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Weight Loss Forum / General Topics / March 2004Stuck
Today is Week Nine, and I've been at this weight of 245-ish for thirteen days now. I've been mostly eating as I should with the exception of a three-day pleasure trip where I had to eat in restaurants. I can understand not losing during that period but I need to jump-start my weight loss again. So, for today I'll take a fast. Wish me luck! - Dewolla Stepon 268/244.8/199 > Today is Week Nine, and I've been at this weight of 245-ish for thirteen > days now. I've been mostly eating as I should with the exception of a > three-day pleasure trip where I had to eat in restaurants. I can understand > not losing during that period but I need to jump-start my weight loss again. > > So, for today I'll take a fast. Wish me luck! Good luck, take it easy on exercise and drink plenty of water. Next time, in the evening before the fast, eata dinner that is normal in calories, but has relatively more fat. It helps me with not staying too hungry. Let us know how it went... > Today is Week Nine, and I've been at this weight of 245-ish for thirteen > days now. I've been mostly eating as I should with the exception of a [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > - Dewolla Stepon > 268/244.8/199 I'm having a similar problem. I weighed 191 on March 5th and haven't budged since. In fact, I think I'm retaining 2 extra pounds of water (I hope it's water) since I'm back up to 193 and haven't strayed too much off plan. In my perpetual search for inspiration, I found this article and I've started trying to follow his "prescription". http://www.dolfzine.com/page306.htm Yesterday, I did my 30 minutes on the ski machine first thing before breakfast and today's is regular gym day so I'll do my cardio after my weighs (like I had already been doing.) Someone asked whether you can get a "good" workout on the ski machine as far as getting the heart rate up and working up a sweat. I didn't have time to reply then and now I can't find that post. It's a very good workout IMHO. I don't have a heart rate monitor but I could tell that I was really getting up there. I came off the machine soaking wet and the calories per hour site showed that I burned 303 calories in 30 minutes. (http://www.caloriesperhour.com/index_burn.html) The ski machine is powered by pushing foot sleds with your feet and the poles on mine are independent of the foot action not like with an elliptical where you can just hold on and get your arms "worked". I have to actually push and pull on them to get them to move. The gym I go to doesn't have any ski machines just treadmills, ellipticals, steppers, stair escalator machines and almost every kind of weight machine imaginable, so having a ski machine at home is good cross-training for me. I also bought a mini-trampoline rebounder and haven't been using it as much as I had planned to but it's a lot of fun to jog and bounce on and it also gets the heart rate up. Tonia >>Today is Week Nine, and I've been at this weight of 245-ish for thirteen >>days now. I've been mostly eating as I should with the exception of a [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > http://www.dolfzine.com/page306.htm That pretty much describes the program I've been on for the past 18 months exactly. You know, the one where I've lost 50 pounds of pure fat. > Yesterday, I did my 30 minutes on the ski machine first thing before > breakfast and today's is regular gym day so I'll do my cardio after my > weighs (like I had already been doing.) I often do my high intensity interval training on my NordicTrack before breakfast. I like to exercise and take a shower just once before my day gets started. I recall that at first I didn't have good enough blood sugar to do this - I had to have a half-glass of orange juice first. But my insulin resistance issues went away quite quickly (maybe three months?) with regular vigorous exercise and a balanced low-glycemic diet. > Someone asked whether you can get a "good" workout on the ski machine as far > as getting the heart rate up and working up a sweat. I didn't have time to > reply then and now I can't find that post. It's a very good workout IMHO. I find that it's too difficult to stay at a fast pace, but it's a great machine for doing intervals of hard/easy on. I can just drop the arms if I need to ease up a little. > The gym I go to doesn't have any ski machines just > treadmills, ellipticals, steppers, stair escalator machines and almost every > kind of weight machine imaginable, so having a ski machine at home is good > cross-training for me. Me too! (hey, are you me?) > Tonia Nope, I'm Dally. A really, really tired one. We've got a blizzard here and a client cancelled so I walked to the gym and got in a good workout. I've been skipping a lot of workouts lately due to my 18 hour work days (9 am to 3 am most days last week) but when I *do* get a chance to workout I do a cardio warm-up (usually running a mile) and then do a full-body free weight workout. By the way, I like Dolfzine a lot! Dally 244/179/170 > >>- Dewolla Stepon > >>268/244.8/199 [quoted text clipped - 51 lines] > Dally > 244/179/170 So do I. I hope that it's not on a permanent hiatus because the last time a new "issue" was put up was in December. I was doing almost everything else in his "prescription" before just from the knowledge I had gleaned from Krista's site and reading here. The only change I've made is trying the first thing in the morning workouts. I've been trying to minimize the impact carbs have on my blood sugar levels by following the rule that I never eat something that is predominantly carbs without also having something that is predominantly protein. It seems to be helping. I didn't run out of gas during the morning workout and didn't even feel like eating for about an hour and a half after the workout. Tonia 221/191/130 >>By the way, I like Dolfzine a lot! > > So do I. I hope that it's not on a permanent hiatus because the last time a > new "issue" was put up was in December. Ron the editor and Rosemary the Asst. Editor both died last fall/winter. That puts a bit of a crimp in their pet project. (All of this is tragic, I don't mean to make light of it - Ron committed suicide in December.) > I've been trying to minimize the > impact carbs have on my blood sugar levels by following the rule that I > never eat something that is predominantly carbs without also having > something that is predominantly protein. It seems to be helping. I didn't > run out of gas during the morning workout and didn't even feel like eating > for about an hour and a half after the workout. It definitely helps. It turns out that combining a protein and a carb is a really really great trick for me, too. I go one step further and try to make the carb contain something worth eating, either fiber or phytonutrients. Favorite snacks include apple slices dipped in peanutbutter, rye crisps and cheese, and cottage cheese with a bit of yogurt mixed in. > Tonia > 221/191/130 I got stalled around 190 for a while, too. I had to go back to basics - are you still drinking enough water? (Take a drink now when you read this.) [Wendy pauses to drink up her cup of tea] Are you ready to reduce your calorie level? I had to when I got to around 190 - my calorie level was great for losing weight when I was above 200 but it needed to be ratcheted down to reflect the requirements. You're doing everything right, so get your water, get your sleep, get your fiber and may the whoosh fairy visit you soon! Dally > >>By the way, I like Dolfzine a lot! > > [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > Dally That's awful about the guy's suicide. I remember reading something on there about the assistant editor dying but had no idea about him. I'm drinking enough water to float the Titanic it seems like. I did have to go to the kitchen and get a glass of water to sip on. Thanks for reminding me. Right now I've got almost all our water bottles in the freezer to make ice for our cooler because we're going on a little road trip to Santa Fe and I'm too cheap to buy a bag of ice. I kill two birds with one stone also by doing this. We will have water that's decent to drink and our healthy snacks will stay cold. (You never know in the Southwest how the tap water will taste.) So if you wonder where am I for the next few days, I am doing the tourist thing. Tonia > I'm drinking enough water to float the Titanic it seems like. I did have > to go to the kitchen and get a glass of water to sip on. Thanks for > reminding me. One joke nickname for the Body for Life program is "Potty for Life". Speaking of which, time to go get another glass of water! > So if you wonder where am I for the next few days, I am doing the tourist > thing. Have fun! I enjoy being an unrestrained eater on vacation now knowing that it is for the event, not for the rest of my life. :-) Dally Hello Dewolla, Keep on chugging along and don't give up on eating right. What are you doing for exercise? How many times are you exercising a week? Take care, Paul 300/206/175 > Today is Week Nine, and I've been at this weight of 245-ish for thirteen > days now. I've been mostly eating as I should with the exception of a [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > - Dewolla Stepon > 268/244.8/199 Paul, I'm not doing much for exercise except normal housework. My arthritis, sciatica, and heel spurs pretty much keep me from doing much. I was using a recumbant exercise bike for awhile but my knees hurt so much that I couldn't get around. Because of the blood thinners I take I can't take Advil or Motrin for the pain, so I'm stuck. - Dewolla > Hello Dewolla, > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.624 / Virus Database: 401 - Release Date: 3/15/04 Dewolla, What does your doc say about all your pains and dealing with them? > Paul, I'm not doing much for exercise except normal housework. My > arthritis, sciatica, and heel spurs pretty much keep me from doing much. I [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.624 / Virus Database: 401 - Release Date: 3/15/04 > What does your doc say about all your pains and dealing with them? Drug-wise I can take Tylenol and Vicodin, but since they can cause problems with the liver I try to not take them unless I'm really in pain. For non-drug treatment I try to keep my back in a neutral position as much as possible so I don't aggravate my sciatica, and for the heel spurs I tape my feet and wear custom orthotics. I buy athletic tape by the case! There's not much besides the Tylenol I can do for my arthritis and some days I have knee pain all day. I love gardening but I've noticed lately that sometimes when I squat or kneel down my knees don't have the strength to lift me to a standing position and I need to grab hold of something to get back up. Climbing up and down the stairs to do the housework gets to be a real challenge, too, by the end of the day! - Dewolla Stepon 268/240.7/199 Looks like you broke your stall? Yay!! "Dewolla Stepon" <RatherNotSay@Somewhere.com> wrote in > 268/240.7/199 > Looks like you broke your stall? Yay!! Yes I did! I was going to fast all day yesterday but succumbed to a Lean Cuisine entree for dinner. I think I may consider having one fast day per week, it might do me good in several areas of my life. - Dewolla Stepon 268/240.7/199 I know I couldn't do it and I won't try to do it. It was hard enough doing the HMR shake diet for 3-4 months. I couldn't see doing less then that. This diet is a medically supervised liquid fast... it is what started me on the road to better health but it is a road I don't follow anymore. "Dewolla Stepon" <RatherNotSay@Somewhere.com> wrote in > Yes I did! I was going to fast all day yesterday but succumbed to a Lean > Cuisine entree for dinner. I think I may consider having one fast day per > week, it might do me good in several areas of my life. > > - Dewolla Stepon > 268/240.7/199 >> What does your doc say about all your pains and dealing with them? > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >- Dewolla Stepon >268/240.7/199 Wow, you do have a challenge. My doc has me on an anti-inflammatory drug called Mobic (I think). (bit it does say to discuss w/ your doctor if you have liver disease). I also know a friend w/ sciatica who went thru physical therapy and as long as she does the exercises and stretches recommended by her doc, she does well. When she stops and sits around all day, her sciatica acts up real bad and she's miserable. I hope you figure something out, as you sound like you are miserable. I know when I'm gardening now, I use a knee pad to rest on or a stool to sit on, in order to get off my knees. > I hope you figure something out, as you sound like you are miserable. More frustrated, really. I've always been the contemplative type so I do enjoy sitting quietly and pondering, but I am frustrated with my limitations. The main reason I want to lose the weight (and swiftly) is the hope that at least some of my difficulties will ease if there is less of me putting weight on my back, knees and feet. Can't hurt, might help! > I know when I'm gardening now, I use a knee pad to rest on or a stool > to sit on, in order to get off my knees. Oh yes, I went to knee pads a while ago. What a relief! - Dewolla Stepon 268/240.7/199 >> I hope you figure something out, as you sound like you are miserable. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >hope that at least some of my difficulties will ease if there is less of me >putting weight on my back, knees and feet. Can't hurt, might help! Not sure what type of woe you are following, but have you considered working with your doc and/or nutritionist to devise a medically supervised VLCD? Then once you lose the weight, if your joints are feelign up to it to work on a physical therapy and muscle gaining program? >> I know when I'm gardening now, I use a knee pad to rest on or a stool >> to sit on, in order to get off my knees. > >Oh yes, I went to knee pads a while ago. What a relief! I find that even kneeling on kneepads for too long, I'd rather sit. :-) I end up sitting on my side if I don't have my little bench with me to sit and I don't want to squat or kneel. . I love gardening but I've noticed lately that sometimes > when I squat or kneel down my knees don't have the strength to lift me to a > standing position and I need to grab hold of something to get back up. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > - Dewolla Stepon > 268/240.7/199 Maybe a garden kneeler would help. http://www.lifewithease.com/kneeler.html I don't have problems getting back up but my left knee gives me fits if I put it on the hard ground. I use one of the foam pieces to add cushioning for it when I work in the garden or flower beds. Beverly I'll give you my sinus infection. That will help break the stall.. it did for me!! > Today is Week Nine, and I've been at this weight of 245-ish for thirteen > days now. I've been mostly eating as I should with the exception of a [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > - Dewolla Stepon > 268/244.8/199 |
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