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Post by gabriella on Jan 14, 2015 16:43:02 GMT -5
This was a bad week for me, I gained .6 lbs..........just too much food the excuse being my birthday. I'm trying to get back to my regular routine of recording my daily in-take of food and excercising regularly. It is bitterly cold here so I am very fortunate on to have a complete gym in my basement, my favourite being the exercise bike and the treadmill. I realize I need to do more weight training so that is my next goal. Also to help me stay on track, I allow myself the daily treat of a cappucino sometimes even two and this helps me to not crave other treats. Hoping to report some weight loss next week.........wishing everyone here a healthy and happy week! Happy Belated Birthday !!! TY........congrats on the treadmill, you are going to love it on these cold days. I still prefer walking outside but the advantage of my treadmill is that my iPad fits on it perfectlly so the time so by much faster. |
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Post by nica575 on Jan 14, 2015 21:42:20 GMT -5
With all the QAL excitement I forgot it's Wednesday...but I did get on the scale yesterday morning and I did manage to loose 1 lb more, so I am 3 lbs down thanks to:
1) started using Lose It again, staying within my advised calorie limit, recording every little thing, even gum (5 calories per piece)
2) chewing lots of gum instead of snacking
3) limiting my apple consumption to two/day- sounds crazy but I can easily eat 6 apples a day (LOVE APPLES) , and although it's healthy - 130 calories each!
4) going to the gym at least 5 days/week
Hope everyone is moving that scale in the right direction!
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Post by coo.coo.ca.choo on Jan 16, 2015 14:28:43 GMT -5
www.marinmamacooks.com/2012/03/lacinato-kale-salad/I found this kale salad recipe that I really enjoyed. I just used regular kale not the lacinato variety. I also threw some kale strips into a turkey broth (along with 1/4 cup of beans and a minced clove of garlic and 2 oz of chicken). I don't know if I was just hungry for some warm soup but it really tasted good. I'm not weighing in at home as it's a trigger for me. If I lose, I want to celebrate (with food) and if I gain, I want to soothe myself (with food). It's a vicious cycle. I do have a pair of jeans that are the next size down and I do weigh in when I visit the drs. office. I have a dr. that I really like and respect. He is very encouraging and "up" and also really, really knows his business. This a.m. I put his picture in my kitchen. He has such a GREAT philosophy about taking care of our bodies that I have it on the counter now to remind myself that my choices can lapse into the gray area and not be solely good or solely bad. We'll see. I do track my food and am basically following a no-white regimen as best I can.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2015 15:18:26 GMT -5
Mehitabel, I used to lose while travelling but I think that my knee issues have maybe stopped that because I gained on my one QAL trip this summer. If you can do trips that require walking that’s a great thing. Know what you mean about the knee - I have one that is frequently unhappy, especially after a full day on cobblestones and such. But I get so involved in being elsewhere that I can keep going - then two tylenol and sleep still works for me. As long as I can I will  This week has demonstrated again that sitting in front of the computer is not going to have a beneficial effect on my body - psyche, yes!! One thing that the computer did do for me was give me a delicious, quick, Moroccan veggie stew - not spicy, good flavor, low cal - if you are interested the recipe is here. www.foodiefiasco.com/moroccan-chickpea-stew/I promise myself I will get to the gym tonight because the next two days will be lost  in concert mode. |
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Post by Jablea on Jan 19, 2015 2:35:15 GMT -5
Monday - Hip Exercise #1As Adam demonstrates here, we all need to lay on our back and play with our toes. Yes, I really did read that somewhere and yes, I really do try and do this as part of my exercises and stretching. I have one hip, same side as the bad knee, that really bothers me sometimes and I'll share with you this week what I have been doing that helps. 
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Post by Jablea on Jan 20, 2015 9:04:45 GMT -5
Tuesday - Hip Exercise #2 - Hamstring StretchAdam show us the position, problem is we need to hold it here for a minimum of 30 seconds and preferably for a full minute. So what I do is find the back of a couch or my DH's leather chair and pretty much just stand there. Lean into it as far as you can and also, do you see Adam's toe pointed back toward him? yeah, do that too to really get a good stretch. 
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Post by Jablea on Jan 21, 2015 1:23:43 GMT -5
Wednesday - Check in Day
Yeah, down 1. Yah biiigggg number. I was all over the place this week and I swear my scale can change by two pounds in 2 hours. It's like there is a Yellowstone hotspot under my house that rotates with the sun and hasextra gravitational pull because at 5am I usually weigh 2 more pounds than I do at 7am. There really can't be a rhyme or reason for that so I think I will have to break down and buy a new scale next time I'm at Costco. Maybe 15 to 20 years is just too much for a digital scale. Anyway, this puts me at -3 for the week. I'm still on my paper tracking but I'm being consistent with it.
So question for this week. What do you do to stay active during QAL concerts?
For me - For Sunday's QAL when we had a stream I listened at the computer but got some hand sewing done. Yeah chores!
For household chores that I can't do at my desk, I can use the browser on my phone and then hook up my earphones to it. Mobile QAL stream.
And a quick list of our participants - so far - remember you can start any time during the year
Jablea
rihannsu
csimms4
stardust
fiercelier
irish1139
gabriella
dotsgirl02
nica575
coo.coo.ca.choo
mehitabel
4EverAdam
chapf – cheerleader
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Post by csimms4 on Jan 21, 2015 6:36:17 GMT -5
Down 2.4 this week. My treadmill still hasn't arrived but I just got a shipping confirmation so I expect it today or tomorrow.
I also try to do household chores during the concerts if it's the weekend. During the week the concerts fall during the end of my work day and my commute.
Looking forward to connecting my ipad to the treadmill when it comes and watching all the concert vids again and again and again .....
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Post by rihannsu on Jan 21, 2015 6:45:21 GMT -5
Maintaining. Third week in a row weighing in at 129.2 lbs.
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Post by irish1139 on Jan 21, 2015 9:26:35 GMT -5
Only down 1 pound this week. But it will add up as I continue. If I am religious in my efforts, the diet I am on really works. There are two weeks of really strict portion control. One week of adding foods and portions. Then back to two weeks of really strict portion control. I really look forward to the week where portions are increased. I try to pretend I am enjoying 3 cups of popcorn as a snack.
The diet is a metabolism diet and has really worked for me over the years. It is so much harder when you are older however. I get in these moods of thinking "why do I have to diet" "it doesn't matter anymore". I have been dieting most of my life so it does get boring to diet and deprive yourself of delicious desserts (sugar). Sweets and bread are my downfall.
I do my bicycle everyday, everyday, everyday......
I have to in order to keep my arthritic hip in action. I am trying to outlive the need to have another hip replacement.
Continue on people. We can do this and get healthy. I am allergic to statins so I have to really watch my cholesterol. I just got my test results back and they were pretty good for a change.
See you all next week.
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