Weight loss & fitness log

[Ameriscot]

Ameriscot, you aren't alone, I've had a really bad week, not weight loss wise, I'm still losing, I've just been in a lot of pain and uh, from the looks of it, your most recent posting was at near 3am my time. :sleeping: The day before, you posted around 5am and again, I was :sleeping: and this was the last thing on my mind, actually, later that day, I was thinking what could I eat besides meat, to take my mind off this frakin pain, unfortunately, or fortunately, I didn't have any sweet treats around. Sigh, I'm going to make up for it today. I'm going to go get me something yummy, but, I still stay mindful and not over do it. I haven't any intention of undoing all the work I've done thus far.

So as of this day, I lost another 1-lb.

My friend, you'll never walk alone. :bighug:Not if I can help it.

Thanks, April! I can understand that when you're dealing with pain posting about weight loss and workouts isn't top priority. Well done on your loss in spite of the pain.

 

[Ameriscot]

Calories:
Wed (4/01/15): 1500
Thu (4/02/15): 1630
Fri (4/03/15): 1540

Down 0.2 lbs. Not giving up. Just painfully slow.
I don't post what I eat because it's embarrassing most of the time. I have no
restrictions, just try to keep calories under control. Got to write down what I eat
when I eat it and not wait 'til the end of the day. I keep forgetting things.

It has gotten very warm here. High predicted of 85 this week. I always carry a
couple extra pounds in hot weather. Something to do with your body not being as
efficient at eliminating water when it's hot. Do any of you experience this?

Well, you've lost and that what counts.

 

[SeaBreeze]

Ameriscot, good to hear you're down another pound! I imagine it's going to be a challenge to keep on track when you have company visiting, but you're very well disciplined, I think you'll fare well. I don't always post the exercises I'm doing, because it's not nearly as structured at all. Although I did sets that one day, normally I haphazardly jump from machine to machine and it would be hard just to name a bunch of machines in a post, and not even have any set repetitions to share. The exercise bike is the easiest thing for me to report on, day before yesterday was 15 miles...yesterday I didn't work out at all.

Same thing with my food, it would be very boring for others to read the same old thing, every day yogurt for dessert, we make a turkey a couple of days ago, so we're having several days of hot turkey meals and cold turkey sandwiches. Yesterday I actually had a fattening dessert, a piece of blueberry pie, but I kept it small. Today I was down one pound also, so happy not to gain again.

Drifter, a 2 1/2 lb. loss is excellent, congratulations! April, you're really doing well with this challenge, congrats on losing yet another pound despite your suffering so badly with pain. My heart goes out to you my friend, your very strong not to turn to food for comfort. :love_heart: Nancy, good job that you're headed in the right direction, when my numbers went up recently, I was pretty bummed out.

 

[Ameriscot]

Ameriscot, good to hear you're down another pound! I imagine it's going to be a challenge to keep on track when you have company visiting, but you're very well disciplined, I think you'll fare well. I don't always post the exercises I'm doing, because it's not nearly as structured at all. Although I did sets that one day, normally I haphazardly jump from machine to machine and it would be hard just to name a bunch of machines in a post, and not even have any set repetitions to share. The exercise bike is the easiest thing for me to report on, day before yesterday was 15 miles...yesterday I didn't work out at all.

Same thing with my food, it would be very boring for others to read the same old thing, every day yogurt for dessert, we make a turkey a couple of days ago, so we're having several days of hot turkey meals and cold turkey sandwiches. Yesterday I actually had a fattening dessert, a piece of blueberry pie, but I kept it small. Today I was down one pound also, so happy not to gain again.

Drifter, a 2 1/2 lb. loss is excellent, congratulations! April, you're really doing well with this challenge, congrats on losing yet another pound despite your suffering so badly with pain. My heart goes out to you my friend, your very strong not to turn to food for comfort. :love_heart: Nancy, good job that you're headed in the right direction, when my numbers went up recently, I was pretty bummed out.

Thanks. I was sure it would be more and my belly is getting smaller all the time. I have a very strict routine I do workout-wise and it doesn't fluctuate except that I'll change the additional cardio I do at the gym after I've done the spin bike. Still can't get on treadmill yet as it still hurts my heel. My plantar fasciitis is getting better though but I'll wait until I've been pain free at least a week before I'll do any power walking.

I always post my full menu and exercise on the diet forum I belong to as there are new people joining all the time and they like to know what others are eating/doing.

 

[SeaBreeze]

Ameriscot, when you do treadmill, do you ever run or just walk fast? I used to jog every morning when I was younger before work, and I've never had any issues with my knees, but now that I'm older I don't want to press my luck. Sometimes on the treadmill I take it up to 4mph just to get a slight jog, but don't hold it for more than a few minutes.

My brother in law used to be very healthy, jog 6 miles a day and run in marathons. In his old age his had numerous operations on his feet and couldn't even wear regular shoes anymore. They said it was from his years of running. Glad to hear your plantar fasciitis is improving, it's been awhile for me since I experienced any pain in my feet.

 

[drifter]

I had started trying to walk again, a few houses down and back, thinking maybe I might work up to a couple of blocks again, hoping that little bit of exercise would help a wee bit with weight loss, but my hips are giving me fits even with the walker and I dropped a short, squatty oxygen tank on my big toe and that has temporarily, ended my walking. It is slow to heal it seems to me. My wife is not cooking as much and is saying she dislikes to cook so much and because she has lost her smell and taste because due to a severe concussion, we are eating out more and trying to buy foods in the grocery store we don't have to cook. I don't cook so sometimes skipping a meal is the only way to cut calories. My calorie intake has been in the vicinity of 1000 to 1400 a day. I would like to get it down to between 900 and a 1000 but hard to always do.I am eating more salads and more half sandwiches (one slice of bread), and more whatever we don't have to cook. And (if there is such a thing) happy dieting to you all.

 

[SeaBreeze]

Drifter, if you have a crock pot it's easy to whip up a pound or two of beans or lentils, it's very healthy and you'll have some leftovers if you make more than a pound at a time like we do.

 

[drifter]

We have a small crock and my wife did slow cook a small roast a while back but I'd never heard of anyone cooking beans in one till now. Don't know if ours will hold over a pound of whatever, but I'll broach the subject tonight. Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[Ameriscot]

Ameriscot, when you do treadmill, do you ever run or just walk fast? I used to jog every morning when I was younger before work, and I've never had any issues with my knees, but now that I'm older I don't want to press my luck. Sometimes on the treadmill I take it up to 4mph just to get a slight jog, but don't hold it for more than a few minutes.

My brother in law used to be very healthy, jog 6 miles a day and run in marathons. In his old age his had numerous operations on his feet and couldn't even wear regular shoes anymore. They said it was from his years of running. Glad to hear your plantar fasciitis is improving, it's been awhile for me since I experienced any pain in my feet.

I can't do the treadmill now but hopefully very soon - never go barefoot and do lots of stretches/massages and proper shoes and slippers. I didn't do any intense cardio while we were in Thailand due to the heat but before that I would do intervals - going between 5.5 and 6.2 mph and the incline between 7 and 12%. I never ran or jogged on the treadmill as it just doesn't feel right to me. I have sometimes done power walk outdoors and done spurts of jogging as well. I used to jog in my 40's. Never had knee problems unless I landed wrong off the curb.

 

[Ameriscot]

We have a small crock and my wife did slow cook a small roast a while back but I'd never heard of anyone cooking beans in one till now. Don't know if ours will hold over a pound of whatever, but I'll broach the subject tonight. Thanks for the suggestion.

We buy dried beans and DH puts them in the pressure cooker before adding them to curries and chilis.

 

[Ameriscot]

I had started trying to walk again, a few houses down and back, thinking maybe I might work up to a couple of blocks again, hoping that little bit of exercise would help a wee bit with weight loss, but my hips are giving me fits even with the walker and I dropped a short, squatty oxygen tank on my big toe and that has temporarily, ended my walking. It is slow to heal it seems to me. My wife is not cooking as much and is saying she dislikes to cook so much and because she has lost her smell and taste because due to a severe concussion, we are eating out more and trying to buy foods in the grocery store we don't have to cook. I don't cook so sometimes skipping a meal is the only way to cut calories. My calorie intake has been in the vicinity of 1000 to 1400 a day. I would like to get it down to between 900 and a 1000 but hard to always do.I am eating more salads and more half sandwiches (one slice of bread), and more whatever we don't have to cook. And (if there is such a thing) happy dieting to you all.

Calories that are too low will defeat the purpose. I'd never go below 1200 and I'm 5' 4 1/2". For a man it should be much higher.

 

[SeaBreeze]

Today, my only exercise was taking a 3 1/2 mile walk outside along a bike trail that runs through a wildlife area. Nonfat greek yogurt for breakfast, and turkey sandwich on oatnut bread with mayo and onions for dinner. Shouldn't have, but took a couple more forkfulls of that leftover blueberry pie.

 

[Ameriscot]

I had some comfort snacks yesterday because of my blocked up head and not being happy about it. No junk in the house but I did have toast, oatcakes and peanut butter and a couple of G & Ts.

DH was a good catholic boy and did not eat meat for all of Lent, even though he's not a big meat eater anyway. So today is a meatfest - bacon rolls for breakfast and grilled steaks for dinner.

 

[AprilT]

Ameriscot, I did a bit of comfort snacking to this weekend, I really needed something besides the heating pad to help take my mind off this back pain and a chocolate parfait did the trick. But, I don't feel the need to keep going that route and will stay the course with my plan starting tomorrow, I say tomorrow, because I um, have more of the parfait, ok, another parfait in the fridge to eat later. But, the good thing, is, it actually lasted till today and I didn't gobble it both down in one day. he, he, he. That might not seem like much to most, for me, that's quite an accomplishment to not have eaten both in one day.

Happy Sunday all and looking forward to a continued week of staying the course starting Monday, small snacks here and there, aren't a big no, no anyway as long as it isn't habitual.

 

[SeaBreeze]

But, the good thing, is, it actually lasted till today and I didn't gobble it both down in one day. he, he, he. That might not seem like much to most, for me, that's quite an accomplishment to not have eaten both in one day.

Happy Sunday all and looking forward to a continued week of staying the course starting Monday, small snacks here and there, aren't a big no, no anyway as long as it isn't habitual.

Hope April and everyone has a nice Sunday too. Those words are very true April, that is a big accomplishment for sure. I'm one of those people who could polish off a pint of ice cream in the blink of an eye, and be looking for the next thing to munch on an hour later.

The serving sizes on some things are laughable to me, what supposedly feeds a family of six, is split between my husband and myself. He doesn't show the weight gain like I do, and I've learned to at least take the smaller half. I always had to eat a whole chocolate bar in one sitting, but now I can control myself and just have 2 squares if I must.

I don't want to eliminate all these things from my diet, life is too short IMO. I did good on the blueberry pie my husband wanted, had a very small piece the first day, and just a couple of fork fulls the next, he finished off the rest. You're right on when you say it's not a biggie unless it's habitual.

 

[Ameriscot]

Ameriscot, I did a bit of comfort snacking to this weekend, I really needed something besides the heating pad to help take my mind off this back pain and a chocolate parfait did the trick. But, I don't feel the need to keep going that route and will stay the course with my plan starting tomorrow, I say tomorrow, because I um, have more of the parfait, ok, another parfait in the fridge to eat later. But, the good thing, is, it actually lasted till today and I didn't gobble it both down in one day. he, he, he. That might not seem like much to most, for me, that's quite an accomplishment to not have eaten both in one day.

Happy Sunday all and looking forward to a continued week of staying the course starting Monday, small snacks here and there, aren't a big no, no anyway as long as it isn't habitual.

I understand about comfort eating when you are ill or in pain. I do it myself. Just get back on track and don't worry about it. I'll be good again tomorrow.

 

[SeaBreeze]

I can't do the treadmill now but hopefully very soon - never go barefoot and do lots of stretches/massages and proper shoes and slippers. I didn't do any intense cardio while we were in Thailand due to the heat but before that I would do intervals - going between 5.5 and 6.2 mph and the incline between 7 and 12%. I never ran or jogged on the treadmill as it just doesn't feel right to me. I have sometimes done power walk outdoors and done spurts of jogging as well. I used to jog in my 40's. Never had knee problems unless I landed wrong off the curb.

Wow, that sounds like an intense run to me, between 5 1/2 and 6.2 miles! I do brisk walking outdoors sometimes, and add short jogs in between. Sorry to hear that you fell of a curb and hurt your knee Annie. I've been lucky, the couple of times I've fallen I've only been bruised, no lasting injuries...knock on wood.

 

[Ameriscot]

Wow, that sounds like an intense run to me, between 5 1/2 and 6.2 miles! I do brisk walking outdoors sometimes, and add short jogs in between. Sorry to hear that you fell of a curb and hurt your knee Annie. I've been lucky, the couple of times I've fallen I've only been bruised, no lasting injuries...knock on wood.

Hurt my knee back in my 40's when I used to jog a lot, but it was fine after a week or so. On the treadmill I set the speed at 5.5 then up to 6.2, actually thinking it might be kph, not miles. I'll look next time I go. It's the incline I find the most challenging!

 

[SeaBreeze]

That sounds better, I just looked it up and 5.5 would equal 3.4 miles per hour. I couldn't imagine walking at that speed at all if it was 5.5 miles per hour, lol. I agree, when I use a good incline it's a much more intense workout! I'd 'throw my knee out' now and then when I did a lot of back and forth sideways motions in Jazzercise or Zumba, so now I have to be careful...nothing permanent so far, just slight discomfort for a little while.

 

[Ameriscot]

Forgot that some of our machines are on kilometres. When I've powerwalked outdoors I do about 4 mph.

All the resistance machines are kilograms as are my dumbbells at home. It's quite a jump when you go to the next heaviest - 2.2 more lbs instead of just one. Some of the machines are from the US so are in miles, like the spin bike. I do about 7 miles in 30 minutes on that one.

SB, I find the spin bike the most intense workout, but that probably wouldn't be good if you have knee problems. Interval training is a very effective workout as well which can be done on many machines. On the rowing machine I'll do 1 minute normal speed then 30 seconds very fast, etc.

 

[Ameriscot]

Have a cold so not feeling energetic, so no gym. But I did manage to do 2 sets of my upper body dumbbell routines (usually do 4). And I did 45 minutes on my exercise bike.

Snacks on Saturday and too many calories yesterday, but back on track today. Will be under 1400 calories today.

 

[SeaBreeze]

SB, I find the spin bike the most intense workout, but that probably wouldn't be good if you have knee problems. Interval training is a very effective workout as well which can be done on many machines. On the rowing machine I'll do 1 minute normal speed then 30 seconds very fast, etc.

Why do you say that about the spins being better? They have two at the gym, and I've tried them a couple of times, never for a full workout because I don't care for them. I think I just don't know how to program them properly, I don't know. Maybe I'll try the spin bike again on the weekend, when there's nothing but sports and infomercials on TV.

I use the other ones too, because I can plug in my headphones and listen to a television show that they have playing, I prefer that over music. I don't have any real knee problems, I did take some spin classes a long time ago and liked them, but there was too much jumping up and down and changing positions for me. I know that's what made the workout more intense. There's no rowing machines there, just a bench where you set the pin in the chosen weight and pull on the handle.

Hope you and everyone here has a great week!

 

[Ameriscot]

Why do you say that about the spins being better? They have two at the gym, and I've tried them a couple of times, never for a full workout because I don't care for them. I think I just don't know how to program them properly, I don't know. Maybe I'll try the spin bike again on the weekend, when there's nothing but sports and infomercials on TV.

I use the other ones too, because I can plug in my headphones and listen to a television show that they have playing, I prefer that over music. I don't have any real knee problems, I did take some spin classes a long time ago and liked them, but there was too much jumping up and down and changing positions for me. I know that's what made the workout more intense. There's no rowing machines there, just a bench where you set the pin in the chosen weight and pull on the handle.

Hope you and everyone here has a great week!

The spin bike burns a lot of calories. Standing, jumps, hills, fast, or slow with high resistance. Very intense. I choose the strength building programme, level 10. And believe me I'm pouring the sweat when I'm done. I drink an entire half litre bottle of water while I'm on it. According to the machine when I put in my weight and age I normally burn about 340-350 calories in 30 minutes.

I love the rowing machine, sometimes I do interval training on that. Normal speed 1 minute, high speed, 30 seconds, etc.

I prefer music as I need a beat to energize me. I do watch the tv on some of the machines but can't hear it as I listen to my ipod.

Have a great and health week everybody!

 

[AprilT]

Hi ladies, back in the swing of things as far as eating plan, still not up to par with the back thing, but, good to be eating as should be to keep the scale, hopefully, moving south.

When I go to PT, I do get to use the bike, but no spinning or other major equipment for me, I do have a small gym type facility on my apt community, that I will try to make use of in the near future, but, I have to be very cautious, so, will get some tips from the PT guy on Wed, I'm pretty sure, he'll tell me to hold off for a bit till we've worked up to getting my back and arm more flexible at the moment, I am unable to get much movement out of either..

 

[Ameriscot]

Hi ladies, back in the swing of things as far as eating plan, still not up to par with the back thing, but, good to be eating as should be to keep the scale, hopefully, moving south.

When I go to PT, I do get to use the bike, but no spinning or other major equipment for me, I do have a small gym type facility on my apt community, that I will try to make use of in the near future, but, I have to be very cautious, so, will get some tips from the PT guy on Wed, I'm pretty sure, he'll tell me to hold off for a bit till we've worked up to getting my back and arm more flexible at the moment, I am unable to get much movement out of either..

Yes, definitely take it easy until you get the ok from your PT. You sure don't want to cause further injury.