WIR ~ Let's Get Fit 2018

[Lizard Queen]

Oct 29, 2018 12:12:41 GMT -5 raeoflyte said:

Oct 29, 2018 11:42:14 GMT -5 Pants said:

Yeah, when you were posting about not losing on 1500 with that much exercise, my first thought is that your portion tracking was out of wack. I got a food scale for like $10 I find helpful too because sometimes it's easier to run portions by weight. 

I hate tracking things by weight.  Lol.  II butt heads with dh about weighing foods, because there are foods that he just loses his mind over not knowing the exact # of carbs for ds.  But then he makes fun of me for using measuring cups for ice cream.  

I definitely could have my tracking wrong, but that is a lot of calories to be off by (it doesn't take much to get in another 500, but still).  I haven't entirely accepted that though.  If it contains carbs its been measured hundreds of times into every bowl, plate, or cup imaginable and if my eyeballing is that far off I think we'd see it other places.  

I am still doubling down on tracking, but I'm going back to focusing on protein and fiber intake.  If I hit those 2 goals I have to be eating well.  I also think I need to make a no eating after 8pm rule to encourage me to just stay in bed and go to sleep.   On one hand the calories in, calories out should work but I know the quality of my sleep impacts my weight too.

Are you sure you're burning the calories that you think you're burning during exercise?  Seems like a lot of estimates for exercise are quite high, from my experience.

[Lizard Queen]

Oct 31, 2018 10:23:40 GMT -5 Cookies Galore said:

I went to a barre3 class a couple of weeks ago since it was an event for a friend's charity fundraiser (husband has pancreatic cancer). I forking loved it! I think I found my non-running exercise. I also found some YouTube videos so I can do it at home and save money.

That's great to read!  I should try some from youtube, now that I have some room at home to do it.  I tried one barre class, but was miserable. The teacher made it a recipe for cramped muscles. In actual dance classes, you flex and then stretch, not flex, flex, flex, and flex some more. OMG!

[raeoflyte]

Oct 31, 2018 10:31:22 GMT -5 Lizard Queen said:

Oct 29, 2018 12:12:41 GMT -5 raeoflyte said:

I hate tracking things by weight.  Lol.  II butt heads with dh about weighing foods, because there are foods that he just loses his mind over not knowing the exact # of carbs for ds.  But then he makes fun of me for using measuring cups for ice cream.  

I definitely could have my tracking wrong, but that is a lot of calories to be off by (it doesn't take much to get in another 500, but still).  I haven't entirely accepted that though.  If it contains carbs its been measured hundreds of times into every bowl, plate, or cup imaginable and if my eyeballing is that far off I think we'd see it other places.  

I am still doubling down on tracking, but I'm going back to focusing on protein and fiber intake.  If I hit those 2 goals I have to be eating well.  I also think I need to make a no eating after 8pm rule to encourage me to just stay in bed and go to sleep.   On one hand the calories in, calories out should work but I know the quality of my sleep impacts my weight too.

Are you sure you're burning the calories that you think you're burning during exercise?  Seems like a lot of estimates for exercise are quite high, from my experience.

I don't track calories burned from exercise, only minutes per day/week of exercise.  MFP gives extra calories for the exercise, but I just track calories in, regardless of what was burned.  I know the MFP stats aren't right on most of my exercise.  

[andi9899]

November is here. You all ready to lose the step challenge? It's on!

[flamingo]

Nov 1, 2018 7:59:48 GMT -5 andi9899 said:

November is here. You all ready to lose the step challenge? It's on!

Of course you missed October, where I had my best month all year, step-wise. I'm pretty sure this means November will be no where near as good.

[Lizard Queen]

My step tracker is taking a poop. No step challenges for me until I get a new one.

[andi9899]

Nov 1, 2018 9:05:51 GMT -5 flamingo said:

Nov 1, 2018 7:59:48 GMT -5 andi9899 said:

November is here. You all ready to lose the step challenge? It's on!

Of course you missed October, where I had my best month all year, step-wise. I'm pretty sure this means November will be no where near as good.

I hear you. It always works that way. Of course, this is my last gym day of the week and I'm basically a slug on the weekends, so I'm going to start off slow. It's a marathon and not a sprint. 😎

[Knee Deep in Water Chloe]

So, I have disc with a bulge and arthritis in my lower back area. PT is definitely helping; the problem is I don't think my insurance will approve much more. I'll have to find a massage therapist who knows how to work on lower backs in a manipulative way as opposed to a relaxing way. I had one, but she's stopped working as a massage therapist. I need to get back up to walking more than 20 minutes a time at more than 2.5mph. If I go longer or faster, the numbness in my right foot becomes overwhelming. 

[ners]

Weekly check in

Hit step goal by 300 steps. 
6 out of 7 days no eating after 9:00.
Never did any toning exercise.
This week goal is remaining at 71000.
Need to work on how many calories I consume.

Knee Deep in Water Chloe nice job on beating me in the October step challenge.
sarcasticgirl and flamingo  Nice October totals.

As much as I would love to win one of these challenges, if I finish with an average of 10000 steps per day and come in last I think of it as win for all of us.

Keep up the good work everyone and have a great week.

[flamingo]

Nov 5, 2018 5:51:52 GMT -5 ners said:

As much as I would love to win one of these challenges, if I finish with an average of 10000 steps per day and come in last I think of it as win for all of us.

Keep up the good work everyone and have a great week.

  I think we all do a good job, month after month, of getting our steps in. It can be so tough to find the time when we are tired, work is stressful, we have other more exciting things going on. 

As for me, I really upped my steps this past weekend with the idea that next week when I'm at my conference, I can slow down a little and not feel like I'm slacking. And then my dad will be here over Thanksgiving, and that will involve ALL of the sitting on my couch watching football. I love my dad, but he's not very active (nor has he ever been).

[andi9899]

I was a slug this past weekend and didn't hit goal Saturday or Sunday. Today is a new week. It's also gym day #1 for me, so I'll catch up soon. For some reason my garmin app is not syncing on its own and I keep having to sync it. I'll do that today so I don't look like such a slacker.

[andi9899]

And! Jaguar, I got one of those twist boards you got this weekend. Let's see if I can get a 6 pack now.

[raeoflyte]

Welp, I'm down 3 pounds this week.  Right back to my same weight at this time last month.  I've been bouncing between 172-179 since May.  I would love to crack 169.   I knew I wouldn't be at my end goal weight coming up on my birthday, but I didn't think I'd still be here either.  I started day dreaming about cool sculpting this weekend.  Not that I'd ever actually pay that much money for something like that, but the idea of shrinking my belly is so appealing.  I didn't get to any classes, and while I increased my walking and practiced at home I barely got in 90 minutes this last week in exercise.  

On a positive note though...I freaking love my arms.  There is definition and muscle showing all the time.  If it weren't winter I'd be living in tank tops.    

[andi9899]

I'm starting to dig my arms. My shoulders are more defined though than the rest, so I'm going to have to step it up with my biceps and triceps so I can fill out the rest. Slimming down would also help the look I think. I really need to get my diet under control. So much easier said than done.

[raeoflyte]

I can't get into mfp on my phone.     Website works, but nothing lets me login if I'm on the app. 

[empress of self-improvement]

I found a Wii Balance Board to go with the Wii console me coworker gave me. I love the Hula Hoop games and suck ass at yoga. I kept falling over during the standing knee thing. That was fun. So now between this, Just Dance and my Leslie walks, I AM GOLDEN!!!! That and I keep up my 4 nights a week walk at work during my dinner break. I should gt to 190 by Christmas with no problem. It's only 11 pounds!! Right? RIGHT?!?!?!

[Knee Deep in Water Chloe]

Nov 5, 2018 17:30:32 GMT -5 raeoflyte said:

I can't get into mfp on my phone.     Website works, but nothing lets me login if I'm on the app. 

That’s weird. I actually tried to login on the website today, but I couldn’t get in there. I didn’t work too hard at it. I just made myself up and get my phone.

[Knee Deep in Water Chloe]

For those of you who have desk jobs, it’s impressive that anyone gets more than 5,000 steps per day. It’s the portion of the month when I have to do a bunch of attendance reports. I had 4,500 steps when I left work! And I usually have 1500 when I leave my house in the morning! Crazy low!

I did manage to get a 3 mile walk in. It’s the second time in a week. It’s taking me over an hour so I avoid antagonizing my back. I feel bad for DH. He’s gone with me and that pace is not really a work out for him.

[andi9899]

I have a sit down job and I have to make a point to get up and walk. The work will still be there when I get back. Sitting on my arse is one of the ways I gained so much weight. Since I've lost it, I'm not ever going back there.

[Chocolate Lover]

Nov 6, 2018 0:28:07 GMT -5 Knee Deep in Water Chloe said:

Nov 5, 2018 17:30:32 GMT -5 raeoflyte said:

I can't get into mfp on my phone.     Website works, but nothing lets me login if I'm on the app. 

That’s weird. I actually tried to login on the website today, but I couldn’t get in there. I didn’t work too hard at it. I just made myself up and get my phone.

On their Instagram page  yesterday they mentioned something about the app and site not working so you guys weren't alone. 

[empress of self-improvement]

Nov 6, 2018 11:32:48 GMT -5 andi9899 said:

I have a sit down job and I have to make a point to get up and walk. The work will still be there when I get back. Sitting on my arse is one of the ways I gained so much weight. Since I've lost it, I'm not ever going back there.

Same here. Plus I have the added bonus of working overnights. A few months ago I started using my dinner break to walk around the company lot and up and down the street. Thankfully, the bar is usually pretty emptied out so I don't have to worry about drunk drivers mowing me down. I have actually had a couple people stop to make sure I'm ok. They had a hard time believing I was actually at work.

[ners]

Weekly check in

Hit step goal by over 2500.  I am keeping the goal at 71000.  
As usual eating choices could improve.  
Need to do something to strengthen muscles.

Have a great week everyone.

[raeoflyte]

Maintained weight.  Didn't track calories.  180 min. of exercise.  

Talked to my doctor yesterday.  I'm going to try their tracking app.  She'll be able to see everything.  She said it isn't as good as MFP, but they're continuing to make improvements to get it there.  She said it isn't unusual to have this long of a stall after a decent weight loss and that the longer I'm here the better chance my body will set this as its goal weight instead of trying to get back up to my heaviest.  So that isn't a terrible thing.  We talked about trying intermittent fasting so I will read up more on that, but also said it is an adjustment to figure out what works for different people.  I appreciate that she isn't set on one approach.  

They have a tracker that syncs with the app as well, that is cheaper than fitbit and then she'd see the activity logs as well.  I didn't get it because I was thinking I couldn't wear it during martial arts and since that is my heavy activity during the week it wouldn't give me that much info.  She took hers off to show me though and it is really small. She had it clipped onto her pant pocket and it wasn't noticeable at all.  I'm thinking I could wear that clipped to my underwear during martial arts and I could still get readings and hopefully have it in a place that wouldn't cause problems during class.  

[Cookies Galore]

Sounds like a smart, reasonable doctor, rae. Good luck!

A friend of mine recently got her Cyclebar instructor certification and her first class is Sunday so I signed up. I have never done spin so I have no idea what I'm in for. Can't wait!

[andi9899]

Nov 16, 2018 9:43:49 GMT -5 Cookies Galore said:

Sounds like a smart, reasonable doctor, rae. Good luck!

A friend of mine recently got her Cyclebar instructor certification and her first class is Sunday so I signed up. I have never done spin so I have no idea what I'm in for. Can't wait!

Watch the resistance on the bike. When you are standing, you should have enough resistance to stop you from bouncing too much and allow you to control your movements. It should feel like walking in sand. If you have the resistance up too high, you'll be sorry the next day.

When doing sprints while sitting, your resistance should be less. Enough to slow your legs down a bit, but not nearly as high as when you're standing.

You can always add more resistance as you go and get used to the bike. For your first class, I'd go easier on it. Just my two cents.

[Cookies Galore]

Nov 16, 2018 10:20:12 GMT -5 andi9899 said:

Nov 16, 2018 9:43:49 GMT -5 Cookies Galore said:

Sounds like a smart, reasonable doctor, rae. Good luck!

A friend of mine recently got her Cyclebar instructor certification and her first class is Sunday so I signed up. I have never done spin so I have no idea what I'm in for. Can't wait!

Watch the resistance on the bike. When you are standing, you should have enough resistance to stop you from bouncing too much and allow you to control your movements. It should feel like walking in sand. If you have the resistance up too high, you'll be sorry the next day.

When doing sprints while sitting, your resistance should be less. Enough to slow your legs down a bit, but not nearly as high as when you're standing.

You can always add more resistance as you go and get used to the bike. For your first class, I'd go easier on it. Just my two cents.

Thanks for the tips! I plan on going easy since it's my first class and I also have to baby my hip sometimes. But anything to support a friend! That's how I got hooked on barre, lol.

[bobosensei]

I'm happy to report I'm making some progress on losing the 35 pounds I gained this year.  From my all time high of 195 I am down to 189.  I'm hoping to make progress through the holidays and start 2019 around 180.

[ners]

Weekly check in

Hit step goal by 900 steps.
Very poor food choices.  

This week I am keeping the goal at 71000.
I will try to make better food choices.  

Have a great week everyone.

[andi9899]

I actually met step goal on Saturday which I never really do.

I got this really cute slip dress for this weekend. Only problem is I have loose skin around my stomach from my pregnancies, so I'm a bit lumpy. I think if I wear stockings that it'll be fine. But my waist trimmer is going to be my friend this week so hopefully I can it a little smaller by the big day. The things ladies go through.

[Cookies Galore]

Nov 16, 2018 10:58:47 GMT -5 Cookies Galore said:

Nov 16, 2018 10:20:12 GMT -5 andi9899 said:

Watch the resistance on the bike. When you are standing, you should have enough resistance to stop you from bouncing too much and allow you to control your movements. It should feel like walking in sand. If you have the resistance up too high, you'll be sorry the next day.

When doing sprints while sitting, your resistance should be less. Enough to slow your legs down a bit, but not nearly as high as when you're standing.

You can always add more resistance as you go and get used to the bike. For your first class, I'd go easier on it. Just my two cents.

Thanks for the tips! I plan on going easy since it's my first class and I also have to baby my hip sometimes. But anything to support a friend! That's how I got hooked on barre, lol.

My friend tried to kill me in her class yesterday, lol. I'm not as muscle sore today as I thought I would be but I am joint sore. My hip and low back are throbbing. I don't think Cyclebar is for me, but at least I tried and supported a friend! She is going to be a great instructor, though, so I am glad I went. When I attended my first barre3 class last month I was muscle sore for two days (ha) but my hip felt great, so looks like that is the indoor workout for me!