Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 8:48 pm
Everyone is different only you know what will motivate you.cypressgirl wrote:I agree Patrick, if I don't weigh, I'm more likely to cheat.
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 8:49 pm
Everyone is different only you know what will motivate you.[/quote]
That is so true!
That is so true!
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 8:52 pm
Yep, that is so true. I need instant grativication. 
Probably not the best thing.
Probably not the best thing.Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 8:59 pm
i swear by WW--and th points stuff --i lost 30 pounds doing that and i have kept most of it off (ok, i gained back 7.......)
i have great recipes and 0 points snack options if you like
the cabbage soup.....ROCKS (i do it a bit different)
but the no wine thing, well, i got a bit testy about that!
i have great recipes and 0 points snack options if you like
the cabbage soup.....ROCKS (i do it a bit different)
but the no wine thing, well, i got a bit testy about that!
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 9:25 pm
Good for you, keepng the weight off! I'd love some 0 pt. options. (Cabbage soup gives me the runsloria wrote:i swear by WW--and th points stuff --i lost 30 pounds doing that and i have kept most of it off (ok, i gained back 7.......)
i have great recipes and 0 points snack options if you like
the cabbage soup.....ROCKS (i do it a bit different)
but the no wine thing, well, i got a bit testy about that!
) Is that how it works?Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 8:32 am
Amen. Ditto.cocosmom wrote:I workout so I can eat. Six days of 45min to 60min of cardio plua 3 daya a week of one hour weight training...gotta get serious once ya pass 50.
I'll add my motto; Eat what you need, not what you want - Mon thru Fri - Sat & Sun I eat what I want.
5'10" 183 *ding ding*
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 9:19 am
[quote="cypressgirl
Good for you, keepng the weight off! I'd love some 0 pt. options. (Cabbage soup gives me the runs ) Is that how it works?[/quote]
There is a great site that has a TON of WW info.
http://www.dwlz.com/
Get past all the ads and check out the message boards. They have one board of just 0 point foods.
Good for you, keepng the weight off! I'd love some 0 pt. options. (Cabbage soup gives me the runs
) Is that how it works?[/quote]There is a great site that has a TON of WW info.
http://www.dwlz.com/
Get past all the ads and check out the message boards. They have one board of just 0 point foods.
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 9:40 am
I'm another no-weigher.
I always took a weight loss as a reward to eat more not lose more
Now I just go by how my clothes fit and how I feel and step on the scale every few weeks or so.
Like cocosmom, I work out so that I can eat, but stick to healthy choices during the week. The weekends I splurge, but not overboard.
It's taken a lot of years to finally figure out something that works. Taking the focus off the "number" and on "me" did the trick.
Thanks for that site, X - I think will all be checking it out.
I always took a weight loss as a reward to eat more not lose more
Now I just go by how my clothes fit and how I feel and step on the scale every few weeks or so.
Like cocosmom, I work out so that I can eat, but stick to healthy choices during the week. The weekends I splurge, but not overboard.
It's taken a lot of years to finally figure out something that works. Taking the focus off the "number" and on "me" did the trick.
Thanks for that site, X - I think will all be checking it out.
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 12:47 pm
As someone who is recovered from an eating disorder (although can you ever really recover when you can't go -- pardon the pun -- "cold turkey" like you can with booze or drugs), my doctor forbade me from having a scale in my house. I was in a weight loss support group, and I weighed once a week in a very controlled setting.
When I moved to Nashville, there was no group here so I bought a scale for my house. And just like the old days, I am obsessed with my scale again. I weigh every morning right before I get into the shower. I know that weight fluctuates, so I don't get too crazy about the number, but I am obsessed with my scale.
When I started with the trainer, she told me no scale for at least six weeks. Obviously that messed with my routine a little. But I know why she did it. I weighed this morning and my weight was the exact same number that it was the day I started with her. If I didn't have a better mindset, I'd totally be discouraged and think that all this work and money were for naught.
But, even though the scale has a number I don't like, I am looking a lot better, I am improving my endurance and strength and, perhaps most importantly, I have less back fat!
Be careful with scales. I know that the numbers on them sometime scare us into doing better, but they can just as easily discourage us when we are doing a good job. This is especially true for people who have less weight for them to lose, because it's harder to lose weight when you're thinner (not like this is a problem I have...)
When I moved to Nashville, there was no group here so I bought a scale for my house. And just like the old days, I am obsessed with my scale again. I weigh every morning right before I get into the shower. I know that weight fluctuates, so I don't get too crazy about the number, but I am obsessed with my scale.
When I started with the trainer, she told me no scale for at least six weeks. Obviously that messed with my routine a little. But I know why she did it. I weighed this morning and my weight was the exact same number that it was the day I started with her. If I didn't have a better mindset, I'd totally be discouraged and think that all this work and money were for naught.
But, even though the scale has a number I don't like, I am looking a lot better, I am improving my endurance and strength and, perhaps most importantly, I have less back fat!
Be careful with scales. I know that the numbers on them sometime scare us into doing better, but they can just as easily discourage us when we are doing a good job. This is especially true for people who have less weight for them to lose, because it's harder to lose weight when you're thinner (not like this is a problem I have...)
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 12:54 pm
What a lot of people don't realize is that when you are working out, you are replacing the fat with muscle. Muscle weighs more than fat so you don't see a change on the scales. However, the more muscle you have, the faster you burn fat, so eventually you will see a difference on the scales. To me, it's not so much about what I weigh, but how I look to myself naked and how my clothes fit. If I can say "ok" on both of those, then I'm a happy camper! 
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 4:22 pm
My most difficult relationship is the one I have with my body and my scale! Not weighing over the holidays lead to more weight gain than necessary. Now that I'm weighing again, I get really discouraged when there's a 2 lb gain since Sunday and all I've eaten are 1300- 1400 calories every day! (I'm also exercising). Sometimes it really messes with my head - other times I can say - just stick with the program and the weight will eventually come off.
Last June I actually went to the Dr because I thought I had a thyroid/insulin problem. Weeks of diet and exercise and the scale went up 3 lbs. Then, one day, the 3 lbs were gone, along with another 4.
I now think that the scale fluctuation (when I'm doing all the right things) has alot to do with hormone levels. I need to stay away from the scale (or give myself a pep talk before getting on it) for 2 weeks of the month because the numbers just go up and up and make me crazy. Of course the thought of wearing a bathing suit in 5 1/2 weeks isn't doing much for my sanity, either.....
I hope I can get by this and enjoy my trip, without thinking "it would have been so much better if I'd just lost weight".
Last June I actually went to the Dr because I thought I had a thyroid/insulin problem. Weeks of diet and exercise and the scale went up 3 lbs. Then, one day, the 3 lbs were gone, along with another 4.
I now think that the scale fluctuation (when I'm doing all the right things) has alot to do with hormone levels. I need to stay away from the scale (or give myself a pep talk before getting on it) for 2 weeks of the month because the numbers just go up and up and make me crazy. Of course the thought of wearing a bathing suit in 5 1/2 weeks isn't doing much for my sanity, either.....
I hope I can get by this and enjoy my trip, without thinking "it would have been so much better if I'd just lost weight".
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 5:01 pm
men- don't read this- extreme girl stuff:
women should not use a scale. hormone levels, menstruation, ovulation, the salty dinner you had- they ALL cause weight gain due to water retention. Your weight can flucuate 5 pounds from AM to PM.
women should not use a scale. hormone levels, menstruation, ovulation, the salty dinner you had- they ALL cause weight gain due to water retention. Your weight can flucuate 5 pounds from AM to PM.
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:33 pm
LULU!!!!! you are building muscle mass--it weighs more than fat--so you might not lose as much as you think, but i bet (and you said) you are looking better and feeling better!! I am still way impressed by your taking on 8 tuff miles--it happens to fall on my 49th birthday next year --and i am thinking about doing it as well--just to see if i can.....Lulu76 wrote:As someone who is recovered from an eating disorder (although can you ever really recover when you can't go -- pardon the pun -- "cold turkey" like you can with booze or drugs), my doctor forbade me from having a scale in my house. I was in a weight loss support group, and I weighed once a week in a very controlled setting.
When I moved to Nashville, there was no group here so I bought a scale for my house. And just like the old days, I am obsessed with my scale again. I weigh every morning right before I get into the shower. I know that weight fluctuates, so I don't get too crazy about the number, but I am obsessed with my scale.
When I started with the trainer, she told me no scale for at least six weeks. Obviously that messed with my routine a little. But I know why she did it. I weighed this morning and my weight was the exact same number that it was the day I started with her. If I didn't have a better mindset, I'd totally be discouraged and think that all this work and money were for naught.
But, even though the scale has a number I don't like, I am looking a lot better, I am improving my endurance and strength and, perhaps most importantly, I have less back fat!
Be careful with scales. I know that the numbers on them sometime scare us into doing better, but they can just as easily discourage us when we are doing a good job. This is especially true for people who have less weight for them to lose, because it's harder to lose weight when you're thinner (not like this is a problem I have...)
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 7:48 pm
I know you all don't "know" me (add to that that this is my first post) and therefore what I'm about to say may not hold much water, but as a RD and trainer, I felt I should speak up.
Muscle does not weigh more than fat. A pound is a pound, and a pound of feathers weighs the same as a pound of bricks. What muscle does have going for it, though, is that it takes up much less space than fat (sort of like the bricks vs. the feathers).
That said, you are right on about muscle replacing fat, and about your clothes fitting better, your body feeling and looking more lean, and your measurements getting smaller.
I'm not sure if any of you've tried it, but try the site www.realage.com. (No, I'm not advertising here.) I'm sure you've all heard of Dr. Oz, whom I am not.
The best thing about that site, IMO, is that the dieting section concentrates on waist size. It's the best way to measure progress and, now we know, health as excess weight accumulation around the waist has been tied to numerous health issues and diseases.
The scale is an OK measure for some people, but not most of us. If you can deal with the fluctuations and you know why they're happening, that's fine. The reality is, most of us cannot, and, in my opinion, should not.
My apologies if this seems soap box-like. I have a hard time passing up opportunities to encourage people to have healthy relationships with their bodies.
Maybe I'll see some of you on island in May!
Lindsey
Muscle does not weigh more than fat. A pound is a pound, and a pound of feathers weighs the same as a pound of bricks. What muscle does have going for it, though, is that it takes up much less space than fat (sort of like the bricks vs. the feathers).
That said, you are right on about muscle replacing fat, and about your clothes fitting better, your body feeling and looking more lean, and your measurements getting smaller.
I'm not sure if any of you've tried it, but try the site www.realage.com. (No, I'm not advertising here.) I'm sure you've all heard of Dr. Oz, whom I am not.
The best thing about that site, IMO, is that the dieting section concentrates on waist size. It's the best way to measure progress and, now we know, health as excess weight accumulation around the waist has been tied to numerous health issues and diseases.
The scale is an OK measure for some people, but not most of us. If you can deal with the fluctuations and you know why they're happening, that's fine. The reality is, most of us cannot, and, in my opinion, should not.
My apologies if this seems soap box-like. I have a hard time passing up opportunities to encourage people to have healthy relationships with their bodies.
Maybe I'll see some of you on island in May!
Lindsey
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 8:11 pm
Oh man, this topic is right up my alley!I did Slim 4 Life 3 years ago. Paid a fortune for one on one counseling and lost 25 lbs in less than 3 months. Went from a size 14 to a size 8. Went on maintanence and starting gaining the weight back.
I now refer to the plan as "Slim 4 a Year". Gained it all back.
I'm back to common sense. Low carbs, more exercise, less alcohol. Got 10 more lbs to go to get to my "slim 4 a year" weight.
Sheesh!
I now refer to the plan as "Slim 4 a Year". Gained it all back.
I'm back to common sense. Low carbs, more exercise, less alcohol. Got 10 more lbs to go to get to my "slim 4 a year" weight.
Sheesh!