The Weight Loss Support Thread - 2015

[jtbo]

Everyone is going great
I've been eating cookies the last week. Not everyday but too many. today is a new day and I'm back on track. Winter is no excuse but I do find it harder to keep my dirty little mits out of the cookie jar when it's cold and miserable.
Reading all your posts has inspired me. Thanks.

Here it has been bit below +20C or little bit more below that pretty much whole summer and raining almost every day, so is that good excuse to slip a little bit?

I have been following now rule that I must burn every calorie I take in and then some, so when I slip I have to make that up by moving enough to burn that much of calories. It is good and bad, weight does not increase, but it kind of gives permission to slip, which is not good.

 

[catlover19]

I haven't been losing anymore weight. I'm still stuck at 13 pounds down. I'm going to start round 3 of the 21 day fix next week and make sure I stick to it 100%. I've had some cheat days lately but it's been so hot that I have been sweating and burning calories still.

 

[stewball]

Many inspirational stories here, awesome job everyone!

Pat, awesome job! Focus on yourself and take CARE of yourself!

Same goes for everyone else!
I joined WW last week after struggling with my weight due to Thyroid Cancer. I said enough is enough when I saw the scale at 195 lbs and saw how horrible I looked in photos. After 1 week on WW, I lost 2.2 lbs.. which is encouraging since it tells me that I CAN lose weight and I can't blame my medicine and lack of thyroid anymore. But, it's only week 1.

Go girl. Good for you. You're better than I am. I can't even bear to think about dieting.

 

[stewball]

Forgot to post yesterday....I lost 1.4 pounds for the week.

Welcome ellieandwinnie.   Somebody suggested to me that, instead of drinking diet soda, I should drink sparkling water with about 2 ounces of fruit juice mixed in. Two ounces of orange juice doesn't have that many calories and the sparkling water doesn't have any calories. So you get a bit of carbonation, plus some of the fruit juice for a bit of flavor. I'm trying it for the first time today for lunch.

Tell me how you found it. I'm very interested.

 

[Winchester]

It was OK. But just OK. I had some Dasani lemon sparkling water and added the orange juice to that. I think I need to find another sparkling water. But I think it's OK for a bit of a change. I really need to stop drinking diet soda. It's a bad habit.

 

[stewball]

It was OK. But just OK. I had some Dasani lemon sparkling water and added the orange juice to that. I think I need to find another sparkling water. But I think it's OK for a bit of a change. I really need to stop drinking diet soda. It's a bad habit.

But it's not fattening and if it's sugarless then it doesn't harm your teeth so what's the problem? I hate flavoured sodas. I drink much to much orange juice and I drink plain soda water and sometimes I dilute half and half. Maybe I should try flavoured water. It's less fattening tthan oj.

 

[ellieandwinnie]

But it's not fattening and if it's sugarless then it doesn't harm your teeth so what's the problem? I hate flavoured sodas. I drink much to much orange juice and I drink plain soda water and sometimes I dilute half and half. Maybe I should try flavoured water. It's less fattening tthan oj.

I've read that the aspartame in diet sodas can still mess with your blood sugar and cause all sorts of other problems and whatnot.

 

[stewball]

I've read that the aspartame in diet sodas can still mess with your blood sugar and cause all sorts of other problems and whatnot.

Very useful word 'whatnot'.
does zero have aspartame in it? One can make one's own flavoured soda using soda water or sparkling water. I make half and half with soda water and OJ.

 

[jtbo]

I don't know if my weight has decreased or not, my scale is not very good, reading varies easily 20lbs depending if I keep hands on side or front and still it is bit random numbers.

However random numbers seem to be tiny bit lower than week ago.

 

[pat]

I've read that the aspartame in diet sodas can still mess with your blood sugar and cause all sorts of other problems and whatnot.

There has been research that shows that some folks respond to the taste of sweet as if it really is sugar they are eating - re gaining weight, having cravings etc.  I do not use artificial sweeteners whatsoever, in part because of that.  If I want something sweet, I have fruit or a "real" sugar such as maple syrup, honey or sugar   I drink unsweetened green teas, and have lime or lemon unsweetened seltzer water for tasty non-tap water drinks.

 

[ellieandwinnie]

Very useful word 'whatnot'.
does zero have aspartame in it? One can make one's own flavoured soda using soda water or sparkling water. I make half and half with soda water and OJ.

Haha yes, it is a regional word perhaps? I don't know how to describe it, but it's used as an inclusive term where I live. Like "oh and whatever else could be" I think.

 

[stewball]

Haha yes, it is a regional word perhaps? I don't know how to describe it, but it's used as an inclusive term where I live. Like "oh and whatever else could be" I think.

It's probably used by all the English speaking countries.

 

[Winchester]

A loss of 3.4 pounds for the week.

Research on diet soda shows a correlation between drinking diet soda and diabetes. I know I need to stay away from the stuff or at least drink it moderation. I am not fond of sparkling water at all, flavored or not. Sometimes I'll bring regular water to work with me, along with a container of ice that I'll keep in my freezer under my desk. 

But honestly? Nothing, but nothing beats a big glass of crushed ice and a high-octane Pepsi. It's the best stuff on the face of the earth. When I was young and could get away with it, it was nothing for me to drink a six-pack of Pepsi a day. I would drink a 16-oz. bottle of Pepsi for breakfast when I was in high school. Made my mother spastic. Now, it's diet Mt. Dew.

 

[jtbo]

A loss of 3.4 pounds for the week.

Research on diet soda shows a correlation between drinking diet soda and diabetes. I know I need to stay away from the stuff or at least drink it moderation. I am not fond of sparkling water at all, flavored or not. Sometimes I'll bring regular water to work with me, along with a container of ice that I'll keep in my freezer under my desk. 

But honestly? Nothing, but nothing beats a big glass of crushed ice and a high-octane Pepsi. It's the best stuff on the face of the earth. When I was young and could get away with it, it was nothing for me to drink a six-pack of Pepsi a day. I would drink a 16-oz. bottle of Pepsi for breakfast when I was in high school. Made my mother spastic. Now, it's diet Mt. Dew.

48oz of old fashion Pepsi in a day, well that was 20 years ago, my teeth won't allow such anymore, that stuff destroys teeth like acid.

Good self made pizza and Pepsi or Coke, that is just too good, I had to stop having soda, but I do still make a 1400 calorie pizza, I try to keep my calorie input below my consumption, it is just sometimes bit challenging.

What I have been doing lately is to do calorie consumption quite right after workout, also if I can't keep off from sweets I try my best to take them right before workout, that way I should get most of after workout fat burn as it happens only if there are carbon hydrates left.

 

[Winchester]

Yesterday was not a good day. A co-worker brought in some fruit pastries and our boss brought in donuts. Rick and I went to the farmers market for a hot sausage sandwich and French fries. And some filled cookies. Rick was hungry for some steak sandwiches last night for dinner, so I made them. I had mine with a Pepsi. All in all, not good. And the scales showed it this morning. 

But in all honesty, it all tasted good and I refuse to guilt myself to death. That was the first really bad sugar-and-fat day I had since I started in again. Back on track today. 

 

[catlover19]

I was way off track last week with my husband being on holidays and we went up north for the weekend. Back on track this week and I've lost what I gained last week.

 

[jtbo]

Yesterday I did end up eating only 2300kcal, today it was 2030kcal, I'm sure I did consume lot more even today as that 2030kcal is bit less than staying bed all day consumption.

I was lazy and bought frozen pizza, quite lot of salt and surprisingly sugar too!

I feel like starving, even legs feel tired, 60% deficit might not be good then.

However I think there is little change in scale reading.

Need to prepare breakfast so that at morning I can get body to fat burn as I start doing roof building.

 

[Winchester]

I gained last week. It was expected.

 

[jandrasames]

At 4'9 it is really hard to stay on track.

 

[jtbo]

Yesterday I failed a bit, about 1000kcal too much, today I have been burning that 1000kcal, just need to try to not fail again.