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RE: Weight Loss Support Group - 3/27/2008 3:42:54 PM   
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Hi Repentance, and welcome...

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RE: Weight Loss Support Group - 3/27/2008 4:47:12 PM   
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Hi repentance, welcome!!!

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RE: Weight Loss Support Group - 3/27/2008 5:46:52 PM   
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HELLO!!

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RE: Weight Loss Support Group - 3/27/2008 6:36:48 PM   
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Caringnurse.

Have you tried exercising in a swimming pool?
The warm water in a heated pool can be good for arthritis and the water makes it easy on the joints.

The YMCA, some hospitals and many physical therapy center pools have exercise classes that are suited for folks with arthritis or other limitations.


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RE: Weight Loss Support Group - 3/28/2008 8:40:27 PM   
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OK, this is a SMALL victory, but at this point I will take any victory I can get. I got on Mr. Scale this morning and it read 280.8 twice in a row ... YAY! After being up an extra 4 pounds of water retention, it's nice to have FINALLY dropped below my previous low weight of 281.0! I know, it's just .2 below .... but a loss is a loss is a loss, right? Now if I can just lose .8 more before next Tuesday, I'll have lost 4 pounds for March ... not too impressive, but at least it would be a pound a week.... not too shabby considering the changes I've undergone this month: (a) off insulin; (b) on thyroid meds; (c) increased exercise; and (d) increased calories, protein and fat.

I took yesterday (Thursday) off from exercising ... just walked Minnie dog once around the block. But today (Friday), I've biked 10 miles ... with more planned for later this weekend! Woooo Hooooooooo!

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RE: Weight Loss Support Group - 3/29/2008 3:21:15 PM   
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Mr Scale was nice to me this morning too. I got on it and found out that I LOST 4 LBS! for a total loss of 95 1/2 lbs since December 2005, or 110 1/2 lbs from my heaviest weight ever, which was 315 lbs. I feel pretty good, so I will celebrate by giving away more fat clothes and shortening more of my skinny pants so I can wear them before I shrink out of them.

I've got housework and laundry to do, so have a good day, everyone!

BTW, Harvie, congrats on the weight loss. A little is better than none. Keep it up!

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RE: Weight Loss Support Group - 3/29/2008 3:34:44 PM   
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I took yesterday (Thursday) off from exercising ... just walked Minnie dog once around the block. But today (Friday), I've biked 10 miles ... with more planned for later this weekend! Woooo Hooooooooo!


ROCK ON!! That is awesome; 10 miles!

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RE: Weight Loss Support Group - 3/30/2008 2:24:44 PM   
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MARCH 1 WEIGHT .... 284

APRIL 1 WEIGHT .... 280 (if I lose more between now and Tues, I'll update!)

MARCH WEIGHT LOSS .... 4 pounds

TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS .... 92 pounds (7 months)

MARCH COMMENTS: March was a weird month for me, and my body is undergoing a period of adjustment. I stopped taking insulin (diabetes), I started taking Synthroid (thyroid), my weight lass stalled because I increased my exercise without increasing my calories, so I increased my calories from 1500 a day to 1900 per day with a committment to do more exercise (biking.) And I also seemed to be really battling water retention following four non-logging days. So, all in all, the four pound loss (1 pound a week), while my lowest weight loss to date, is at least understandable.

LOOKING AHEAD: I am now nicely one week into my 1900 calorie per day groove, and have been biking an hour or more 6 days a week around my neighborhood. I'm trying to eat more protein/fat and not increase my carbs at all, and my fiber is still around 70g per day. We leave on our cruise May 3, so I really would like April to be a strong month for me. I have two upcoming milestones (goals) that I'd like to hit in April (or May) ....

Lose 1 more pound = 93 pounds = 25 percent of my starting weight
Lose 8 more pounds = 100 pounds = 100 POUNDS LOST!



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RE: Weight Loss Support Group - 3/31/2008 9:59:49 AM   
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you need to find out how many calories a nursing mother needs. Then write down every thing you eat. I think we can help each other with the help from this group. HAVE A GREAT DAY.

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RE: Weight Loss Support Group - 3/31/2008 10:42:34 AM   
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you need to find out how many calories a nursing mother needs. Then write down every thing you eat. I think we can help each other with the help from this group. HAVE A GREAT DAY.


Yep, as soon and this lil one comes, I'll be frequenting the Got Mother's Milk thread and get info from them too.

BTW I think we need to get Lori in here. She reads some of the other threads. It'd be great to see here here too.


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RE: Weight Loss Support Group - 4/1/2008 1:20:21 AM   
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Happy April, everyone! Can I say that I am optimistic about April? Of course, I was optimistic and enthusiastic about March, and it really was fairly disappointing in the Weight Loss Department .... yet, nevertheless, I am optimistic and anticipating and enthusiastic about APRIL! (Now, if only I can get the scale to be just as optimistic and enthusiastic, right?)

I biked 11 miles on Monday and am pretty proud of myself. After breakfast, I hopped on my bike and just headed in the general direction of a friend's house.... who lives 5.2 miles away. Next thing I knew, I was on her doorstep! heh heh heh ..... and it felt like a lot of it was uphill! I stayed for a very short visit, then hopped back on my bike and headed home. My legs were TIRED that last mile or so! Later in the day I went for a quick 1-mile loop around the neighborhood .... but then I was pooped! And I even managed to get a bit of a sunburn today.

The scale on Monday read it's lowest ever: 279.8. It was kind of exciting to be out of the 280s... if only barely. Technically, that gave me a 4.2 pound loss for the month of March. My TOM of the month should be ending later this week, so I hoping that the scale will continue to inch downward, slowly but surely. Hmmm.... of only I could give it a SHOVE, huh?

NUTRITION RESULTS FOR MARCH 31
CALORIES BURNED : 3000
CALORIES EATEN : 2000
CALORIE DEFICIT: 1000
GRAMS OF FIBER: 77
FAT PERCENTAGE: 17.3%
PROTEIN PERCENT: 42.7%
CARB PERCENTAGE: 39.9%
VEGGIE SERVINGS: 13 servings

EXERCISE RESULTS FOR MARCH 31
biked 11 miles around neighborhood (110 minutes / 825 calories)
walked Minnie Dog once
lots of sweeping out front



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RE: Weight Loss Support Group - 4/1/2008 11:04:07 AM   
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Hi,

I had a good week. I am down from last week, and holding steady. Which is good since I ate out a lot this weekend because I was helping my family move and had relatives in town.

So I am happy. Today it was nice to just have my normal breakfast. :)
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RE: Weight Loss Support Group - 4/2/2008 12:14:47 AM   
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We are forecast for rain on Wednesday .... and, of course, April showers bring May flowers! Of course, we've already got LOTS of flowers here, but maybe this means that the rest of the country will start blooming! YAY! My sunflowers have sprouted and one is already 5 inches tall! I don't know if I will get to bike outdoors on rainy Wednesday ... so may return to my trusty treadmill and recumbant exercise bike, or I may decide to make Wednesday my no-exercise day for the week. Hmmm.... decisions, decisions!

Tuesday we had simply gorgeous weather, and since my wonderful DH was flying a Tuesday NIGHT mission, that meant he was home earlier in the day. We went on a 7 mile bike ride, and then we popped over to the mall so he could surprise me with two new bracelets (green and blue), one new t-shirt (white, lavendar and aqua), and three new tank tops (pink, blue and aqua!) He said to consider them "early Anniversary presents" since he's not sure he will be in town for our Anniversary. By the way, Saturday April 12 is our FIFTH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY!

Dinner on Tuesday was one of my favorites ... spicy tuna sashimi salad with radishes, cucumbers, tomatoes, yellowfin tuna and green onions ... plus a ear of corn and a blueberry fiber muffin. Lunch on Tuesday was egg salad, cucumber, an apple, cheese, turkey and radishes. I am definitely eating a lot of protein these days .... which really has been helping to keep my blood sugars under control -- YAY! I go for another blood test in about three weeks to check my thyroid meds ... so it will be interesting to see how my blood sugars have been doing, OFF insulin.

Can I confess that I am a bit scared about Saturday? I've been invited to a baby shower for one of the ladies I used to work with at the City Attorney's Office. I know that there will be at least a half-dozen women there that I USED to work with, who I have not seen since fall 2005 when I quit my job due to stress. I now have REALLY short hair, haven't worked in the past 2.5 years and ... oh, yea ... I've lost 70 pounds since they last saw me. I've lost 92.2 pounds, but I'm going by what I weighed back in 2005.) (I don't know why the whole event scares me ... but it really does. Well, maybe "nerve-wracking" is a better description. And I know I'm not that worried about what's being served -- I already decided Saturday would be a no-logging day and I will just choose wisely. And I have the cutest baby outfits ever as my gift ... I think it's just the thought of having to face a room-full of women, and hoping that I measure up, ya know? (And I am wearing "the" green dress!)

NUTRITION RESULTS FOR APRIL 1
CALORIES BURNED : 3000
CALORIES EATEN : 1927
CALORIE DEFICIT: 1073
GRAMS OF FIBER: 85
FAT PERCENTAGE: 12.5%
PROTEIN PERCENT: 46.1%
CARB PERCENTAGE: 41.4%
VEGGIE SERVINGS: 11 servings

EXERCISE RESULTS FOR APRIL 1
biked 11 miles around neighborhood (110 minutes / 825 calories)
shopping (does that count?)



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RE: Weight Loss Support Group - 4/3/2008 11:48:40 PM   
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Is everyone still eating well?

Drinking your water?

Getting in some activity/exercise?



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RE: Weight Loss Support Group - 4/4/2008 5:10:00 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Harvie

Is everyone still eating well?

Drinking your water?

Getting in some activity/exercise?




I am not drinking enough water, not exercising nearly enough and I am eating sort of nutritionally? The other night I had mahi mahi which is full of great vitamins and minerals and very tasty. I have cut down on desserts and don't seem to be craving sweets as much. And I am following Intuitive Eating principles on a very consistent basis. Have a great April day everyone!!!

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RE: Weight Loss Support Group - 4/5/2008 8:23:53 AM   
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Well I'm doing lots of stuff round the house, so that counts as exercise... I've drunk 1.5+ litres of water (so far) (it's 13.26 here) today and I've ahd breakfast and am going to have something for lunch in a bit ~ two meals in one day isn't bad for me

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RE: Weight Loss Support Group - 4/6/2008 5:16:25 PM   
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Good for you, keep it up!!!!

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RE: Weight Loss Support Group - 4/6/2008 5:17:19 PM   
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Glad people are all on track.... I'm trying to drink more water!

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RE: Weight Loss Support Group - 4/10/2008 12:03:41 AM   
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My new bagels are here! My new bagels are here! My new bagels are here!!!! I was never so excited to see that cheerful brown UPS truck pull up out front!!! I rushed out to the curb and grabbed my big box o' bagels and rushed inside! As part of my dinner on Wednesday night, I lovingly halved, carefully toasted, and then carefully measured and spread two tablespoons of reduced fat Philadelphia chive n' onion cream cheese ... then topped both bagel halves with a few sprinkles of sundried tomato. Oh, YUMMMMM!!!! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! I haven't had a bagel in soooooo long ... it was chewy and multigrainy and oh, so satisfying!!!!!

The bagel in question is a "Perfect 10" multigrain bagel from Western Bagel ... and I ordered mine online (6 packages) at LINK. Unlike other bagels I've had, this one has three wonderful things going for it: (1) LOW CARB! (just 10 net carbs per bagel); (2) HIGH FIBER (9g of fiber per bagel); and (3) HIGH PROTEIN (a whopping 18g of protein per bagel!) All that with only 2g of fat and 15% of my daily iron ... not too shabby, huh!? I shared one bag with a girlfriend, popped the open bag in the fridge, and tucked the other 4 bags in the freezer .... yum yum yum yum yum! Oh, and they are just 140 calories each ... so with the 60 calories of cream cheese ... I can have a bagel n' shmear for just 200 calories ... WOOOO HOOO!!!!


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RE: Weight Loss Support Group - 4/17/2008 11:00:11 PM   
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Still here.

Still biking.

Still dieting.

Still losing ... slowly.

How is everyone else????

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RE: Weight Loss Support Group - 4/18/2008 4:34:00 PM   
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Harvie, can you please fix the bagel link? I was practically drooling when I read your post and the link is broken

Nevermind, I found them.

HERE are the bagels :)

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RE: Weight Loss Support Group - 4/19/2008 9:51:21 AM   
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Today is my official weigh in day. I got on the scale this morning and it said...

200 lbs!!!




That's a total of 100 lbs lost since December 2005 or

115 lbs since my heaviest weight of 315 lbs, whenever that was.

Praise the Lord!

Now I'm going to eat a large hot fudge brownie sundae with chocolate chip ice cream, whipped cream, nuts and of course, a cherry on top!

(Just kidding)

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RE: Weight Loss Support Group - 4/19/2008 10:54:24 AM   
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RE: Weight Loss Support Group - 4/19/2008 11:04:11 AM   
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Today is my official weigh in day. I got on the scale this morning and it said...

200 lbs!!!




That's a total of 100 lbs lost since December 2005 or

115 lbs since my heaviest weight of 315 lbs, whenever that was.

Praise the Lord!

Now I'm going to eat a large hot fudge brownie sundae with chocolate chip ice cream, whipped cream, nuts and of course, a cherry on top!

(Just kidding)


WOW!! That is so great!! That is my first weight goal. I have 45 lbs to go, but since I am breastfeeding I'm not being too aggressive about it because I still need the calorie intake for Mary. However, if I can at least maintain my weight for now, when I do get the chance I won't have far to go.

Rock on Melissa!!


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RE: Weight Loss Support Group - 4/19/2008 1:41:49 PM   
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Melissa, YOU ROCK!

After 8 months of changing my lifestyle, I think that I've now broken that stubborn plateau and am back to s-l-o-w-l-y losing weight. Increasing my calories to match my increased exercise seems to have done the trick nicely. Anyway, as of this morning's weigh-in, I can happily report that I've lost 95.2 pounds!



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