Weight-Loss 1st July to N.Y.E. 2018- lose at least 5 kg (11 lbs)

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LaMaria said:
I´m pretty sure my mom hates cleaning with a passion. When I was little she´d throw us out into the garden, tell us not to come back in unless there was an emergency and turned up the music to pain levels :D
Decided to give up on exercise plans for the week . There´s no way extra strain is a good idea now, so I´m concentrating on eating healthily.
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I love that image of playing in the garden next to a house with the base cranked up and the windows vibrating!

Hope you feel better quickly!!!:grouphug:
 
Today is my day 4. I was so tempted to weigh myself this morning but decided it wasn't worth risking getting cranky & I want to give myself at least a couple more days. Once a week would be better. Yesterday I stuck to my calories(1500), did 40 squats & not a lot else. I did not go to golf as it's wet & more rain is expected & if it rains out they go to lunch. Plus, I'm a little bit under the weather from shopping yesterday(even with a mask on)- snuffly, sneezy & a slight headache. I do have my trackie dackies on though & aim on getting on my bike.
Edit- I did 5km on my bike in 9.5 mins, got my heart rate up to 120, & did 1 set of light weights( that's all I'm meant to use). Have made a doctor's ap't to ask for a referral to an exercise physiologist.
 
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:) Thanks Marsia.
The advantage of rain is that it clears a lot of aerosols from the air. I´m all for it, but then I´m not cold-sensitive when I´m healthy.
 
Marsia even though I have bbq I jist have a piece of steak or chicken . I don’t over do it . In fact if we cook for people on the bbq now I ask what would you like as my husband tends to assume everyone wants a burger suasage kebab steak etc lol . Better to cook less I think and cheaper .
Cleaning is a great exercise burner
LaMa I agree get well too. I’m not great this week either with exercise between the heat and not been well either . I think just getting through the day enough although I am feeling better . Will walk tonight as I meet a friend .
Cate good your on form and focused and thanks for setting this up .
And thanks to you all for the support so far on this incredible journey
 
So wonderful your insurance covers an exercise physiologist, Cate! I hope you get a good one!!

Third day of weighing 205, so I actually did lose 3 pounds so far on this challenge. I think some of it is from how much I hiked on vacation, so I have to do more of that. My kid has painful knees, so we are taking her to a sports therapist to see what to do, otherwise I would have kept up with the hiking with her this week, but we have to take it easy on her knees. I am really happy I am starting to really enjoy meals with mostly veggies and a little carbs and fat thrown in here and there.

My mom commented on how much weight I lost several times. I tried to minimize it as she acts like she is in charge of how I look, and if I start losing enough weight to be out of the obsese category, she badgers me that I am too thin. So a sense of dread came over me as she repeatedly told me how much weight I lost. She has always been in competition with me, and will randomly be weird to me over it. Her mom was like that to her, and my great grandmother was like that to my grandmother, as well. So I can see why the family is messed up over false competition, but I have always felt uncomfortable with the whole competition thing as a consequence. It's hard for me to view it as healthy.

I've been feeling a little funny that every one else in our group is battling colds and allergies, and I lost 3 pounds in a week. I hope people are only competing with themselves, and that no one feels in competition with me, becasue I really only want to get healthy and to be supportive. I know you all probably are only competing with yourselves, but I had to tell everyone my fear of competition and get it out in the open.
 
You are very sweet Marsia. We are all just trying to encourage one another. It isn't a competition at all. Well done on losing 3 lbs & being down 14 all up. I'm sure everyone will be really happy for you. I weighed myself this morning & am down 1kg, or 2.2 lbs & it made me so happy. I have been really struggling with getting back on track & this thread has really been the key & has spurred me on. Like you, I wasn't going to say anything for now, but it really isn't a competition between us at all. We are a group of friends encouraging one another to be healthier. It feels good.
 
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You are very sweet Marsia. We are all just trying to encourage one another. It isn't a competition at all. Well done on losing 3 lbs & being down 14 all up. I'm sure everyone will be really happy for you. I weighed myself this morning & am down 1kg, or 2.2 lbs & it made me so happy. I have been really struggling with getting back on track & this thread has really been the key & has spurred me on. Like you, I wasn't going to say anything for now, but it really isn't a competition between us at all. We are a group of friends encouraging one another to be healthier. It feels good.
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Thanks Cate!!! I agree, and felt funny after I posted. I just get spooked by how much I react to my mom still at my age. I realize I need to think about this and come up with some good retorts to her that I can put on repeat when I need to. I also realized that you guys are all so super supportive and that I don't need to worry about this being a competition!

Congratulations on the 1kg!!!!
 
Don´t worry about it, Marsia, I´m very happy to hear you´re doing so well! It´s never a bad thing to bring your fears out into the open though - unless you´re with unsafe people - so no need to feel weird. I asked you about your mom in your diary and I can´t edit it anymore so just feel free to ignore it.
 
Well done on all the losses so far. Happy days :party:
I’m not weighing for another couple of days until Saturday . I would be happy with a stay the same after week I had.

Regarding competition there is no competition here but it’s why I avoid a lot of walk groups as it’s so competitive and I get very down . I have a few good friends I walk with now separately and we don’t talk about weight or diet and it’s refreshing . I learned a long time ago not to tell people I am dieting . Here is so different we all want each other to be happy and succeed .
 
Thanks so much for the encouragement, Petal!!! I feel that way, too, but mostly as a mom - so hard to find groups of moms who aren't competitive with each other, so I can imagine that with dieting, too! I really do feel safe talking about this with you all, so thanks so much for your understanding!

Thanks, too, LaMaria! I did answer about my mom, but I feel fine about it. She's just hard for me not to take seriously, but I am learning not to!
 
So... I mentioned the scale being kind yesterday and me thinking it was a fluke because of my stomach upset? It wasn´t! I lost 1.3 kg over the past 6 days even though I was already on the lower end of/slightly below my current normal. Which means I broke through my plateau this week!
X-1.3 on day 6.
 
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YAY!!!! Well done, LaMa!
You could have just eaten anything because you were sick, but instead you have eaten well & whammo! :D
 
Well done LaMa that's fantastic . 1.3kg is loads .. Brillaint news .

I weighed this morning but not on own scales as we now away on vacation. It reads -1lb but can't be sure till I get home and check my own scales .
 
I think the stair stepper and yoga work better than the calorie counter says. I imagine it doesn't take into consideration the workout boosting metabolism. I found a hard yoga routine that's great for abs online, and really like it. Weighed in at 203.6 this morning, so lost 4.4 pounds so far!

We are moving furniture back in to the remodel today, so I might count that as my arm workout.
 
Well done Marsia! In the end exercise isn´t going to be the difference between gaining and losing weight - unless you´re running marathons or doing bodybuilding - so I wouldn´t worry too much about the calories you see and instead make sure the calories you put INTO your body are high-quality and moderate-quantity. Moving your body regularly at different intensities has so many benefits we really need to be doing it anyway.
I walked, I squatted, I tired.
 
Thanks, LaMa! I am happy that I don't need to exercise so I burn a certain number of calories. One less thing to keep track of, and I can just concentrate on what makes me in better shape!

I just think about doing squats and get tired!
 
Marsia said:
One less thing to keep track of, and I can just concentrate on what makes me in better shape!
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I think that´s a good mindset (unless, of course, you´re an athlete who wants/needs to optimize everything). I just got up to do my minimum number of squats because I couldn´t remember if I´d done them in the morning.
 
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