Healthy Weight Loss

thedivahrrrself · 05-09-2012, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JustJo

I know it's frustrating when you've been having bigger losses....but remember that 1 - 2 lbs a week is considered good, sustainable progress. You did good!

And stepping up the exercise builds muscle....which weighs more inch for inch than fat does.

I still check the scale, but I can tell I'm building muscle and things are rearranging. Have you measured yourself lately? How are the clothes fitting?

It's hard to tell with my clothes because I lost 30 pounds over about 3 months, and then I hit a plateau the last 5 months or so. So JAGG has helped me to gear up for a healthy lifestyle change for sustainable, permanent weight loss. (He says I can never have real butter again... The rest of it I can live with, but butter??? NOOOOOO)

Anyway, so a lot of my clothes were already big to begin with, as I haven't been able to replace my entire wardrobe yet. I have not measured. That would require someone else's assistance, and I don't want anyone to see that hip measurement! LOL

I know muscle weighs more than fat, people tell me that every time I have a disappointing result LOL but I'm going to blame it on the cookie I had this weekend instead to hopefully keep myself from repeating my mistakes. Also, JAGG has instructed me to save all the fatty foods for the starving African children, so I may have killed an orphan with my cookie :P

JoSchmooze · 05-09-2012, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thedivahrrrself

It's hard to tell with my clothes because I lost 30 pounds over about 3 months, and then I hit a plateau the last 5 months or so. So JAGG has helped me to gear up for a healthy lifestyle change for sustainable, permanent weight loss. (He says I can never have real butter again... The rest of it I can live with, but butter??? NOOOOOO)

Anyway, so a lot of my clothes were already big to begin with, as I haven't been able to replace my entire wardrobe yet. I have not measured. That would require someone else's assistance, and I don't want anyone to see that hip measurement! LOL

I know muscle weighs more than fat, people tell me that every time I have a disappointing result LOL but I'm going to blame it on the cookie I had this weekend instead to hopefully keep myself from repeating my mistakes. Also, JAGG has instructed me to save all the fatty foods for the starving African children, so I may have killed an orphan with my cookie :P

I do all my own measurements with a measuring tape....
And I only do them once a month so I can be
pleasantly surprised!
The only measurement I really have problems getting is
the upper arm so I ask Al the Russian to do it for me.
PArt of the intro to be with the Russian was to do all
measurements, weight and goals.....

Hang in there.....

girl_dee · 05-09-2012, 06:29 PM

What you are saying is very true about working out

I can weigh the same thing at two different times in my life but when i am active and more lean my clothes just fit nicer and better.

girl_dee · 05-09-2012, 06:33 PM

i love the ingredients in plain ole Shredded Wheat (this Post brand anyway)

Ingredients: Shredded Wheat

that's it that's all

bigbutchmistie · 05-11-2012, 07:14 AM

Well I have stopped fast food completely. I cook at home, and make sure its healthy. Ive cut out Soda's too. Every once in a while I will have a diet coke. I have gone down from a man's 58 to a 52. I feel better, and am sleeping better. Not up all hours of the night to pee or cause I cant sleep.

Good luck to everyone !

foxyshaman · 05-11-2012, 04:53 PM

I have not gone to WW or stepped on a scale for a bit. But, I have not stopped exercising or working hard. I feel great. I am losing my girls... that makes me sooooooooo sad. But, I am getting triceps, which I can see through the 'wings' on my arms. During my workout weight class (called Force, dumb name) I am squatting 50 lbs. I want to go higher, but it takes time to build up my shoulder and arm strength to lift it over my head after a five minute track. I just increased from 45 lbs. I feel like I should be squatting way more. 50 lbs just seems so... wussy. I guess I can leave the farm, but not the farm expectations of myself... good grief. I pulled my diaphragm a couple weeks ago. Now that was weird. I woke up Thursday morning, took a nice breath and thought...oh now that is wrong. Doing Zumba was a challenge. Did you know you have to breathe to do Zumba? It's the little things in life that you notice.

Anyway off to yoga.

Have a great night.

Keep on working hard!! I love to read our collective stories. The inspirational, the struggles and oh yeah.... Tawse... the ox cracked me the hell up.

JustJo · 05-11-2012, 05:06 PM

Hey healthies,

Sucky news at the doctor today...evidently I get to choose between going back on Actos, which increases my risk of bladder cancer....doubling the drug I was hoping to get off of and which makes me feel sick...or....well, no...those are the choices at the moment.

Oh...and losing a lot more weight and basically never eating any of the food that non-diabetic people eat without even thinking about it.

Not a happy moment, especially after all of my work.

deedarino · 05-11-2012, 06:30 PM

It is so nice to come here and be with people who really know the struggles that trying to be healthy, can create.

Well my weight loss has slowed from the exercise but I can tell my body is changing. Things are starting to tighten up in certain areas and unfortunately sag in others :-( I can tell it is time to up my game and branch out to something besides the treadmill.

Who knew that losing so much weight would be an emotional rollercoaster ride? Sometimes I look at myself as beautiful and...damn! Sometimes all I can see is how far I have yet to go...I am not young anymore and I am starting to become a bit worried of what I will look like when I am done...

On a lighter note; I finally found a smoothie recipe I can live with. It is amazing and I am getting spinach in EVERY DAY!

1/2 cup coconut milk, 1/2 banana, giant handfull of spinach, scoop protein powder (vanilla, no sugar), chia seeds, and ice. YUM.

On an even lighter note: There is a cute butch who works out the same time as me... She keeps very much to herself and hasn't "seen" me yet but it still makes it easier to go each day...LOL

Hollylane · 05-11-2012, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by JustJo

Hey healthies,

Sucky news at the doctor today...evidently I get to choose between going back on Actos, which increases my risk of bladder cancer....doubling the drug I was hoping to get off of and which makes me feel sick...or....well, no...those are the choices at the moment.

Oh...and losing a lot more weight and basically never eating any of the food that non-diabetic people eat without even thinking about it.

Not a happy moment, especially after all of my work.

Jo...I am sorry. I have had moments like this...so many. I can completely empathize. I know it is tough right now, but I know that it gets better, you deserve the best, you've earned it!

Congrats to all of you who have been successful this week. I am plateauing, likely because of my having to tone it down this week, but I am happy that I am relatively healthy. I have been walking all day at work. People make fun of me, but I do not care. I refer to the call center floor as our "indoor walking track". I downloaded an app to count my steps/pace. I am walking about 7 miles a day at 2.5 mph average. That is just in the call center. I am also walking two miles at lunch. It is keeping my blood sugar in check (no meds for me at this time), and that is what is most important to me right now. It is still disappointing to have to cut out the exercise that I love the most.

Have a happy and healthy weekend. Happy Mother's Day to all the moms in here

sylvie · 05-12-2012, 07:19 AM

Okay, posted in here yesterday morning..
Then, i deleted it..

i'm having issues, big food issues, and i'm working on them..
i'm super plateau'd still at 217 lbs.. i need to get moving.. i'm not faithful with exercising, other than getting out walking.. (to work, back home from work, to work again, back home again...)

Trouble is, my body is used to *that* exercise.. So i need to get back at gym workouts, brisk walks at the lake, hiking, situps, etc..

i need motivation, i'm not always good with motivating myself..
What do ya's do to remotivate yourself ? Probably just going to have to be me kicking my own ass and pushing myself out and committing...

Some people say maybe i just needed the rest/break.. Well, great but it's been about 2 months of a break LOL.. i get random workouts in, just not as faithful as i was!!

05-11-2012, 04:53 PM	#6
foxyshaman Member How Do You Identify?: spiritually minded dirt dog Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: canada Posts: 898 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,957 Thanked 2,592 Times in 663 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	I have not gone to WW or stepped on a scale for a bit. But, I have not stopped exercising or working hard. I feel great. I am losing my girls... that makes me sooooooooo sad. But, I am getting triceps, which I can see through the 'wings' on my arms. During my workout weight class (called Force, dumb name) I am squatting 50 lbs. I want to go higher, but it takes time to build up my shoulder and arm strength to lift it over my head after a five minute track. I just increased from 45 lbs. I feel like I should be squatting way more. 50 lbs just seems so... wussy. I guess I can leave the farm, but not the farm expectations of myself... good grief. I pulled my diaphragm a couple weeks ago. Now that was weird. I woke up Thursday morning, took a nice breath and thought...oh now that is wrong. Doing Zumba was a challenge. Did you know you have to breathe to do Zumba? It's the little things in life that you notice. Anyway off to yoga. Have a great night. Keep on working hard!! I love to read our collective stories. The inspirational, the struggles and oh yeah.... Tawse... the ox cracked me the hell up. __________________ Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Muriel Strode

05-11-2012, 05:06 PM	#7
JustJo Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: pushy broad Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: Follow your heart; it knows things your mind cannot explain. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Southeast corner Posts: 5,633 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 24,417 Thanked 25,406 Times in 4,660 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	Hey healthies, Sucky news at the doctor today...evidently I get to choose between going back on Actos, which increases my risk of bladder cancer....doubling the drug I was hoping to get off of and which makes me feel sick...or....well, no...those are the choices at the moment. Oh...and losing a lot more weight and basically never eating any of the food that non-diabetic people eat without even thinking about it. Not a happy moment, especially after all of my work. __________________ I'm not tall enough to ride emotional roller coasters

05-11-2012, 06:30 PM	#8
deedarino Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: Woman Relationship Status: In recovery. Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Oregon Posts: 632 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,518 Thanked 1,955 Times in 496 Posts Rep Power: 21474850	It is so nice to come here and be with people who really know the struggles that trying to be healthy, can create. Well my weight loss has slowed from the exercise but I can tell my body is changing. Things are starting to tighten up in certain areas and unfortunately sag in others :-( I can tell it is time to up my game and branch out to something besides the treadmill. Who knew that losing so much weight would be an emotional rollercoaster ride? Sometimes I look at myself as beautiful and...damn! Sometimes all I can see is how far I have yet to go...I am not young anymore and I am starting to become a bit worried of what I will look like when I am done... On a lighter note; I finally found a smoothie recipe I can live with. It is amazing and I am getting spinach in EVERY DAY! 1/2 cup coconut milk, 1/2 banana, giant handfull of spinach, scoop protein powder (vanilla, no sugar), chia seeds, and ice. YUM. On an even lighter note: There is a cute butch who works out the same time as me... She keeps very much to herself and hasn't "seen" me yet but it still makes it easier to go each day...LOL __________________ Squint your eyes and look closer. I'm not between you and your ambitions. I am a poster girl with no poster. I am thirty-two flavors and then some. And I'm beyond your peripheral vision, so you might want to turn your head~Ani I want to think again of dangerous and noble things; I want to be light and frolicsome; I want to be improbable, beautiful and afraid of nothing as if I had wings Mary Oliver

05-12-2012, 07:19 AM	#10
sylvie Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Mr Mtn's babygirl Preferred Pronoun?: girly, she Relationship Status: fiercely protected ♥ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Moving home in OR with Him VERY soooon !! Posts: 2,548 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,834 Thanked 7,501 Times in 1,850 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	Okay, posted in here yesterday morning.. Then, i deleted it.. i'm having issues, big food issues, and i'm working on them.. i'm super plateau'd still at 217 lbs.. i need to get moving.. i'm not faithful with exercising, other than getting out walking.. (to work, back home from work, to work again, back home again...) Trouble is, my body is used to that exercise.. So i need to get back at gym workouts, brisk walks at the lake, hiking, situps, etc.. i need motivation, i'm not always good with motivating myself.. What do ya's do to remotivate yourself ? Probably just going to have to be me kicking my own ass and pushing myself out and committing... Some people say maybe i just needed the rest/break.. Well, great but it's been about 2 months of a break LOL.. i get random workouts in, just not as faithful as i was!! __________________ my Mantra: i am letting go of angers, continuing to find forgiveness, welcoming inner peace & deserving of it all. my facebook weight loss page: http://www.facebook.com/asyllyjourney

05-09-2012, 06:29 PM	#3
girl_dee Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: dee Relationship Status: Hitched up Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Livin’ the Dream Posts: 24,079 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 30,560 Thanked 54,833 Times in 13,908 Posts Rep Power: 21474873	What you are saying is very true about working out I can weigh the same thing at two different times in my life but when i am active and more lean my clothes just fit nicer and better.

05-09-2012, 06:33 PM	#4
girl_dee Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: dee Relationship Status: Hitched up Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Livin’ the Dream Posts: 24,079 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 30,560 Thanked 54,833 Times in 13,908 Posts Rep Power: 21474873	i love the ingredients in plain ole Shredded Wheat (this Post brand anyway) Ingredients: Shredded Wheat that's it that's all

05-11-2012, 07:14 AM	#5
bigbutchmistie Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Since You Need A Label. Butch Relationship Status: Still Dreaming Of My Happily Ever After Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Arlington Texas Posts: 4,009 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,950 Thanked 5,364 Times in 1,941 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	Well I have stopped fast food completely. I cook at home, and make sure its healthy. Ive cut out Soda's too. Every once in a while I will have a diet coke. I have gone down from a man's 58 to a 52. I feel better, and am sleeping better. Not up all hours of the night to pee or cause I cant sleep. Good luck to everyone !