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Comment by Jennifer and Jack on July 3, 2011 at 6:28pm

I will be starting back on my weight watchers program, starting this Tuesday. I have lost about 80 pounds in the past year in a half, I was actually on the low end of the scale for my weight, I got really sick in November and I gave myself permission to slack off.. well I slacked too long and I have gained a good 30 pounds back... It could be more, I weigh in on Tuesday. This time it is going to be a little different as I am limited in exercise.. but last time I started off that way and in the end right up before I was on life support I was running 5 Ks a few times a week, I use the word running loosely as it was about a 12 minute mile...

 

If anyone is wanting to join me, and be buddies let me know...

Comment by Kaytlin and Cooper on June 14, 2011 at 9:34pm

Before my vacation I lost 5lbs. It took me 3 months to slowly loose that. I was eating reasonably healthy and exercising most evenings for 1/2 hour to 1 hour. im also on my feet all day at work, so i was dissapointed it took me so long to loose such a small amount.

 

3 weeks vacation and I have put on 6lbs (so has DH). So today (before the weigh in) I walked for 1/2 hour on my lunch break and took Cooper for a 1/2 hour walk (usually we tire her out with a 20 min fetch session in the back yard). But then we scoffed the packet of Scottish Shortbread we brought back from our trip! Gotta make sure theres nothing in the house to tempt us right?!

Comment by Adina P on April 21, 2011 at 8:46am

Great site for healthy eating: http://www.ellynsatter.com/how-to-eat-i-55.html -- she's an RD and counselor who has done some research.  Her focus is on feeding children, relationship with food, and such things.  But also has some advice for adults.

Comment by Donna Vee on April 4, 2011 at 9:22pm

Adina, I love what you're saying and I agree. I was hoping our resident nutritionist would jump in. I just want the women who don't really know what the scale represents not to get freaked out when it adds a pound or two because they have eaten a salty or sweet food the day before. They need to know that It takes 3500 calories above their daily requirement to gain a single pound of fat, so.. in addition to the 1500 - 2000 calories a day that your body requires just to live (based on size, age..etc) it would take 3500 calories more to gain ONE pound.  I've received a couple of emails from women who have eaten perfectly for a week, went to a bbq on a Sunday, eaten a brownie and drank a glass of wine and were shocked when the scale showed a 3 pound gain.  You guys need to know that you haven't gained 3 pounds of fat!  You would have had to consume 10,500 extra calories for that to happen. Your body is just holding onto the sugar, salt and water retention from your splurge.  On the other hand it only takes an extra 500 calories a day to make that pound happen so be careful.  Like Adina said...stick it out!  Weigh daily if you need to, but take your weekly weight loss over a few weeks and see how you do. If you're sticking to a good plan...it will go up and down....but eventually down. :) The best diet in the world is the one that's best for your body. Take care of your body and the rest will happen automatically.  Oh, and get your booties moving :) 

Comment by The Caposselas on April 1, 2011 at 9:01pm

Just joined DK and your group . . . very excited, and could use the accountability. I will start tomorrow and am so looking forward to it. Can I start in the middle of a challenge? Well, even if I can't - it will be good practice for next week! Looking forward to more of your postings and a little less of me!

 

Comment by Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*() on March 21, 2011 at 9:47am

Good information and advise Adina, thank you. I just got back from Bootcamp and it was a very strenuous day of workout. Now for making good food choices all day, which is mentally more strenuous. And I am getting my hair done and will spend quality time with my grandson, so it looks like a good day all around. Hope you are doing the same

Comment by Adina P on March 21, 2011 at 9:42am

I think there are good arguments for weighing daily and weighing only weekly. 

Pros to weighing daily: Weight (not size or fat) fluctuates both through the day and from day to day.  By weighing daily you can see that REAL fluctuation and not freak out about minute changes and you can also spot actual trends.  So over the course of one week you might go up and down day to day but if you're trending down you know if you have truly lost some weight at the end of that week.  Realistically, unless you're following a very restrictive diet, women just don't lose more than 1 lb a week on a regular basis. 

Pros to weighing weekly: If it is too mentally rough to weigh daily and you can take the weekly weigh-in with a grain of salt, looking at the trend over weeks rather than putting all your happiness/frustration into one week's change then weighing weekly might be better. 

Either way the point is to keep perspective.  The scale can't be ignored because obviously if you're not losing over many weeks there's a problem.  But you also can't let it make or break your day because 2 cups of water weighs 1 lb and depending on a variety of factors you may not see results as fast as you want them. 

 

I have a patient in her mid 20's who lost NOTHING for 3 weeks on the meal plan we created.  She was getting frustrated, I was getting worried...but then BAM...suddenly she consistently started losing 1/2 to 1 lb per week and has done so for quite a while now. 

And of course remember that getting to and maintaining weight loss is a byproduct of healthy living.  You can't be after the number on its own.  You have to make the goal of living healthfully, feeding yourself well, taking care of your body, keeping fit EQUALLY important because it's the daily 'self-care' stuff that leads to the weight loss. 

Comment by Donna Vee on February 21, 2011 at 6:55pm

Jennifer, we start a weekly challenge every week but these posts are more just for keeping us accountable.  The only incentive really, is to be queen of the parade each week...lol.  Jump in anywhere.  We'd love to have you :)

Comment by Jennifer and Jack on February 20, 2011 at 9:00pm

Hi, Where do I start, It would appear you all are in the middle of a challenge, should I start with which week you are on?

Comment by Sue & Willy Babe on February 14, 2011 at 6:05pm

I should not go on the scale everyday  but I am so very guilty of that eeeks

 

  I hate those extra pounds

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