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Hi All - count me in. After reading everyone else’s post I have to join and I have to get this weight down. I did MTM for two weeks, lost three pounds during each week then gained it back on the weekend - TWICE! I’m mad now and school’s about to start so that will mess up my morning workouts...will have to readjust but 100 days sounds like a good challenge. I’ll take any encouragement I can get, so thanks in advance!
I’m heading toward age 49, and want to lose at LEAST 20 pounds, 25 would be great. With every year, and an underactive thyroid, I can gain weight by looking at food. It used to be so easy to lose weight and stay FIRM!
My Goals: Lose 25 pounds of FAT; replace it with muscle
short term goals: work out 2x a day four days; work out 1x a day (at least an hour) 2 days; take one day off; and stop eating carbs after lunch.
Today I did 15 minutes on the elipse so far - still plan to lift and swim this evening.
Day 1 will be tomorrow - 1 hour of cardio and abs.
Hi and welcome. Don’t be too hard on yourself. Now you have learned that you need to be a little more consistent, weekends too. The good news is that even though you may have lost and gained the same 3 pounds several times now, you didn’t put on any additional weight, and your fitness level has probable improved.
Your goals are good, but also think of the reasons why you want to lose the 25 pounds. Sometimes just thinking about numbers on the scale isn’t quite enough when faced with temptation. Think about how wonderful you will feel and how nice you will look when you are lean and fit.
Stay flexible, in mind and body. With school starting you will need to find a routine that works for you. So stick, with your plan for tomorrow and take each day as it comes.
Thanks Paula! I love your photo and would love to have a kayak (it’s on my to buy list)! You are right - I will think about why I want to lose and then write about it too, to help. I know journaling is a big part of losing!
I agree with the importance of journaling. Sometimes I forget the positive parts of my history and focus on the negative. I think you’ll find that once you start moving consistently you will crave movement. Welcome to the challenge! We look forward to knowing you better!
Thank you Lisa. Do we journal our days on this? Do people put their eating journals up too? I haven’t seen any b ut really everytime I really lost weight, I journaled and got feedback from either a coach or a nutritionist or Jenny Craig, etc…
I’m really new at forums and not sure how to proceed.
Today I biked for an hour and only did 1 set of weights - my triceps and my back - I will do some more later. As for why I want to lose the weight, I do know that I have got to fit into my clothes better and I’m an older mother - I had my kids at age 38 and 40, so I need to have more energy too.
I really struggle with the weights as I hate it - I use my home dumbells for now...but in a few weeks, my gym membership starts again and I will have to get my body fat tested (ugh).
I was happy this morning as I dropped 1.5 pounds that I gained last weekend, but almost sabotaged that as I just ate some terra chips (too many - probably about 400 calories worth) with my turkey rollup at lunch. I’ve made up my mind - no more chips in the house (I keep thinking it’s ok to have the baked ones or the healthy ones, but eating too many of those is the same as eating too much of anything. So now I’ll have to run up and down the steps more to get those off! Oh and touch my toes to remain flexible
Hi there and welcome to MTM land....so in your past you knew how to lose weight....you know how to gain it too!!!! So just do more gooder than badder (don’t stress out about the chips, early on in this journey it is good to focus on what we did good that day). I like your goals and it is great that you want to have more energy for your kids. You are a role model for health to them!!! I am really excited to hear about your future successes (yes, you will have many!!!). Welcome!!!!
Thank you for the welcome Zookie. Just writing every day and knowing that others are there helps! You are right, be gooder than badder and even these little steps are helping.
Today I got a half hour of Pilates in before I got interrupted; I will bike an hour tonight. I did avoid the simple carbs in the afternoon the last two nights so that’s improvement. I think I have carried these 20 pounds around for so long that my body and my mind think that’s the way I’m supposed to be, so I’ve got to keep changing the mental image too. 49 is just around the corner!
Day three - I did a half hour of Pilates with sculpting then go interrupted by company; now I’m heading out for an hour on the bike...and it’s HOT so I should work up a good lather. I had little sleep last night so I won’t push it too hard, but the heat should help the lsb.
Wow! You’re doing great, ThinLin! Just keep at it, slow and steady. I’ll bet by the time you hit your 100 Days that extra weight will be history and you’ll have established some solid new “gooder” habits.
You and I are the same age (I’ll be hitting 49 in December), but I’ve yo-yo’d vastly more pounds onto my body than you (not something I’m bragging about!) If a former couch potato like me can be on her third 100 Days, I know you can get to your goals as well.
Thanks Judy Patooty! I love your name I don’t want anyone to think I’m ThinLin already, I’m just acting as if...I didn’t work as hard over the weekend but this is the first weekend I did NOT gain 3 pounds by eating a lot of salty, crunchy junk food. I’m wondering if an entire juicy ripe mango helped me gain 1.5 pounds though. I let life get in the way and finished getting the kids organized for school’s start this morning...even though I didn’t get my cardio in on Sunday, I did abs and stretching before my shower this morning (Monday).
I did bike an hour on Saturday (Day 4) and did yardio and hardio…
So, now that I read back and see how determined I was, I’ll keep it up.
I need some advice from some bikers out there and will try and search the forums...but does anyone get a sore bottom like I do after biking an hour? I have padded pants and lift up now and then but ouch! Any advice is appreciated from the veterans out there.
PS: I’ve probably lost 50 pounds in the last year - problem is I gain them right back; I mean that WAS the problem!
DAY 5 - wow - five days have gone by - I did an hour of biking on Saturday, so that was day 4 - Sunday was about church, setting up the religious ed program, and getting ready my own kidd ready to start school, but I did some hardio and yardio and never sat down. Monday and Tuesday were long days at the office with four hours of driving but tons of listening to mtm archives during that time, so at least I was motivate for this morning’s 5 am wake up call and got 45 minutes of biking in. I did get a little finger pulse reader and can’t believe how low my pulse stays, so i was able to (for the first time ever) put the bike up a little in resistance to get my pulse over 100. GEEZ - it should be at 129 for 75% - and it’s only around 100 normally (I can tell by my exertion/sweat I mean perspiration level).
But I really missed my last two days of workouts! So I’m revved up and ready to go again. I felt great after only 45 minutes of workouts and should have more energy all day. Plus I can’t wait to get another 45 minutes in at the end of the day.
(note to self) I want to find those FIRM dvds that Carlyn and Joi are using as I need direction too and know I’m not quite into the weights the way I should be, having listened to archive shows and learning more each day.
BUT if anyone reading this knows what DVDs (for weights) are best, please recommend! I have Kathy Smith’s but would like more.
Day 6 (-1 pound over all)- Life was trying to get in the way - I woke up at 4:45; then got out of bed at 5:30; my son woke up screaming for me as the “Blob” was getting him in a dream...(was it really me, at my fattest)? and I had to stay with him for quite some time to calm him down; finally we went out on the porch so I could ride my stationary bike. We watched the sun rise and I logged 40 minutes; then after I took them to school came back and did 25 minutes of bike (after the puppies tried to sabotage the rest of my morning workout). I finished with 10 minutes of 10-minute Pilates (for abs). So that’s 1:15 all together and I hope to go for a bike ride after a meeting at school to burn some more -if I can stay awake.
Caloric intake is still too much and I’m still too much of a ye-ye. New motto is No mo yo-yo ; the last few days have been really stressful at work/home and I’ve had a cold one the last few nights to chill; not tonight though. I’m too tired from waking up before 5 every morning to work out! So I’m still -1 pound overall but that’s over four weeks. Guess I should check out the eating tricks!
Day 7 was Saturday. I biked for 1.5 hours and mowed the lawn for over 30 minutes in incredible heat. I lose a pound or two then gain it back so my net loss is still a big FAT ZERO. I am really frustrated but not giving up. I constantly work hard then cheat and eat a little extra here, and a little extra there and am having a really HARD TIME getting into the grove. I was incredibly tired after Saturday’s workout so decided to slow down a little on Sunday.
Day 8 - Sunday, I did Pilates, ate egg whites for breakfast, then cheated with some baked Lays for lunch after my salad and watched my ab area (since there is nothing like a 6-pack available) grow by leaps and bounds within an hour, so I jumped on my stationary bike for 40 minutes and drank quite a few waters to try and feel better.
Monday - worked at at the office - walked a lot during the day but no time to exercise
Day 9 biked about 45 minutes
Weds., slept in to get much needed sleep and rest- started food journal and ate an amazing (and estimated) 1900 calories - now I see why I’m not losing.
Day 10 - Thursday - did 20 minutes of Kathy Smith’s weight workout (arms) then biked for 45 minutes. ate pizza last night after a day of stress and had to feed the kids something. but amazingly I drank enough water all day and didn’t gain anything
Day 11 - slept in a bit and rode the stationary bike 30 minutes; I plan to get more exercise in this evening!
Day 12 (Saturday, 9/1) I biked 1:15 on the porch and did some light weights; then mowed the lawn. The goal for the weekend was to eat a little more than during the week but not to gain anything and I actually dropped 1/2 pound! So I"m down four pounds overall - for the first time in about six or seven months…
Sunday (Day 13) I biked for an hour, then snorkelled during the day.
Day 14 was Monday (Labor Day) I biked 1:10, then did yardio for 1:30; then snorkelled all afternoon. Despite Labor Day steak and lobster dinner (and even fig newtons I’m almost breaking into new weight territory. It’s amazing how good I can feel by moving more.
I agree with Christina! Snorkelling sounds like a very fun way to exercise!
I just checked your profile and I see you’re in the Florida Keys! My first real scuba dives were done while on vacation in Key West many years ago. The water and the reefs and the fish are so beautiful there!
P.S. Congratulations on hitting the TWO WEEK mark in your challenge! Yaaaaaay You!
Tuesday - stretched before going to the office - day of rest.
Weds. - Day 15 - biked 45 minutes; then did 1/2 hour of Pilates
Thursday - Day 16 - biked 45 and lifted weights during the stationary biking; then then did 30 min. of Pilates; that evening walked five laps (25 minutes) at soccer practice!
Friday - Day 17 Biked but my ipod froze, so I took the laptop on the porch but the rain started coming in sideways;
Sat. - Day 18 - Biked outside 1:30 - down 4.5 pounds so far. It’s coming off SLOWLY but better than nothing. I got weighed at the dr. office this week and didn’t realize I gained 14 pounds from last May - good thing I lost 4 already So my goals are switching; I want to lose AT LEAST 20 more pounds of fat and build much more muscle; get back into my size 8s! and continue to feel stronger every day!
Also this week I finished the MTM show for the second time. Time to listen to the whole thing for the third time!
Thanks for noticing my workouts guys! i need to keep logging my food journal now though as I’ve been cheating more than being gooder… and was up 2 pounds this morning at 162. But that was before I put my contacts in so it could have been 161 (I’m hoping).
Today was DAY 19 - Tuesday - I got up early and biked a full hour - stil need to stretch. It’s incredible as to how much more energy I have!
I will stretch good tonight - Or before that if I can.
Day 20 - Weds, had a procedure at the dr. and skipped the workout ; was also up at 3:30 as my husband had to catch a flight...couldn’t get back to sleep for a while
Day 21 - Thursday biked 45 minutes and liefted light arm weights to get my heart rate up; also walked 2 laps at the park during soccer practice; I am really tired though
Day 22 - Friday - used the glider that I took out of my neighbor’s trash!...did only 25 minutes. Am really tired so glad to get that in. I need a slow walk or slow outside bike ride tonight. Weight hasn’t budged - still holding between 160/161. I need to buckle down on the diet!
If a former couch potato like me can be on her third 100 Days, I know you can get to your goals as well.
I don’t want anyone to think I’m ThinLin already, I’m just acting as if...I didn’t work as hard over the weekend but this is the first weekend I did NOT gain 3 pounds by eating a lot of salty, crunchy junk food. I’m wondering if an entire juicy ripe mango helped me gain 1.5 pounds though. I let life get in the way and finished getting the kids organized for school’s start this morning...even though I didn’t get my cardio in on Sunday, I did abs and stretching before my shower this morning (Monday).
