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50lbs2lose New Member
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ok, so I am starting over! I think I have little more understanding thanks to tatara and other helping me . At this ppoint I will begin tommarow to wiegh myself and measure myself. I will record it as well as my daily evercises,which I am a little shocked to find out just how much I need to doin oreder to burn 500 extra calories!So it's one hour of brisk walking and 30 minutes of pilates! I better get up early! The brisk walking won't be so much of a problem because I can bring the baby in the stroller. But Pilates I have to do when baby's asleep. So breakfast will be a protien shake with fiber like flax seed and fruit--smoothie and a piece of whole grain toast -no fat. 400calories snack of 1/2 cup cottage cheese and carrot stix or radishes.110calories lunch will be chickenbresat in lemon griiling sauce and salad 400calories snack of whole grain flax toast and 1tsp of peanut butter120calories supper of soy/whey protien smoothie with flax oil 350calories which leaves room for a100 calorie snack before bed. I think this will work. now let's see if I can do it!  Last edited on 27 July 2008 12:15 am by 50lbs2lose |
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hoofprints Distinguished Member 
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Thanks for popping in to my diary. I started lifting soup cans when I was in the wheelchair, so October. Then small weights 2.5 lbs, then 5. I bought a book (not sure if I can name it) It has pictures and descriptions of every excercise you can do using your own body weight and dumbells. It was a book written for men. Not that I am biased but I wasn't looking for fluffy. I'll look through my diary and try to find the pages. I didn't realize it has gotten to be a book....what a journey it has been. I counted calories in a spreadsheet. Now I can keep a running daily total in my head. While you are making the change keep track. Little things add up fast. Eating clean is a simple concept, but oh so complicated :-) Eat as close to nature as you can, with low fat, no sugar. So whole wheat everything. Fruits, vegies and meats get your carbs form vegies, oatmeal and beans not pasta and bread. That helps eliminate the foods that are high cal like pizza, fast food, processed junk. Then combine your food so each meal has a protein. Egg white for breakfast. Nuts for snack. Low fat cottage cheese or yogurt, tuna and lots of chicken. To build muscle while dieting you have to eat lots of protein, otherwise your body burns up your muscle too. Muscle burns fat 24 hours seven days a week. I hate cardio so for me lifting works as I'm essentially lazy :-) Now the tough part...eat 6 meals a day...each one with protein! this means you are never without food for more then three hours. You always feel full. This kicks your metabolism into high gear. These meals are all small. I feel like I'm hijacking your diary...sorry. Ask away any questions I will help. Suenos is also a iron lover. Cheers welcome |
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heidiv New Member 
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Welcome, and good luck to you!!! Heidi |
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50lbs2lose New Member
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NO no you are not hijacking my diary. Oh contrar! Your response has helped me so much! Hoofprints I admire your advise because your wisdom has shown up in your progress. That is why you have the gray,because you are a wise woman! And I will listen to what you have to say because you walk your talk. I do like to walk though and will stick to it as part of my exercise program. But lifting the wieghts has always been something I have wanted to try but not had the confidence because of the concept of being a weight lifter. I don't know, I am pretty old fashioned in my concepts butttt.......... if it helps me to get the fat off I want to try it. And yes if you don't mind finding ou the name of the book I might like to use my own body wieght. God knows I've got enough of it. I might as well us it for something ! So Tommarow I will begin MY journey . And hope it leads me to the road of no return (of the fat that is ) Thanks again and I do hope you look at my diary from time to time to get this reponse. Or I could just respond on your diary cindy |
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hoofprints wrote: I bought a book (not sure if I can name it) Books can be named, of course! You can even put a link to the page on (say, Amazon) where there are details and reviews of the book. However, if you have one of those affiliate links that make you money when somebody clicks through it to buy the book, that would not be allowed. That's only fair, wouldn't you say? |
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50lbs2lose New Member
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Thanks for responding about the boof thing, and yes, of course thats fair! I am thankful for this sigh, s it doesn't seek to make money off of peoples weakness, but seeks to help those who need it. |
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50lbs2lose New Member
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Well, I am off to a good start today, this week! Got up while baby was still sl ee pi ng and went for a 4 mile walk! First 4 mile walk in 2 years. I have gone on 2 and recently3 mile walks but now I am up to 4 again! yea! I know I will feel it later, but for noe I'm lovin it! Nursing baby and off to make breakfast for family! This is the hard part; keeping my apitight under control! Breakfast;blueberry(real ones) protien shake with soy milk and flax/borage oil=320 1 small slice whole spelt natural leavened toast with habanaro sauce=50 Snack;1/2c. cottage cheese(low fat)=90 Lunch:2thin small slices sunflax nL spelt toast w/2tbs feta cheese,and tomatoe slices+atsp olive oil and habanaro sauce. along with a few (10) potatoe chips  So how does this add up so far?=300cals.snack:protien mocha shake=187 supper: 1chicken breast with lemon pepper seasoning/salsa+1ear of corn=303 2/5oz glassesog cabernet s.=246 with a grand total of.1496calories If my calculations are wrong someone please correct me. The cabernet is in affect and I might have miss calculated Last edited on 28 July 2008 02:08 am by 50lbs2lose |
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heidiv New Member
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Congratulations-Awesome job with the walk! Just going out the door and getting started is the beginning!Heidi |
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50lbs2lose New Member
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thanks hiedi! I was just telling my husband how nice it is to have encouragement from total strangers. I know I am not alone in this struggle and there are those who are doing it. It is refreshing! |
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hoofprints Distinguished Member
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awesome job on the walk...isn't taking those first steps empowering? I will get the name of the book and author for you. Another great resource is two magazines by Robert Kennedy, "Oxygen" and "clean eating" they may be harder to find. Each I believe also has websites, check those out. I will take a picture this morning for you...if I can find the camera. I took it out of a suitcase and gave it to my husband He's installing a sprinkler system in my garden for me! One word of caution...lifting weights is addicting....it transforms your body like nothing else can. |
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50lbs2lose New Member
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I hope so, I surely do need a transformation. After having 7 children and breast feeding all of them for 2 years each, for the past 22 years......need I say more? Looking forward to seeing the now new you! |
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well I wore my pedometer all day and put my calorie burning goal as 1000, even though I know I only need to burn an extra 500 I wanted to see how muchI burned on a typical day with all my activities. In any case,when I took it off tonight It said 100%! So what does that mean? That I burned 1000 calories and ate only 1500. But that doesn't include the calories I burned for just being alive right? I am not understanding everything yet, But I know I'll get it eventualy. So night night for my first day |
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Well, after I made my entry last night I did a quick add up of my activities and calorie amount. After I subtracted my 1500c for food I was left with a deficit of 3665calories burned! So though I normaly would not wiegh myself 2 days in a row I did to see if I had indeed lost 1 pound. No I lost 2 pounds! . Now this seems a bit fast for me because I do not want to damage my metabolism any more than I have. But this morning I was up and out for my hour brisk walk with the baby in stroller. I couldn't take my usual straight walk as it is not stroller friendly, so I was up and down many hills. I know I burned more calories on this walk than the simple straight one yesterday but how do I calculate that? In any case eating was crazy today because of many dynamics! Breakfast was 1egg on whole spelt rye bread with1 tsp olive oil and Habanaro sauce.=300 Lunch was 12"turkey (n0 mayo, lots of veggies on whole wheat) sub and diet coke (I can't believe I drank that!).=700 Supper was a large green salad with 1 cup lowfat cottage cheese and 2 tbs balsalmic vinergerett.=400 Total=1400calories |
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Well, no walk yet this morning. I had to make bread run for the bussiness this morning and etccc... So far I have had my protien smoothie with 1 frozen banana=80c protien powder=60c 1cup sooy milk=90 1/4 cup orange juic=26c spirulina/barley powder=12c flax/borage oil=130 breakfast total=400 oh +a coffee i had early this morning=90?=490caloris I am getting ready to have my first days snack of 1 cup lowfat cottage cheese with 3 radishes. So I'll just add that in hear as well. =150 totaling 640 calories for the day so far. |
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Well, no walk yet this morning. I had to make bread run for the bussiness this morning and etccc... So far I have had my protien smoothie with 1 frozen banana=80c protien powder=60c 1cup sooy milk=90 1/4 cup orange juic=26c spirulina/barley powder=12c flax/borage oil=130 breakfast total=400 oh +a coffee i had early this morning=90?=490caloris I am getting ready to have my first days snack of 1 cup lowfat cottage cheese with 3 radishes. So I'll just add that in hear as well. =150 totaling 640 calories for the day so far. uh....There were o radishes left! so i had some bell pepper. In any case........lunch..............................................2 fried eggs(in ni fat olive oil spray=160 2slices whole wheat 4 seed bread=130 jalepeno mustard and 1tsp light cream cheese=25 supper was a turkey/tomatoe sandwich=550 cal evening snack;2 slices turkey on 2 slice 4 seed brea and jalepeno mustard=140 totaling 1440. I did my 4 mile walk up to the milk farm where we have started sellimg our bread. and took another walk later with the children to a park 1/2 mile away. So I walked atleast 5 miles today. I was thinking that pushing astroller up hill for atleast 1/2 of a 4 mile brisk walk must burn more cal. than me simply moving my arms back and forth as I go along! Pedometer reads20379 steps for the day! It seems like I am able to stay in a close rang of my eating. I just hopeit continues to show up on the scale!Nir, if you are peeking in at all , how can I add words to my diary title other than just "cindy's journal"?It is late so I am off to bed before baby wakes up to nurse  Last edited on 30 July 2008 04:45 am by 50lbs2lose |
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50lbs2lose New Member
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Can someone explain the zig zagging methode to me? i am wondering if I should encorperate this into my eating or should I jjust stick to my 1500 with exercising 500 off? |
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Tratra Distinguished Member 
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I'm not sure what your RMR is, but zig zagging is basically doing two or three low days-say, 1200 calories, followed by a maintenance day..not sure what your maintenance level is, maybe 2200 calories. Keeps the body guessing, and by having that high day, your body won't go into starvation mode. |
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50lbs2lose New Member
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my RMR is 1513. I am moderatley to very activeso I willstick with a factor of 1.55. Therefore RMR is 2345 calories for the day? Is that my maintanance calorie? Th 2345? That is alot, especialy since I am sticking with 1500 and burning anextra 500 during exercise! Are you saying, if I stick with the 1500, say 3 days and then jump to the 2345 for one day and back to the 1500 for three? That's zig zagging? Last edited on 29 July 2008 10:16 pm by 50lbs2lose |
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Tratra Distinguished Member
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If you're going to eat to maintenance on the fourth day, you can go lower than 1500 if you want....say 1200, 1500, 1200, 2300. You just have to experiment with it and see what works for you. |
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hoofprints Distinguished Member
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It is good to keep your body guessing and your metabolism revved up. you can zig zag or once a week have a carb up day. This day you still eat all your meals however pick one or two where you eat something "off diet" Some people use it as a cheat day and go nuts. I don't think that's emotionally a healthy thing to do. That's a day you may be going out for dinner and so can't be sure of the calorie content. It doesn't mean have deep fryed foods or dessert, but order a nice balanced meal and don't worry that it might be a few hundred calories more than your limit. It's a great cycle to get into and as long as you don't turn it into a cheat day instead of two meals, or extend it over the weekend it does make the strictness of the rest of the week easier. |
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Well, I thought I should get this in before the day ends! It has been another crazry day with the bakery delivery etc.. I wont go all out into details because it's so late as is. But gave the zig zagging some thought and maybe today was a zag! I did well all say even given the circumstances of delivering bread all morning with the 2 little ones. Kept it under 500 all morning and then had only 1/2 turkey/mustard sand.=135. So I was doing well and going to try a ZIG day- low cal...................then husband, who is delivering in Boston calls and says " guess were we are having lunch? (Him and 12 year old son). I don't know. I mean I'm trying not to think about food right now, ya know? "Well" says he. I will save you 1/2 of an order only 3 of them.....................Oh no your not! I can't believe it1 He is having lunch at The Border and they havre the most awesome jalapeno poppers I have EVER had!!! "Jalapenos are good for you" Reason I. And the chicken and Tiny bit of cheese it is stuffed with IS protein after all! BUT i wonder how much all that fried batter on top cost in calories? UGH!!! Could call him back and tell him to give them to some needy person on the street on the way home. BUT I haven't had those in at least 6 months! SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO................I guess I'll make it a ZAG day, high calorie. In any case I did eat them when he came home at 9o'clock. And yes I do feel uh...like I want to see what happens tomorrow .On the up side, even after driving most of the day I took every opportunity to load and unload the racks of bread so as to strengthen my arms etc.. and then I even took my 8 year old for a walk to the park which is 1 mile away. While he did some hoops I walked up a very steep hill and around the park and then back home with boy for 3 intense miles. How does one calculate an intense uphill walk as opposed to a straight shot? And how many calories was in each of those poppers anyway???????????? |
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50lbs2lose New Member
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OH JUST IGNORE THAT BIG OL' BLUE THING IN THE MIDDLE THER! IDID NOT KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING  |
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heidiv New Member
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50lbs2lose wrote: On the up side, even after driving most of the day I took every opportunity to load and unload the racks of bread so as to strengthen my arms etc.. and then I even took my 8 year old for a walk to the park which is 1 mile away. While he did some hoops I walked up a very steep hill and around the park and then back home with boy for 3 intense miles. hey that sounds like great exercise ...forget about the poppers and start again tomorrow...you probably don't want to know how many cals were in them anyway!!!...LOL...j/k Keep up the good work, it's all baby steps. Heidi  |
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Thanks alot Hiedi! I tried to post an entry earlier but got interupted and then lost it. Soooooooooo... I'll try again ! Today was another intense day ( it seems that is all I have lately)! anyway I, we had a small bakery seminar hear at our little bakery today and so I prepareing food all day! I realy wanted to do the 1200 calorie thing today but I don't think I stayed that low. I will know when I check on the calculator. But I was up and down the stairs preparing food ALL morning and finally finished at 3 when I took the boys and baby for a swim.Ahhhhhhhhhh It felt so good to just float in the cool water! Then When I got home I told everyone they were having left overs for supper and I whent for my 4 mile brisk walk. I absolutely love sweeting and feeling the way I do at the end of a good hard walk. But I am sad  to say I will probably need to find another avenue (apart from any fancy machines or gym, because no money for that)to get a good workout. My feet are getting soo bad that they start to fall asleep at the 3qrter mark and now my toes are all pushingover to the left on my left foot. I have had bunions one both of my feet for several years and the past years with the extra wieght it is taking its toll. Every time after I come home from a walk you would think I was a different person , hobbling around on my crippled feet. Wheras just moments before I was booking it down the busy highway 9 pushing my stroller withmp3 player blaring Dabbie Rocker walking workout! So Hoofer, if you find the name to that book ,or if anyone else has any advice for me It would be muchly appreciated! Well gottago, baby is being demanding |
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Nir, thanks for all the computer help! DId you say you could change that loose to lose for me? Thank you if you could. That sounds Terrible! In any case If anyone has advice for me of another exercise I could do that is burning the same amount of caloreis for 1 hour a day 4mph walk, I would realy apreciate it. Its about 431 calorue for my size. On another note: I know I am loosing something because my close are fitting " looser" and my face is thinnig out. I always lose in my face first so I don't realy go by the mirror head up anymore, but I know my clothes are getting looser as well! I jusr want to wait until Sunday to check so it will kep me in line oover the week-end. For some reason If I look at the scale and it says some wieght gone I usualy give myself liberty to eat more. But this time I don't think I will because of the tremendous work I've had to put out this week. Maybe I am trying too hard and going too fast. We shall see. I just know I have to do something for my feet before I become a criple! Report later |
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Last night our family whent to a gathering at the farm we are going to be moving to in September. It is a community of believers in the bible according to the book af Acts. We lived in this community for 20 years and left 2 years ago to focus on some issues we had with our older children. Since then we have made a decision to return with the bakery and support what is there. We had a realy nice meal of grilled mackeral, rice, veggies and the most delicious breaded challah bread! I have to say I over did it on the bread. But I did no tdrink any of the sweetened tea hor have dessert. This morning I got up early and whent to the market up the road to bring more bread to sell. Then the baby and I whent over to the farmers market near town to get a cup of Joe and walk around a bit. I thought I would be tempted by all the goodies there but I wasn't! But when I came home I got involved with all the other children getting up etc... so I have'nt eaten yet. I realy wanted to post before my day whent on too much.So since yesterday was a little high calorie wise and I did not walk because I was so busy with laundry etc.. (but I did total 20 miles last week ) I think I'll try to stay more towards 1200 or so. Well It is almost 11 and all I have had was a cup of coffee -not a good start! |
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We wanted to take the children for a bike ride on the walk path in Haddly today so I packed a lunch and we got everything in the car,children included and we were on our way..................Getting closer we noticed how dark the sky was getting and changed our minds and went the magic wings instead. It was the first time ( and last) we have gone. It is somewhat pricey for the 6 of us but something to do on a rainy day. Just got bavk and decided to see what the damage was on my calorie counts. 11:00--protien shake w/flax oil=330 lunch---opened faced turkey sand=210 28 potato chips(madhousemunchies)=150 iced coffeefrom mcedees(med)=150 No exercise today(yet). Mabe if the rain lets up hubby will watch all the munchkins and I can go for a walk? So that's all for now! |
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hoofprints Distinguished Member
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Hey Sorry I'm so behind....ahhhh the life of working 12 hour days and trying to keep up on my horse! The book is "the Men's Health Home Workout Bible" It is awesome for a do it yourself kind of gal. What is living "by the book of Acts" I'm intrigued but don't want to pull out the bible and try to understand. |
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Thank you for the name of the book, hoofer.I will try to find it soon because I need to do something more than walking to save my feet. I think, though, once I get some of the wieght off than I can amp my walking up again. I LOVE walking soooooooooooo much! Ok, well withought being preachy or anything.........Living as the book of Acts is, If you look in the 2nd book chapter 41-47 It speaks about many people comming into the faith of Messiah. It then goes on to say how they actualy began living together as a community of believers. Chapter44 says"ANd all who shared the faith owned everything in common; they sold thier goods and possesions and distributed the proceeds among themselves according to what each one needed." This is how these people have lived for about 40 years now. As I said before we had lived there for 20 years but needed to focus on some things with our older children apart from the community and we are now feeling ready to return. I have no problem answering any questions you want to ask me abiut this to the best I can  .Ok, Now on to the rest of my food journaling.... At supper we had a nice big salad with cottage cheese and other goodies. I skipped the regular cheese and olives. I put mostly lettuce, sprouts, peppers, tomatoes some sessame stix and a little bit of cottage cheese. I had a good low cal dressing . So that was good . Butttttttttttttttt where I failed was the 8 grain sourgh dough bread. I am becomming a brad lover again! And then, because we had some out of town guests come for supper < I had made fresh blueberry pie in a grahm cracker crust and we all had a slice with a tad of whipped cream.Why I can't I just say " no thank you, I'm fine" all the time? Well, I guess if it were that easy than I wouldn't be in this place, now would I? And No, I did not go for my walk . Tommarow is wiegh in morning and I am so nervous about it I just want to go eat another piece ( or the whole rest of the PIE).! I guess I'll just drink loads of water and go to bed. Well until tomarow Good night . |
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hoofprints Distinguished Member
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lucky we are to have a chance at every single meal and snack to make a choice. One meal did not get you were you are and one meal will not undo your good intentions. Put the "bad" meal behind you and move on. Every meal we have a choice and 90% of them you are doing well. Remember habits take 21 days....can you count and control calories for only 21 days? I know you can. |
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Yes, lucky are we. And It did not seem to hinder my progress any. I checked the scale, as it is one week today, and honestly thought the 2 lbs I initialy lost after day 2 would be all that I dropped. But I was pleasantly surprised when the scale read 186! I haven't checked my measurements yet I will do that after my shower. But more good news ...I found my orthodics in an old pair of merrils and thought I would give them a try. Well I probably should of wore them yesterday to get use to them again as they about killed my shins the first 3 miles! But my toes did not fall asleep at all and they did not hurt when I finished my 4 miles I was so happy!I realized why my shins hurt was because the ortho's put my feet in line and this stresses my shins out until I'm use to them again. But I took the last mile easier and came home feeling great! I was wondering if someone knows about pushing a stroller while brisk walking? Because I always feel like I get more of a work out when I do the brisk walking with the stroller than by myself but the calculator read as if one is only "strolling" for an hour. I would apreciate any feed back on this. Thanks tons. |
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Tratra Distinguished Member
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Go to the Activity calculator. Go to "Child Care"...there's one for pushing a baby stroller. |
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Thanks trat. I have already tried that but unfortunately, it gives you claculations that are 1/2 the amount as for simply brisk walking. But I know I am definately sweating more . In any case I will continue to use tha 4mph calculations. my calculations for the day are as follows; 1458 calories in;3816 calories out; deficit of 2358 calories or something in that ballpark. I realized that this morning was not the morning to wiegh in as I realy started last monday. So I will wiegh and measure tommarow morning. |
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Well hubby got me up at 6:30 this morning because I told him I wanted to get up early to do xrses. But I havn't gone for my walk yet. Been busy taking my official wieght and measurments. So the damage for the week is...........................Wieght 185. and I lost 1 inch in the bust and 2inches in my waist. As my children would say YAHOO! So this seems to be working for me. I know it won't drop as speadily from now on and do not want to get discouraged when next week says only 1 pound gone. But realy I will be happy to get to 170 as I seem to keep dropping 5 on all the crazy fad diets out there but did not go any lower. I feel confident in the way I am eating that It isn't alot of water but actual fat. Because in the past months everything I tried ( diet pills, protien diets, alkalyzing etc) would rickoshe on me if I messed up even once and this hasn't happened with this, even after I ate the 4 jalepeno popper ( yes I confess I ate 4 of them!). But I also do not want to give into excuses to go ahead and eat the garbage or high fat foods on a regular basis. Maybe once a month have a treat meal with my family or something. I just know my reasoning, in the area of food is great and that is why I fall so easily. So I now need to adjust my calculators to 185. I am not at 140 yet. I still have 45 lbs2lose. So don't get heady, cindy, just keep going, stay on track. Get the baby up and go for your walk! |
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So today was a good exercise day! I still need to find out how many more calories I burn pushing that stroller with a 20lb baby in it! Especialy when I am going up hill 80%! WHEW! that one was tough today. But oh did it feel soooogood after! So I got the 4 miles in ( including the incline uo crosby hill, thank you!). I also did the wiegth lifting with free form wieghts ( only 5 lbs) that cportwine suggested ti nick on his sight. They seemed realy easy. But instead of getting heaviere wieghts I was going to tru more reps next time. Any suggestions on that one? In any case, meals were doing excelent untill I came home after bringing children swimming . All the way home I knew I had to fix something quick for supper because it is a bake day and slicing and bagging take a long time! So I'm thinking "wraps". We get the whole wheat ones, but still they are a whopping 350 calories per wrap! Probably because the'yre the big ones. anyway> I was going to make ceaser wraps but we were low on certain ing. So I found 3 rolls of roast beef (w/o fat type) and some cheese, tomatoe and lettuce. I was going to just have a protien shake and keep my calories at 1300 for the day BUT.....................my daughter "wasn't hungry" So I had extra roast beef and one slice extra swiis cheese and besides the wrap was already out of the package,and do you know how frustrating it is to get those buggers back in once they're out? Sooooo well I just went ahead and made myself a wrap with extra veggies and a little light mayo. That was a whopping 572 wowow more than I wanted. But I am not discouraged I did alot of exercising and I srubed the carpets from the car on my hands and knees. So hear it is...............4013 out 1903 in leaving a deficit of 2110. Not too bad.Now I would think my calculations were off if it were not for the fact that I am constantly running hear and there and washing, folding putting away laundry etc..for a large family. I think the walking 4 miles a day and watching what i eat is what is kicking things into action. If I wern't aware that potatoe chips are 150c for 28 of them I could easily eat 450 calories worth along with the roast beef wrap. And I know I would have used more cheese and more mayo(regular mayo at that!). That could have been a meal worth 1200 calories on it's own! So for now good night and hope to do better tommarow..................nite nite  |
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so it is almost noon and I havn't done very good today so far! Took the husbands baking apprentice home thihs morning as they did not get done till 2:30 am so he sleep in the extra room. I took him home ( 30 minutes away) to let hubby sleep and needed a coffee on the way home, first mistake. I stopped off at this store that is known for thier FRESH apple cider doughnuts, which were permeating the morning air along with the smell of Green mountain roasters Iknow those little doughnuts are full of fat from the fryolator..so I did not buy any. Instead I got a large coffee and blueberry muffin. Still bad. White sugar, white flour and coffee with whole milk uhgggggggg! And boy was I feeling it a couple of hours later! The carb and sugar load completely whipped me! But now it is lunch time and time to make wiser choices. Last edited on 6 August 2008 02:21 pm by 50lbs2lose |
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well,today ended better than I thought it would I actualy got 4.25 miles of walking in when I did not know if I would get any! my calories ended up at 1700 and I had a deficit of 2105. So I am still in the active stages. Getting anxious about wieghing in again, but realy want to wait until next monday so I won't get discouraged at all. I am going to bed early tonight |
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Hiya Cindy, reading your post about the blueberry muffins reminded me of the time I emailed for nutrition info to the company which provides the muffins served in our company's cafeteria. The shock was, for all the muffins and scones, they ran from 450 to 600+ calories per item. Even their flax which I though would be healthier. You are right to watch out for the muffins! Fantastic on the 4.25 miles walking today!! |
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I am no expert on lifting, but I have learned a few things. If you have a weaker side, start your reps there, that way if you can't complete you know how much to do on the other without overbuilding the strong side....does that make sense? Start with those 2.5 or five pound weights...when you can do three sets of ten and aren't dying at number 8 of the last...move up! Move up in 2.5 or five pound increments. Those old "little" weights are a perfect warm up set. Do two sets of ten of any exercise to warm up. Then move into your workout. I warm up on my exercise bike for ten minutes or on my step for 7...then move into my "real" workout. Invest in a workout ball....it substitutes for a weight bench, and uses all your stabilizer muscles. You could try a whole body workout for a few weeks and really practice perfect form. Then my body got "used" to it. Now I do a split....(arms and chest one day...back and legs the next...then abs..) after about five weeks I change excercises, or number of reps, or go to a different "style" That way my muscles are always trying to catch up  As soon as I can complete a set of three of most excercises without dying to do it I move up 5 pounds at a time...At first I have to push VERY hard to complete and sometimes I can only get 7 of the ten, but before you know it I can do the new weight. |
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 Well I finaly was able to get my ticker on! Slow and steady wins the race! Thanks for the advice hoof and molly,WOW about those muffins! But why do they have to taste soooooooooo good! ? Ok, so I got up at 7:15 to go for a walk w/o baby, as hubby was still sleeping, welllllllllllll It was pouring out! and I did not want to get on the sight yet because I spent soo much time on yesterday reading journal entry"s I haven't read( WOW how inspirering you all are!) But the sight itself can become quite a distraction ! So instead of exercising I swepy and mopped the bakery. I should have read hoofers advice first It probably would have given me what I needed to do the wieghts. But the bakery is clean and the children are now fed and husband is on his way with the bread. Oh what a poet I am!Brekfast: 2 slices whole spelt raisin cinnammon toast with 1tbs rasberry jam and esspresso with 1% milk=285 (well atleast it was wholesome!) Last edited on 6 August 2008 03:04 pm by 50lbs2lose |
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well this is 3rd time I kave tried making an entry in the past 24 hours. Let's see if I can accomplish it this time! So Yesterday I managed a full 50 min of aerobics and 3 sets 0f 10 doing 7 upper body exersises! I thought Iwould get some rest and se how I felt in the a.m. Well it just so happened I had one of those pocorn nights with the baby. She did not want to stay asleep! So I woke up sore and tired! Well today has been raining all day and I was too sore toexercise so I didn't. My food was realy good until I made this realy good chili and ate toomuch. It had no meat and was black beans and had 2% cheese and cottage cheese...So It wasn't like a1000 calories like it probably could have been but Iwas going to try to stay at 1200 todat since no exercise but got back up there to 1600 instead. Well given the fact that all week I have been burning a goo 500-600 calories extra a day and keeping my calories at around1500-16-- I think I should loose atleast ilb this week. I would be happy with that since I lost 5 last week! I can definately feel the difference and my husband told me today that my clothes looked like they were growing on me. As busy as he is and he takes time to notice AND express it! All for now |
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Well it was another bread run morning, but htis time I went prepared! Brought a slimfast bar and some special k cerial. Only ate 1/2 the bar, and oh some chicken jerkey (70) caloreis for the little packet. I ate the cerial plain because I couldn't find skim milk in a 8oz size!. So it was 270 for breakfast, OH I forgot the coffee=another 80(only because again no skim milk and 3 sugars! So 310. Lunch was a wholesome turkey,lettuce, tomatoe, Jalepeno mustard and little honey mustard on 4 seed whole spelt= 380 and water. Going to the farm tonight for a celebration supper probably grilled mamckeral and a yummy salad. I need to watch how much bread I eat though~Alwasy soooooooooo good, fresh like that. NO dessert and no sweet tea. I should do ok even if I end up having 600 calories at the meal I will still be just over 1200. It is just the eating so late that I regret. We will get there at 6:00 and usualy end up eating around 8:00. Oh well I am off to lok at others entries and clean refrigerators and finish laundry and clean laundry room etc.................. Hope I can fit my exercises in as it is stormy again so no brisk walk . |
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freshly baked bread every day is a SERIOUS challenge! congrats on your progress so far, and keep it up!! |
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So far today no ,so I'm going to write this and go for a walk before eveyone else gets up! Whent to the farm last night for supper and celebration. Super was grilled mackeral anddddd...............Eggplant parmesean. Ilove eggplant parmesean! It was a lower cal versian with cottage cheese instead of ricotta and BAKED eggplant instead of fried. But I should have just stuck to the portion I was served, insteads I fell into a bad habbit of mine, that is I tend to eat the left overs of my children. MY children are little eaters and if thier given a larger portion than they can eat I have been asking for a smaller one so I won't be tempted. But last night I let my youngest sons portion of EPP go because I knew I would get it. OK there is my confession for the day! So yes, I ate my fish (which was 1/2 a med size mackeral) and my EPP as we as 1 of my 8 year oldsOn the up side, the garlic bread came late so I did not touch it and I had a large salad of greens little tomatoes and cucumbers,also no dessert or tea.MY husband wants me to help him loose some wieght as he is seeing results with me. He gave me TWO nice compliments last night. One was when we were leaving he said he loved what I was wearing and how it made me look. Ihave worn the VERY SAME outfit a few times before and he never said anything . And then after we came home I was sitting at the PC reading about JUDDD when he took a  picture of me for his blackberry and he said "Yep, skin and bones." I said "yah right! not quite yet!"SO far havn't eaten anyhting I will get dressed and go for a little walk |
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Just got back from the hadley trail with hubby and children. The boys and hub did the rent -a- bike thing and my daughter and I took the baby for a 4 mile walk. It wasn't a brisk brisk walk like when I get all sweaty, but it wasn't a stroll either. We got exercise and my poor husband ,boy did he get exercise! Those 2 little boys gave him a run for his money! 9 miles of it up and down hills. He is quite sore. In any case, had friut for breakfast,apple and bannana,and a soy protien with h20 instead of dairy  . So this morning and afternoon amounted to 400-500 with the coffee.Then we had a late lunch of snacky type foods from Wholefoods .All very high in fat! So I am not eating any supper. I figure I have still kept my calories under or around 1500 If the noodle salad, hummus, pita chips and savory scone (1/4 of it) ended up being 1000 of those calories. Luckily I did the 4 mile walk after we ate the late lunch!So tommarow I was going to either start a zig zag or the JUDDD for a few weeks. My next weigh in day is on Monday and I am anxious to see if I have lost any more. I am not one to wiegh every day because I can't stand the up and down. It makes me too anxious and frustrated. Can't wait to get up and do my morning walk! It is the one morning I go by myself because hubby stays in bed with baby. This morning I just went for a stroll. So off now to read the little ones a story and get everyone to bed early. Maybe I'll get some crunches in on the stablelizing ball before bed! |
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Well started off the day very well! I had to make up for a late night splurge with hubby. He wanted to spend some time together after the children went to sleep so he got a large bottle of merlot and we had some cheese and crackers with it. I almost said no I am doing so good today. But I figured it was better to go with what was in his heart, because he know how much I am trying and he would not sabotage my efforts purposely. So I made up for it this morning and today. I went for a 4.63 mile brisk walk up hills and down valleys until I came home all sweaty and ready for the day! So far today calories in=541 calories out(exercise wise)=611 Tomorrow is weigh in For supper I had 1chicken breast with buffalo sauce (low cal type) and roasted zuchinni and corn====450 so a total of only 991 calories in for the day. I did 80 crunches on the resistance ball tonight ? I do not know how many calories that is. Have to look it up But I think I am doing good for zig day. Tomorrow I will bring the calories up a few so as not o binge on the Zag day .Last edited on 11 August 2008 04:44 am by 50lbs2lose |
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I don't get it! I know I feel differen, I even look different .but the scale was up to 188 ! Why? One thing I noticed last night was my ankles had puffyness around them like I would get at the end of a day when pregnant. I am not sure why I would be retaining water like this because I drink about 6 quarts of water a day and do not eat pre-packaged food with white salt hardley at all! I make about everything we eat and we use celtic sea salt. ONe thing I was wondering is if coffee makes you rewtain water? I always heard it dehydrates you so drink more h2o if you have some. In any case I realy wanted to get depressed about it because I only allow myself 1 weigh in day a week. Maybe I should weigh in every other day? Well, this morning I officialy switched back to mate (pronounced mah tay) this mornong still with sugar (not as much 1 tsp instead on2) and milk Less than with coffee.But I have no motivation to go kil myself on an ever increasing hike of a brisk walk if this is what i get for it! I did read the "french women don't get fat" book once and wondered if there is any rhyme to the reson of tak e it slow because going faster is only stressful to your system and your body hangs on to everything in times of stress? I think that was the jist of the book. I would be completely depressed today if I was not able to put on and wear comfortably a shirt and tunic I haven't been able to wear since before the last pregnancy.! GO FIGURE! |
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 THERE! A SNAIL IS MUCH SLOWER THAN A TURTLE. AND IT HAS BEEN RAINIG A LOT LATELY! |
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Well I think I figured out what is wrong. It is almost ttotm! I am so not use to this becaus of nursinffg and A dui I I had removed recently. So now that I am on track and I got a different scale (one I can see) I think I can do this. Although in my moment of despair I decided to only eat oatmeal and a protien drink this morning and then whent on an errand for my husband with the children. By time we got the errand done it was getting close to lunch. He and his baker apprentice were needing to eat so hubby asked me to pick up 2 large pizza! I was stawved at this point. So when we came home I gave in instead of making myself a salad with protein. Oh well. That was it for the day! I then decided Idid not care if it was still raining I was going for my 4 mile brisk walk. So I did. And i am happy again. All in, calories added to1500 calories burned with exercise =500 But I still don't know how to see what my deficit is |
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Today,today Ok I wanted to weigh on the new scale but I was so sore and tired that I ended up oversleeping.I was suppose to be up at 5:30 to get the rtead to 2 markets and slept in 1/2 an hour.I didn't even hear my daughter calling me, but hubby who hadn't gone to bed until 2:30 did. Shot oout of bed, threw my clothes on and got the apprentice and was out the door!I did remember to grab my  water though.Got home at 8:30 and baby was awake and wanting to be nursed. Husband was finishing up with the UPS bread and I ran to Walmart to get bins to start packing for move to the farm at the end of the month. So that is what I did most of the day. I did not even take the children for one walk! What a bad mom I am! But we all pulled together to go through, organise and pack a good bit. Going to have a large yard sale,( family event) on Sunday either this week or the next. So with all that and preparing meals and finishing laundry I did not do any exercise except 3 sets of Hundreds (pilate crunches). I wanted to do the weights ( and might still after this entry) but baby was giving me a hard time going to sleep. She just fell out! So food today was alot but within range; Brk; omlete with 2 eggwhites and 1 whole egg 1/4 cup 2% chedder and veggies and salsa=226 a lowfat capacinno=75 totaling 301 for breakfast snack; was 1 piece of 4 seed bread with honey mustard and 2 slices turkey meat=125 1/4 cup nonfat cottage cheese=35 Lunch; 4oz chicken breast on sesame spelt roll w/ 1tbs light mayo large salad w/ low cal dressing & 1 small cucumber=479 (This was my big meal) dinner; rest of chicken breast, 1tbs low cal bbq sauce ,10 wheat crackers=120 night snack; a slim bar protien=200 agrand total of 1260 calories. Not bad for how content I was with my choices. Also I am on my last qrt of water making it 6 total!Now oif I can just get the weights done before any catastrophy hits or the baby wakes up to nurse again |
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I sounds like you are sooo busy right now with getting ready to move and the baby et al. Congrats on keeping your focus. I could use some of your focus right now Cindy. |
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Thanks moly! Yes busy busy busy! But I am fiting in the weights after all! |
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 Well it was water! so on monday the scale said 188 wednesday, this morning it says 184.5! So atleast it is going down! I think sea turtles move faster than land turtles! |
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1419 calories in today. I pretty much followed the 40-30-30 formula today and felt completely satisffied. Didn't even give in to a bowl of ice cream with the children. Although I did have to have 1little spoon to see what "muddy sneakers" ice cream realy taste like. Itis pretty good. But I did not even want any more. Yea for me (why don't htey have cheer leading pom poms on the side hear?) So walking was only 2.25 miles as I had little onea all day and did not go early this morning. Oh well I kept under my calories and I am satisfied. |
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It must be almost time for ttotm because I have been a bad girl the past 24 hours! It started off with a roast beef and chese sand sent home yesterday. My husbansn't hungry and I was on the run and did not have time to sit daon and eat the salad my daughter made for me. Soooooooooooooo i grabed the sandwich and headed out the door. I thought that thing must have 800 calories in but found out it was more loke 5oo. But still that is more than I am use to eating at one meal! Then the chilli wasn't so bad but I just HAD to try the pesto pasta I made for the family ( small portion) But today is what is realy bad! I don't even wany to confess it but know I have to be accountable...........One the bread run with 2 little ones and bought coffe and doughnuts and then later had a bagel with cream cheese and another coffee from Panara bread. Thought I would start being good so had non fat flour totilla w/ turley non fat mayo and veggies but am now siting hear w/ 1/2 of a blueberry muffin (i ate the other 1/2 and thought if I confess now I won't eat the rest! ) my daughter brought home (she brought home a dozen!). I don't know why I am so carb crazy!!!So I put the other 1/2 away and I am going to be good the rest of the day! I almost feel like I shouldn't even eat anyhting else for the rest of the day and just spend the next 4 hours walking or doing aerobics! Maybe I will. |
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Ok I did exercise for an hour and 50 min. I rode the bike up to the farm we sell bread at and back. That was 4 miles. And I do mean up! then came home and pushed to baby a briskly 4 miles in one hour. I think I burned something like 900 calories! was good at supper: chicken breast and salad with kens asian spray for dressing. At the farm we went for celabration again and I just had small salad and steamed string beans. I did give ib abd eat one cookie for dessert . In any case tommarow is a day of rest ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ |
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Great Yard sale yesterday! Sold a lot of stuff and made enough money to get the "Dusty Strings" hammer dulcimer for my oldest son! He has been learning and playing on other peoples for years now. We saw an add on craigs list for a complete set for a very good price! He Will be sooso happy. OK so we celebrated with homemade Sundays last night and I am paying for it this morning! Not to mention the hubs and I split a bottle of Shiraz. Well, I only had 11/4 glasses because I was taking the boys out for sunday fixings and to look for a bunk bed for their new room. In any case I woke up feeling bloated and w/o energy. Made a cup of coffe and did the 'BUNS' section of this DVD my mom gave me. It is only 8 min exercises for buns, legs, abs, and arms. So I decided to do buns and legs 16 mins altogether. I mean how strenuous can this be? After 4 min into the buns I was huffin like I was hiking up hill pushing the stroller! Husband came in and saw me in a precarious position and decided to lay a bit of a swat on me. HA HA HA. Well as if I wasn't masochistic enough I decided to try the LEGS for 8 min.(after I caught my breath and had some water!). They were not as bad. So I decided to go for a 2 mile walk uphill one way down the next. Now if I can walk later Iwill take another 2 mile walk with Debbie Rocker. YEP, starting the week off good! I only Hope that tomorrow when I do the arms and abbs I can move the rest of the week. This has gota be good , right? |
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I don't know why but I still haven't started ttotm. But am still feeling the effects of water bloat etc... My weight was up to 187 so I don't know if it is water or the fact that I am consumming too many calories? I don't think I am and with the exercise it doesn't sem like it should mater if I am consuming up to 1700. I would still be loosing a pound a week. I don't know. Maybe someone has some advise for me?On another note...can someone explain net callories to me? I am keeping track of my calories on mdp but on the days it says net calories and that is the same amount as what I wrote that I had just consummed or less if I add my exercise routines. But what I am wondering is what are they for keeping track of and should I even be conserned with it? I would appreciate any feed back.  |
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I don't have all of the answers to your calorie tracking question (not familiar with the method you are using to calculate). But I might suggest that your weight is just fluctuating - I mean you aren't REALLY gaining or losing as quickly as the scale reports each day. I weigh myself every day... but it only really "counts" in my head once a week or so. I was keeping a little excel graph at one point so that I could see the overall trend. It's easy to get lost in the day-to-day fluctuations. Anyway, just a thought... |
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Thank you for the feed back trimb! Well todays food is as follows: Breakfast; 1 cup nonfat cottage cheese, 1slice 4 seed toast w/ rasberry just fruit,cup coffee=335 Lunch;turkey, cheese, mustard, lettuce, tomatoe,fat free mayo, on sesame roll and an apple=400 snack;1 string cheese and an orange 135 cup of black tea with skim milk and sugar=35 Supper; 4oz chicken breast steamed w/ lemon pepper sauce on bib lettuce with cucumbers, red pepper, and tomatoe. roasted red pepper dressing=265 and 6 flax oil capsules=60 grand total between 1250-1300 I did my walking kind of sporaticly today as I had little children all day. But I did get 4 miles in even though they weren't swear pouring type. So for the day all is well and I hope to have a lowere calorie day tomarow and thursday so on friday I can alow for more calories as we have supper at the farm. I believe this is zig zagging and do hope I can see some results from it. |
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Well today is a higher kik boxingWOW! I did throw out my uper back half way and had to bring things down a couple notches. Then I went on to do the torturous 8 min buns routine. It was harder than the other day! And then 4 min of the 8 in stretches. I was just worn out!Breakfast was a big omlete of 3 egg whites and 2 whole eggs with 1/3 cup 2% cheese and veggies along with 2 slices of dry spelt seeded bread. I couldn't a lot but I am trying to reach 1500 with good food today and no junk. I figure if I start out putting good protein and good whole carbs in than I won't be tempted by the bad.  So I also weighed myself this morning when I first got out of bed and think this is what motivated me to do the exercises I did and have a good but high food day..............................Are you ready 182.5 I'm a singinnnnI am not even at the 4 week point and already reached my goal of 8 lb loss! I haven't even started tottm yet either. Well let's se if this continues unti the official weigh in on Monday. But for today the  is shinning and I am feeling justy. So on with the day! Don't want to get to excited now.Last edited on 20 August 2008 03:48 pm by 50lbs2lose |
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Ok so I did it! I got too confident about my ability to have self contro. had a great lunch under 300 but lost it when I took the 32 little ones for my 2 mile walk. I brought along some money to by them an ice cream (mostly for bearing with my walking so far............bribery )But since the boy wanted his own I got a pint for the baby and my daughter at home. The baby couldn't stand not having hers so we stopped to feed her a"little" bit but she wanted to play instead and I already had the container open and the "moose tracks" just jumped out at me! The baby came back for more but i didn't save any for the daughter at home . I still stayed below maintanace but come onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!Ok Tomorow is another day |
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Congrats on the 8lbs, 50! Doesn't losing weight feel great? |
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Yes it sure does! Thank you Midge so much because when someone responds it feels just as ggggggggggggreat! The scale this morning said 180 lbs!!!!!! but ok, I am not going to go through the roof! ! Well maybe I won't.But seriously I wonder if it is because after I fell into eating that Ice cream then I used every bit of fortitude I had to not eat anyhting else the rest of the night.OH, but one other thing I have been doing the past 2 evenings is taking 6 flax gel capsules. I wonder if this is helping burn up some fat? Because quite honestly the last 2 mornigs I have woken up feeling VERY flat in the belly. This is only a guess. Anyone have any thoughts on that? I'll keep trying it and keep everyone posted. This could be our answer .Still I have to say |
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I find flax to be a great way to stay regular and keep the body cleaned out. The same goes for fish oil and fiber tabs. I don't take enough of the flax to notice any difference. Manly cause I take so many other things, that I didn't want to add flax to the mix, afraid of over doing it. But, please keep us posted. I would love know your results with using it. |
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Well yestareday when I weighed in it was 181lbs and I did take my flax oil the night before. So maybe it was just the exercising? In any case Yesterday was a good exerce day with lower body(those 8 min. are killers!) and arms. I did not weigh in today and it is my free day so I don't want to know any way! Don't know what we are going to do with children, maybe go swimming? I just wanted to be able to post something. |
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Weell I have to say I did take advantage of my free day! Took the 2 little ones out so hubs could sleep along with the lazy youth! (only joking The 2 of them are anything but laszy! they are hard workers all week long!) So we whent to the fresh apple cider doughnut stand and got 1/2 doz. with coffee and cider. Then cruzed the farmers market and whent to staples for my free teachers Stuff. Then we whent up to the farm stand where we get fresh milk and cut some teddy bear sunflowers for my husband (he loves flowers!). stopped at the yard sale and bought a couple of vases for our fowers. Came home, go the family breakfast and made hubs his coffee. By then we werre trying to figure out what to do for the day when hubs asked if I just wanted to take a nap with baby and he would take other children out. Oh yah! I was up till 2 last night (up till 1;00 tonight) so I are a beef and cheese on rye with mustard (no mayo) and handfull of chips. Took a 2 1/2 hour nap. WHen I got up And through the rest of the day I was not hungry. NOT until later. Then I got the munchies and had 1/2 of a muffin with lowfat vanilla yogurt. Still doing fine and was going to bed at 9:00 with baby when hubs wanted company while doing his bookwork. He coorced (sp?) me into getting crackers, cheese and a botlle og white zifandale as a Time together little snack. So whent to PC and have been up reading diary's ever since while he does his book work. Going to go to bed now and hope to burn all this off tomorow, or today godd night! |
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just saw your diary. posted an answer to your question in my diary. take care. DG |
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Well did good today. Took my 4 mile walk right away and had my Go lean protein shake with soy milk and Ice for breakfast. Lunch was snacky food;I piece of beef sausage, 1 slice dill havarti. Later a slice of 4 seed bread with non fat mayo and turkey meat. Supper was roasted chicken breast with corn on the cob( no butter) and roasted summer squash and onions. I did have 1 ice cream sandwich with the boys after swimming. Those things are getting smaller and smaller I swear! So I believe that brings me to 1500 with my morning coffee and the monster drink I splurged on. That with 400 gone for the walk gets me at what,1100 for the day as a deficit. Now If I can only go to bed and not stay up till 1or 2 again! It is just the only time my husband and I have any cohisive conversations. Oh well the joys of parenting! Am I using the correct word (cohisive)? |
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Ok Well Yesterday I started to post but my internet keeps going out on me and it gets ptetty frustrating so I gave up! In any case The scale read 183.5 but I FINALY got ttotm today so that explains everything, the nasty attitudes, the stuck weight, etc.. So fasr today I did my upper body dumbbell exercises. I decided to do the Bi\ody for life exercises as they give you several to choose from and you use the weights you can handle. Which for me is only 8 and 10 lbs. I know I could do moore with the right hand but my left forarm is giving me some weird trouble so I stick with what that can handle. In any case I feel like I am getting some good exercise in. So far calories for the day are 957 and Istill have 500 t0 go. Well gotta keep packing |
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Ok I wil try to get al this in before I have to go. Yesterday was lower body-40 min and a 4 mile brisk walk. my calories were high at 1947, But I am folowing suenos advice to scoobs. Today I did a 5 mile walk because hubs slept in and kept the baby soI dec ided to walk a lotle furthe up a hilly neiborhood and got lost, but kept walking. Definately harder pushing a stroller on a brisk walk! I felt like I could even go another mile this morning but had to get back to baby! So I ate my egg whites and 2 whole eggs with plain toast but couldn't even finish it all! and I had my key lime protein shake for mid morning meal |
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Well, been realy busy at the farn with the move and all. he boys love all the aspects of a functioning farm:haying, spreading manuer, feed goats and horses and cows! And the grain mill has kept my 8 year old extremely happy, being able to sirt the grain and store etc.. We are happy to be hear. he diet is a bit different because there is way more produce and not as much protein aas I was consuming. Bbut i am reading abook called "eat to live" by Joel furman. Ilike his concept. I haven't even stareted with the eat to live woe but have already lost 3lbs this week! Starting my month off good! Hope to be down to 170 by October 1st. At 177 as of today! |
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Well hear at the farm I do not have so much time to get on the computer but I sure am dropping the weight! I haven't weighed myself in a few days because i am a little bloated from pms. But my clothes and shoes ares o much looser! When i do step on the scale I don't want to be dissapointed. My eating is fair but everything is fresh and homemade and the distance one mudt travel to get anywhee is huge! So I do walk alot more just doing basic things. Well I will keep posted every now and again |
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well I am still hear at the farm and enjoying life hear. I have been seriosly doing the eat to live program (beans and greens)for 5 weeks now and am seeing a noticable differance. 4ince we grow loads of kale and beans are easily accesable it jas not been difficult to prepare meals.breakfast has mostly been fruit only (sometimes I add a drizze of tahini): lunch is a large green salad with as many vegetables as I wish, along with tofu and kale (steamed). Supper is usualy a variety of beans and kale with a slice sun/flax sourdough toast. On friday night I have salmon and rice along with a large salad and a steamed green vegy. If I want something sweet I have a bananna, fruit smoothie with juice. My husband and others tell me I am shrinking so that is good. I will wiegh myself this friday and see how much! |
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I got to hand it to you. I don't think I could eat that healthy. Your doing great! Congrats.... |
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thanks c port! Well I do have to admit that on sunday I made home eclares from scratch and couldn't not justify having one. They took all day to make, as I was making them for 40 people! I havn't had my fruit yet today so I think I'll have it for dinner. I am having a sweet craving so this should curb it. |
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well I have been trying to post for a couple of days now but I am happy to finaly beable to and with some good news! Yesterday I wieghed in (early but anxious to see some numbers) and it was 174.5 so I had to hear the hub when he said I was looking good and to keep going. Well I did good on fruit in am and salad at luncg and fat free chili and kale for supper. Then hubs brought home the other half of his turkey sub with jalepenos from subway and igave in an devoured itwellout of couriosity I wieghed this am and it was 171! Hubs went through th dinning room while I was vacumming and "where's all the wieght going?" Made my day! Do food today -s fruit with tahini for breakfast, kale and beans with steamed carrots and horseradish for lunch. I might splurge on a vegan carob chip cookie with a hot cup of mate (brazilian green tea)! For now. |
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50lbs2lose New Member
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 supper tonight was yummie!/stirfried veggies with fresh pinaple. And brags. I made a orange/piacolada juice s*use and steamed tofu. Nice polonesian meal with only fat being a tsp coconut oil for the veggies. I did eat the cookie earlier so that was my only bad for the day. Since I am not counting calories I am not exactly sure whear it leaves me with thatm all I know is it is working even if it is comming off at 1lb a week. I don't want to be anxious because in the long run I will be much healthier this way! |
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Beth Distinguished Member 
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I am curious about how you deal with kale. I know we're supposed to eat a lot of it, but it tastes awful. I found a recipe for baking it and that didn't work for me. I can hide some in salad and in smoothies. What do you do with it? Also, congratulations on the weight lifting. I am 55 and started lifting weights in March. I mostly use a weight machine set at 40 lbs. and do 3 sets at 30 each. I do use two 10# weights for some bicept/tricept/shoulder work. I use an exercise ball for squats. My upper and lower body are coming along nicely. The gut is just now starting to go down after all these months. Also, I've lost about 40 lbs., so the gut will be the last of the fat to go, I'm sure. I still have about 40 lbs to go. Anyway, I do the cardio out of necessity. My true love is weights because the results are so drastic in such a short period of time. I have a minor back injury and a little stenosis. Before I started exercising in March, I was wondering if I would end up bedridden with pain. I couldn't walk due to pain. Today I exercise to stay OUT of pain. Four days with no exercise and I'm dead meat. Keep up the good work! Please let me know about the kale. Sorry I wrote so much, I'm just fired up today! |
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cportwine Distinguished Member
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I am curious since you guys are doing weights, which is something I want to start on. How many times do you do each thing. I mean, do you do like ten on one arm and then switch. I am not sure how to start and how much to do. So, you input could really help me out. |
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Beth Distinguished Member
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Please excuse my boo boo! I am not superwoman and can't do 90 reps. I usually do either 30 reps all at once or 3 sets with 10 reps in each set with a little few seconds rest between sets. |
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50lbs2lose New Member
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Pepersonaly I like to follow the bfl program because it has pictures and sheets for the exercises. It helps me to know exactly what I am doing. As for the kale... I steam it using one of those metal fold out duhikies you place in a sauce pan. Put water in and kale, cover and cook till tender/ like 10/15 min. I then addwine vinegar and boy is iy yummers! Hope that helps. It's gotta beet putting it in smoothies |
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cportwine Distinguished Member
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Yea, sometimes the only way I can get certain veggies is to steam them. I love carrots and broccoli steamed. I can't hardly eat them any other way now, lol. |
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 well today was a semi free day (being the sabboth) and so I had ny friut w/tahini for breaky,a dry salad w/olives and onions along w/ ff onionsoup ans e slices spelt sour douh toast w/ garlic little olive oil. Then had a few bites of some homemade cheese. Around 3:30 I tosted e more slices of same bread and black cherry "just fruit" yum! Later ihad dome apple crisp w/ yogurt more veggie soup and some unleavened bread. Not so bad for a free day but need to get serious again starting tommarow. Scared to wiegh in tommarow because all the bread today and tom starting soon. |
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well just for a fluke I thought I would weigh after my shower that I didn't get until almost 12:00 (circumstances)but w/tom comming and being midday,already had breaky I thought for sure scale would read 175 or up. But no it was 173so I am definately loving this woe, so far today; med mixed fruit(no tahini) and tofu w/hot sauce on sd spelt. Sure could go for something sweet! But I realy do want to drop another 12lbs by my aniversary in january. Iwillbegood iwillbegood iwillbegood! Also tommorow night hubs is taking ne the back home again cafe in rutland and I might splurge a little then Last edited on 23 November 2008 06:49 pm by 50lbs2lose |
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cportwine Distinguished Member
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Congrats on the 173lbs. That is great and it sounds like your on your way to being a thin person. I would definitely let the night with the hubs slide. One night is not going to make or break you. So, go have fun and start back with the diet in the morning. |
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for the sake of love. Thanks for your response cportwine!not even hungry for supper(atleast not for mine speghetti squash with sauce,salad and moe salad). What I made for the house was speghetti sqash with sauce in casserole w/ fresh grated parm baked, sourdough garlic oil bread and salad w/ yummy, dull fat dressing. So since I had a protien smoothie earlier I am realyy not very hungry and just hope everyone eats all the yummy casserole before I go down to clean up! So for now off to soak my 12year olds foot as he fractured playing chase w/ his 17year old brother last week. He was being chased and jumped out a first floor window of the new barnyaeh boys! |
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cportwine Distinguished Member
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LOL, sounds like something my son would do.... they always so physical... oh yea, almost forgot, I made chili for the guys tonight, everyone else is gone. So, yeah, having a hard time not eating it. Every time I go in the kitchen its a bite here and a bite there.... I think I will go workout now....get away from it... lol Last edited on 24 November 2008 12:18 am by cportwine |
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scale said 171 this morning! Hopefully by the weekend I will be in the 60's. So far today fruit w/tahini a slice of sd toast w/hot sauce and ketsup and a smidged of the bean stuff I am making for lunch. Satisfied at the moment. |
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 nice night w/ hubs.did some shopping,had a nice meal, etc,etcn.... Food today;friut mix w/ tahini,bowl a beans w/ little minastrone added,fresh rye bread, and a bowl of steamed kale :comes to about700 calories so far (I think).in any case I will stay within 500 more calories for the day. |
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better post now while it's quiet on the front! Felt totaly awful this am. Had a cup of joe w/ whole milk (2tbs) and piece of rye w/ orange marmalade. Felt better and ate 1/2 my friut mix. Lunch was salad w/ squash caserol, curry rice, and sd toast w/hot sauce.too many carbs! Felt. Wiped out an hour later! Can't eat carbs like that again! Feeling real crampy. Must be tom soon! I want to wait untill sunday to wiegh again in hopes to be in 60's. happy turkey day to all!! |
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Well, at least your weren't eating sugar all day, like I did. I was trying to get stuff ready for the big day tomorrow. Yea, I could just skip tomorrow now, with all that I have ate already. Don't worry, we will all do better when the holiday is over.... Hope you get to feeling better... |
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More cramps,no TOM. Well I thougjt I would do good today but started off bad by only having grapes for breaky should have known better! So when snack came along I ended up having too many slices of the cranberry orange nut bread with cream cheese spread! On top of that my 17 year old sond who is helping his dad in the bakery today decides to bring me (his beloved mother) a pazini that he made- buttery pastry filled with cheese and sundried tomato so this all before the actual meal! Maybe I will have more self control then! |
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So TOM arrived this morning and I am suffering! Cramps, too much carbs, etc....any way, life goes on!I want o start tommorow trying the protien in am and eve. Along continuin ETL. Also need to get back into a routine of exercising! I am verry mobile and active hear at the farm but a good workout always leaves me feeling better! So starting Sunday I will do my FFL wieght and a brisk walk every day. These are goals I need to attain to. On my wiegh down! |
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Well I have been spending a lot of time in suenos diary. That is one inspiring journal! So far I have gone from 191lbs in august down to 1710 hear at the end of November. Things are moving rather slow. Albeit they moving down though. I realy do want to be at 165 by my 23rd aniversary on January 10th. I have decided to give 100 percent this next week. I will take one week at a time and give my all. Wrote in my book that I will begin an exercise program again tommorow. I was anxios and brisk walked 1mile tonoigjt,mostly uphill! ETL BEANS and GREENS forever!!?? |
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50lbs2lose New Member
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well have to post something!weight the past few days has been a discouraging 175.5! Did not wiegh today (do by want to know!) did a 2mile brisk walk yesterday and have been strict etl since Sunday. I will step on the scale tommorow and hope to see Better numbers! This is frustrating using the iPhone and blacber Kberry t to see and post CPh!!! Well I won't be decieved again about what I think I can eat off etl again! Last edited on 3 December 2008 02:02 pm by 50lbs2lose |
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well it has been a good week so far. ETL has been working for me well. i just have to stay faithful to it. |
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50lbs2lose New Member
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ok so today is verry good! i am getting my 2miles in about every day now. i realy want to try and get a total of 20 miles in a week but i do not know how to fit that in! so for now i do what i can. has anyone heard from hoofprints lately? it does not seem as though she is posting hear anymore. just concerned. until later.... |
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cportwine Distinguished Member
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Yep, it kind of sucks when people leave here. You just get use to them and get to know them a little and then they split. |
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am rereading etl and realizing the reason i am stuck is because i am not eating enough produce. the waythis works is the morenutrient dense foods one consumes the more calories one burnes. i just thought it was way too much food for me. SO far today ate ahuge fruit mix and ahuge huge salad w/steamedbroccoli.hope i can get under the 60s this week. (Or rather into them i mean). |
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well feeling real good about food choices today and will wiegh in tommorow morning. Hears to hoping it is low70s. |
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well wieght todayis172.5. went tobed with 1300 cals for the day. no exercise except going up and down 3 flights Of stairs about ten times today. figured out why the lbs are not going faster..just like my husband said....my fat percentage is down 5% from33to 27! hubs kept telling me I was firming up but my stupid mind would not except anything but lower scale numbers! Ineed to go by what Dr. Furhman is sayimg about focusing on eating and beeing healthy and the wieght qill just come off on its own. |
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cportwine Distinguished Member
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Your right, but it's hard getting ourselves to believe that sometimes. You could measure yourself, if that would make you feel better. |
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50lbs2lose New Member
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my spelling and writing is al jamed ip using this thing! What does lol mean amyway!? |
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cportwine Distinguished Member
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Lots of laughs or Laugh out loud Take your pick... lol |
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50lbs2lose New Member
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gee thanks! Now I don't feel so out of it when I read lol |
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cportwine Distinguished Member
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You what I can't figure out, and maybe you will know. But, when you want to quote something someone said instead of the whole text. I can't figure it out to save my life. I should just read the instruction on here. I am sure it tells a person how to do those things. But, then that's kind of like reading the directions when putting something together, wouldn't want to do that, lol. |
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You know what? I don't even know how to post a quote at all! Food for the day was verry Furhmanish.............Breakfast was fruit with tahini. Lunh was a HUGE of green salad with lots of veggies, tofu (steamed withought oil), on a slice of sourghdough toast and hot sauce,greens that were steamed w/vinegar. supper was another large salad w/ lemon juice (again no oil) and a small bowl (that started out a big bowl until I found out there was olive oil in it half way through eating it ) of vegan black bean chili. It was good while it lasted!So then while doing the dishes the 12 year old son comes in from baking with dad to inform me the sweet sticky buns he made to day dhould come out of the oven around 9:30 if I am going to be awake to partake in them ! Ok so I am going to bed in a few minutes and will NOT go out to the bakery to give hubs a well meanind kiss goodnight. |
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Your breakfast and lunch sounds so good, especially the fruit with tahini (love that stuff)...actually you had me right up to the tofu & hot sauce....spent a whole trying to convince myself that "I like tofu, I like tofu"...yea, I hate the stuff. Have a wonderful day! |
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cportwine Distinguished Member
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I can make myself eat tofu. But, to be honest, I have never liked it. |
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50lbs2lose New Member
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Tofu.Actualy it took me awhile to know how to fix it to my liking and it actualy is pretty tasty! I slice it the thicker way and put a mixture of soy sauce, garlic powder and onion powder on it. Oil my pan lightly and pour the soy sasuce mixture over it. I cookit till it runs almost dry and then add some water,just enough to help steam it a little longer. I love it on sour bread with a homemade hot pepper sauce. In any case gave in to the sweet rolls as they were sent over from the bakery for the children. Why can't just leave things alone ! |
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TRYING THIS AGAIN! OK so I am adjust my eating a little to see if this helps the wieght start falling again . . In any case Hear it is................. 6:am whey protien shake with water at 220 cals. 9:am fruit mix w/1Tbs tahini at 300cals. 12:00 large salad with lots of veggies, tofu on sd toast and hot sauce at 350cals. 3:pm veggie stix and hummus at 250 cals. 6:oo pm large salad ( no oil as is lunches) tofu or bean burger and steamed kale at 300 cals. 9:00pm another protien shake with less pwd and 1 frozen banana. at 200 cals. so that is1500-1600 a day. I hope this will help me as my RMR is something like 1470 and I am a lightly active person with 30 min exercise 4 times a week. Anyone have any comments I am glad to hear them Last edited on 17 December 2008 06:50 pm by 50lbs2lose |
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TOO BAD! just lost my whole post. |
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TOO BAD! just lost my whole post. |
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YUP TOO FUNNY!!! I guess I can realy use the lol lol lol alot! |
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mollymoo24 Distinguished Member
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Oh, yeah, first let me address the technical difficulties. First, if you want to quote part, but not all, hit the QUOTE button then in the resulting text box you can delete the part the person wrote that you don't care about. And losing the whole post - yeah - that typically happens when you backspace or delete over an emoticon or graphics - it's a buggy thing with the board software (Nir cannot do anything about it so I believe) and so you have to be cautious. Sometimes in the event of a long post I keep open a Word doc window and cut and paste over to it once in a while to make sure I have a backup going. Anyway, I am just catching up with you a little and I saw that you've dropped 5 points in your body fat percentage which is just terrific! You must feel so great with everything you've achieved so far. Keep it up Cindy! |
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cportwine Distinguished Member
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mollymoo24 wrote: Oh, yeah, first let me address the technical difficulties. Hey, thanks for the info on the quote thing, it was driving me nuts. I don't why I didn't think of that. It was right under my nose the whole time. lol The copy and paste thing, I have done with success at times... I was getting ticked one day and did that, and it actually worked... |
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50lbs2lose New Member
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Thanks moly for popping into my jouenal again. Yes, the muscle is increasing and fat decreasing, but the scale won't budge off of 173! That part is kindof frustrating. But I know if I focus on being healthy and not getting skinny then I will be happy. My husband wondered if all my fretting was actualy causing my body to hold on to the wieght? Is that possible? well food the past few days has been very good. No cookies or no no's. Juat been Furmanizing |
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Well I am feeling like the wieght is comming off a little more now. Few! Iwill wiegh myself tommorow to see. But I definately feel better.I decided to gothe program I wrote and do it more lik "Fit for life"". Seems like with still nursingIneed a little more leway. |
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Then again maybe I will wait and wiegh on monday. Today I let things in I should have juded better. So tommorow can e a realy low day with lots of lemon water, some protien and loads of veggies! Not that I had anything greesy or super fattening, I just know I went beyondmy calories and realy did not burn a whole lot today. So tommorow is going to be more faithful. |
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Nir Senior Administrator
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(Female, 44, 5'5", 150lb) unadjusted RMR = 1331 (don't go below this) maintenance calories for different activity levels: sedentary = 1597 lightly active = 1830 moderately active = 2063 (careful: this one only applies if you really believe that you are burning an extra 466 calories in exercise, 7 days a week) Those figures are maintenance, so to create a deficit you eat less than them (but not less than 1331) |
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Thanks nir. I know I am ot 150lbs but I have a new theory that if I eat like a lightly active one then my should equal out to that wieght, right? Then when I hit150 Iwill eat like a 130lb woman until I get to that wieght. Does this sound loopy or like a plan? |
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The only danger with a plan like that is that you'll be eating too much and not creating enough of a deficit to lose weight (or to lose weight quickly enough). For examle, are you going to eat 1830, like the 150lb lightly active woman who wants to stay at her current weight, or 1330, like that same woman who is creating a 500 calorie deficit to hopefully lose 1lb per week? (what is your current weight and how does the amount you intend to consume compare with your maintenance calories as calculated at your current weight, in other words what deficit are you actually creating?) |
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my current wieght is 171 lbs. and I exercise 3-4 days a week for 30-45mins. I also do not sit around for any length of tim watching tv etc..LIVE on the third floor of an old farm house and carry my 22lb toddler up and down abojt 5-6 times a day. So I di not know if that is considered lightly active or not? Im a?y case I am finding it very difficult(even with the etl woe) to droo the pounds. I love to take nrisk walks but the snow hear in Vermont makes it more than chalenging as I have sprained my ankle several times in the past and do not want to take the chance again. I am looking into gettinf a rebounder ad we can not?afford a treadmill. Does this help you help me at all? |
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WOW sorry about all the spelling mess ups on the last post. This little phone makes it difficult! |
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S O ..... wiegh in at 171. Ithink it went dowm because I did not eat anything after lunch, which was around 1:00 in the afternoon. But I I was not even hungry. Idid have hot ginger tody before bed (trying to beat off this cold!). So today is same as yesterday..food wise; fruit with tahini for breakfast, cup o joe with goat milk,( it was fresh so verry good!) . Lunch was large salad with feta cheese, tofu and a few olives,little creamy itlian dressing. So I figure 980 calories so far? I will eat steamed collords and brocolli later and maybe some sour dough toast? Bringing me to what 1300cals for the day. Yesterday it was way low at 1100 for the whole day. Well maybe not I never cou ted the hot tody with finger brandy. Any idea how many cals in that? |
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With that number I can bring my observation to life. If you are 171lb and lightly active then your maintenance calories are 1962. If you eat like a lightly active 150lb woman wants to maintain her weight (1830) then you have a calorie deficit of 132, at that rate you'll be lucky to loose one pound every 27 days. As you lose weight your rate of loss will only get worse (slow down). You'll get there eventually but it will take years. Conclusion: better to eat like that 150lb woman when she's on a diet say 1500 (or a bit lower - as discussed above).(A 25ml shot of Brandy will be about 60 calories on its own) |
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Posting from a computer! Thanks so much for your help with this Nir. Yah so I have been staying at or around 1550 calories the past few days. I can go 100 lower and see how that does for me. Again thank you! |
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Well I am happy today! Mostly because I get to use a real computer again! But also the hubs got me a new fangled rebounder with attaching resistant bandas and a built on pedometer, calorie calculator thinga magigy. I have been using it the past few days and feel like I am accomplishing some good exercise again! Also i did not want to weigh myself this morning but after my workout and shower I took the mirror into my room ( I know vanity vanity ) and took a good look at myself all naked. I was actually shocked. See, the bathroom we had at the apt in Brattleboro had a big mirror right outside the shower and I got to see all the bad ugly rolls getting in and out of the shower. But hear we do not have one and I have not had time to think about it. So when I looked at myself in the face mirror I was pleasantly surprised to see rolls not there and actual definition in my tummy. I am actually getting somewhere. So tommorow I will weigh in and measure for the week. I just have to stay out of the bakery tonight as hubs has a wheel of brie cheese, crackers and rasberry jam in there! |
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Hey there, I just started (and read all the way through) your diary. I wanted to say congratulations on your weight loss, you have lost a lot of weight, and I am sure it shows a big difference in your body. Also, I have to hand it to you, you get in a LOT of exercise and eat so healthy! That is amazing especially for a woman who is a mother of small children and running her own business. I don't do even a fraction of what you do exercise-wise and I have NO children I have to look after. (I do work full-time, but children I think are a greater stressor than full-time work because children are always there and you get no break from them. At least with work the workday ends around 5pm and then of course you have weekends and paid holidays. Not so with children!) And you are right, this site is distracting AND addicting, but I LOVE it. I have no problems being addicted to stuff and I am always looking for a new obsession/addiction, lol Also, that is quite interesting about your little commune that you live on. It reminds me of a kibbutz or a 60s co-op. Really cool! |
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Thanks for visiting my journal terabyte. Yes, children are all consuming! I feel bad when , like tonight I was laying the baby down, singing to her and had the 2 younger boys in the next room trying to get them to bed and I am just all anxious to get on this laptop to post or go to My Plate to see how many calories I ate today. I get frustrated when my focus is divided and then I do not even enjoy putting my children to bed! It makes me wish I could just be normal about food and exercise and not obsess bout it so much! Oh well I did tell them how much I love them and gave kisses and all. Tomorrow is another day. And Yes the community we live in is great. We live in a basin on a farm and have a cafe in an adjoining town. We sell our baked goods and healthy soups and sandwiches there. We love meeting people and telling them of our hope. Ask anything you want about it. I like to answer questions . |
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well TTOTM I guess tht says it for today! But I discovered I have lost some inches so about that. |
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You are doing GREAT! Inches are as good as pounds. Really do we want to say to our self "I weigh x" or do we want to look GREAT in our clothes and feels comfortable with what we see in the mirror? I think we don't care what we weigh as much as how good we look in our birthday suit |
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Thanks Hoofprints! Yes I am starting to like the way I look in my birthday suit! One thing I was wondering though is if someone looses weight, like I have lost 30lbs since I had my daughter 20 months ago( It is not a fast lose and I am not down to where I was before being pregnant (which was 160lbs) )but when I see my upper body it looks smaller to me than before I gained all that weight. Is that possible that I am loosing more up top and will it catch up on the bottom? Does this make sense to anyone? |
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oh yes it does ....the bottom bits (tummy, butt, thighs) they seem to be stuck on with stronger velcro. Why does god do that? first to get larger, last to shrink. |
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Just wanted say "happy new year"...and glad you're on a "real" computer again instead of the blackberry that was frustrating you so much....got an e-mail coming your way |
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50lbs2lose New Member
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You are soooooooooooooooo right hooferprints! first to get big last to shrink. I think it is to help us to stay consistant. I would probably quit eating healthy if mu but and legs got small as fast as my face does! And thank you much Suenos. I just posted a request in your journal for that again. Last edited on 30 December 2008 07:20 pm by 50lbs2lose |
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Well today is a 1/2 day eats day. I ate breakfast; fruit ( not as big as usual), 2 slices sd toast w/ 1 0z brie cheese and some strawberry jam. @ cup coffee w/ milk=600 cal but I knew it was gonna be high. Then lunch was chicken cheese w/ mayo on 2 small rounds of rye and 4 stix celery.=500? ' A snack of balance bar aroud 2ish=250 cals =1350 for the day. I will have no other food for the day just 2 strong cups od yerba mate foe dinner. I think as long as I am getting my 1400 cals in or around that I should be fine to eat like this occasionaly. Of cource I should have more green raw stuff tommorow. Last edited on 31 December 2008 06:04 pm by 50lbs2lose |
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hey cindy: re: the info you asked for earlier I'd suggest (now that you have a real computer yey!!) you go to this site: http://www.exrx.net/index.html and go over it carefully....IMO, if you're into (or want to) get into weight resistance but don't have access to a gym or trainer this is the first place to go to get a good idea about what different movements look like, what the correct form is, and exactly which muscles are being worked and how. Next up, you said you've got 15lb weights---question: do you have any lighter (i.e. 3-5 lbls) or heavier (at least 20lbs?) And if I'm remembering you've got a swiss ball right? There's 2 options I'd reccommend off the bat: option one: pick three days (not consecutive) you can spend 30-45 mins on your routine (i.e. M-W-F) for a full body routine (three compound movements & 2 accessory movements)...personally this is my preference for beginners; you can do your preferred form of cardio either after the weights work-out or on the days you don't do weights option two: . pick four or five days (can be consecutive) you can spend 20-30 mins on your routine and do an upper body/lower body split with the cardio coming post weights work-out on the days you don't do a lower body routine. Either way, the key to getting any results is going to be consistency- so if you know you have 20 mins a day that you can devote to resistance exercise, but having 30-45 three days a week just isn't in your timetable, then option two is better cause you'll actually be able to do it . Couple questions: how's your flexibility? (i.e. can you bend over and touch your toes pretty easily?) do you have any joint (tennis elbow? wonky knees?) issues other than the previously spraned ankle? What are your current measurements? Also notice you're following ETL...do you have any problems taking in a form of liquid protein following your weights routine because 8oz of skim milk is ideal but it that's an "no-no" soy milk is a second option. Okay chica, look over the site, let me know what option works best for ya and anwsers to the above questions (and feel free to ask any questions you might have also) and I'll shoot something your way in terms of a specific reccommended work-out plan with weights for ya. Happy New Year! |
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Thank you suenos for the sight. I am not sure what to pull up on it though, as there seems to be a lot of information. (technologically chalanged). In any case, to answer your questions; I am pretty flexible; can place my hands flately on the floor, no real knee problems or anything else except the the skittish ankle. My measurements are ,as of December 28: breast 37 1/2", waist 33", hips 42 1/2" thighs25". Also I weighed in this morning at 171. Oh by the way if you read earlier where I wrote that my fat had decresed by 5 points well it was a false reading on my fangly dangly water/fat reading scale (how do they figure that out!). And yes I could take a dairy protein after weights. I actually have a few whey powder drinks would that suffice? We also get goats milk really fresh ( right from the nanny morning and evening).So yea I am very happy about the 171lbs reading because was stuck after thanksgiving at 174-175. It would not move. But I am doing the MUFAs and not eating after 3 o'clock the past few days and this has seemed to help move things a little. But I am eating between 1400-1500 a day AND I have been using the re-bounder for a good heart raising workout. I believe you, that consistency is the key. Unfortunately it is one of my greatest weaknesses . But I can change.Thank you for all your input. Hope your new year is going well so far. |
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Well food for the day was: breakfast fruit mix w/o tahini but did have 3 almond for the mufas=400 after that digested i had 2 thin slices sunny flax toast w/1oz brie and 2tbs strjam=280 later cup joe w/ milk=90 lunch: lare salad w/ balsalmic vinegeratt(too much oil) 1/4 avocdo(mufas) and 3//4c chicken salad. 1/2 cup squash soup ( it looked yummy)=750 cals Then I had yerba mate w/ milk and honey=65 So that is all before 3:00 and I am done eating at 1600 calories. 150 more than I should have but I won't eat again until about 12:00 tomorow so it will do me untill then . When the scale read 171 this morning wit me still beiieng at ttotm I was sure this way is working. So i will see what I weigh in at tommorow. My official wiegh in is Sunday hope to be in 60s by then. |
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Hey Cindy: I'm going to send you a p.m. (so I don't clog up your diary with it) probably on Sat with some real specific suggestions that I think you'll like Meanwhile, I just wanted to wish you all the best for the new year and tell you how nice it is to have you on the forums. Oh, and I'm giving you a new years wish: may you end the year being techno savvy......you've already mastered "LOL" .....lol |
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Your sweet suenos. Woke up and wieghed in at 170. So this is working But was so hungry and hurt my back yesterday so one of the women hear is making my fruit bowl and I have not gotten it yet. But I ate my 6 almonds, cup pf joe w/milk and couple bites of the end of the babys oatmeal and last few bites of the unwanted raisin toast. So I am picking. After I got the joe in I feel more settled. Gotta get off of it and back to the plain yerba mate as my drink of choice, or regular green tea would even be better. Just got the fruit so I will eat 1/2 now and that will probably bring me to 400 cals already. Oh it adds up sooooooooooo quickly! |
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Well yestaerday the scale read 170 and I was glad but afraid to check thhis morning because I so want it to go into the 60s I am afraid I will be dissapointed. So today I am still eating at my fruit mix and probably won't eat my salad unti 2 or 3. I will probably put a little white tyrkey on it for protien. I did put tahini in my fruit bowl for the mufas. I did try some med j jill tops on today and they fit great up top a little snug around the hips though. |
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okay chica, check your pm box....I know what you're thinking "about darn time!) LOL. I forgot to mention that some of the pics are gonna show the guy using a bench...but it you have a sturdy coffee table that's just fine...and the broomstick twist - yep, just grab a broomstick! |
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okay cindy, I'm not very good at explaining techo stuff but try it here from your diary and see if this is easier....just move your pointer down to anywhere in the line that's a funky color and starts with the letters "http"...the color on that text should change as soon as your pointer is on it...then just hit your left click on your mouse and you should go directly to a site which which demonstrates the particular exercise http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/Triceps/DBKickback.html It should just go to a new window and when you're done looking at it you can just close that window and return to the original screen (in this case your p.m.) by clicking on the little box with an "x" on the upper right hand side of your screen... practice makes perfect ....if I didn't explain this well you might want to forward your pm to Nir and ask him to walk you through doing it cause he is uber techno savvy...I promise that it's really simple though after the first time you do itLast edited on 6 January 2009 04:48 am by suenos |
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thanks suenos. The problem with the pm was there was no link that I could see like in the diary. Maybe I just do not know how to access the whole pm? But here I see the exercises fine.thanx again! |
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alrighty then.......... arms: dumbell kickback http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/Triceps/DBKickback.html one arm tricep extention http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/Triceps/DBOneArmTriExt.htmlbiceps: dumbell curls http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/Biceps/DBCurl.html shoulders: upright row http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/DeltoidLateral/DBUprightRow.html back: lying row http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/BackGeneral/DBLyingRow.html chest: bench press http: http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/PectoralSternal/DBBenchPress.html core: broomstick twist http://www.exrx.net/Plyometrics/BroomstickTwist.html butt: split squat http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/GluteusMaximus/DBSplitSquat.html thighs: side lunges http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/Quadriceps/DBSideLunge.html Last edited on 7 January 2009 06:04 am by suenos |
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It has been a few days and although I did try and post TWICE and lost both of them I ave up for a while (on posting that is). so and in any case......I did the work out posted by suenos as previously noted (thank you again for my uterly excruciatingly soar thighs that !make it difficult for me to go down the stairs 10x+ a day!)2 days ago and then yesterday di 20 min of what I think was HIIT on the rebounder. I am just comming up with a random cardio on my own as I do not want to experience anothersprained ankle! So even though my legs are killing me I will do the workout again and that will be 2 days with that for the week. Tomorow is the sabboth. Food has been the same excpt yesterday I gave in and had 2 grilled cheese ans sour krout sandwiches in the evening. I would not even have except I was fixing hubs some dnner and it looked sooooo good so I made me 1 but #2 son said I put to much hot sauce on his and he coul not eat it so I coul not just let it waste . Oh the hurddles of a mother!( they were little sandwiches but because of being grilled and the mayo in the cheese sourriut spread I do believe they must have come to 600 cals. So that probably brought me to 2000 for the day.Oh well that was yesterday. today was friut bowl w/ 1tbs tahini and cup of joe mixed w/ chicory and goat milk. It is fettuccini alfrado for supper toight with chicken so I will make a big salad and have the chix on top w/o the realy good stuff. People are commenting about how I look like I am dropping again . Of cource I have scalephobia right now and I do not realy know why. I think I am afraid of giving in if I see numbers in the 60's and I amd afraid of getting discouraged if do not. So I go with the compliments and keep pluggin. I will weigh again and leasure on Sunday am.Last edited on 9 January 2009 04:16 pm by 50lbs2lose |
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Well this is my clean eating schedual for the week.. Breakfast: fruit bowl w/ tahini or grapefruit and egg white spinach omlett. Lunch: large salad with either chiken or tuna or homemade cheese and sesame stix and a little dressing. A snack in between lunch and supper can be an apple or bannana. Supper will be kale or spinach and some type of beans, with a little olive oil and salsa. I think if I stick with this and do the workout 3 times a week and the rebound cardio 3 times a week I shoould be able to get into the low 60's by the end of Feburary and then I will make another goal t that point. ither tommorow or Monday morning I will post my wieght and measurmnets. I hope I am ready for them! |
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HEAR is what I did; ncreased to 10lbs for the most part of the workout. As well I increased reps to 6 at 4 sets=24 of each exercise (I still can not access the second one). Then I did the broomstick in between each set so as not to waist time. Then I did 2 sets of 15 frog squats and 10 side squats on each leg w/ 3lb wieghts. It took 1/2 hour. I will go finish eating my fruit but maybe I will blend the rest w/ whey powder and water and ice cubes. |
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food scoop is.........................fruit smoothie w/ whey protien powder and water.=400cals lentil stew, beet greens, serving of cashews=510 cals about 11/2 quarts water and only plain yerba mate. not too bad., probably have a salad laterwith some chicken or sesame stix on top. |
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Cindy! You're welcome for the sore thighs Responding to what you posted in my diary: I have no idea what "frog squats" are???? but there are five million variations of squats so that's no surprise...not sure about HIIT on the rebounder as far as safety goes though because the bottom line of doing HIIT is that during the "intense" period the idea is to do whatever you're doing (i.e. running, jumping, peddling, etc.) at your absolute max so you pretty much want to be on stable ground or secure equipment - but if you're just talking about Intervals (where you go harder/faster) for a period and then slow back down, a rebounder could be a fun variation. About the more reps....this is what I tell clients: If you feel like you can do "more" then you need a higher weight not more reps of the same weight. Fewer reps with a higher weight vs. more reps with a lower weight....there's a long explaination why I favor this approach (which I won't bore you to death with) but ideally when you reach your goal "size" (notice I didn't say weight) you want a lower bodyfat percentage obtained by preserving (or even gaining a bit) lean muscle mass rather weight loss which includes a lot of muscle tissue loss (skinny but flabby & weak). Challenging yourself with heavier weights (vs. lifting a lighter weight a bunch of time) is going to get you further with this goal.....and no it won't make you bulky! Down the line, there's actually a place for incorporating lower weight/higher reps in a weight program - but that has more to do with working on other goals and isn't all that optimal in the stage you're at. Okay, that's my 2 cents. Last edited on 13 January 2009 06:27 am by suenos |
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Frog squats are awsome! danimae has a link to a sight about them if you are interrested. I can't remember what page of her journal it was on. Yes interval training is probably what I want and I can google that and see what I come up with. Today I kinda did that where I walked 2 min jumping jacks 1 min walk ( more briskly than at first)2 min lunges 1 min walk 2 jump rope i etc...for 20 min. The counter dohickie said I actualy burned 300 cals, which if you ask me is a good 20 min workoout and I felt it sweat wise! BUt it might have read a bit high. In anycase I eel good getting it in and will go for 30 min on thursday. So far food for the day is; fruit bowl w/1oz of cashews (mufas)=450cals cup of javachi I made myself w/ goats milk and trader joes instant chai mix and coffee=200 ( but it was GOODDDDDDDDDDDDD)cajun black beans and spinach ( homemeade and yummy!)=200 2 thin slices sour ugh spelt=150 cup of black tea w/ goats milk and 1tbs honey=100 so 1100 for the day-the 300 I buned off. I get 300 more to eat which will probably be romain lettuce w/ 6oz grilled chicken and lemon juice for supper. Well ended up with romain lettuce and a couple of bean/grain burgers and some mustard ketchup stuff. Wanted something sweet but there was nothing around so i gave it up. yes stayed w/in my range. Last edited on 14 January 2009 06:35 pm by 50lbs2lose |
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well I did find out that yes you do burn 150 cals for every 10 mins of jumping jack/lunge type exercise on the rebounder! It made me want to do cardio on it every day! Unfortunately I find it very hard to fit it in as I try to when the baby is napping like yesterdy. But today I could hardly get the wieght workout in and that in sections! She kept waking up and I had to put her back to sleep. That on top of living on the third floor and I am always afraid of disturbing other mothers putting thier little ones down. Anyway I will find a way I am sure I always do! |
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Well eat to live with a few variations. Breakfast: fruit bowl with cashews=500 Lunch: Large salad ofromain,tomatoe, red pepper, onion,cucumber,1/2 cup grated chedder(variatio ), and 1 cup ( atleast) of cajun black beans, and a few sesame stix. No dressing. It was delish! and very filling.=500Supper: (could not eat all of it because I realy was not even hungry after thaat huge lunch )another huge salad with all the same veggies-cucumber but with a few cubes of smoked turkey and a little ranch dressing oh and remembered the mufas this time and had a few olives. ate 12 0f it and some spinach w/ onions( steamed).=400So I will probably wrap the rest of the salad up for tommorow and that will be it for the day. Exercise was 20 minn (300 cals) on rebounder and 10 min of ab exercises ( I do not know how much those burned had to be about 150?) So I feel good about today and will go to bed in about 3 hours on this. Last edited on 15 January 2009 11:06 pm by 50lbs2lose |
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I just ordered eat to live. Is that pretty much what you are doing? How do you like it? And do you think it is working for you? Sorry, don't mean to hammer on you. I just am curious at what I am getting myself into... Anyway, sounds like it is going good for you. Your list of foods looks great! I hope some day I can conform to not eating junk. Or at least get it to minimal amounts. |
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Yes this is pretty much how I eat with a few variations like chicken occasionaly on a Friday night with my big salad and steamed veggies. Sometimes during the week I thhrough a few sesaame stix in my salad to make it more interrestig. The bean burgers I have made and have with bbq sauce or ketchup are realy good! Just recently I started exercising regurlarly again s hubs bought me a rebounder with tracking device on it and suenos gave me a good workout on line to do. So this morning I actualy feel like I am acomplishing my goals again! I haven't checked the scale because last time I did I was way dissapointed but I did measure myself and got encouraged. I will post everything on on Sunday. This will give me incentive to be good this weekend and not give into all the rich food available (that I do not even have to cook ). So for today so far I have had a cup of cooked oatmeal with tiny raw sugar and 1/2 serving of cashews. Also drinking a large fog buster java with goat milk=? I will figure out the calories later. Even though Furman says no need to count calories I do because of the variations. I don't want to be eating in the 2000 range . So far I have been able to keep it in e 1500-1600, which for me that is good. Soon I will go down more to 1400-1500 I think. In any case this is working for me and junk food is just pretty much a non exist except for special outings like chineese buffet with my older daughter last week. Then I made sur I had only friut for breakfast and that was my only other meal. So that is what I do If you want more details just ask I do not feel hambered |
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Hey, thanks for the reponse. I may have more questions later after I get started on this thing. But, I am good for now. Well, have a good day......I am sure sunday weigh in will go well for you... |
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Well workout today was great! did lying flys 3sets 0f 10 bench presses 3 sets of 10 standing rows 4 sets of 5 2 others I can not remember thenames of 4 sets of 5 and then I did 5 sets of 15 frog sqauts . and 2 sets of 10 push ups. then about 100 broom twist as I did them while I was "resting" the 30 seconds inbetween sets. I don't like to waste time. So food today was the oatmeal and cashews for breakfast an a gigantuous salad w/beans a little cheese 1/2 cup and jalepenos,and sesame stix. I could ot even finish it and I am still full! I should have eaten my spinach first because I did ot even finish that iethher and I just read that spinach is a fat burning vegetable, so sure wish I had!I am going to continue to read suenos journal from beginning to end as it is inspiring me to stay on the right path. Just wish she would write a book. I mean make it ananomous if you have to but I can't realy print the whole thing off line ya know Just kidding! I probably would not be able to afford it anyway! |
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Well today has been a relaxing day, ( as much as one can with a 21month old and 3 boys!). IN any case food wise so far today has been pretty much the sameo sameo breaffast:bowl of fruit w/ extra fat burning fruits in it like blue berries and cantalope. I addad a whole serving of cashews which was 210cal alone ! So I asume it was probably well lets see; 1 bananna,1/8 fresh pineapple,1orange,1/8th of a cantalope, and some blueberries(maybe15). So maybe what? 350cals and then the cashew add up to560 cals! wow it is aalot for one meal but it is only fruit that digest pretty fast and the cashews are for the mufas. I think I could have had only 1/2 serving of them thoughanyway on to the next meal....Lunch: a large salad made with spring mix instead of romain hearts,1/2 cucumber,2/3 cup fresh salsa (made w/ peppers, tomatoes, and onions),1/2cup clover sprouts, some homemade hung yogurt (fau sour cream) and 1/2 cup grated mozerela cheese (protien) and 4 calomato olives(mufas). I also had about 4 of the homemade wheat crackers beause it was my recipe and I wanted to see how they came out.=another 500calories So hear i sit drinking some Trader joes chai mix and that is 130cals (it is one of the coldest days in vermont and I took the boys out sledding, so pat me on the back )Adding all this together I am not ging to get down on myself because even though this is high it is all good food! But I have to be careful because 3 years ago before I got pregnant with my little girl I was way determined to do the brisk walk/jog thing for an hour every day. I would come home sweating like a pig and ccould nNOt get below 160 no matter how much I exercised. But I realized even though I was eating GOOD FOOD it iwas verry high in fat. SO I think this is one thing I am looking out for.. So even thoug I did have the mozerella and hung yogurt I did not have any dressing (which I usualy don't ) and I stayed away from the beans this time. Kinda like maybe have this if I don't have that sorta thing. In any case so far it all adds up to1390 so far. On the exercise front I did nothing today but I will take suenos example and tommarow will post my workout and food for the week. I think that will keep me acountable. As I read her diary in more detail this time I am getting excited about the prospect of actualy obtaining a goal I have had for a long time! I have alwys been on the bigger side for my hieght except when I was nursing my first 3 children then I was actualy in the 130's with only minnimak exercise of a daily brisk walk and some stretch type exercises I woulddo and then some airobics every other morning. I guess the consistency is what paid off back then. So hear is to reaching that goal and staying there! |
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soe what suenos said April 18,2006 was she started loosing more when she increased FOOD intake, i noticed not fat or carb so what kind of food? i'll have to go back and look. Does this mean I should stop counting cals and just adjust my fats etc..? |
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Started my cardio workout that somewhat mimicked suenos: rebounderfor 1hour; 10 mins on 30 crunches 10 mins jumping 40 crunches et.. for over an hour actualy .It is funny because the pedometer attached to the rebounder read a calorie burn of 1027. Which I dunno? But it felt good to be sweating as much as I did. So food today was: Breakie; fruit=250, and an eggwhite omlete no cheese but lots of veggies=250 After cardio I had 1/4 cup nut mix=180 Lunch; 6oz white meat chicken no fat on 2 slices of sour dough w/ sprouts and romain and a little olive oil and bbq sauce=550 Supper was a cup of oatmeal with some muscavo (natural sugar)=180 oh I also had a java chai, gottta stop drinking those cause my psoriasis is kikking up when I do =200So tally is 1610 and if I realy did burn 1027 on the rebounder how much did I burn doing 210 crunches? Well maybe someonewith some wisdom on the burning calories rebounding can help me? I will look it up on this sight and livestrong for sure if they have it . |
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So I had 1/2 cantalope with a few blueberries and an hour and a half later a 4 egg white omlette with a load of veggies. andddddddddddddddmy java chai which I MUST STOP giving into every day! It realy is my only bad but the refined sugar in the chai mix along with the whole milk just does damage to everything else I am doing. So at lunch time after the baby is laid down I will do my legs and abs and possibly 20 min on rebounder agai ( it is getting a bit addicting ) and then I willblack beans and some sme stix(?). |
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well this will probaly be the last time for a while that I will be posting,atleast by computer as hubs is taking the lapptop for a while for his busyness. It is probaly a good thing so I can get some sewing done! In any case I did a realy good work out tonight and used my 20lb weights the hubs bought me ! Not for the whole work out but I am pleased with where I am heading. I never posted my weight or measurments this week because I was a chicken to take them. Maybe I will have more confidence next week!One of the women are making venison guyros for saturday lunch and I sure hope I caan restrain myself . Might not happen. In any case if I keep being consistant with the workouts as well as the cardio then I think i will do well.Post later . |
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well, on the phone again! Just wanted to do a short post and let everyone know the weights semm to be doing the job! In just a few weeks my belly is flatter than before my pregnancy and my energy is skyrocketting! I am just trying to figure inthe cardio at this point. I know it will happen.I just get anxious about it . By the way, I decided to not get on the scale or measure for a few weeks. I want to make sure my diet is staying healthy first. |
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Well yesterday I had such stomach pains I coul hardly eat and did no exercise. Woke this am and had a slight bit of the same but whent on and by 2pm after a cup of joe was feeeling like doing the workout+. So I am feeling great now with 1900 cals in. Now I am reading in livestrong that if you are trying to loose fat and build muscle aat the same time you need to not eat at a deficit but eat back the calories you have burned off during exercise. Does this coincide with anything anyone else is doing hear? It is kind of a scarry idea, because I am now in the 160's and do not want to gain any back. But at the same time my stomach is getting flatter and I am feeling great! I also notice my legs firming up. But I haven't been eating back the calories. Should I start or keep going with what I am doing in staying between 14-1500 cals a day and burning about 500-800 ( depending on cardio vs weight days). Any advice is welcome! |
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Ok so my new food goals are as follows;.... Breakfast= apple (or other fruit), 1 cup oatmeal (no sugar), a boiled egg=260 snack= 1oz cinnamon aalmonds or mixed nuts=160 lunch=large salad w/ tofu or chicken, loght dressing, brocolli or cauliflower=300 snack=protien drink w/ bananna and water=200 supper=beans and salad and veggies=300 snack= almond =160 mate w/ milk and honeyy 1, joe w/ goat milk 1=200 =1600 cals total Exercise= S/T/TH= cardio on rebounder w/ abs inbetween every 10 minutes for 1 hour. M/W/F= full body resistance with the program from suenos without the legs. Legs will be 8 min butt routine and 8min legs routine. Along with stretching and abs on this day. I will have to keep comming back to this page to remeber what I want as a goal. Tommarow( if i don't chicken out ) I will post measurements and weight. I know I am shrinking and firming up because my clothes (and the mirror) are saying so. It is just looking at actual numbers that scares me. |
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Ok this is the first of Feburary and although I forgot to measure and weigh this morning I did sneak a peak of the scale before exercising at 10:30. But I will wate to post until tomarow when I do all the other rigamamroe. So far breakfast has been=medium apple and a hard boiled egg, along with a cup of yerba mate with milk and honey=250 cals burned 312 on the rebounder and did 100 crunches(?) Lunch will be tofu veggie sandwiches with lots of tomatoe and cucumbers, onions and lettuce. Do not know calories on this yet, will have to look it up. -300cals and another mate w/milk and honey.=100 snack was 1ozcinnamon roasted almonds=170 So during nap I did 30 more minutes on the rebounder which burned another481 cals and 60 pushups (ladies type) and another 100 crunches. Altogether burned about 800 cals, did 60 pushups and 200 crunches. Last edited on 1 February 2009 09:11 pm by 50lbs2lose |
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So supper was a large green salad w/ cucumbers, tomatoe, amd peppers and a few carrot squares. A portion of sesame stix and a little garlic dressing. Then I had a bowl of broccoli. This was yummi and verry satisfying! I will have a protein drink before bed Which will bring my calories to around 1400. This is a good day especialy right before my weigh and measure day tommarow! |
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good exercise day! 1hourof full body workout with weights for the upper body and intense lower body workout called "8 min workouts". They might be short but they get yoou sweating,especialy the 8 min butt exercises! I don't realy know how to track those type of exercises, except maybe counting them as calinetics? So that only gives about 386 cals an hour. Oh well I am still at a deficit with that. So food was healthy and clean. Alot of protein from oatmeal, sunflower seeds, a white bean chicken chili I made and one protein bananna drink I had before bed. Also had almonds and a piece of chees and 2 eggs. The rest of the day was loads of salad and brocolli. I did have a few slices of sour dough bread with the chili yumm .So calories in were 1600 out 386(?) |
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well happy to say that even though I haven't been posting I have been doing well and am actualy down to my prepregnancy weight of 165lbs. I am actualy,probably less but do not know, scale wise because my digital scale stopped working after I accidently poured mop water on it. But some off my prepreg clothes are looser on me than they were prepreg. So if any of that makes sence,well good! I have madey exercise program priority this far. But this week was seek and have missed 2 days. Back on it again tommarow! Still have 30lbs to go and hope to meet that by June? Don't know if that is realistic though. Maybe more like August or so. Well working my way down in any case! |
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Well I just got a new scale and just finished inputing all my info. This one is not going in the bathroom! I won't weigh until tommarow so want to make sure I'm being good the rest of the day. This is my eating plan and exercise routine. Which I am a little off of this week cause of a terrible bug I had over the weekend that has knocked out my strenghth something terrible! But hear it is as it has been going; Breakfast : oatmeal w/1tbsp natural peanut butter and2tbsp muscavo sugar and an apple. Lunch : usualy sometype of bean soup with either chicken of ground turkey in it and a salad and kale. Supper : generaly salad whole grain toast and more veggies Snacks are usualy almonds and a cup of coffee or mate with milk and honey. This all adds to roughly14-1600 daily. My exercising has been the body for life routine with3resistence days and 320 minute aerobic salutions days. I like it but want to get it in in the morning instead of afternoon to get it done with for the day. So there we are. I will be posting again more regularly and am anxios to drop down to my next mini goal of 150. Last edited on 11 March 2009 07:32 pm by 50lbs2lose |
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Why do I resist getting on the scale so profusely? I did good yesterday and even extended my rebounding aerobics so I ended up burning 500 calories. And then only had curried chick peas with spinach (yum). And I did even hop on to see what it might read after breakfast and lunch. It was higher than what I was thinking but being in the middle of the day I knew it would be about 4lbs heavier. So I know I am still in 160s. Well it is a beautiful day hear today and I hope to get out for a nice long walk later! |
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Ok so hears the skinny on today so far! Children have been sick with some terrible stomach bug. So I have not gotten a lot of sleep at night. Therefore not much energy for exercise during the dayBut I am nursing Abigail now and she will nap for a good 2 hours so I will do my rebounder and possible weights. I shouldndo upper body but only got lower in once this week and that is where the real damage is soo I guess I will see how much I will do. As for food so far I started off bad but recouped real fast and so I do not feel so bad about my flub up beginning. Husband is trying to add quick breads (healthy, whole grain, made with honey kind). So he tried a blueberry bread last night and sent a loaf up this morning, just in time for my cup of joe to be done. Well you can not think after little sleep and fresh coffee that I could resist can you? But I had an apple an hour latter and a big healthy salad at lunch no meat or cheese or sesame stix (I absolutely love those on my salads but they are high in calories). I did have some avocado though. So I would say I am at 900 for the day and it is 1:10 hear. Getting ready to burn 500 of that. So not too shabby. |
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Hey Cindy! Sounds like you're still doing wonderful and I'm glad you're sticking with the weights. Man, if you could see my face you'd see a big grin!! Hope the kiddies are feeling better soon. Everyone I know, including at work, has been sick with some funky upper respi thing for at least the last month - cept me Don't know why it's passed by me but I'm not questioning! |
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well today is a good day so far and i hope it continues on for the week. i did my wegh in and measurements and although i am up 3lbs from what i thought(168 not 165) i know it could be muscle as i am surely firming up. So all is well and the sun is shinning. |
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Well I joined the spring challange and hope this will give me incentive to go the extra mile. Ha ha! in any case my exercise is consistant and things are looking good in the mirror, but scale is sitting at 166. Not bad and should not go by the scale alone, I realize just being anxious I am sure. Well I'll keep posting as I can |
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So I did the BMR calculator again and for a moderate lifestyle it gives 2,274 as an unadjusted calculation. So I assume -500 is something like 1,774 (which I'd a little high for me) and then -500 for the calories I burn exercising would bring me around 1,274 calories for usage. Is this right? I am more like staying at 1,000. I think this is going well. Any advise is welcome. |
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So today has been good so far with breakfast being a egg white, spinach omlettte and coffee. I want to keep things low today as I have been on the high side lately. I plan on burning 500 calories on the rebounder and doing my 300 crunches. I'll post more later |
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Well, burned 600cals instead of 500 because the little one slept longer so I just kept jumping to see how much I could burn. But I only got in 30 crunches because I did not want to stop. So I have taken in 1,342 cals and burned 600. This is with out supper. So I am at a 766 cal deficit if eating 1500. Should I eat supper or not? I guess I'll see how hungry I get. Feeling good though. |
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Well I ate back all but 271 calories which just leaves me at a deficit 771. So maybe I will lose 1.5 pounds this week instead of 2? Anything getting me into the 50's is good with me! I just would like to see 155 by the end of April. That is 6 weeks away so I know I will have to have atleaat a few weeks at 2lb loses. The problem is I get so very hungry a few hours after I exercise and I end up eating back more than I should. But some people say you should eat them all back and you lose faster? How do people hear feel about that one? Maybe it is only in the case of weight lifting? I do not know exactly but I am a little scared to try it again. Although to be honest when I did it last that is when I saw a large drop on the scale; 171 down to 165! I was shocked! So why do I question it? All in the mind I suppose! I will give it a shot again and see what happens. |
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Well today will be a high day because it is Friday and we always a nice meal somewhat late in the evening along with horsdevours and gooood bread and dessert. Not a low calorie day! So instead of starving myself and then stuffing myself I decided to just eat normal good for me food all day. Then tommarow I will eat only fruit. Keep it low like up day down day and see how the scale is on Sunday. Woke up feeling FIRM. So all the exercise I'd doing some good. But the scale sits at 166.8. Not worried as fat burning, muscle strengthening will do that for a little bit. I will still do my weights and possibly some rebounding this afternoon. Breakfast was sour dough raisin/walnut toast with coconut oil and jam ,oatmeal with muscavo and peanut butter. 2 cups of mate with mill and honey ( no coffee!). So yes,good food but probably too much of it. That is why I need only grapefruit and apples tommarow. |
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I am sitting hear nursing Abigail typing from my itouch wishing I had enourmous amounts of energy to exercise atleast 300 calories worth on the rebounder as well as weights. But I feel DUH, that is what I said. DUH. No energy. Guess I just need to lay her down, change into workout clothes and give it a go. Did not eat lunch yet because breakfast is sticking to me. |
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So this was an up day but my stomach is so not use to eating like this. And it was even less rich than conventional meals. I skipped lunch and burned 500cals on rebounder instead of weights. But it was our families Friday night meal so this is what we made for 35 people: appatizers of spinach balls (baked but made with too much oil!), carrot stix and a mustard dip. Then for supper I made a roasted veggie lasagna with only a little mozeralla and homemade pesto rub. I haveti say it was one of the most enjoyable lasagna I have eaten ( even if I did make it myself). I think because it was not so heavy with slot eggs and ricotta etc. And we had steamed kale along with a toss salad and rosemarry foccasa bread. Then dessertvwas peanut butter cookies and orange julius. I only had a cookie and I had no bread. But the rest was filling enough. So definately will have a down day tommarow. |
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Well it was suppose to be a down day but already up to 1200 caps :s! hock: what hapened! Well breakfast was good with half a grapefruit and a balance bar. I thought I would keep it at that until we came in from working with the horses and a Greek salad,reviled egg, foccacia bread spread was all laid out for us. Since it was "just salad" I gave in and fixed a big plate of it. And there went the down day. Because the rest of the peanut butter cookies came out after that ! Well start now and keep going down. |
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today is deffinately a down day, more like a fast day. I took my intestinel 1s last night ,woke up and drank almost a quart of water, some plain mate and then a cup with milk and honey. Then I made a cup of green tea and half way through it I started feeling realy sick to my stomach! Yuck. So the made it to the bathroom but instead of throwing up I had expelled everything the other way. Feel a little better now but not great. So I brought up a bunch of apples and grapefruit incase I want to just eat fruit. But for now only having my green tea and water. The big question is should I exercise or not? If not taking in many calories should I burn off any or will that leave me feeling too weak? In any case I have gotten a lot of encouragement about the way I am looking this weekend, and all from those who I see everydY around the house.y little 9 year old even said I looked skinnier than I use to. And my 15 year old girl wants to start exercising with me. That's acbiggy because I could never even get her to go for brisk walks or do sit ups before. She is a small girl but I have allways believed in exercise being good for a body be it big or small. So I am happy about the way things are going One goal I have is to be able to ride our sway back horse ( the other 2 are begiens and too big and scarey) but you have to be 150 lbs or under. So I want to get there this summer and have a few good rides. |
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Definately a stomach bug! And on top of that I started from today! So tonight I thought it would be ok to weigh myself because basicaly I am "cleaned out". But with ttotm and being evening it was not a good idea. I am not even reporting. But tommarow is my weigh in day for the spring challange and I realy want to be down not up! Especialy with this digestive bug and realy considering how well I did last week in general. But I have to keep reminding myself that the scale is only part of the truth. Itvis reqly how my clothes are fitting and how I am looking. So there is my pep talk for the night. Nursing abigail , going to bed. Will officialy weigh and measure tommarow. |
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Well the news is..... 164.2 today and that with my cycle starting and all. I also did the tape measurement thing and I am minus 15.5 inches ssinfe September! So today is an up day and already I have had a large bowl of oats with 2tbs peanut butter some muscavo,, little milk and a java chai for breakfast. A lunch was a cup of split pea soup an d 4 pieces of garlic toasties. I wanted to have my large salad with avocado sesame stix and catalina dresing but I am just too full! I will do my full body workout with dumbells and eat it right after that. |
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So did not eat the salad until supper time. Which after talying it up it came to whopping 1023 cals! So I alittle over 2070 for the day. But I did dog whole body workout which took over an hour so I figure I burned 500 with that. Everything I ate today was nutritiuos so I do not feel at all bad about it. I might have some vanilla ice cream with chunky peanut butter mixed in later as my bad for my up day, seeing as how tommarow is another down day. But I don't have to be bad just can if I want to. |
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yes another down day ad a little hardee than last one. But we are going to Plymouth tommarow so do not want to jeperodize my up day. so far today ad an apple and a bowl of steamed kale. getting ready to have a cup of joe w/milk and sugar. So 250 will be the tally forthis day so far. i .want to do my 20 min. on rebounder but that buenes300. How good is that on a low day? We will see |
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well I could have done better but gave into acup of lentil stew and garlic toast. So I am saying1000cals even if it is a little high. I can`t say I feel too bad because my up day was healthy except for the icecream. But tommarow is another story. We are taking the whole crew to Plymouth for our grand daughters dedication. So definately an up day! I will report my weight in the morning. |
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so far today 734 cals in and I am about to do my rebounding and crunches which will burn between 300-400 cals. So it will keep me in my down day. Looking forward to weighing tommarow as I am not flowing much at all anymore and thud is my third down day. |
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well today is an up day but I am not gorging just eating normal.. An interesting weigh in this morning 167 . But I realized I was bloated in my hands. Must have been the jalepeno cheese roll I gave into last night. Calories were still under 1000.So we go on with the day. |
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Well I am dropping the aDD woe because gives me too many excuses and I didn't feel like I was keeping up my exercises. So back to what was working. Oatmeal with peanut butter in the morning, beans and greens for lunch and large salad witheitherprotrin or carbs for supper. So that is what I did today alng with45min of full body dumbel resistance. I'll be hurting tommarow for sure. But good news is I am using 20lbs for almost all of the exercises now. I didgive inane had some burtucci pizza my husband brought home. I was behind 400cals now I am over by 50. Other than that I did realy well today. Even drank over 3quarts of water. Good day over all. |
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Hey Cindy! Just caught up on your diary and thought I'd drop you line. Terrific that you've gone up in your weights (I mean the iron ones, not the scale LOL)!! If you don't mind a little 2 cents, as long as you're both continuing with a challenging exercise routine including both weights & cardio, you might want to not dip too low in cals for a prolonged period...one of the things about lifting is that it's what happens in the following that the work is really done...short bus explaination is that the process of lifting tears down your muscles while the repair (strengthing) takes place over the next 24 or so hours. And the repair process requires nutritous fuel - (complex carbs, protein) to do its work at maximum efficiency. So bottom line (IMO), if you're more sedentary and don't do a regular weights resistance program, and don't care about whether the weight lost comes from muscle or fat - then it doesn't matter. But, if you're looking to lose more fat than muscle, strenthening the muscle you retain, require enough energy to exercise daily as well as recover properly from the exercise AND don't want to end up negatively effecting your metabolism - a repeated string of very low cal days is soooo not the way to go. Woops, this ended up a tad bit longer than I started out to write .... |
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Yep woke up retaining water from the Burtuccis pizza last night! I knew I needed more calories but should have made a better choice. Thanks suenos. It's funny you posted that because I was already thinking that way, so I feel comfirmed. Woke up hungry and bloated. I'll have some lemon water and my oatmeal with peanut butter. |
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Strangest scale thing ever! I got up this morning and weighed in at 165lbs. Went to pee and decided hey wonder if that was like half a pound or something so steped back on the scale and it read 167! Off and on again a d still 167 !!!!! So I decided I liked what I saw the first time ! |
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lol...that is VERY weird. I guess that just goes to show you that no scale is 100% accurate. Is it a regular scale with a needle or a digital one? I have a standard one and I have to adjust it to make sure the line is right on zero....just a thought. |
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It is practicaly brand new digital that also measures body fat (?) and water! Go figure huh? |
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Hi Cindy, I haven't been in your journal for a while but just wanted to stop in and say hi. That is really irritating about the scale. I don't know what to make of it myself. It wasn't April Fools Day was it? I can just see some sinister programmer in a back room somewhere adding in logic to add 2 pounds on April 1. |
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Ha ha had not thought about that one. But unfortunitaley it was this morning. As you were writing in my journal I as in yours a year ago when you were the same weight as I am right now ! I was trying to get some direction in how to keep the weight comming off. Maybe I should start jogging. Although I realy like my rebounder. Oh eel it's late. I'll think about it more tomarow. Mighty night. |
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Hi Cindy, I saw your post in Nick's journal. Wow, you are right, you haven't updated your diary in quite a while. I hope you are doing well. Everything is fine with me, and I am sure I will be back doodling away soon. How are things with your weight loss journey? How about an update? Cheers, Mol. |
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YAy! I am so happy to hear all is well with Moll. Update yes.. well I have been over at livestrong as there are a lot of wieght lifters over ther and I like thier way of thinking food wise so I have been trying it out and all I have to say is WOW! Just to give a small report: eat at maintance, exercise like theres no tommarow and lift as heavy as you can (for me that isn't much more than 25lbs). I'm not loosing on the scale so much (actualy i am not even looking as I do not want to get discouraged) still at 165 (think), but the amazing thing is my clothes are getting biger and I am definately geting stronger. Sometimes I think I am eating too much but then I continue to get compliments and I see it in every area. I won't go to a gym so weights won't ever be in the 100's or anything but I am glad for the results I am seeing So ther you have it. I will try to keep more current. |
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I started the day of with grapefruit and was going to have eggs but remembered my flax borage oil so had half a cup of yogurt with that instead. Then I whent to the post and came back feeling just awful! Whent to bed for 2 hours. When I got up I took some Tylenol and had a banana with peanut butter. This helped me rest another hour until the little one got up from her nap. This was around 3:00 so I made a tuna sandwich I. Wh ole spelt. This brings me to 1200 for the day at 4:00 which is pretty good. Expecting my cycle to begin tommarow so want to keep it law but but not too low. I don't think I'll get any exercise inn today so I do not want to g over 1800. This has been good to me as it is a defcit from maintanace but doesn't put my body into starvation thereforeholding onto all the fat. I do need toweigh again but with from comming I probably will wait. |
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dang! Just lost that whole post! |
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Ok I'll try again. Anyone try kettlebells? They are great for an awsome butt kicking workout! My whole new routine is: kettlebells twice a week, HIIT, twice a week and simple 2-4mile brisk walk the other 2days. I lowered my calls to 1800 instead of maintanance on only eat back half of calories burned during exercise. I'm feeling good, losing fat and getting stronger . |
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So hear I am , a totaly full day with laundry , making lunch for 20 plus people and moving or rooms to the other side of the house. All this to to and my sciatic goes out on me! Ugh. So haer I lay on the floor with my leggs on a chair at a 90 degree angle ( pete egoscou exercise). This use to happen a lot to me when I first started brisk walking and was heavier. But now I'm in better shape so what gives? Well I'm glad I live with people who will take over my responsibilities for a short while so I can heal. Food so far today was a little quinoa with scrambled egg and sesame flax meal and hot sauce along with an orange. |
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well my leg issue hasn't gotten much better throught the day. I think it must be my scietic, only around the front of my leg and not the back side. It usualy gets better in a day or two. Did good on food all day until my daughter brought me a nacho with extra jalepenos. Ugh! I ate the whole thing! Probably something like 700 calories. So I'm probably at 2300 for the day with no exercise. Yuk! Get back up and try again tommarow. |
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At 1:41 I am at 1,000 calories which isn't bad. Especialy if I am going to burn about 300 on the rebounder. I should be netting no less than 1500 for the day if I intend to lose fat. I'm learning about ones body being in starvation mode bellow that point and how your body will hold onto every bit of fat and burn muscle instead. That leaves one withought a good fat fighting metabolism. So between 500-800 calories more for the day. |
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ok hear it is, the whole food totals: 2eggs fried in coconut oil 160 2 small slices raisin walnut rye sour dough toast 150 2cups milky mate with honey 150 1small peacen biscoti 110 20 oz cup coffee capacino 200 1cup blackbeans 225 1cup kale 75 1/2oz chess 50 Vegetable sandwich with cheese mayo 400 Baked sun chips 300 3 squares of organic chocalate 180 Equals a whopping 2100! It was all very controlled eating and I didn't even give in to the ice cream party going on out in the bakery ! I suppose if I had foregone the chips and chocolate then I would have been almost 500 calories smarter and had my deficit in the bag! Oh well, live and learn! I did not actualy do any active xercise but moving furniture up and down stairs all day must count for some burn. Last edited on 29 May 2009 03:00 am by 50lbs2lose |
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Well I seem to be back on track with exercise. Food is comming along. Yesterday I consumed all my calories before 3:00 so decided that was it for the day! Woke up with a VERY flat tummy ( remember I've given birth to 7children now). I remenered one friend told me she could lose 5 lbs in a week by eatng whatever until 3:00 and nothing after that. I don't know if I will eat whatever but maybe my calorie portion by then. Or maybe not. I don want to be wierd with food. I am already scared to step on the scale because I don't want to be depressed or get over confident. In any case did some yoga this morning when I got out of bed. Feels god to stretch like that. I think I will try to do it 3 times a day along with my kettlebells and interval work outs That all for now! |
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well I feel like I have been off track for a while with food but still doing my weights and hiit. Tommorow I will weigh and measure, receive the bad news and get get back on eat to live. I think trying to switch to add messed me up. I was doing well and got anxious. So back on track tommarow. Any encouragement from anyone would be helpfull! |
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I've been off track for a long while, too. Hang in there! If we keep trying eventually it'll stick :) |
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thanks ml. I did the weigh in and it's up to172.4. But... Because I have been faithful withweights etc.. I'm down a size in my underwear! And I noticed a huge difference in the firmness of my midsection this morning. So most probably I'm building muscle which will help laods in burning the fat off once I realy give myself to eat to live. So starting today that's the plan! Fruit for breakfast with a little coconut milk Veggies with one cup of starch the rest of the day. Since it's not a weight workout day I'll probably do the rebounded and burn around500 cals. |
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Hey Cindy! Haven't been in your diary in a looooong while! Really glad for you that you're keeping the exercise consistency! Yay for the going down a size in the underwear! For me that's pretty much where it's at - the size. I think I've weighed myself twice at most - in the last year - both times in the last month just to put a reference number to some serious honeymoon sloth and gluttony weight gain. Just remember, if you keep lifting on a regular basis you'll end up weighing more, but being able to eat more while actually being leaner and tighter than the average "thin" woman - nice how that works out! |
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Yes I am seeing this suenos but..... What if i want to still get rid of say 25lbs and be somewhat smaller ? I am reading different things and one woman at livestrong said she still had 50lbs to lose but wasn't getting there only becomming stronger and firmer (which is not a bad thing but ya know how women want everything! We want our cake and to eat it!). She lowered her weights and increased the reps, 20 to fail on some! Changed her diet and lost the weight but is very lean and muscular. Not that I am looking for so much definition, just do not want to be a flabby 50 year old in 5 years! There is just sooo much controversy on this subject! So yes I started the eat to live ( for the most part) and already lost 2lbs since the beginning of the week. Today is a lifting day and I am needing motivation! Just had a cup of STRONG chai (only 50cals!) maybe this will kick in and I will start swingin the kettlebell! Report back later. |
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Eating fruit only in the morning with a little coconut milk added realy is helping me feel cleaner and get back into ETL. The other meals I'm still working on. But I do feel like I'm getting there. I decided that I will do a full body weighs on Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday . Then the other three days will be HIIT. I like how one week has already got me back onthe right track just have to keep the vision "nothing tastes as good as thin feels". Remember that cindy! |
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Well I kept my calories decent yesterday then had 2grilled chicken breast from KFC along with some fat free cottage cheese before I went to bed. I was thinking of getting up and doing my weights workout early this morning but ended up doing laundery instead. I figure if I get that outa the way I can exercisewhen the little one is in her circle time group. The only thing is I got up at 4:30 to get it all done early and I'm starving hungry even after my 2cups of green tea and bowl of fruit. Well I'm already over 500 in but if I'm going to be lifting for an hour in say one and a half hours I can probably eat something a little heavier in 30 minutes or so. Be back latter. |
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well started the day off with 3 cups of chai mate and I'm off and running! 10:20 and I'm finaly eating my bowl of fruit. It's amazing how just having fruit in the morning along with a couple cups of yerba mate realy regulate and balance me right wear I need to be. I love eating clean and the way it makes my body feel clean. My new motto is; forget the past, embrace the present, and welcome the future. |
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Hey Cindy! I like your motto. How's it going? |
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Everything is going well. Thanks for asking suenos! I'm trying to perfect the lose the fat keep the muscle but it is quite a challange with all the information out there! I don't want to consume too little calories and burn lbm but I want to be in somewhat of a deficit to lose the fat. I'm up to 171 but I'm sure a lot of those 8 lbs are muscle. I might be vanity but I want to see the scale going down. I'm thinking about calorie cycling but need an overall number to go with. Maintainance for me right now is2400 cals. If I go under 500 that puts me at1900. Do you think that is a good amount for me to consume on a daily basis along with 5 days of exercise? |
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suenos Moderator
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cindy: what do your daily cals look like on a 7 day cycle? |
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50lbs2lose New Member
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Are you asking for A culmination of all the days together? If so I would say between14000-14500. Around there somewear. I was told to never try to loose fat by going into a deficit with your food but rather make a deficit with exercising. But what I don't know is how to eat that much food (2400 calories a day) and also if that is how much I should eat on days I'm not exercising? I would think to create a 500 cal deficit on those days. This is more information than you're asking for though. Thanks suenos for taking an interest in me. |
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suenos Moderator
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Hi again Cindy. I know what you mean about all the conflicting info floating around re: weightloss, and of course everyone and their brother/sister has their own favorite hobbyhorse, and everywhere you look there is person A declaring "this is what worked for me" and person B going "well, I tried that and it didn't work for me...but this did work"....so yea, it's a (dieting) jungle out there. BUT, amidst all the confusion there's one basic formula that we can't get away from - the simplistic little statement that if you take in less calories than you expend you will lose weight - cause that's simply how our bodies (ALL of our bodies) were created to operate. For instance, the example you cite earlier about the woman who didn't lose weight until she lowered her weights/increased reps and changed her diet. By increasing her reps (which could only be achieved by lowering her weights), she simply increased the calorie expenditure of her work-out. Chances are that the changes in her diet also resulted in her taking in fewer calories also. I'm just restating the obvious here to help you clear some of the confusion around "conflicting information"....no matter what the approach - the bottom line to weight loss is still "cals out > cals in = weight loss. No matter how it gets dressed up. If I'm looking at your numbers correctly, you're taking in roughly 2070 calories a day average. Two problems for weight loss jump out at me here. First, if you're going to count calories - well, you actually have to count them. I'm not a huge fan of calorie counting for long term maint. because it's not all that sustainable for the average person, but it's a good short term tool...if correctly used. And that means not estimating, guessing or approximating portion sizes or calories. It's like trying to balance your checking account but not always inputting the correct amounts deposited or spent . So, this is my long winded way of saying that if you're going to count calories, you need to be writing down the exact amounts you are putting in your mouth at every meal, every day no matter what - and if you can't measure it or don't know the calories in it then don't eat it. Cause that's what makes calorie counting effective...and that's what makes it unsustainable day after day over a lifetime.Second, if your maint. cals are 2400 and you are averaging 2070, that's a daily average deficit of 330 from food and I'm guessing you get the remaining 270 deficit from exercise. And here I gotta add that I don't know who told you to create your entire deficit from exercise rather than food but that's nuts. Sorry, but it is. The problem that I'm seeing with this is: if you are exercising 5 days a week then you are not really creating an average 500 cal daily deficit between diet/exercise. And no, exercising more/harder/faster on the other five days is not an answer. In a nutshell (finally you're probably thinking)....my guess is you are simply eating too much for effective weight loss at this point. There's a million ways you can cycle or zig zag cals. The simplest, most straight foward way is starting with 3/1/3: three days low, one day maint., three days low. IMO your maint. cals are high enough that you can stand a 500 cal a day slash in your diet, down to 1900 cals a day. Plenty of room in those numbers for solid nutrition, energy, strength and adding roughly 300 cals a day exercise 5 days a week is not so drastic it's going to cause muscle loss. So my basic suggestion is that you try going 3 days at 1900 cals, 1 day at 2400 and then 3 days at 1900 cals. Be specific with your calories. Be specific with your portion sizes. Other than doing your HIIT on a maint. cal day, I wouldn't stress the making your work-outs match your food intake at this point. If your diet is in check (sufficient protein, sufficient efa's, etc.), YOU ARE NOT GOING TO LOSE MUSCLE eating 1900 cals a day - and if anyone tells you otherwise just say "bite me" . There's a time and a place to sweat the details and at this stage of your weight loss it's not crucial. Try it on for a month and see what happens. |
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50lbs2lose New Member
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Bite me? Uh, I've never used that approach before but I got a good laugh out of it! In any case it was a six packed 25 year old trim dude over at livestrong. He seems to have answers but he's also young, male and very in shape. I don't think he's ever struggled with his weight. So you are someone who I can confide in because you have credentials in my eyes. I will listen to what you tell me and keep up with my exercising etc. The funny thing is I did lose inches on the exercise program you gave me (15 inches!) and then started getting over confident and then trying all this other stuff. So today I started the old routine again with a few more reps than just 5. I'm for sure much stronger I just want to be leaner as well. So thank you so much. By the way if you don't count calories how do you know what is a good amount to eat? Just curios |
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suenos Moderator
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50lbs2lose wrote: By the way if you don't count calories how do you know what is a good amount to eat? Just curios That's more of a long term mant. tool than effective for weight loss. Operates on the principle that, under ideal circumstances (i.e. no eating disorders, no heavily processed food intake, no medical problems, etc.) the human body is pretty efficient at taking in the amount of calories it needs to sustain itself at its current weight....short bus explaination is that it does this through hormones that signal send either "hungry - must seek food" or "full - stop eating". So, I pretty much trained myself to listen to those signals and respond accordingly. Sounds hippy-dippy I know...but it's backed up by some pretty solid research and I gotta say that this approach allowed me to sustain a pretty darn large weight loss (75+ lbs) for about two years - then a bunch of stuff happened and I deviated from a whole foods only food intake and started eating based on factors other than strict hunger and gained back 16 lbs (which I'm currently working off) |
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so basicaly, after I lose the 40 lbs I have to lose I should follow that way. Because in all actuality the diet we consume is good, healthy wholesome and from scratch. There is a lot of carbs available though so I have to watch that. But in general people might cook with too much oil, adding invisible fat. But thereis always fruit available and lots of fresh lettuce, kale, cabbage, snow peas, carrots, beets etc from the garden. There's realy no excuse to give in to the sticky buns( made with whole grains raw sugar or honey and good butter ! Reasoning reasoning), jalopeno cheese rolls, fresh bread right out of the oven, or the Friday night, lemon lush, butterscotch pie. You get the idea? Basicaly having self control and saying " no thank you". Eating my greans and beans and have a small smoothie for dessert. |
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Well have been busy with sick children and then fell pray to the sicknessyself. Horrible stomach bug! One nice thing about it is my appetite has been nill. Stayed under 1000 yesterday and only at 600 today. Now I know this is not good for any length of time but a couple of days won't hurt. So tommarow I'm back to calorie cycling. I think it will be a 1900 cal day, if I can get that much in after two such low days! The thing I'm most worried about is my lack of exercise for soething like 3-4 days. I hate missing that much time. I'm always so sore when I start up again. Well hears to a better tommarow and peace all around |
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mollymoo24 Distinguished Member
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Hey Cindy, sorry to hear that you have been under the weather and hope you are feeling better today. Thanks for your support in my journal, you've been hanging with me a long time. Its nice to share the good times as well as the struggles. I think tracking your calories closely is very good for learning portion sizes and for thinking about what you are eating. If I make a turkey burger, but cook it in a bit of olive oil, then you have to add calories for the oil. That sort of thing adds up and getting in the habit of simply recognizing it is very useful. It is also the way I got into eating lots of salads, as opposed to fruits, as veggies have fewer calories & natural sugars. Anyway, hope you had a good day. |
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suenos Moderator
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Hey Cindy: I'm hoping that both you and the kiddies are over the grunge and everyone's well enough to enjoy the week-end! |
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Well hear it is Monday again! Went to a festival yeasterday and it was so much fun! Children swam, played frizby, volley ball ate lots of good food ( 3200) calorie worth! So yah monday new week. Wanted to start my exercise program strong again today BUT got a terrible tummy ache after lunch and I've been laying down for an hour now trying to get rid of it. So far ivehad my am fruit and plate of stir fried veggies with lemonbutter one whole wheat roll and couple glasses fruity mate. So I'm ate 1300 so far. I realy need to keep it at or around 1700 today and then 1300 tomarow to keep my zig zagging going on track. Exercise just needs to start happening in the morning before the kiddies get up (thanks suenos for you care). So hoping this is just trapped gas and will pass soon (no pun intended). |
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Ok done messin around and not "waiting till Monday " to start again ! I have been at 169-170 for months and just puttin about it. So becoming accountable for all starting today! Exercise" 40 minutes with10 and 20 on weights. Did the ones suenos gave me plus2sets of 15 frog squats. Love those! Breakie- 2 egg white and 1 whole egg. 1 apple cup of plain yerba mate. Pre workout - 5 oz garlic roast beef with 2 oz pepper jack grilled on 2 small slices rye. No other fat. 1 cup joe with creamora. Lunch-1/2 cup black beans on a bed of shredded romain lettuce. Realy my goals,calory wise is 1900 a day but cycled. So I have 13,300 to mix up and switch around. I origamaly thought my maintanance cals were 2400 but used a different system and found out it's more like 2260. So I'm at less if a deficit but I'll exercise every day to make up to-500 plus on some days. So I know I have good plan I just need to be faithful. |
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I did have one cup of juicy mate. But I could afford it. Finished off the day with 2slices sun flax bread topped with cottage cheese hot sauce, tomatoe and onion. Amazingly I stayed bellow1700 ( which is my cycle for today), and my macros were almost perfect! 36-29-39 c/f/p. And my carbs were just above 100g. I am so excited that it actualy came out this way! I even gave room for 3oz of turkey later on! I just need to keep at it. |
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Well for a " cheat day" I actualy ate very healthy. Breakfast- 4egg whites and 1 whole egg with 1cup kale a d a little homemade cheese Snack- 2 tbs peanut butter with a few crackers. Lunch-2 pieces rye bread with 2 slices provolone and 5 oz sliced turkey. All grilled on my George furman grill. Snack-2stuffed eggs and celery stix along with juicy mate. Supper- small salad with itallian dressing, stir fried veggies with sliced turkey over ricewith dck sauce. And spelt challah bread. Dessert was apple filed cookies and frozen cappacino with splenda and skim milk. High calorie yes, good wholesome food ( for the most part) yes. This is suppose to help rev ones metabolism and get it ready for fat loss for the rest of the week. |
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50lbs2lose New Member
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Well ilike how Nancy has handled her calculations and even though I will keep cycling I think I'll try to keep track in a similar way. So maintanance is 2236 for me at 170 lbs. I want to lose another 30 lbs. Today is a 1900 calorie day and exercise so far has been 5 min on rebounded and abs- Russians twist-10( each side), 50 crunches, 50 v sits,50planks, and 10 reverse crunch on Swiss ball. Food so far Brakfast-1 whole egg 2egg white 1 slice provolone and tomato, onion omlette-200 Mate-100 Snack-large iced rasbery mocha-250 Lunch/dinner- open faced BBQ roast beef with onion and tomato-300 1cup pasta salad-300 Beets100 Juicy mate75 Snack- 2peanut butter cookies300 So at present 1725 and suppose to have tea floats latter. Illiterate pass for something more nutritious like cottage cheese-175. This will leave me with -326 of maintainance |
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So this morning when I woke went for a walk to pray and my sweet 16 daughter met me with a fresh blueberry scone. How could I turn it down? So that was first snack of the day-350plus a mate -100. 450 Two hrs lateri had my real bteakfst of kale egg cheese omlette -350 Lunch was beans and greens and stir friedsummer squash with a side of cold beets. -250 Snack of iced coffee 200 So far-1250 With today being a 1500 cal day I only have ( actualy I just remembered the once of cashews I ate earlier-170) 80 calorie left. I suppose I could have 2onces of turkey rolled up in lettuce or 2 servings of my protein drink. Well I ended up eating moose stew and garlic bread. So yum! So that put me at 2000. Butttt I went for a 3 mile jog/walk. Got good and sweaty! -736 for the day ( according to my maintainance). Last edited on 12 August 2009 01:39 am by 50lbs2lose |
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Ok food today is as follws Breakie- a necterine, and a plum with an ounce of nuts. Lunch- roast beef and provolone on sesame seed roll with honey mustard Snack-peanut butter on toast and ounce of nuts Supper-kale quich and beets Snack- kipper, cucumbers and cottage cheese All tallied to 1985. |
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50lbs2lose New Member
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Ok I did a 1700 cal day today only because I had two high days in a row. Not exactly zig zagging but it's working. When I weighed in this morning I was down 3 percent on my fat and scale is back at 169.4. So I have 51.1 lbs of fat on a 169.4 body. Food for today was good and wholesome and lots of protein. Breakfast- 2 fried eggs and one piece of provolone on rye toast (1) and mate with milk and honey. 425 Snack- cinamon roasted almonds. 170 Lunch- 2 slces rye ,2slices provikone,3 oz beef, 2 oz turkey grilled on a George Forman no oil and BBQ sauce. 600 Steamed veggies over 1/2 cup brown rice bread with olive oil 500 I also had a skim milk splenda sweetened iced latte I don't know how much that is but I went for a 3.5 mile brisk walk and burned 361 cals. So I belief I'm still under 1700. In any case I feel nurished and healthy and didn't give in to any bad stuff. Good night |
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okay, that's it...I'm gonna have to get me some of that "mate" stuff just so I can see what the heck you're talking about....you'll have to take to blame though if I find it addicting and gain 50lbs drinking gallons of the stuff every day! |
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50lbs2lose New Member
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Hear I sit with my first cup of mate (pronounced-mau-tay) of the day. I like a cup in the morning with milk and honey. But I do have to either drink it plain most of the day or definately be careful how much juicy mate I drink. In the hot weather over ice it is so fefreshing! |
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havn't been writing things down because I've been so busy but I'm doing good especialy on my walk/ jogs 4.25 miles sunday 5 on Monday. Boy did I feel it this morning. I'm having difficulty with the weights - being motivated to do them. I think in my mind I say 5 miles equals 500 calories gone and I don't get those negative numbers in weight lifting. Silly, I know. I'll probably do some kettlebell today. It is a higher calorie day-2100- but I want to keep it clean. |
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Boy do I need to stop making excuses and get back on the ball food wise! I'm doing good with exercising but my food is too much! I think tommarow is beans and greens again!! I seem to be able to eat enough but keep the calories under 1500 with ETL. So it's back to that woe I go! Last edited on 6 September 2009 02:39 am by 50lbs2lose |
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YesterdY turned out to be a good day both food and exercise. Kept it under 1800 even while burning off almost 300 calories. Today has been ok but not as good. Already had a slice of toast with apple butter, and a cheese turkey sandwich with BBQ sauce. Also a few bites of apple and slice of cantalope a few bits of a lentil burger maybe 550-600 calories so far. |
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Well today weigh in was the same at 170.4. But I also started ttotm. So not so discouraging. I'm staying at 1650 calories and so far4 days of exercise last week. Nothing but cleaning and sewing today because it's my second day and I always bleed heavier on day two. But I'm confident I'm doing good and will continue on down. |
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I have a friend whose 60 year old father did a water fast for several days and lost 20 lbs. Since straylight was doing one yesterday I thought I'd try my version of it today and it's amazing how good I'm feeling only drinking mate and water! Its3:15pm and has been 15 hours and 45 minutes since I last ate and I'm not hungry at all and have amazing energy. Getting ready to go for a 2 mile walk with the kiddies. Did loads and loads of laundry today and I'm not whiped out going up and two flights all day. Hear we go. I wonder how long someone can go on only mate and water? |
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Well it is 8:02 and besides mate and a snapples peach tea I have only had water for 22 hours. I fed y children three meals and took one of the women grocery shopping withought giving in. Yay! Straylight would be proud of me! I'm going to take some glutamine before going to bed as it is suppose to keep your body from canabalizimg it's muscle. |
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bronjaynes New Member
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50lbs2lose wrote: Well it is 8:02 and besides mate and a snapples peach tea I have only had water for 22 hours. I fed y children three meals and took one of the women grocery shopping withought giving in. Yay! Straylight would be proud of me! Hi. I'm a new member, but I was reading the last entries of your diary. I was wondering why you're not updating this anymore. It would be great to hear from you again. I can mostly relate with your entries wherein you mention your struggle with the really good food. I have the same struggle. I recently started the Christopher Guerrero program, but I slip sometimes. I indulge myself on some things that i obviously shouldn't. This is why I find your diary inspiring, I at least get to become more conscious of what I eat, and this time, stick to a program that I like. Kudoz! Hope to hear from you again. |
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well since somone is interrested I'll give an update. Right now I am on a 7 day green smoothie challange in which I drink a smoothie every morning and stick with raw food the rest of the day. I find my body and mind do so much better when I don't give it too many choices. Raw is healthy, and simple. The smoothies are awsome and satisfying. I haven't weighed myself since beginning this two weeks ago but I feel myself sliming down and I have loads of energy! No more caffiene, lots of water and well, it seems to work very well. Our household is having a pancake super tonight but I will make some gazpacho soup and a cashew maple smoothie instead. Yup, I could live this way. Can't wait until I can say I'm down to 130 lbs and feelin awsome! I will keep you posted. Peace in= peace out. |
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