working out for Disney

[epcotisbest]

Rain, Rain go away come back another day. I hear a zen practice calling my name or I will this afternoon. If nothing else I'll have time to bake some ratatouille The food not the rat!

She says no rain in Cocoa Beach today, although this photo is from yesterday evening.

 

[Figgy1]

Finally I didn't have to do any arc building and got out and WALKED, relaxed outside and am ready to zen before bed. I made the boys some potato casserole for them to heat up tomorrow as for me salad for lunch and for dinner spicy eggplant and tofu

 

[Figgy1]

@Songbird76 I'm sorry to hear you don't think you're making progress but you are. Muscle weighs more than fat so you can't always go by the scale. Sometimes it's just the dreaded plateau and with all thing in life this to shall pass.

 

[Goofyernmost]

@Songbird76 I'm sorry to hear you don't think you're making progress but you are. Muscle weighs more than fat so you can't always go by the scale. Sometimes it's just the dreaded plateau and with all thing in life this to shall pass.

I use that muscle/weight reference all the time, but, I don't think I'm getting away with it because for my weight I should make Superman look like a little weakling. I don't!

 

[Songbird76]

@Songbird76 I'm sorry to hear you don't think you're making progress but you are. Muscle weighs more than fat so you can't always go by the scale. Sometimes it's just the dreaded plateau and with all thing in life this to shall pass.

Thanks, but I actually don't weigh myself anymore because it's always discouraging. But I just don't see a difference. I've been in the same size clothing for MONTHS now with no signs of change. I honestly just don't think I will ever be anything less than obese. It's just not in my genetic makeup. My husband lost 40 lbs just by cutting down on his carb intake, with no exercise at all. I work out every day and eat even healthier and I lose 5 lbs. My body just doesn't seem to respond like most people's do. So I will continue to work out to keep my stamina where it belongs, but I don't think I will ever be a " healthy" weight. I will do it because it's good for me, but I am not deluded into believing it will lead to weightloss.

 

[Goofyernmost]

Thanks, but I actually don't weigh myself anymore because it's always discouraging. But I just don't see a difference. I've been in the same size clothing for MONTHS now with no signs of change. I honestly just don't think I will ever be anything less than obese. It's just not in my genetic makeup. My husband lost 40 lbs just by cutting down on his carb intake, with no exercise at all. I work out every day and eat even healthier and I lose 5 lbs. My body just doesn't seem to respond like most people's do. So I will continue to work out to keep my stamina where it belongs, but I don't think I will ever be a " healthy" weight. I will do it because it's good for me, but I am not deluded into believing it will lead to weightloss.

Don't let the skinny minnie's brain wash you. Your weight is what is Healthy for you. I just turned 70 and have been overweight all my life. Good news/bad news... I have outlived a whole whole lot of my skinny, and by appearance, in good shape friends. And lets face it... I am long past the point of being able to die young. Everyone has their own "healthy" weight. As long as your situation doesn't stop you from doing the things you love to do let the rest of the world starve to look like a stick. We only get one shot of this, we have to ask ourselves, which of our lives do we plan to enjoy. I believe in continuing to stay active, I try not to overeat, because at my age I don't get the opportunity to be quite as active as I was in my working years, however, I don't want the joints and muscles to "freeze" up on me, so I keep doing my walks and my PT exercises.

Even during the time when I was on intravenous antibiotics when I was really limited on my ability to move about with the same freedom that I had before. I still lost some weight in spite of the fact that the procedure coupled with a certain degree of depression, that I felt at the time, caused me to always be hungry and very seldom denying myself. As I very unpopularly stated genetics plays a big roll in who and what we are. How we process calories is usually much different between women and men. Metabolism governed a lot by the thyroid is all part of that.

My own history is a puzzlement for me. About 8 years ago I started to lose weight. Not a huge degree, but, a pound here, a pound there and over time I had lost 80 pounds. When I started to notice it happening I did take a positive step and reduced quantities that I ate but not what I ate. Just less of everything that I liked. I changed nothing except gotten older and over the last two years, I put back 30 lbs. but then seemed to level off there. I figure I must be at the weight my body wanted to be naturally. How many people have you known that lost a lot of weight just to put it all back on again and really didn't change anything in the line of exercise and quantities consumed. I think we all tend to think that nature can be altered. It can be temporarily, but, it always claims itself back again. It is determined internally, I believe, and until things change internally we do not have complete control of what happens.

Like I said, I go out and force myself to exercise (mostly walking) no matter how much my hips or knees hurt because unless I go on a 200 calorie a day diet, if I become a couch potato, I might just explode. I already spend too much time on the computer, but, lets face it, at my age marathon running would be out of the question.

 

[Songbird76]

Don't let the skinny minnie's brain wash you. Your weight is what is Healthy for you. I just turned 70 and have been overweight all my life. Good news/bad news... I have outlived a whole whole lot of my skinny, and by appearance, in good shape friends. And lets face it... I am long past the point of being able to die young. Everyone has their own "healthy" weight. As long as your situation doesn't stop you from doing the things you love to do let the rest of the world starve to look like a stick. We only get one shot of this, we have to ask ourselves, which of our lives do we plan to enjoy. I believe in continuing to stay active, I try not to overeat, because at my age I don't get the opportunity to be quite as active as I was in my working years, however, I don't want the joints and muscles to "freeze" up on me, so I keep doing my walks and my PT exercises.

Even during the time when I was on intravenous antibiotics when I was really limited on my ability to move about with the same freedom that I had before. I still lost some weight in spite of the fact that the procedure coupled with a certain degree of depression, that I felt at the time, caused me to always be hungry and very seldom denying myself. As I very unpopularly stated genetics plays a big roll in who and what we are. How we process calories is usually much different between women and men. Metabolism governed a lot by the thyroid is all part of that.

My own history is a puzzlement for me. About 8 years ago I started to lose weight. Not a huge degree, but, a pound here, a pound there and over time I had lost 80 pounds. When I started to notice it happening I did take a positive step and reduced quantities that I ate but not what I ate. Just less of everything that I liked. I changed nothing except gotten older and over the last two years, I put back 30 lbs. but then seemed to level off there. I figure I must be at the weight my body wanted to be naturally. How many people have you known that lost a lot of weight just to put it all back on again and really didn't change anything in the line of exercise and quantities consumed. I think we all tend to think that nature can be altered. It can be temporarily, but, it always claims itself back again. It is determined internally, I believe, and until things change internally we do not have complete control of what happens.

Like I said, I go out and force myself to exercise (mostly walking) no matter how much my hips or knees hurt because unless I go on a 200 calorie a day diet, if I become a couch potato, I might just explode. I already spend too much time on the computer, but, lets face it, at my age marathon running would be out of the question.

I don't necessarily want to be thin, I just want to fit comfortably in an airline seat or in one of those bamboo chairs they always have on outdoor terraces at restaurants. And it would be nice to be able to get clothes in a standard clothing store instead of having to go to a specialty one. The world is designed for thin people...I don't need to be a stick, I just want to fit in.

It's kind of funny...when I first moved here, I was overweight, but smaller than I am now by about 50 lbs. My MIL kept saying I was bound to get thinner as Dutch people eat so much healthier than Americans...Americans are all fat (She's bigger than me) and eat nothing but junk food, don't care about what they look like, and Dutch people ride their bikes everywhere and Americans don't exercise, bla bla bla. Within a few months of living here, I GAINED 30 pounds. I was used to broiled/grilled/baked meats where my MIL fries everything in butter...even bacon. I was used to eating lots of fruits and vegetables and if we ate potatoes, it was generally a baked potato. The Dutch eat sandwhiches for breakfast AND lunch....so lots of carbs, and then they do mashed potatoes with veggies stirred in as the main part of the meal, so you get a LOT of potato, but not very much vegetable. They don't serve meat with every meal, but when they do, it's a small bit...the majority of the meal is the potato. And I walked everywhere I went. My "American" lifestyle was by far more healthy than her "Dutch" lifestyle. So when I lived with them, I gained a bunch of weight....and now I can't seem to get rid of it, no matter what I do. All the bike riding to work and picking my son up from school, walking at work, cardio workouts at home, and reducing carbs has not made much of a difference and I've been doing the workouts for 3 years....I'm still obese. So I agree to an extent, it's how nature intends me to be. I exercise more than any of my neighbors or friends, and yet I'm the biggest of all of them. And I'd be FINE with it, if I could just fit in the world.

 

[Goofyernmost]

I don't necessarily want to be thin, I just want to fit comfortably in an airline seat or in one of those bamboo chairs they always have on outdoor terraces at restaurants. And it would be nice to be able to get clothes in a standard clothing store instead of having to go to a specialty one. The world is designed for thin people...I don't need to be a stick, I just want to fit in.

It's kind of funny...when I first moved here, I was overweight, but smaller than I am now by about 50 lbs. My MIL kept saying I was bound to get thinner as Dutch people eat so much healthier than Americans...Americans are all fat (She's bigger than me) and eat nothing but junk food, don't care about what they look like, and Dutch people ride their bikes everywhere and Americans don't exercise, bla bla bla. Within a few months of living here, I GAINED 30 pounds. I was used to broiled/grilled/baked meats where my MIL fries everything in butter...even bacon. I was used to eating lots of fruits and vegetables and if we ate potatoes, it was generally a baked potato. The Dutch eat sandwhiches for breakfast AND lunch....so lots of carbs, and then they do mashed potatoes with veggies stirred in as the main part of the meal, so you get a LOT of potato, but not very much vegetable. They don't serve meat with every meal, but when they do, it's a small bit...the majority of the meal is the potato. And I walked everywhere I went. My "American" lifestyle was by far more healthy than her "Dutch" lifestyle. So when I lived with them, I gained a bunch of weight....and now I can't seem to get rid of it, no matter what I do. All the bike riding to work and picking my son up from school, walking at work, cardio workouts at home, and reducing carbs has not made much of a difference and I've been doing the workouts for 3 years....I'm still obese. So I agree to an extent, it's how nature intends me to be. I exercise more than any of my neighbors or friends, and yet I'm the biggest of all of them. And I'd be FINE with it, if I could just fit in the world.

I didn't know the backstory or the extent of the problem that you have told us. That is a delemma indeed. I know that for me, I just cut back on quantities, but, tried to maintain balance in my meal planning. I live alone so the temptation to indulge is sometimes stronger when with someone else, if for no other reason then it's hard to cook the proper amount for just one person. There never seems to be any leftovers. I just noticed this week while doing a little grocery shopping that the instant mashed potatoes that are usually way to much are now offering a single serving size. That helps. I have tried the weighing the portions, but, always came away unsatisfied and would resort to snacking. I don't know if there is a nutritionist type of possibility where you are, but, if there is I might suggest trying that. I know that my weekness is pasta. I could eat pasta every meal if my common sense would let me. Damn the common sense. But, I have been known to have just pasta for a main meal when I felt to lazy to prepare anything else. Last night in a overwhelming surge of healthier eating had a half pound of baked Cod and steamed broccoli. I did waver a little and had Ice Cream for dessert, however, I am old and have very few vices left. Quit smoking years ago, don't date much, if at all, if I have a drink of wine twice a year I consider myself over imbibing. Food is what is left so I try to forget my size once in a while and just reward myself for making it this far in life.

I do understand about the clothing thing though. Until I had lost 50 pounds I always had to buy clothing at the Big and Tall shops at a premium rate. In the world of theme parks the only place that I have found, size wise, that was a problem was at Universal. I am about a half inch to big around to ride the Harry Potter stuff (except the train) and The Mummy that I don't want to ride anyway. At least getting down to a dimension that allows buying off the rack goes a long way to feeling OK about oneself. Don't give up, keep trying different things. Or get your thyroid checked to see if that might be part of the problem. Sadly, mine wasn't, but, I was hopeful for a short time.

 

[Figgy1]

Thanks, but I actually don't weigh myself anymore because it's always discouraging. But I just don't see a difference. I've been in the same size clothing for MONTHS now with no signs of change. I honestly just don't think I will ever be anything less than obese. It's just not in my genetic makeup. My husband lost 40 lbs just by cutting down on his carb intake, with no exercise at all. I work out every day and eat even healthier and I lose 5 lbs. My body just doesn't seem to respond like most people's do. So I will continue to work out to keep my stamina where it belongs, but I don't think I will ever be a " healthy" weight. I will do it because it's good for me, but I am not deluded into believing it will lead to weightloss.

{{HUGS}} as unfair as it is men do lose weight more quickly. You could also be over exercising for you. Some people thrive on 30 minutes a day going all out some by moving moderately for most of the day

 

[Figgy1]

Thanks, but I actually don't weigh myself anymore because it's always discouraging. But I just don't see a difference. I've been in the same size clothing for MONTHS now with no signs of change. I honestly just don't think I will ever be anything less than obese. It's just not in my genetic makeup. My husband lost 40 lbs just by cutting down on his carb intake, with no exercise at all. I work out every day and eat even healthier and I lose 5 lbs. My body just doesn't seem to respond like most people's do. So I will continue to work out to keep my stamina where it belongs, but I don't think I will ever be a " healthy" weight. I will do it because it's good for me, but I am not deluded into believing it will lead to weightloss.

Have you had a full physical with a thyroid check?

 

[Figgy1]

I don't necessarily want to be thin, I just want to fit comfortably in an airline seat or in one of those bamboo chairs they always have on outdoor terraces at restaurants. And it would be nice to be able to get clothes in a standard clothing store instead of having to go to a specialty one. The world is designed for thin people...I don't need to be a stick, I just want to fit in.

It's kind of funny...when I first moved here, I was overweight, but smaller than I am now by about 50 lbs. My MIL kept saying I was bound to get thinner as Dutch people eat so much healthier than Americans...Americans are all fat (She's bigger than me) and eat nothing but junk food, don't care about what they look like, and Dutch people ride their bikes everywhere and Americans don't exercise, bla bla bla. Within a few months of living here, I GAINED 30 pounds. I was used to broiled/grilled/baked meats where my MIL fries everything in butter...even bacon. I was used to eating lots of fruits and vegetables and if we ate potatoes, it was generally a baked potato. The Dutch eat sandwhiches for breakfast AND lunch....so lots of carbs, and then they do mashed potatoes with veggies stirred in as the main part of the meal, so you get a LOT of potato, but not very much vegetable. They don't serve meat with every meal, but when they do, it's a small bit...the majority of the meal is the potato. And I walked everywhere I went. My "American" lifestyle was by far more healthy than her "Dutch" lifestyle. So when I lived with them, I gained a bunch of weight....and now I can't seem to get rid of it, no matter what I do. All the bike riding to work and picking my son up from school, walking at work, cardio workouts at home, and reducing carbs has not made much of a difference and I've been doing the workouts for 3 years....I'm still obese. So I agree to an extent, it's how nature intends me to be. I exercise more than any of my neighbors or friends, and yet I'm the biggest of all of them. And I'd be FINE with it, if I could just fit in the world.

{{HUGS}} first you are not as big as you think you are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Second and more importantly you are beautiful the way you are. Third airline seats are made for skinny 11 year old boys without hips. xoxo

 

[Figgy1]

Don't let the skinny minnie's brain wash you. Your weight is what is Healthy for you. I just turned 70 and have been overweight all my life. Good news/bad news... I have outlived a whole whole lot of my skinny, and by appearance, in good shape friends. And lets face it... I am long past the point of being able to die young. Everyone has their own "healthy" weight. As long as your situation doesn't stop you from doing the things you love to do let the rest of the world starve to look like a stick. We only get one shot of this, we have to ask ourselves, which of our lives do we plan to enjoy. I believe in continuing to stay active, I try not to overeat, because at my age I don't get the opportunity to be quite as active as I was in my working years, however, I don't want the joints and muscles to "freeze" up on me, so I keep doing my walks and my PT exercises.

Even during the time when I was on intravenous antibiotics when I was really limited on my ability to move about with the same freedom that I had before. I still lost some weight in spite of the fact that the procedure coupled with a certain degree of depression, that I felt at the time, caused me to always be hungry and very seldom denying myself. As I very unpopularly stated genetics plays a big roll in who and what we are. How we process calories is usually much different between women and men. Metabolism governed a lot by the thyroid is all part of that.

My own history is a puzzlement for me. About 8 years ago I started to lose weight. Not a huge degree, but, a pound here, a pound there and over time I had lost 80 pounds. When I started to notice it happening I did take a positive step and reduced quantities that I ate but not what I ate. Just less of everything that I liked. I changed nothing except gotten older and over the last two years, I put back 30 lbs. but then seemed to level off there. I figure I must be at the weight my body wanted to be naturally. How many people have you known that lost a lot of weight just to put it all back on again and really didn't change anything in the line of exercise and quantities consumed. I think we all tend to think that nature can be altered. It can be temporarily, but, it always claims itself back again. It is determined internally, I believe, and until things change internally we do not have complete control of what happens.

Like I said, I go out and force myself to exercise (mostly walking) no matter how much my hips or knees hurt because unless I go on a 200 calorie a day diet, if I become a couch potato, I might just explode. I already spend too much time on the computer, but, lets face it, at my age marathon running would be out of the question.

Phew I thought you were talking about me

 

[Goofyernmost]

Phew I thought you were talking about me

I thought it was about time to zero in on minnie. I'm sure she won't mind. Well, I'm pretty sure. Now that I think about it, I'm not sure at all. (---finds a big rock and hides behind it---)

 

[Songbird76]

Have you had a full physical with a thyroid check?

I used to get bloodwork every year that checked for things like thyroid, blood sugar, cholesterol, etc....it always came back normal, and I haven't done it in about 2 or 3 years now. I think the last time I did it was when I went in for my hip. Everything was fine according to them. So I haven't bothered since then.

 

[Songbird76]

{{HUGS}} first you are not as big as you think you are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Second and more importantly you are beautiful the way you are. Third airline seats are made for skinny 11 year old boys without hips. xoxo

Awww...thank you. That's very sweet....but my doctor disagrees with you about me not being as big as I think I am. He makes it sound like it's a miracle I'm still alive and every time I go, he checks my weight and tells me I need to lose some.
But AMEN about the airline seats! And at least I'm not tall like the rest of my family, because those seats are not made for tall people, either!!

 

[93boomer]

It is hard to lose weight @Songbird76. Look at it this way-you are trying. A lot of people just wouldn’t bother so take some satisfaction in that. My DD really doesn’t exercise and sits at a desk all day. She has tried to go to the gym a few times but can’t stick with it. The last dtr visit, he told her she is healthy and all her tests came back fine and not to worry about the extra weight. She is just so busy to try to fit anything extra in right now. She does eat healthy and moves as much as possible. Not everyone is skinny or even needs to be. She has the right attitude that “ I am me and not anyone else. “ Be happy with your own body cause you are special!

 

[righttrack]

30 minute HIIT workout every day, plus more, whatever I feel up to per day (sometimes a 2 mile run, sometimes just a brisk walk, other times lifting)

 

[93boomer]

Today’s workout is light weights and walking.
Dinner is out.

 

[epcotisbest]

Grilled burgers and brats topped with sauteed Vidalia onions and some frozen mixed veggies served on the side instead of fast food.

 

[epcotisbest]

Don't know why photo did not show. Will try again.