOL
PS: can't trust the weight during the day though. Especially if you are used to looking at it in the mornings. It could be very different.
Hajni
 
hajni said:
HI SweatPea,
Thanks for wishing me a happy birthday!! We are planning to go soon, but the weather is not cooperating.
6 miles walk!!! Wow that is something!!! I am not sure I walked that much at once lately!! LOL
PS: can't trust the weight during the day though. Especially if you are used to looking at it in the mornings. It could be very different.
Hajni
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Yeah, well I'm hoping it stays down for tomorrow's weigh-in! I'm going to watch the salt intake today. :)

The walk has made me sore. Might not do that for awhile.
 
Well today has been on track food wise, but I can tell I need to drink some more water.

I didn't exercise, I'm so sore from yesterday - I guess I could've squeezed in an upper body workout, but the day didn't pan out like I wanted it to.
And, I never got to the landscaping stuff - well there is always the weekend.
 
HI SweatPea,

Hoping that LB stay down for you for tomorrow's weigh in!!
I just looked over the CAsper's tread and I think you have the * and + switched up. + is for exercise and you have 7 listed, * is for the bonus and you only have 5 (I know you have been supporting the team everyday!! LOL ) I was under the impression we can only have + for 6 days as we have to have a rest day thrown in there.
I am just afraid, Tammy will count it as 11 instead of the 12 you have!! (because we are only allowed to count 6 +)
Ok, that is enough of me being a pain. :jump:
Looking forward tomorrow's weigh in.
I know you weigh in everyday too, so I am counting on you to keep me on track for the bonus next week!! Boy it will be really hard.!!
Hajni
 
Oops, ok I will go check. I thought I did it wrong yesterday then went and switched it around. LOL

Well my pound is still there - I mean I've remained the same 169 that I started this challenge with. Ugh!

OK it's fixed. I thought I had it backwards yesterday - I guess it was right, then I switched it.... :D
 
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HI SweatPea,
I am sorry you did not see a loss today. You and I are the same height I think and I was at your weight not a long time ago.. if I may say, when I ate any more than 1500 cal./ day I did not see a loss.
MY BMR is about 1800 cal in sedentary life-style. Meaning if I eat 1800 cal/day and don't exercise I won't lose or gain. So in order to create a cal. deficit I have to reduce the amount of cal I eat and exercise, combining the two to come out to at least 500 cal deficit/day for losing 1 lb/ week. So if you eat 1500 cal/ day, and exercise 200 cal off, you should see a 1 lb weight loss for the week. If you want to see a bigger loss for the week, you have to adjust your cal. deficit accordingly.
I don't know if this is any help, I thought to mention it.
You are doing great on exercises!!! I found for myself that exercise is only half the battle. When I exercise but do not watch what I eat, I won't lose an oz.
Here is to a great week for next week!!! I would try to set your cal. goal per day for 1500, try to do that for a week with exercises and you should definetely see a loss!!! Hajni
 
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