In Which I Join a Local Competition to See if It'll Help Me Lose Weight...
Interested in the Pound for Pound Challenge by The Biggest Loser or Oprah's New Plan? Check the highlights below.
Highlights
What Happens After The Competiton?
Note: This is where I was 6 months ago
Next week, the three month competition ends. It's been an incredible gift for me, motivating me to lose by competing with others.But all good things come to an end. Or do they? I don't have the answers yet, but I'd like to continue monitoring my weight loss on this lens. I've found some incredible tools that I think can help anyone. I'll continue to share these with any reader. Because my journey is not finished.
I started this journey 2 1/2 years ago. I didn't make much progress in the beginning. There was a death in the family which set me back, then my health deteriorated and I became borderline diabetic. Before the competition I had lost 15 pounds. During the competition I lost close to 30 pounds. With many more to go.
My challenge will be creating new challenges for myself to continue to take the pounds off. I hope to share them with you here.
Here We Go Again...
Hey, Even Oprah Fell Off The Wagon
I felt really foolish gaining back almost all of the weight I lost during the competition. But then Oprah confessed her own feelings and I felt a tiny bit better. Now, I want to find the lifestyle that will be sustainable for me every day, all year.I know what to do...why don't I do it?
I'm off to answer Bob Greene's five questions including: Why am I overweight? (He wants a deep answer on this one).
Am I Crazy or What?
Weekly Updates 7/11
Sigh. My weight is still not coming off. On the brighter side of things, I am exercising every day and eating better. But still eating too much of everything. And retaining water for some reason.
"Weight loss to date:
20 pounds: 5 from the Competition and 15 from before"
My Weekly Intentions
Get back on the wagon....Starting over.
My prediction:
Ener-G, at 8pm on September 28, 2008 predicts:
First Week: Get back to exercise and right diet.
Reader predictions:
Fetching predictions now... please stand by
Ener-G, at 7pm on July 11, 2009 predicts:
I predict, I lose my excess weight by my daughter's wedding next year.
sandyspider, at 2am on April 26, 2009 predicts:
I just wrote a lens to help me lose weight. Too bad it is so easy to gain weight. My goal is set at 20 pounds. Though I can go further.
ElizabethJeanAllen, at 10am on January 10, 2009 predicts:
I joined the Biggest Losers Contest at work. I'm going to take the prize!
Ener-G, at 10am on January 7, 2009 predicts:
My intention for the year: Lose 60 pounds
Ener-G, at 10am on January 7, 2009 predicts:
This month's goal...lose 6 pounds. Join the Oprah's show program. Exercise every day, get back to calorie counting.
Ener-G, at 11pm on December 27, 2008 predicts:
What a roller coaster fall. I've been in a lot of anxiety preelection, then denial and inertia post election. I want to be able to eat right and exercise as a way of life, not as a competition.
Fetching predictions now... please stand byOprah: Have You Fallen Off The Wagon?
Your Best Life Now
If Oprah can fall, I guess I don't feel so badly about gaining back most of my weight loss from the competition.
Sign up for Oprah's webinar with Bob Greene on losing weight.
- Get Started With Bob Greene and Oprah
- Answer these five questions to get started to REAL weight loss, then sign up for the webcast for January 12th.
- Oprah's Weight Loss Confession
- If you've lost weight only to gain it back, this very compelling interview with Oprah can give you heart to start again.
- Bob Greene's Best Life Program
- Join in with Bob and Oprah with his Best Life program. Voted best diet.
The Biggest Loser: 2009 New Season BIGGEST Ever
Join the Pound for Pound Challenge!
Every pound lost is a pound of food donated by the Biggest Loser to Feed America
- Join the Biggest Loser Club
- Get motivated, feel like Jillian's right in your face.
- The Pound For Pound Challenge
- Join and pledge so that every pound you lose will benefit Feed America with 1 pound of food. They feature a scale on this link so you can see how much has been pledged. It's a lot already!
The Biggest Loser Formula
You might need a 3rd grader to help you with the math
- 1. Calculate your ideal heart rate. Needs to be at 80% for prolonged workout for metabolising fat.
2. Calculate your Body Mass Index. Figure out what percentage of fat you are.
3. Calculate your Basal Metabolic Rate. This is how many calories you burn in a normal day.
4. With the above information, you can figure out how much exercise to do in a week and how many calories to cut for your weekly goal in weight loss. The trick is to not put the body into starvation mode when it will quit losing weight.
Featured Secret Weapon: Exercising to Boost Metabolism
Andrew Weil has a great newletter on health. In one of them he mentioned a study on boosting metabolism by exercising 30 minutes, then resting 20 minutes (I do yoga stretches) and then exercising 30 more minutes. It has really boosted my fitness this past week.
My Secret Weapons
I've got a few disadvantages in this competition. My age (52), my hormones (menopausal), and my sex (men lose easier than women). Hopefully, my secret weapons will give me that edge I need.
Are You Battling With Menopause Weight Gain?
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10,000 steps - The Walking Site
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LifeWave® - SP6 Appetite Control Patch & Patch Products
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The Science of Energy Healing
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Herbs, Chinese Tonic Herbs, Radiant Health Information - Dragon Herbs
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Infrared Sauna, Far Infrared Sauna, Infrared Sauna Kit, Infared Sauna
My infrared sauna saves me every day from tight an more...0 points
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The Flat Belly Diet
I've lost 3 inches so far from my waist!
Connect to Me Through My Other Sites
Come visit me in the rest of my life
- Science of Energy Healing
- Lots of fun meditations, techniques and podcasts for creating joy and purpose in your life with energy.
- My Squidoo Bio
- Find out more about me and my amazing super powers as a healer and psychic.
- Crystalline Consciousness Technique
- I not only cofounded and developed this technique, I use it every day for healing and manifesting.
- Energy and What You Can Do with It
- My squidoo lens about your amazing energy anatomy.
Belly Laughing is the Official Sport for Couch Potatoes
Great Diet Books
You: On A Diet: The Owner's Manual for Waist Management
Dr. Oz explains the health dangers in a large belly.
Amazon Price: $16.50 (as of 11/28/2009) 
Flat Belly Diet!: A Flat Belly Is about Food & Attitude, Period (Not a Single Crunch Required)
The Prevention book on this diet that targets belly fat by eating chocolate! There's science to it, of course.
Amazon Price: (as of 11/28/2009)
The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health
Find out the truth about how we are sold out by our government who chooses big business profit over our health.
Amazon Price: $9.90 (as of 11/28/2009)
The Rice Diet Solution: The World-Famous Low-Sodium, Good-Carb, Detox Diet for Quick and Lasting Weight Loss
This is a fantastic program for diabetes and chronic heart problems.
Amazon Price: (as of 11/28/2009)
The Biggest Loser Cookbook: More Than 125 Healthy, Delicious Recipes Adapted from NBC's Hit Show
When it's time to add some variety to that diet.
Amazon Price: $14.93 (as of 11/28/2009)
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Give a shout out...or ask for help in your own challenges.
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- sandyspider sandyspider Apr 26, 2009 @ 2:23 am
- Great lens. I see that you started a couple of years ago, but still active within your dieting journey. I liked your lens so much that I featured it in my new weight loss diary lens. http://www.squidoo.com/Weight-loss-diary If you get a chance, take a look. Good luck with your dieting.
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- ElizabethJeanAllen ElizabethJeanAllen Jan 10, 2009 @ 10:25 am
- Great lens. Losing weight has always been one of my New Year's Resolutions. This year I'm going to do it.
5* and Lensroll to Lose Weight: # 1 New Year's Resolution.
Lizzy
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- Dr_Joe Dr_Joe Jul 20, 2008 @ 8:32 pm
- Very informative.
Great lens. Rated it 5 stars.
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- health_advisor health_advisor Jun 30, 2008 @ 12:57 am
- Very informative.
Great lens. Rated it 5 stars.
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- carolyn carolyn Mar 18, 2008 @ 2:46 pm
- You can do it, gia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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