Healthy and Fit

I finished day 10 of the 30 day shred and will move over to level 2, exciting.  I also can fit into a pair of  my jeans that were disgustingly tight 2 weeks ago, woohoo! 

I finished day 10 of the 30 day shred and will move over to level 2, exciting.  I also can fit into a pair of  my jeans that were disgustingly tight 2 weeks ago, woohoo! 

Ok that is inspiring!
I have this video and head to the states in 46 days so maybe I should get my butt in gear!

I see it helping but I am also dieting and inputting EVERYTHING I eat in sparkpeople.com which also helps.  I have a wedding with a ton of friends I haven't seen in years in mid-aug and since moving to the UK I have gained probably 10 pounds so really focusing on dropping weight and toning up.  The toning is working, the weight dropping is not but that is typical when you are building muscle too. 

ps, I do the video twice a day for 4 or 5 days of the week. 

I see it helping but I am also dieting and inputting EVERYTHING I eat in sparkpeople.com which also helps.  I have a wedding with a ton of friends I haven't seen in years in mid-aug and since moving to the UK I have gained probably 10 pounds so really focusing on dropping weight and toning up.  The toning is working, the weight dropping is not but that is typical when you are building muscle too.  

ps, I do the video twice a day for 4 or 5 days of the week.  

Just back from the 2 hour gruelling gym session & going to store man I'm knackered big time!!  I know all about that toning up more than losing weight its frustrating i do the gym 4 times a week but I know in the long run it will pay off!!    

I'm so happy to get into the pool tonight and swim some laps

I made it threw level one of the devil..err I mean Gillan's 30 day shred...

Wow I never knew 20 minutes could kill you so much...

goods - you do this twice a day, you are a STRONG woman!  I am aiming for 4 times a week lol
It sucks though as I can't do push-up so I make up stuff (my wrist is crap)

I am now on to level 2 and holy cow, it kicked my ars*.  I think I will be doing level 2 once a day and level 1 for my second session.  I weighted myself this morning and lost 4 pounds, so very exciting!

I was really watching what I ate this week and keeping track of my calories on FoodFocus & even managed to get out and walk yesterday all over Radbourne for 2 hours...

I lost 14lbs last week...so far down a total of 25 lbs in 2 weeks.

I was really watching what I ate this week and keeping track of my calories on FoodFocus & even managed to get out and walk yesterday all over Radbourne for 2 hours...

I lost 14lbs last week...so far down a total of 25 lbs in 2 weeks.

WOW way.to.go.you!!!
Congrats....

Hmmm, I am trying that site out, WebyJ.  It looks like it's a bit like Fitday modified to the UK, but I like some of the options.  For instance "unbranded search" allows you to avoid the annoyance of searching for "apple" and getting 1000 processed foods before "apples, raw". 

Other than the advice that is pants if you're not following a diet relatively low in fat, it seems like a good resource.  But I am not seeing any micro-nutrient data.  Am I missing it?

As for me, I am back on my diet after taking a few days off for my birthday.  Slowly, but surely losing again.  I was considering using some sort of calorie and carb tracker, but I always get annoyed by them (and Sparkpeople annoys me even before I start tracking my calories.  No I don't want to use your site to do web searches nor do I want to spin the log in wheel, thank you).  We have a fairly decent one on the low carb board I visit, but it has that branded search problem.  Plus, it's public, so if I am having a bad day, potentially ANYONE knows that I ate that Galaxy bar, unless I don't fess up.  And to me, that defeats the purpose.

I was really watching what I ate this week and keeping track of my calories on FoodFocus & even managed to get out and walk yesterday all over Radbourne for 2 hours...

I lost 14lbs last week...so far down a total of 25 lbs in 2 weeks.

Wow, I can't even comprehend losing that much weight quickly and I have boatloads to lose.   I do want to say congratulations,  , but that now said, warning bells are ringing in my head.  Healthy, sustainable weight loss is 1-2 lb/week unless you're under careful eye of a doctor.  Sometimes you may have 4 or 5 lb, but 14  and then 25 in 2 weeks, crazy!!!   (Maybe that's common on atkins/south beach, etc? Never seen that in anything I've done which is just weight watchers and now just healthy eating)  I know its common to lose a ton the first week and it slows down, but please be careful, as you to do it healthy want to make sure you're getting rid of your fat and not your muscle, your internal organs, leaching calcium from your bones, etc.  Make sure you stay nice and hydrated as well. You probably know all that, but its far far far better to lose weight slowly and healthily, than rapid and have problems. 

No, it's not usually that common on low carb.  Your first few weeks might be a high loss because the diet itself is a diuretic, so your initial weight loss is boosted by some water weight loss.  That doesn't mean all weight loss on those diets are water weight, and most diets have initial losses that can be attributed to water weight loss (although usually not as dramatic as low carb).  Usually this is about 10-15 pounds over the two week induction, but smaller people might lose less and bigger people more.  Usually people settle into a lower, steady weight loss soon after the first week or two.

I think you sometimes get big weight loss when you change diet just because your body is sort of shocked into it.  Generally, slower weight loss is recommended simply because you are less likely to yo-yo (which has health consequences) and because you learn better habits than cycling between pigging out and eating dramatically less than your calorie requirements. 

I did my 2 hour greuling session at the gym this morning I was surprsied how busy the gym was I figured it being a Sunday & morning time it wouldnt be that busy but man it was heaving of people.

Wow, I can't even comprehend losing that much weight quickly and I have boatloads to lose.   I do want to say congratulations,  , but that now said, warning bells are ringing in my head.  Healthy, sustainable weight loss is 1-2 lb/week unless you're under careful eye of a doctor.  Sometimes you may have 4 or 5 lb, but 14  and then 25 in 2 weeks, crazy!!!   (Maybe that's common on atkins/south beach, etc? Never seen that in anything I've done which is just weight watchers and now just healthy eating)  I know its common to lose a ton the first week and it slows down, but please be careful, as you to do it healthy want to make sure you're getting rid of your fat and not your muscle, your internal organs, leaching calcium from your bones, etc.  Make sure you stay nice and hydrated as well. You probably know all that, but its far far far better to lose weight slowly and healthily, than rapid and have problems.  

My Dietian & trainer both said the same thing as you PB about your weight loss shouldnt be more than a couple pounds per week for a healthy weight loss.    

Walked then ended up running yesterday...
Walked about 2 miles then realized I left my keys in the front door and hauled butt the way home.. haha blonde moment.

today - rocked out level 1 again of the shred devil

My Dietian & trainer both said the same thing as you PB about your weight loss shouldnt be more than a couple pounds per week for a healthy weight loss.    

I am not disputing that rapid weight loss can be unhealthy.  Ask your doctor and dietitian why they recommend 1-2 pounds a week next time, and I bet they will say something along the lines of what I said in my post.  Of course, if someone is exhibiting anorexic behaviours and totally starving their body of nutrients, there can be serious consequences to both their body and their psychology. A steady weight loss is better than yo-yoing and feast and famine isn't the best "healthy living" lesson to live whilst losing weight.  Most people who are successful in losing weight and not gaining it all back have a slower weight loss as one of their habits in common.   But we don't know what WebyJ's weight loss rate ultimately, we don't know how much she is restricting her diet, and her weight loss will likely slow down as she continues to lose weight.

That said, not everyone who loses weight rapidly without the careful supervision of a doctor is doing something wrong.  My first month I lived abroad as a teenager I lost around 30-35 pounds eating 3 squares (plus snacks sometimes).  I was just a *lot* more active and my diet had changed from a low fat (and low nutrient, really) diet I grew up on to a smaller, denser, and yes, fattier diet they eat in Scandinavia.  I also stopped drinking milk and juice regularly because it wasn't really offered in the same amounts as at home, so I wasn't really drinking a tonne of calories.  I maintained (and lost more) for about a year, and gained it all back when I moved home and was eating "home cooking" again.