Let’s buddy up for weight loss!

Keesha said:
Not always. Most people are lactose intolerant but some people are actually dairy intolerant. Quite a few actually.

Ghee can easily be made from butter.
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I must be dairy intolerant because cream cheese and heavy cream exact a high price on my digestive system.

In fact, when recently doing colonoscopy prep I commented to my husband that I didn't know what all the fuss was about. The prep solution results were not a whole lot different than what I'd go through if I ate a bagel loaded with cream cheese. :eek:
 

Ronni said:
So I’m back on the bandwagon. Here are my stats from this morning.
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Good for you, Ronni! I'm also back to leaner eating. 2 pounds down and a couple to go.

Stats are completely unknown other than height, weight and BMI. How in the world does your scale assess that data?
 

StarSong said:
Good for you, Ronni! I'm also back to leaner eating. 2 pounds down and a couple to go.

Stats are completely unknown other than height, weight and BMI. How in the world does your scale assess that data?
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I have no idea! 🤷‍♀️

But I have several of those stats from other, reputable sources..doctor, trainer, gym etc..and they match, which tells me that the scale is doing a good job of reporting accurately.
 
Ronni said:
So I’m back on the bandwagon. Here are my stats from this morning.
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So you’re at 149 pounds now from 175?
That’s great! You are doing far better than I am.
I’m now down 6 pounds so I’m making progress.

I got up extra early and walked, biked and did my yoga so I could get it out of the way. I’m certainly feeling better already. Gaining additional weight can be very uncomfortable. There’s no breathing room in clothes, it’s harder on the back and body joints plus you lose flexibility when larger. The only good thing about the additional weight is that it smooths out facial wrinkles. 🤭
 
Keesha said:
So you’re at 149 pounds now from 175?
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Ok my mistake. I just read your opening post to your other thread and realized you ‘were’ at 175 but started here at 147. We are very close in weight and height right now. You’re a bit taller than me though.

I’d like to get down to around 125 . That’s where I feel most comfortable. Two years ago I was at 115 but that’s far too thin for my height.

You are doing really good Ronni. 👍
 
Keesha said:
Ok my mistake. I just read your opening post to your other thread and realized you ‘were’ at 175 but started here at 147. We are very close in weight and height right now. You’re a bit taller than me though.

I’d like to get down to around 125 . That’s where I feel most comfortable. Two years ago I was at 115 but that’s far too thin for my height.

You are doing really good Ronni. 👍
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Thanks darlin’ 😀

I fluctuated between 130 - 135 my entire adult life other than when I was pregnant but even then I only gained between 18-22 pounds....and all 5 of my babies were 8lbs or over so that was a healthy gain for me.

The only time I got less then that was during the worst of the times with Randy my ex. I plummeted to 113 lbs and yeah, I looked skeletal and anorexic. I’m not a stress eater...when things are bad I can’t eat. They were bad a lot. 😟

After I lost 30 lbs of the menopause weight I just sort of leveled out at 145 so I figure that’s good for me now. I’m not weighing much over that right now I know, but I also know how hard it is for me to lose these days ... not like the old days!! .. so I’m really careful to not let it get out of hand. If I go over 150 I’ll consider that out of hand 😳😱 so I’m trying really hard to not break that threshold!!

I love that you’re down 6 pounds already @Keesha!! Good for you!! 💕
 
FIVE????😱

Oh you are one brave soul.
Your 113 pound body probably looked similar to mine when I plummeting to 103. It wasn’t a pretty site but unfortunately serious stress accumulated can do that.

It IS so easy to gain weight at this age. Holidays, like Christmas, Easter and thanksgiving are the toughest cause I have the sweetest guy who always showers me with chocolate.

Oh. That sounds a tad kinky too.🥳lol

Anyway I’m down another 4 ounces.
A total of 6.4 pounds now.
Yayyyyy! I’m doing this. ❤
 
Keesha said:
FIVE????😱

Oh you are one brave soul.
Your 113 pound body probably looked similar to mine when I plummeting to 103. It wasn’t a pretty site but unfortunately serious stress accumulated can do that.

It IS so easy to gain weight at this age. Holidays, like Christmas, Easter and thanksgiving are the toughest cause I have the sweetest guy who always showers me with chocolate.

Oh. That sounds a tad kinky too.🥳lol

Anyway I’m down another 4 ounces.
A total of 6.4 pounds now.
Yayyyyy! I’m doing this. ❤
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You certainly are!! 👍

I don’t do too badly over the holidays usually. Some years I’ve actually lost weight in part I think because it’s the busiest time of the year for me work wise.

My biggest downfall is twofold. One is purely personal...not having the food on hand that I need to eat. My diet is boringly repetitive during my work week except for dinner which is just fine with me. I take all my food with me and it’s the same every day though sometimes lunch might be a small portion of dinner the night before.

The other is that I’m in other homes during
The day and am encouraged to help myself to whatever is there when I’m working. Now I don’t know about you, but o have to have
one hell of a lot of willpower to continue to walk past the caramel cake or box of chocolates that is sitting out! 🤦🏼‍♀️
 
Ronni said:
Now I don’t know about you, but o have to have
one hell of a lot of willpower to continue to walk past the caramel cake or box of chocolates that is sitting out! 🤦🏼‍♀️
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In all seriousness, I’d HAVE to quit. 🤭

Ive got a serious sweet tooth that doesn’t like to be ignored and once I have that sugar in me, my blood sugar goes on a rollercoaster ride which is why the ONLY way for me to lose weight is to control my blood sugar with a diet which keeps it in check.

The Paleo diet does that for me and the great news is that it’s actually easy once you understand the dynamics of it. There’s all kinds of fabulous recipes online which are SUPER healthy and the surprising thing is how much energy most people get and how clearer the mind is.

When I eat lots of sugar and carbs I get moody and foggy headed which I truly dislike. I’m moody enough without the sugar blues. Lol 😝

Today I’m eating fresh turkey stew/soup and doing my walking, yoga and biking. Yesterday I couldn’t do my yoga 🧘‍♀️ or 🚴‍♀️ biking. Awww I have a yoga emoji. Lol. I’m so easily amused
 
So how is everyone doing?
Are you eating healthy and doing some form of exercise daily?

I’m still at a 6 . 4 pound weight loss. It doesn’t seem to be budging but I did indulge myself in some decadent coconut milk ice cream. It was sooo good. 🤤

I haven’t rode my bike for a couple of days either so need to start but I have been speed walking. Overall I’m quite happy with my results so far.

Sooooo I wanted to try and inspire, encourage and remind everyone about their intended goals.
 
I’m trying to get back to being enthusiastic. 😟

I dropped down a little bit and then gained it all back for a variety of reasons primarily having to do with being so damn busy that I didn’t prep my food and shopping like I normally do. I know better.

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The part you can’t see on the far left is where I started. 150 lbs. and a drop and then back up again. 😡

I had a mango for breakfast. About to eat a little turkey and a lot of salad for lunch. I’ll make Ron chili and cornbread for dinner and I may eat a bit of chili, but I’ll dump it over a large bowl of veggies. Plus I’m going dancing tonight so that will rev my metabolism a bit.
 
AnnieA said:
I've been working on creating a healthy gut microbiome the last few weeks and have lost five pounds without weight loss being my goal. My go to smoothie currently is kale, blueberries, avocado, grass-fed whey protein powder, tart cherry juice, a few drops liquid stevia and a splash of organic, pasture raised cream. It is delicious. I take additional Omega 3 fatty acid capsules along with it. Know some people put theirs in the smoothie, but that's beyond my gross factor tolerance level. Why ruin a yummy smoothie! I'm also eating my last solid food of the day around 4pm.
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Still doing the healthy gut microbiome thing. Down 12.6 pounds! Would never have believed several months ago that I'd be addicted to smoothies, but I am now! Was kind of freaked out about my recent DC trip until I learned the Airbnb had a good blender.
 
Down 15.8 since mid-August! Still have a ways to go to get to my pre-pain 2011 weight. After the onset of fibromyalgia, I gained appx 60 due to curtailed activity and eating when I couldn't sleep during pain nights. Overall since that gain, I've lost 35 over the past four years with 15.8 being the most recent. I was about 20 over where I wanted to be when I gained the 60, so I still have a ways to go!

So far this WOE (way of eating) is working so well. My appetite has decreased and if I have a craving for something off my plan, a few bites satisfies. The weight loss feels effortless. My motivation to start eating healthy in August was to reduce inflammation and pain which hasn't happened. But my energy level is better most days, and I love the weight loss side effect!
 
I’m close to a 10 pound loss. Most of the loss due to low carb / paleo but I did try restricted eating.
I think it would have worked better if I didn’t drink tea with evaporated milk & honey and peppermint candies.

It didn’t seem like that long but I looked at when this thread was started and it was August. The few couple of weeks went well but then I seem to not lose anything for weeks. I’m hoping it’s from the extra muscle tone since I’ve worked out so much.

Overall my size went down quite a bit more than expected for a bit less than 10 pounds. Since I eliminated dairy my weight loss is much more consistent but the paleo diet is very strict. It’s not as easy thing to do but I do feel better with much less pain. The extra weight was causing pain in my lower back which is now going so I’m very pleased about that.

I tried to be an inspiration as a weight loss buddy but I was probably more annoying than anything.
 
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Keesha said:
Hey @Ronni. What type of scale is the one you use? I know you mentioned it somewhere.
We need a new one
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@Keesha its called an Abyon smart scale which will link to your smartphone via bluetooth and keep a record of all your measurements. It records weight, BMI etc....13 categories some of which you see in the pic above, and graphs each category so you have a running record of each one with all the fluctuations. Not bad for $30!

Here’s the amazon link.
 
Ronni said:
@Keesha its called an Abyon smart scale which will link to your smartphone via bluetooth and keep a record of all your measurements. It records weight, BMI etc....13 categories some of which you see in the pic above, and graphs each category so you have a running record of each one with all the fluctuations. Not bad for $30!

Here’s the amazon link.
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Thanks Ronni. Unfortunately the link doesn’t work and there’s so many different types that I’m not sure which one you have.
 
Keesha said:
Thanks Ronni. Unfortunately the link doesn’t work and there’s so many different types that I’m not sure which one you have.
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Ok. Let me do it a different way. Here’s the link.

Upgraded 2019 - Bluetooth Smart Bathroom Scales Digital Weight and Body Fat Monitors In-Depth 13 Body Composition Analyzer with iOS&Android APP -Great for Weight Lose or Fitness Journey.Christmas Gift https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BJY6GTJ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_way4DbV7H11P3

And a picture of the product on Amazon.
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