Anyone have more than 50 pounds to lose, 60, 70, 100! I do and we all need to suport each other to lose this weight! So join to get fit! Every single person here is an inspiration, and don't forget how strong and brave you are for taking control of your health. Keep up the good work, you WILL make it and all your focus and commitment will be worth it in the end!
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| Totals: | 69,377 | 2,897g | 11,579mg | 126,280mg | 9,452g | 3,032g | 1,024g | 4,049g |
| Averages: | 991 | 41g | 165mg | 1,804mg | 135g | 43g | 15g | 58g |
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OK, my husband and brother wanted to go to an all you can eat smorgie restaurant.....I
knew I had to make the right choices there.....I stepped inside and was remembering the
times when I didn't care and just ate and ate!! Well I do care now!! I took a deep
breath and loaded two baked chicken legs onto my plate, one small dumpling, a large
helping of string beans and then headed to the salad section. I took a fresh plate, piled
it high with lettuce, mushrooms, a little pineapple, two beet slices and a tbl spoon of
chopped egg. I passed up all the salad dressings and went to the pot of chili soup. I took
a big spoon of chili juice and poured it all over my salad.....delicious!! This week I
lost 2 pounds!! I am realizing that in almost any situation you can stop and make good
decisions for yourself!
SW..220
CW..193
Good Job!
 Wow I rode a bike for my first time since I was a child! It was amazing I
could see myself becoming a road cyclist very easily. I am 30 and haven't been too active
other than hanging out and playing with my four kids. I have been a member of this group
for over two years and I love it : ) Check in on ya'll every now and again. Anyhow I eat
healthy whole foods and feel great. The bicycling is going to be a perfect compliment to
my healthy lifestyle.
SW=183
CW=136.2
GW=116
So dang close I could almost taste the sweet victory! Lol. I have gone up and down from
150 to 130. This year I am going to reach that goal!
Fantastic job....keep it up!
..your goal is so close.
 Check out my pics and see the progress I have made : )
I did check out your progress pics...very impressive, Congratulation your a HOTTIE.
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| Totals: | 68,998 | 3,205g | 12,725mg | 121,826mg | 10,962g | 3,623g | 1,124g | 4,121g |
| Averages: | 862 | 40g | 159mg | 1,523mg | 137g | 45g | 14g | 52g |
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SW 231
LW 213
CW 211
GW 135-140
I lost 2 more pounds this week up to 20 lbs lost so far. So that must mean I am doing
something right. :) Hope everyone has a great memorial day!!!
That's great, what are you doing to lose the weight?
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I changed the way i eat trying to eat healthier foods along with portion control. I workout everyday on my treadmill (fast walk) do some yoga and pilates. I also go to the gym at work and use thier weight machines. I try to alternate my workouts. Oh yeah no more pepsi.
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That's great, keep it up.
Hey all, I jsut completed my first week of LS. I am off to the wilds of Maine for the long weekend, so won't be able to track on the site (no iphone), but I will keep my old food journal while there. Too easy to fool myself if I don't write it down. This site sure makes tracking easy, tho, and my trainer can look at what I am doing and encourage and suggest changes. Wanna lose about 70 lbs. Got a long way to go, but a summer of no work is coming up so I wll be working out a LOT.Â
I grew up in Maine!
 Sw:212
Lw:206.8
Cw:204.8
Gw:150
This week was better.  I am going  to modify my bike by changing my seat and handlebars.
 It will look like a old Schwinn when I am done with it...lol! I am biking 3.4 miles 3-4
times weekly this takes me about 23 minutes to bike. I am going to increase my excersise
for the Summer to 10.2 miles it should take me about an hour to do. Â LS says I should
burn 722 calories. Â I am hoping to lose a little bit more weight weekly this Summer.
 Here's hoping....Have a great Memorial Day weekend everyone!
I need a new bike, so I will probably spring for a hybrid with a nice big seat. Can't wait for summer! Keep up the good work TAdiet! You are almost down into ONEderland.
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Hello, I just decided to join this group to start my way to reach my weight loss goals. I hope that I will be able to learn from the group, some ways to try new things to make starting a new exercise program more exciting. I have just added a brand new 8 week old alaskan malamute puppy (now 12 weeks old) to our family and have started walking nightly. I thought, seeing as I have started a routine that now I am ready to be more serious in losing weight and keeping it off. Been there and done that with several weight loss programs, but gained back. Why? I think it was literally bordom. Not having a hobby or something to keep me motivated. So, lol, I hope that someone can keep me motivated and accountable. Thank you for listening and have a fantastic day! Â
Welcome to the group... it is a very supportive one.Â
Welcome! That pup is sure to keep you busy!! I have a border collie who is almost 4 and he has only just recently started to slow down from puppy hyperness.
Good luck!
could another reason for regain be a too-drastic change that isn't maintainable? I am trying to keep my calories low enough to lose but high enough to not shut my metabolism down. Try talking to a nutritionist and/or a trainer about your food after you track for a while.
Well IÂ almost talked myself out of working out because IÂ was running behind schedule.Â
IÂ just had to remind myself that I had a goal and a picture in my mind as to what
I looked like on the inside and ended up working out. I did have to cut it short due
to work schedule but IÂ plan on going swimming after work to make up for it and IÂ am okay
with it. So I had some milestones lately and I couldn't be happier.
SW:Â 289
LW: 257.5
CW:Â 255
GW:Â 150
Since last September I have lost 35 pounds and I am proud of that. I currently have
the time to focus on myself and working everyday to let my inner skinny out. I also am
happy with the progression of my stamina and focus. It is so easy to fall into bad
habits but IÂ make sure that IÂ log into livestrong everyday to track my progression.Â
IÂ know this weekend will be tough with it being a holiday but IÂ am not going to beat
myself up either, just make sure that IÂ offset anything with exercise and keep the
picture of what I want to look like in my mind. I am happy to see the posts on here as
they are inspiring - IÂ still have a little over 100 pounds to go but that is better than
140...lol. Everyone have a great day and weekend.
Good Job! You have accomplished alot..... Keep it up!
That is great! Keep up the good work!
Feels great doesnt it!!! you are doing awesome :o)
First of all, what's up with all the odd symbols being stuck in people's posts? Â It makes
things more frustrating to read. Â I'm sure things will be added to this once I hit "post
blog" as well.
Second of all, here are my numbers:
SW 200.8
LW: 195.6
CW: 194.2 (down 1.4 lbs despite poor choices and lack of exercise the past week). Â
GW: 150 (145 would ideal and put me back at pre-baby weight- and I had my baby 8, almost 9
years ago)
Hope everyone has an enjoyable weekend. Â We are looking foward to breaking in our new
kayaks this weekend. Â Â
Enjoy the kayaks!! I'd be out in my canoe if we didn't forget the paddles last time, hahaha. Guess I should get some new ones... again!
Â
I am headed to visit family in St. Louis this week (I live about 5
hours away) my ex has the kids and its better than just sitting home alone. I also have a planned trip there next week, with the
kids. The challenge with going to visit family
especially my sister (who I will be staying with) is that we have a tendency to drink A
LOT of beer. I know I am trying to lose weight
but I also need to have a life…. and fun.Â
So my plan is set up…. I had my father get me passes to his gym for
Sat & Sun. I plan to do extra long workouts both days. Food will not be much of an issue they all tend to eat fairly healthy.Â
So I will not have an update this week…
 Well, drinks are empty calories, but occasionally, you just need it.  I understand.  It's good that you have a plan though.  Make sure you keep hydrated.  Have fun and jump back on the wagon after the weekend. Â
Good luck and you are right you do have to have a life, I am in the same boat but I have also planned to offset anything I have through exercise. Good luck and have fun.
Beer is one thing that is hard to give up, especially with nice weather and good company. If I am planning on having a few I will bank some of my exercise calories for just that! This way I earn that ice cold one, and it doesn't mess with my week. I havn't had any set backs so far doing this... maybe a few pounds down the road it will be different??? Enjoy!
SW:Â > 290
LW:Â 273.5
CW:Â 269.6Â 
GW:Â ~220
Mini Goals:Â under 265 by start of Summer (June 21st) and under 260 by my next concert
(July 15th)
Well, it would seem IÂ have finally broken through the plateau IÂ was on for about a week
and a half or two weeks. I am back under 270 again and it feels good! Lots of people
around where I work have been commenting on how much weight I've lost and it is
definitely good to hear. IÂ am back on track for the goals I set for myself and IÂ think
they are manageable. I have about 6-7 weeks to lose another 10 lbs.
I also seem to be close to my goal of being able to consistently run a mile in under 10
minutes by the start of Summer. I have had 2-3 runs where IÂ came in around 9:25-9:40 for
the first mile. IÂ did a shorter run than IÂ normally do Wednesday night, but pushed
harder. IÂ almost got to two miles in under 20 minutes and the total run, IÂ did 2.5 in
26:47 and then walked .4 to cool down. IÂ may need to curb that until my weight goes down
some more though because I think I agitated my knee with how high impact it was. Don't
want any injuries slowing me down.
Feels good to be back under the 270 mark. Will try to have my wife take my measurements
this weekend so IÂ can finally get a baseline there. Happy holiday to all those who are
celebrating it this weekend!
Good Job! Feels good to finally break through.... You should be proud of yourself for staying the course.
 Good to see you finally got past it.  Thos plateaus are irritating.  Good job staying with it and finally pushing past it. Â
amarie is right, plateaus are annoying!! I have noticed that a few people hit them early on, myself included. It is almost as if our bodies are holding on to that weight for a few weeks in the hopes that we'll quit putting it through so much. So satisfying when you push through!
sw: 212
Lw: 204
Cw: 202
Sweet.
This week was ok. It is so HOTÂ and HUMID. I skipped out on my work out yesterday. The air
was just so thick!
My goal for this week is to figure out how I am going to do my workouts when the weather
is this gross. I don't know what the heat is like where some of you are, but I am in ON,
Canada. The summers are really humid. Yesterday it was 35 with the humidex (celcuis).
Makes it hard to breathe. After work, I certainly didn't feel like doing anything.
A second goal is to get out of the 200's. seems dooable.
Time will tell! Have a fantastic weekend everyone!!!!
Good job! I have the same problem here in Indiana. It gets so hot and humid. We're supposed to have heat indexes over 100 F this holiday weekend. I'm going to try to get my jog in in the morning tomorrow. I luckily have a few things inside the house I can use to work out with. I have an elliptical machine and I've also been working through the 30 Day Shred video. I can burn a lot of calories with each in a short amount of time and it helps me switch up my routine to keep the muscles confused.
Good luck beating the heat!!
Congrats!
Congratulations - it is so satisying when you hit double digits.
@bk
The weather here is just shy of what you are expecting! I also do a lot of my workouts in the house. Guess I'll just have to crank that air conditioner up!!!
Thanks guys!
Great job on your 2 Lbs lost.
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| Totals: | 84,607 | 3,741g | 14,370mg | 147,272mg | 12,820g | 4,138g | 1,430g | 5,147g |
| Averages: | 776 | 34g | 132mg | 1,351mg | 118g | 38g | 13g | 47g |
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 SW: 220
LW: 170-172 (for all of May)
CW: 169.4!
GW: 140s-150s
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First, i am SO excited to have broken into the 160s. Â may this 10lbs go quicker than the
last 10 lbs. Â
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Second , I ave two opinion questions I would like to get some feedback on: Â how do you
decide when you are "done"? Â Â how close do you need to be to "done" to start buying
clothes again? Â I really need some clothes, and I am pretty tired of buying cheap/used
clothes to fill the gaps.
 Well done in breaking the barrier!! Just a suggestion to buy one nice  outfit that rewards you for losing the weight! Like a cool pair of shorts and a shirt that you would go out to the movies with your honey and to dinner...something that makes you feel good about what you have accomplished.  But you probably are going to continue dropping in clothes sizes...so I would not buy too many right now...how fun!  Let us know what you do...
You are to be congratulated on such a wonderful weight loss!! I would try consignment shops...cute clothes but won't break the bank....smile.....I still remember the exact moment in my life when I was 160....enjoy!!!
I havne't been making the best choices lately, and havne't exercised like I want to.
 However, this is the day before my weigh-in day and I was down about .4 lbs.  Maybe I
can make that at least 1 lb by tomorrow. Â I'm sure dpeneding on my food choices, I can.
 My pants do fit a little better, but yesterday I was disappointed that a pair of capris
that I wore last summer were super tight and just looked aweful on me this year...
although I could button them which is better than a couple months ago. Â Maybe in a couple
more weeks they'll look better. Â I need to get more cycling in. Â But, yesterday we
bought kayaks- 3 of them, we even got my 8 yr old son his own kayak. Â He's excited. Â I'm
also excited to have a new hobby that is active and gets us outside. Â I expect some arm
pain- I'm looking forward to it. Â I hope it helps to tone them. Â I also feel that at
some point this weekend I will not be making the best decisions, so hopefully kayaking
will help to offset it. Â
I will post my official weigh-in tomorrow. Â
Hope everyone has a great day!
Good luck, I am sure you can do it! I always notice when I am kind of stuck on a plateau, it seems like that is when my clothes are fitting differently.  I feel like my numbers should be down, but I know I am reshaping, even if I am not losing the weight! Sounds like you are making progress there even with a week when your weight hasn't dropped like you want! And blow off those bad decisions and just make better ones next time.  We can't beat ourselves up for being human. I had two servings of chips and dip when I got home tonight.  What an idiot!   But sometimes, I just have to give in a little, knowing I need to be better tomorrow!
Kayaking is fun! IÂ live on a reservoir and can pop the kayak in any time IÂ want. Its great for abs and arms, although its not the highest calorie burner of all, it adds some interest and excitement to your exercise selections. Bon Voyage!
 Sorry, I have one more question (this is me trying to figur out how to leave
plateauville...When livestrong estimates that I need 1500 calories per day...soes it mean
1500 gross or net? Am I undereating if my net is always in the 1000 calories region after
I enter my work outs?
Thanks
i dont eat all my calories back, but a lot of people do.
 I heard before that you should have a net of 1200 calories (for women and 1800 for men),but I rarely eat mine back after a work out.  I might eat back some, but not all of them.  I like to see that calorie bar stay in the green and not red. Plus, if I eat back everything I burned, I'd never lose weight.  It's just how my body works.  I would just do what you're comfortable with, and if you're not hungry, don't eat it back. Â
SW: 262.8
CW: 195
GW: 165
32, F, 5'9"
In December of 2010 I had my first child; she came in at 10 lbs 3oz via c-section due to
muscle seperation in my ab wall. I had some kidney issues during the last month of
carrying her which caused me to balloon up. I left the hospital on the 18th at over
270. I had never been over 220 before. So I started changing all things in my
life.Â
In Feb 2011 I found out IÂ have a liver disorder that causes my Liver to deposit more FAT
into my body. So again I felt like I hit a wall.Â
In the last 6 months I have been sticking to a diet and workout plan. I have come up
with a routine where I use the Instanity and P90X programs. Plus I am on a vitamin
supplement to help detox and help my liver.Â
I used to lift and be involved in motorcycle racing and trained with my friends who
compete in MMA (in my 20's); so I never have been under 170 since I was 19. I would say
I have always been very sporty.   Since 2007 after losing a very dear friend to a
crash and life changes I stopped going to the gym and the pounds just stacked up. But I
am focused and have my little girl to care for and will not allow myself to stack the
pounds back on. It has been a fight to get under 200 and I never plan on going back!
My coworkers and friends love me cause I am the cook/baker. But since this change they
haven't been so happy. However I have helped several drop weight and have built a
support group. I plan a weekly lunch that is healthy and protein packed.Â
My husband has been my strongest supporter with all this. I'm very lucky to have him.Â
He watches our daughter every night so I can workout and is always willing to try new
foods and keeps me on track.Â
My biggest reason for joining a group is I want to make my goal and in the last month I
feel like I have hit a brick wall. No longer is it coming off as pounds but as ounces
and that is driving me crazy!Â
My goal is to be at 172 by June 24th!Â
Thank you for letting me join the team!
Welcome and you can make it!!!!
I am sorry for all  problems you've faced in your weight loss journey but in the end they'll make your victory even sweeter!  and Kudos on being proactive by getting those around you invloved in your journey (and on getting your coworkers to sign up!). That will help you stay on track.Â
What a great inspiration to make so much progress against so many obstacles.  It will be an honor to watch you make it the rest of the way!
Thank you and Thank you for helping me stay focused!Â
 Ok so I started using a heart rate monitor to make usre i'm really pushing myself and
getting the best out of my work outs...thing is, I seem to be burning a lot of calories
for 30-40 minute work-outs. When i used the livestrong estimator I would fall on 256-300
but according to my heart rate monitor I'm hitting 500 plus. Is this normal? According to
online estimators livestrong seems to be closer to the truth? I dont want to kid myself
that I'm putting in the work and it's coz my monitor is faulty. On saturday I did a longer
work out with weights and apparently burned 956 calories.Â
I'm using the Timex Personal Trainer HRM.
mine usually says a higher than normal, and its annoying.. go to this site
Â
http://www.triathlontrainingblog.com/calculators/calories-burned-calculator-based-on-average-heart-rate/
Â
plug in your numbers in the chart thing and it'll tell you what you burned
 Thanks!!!!Â
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| Totals: | 117,702 | 4,658g | 21,576mg | 209,125mg | 16,838g | 5,886g | 1,669g | 6,994g |
| Averages: | 865 | 34g | 159mg | 1,538mg | 124g | 43g | 12g | 51g |
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Hello Everyone and Thank you for having this group!!! I have given myself a date of July
4th to stop smoking and lose 60 lbs (*_*) my problem has always been I was doing both of
these without support. But now I feel I can DO this with the support of family and ALL OF
YOU!!!! I now weight 185lbs and have been smoking for over 30 years. I NEED YOUR SUPPORT
AND look forward to reading your blogs.
When I quit is was all about finding something else to do, so the two should go hand and hand.
Thank you (*_*) beo2012
Has anyone tried to stop smoking at the same time they were tracking calories. When I started tracking, my thought was to take one thing at a time and deal with the weight loss and fitness first, and then move on to the smoking issue. However, I woke up this morning wondering if it wouldn't, in fact, be easier to stop smoking while I was tracking my calories because I would get immediate feedback if I replaced cigarettes with snacking. Thoughts?
i stopped smoking! it wasnt tooooo bad.. i smoked for 4 years.. you really can do so much more after you stop.. when my lunges cleared up, i could workout for longer, wasnt so out of breath.. i could run longer.. you should give it a try.. what i did was, i stopped smoking during the week, and would only smoke on the weekends, cutting back slowly helped me to stop.. i dont know if its for everyone though. Good luck!
Good morning all:
So, I did the Race for the Cure 5k walk this past weekend with my 10 year old daughter and
my husband ran it. I felt pretty good during and after it, I can tell that I am in much
better shape than I was when I walked in one last fall. Yaay for me!
I have never ran in a 5k before, but would like to at least once this year...hopefully I
can be ready to run in one this coming July. Wish me luck.
SW: 237 (03/28/12)
LW: 229.2 (05/16/12)
CW: 225.2 (05/23/12)
I am only 00.2 lbs away from my mini goal of 12 lbs lost (225). I'll take it!
thats an awesome loss! .. ive never ran a 5k before either, id like to as well this year! Good luck!
SW- 217
LW- 189.2
CW-188.8
GW- 150
I had a bad eating week last week. I was at a recertification training for work, with no
place to keep lunches brought from home. So I ate out everyday and tried to eat as healthy
as possible- stuck with salads most days of the week. I was so happy to be back at work
this week so I could eat my healthy lunches and snacks! Now that training is through,
I want to start back on the couch to 5k plan to train for a 5k in 4 1/2 weeks. It'll be my
first race in a year and a half. A little nerve wracking, but I weigh less now than I did
when I ran that last race, and I am really looking forward to running again!!!!! I am
about halfway to my goal weight, very exciting. I am almost to my mini-goal weight, 185,
which I wanted to hit by June.
That's okay, at least it was a loss and not a gain. Now that the training is over you can get back to your journey. Good luck on the 5k, I walked one last week and hope to be able to run in one by July - i've never ran one before and I am looking forward to trying it. Good luck!
Ugh! I have been doing the up/down up/down cycle from 169- 171... mentally frustrating!
I do have to take some of the blame.. I didn't exactly eat 100% good for the last 2 weeks,
but I did manage to eat clean this week and I did get my work outs in. So far this
week,... so good on the eating and the work outs. I really hope to make that scale budge
to 168. The further away I get from 170 the better for my psyche! I tell myself every
day, 159,159, 159... I want to see that number on the scale something fierce!
I am not going to let this get me down! With 169 I am at a total loss of 20 pounds and I
hit my second mini goal. I think with the warm weather and all the sun, that I have hit
my stride again... got my mojo back... more determined than ever to make this summer the
summer I lose a total of 20 pounds! I think 20 pounds is doable by fall. When is the
official first day of fall? Isn't that Halloween? 
So between now and October.. I have plenty of time to hit goals #3 and #4 if not
shatter them all together!!!! Wow.. wouldn't it be something to actually lose 40 pounds?
Plateauing is always frustrating, keep working hard and maybe switch up the diet or workouts and you should see the needle move down again.
Been fighting a plateau of my own for the last week and a half or so. Tried switching my routine up a little and now I'm going back to what I was doing and working in different exercises to try to bust it.
Good luck to you on getting through yours!!
You got this!
oh my god, its like we are going through the same exact thing! i think i might have busted through my plateau! i hope.. but girl i know how disappointing it can be.. keep working at it! You got this!
I am literally RIGHT there with you. I have been bouncing between 170 and 172 for almost a month. Now I am getting my butt back in gear. Let's break through this week together!
 It feels so good to know you are not in this alone!!! I hit a serious plateau; have switched the workouts, even moved t twice a day work outs and even did the turbo fire five da inferno (which i think coz of the protein shakes, i ended up adding 2 pound uurrgh but i did lose inches) but FINALLY pushed past the plateau and started losing again last week. So it will happen for y'all too :-)
 169.4!! Woo hoo!! I was SOO excited to see that scale slip below the 170 mark this morning. Â
Weighed myself this morning. I thought I would be up a bit but I bounced back a whole
week. I'm not getting too down, I didn't exercise much last week as I was tapering off fo
rthe half marathon and this week I've been doing just recovery. Next week will be much
better now that I'm running regularly again.
We all have our setbacks for one reason or another and your attitude about is great...that is half the battle. Keep working at it - You got this!
SW-220
LW-173
CW-171
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GW-135
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i think my body is done plateauing now.. i hope.. i didnt weigh in for about 3 weeks
because my weight didnt move that entire time.. anyways ive almost lost 50lbs, thats huge
for me, ive never lost 50lbs before. Very very proud of myself, but not done yet, ive
still got 36lbs to lose, but im more than half way there.. hopefully ill be done in no time (wishful thinking)
You are doing amazing! It must seem like yesterday that you started this journey. Hasn't the time just flown by??? It feels like everytime I blink a week has gone by! Keep up the hard work!
You are doing so well, Keep at it.
Great progress!!!
@amanarsh.. time has for sure flown by! i cant believe its already been 30 weeks! what makes the time fly by for me is having to post my results on livestrong, and also only weighing in every tuesday.. im always like ohh crap, its time to face the scale lol
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| Totals: | 131,967 | 5,878g | 24,469mg | 244,390mg | 19,213g | 6,977g | 2,092g | 8,065g |
| Averages: | 846 | 38g | 157mg | 1,567mg | 123g | 45g | 13g | 52g |
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Hi everyone I am Jo Anne, usually like to go by jo though. Currently I have been on
livestrong.com since October of last year.
SW: 289
LW: 257.5
CW: 260
GW: 150
After I weighed myself yesterday I realized that I could be doing more. So I joined this
group in order to keep me more honest and to make sure that I am accountable to more than
just myself. I go to the gym everyday or every other day - it really depends on how much
I let life get in the way. Right now I am working towards just totally focus on my
fitness and my goal on weight loss and being healthy. I have been building up my
workouts, but find myself cheating as when it gets a little bit hard I tend to back off.
I have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia but after this last month I wonder if it was that
or just plain old aches and pains of depression. I am really scared to get super sore
because I have done that in the past and it makes me give up, but I know that I need to do
more including watching what I eat better so that I can be all that I want and know I can
be. I used to be an athlete and my body size is really dragging me down mentally. I am
focusing on the good that I have done, but I know that I now must start to push myself
beyond my comfort level without wanting to give up.
Welcome to the group. Lots of great support and encouragement here. Good luck!
You can do this! Just keep moving... it doesn't matter how fast you move, just keep moving, you will be lapping the person on the couch!
Don't forget the best tool LS has to offer...MyPlate, can't control what you don't control.
Don't be too hard on yourself, just keep at it and like beo2012 stated - using the MyPlate tool is a great way to keep track of what your doing.
| Member | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
| Totals: | 128,094 | 5,031g | 23,891mg | 219,399mg | 19,395g | 7,031g | 2,277g | 8,050g |
| Averages: | 832 | 33g | 155mg | 1,425mg | 126g | 46g | 15g | 52g |
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I ran my first half marathon yesterday. My only goal was to finish but I did better than I thought I would timewise. :-)
Congrats! You should be very proud of yourself!
Congratulations! I've set that same goal for myself for next year. That's definitely a major accomplishment! Way to go! :-)
job well done! thats very exciting!
Way to go!
WHOOOOOOO HOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome!
Awesome, I hope to get there one day...maybe. :O) Right now, I am trying to get in shape to run a 5k in July...you have inspired me to keep pushing!
I'm still fighting with this plateau. I have tried jumping my calories up for a few days,
so hopefully bringing it back down again will help. I also did a 7.5 mile jog yesterday
and I'm very proud of myself as it is the furthest I've ever gone in one stretch and I was
9 minutes ahead of my time when I got to the end of 6.85 miles two weeks ago. Having the
Camel Pack definitely helped. I normally get a burning sensation in one of the joints in
my foot after about 2 miles, but I didn't feel it hardly at all yesterday and was able to
jog all but .25 miles of the first 5.25 and a total of 6 out of the 7.5. It felt awesome!
I will definitely be resting today though. Had my wife pick up a measuring tape to help me
take measurments but we didn't do it yet. I may have her do it when she gets back from her
work trip Wednesday. I was cooking out Saturday night and watering the lawn and my next
door neighbor was out watering as well. He commented to me that I look like I've lost a
lot of weight. That was definitely nice to hear and a great motivator to keep me pushing
through this plateau.
SW: >290
LW: 273.5
CW: 274.3
GW: 220
Great job on the run!
Very impressive! Way to go.
Considering the work you are doing, I am sure you'll see results in the measurements while you are on this plateau. When people notice, it is a sign your body is reorganizing itself, even if the weight loss isn't showing on the scales yet - it is showing on you! Good job. I am inspired to keep working by how much you are doing.
Sounds like a great runner's high. Agreed with evieee- very impressive, and to beat your last time of shorter distance by 9 minutes... that's excellent! It's nice to hear from other people that you look like you've lost weight, too. Sometimes we don't always see it, but others do. Keep on keepin' on. :)
I may have worded that poorly. I finished the 6.85 miles two weeks ago in 94 minutes and yesterday, I was at 85 minutes when I reached the 6.85 mile mark. I did the whole 7.5 in 100 minutes yesterday. Hope that's not too confusing. But still, thank you all for the encouraging words :-)
SW: 301
LW: 281
CW: 280.4
Mini-goal: ACHIEVED!!!!!!
AND I went closet shopping and am wearing a top and pants I haven't worn in two or three
years and everyone is complimenting my nice new outfit.
Happy Monday, everyone. :D
Whoo Hoooooo!!!!!!!! Good for you!!!!!! Love closet shopping.
Well, I guess it's to be expected that I don't do as well on the weekends becuase I rarely
pick up the computer, plus we had internet issues on Friday-Saturday. We had to have
someone come out and fix that. Anyway, excuses-excuses. I would like ot have LS on my
phone, but I am one of those people that does not have an iphone. Anyway, I didn't get
any information that I logged for exercise, but I went out to Lake Michigan on Friday and
climbed a tall, very steep sand dune (hill). It was fun, but hard. Then it was just yard
and housework the rest of the weekend. We worked inside when it was too hot to work
outside. I did about a quarter mile run... not much, but this was just from our house to
our pond and back, it's roughly a quarter mile. I walked that distance several times over
the weekend. We have ducks and when we let them out to the pond, we go out to check on
them a few times while they're out there (they can't fly, so they're targets for the
eagles that keep flying over).
Anyway, long story short, I still gained one lb over the weekend, but I think this could
be because, yet again, I didn't drink enough water, and not all of my choices were the
greatest. I'll get back on track for my weigh-in day on Friday. I fluctuate daily
anyway, so I won't get too upset over one lb.
Hope everyone had a good weekend!
Great attitiude . One pound is definitely something you can overcome easily. Keep up the positive spirit and you'll get there for sure. :D
Thanks. My son's soccer season is almost over (one play-off game tomorrow and one more on the 30th). This will clear up two days a week (after work, of course) for me as far as getting time to work out.
Happy Monday!
Well I had another week where I felt like I should have seen better results, but when I
look at my actual chart, I see a huge sodium intake (that's what I get for agreeing to
take the kids out for Mexican food!) and too many nights where dinner fell closer to 8 pm
than to 6 pm! Still I lost two pounds, which is exactly on target and broke through my
first minigoal of getting to 239. At this point, per the BMI chart, I can now say I am
not obese, just overweight! The next goal is to get to 230. I would like to make that by
the time we leave for our cruise on June 17th, but that will be tough. Either way, it was
a good week and looking forward to this one!
SW - 253.0
LW - 240.2
CW - 238.2 (-2.0)
Minigoal #2 - 230.0
Ultimate goal: ???
Congrats on 2 lbs. Your next goal by June 17th could be hard, but it's doable. Just keep at it. Good luck!
Yesterday I found out about the 3 body types and discovered for the first time that I am
an endomorph...I was like why didn't anyone ever tell me this before? Now a lot of things
make sense...also explains why some meal plans/exercise routines do nothing for me. Super
cardio and some strenght training are the way to go!
Many of you probably already know all this but for those who were as clueless as me check
out http://www.livestrong.com/article/515787-what-kind-of-exercise-plan-sho
uld-i-be-on-with-my-body-type/, http://www.live
strong.com/article/525129-mesomorph-endomorph-diets/, http://www.livestrong.com/article/361507-exercises-for-endomorph-or-endo-mesom
orph-body-types/
For endomorphs like me...here are some useful tips
"Endomorph Training
As an endomorph, you should participate in workouts more frequently with aerobic exercises playing
a big role in your exercise program. Beginner training for endomorphs should consists of
whole body workouts that progressively move to split exercise routines. You should change
up your training program often and hit abdominals at the start of each workout. Your goal
is to increase metabolism while reducing body fat.
Endomorph Aerobic
Exercise
Aerobic exercise is a key factor in an endomorph weight training program. You should
perform low impact aerobics that limit stress on the joints such as elliptical trainer,
treadmill, stair stepper, walking, etc. You should perform aerobic exercises for at least 3 days a week from between 10 and 20
minutes. Be sure to include a 5 minute warm up and a 5 minute cool downsession with the remainder performed in the target zone for
your heart rate.
Endomorph Weight
Training
Endomorphs should perform high intensity exercises with minimal rest periods between sets
(60 seconds or less). In order to achieve maximum muscle mass, use supersets, burns,
continuous tension, iso-tension and descending sets. When you are performing weight
training exercises, use moderate weight and higher reps (9-12 for upper body and 12-25 for
lower body."
| Member | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
| Totals: | 143,089 | 6,171g | 26,405mg | 247,666mg | 21,405g | 7,579g | 2,226g | 8,989g |
| Averages: | 906 | 39g | 167mg | 1,568mg | 135g | 48g | 14g | 57g |
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Another good week!
SW 284
LW 257
CW 254
GW 190
Just plugging right along!
Great job on your 3 Lbs lost for the week....keep plugging along!
Way to Go!!!!!!! Whoop Whoop!
| Member | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
| Totals: | 0 | 3,882g | 16,551mg | 148,430mg | 11,635g | 4,202g | 1,354g | 4,684g |
| Averages: | 0 | 46g | 195mg | 1,746mg | 137g | 49g | 16g | 55g |
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I started loosing a lot of weight with diet and excercise since i was not working. Now im working 2 jobs and would just eat less calories according to my weight and goal with some weekend free days, however no excercise and i noticed in my weigh in that im now loosing less pounds. I decided to start excercising again and to start cooking healthy meals for my parents which surprisingly they love just as much as i do. Food Network.com rocks!!! for recipies.... An another note i need advice on how to continue my diet when working graveyard any advice???? I work graveyard for 2 nights and dont eat anything during the shift becz it completely throws me off.
im now* loosing less pounds
Sw:212
Lw:206.8
Cw:206.8
Gw:150
I will take this weight this week! Mother's Day we went out for dinner. I did have some
pretty productive days planting my garden (8 hours of calories burned). The two must of
counter balanced each other.
| Member | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
| Totals: | 0 | 2,615g | 12,398mg | 115,773mg | 9,400g | 3,577g | 989g | 4,099g |
| Averages: | 0 | 36g | 172mg | 1,608mg | 131g | 50g | 14g | 57g |
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Weekly Weigh In - Smoking Update
posted by splacek on 7:22 am
SW - 253.0 (For Round 3 - originally 272)
LW - 238.2
CW - 235.6 (-2.6)
Minigoal #2 - 230.0
Ultimate goal: 200 ??
I'll Take It!
posted by jwthoma64 on 5:11 am
SW 284.5
LW 254
CW 252.8
GWÂ 190
After a fun weekend! I did work out hard on both Saturday and Sunday.Â