Katie B: Same
Kendra: 13.13%
Trent: Same
Susie: Same
Marie: 13.07% ran her first 5k on Friday in 33 mins! Logged 14miles
Virgil: Same
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Craig & Lisa
Lisa remained the same for total of 7.08%; but grateful not any more weight gained with the stress of a wedding! Thankfully, it's done and we have one more week to go!!!
Craig is down another 1.31% this week for a total of 13.08%.
Thank you Katie for doing this competition, by looking at the results, there has been a great amount of weightloss....and much improved health because of it! Congrats to everyone for their efforts! One more week!!! Good luck Losers!
Craig is down another 1.31% this week for a total of 13.08%.
Thank you Katie for doing this competition, by looking at the results, there has been a great amount of weightloss....and much improved health because of it! Congrats to everyone for their efforts! One more week!!! Good luck Losers!
Chris and Jeri Sept. 28th weigh-in
Chris lost 0.53% this week with an overall loss of 14.64%. Walked 22 miles.
Jeri 0.33% this week with an overall loss of 14.50%. Walked 19 miles.
Jeri 0.33% this week with an overall loss of 14.50%. Walked 19 miles.
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Sept 21
Katie B: Same AGAIN! Well if I am honest- I have been naughty naughty naughty with everything going on but luckily I haven't gained ANYTHING so my hubby set a BIG goal for me to lose a certain amount before my bro's wedding this FRIDAY so here is to hoping! I really tired to focus on drinking at least 3 of my 24oz water bottles a day plus a few regular cups!
Susie: Same
Virgil: Same
Kendra: Down 1.28% for a total of 12.28% she followed the drinking 1/2 your weight in ounces and really noticed a huge difference!
Trent: Back from his working travels- down 1.25% for a total of 14.75%
Marie: Total of 12.17% with 12 miles
TWO MORE WEIGH INS!!! GOOOOOOOOOD LUCK!!!
Susie: Same
Virgil: Same
Kendra: Down 1.28% for a total of 12.28% she followed the drinking 1/2 your weight in ounces and really noticed a huge difference!
Trent: Back from his working travels- down 1.25% for a total of 14.75%
Marie: Total of 12.17% with 12 miles
TWO MORE WEIGH INS!!! GOOOOOOOOOD LUCK!!!
Emily's week
Well I had a pretty good week this week I'm down three more pounds for a total of 11.65% and a weekly total of 1.65%
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Craig & Lisa
Craig is down .43% for a total of 11.97%, drank plenty of water, logged in 12 miles. Hopes to knock it out of the park the next 2 weeks, inspite of the wedding this coming weekend for our son!
Lisa, stayed the same. Drank at least 6 large glasses of water a day. Logged in 8 miles. Praying for weighloss miracle for our sons wedding on Friday!! It's all about mother of the groom right!?
PS: Go BYU Cougars----snare the UTES!!!
Lisa, stayed the same. Drank at least 6 large glasses of water a day. Logged in 8 miles. Praying for weighloss miracle for our sons wedding on Friday!! It's all about mother of the groom right!?
PS: Go BYU Cougars----snare the UTES!!!
Chris & Jeri Sept. 21 weigh-in
Chris lost 0.53% this week with an overall loss of 14.19% Walked 21 miles. Didn't do so well on the water drinking challenge.
Jeri lost 1.75% this week with an overall loss of 14.22%. Walked 14 miles. Drank at least 2-3 glasses of water every day.
Jeri lost 1.75% this week with an overall loss of 14.22%. Walked 14 miles. Drank at least 2-3 glasses of water every day.
Sue Sept 21
No loss....darn it all on the almighty strength of the mental part of this weight loss thing and the volume that calorie laden food has when calling out to me. 10 miles logged
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Sept 14th
SO SORRY for the late weigh in!
Katie B: No change 3 miles
Lisa: No change
Craig: 11.54% total
Susie: same
Kendra: .37% for a total of 11.35%
Cindy: Same
Marie: Same, 24 miles
Shel: 1.61% weekly loss
Katie B: No change 3 miles
Lisa: No change
Craig: 11.54% total
Susie: same
Kendra: .37% for a total of 11.35%
Cindy: Same
Marie: Same, 24 miles
Shel: 1.61% weekly loss
Saturday, September 14, 2013
Sept. 14th Chris and Jeri
Chris lost 0.70% this week with an overall loss of 13.73%. Walked 16 miles.
Jeri lost 0.65% this week with an overall loss of 12.69%. Walked 15 miles.
Jeri lost 0.65% this week with an overall loss of 12.69%. Walked 15 miles.
Saturday, September 7, 2013
Sept 7
Sue down 1.23% Total 11.93.
I must admit when I have a weight loss victory it is more as a result from exercise than it is from controlling what goes in my mouth. I try (try being the operative word) to have a protein source for each meal and to consume a lot fewer carbs. I try to stay away from rice, potatoes, white breads etc. and eat more whole grain, fiber rich carbs. I work with a couple of fitness freaks that say hiking gives you your biggest bang for your buck as far as burning calories goes. This from a guy that "enjoys" running the grand canyon from rim to rim at least twice a year. He has yet to convince me that could be fun. Ogden has am amazing variety of beautiful hiking trails and I have hiked and hiked and hiked some more all summer. I try to throw a bike ride and a swim in at least once a week as well.
I must admit when I have a weight loss victory it is more as a result from exercise than it is from controlling what goes in my mouth. I try (try being the operative word) to have a protein source for each meal and to consume a lot fewer carbs. I try to stay away from rice, potatoes, white breads etc. and eat more whole grain, fiber rich carbs. I work with a couple of fitness freaks that say hiking gives you your biggest bang for your buck as far as burning calories goes. This from a guy that "enjoys" running the grand canyon from rim to rim at least twice a year. He has yet to convince me that could be fun. Ogden has am amazing variety of beautiful hiking trails and I have hiked and hiked and hiked some more all summer. I try to throw a bike ride and a swim in at least once a week as well.
Sept 7th
Trent: Down 1.64% for a total of 13.67% heading out of town for work the next week! Hoping to stay on track while out of town~!
Marie: Down 2.15% for a total of 11.57% with 20 miles logged
Susie L: No change logged 7 miles
Marie: Down 2.15% for a total of 11.57% with 20 miles logged
Susie L: No change logged 7 miles
Craig & Lisa
Craig is down 1.28% this week for a total of 11.15%, he logged in 18 miles.
Lisa is down 1.99% this week, for a total of 7.08% (actually lost a lot more, but can't count what we've already lost for the millionth time !!!) Logged in 10 miles.
Lisa: As far as eating out, I ambitterly sweet blessed to have Celiac disease, so I can't partake of a lot of the delicious breads, tortillas, gravies, desserts, etc. that can be served at most restaurants. However, I have learned that I still find plenty of ways to get my carbs, and not always in a healthy way! I am now trying to drink a TON more water before I eat to help me not feel so hungry. If I'm having a major craving, I will allow that if we are out (they do make gluten free pizza!) But, I actually have ordered now from the "lighter fare" menu, and I truly do not feel deprived in any way. My downfall is probably salad dressings...I do love oil and vinegar, so I can do that...but, I generally still want a little fattening thousand island or costa vida ranch mixed in there somehow.
Good Luck Losers! I know I'm not one of the top Losers at the moment, but one attitude change, especially with the fall approaching...I am trying to ride my bike places instead of driving, and I LOVE the way it makes me feel emotionally to make that one healthy choice!!!
PS: GO BYU COUGARS...CRUNCH TEXAS!
Lisa is down 1.99% this week, for a total of 7.08% (actually lost a lot more, but can't count what we've already lost for the millionth time !!!) Logged in 10 miles.
Lisa: As far as eating out, I ambitterly sweet blessed to have Celiac disease, so I can't partake of a lot of the delicious breads, tortillas, gravies, desserts, etc. that can be served at most restaurants. However, I have learned that I still find plenty of ways to get my carbs, and not always in a healthy way! I am now trying to drink a TON more water before I eat to help me not feel so hungry. If I'm having a major craving, I will allow that if we are out (they do make gluten free pizza!) But, I actually have ordered now from the "lighter fare" menu, and I truly do not feel deprived in any way. My downfall is probably salad dressings...I do love oil and vinegar, so I can do that...but, I generally still want a little fattening thousand island or costa vida ranch mixed in there somehow.
Good Luck Losers! I know I'm not one of the top Losers at the moment, but one attitude change, especially with the fall approaching...I am trying to ride my bike places instead of driving, and I LOVE the way it makes me feel emotionally to make that one healthy choice!!!
PS: GO BYU COUGARS...CRUNCH TEXAS!
Assignment: What Chris Is Doing...
Slow and steady weight loss has been achieved by doing the following:
(1) Getting smarter about what and how much I eat ... I use the Lose It application which is easy because Jeri Lynne uses it and can share recipes so entering the nutritional information is not onerous. It's also helped because I can look up the nutritional information before I order something in a restaurant - a surprising number of things I thought would have been healthy are NOT and better choices are usually not too difficult to find.
(2) Exercise ... Didn't do it before and what a difference it has made. So far I've only walked (with a tiny bit of swimming while traveling).
(3) Attitude adjustment ... basic physiology courses teach that the parasympathetic nervous system controls "the 5 F's": (1) fight, (2) flight, (3) feed, (4) fear and (5) reproduce. Neurochemically this is all controlled mostly by doapmine and, as any addict will tell you, no matter how motivated you are to quit or do something different almost nobody wins in an argument with L-dopa! What I discovered is that most of my dopamine-based cravings for chocolate, etc. are satisfied after one or two bites; now that's all I take. The attitude adjustment was just paying attention to when I've consumed enough and in establishing just who is in control of what I do. (I now look back with disgusted regret at how many Charlie's large Snickers shakes I kept shoveling into my mouth even while they were making me physically sick I'm quite embarrassed.)
(4) Making sure I consume at least 1,500 mg of (1S,3R,4R,5R)-3-([(2Z)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]oxy)-1,4,5-trihydroxycyclohexanecarboxylic acid every day. From food or synthetic extract doesn't matter - I try to get a good 1.5 grams each day.
Since starting the competition I've measured and tracked every calorie consumed (including fat, carbohydrate, fiber and protein gram and each calorie burned from both daily activity AND exercise. Careful recording of this data has allowed me to measure weekly calorie deficits, exercise totals and many other parameters. Because I have enough scientific and statistical training to know the difference between anecdotal observation and understand the difference between correlation and causation I have done various statistical analyses of my weekly % loss as a function of each of these measurements. Unfortunately, of the four things I described above the only one that I can say has made any statistically significant difference is #4.
(1) Getting smarter about what and how much I eat ... I use the Lose It application which is easy because Jeri Lynne uses it and can share recipes so entering the nutritional information is not onerous. It's also helped because I can look up the nutritional information before I order something in a restaurant - a surprising number of things I thought would have been healthy are NOT and better choices are usually not too difficult to find.
(2) Exercise ... Didn't do it before and what a difference it has made. So far I've only walked (with a tiny bit of swimming while traveling).
(3) Attitude adjustment ... basic physiology courses teach that the parasympathetic nervous system controls "the 5 F's": (1) fight, (2) flight, (3) feed, (4) fear and (5) reproduce. Neurochemically this is all controlled mostly by doapmine and, as any addict will tell you, no matter how motivated you are to quit or do something different almost nobody wins in an argument with L-dopa! What I discovered is that most of my dopamine-based cravings for chocolate, etc. are satisfied after one or two bites; now that's all I take. The attitude adjustment was just paying attention to when I've consumed enough and in establishing just who is in control of what I do. (I now look back with disgusted regret at how many Charlie's large Snickers shakes I kept shoveling into my mouth even while they were making me physically sick I'm quite embarrassed.)
(4) Making sure I consume at least 1,500 mg of (1S,3R,4R,5R)-3-([(2Z)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]oxy)-1,4,5-trihydroxycyclohexanecarboxylic acid every day. From food or synthetic extract doesn't matter - I try to get a good 1.5 grams each day.
Since starting the competition I've measured and tracked every calorie consumed (including fat, carbohydrate, fiber and protein gram and each calorie burned from both daily activity AND exercise. Careful recording of this data has allowed me to measure weekly calorie deficits, exercise totals and many other parameters. Because I have enough scientific and statistical training to know the difference between anecdotal observation and understand the difference between correlation and causation I have done various statistical analyses of my weekly % loss as a function of each of these measurements. Unfortunately, of the four things I described above the only one that I can say has made any statistically significant difference is #4.
Emily's week
Woohoo I finally had a good week! I'm down 1.64% for a total of 10.18% I have officially lost 20 lbs. hope you all had a great week
Chris and Jeri Sept. 7th weigh in
Chris lost 0.43% this week with an overall loss of 13.13%. He walked 10 miles.
Jeri lost 1.29% this week with an overall loss of 12.12%. She walked 14 miles.
Jeri lost 1.29% this week with an overall loss of 12.12%. She walked 14 miles.
Katie B Sept 7th
I am down .10% for a total of 5.08% (I lost a lot this week but I was up up up at the first of the week) I think I have finally figured out that even with LOTS of added stress I can still be IN CONTROL of what I eat/do IF I let myself! I am really excited for this coming week I am going to try a new way of eating and see if this can turn into a new healthy lifestyle for myself and my family! I logged 4 miles this week
For the Challenge Eating Out: With two extremely crazy boys we don't go to restaurants too often- but I am addicted to Costa Vida/Cafe Rio... like I really might go threw withdrawals without them... Anyway- I LOVE their salads I have gone 100s 100s of times and I usually get my sweet pork salad or sometimes chicken salad. I love Costa for the reason that I can always get a small salad- sometimes with the wheat tortilla or none at all- and you can modify the salad anywhere from 350 cal- 1000 cal depending on what you put on it! I gave up soda for this challenge so I only get water with a lemon in it whenever we eat somewhere else. I think having sauces/dressings on the side helps a lot and making sure I don't go into a restaurant starving.
My husband has worked as a waiter for Olive Garden for years now and those breadsticks etc will kill you before you even get your smothered pasta order! So making sure I drink tons of water before- and pace myself with any extras on the table really helps!
For the Challenge Eating Out: With two extremely crazy boys we don't go to restaurants too often- but I am addicted to Costa Vida/Cafe Rio... like I really might go threw withdrawals without them... Anyway- I LOVE their salads I have gone 100s 100s of times and I usually get my sweet pork salad or sometimes chicken salad. I love Costa for the reason that I can always get a small salad- sometimes with the wheat tortilla or none at all- and you can modify the salad anywhere from 350 cal- 1000 cal depending on what you put on it! I gave up soda for this challenge so I only get water with a lemon in it whenever we eat somewhere else. I think having sauces/dressings on the side helps a lot and making sure I don't go into a restaurant starving.
My husband has worked as a waiter for Olive Garden for years now and those breadsticks etc will kill you before you even get your smothered pasta order! So making sure I drink tons of water before- and pace myself with any extras on the table really helps!
Kendra Spet 7th Weigh In/ Challenge
3lbs lost, 1.35% weekly, 11.02 total & 29 miles.
Challenge #1: What I have been doing is being more active, giving myself a cheat day on the day of weigh in, watching portion control & I save more of the calories I get for dinner time because I feel like that is the more tempting meal/time for me.
Let me explain a little more. I reached my goal to be working out or staying active 5x a week by doing little things like walking more or just getting out and jumping on the trampoline with my nieces and nephews. I feel like most of my success has come from giving myself a cheat day where I can have whatever I want without feeling guilty. This has made me not feel deprived of the things I like that probably aren't the best for me haha. Dinner time is hard meal for me because you go out to eat with friends or on a date & for some reason that is when I want to have a dessert or a treat of sorts. Well by allowing for more calories at dinner I can do that & still stay within my calories. This also leads right in to challenge
#2: If I go out to eat I look to see if they have a lighter menu or healthy option & if not then I am not afraid to say "Can I get that without mayo or light on the sauce?" things like this save on calories a lot. Also portion control is huge. I usually only end up eating half or less of what I ordered & then I save it for the next night.
Trent- Life Style Changes/Eating Challenge
For #1 I try to eat well. I started out counting calories but don't do well at that long term. It is easier for me to just avoid foods that I shouldn't have and eat ones that are good for me. I try to eat as raw as possible. (Veggies Fruits Nuts Salad Meat). I avoid processed food where possible and just try to eat smart. This includes when I eat out. I try to watch calories most of the time I just order a salad with the dressing on the side. The other portion has been working out. I started out walking and jogging and then picked biking back up. I now do CrossFit when I am in town and mountain bike when I can (although that has its downfalls see attached). I really believe that it is a combination of diet+exercise and not being on A DIET but setting something that you can live with. I eat things I shouldn't all of the time but try not to beat myself up about it and just go on trying to do better tomorrow.
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Emily Late Weigh In
Unfortunately I stayed the same this week. I've got to say I almost wanted to throw in the towel this week, I've been very frustrated how slowly the weight has been coming off me this go around...but we keep going forward I hope you all are finding the success you were hoping for
What Jeri's doing...
I have tried several diet plans in the past: Lean & Free 2000, South Beach, and Food Lover's. It was hard to stick to them because:
1. I was the only one in my house doing it.
2. I have picky eaters in my house and the recipes and/or foods the diets wanted you to eat or follow made it difficult.
3. I wasn't seeing results fast enough, or I plateaued.
What I've been doing during this competition:
1. I've taken different ideas from the above diets and made them fit my family and my lifestyle.
2. I gave up sugar (except for the Bear Lake raspberry shake...my first sugar rush since June 1st). I love cookies and chocolate. I can't go without something sweet everyday. My alternative: a piece of sugar free chocolate or a sugar free cookie. (Russell Stover makes some good sugar free chocolates and I love the Franz sugar free chocolate chip cookies). But I also limit how many sugar free goodies I eat each day.
3. No white bread or white flour. I eat only whole grain breads and cereals.
4. Lean protein. If I crave a hamburger, I make it at home with 96% lean hamburger, whole wheat bun, light on the condiments. Lots of lettuce and tomato.
5. No "diet recipes." (Picky eaters). I "healthify" our family favorites recipes. I eat smaller portions of the entree and bulk up my meal with lots of veggies and fruit.
6. Lunch is usually a salad with grilled chicken. My favorite fast food salad is Chick-fil-A's Asian Salad. I try not to use all of the dressing because of the sugar content. Another lunch food I eat is a sandwich made with whole grain bread, lean sandwich meat, no mayo, and lots of veggies. My favorite fast food sandwich is ham on honey oat bread with honey mustard and lots of veggies at Subway.
7. Having my spouse do this with me has helped a ton!
8. Track your calories. My doctor recommended the Lose It app. You put in your goal weight, how many pounds you want to lose a week (I did 1 pound), and it tells you how many calories you can eat.
9. Track your fat, carbs, and protein intake. Also on the Lose It app. If I see that I'm eating too many carbs and not enough protein, I will make adjustments throughout the day with my snack or next meal.
10. Exercise! Most of my exercise throughout this has been walking 2-3 miles every day. If it rains or something else comes up, I will do an exercise video.
11. Don't eat my exercise calories! If I have walked off 300 calories, I don't eat 300 more calories that day. I don't go over my allotted daily calorie total.
12. Drink more water! Also, I don't drink my calories (except milk). No juice, no sugar-filled soda.
13. Snack between meals. I try to keep my snacks between 100-150 calories. My favorites are: Greek yogurt, pita chips and hummus, South Beach snack bar, fruit, carrot sticks.
14. I try not to deprive myself of the foods I love. But I find a way to make it work in my eating plan! Sugar free ice cream, sugar free cookies, potato chips (1/2 a serving), etc. I could probably lose more weight each week if I didn't allow myself a few indulgences, but then nobody wants to be around me because I'm not very pleasant when I'm on a DIET! I'm on a healthier eating plan.
15. This competition has been a great motivation to stay on track!
Favorite restaurant for eating out: Texas Road House
I order the roasted chicken or a small steak. You can choose your sides. I get a salad and the fresh veggies. Stay away from the rolls and cinnamon butter!
Second favorite restaurant: Chili's
Margarita chicken with black beans and rice. Lots of flavor, low calories, and lots of protein!
1. I was the only one in my house doing it.
2. I have picky eaters in my house and the recipes and/or foods the diets wanted you to eat or follow made it difficult.
3. I wasn't seeing results fast enough, or I plateaued.
What I've been doing during this competition:
1. I've taken different ideas from the above diets and made them fit my family and my lifestyle.
2. I gave up sugar (except for the Bear Lake raspberry shake...my first sugar rush since June 1st). I love cookies and chocolate. I can't go without something sweet everyday. My alternative: a piece of sugar free chocolate or a sugar free cookie. (Russell Stover makes some good sugar free chocolates and I love the Franz sugar free chocolate chip cookies). But I also limit how many sugar free goodies I eat each day.
3. No white bread or white flour. I eat only whole grain breads and cereals.
4. Lean protein. If I crave a hamburger, I make it at home with 96% lean hamburger, whole wheat bun, light on the condiments. Lots of lettuce and tomato.
5. No "diet recipes." (Picky eaters). I "healthify" our family favorites recipes. I eat smaller portions of the entree and bulk up my meal with lots of veggies and fruit.
6. Lunch is usually a salad with grilled chicken. My favorite fast food salad is Chick-fil-A's Asian Salad. I try not to use all of the dressing because of the sugar content. Another lunch food I eat is a sandwich made with whole grain bread, lean sandwich meat, no mayo, and lots of veggies. My favorite fast food sandwich is ham on honey oat bread with honey mustard and lots of veggies at Subway.
7. Having my spouse do this with me has helped a ton!
8. Track your calories. My doctor recommended the Lose It app. You put in your goal weight, how many pounds you want to lose a week (I did 1 pound), and it tells you how many calories you can eat.
9. Track your fat, carbs, and protein intake. Also on the Lose It app. If I see that I'm eating too many carbs and not enough protein, I will make adjustments throughout the day with my snack or next meal.
10. Exercise! Most of my exercise throughout this has been walking 2-3 miles every day. If it rains or something else comes up, I will do an exercise video.
11. Don't eat my exercise calories! If I have walked off 300 calories, I don't eat 300 more calories that day. I don't go over my allotted daily calorie total.
12. Drink more water! Also, I don't drink my calories (except milk). No juice, no sugar-filled soda.
13. Snack between meals. I try to keep my snacks between 100-150 calories. My favorites are: Greek yogurt, pita chips and hummus, South Beach snack bar, fruit, carrot sticks.
14. I try not to deprive myself of the foods I love. But I find a way to make it work in my eating plan! Sugar free ice cream, sugar free cookies, potato chips (1/2 a serving), etc. I could probably lose more weight each week if I didn't allow myself a few indulgences, but then nobody wants to be around me because I'm not very pleasant when I'm on a DIET! I'm on a healthier eating plan.
15. This competition has been a great motivation to stay on track!
Favorite restaurant for eating out: Texas Road House
I order the roasted chicken or a small steak. You can choose your sides. I get a salad and the fresh veggies. Stay away from the rolls and cinnamon butter!
Second favorite restaurant: Chili's
Margarita chicken with black beans and rice. Lots of flavor, low calories, and lots of protein!
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