January Health Challenge (2018)

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Peter said:
I think the trick with exercise is to find something you like doing. I love walking and can easily walk 5 miles a day.

How about this from the New York Times: In the adult population, interventional studies have difficulty showing that a physically active person is less likely to gain excess weight than a sedentary person.
Source: To Lose Weight, Eating Less Is Far More Important Than Exercising More
The title of the article says it all!
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Everybody is different, but as a relatively active person, when I maintain a good exercise regimen, I make better food choices, which helps keeps the weight from creeping back up.
 
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Poppy said:
@Peter I'm actually doing fine. I'm not complaining that I'm not losing weight. I'm complaining that I've let myself go over the past year - mostly due to increased alcohol consumption while watching the news at night, taking walks rather than doing workouts at the gym, and having less self-discipline in my diet. I'm 57, active for my age, and know that if I just stick with a reasonable lifestyle, I'll lose the 10 pounds I need to and be in a much happier state of mind.
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Hi Poppy. But you said above:"I just measured myself to order a pair of pants and I'm horrified at my waist and hip measurements. I know my weight is up, but I also know where it all went - right in my middle. Things need to change. :(" Are you in denial or am I misunderstanding you? What you cite as a solution to your problem (sticking with a reasonable life style) is just a weeny bit vague. What would "a reasonable lifestyle" for you look like in more concrete terms? Going to weight watchers? Doing the 5:2 diet? No more alcohol? No more pizza? No more sugar?
Dieting is not that hard. I do it for a few weeks most years and I'm doing it at the moment. You can do it too. I intend to lose 3 to 5 lbs this week in 3 to 5 days. That's my goal and to achieve it I am eating only fruit today but as much as I want. That's my plan for today. Walking is good for you, the gym is good too but they won't shift those 10 lbs.
 
Peter said:
Hi Poppy. But you said above:"I just measured myself to order a pair of pants and I'm horrified at my waist and hip measurements. I know my weight is up, but I also know where it all went - right in my middle. Things need to change. :(" Are you in denial or am I misunderstanding you? What you cite as a solution to your problem (sticking with a reasonable life style) is just a weeny bit vague. What would "a reasonable lifestyle" for you look like in more concrete terms? Going to weight watchers? Doing the 5:2 diet? No more alcohol? No more pizza? No more sugar?
Dieting is not that hard. I do it for a few weeks most years and I'm doing it at the moment. You can do it too. I intend to lose 3 to 5 lbs this week in 3 to 5 days. That's my goal and to achieve it I am eating only fruit today but as much as I want. That's my plan for today. Walking is good for you, the gym is good too but they won't shift those 10 lbs.
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I've clearly said that I'm a bit chunky for my taste, I know what to do to change it, and that's what I've recently started doing. I'm fine with vague. I'm not fine with eating only fruit, joining Weight Watchers, or saying "no more" to anything. And yes I know walking and going to the gym are good for me. And no, I'm not relying on light exercise to lose weight, but to keep my bones strong, burn a few extra calories and help with flexibility (I also do yoga).

While I appreciate that you and several others on this thread apparently know a lot about losing weight, each of us is on our own journey and most of us know ourselves quite well by now. :)
 
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Give up alcohol? They'll have pry my snifter glass out of my cold dead hands!
 
Poppy said:
I've clearly said that I'm a bit chunky for my taste, I know what to do to change it, and that's what I've recently started doing. I'm fine with vague. I'm not fine with eating only fruit, joining Weight Watchers, or saying "no more" to anything. And yes I know walking and going to the gym are good for me. And no, I'm not relying on light exercise to lose weight, but to keep my bones strong, burn a few extra calories and help with flexibility (I also do yoga).

While I appreciate that you and several others on this thread apparently know a lot about losing weight, each of us is on our own journey and most of us know ourselves quite well by now. :)
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I'm sorry if you feel offended by what I wrote. I was asking questions and not trying to be prescriptive. I seem to have misunderstood you and you have apparently misunderstood me: I would never suggest that a diet of just fruit was sensible - for one day, perhaps, but not for more. And I did not suggest that your exercise regime was "light" (that was Jeremy).
Anyway, good luck with the weight loss.
 
Peter said:
I'm sorry if you feel offended by what I wrote. I was asking questions and not trying to be prescriptive. I seem to have misunderstood you and you have apparently misunderstood me: I would never suggest that a diet of just fruit was sensible - for one day, perhaps, but not for more. And I did not suggest that your exercise regime was "light" (that was Jeremy).
Anyway, good luck with the weight loss.
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Um, I did? I recall saying she was doing perfectly fine lol... But whatever, everyone has a handle of themselves, so lets just worry about our own personal goals too.

Peter said:
I've got just the diet for you, Jeremy: the whisky diet.
I lost 4 days on that one.
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No thanks, no fad diets for me :p
 
Ohh my god, Chryssie is MAKING me go out for frozen yogurt!!! I guess it's a cheat day *sigh* :D
 
It’s official. I signed up for WW online for three months. They revamped again and this time beans, tofu , lentils and other stuff are zero points. Of course, they counteract that with upping the points for other necessary foods like pasta and rice. So we will see if I end up sticking to it. I have a lot less weight to lose this time around since I kept more than half of it off. Yes, we will see.
 
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My exercise goals for this week have been thwarted by a stomach bug. :D And tomorrow we will have rain. Blah. I might do a video if I feel up to it.
 
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FFS, I just got a text from my doctor saying that my vitamin D is low again and I had to order another prescription for the high dose. :fp:

What the hell?! I have been taking vitamin D religiously every day for almost a year. Grr. I don't understand.

One good thing is that I have given up having sugar in my tea. I realised I don't like tea without it and I just bought a whole box of tea so I will have to donate it to someone I know. I will stick to herbal and green tea instead.
 
Moll Flanders said:
FFS, I just got a text from my doctor saying that my vitamin D is low again and I had to order another prescription for the high dose. :fp:

What the hell?! I have been taking vitamin D religiously every day for almost a year. Grr. I don't understand.

One good thing is that I have given up having sugar in my tea. I realised I don't like tea without it and I just bought a whole box of tea so I will have to donate it to someone I know. I will stick to herbal and green tea instead.
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What you need is a holiday in the sun, Moll. It's sunny on the Costa del Sol but it's just got a tad colder in the mornings and evenings. Book a holiday for April.
 
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Yes, I do need a holiday, lol!:D

I just realised after moaning that it is actually good news that it is only my vitamin D that needs supplementing. :p

I was tested for diabetes, and also my liver, my B12, iron, thyroid and cholesterol in the blood test so that means everything apart from vit D was fine!:)
 
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It's finally warm enough to go for a walk. 45F! I love my neighborhood walks. I usually get in just around 3 miles, and am able to listen to my book for 40-45 minutes.

The problem is, I like walking much more than going to the gym and when the weather cooperates, I tend to stop going to the gym. But I know I need to lift some weights and get some hills in on the elliptical. So, thanks in part to @Peter, I've started to formalize a "plan" of attack on my extra tummy fluff. Through February, which is about 7 weeks, I will try to go to the gym three times a week, do yoga or walk 2 times a week, eliminate all alcohol on weeknights (that may or not include Sundays, we'll see!), and limit between meal snacks to raw fruit or veggies. I do not have a problem with overeating at mealtimes, so I think this should work.

Here goes. :)
 
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Andy_T said:
My wife and I have started to speedwalk every morning from 6:15 to about 7:00. Hope we can keep it up :)
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6.15 to 7.00? Means nothing to me. I have just been for a 5 to 6 mile walk with my German friend. But she's not the real thing. She hates getting up early and arrives late for everything. My diet lasts 3 days: all fruit day 1, all veg day 2, fruit and veg day 3 Eat as much as you like. Have 7 to 10 days off diet and go back on diet. Repeat till I reach my goal (BMI under 25). I had a BMI of 23 last year. I get bored in gyms, so walking and cycling are my only forms of exercise.
Good luck everyone!
 
Poppy said:
It's finally warm enough to go for a walk. 45F! I love my neighborhood walks. I usually get in just around 3 miles, and am able to listen to my book for 40-45 minutes.

The problem is, I like walking much more than going to the gym and when the weather cooperates, I tend to stop going to the gym. But I know I need to lift some weights and get some hills in on the elliptical. So, thanks in part to @Peter, I've started to formalize a "plan" of attack on my extra tummy fluff. Through February, which is about 7 weeks, I will try to go to the gym three times a week, do yoga or walk 2 times a week, eliminate all alcohol on weeknights (that may or not include Sundays, we'll see!), and limit between meal snacks to raw fruit or veggies. I do not have a problem with overeating at mealtimes, so I think this should work.

Here goes. :)
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I'm backing you to win now, Poppy. Good luck!
 
Moll Flanders said:
FFS, I just got a text from my doctor saying that my vitamin D is low again and I had to order another prescription for the high dose. :fp:

What the hell?! I have been taking vitamin D religiously every day for almost a year. Grr. I don't understand.

One good thing is that I have given up having sugar in my tea. I realised I don't like tea without it and I just bought a whole box of tea so I will have to donate it to someone I know. I will stick to herbal and green tea instead.
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Is it D3 or D2? When I first tested low I was taking D2 (in the Deva cal/mag/D) and spending time outside in summer. I was at 12 in early Sept. From then on I've stuck with D3-and high doses. I took (I think )40000 a week for 2 months, then 2500 every day, a year later I was only at 30. My insurance won't pay for annual checks since 30 is still within normal. I'm afraid to try vegan D3!

Do you like stevia? I hate it, so I'm really glad I don't add sweeteners to any drinks!
 
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