Fitness/Weightloss 2013

[MAPPLEBUM]

Gained a bunch this summer. Tracking calories and fitness on Sparkpeople. Have lost 4 of the 17 lbs I've gained since moving to the Midwest. GAH!!!

[Curegirl]

ST, I agree with Angie...stroller on hills is totally exercise.

Mapple, you're on your way!

[Sheherezade]

Based on the insane level of soreness in my hips and thighs today, there will be NO YOGA FOR ME tomorrow. Seriously. And, I'd like my perfect butt to show up soon. Damn. I'm always shocked by how daily yoga classes can cumulatively creep up on you. I've done 5 days in a row and none of the classes seemed that challenging. Now I'm unable to take two flights of steps without wincing. And since my house has four flights of steps (don't ask), this is a literal pain in the ass.

[Curegirl]

Angie, are you feeling better?

I didn't want to drive to the gym because I'm very lazy so had an 80s/90s dance party in my bedroom...the Spice Girls and Vanilla Ice may have made an appearance (they totally did).

[L.Jane]

Angie, are you feeling better?

I didn't want to drive to the gym because I'm very lazy so had an 80s/90s dance party in my bedroom...the Spice Girls and Vanilla Ice may have made an appearance (they totally did).

omg I want to exercise with you.

[Curegirl]

I think that should be on the list when you guys move...

[JDAZ11]

Grr. I'm being so much lazier now that it's a little chilly. I NEED to find good spin classes or something. Missing my old gym 😥

[Michele]

I ran (jogged) 7 miles tonight. I'm so ridiculously proud of myself. I have no one else to share that accomplishment with so here I am. I'm kinda hoping to complete a half marathon one day. And maybe, just maybe, I'll learn to swim (for real) and I can complete a triathlon....

Oh and thirteen, I fully expect you to be my adventure race buddy when you get here!

[Thirteen]

I ran (jogged) 7 miles tonight. I'm so ridiculously proud of myself. I have no one else to share that accomplishment with so here I am. I'm kinda hoping to complete a half marathon one day. And maybe, just maybe, I'll learn to swim (for real) and I can complete a triathlon....

Oh and thirteen, I fully expect you to be my adventure race buddy when you get here!

Oooooo, that sounds fun!



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[Mrs. MD, Esq.]

That's awesome! You should be really proud of yourself!

[Mrs. MD, Esq.]

As of this morning, weight is 154.4...only 4.4 lbs away from my original goal... Which I think I'm updating to 135 as a final goal...not sure if it's possible, but I'm gonna try!

[JDAZ11]

As of this morning, weight is 154.4...only 4.4 lbs away from my original goal... Which I think I'm updating to 135 as a final goal...not sure if it's possible, but I'm gonna try!

Awesome! What are you doing? Just counting calories?

Keep it up!

I need to get serious again. I'm going in vacation in a dew weeks and will need to wear a bathing suit and fit into my shorts!

[Mrs. MD, Esq.]

Awesome! What are you doing? Just counting calories?

Keep it up!

I need to get serious again. I'm going in vacation in a dew weeks and will need to wear a bathing suit and fit into my shorts!

I'm doing the old weight watchers points plan...I swear, it's the only thing that works for me long term.

Nothing motivates like a bathing suit! Good luck!

[JDAZ11]

So interesting. I had good luck with the old WW too - although it was so hard! I can eat like 3K calories of fruit a day if I let myself, so I wasn't a huge fan of the new system.

I think I still pay for it, is it still easy enough to use the tracking tools for the old system or are you doing it by hand?

[Mrs. MD, Esq.]

So interesting. I had good luck with the old WW too - although it was so hard! I can eat like 3K calories of fruit a day if I let myself, so I wasn't a huge fan of the new system.

I think I still pay for it, is it still easy enough to use the tracking tools for the old system or are you doing it by hand?

I'm the same way with fruit...it was the second biggest reason I stuck with the old system (the first being that it's not easy to do the points in my head and god knows I'm not taking a calculator to the store)! I still eat a ton of fruit (pretty much makes up all of my snacking and part of my breakfast) but it's a reasonable amount versus going nuts because I can.

I track my food (and calculate recipes) with my fitness pal. I used to mark the point value in the notes but that got tedious. I generally calculate the points in my head and will confirm with an online points calculator if I'm not sure what the fraction of a point is for rounding purposes.

It's fairly easy to count up in your head though...every 50 calories - add a point, every 12g of fat - add a point. Then for each 4g of fiber you can subtract a point (for one point maximum), so basically the max can account for is 4g (even if it has 12g of fiber).

Here's the calculator: http://www.calculatorcat.com/free_ca...lculator.phtml

Has old and new, but I obviously use the old. There are also sites that will tell you how many of the old points you are allotted based on age, height, weight and activity (apparently the points plus is impossible to figure out without their calculator.