<p>Yes, IMO dieting, per se,should be a way of life, not a punitive thing. I love carbs. Can cut back, but not out.
And hi estcoastcrazy!! Welcome!</p>
<p>Welcome to the new dummies!</p>
<p>Weighing in:
lost the beach pound and 2 more. Total weight loss since Jan 6: 22 pounds. BMI 25.5. Few pounds more till " normal bmi"</p>
<p>I am keeping my cals to the recommended intake on livestrong about 1300. BUT, I have really upped the exercise. In Jan I was walking about 30 mins a day and a weekly yoga glass. Slowly I have increased this. I am now at Curves 4 times a week ( 40 mins) , a zumba class, yoga class and I walk briskly 6 days for 45mins.</p>
<p>I work part time ( very) and have only 1 kid at home. I have the time to commit to this amount of exercising. I head to curves first thing, come home shower and go to the office. I walk in the afternoons sometime between 3 and 5. Not sure how that is going to work as the temp increases in the summer. May switch to walking in the evening.</p>
<p>Goal 8 more pounds by June 22( fly home to the UK) I am really feeling good with the exercise and I am pledging to keep going even when I reach the magic number.</p>
<p>I love carbs too, but for now I am cutting them out! Struggled at first but it is OK now. I just add another veg instead of the pasta etc</p>
<p>My first WW group disbanded, so I missed a week before I could find a new one that worked with my schedule. I didn’t track my food, so I was worried I would gain. But I didn’t! I lost another 1.6 pounds, so my total weight loss is 12.0 pounds since February 21 (8 weeks). I still have 10 pounds to go to get to a BMI of 25.</p>
<p>This will be the third week in a row I have exercised Monday through Friday. I ran 31 minutes straight on Monday. I still have a LONG way to go to get back to my fitness level of a couple of years ago. One day at a time! Another WW member gave me a good saying to remember: “Persistence, not perfection!”</p>
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<p>Exactly! That’s because as you lose weight, your calorie level to maintain that weight decreases…so if you’ll have to lose 500-1000 calories from that lower threshold…which means that you’ll have to increase the exercise or eat fewer calories. After a while, you really can’t eat fewer calories and still have a healthy diet, so you really need to amp the exercise portion (or have a goal to lose less weight per week).</p>
<p>jym–re cutting back 1,000 a day–it’s not just accomplished with food, but exercising chews up calories also. I am not talking about starvation diets here, trust me!</p>
<p>Went for a 3 mile walk/run (90% walk) and then a sushi dinner. Will see if the knees handled it-</p>
<p>Wow–welcome new people, and congrats to those on the great weight loss–you are very inspirational already.</p>
<p>Doesn’t menopause blow? What do you mean I can’t just cut out a glass of wine and the bread and lose weight while I peruse college confidential on my laptop???!!</p>
<p>I hate exercise, but have found all kinds of walking routes, with purpose, to the post office the long way, to the market for an onion etc. I definitely do better if I walk and gab with a friend or have a destination in mind. That and the Fage 0 calorie yogurt with honey, and a daily nonfat latter, are keeping me going.</p>
<p>I need to lose the remaining 10.5 lbs by June 21 for a vacation in Scotland (and all the tea and crumpets I can handle).</p>
<p>SJTH- i fly home to Scotland on the 22nd! Its the fish suppers and iron bru I am worried about!</p>
<p>Well I hit the 25 pound mark today. Maybe that colonoscopy did some good after all! Or maybe you burn more calories gardening than walking.</p>
<p>congrats mathmom. 25 lbs is a big milestone.</p>
<p>Congratulations, mathmom! Extreme gardening might become the new way to exercise…</p>
<p>Definitely! Gardening engages more muscle groups than walking, especially if gardening involves moving dirt. </p>
<p>For all of you who tracks how many calories certain daily activities burn… here is a page from my favorite webcomic:</p>
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<p>(:runs out of the room giggling and hides: 
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<p>well I have popped in from time to time, but am now completely commited to losing weight.
I have shared in the past that when I joined CC I got diagnosed with breast cancer.
for the third time. I did not do well with the chemo and lost 80 pounds, however it wasnt all fat , and I lost my muscle mass, hence my metabolism. (which wasnt great to begin with) I maintained but then once food started to appeal to me, I started to gain weight. also on two drugs that cause weight gain. Even though my calorie intake was pretty low. so i started in November with a trainer. I have slowly increased my activity through strength training, cardio, and once a week yoga. I have been seeing a nutritionist because all the diet /food ideas confused me. I am trying to eat low glycemic, and antiinflammatory.
Well my low point was dress shopping for a nephews wedding, not so nice. and since I had the pleasure of clothes fitting, I WANT THAT BACK. It is really fun.
I am not eating white carbs. but will eat brown rice, quinoa, and oatmeal. i lost 2 pounds so far. its a start… i want to lose 25-30 pounds. am hoping for 10 pounds by june but any progress would be great.
My trainer thought i wasnt eating enough, but from here I see people eat about 1200 calories to lose weight. is that about right? anyway gotta go to the gym, but you guys inspire me.</p>
<p>BB naught naughty LOL</p>
<p>Love, xkcd. That’s an oldie but goodie.</p>
<p>welcome, downtoearth, and :eek: BB :o</p>
<p>Welll, sorry to redirect the …ahem… conversation, but I broke my plateau and lost a pound.</p>
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<p>Oh now I’m depressed.</p>
<p>P.S. to BB–thanks for the laugh!</p>
<p>That’s good news Jym! </p>
<p>I’m finding out that the upside to a sinus infection is loss of appetite. I’m down about two pounds this week.</p>
<p>DTE, nice to “see” you–we’ve perused some of the same threads over the years. Glad you’re healthy and…welcome! Jym, yay–good work!</p>
<p>at the gym I had an issue. I became very nauseated and almost passed out, my BP was low and pulse thready. I went to the doc today and he doesnt think its a cardiac issur but a low BP issue and to increase my fluids and salt until my blood work and holter monitor. Ths happened when I started working out but thougt it was becasue i was so deconditioned. It has been hot out and I am older . Anyway. I think I dropped to much fluids as I lost 4 pounds this week.
congrats on all the losses, and de plateauing. I am glad to see some ross thread posters!!!</p>
<p>Friday weigh in resulted in a .3 pound gain. But I didn’t exercise as religiously as I usually do this week…I cleaned bathrooms instead of biking. Note to self: you burn a lot more calories biking…</p>
<p>So I closed the door on last week and am starting this week with a clean slate.</p>