Weight loss & fitness log

Weigh-In Day:
Weight - 191.0 lb.
lost This Wk- 1.5 lb.
Pounds Lost- 10.0 lb.
Lbs. To Goal- 6.0 lbs.
Avg. Daily Calories-1303
Comment: I feel like the Lone Ranger today,
with no mask, badge, or gun, and my horse
has run off. Or a man outstanding in his field,
after a hard rain.
 

I haven't been great with food and drink but not as bad as I could be. Did serious gym workout yesterday and did gets lots of exercise going up stairs to go on waterpark rides.
 
Ah, there you are. I didn't dream of seeing you again so soon with vacation in the air, being chaperoned by family, and your time not your own. Yet here you are, no doubt fit as a fiddle.
 

Drifter, congrats on your 1 1/2 lb. loss this week, you're really doing great! :) Ameriscot, it's so nice that you're having fun and active at the waterparks, etc., that will help a lot during a vacation like yours, sounds like you're handling any extra eating very well, kudos! I've been holding steady, doing a lot of chores, but no real exercise except for daily walks. Still want to buy a pedometer, since my Omron broke, encouraging to see miles in black and white.

I'm proud of you guys, and very impressed! :cool: Have a happy and healthy week ahead!


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I have had pizza, and a yummy 5 Guys burger. Thought I wouldn't be drinking beer as they aren't drinkers, but I have. Much easier to be good next week at healthy eating brother's house. But then it will be trying new craft beers at the brewpub.
 
Good balance there Ameriscot, to have a visit with your healthy eating brother next. :cool: Never had a 5 Guys burger, but it sound interesting, what was unique about it?
 
Maybe I'll start showing what I eat here, I haven't before as I didn't have my wifi on a regular basis. Plus I wasn't serious about "working" at losing until I went on that 3 week campout;)

I think you guys just list it out here so I'll do todays:

Coffee, stevia, powdered creamer (yuck but it's all I can afford right now)
2 thick cut bacon, 2 large eggs, 1 slice 15 grain toast w/butter, pears, 2 halves (canned, but drained and rinsed at least)

Usually 3 bottles of 16 oz water, first one first thing when I wake up, well half or 8 oz.

I will log the rest tonight as I'm not sure what it will be yet;)

Glad to see folks keeping this thread going;) Denise
 
Hello there, Ms Denise. Glad to see you again. I tend to list only my calories consumed because it keeps me motivated. I'm hoping to be weighing in the one eighties before too long. I eat whatever is presented to me because I don't cook and either skip the evening meal or have a fruit. Cheers.
 
SeaBreeze said:
Good balance there Ameriscot, to have a visit with your healthy eating brother next. :cool: Never had a 5 Guys burger, but it sound interesting, what was unique about it?
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Really good burger! Juicy. Good fries and free unshelled peanuts.

After that is skinny sisters as our trip to New England etc.
 
Yesterday:
Rice Krispies and toast
Steak, sweet potato fries, grilled asparagus, 2 rum cocktails
Evening: 2 beers

Today:
Oatmeal and raisins
Bagel and low fat cream cheese
1/2 chicken breast sandwich and a salad. 1 beer
Dinner will be out
Tons of walking today
 
I'm yo-yoing again and up a half pound this morning and only 1365 calories yesterday and an average calorie intake the past six days of only 1224. Something seems wrong in Denmark but I can't put my finger on it. I'm hoping I yo-yo down by Saturday's weigh-in. I started dieting one year ago this month. Can't let up now with a new goal almost in sight.
 
Weigh-in Day:
Wt. 191.0 lb.
Lost this wk. -0-
Total daily Calorie Count: 1309
Lbs. to goal - 6.0
Comment: Holding my own, weightless.
 
Ameriscot, I think that maybe the carbs in beer and bagels are worse than sweets for gaining weight, but likely much better for your health overall than sweets, I know you'll balance things out when you're on a regular routine again. You're very well toned, and I think all your exercise, especially using weights, has increased your metabolism. Happy to hear you're enjoying your visits to family in the US, glad you're finding time to post a bit. :cool:

Drifter, I didn't gain or lose this week so I'm with you. I did have some pistachio ice cream and smothered chili rellenos this week, so I'm pleased not to see the scale go up anyway.

Have a good week ahead guys! :eek:nthego:

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Thanks SB. I will do a 'no beer' day Monday when we go to sister's. She keeps beer in the house for us but I don't really like that kind any more. Tuesday we travel to Gettysburg so a long day.

At my brother's house there is a case of my favourite beer and great brewpubs we can walk or cycle to and sit outdoors. Too tempting.

Also can't get bagels where I live. I'd have to travel info the city.
 
It's horribly hard when you are off your routine, visiting, vacationing. Seabreeze is right imo:) I'm in a place where I can be on my usual, weight-losing, muscle building routine, but when I get away from that environment, I start feeling the difference from foods, and not so many walks a week;) denise
 
Denise, it's tough when temptation is everywhere! And willpower is difficult to find. The decadence of sitting outdoors on the sidewalk section of a brewpub which has 80 choices of beer and having lunch is hard to say no to. Iced tea just isn't the same.

I've been surprisingly good about sugar but did have one bowl of ice cream. We will be with sister starting tomorrow and she doesn't drink or have a sweet tooth and never overeats. Good influence. My brother in Newport loves craft beers and they have great pubs there. We'll be there 6 nights.
 
Yes, a micro-brew, yum, as well as the other temptations. For me it takes a lot to "permanently" add more weight (store fat). The calcs. say 3500 calories extra a week to gain 1 lb. so I don't think much about the fluctuation of the scale. Water, a meal not fully digested, or clothing;) And as you well know, the measuring tape is a much better gage to go by.

Last night I burnt a pot-pie I was eating as I was too lazy to cook. I burned it, went down and grabbed a gut-bomb at McDonalds, yetch! It tasted good, but hit my stomach like the name, gut-bomb, lol:)

I'm finding I can eat what I like, or love, but in balanced portions. Even exercise/activity isn't healthy if I'm not fueling up with the "building" foods, not the tearing-down foods. I am lucky to be in an area that has some wonderful produce, and more and more organic showing up at the markets, and the Saturday Markets;) I'm finally hooked on water, and drink at least 6 of the 8 oz. I still have my 1 to 2 cups of coffee, and I am also fortunate not to have any food allergies, or health conditions that cause me to retain weight.

hugs, and keep enjoying your trip, you know how to take any off you do gain;) denise
 
I took a holiday, a time out from counting calories over the Labor Day weekend. I'm up a couple of pounds. Even so, it was kind of liberating.
 
It takes 3500 calories to gain 1 lb of stored fat, or muscle, this is what I believe (read it, believe it). That weight could be water, or other, and unless you ate 7000 extra calories, you should see the scale come down to your weight before the weekend ( I mean 7000 over your normal intake of cals). I weigh in the a.m. naked before I even drink my first glass of water. That's the most accurate I believe;) So get naked, LOL!!
 
Weigh-in Day:
Wt. 191.5 lb.
Gained this wk. - 1/2 lb.
Total daily Calorie Count: 1274
Lbs. to goal - 6.5
Comment: I've been bouncing back and forth for two weeks, gaining and losing the same half pound. I had 285 calories for dinner, only 1020 calories all day yesterday. I drank two bottles of water last night and went to bed hungry. Look at my average daily calorie count. I'm eating like a frigging ant. What gives for pete's sake?
 
Hi Drifter;)

I think you've bought the same lie I did in the past, less calories, less weight. Many folks won't agree with me but I will take the chance of them telling me I'm full of c__p;) First, it's about your BMR, basic metabolic rate. That is, for example, the amount you need to keep you alive if you are totally sedentary (or in a coma).

Tell me your physical activity, then we can look at that, how many calories you are burning per day, or average.

The main thing is to look at food as fuel for your muscles, which is the ultimate fat-burner. Also remember the scales are not separating out water-weight gain, muscle or fat. Even time-of-day can change the scales. If you are willing, give me your weight, height, age, and I will calculate what amount of calories you may need to lose weight. I use this calculator for amounts. Sorry drifter, I have "male" selected for mine. I have to fix that, bbs;)



 
Drifter, do you still only weigh in once a week? If so, maybe Thursday or Friday you ate an unusually large amount of salt? Meals at restaurants seem to have a lot of salt. Tomato sauce is really bad. You are still doing really well.
 
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