A Healthier Me in 2016

Libby Pritchett

Libby Pritchett

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Hey girls!

Sorry I forgot to post a new thread again!

This is the place where we can share our weight-loss and fitness journeys! We're here to offer support and encouragement! Anyone on any plan can post. So feel free to jump in and share away!
 
Well, I was stunned to weigh in tonight and see that I'd lost 3.4 lbs this week! That puts me at a total of 12.4!! The past couple of weeks have just been a pound at a time, so it must've all been catching up with me! LOL

Also, we're having an "inspire me" session at our WW meeting next week, and the leader asked me to speak for a few minutes just on how our eating habits have changed as being a part of WW. Ack!!!
 
Congrats Libby - great job and how awesome that you were asked to be a role model (year YUCK on the public speaking but at least it is for something you know about).

I have been doing good on my exercising (stepped up to about 90 minutes a day spread out into 3 - 30 minute sessions) and food has been pretty good so I am hoping for a good loss (last week was only 1 pound).
 
I did really well on the exercise front for about two weeks....then I let excuses take over (don't want to get out of bed, its hot, its raining, im not feeling well etc). Need to swiftly get back on board with a) wearing my fitbit everyday and b) attending both wed and sun aqua zumba classes while I can- I was good for 2 wednesday classes and thats it so far. From the end of the month I won't be able to do the Wed night class so I really need to make Sunday's a habit.

Eating wise I've been atrocious - can't be bothered eating a meal, miss it or graze all day, oo hot to cook, order pizza & garlic bread, out at a food court.....order a burger combo so I really need to kick myself back into gear big time.

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I have had my first week of feeling tired of this change and thinking I was never going to loose weight again. I don't know why this week was so rough but then yesterday I felt a little better and this morning I stepped on the scale and I lost 2 pounds.
 
Hey girls!

I'm changing this thread to a monthly format since we don't have a lot of chatter right now. If it picks up, I don't mind changing it back to weekly.

How's everyone doing?

I'm down 14.8 since the first of the year. Slow & steady!

My goal for this week is to up my water intake. I know I haven't been drinking enough, so I want to really focus on that before my next weigh-in.

Can't wait to hear how everyone else is doing!
 
As of today; I am down 27 pounds from 12/28. I had a week where I felt yucky about all of this but I am getting a second wind and feeling better.

I went through my closet and have about 20 items that I am taking to consignment shop tomorrow since they no longer fit.

Funny how it seems the weight went on overnight (even though I know it didn't) and the weight seems to take forever to come off.
 
Wow-27 lbs since the end of December is amazing! I'm close to Libby, down 12.6 lbs since Jan 3. There are no specific changes I plan to make this week.

I'm a little nervous about a trip we have coming up in late March. We'll be eating only in restaurants for 9 days. That's especially challenging as a vegetarian; lots of restaurant meals for vegetarians are either high calorie foods like pasta or are lots of vegetables with no protein. Not that big a deal when you're eating out 1 or 2 meals a week, but difficult when restaurant food is the only option. We'll be at Disney World (plus 2 days of driving each way), so I'm hoping all the walking will help me not gain too much.

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Thanks Libby & Rachel - I have about 90 pounds I want to loose so I knew the beginning would go quick and I am hitting that area where it will be slower which I know is the way it should be.

Rachel - good luck with eating out; I have been eating out just not eating bread and so forth but I am not a vegetarian so I really don't know what you can eat.
 
Seem like everyone is doing amazing! Way to go ladies!

Me on the other hand fell off the band wagon for a few days. I am really discouraged as I still haven't lost anymore lbs but I think I am losing inches off waist instead. I like to see the lbs and not inches. Haha. All together I am sticking to the only 1 day a week I can drink carbonated drinks. I got semi-tired of the bland plain water and went out an bought every flavor of Crystal Light I could ever want and am sticking to the water better now. I am being wiser in what I eat and "snack" on. Still eating a lot of veggies and making better lunch/dinner choices when meal planning.

Today we are having Gluten free White Chicken Ranch Chili in the Crock Pot and it smells amazing as it is cooking.
 
It sounds like everyone is holding steady :) I've been sticking to my lifestyle changes and the pounds are slowly but surely dropping down at 2 to 3 a week and I'm fine with that since I don't want maintenance to be an issue.

I've been reading the book Proteinaholic and it's been very eye opening and interesting. Confirms for me the choices I've made in spades.

I cooked my meals/snacks for the week today so I'm ready to go. Cheyanne was on vacation all last week and I only worked part-time during the week, so I'm looking forward to getting back into our regular schedule.
 
I joined a women's Bible study a couple of weeks ago with a particular focus on food issues (not just weight loss but also bulimia, anorexia, etc.) & we are starting to read the book 'Made to Crave' by Lysa TerKeurst.

I'm so excited to finally get to the heart of my emotional eating so I can be healthy on the inside as well as on the outside. :wub:
 
LA, I just bought that book, but I haven't read it yet! I can't wait to hear what you think of it! I'm totally an emotional eater, but I've been doing a lot better recently. Still, I'd love to get to the root of it with this book!

Marie, I'm totally with you! I don't want to lose too quickly because I want to be able to maintain. I don't want this to just be a "diet" to shed the pounds quicky. I want this to be a way of life from now on.
 
Another good book to read as far as eating "habits", emotional eating, etc. is Mindless Eating by Brian Wansink (I might have mentioned this before but I can't remmeber! LOL). So many things in this book hit home for me!
 
Really struggling at the moment - next to no exercise and filling up on junk food with no real meals....I can't seem to stay away from white carbs.


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Ugh....Jennifer....I am in the same boat. I am trying to eat clean and healthy most of the time but those pesky white carbs keep finding their way back into my diet. Mostly it's the restaurant and takeout foods. The good thing is that this month I am down a few lbs so at least I haven't gained.
 
mariewilcox said:
I've been reading the book Proteinaholic and it's been very eye opening and interesting. Confirms for me the choices I've made in spades.
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Just bought this - I saw its only 1.99 for kindle :thumbup::thumbup:

http://www.amazon.com/Proteinaholic...&qid=1456856025&sr=8-1&keywords=proteinaholic

I was thinking about signing up for weight watchers but after some reading it sounds as if the new points plan is very paleo friendly which means it isn't very vegan/vegetarian friendly :( I'm going to start tracking with either lose it or a different app
 
Ok i gonne hope in on this healthy me for 2016 . for me it is a bit harder to really lose weight i can not eat glutes so a lot of products without glute are with a lot of sugar so i try to bake and make as much as i can homemade . Excersize is also diffrent because my fibromyalgie and hypermobilitie ..

So here is my plan
- Walk every day ( some days it wil be 1 hour other days only 20 min depends on the health )
- Don't eat candy and oh my i love my candy
- Skip the soda drink tea and water instead
- Try to do a bit of excersize on the good days
 
KristinCB said:
Just bought this - I saw its only 1.99 for kindle :thumbup::thumbup:

http://www.amazon.com/Proteinaholic...&qid=1456856025&sr=8-1&keywords=proteinaholic

I was thinking about signing up for weight watchers but after some reading it sounds as if the new points plan is very paleo friendly which means it isn't very vegan/vegetarian friendly :( I'm going to start tracking with either lose it or a different app
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It was an excellent book - a lot of scientific documentation included (which might annoy some but I have a brain that needs scientific data - LOL). I just track my calories in my fitness pal every day and have it set for 80% carbs, 10% fat, and 10% protein so I know when I'm going over those totals. I weighed in today at 22 pounds lighter than I was in mid January, and I feel fantastic :thumbup: (and I eat WHITE carbs all. the. time).
 
i'm going to PM you!!

I have the starch solution but haven't got to reading it yet - i love that i don't have to feel guilty about carbs anymore though - what an eye opener
 
jumbbumble said:
Ok i gonne hope in on this healthy me for 2016 . for me it is a bit harder to really lose weight i can not eat glutes so a lot of products without glute are with a lot of sugar so i try to bake and make as much as i can homemade . Excersize is also diffrent because my fibromyalgie and hypermobilitie ..

So here is my plan
- Walk every day ( some days it wil be 1 hour other days only 20 min depends on the health )
- Don't eat candy and oh my i love my candy
- Skip the soda drink tea and water instead
- Try to do a bit of excersize on the good days
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Sounds like a great start!
 
I went ahead and just changed the title of this thread so we can just keep posting here. I hate to have to start a new thread when we've got conversations going on. :)
 
KristinCB said:
I was thinking about signing up for weight watchers but after some reading it sounds as if the new points plan is very paleo friendly which means it isn't very vegan/vegetarian friendly :( I'm going to start tracking with either lose it or a different app
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It sounds like you have a good plan with Marie!

I love WW, and I've found that it works well for me even though I don't eat a lot of meat. But you have to find a plan that you feel comfortable sticking with.

I'm down 18 lbs since the first of the year, and I honestly don't feel the slightest bit restricted. I'm just eating less, moving more, and drinking water. I feel stronger and healthier. I've still got a long way to go on my journey, but I don't feel burnt out like I often do by this point in a "diet."
 
jumbbumble said:
So here is my plan
- Walk every day ( some days it wil be 1 hour other days only 20 min depends on the health )
- Don't eat candy and oh my i love my candy
- Skip the soda drink tea and water instead
- Try to do a bit of excersize on the good days
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Good for you! Even the smallest changes can lead to big results! You've got this!
 
Libby Pritchett said:
It sounds like you have a good plan with Marie!

I love WW, and I've found that it works well for me even though I don't eat a lot of meat. But you have to find a plan that you feel comfortable sticking with.

I'm down 18 lbs since the first of the year, and I honestly don't feel the slightest bit restricted. I'm just eating less, moving more, and drinking water. I feel stronger and healthier. I've still got a long way to go on my journey, but I don't feel burnt out like I often do by this point in a "diet."
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That's really awesome! :wub::wub:
 
KristinCB said:
i'm going to PM you!!

I have the starch solution but haven't got to reading it yet - i love that i don't have to feel guilty about carbs anymore though - what an eye opener
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Isn't it though?!? I have 2 potatoes every morning for breakfast with mustard (I have a mustard collection... I think I need a mustard anonymous group :w00t: ) I have a potato for a snack when I need one; again with mustard - LOL. And I eat pasta at least once or twice a week (sometimes whole wheat but sometimes white pasta) and I eat a lot of rice too :)
 
March's goal is for me to loose 5 pounds - I have hit that time when the weight is just slowing falling off which I am sure is the healthy way but very slow.
 
Can I get another Do-Over? (seriously, how many do overs does one need....ugh). I know what works for me, what I need to do and it's not hard to do at all, but I am seriously lacking the motivation to stick to things. I know when I am ready ready I'll know it, but man, I want to be ready now :S
 
I too just got the Starch Solution book and will read it soon. I do eat more carbs now (I was really low carb for a few years and felt good, had less achy joints, and less bloating but felt deprived) but try to eat them earlier in the day, have smaller portion sizes and don't eat carby snacks after dinner (much).
 
bcgal00 said:
I too just got the Starch Solution book and will read it soon. I do eat more carbs now (I was really low carb for a few years and felt good, had less achy joints, and less bloating but felt deprived) but try to eat them earlier in the day, have smaller portion sizes and don't eat carby snacks after dinner (much).
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That's one thing the book Proteinaholic pointed out was that people who did the low carb thing couldn't sustain because they felt deprived - some sooner than others, but he said so many would come back to his office with the weight back on and bummed out because they couldn't stay on the paleo without getting cravings for carbs. I tried low carb myself years ago and yeah, that didn't last long! LOL
 
I have tried so many different types of dieting i.e. paleo, WW, low carb, low fat, vegetarian (my shortest attempt b/c I just can't go without meat) and I'm sick and tired of working so hard at it and depriving myself that initially I am thrilled with the weight loss but then gain it back. So this year I have decided to not focus on the scale so much, am eating much less white flour, white rice and sugar and am eating as clean as I can (not a lot of processed/boxed/canned foods) and so far this is working well. I indulge every now and then but it's not an everyday or even every week thing, so maybe this will be better for me to follow. I eat butter, not margarine, I eat full fat cheese but in smaller quantities and I try to eat grass fed meat but in smaller quantities to make it more economical b/c it is more expensive.
 
I met with my Bible study again last night -- reading 'Made to Crave' by Lysa TerKeurst -- and we decided to make weekly goals for ourselves that the group will then help us to be accountable for from week to week.

The book has seven 'go to' scripts (+ applicable Bible verses), and the one that most struck me is the last one: 'I have these boundaries in place not for restriction but rather to define the parameters of my freedom.'

I have always failed before at healthy eating/lifestyle changes because I do feel restricted by not being able to eat the 'good' stuff. I am hoping that reframing it mentally will help me get past that. Bear with me here but I am imagining myself as a wild stallion (I know, I know -- but just listen!) that needs a fence around him because he doesn't understand the strength & power he possesses. He needs to be guided and trained first before he is let loose on the prairie. Being let loose before he is ready, before he has 'grown into' his power, will just wreak havoc on the beauty around him, and he won't understand why or how it happened. He is not being restricted from the good life but being prepared for the good life first.

I need the visualization to help me remember the point so my goal this week is to remind myself of this go-to script + that image whenever I am craving something unhealthy or otherwise on the cusp of making an unhealthy choice. I am also using my commute time taking my daughter back and forth to school to pray/meditate/reflect on the day & my long-term goals for myself.
 
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