Lost 5 pounds this week ;-D

I have been sick for a week & a half with a bad chest cold - coughing
like crazy. I didn't realize coughing was exercise - but it must have
been, because even though I ate my points every day & did almost nothing
except sleep, I actually lost 5 pounds. I wonder how many points an
hours coughing earns you ;-D Next goal is (1) to lose 2.8 & have 80 off
(2) to lose 4.3 & be under 250. I know it will take several weeks for me
to reach either of them - but I will reach them!
Elaine K
331.4/254.2/200? total lost 77.2

Elaine Kirkham wrote:

I have been sick for a week & a half with a bad chest cold - coughing
like crazy. I didn't realize coughing was exercise - but it must have
been, because even though I ate my points every day & did almost nothing
except sleep, I actually lost 5 pounds. I wonder how many points an
hours coughing earns you ;-D

Wow, that's a lot in one week. Something tells me, tho, it was more the
fact your body's metabolism was geared up to fight off the cold than it
was the coughing burning off calories

A week and a half of coughing, tho.. I imagine your chest hurts worse
than mine, right now. I'm curious how my week will turn out: Sunday was
no more than 10 points for me (I wasn't too careful about journaling,
being ill, and I'm not the one who buttered my toast), and yesterday was
no more than 20 points because I didn't want to push my stomach. So
hey, maybe I'll have a 5lb loss this week too

Hooray for being sick?

-Tay

"Elaine Kirkham" wrote in message
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I have been sick for a week & a half with a bad chest cold - coughing like
crazy. I didn't realize coughing was exercise - but it must have been,
because even though I ate my points every day & did almost nothing except
sleep, I actually lost 5 pounds. I wonder how many points an hours coughing
earns you ;-D Next goal is (1) to lose 2.8 & have 80 off (2) to lose 4.3 &
be under 250. I know it will take several weeks for me to reach either of
them - but I will reach them!
Elaine K
331.4/254.2/200? total lost 77.2


Keep up the great work! I'm always the opposite, I tend to gain weight if
I'm sick and not very active, regardless of whether I'm coughing up a lung
or not.
--
the volleyballchick
how much do lungs weigh anyway?

Don't be surprised if you don't have the loss that you expect! I did
manage to eat all the points that I'm supposed to (on flex). Sometimes
when you are sick & don't eat, you can actually have a gain. I sure wish
you luck in your weigh in. I wouldn't be surprised if next week I show a
gain ;-(
Elaine

Tayra wrote:

Elaine Kirkham wrote:

I have been sick for a week & a half with a bad chest cold - coughing
like crazy. I didn't realize coughing was exercise - but it must have
been, because even though I ate my points every day & did almost
nothing except sleep, I actually lost 5 pounds. I wonder how many
points an hours coughing earns you ;-D


Wow, that's a lot in one week. Something tells me, tho, it was more
the fact your body's metabolism was geared up to fight off the cold
than it was the coughing burning off calories

A week and a half of coughing, tho.. I imagine your chest hurts worse
than mine, right now. I'm curious how my week will turn out: Sunday
was no more than 10 points for me (I wasn't too careful about
journaling, being ill, and I'm not the one who buttered my toast), and
yesterday was no more than 20 points because I didn't want to push my
stomach. So hey, maybe I'll have a 5lb loss this week too

Hooray for being sick?

-Tay

I've never had a loss as large as this from being sick - but then again,
I was sicker that I usually have been in the past. I still expect to
show a gain next week - Time will tell.
Elaine

Nunya B. wrote:

"Elaine Kirkham" wrote in message
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I have been sick for a week & a half with a bad chest cold - coughing like
crazy. I didn't realize coughing was exercise - but it must have been,
because even though I ate my points every day & did almost nothing except
sleep, I actually lost 5 pounds. I wonder how many points an hours coughing
earns you ;-D Next goal is (1) to lose 2.8 & have 80 off (2) to lose 4.3 &
be under 250. I know it will take several weeks for me to reach either of
them - but I will reach them!
Elaine K
331.4/254.2/200? total lost 77.2




Keep up the great work! I'm always the opposite, I tend to gain weight if
I'm sick and not very active, regardless of whether I'm coughing up a lung
or not.

I am glad for your loss, it is excellent, but dear girl do be careful, Lee
Elaine Kirkham wrote in message
...
I have been sick for a week & a half with a bad chest cold - coughing
like crazy. I didn't realize coughing was exercise - but it must have
been, because even though I ate my points every day & did almost nothing
except sleep, I actually lost 5 pounds. I wonder how many points an
hours coughing earns you ;-D Next goal is (1) to lose 2.8 & have 80 off
(2) to lose 4.3 & be under 250. I know it will take several weeks for me
to reach either of them - but I will reach them!
Elaine K
331.4/254.2/200? total lost 77.2

a doctor friend told me that one of the reasons I almost always gain when I
am sick is because I don't get enough fluids, when I push the fluids I don't
lose but gain much less, Lee
Nunya B. wrote in message
...

"Elaine Kirkham" wrote in message
...
I have been sick for a week & a half with a bad chest cold - coughing
like
crazy. I didn't realize coughing was exercise - but it must have been,
because even though I ate my points every day & did almost nothing except
sleep, I actually lost 5 pounds. I wonder how many points an hours
coughing
earns you ;-D Next goal is (1) to lose 2.8 & have 80 off (2) to lose 4.3
&
be under 250. I know it will take several weeks for me to reach either of
them - but I will reach them!
Elaine K
331.4/254.2/200? total lost 77.2


Keep up the great work! I'm always the opposite, I tend to gain weight if
I'm sick and not very active, regardless of whether I'm coughing up a lung
or not.
--
the volleyballchick
how much do lungs weigh anyway?

That's probably the best explanation. When I'm really sick I don't care to
eat *or* drink.

--
the volleyballchick

"Miss Violette" wrote in message
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a doctor friend told me that one of the reasons I almost always gain when I
am sick is because I don't get enough fluids, when I push the fluids I
don't
lose but gain much less, Lee
Nunya B. wrote in message
...

"Elaine Kirkham" wrote in message
...
I have been sick for a week & a half with a bad chest cold - coughing
like
crazy. I didn't realize coughing was exercise - but it must have been,
because even though I ate my points every day & did almost nothing
except
sleep, I actually lost 5 pounds. I wonder how many points an hours
coughing
earns you ;-D Next goal is (1) to lose 2.8 & have 80 off (2) to lose
4.3
&
be under 250. I know it will take several weeks for me to reach either
of
them - but I will reach them!
Elaine K
331.4/254.2/200? total lost 77.2


Keep up the great work! I'm always the opposite, I tend to gain weight
if
I'm sick and not very active, regardless of whether I'm coughing up a
lung
or not.
--
the volleyballchick
how much do lungs weigh anyway?

Hi, Elaine, Too bad about the cold but good about the weight loss. I hope
you are soon over the cold.
Take Care
Catherine
"Elaine Kirkham" wrote in message
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I have been sick for a week & a half with a bad chest cold - coughing like
crazy. I didn't realize coughing was exercise - but it must have been,
because even though I ate my points every day & did almost nothing except
sleep, I actually lost 5 pounds. I wonder how many points an hours coughing
earns you ;-D Next goal is (1) to lose 2.8 & have 80 off (2) to lose 4.3 &
be under 250. I know it will take several weeks for me to reach either of
them - but I will reach them!
Elaine K
331.4/254.2/200? total lost 77.2

Thanks Lee. The coughing is slowly easing off. I have been able to start
exercising - an hours walk on Monday & an hours senior's aerobic class
today - and that without gasping ;-D So it looks like I will survive.
It's nice to feel alive again even though I am still coughing sporadically.
Elaine

Miss Violette wrote:

I am glad for your loss, it is excellent, but dear girl do be careful, Lee
Elaine Kirkham wrote in message
...


I have been sick for a week & a half with a bad chest cold - coughing
like crazy. I didn't realize coughing was exercise - but it must have
been, because even though I ate my points every day & did almost nothing
except sleep, I actually lost 5 pounds. I wonder how many points an
hours coughing earns you ;-D Next goal is (1) to lose 2.8 & have 80 off
(2) to lose 4.3 & be under 250. I know it will take several weeks for me
to reach either of them - but I will reach them!
Elaine K
331.4/254.2/200? total lost 77.2