Getting Health/Weight Loss Check-in

[litebright]

I tend to eat much the same thing every day, so I'm continuing my efforts to trim calories. I usually have two slices of whole what bread with PB for breakfast, and this week I'm trying high-fiber English muffins. This is the latest in a line of changes over the past couple of years like, drink coffee and creamer instead of a Coke in the a.m.; swap out soda for sparkling water; and only drink alcohol on the weekends.

[mrsd2006]

I've been doing pretty well during the week, but not so good on weekends. I've been hitting the gym 3 days a week at lunch and bringing my lunch everyday. I don't think I've lost but a few pounds, less than five. I see the nutritionist tomorrow.

[itsme]

Thank you for tagging me and also the link to the last follow-up!

Orig: Goal is to lose at least 15lbs and gain more muscle.
Jan: Getting there, down 4.2lbs
Holding steady but getting stronger.  At the beginning of the month I was able to do one handstand push up but on Friday I was able to string 5 together twice.

Orig: Plan, which I started in November, is to eat healthy and count macros. I strayed these last two weeks so I need to get back on track.
Jan: Still straying but working on getting back on track. Weekdays are easy but it's weekends I struggle with.
Still a struggle.  Still OK on weekdays but failing on weekends.

Orig: Continue on my schedule of CrossFit 3x/wk and run at least one day. My main goal with this is to do longer runs.
Jan: Doing fine with CrossFit and running at least 1x/wk but I'm not really getting longer runs in. My longest so far this month is a 10k and I have a half marathon in less than 2 weeks. I fail.
Same.  Not getting in long runs but I have a half on Sunday that I will suffer through and that will be my long run.  I really need to start adding in long runs before these halfs though so I don't struggle the last 3 miles.  Miles 1-8 or 9 are usually fine then I hit the wall at 9/10 and on.

[itsme]

Feb 1, 2016 13:09:15 GMT -5 sexycarrot said:

Feb 1, 2016 12:58:47 GMT -5 itsme said:

Thank you for tagging me and also the link to the last follow-up!

Orig: Goal is to lose at least 15lbs and gain more muscle.
Jan: Getting there, down 4.2lbs
Holding steady but getting stronger.  At the beginning of the month I was able to do one handstand push up but on Friday I was able to string 5 together twice.

Awesome! That's so badass! I will never be you. But you have given me a new longterm goal. One. One handstand pushup while holding my handstand against a wall. In the far distant future...

Thank you!!  I never thought I would be able to do one.  Seriously, it seemed so out of my league.  I'm still coming to terms with the fact that I can be like the people I see doing all these things I thought I could never do. 

ETA:  What helped me (aside from strength obviously) is hearing from the different coaches on what technique they use.  I found one that worked for me and I was able to get it.  You can get it. 

[MNH2013]

Still cooking healthy lunches and breakfast for work. Today I had to cater in for work and was so tempted to join in but I ate my soup instead. Only 3 more days of catered food to avoid.

After work I have been trying to do things that keep me on my feet.

I have a crossfit benefit this weekend to help my sisters charity so that will kick off adding in working out to my routine.

[elletr13]

The last two weeks, I fell off the rails a bit...luckily, I maintained both weeks. I lost about 2 lbs in January.

I'm trying a knock-off WW app that uses the old PP system. I'm actually really interested in the new Smart Points, but I don't want to shell out the $$ at the moment.

I'm sticking to my running plan, but I could do better at cross training. Still love my fitbit.

[mrsukyankee]

Today I was feeling ill and dizzy, which I'm sad about as I was going to go for a run. But I have been eating a bit less food (trying to lessen my portions), drink a bit less and I've weight lifted more. I'm not trying to 'lose weight' as I don't pay any attention to the scale, but what I would like to do is lose fat and eventually gain muscle (I know you can't do both at the same time as you have to eat at least your TDEE if not more to gain muscle). My plan is to keep eating at TDEE for a while while lifting a bunch of heavy weights to gain the muscle weight and then I'll go into a small deficit to lose the fat.

[tacosforlife]

I'm injured so I'm tapping out of these checkins. Thanks!

[hamster]

I took the stairs today. 4 flights!






(The elevator was broken.)

[bostonmichelle]

Great job everyone so far!!

I've held steady again this week. I did weigh in the morning after my long run instead of before my long run so I may have been a bit bloated still. But I'm still glad to hold steady with a 20 mile run and getting my period. I did good and didn't eat a ton of junk.

[ally]

I have been trying to do Weight Watchers, my husband has been successful and is very supportive.  Two weeks ago I was down .2 pounds, last week up .2, this week back down .2 pounds.  It is frustrating to be this careful and to write everything down and see little to no result. So, I was just in a meeting and ate chips and homemade Texas sheet cake (which was delicious!).  I will get back on track now and make better choices!  We eat pretty healthily - more sugar than we should - I have the food available to make good choices.

Dry January only lasted two weeks, but I restrict drinking to mostly the weekends and am fine with bringing it back in.

I am still working out six days a week.  I got a new set of DVDs and I like them, but they are more focused on strength and not cardio and that is taking some getting used to.  Still trying to fit in hot yoga on Saturday morning.

[drloretta]

Doing OK so far. Next weigh-in is tomorrow. DH and I are both making better food choices I think, and we've gone through DD's latest baking frenzy so there's less temptation in the house. I am all about FRUIT right now--I could eat a bowl at a time if I had the chance, LOL

I'm being pretty consistent with the # of steps I take daily, but I need to up the total. Exercise is going well, but I can't for the life of me get up on Fridays, something always gets in the way. That will be a goal moving forward.

Knee feels really good, belly is a little less pudgy.

[steph96]

I should probably join in.

I've been making an effort to eat better and take my lunch to work at least 4 days a week and choose healthier dinner options. I've had a few naughty meals, but overall I'm doing decent.

I also have been trying to log my food in MFP daily, but for some reason I have been struggling with this.

I need to get back in the habit of studying on the treadmill so that I can get close to 10k steps a day. I'm going to aim for 10k steps at least 4 days a week.

[sarapocalypse]

Actually prepped some oatmeal, salads and, and snacks for the week! And I am currently grabbing a 5 Guys burger for DH and refrained from ordering one for myself (gonna have some leftover taco soup from last week).

Determined to get my eating on track at least! Starting to eye some workouts so hoping to get into a good routine with that too, but happy so far with my food plan this week. We'll see how well it goes with actually sticking with things!

[sfy]

I'm doing better. I'm back into my smoothie routines and slowly easing back into meal planning. I'll be starting with the trainer soon too, so I'm excited for that.

[ally]

Feb 1, 2016 13:25:01 GMT -5 elletr13 said:

I'm trying a knock-off WW app that uses the old PP system. I'm actually really interested in the new Smart Points, but I don't want to shell out the $$ at the moment.

What app are you using?  I could only find Smart Points apps and DH uses PP.  It would be easiest to stay on the same plan as him, yet I need an easier way to track.

[daisyn]

I worked out an average of 5.5 days per week in January, most days getting up at 4:15am to make it to the gym at 5am.
I've lost 6 lbs of FAT since Dec 15th when I joined the gym.

[fernweh]

Eating is okay. I do well with breakfast and lunch but I struggle with dinner because my work schedule is so odd. I am still getting in a workout 6 days a week. I am down only 3 lbs which is frustrating but I have lost about 10 inches in various areas and my pants are much more comfortable so I am trying to remain positive.

[llamamama]

I am mostly a lurker but I am trying to start this week with eating healthier. I have been more active the past few days. The weather has been nice and I have taken a walk the past two days. My eating wasn't perfect today but it is better than it has been. I am going to start tracking calories on my fitness pal tomorrow. I would like to lose about twenty pounds. I think posting here will help me stay accountable!

[grover]

I'm down 10.2 on WW in January. Apparently I'm doing fairly well following the program, though the last few days I've not tracked everything.

I cut my Mountain Dew down to one 7 oz can a day pretty much. Occassionally have a second, rather than every day.

My size 10 pants that were in the back of the closet fit. Tight, but I can get them on and zipped/buttoned.

Fitbit stats for Jan: 261,646 steps and 355 flights of stairs (average 8,440 steps and 11 flights daily). Not using treadmill as often as I had hoped. Hoping once work evens out again I can up it. Plus gym opens sometime between 2/15 and 3/1.

[elletr13]

Feb 1, 2016 19:42:07 GMT -5 ally said:

Feb 1, 2016 13:25:01 GMT -5 elletr13 said:

I'm trying a knock-off WW app that uses the old PP system. I'm actually really interested in the new Smart Points, but I don't want to shell out the $$ at the moment.

What app are you using?  I could only find Smart Points apps and DH uses PP.  It would be easiest to stay on the same plan as him, yet I need an easier way to track.

Ultimate Food Value Diary. I think it was $3.99. What Smart Points apps have you found?

[crashgizmo]

I'm still plugging along. I'm down 10-12 pounds (it fluctuates and I am still not sure if I'll win the Dietbet on Wednesday). But I'm still on the low-carb bandwagon and it feels good. DH has been on board with me for the most part, so that helps. I still need to get in more steps, and add in more exercising.

I realized that part of my problem with dieting in the past is that I always had a cheat day where I just lost it all and ate whatever. That works for some people, but I realized for me its about forming a habit, so if I am constantly waiting for the cheat day, it's like white knuckling and not sustainable for me. So I'm all about changing my habits.

[hippygirl]

I don't know if I've lost weight but I feel healthier. I have lots of energy now. I've been on a mission with maxing out my steps/miles on my Fitbit. I've slowed down *gasp* on my trips to Sbux. I'm eating better except for those chocolate kisses I keep in my desk drawer at work . My goal is to lose at least 15 pounds by April. I've got this!

[daisyn]

I wanted to add... I'm getting so much stronger! I did bent over rows with 44 lb kettle bells yesterday. When I started I was using 15 lb Dumbbells!

[shortstax]

Thanks for the tag! I've pretty much plateaued losing all I can based on dieting changes alone. I've decided it's time to start exercising more. Not just to be more toned (although, that's a huge factor) but I miss feeling strong--if that makes sense.

So, to make this MM, I found a program at the university where I work. It's $15/month and open to fac/staff to work out during lunchtimes M-F only. The gym is staffed with undergrad students who are exercise science majors who are there to coach you along. This is exactly what I need since I don't really know what I'm doing at the gym

I start next week, so hopefully I'll have better updates in future "check-in" posts.

[wanderlustmom]

2015 was a good year for me until I got injured. I raced two half marathons and had a PR and I maintained my ideal weight range (like to weigh within five pounds). November and December I gained five pounds and all of my clothes are tight because I couldn't run. If I don't lose these five pounds in the next month, I'll be back to weight watchers. I am trying to lift more and watch weekend eating

[monsterz]

I am happy with my weight loss progress in January. I have managed to eat healthier, eat out less and drink less. Still trying to figure out how to work exercise into my days.

[jennybee1018]

Thanks for the tag :-) I missed this on the 1st, so I'm a little late to check in!

Things are going okay! I'm doing well and continuing to work out almost every day. I hate it when the 5 AM alarm goes off, but as long as I pack my baga nd lunch the night before, it's ok.

I did a double workout yesterday! Strength training in the morning, and Zumba in the evening. Now my body needs a rest, ha ha :-) My workout buddies are going on vacation next week, so it'll be a bit of a challenge, but I'm determined to get up and keep to my workout! If I don't make it up, I'm going to make sure I get to a Zumba class or run outside.

I'm doing well on food - still enjoying carrots and hummus, in addition for greek yogurt for lunch. Even though I've slimmed back the food, I've also ramped up the exercise, so I think I need to figure out a better ratio of calories burned to calories eaten, so that is a current goal. 

The scale isn't moving too much, but that's ok! My pants fit and aren't as tight as they were, so that's good. I'm definitely still carrying some extra weight in the belly area, so I'm working on incorporating a lot of core strength work! I know it's a slow journey and I'll get there!