2016 Walking, Exercise, Weight Loss Member Challenge Thread

220.3...we’re all going the wrong way.

I like ice cream, and now it’s ice cream season.

Last year at our local farmers market I ran across “the cobbler lady”. I ordered a couple of cakes and cobblers from her over the course of the year for special occasions and gatherings.

Last week she sent me a text informing me that the farmers market was opening. She sent me her menu of cobblers, cakes, and pies that she’ll be selling individual servings of.... plus her menu for full cobblers, cakes, and pies you can order that she’ll deliver, usually just needs 24 hour lead time.

She closed the text with “bring your mask and sweet tooth”.

Yesterday she sent this weeks menu, I texted her back and thanked her and complimented her on the hunk of strawberry cake she sold me last Saturday.


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She sent me another reminder this morning.


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Oh my gosh, does that look good.

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Originally Posted by MickintheHam

When I told my doctor last fall I wanted to lose eleven more lbs. his response still puzzles me to this day. He said, "you likely won't be able to lose that much". He wouldn't elaborate. My only thought was he must have me so medicated, it makes losing weight impossible. So after 11 weeks I am 7 lbs away and beginning to think I am where I'm going to be.

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If you've dropped 4 in 11 weeks, and only wanted to lose 11 total, I'd say you're doing great. Might be stuck there, but if so, that's probably where your body ought to be.

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Oh my gosh, does that look good.

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It is, the carmel apple cobbler is what set the hook on me, and pineapple upside down cake is the real deal.


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Walked 3 miles this afternoon. Going to try to integrate that more into the exercise program in an attempt to help lose weight. Love the running, keeping the heart rate up for 40 or more minutes, and not going to stop that, but going to try to get my heart rate in a lower fat burning zone some of the time.

It's still kitchen--oriented to drop the pounds, but going to try this too.

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3.5 miles "running", 86°. That's normally not bad for me, but carrying too much weight makes it tougher.

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I rode the bike downtown this afternoon. Only second time I have been on it this year. But I burn 17% more calories on the bike than I do "running". I may have to get back to riding twice a week in addition to daily "walk/run/jog". Still 8 lbs from target and holding, holding, holding.

I've read the science and I feel sure that I burn more calories walking than I do with my slow old man version of running.

At my weight, that's really what I need to do. I just enjoy getting my heart rate up more. I'm going to do my best to try to intermingle the two.

Today I ran 3.2 miles in 88 degree temperature. There will be a point when it gets too hot for me, but I enjoy hot weather. It also keeps the crowd down a little.

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3.0 miles today, good pace for me. I need to get in the habit of walking the day after a run, rather than just taking the day off.

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221.6 this morning. So it's dropping. When I start getting semi-serious, it usually drops quickly at the beginning, because I have so much to lose, but then plateaus and gets more difficult. I'm still in the fairly easy stage. It will make "running" a lot better when I can get down to under 215. Big difference to me between 215 and 225.

4.2+ walking. I'm hoping that I'm starting to make this regular enough I don't have to post what I do. If I could run 10 and walk 6-10 a week I'd be pleased.

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I have virtually lost my sweet tooth. Oh, I'll have an occasional ice cream, maybe top it with almonds and a light pass with the chocolate syrup. But I bake a few desserts throughout the year mostly for family consumption... a pecan praline cheesecake or bananas foster cheesecake at holiday time and with the freestone peaches coming on I'll bake a peach cobbler for the family when we go to the beach later this month. I used to devour those. I never let left overs leave the house. But no more. It's one thing I do that I get compliments for, so my ego leads me to continue to bake desserts I don't really eat.

Tomorrow I have to go around the corner to my Chilton County farmer's produce stand to get fresh peaches for Sunday dinner. Peaches, grilled pork chops and jalapeño peppers make for a great entree. I will have to develop some will power to walk past the freezer case that has the homemade peach ice cream. That stuff is seriously good. It's even better if you have some chopped pecans to throw over the top.

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I have virtually lost my sweet tooth. Oh, I'll have an occasional ice cream, maybe top it with almonds and a light pass with the chocolate syrup. But I bake a few desserts throughout the year mostly for family consumption... a pecan praline cheesecake or bananas foster cheesecake at holiday time and with the freestone peaches coming on I'll bake a peach cobbler for the family when we go to the beach later this month. I used to devour those. I never let left overs leave the house. But no more. It's one thing I do that I get compliments for, so my ego leads me to continue to bake desserts I don't really eat.

Tomorrow I have to go around the corner to my Chilton County farmer's produce stand to get fresh peaches for Sunday dinner. Peaches, grilled pork chops and jalapeño peppers make for a great entree. I will have to develop some will power to walk past the freezer case that has the homemade peach ice cream. That stuff is seriously good. It's even better if you have some chopped pecans to throw over the top.

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Grab a peach ice cream for me.


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Luckily they were out!

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Grab a peach ice cream for me.


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4.2+ walking. I'm hoping that I'm starting to make this regular enough I don't have to post what I do. If I could run 10 and walk 6-10 a week I'd be pleased.

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If you’re wearing a tracker, how many calories do you typically burn on your quick walks of 3-4 miles???


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If you’re wearing a tracker, how many calories do you typically burn on your quick walks of 3-4 miles???


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I have a Garmin watch and Runtastic Pro on my phone, and the two vary greatly on what they say.

Yesterday Runtastic Pro said 609 calories. I am attaching the screenshot.

Garmin said 429. Same walk.

I don't pay attention to either. I think I have to exercise, but eating is the critical failure of mine. Not sweets, but snacks or food after meals. I'm bad about that. Handfuls of peanuts. Crackers. Sometimes cheese. Sometimes nutri grain bars and similar. Not just one, but several things after a meal. Attachment 9420

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For reference purposes, the day before my average heart rate was 145 with a high of 177. Runtastic said 660 calories burned in 3 miles.

EDIT... I may be wrong, but I truly think that yesterday was better for weight loss than the day before, which contradicts the tracker.

OK, I"m getting back on this wagon. Grrr.......

Have to move my treadmill though. Conditions have changed and it has to go somewhere, but not sure where to put it. May end up in my office. I'm there enough to use it for sure, I have room.

Real trick is the carbs. Cut those out and I usually drop weight fast. We'll see how it goes now that I'm battling Methuselah in the age category.

Oh, and blueboss, I'd report that vicious woman to the police for tempting you that way. That should be a crime. At least the farmer's market needs a safespace. ;)

I was wondering because I wear a Fitbit, and I’ve never agreed with my minutes per mile while on a glider. The Fitbit tells me I’m running about 12 min miles which I find I hard to believe. I think it’s probably closer to 10 min/mile Even though it gives me a base line to follow, I have more confidence in the calories burned based and my heart rate numbers.

Obviously, over a period of time with a consistent exercise routine and as I get in better shape my heart rate drops or plateaus. Once that happens, then I have to start adding periods of more vigorous exercise (wind sprints) for a few minutes out of every 10 minutes, to get me to 4 miles in 40 minutes (Fitbit numbers).

Here’s where I was 3/1, then I got flu A and shut it down for 3 weeks, and then the pandemic hit. After that I was reluctant to do any exercise that required deep breathing.


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Here’s what she did to me this week.

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Evil, pure and simple from the 8th Dimension!

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This weeks cobbler lady’s offerings.


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I ran nearly 50 miles in the last 3 weeks, all in 80-90 degree temperature, 80% of it with varying degrees of hills requiring a substantial amount of effort to move this 220+ pounds up and down those grades.

In addition, the last two weeks I resumed efforts at the 16-8 fasting plan. Thought I'd give that another try.

And gained weight.

I started yesterday back with MyFitnessPal, logging everything I eat. That has literally been the only thing that has consistently resulted in my losing weight.

MyFitnessPal has a good calorie counter. I think some folks here use it; I have used it in the past, along with LoseIt and maybe one other. MyFitnessPal coordinates with Garmin, though, and I like that. The way it works if you're trying to lose weight is you input all the requisite information--your starting weight, your goal weight, your weekly goal, and activity level (not counting exercise). It then tells you how many calories you should consume per day, and keeps a running total.

I modify how I use it a little. First, I use 1.5 pounds per week to lose as my weekly goal. I'm tempted to put 2.0, but I think 1.5 is aggressive enough.

Then, although I like seeing the calories that Garmin claims I burn through my exercise, and although it "adds back" those calories to my daily total, I completely ignore it, and stick to the number of calories I can eat to meet my weight goal, without considering exercise. That way just in case I messed up--oops, I put down 1 oz of cheese, and it was really 2 oz; oops, I forgot to include that nutrigrain bar I ate while I was driving between appointments; oops, I thought that my peanut butter and banana sandwich was X calories, but really, I put more peanut butter on the sandwich than they account for, etc.--it kinda helps balance that out a little.

I TRY to be diligent and not miss reporting anything I eat; and not misreport any measurement, and if so, it'll just help a little more.

Anyway, I'll report back in about a week and see if I shed anything. Ridiculous to gain 3 pounds while exercising and having "some" version of a diet, but that's what I did (edit--I know; it's possible when I weighed 3 weeks ago, I weighed "light" that day for whatever reason(s), and when I weighed yesterday morning, I weighed "heavy," but still...wrong direction.)

Tooth ache okay Wednesday so dentist gave me penicillin for suspected abscess, I also have 800 mg ibuprofen for pain. So I thought I could make it through until the infection went away. Friday l pain got worse so I escalated pain meds to hydrocodone I had laying around.

Friday afternoon I had appointment for annual checkup with regular Dr. I got in the scale and had gained 9 lbs in three days. Dr told me ibuprofen and hydrocodone would cause me to hold water.

Root canal today so I should see weight loss over next two days to get me back to 219ish. Of course I’ll be running to the bathroom every hour for the next three days dropping water.


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Tooth ache okay Wednesday so dentist gave me penicillin for suspected abscess, I also have 800 mg ibuprofen for pain. So I thought I could make it through until the infection went away. Friday l pain got worse so I escalated pain meds to hydrocodone I had laying around.

Friday afternoon I had appointment for annual checkup with regular Dr. I got in the scale and had gained 9 lbs in three days. Dr told me ibuprofen and hydrocodone would cause me to hold water.

Root canal today so I should see weight loss over next two days to get me back to 219ish. Of course I’ll be running to the bathroom every hour for the next three days dropping water.


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Ugh. Hope you are feeling OK.

223.4, so I've dropped a little. I'd like to be under 220 by July 1, but I don't know that I'll drop 3.4 pounds in 10 days. I'm hopeful, because I have been logging what I have been eating--and staying under my required calories--for some time before the weight started dropping, so I figure it might have a delayed effect.

220 by July 1, and then 215 by the end of July. I'd like it to be less than that, but trying to be reasonable.

Daughter is getting married 8/22, so maybe...210 by then? That seems to be a good goal.

Hanging 220 after the tooth debacle.


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Hanging 220 after the tooth debacle.


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I don't think you would recommend that as a plan, would you? 😏 But at least you've made the most of it.

3.44 miles today, 90°. 4th time this week of 3-4 miles outside. About a third of it was in shade, thank goodness. I'm going to have to start driving to a path where 90% of it is in shade soon.

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I don't think you would recommend that as a plan, would you? �� But at least you've made the most of it.

3.44 miles today, 90°. 4th time this week of 3-4 miles outside. About a third of it was in shade, thank goodness. I'm going to have to start driving to a path where 90% of it is in shade soon.

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My walking path is only50% shade.

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My walking path is only50% shade.

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That's reasonable, but I'm finding this year the sun and temperature seems to be bothering me a bit. I've usually been a hot weather person, but I'm just becoming more sensitive to it, and I don't want to push it.

If I'm working out of my office off Exit 252 and remember to bring clothes, Lakeshore Parkway path is great. Almost all of it is shade, except I usually start by the soccer field in sun. But it's inconvenient generally.

My Jeff State path is about a third. I start in sun at the administration building on Valleydale, then behind the math and science building on the road and in the parking lot, and that's shaded, then depending on the time of day the parking lot on the way back to Veterans Park/Health and Science Building is often shaded, then I run on the perimeter of the parking lot which has trees for awhile, then the tunnel to Veterans Park and the longest sun stretch. When it gets to the top of the hill near the trees again, there's a lot of shade all the way around the lake past the volleyball courts before sun hits again. Anyway, it seems like about a third overall.

I like to run around Spain Park high school on the roads because there is very little traffic and it's nice, but it's all sunny.

222.0 this morning, so I did not meet my 220 goal.

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That's reasonable, but I'm finding this year the sun and temperature seems to be bothering me a bit. I've usually been a hot weather person, but I'm just becoming more sensitive to it, and I don't want to push it.

If I'm working out of my office off Exit 252 and remember to bring clothes, Lakeshore Parkway path is great. Almost all of it is shade, except I usually start by the soccer field in sun. But it's inconvenient generally.

My Jeff State path is about a third. I start in sun at the administration building on Valleydale, then behind the math and science building on the road and in the parking lot, and that's shaded, then depending on the time of day the parking lot on the way back to Veterans Park/Health and Science Building is often shaded, then I run on the perimeter of the parking lot which has trees for awhile, then the tunnel to Veterans Park and the longest sun stretch. When it gets to the top of the hill near the trees again, there's a lot of shade all the way around the lake past the volleyball courts before sun hits again. Anyway, it seems like about a third overall.

I like to run around Spain Park high school on the roads because there is very little traffic and it's nice, but it's all sunny.

222.0 this morning, so I did not meet my 220 goal.

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Can you just run the shaded portion of the SP Cross Country Course? It's got that tough hill but it is all shade. Two laps on that section of course should get you about 2.5 miles.

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Can you just run the shaded portion of the SP Cross Country Course? It's got that tough hill but it is all shade. Two laps on that section of course should get you about 2.5 miles.

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They have it blocked off with tape but I think it would be fine to go. There's been so much rain lately it stays puddled for a while, but that's a great suggestion after it dries a little. I'll do it. I always walk that hill anyway, and usually walk a little ways after climbing it on the flat part as a reward. I'll do it, thanks for the suggestion.

Friday I packed clothes and ran at Lakeshore; Saturday I took Mick's advice and went through the woods/shaded part at the Spain Park Cross Country Course (that big hill is brutal; don't know how those runners do it), and yesterday I did my 4 miles at Chelsea Park (very easily, walking ALL the hills, not exerting much). When I parked there it was pouring rain, I waited 5 minutes and it stopped. "Treated" myself to a car wash afterward at Chelsea.

Pleasantly surprised that I had a 220.2 weigh-in this morning. Hope that continues. I need it.

Have a supply of apples I'm washing and putting out in a bowl--if something isn't convenient for me as a snack, I'm often lazy and grab something unhealthy. Have raw carrots, which I love, in a couple of ziploc bags ready to go. I need other substantive healthy snack suggestions.

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Friday I packed clothes and ran at Lakeshore; Saturday I took Mick's advice and went through the woods/shaded part at the Spain Park Cross Country Course (that big hill is brutal; don't know how those runners do it), and yesterday I did my 4 miles at Chelsea Park (very easily, walking ALL the hills, not exerting much). When I parked there it was pouring rain, I waited 5 minutes and it stopped. "Treated" myself to a car wash afterward at Chelsea.

Pleasantly surprised that I had a 220.2 weigh-in this morning. Hope that continues. I need it.

Have a supply of apples I'm washing and putting out in a bowl--if something isn't convenient for me as a snack, I'm often lazy and grab something unhealthy. Have raw carrots, which I love, in a couple of ziploc bags ready to go. I need other substantive healthy snack suggestions.

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I do almonds and mix in raisins... Also, It’s melon season and even though they’re a pain in the patooty to cut up, icy cold melon after a big sweat is PDG. I usually cut up the whole melon and keep’m in Tupperware in the fridge in hefty single servings.


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Ate poorly this week, with my excuse being the air conditioning out. Afraid to weigh.

Ran 3+ miles today and yesterday in brutal heat. I'm careful not to push it and using paths with some nice shady patches and going slow. I'm sitting on my doorstep right now and it looks like a heavily leaking air conditioner, I am dropping sweat like crazy.

Yesterday's running environment. 107° heat index. That's my limit. Attachment 9497

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I do almonds and mix in raisins... Also, It’s melon season and even though they’re a pain in the patooty to cut up, icy cold melon after a big sweat is PDG. I usually cut up the whole melon and keep’m in Tupperware in the fridge in hefty single servings.


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Great suggestions and healthy. Wife has some watermelon cut so that's what I'll have shortly.

We’ve got really good local cantaloupes coming in, I tore in to one yesterday after cutting grass...


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We’ve got really good local cantaloupes coming in, I tore in to one yesterday after cutting grass...


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I have been eating one or two Chilton County peaches every day. They are exceptionally juicy. I need a couple of paper towels with every one. I finally broke the 170 pound barrier last week, but it has been very slow going. Would like to get to 160, but will settle for 165. 163 would get me out of the “overweight” category.