The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[DogMa]

Ha. I know. I tried to explain my history to her, but she just seemed convinced that I wasn't being truthful and obviously I just need to eat less and stop going out to eat so much (umm, once in two weeks, and all I had was grilled chicken and veggies!!).

So today I was still 129.4 and NOT happy about it. And then, I think because I ran two extra days this week instead of walking, my legs felt like they were encased in cement and I had to get off the treadmill after 10 minutes. Argh. So now I'm tired and cranky and just very glad that it's Friday.

On a positive note, my body fat still seems to be dropping nicely. So I really shouldn't be TOO upset about the stupid scale. But of course I still am.

[nickieluv]

Hard to break the hold that 'the number' has on our minds and hearts, I know. My number 140 - and heaven forbid I enter the 130s, I will feel like a supermodel. I hope you either get to the number you want or learn to love a new number.

[DogMa]

128.0 this morning, which was nice to see. I had a day FULL of sodium on Friday, but a nice low-salt day yesterday that even included a Weight Watchers ice cream bar (I decided it's time to face that one remaining demon, and see if I could keep them in the house without going nuts; I did manage to have just one last night, which was worked into my day's food plan, but it was a BIG struggle).

[oksoonergirl26]

Yeah! Good for you and for the loss. I am definitely going to invest in a Body Bugg later this summer-you have convinced me. I totally agree with your exercise philosophy, it's almost like an addiction for me at this point. I feel so good afterward. I am pretty that sodium is why restaurant food tastes so. It usually is the culprit behind extra tender meat...sigh, can't win for losing sometimes!

[Tawanda]

Hooray on the 128 and on having only one ice cream bar!

[nickieluv]

Yay for fighting the ice cream monster! And the 128. Kick some butt on the treadmill today (or whatever you do today).

[DogMa]

So far, so good on the ice cream front. The WW cups are untouched, and I've had one bar each night (both times worked into my calorie budget; last night I went to a birthday party at a barbecue place and had turkey and green beans - and OK, one roll, but I'm allowed - and skipped the cake because I would rather have ice cream, even diet ice cream, than cake).

I still probably won't keep ice cream around all the time, because I'm already becoming a little obsessed by the stuff, but it's nice to see that at least so far I can control myself. I'm going to try to NOT have it one night, and see how I do.

Not tonight, though. I already figured out my food plan for the day, and an ice cream cup is on it!

And yesterday was a coaching run on the treadmill. Today was a walk, with incline intervals. I hate that I burn so much less when I walk; the heart rate monitor and treadmill say I burn over 500, but the BodyBugg says they're both big, fat liars.

[DogMa]

Oh, and someone at the party who I haven't seen for maybe a year and a half, said I look like I lost a bunch of weight. I don't think I have since then, really, but it was nice to hear.

[nickieluv]

So, another good reason not to get the Body Bugg - you have to face that walking really isn't much of a calorie-burner!

And hey, whether you're a lot smaller than last year or not, at least someone out there thinks you are. And that's almost as good I think!

[DogMa]

Yeah, except it always make me wonder how fat they THINK I was. Like that one woman who is my aunt's cousin. I saw her at Lani's bat mitzvah, and she was telling everyone I used to be soooo much bigger, I must have lost at least 100 pounds. Sigh.

[nickieluv]

Well, people don't really know what fat looks like I think. People have looked at me after I lost the 60+ and thought that I didn't have more than 20 left to go, even though I had almost another 60 to go.

Then again, that woman might have been like my husband, who thinks rounding 20 up to 50 is perfectly legitmate. Although I myself might have said seventy-two hundred and fifty-seven or something. I like to exaggerate and a number like that just rolls of the tongue.

[DogMa]

LOL. I do think people get used to seeing you at a certain weight, so when you start losing, they're very quick to say you look too thin, even if you have plenty of pounds to go. I STILL have to keep telling my family that even at 10 pounds lower, I'd be well within a healthy weight range for my size and not even at the bottom of it. Let alone anorexic or too thin. Sigh.

Just checking in. I was at 128.0 today; I was hoping for a bit lower, but I'll take it. I'm hoping to hit 127.0 or so by the weekend; if I do, then the BodyBugg is the greatest thing ever. Ha. Today was a running day, so I get to have a good 200 calories more than the past couple of days. I'm not sure I can add quite that much, but it's fun to even come close.

For anyone curious about what my intake is like these days, this is pretty typical (only difference would be today I get 1/2 cup of pistachios with lunch, but on walking days I get six or 12 of those cocoa roast almonds, and today I can have a Weight Watchers ice cream bar for dessert, but usually on walking days I have a serving of nonfat Greek yogurt mixed with a tablespoon of ff, sf pudding mix).

Pre-workout: 2 FRS energy chews, South Beach 100-calorie whipped almond bar
Post-workout: Serving of nonfat Greek yogurt mixed with sf, ff pudding powder (cheesecake flavor; this is SO good) and topped with 3/4 cup blueberries
Morning snack: Zone or Nutrisystem bar (sometimes a pack of Tri-O-Plex Light Bite cookies)
Lunch: Huge salad with romaine, red bell peppers, red onion, artichoke hearts or hearts of palm, five kalamata olives, 3 ounces of chicken breast, 1 ounce fat-free feta cheese and a couple of tablespoons of Galeos Miso Caesar dressing (my latest addiction), followed by either the almonds or the pistachios mentioned above
Afternoon snack: One FRS energy chew and an Ostrim meat stick (or sometimes a hardboiled egg and an egg white)
Dinner: 5 ounces or so of chicken breast or pork tenderloin and a couple of cups of steamed broccoli (or asparagus or green beans); occasionally it's a Healthy Choice-type meal with added broccoli, or a Fit N Free pizza with slice tomatoes on top and broccoli on the side
Dessert: WW ice cream or yogurt-pudding mixture or sometimes a Nutrisystem dessert or even a brownie made with a serving of brownie mix, some Any Whey powder and a little Greek yogurt

If I don't work out at all, I have about 1200 calories. If I walk, it's more like 1300 or 1400. If I run, it's 1500 or sometimes even 1600.

[DogMa]

I should add that keeping that 500- to 600-calorie deficit on the BodyBugg, I seem to have lost a pound each of the past two weeks. I'm hoping to be down another pound this week, but we'll see if I need to make some adjustments.

Carbs are generally 45 percent or lower, fat is 30 percent or lower (but usually closer to 20 or 25 percent).

[Karli]

Great job with the one pound loss each week, Robin !! That's excellent !! Thanks for posting your info. I am determined to make it to goal this time, and to do a real transition and maintenance, so it's interesting information from you regarding how you go about what you are doing ! Have a great day .

[nickieluv]

I'm starting to wonder if I only believe calories in/calories out doesn't work for me because I'm working with really rough figures. Maybe at some point in my life a BodyBugg will be just the thing - but right now I think it would be just another fun toy I'd never use. But it is great to be getting some 'insider information' about how it works!

I hope you're down another pound this week - you work so hard and you deserve it!