Getting healthy check-in 5/1

[crashgizmo]

I was on it this week- down another 1.5 pounds, hit the gym 4x, and when I went shopping with MIL on Wednesday, I am down 2 dress sizes since January.

I've lost a total of 19 pounds, with a million more to go, but I can feel some great momentum!

[raangoli]

I didn't get to walk because the warm weather disappeared. And I feel like I'm failing with the food. I'll keep trying.

[tacom]

Down another lb for a total loss of 6. Getting stronger, too - working on bound headstands and assisted handstands which is fun and challenging.

Didn't make it to spin yesterday bc of a migraine but did tabata X1 and yoga x2

[bostonmichelle]

I'm down 0.2 lbs! Not much but something. I ran 3 times and one of those was a half marathon. I could tell that I was carrying too much weight for the half to meet my goals.

Eating was okay but could be better. I think starting this week I'm going to severely cut back on beer and additional snacking.

I have 4 runs this week and hopefully get into some classes and lift twice.

[hamster]

I haven't been doing very good

Trying to recommit for three weeks. I joined a big, national diet bet in hopes for some extra motivation (though they never have in the past). I've got a good menu planned for the week, I just need to stay away from the alcohol and pick up piyo after a couple weeks off.

[justjen]

So I've been trying to lose some weigh since weaning my son at the beginning of February. I did a month of low carb, and then joined WW. Unofficially, I'm down around 20 pounds since then. Of course, my official weigh-in is tonight, and I'm STARVING today despite having had my normal breakfast plus half a bagel w/veggie cream cheese.... so we'll see. Grilled chicken salad for lunch it is!

I also have a million more pounds to go

There is a possibility I will be trying to get pregnant again later this year, which is both motivating ("lose as much weight as possible before then") and demotivating ("ugh, I'm just going to gain it all back if I get pregnant"). But for now I'm KOKO.

[drloretta]

I'm somewhat dreading weigh-in tomorrow, as I spent the weekend with my family and ate/drank my way through LA. But I also walked a lot!

Since I got home late last night I'm going to push C25K start to tomorrow. I'm pretty excited about it

[compassrose]

Things went off the rail two weeks ago since I got the stomach flu and then the dog got sick. But I've been pretty good about my calories this week and I've gone back to my ab routine and PT exercises. The therapist cleared me to go back to the elliptical (minimal arms) when I get home, too, so that's exciting.

[kathybela]

I weighed in Saturday and was down 1.4lb for a total of 17.6. I finally got my rebounder and set it up over the weekend so  started working out on it yesterday - man am I out of shape!!!

[sfy]

Things are going. Lol. I didn't work out enough last week, I only swam once and went to a few spin class. I am also trying to incorporate my weights at home, but I only did that once. I just have to remind myself that I'm doing much more than I was last year.

[carrierroe]

Gah! I'm totally off track. New month, new start, I say!

[idahome]

So last week was there. It's a daily battle with decreasing soda consumption. Some days are better than others.

Good news: I'm down 15 pounds since November AND tester I bought new jeans 2 sizes smaller than my other jeans (no wonder they keep falling off).

This week I just want to walk more. That's all.

[drloretta]

May 2, 2016 10:06:43 GMT -5 @meepmeep said:

May 2, 2016 9:51:43 GMT -5 drloretta said:

I'm somewhat dreading weigh-in tomorrow, as I spent the weekend with my family and ate/drank my way through LA. But I also walked a lot!

Since I got home late last night I'm going to push C25K start to tomorrow. I'm pretty excited about it

C25K buddies! I'm starting this week, too. It will be my third time through the program. I always say that one of these times I'm going to keep on running so I never have to re-start the program again Good luck to you!

You too!

[mbcdefg]

I'll jump in because I started C25K this morning. Hoping to do Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. 

Congrats to all of you for your hard work

[elletr13]

I lost 2.4 last week...seeing as how I'd lost 4 and gained it all back, I guess this is good?

I signed up for half marathon #4 last week! I'm excited to have a goal and training plan to follow. I'm also part of the local running store's charity team. I've pledged to raise $500 for St. Jude (I've done this twice already). This will be my second time running this course. I trained & raised money for the 2013 race, but it was cancelled due to an ice storm. That was supposed to be my first half, so I ended up doing another local one a few months later. I trained & ran (& fundraised) in 2014 too. I did that race in 2:43...my goal is just to beat that time. Of course, I'm a good 20 lbs heavier this go around, ugh.

Plan for this week is to run 4 times and maybe make it to the gym to start getting back to weights. I did not sleep well and have been very snack today.

We lost power for 12+ hours on Saturday and had to toss basically everything in the fridge. On the plus side, I guess I have no excuse not to stock it with all healthy stuff? And I finally got around to wiping it out/deep cleaning it....

[Deleted]

I weighed on Friday and I was down 2.2 for a total of 17. Yay!!!
I walked four times last week and did my pilates abs challenge. I walked today and play to do so Wed. and Thur. and then I am taking of on Friday for my Mother's Day weekend shopping trip. I am soooooo excited! Two days of spending all the money and doing so without kids. Glorious, I tell you, glorious! I am pretty much down to a size 10 (started at a pretty tight size 12) but they are still a little snug. I have been doing really well so I feel comfortable buying things that are a little tight now because I know I will keep losing.

[itsme]

I'm down 2 since last week. My weight ebbs and flows. It gets stuck for a bit then drops off out of nowhere.

I'm continuing to eat healthy and workout as usual with my ramped up routine. Things are going really well and I ran a half yesterday in which I PR'd by 9 minutes and I wasn't dying at the end. Usually I don't train and that leads to me fizzling out around mile 9 and hating life and all that is. With training I found that life is great even at mile 9-13.1! Seriously, training did wonders and I feel great today.

[sarapocalypse]

I gained a pound when I weighed in on Wednesday. Still trying to get motivated to workout. Haven't been able to find anything that interests me. I did paint our downstairs bathroom this week which was a heck of a workout for me, so maybe that counts!

[yentl]

This week was a little rough. We were out of town meeting up with friends to celebrate a birthday so lots of meals out. I haven't even weighed myself because I'm sure it's not great news! But I have been doing a little better with portion control I think. I am planning on trying out a trampoline class this week and another long bike ride.

[mbcdefg]

May 2, 2016 21:15:42 GMT -5 @foodielicious said:

mbcdefg and everyone else.

Found this kind of demoralizing kind of uplifting article on nyt regarding weight loss and why it's so hard to keep it off.  It's hard to hear it may be impossible to really keep significant weight off.  But at the same time, an explanation for why just eating less and exercising more (usually said by someone who has never struggled with significant extra weight) may not be the answer to obesity.

www.nytimes.com/2016/05/02/health/biggest-loser-weight-loss.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0

As for my efforts, I have been plagued by injury.  I got my period last week (surprise!) and just couldn't bring myself to start while cramping etc..so I set my sights on today and settled in.  Nope, I wrenched my neck hard on Friday.  But I'm finally feeling good again and am determined to start this Wednesday.

Although I will be tracking my weight and measurements, I think I have decided - at least partially due to this article - that I no longer have a goal weight or even a goal size.  I just want to feel better, to not get hurt as much and to be able to do stuff I want to do without getting exhausted.  I need to reorient my goals.

I think I feel good about this and I'm ready to go.  I have my 25th class reunion this year and I was trying to lose weight for that.  I need to find a better reason and goal.

Thanks for posting the article. It's an interesting/depressing read.

Hope you feel better!

[galaxy8227]

I worked out 4 days last week--eating wasn't great but I was happy that I kept up with my exercise routine. Haven't noticed a huge change in the scale but I can notice differences in my clothes which is always a win for me.