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NYNY Week 3 Laura (LJ)
This may be what is going on with me. My flutuations and maintains did not
start until I started Curves. Ditto with the constipation so something is definitly going on with my body. When you started exercising, did you increase the amount of protein you were eating? It has been suggested that I should cut back on the carbs and up my protein. I am trying to do that but having a hard time eliminating the carbs. I love them too much. That is my goal for the week. I may just resort to chicken/fish and veggies every day that I can nuke to heat up. We also ran out of WOW chips (my latest snack weakness) and I am not going to buy them again except for special occasions. We'll see. "Prairie Roots" wrote in message ... You did not gain, so that's the good news. Honestly, weight fluctuations are a mystery to me. I did talk about it this week with a friend who is not on weight watchers (she weighs about 5 lbs more than she'd like to) but works with a trainer at her local gym. According to her expert, because muscles contain so much water, especially when they're being worked, the more you work out the more your weight fluctuates. I decided that made sense. When I first started WW, my weight loss progressed fairly smoothly and consistently. Once I started going to the gym and exercising more regularly (4-5 x/week), my overall weight loss continued to go down but with significantly greater fluctuations week to week, from small losses and maintains to larger losses. Prairie Roots On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 22:44:03 GMT, "Laura" wrote: No change for me this week so I'm still at 219. My average number of points eaten last week was 28 (Target is 26, ranging from 23 to 34). Did Curves 4 times for the week at 3 points a piece. Only used 14 Flex points. Am I eating enough? |
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NYNY Week 3 Laura (LJ)
From the beginning I've tried to follow a "higher protein" plan,
mostly because when I eat too many carbs, my body wants even more and then I have a hard time controlling hunger. For me, eating protein at breakfast is the key. And then, for the rest of the day I just eat "normally": sandwich and salad at lunch, baked or sweet potato or brown rice with dinner. I also limit myself to one fruit per day rather than the recommended two for the same reasons. I find it all too easy to stray from what I know works best for me towards low-calorie snack treats. But my body seems to do better when I snack on peanut butter on high fiber toast than it does on popcorn. Good luck. Remember your overall progress shows weight loss so you are doing well, despite the fluctuations. (Easy for me to say, right?) Prairie Roots On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 20:31:14 GMT, "Laura" wrote: When you started exercising, did you increase the amount of protein you were eating? |
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NYNY Week 3 Laura (LJ)
What are your typical breakfasts? I don't like eggs all the time so I need
some other ideas. For lunch I am thinking of getting the pre-cooked chicken and veggies to nuke up at work (I have to take lunch to work). I'll just let hubby figure out dinner. I'll also try and limit the fruit like you do. I found some snack size apriots/raisons/cranberries at Costco the other day. I've been having a box (1 pt) as my fruit around 10:30am. I'll need to find a different low carb snack for the evening. Lately I have been snacking on either an apple or some chips/popcorn depending on my mood. I won't replace my nightly skinny cow. I love desserts (thanks to my mother) and for 2 points its a nice treat. Yes, I am making slow and steady progress but I expected it to pick up a bit when I started Curves. Instead my daily fluctuations have been the greatest. Before I joined Curves, if I ate out for dinner I knew to expect the scale to be up the next morning. These days it will go up even if I have been OP the day before. Some of this may be due to the constipation that I have been suffering with since I joined Curves. I don't know if it is related but the timing is the same. Both the weight fluctuations and the constipation started shortly after I started Curves. Something is wacky with my system. That is for sure. "Prairie Roots" wrote in message ... From the beginning I've tried to follow a "higher protein" plan, mostly because when I eat too many carbs, my body wants even more and then I have a hard time controlling hunger. For me, eating protein at breakfast is the key. And then, for the rest of the day I just eat "normally": sandwich and salad at lunch, baked or sweet potato or brown rice with dinner. I also limit myself to one fruit per day rather than the recommended two for the same reasons. I find it all too easy to stray from what I know works best for me towards low-calorie snack treats. But my body seems to do better when I snack on peanut butter on high fiber toast than it does on popcorn. Good luck. Remember your overall progress shows weight loss so you are doing well, despite the fluctuations. (Easy for me to say, right?) Prairie Roots On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 20:31:14 GMT, "Laura" wrote: When you started exercising, did you increase the amount of protein you were eating? |
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NYNY Week 3 Laura (LJ)
On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 01:04:48 GMT, "Laura"
wrote: What are your typical breakfasts? I don't like eggs all the time so I need some other ideas. When I don't have time to fix my egg, toast, and yogurt breakfast, I eat cereals containing protein. One of my favorites is Nature's Path Optimum Slim; one cup contains 9g of protein. 3 pts before milk. http://www.naturespath.com/products/...ails.asp?id=37 If I reduce my serving to 3/4 cup, add 1/2 cup of Fiber One, and use one cup of nonfat milk, I use only 4 points. Peanut butter on toast with yogurt is a nice fast breakfast too that's higher in protein. For lunch I am thinking of getting the pre-cooked chicken and veggies to nuke up at work (I have to take lunch to work). I'll just let hubby figure out dinner. I'll also try and limit the fruit like you do. I found some snack size apriots/raisons/cranberries at Costco the other day. I've been having a box (1 pt) as my fruit around 10:30am. I'll need to find a different low carb snack for the evening. Lately I have been snacking on either an apple or some chips/popcorn depending on my mood. I won't replace my nightly skinny cow. I love desserts (thanks to my mother) and for 2 points its a nice treat. I enjoy skinny cows too. They're on the expensive side, so I've started eating fat-free, sugar-free pudding. 1/2 cup of non-chocolate flavors is 1 point. Yes, I am making slow and steady progress but I expected it to pick up a bit when I started Curves. Instead my daily fluctuations have been the greatest. Before I joined Curves, if I ate out for dinner I knew to expect the scale to be up the next morning. These days it will go up even if I have been OP the day before. Some of this may be due to the constipation that I have been suffering with since I joined Curves. I don't know if it is related but the timing is the same. Both the weight fluctuations and the constipation started shortly after I started Curves. Something is wacky with my system. That is for sure. Making sure I drink 64-90 oz of water on days that I exercise helps moderate the fluctuations somewhat. Staying hydrated definitely helps with constipation. "Prairie Roots" wrote in message .. . From the beginning I've tried to follow a "higher protein" plan, mostly because when I eat too many carbs, my body wants even more and then I have a hard time controlling hunger. For me, eating protein at breakfast is the key. And then, for the rest of the day I just eat "normally": sandwich and salad at lunch, baked or sweet potato or brown rice with dinner. I also limit myself to one fruit per day rather than the recommended two for the same reasons. I find it all too easy to stray from what I know works best for me towards low-calorie snack treats. But my body seems to do better when I snack on peanut butter on high fiber toast than it does on popcorn. Good luck. Remember your overall progress shows weight loss so you are doing well, despite the fluctuations. (Easy for me to say, right?) Prairie Roots On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 20:31:14 GMT, "Laura" wrote: When you started exercising, did you increase the amount of protein you were eating? -- Prairie Roots 232/178.8/WW goal 145 joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003 |
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NYNY Week 3 Laura (LJ)
On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 20:31:14 GMT, "Laura"
wrote: This may be what is going on with me. My flutuations and maintains did not start until I started Curves. This is what I've found too. When I started exercising my weight went crazy, fluctuating like mad. Weight loss also slowwed down a bit, but I put that down to eating more. When I started to use the weights my weightloss has levelled off terribly. Again it's probably cos I've been eating more, but also because I've been gaining some muscle (not difficult when you consider I was the archetypal couch potato. My greatest exercise was lifting a pen.) Anyhow I might be on a downward trail again now I've also started to increase protein a bit (20 - 25%+). Ray -- rmnsuk overall - 273/201/182 |
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NYNY Week 3 Laura (LJ)
could be your activity level or maybe your body does not want the same thing
two weeks in a row, I find if I get into a routine with food the losses slow down, good luck, Lee Laura wrote in message ... Unfortunately I don't seem to have figured that out yet. I can eat the same basic menu 2 weeks in a row and lose weight in one week but gain in the next. Been this way since the beginning of September and I can't figure out why. "Miss Violette" wrote in message s.com... glad you didn't gain, thing about eating enough is that you have to find out what works for you, Lee Laura wrote in message ... No change for me this week so I'm still at 219. My average number of points eaten last week was 28 (Target is 26, ranging from 23 to 34). Did Curves 4 times for the week at 3 points a piece. Only used 14 Flex points. Am I eating enough? -- ~~Laura (LJ)~~ 246.5/219/200 (next goal) 223/219/210 NYNY started WW 4/21/03 |
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NYNY Week 3 Laura (LJ)
"Prairie Roots" wrote in message ... On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 01:04:48 GMT, "Laura" wrote: What are your typical breakfasts? I don't like eggs all the time so I need some other ideas. When I don't have time to fix my egg, toast, and yogurt breakfast, I eat cereals containing protein. One of my favorites is Nature's Path Optimum Slim; one cup contains 9g of protein. 3 pts before milk. http://www.naturespath.com/products/...ails.asp?id=37 If I reduce my serving to 3/4 cup, add 1/2 cup of Fiber One, and use one cup of nonfat milk, I use only 4 points. Peanut butter on toast with yogurt is a nice fast breakfast too that's higher in protein. I usually have time to make breakfast. Today I had 2 egg (substitues) with 1/4 cup of shredded cheese. I skipped the toast because we got up late and with the time change it was already 9:45am. I like the idea of the PB on toast with yogart too. I could even go with Cottege cheese. I'll have to work out the points so that I keep it around 4-5pts. For lunch I am thinking of getting the pre-cooked chicken and veggies to nuke up at work (I have to take lunch to work). I'll just let hubby figure out dinner. I'll also try and limit the fruit like you do. I found some snack size apriots/raisons/cranberries at Costco the other day. I've been having a box (1 pt) as my fruit around 10:30am. I'll need to find a different low carb snack for the evening. Lately I have been snacking on either an apple or some chips/popcorn depending on my mood. I won't replace my nightly skinny cow. I love desserts (thanks to my mother) and for 2 points its a nice treat. I enjoy skinny cows too. They're on the expensive side, so I've started eating fat-free, sugar-free pudding. 1/2 cup of non-chocolate flavors is 1 point. Yes, they are expensive but that's my only treat for the day. I'll check out the puddings as an alternative. Yes, I am making slow and steady progress but I expected it to pick up a bit when I started Curves. Instead my daily fluctuations have been the greatest. Before I joined Curves, if I ate out for dinner I knew to expect the scale to be up the next morning. These days it will go up even if I have been OP the day before. Some of this may be due to the constipation that I have been suffering with since I joined Curves. I don't know if it is related but the timing is the same. Both the weight fluctuations and the constipation started shortly after I started Curves. Something is wacky with my system. That is for sure. Making sure I drink 64-90 oz of water on days that I exercise helps moderate the fluctuations somewhat. Staying hydrated definitely helps with constipation. I'm drinking at least 3 24oz bottles of water before going to Curves plus at least 2-3 more before bed. That's a total of 120 to 144 oz each day. In addition to drinking enough water, I eat plenty of fiber so I am baffled as to what is causing the constipation. So far the only thing that has put me back on track is Metamucil 2-3 times a day. Thank god they have a sugar free version. "Prairie Roots" wrote in message .. . From the beginning I've tried to follow a "higher protein" plan, mostly because when I eat too many carbs, my body wants even more and then I have a hard time controlling hunger. For me, eating protein at breakfast is the key. And then, for the rest of the day I just eat "normally": sandwich and salad at lunch, baked or sweet potato or brown rice with dinner. I also limit myself to one fruit per day rather than the recommended two for the same reasons. I find it all too easy to stray from what I know works best for me towards low-calorie snack treats. But my body seems to do better when I snack on peanut butter on high fiber toast than it does on popcorn. Good luck. Remember your overall progress shows weight loss so you are doing well, despite the fluctuations. (Easy for me to say, right?) Prairie Roots On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 20:31:14 GMT, "Laura" wrote: When you started exercising, did you increase the amount of protein you were eating? -- ~~Laura (LJ)~~ 246.5/219/150 223/219/210 NYNY started WW 4/21/03 |
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NYNY Week 3 Laura (LJ)
"ray miller" wrote in message ... On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 20:31:14 GMT, "Laura" wrote: This may be what is going on with me. My flutuations and maintains did not start until I started Curves. This is what I've found too. When I started exercising my weight went crazy, fluctuating like mad. Weight loss also slowwed down a bit, but I put that down to eating more. I am eating more than before only because everyone has said to eat my Activitiy points. We are only talking 3-4 points per day. I don't eat all of my Flex points so if I am over counting FlexPoints I am still not over my weekly limit. I have recently reduced the AP to 2 1/2 (35 moderate minutes) for my Curve sessions. I used to count it as 3 or 4. When I started to use the weights my weightloss has levelled off terribly. Again it's probably cos I've been eating more, but also because I've been gaining some muscle (not difficult when you consider I was the archetypal couch potato. My greatest exercise was lifting a pen.) Anyhow I might be on a downward trail again now I've also started to increase protein a bit (20 - 25%+). What changes have you made in order to increase your protein without increasing your points? |
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NYNY Week 3 Laura (LJ)
Laura wrote:
I'm drinking at least 3 24oz bottles of water before going to Curves plus at least 2-3 more before bed. That's a total of 120 to 144 oz each day. In addition to drinking enough water, I eat plenty of fiber so I am baffled as to what is causing the constipation. So far the only thing that has put me back on track is Metamucil 2-3 times a day. Thank god they have a sugar free version. When things get bad enough for me, I drink a Yogi Tea called "Get Regular." It's an herbal tea, not bad tasting at all (i.e. not medicinal), unsweetened so I can add Splenda if I choose, and very gentle. I'll drink a cup of that in the evening instead of my usual herbal, bedtime tea. Usually in the morning, my problem is solved. I can buy Yogi Tea in my regular grocery stores, though I sometimes have to look in the health food section. Good luck sorting things out, Laura. You're certainly practicing due diligence and dogged perseverance. With all the footwork you're putting in, you WILL see the results on the scale. Prairie Roots |
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NYNY Week 3 Laura (LJ)
"Prairie Roots" wrote in message
... Laura wrote: I'm drinking at least 3 24oz bottles of water before going to Curves plus at least 2-3 more before bed. That's a total of 120 to 144 oz each day. In addition to drinking enough water, I eat plenty of fiber so I am baffled as to what is causing the constipation. So far the only thing that has put me back on track is Metamucil 2-3 times a day. Thank god they have a sugar free version. When things get bad enough for me, I drink a Yogi Tea called "Get Regular." It's an herbal tea, not bad tasting at all (i.e. not medicinal), unsweetened so I can add Splenda if I choose, and very gentle. I'll drink a cup of that in the evening instead of my usual herbal, bedtime tea. Usually in the morning, my problem is solved. I can buy Yogi Tea in my regular grocery stores, though I sometimes have to look in the health food section. Thanks for the tea tip. I'll see if I can find it here in town. It's probably a lot gentlier on the system than metamucil. Good luck sorting things out, Laura. You're certainly practicing due diligence and dogged perseverance. With all the footwork you're putting in, you WILL see the results on the scale. I certainly hope it pays off. I'm stuck at 220 right now or have been for the past 3 days. This is 1 pound up from my Thursday WI. At this point I am really baffled as to what is going on with my body and getting very frustrated with this. Maybe I need to find the money to be able to go back to the meetings for extra support and help. I'm on the verge of quitting! |
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