Gramto6 December 11, 2020 Share December 11, 2020 5,659 steps yesterday. Taking it easy still, don't know how long it is going to take me to get back up to my goal...may take a while... 6 Link to comment
TurtlePower December 11, 2020 Share December 11, 2020 On 12/9/2020 at 8:05 AM, deirdra said: And the "300 calories" is for the average person running X distance over Y time. Actual metabolisms vary and some expend fewer calories to run the same distance. Eating sugary treats will increase insulin, the fat-storage hormone, wiping out the insulin depletion caused by the exercise. Yeah, it was a generalization and I should have noted it as such. Of course there were some with super fast metabolisms who could eat whatever they wanted, but it was rare. And we covered nutrition for athletes, but people still wanted their cookies afterward (their run, their fitness, their choice but then they came asking why they were gaining weight) 🤷♀️. 5 Link to comment
Gramto6 December 12, 2020 Share December 12, 2020 5,204 steps yesterday. Still taking it easy, getting better, but don't want to push it. 8 Link to comment
crazycatlady58 December 12, 2020 Share December 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Gramto6 said: 5,204 steps yesterday. Still taking it easy, getting better, but don't want to push it. I glad you are getting better. Take care. 6 Link to comment
Pickleinthemiddle December 12, 2020 Share December 12, 2020 6 hours ago, Gramto6 said: 5,204 steps yesterday. Still taking it easy, getting better, but don't want to push it. I don't always check this board every day, but glad to know you are getting better. 5 Link to comment
Gramto6 December 12, 2020 Share December 12, 2020 29 minutes ago, Pickleinthemiddle said: I don't always check this board every day, but glad to know you are getting better. 5 hours ago, crazycatlady58 said: I glad you are getting better. Take care. Thank you both! 3 Link to comment
Gramto6 December 12, 2020 Share December 12, 2020 Only 3,752 steps yesterday. It is what it is... 4 Link to comment
Sandy W December 12, 2020 Share December 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Gramto6 said: Only 3,752 steps yesterday. It is what it is... Take it at your own pace Gramto6. It's a marathon, not a sprint, and you are doing just great! 1 5 Link to comment
xwordfanatik December 15, 2020 Share December 15, 2020 You encourage me to keep up my indoor bike riding, @Gramto6! This cold weather gives me achy joints, and I try to get my workout in every day, just like you're doing. Now I understand why so many older people move south. 5 Link to comment
Gramto6 December 16, 2020 Share December 16, 2020 3 hours ago, xwordfanatik said: You encourage me to keep up my indoor bike riding, @Gramto6! This cold weather gives me achy joints, and I try to get my workout in every day, just like you're doing. Now I understand why so many older people move south. Tell me about it! I'm in MT and daytime temps are around freezing. I have bad knees and the cold really does make them ache. Tat is another reason why most of my walking is done inside my house. I could never move South though because I really can't stand heat and humidity. 4 Link to comment
Absolom December 16, 2020 Share December 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Gramto6 said: 6,486 steps yesterday. Are you feeling better? You're going up! 3 Link to comment
Gramto6 December 16, 2020 Share December 16, 2020 19 minutes ago, Absolom said: Are you feeling better? You're going up! Still good days/bad days, but more good days so that is good. 8 Link to comment
Absolom December 17, 2020 Share December 17, 2020 For those people using myfitnesspal tracker, I've found that while it worked great losing weight, once I was under the goal weight, I had a little issue. I've said before maintenance was difficult for me. After about six weeks of maintenance and watching, I've concluded that at weights above 125 pounds, it's fairly accurate for losing. If I set it on sedentary and then put in the exercise that I did, I lost at the rate expected or a little faster than indicated. However, the lower the weight I became, the less accurate the system became especially in trying to maintain the weight. I've figured out now that to compensate, I need to stay about 50 calories a day below what the tracker indicates after it adds in exercise calories. It's been fun watching it flip around as I get near the calorie goal and jump from losing to gaining in the five week indicator. 3 2 Link to comment
Absolom December 18, 2020 Share December 18, 2020 Six weeks and I'm still holding at 2.5 pounds under goal weight - pretty much right where I want to be. I'm wanting sweets as a reward so I'm having to deal with that and still figuring out a more exact calorie allowance, but I think it's the longest I've held steady during the entire weight loss journey. 10 Link to comment
Teafortwo December 20, 2020 Share December 20, 2020 4 hours ago, Gramto6 said: 7,721 steps yesterday. Glad to see you're increasing gradually! Best wishes 5 Link to comment
Gramto6 December 20, 2020 Share December 20, 2020 24 minutes ago, Teafortwo said: Glad to see you're increasing gradually! Best wishes Thanks, it is still one day at a time... 3 Link to comment
TurtlePower December 22, 2020 Share December 22, 2020 10 miles run yesterday, 11 miles today. 9 Link to comment
LilWharveyGal December 31, 2020 Author Share December 31, 2020 You're putting us all to shame, @Gramto6. 😉 It's that time again. Does anyone have any resolutions, weight-related or otherwise, that they would like to share? I personally will be continuing to work on my weight, in the hopes of better overall health that will benefit my energy and immune system in particular. My goal is 25 lbs and I'm committing to checking in here. Happy NYE, everyone! 7 Link to comment
Absolom December 31, 2020 Share December 31, 2020 I checked this morning and in one year I'm down 14 pounds. I'm still three pounds below goal weight. No holiday weight gain. I may go wild and decide to go one pound lower. I've gone from BMI declared overweight (what pushed me to do something) to just above the midrange of healthy BMI so I'm happy about that. Now I'd like to firm up some of the not so firm spots. Last night I decided I would do the Royal Canadian Air Force XBX program again. It's OLD, but it's very defined and a nice gradual program to exercise all the muscle groups. Helen Mirren uses it to keep fit. If you look at the 5BX men's program it has a walking or running timed program to use also. The books are out of print, but you can download the pdfs and use that or print the particular pages of interest. I print them so I can write on them. 8 Link to comment
Gramto6 December 31, 2020 Share December 31, 2020 Thanks @LilWharveyGal, I do what I can... I don't make New Year resolutions, they tend to be dropped soon. I'll just keep walking as much as I can and hope I can get back to where I was previously. 10 Link to comment
Kohola3 January 1, 2021 Share January 1, 2021 6 hours ago, Gramto6 said: I don't make New Year resolutions, they tend to be dropped soon. Ditto. We have enough to be unhappy about without adding more pressure to do something that will just make us depressed if we drop it. 7 Link to comment
LilWharveyGal January 1, 2021 Author Share January 1, 2021 9 hours ago, Kohola3 said: Ditto. We have enough to be unhappy about without adding more pressure to do something that will just make us depressed if we drop it. I guess I'm seeing things from a different angle, especially this year. There are so many big things that we cannot control - the pandemic of course, the economy, politics - that it feels empowering to focus on the things that I can impact for the better. And yes, failure sucks, but it's almost like all the bad stuff is extra motivation. We all have to do what's emotionally healthy for us and to each their own, of course. Just expressing a different point of view. 7 Link to comment
Gramto6 January 1, 2021 Share January 1, 2021 6,900 steps yesterday. Wishing all a Happy and Healthy New Year! 10 Link to comment
TurtlePower January 2, 2021 Share January 2, 2021 On 12/31/2020 at 11:45 AM, LilWharveyGal said: You're putting us all to shame, @Gramto6. 😉 It's that time again. Does anyone have any resolutions, weight-related or otherwise, that they would like to share? I personally will be continuing to work on my weight, in the hopes of better overall health that will benefit my energy and immune system in particular. My goal is 25 lbs and I'm committing to checking in here. Happy NYE, everyone! Not me, if I have a goal or behavior that needs tackling I will not wait for the New Year but just go for it when I see it's a problem. That way, I get a head start :). Not to be a bitter pill, but I find New Year resolutions to be a mainly result of marketing pressure and $$$. Advertisers want people to eat all fall/winter and afterwards spend their hard earned (and harder to come by nowadays) money on fitness and gym memberships. All advertising BS. Same old same old here. I did get an Apple watch that tracks not just my running but so many other things (like O2 levels and HR) and I love it, but worry I will obsess over it. Hubby got it for me somewhat reluctantly, worrying over my past bouts with anorexia. But the watch does SO many things! Happy New Year all and hopefully, this year will be a better one. I have high hopes but keeping my head down! 7 Link to comment
DakotaJustice January 2, 2021 Share January 2, 2021 I LOVE my Apple watch! It's become indispensable to me. Even when I'm not wearing it, it's a great nightstand alarm clock and wakes me very gently. 3 1 Link to comment
Gramto6 January 3, 2021 Share January 3, 2021 (edited) 6,290 steps yesterday. 6,300 steps actually. I looked at the app after I posted and it had updated the number. It does that sometimes don't know why. Edited January 3, 2021 by Gramto6 correction 8 Link to comment
LilWharveyGal January 5, 2021 Author Share January 5, 2021 Down 2.4 lbs so far. Feels like a slow start, but hey, it's progress. 10 Link to comment
laurakaye January 5, 2021 Share January 5, 2021 (edited) I am down five pounds since the beginning of October when I started using the MyFitnessPal app. I would love to drop 10 more. So here comes the dangerous pattern that I have repeated approximately 168 times since I was 19 years old...I see progress, I slack off, I gain the weight right back, I get mad at myself, etc. etc. ad infinitum. So I guess my goal is to finally break that pattern. And I get what you mean about things being out of control and wanting to control the things you can - this is something I can control. It would be incredibly easy to eat all the comfort foods in this time of crisis and darkness (and heaven knows that's what I crave) but then feel awful as a result, which I know is exactly what will happen. I am cautiously optimistic. 🙂 Edited January 5, 2021 by laurakaye 1 11 Link to comment
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