Weight loss & fitness log
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You're doing well Ameriscot, I know you'll do what's needed to make your clothes fit a bit looser before your trip to the US. Drifter, I agree with AS, any loss is good, better than a standstill and much better than a gain.
I'm up a pound again this week, haven't been working out at all for awhile, and just trying to control the eating part of it with limited desserts and smaller portions. I'm doing the last ten pound thing, up and down. Probably shouldn't ever post my updates here, too boring...until I'm willing and able to get to the gym more often and become stricter with meals. Even with my ten pound goal, I won't be the ideal weight according to the BMI stats, etc...just a weight that I'd feel good about, and could fit in my other pants, etc. again.
I'm up a pound again this week, haven't been working out at all for awhile, and just trying to control the eating part of it with limited desserts and smaller portions. I'm doing the last ten pound thing, up and down. Probably shouldn't ever post my updates here, too boring...until I'm willing and able to get to the gym more often and become stricter with meals. Even with my ten pound goal, I won't be the ideal weight according to the BMI stats, etc...just a weight that I'd feel good about, and could fit in my other pants, etc. again.
Thanks, SB. I've been in the same 5 lb range - up down up down - for ages! I've got a serious challenge once I get to the US. I'm spending the first week with my son's family so I'll have more time with my granddaughters. But the family has the worst eating habits. Rubbish. Sugar. Fat. Cheese. And 3 of the 5 members of the family are obese or grossly obese.
I am fit and my weight is well within the healthy range, but I'm not comfortable with it.
I am fit and my weight is well within the healthy range, but I'm not comfortable with it.
That'll be hard for you I know Ameriscot, you'll probably be tempted by some things they serve, and repulsed by others due to fat content and unhealthiness...but it's hard to refuse to eat along with others and not offend by not partaking. I would definitely have small portions there. Wish your son and family were more health conscious, but maybe they'll eat better when their older and wiser.
They're probably expecting me to pay for us to eat out all week, but that's not happening! I'm planning on taking them to dinner twice. And they really have their heads in the sand as far as health. Granddaughter's doctor always tells them how bad it is for her to be so big. She's 10 and has been obese since age 4 and getting bigger. It's heartbreaking. My sons were never fat as kids.
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That's so sad when the children are obese, I'm shocked sometimes that the parents don't see it, or maybe they equate food with love. I've watched TV shows where young toddlers were morbidly obese, along with their parents, and the parents didn't think there was a problem. Such a strain on all the organs really, to be that way...especially the liver and heart.
They've always been allowed to help themselves in the kitchen whenever they want and are always eating cookies. She gets tested for diabetes frequently so I know they've been warned. I don't think they have any idea just how serious it can be. She's totally unfit and gets breathless easily. And she's such a sweet girl I hate to think of her getting bullied for her size or what will happen when she gets interested in boys and she gets rejected. She's got lots of health and psychological issues in her future.
Got on the scale this morning and it went down 2 lbs. So yesterday's must have been a fluid blip. Going to ride my bike into town for a few groceries - 20 miles roundtrip. Plans are to go to the gym M-F and just do cardio on Tues and Thurs. I never do upper body muscle work two days in a row.
I somehow need to keep myself from gaining while we are in the US. I always gain on a holiday. One thing I can do is limit the beer which is tough in my beer drinking family. No problem at son's house as they don't drink. 6 days at my brother's house means walking into town and sitting outside at one of the many brewpubs and trying the different IPA's. Sigh. Then our trip to New England and more visits to brewpubs with two beer drinkers. I can always ask for half pints. I think I will leave out desserts except for maybe an ice cream cone or two.
I somehow need to keep myself from gaining while we are in the US. I always gain on a holiday. One thing I can do is limit the beer which is tough in my beer drinking family. No problem at son's house as they don't drink. 6 days at my brother's house means walking into town and sitting outside at one of the many brewpubs and trying the different IPA's. Sigh. Then our trip to New England and more visits to brewpubs with two beer drinkers. I can always ask for half pints. I think I will leave out desserts except for maybe an ice cream cone or two.
I used to take Chitosan years back, still have a few in a bottle on my shelf. It's a shellfish fiber capsule that you take a half hour before eating a fatty meal or dessert. I would take it before eating barbecued ribs or cakes. It absorbs some of the fat from the meal, and lets it exit your system instead of staying with you. If you have shellfish allergies, you can't use it. If it's not abused, it isn't harmful. The label says to take 4 caps, and I always took two....using too much is harsh on your digestive system, it's pretty much ground down crab shells, etc. The brand I have is MAX, don't even know if they still sell it.
Scale was down 1.8 lbs from yesterday. I'm sure some of that is fluid loss, but sure at least a pound is fat. I've updated my ticker.
Did an extra gym day - just cardio since I did upper body yesterday. Don't think I need to do all of my lower body workout today - just doing abs.
Workout at gym:
30 mins spin bike
10 mins rowing machine
10 mins elliptical - HIIT (high intensity interval training - 2 mins regular speed, 30 seconds very fast)
Going to do the same bike ride I did yesterday - 15.5 miles with many 20% gradient hills.
Calories will be 1220 but might add a wee bit more since I'm doing really serious exercise today.
Did an extra gym day - just cardio since I did upper body yesterday. Don't think I need to do all of my lower body workout today - just doing abs.
Workout at gym:
30 mins spin bike
10 mins rowing machine
10 mins elliptical - HIIT (high intensity interval training - 2 mins regular speed, 30 seconds very fast)
Going to do the same bike ride I did yesterday - 15.5 miles with many 20% gradient hills.
Calories will be 1220 but might add a wee bit more since I'm doing really serious exercise today.
Scale down again. 0.4 lb. No bike ride today. 3 days in a row was good enough! Plus it's going to rain.
Calories today just over 1200.
Workout at gym:
30 mins spin bike
10 mins rowing machine
10 mins elliptical - HIIT
4 x 12 on 4 resistance machines
Workout at home (upper):
11 routines with dumbbells - 3 x 12
push ups - 3 x 12
triceps dips - 3 x 12
Worrying about how I'll do next week with my son's family who seem to think a meal without cheese is useless. Portion sizes. No desserts. No alcohol is not a problem as they don't drink. My son knows I love Oreos so I hope he hasn't bought me any.
My normal routine on flights is that I can have anything I want. But I'm going to skip my usual packet of Maltesers or M & M's which I take on flights.
Calories today just over 1200.
Workout at gym:
30 mins spin bike
10 mins rowing machine
10 mins elliptical - HIIT
4 x 12 on 4 resistance machines
Workout at home (upper):
11 routines with dumbbells - 3 x 12
push ups - 3 x 12
triceps dips - 3 x 12
Worrying about how I'll do next week with my son's family who seem to think a meal without cheese is useless.
Portion sizes. No desserts. No alcohol is not a problem as they don't drink. My son knows I love Oreos so I hope he hasn't bought me any. My normal routine on flights is that I can have anything I want. But I'm going to skip my usual packet of Maltesers or M & M's which I take on flights.
Kudos Ameriscot, seems like you're doing very well with losing your weight, I'm sure your clothes are already fitting more comfortably. Certain junk foods, like Oreos, I easily take a pass on, but some quality pasteries from a bakery I can't say no to. Hope you have a safe flight, I know you'll undo any visiting weight gain quickly once you're back home and into your routine again. Wishing you a very pleasant visit with your son and family.
Hope you have a safe flight, I know you'll undo any visiting weight gain quickly once you're back home and into your routine again. Wishing you a very pleasant visit with your son and family.Thanks SB. I wouldn't normally do this extra amount of activity with such low calories, but it's only a week and it's working. Clothes do fit better.
This is a longer visit than normal - 5 weeks. 1 week with son, 1 with brother, 10 days travel then nearly two weeks at sister's. I simply can't gain too much because when we come back I'll only have 2 months to get to goal weight. I've got 2 bikinis for Thailand!
This is a longer visit than normal - 5 weeks. 1 week with son, 1 with brother, 10 days travel then nearly two weeks at sister's. I simply can't gain too much because when we come back I'll only have 2 months to get to goal weight. I've got 2 bikinis for Thailand!
Scale down a wee bit more. Calories today will be 1250. Really intense workout at the gym today, I was just pouring sweat. No way could I keep this up without collapsing from exhaustion! 3 bike rides this week - 2 of them very hilly. 4 days at the gym so far - 1 more to go. Muscle workouts.
Now to remember all this hard work when I'm tempted to indulge on my visit to see family.
Workout at gym:
30 mins spin bike
10 mins rowing machine
10 mins elliptical - HIIT
Calories today will be 1250. Really intense workout at the gym today, I was just pouring sweat. No way could I keep this up without collapsing from exhaustion! 3 bike rides this week - 2 of them very hilly. 4 days at the gym so far - 1 more to go. Muscle workouts. Now to remember all this hard work when I'm tempted to indulge on my visit to see family.
Workout at gym:
30 mins spin bike
10 mins rowing machine
10 mins elliptical - HIIT
Bobw235
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I've been tracking my weightloss using the My Fitness Pal app since the beginning of the year. Good success to the point where I'm now down 37 lbs. since 1/1/15 and don't want to lose more. My exercise of choice is brisk walking and I've begun to throw in some moderate weight training using dumbbells, powerblocks and resistance bands. Yesterday I did a 3 mile walk in just under 39 minutes and burned 422 calories.
Well done, Bob! Adding muscle work is a great idea!
Congratulations on your weight loss Bob, 37 pounds, that's excellent! :coolthumb: Brisk walking outdoors is my favorite way to exercise too! My Omron pedometer from years ago broke, I have to get another one. It really helps to track mileage, calories, etc...plus, if you go on hikes during vacations, you get some idea of how far you walked.
Scale crept down another .4 lb. Last gym workout today and it was another intense one. Got home and immediately did my upper and lower body muscle routines. Calories today will be just under 1300.
My son says they are members of a rec centre and that I can go and workout so hoping to get at least one really good workout in the first week. Second week at brother's I'll try for at least one workout as brother has dumbbells and a treadmill. Hubby and I like to walk into town a lot which is about 4 miles roundtrip.
There is a gym in the hotel where we'll be staying in Newport for 6 nights, so I'll try to get in at least one workout although we're going to be very busy. Then back at sister's house I join her when she goes to exercise classes for the over 50's. I also have some dumbbells and ankle weights that I keep at her house.
My son says they are members of a rec centre and that I can go and workout so hoping to get at least one really good workout in the first week. Second week at brother's I'll try for at least one workout as brother has dumbbells and a treadmill. Hubby and I like to walk into town a lot which is about 4 miles roundtrip.
There is a gym in the hotel where we'll be staying in Newport for 6 nights, so I'll try to get in at least one workout although we're going to be very busy. Then back at sister's house I join her when she goes to exercise classes for the over 50's. I also have some dumbbells and ankle weights that I keep at her house.
Saturday weigh in: down 5.6 lb from last Saturday. But I'm sure that two pounds of that which came off very quickly early in the week were just fluid. So that's at least 3 lbs of fat lost this week.
Only 5 lbs to go but they won't be coming off soon. Just hoping I can avoid putting on more than 3 lbs on this trip. I'll still be posting here. I've updated my ticker but will remove it tomorrow from my signature.
Calories today: just over 1200
No workout except serious housework. Leaving for Glasgow in the morning to spend the night at hotel.
Only 5 lbs to go but they won't be coming off soon. Just hoping I can avoid putting on more than 3 lbs on this trip. I'll still be posting here. I've updated my ticker but will remove it tomorrow from my signature.
Calories today: just over 1200
No workout except serious housework. Leaving for Glasgow in the morning to spend the night at hotel.
drifter
Well-known Member
Congrats on the weight loss. Have fun on the trip.
Well done on the loss! I understand about going up and down like a yoyo!!