No Simple Carbs Support Thread

[rubato]

As far as zumba for the Wii, I have no idea. I only do the class. But, I will tell you this: we have people of ALL sizes in my class. I am, without a doubt, the most fit, even above my teacher. But, she can shake it like nothing I've ever seen before! When women are new, they always feel more comfortable starting in back. But, slowly, the confidence builds, and they move up. No one judges anyone in our class, at least not that I've ever heard. I, personally, love to see people exercising, and if they're having fun doing it, even better.

The reason I want to reach that number is because of the label 'athlete'. I know it's stupid. I am an athlete, no matter my body fat. I also don't want to get too small. I do want to get faster in my running though. I'm pretty fast now, but am always trying to improve. So, the leaner I am, the more chance I have of speeding up. Of course, we're talking 5 or 10 pounds max, which isn't really going to make much difference at this point. So, I don't really know how far I'll push things here.

Sorry you aren't feeling good right now. Don't worry about the walking. It's there when you're ready for it.

 

[Alice_in_Wonderland]

As far as zumba for the Wii, I have no idea. I only do the class. But, I will tell you this: we have people of ALL sizes in my class. I am, without a doubt, the most fit, even above my teacher. But, she can shake it like nothing I've ever seen before! When women are new, they always feel more comfortable starting in back. But, slowly, the confidence builds, and they move up. No one judges anyone in our class, at least not that I've ever heard. I, personally, love to see people exercising, and if they're having fun doing it, even better.

The reason I want to reach that number is because of the label 'athlete'. I know it's stupid. I am an athlete, no matter my body fat. I also don't want to get too small. I do want to get faster in my running though. I'm pretty fast now, but am always trying to improve. So, the leaner I am, the more chance I have of speeding up. Of course, we're talking 5 or 10 pounds max, which isn't really going to make much difference at this point. So, I don't really know how far I'll push things here.

Sorry you aren't feeling good right now. Don't worry about the walking. It's there when you're ready for it.

Thanks for all that info on Zumba, Tandy. Maybe I will work up the courage at some point.
Good luck getting to your body fat percentage. We are here to cheer you on!!

 

[rubato]

Bad news on the body fat percentage. I gained a %! I have had to look to my diet as the culprit. I'll be doing a lot less cheating and eating ONLY clean from here on out. Plus, I had a talk with my friend who is running the weight loss challenge at zumba. She completely thinks my goals are unrealistic. Apparently, my stupid big chest is going to keep my body fat % higher than someone else my size. I almost got breast reduction surgery this year, but used that money to go to Disneyworld instead! It is getting a little smaller with this weight loss, but will keep me out of the athlete range. She seems to think that 22-24 % is a better goal for me. So, that's what I will be shooting for now.

 

[Alice_in_Wonderland]

Bad news on the body fat percentage. I gained a %! I have had to look to my diet as the culprit. I'll be doing a lot less cheating and eating ONLY clean from here on out. Plus, I had a talk with my friend who is running the weight loss challenge at zumba. She completely thinks my goals are unrealistic. Apparently, my stupid big chest is going to keep my body fat % higher than someone else my size. I almost got breast reduction surgery this year, but used that money to go to Disneyworld instead! It is getting a little smaller with this weight loss, but will keep me out of the athlete range. She seems to think that 22-24 % is a better goal for me. So, that's what I will be shooting for now.

I totally understand you wanting to achieve a certain goal. But, when it comes to our bodies sometimes we have to learn to love them as is. You sound like such a healthy and athletic person. You should be proud of being like that and having girly curves. Your every guy's dream girl and every woman's goal. So, Tandy, I think you are going to have to accept that you are perfect the way you are

Plus, I think going to Disney is way more fun than a reduction.

 

[Mrs. Gumdrop]

Tandy - I am glad you have professionals in your life giving you sound guidance. Good for you in meeting your goals a setting new, reasonable ones!

This week has not gone the way I wanted it to. I have cleaned the kitchen thoroughly, and decluttered a bit, but I haven't gotten nearly as far as I wanted. Plus my eating is still off. Honestly, I find being home alone with out any structure has a negative effect on my productivity. I expected that having the luxury of time would be a great thing. But instead I "waste" a lot of time, and then feel really guilty about it. I even confessed to my husband how I was feeling last night. He is always so supportive, and this time was no exception. He was just so pleased with the clean kitchen, he didn't mind I hadn't done more, but I still feel bad. I think I am going to create a schedule for myself, and make sure to build in breaks, so that I have a frame work for accomplishing my tasks. *sigh*

In the positive column, my grades came back for this semester, and I got 4 As and 1 B. I am very pleased about that, especially because this semester included math (my hardest subject) and geology (which I haven't studied in a very long time)! So this has been a week of highs and lows.

 

[Alice_in_Wonderland]

Tandy - I am glad you have professionals in your life giving you sound guidance. Good for you in meeting your goals a setting new, reasonable ones!

This week has not gone the way I wanted it to. I have cleaned the kitchen thoroughly, and decluttered a bit, but I haven't gotten nearly as far as I wanted. Plus my eating is still off. Honestly, I find being home alone with out any structure has a negative effect on my productivity. I expected that having the luxury of time would be a great thing. But instead I "waste" a lot of time, and then feel really guilty about it. I even confessed to my husband how I was feeling last night. He is always so supportive, and this time was no exception. He was just so pleased with the clean kitchen, he didn't mind I hadn't done more, but I still feel bad. I think I am going to create a schedule for myself, and make sure to build in breaks, so that I have a frame work for accomplishing my tasks. *sigh*

In the positive column, my grades came back for this semester, and I got 4 As and 1 B. I am very pleased about that, especially because this semester included math (my hardest subject) and geology (which I haven't studied in a very long time)! So this has been a week of highs and lows.

Congrats on your great grades and getting the kitchen cleaned. I so get where you are coming fron on the unstructure time problem. I suffer from the same thing myself. I have tried all sorts of things to better structure my day and haven't caught the hang of it yet. Let me know if you find something that works!! Hoping you have a great weekend!!!

 

[rubato]

How's everyone doing? We've all been pretty quiet, so that may not be good news. In my case, I've fallen off the wagon. I'm eating processed foods and white sugars and flours again. Bad, bad, bad. I started cutting everything back out yesterday, but am going to this huge fundraiser that's all about eating and drinking on Friday. So, I'll see how that goes. My weight has only gone up a few pounds, so that's a nice surprise. I must be working out more or something.

Aliceinwonderland: Thanks for the kind words. My hubby would tell you I'm DEFINITELY not every guys dream. Lots of attitude and trouble. It's what gets me through! BTW, you look great fitting into your tshirt. Good job. Even if you're fighting the scale, it's still coming off.

Lauren: Great job on school! You are really motivating me (I start school on Monday). Have you finished the kitchen yet?

Hope to hear from everyone soon.

 

[Alice_in_Wonderland]

How's everyone doing? We've all been pretty quiet, so that may not be good news. In my case, I've fallen off the wagon. I'm eating processed foods and white sugars and flours again. Bad, bad, bad. I started cutting everything back out yesterday, but am going to this huge fundraiser that's all about eating and drinking on Friday. So, I'll see how that goes. My weight has only gone up a few pounds, so that's a nice surprise. I must be working out more or something.

Aliceinwonderland: Thanks for the kind words. My hubby would tell you I'm DEFINITELY not every guys dream. Lots of attitude and trouble. It's what gets me through! BTW, you look great fitting into your tshirt. Good job. Even if you're fighting the scale, it's still coming off.

Lauren: Great job on school! You are really motivating me (I start school on Monday). Have you finished the kitchen yet?

Hope to hear from everyone soon.

Hey Tandy, you know we can't be perfect all of the time. Maybe you need to let yourself have a treat once a day or once a week (whatever works for you) so you don't feel deprived. But, you are doing great with all that exercise!! And, thanks for the compliment on the shirt

 

[LiloH]

Hello all!

I am back from my little hiatus and wanted to check in with everyone. How are things going with you all? Lots of success, I hope!

I've had a mixed bag in the past few weeks. I've been busy with my new graduate program, work, dealing with my kids who are both acting up and just trying to stay ahead of all the other "stuff" that comes my way.
Diet wise I've also been mixed. There was a whole week (or ten days) when I was terrible and was eating chips and cookies and ice cream. Blah! Bad me!
I did pull myself together since then and have been doing great. I am officially nine pounds away from being "normal" as per the BMI scale. You have no idea how insane it is that I might be a normal weight! I am pretty sure that has never been the case in my entire life.

A couple of weeks ago I was telling some people I have recently met that I used to be extremely overweight and they were completely shocked. Probably because everyone now perceives me as the healthy eater in any group. The funny thing is that those who have known me for a long time and haven't seen me in a while would be shocked to think I actually lost weight.
When I was telling these old friends about my weight issues I mentioned that before a year ago I had resigned myself to always being overweight. I thought it was something I would never be able to change about myself. I really did truly believe that.

Long story short, we can do ANYTHING ladies! I have faith in all of you guys.

 

[Alice_in_Wonderland]

Hello all!

I am back from my little hiatus and wanted to check in with everyone. How are things going with you all? Lots of success, I hope!

I've had a mixed bag in the past few weeks. I've been busy with my new graduate program, work, dealing with my kids who are both acting up and just trying to stay ahead of all the other "stuff" that comes my way.
Diet wise I've also been mixed. There was a whole week (or ten days) when I was terrible and was eating chips and cookies and ice cream. Blah! Bad me!
I did pull myself together since then and have been doing great. I am officially nine pounds away from being "normal" as per the BMI scale. You have no idea how insane it is that I might be a normal weight! I am pretty sure that has never been the case in my entire life.

A couple of weeks ago I was telling some people I have recently met that I used to be extremely overweight and they were completely shocked. Probably because everyone now perceives me as the healthy eater in any group. The funny thing is that those who have known me for a long time and haven't seen me in a while would be shocked to think I actually lost weight.
When I was telling these old friends about my weight issues I mentioned that before a year ago I had resigned myself to always being overweight. I thought it was something I would never be able to change about myself. I really did truly believe that.

Long story short, we can do ANYTHING ladies! I have faith in all of you guys.

Wow, it sounds like you have a lot going on right now. So good for you for getting yourself back on track!

I can't get any weight off to save my life. I have no idea what is going on with me. Feeling really frustrated and not sure what to do next. Oh well

 

[LiloH]

Wow, it sounds like you have a lot going on right now. So good for you for getting yourself back on track!

I can't get any weight off to save my life. I have no idea what is going on with me. Feeling really frustrated and not sure what to do next. Oh well

Oh no! I'm sorry to hear that. Are you doing Paleo/Primal? I ask because I swear I was losing fat and gaining muscle in the beginning so the scale wasn't budging but everyone said I looked skinnier.
My brother's partner recently started primal and had the same thing. She looked fantastic but gave it up after a couple of months because the dial on the scale wasn't moving.
How are your clothes fitting? Maybe if we talk through this we can help come up with a good solution?

Edit! I just went in and read your blog and have a few questions/comments:
1. Are you having artificial sweetener at all? I saw you are using Stevia and honey a bit which is probably ok but there is a lot of debate about how your body processes the artificial stuff so I would cut it out if you could. I am personally a big fan of cutting ALL sweetener if you can, especially in the beginning. That means sugar, agave, honey, stevia, everything. I think it helps reduce cravings and gives your body a chance to reset to some extent.

2. I actually do find the "day off" concept to work really well for me. I have no idea why. I'll eat fantastically M-F and lose nothing. On Saturday I will eat pizza, ice cream, donuts and candy and by Sunday morning I am down 5lbs. I have nooooo idea why that happens but it has been an effective way for me to break through plateaus in the past. I have also overused the technique though and wound up in trouble!

3. Are you eating enough fat? That really helps keep portion sizes and hunger down and may help you out.

You can definitely do this. Just keep working through!

 

[Mrs. Gumdrop]

Hi Ladies, i am going to be honest, I have been avoiding this thread because I have been so off track. I hae something tough and emotional to tackle and instead of tackling it I have been medicating with sugar. I am so so disappointed with how I have handled this. So there's that.

All of this is closely related to my poor use of unstructured time (mentioned a view posts ago) and my general procrastination issues *sigh*.

In other news, has anyone watched Extreme Makeover Weightloss Edition? They follow 1 person for a year and give them all of the personal training and nutrition support you could hope for. The episode I watched, a 23 y/o man lost 100 lbs in 3 months and over 200 lbs in a year. It was so inspiring!

I am very resistant to exercise, the sweat! the pain! the boredom! For those of you who have exercise practices, how did you get started? What worked for you?

 

[rubato]

Hi everyone. Happy to see so much posting again.

But, I'm sad to say that I fell off the wagon too! I've been eating a bit of junk and have gained back a few pounds. Not a lot, but I feel like crud again! My stomach is killing me and I know it's because of how I'm eating.
My only excuse is school is KILLING me! I knew that going back to school at my advanced age would be tough, but I didn't think through the whole organic chemistry on an accelerated summer schedule thing with a full load! After 2 weeks, my head has just come back up above water. But, I have an A in all 3 of my classes, so there's some good there. Of course, my chemistry A is .6 points away from a B, but I'll take it.

Sorry to hear that most everyone is having a bad time.

Lauren: As far as exercise, you need to find something you enjoy. If there is no such thing, you need to find an exercise that sucks the least! I run because I love how I feel when I'm done, and I'm impatient, so walking just takes too long. But, I hate every second of running! Really. Zumba is so much fun that I don't feel like I'm exercising. But, then, I love to dance. Even though I have personal trainer certification, you would never find me in a gym. I just don't like them. Other people love them, so it's very individualized. Oh, and I'm sorry, but you will have to sweat!

Alice: I'm sorry you haven't seen a change on the scale. That stinks. You certainly seem to be eating mostly the right things. Have you tracked how many calories you eat and drink in a day? Sometimes, our portions and snacking get the better of us without us even knowing it. My sis in law was complaining all the time about not being able to lose weight and never overeating. I had her keep a journal and she found out she was drinking about 700 calories a day, and didn't even think about it. I have such a hard time keeping the calories down now that I'm a vegetarian. Lean tuna or chicken has a lot less calories than some big honking amount of cheese. But, I have to get my protein, right?

Lilo: How exciting to be so close to a goal! Congratulations. How fun to be able to shock your friends, both old and new. I am no longer in contact with any of my high school friends, but would love to go to a reunion just to show off (horrible I know). I was an incredible ugly duckling in high school and everyone made fun of me. My highest weight was when I graduated. I was 5'8" tall and weighed 94 pounds. So, you can imagine. I had no self esteem at all. Now, I've worked really hard on my body and love myself for who I've become.
Sorry everything else is throwing you for a loop. I can totally relate!