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Re: How I am motivating myself
From: Shelly (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 18 Jul 2001 16:58:52 -0500 (CDT)
2 stones is 28 pounds :)
michelle
At Tue, 17 Jul 2001, Joanna wrote:
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>Hi Maddy,
>
>I sure will....as soon as I get home. It sounds as though you'll have
>to do a little converting (stones), but hopefully it will be useful to
>you.
>
>--
>Joanna :)
>
>At Mon, 16 Jul 2001, Maddy wrote:
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>>At Thu, 12 Jul 2001, Joanna wrote:
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>>Hi Joanna
>>
>>I have recently been diagnoised with PCOS, and have put on a lot of
>>weight actually I have put on about 2 stone in about 6 months. Can you
>>send me a copy of your excel workbook it sounds good and just what I
>>need.
>>
>>thanks
>>
>>--
>>Maddy
>>
>>>Hi everyone!
>>>
>>>I just replied to another post regarding something I am working on to
>>>keep myself motivated and to track my weight loss success. I didn't
>>>give my post a very good subject line, so I thought I would repost it
>>>here....
>>>
>>>Reposted:
>>>
>>>Hi Laura,
>>>You are really fortunate to be able to participate in a research study
>>>such as this. Perhaps being in the study itself, will be a motivating
>>>factor.
>>>
>>>This week I consulted with a doctor for a weight loss program. So like
>>>you, I am beginning to make life changes in my eating and exercising
>>>habits. I have lost weight before, but put most of it back on. This
>>>time, I feel really pumped. The fact that I am working with a doctor
>>>for me is really motivating.
>>>
>>>As soon as I could after my doctor's appointment, I prepared an Excel
>>>spreadsheet (workbook) from hell!! It took me a couple of hours to
>>>create it, and I spent another hour on it today. If you are familiar
>>>with Excel, you could probably do the same. If not, I could email you a
>>>copy of mine. Well, let me explain what I entered into it.
>>>
>>>It contains seven worksheets. I'll list them, and explain the contents
>>>of each:
>>>
>>>Weekly Weight:
>>>This is where I enter my weightloss for the week. My weightloss is also
>>>reflected on a couple of graphical charts to give me a picture of my
>>>progress. There is a line graph showing my weightloss over time, and a
>>>bar graph showing my weekly pounds lost. As well, as a reminder, I have
>>>a little box with my rewards for losing weight. For me, I plan to buy
>>>myself a new, stylish wardrobe and a stylish leather jacket.
>>>
>>>Body Measurements:
>>>I measured just about everything (biceps, bust, waist, hips, thighs,
>>>calves), since I know from past weight losses, this can be very
>>>inspiring. You may not see the weightloss on the scales, but your body
>>>may be transforming itself into a more shapely figure. I'll try to do
>>>this every couple of weeks.
>>>
>>>Waist to Hip Ratio:
>>>The waist to hip ratio is something I discovered in the book, Protein
>>>Power (however, I am not following the Protein Power diet right now).
>>>Determining your waist to hip ratio allows you to determine whether you
>>>are an apple (abdominal fat) or a pear (leg/hip fat).
>>>
>>>Body Composition:
>>>This involves estimating the amount of fat and lean body mass.
>>>
>>>Ideal Body Weight:
>>>This involves calculating your ideal body weight based on your lean body
>>>mass.
>>>
>>>Reasons/Benefits of Losing Weight:
>>>Here I listed all the benefits of losing weight, including the benefits
>>>and rewards of losing weight. Whenever I feel deprived from watching
>>>what I eat, I'm going to review this.
>>>
>>>Summary:
>>>This worksheet gives me an at-a-glance view to see my goals and
>>>progress, including: current, target and starting weight; total pounds
>>>to lose, pounds lost; % of goal achieved; current BMI (body mass index),
>>>target BMI; body fat % starting and end target
>>>
>>>(If anyone wants to calculate their BMI, here's a link:
>>>http://goodhousekeeping.women.com/gh/diet/fitness/00bmic15.htm)
>>>
>>>Some of the calculations on these sheets required some "numbers" from
>>>the Protein Power book which vary with each person, but I would be happy
>>>to send the Excel spreadsheet to you, if you just wanted to look at
>>>it...or even wanted to use it as a base to create your own.
>>>
>>>Preparing this spreadsheet was a really valuable activity for me. It
>>>gave me the time to really focus on my goal, and convince myself into
>>>getting motivated by better understanding my body and thinking of all
>>>the benefits.
>>>
>>>If you ever want some encouragement and support, feel free to email
>>>me!!!
>>>
>>>--
>>>Joanna
>>>
--
Shelly
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