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Post by stampsgal on Jan 1, 2014 19:23:15 GMT -5
Here I am back again....
Last year I lost my goal weight early on and I liked the motivation of checking in here.
I maintained it until this fall. I started to love walking my neice's dog almost daily in the spring. It could easily absorb hours of my day especially if I brought her to my home. I hated to see her in a little dark condo when summer was giving us grand weather. But...a more rigorous work out is really needed. I slid a little off the lean diet we have for 3 months in the summer (my nephew stays with us to train.....so we eat very lean.) My weight started up the scale, when the puppy's back end became paralyzed /disc problem and for 6 weeks we were to not let her do stairs/ jump on furniture etc. so I minded her full time during the day. Luckily she responded to medications and we avoided a 7000.00 operation here ...and arranged to go to the USA through a past vet who operates out of Great Falls Montana. Cost 3500.00. Thank Gosh the dog had been tended to across the border for services! Sure a lot cheaper forgets in the US.
Anyway...I have to make going to the gym balance in, with wanting to connect with the dog.
Also I like going to adult skate , but I slipped on a stool and have to let the scabs/cut on my shin heal before I can lace up my skates! Sheesh and how many more excuses can I come up with! Ha- ha
So my goals is to loose 8-10 pounds.
good luck everyone....and see you in a week...if not before.....
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Post by fiercelier on Jan 1, 2014 19:54:09 GMT -5
Happy New Year everyone! I see we have a couple of new faces! Welcome!
Have not weighted myself yet and am giving myself until next Wednesday to get back on track, as I know I put weight back on over the holidays. I didn't start with my weight loss plan until mid-January last year, but just before Christmas had lost 50 lbs. of my overall goal of 60 lbs. by my 60th birthday on Feb. 14. So I want to continue and get back on track and lose what I've gained over the holidays and the last 10 lbs. I don't think I'll make it by my goal date, but will be within 10 lbs. I'm sure, so overall this was my biggest accomplishment in 2013, as I've tried many times to lose weight before over the years without long lasting success.
I walk 3-4 times a week for an hour at a time, curl twice a week during fall/winter, and try to keep up the walking the rest of the year as much as my job and the weather allows. I do want to add some exercises into the mix for specific problem areas. I asked for and received a Fitbit Zip for Christmas and have been tracking my steps/km/calories burned. Don't yet know if I'll start entering calories taken in as I have not been counting calories but just eating as before with more emphasis on fruits and veggies, but much less and cutting out a lot of snacking and sweet stuff, and that seems to have worked for me.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2014 0:38:17 GMT -5
I, shamefully, am a Shaping Up 2013 early drop out. Sometimes RL hits you so hard that the last thing on your mind is taking care of yourself and I thank jablea for being so understanding when I walked away. Things have at least stabilized for me now and I am learning to find myself and my needs. My goal is simply well-being. What that entails may vary along the way but I am feeling good about getting this tired body back to feeling like its old self again. Skimming briefly thru last yrs thread I think I missed a lot of healthy living tips/inspirations and I am thankful to have this group to come to in the process of taking care of myself.
Focuses:
1. Cardio- I joined the Y last month and hope to maintain the discipline to go often. If keeping my heart healthy is my only accomplishment I will be happy.
2. Diet-In August I fufilled a lifetime desire and finally became vegetarian, knowing nothing about anything outside of a good steak. I still have lots to learn about making this run smoothly in the long run-keeping myself content and healthy while also feeding a bunch of carnivores/picky eaters.
3. Weight- An added bonus would be to loose weight but as the opposite of Adam, a thin girl in a somewhat fat body, I don't know much about dieting, especially as someone who must work at getting enough protein. I have simply been trying to eat less and lost 6lbs in December. It is too early for me to make a specific weight loss goal but I am excited to think it might work.
So, thanks for giving me another shot. Happy 2014 everyone.
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Post by Jablea on Jan 2, 2014 10:25:37 GMT -5
Thursday - Tracking Food IntakeTracking what goes in your body every day is probably the number one way that people control and monitor their relationship with food. I've attached my old-school weekly chart that I like which divides the day into five three-hour sections. I print it out on scratch paper and staple a new week on whenever I need. I updated this one to start on a Wednesday to coincide with our check in day. If I mark down a glass of liquid during each time period then I also know that I'm well on my way to being hydrated also. If I see I'm eating the same thing often then it's easy for me to look up the calories and mark them down for those items also. I like it because it visually tells me I'm only three hours away from my next meal or snack. I can hold out till then, really, I can. Now many of our very successful members are more up-to-date (and perhaps more on-the-go) and use the new iphone/android apps which remember your food habits and account for all your calories and then show you a graph for the week etc. They take some initial patience to get set up but otherwise seem to work wonders. I'll let our members tell you which ones have worked best for them. So now that you've started the journey, make a commitment to tracking. Week food log.docx (10.63 KB)
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Post by rihannsu on Jan 2, 2014 10:54:53 GMT -5
I use www.myfitnesspal.com/ It is widely know as having the largest food database, is free, has both regular website and phone apps, and the phone app has barcode scanner. I have found it very easy to use and it also connects with many other apps and devices such as activity trackers, scales, heart rate monitors, etc. Lots of information available in the forums as well. |
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Post by nica575 on Jan 2, 2014 20:50:03 GMT -5
I use www.myfitnesspal.com/ It is widely know as having the largest food database, is free, has both regular website and phone apps, and the phone app has barcode scanner. I have found it very easy to use and it also connects with many other apps and devices such as activity trackers, scales, heart rate monitors, etc. Lots of information available in the forums as well. As I mentioned before I use an Android App called Lose It. www.loseit.com/ It also has a food database, is free (there are additional options for fee), has a barcode scanner, lets you set a goal (your current weight, your target weight, how much you want to loose/week - it calculates a number of "allowed" calories per day), you can add your activities - it adds calories to your daily budget. I don't know if it connects to other devices, but I see they are promoting a blue tooth scale, so obviously it reads it... IMO, as long as you honestly record EVERYTHING you eat/drink you will see how fast those allowed calories go, which will push you to eat less and move more... the key is to be diligent in recording and establishing a realistic goal. I found it is easier to have a modest goal and reach it rather than be aggressive, fall behind and drop out completely. I have a goal of loosing 1 lb/week, but thinking of downgrading to 1/2 lb/week... What do you ladies think re setting goals? |
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Post by stardust on Jan 3, 2014 22:55:11 GMT -5
Weighed in today and was down 2 lbs. I'm really surprised, but my Mom is laid up and I'm spending a lot of time with her, so maybe that has helped me from pigging-out. Doing a lot of cooking, but not so much exercise.
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Post by scotia on Jan 4, 2014 23:52:51 GMT -5
I am excited to join the group for the first time this year! Just am starting today as it took me a couple of days to get 'back on track'. Hopefully, I will have some success. Will post more thoughts later.
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Post by Jablea on Jan 6, 2014 1:51:31 GMT -5
MeasuringOk, I promised over in the main thread that we'd use the pic below to talk a bit about measuring our body. Now rihannsu is going to talk next month about her measurements and how they've changed during the last year, we'll get everyone else perhaps working on your own. Maybe someone will be nice and photoshop the pic for illustrative purposes? So Chest, Waist, Hips are the big ones. First do you have a flexible measuring tape? Preferably one of those used for sewing, if not then a non-stretchy but flexible string or rope that you can measure against a steel measuring tape would be fine. Chest - across the nipples and around your back. On Adam this is about where the collar flap is falling. Waist - experts will have you find the widest point which is usually about four inches below your belly button on your lower abdomen. I have a hard time ever being very accurate there so I prefer to just go around my belly button and try to keep the tape horizontal as it goes around the back. I'm thinking this would be in the area of the third button up from the bottom of Adam's jacket. Hips - You'll see Adam's left hip swathed in sparkly leggings. Find the largest area and wrap from there. You will not be able to use this stance, keep legs together. Men do have a bit of added complication for this measurement, just try to be consistent.  Two other areas which are often measured are thigh and bicep. For this you'll see the wider part of Adam's right thigh which he has helpfully pivoted. Measure there but try to do if flat footed so you don't get a tensed quadriceps muscle. And for the bicep measure halfway between the shoulder and the elbow with the arm in a neutral position as he shows with his left arm.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2014 13:40:45 GMT -5
Jablea, this thread has just gotten a lot more fun! I will give the measuring a shot but admittedly, measuring Adam has way more appeal than measuring myself.
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Post by chapf on Jan 6, 2014 19:14:28 GMT -5
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Post by Jablea on Jan 7, 2014 8:06:58 GMT -5
The Atop Shape Up Team
Ok, I decided to do roll call a bit differently this year and try to put all of our goals in one place. Hopefully I haven't mangled your quotes too bad if I cut a little bit out here and there from your introduction posts.
First of all - WELCOME everyone! It's great seeing familiar faces and wonderful also to see newbies.
Second - Check In (a synopsis of your week) starts tomorrow so today is your last day to be good. Hah!
Third - Let's have a great time!
Jablea
juniemoon
fiercelier
stardust
coo.coo.ca.choo
ljsmack
rihannsu
mehitabel
nica575
stampsgal
kay
scotia
chapf
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Post by stampsgal on Jan 7, 2014 12:14:43 GMT -5
Check in is tomorrow.... so Wednesdays it is...like before. I thought it was today. Weighed myself yesterday and today ...lost 3 pounds...what a relief it was consistent.....better be that tomorrow or down more!  I did the measuring/recording yesterday....our leader is darn SERIOUS for us !!! And I am glad to comply when I see the value. Off to work-out! |
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Post by chapf on Jan 7, 2014 16:37:13 GMT -5
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Post by scotia on Jan 7, 2014 21:39:07 GMT -5
Sorry this is so long...scroll.. Being new, when I got over my holiday eating spell, I didn't realize Wed. was the weigh in day. I started off with Saturday being my weigh-in day. So I will be a little off schedule  I am trying to write down everything I put in my mouth and keep track of the calories. I know that gets tedious so am hoping I can keep it up! (I mean everything...ie 1 pretzel 15 calories). I need to stay under 1000 calories per day in order to lose weight. This is due to not being able to exercise because of bad spinal stenosis and arthritis. I have always been being either "good" in my weight loss endevours or totally blowing it and eating everything I want. So since I feel I need to have something to 'look forward to' food wise (ie junk food) I am allowing myself to 'eat' 2 days a month. I know this is not the best way, but for me, it seems to work. For some reason, I have never been able to moderate my eating so that I can have a little of my problem foods...mainly sweets... without binging on them. Brief history, in 2000 I stopped eating meat which as a result stopped my visits to fast food places. No more cheeseburgers and fries got me on a good path and over 2 years I was able to lose 80+ pounds. I have managed to keep off all but 20 of it. Years before, I went to WW and got in the habit of drinking a lot of water, which helps me. It also made me 'accountable' knowing I was going to get weighed each week. This is one of the reasons this group will help me. I have devised my own weird eating program which involes eating basically the same thing every day. This sounds crazy, but if I have to make choices, I run into problems. So 2 protein bars, greek yogurt and a large salad is pretty much it on most days and has been for 13 years. Hope my strange 'confessions' haven't been TMI. Looking forward to both a great 2014 for Adam and for us! PS I always stay logged in, so it looks like I am here when I am not. |
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