CAN ANYONE RELATE?

Thursday, June 23, 2011

I have increased my exercise to EVERYDAY at least 30 minutes, sometimes more. I have started being very vigilant with the calories tracking. So why is my scale still lying to me?

  

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SHELLYBELLE56 7/5/2011 5:03PM

love the picture Report Inappropriate Comment

NYARAMULA 6/23/2011 11:29PM

I know exactly how you feel. It's been like that with me for a while. I guess I we should just keep doing what we are doing because it makes us feel great. have a blessed day! Report Inappropriate Comment

DESERTFLAME 6/23/2011 8:04PM

How discouraging! That has happened to me in the past...but if you keep on going it has to shift - I liked some of the other comments about fluctuations and different measures of progress. I cut out diet sodas for a while and that helped. Then I got used to not drinking them and don't want them except maybe once every few months. I am still laughing at the picture and will definitely be keeping it in mind the days I have frustrating weigh ins Report Inappropriate Comment

SKYWATCHERRS 6/23/2011 4:02PM

Unfortunately the weight doesn't start sliding off the scale immediately. It takes a while for the changes that have to happen INSIDE you to translate to changes on the OUTSIDE of you. Plus, your scale weight is easily manipulated by factors that have nothing to do with your body fat. Your scale weight can fluctuate 3-7lbs per day/per week from stuff that has nothing to do with body fat. Here's what I mean: intense exercise, especially strength training - this makes the scale go up due to water and blood shifting within the muscle. It's normal and it's not a fat gain. constipation/irregular bowel movements - even your body waste has a weight because everything inside you is affected by gravity. normal fluid and hormone shifts - your body has bioryhthms related to menstruation, sleep/wake cycles, etc. Your hormones and body fluids will shift in response to these rhythms, and that can make the scale go up. Not a fat gain. Eating fiber, drinking water - because everything is affected by gravity, these two heavy elements will have great weight inside you as well. Fiber can also cause bloating. Not fat gain. Too much stress/too little sleep – can make things stop because your body perceives crisis. When the body perceives crisis, it secretes more cortisol which tells the body not to burn fat, but to store it. eating too much sodium, eating processed and packaged foods - causes water retention leading to a gain on the scale. Not fat. Any change to diet or exercise program - makes the scale go up as your body tries to work out these changes. Not fat gain. Remember that to gain one pound of fat - ONE POUND - you'd have to eat 3500 calories ABOVE your weight maintenance calorie level. Meaning, if you maintain your present weight at 2000 calories a day, you'd have to eat 5500 calories to gain just ONE POUND of body fat. Get your body fat percentage measured and track your measurements. If these go down, you are losing body fat no matter what the scale says. Ultimately the scale measures nothing more than the pull of gravity on your body at that moment in time. It cannot tell you how much body fat you have, how much lean mass you have, how fast you can run, how much weight you can lift, or how you look in your new jeans. The scale is really just a number. What matters is how much body fat you have, not what the scale says. Report Inappropriate Comment

SUZIEQS65 6/23/2011 4:02PM

Hang in there cause the scale is not the only measure! See is your clothes fit different. Report Inappropriate Comment

HENDERELLA 6/23/2011 3:55PM

love that pix! Report Inappropriate Comment

CSDAYS 6/23/2011 3:48PM

Fluxuation, a word, I do not like is what my husband would say. Your body is just holding for awhile. Report Inappropriate Comment

The LORD is True to His Word

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Every morning for the past ... I don't know how long, but a long time, I had recited Psalm 91 every morning on my way out the door. Part of it says, "He will honor me." I'm here to tell you it's true.

As some of you know I graduate next Sunday with a Doctorate Degree in Clinical Christian Counseling. What I found out last week was that the president of the school asked the dean of Christian Counseling if she thought I would be willing to speak about 5 minutes at the graduation! She volunteered me to speak at my graduation. I got all knotted up inside, but then remembered Psalm 91 and that part where it says He will honor me.

I just couldn't turn that down~! Got my speech written and I'm ready to go!

  

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KATYBUG48 6/21/2011 7:56PM

God Bless and Congrats Report Inappropriate Comment

PERSONAL MATTERS

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

FIBER. For all those who suffer with constipation: add fiber to your diet. Yea, you've heard this so many times it's incredible. And personal. Come on, who wants to admit to anyone else that you have a need to "go" but no going is going on?

I have had this problem off and on for years, but after my stomach surgery, I found it increased. Since no one really likes to talk about these things in the "open", you'll know now that I am different! I guess that's because I am here to help make a difference~!

Anyway, I have found Greek yogurt to be so much healthier than the regular yogurt on the shelf. It's not as sweet and it has much more protein. Chobani is my choice of treats. I've tried several brands, but Chobani is tops on my list and it's the only one on my list. That has nothing to do with fiber...so far.

Like those little crunchy things they add to make it more appealing? Well, don't go for the granola fat; go for adding fiber. I'm glad you asked, "how?" Grape Nuts. Remember when we used to laugh at old people for getting their fiber and Grape Nuts jokes? Well, I found out by getting older that it really isn't a joke!!! This is real life I'm talking about.

I add about 1/4 to a small 1/3 cup of Grape Nuts to my Chobani yogurt. I have a complete meal of protein and fiber. And Grape Nuts aren't stones like the jokes say. They are really good mixed in to make the crunch you want.

Try it--you may just find you like it~! When the "going" gets rough, get "going" with Grape Nuts~! Now you can laugh. Now go try it.

  

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IAMPREACHER 6/14/2011 9:11AM

VTMAID, as I was writting this, I was eating that very thing~! Report Inappropriate Comment

VTMAID 6/14/2011 9:09AM

I love Chobani also! Especially the pineapple one. Add one tablespoon of mini chocolate chips and it tastes like a yummy dessert! Karen Report Inappropriate Comment

NAME CHANGE

Friday, June 10, 2011

I thought it would be a good idea to stop calling myself "Sleeper". I had another sleep study a few weeks ago and because I've lost weight (69 pounds so far), I no longer have sleep apnea~! So I changed my name to be more appropriate.

  

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DIETSAFARI 6/11/2011 4:20AM

Love it! Report Inappropriate Comment

HENDERELLA 6/10/2011 9:45PM

It'll take some getting use to Report Inappropriate Comment

NANCYRUBIO 6/10/2011 9:22PM

How smart of you. What will your next name be, Start thinking. Report Inappropriate Comment

ALESHABEE 6/10/2011 9:22PM

Nice..... Report Inappropriate Comment

LIL-VIXEN 6/10/2011 9:18PM

Way to go. I love your page also. I will be ready when Jesus does come back. Report Inappropriate Comment

RORYLYONS 6/10/2011 9:08PM

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ON PRAYING

Thursday, June 09, 2011

"The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you knonw. Pray especially for rulers and their governments to rule well so we can be quietly about our business of living simply, in humble contemplation. this is the way our Savior God wants us to live." 1 Timothy 2:1 The Message

Why is it that people who go to church act so holy and spiritual and shout Hallelujah all over the place to make a good impression and then go out of the church and light up a cigarette or grab their child by their arm and lift them up like that shoulder would never dislocate, or start an argument on the way home? How Christian is that?

Why is it that people who go to church are so quick to quote a Scripture, but never LIVE by it?

Why is it that people who go to church are to QUICK to COMPLAIN, but never think to take that concern to God in prayer. Joyce Myer used to say something like "Go to the Throne; not the phone." Good point.

Who do you turn to talk to when the going gets rough? If you pray your way through it, it doesn't even seem rough. You learn to walk on water.

  

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BEEBEE1936 6/24/2011 3:42AM

I agree with you totally about prayer. I like the scripture at Psalm 65:2 "O Hearer of prayer, even to you all people of all flesh will come." And also "God is not partial, but in every nation the man that fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him." Ones nationality, the color of ones's skin, or ones's economic circumstances have no bearing on the matter. But the motivations of ones heart and one's way of life do. Betty Report Inappropriate Comment

HENDERELLA 6/9/2011 2:35PM

Amen Report Inappropriate Comment