Weightloss Challenge (Page 2)

What is your plan of attack? What are you going to change about your diet/life style to bring about weightloss?

I'm going to:

• stop drinking soda and cafe mochas (very ouch)- sugar is my downfall!
  
•  not go nuts on the weekend- I'm typically pretty good during the week and I fall apart on the weekends- no more!
• workout consistently
• help my husband with meal-planning- he cooks but I need to pick out healthy dinners for us
• watch portion size
• pay attention to my body and learn to stop when I am satisfied, not necessarily full
  

You guys have any room for a Fatty in Mass?

I don't even wnat to get on the scale right now. I'm probably flirting with 150 lbs, and would like to get down to 135 for IMLP - I've never been that light before in the entire time I've been doing tris, (or probably even as an ADULT) so maybe it's just a stupid arbitrary number in my head. So I'll see how I feel at 140 lbs before fighting that last 5 lbs.

I think for everyone trying to lose weight for Lake Placid, the nutrition experts say that the time to drop the tonnage is during the early, base phase of the training. LIKE NOW.

I tried losing weight for IMFL, but the misery of training was all together too much soothed away by the frequent snacking and huge meals. I raced around 144-146 lbs.

But at Lake Placid, I'm sure dropping 15# would make lots of difference on the hills on the bike.

I have to make peace with the fact that I have to deal with whatever comes on the road, and make the best of it. So my plan is to start by eating LESS, and actually COUNT MY CALORIES

I'm going to start logging my weight whenever I can remember to do it when I'm at home and probably will have to start obsessing about counting calories again and measuring food.....I did this before I started doing triathlons and IT WAS MISERABLE. No wonder I've gotten heavy again.

I'm NOT trying to justify carrying extra weight now as opposed to then. I was barely under 140 but  finishing a 10K was like "the deal" back then.

I bought that book Paleo Diet for Athletes over the summer and.....well, **** THAT ****. Not when I'm on the road, and I don't think I'd even consider that if I came home every night.

What's everyone else's plan?

Ummmm... I have to say it again re: Paleo Diet for Athletes.

"FU(K THAT $H!T"!  LOL

Anyone have any good recipes? I found a recipe for homemade all-natural energy bars. I think if you are okay in the kitchen you can tweak the recipe, because as it's listed......it's not so fabulous tasting. FILLING though.....

http://thesportfactory.com/site/nutritionnews/Ilana_s_Protein_Bar_Recipe.shtml

hmm...y'know eating healthy & to fuel "going long" can also have the net EFFECT of weight loss..I am severely cluless/nutrition challenged..would be interested in monitoring/improving food VALUE & balnace..maybe that could fit in..working on tstuff to eat that is healthy/nutritious & variable portion control for those who are trying to decrease calories..or conversely to ADD a few calories to not deplete the bitsy muscle mass that's present...LOL

LOL- little lull at work here...LOL

Welcome aboard ladies!

May, if you're looking for recipes, I've had a lot of luck at shape.com (http://www.shape.com/tools/finder/).

Sounds like a good plan. b and c are awfully tasty though...

MM is so disciplined!!

As far as skinny-minnies, JOANNE is the skinny one!

And I think the whole mentality of "don't worry, I'll sweat it off (today, tomorrow, this weekend) is what really gets me in trouble. But you have to fuel up, and then....well, it doesn't ALL come off for me!

Friendzy at Friendly's. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!

I had a poor choice for breakfast today thinking it'll be okay since I'm going to do 2h 45m on the bike today and probably make up my swim that I skipped yesterday. I don't know how many calories I ate, but I know I had well enough more than I needed.

I need to purge out my fridge/freezer and cabinets of all which does not serve me.

Food confessions only, please.

So true.