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Post by rihannsu on Jan 1, 2014 8:19:22 GMT -5
My first check in for 2014 is a good one! Down 1.4 from last Wednesday. Although the month of December was pretty much a flat line on my tracking chart I finished the year out well. Official Year-end recap I started my journey on Dec 30, 2012 weighing in at 182 lbs. On Dec 31, 2013 I weighed in at 137 lbs making an exact 45 lb weight loss for the year. Unfortunately I didn't start tracking my measurements until February so I don't have a truly accurate start on those from my heaviest but I will edit this post later with a summary of inches lost for the year from when I did start tracking. Good luck to everyone and if anyone wants more info on how I did this feel free to pm me. ETA: Useful links Salad in a Jar
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2014 18:22:45 GMT -5
My first check in for 2014 is a good one! Down 1.4 from last Wednesday. Although the month of December was pretty much a flat line on my tracking chart I finished the year out well. Official Year-end recap I started my journey on Dec 30, 2012 weighing in at 182 lbs. On Dec 31, 2013 I weighed in at 137 lbs making an exact 45 lb weight loss for the year. Unfortunately I didn't start tracking my measurements until February so I don't have a truly accurate start on those from my heaviest but I will edit this post later with a summary of inches lost for the year from when I did start tracking. Good luck to everyone and if anyone wants more info on how I did this feel free to pm me. That is truly impressive.
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Post by Jablea on Jan 1, 2014 18:31:52 GMT -5
Ok, my starting number is 16. My goal is to get that number to zero. I've got my food tracker started (I'll share that tomorrow).
I've never lost weight until I started these threads and while I've never been one that's lost all I needed, this group has always kept me from gaining.
You all are my heroes.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2014 18:34:19 GMT -5
I would be a newbie - not so much to lose, but to maintain. Over 20 years I have lost 40 lbs - not much in the greater scheme of things, but it has stayed off and each year, a little more, until I had shoulder surgery in July. Was improving, then setback - now maybe more surgery. So my actual physical workout has been pretty much limited to walking, and the weight is getting harder to control easily. Just adds to the overall frustration and lack of willpower. Plus, right shoulder, right-handed - I get grumpy (no, bitchy is a better word - my husband is being very nice about it). So, may I join in? - perhaps you all can give me the occasional kick in the pants to keep up the therapy and walking :-)
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Post by nica575 on Jan 1, 2014 19:02:52 GMT -5
Jablea, thank you for your"call to shape up" in the main thread!
I see some very impressive results - just look at rihannsu!
I have a relatively modest goal of loosing 5 lbs - 7 lbs this year and mainly maintaining...
I use "Lose It" phone app to track calories... I jog/power walk about 90 min/day/5 to 7 days a week. I do need to start doing other forms of exercise, so this is something I will work on this year as well.
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!
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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.
Now I have a whole thread to catch up on from last night's concert! See you all next week!
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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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