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Post by dogbutt on Jul 29, 2017 9:55:42 GMT -6
Hello! SO drove up to a wedding today so I have a night all to myself after the tiny beast goes to bed. I keep going back and forth on ordering thi food. The problem is I will eat all of my padthai. I am planning a smoothie for breakfast, and salad with buffalo pulled chicken for lunch. I guess I should add all that in and see if it makes sense. I may say fuck it and just do it anyways. It just seems right on a rainy day to have Thai food. I obviously can't stop thinking of it. Maybe I should practice portion control with it and eat only half wait 20 minutes between and see if I'm actually really hungry. I reAlly like padthai! When it comes, immediately put half in a Tupperware container for lunch tomorrow. And the positive spin is you get to eat pad Thai two days in a row! That's my plan. I have been much better of sticking to my word if I share my plans with you guys! Also nice job sticking to WW for 3 months! I feel this time I will stick to a plan since I have a group to cheer and bitch about changing it outlook on food and exercise. It's very helpful.
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Post by dogbutt on Jul 30, 2017 5:46:27 GMT -6
I failed last night. I accidentally got super high and all bets are off so I ate all my Thai 😬. I'm reflecting on it and I'm not beating myself up. I've been good all week and it was one day one meal.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2017 8:50:56 GMT -6
I failed last night. I accidentally got super high and all bets are off so I ate all my Thai 😬. I'm reflecting on it and I'm not beating myself up. I've been good all week and it was one day one meal. I was doing so well and then H and I went on a date night. I actually ate pretty healthy but woof I drank a lot of wine when we got home. Picking myself up again today too and trying to save the rest of my weekly points because I wasnt intending to eat (or drink) any of them this week.
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Post by dogbutt on Jul 30, 2017 9:02:35 GMT -6
I failed last night. I accidentally got super high and all bets are off so I ate all my Thai 😬. I'm reflecting on it and I'm not beating myself up. I've been good all week and it was one day one meal. I was doing so well and then H and I went on a date night. I actually ate pretty healthy but woof I drank a lot of wine when we got home. Picking myself up again today too and trying to save the rest of my weekly points because I was intending to eat (or drink) any of them this week. The fact that I'm not beating myself up about over eating last night is encouraging to me that I'm in the right head space to change my lifestyle. Usually I'm all fuck it I'll just eat whatever Sunday and then start over Monday. Not this time!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2017 9:17:35 GMT -6
I was doing so well and then H and I went on a date night. I actually ate pretty healthy but woof I drank a lot of wine when we got home. Picking myself up again today too and trying to save the rest of my weekly points because I was intending to eat (or drink) any of them this week. The fact that I'm not beating myself up about over eating last night is encouraging to me that I'm in the right head space to change my lifestyle. Usually I'm all fuck it I'll just eat whatever Sunday and then start over Monday. Not this time! So true! Today is a new day!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2017 9:23:47 GMT -6
Finally got a chance to read this. Very helpful.
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Post by dogbutt on Jul 30, 2017 12:16:34 GMT -6
My Noom app notified me that my program starts tomorrow. I don't know what this means. SAMe. Jackie sent me an article to read Thursday and of course I forgot to read it. I've always been the worst when it comes to homework. So I had to move my chat with her to tomorrow about my goals. I guess this doesn't answer the question about the meaning of the program starting.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2017 12:52:19 GMT -6
I got the impression from something in the settings tab that my customized plan started 7/31, but I just went back to check and now it seems to say curriculum begins on 7/31.
I don't know why, but I had the idea that the first week or so was a baseline thing, and it was supposed to start customizing after that. It'll be interesting to see what customization looks like. So far, it seems to have been the same for pretty much everyone.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2017 18:49:21 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2017 21:34:12 GMT -6
Ok, first step taken. I have planned my exercise for the week. I'm going to try going back to yoga classes that I loved before but just stopped going to (I'm not sure when). I have two of those planned this week. I also am trying to make plans with a friend for a hike on Saturday and then the rest of the days I will walk/jog.
Next step is that I will put out my clothes for working out on my dresser tonight.
Third step is that I'm going to bed at 9 pm so I can get up at 5:15 and not hate my life too much.
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Post by angelashly on Jul 31, 2017 6:27:37 GMT -6
I'm here. I did just ok at the cook out Saturday. I planned everything but then I went back for a second helping of macaroni and cheese. It's not horrible because I still ate less than I normally would.
I need to get the leftovers out of my house so I don't eat them.
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Post by angelashly on Jul 31, 2017 6:27:53 GMT -6
Did anyone weigh in today? I'm about to
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Post by angelashly on Jul 31, 2017 6:52:50 GMT -6
Down 4.2 pounds!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2017 6:59:02 GMT -6
I weighed in today.
I was feeling good- I made my calorie goal everyday but one and that day I only went 50 calories or so over. I've been exercising everyday (I had been taking weekends off.) I felt great and I was excited to step on the scale and see the new, smaller number.
I stepped on the scale and it showed that I had gained 3 pounds. WTF? I've been doing everything right, why should I be gaining weight?
There are actually a few reasons why and I want to talk about them this morning. Sorry for the lame intro. I couldn't resist.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2017 7:18:33 GMT -6
Let's talk about why your scale number might stay stuck or even go up when you're participating in a weight loss program.
1- weight is not the ultimate measure of your health or fitness level. It's a number, but if you're like me, that number has a lot to do with how you feel about your life and your progress in the program. It isn't the be all, end all, though. How do you clothes fit? How do you feel? These are good indicators of your true progress. If you like quantifiable data (I love it), then try taking measurements of your waist and hips and keeping a record of those. Often those numbers will go down even when the scale number stays stuck.
And let's be honest- only you see the number on the scale. Everyone else just sees how you look and feel and your clothes fitting better (or looser) and shrinking numbers on a tape measure are a better indication of what other people see than the number on the scale is.
2- remember last week when we talked about how the increase in roughage was hard on our stomachs? That same process can make you temporarily bloat and/or gain weight. NBD. Keep going and it will get better.
3- hormonal fluctuations, duh.
4- Exercise!!! Everyone knows that muscle weighs more than fat. But you just started working out and there's no way you built 3 pounds of muscle weight in a week.
Exercise still causes weight gain. When you exercise and build muscle, the new muscle growth is created by damaging the existing muscle. When you exercise, you create tiny micro tears in the existing muscle. Those micro tears are good because as our bodies repair them, they fill the tears with more muscle. In the meantime, before your body can repair the damaged tissue, it stores water in the gaps of the micro tears. The water storage is responsible for the weight gain (or lack of weight loss). It's also temporary.
Tl;dr weight loss is not just measured by the scale, check your clothes and take your measurements to determine your true progress. Also, exercise weirdly causes weight gain or slows weight loss initially. Ignore this and keep checking your clothes, your measurements, and your overall feeling of wellness.
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Post by angelashly on Jul 31, 2017 7:31:03 GMT -6
Even though I lost some this week I needed that thisbitch because I've said before I'm a numbers person and it's going to take a lot for me to get over that
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Post by trippyalien on Jul 31, 2017 7:32:57 GMT -6
Let's talk about why your scale number might stay stuck or even go up when you're participating in a weight loss program. 1- weight is not the ultimate measure of your health or fitness level. It's a number, but if you're like me, that number has a lot to do with how you feel about your life and your progress in the program. It isn't the be all, end all, though. How do you clothes fit? How do you feel? These are good indicators of your true progress. If you like quantifiable data (I love it), then try taking measurements of your waist and hips and keeping a record of those. Often those numbers will go down even when the scale number stays stuck. And let's be honest- only you see the number on the scale. Everyone else just sees how you look and feel and your clothes fitting better (or looser) and shrinking numbers on a tape measure are a better indication of what other people see than the number on the scale is. 2- remember last week when we talked about how the increase in roughage was hard on our stomachs? That same process can make you temporarily bloat and/or gain weight. NBD. Keep going and it will get better. 3- hormonal fluctuations, duh. 4- Exercise!!! Everyone knows that muscle weighs more than fat. But you just started working out and there's no way you built 3 pounds of muscle weight in a week. Exercise still causes weight gain. When you exercise and build muscle, the new muscle growth is created by damaging the existing muscle. When you exercise, you create tiny micro tears in the existing muscle. Those micro tears are good because as our bodies repair them, they fill the tears with more muscle. In the meantime, before your body can repair the damaged tissue, it stores water in the gaps of the micro tears. The water storage is responsible for the weight gain (or lack of weight loss). It's also temporary. Tl;dr weight loss is not just measured by the scale, check your clothes and take your measurements to determine your true progress. Also, exercise weirdly causes weight gain or slows weight loss initially. Ignore this and keep checking your clothes, your measurements, and your overall feeling of wellness. Thank you for this. It is a good reminder and very appreciated this morning.
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Post by brux on Jul 31, 2017 7:37:07 GMT -6
I woke up 30 minutes early today to prep servings of breakfasts and lunches for the first few days this week. I need to still write out my meal plan but I'll do that at work this morning.
I tried to log everything into Noom this morning and the food database found nothing that I had. Granted, some of it is local products, but local and also sold on Amazon or in hundreds of midwestern grocery stores. And some of it was Whole Foods branded products. That's really frustrating. I could take the time to create all my own foods in Noom, but the app doesn't ask for relevant macros. I sent a message to Jackie.
I don't know how useful Noom would be if I log food in MFP/WW and follow along Noom for the advice and team stuff. But maybe that's what I'll have to do.
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Post by brux on Jul 31, 2017 7:48:29 GMT -6
I've been noodling on thisbitch treat-yo-self every three weeks approach. I'm going to do two weeks or just work around real life. We have plans to go out with friends on 8/11 and then the fair begins 8/24 and I'll go on a few days, so my diet will be wonky on those days. But in the interim, I'm going to track and make healthy food choices.
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Post by angelashly on Jul 31, 2017 8:07:23 GMT -6
I've been noodling on thisbitch treat-yo-self every three weeks approach. I'm going to do two weeks or just work around real life. We have plans to go out with friends on 8/11 and then the fair begins 8/24 and I'll go on a few days, so my diet will be wonky on those days. But in the interim, I'm going to track and make healthy food choices. I'm looking at this too. I know in order to maintain I will have to be able to indulge in dinner out or something since our social life basically is food and drinks. Also I'm thinking of adding in some non food treats too. Not sure what yet, but I'm thinking for 5 pounds, 10 pounds and then 20. Or I may do $5 things for each 5 pounds
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Post by angelashly on Jul 31, 2017 8:08:02 GMT -6
What's on everyone's meal plans this week?
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Post by dogbutt on Jul 31, 2017 8:37:41 GMT -6
angelashly when I was working on losing weight a couple years ago I did the reward system for when I hit a weight loss goal. I did it increments of 10 pounds and it was really helpful and kept me motivated. I chose stuff I really wanted but didn't need. Like when I lost 20 pounds I bought myself an iPad. Obviously this was single dogbutt with disposable income so I need to change my rewards. I might try to do like pedicure/ manicure or massage.
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Post by dogbutt on Jul 31, 2017 8:49:37 GMT -6
Congrats we made it a week of logging and sticking with the progrAm. I haven't weighed myself probably won't today since I just drank coffee and been up a bit. I'll try to remember tomorrow if not I don't care the scale has not been my friend for a very long time. I might do measurements. I've been keeping track of that for a bit when I was working out.
Anyways, I'm feeling good about everything. I logged all my food even when I went over. I'm having a hard time eating breakfast. I'm not hungry at all in the morning and usually eat something around 11ish. One way I feel if I'm not hungry don't force myself to eAt and the other hand I'm like well everything I read says eat breakfast because it gets your metabolism going. I don't know I should talk to Jackie about this.
As for working out... I haven't exercised in over a month. I was doing so well working out at least 5 times a week but every since my kid quit naps it hasn't been happening. I just can't get in the rhythm of working out at the ass crack of dawn. I never sleep great when I plan to wake up early. Here I am making excuses but I hate exercising in the morning I always do so much better with a noon session an exercise nooner. Anyways, I think it's best that I focus on my eating because it was reallly bad. Once I have a handle of eating I will figure out the exercise part.
I do feel that my stomach looks flatter which I'm not surprised since I just came out of a 3 week bender of eating anything and everything. I'm understanding why I'm snacking and when those cravings are at it's strongest. I'm thinking about getting a adult coloring book to keep my mind busy at night after the kid goes to bed since that's when I want to eAt all of the things.
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Post by angelashly on Jul 31, 2017 9:00:25 GMT -6
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Post by trippyalien on Jul 31, 2017 9:38:03 GMT -6
My meal plan for the week:
Breakfasts: Green smoothie (kale or spinach, strawberries, white beans, unsweetened almond milk)
Lunches: Salad with protein, avocado vinaigrette
Dinners: Monday - Shrimp taco salad Tuesday - Pesto spinach artichoke chicken bake with asparagus Wednesday - Zoodles with ground turkey and tomato sauce Thursday - scrambled eggs, quinoa, broccoli Friday - out
I need to figure out some good snacks so I can successfully avoid the many unhealthy but delicious snacks my office keeps in stock for us.
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Post by brux on Jul 31, 2017 9:55:19 GMT -6
trippyalien thanks for mentioning that oil-free vinaigrette. My local WFs didn't have the avocado vinaigrette, but they had tons of other kinds. I bought the tangerine vinaigrette, oil-free so low cal. TBD how good it is, but I'll report back later today.
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Post by trippyalien on Jul 31, 2017 10:02:57 GMT -6
trippyalien thanks for mentioning that oil-free vinaigrette. My local WFs didn't have the avocado vinaigrette, but they had tons of other kinds. I bought the tangerine vinaigrette, oil-free so low cal. TBD how good it is, but I'll report back later today. Oooh. Let me know how that one is. I have been pleasantly surprised at how tasty the avocado one is. There is also a garlic tahini one I have been eyeing that I might pick up this week for a little variety.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2017 10:30:56 GMT -6
I went out to eat last night and a restaurant I hadn't been to in awhile eliminated their half size salad (their old half was the size of a full anywhere else). I was grumpy but I only ate half and now have the second half for leftovers today. Calling it a win.
Also, I got up this morning at 5 and did 35 minutes of walking on the treadmill. I didn't push myself anymore than just participating. Lol. But it felt really great. I'm already over half my step goal for the day and it's only 9:30. I was more efficient in my morning routine and hit the ground running when I got into work. Also a big win!
Thanks for all the encouragement and knowledge sharing. It's nice to not be in this alone.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2017 10:52:46 GMT -6
Also, I got up this morning at 5 and did 35 minutes of walking on the treadmill. I didn't push myself anymore than just participating. Lol. But it felt really great. Perfection! This brings me to the second topic I was itching to discuss today- exercise. Lots of times, when people embark on a new fitness plan, they go to a gym or a class and go HAM with the intention of jumping right into an aspirational workout plan that perfectly accompanies their brand new aspirational nutrition program to help themselves achieve their aspirational body in the shortest amount of time. That doesn't work. Here's the deal- when it comes to exercise, there are three basic measures- frequency, duration, and intensity. Experts recommend only increasing one of those at a time, then letting your body adapt, then adding in more, readapting, etc. There are a number of reasons for this but the big one is that your body is not meant to process that kind of change (a complete upheaval) in such a short amount of time. And your body will generally let you know that- you'll likely hurt, either from an injury of from an unpleasant extreme muscle soreness. You hurt, then you stop to recuperate, and all of the sudden your new exercise plan is out the window. Or maybe that doesn't happen. Maybe what happens is that you start to hate and dread your exercise program. So you think of any and every excuse to get out it. Maybe none of this is familiar to you. Anyway, the main take away- exercise should not hurt. It should be pleasant and relatively comfortable. You should feel great after you do it- physically and mentally. The best exercise is the one you do consistently. It's the only one that actually works.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2017 10:57:55 GMT -6
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