June 2008 Weddings
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Slimpossible Group 4
Can we resurrect our group? I've been super stressed the past couple of weeks and my knee-jerk reaction is to eat my way out of it. No bueno. I've been wearing a lot of big baggy things to compensate for it. I'm not to mu-mu status yet, but I'm definitely rockin' the banded bottom blouses and school spirit T-shirts.
I guess I'll start us off with a couple of questions...
1. How's it going?
2. Any challenges or celebrations?
Re: Slimpossible Group 4
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1. It's going. I have a goal to run outside at least once a week and I'm actually sticking with it. I'm not doing any lifting at the gym right now b/c we're super busy after work lately but I hope to start back up next week.
2. Running outside is proving to be a challenge but it's slowly getting easier. My neighborhood has a lot of hills so I guess if anything it's helping with my speed. I'm signed up to run the military mud run in a few weeks. I don't know why I decided to do this for my first 5k. I don't know if I need the extra hinderance of obstacles and mudpits.
I think my biggest food challenge is the moderation part. I indulge and then don't cut out another choice later (like dessert after dinner) to account for that indulgence. I also ignore a lot of calories. I treat things like fruits/vegetables/protein shakes/KIND bars like they don't have calories b/c they are better for me than other choices I would make. It's a work in progress
Thanks for doing this. I need the motivation!
It's going ok. I have been hanging around at 127 pounds for the past few weeks, which I guess is good. I have been working out (I ride my horse 2 days a week and try to hit the gym 3 days a week) but I think the only reason I truly haven't been gaining is because of my job stress. I would really like to run another 10k in the fall, so need to get back into running. I've maintained being able to run 3 miles since the 10k in June, but that's about it.
My main challenge is still diet. Like MrsJaay, I tend to indulge and then don't cut out dessert after dinner or something like that. Overall I've been eating healthier food (we used to eat fast food 1-3 times a week, and now it's been once a week or once every other week), but I don't think what I'm eating will help me lose weight.
Another challenge is figuring out if I'm also not losing more because I'm gaining muscle. DH says I am looking much fitter, but I'm not sure how gaining muscle fits into the weight loss equation. Anyone have any insight? My gym trainer says I shouldn't go by body weight, I should go by the "mirror test". But I don't know....
I forget what I said my goal weight was. I think I said 123. Do we still have that initial post?
Ugh...can I change my starting weight? Turns out my scale was more flawed then I thought. I found this out when I finally changed the battery. Soooo depressing.
I now think I started at 177 (ugh!) This morning's weigh-in was 174.
I am now three weeks in to my boot camp classes, still going strong three days a week. I could potentially do up to five but I don't want to burn out. On my "off" days I've been getting up and doing cardio....this morning I alternated walking and running on the treadmill at my apartment gym.
On the bright side, despite what the scale says my husband says I'm looking skinnier. When I complained about the scale, he said it was probably because all the resistance training in boot camp means I'm building muscle. Its sweet of him. My clothes are still fitting the same and my thighs are still rubbing together, but I feel stronger, so thats a plus.
I'm just trying to keep plugging along.
My downfall, as others have said, is diet. However, I am eating better than I was. My diet is far from ideal, but its better than it was. So hopefully that will pay off in the long run.
MrsJaay, you're too kind!
I think I was at 132+ when we started slimpossible, so I have lost some. But I have to stay on it because I gain really fast (I love food lol). A few bad food days and no gym, and I'm back up to 130+. Thanks for the tips....that sounds like a good book!
Ok I will get on the scale this week and face my damage. I seriously need someone to text me or FB message me and say amybyrd get your butt to the gym!
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I'll join the party. I was maintaining there for a couple months right around 146, but then I started training for this half marathon (which you think would be good). The bad part is, I was eating like I was training for something much longer! So I was back up to 151.6 at the beginning of the week (and believe me, it's not that I've gained that much muscle).
I've been tracking calories since Monday, and doing well so far. I'm fine with the workout part, it's just the food I need to keep an eye on. My realistic goal is 140. My reach goal is 132. I've also been adding in more strength training.
June08, rather than the mirror test, try taking some measurements of your arms, leg, waist, etc. Also, a body fat percentage test can be helpful. Some scales can do it, or there may be someone at the gym that can do an analysis for you.