Healthy Living 7/1/15

[nepatsgal]

This is a weekly check-in thread, posted each Wednesday, to hold each other accountable for healthy living, whether that be diet, exercise, emotional health, etc.

Healthy living goal:

What are you doing to achieve your goal?

How has this week been?

Mini-goal for the coming week:

Rants/raves/questions:

[nepatsgal]

Healthy living goal: Lose 20 pounds

What are you doing to achieve your goal? On week 5 of the C25K challenge, Eating smaller portions, drinking all the water.

How has this week been? I was weak pretty much all weekend. I had all the fast food I wanted which included, McDonalds, Applebees, and Wendys. Plus all the ice cream with Reese's peanut butter cups. It was all very good, but not good for losing weight.

Mini-goal for the coming week: Try to limit a cheat day to once a week, not all weekend.

Rants/raves/questions: After gaining a little this weekend I still lost 2 pounds from last Wednesday's weigh in. So only 20 lbs to go. I lost my first 10 lbs.

[gabride2010]

nepatsgal Congrats on losing your first 10lbs!


Healthy living goal: Lose 100lbs in no set time frame. I started working on getting healthy in mid-March.

What are you doing to achieve your goal? Cold turkey quit sodas 3 months ago, drinking water, MFP, eat less, listen to my body telling me when I'm full.

How has this week been? Pretty good! I went to the gym and worked out on Sunday. The first part of my week I wasn't drinking as much water, so I stepped it up yesterday.

Mini-goal for the coming week: I weigh myself every Friday, and I just want to see a loss every week!

Rants/raves/questions: I have lost 21lbs so far, and I think I'm going to have to buy new scrubs!

[nepatsgal]

gabride2010, Wow congrats on the 21lbs! Soda was my downfall before I started getting back on track.

[potter713]

Healthy living goal: to eat a more wholesome diet with less processed foods. I just lost my mom to heart disease Memorial Day weekend and I really need to make a lifestyle change.

What are you doing to achieve your goal? Nothing yet. DH and I have just started coming up with a goal. We are going to start the no added sugar 10 day challenge but we have to go food shopping and really make it a point to not buy added sugar foods.

How has this week been? N/a. Just starting.

Mini-goal for the coming week: go good shopping and clear the house of terrible foods.

Rants/raves/questions: none.

[gabride2010]

Jul 1, 2015 8:49:53 GMT -5 nepatsgal said:

gabride2010, Wow congrats on the 21lbs! Soda was my downfall before I started getting back on track.

Thanks! I tried to quit probably 7 times before I finally was able to do it. I don't really miss it now.

[gabride2010]

potter713 I'm so sorry for the loss of your mother! Huge hugs for you! Good luck on your journey to getting healthy.

[nepatsgal]

potter713, I'm so sorry for your loss.

[teraiin]

Healthy living goal: Lose ~25 pounds

What are you doing to achieve your goal? More exercise, less snacking, healthier food choices

How has this week been? Good. I've really cut back on my snacking. The scale didn't show much (if any) weight loss but I feel like my pants might be looser. Maybe...

Mini-goal for the coming week: Drink one additional water bottle full. I currently drink 1.5, I'd love to do 2.5 because I don't think I drink enough water and I feel like that might make me feel more full.

Rants/raves/questions: MH did some teasing last night indirectly about my weight. He wasn't really TRYING to tease ME about my weight, but rather he was joking because some of our friends are very thin. So he teased about him weighing the most and me weighing the second most out of all our married couple friends. I'm really trying to lose some weight before our mini vacation. That and I noticed that some people consider the size I wear to be 'plus size' and I've never really thought of myself as being that heavy... I dunno I guess this is more of a whine than rant.

[nepatsgal]

Jul 1, 2015 9:19:51 GMT -5 teraiin said:

Healthy living goal: Lose ~25 pounds

What are you doing to achieve your goal? More exercise, less snacking, healthier food choices

How has this week been? Good. I've really cut back on my snacking. The scale didn't show much (if any) weight loss but I feel like my pants might be looser. Maybe...

Mini-goal for the coming week: Drink one additional water bottle full. I currently drink 1.5, I'd love to do 2.5 because I don't think I drink enough water and I feel like that might make me feel more full.

Rants/raves/questions: MH did some teasing last night indirectly about my weight. He wasn't really TRYING to tease ME about my weight, but rather he was joking because some of our friends are very thin. So he teased about him weighing the most and me weighing the second most out of all our married couple friends. I'm really trying to lose some weight before our mini vacation. That and I noticed that some people consider the size I wear to be 'plus size' and I've never really thought of myself as being that heavy... I dunno I guess this is more of a whine than rant.

I know how you feel. I never considered myself 'plus size' either, but compared to my family (mainly my 4 sisters) I'm the heavest of all of them. I feel like a whale when I'm around them, when in reality I'm not that big. I was taught early on that being thin was important and even when I was 8 I still needed to suck in my belly... So I've always had an unhealthy relationship with my weight.

[doodler]

Healthy living goal: Maintain current weight loss and maybe lose a few more pounds.

What are you doing to achieve your goal? Running, myfitnesspal

How has this week been? I was off of work and pretty much ate whatever I wanted. So not well, lol. I have my meals planned for the rest of this week so I should do ok. I'm still not back into logging on mfp. That is what keeps me accountable. I did go running and generally was more active so that is good. And I always drink a ton of water.

Mini-goal for the coming week: More exercise.

Rants/raves/questions: teraiin and nepatsgal I feel your pain. I have lost 40 lbs over the last year and I'm finally in the "normal" BMI range but I am still bigger than all of my friends. I'm also 5'9" and they are petite so I'm always going to look huge next to everybody.

[gabride2010]

Jul 1, 2015 9:29:17 GMT -5 nepatsgal said:

Jul 1, 2015 9:19:51 GMT -5 teraiin said:

Healthy living goal: Lose ~25 pounds

What are you doing to achieve your goal? More exercise, less snacking, healthier food choices

How has this week been? Good. I've really cut back on my snacking. The scale didn't show much (if any) weight loss but I feel like my pants might be looser. Maybe...

Mini-goal for the coming week: Drink one additional water bottle full. I currently drink 1.5, I'd love to do 2.5 because I don't think I drink enough water and I feel like that might make me feel more full.

Rants/raves/questions: MH did some teasing last night indirectly about my weight. He wasn't really TRYING to tease ME about my weight, but rather he was joking because some of our friends are very thin. So he teased about him weighing the most and me weighing the second most out of all our married couple friends. I'm really trying to lose some weight before our mini vacation. That and I noticed that some people consider the size I wear to be 'plus size' and I've never really thought of myself as being that heavy... I dunno I guess this is more of a whine than rant.

I know how you feel. I never considered myself 'plus size' either, but compared to my family (mainly my 4 sisters) I'm the heavest of all of them. I feel like a whale when I'm around them, when in reality I'm not that big. I was taught early on that being thin was important and even when I was 8 I still needed to suck in my belly... So I've always had an unhealthy relationship with my weight.

I'm the biggest girl in my family too, and it definitely sucks. Big hugs for you!

[teraiin]

Jul 1, 2015 9:29:17 GMT -5 nepatsgal said:

Jul 1, 2015 9:19:51 GMT -5 teraiin said:

Healthy living goal: Lose ~25 pounds

What are you doing to achieve your goal? More exercise, less snacking, healthier food choices

How has this week been? Good. I've really cut back on my snacking. The scale didn't show much (if any) weight loss but I feel like my pants might be looser. Maybe...

Mini-goal for the coming week: Drink one additional water bottle full. I currently drink 1.5, I'd love to do 2.5 because I don't think I drink enough water and I feel like that might make me feel more full.

Rants/raves/questions: MH did some teasing last night indirectly about my weight. He wasn't really TRYING to tease ME about my weight, but rather he was joking because some of our friends are very thin. So he teased about him weighing the most and me weighing the second most out of all our married couple friends. I'm really trying to lose some weight before our mini vacation. That and I noticed that some people consider the size I wear to be 'plus size' and I've never really thought of myself as being that heavy... I dunno I guess this is more of a whine than rant.

I know how you feel. I never considered myself 'plus size' either, but compared to my family (mainly my 4 sisters) I'm the heavest of all of them. I feel like a whale when I'm around them, when in reality I'm not that big. I was taught early on that being thin was important and even when I was 8 I still needed to suck in my belly... So I've always had an unhealthy relationship with my weight.

Oh yes, this is me too. I remember being instructed to 'suck it in' for pictures. I've yo-yo'd with weight a few times in my life and always wanted *insert weight*. But I think I'm at the stage now where I'd just be happy with a perfectly 'normal' weight.

[rooskie]

Healthy living goal: get back to my goal weight (5.5 pounds to go) and stay active

What are you doing to achieve your goal? MFP and working out at least 3 times per week.

How has this week been? DH and I went on our longest bike ride ever on Saturday. We told MIL we were riding and she gave me the advice to "use a Kotex" to avoid a sore crotch... Also my weight barely went up but overall I'm down since the check in. Also, it's been almost a week since my last big gulp which is a big plus. I lurve diet soda.

Mini-goal for the coming week: ugh. We will probably be eating like crap all weekend with the holiday so I guess I'll stock up on healthy stuff for while we are home.

Rants/raves/questions: I'm good this week.

[mill23]

nepatsgal and gabride2010, congratulations on your weight loss!

Sorry for your loss potter713

Healthy living goal: I usually say lose x lbs but really what I want is to lose the muffin top/jiggly belly. Trying to shift away from what I want to weigh and towards how I want to feel and look. Maybe that means the same scale number but muscle instead of fat.

What are you doing to achieve your goal? Biking 3x a week. Yoga this week! MFP to keep at my calorie intake every day.

How has this week been? Pretty good! Went out on the bike today and hit my 3x last week. I've been tracking every day except Saturday but I figured the bike evened out my cheat day a bit.

Mini-goal for the coming week: Get back to yoga already! And put my fitbit back on to see how the new job has changed my step count.

Rants/raves/questions: Not much this week.

[gabride2010]

Jul 1, 2015 12:28:47 GMT -5 mill23 said:

nepatsgal and gabride2010, congratulations on your weight loss!

Sorry for your loss potter713

Healthy living goal: I usually say lose x lbs but really what I want is to lose the muffin top/jiggly belly. Trying to shift away from what I want to weigh and towards how I want to feel and look. Maybe that means the same scale number but muscle instead of fat.

What are you doing to achieve your goal? Biking 3x a week. Yoga this week! MFP to keep at my calorie intake every day.

How has this week been? Pretty good! Went out on the bike today and hit my 3x last week. I've been tracking every day except Saturday but I figured the bike evened out my cheat day a bit.

Mini-goal for the coming week: Get back to yoga already! And put my fitbit back on to see how the new job has changed my step count.

Rants/raves/questions: Not much this week.

Thank you!

[kayladawn91]

Healthy Living Goal: Starting with losing 30 lbs

What are you doing to achieve your goal? Paleo and exercise

How has this week been? Awful. I spent time with my sisters and nieces the last two days and had fast food for lunch both times. Not good for weight loss. I haven't lost anything since the first 10 lbs I lost in May. I really need to do better at this.

Mini-goal: We're going on vaca so my goal is to make good eating choices while gone so I don't gain any weight back.

R/R/Q: +1 on being considered "plus size" and heaviest in my family. I don't feel like it until I see pictures of me with my thin sisters

[wannabmama]

Healthy living goal: lose 30lbs from my peak

What are you doing to achieve your goal? Working out, 30day challenge, eating well, lots of water, less wine

How has this week been? Good on the eating, ok on the less wine...working out at least some every day, but not intense enough, I think.

Mini-goal for the coming week: up the intensity on the workouts!

Rants/raves/questions: I just can't drop the lbs! I think stress is holding me back some, but it can't be the whole reason!

Also, I'm 5'9" and not small and all of my friends are about 5'2" and teensy. I always feel like a whale. Especially at the beach or when we went to Vegas couple of months ago...just shoot me.

[twocents6708]

Healthy living goal: to lose 30 more lbs ( down 15 currently)

What are you doing to achieve your goal? Portion control, lots of fresh food, trying to eat clean

How has this week been? Okay, no loss and ate cookie dough and tacos the other night. Didn't make great choices due to poor planning.

Mini-goal for the coming week: drink more water, meal plan on Sunday to avoid eating tacos on Tuesday.

Rants/raves/questions: PMS causes me to eat my feelings.

[PepperPottsJ]

Healthy living goal: Eat clean and lose ~ 15 lbs

What are you doing to achieve your goal? yoga, spin, clean eating and not being a dope!

How has this week been? Uhh... CD2 and i am in bad shape, emotional eater over here

Mini-goal for the coming week: Continue to stay on my 5 day a week yoga schedule

Rants/raves/questions: I am a bloated mess and just want this week to be over!

So sorry about your mother potter713, ::hugs::

[butlerfan]

Healthy living goal: lose 15 pounds

What are you doing to achieve your goal? Drinking water, doing 30 day challenges, eating more healthy

How has this week been? I was on vacation but we did a lot of walking and I kept drinking my water.

Mini-goal for the coming week: dont pig out on the 4th.

Rants/raves/questions: nada