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Weight Loss Forum / WeightWatchers / October 2005Lost 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 > 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 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 >> 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 [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > -Tay >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, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > 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.  Signaturethe volleyballchick how much do lungs weigh anyway? 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 > > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >or not. > 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 > >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, [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > 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. Signaturethe volleyballchick >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 [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >> the volleyballchick >> how much do lungs weigh anyway? I think that the reason I lost so much might be that I was drinking twice my usual water - probably about 12 glasses a day along with other fluids - I was just so thirsty. Water is definitely one of the things that help me lose! Elaine >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 [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > > so the lesson is? repeat after me, drink water to lose!!! Lee, who truly hates water but loves what it does I think that the reason I lost so much might be that I was drinking twice my usual water - probably about 12 glasses a day along with other fluids - I was just so thirsty. Water is definitely one of the things that help me lose! Elaine Miss Violette wrote: 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. <nunyadayumbidnez@gmail.com> wrote in message news:XUu7f.128$si.343092@news.sisna.com... "Elaine Kirkham" <ekirkham@rogers.com> wrote in message news:w72dna7G3tM_5cPeRVn-iw@rogers.com... I have been sick for a week & a half with a bad chest cold - coughing like crazy. I didn't realize coughing was exercise - but it must have been, because even though I ate my points every day & did almost nothing except sleep, I actually lost 5 pounds. I wonder how many points an hours coughing earns you ;-D Next goal is (1) to lose 2.8 & have 80 off (2) to lose 4.3 & be under 250. I know it will take several weeks for me to reach either of them - but I will reach them! Elaine K 331.4/254.2/200? total lost 77.2 Keep up the great work! I'm always the opposite, I tend to gain weight if I'm sick and not very active, regardless of whether I'm coughing up a lung or not. -- the volleyballchick how much do lungs weigh anyway? What a loss, good for you at least you got something good out of a cold. Lorna so the lesson is? repeat after me, drink water to lose!!! Lee, who truly hates water but loves what it does Elaine Kirkham <ekirkham@rogers.com> wrote in message news:G-udnfoMjOKddMLeRVn-uA@rogers.com... I think that the reason I lost so much might be that I was drinking twice my usual water - probably about 12 glasses a day along with other fluids - I was just so thirsty. Water is definitely one of the things that help me lose! Elaine a doctor friend told me that one of the reasons I almost always gain when I am sick is because I don't get enough fluids, when I push the fluids I don't lose but gain much less, Lee Nunya B. <nunyadayumbidnez@gmail.com> wrote in message news:XUu7f.128$si.343092@news.sisna.com... "Elaine Kirkham" <ekirkham@rogers.com> wrote in message news:w72dna7G3tM_5cPeRVn-iw@rogers.com... 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? Thanks, Lorna. Yea a cold it a real bummer, but when you lose 5 you almost think it's worth it ;-D Elaine > What a loss, good for you at least you got something good out of a cold. > [quoted text clipped - 58 lines] >> >> Have you tried putting cucumber slices in it? Makes it taste all fresh and stuff ! Takes off the "smoker taste".. I used to hate water when I was smoking still.. SignatureWill~ "... so that's how liberty ends, in a round of applause." Queen Amidala, The revenge of the Syth. so the lesson is? repeat after me, drink water to lose!!! Lee, who truly hates water but loves what it does Elaine Kirkham <ekirkham@rogers.com> wrote in message news:G-udnfoMjOKddMLeRVn-uA@rogers.com... I think that the reason I lost so much might be that I was drinking twice my usual water - probably about 12 glasses a day along with other fluids - I was just so thirsty. Water is definitely one of the things that help me lose! Elaine 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. <nunyadayumbidnez@gmail.com> wrote in message news:XUu7f.128$si.343092@news.sisna.com... "Elaine Kirkham" <ekirkham@rogers.com> wrote in message news:w72dna7G3tM_5cPeRVn-iw@rogers.com... 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? My issue with water is that I was raised on deep well water at my mom's and spring water at my grandmother's, any chemicals just make it horrid, I can barely get it down, if I drink it warm and with lemon it works, and unless it gags me at some point I will always try to get the required amount, I do notice a difference in my losses and how I feel, never heard of cucumbers, may have to try that, Lee Have you tried putting cucumber slices in it? Makes it taste all fresh and stuff ! Takes off the "smoker taste".. I used to hate water when I was smoking still.. -- Will~ "... so that's how liberty ends, in a round of applause." Queen Amidala, The revenge of the Syth. "Miss Violette" <rgrass@consolidated.net> wrote in message news:3sbrgaFn8dscU2@individual.net... so the lesson is? repeat after me, drink water to lose!!! Lee, who truly hates water but loves what it does Elaine Kirkham <ekirkham@rogers.com> wrote in message news:G-udnfoMjOKddMLeRVn-uA@rogers.com... I think that the reason I lost so much might be that I was drinking twice my usual water - probably about 12 glasses a day along with other fluids - I was just so thirsty. Water is definitely one of the things that help me lose! Elaine Miss Violette wrote: 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. <nunyadayumbidnez@gmail.com> wrote in message news:XUu7f.128$si.343092@news.sisna.com... 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? I am glad for your loss, it is excellent, but dear girl do be careful, Lee > 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 [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > 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 >I am glad for your loss, it is excellent, but dear girl do be careful, Lee > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > good, Lee 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 <ekirkham@rogers.com> wrote in message news:w72dna7G3tM_5cPeRVn-iw@rogers.com... 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 Hi, Elaine, Too bad about the cold but good about the weight loss. I hope you are soon over the cold. Take Care Catherine >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, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Elaine K > 331.4/254.2/200? total lost 77.2 Thanks, Catherine. They do say that everything has a silver living ;-D And thank you, my cold is slowly disappearing but I think it will take at least another week for it to go completely. Elaine >Hi, Elaine, Too bad about the cold but good about the weight loss. I hope >you are soon over the cold. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Elaine good lose. I bet if you continue to watch your pts an drink lots of water you can fight of the gain your expecting next week. Good luck and take care. Lori SignatureStarting Weight 9/1/05 224, Current Weight 10/21/05 208 1st mini goal 199 by 11/25/05 Thanks, Lori. I'm trying to increase my water & have managed to add another 2 glasses, so hopefully that will keep any gain away. I sure hope so. Elaine >Elaine good lose. I bet if you continue to watch your pts an drink lots of >water you can fight of the gain your expecting next week. Good luck and take [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Nice loss Elaine! Hope you are feeling better soon. Brenda >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, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Elaine K > 331.4/254.2/200? total lost 77.2 Thanks, Brenda. Each day, I'm a wee bit better, but I think it will take another week before I'm back to normal. At least my ribs don't hurt now! Elaine >Nice loss Elaine! Hope you are feeling better soon. > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > wow, what a way to lose! Not good, but whatever, take it. SignatureLesanne >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, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Elaine K > 331.4/254.2/200? total lost 77.2 I would rather not get sick, but sometimes there is a silver lining in the dark clouds ;-D Elaine >wow, what a way to lose! Not good, but whatever, take it. > I'm late on this but Good job on the loss ! Now lay down on the couch and have some chicken soup (low fat of course) and orange juice !!!!!!! Take care of yerself M'lady !!! SignatureWill~ "... so that's how liberty ends, in a round of applause." Queen Amidala, The revenge of the Syth. > 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 [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Elaine K > 331.4/254.2/200? total lost 77.2 |
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