I'm Fat, 2019. Please join me!
01-05-2019, 01:37 PM
#41
A disappointing weigh in this morning. After a day of working outside on my boat, two salads, 10 minutes on the elliptical and 30 minutes on the treadmill, there was no change. So far today I have had one salad and have been running around the house working on small projects. At half time of Texans/Colts I'll have dinner and hit the 'mill after. I drank more water today. Maybe that will help.
Do a weekly weigh in.
And caesar salads aren't really all that healthy, just an FYI for you folks.
01-05-2019, 01:52 PM
#42
^ Yeah, gotta watch the salad dressing. Forget the creamy ones and don't use too much.
01-05-2019, 03:18 PM
#43
A disappointing weigh in this morning. After a day of working outside on my boat, two salads, 10 minutes on the elliptical and 30 minutes on the treadmill, there was no change. So far today I have had one salad and have been running around the house working on small projects. At half time of Texans/Colts I'll have dinner and hit the 'mill after. I drank more water today. Maybe that will help.
I read a better way to keep track of your weight. Pick a day and get the average for the week on that day, each week. If you have 7 days of data, average them and if you only have 4 days of data, average them. You can go up and down from one Friday to the next even though you might have a lower average over all if you consider the entire week.
01-05-2019, 04:07 PM
#44
Haven't stepped on the scale for a few days.....I guess I'm due. Most of the bad food is gone from the house.
Turbo Kick at the Y today, tough class. Would have liked to keep moving, out of doors, but it's been a gloomy rainy day. Didn't feel like cleaning so sat around way too much. Grabbed a burger at a local chain restaurant for dinner. Was going to have a salad with chicken but that did have more calories than the burger. However I always ask for a light dressing and don't use much when ordering salad. My burger was slightly overcooked I don't think I ate much more than 1/2 with a few fries. The popcorn before the meal doesn't count, right?
Hoped to stroll a couple nature trails tomorrow, but they will likely be way too wet.
Turbo Kick at the Y today, tough class. Would have liked to keep moving, out of doors, but it's been a gloomy rainy day. Didn't feel like cleaning so sat around way too much. Grabbed a burger at a local chain restaurant for dinner. Was going to have a salad with chicken but that did have more calories than the burger. However I always ask for a light dressing and don't use much when ordering salad. My burger was slightly overcooked I don't think I ate much more than 1/2 with a few fries. The popcorn before the meal doesn't count, right?
Hoped to stroll a couple nature trails tomorrow, but they will likely be way too wet.
01-05-2019, 06:12 PM
#45
"All this is not to say that exercise doesn't have its place," Drayer said. "It's certainly important for building strength and muscle mass and flexibility. It can help to manage diseases, including heart disease and diabetes. It can improve your mood. It can help fight depression. But although exercise can help with weight loss, diet is a much more important lifestyle factor."As the saying goes: Abs are made in the kitchen, not the gym.
Weight loss, it's about the intake.....
01-05-2019, 06:30 PM
#46
Community Organizer
I'm here too but I'm really only about 10 pounds from my ideal weight. At 51, I'm 5'6" and 170ish pounds
I try to ride my bike (outside) weather permitting and even use it to commute. Last year i did almost 1900 miles, never indoors, always outside. This year I'm hoping for 2000+ miles.
Never stop trying.
I try to ride my bike (outside) weather permitting and even use it to commute. Last year i did almost 1900 miles, never indoors, always outside. This year I'm hoping for 2000+ miles.
Never stop trying.
01-05-2019, 07:20 PM
#47
I'm here too but I'm really only about 10 pounds from my ideal weight. At 51, I'm 5'6" and 170ish pounds
I try to ride my bike (outside) weather permitting and even use it to commute. Last year i did almost 1900 miles, never indoors, always outside. This year I'm hoping for 2000+ miles.
Never stop trying.
I try to ride my bike (outside) weather permitting and even use it to commute. Last year i did almost 1900 miles, never indoors, always outside. This year I'm hoping for 2000+ miles.
Never stop trying.
01-06-2019, 05:36 AM
#48
Thread Starter
Today's weigh in number is 187.8, so a 1.5 pound drop.
As to salad dressings, my favorite (and lowest) is Ken's Light Northern Italian. 2 tbsp is 40 calories.
As to daily weigh-ins, it seems we discuss this every year and I don't think anyone is going to change their minds about it, but here is my take. Daily weigh-ins are pretty much a must for me. The accountability is very helpful and I find I learn quite a bit about how my body is reacting to diet and exercise. While the conventional advice was to weighing once a week, recent advice and studies are coming around to my way of thinking on this issue:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/...aily/77584478/
https://jandonline.org/article/S2212...873-5/abstract
Yes you can still find recent articles advising against the daily weigh-in. My advice is to do what actually works for you.
As to salad dressings, my favorite (and lowest) is Ken's Light Northern Italian. 2 tbsp is 40 calories.
As to daily weigh-ins, it seems we discuss this every year and I don't think anyone is going to change their minds about it, but here is my take. Daily weigh-ins are pretty much a must for me. The accountability is very helpful and I find I learn quite a bit about how my body is reacting to diet and exercise. While the conventional advice was to weighing once a week, recent advice and studies are coming around to my way of thinking on this issue:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/...aily/77584478/
https://jandonline.org/article/S2212...873-5/abstract
Yes you can still find recent articles advising against the daily weigh-in. My advice is to do what actually works for you.
01-06-2019, 06:42 AM
#49
Today's weigh in number is 187.8, so a 1.5 pound drop.
As to salad dressings, my favorite (and lowest) is Ken's Light Northern Italian. 2 tbsp is 40 calories.
As to daily weigh-ins, it seems we discuss this every year and I don't think anyone is going to change their minds about it, but here is my take. Daily weigh-ins are pretty much a must for me. The accountability is very helpful and I find I learn quite a bit about how my body is reacting to diet and exercise. While the conventional advice was to weighing once a week, recent advice and studies are coming around to my way of thinking on this issue:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/...aily/77584478/
https://jandonline.org/article/S2212...873-5/abstract
Yes you can still find recent articles advising against the daily weigh-in. My advice is to do what actually works for you.
As to salad dressings, my favorite (and lowest) is Ken's Light Northern Italian. 2 tbsp is 40 calories.
As to daily weigh-ins, it seems we discuss this every year and I don't think anyone is going to change their minds about it, but here is my take. Daily weigh-ins are pretty much a must for me. The accountability is very helpful and I find I learn quite a bit about how my body is reacting to diet and exercise. While the conventional advice was to weighing once a week, recent advice and studies are coming around to my way of thinking on this issue:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/...aily/77584478/
https://jandonline.org/article/S2212...873-5/abstract
Yes you can still find recent articles advising against the daily weigh-in. My advice is to do what actually works for you.
01-06-2019, 08:04 AM
#50
"All this is not to say that exercise doesn't have its place," Drayer said. "It's certainly important for building strength and muscle mass and flexibility. It can help to manage diseases, including heart disease and diabetes. It can improve your mood. It can help fight depression. But although exercise can help with weight loss, diet is a much more important lifestyle factor."As the saying goes: Abs are made in the kitchen, not the gym.
Weight loss, it's about the intake.....