Maintenance Support thread

[jimmie 48]

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i don't know what the deal is with the website link. i went back to it and all i get right now is page can not be displayed. it must be the server. i was there just 10 minutes ago.

you are probably right 2big, i don't understand. i can tell you i don't feel too lean and i don't thing i am. i stuck some other figures in my stat journal.

can i say we are getting off track for motivation? hit my journal it you want to continue the teaching, k? i went off and it's my fault, sorry guys.

[ttdriver]

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DID SOMEONE SAY WE NEED MOTIVATION HERE?



Betty

[Perry]

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one thing that has always bothered me, for lack of a better word, since i set my goal at 120 is that i see girls that are much taller than me. 5' 4" like you jen and some even taller that have a goal set the same as me....120. i know that i should not let that dictate what i should weigh but that is easier said than done. the victoria's secret look at my underware show was on the other night. no wonder some of us feel very inadequate. too short, too heavy and sometimes both at the same time.



i am saying that if someone 4 inches taller than me has a goal of 120 then by comparison i should weigh about 112 or 113. i am not saying this is sensible but it is how i think.



sorry, i really didn't mean to get off track so much here. this may be something that affects my own personal problem with motivation.

IMO, 120 is just a number. Find a goal weight that is comfortable to you and easy to 1) get to and 2) maintain... whether it's 122 or 118. Your body will tell you where it wants to be. You don't have to argue with it!



I had to get my exercise shovelling snow again. 8" this morning.

[MotherOfGizmo]

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Wow Perry 8" of snow! I bet its beautiful!

[BikerGoddess]

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Jimmie, I did lower my goal twice (then went back up) because I really had no way to correlate how I wanted to look with numbers on the scale. I'm totally with you on thinking there's a *proper* number to weigh, but consider that a start point in a search mission, rather than an absolute Truth of God.

Some things to remember:
- Models get airbrushed. Even they don't look as good as they look.
- Most models smoke and are on drugs. Because they have to be to stay that unnaturally thin.
- Women and gay men are the only ones who will be catty about your weight when you're not obese.
- Skin has some volume to it, too. I remember a story about a woman who went in for lipo and was told that her 'bulges' were her skin and there wasn't any fat underneath to take out.

Maybe you should toss the scale and go by clothing size/measurements instead of weight. It causes so much grief for being such an arbitrary measure (you'll weigh less at the top of a mountain...)

*hugs*

Laura

[jimmie 48]

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you all do understand that the weight issue is only secondary with me. it really is. i just found it interesting from the get go that so many girls and one guy that i can think of, was just a few inches taller and wanted to weight the same as me.

i suppose if i continued to be motivated, the weight would eventually drop a pound or
two anyway. correct? well, assuming i take in less than i expend, right?
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on to the motivation part:
i have done 4 nights in a row now. am i a slug if i take today off?

[artgirl7]

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[img]../elleth/adbb/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif[/img] Holidays & Challenges
I posted this on the main board and Sadie recommend that I come over here.. Thanks for the tip Sadie!

So, here is by story...Okay, so I have been in my new lifestyle change for sometime time now (1.5 years) and met goal early in 2005.

Now this is my first holiday being at goal and it almost seems harder than when I was trying to lose. I am not tempted by sweets or sugars, but I noticed that the carb creep has come in lately. My intake is closer to 50-60 carbs a day, compared to my regular 30-40.

Exercise has never been trouble area for me, I am a firm believer in daily exercise and recently bought a treadmill because running outside it just too tough in this cold weather and snow.

So, here is my challenge/issue lately... I am not sure why but I feel like I am slipping up a bit. My scale is varies 1-4 lbs weekly, up and down, which is normal for me. But I feel like I am getting bigger because my 2's & 4's are not as comfortable as they were this summer.

Question, do any of you gain during the winter maybe because of carb creep or the exercise changes when you can't go outside and run? When I was losing, it seemed like I had a better handle on this sort of thing, but lately feel like I am slipping a bit. I am actually getting physically sick over the idea of gaining and not being so toned.

The very thought of being large again makes me ill, it really does. I know I never want to go back to be large and unhealthy, but I think I have gotten too comfortable lately. I mean the other day, I ate a few chips! I never would have pulled a stunt like that months ago.

Any tips to get remotivated? New ideas for exercises when indoors? (I run on the treadmill daily for one hour, then do all my lounges and sit ups. Sometimes I will add the stationary bike or aerobics after the run, just to zip it up a bit. But I miss the outdoors and the fresh air!)

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[jimmie 48]

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that's why this thread was started so we could get motivated, artsy.
as far as having trouble with the holidays and gaining, that has not been the trouble for me. it's the lack of motovation for exercise. i don't want to be big again and that is enough to stay away from the cake and cookies. i have just found exercise to be a drag and i don't want to do it. not boring but a drag.

you're at 126 and a size 0/2! now i am feeling ill........i'm at 120 and in a 4. i must be shopping the wrong places!

i always do my stuff indoors. it's too dang hot in the summer and i don't want to walk alone for various reasons. i am not joining a gym.
i do stationary bike, stretching, pushups, crunches, some dumbell work and lots of leg lifts of various kinds. when i want to change that up, i look for other kinds of things on the web. add something and take something away.

[artgirl7]

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Maybe that is it Jimmie....

I know what foods to stay away from and I do. I know what I need to do in terms of exercise but I think I could be pushing myself harder. This summer, I was so toned and buffed. I looked at pictures and was amazed it was me.

Now, I am about the same weight but just don't feel as lean. My BF says I am still the same but a girl knows.

Size and weight are tricky, ya know. One person can weigh one thing and wear one size, where another can not. It really depends on their shape, and where they carry their weight. I carry mine in my hips and thighs, like most women. I gain there first as well. My top half is so small and petite.

Maybe that is it.... exercise is a drab right now. I am doing and still enjoying it but my motivation level is just not like it was this summer. Maybe because of all these layers I am wearing, no one, not even me, can see all the hard work.

This morning, I actually had to give myself a HUGE pep talk and hopefully got myself back to where i need to be mentally. Once I get there, I can get moving again. It is really a mind thing, almost a game. It is like, how creative can I be with my foods and how hard and intense can my workouts be so I have the body I always dreamed about.

For example, last night, I was working out and turned on Survivor, that reality TV Show. Now I have watched it from time to time, but last night I saw those women and thought, "WoW, they look awesome! Their stomaches and legs are amazing! So, my workouts intensity got kicked in to high gear after that. Sounds stupid, but little motivational things like that make me want to work harder.

I also pull out the old size 18 photo and compare it to me in a size petite size 0 photo and have a good cry. That also will kick my butt into gear!

Well, good luck to you to you. Hope you get over the mountain too!

[sadie147]

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I'm the opposite of you artgirl, i'm big in the arms/back stomach. legs and hips have never been an issue for me. I know exactly how you feel with just feeling 'different' my clothes just don't fit the same, even though i'm in the same size..it's strange. though for me a lack of exercise is most likely to blame. by any chance to you watch your calorie or fat intake? i haven''t had too much problems with carb creep, mine is more of an issue with fats/cals i think. i actually think i should add more carbs maybe. If youre a regular exerciser i can't see 50/60 g a day being an issue.

[artgirl7]

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Hi Sadie,

Funny how we are shapes and sizes.. but you said it best when your clothes just fit different, even though you are the same size and weight.

I don't watch my caloric intake, but I think I had better. I also think my portion sizes may be getting a bit bigger and for no reason either. If I start watching my caloric intake and my portion sizes AND getting my exercise routine back up to a higher intensity level, I think I can get back into the swing of things.

Because I am feeling blah with things, I know I have got to zip it up! It is funny, the other day I said it was easier to lose all the weight than to maintain it. So many folks would disagree, but I do think it is harder now.

Don't you love when you body is just where you want it to be, And don't you hate it when its not??

[sadie147]

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you know it's amazing, i agree that maintaining is much harder than losing. It's almost like you no longer have a 'goal' or 'target' and it becomes different somehow...it's hard to explain. i found the first few months so easy, now i'm trying to hard to stay motivated, and figure out where my perfect balance is. I guess this is all part of the whole way of life. I've been struggling since Sept, I'm determined that I will get there. I wont give up..but i do get disappointed. I also am OK with the fact that maybe this is just the weight my body wants to be, but i'm gonna keep trying first.

I think one of the biggest problems for women is the self image due to advertising, hollywood etc. I'm a reasonable adult, and I all know the models are airbrushed, and the actresses have personal trainers, but it still affects me. I'm constantly comparing myself to others and feeling inadequate. It's very very hard to overcome.

[2big4mysize]

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Yep what Sadie said about its over and done you, are there now what is next attitude amny folk have.

Keep thinking of your Atkins WOL as your Atkins house. you built it with good quality material in the foods you used in each of the building phases induction the foundation, OWL the framing, premaintenance the roofing.and your moved in when you arrived at goal and land scaping was the exercise you did, so all of us have a different house of Atkins but it is a solid house of Atkins no less.

just like your real house you put your personel touch on the decorating with your food selections to maintain and all was fine. but in a while you wanted a change as certain foods went out of season or came availible so you remodeled and all is still fine with your food.

Take a look at your landscaping. tired of that old flower bed (your bike commandercuppycake) you thought you'd love for the rest of your life. so remove the old floweres and plant new ones> I know their are tapes for bike workouts just like the Slim in 6 folk got. get a spinning tape and workout they have audio tapes with the music at a certain workout beat get you some of those and spin to the music.Get one of those travel tapes and ride along with it. you own the flower bed make it something you are proud of! Or heck remove the whole flower bed and plant grass or trees any other exercise program you want to try right now. you kept updating it and making it to fit your current wants and needs and never allow it to become a drag.

We can sympathize we can empathize, we can suggest, we can kick your butt, or we can even threaten, but we can't make you do it well, maybe barbde can with that threat of hers. So you can just do it and be misrible or you can shake it up like Brook does with her gazillion exercise tapes, when she gets bored with one she moves on to another different type of workout still getting her cardio and resistance workouts going.

[BikerGoddess]

I think one of the biggest problems for women is the self image due to advertising, hollywood etc. I'm a reasonable adult, and I all know the models are airbrushed, and the actresses have personal trainers, but it still affects me. I'm constantly comparing myself to others and feeling inadequate. It's very very hard to overcome.

Very. There have been several dolls and ad campaigns featuring 'real' women, and we don't wanna see them...

Laura

[jimmie 48]

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i think part of my issue with this is the accountability. i was thinking back about a week ago and jack thought he was coming home. i got all happy and did exercise and showered. i knew he would expect me to have done my workout. when i was in the challenges, i stayed steady on. when i am busiest in the church kitchen, i exericse. the accountability there are the tables and chairs. i have to depend on me to move them. if i am not building the arms up there will be no way to move those carts. when this thread was started, sadie, you held me accountable for the one night and i did that. i promised perry the next. i did that. i never had a problem with keeping on track when jack was home. i think this is a huge thing for me. will i join the challenge next time? i am not sure. if jack is home we plan on going off for a couple of weeks.

it might just be a good thing if we stay well aware of those who are at goal and make sure we ask from time to time if things are staying the course.