[UR Groovy]

Check this out: I'm 162 this morning. That's 4 lbs in 11 days. I'm sore from working out, but other than that, I feel awesome. I expect that it'll be a few days before I lose another lb., but who knows? Maybe if I keep this up, I can still reach my goal by mid-June.

Yesterday, I went for a 30 minute walk, and the day before, I did 20 minutes of cardio blast and a structured Chest & Back workout - I'm beginning to increase my weights for my workouts now. I'm on my 3rd round of structured workouts (I've been working out for about 2 1/2 weeks).

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So, here's yesterday:

2 eggs (olive oil spray) / strawberries / pineapple

Small portion of Bok Choy & Chicken / Big Fuji apple

Chicken with about 1/3 C. Rice & 1/3 Cup Beans (threw in some olive oil cuz I don't believe that restricting fat too much is really that good for you).

A Redbridge

Salmon with 1/4 Cup Brown Rice & some baked eggplant

Another cup of strawberries & about 1/3 cup of baked banana chips
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I'll try not to post all the time ... I'm just so stoked !

So, have great days,
k

[Aleshia]

well I lost 5 lb. in the last week since starting the gluten free diet... went from 203 down to 197... I was on weight watchers before and having a really hard time losing and I haven't been even paying attention to calories anymore... just eating when I'm hungry... who knew that gluten was what stopped me from losing weight! I've even been snacking on those sesame seed candies practically non stop!

[seanijet]

HI I am new to this site and just saw this thread, I know this is rather old but if you are still doing the weight loss thread I would love to sign up. I don't get a chance to get on the computer much but I would love a place to go to when I do get on. I am allergic to wheat, soy, eggs, nuts, tree nuts, and all citrus, and my son is allergic to milk. I just found all of this out about 6 months ago when I kept breaking out in hives all over my body and I felt like crud all of the time. So I have about 25 lbs to loose, I have been trying to loose them for about 5 years since my son was born. I am trying to count calories since nothing else seems to work. I have been stuck at this same weight of 148 to 151 forever and I can't seem to get below the 145 mark. I just joined a gym and I am doing burst training and weights. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks

[Joni63]

Way to go Aleshia and Kat! Your progress is great!

I'm trying to eat a lot less calories for now. I was told to limit my exercising until I can get my iron back up. So...I quit karate for now. I did jog Monday - I'm so afriad to stop completely.

It's bummed me out but at least I know why I would feel so lousy after a couple days of really good exercising and have to quit. Hopefully within a couple weeks I'll be able to get back into my routine.

Keep it up ladies!

[Joni63]

hightop girl,

I'm just wondering if you weigh yourself the same time every day? I know my weight fluctuates about 3 lbs each day so I just take what my morning weight says. It's supposed to be more consistent after not eating over night. Forgive me if this was mentioned before, I'm not sure.

[Joni63]

I'm glad your not getting anxious about it.

You do get a lot of exercise compared to most people. I wonder about your intake of calories too like others have mentioned. I found something online about the amount of calories you should be taking in compared to your exercise regimen. It's at mypyramid.gov. I'm sure there are sites that are much better, but something you might like to check out.

[Aleshia]

Bellyfat, on May 2 2008, 04:06 AM, said:

Way to go Aleshia and Kat! Your progress is great!

I'm trying to eat a lot less calories for now. I was told to limit my exercising until I can get my iron back up. So...I quit karate for now. I did jog Monday - I'm so afriad to stop completely.

It's bummed me out but at least I know why I would feel so lousy after a couple days of really good exercising and have to quit. Hopefully within a couple weeks I'll be able to get back into my routine.

Keep it up ladies!

thanks. a lb. of it was back again this morning... maybe since I have found more carb substitutes hehe

sorry you can't exercise... I would love to have a prescription from my dr. telling me to not exercise! must be hard when you actually want to though. and I am feeling better lately and actually enjoy going for a walk now where before it was a huge chore!

[Joni63]

Aleshia, on May 2 2008, 11:07 AM, said:

thanks. a lb. of it was back again this morning... maybe since I have found more carb substitutes hehe

sorry you can't exercise... I would love to have a prescription from my dr. telling me to not exercise! must be hard when you actually want to though. and I am feeling better lately and actually enjoy going for a walk now where before it was a huge chore!

Oh gosh, I know I try to eat only half the carbs or less because they are so packed in a normal size portion of gluten free food!

I wouldn't mind not exercising, but I will almost certainly gain weight until I can again. I did do pretty well cutting the calories yesterday, so maybe that will compensate (hopefully... )

Good for you, glad your feeling better lately. It's got to be nice to actually enjoy exercising!

[UR Groovy]

hightop girl, on May 5 2008, 03:46 AM, said:

Well, as predicted, I am back up 2 pounds. I am sure it is a lot of water retention. I am really sore and craved salt yesterday.

UR Groovey_ How is it going?

Well, after a weekend of gluttony, I was up 3 lbs on the scale this morning. This was predictable. I went on a salt binge. Tortilla chips, cheese, salami ... when I break the rules, I really go for it ! I can feel the puffiness in my fingers. The cool thing is that the 3 extra lbs brought me to 165 instead of 170. So, I'm jumping back on today. I'm not disturbed ... it was semi-intentional. I decided to take the weekend off (I mean, really, how much real, actual weight in fat can you gain in 2 days?).

Like Liz said before, though, you may need the salt because of your exercise. Though, I would imagine, it must be difficult to find the balance between not enough & too much. Is low carb a good idea for you? I would imagine that a 54 mile bike ride & 5 mile run probably depletes your glycogen stores. I would think you would be able to take in quite a bit of carbohydrate with that level of activity . (?) Although, I'm pretty sure that potato chips are not the most desirable carbohydrate around

I'll let you guys know how my recovery goes. I expect that I'll be 160 by next Monday, because I'm really going to get back on it.

Take care all,
k

[lonewolf]

I'm still trying to hang in here. I've been doing great with the exercise - not as much as hightop girl, but still doing between 30 and 75 minutes of working out almost every day. And I've been good about not eating too many carbs and not much sugar. But yesterday ate way too much good, healthy food - black bean salsa with Fritos (okay, maybe those aren't healthy), Middle Eastern kebobs, saffron rice, salad... yummmmmm! No more family parties for a while! I've lost 1-1/2 pounds since my highest weight, but still have a goal to lose 26.5 more pounds. I'm a bit disgusted that it's that much. I started this when I only had 19 to go and those extra pounds seemed to come from nowhere. Oh well, just have to keep going.