Wagon Jumpers - October 26 - November 1st, 2008 (Closed, Waiting List Available)
Welcome
(We are currently at 29 members and 1 invitation. If you are interested in being on the waiting list please read below and e-mail me.)
Welcome to the Wagon Jumpers weekly thread. We are a group of CC members who have identified that one of our main challenges with achieving our weight loss, maintenance or general health goals is consistency.
This thread is designed to encourage long term commitment to our goals by publicly declaring them and asking the other members of this thread to hold us accountable.
Each member on this thread (listed below) has agreed to check into the thread at least once per week. If any member does not check in by the end of the week, we ask all members to politely and positively PM that member and encourage them to make a post and stay on track (or get back on track).
If you would like to be a member of this thread please see the guidelines below and send me a PM if you are still interested (there may be a waiting list).
Why is the participation capped?
The original idea of Wagon Jumpers was to create a close community where participants could get to know each other and hopefully form virtual-life and perhaps even physical-life bonds to create a support network as they attempted long term weight loss.
Over the first few weeks we experimented with an "open to all" concept and found that the thread became too long and confusing and as a result no one got to know each other and it became too much work for many members.
With a mid sized group (30) I am hoping to maintain the community and supportive goals of the original thread, and have enough people that if we are not all daily posters (as the only requirement is a weekly post) that the thread is still motivational and has new content day to day.
Interested in Joining?
General Guidelines for Joining
1. Are you a wagon jumper?
Do you know how to loose weight, you often have success but then you find yourself loosing interest in your plan, or sabotaging your plan. It's not the "how" to loose weight that is the problem, it's the "how" to stay motivated.
2. Do you have a long way to go?
This group is designed so that members can get to know each other and support each other. Ideally you are planning to be a CC member and part of this forum for at least 6 months or more to achieve your goals and hopefully stay in motivation for a further 6 months or more.
Yes. This is, a long term plan.
Still interested? Send Supersized a PM.
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Week 25 Riders:
Supersized (myself)
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KCerveny - Away until November 9th, 2008
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Week 1 Riders:
New:
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Current Membership: 29
Current Waiting List: 3
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12 Week CONSISTENCY GOALS
(as set w/o October 19th, 2008)
By January 11th, I will be...
At least 8 weeks successful on my 12-week consistency plan. That is 8 weeks at an average of 1500 cal/day (weekly avg) and gym 4x/week 2 hrs/session.
Working out 5x week. I will be eating 1500-2000 calories a day dependng on exercise.
Sticking with the NROL nutrition (40%-30%-30%) and working out 3x/week. This should have me almost complete with stage 4 of the program.
Consistently drinking 4 500 ml bottles of water per day and working out 3 times a week, this can include running, weights, etc...
Maintaining walking 10,000 - 12,000 steps a day and adding both Wii Fit exercise 2-3 times per week, while achieving a calorie deficit of 500 cal/day.
Exercising 5 days/week (cardio + strength) and eating 1500 calories on exercise days and 1200 on rest days.
Be eating 1450 cal/day, except on non-exercise days (1300) and exercising 6 days/week on a stationary bike, increasing the distance each week by 1/2 mile with a goal to reach 10 miles/session by the end of 12 weeks.
Journaling my food on CC everyday, and getting 30 min of exercise 2-3 times per week.
Adding interval training - Fartleks - to my running to reach a goal of running a 5K at 6 min/km. While maintaining a 600 cal/day deficit.
Drinking a minimum of 64 oz of water daily and exercising for a minimum of 3 time per week for 30 min at a time.
Eating 5-6 fruits and vegetables a day, and working out 5 days a week.
Drinking 2L of water everyday, and eating at a 500 calorie deficit everyday.
Eating at an average deficit of 500 cal/day 6-7 days/week, and exercising 5 times/week for at least 20 min/session.
Eat an average of 1700 cal/day and exercise 4x per week, according to my plan
Eating at 1600 cal/day and walking for 1 hour 3 days/week.
Drinking 2 mugs and 1 glass of water per day and logging my food everyday.
Exercising two times a week for 60 minutes at the gym or at home, and logging all of my food.
Exercising 2 times a week.
Maintaining a complete food log on the CC website daily to remain on track. Exercising 2x a week for minimum of 45 minutes.
Going to the gym 4 times per week (maintenance). Drinking ATLEAST 2 litres of water per day.
Exercising at least 30 min every day. Logging my calories on CC every day.
Exercising for 30 min 3 times per week. Eating vegetables with 2 meals per week.
Previous Threads:
Wagon Jumpers - October 19 - 25th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers - October 12 - 18th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers - October 5 - 11th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers - September 28 - October 4th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers - September 21 - 27th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers September 14-20th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers September 7-13th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers August 31 - September 6th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers August 24 - 30th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers August 17 - 23rd, 2008
Wagon Jumpers August 10 - 16th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers August 2 - 9th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers July 27 - August 2nd, 2008
Wagon Jumpers July 20 - 26th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers July 6 - July 21st, 2008 (another, two week special!)
Wagon Jumpers June 22 - July 5th, 2008 (two week special!)
Wagon Jumpers June 15-21, 2008
Wagon Jumpers May 25 - 31, 2008
Wagon Jumpers May 18 - 24, 2008
Wagon Jumpers Week 1 (May 4 - 10)
Wagon Jumpers - Anyone Need a Lift? (initial thread)
As always all members are encouraged to tag this thread so that it is easy to find.
THIS WEEK'S TOPIC
One of the most important things to achieve long term change, especially with eating and exercise habits, is to foster a sense of achievement as a source of motivation. If we constantly look to our end goals and see that we are not yet there, we get frustrated. So, celebrating success along the way as a means to keep ourselves on the journey is important.
Big or Small, what successes have you had in your personal challenge to change your unhealthy habits to healthy ones?
Thank You Goal Setters!
I would like to take a second to thank the 21 member who joined me is setting 12-week consistency goals. Twenty-Two of us are setting out on this journey to see if we can change one or two small habits in 12 weeks. This is no small challenge. In the first series of 12 week goals Nineteen members started, Nine finished and of those only two members said they achieved 50% of their goals. I don't say this to scare people, but to remind us that consistency is the challenge and to achieve these goals that seem remarkably simple right now we will need focus.
To those members who were unable for one reason or another to post a goal last week, I am sorry we missed you if you wanted to join the 12-week challenge. I do have to put a close point on it or we would not have the goals in the same time lines with each other, and I would forever be editing the main thread. If you would like to join us in the challenge you are always free to post your goals on this weeks thread and to place a link back to your goals when we talk about them. Also, the goals are not a criteria for being a member in the group, you are, as always free to simply post once per week.
To new member, I am sorry I also have to decline any new goals this week. I hope we keep your interest over the next 12 weeks and you can formally join the challenge in the next set. For this set please feel free to post your goals on this thread and link back to them when we talk about goal progress.
Sara.
Weekly Check-in
Okay, last week did not go well. I continued to be off the wagon. Missing some goals early in the week had me giving into both my nightmarish schedule with work + press release + conference + needing to make soup for 30 people. I didn't fail on all my life balance goals, I did well on career (conference) and entertainment (finished book club book), kept the house reasonably clean (dishes after massive soup project & put away all travel things from conference) but I didn't keep up with my bank entries, logging my calories (although I am reasonably confident that I ate on maintenance level) or going to the gym.
I am feeling that exhaustion that sets in when I haven't been to the gym in awhile. Also likely due to the conference, and not being energized from the gym. The gym plan this week is Tues - Fri mornings. Gave myself today off as I've got two evening meetings and have all my weekend e-mail to sort out due to no internet access.
What I need to keep my eye on is that early failures last week, and last 12-week challenge detrailed me so I need to chalk up early wins in this 12-week challenge to keep myself motivated and on track.
Sara.
Sorry to be MIA last week fellow Wagon Jumpers. Between my mother, who had a heart attack and cardio cath and who is looking at open heart surgery this week, one of my twins being sick and me getting sick, I just couldn't find time or desire to get online.
Still feeling a little out of sorts but I'll be (hopefully) back midweek.
~Susan
Susan No problem, life happens to us all. Try to stay on track with healthy eating and exercise if you can. I know it always seems like more stuff to pile on, but it will give you the energy and mental clarity to help you through the stressful times.
Also, if you do need to take some time off, please feel free to send me a message and I can mark you down as a planned absence with a return date. This way you won't end up on the MIA list or with a bunch of reminders during your busy time.
Susan I'm sorry about your mom. I hope everything goes ok. I hope you feel better too.
I did ok last week. I definitely got all my water in and was pretty good with food. I had a few slip ups but i know that was due to that TOTM cravings. I didn't do any actual exercising last week but did plenty of yardwork. We were outside about 3 days last week doing an hour and 1/2 each day of yardwork. So i think i can count that as exercise!?!?!?!
I hope everyone is doing great and accomplishing their goals. I going to be very conscious now of my eating and working out. I really need to kick it in gear. I think working in the yard kind of helped me get a little more motivated. I was honestly less lazy last week and over the weekend. I definitely need to keep this up. I plan on going home and working out - then taking the dogs for a walk.
Hi,
my name is Lalie and I have just joined the wagon jumpers.
I am 5'7" and currently 170.5 lbs (down from 185 recently)
I gained a lot of weight (210 lbs) when I was pregnant (3 kids) and lost it all after the 3rd, but alas, gained most of it back. It was so hard and so long to do the first time that I could not get up my courage to do it again, so I have been losing a bit and gaining a bit for the last 7 years.
This is my latest try and I am doing great. But the hard part is yet to come - the last 10-15 lbs and then maintaining it for the next 40-50 years!!!
Lalie
Hopeful Glad to see that positive spirit come through for you this weekend. A suggestion if you are feeling like you don't want to watch your eating or exercise you should scroll through the old Wagon Jumper threads, you have been here with us for awhile and I think you will see a clear pattern of a happy and motivated you when you are on plan and a discouraged and truly upset person when you are off. You definitely do come across as much more positive when you are on plan and having success, I suppose your challenge is identifying what happens in your life when you end up off plan.
Lalie Welcome to the group! I think we have a few members here who are in the 'last 10 lbs' club. You are right the tricky part is not really the number on the scale (well getting past the psychology of numbers can be tricky) it's the maintenance, the idea that you need to develop habits that make you feel well physically, mentally and emotionally for life, not for a few months just to drop weight. Also great to have another Canadian on the board (sorry for outing you - saw you are from Montreal).
Hi Everyone, welcome Lalie (I'm pretty new to this too), and quick recovery wishes to you and yours, Susan.
I did pretty well with my consistency goals last week. Got in that 30 min. exercise every day which made me feel strong and slimmer-- and that alone does wonders for keeping my overall disposition reasonably sunny.
The food logging every day I must say was tough but I got it done. I stayed within my preferred daily calorie range, which was nice but I expected to because it's early days yet. My hope is that the logging will help me recognize patterns in my food choices, and also get me comfortable enough with logging on days when my behavior is less than stellar, so that I don't let those days totally derail me.
Sometimes I'll wrestle with the idea of eating or not eating something because I don't feel like crossing the room to log it in and I don't want to have to remember to do it another time. Sometimes that keeps me from snacking, but it's also my slipperiest slope to blowing everything off. If I decide to eat and not bother to log it, it usually leads to me going overboard with my eating and then I won't log in anything it at all (uhh maybe trying to pretend it didn't happen?) Anyway, I want to face the truth this time, good, bad, and/or ugly! As they used to say at Weight Watchers, "If you bite it, you must write it."
Yesterday when my husband took my kids to the park I stayed home and loaded a bunch of recipes into the analyzer so I'll be able to plug in servings of my favorite regular meals and snacks at a moment's notice.
Felecia
Hi everyone! Just checking in. Sara hope you get over your exhaustion soon! You work so hard at everything I feel exhausted just reading it! Welcome Lam7 and doug8120 - great to have you with us:) Susan, sorry to hear about your Mom, glad you're back.
Well last week was a good one for me, I managed to stay on track with my goals, walked an average of 11,000 steps per day and had a calorie deficit of around 3500 for the week and I lost a pound in weight so that means I must have been working out the deficit properly! Had fun on the wii fit too!
Tonight however, much to my disgust, I have just eaten an unplanned piece of apricot and almond cake, brought over by a "thin" friend of mine to say "thank you", which I was going to ignore and not log, bad me! However, after logging on and reading all the posts, particularly the last post from ofelicia, I decided to come clean and record my slip on here - I feel better already.. I will now log the incredibly delicious cake and walk some more to try and offset the calories..."weakness thy name is Christine".
Have a great evening everyone!
Christine.
Hello All
Welcome Ofelecia and Lalie! This is a great thread and terrific group of people, It's funny reading some of these threads, I will be sitting watching tv and want to snack a bit but remember that I would have to log and think it just isn't worth the trouble! lol and I thought I was the only one who thought that!
Susan: I hope your mother comes out right on top of the surgery..very worrisome for you, I hope you and your little one feels better soon.
I didn't meet all the criteria of my goals so I was half on track, I actually was able to make the 6.5miles on the bike for 4 out of the 7 days which I think is a success, it is the jumping up the calories to 1450 that I have issue with at the moment..I am SOOO afraid of gaining all that I have lost if I increase over 1200-1300 calories a day!! I know this is not healthy thinking, I know if I don't stop I could zing off the wagon into a 1/2 gallon of Butter Pecan Ice cream...but it is very very hard....I have increased the calories with veggies and fruits, not fatty stuff. I have tried that Kashi GoLean instant Oatmeal, more fiber,protein etc...well the taste is not where I am used to and those flax seeds look like fleas! a bit off-putting really..but I keep the eyes closed and keep shoveling it in until gone.
I have realized deep down, like a light bulb going off that this is for the long haul, I want to be the healthiest I can possibly be. I have learned from this group that there are more than 1 way to get there too..I also have learned if I do have a bad day/s that I have to forgive myself not beat myself senseless...not to give up..and start a new day. everyday a new fresh page. this is a learning process, and with all learning some ideas, processes and facts absorb in different time tables.
I have a doctor's appointment next week on the 5th, the 1st time since I have started down this Healthgain road....so I am excited to see his reaction and I have some questions for him.
Have a great evening everyone!
Robin
WEEKLY CHECKIN:
Hi everyone! Just a quick driveby today, life has taken a turn toward busy...
I am very happy with myself for being able to advance from week 3 to week 4 of Phase I.
This week's goals:
Nutrition: 1700 calories average
Exercise: DD 2x, R 1x, Gym 1x (1 hour), create a calorie deficit of 400 minimum on exercise days.
Word of the Week: DOIT. (lol!)
Action of the Week: Small plates only, purchase small bowls.
Reward: New Running Suit
Penalty: No reward, Repeat Week 4
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WEEKLY TOPIC:
I have been so very impressed with how this is playing out for me! I cant even begin to say how happy I am that I found this group!
I have managed to complete my planning for Phase I. It's weekly mini-goals are achievable, and it is making my transition a very positive one. I had no idea I could do it this way! Previously it was "whole-hog" or get out. That old all or nothing mentality. I must admit, ITS DIFFICULT TO CHANGE.
Having reached Week 4, it has taken me 4 1/2 weeks to "pass" the first three weeks, I feel confident, successful, and completely in control. Best of all, I am not hungry, I am getting used to exercise, and even looking forward to it, and have seen progress. Small as the steps may be, they are progress, and it is so very rewarding!
In week 1, I was allowed 2000 calories, had to exercise twice for 30 minutes, and log all my foods. In week 2 I started the 100 Pushup Challenge www.hundredpushups.com and have gone from hardly any to now ELEVEN in a row!! In the next week, I will work out 4 times, and eat 1700 calories average. This doesnt seem like a lot to accomplish to many, but for me... going from total couch potato/computerjunkie, its a HUGE deal! Not only do I feel better about myself, I just plain feel better.
I have always wanted to be fit and strong. Dieting did not do that for me. I have always envied my sister who is a full time runner, but watching TV and talking about it did not do that for me! but NOW, I have a solid, doable, plan that will get me there!
Thanks again Sara, for all your guidance, and for your dedication to the group. Chin up girley, stay on the wagon. Dust yourself off, and take a deep breath, c'mon, Sis, jump back on! You can't stay off tooooo longgggg!!
Happy Healthgain to all,
~Julie
Hi all,
I'm a new member to Wagon Jumpers so I'm not sure if I'm responding in the right section??? I have been a member of CC since sept 1/08 and so far I've lost 12 lbs. I tell myself to take it slow and easy which is what I'm doing ....aiming for one pound a week. I keep visualising one pound of butter and that seems to make me feel better when "all I lose is one pound"...however, I no longer focus on the word "all" but think MY Goodness one whole pound off my frame. It's been a long struggle of roller coaster rides for me and I'm now committed to get off this roller coaster once and for all.
I wish everyone good luck and look forward to getting to know more of you as time goes on. I've a bit of a flu bug at present but hope to beat this tomorrow!
Cheers all,
Maureen (from B.C. Canada)
Sorry I was missing in action.. I am in a >15 hour work day/6 days a week currently and am not at all used to it. Im trying to eat healthy whenever the option is available and have absolutely no time to exercise..
My weight has stayed constant at 133.5 (though it drops down to 130 after unintentioned short periods of starvation/ dehydration). I am still trying to work floor exercises into the schedule - need to get better at it. Today is my day off and am thinking of cooking ahead for the week to make life easier and healthier.
I will try to be more prompt and save Supersized the work of tracking me down next time.. Thanks for the PMs, supersized !! I so wanted to make the 12 week goals but just didnt manage to make the time to think about them!
Best wishes to your mom Susan and welcome Lalie..!
Good morning all! Welcome to new members who I didn't get to welcome last week and early this week. I know you'll find this forum rewarding.
Sara - I was so upset to hear another CC was offended at "rules" of the group. And then to turn around and call it stupid. Personally, I get SOOO much from this group that I can't even begin to list them all.
Julie - 11 in a row! Way to go on those pushups girl! My husband and I started the 100 pushup challenge together 2 weeks ago. It's not "officially" part of my workout routine but I joined him so we are doing it together. So if I don't do it, I don't consider it falling off the wagon AS LONG as I do my other workouts. Needless to say, its been a whole week since I've: worked out; run; tracked intake..... But I was always conscience of what I was putting in my mouth. And guess what - it didn't kill me.
I did stress eat more than once. I did not watch fat as much as I normally do. I did have a piece of pizza - my personal weakness, which I had been 4 months without! - but by just being aware, I didn't gain (nor lose) weight in a week. Might sound trivial, but I don't feel "set-back".
Everyone - THANK YOU! so much for the well wishes for my mom. We're all praying her open heart surgery will be fine. And following her heart attack, I think the doctors are monitoring her closely. I will add another personal note here.... I don't know how many of you remember the MRI scan comparisons I posted a couple of weeks ago..... but my Mom is class overweight/obese round shape, which is best indicator for heart problems in women. She eats badly, doesn't exercise at ALL, smokes (or used to). . . she was literally "a heart attack waiting to happen" and when it did, found her completely surprised that she had one. Its amazing to me that women are not aware of the symptoms/signs of their heart issues.... its not the crushing pain in the chest and down the left arm like men. Most women who have heart attacks have asymptomatic signs.
But seeing her and the pain and the future of ME if I don't treat my heart and body better....is motivation to make sure I'm on the wagon for life! My goals aren't to be "skinny". Sure, I won't lie, I'd LOVE to make guys turn their head but I'd pick living to see my grandchildren marry and have children who I can run and play with at 80 over beauty ANY DAY!
Have a fabulous week!
~Susan
So i finally workout....first time in a long time. I did cardio for 30 minutes and then took my dogs for a walk which for about 20 minutes. I felt so good about myself yesterday. I going to try and find time to work out tonight but i'm not sure how well that will work. We have places to be tonight but i will definitely try.
I did really good yesterday with both water and food. I had absolutely no slip ups. YAY!!!
Felicia Good job on the 30 min of exercise everyday. I continue to be shocked just how much it really does affect my mood. The good news is that the logging gets easier. The more items you have tagged and recipes entered the less frustrating and time consuming it feels. I managed to log every day from when I started this time, being a 2 year member helped with that. One that that I can point to as a positive is that even when I do feel like I massively overeat now I tend to find I'm hitting an average of 2,500 - 3,000 cal/day on what I think of as my 'binge' days. This is a lot and definitely can throw me off track for getting to an average of 1,500 cal/day for the week. However, if I look back I also need to realize that in February I was eating an average of 3,000 cal/day and my 'binge' days were well above 4,000 cal. So, it's an improvement.
Christine I did manage to get over myself this morning and get myself into the gym. And, surprise surprise I already feel like my day today is going better than yesterday. Good job on logging the cake and deciding to walk a bit more. The little cheats are so tempting. I always try to remember that if I keep letting myself have the 'little cheats' I will end up at a point moaning about how I exercised sooooo much and ate sooooo good and I didn't loose anything, thinking 'how can this be'? Better to be honest with myself on what I really am doing so that I have a realistic assessment on if my plan is or is not working.
Robin Great post, lots of good insights. I know raising the calories can be really stressful, I'm a numbers junkie and I like order and routine, change scares me especially when I am in a comfort zone. One thing that has made a lot of sense to me, especially as you get close to your goal is that you can loose the weight by reducing fat. The problem with this is that then you are on this ultra-small diet, always tempted to dive into that gallon of ice-cream. Your body has also gotten used to being underfed, so that as soon as you increase the calories you will store it in your fat again. If you go too far this will cause weight gain in fat, and you are back on the yo-yo wagon jumping diet.
However, if you are getting close to your goal you really want to focus on the number on the scale but on how your clothes fit and what your body can do. The reason for this is you may not need to weight as little as you think you do. What you need is muscle mass. Muscle burns fat. It is more compact, helps keep your body fit and trim, and will be your best friend through your life. So, for anyone who has had successful weight loss using calorie reduction and fat loss there will be a necessary transition where the calories need to come up, the exercise needs to come up and the muscle will need to be build. This will DEFINITELY mean an increase on the scale. What it will likely also mean as you build muscle you could actually loose size while gaining weight.
My suggestion for this transition is to ditch the scale, for a month or two, just go by how your clothes are fitting and if you feel you are increasing your fitness (can you run further, lift heavier weights etc....).
Julie I'm back on the wagon julie, made it to the gym today and I can achieve my calories for the week if I keep my eye on them. My favourite quote from your post:
"I have always envied my sister who is a full time runner, but watching TV and talking about it dd not do that for me!"
It's just so honest. We've all been on the all or nothing wagon, I have been there so many times I think I have a seat of honour and that quote above is a perfect honest picture of what I'm like off the wagon. I don't do it all and then I talk about how I can do it all, watch TV and think, tomorrow, next week, next month.
You're right the goals to us often don't seem like 'a lot' especially when you think about all the speciality programs etc... but these tiny little steps we take produce big results, and do get us towards our goals so that we are no longer on the couch in front of the TV talking about it.
P.S. I love the way your 'Healthgain' tag has caught on.
Maureen Welcome to the Group! Ignore my message this morning I sent it before I checked the thread. My group from the states is going to think I'm out there recruiting Cannucks (I am - okay not really, but we gotta stick together). Raven typically checks in mid-week she is also from BC, I think she may be from Victoria. Not sure. I like your psychology of ditching the 'all' attitude. One pound is a success, a size is a success, just sticking to logging your calories, eating on target, hydrating or getting in more exercise than you used to these are all successes. You'll find I focus a lot on consistency here. The reason for that is I have yet to have a member here say that they have been truly consistent and not experienced results. On the other hand a lot of us struggle with the 'truly consistent' part, so we are here to support each other through the bad days, weeks and months till we are consistent and can see just how much the little things add up, be they one pound, an extra 30 min. at the gym, or an extra glass of water.
Carabo Great to have you back! The hardest time to stay on track with your goals is when you are in a change / new position and busy. It is so easy to throw in the towel at that point. Of course if you can find a plan however small it is that you can accomplish when you feel your world is going crazy, then you have a winner. You have 12 more weeks to think about what you will be able to manage after the holidays. It could be as simple as doing what you are today. Cooking to make sure that you have healthy eats during your busy times. Great job on keeping maintenance during your hectic time.
Susan The last time I fell off the wagon hard, I mean abandon my goals for months and gained back the weight that I had lost and then some was when my mother was diagnosed with colon cancer, hospitalized and then in home care. She is doing great now and has a 1 year all clear.
That aside I gave into fear, busy schedules, and frustration. I wish now I had stayed on track with a bit of exercise and watching my food as much as I can. I now know that diet and exercise are BIG factors in colon cancer. If I want to honour my mother and what she went through and do not want to go through that myself then I need to keep myself health, for as long as possible. I don't know if you've been following that blog but he has done a few series on healthy seniors since. These pictures are truly inspiring to me, seeing these people much older than my mother who look very fit, definitely seniors, but happy, healthy seniors. What is retirement worth if I can't enjoy it?
Hopeful There we go, you and me both back to our work outs. Try to get your work out in tonight, but don't let it get you down if you can't. The fastest way to frustration is the non-plan "I know I have to, but I don't know when I can". I don't know if you remember the spreadsheet exercise to find time. Even if you don't do it on a spreadsheet, use a day planner or your kitchen calendar, look for 30 min that you have tomorrow and make sure to set them aside and protect them.
Sara.
I made it to the gym.
It's been two weeks. I fell apart after the election. But I've done it, I'm back at the gym. I underate Sunday, overate yesterday but I'm in good shape to have my calories on track for the week.
Two weeks away from the gym wasn't too bad. I was thinking I'd be in terrible shape, that first return when you're extra sore when you first go back. But, I think it was a short enough trip off the wagon that the work out felt good and energizing.
Now, just need to repeat tomorrow.
Sara.
Sara congrats on getting to the gym today!
Hi Sara,
Thanks for the warm welcome and as it turns out I ended up leaving work as this flu bug took control so I'm home "nursing" myself back to health. Here's a positive note from me....in the past when I got sick (I hate being sick) I would feel so sorry for myself that I would "binge" out of emotions (go figure) Now, I focus again on eating more healthy, drinking more water, and RESTING my body as I know I'll be able to get back to my "exercise" regime soon enough. I tend to be impatient when I'm sick and feel worse when the sun is shining and I'm home with the flu BUT this time around.......patience is a virtue and I know this won't last. I know a "missed workout" or walk outside won't set me back so therefore it's NO reason to overeat!. Wow....things are looking up!. (Even though I had to cancel my squash game tonight but I know taking care of myself is more important right now).
Sara....wtg on getting back to the gym. Sometimes when we take a short break we come back even stronger and more determined.
Cheers,
Maureen
I am enjoying hearing about everyone's week. Looks like I joined up just in time as I seem to have gotten to the point where the weight loss slows down even though I am doing the same things and eating the same amount!
Thanks for all the welcomes, feels good to find a group.
What are these Phases people are talking about? can I look at a particular week to find out.
I guess my next step is to start getting more exercise (right now I am just doing Pilates twice a week) and the first step to that is I have finally made a Physio appointement to find out and fix whatever I have done to my heel.
So should start improving!
Lalie
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