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I must be chatty this morning
 I have been struggling to get enough exercise...because, honestly, I just really don't enjoy it. I'm not even neutral on it. I know it's good for me....I just really don't like to huff and puff and sweat and be sore and all that other stuff. Still working on that....and my Mobia is nagging me from the bedroom. However...I found this interesting chart in my searching for data today. It's from Harvard, so I'm guessing it's pretty legit. It shows calories burned in 30 minutes of activity for people of various weights. The top is exercise stuff (and if I'd get my butt on that Mobia for half an hour...ugh...I could burn over 440 calories)...but the bottom of the chart is what I found fascinating. For me....roughly....sleeping for 30 minutes burns 28 calories. Watching TV burns 33....almost like sleeping! My job, since I work at a computer...burns just 61....not much better. But....as soon as I got into even normal daily kinds of activity....cooking, light housework, putting things away, (presumably) taking care of the pool, mowing the lawn....the calorie burn jumps up into the 115 - 200 calorie range for 30 minutes of activity. That's 5 times the burn rate of my sleeping, watching TV rate...and 2 or 3 times the rate I'm burning them as I work at the computer. Amazing stuff...and a good argument for getting off the couch or office chair and doing something...even if it's laundry or pool care or sweeping the front walk or loading the dishwasher....
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It is slightly possible that I am becoming addicted to this self torturing behavior we are calling healthy living. And it's the fault of you people. Yes I said YOU people with all your support and sharing of triumphs, struggles and set backs. And now because of all the blasted changes I am down 12.2 lbs.
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WOOHOOOO now, that's the best news I've heard all morning! You should feel very proud of yourself... even if we did peer pressure into this healthy living crap  Keep up the great work my friend!!! |
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I, too have lost weight this past summer like 32.5 pounds so far. I exercise at the gym and eat healthier and more satisfying. Yogurt dannon's low fat are yummy, greek yogurt fat free, salmon any protein I want and lots of veggies, its great and the thread is a great support system too..thanks Jo and everyone else for their support in this process.
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Weigh in yesterday - lost 2lbs. Down 11.4 so far (6 weeks).
I get 29 points and I use every one of them! Plus a good chunk of the weekly 49. i generally eat what I'm craving or whatever I'm in the mood for, just less of it. So last nite that was 2 slices of pepperoni pizza. (11 points). generally I have some kind of Kashi cereal for breakfast with skim milk. Fruit mid morning (peach today), for lunch I have a hard roll (4 points) and I brought a can of tuna and some chopped onion and red pepper, I'll add one packet of mayo, mush it up and call it lunch. I'll probably have popcorn for a snack later. Maybe more fruit. dinner - who knows. could be leftover pizza since its in the fridge... |
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I LOVE to see that we are still able to enjoy our favorite foods (like pizza). Smarter choices for breakfast & lunch enable us to splurge from time to time so we don't feel deprived... 'cause that's when the binges start (at least for me). |
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E and I had such a busy weekend that we didn't get to our normal food-shopping!
I work a few hours longer today so E's going to stop after work and get us some things that are our basics, for me those include chocolate soy (for my coffee every morning in lieu of cream) low fat cottage cheese (from costco, I usually go through a big container in about 10 days!) a variety of fruits (E doesn't do melon besides watermelon but I like all kinds) a variety of vegetables My everyday cereal is Special K red berries (lower points than Go Lean Kashi) ........................ I've been a bad tracker and have been losing weight with only mild success because I haven't stuck with the plan 100%--I am about at 50% some days I am at 10% on plan. So, I am down 12 lbs and would love to see that 15 lb weight loss (and get another gold star!!!!!!) but I am coasting and each time I brace myself at the scale, thinking that I am going to gain, I am down .8 or .12 of a pound and feel like I've really got one over on someone or dodged a bullet. Which sounds silly because I am not in a race, but *fat*, while can be chocked full of wholesome goodness--I find that mine is chocked full of a range of highly-charged emotions and a part of the stage for my personal, human drama and I appear to be committed to clinging to every pound that I am trying to lose in ways that I don't yet fully accept or recognize. So, how do you let go of a part of you that you have spent so long identifying with? |
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08-16-2011, 08:46 AM
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Lost 1/2 pound. The weird thing about weight loss I learned over my 2-year saga to lose 50 pounds is to never, ever give up (I had kind of forgotten that).
I can totally stick to my eating plan, not lose anything for a couple of weeks (plateau) and then, all of a sudden, start losing again. It is during that discouraging phase that I can go off the rails but refuse to do so today. Another mind-trick I had forgotten about, in addition to only focusing on 10 pounds at a time; is to call each 10 a decade instead of pounds. Sounds silly but it worked for me to decrease focus on pounds. Now I have 1 pound to go to get into my next decade. Discouraging to know I was already in this place over a year ago and am again having to retrace my steps but it is what it is. I just can't focus on that. Breakfast today, egg-white scramble with one once of lean ham; cup coffee with Splenda and my teaspoon of half-in-half. Cheers to all!
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One thing that I have found since I started my journey almost five years ago is this: just get up and walk around or like Tonya said, lift something up.
When I started my journey, I had no goal weight to shoot for, I just wanted to feel better. When I gave up soda by the first of February, I lost 35lbs automatically and with all of the walking and watching what I was eating, I lost another 25lbs. Today, it is harder to maintain my current weight and it is even harder at work. We are required to sit for long periods of time; sometimes up to seven hours a day. I have found walking up and down the stairs and doing stretches at work has helped. These last few days, I haven't been exercising as much as I should have been. But I am listening to my body and with my blood sugar being so low, that I was loopy at work on Tuesday, I decided to take a break and cut how much snacks I was consuming. When I am at home, I can go to my fridge and pour myself a nice ice cold glass of water from the Brita pitcher and I can drink almost 60oz of water in one day. At work, it is hard since I am a phone operator. Hell, my trainer told me to stop drinking so much water because I constantly have to use the restroom. I explained to her, that I have very good kidneys and I wasn't jeopardizing them for anyone or any job...Needless to say, no one says anything to me about how many times I excuse myself to use the restroom.. My point, let's get up, turn our tv's and computers off, and hit the pavement...We can do this and we will do this! Zimmy <The former soda drinker who was bitchy for the first month from soda withdrawals, but doing a lot better..>
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Watermelon Granita
Makes 8 half-cup servings PointsPlus™ value per serving: 3 Ingredients 6 cups small peeled seedless watermelon chunks 2/3 cup sugar 1/4 cup lime juice 1/4 tsp salt Instructions Working in batches if necessary, place all ingredients in a food processor fitted with the chopping blade; process until smooth. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a large bowl. Pour into ice-cube trays; freeze until hard, at least 8 hours or overnight. (The recipe can be made up to this point and kept in the freezer for up to 1 month.) Release cubes into a food processor fitted with the chopping blade; pulse until somewhat slushy but still quite grainy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ About the Watermelon Granita "Granita" is Italian for "small grains," a reference to the ice crystals that form crunchy, irresistible little jewels in this fresh summer cooler.
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Makes 8 half-cup servings PointsPlus™ value per serving: 3 Ingredients 1/2 cup water 1/3 cup sugar 1/3 cup light corn syrup 2 tsp dried ground ginger 1 1/2 pounds fresh peaches, pitted and quartered 3 Tbsp lemon juice 1/4 tsp salt Instructions Combine the water, sugar, corn syrup, and ground ginger in a small saucepan set over medium-high heat until the sugar dissolves. Bring to a simmer; boil 1 minute without stirring. Set aside 5 minutes to cool. Pour the sugar mixture into a large blender or food processor fitted with the chopping blade. Add the peaches, lemon juice, and salt. Blend or process until puréed. Pour into a large bowl, cover, and refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight. Pour the mixture into an ice cream machine and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions. `````` About the Peach and Ginger Sorbet Remember the rule when buying peaches: if they don't smell like anything, they probably won't taste like anything. To ripen peaches, seal them in a paper bag at room temperature for 24 hours.
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I bet if we all carried a 15 lb jar with us everywhere we went until the time of the Reunion, we'd all lose a lot of weight. Unless the jar had cookies in it, of course.
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 I didn't do my walk but I did work out on an eliptical type machine. And holy crap! I feel like a wet noodle. That program kicked my back side for real! I didn't make it an hour. But I feel like I worked harder than I did pushing to complete the 5 mi. walk. And then I had fun with different weight exercises. I have to remember this is not a race. And this is not a torture test. It is not meant to be punishment. The overachiever in me is a blessing and a curse. |
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Well, shoot... I see a little gain this week of 0.6. I don't know if it is because I ate late last night or if it's the weightlifting. My belly measurement is down again for a total of 4.25 inches though; that's good stuff.
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I'm tempted to hop on the scale today instead of tomorrow, which is my usual weigh-in day...
I know I'm retaining water so I better get that through my head from now and not beat myself up... One can hope though...Stranger things have happened! Crossing my fingers it won't be as bad as I think.... |
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GOOD MORNING and Happy Friday y'all
Thinker, that small weight gain is not bad at all. Sometimes when we work out, our body weight flucuates...you'll probably lose that .6 plus some next week! You have done amazing, and I'm so proud of your success! SCORPY... don't drive yourself too crazy about the stupid water retention. Go ahead and weigh to see where you are at. Just be sure to keep chugging water, and next week FOR SURE you'll have a loss! You are doing sooo good Jackie, keep it up!!! |
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