Losing Inches Gaining Ounces?

Posted on June 17, 2015

Alright, I am going to scream at the top of my lungs tomorrow if I continue to GAIN weight while losing inches!

Now, please, do not say: "muscle weighs more than fat." It does not! A pound of fat=a pound of muscle or a POUND of anything else really! A pound of feathers weighs the same as a pound of bricks. They do take up significantly different amounts of space, but the weigh the same.

On the space issue, I have lost another inch around my waist! YEAH - small happy dance. However, I am in 3 dietbet games and I have 12 days to loose 4 pounds! This is not good!

I recently starting actually running a minute every other minute inside on the treadmill for 10 minutes. I am walking over 16,000 steps daily now. It has to be the salt! I just has to be the salt!

In an effort to up my protein i have eaten a bunch of tuna this past few days! And I have had a few of those vegan patties. Today, I will have veggies. I have 3 bags of frozen broccoli in the freezer and some frozen peppers. I have cucumbers and celery and chopped onions. I need tomatoes and I am out of fruit, so maybe put fruit on my shopping list... but no tuna and no veggie pattie treats! Time to get down to business!

In closing

Please join my own DietBet that starts July 1st! I need 9 players! I hope you will join!https://www.dietbet.com/games/68494/activity

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Mickie Y.

06/17/2015 3:26PM

I am right there with you... I need to lose 8 pounds to win this one... and I started out needing to lose like 6... but on the up side... I have had a few co-workers and my day-care lady tell me in the last few days that they can see the difference and I look great... makes my day to hear that - but would be nice to have the scale tell me too!! (since the scale is what will matter on the 29th... )

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Kristin

A how-to on making a duct tape dummy, or pics of you with your dummy would make a great blog post.

Louise

I will do that. I am pretty busy with an event until Saturday afternoon. But I will start working on my new one after that, taking pictures and create a blog post on it ... sometime... Sunday or Monday?? IF OF COURSE.. I remember! haha Remind me if I forget!

BCbabe

06/17/2015 11:11AM

Louise, If you are getting your tuna packed in water I am not sure how high the salt is but you should be good with leaving it in your diet, just maybe twice a week rather than say four. I know it sucks to watch your weight climb as you come into the final days of a bet but you have this!! I know you can do it!! Now just as a thought, try adding in some weight training, it will up the calorie burn and help to build more lean muscle mass which will burn more calories even while you are sleeping. I cant believe you are walking over 16,000 steps a day!! wow you are a rock star!! I am averaging about 12,000 to 13,000 depending on the day you go girl!! you will rock the next 12 days!! oh and a side note I broke through the middle number today and made my goal for fitbit, add in a new goal to keep going with this.

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Louise

I know right! and let me tell you... the first week was fine and easy... so much excitement... week 2 - not so much - entering the CHALLENGE phase! I am in that beta test (pay to play? really?) and it looks like 1/4 are out just because the consistency isn't as easy as people thought! IN FACT I am way down for this time of day!THANK YOU FOR JOINING MY DIET BET GAME in July!here's my link for passers by: https://www.dietbet.com/games/68494/activityWhat is the link to your game again?

BCbabe

my game link is http://diet.bt/fdAKz1, lets do this!! making July smokin' hot!! the girls are back in town!!!!