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Jessica - I definitely didn't expect him to do that! I wouldn't say we had a fight, but yeah, I was upset. I started getting teary eyed because I just felt unwanted. He doesn't seem to understand that it's not easy on me to take time from work, pay for air fare/parking/gas, drive my butt 90 minutes each way to the airport and back, travel on those tiny little planes and deal with layovers and all the crap we love so much about air travel these days... blah blah blah... and then to not feel WANTED there.
Anyway, we did discuss that and he and I both made a promise to try harder; he can try to plan more and appreciate me when I visit (especially considering this visit in May is the last time we'll see eachother for about 9-10 months) and I can try harder to be more spontaneous when I am there and not have to get to the gym and eat healthy. Thats actually a huge reason I decided to switch to IF! TheBunneh - You're so right, and he's not much of a talker most times. When he does open up and tell me how he feels about whatever the subject is, I ALWAYS listen and take note because I know its important if he's making an effort like that. It doesn't matter if it's a random comment about liking my hair a certain way or how he feels about an aspect of our relationship; those tidbits are few and far between so I pay attention. You always pop in for the drive by... what is going on with YOU lately? :D Catch us up! Maddie - LOL I'm sorry hitting your goal felt anti-climatic, but congratulations nonetheless!! I like the idea of an extra 'buffer' before a vacation but I sort of got myself into trouble that way; I'd always want to be back at whatever that new low weight was! I'd be at 118 and think that 116 would be perfect pre-vacation, and then when I got back and was 118 I'd think "I'm up 2 pounds still... need to get that off...". No bueno for me! :D Oh, and super congrats on TOM resolving itself too!! I bet those two things off your mind have you feeling pretty great today. Turbo - Thank you for the recipe! I think those look awesome, and the nutritionals aren't bad at all. Normally that would be almost a full meal's worth of calories for me, but now I can have that and a shake or some cottage cheese to balance out my protein and call it a snack! haha Krampus - I'm glad the weight is coming down a bit! Good direction anyway, right? You've never benched with the bar before?! Honey! LOL, yeah, you can lift more that way because you aren't using extra energy trying to stabilize two dumbbells. You can really anchor your body and push it with all you have... very satisfying! I definitely recommend doing both, and especially for us women doing them on an incline is great for the chesticles. :D |
Joss ~ Welcome back from your trip!!! *big hugs* over the crossed wires with hubby. It sounds like a classic case of him not feeling good about the situation and you interpreting that as him not feeling good about you. He sounds like a romantic and a champion: he's not willing to let you leave without trying his best to make things right between you.
The TJ haul sounds nom-alicious. Look at the SIZE of those chicken burgers. Hoping for a smooth transition for you back in to the every day living part... What's the timeline for moving to be with the hubs? I know you mentioned it, but memory fails... Krampus ~ Aww, thanks for the encouragement. It's a marathon, not a sprint. And even if you fall down, you don't go all the way back to the starting line-- you pick the eff up and keep going from where you are. *takes leaf out of your book* I made a beef stew with potatoes, carrots, turnips, onions, and mushrooms. My only thought on the gain is that it could have been from the potatoes, but I really don't know. Did not put one lick of salt in it, so definitely not the sodium. Good luck with those cold calls. They can certainly be nerve jangling. Just try to knock 'em out as quick as possible. (I do this for a living...) I had to call news stations, etc for another job (publicity for a theater show) and strangely found that news people are more receptive in the early hours. One editor told me to call her at 4AM when her shift started. I did, and we ended up being able to have a conversation. At 4AM. Go figure. Turbo ~ Whatever, girl. Your banana muffins look delish. And as Joss says, we'll make room for you in the morning coffee club. I drink it steadily throughout the day, though, so not a morning only girl if I'm honest. I thought about you and your three cups in the evening. Sometimes i find that drinking hot water with lemon gets things moving. That and aerobic activity. Running will sometimes do it for me, too. Maddie ~ CONGRATS!!!! on GOAL!!!! Hoping you can definitely find a way to enjoy your loss. As you've mentioned before, it's more fun going out when you're > a size 6!!! Olehcat ~ Oh, schedule woes. Having to eat when you're rushed and stressed awful. Is there any way you can just eat lighter during the day to make room for a more substantial meal in the evening? Or do you just not want to eat at night at all (I can understand this...) When does your class end? Any schedule changes on the horizon? Jessica ~ I clicked through that site (weightwars) and it looks like fun... It's good you find the competition motivating rather than intimidating. Will be rooting for ya! thebunneh ~ Hello, drive by! ~~~ Kinda just rollin' along out here. Weather is rainy and grey, had a slow morning getting started with work. Made a killer stir-fry last night using those shiritaki noodles. Just sauteed some onions and spinach, then threw in the noodles with soy sauce, garlic and powdered ginger. Not a bad combo, although I wish I'd used some more spices. Did 3 miles last night and knocked out an hour and a half of practice time. Hoping to squeeze in my 3 miles today before rehearsal. I always feel more bad-*** when I run on tight transition times. Happy (what's left of) Tuesday, feather friends! |
Joss : Aww I'm so glad you got the chance to clear things up with the hubby before you leave on your plane! That would have been a bad ending to a good trip :(
OMG thos chicken burgers looks HUGE (AND awesome). It feels great to do calories counting again. I always was a stat nerd, but the writing it down part got the best of me last time. Getting all this on the computer program is really easy, and they even have some kind of recipe analyzer that make thing even easier (well, most of the time. Last night when I logged a recipe, they were counting 2 cups of cooked basmati rice 1400 cal and 2 cups of chickpeas 1300 cals. Go home, caloriecount, you are DRUNK) (I also don't how they classified there thing in HIGH SUGAR/BAD, etc. For them, my cup of grape at lunchtime is : ''bad notes ; high in sugar''. I know it has sugar in that, but to the point of advertising this on the bad notes?). I think not having any visual way to know how much I was eating through the day was really the problem with my weight loss lately. It's all fix, for now at least! :) Olehcat : Aww, sorry to hear about your struggles :( Dealing with a diet when you don't seem to find the time to deal with like, anything else! is an horrible feeling. I hope your week off will let you rest and clear your mind. Maddie : it is so nice to see someone hitting goal! And yay for your TOM (if we can say something like that...!). I'm still waiting for mine, send some of your magic my way! ; Jessica : god, it seems I was the only one not knowing this fact about coffee. I knew it was getting thing moving, but I thought it was working at any time of the day... Oh well, now I know! krampus : I haaaate talking on the phone too. The father of my boyfriend looooves it though; a few weeks he hold me on the line for 45 minutes, I was freacking out. Alexis : I used to drink coffee through the day too, but I had never made any link with the ''time to go in the morning'' process. I've tried to lower my cafeine intake lately, I get dehydrated and get pressure induces dizzy feeling. Good job on the 3 milers! You'll reach your 15 miles goal in no time! For your stir fry, I love to throw in some 5 spices mix, it adds a little something :) *** Weighed in at 137.6 this morning and I was thrilled. After not seeing a move of the scale for the last 3 days, this little woosh was welcome. I celebrated this by wearing skinny jeans that do not feel as tight as they were 4 weeks ago. F YEAH. On the other hand, I'm still waiting for TOM, who is officially 1 day late today. I am getting nervous, and we had a little argument about this with the boyfriend last night. (okay tmi) the boyfriend was in a crappy mood for the past weeks, so the ''activities'' were kinda ''minimal'', which is why I am surprised being late. When I mentioned that I was nervous about this last night, he had a super brutal tone and was saying stuff ''Nop. Makes no sense. It does fit in. Unless you are cheating on me.'' (Where the H*LL is that coming from). I had to take the special BC pill 2 months ago though and had light TOM that time. What if this pill did not worked out? I'm nervous and making all those big stories in my head and I am starting to freak out, and thank to the boyfriend for his comfort in all of this! BLAAAH. Sorry, rant over! Hope everyone is having a good day! |
Morning, all!
So I'm down 1.2 pounds this morning. I don't know if it was just water weight releasing or what. Basically I fasted through the morning until about 11 a.m., at which time I had some protein, followed by a small kale salad and some Greek yogurt and berries. After that, I didn't eat until between work and my classes, at whcih time I had some fast food (D: - yes, I know, baaaaaad, but that was because of completely poor planning on my part, forgot some vital parts of food I wanted to eat then and realized that I did not want to cook when I got home from class but was starving). So then I just didn't eat the rest of the day and did not eat when I got home. So now that I do not have classes the rest of the week to screw up my schedule, and not again until March 25, I'm going to try fasting until lunch, having a very light salad/yogurt for lunch, then eating my main meal when I get home from school, after a workout, around 4-5. @Turbo - Me, too - am hoping for some mind-clearing over break! Congrats on your low number! That is awesome! :) But your boyfriend was being a jerk about the BC stuff. :( @Alex - yeah, I do not want to eat a big meal at 7:30-8:00, which is when it would be on class days, since I really go to bed around 9:30-10:00. So basically class days are complicated. My other days are fine. I can eat around 5-6! So my plan for today is to eat super light at lunch and eat a bigger meal around 5! Sounds like you're doing great with your running and practicing! :) @Krampus - eep, do you have to do the cold calls as part of your job? I hate that kind of thing myself!!! I will do anything to avoid phone calls, haha. @Jessica - yep, plan is to get back on the saddle with my running training (eep, I have taken WAY too much time off), and just focus on that until the half marathon. Then cut down on the running and do more weight training more often. By then my classes will be done and I'll have more time and energy to spend on it! And I'm really hoping I'll be down at least 10 pounds by then, which will make everything easier. And yeah, motivation! I could use it about now, lol! @TheBunneh - thank you!!! A little less down on it today... @Maddie - WOW, congrats!!!! You rock!!!! It must feel so great to hit goal! Okay, I'm going to pick your brain again, lol. What do you eat in a typical day at 1250 calories? It seems like so little! Are you satisfied or do you feel hungry a lot? @Jossfit - I see what you're saying about IF and eating the larger meal before you fast. I used to read up on fasting a LOT before, so I actually have read a lot, but I do need a review on it since it's been a while! So you have read off the leangains? I remember thinking that leangains allowed such a large eating window, though. I feel like I could stuff a LOT of calories in an 8-hour window. But I suppose if you regulated it so that it's just two meals, one of which is small, then you could still end up with a very satisfying meal for one of your meals! :) I think I do need to shift back to my main meal being in the evening, *nods* But those first few days when your body is getting used to it? Ugh, annoying! My stomach was growling really loudly yesterday morning when I was giving a make-up test to a few kids and that was embarrassing, lol! Also it's too dark and cold still in the morning to do my workout outside in the morning before work, so I do not get to workout fully fasted yet. But maybe this coming week when I'm on break I can experiment with that, too. Okay, onward to day 2 of this! Oh, and what are BCAAs? |
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Turbo - I had to LOL at your "Go home, calorie count, you are DRUNK" - I use MFP but there is the same issue of it being inaccurate. I actually look items up that aren't from a package (like fruit, protein, veggies, etc.) on calorie count or another site just to look at the generic USDA values of things before I enter them in. One person had listed 1 cup of strawberries as 200 calories on MFP! Hahaha, THAT person was drunk. Ugh, I'm sorry your BF is being a turd right now... I'm sure it's less to do with you and more just a general funk. We all tend to take things out on those closest to us just based on proximity. How are things going for him work-wise and things like that? Is he stressed? Oh, super congrats on your weigh in too! Thats's definitely on the right side of 140, which I know you HATE to see! Alexis - "He sounds like a romantic and a champion: he's not willing to let you leave without trying his best to make things right between you." - I really liked that description! He is a romantic, just in an unconventional way, which is part of why I love him so much. He's not a wine and dine kind of man, but when he makes a gesture it's so much more impressive the way he does it. I am moving out there in JULY! Whoot! My hubby deploys in June so I'll be missing him and moving by myself, but I will see him in May for a week or so before he goes. Big big changes coming this summer! Did you manage to get your workout done last night? I am glad I'm not the only one who likes the miracle/shiritake noodles! :) I know they don't taste like 'pasta' but they aren't really supposed to! They're so versatile and filling. I don't use them much lately but that's because I fill up on tons of bigger veggie filled meals and have no room! LOL |
Turbo ~ I feel that "too much pressure" thing in my chest if I drink too much caffeine, also. I lol'd too at the "go home, calorie count, you are DRUNK!" That will be my new dismissal: you are DRUNK! You've inspired me to start logging again, too.
Olehcat ~ Well done, you! Sounds like you got it sorted on the schedule stuff and it didn't look like the fast food hurt you at all. Joss ~ Wowza, July!!! That's almost just around the corner. When does hubby get back after deploying? Sounds like lots of changes going on in your world. I didn't make the workout last night, but I'm not stressing. Was shattered after rehearsal, so I took a rest day and woke up feeling great, so totally worth it. Krampus ~ How'd your cold calls go? ~~~ Just kind of boppin' along out here. Am trying to scale back my carb intake, which is working out so far. My body responds well to low carb/high protein, but the challenge is keeping it going, so I'm just trying to find a routine that works. I feel like everything is better when I focus on protein: I think clearer, move crisper, and am just generally more alert. That being said, I'm really concerned that I won't be able to sustain this eating plan and will end up derailing. I'm going back to my journals from January and trying to figure out what went wrong. Trying to manage my expectations and just stay focused on my goal. Happy hump day, feathers! |
Hi guys! Feeling good today. I feasted on chocolate covered almonds last night but also had very sensible meals and ran 5K and lifted. I really felt like I had a thorough workout and I can't wait to go again - it's much easier to be active when you enjoy it.
Today I gotta run to the Capitol for a press conference - I didn't know I was going to be physically present so this morning I really had to dig for clean suitable attire. There is some DRAMA going on- we asked for an interpreter for a guy who is speaking who is difficult to understand (he has CP) and someone interpreted the event just about as wrongly as one could, including the wrong times, so this should be interesting. Maybe I'll end up interpreting, I am after all the go-to "EMERGENCY FILL-IN" person. I'm gonna sign up for a 5K next month cause I should really do one for the experience. My time on the treadmill yesterday was 26:58 and I think I could have pushed myself a lot harder. I know it's harder on pavement - we'll see I guess. Alex Keeping it going is easy until something comes up where someone else is feeding you. I hope you find it easy and that it works for you! Cold calls were meh, I think it was too late in the day and people were freaking out trying to make deadline and mentally checked out when I talked to them. Oh well, learning experience. olehcat Nicely done on the scale drop. Cold calls are something I do occasionally need to do for my job and I HATE IT but thankfully they are not the bulk of what I do. Your fasting plan sounds promising but if you are going to work out after work you might want to include carbs in your midday meal. Timing is clutch - wimpy hungry workouts are the worst. Turbo Ew, what is wrong with your boyfriend?! Is HE cheating? Who just says that stuff? At least you're shrinking and being diligent about exercise. Do you think the TOM delay could be because you're exercising more or doing something differently or stressed out by your boyfriend? Pee on a stick (take a pregnancy test) just to be safe! JossFit I know, I know, shame on me for being such a wimp. I'm still DLing with kettlebells because the logistics of DLing with a barbell are confusing (how to unload plates etc). But YAY for enjoying IF and having epic meal time every meal - it really is the greatest way of eating for me and requires the least amount of thought to pull off. I'm really sorry your husband didn't make you feel appreciated and wanted until the end of your trip at the airport - is he very stressed about work etc/experiencing PTSD from anything? JessicaB Hi! I hope you win the challenge at work! Bunneh I saw on the WI thread you dropped 2 lb overnight - awesome! MaddieB GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL congrats! |
Morning, girls! I'm just sitting here, sipping my chai tea latte, catching up on Pretty Little Liars : )
Olehcat: When I first dropped down from 1450 to 1250, it was tough the first few days, but then my appetite adjusted. It's just about eating things that fill me up. I usually have cereal with a banana, my tea, a Lean Cuisine, fruit or veggies for a snack, a sandwich & then oatmeal with apples. Oatmeal is sooo filling - sometimes I'll eat it twice a day just because it's so filling & good for you. Alex: That's my issue with eating lower carbs - it's not sustainable. But I'm a huge fan of food journaling. I did it for most of this weight loss journey & it really kept me accountable & honest about what I was eating. Plus, I could go back & see patterns in my eating + my weight loss if I ever got derailed. Krampus: I would love to sign up for a 5K! I really wanted to the Color Run...stupid knee injury! I was finally able to do the entire Pilates DVD the other night. I went easy on my right knee, but I was able to do it! I started to do it last night, but the toddler was being needy, so I had to snuggle her instead...gee, darn ; ) Back up .3 today, but I had 2 giant Diet Dr Peppers at McD's yesterday at our play date, so I'm guessing it's a sodium thing. I'll slam the water today & see if that helps. It could also just be TOM bloat. Happy Hump Day, girls! |
olehcat : Getting fast food and dropping weight! Could have been a worst outcome ;) I'm curious, what did you have?
Joss : No, but I swear, CalorieCount does feel like it is manage by some drunk Internet people. Actually, not ALL cc. When you look up for food, it is pretty accurate. But they have this Recipe Analyzer thing where you type in a recipe and the number of portions it gets you, and it finds in their database every ingredient and do the math for you. Sadly, it messed up a bit. For exemple, if you write, chickpea, I think the software will put the highest calories chickpeas they have in their database, like, just to be sure you're not underguessing all this. It does give you hard to believe results in the end and you have to double check. 200 calories strawberries! (were they dip in chocolat? Only something like that would make sense! LOL) Yes, the boyfriend is wacky these days. He is stressed, he is having a big pre-phd exam in 1.5 month, so I get it. He also trains a lot, he's tired, and is taking on more responsabilities (that he would NOT have to) at his lab, making his work charge bigger. He's having trouble saying no and I get it, but when it all falls back on me, that is becoming my problem too :( And yeees, moving away from the dreadful 140! I'm back on my right side of the force ;) How is your things doing? Still holding on the Leangain? Alexis : bwhaha glad you guys like the GO HOME YOU'RE DRUNK. I thought you were a daily food logger, I don't know why! I remember back in January you were doing this monthly goals assessment thing over a year, are you still doing this? krampus : you run so faaaaaaaaaaaaaast. For weird reasons it's harder for me to run on a threadmill than on pavement. Hope your press conference will be okay! For the boyfriend issue, I really don't know where this was coming from. I was about to bite his head off. I mention again last night that TOM wasn't here yet and he looked much more concerned. Last summer when I was training like crazy, my cycle was a bit longer but I don't remember how much longer... Peeing on the stick scared the crap out of meee. (anyway, if I was pregnant, I wouldn't lose pounds, no?) Maddie : Hope this 0.3 will get away quickly! ;) Nice for the pilates!! *** Still at 137.6 this morning. No TOM yet. BLEEEEEH. I wanted to go for a run eventually but when I got out of my car this morning it's like I pulled something in a quad. Seriously, getting out of the car. I am hesitating between going or not, I don't want to make it worst but I had planned a really tight training schedule this week. Double BLEEEEEH. I also have to prepare for an interview tomorrow afternoon. And I need to iron a shirt. I SUCKK at ironing. :S |
Turbo - oh yeah, IF is super easy... all I did was basically move breakfast back. :) I don't feel restricted in any way by it. Less than I did in fact! I can see this being something I do for life.
Its good that you can understand and appreciate that your BF is stressed out right now and aren't taking it too personally when he says something b*tchy like that. For the record, it was still unacceptable and I think he owes you an apology, but good on you for being the bigger person and not turning it into a fight! Go train, do something light if you feel like your body is hurting, but just get it done. It will make you feel better and wake you up mentally so that you're able to prepare for the interview. It might seem counterproductive or like a waste of time but I'm betting it has the opposite effect. Maddie - Its surprising how much sodium is actually in soda, isn't it? You wouldn't think so because it's sweet, but it just goes to show we don't really know what is in a lot of our food! :o Thats great you made it through the DVD with no issues! Hopefully everything will be feeling OK again soon. Krampus - Boo for work drama! I hope everything turns out alright! That's awesome that you had a great workout; you're so right too -- it's much easier to be active when you enjoy it! :D You're right, IF actually requires less thought and I think about food less in general already. I realized I have some chocolate and stuff at home and I haven't even thought about eating it or working it into my meals... it's just not really on my radar and normally it would be. My hubs is totally stressed, so I get it BUT I am no less stressed than he is and I still make an effort. We'll work on it... it's temporary and we're getting closer to the end of this whole long distance $hit show. Congrats on deciding to do a 5K! I'm not a huge runner, but I did one for the experience as well. It's nice to have the little race number thingie and a little medal (our team came in 3rd overall actually) to remember it and say I did it. Alexis - Yeah, lots of changes but super exciting! It's stressful and scary but there's no turning back now. :) He'll be gone approximately June 2013 - February/March 2014... so, a LONG DANG TIME! I'm used to shorter deployments so this is a hard one to think about, and usually it's ME deploying, not him! I wouldn't worry to much about not being able to sustain your plan. After all, like Krampus said the hard part is when you aren't feeding yourself but even if you 'derail' you can always get right back on those rails! A bad meal, day, or even week is not a tattoo... it's not permanently affixed to your forehead or your @ss and there is no damage you can do that can't be undone. If lower carb works for you MOST of the time, just do that! :) Don't count yourself out before you even start Chicka. |
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Ugh, up to 146.2 today, why? I honestly think my body thinks this weight is acceptable and it's not. A few years ago if I were to reach 145ish, all I would have to do is make some good choices for a few days and it would go right back down. But I'm worried that my body now glees in thinking that 145ish is the new norm.
I did great with the fasting again. I fasted until lunch, then had about 500 calories. Then didn't eat again until dinner, where I had some ground turkey and a tomato-based sauce in it (sort of like spaghetti or sloppy joe sauce) and some veggies. I did have a homemade chocolate chip cookie for dessert, too. Everything was very satisfying. So maybe what I ate was high in sodium, hmm. Oh, and no wine. Yesterday with full intention of going to the gym after work, I stopped at the grocery store on the way home. I was putting my empty cart back, and I tripped and fell in front of the grocery store, yep, flat on my face. I was mortified -- but nobody saw me! I quickly got up and went back to my car but I felt like I was going to pass out or something. It was awful. But there doesn't seem to be any damage. Just my knee is banged up a bit. So yeah, did not go running right after that. Now it's been over 10 days that I have taken off from running, and I'm getting worried. I hope I haven't lost all the fitness I acquired! Today for sure! @Jossfit - about the fasting adjustment...I think it's just because my body is so accustomed to me eating something (and usually something pretty protein-based like eggs) right around 7 a.m. so from my past experience there's usually a couple of days when there is a lot of hunger in the morning, especially around 10 a.m. My stomach was growling again loudly during a meeting yesterday, whoops. I'm so not used to doing this when I'm working, lol. In a lot of ways, doing it while working helps because I'm distracted and busy! I do think that my body will adjust in a few days and learn that it's not getting food at that time, then I can eat less at the lunch hour. My goal is to give most of my calories toward the end of the day when I can actually enjoy food, especially because it looks like if I want this weight to move and move not at a glacial speed, I'm going to have to eat way fewer calories. @Alex - I feel exactly like you do about the lower carb. It works well for me in general, but then it's not sustainable for me. Unfortunately I'm not willing to say no to homemade enchiladas that a good friend is making for us later this week, for example. Ugh. But I do love that clear-headed, less bloaty feeling that eating healthy low carb food does after about a week or so. @Krampus - ick, work drama! Yeah, I started thinking that I would be able to work out in the morning if I could get my butt to the gym the minute I woke up, but NO. It's too dark and cold outside and my car had almost no gas in it to drive to the gym and back BEFORE I have to leave to go to work anyway. Nope. After work it will be until I can run outside (WHERE IS SPRING? It's not here yet. :( ) @Maddie - heh, yeah, I need to get back into oatmeal. I love it, but I tend to screw up cooking it. Do you make it by scratch in a pan? @Turbo - oh, man, I'm so ashamed, though, I have this guilty like for McDonald's fish sandwich when it's all hot and soft with tons of tarter sauce, lol. I know it's not a good quality fish sandwich by any stretch of the imagination, but it's a guilty pleasure. And then I had some fries with it. ;D And good job with keeping in the 137ish range! Ugh, that was me a few years ago and I want it back! (ha, never thought I'd say that because for me, at my height, 137 is still too big, but oh, I wish I'd see it on the scale again right now!) |
Made toast with cream cheese and hummus for breakfast... then promptly walked to the trash can to throw my knife away instead of setting it in the sink. Caught myself though! Unlike the time I put garlic powder in the fridge and eggs in the pantry...
krampus Yeah, dunno why that drop happened! Guess I was holding onto water. olehcat Eeep! Glad you weren't really hurt from that fall!! |
TheBunneh - LOL, I have been guilty of that a time or two myself! Lately I haven't had kitchen issues, but my brain has been a bit scattery and I keep forgetting to pack things in my gym bag! One day it was my boots, my bra the next, and then my towel!
Olehcat - I don't want to pretend that I'm doing things a certain way and now suddenly know everything, but maybe you would also benefit from NOT weighing for a while and just focusing on working out and eating right. Do you really need the scale to tell you if you are eating the way you *should* be for fat loss? Some people can handle the daily fluctuations, but I realized that I cannot and therefore I stopped. It was driving me nuts even though I KNOW how the body works and that fluctuations are normal. TBH, your posts always seem somewhat frantic and desperate unless you had a *whoosh*. It just doesn't seem to be helping you at all and might in fact be hurting your fat loss efforts. Just my $.02 of course. That is VERY cool that the fasting works for your schedule though! I'm seriously diggin it. I started this for two main reasons; 1- a way to keep my calories at the best weight loss range for me AND have somewhat substantial meals (and work in a cookie here and there, which I haven't even done yet because I haven't felt the craving to), and 2 - a way to do that while still being social! I've noticed in the past few days that I've had a bunch of unexpected positive side effects; - MORE energy in the gym, especially with cardio, and no heartburn or breakfast burps. - Sleeping more soundly and for longer (since I don't have to make time for breakfast and time to let it digest before workouts). - I have more energy in the morning in general, even after my workouts. - My first meal actually gives me a little buzz! hahaha If I start to see some changes in the mirror, it's a definite bonus... we'll see how it goes. So sorry you fell and hurt your knee! Definitely try to get in a workout but don't do anything that feels uncomfortable. Turbo - Great minds think alike I guess! :) My hip has been giving me some issues too, and your post made me think it might just be a little pinch going on in there also. |
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OH I'm sure it is... I don't give a damn about her body... I mean her FACE and her outfit. :) She looks pretty and somewhat natural. |
Hi Feathers!
Was heavy this AM. Will hopefully be lighter tomorrow, had a huge poo at like 10:45 AM. Got up and ran 2.5 miles in 20:46 this morning - I like this whole "pushing for speed" thing I'm doing where I actually challenge myself to hurry up and not drop below 7 mph. I had a late night quesadilla but definitely stayed under 2,000 calories yesterday. I have also made the (deadly) discovery that stirring peanut butter into vanilla Greek yogurt is delicious. JossFit Have you seen Ke$ha's recent beach pictures? Poor thing, I would HATE HATE HATE to be a celeb and have people commenting how I've "let myself go" and whatnot http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1oilLUkurA...ikini-ugly.jpg That is definitely a good picture of Nicki Minaj, under all that costuming is a pretty woman! I want the jacket too - I LOVE the "sleek black leather jacket with tons of doodads on it" style that's so prevalent. I'm kind of excited about the race, and I want to try running with my super fit (boxer, muay thai, MMA) friend sometime - he runs 7 minute miles O___o Glad IF has you not fixating on food too much, that's what I love about it! TheBunneh Haha that sounds familiar. I blame it on stoner brain for myself - I hear "pregnancy brain" is also a thing. I hope today will be better than yesterday was! olehcat Sorry you fell - stuff like that tends to destroy the drive and motivation to do anything other than feel sorry for yourself and frown. I hope you can get around to running today, it sounds like you need the mood boost! As for the scale...it really doesn't always have to make sense or reflect that day's choices. Don't let it drive you insane! Turbo Saw TOM came - HOORAAAAAAAAAAY!!!! MaddieB So glad your knee is a bit better. I am impressed by anyone who has little people at home and manages to get in workouts. If I had a kid I'd put it in a cat carrier outside so I couldn't hear it crying while I worked out - good thing I have none huh... |
olehcat : You can't lose all the fitness you gained in 10 days :) Yes, the first run will probably be painful, but you will not have lost much fitness overall. I'm glad to hear you are alright after your fall though!
TheBunneh : I frequently throw the egg I just broke in the garbage and the shell in the batter. I hate myself everytime :D Joss : Are we doomed to have hip issues or what? ;) Hope verything will be better for both of us soon! Jesus, I almost did not recognize Nikki Minaj. It is so NOT her legs. She is much ore prettier in a natural thing like that instead of her usual stuff. krampus : a race is a good idea! it really pushes the limit, you're just there in the middle of super fast people, it's an awesome motivation! Poor Kesha, facing all the nasty comments must be hard. I LOVE her bathing suit though! *** I'm up to 138.4 this morning, but I'm bloated and TOM CAMEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. (I was seriously ready to pop some champagne last night). I went to the gym and had a great workout, 30' of elliptical, arms and deadlift lifting sessions, 15' of bicycle and 15' of some arc training machine I tried for the first time and hated and 50 crunches. My pulled hip thing was feeling better but after cooling down, I find the the workout probably triggered it a bit. I am having a rest day tomorrow, I can't wait :) Last night the neighbor acted CRAZY (like, I used our stair to get to our second floor, and it was obviously too much noise, he ended up banging for 30 seconds at the wall until it was shaking and than screaming bad words for 15 minutes) and we decided that we were moving out on the 1st of July. I called the owner and she understands but sad, she's been trying to kick them out for months but it's kinda hard on the legal side. Heading off to my interview, hope everything will go smoothly... See you later ladies! |
Krampus - Peanut butter, almond butter, hazelnut butter (Justin's is my favorite brand for all of them) in cottage cheese or Greek yogurt have long been loves of mine. Amazeballs! I usually opt for plain yogurt and just add a dash of sweetener and cinnamon.
Holy lightbulb moment! As I was typing that I realized that I have a slew of awesome flavorings and extracts I bought and haven't even thought to add those to my yogurt or cottage cheese! I got them all to add to my oats and shakes while on that program with my coach, and I wasn't eating dairy then. Brilliant!! Yeah, I totally agree about being a celebrity... there is no way! I'm hard enough on myself, so to have someone else pick my body apart that way? Ugh, nothankyouverymuch. It sounds like you had a great run today! Training with someone fitter than you is usually a benefit to you, so definitely train with your friend if you can. Unfortunately for me I can't find women around here who lift the way I do and the men generally lift MORE than me, so I'm on my own! Just as well... I prefer it that way most of the time. Mmm, quesadilla... :) Yeah, I'm definitely loving the IF. I'll shut up about it because I'm sure it's somewhat obnoxious! hahaha Turbo - My hip pain will probably be an issue for the rest of my life because of the fracture/surgery/screws I have in there. I deal with it... but you bet your butt the government is going to be sending me a check for that! LOL I actually have to have my final physical later this month and then I can start my disability claims process next month. Between my husband and I and all our injuries we'll be doing OK when it comes to disability payments. haha I sure hope YOURS gets better though! Oh, and super duper congrats on finally getting TOM... I know that was weighing heavily on your mind. Now if only your boyfriend would get his and stop being a b*tch. :D (I kid I kid... is he in a better mood now?) Ugh, crappy neighbors! If it makes you feel any better, I have a crappy dirty roommate living with me. (Not my friend the female, but her BF that moved in.) I'm sooo ready for him to move out in May when he goes to England, and then she'll move out in June so I have the house to myself for like 8 weeks before I go to Colorado! Score! Good luck at your interview!!! I hope they throw bags of money at you and beg on their knees to hire you NOW. |
Krampus ~ Look at you, woman of many talents! Callin' press on Tuesday, Capital yesterday. What's up for today? :heh: I chuckled over that pic of Kesha. Whatever, man. Those celebs make money off their physical appearance. I have no sympathy whatsoever.
Joss ~ That IS a lot of changes and they are certainly coming up fast. March is half gone already and July'll be here in a flash. This seems like such a challenging year for you and the hubs being separated for so long. They say that the first few years of a marriage are the most difficult and you guys are really earning your strips on this one. Though from everything you've said, Colorado just sounds like such a better fit for your personality. Is that accurate, from my limited vantage point here on the internet? Hahaha! LOVE the image of a derail not being a permanent "tattoo". One bad day (week, month...) is no excuse not to get up, recommit, and keep going! I'm sorry, but the only thing I see in the N.Minaj pic is her very aggressive BOOBS. Like dayum, girl! Looks like they're fixin to strangle her or summat. Although I do agree that the toned down make up, etc is very flattering. I just fear for her safety. That can't be comfortable... Turbo ~ Hurray for the appearance of TOM and for the kickin' workout. Gooood luck on the interview!!! I second the sentiment of "throw bags of money at you and beg you to work for them". You go get it, lady! Olehcat ~ Yeowch to your knee!!! I hate falling in public. :rolleyes: Oh yeah... I'm a "tripper". And I cosign the statement that you probably aren't going to lose all your fitness in 10 days. And that "clear headed lean" feeling is what keeps me going on the lc days. :thup: Maddie ~ I am a big journal proponent for just that reason. Started a new one today and am trying a new protocol (ha- a Joss special forces word?) where I write out a sentence reaffirming my commitment BEFORE I weigh in the morning. Helps me remember that I am committed to the long haul, no matter what number the scale happens to read. Thebunneh ~ I've put things in some silly places before... Why is my phone in the laundry basket... again? ~~~ Was in bed by 11PM last night. Didn't fall asleep until close to 12:30, but woke up wide-eyed at 5:30 with no alarm and ready to go. Strange, but I'll take it. Went for a walk before work and everything. I thought I might have been coming down with something -- feeling flushed, feverish, and achy. Then I remembered that I'm on Day 3 of moderating my carbs and figure that it might be something close to what Atkins people call the "induction flu". Eh well. Counting down the minutes 'till I can go home and take a power nap. Also planning on hitting up the library for some book ammo. |
Turbo Glad to hear TOM came. My husband is always giving me a hard time when I mention my lack of TOM (though it's not unusual for me to skip months at a time), and always telling me that if I get pregnant, it's because I'm cheating on him. He has had a vasectomy though, and while part of me thinks he is joking, I sometimes wonder what would happen if we ended up in the < 1% failure rate, and whether he'd jump ship and assume I was unfaithful.
Alexis I also worry about a lower carb way of eating not being sustainable, so I just mostly make it work the majority of the time, and don't sweat it when it doesn't fit into my plans. I've never loved bread, so I have no problem giving that up, but I do love pasta, so while sometimes I will have spaghetti squash, I have started having some whole grain pasta every couple of weeks, and I think moderating it like that is sustainable for me. Though I still eat plenty of fruit, etc, I just mostly try to limit my grains because they don't always feel worth it to me. krampus You sure are running 5k pretty fast, so I bet you'll do well in your 5k, given that you have a month to improve on your time. I'm still holding out on buying a treadmill for financial reasons, but part of me wishes I had one so I could improve my running time. I generally use the elliptical for cardio, so I really have no idea if I've improved over my 5k time from back in October or not. Maddie It sure is hard to fit in those workouts with a young one at home, isn't it? I usually wake up an hour earlier than my daughter to fit in my exercise, but I usually have to end up cutting my workout short at least once or twice a week to tend to her, and it can be a bit frustrating. olehcat Great to hear that the IF seems to be working for you okay. It's nice that you've developed a plan that you think is going to work for you :) Joss I know you are planning on getting a puppy after you move to Colorado, but are you going to get one right after you move, or wait until your husband gets back so you can raise it together? Just curious. I can see it being nice to raise it together, but on the other hand, it would be kind of nice to have a puppy around for company while your husband is deployed. ------------ 130.7 this morning, almost back in the 120's. This is the lowest weight I've seen since December, and I really only feel like I've had my head back in the game for about 2 weeks. I'm about 5 pounds up from my low weigh in in September, but feeling confident that I will end up right back around there by the time my competition wraps up. |
Usually I don't post twice in one day, but I took the afternoon off work to run some much needed errands. Wow, that felt good. Still haven't gone running yet, but the afternoon is young...
Went to go look at an apartment for the summer. I know awhile back I had mentioned possibly buying a house, but this summer will just be too soon. So I found what seems to be this very nice community, very pet friendly, and it has a gym, a pool, washer/dryer in unit, jogging paths around a mini lake, close to stuff, etc. The lady who showed me around was very nice, the apartments seem quiet (full of professionals and retirees, not partying college students) pretty much think I'm sold. I have to be on a waiting list for the apartment of choice, though. I have to have a first floor because my parents can't really do stairs for when they come to visit me. So I fasted until 11:30 a.m. this morning with NO problem. No stomach growling, no discomfort. It was as I told Jossfit, I knew it takes a few days of adjustment. Still I am having body image issues today, possibly because of the lack of running for so long. My tummy is jutting out and the pants I wore today felt a little snug (I haven't worn them in a long time and they had been washed and dried since the last time I wore them), but it made me feel ick. @TheBunneh - thanks! And haha, I've done stuff like that, throwing things away that I didn't mean to! ;D @Jossfit - oh, man, it's a dangerous idea for me not to weigh. I have gone through WONDERFUL periods of time in which I do not weigh, and oh it's so liberating, yes it is! But sometimes the daily weighing keeps me in check, too. Like I often make choices like, "ooh, I can't eat that or it will really show up on the scale tomorrow." Then again, weighing once a month or so sounds good, too. Surely if the scale was going in the wrong direction I'd feel it in my clothes, right? Of course I'd be really scared that I'd weigh myself in one month and see absolutely no change. I don't know, I have to think on this a bit more! :) OH, and I so agree on being annoyed by a certain celebrity trend to dress as crazy as possible, just to get attention! @Krampus - I am SO IMPRESSED by your super fast running! I feel like I'm going to DIE at 6.5, and I can only do it in intervals for a minute at a time (with a much slower minute afterwards), so 7??? WOW! @Turbo - thanks for saying that about the fitness! That made me feel better! I don't want to start from scratch! And as for your crazy neighbor, OMG, I once lived in a complex in which I encountered crazy neighbors TWICE in two different apartments like that. The first lived below us (I was married at the time) and she couldn't stand it if we walked. At all. In our own place. So every time one of us would walk across the room, we'd hear THUD THUD THUD from downstairs. My nerves eventually shattered and we ended up moving to another apartment in the same complex. THERE a crazy lady upstairs kept thinking we were playing Johnny Cash music in the middle of the night and slamming doors at odd times. She called the police on us. It was NUTS. :D SO yeah, sometimes you have to move for peace of mind... @Alex - hope you get through the lower carb flu soon! Thank you! My knee still aches today, but it seems no major damage, whew! @Jessica - thanks! So far, so good, *crosses fingers* I hope to tweak things a little better, especially once spring break is over (I have a LOT of stuff going on then, hope I can stay on plan!) |
Pg Food Porn!
Quick dinner food porn drive by! This is what I've munched on the last couple of nights;
Tonight; Turkey meatballs braised in tomato sauce and worchestershire sauce with mixed veggies (broccoli, jicama, carrot, celery, cabbage, etc.) with a sprinkle of parmesan. http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...46404073_n.jpg Yesterday; shrimp stir fry with about a billion shrimp, avocado, fresh ginger, zuchinni and onion. You've seen similar, but IF allows me a TON of shrimp and the extra avocado. Score! http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...36344980_n.jpg And this is two gigantic tilapia filets (buried a bit) with about 1/2 of an eggplant and 1/2 of a sweet potato, topped with my avocado that I adore. http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...24135195_n.jpg |
Late check-in. The scale said 135.4 last night, so I'm assuming it still said 133 something this morning, so blah, screw it. No weigh-in! Just went shopping with a gf & her bebe & we ate some lovely Mexican food for lunch : ) Lovely afternoon.
Hope everyone is having a good day!! |
Maddie - You know what I love about Mexican food? The combinations are SO SIMPLE to replicate at home if I want to! (Well, nachos are harder to do in terms of saved calories) I love to use some sort of mix of a protein with fajita seasoning, a light shredded cheese blend, salsa, tomatos, avocado, corn, black beans, peppers, cilantro and maybe greek yogurt in place of sour cream to make mexican dishes. Throw all that on lettuce and you've got a big taco salad. Put it in some low calorie tortillas and BOOM, tacos. Nice.
Of course to me there really is no beating a huge plate of loaded nachos or a ooey gooey quesadilla with all the trimmings and some punch-bowl sized margaritas. :D It's nice to be able to satisfy those cravings for lower calories though, if I wish to. Sounds like you had a nice afternoon out shopping too! Olehcat - Yeah, I understand all that... just a suggestion. I am also in a spot right now where I am trying to find what works for me but in order for me to do that I have to go out on a limb and not be afraid to try some things. The idea of not weighing and gaining a bit is a little scary, but I'm smart enough to see that it's what I eat and my exercise that determines my success, not the scale. It was making me crazy. I suppose part of it is this forum and the women here. I 'chat' with you all on a daily basis, and when I saw that I was getting a lot of somewhat concerned comments from people I didnt push that aside. If ladies I don't know IRL can see that I'm not doing well with a certain program, that I'm stressed out, and that I'm unhappy, SURELY that has to mean something right? Jessica - See, I don't know! I would LOVE to pick out a puppy with my husband and have his input, as well as to increase the chances of the puppy bonding with both of us. I also really want the puppy to keep me company at home while he's away, though I generally am fine anyway. I'll just play it by ear and see how things pan out. :) It must feel SO GREAT to be nearly at your goal! I really wish I was there but it seems like I just keep backsliding and backsliding. :( Hopefully I've found a good combination of strategies to make some forward progress now. Any updates to your standing in the competition, or is it a weekly weigh-in? (I imagine it is). If you don't mind me asking, what is the difference in terms of prizes between 1st and 2nd place? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hmm, nothing significant to report over here... it's Friday, I just got paid... haha. ;) I actually just got in from the gym and another great workout (Weight supersets with a total of 50 minutes of cardio mixed in - Energizer bunny over here) and now it's about time to hop in the shower. By the time I'm done with that it will be time to break my fast. Today's menu (in case anyone is curious, and really just because I have no funny or interesting stories to share); Meal 1: Chocolate protein shake, large green apple, 1/2 of a chocolate peanut butter Quest bar Meal 2: Ginormous salad with lots of chicken and sweet potato with balsamic vinegar Meal 3: 2% Greek yogurt with cinnamon and almond extract, flax seeds, vanilla almond butter and the other 1/2 of the Quest bar Meal 4: 2 big-@ss tilapia filets, asparagus and avocado As you can see, not a huge departure from my 6 smaller meals, but I have a lot more protein in each meal (double the chicken/fish/etc.) more fat at a time, and instead of having a protein bar on it's own I'll add it to other small meals. |
Joss : Yes, the boyfriend's mood got better. I did confront him the next day he was like ''maybe you were cheating'' and he was much softer. I think he was actually REALLY starting to be scared there might be a baby on the way. He said the cheating thing was cynical. DUDE, you never get sarcastic or cynical on a pregnancy scaaaaaaare. Ah, men, lols!
Aww, still having trouble sharing the space with your roomates? :S Sharing the space with a kid (that is not mine) would already be a challenge for me, I can't imagine putting another dirty roomate on top of that. Is your female roomate is moving to England too to follow him? Your food porn looks amazing : now I want to eat turkey meatballs and tilapia and avocado ALL AT THE SAME TIME lol. Alexis : Waking up at 5:30 all by myself (meaning, not using an alarm or a cat throwing everything that is standing on my night table on the ground) never happening LOL. Getting things done so early is such a great feeling though. Hope you're not really getting sick! Jessica : ''I sometimes wonder what would happen if we ended up in the < 1% failure rate, and whether he'd jump ship and assume I was unfaithful.'' It is like you just took everything that was in my head and put it out there!! Like women need something else to worry when they are already worrying about the lacking TOM. Your weight is going down! You so got all this in control. Where are you at in your weight loss competition? Olehcat : AAAAAAAH thank you, now I don't feel so alone about the crazy neihbors! Yours who went nuts when you were walking sounds like the charmin one we have right now (but we also have the drug dealing thing in BONUS lol). I know it is not funny but the Johnny Cash story got me laughing, this one was really ''out there'' as I can see! It just sucks having to find a new place because they OTHER are a problem, we were loving the place we were in right now :( Maddie : Sounds like you had a great day. Mexican food, yummm! *** Hi everyone! 138.0 this morning, which is awesme, -0.4 compared to yesterday. I was actually expecting to be much more up, I went to the pub after my interview with the people from the bf lab. I had a amaaaazing India Red Ale and I shared a nachos with the boyfriend. It was sooo salty, I thought I'd retain 5 lbs of water, so that is a win. It was really fun though, it is the St Patrick week here so everything was green and they had even but a green hat on the head of Gilbert, the huge moosehead standing above the firepit lol. The interview went okay I guess. They had the most ORIGINAL questions I've eveeeer heard (they asked me what was my favorite TV shows, for exemple LOL). They were also asking tons of question to get me out of my comfort zone to see how I would react. They are looking much more for a personality than someone with specific skills right now. They were seeing a few candidates and I should have news by Monday. And unfortunately, no matter what, I doubt they will throw big bags of money at me, it is a barely starting company and the people hired would work on a monthly contract for now, or something like that and the pay probably won't be incredible. But I least it would be some experience. I'm trying not to hope too much right now, I don't want to feel crushed if i don't get it. I am not planning any workout today, maybe just a walk because it's sunny and beautiful outside. Have a great friday ladies! :) |
Good morning Feathers! TGIF!
When it rains it pours - haven't been able to stop pooping ever since yesterday. I weighed in at 124.2 this morning and my tummy still feels delicate. Pushed through an upper body workout yesterday and played an open mic with friends which is definitely going to be a weekly thing. This morning I was on the toilet too long to make it to the gym and an out of town guest is coming at 5 PM so I probably won't see the weight room again until Sunday X( - but a friend who just moved to my neck of the woods joined my inner city gym, which is nice. The BF tension must be contagious, we made plans to have lunch together yesterday and he thought I was going to pick him up at work and I thought we were meeting at the deli. So I texted him once I got to the deli saying "I'm here" and then he called and said "What?! I thought you were coming to my office! I'll get there when I can, I have to take the elevator and I parked far from the building" and sounded annoyed. I immediately got really sad because for fvck's sake I envisioned a mushy lunch date with no snags. He got there ten minutes later and I was visibly frazzled and could only act normal three-quarters of the way through the meal. We apologized a lot and shared a cookie and kissed a lot, so that was resolved, but then my brain decided to snowball the negative feelings and feel positively AWFUL for a good couple of hours in the afternoon. Everything's fine now though - I think we're both stressed about work, not getting quite enough sleep, and he goes away for 2 weeks (longest we've been apart, I know it's really no time at all!) from next week. St. Patrick's Day is this weekend...yawn. My roommate has a 19 year old Japanese kid she Couchsurfed with in Kyoto coming up tonight. I'm picking him up from the Greyhound station. Wonder what we'll do with him... JossFit All those meals sound INCREDIBLE. And proof that lowish-carb doesn't have to feel like punishment. I had an epic protein dinner last night - tuna, pickles, eggs, and Greek yogurt with PB. How is the experimental extracts/flavorings project with cottage cheese and Greek yogurt going? MaddieB mmmmm Mexican, sounds perfect. Have a great day! olehcat I hope the apartment works out! Sounds promising. I don't think I am that fast at all but then again I'm comparing myself to boxers, athletes and people who actually win races. I also have a few inches on you :P JessicaB You are so close to winning the competition! I'm glad you feel like you've gotten things under control and aren't struggling with binge eating anymore. Alex How "moderate" are you doing the carbs? I thought carb flu was only symptomatic of totally ketogenic diets. TurboMammoth How was the interview? I'm sorry you have an insane neighbor bad enough to make you guys MOVE. Do you have a new apartment/house in mind? Will you stay in Sherbrooke? |
olehcat Do you know how long the waiting list is for the apartment that you want? Hopefully you'll get it and won't forever be waiting not knowing when you'll get to the top of the waiting list.
Joss The turkey meatball meal looks awesome. I will admit I'd like to work on my seafood / fish consumption, but it was something I never really cared for before. I do have fish every now and again, and usually enjoy it now, but I haven't been able to convince myself to eat shrimp. My daughter loves it though, so I'm sure she'd really appreciate if I started incorporating it into meals. She's only ever just eaten it in a shrimp ring. I don't really feel like I'm that close to my goal. I know at the end of the competition, I'll still probably want to lose a few lbs, but I promised myself I'd work on maintenance after that, because of how much I struggled the past 6 months. I feel like a big part of my problem was trying to keep trying to lose weight when I was just mentally exhausted from it all. It resulted in a lot of one last binges. I really wish I had just upped my calories back in November when I noticed the binge behavior starting. I could have really saved myself a lot of trouble I think. I don't really know what I'll do when the competition is over, I do plan on upping my calories though, and I'm hoping that will translate to a slower weight loss for the last few pounds that I'm sure I'll still want to lose. I've been consistently all or nothing, and so I've never had an issue losing 2 pounds per week when I've tried. I'm sort of hoping for a 1 pound a week loss as a result of a gradual transition to maintenance that will make me feel like I'm finally done wanting to lose weight once I've figured out what my maintenance cals are. Turbo Fingers crossed that you have good news about the job come Monday. Joss & Turbo Right now I'm 2nd in the competition, but it's just a weekly weigh in. Unfortunately, I won't really know how I'm doing compared to the 1st place person until another week and a half from now. Everyone is allowed to miss one weigh in, and she mentioned she'll be skipping the one this weekend, as she's on vacation. Part of me finds that reassuring, as she probably won't lose on vacation, but at the same time, I can't slack off when the competition is so close right now. 1st place gets $125, 2nd $75 and 3rd $50. I paid $25 to join in the competition, so as long as I place in the top 3, I'm making money. And I know I should, because while the top 3 are pretty close, there's a fair amount of a gap after that. Krampus Boo to missing your workout from being on the toilet too long. I'll admit I've had that happen before, and then thought to myself, if I had just done 15 minutes of cardio first, then I wouldn't have needed to spend 15 minutes on the toilet, and all my time would have evened out and I'd have had a calorie burn. I do regularly miss or cut my workouts short to keep my daughter company in the bathroom though. She still has poop anxiety, so she won't go unless I'm there hugging her the whole time, and it usually takes her a good 1/2 hour to empty herself completely. I struggle in my mind between wondering if she really has to go, and knowing if I don't give her all that time to try, 4 days down the road I'll be beating myself over the head from dealing with a child who's literally full of poo. ----------------- Not much going on this weekend. We are going out for dinner Sunday night for my father in law's birthday. I won't have too much of an issue eating reasonably, because we're going to Swiss Chalet, which for all you Americans is a restaurant that serves rotisserie chicken. I'm planning on getting the 1/4 chicken white meat dinner and skipping the roll. They have a health menu where they remove the skin and don't serve it with the sauce, but I love the sauce, and it's not too many calories, although probably pretty high in sodium, so I'm just going to enjoy my chicken with the skin & sauce. I'm torn on what to do as a side though. I'd really like to order a Cesar salad, but the calorie count on their cesar dressing is ridiculous. I'm debating between that, or a garden salad with a light italian dressing, or just veggies as a side. My 4 year wedding anniversary is also next Thursday, but I think we've decided not to do anything for it for financial reasons. A few weeks ago, my husband got fired, and while he found a job really quickly, and we shouldn't have been out any money, we're having trouble getting his old company to pay him the week of termination pay they owe him in lieu of notice. Not to mention they cancelled his insurance plan early (by law they had to keep it in place for a week), which resulted in us paying for my gum graft out of pocket. I think we've sort of decided that we'll just count my FIL's birthday celebration as our anniversary dinner also, but part of me thinks it's stupid that we are forking out money for dinner on his birthday but not our anniversary. It almost makes me feel like my father in law's birthday is more important than our anniversary, but I'm trying to let go of that feeling. On the other hand, it's one less dinner out to worry about fitting in, given that the competition only has 3.5 weeks left of it. |
Turbo - I don't know if a truer thing has ever been said... "DUDE, you never get sarcastic or cynical on a pregnancy scaaaaaaare." SERIOUSLY! hahaha
Yeah, the roommate thing just sucks. I mean, it's OK most of the time but I don't feel really at ease and relaxed unless I'm home alone. As soon as someone else gets home my immediate thought is "Damn it!" Probably not a good sign. Its not like hes a slob, but he's not CLEAN like I am, and occasionally they'll get into a fight at night and wake me up or just with being loud in general. I sleep with ear plugs in... have I ever mentioned that? My roommate (the female) is stationed here so she's staying here when he moves to England. Unless you are married (which they arent') the military doesn't care about your personal life and moves people as it sees fit. ****, even if you ARE married sometimes it doesn't matter. It's sad for them that they're being split up, and obviously having been through that with my hubby when we were dating (and even now) I can understand. Regardless, I'm still looking forward to living on my own for a bit! Those are some random interview questions! I do hope that you get the job, but I'll pretend like I dont' care so that if you don't it's no biggie to me either. :) Krampus - Are you sick? You mentioned that your tummy was feeling a bit "tender" still... just a reaction to something you ate or what? I've noticed since doing IF that I'm still regular in terms of frequency, but my times are all off. Normally I would have a pretty nice BM before I left for the gym, but now it just sort of happens sometime during my workout once I get moving. I guess eating breakfast got things moving for me. Ugh, those situations with the men-folk are just hard. It's like, not really a 'thing' but you can both feel that there is some tension so you aren't quite sure what level of apology, if any, is necessary. I really hope next time I go see my hubs that we don't have any more of that crap! I'm sure you two will be all kinds of excited to see each other after 2 weeks apart! LOL, man... 2 weeks apart would be heavenly for me. The longest my dudester and I have been apart is about 13 or 14 weeks (3 times) but of course we have this huge separation coming up that will be from mid-May until February or March. Thats like 38-42 weeks! Ugh! *Okay, think about something else* Hmm, couch crashers sleep better after drinking heavily... just a thought. :D Is he staying with you guys tonight or are you just meeting up and hanging out? Oh, I haven't eaten the greek yogurt with extract concoction yet, but I'm pretty sure that it will be tasty. I went with a "safe" flavor today (almond) because I also mixed flax seeds and almond butter into it. I have a ton of other flavors though; apple, cinnamon, white chocolate, pumpkin pie, rum, anise, butterscotch, mint, caramel, chocolate, coffee, vanilla, butter, ginger, etc. I bet any of them will be a welcome addition to my Greek Yogurt but just not with the almond butter and such. I'll just have to plan it out a bit better. :) Jessica - Well it looks like in any case you'll get your money back out of the competition! The big reward is the weight lost, of course... so either way you've done great so far! I definitely relate to this; " I feel like a big part of my problem was trying to keep trying to lose weight when I was just mentally exhausted from it all. It resulted in a lot of one last binges. I really wish I had just upped my calories back in November when I noticed the binge behavior starting. I could have really saved myself a lot of trouble I think." I wish that when I started struggling I had been able to see it for what it was and adjust my plan. I think now the biggest thing is just mental burnout, but you know how it goes; you have one 'last' whatever and get back to your diet, but it just leads to more pressure, pushing harder, and burning out again... and you haven't fixed whatever it was that made you deviate so horribly in the first place. I think I was just sick of the routine and same as you, mentally exhausted from it. With all the other stuff going on in my life it's no wonder! Regardless, I think your plan to just maintain and enjoy it and take it slowly is a good one. I switched things up in an effort to simplify my life and make myself happier... weight loss isnt my primary focus right now; happiness and preventing additional weight GAIN is. I think you have a good plan for dinner! I personally would go with the veggies and nix the salad all together. Salads at restraunts can be a bit skimpy and unsatisfying unless they're loaded with all that good fatty stuff. :) Veggies tend to be more filling and I actually love plain veggies with a touch of salt and pepper, so it's a win for me! I am so sorry about the situation with your husbands employment and your financial strain! The important thing is that you are doing what's right for your marriage and agreeing not to do something silly to celebrate your anniversary that ends up being more than you can comfortably afford right now. It wouldn't be much fun if you were stressed about it anyway. Maybe you can make a nice relaxing (and healthy!) dinner at home and perhaps someone babysit the kids for a few hours? Being together is what's important, not going out for a fancy meal. |
krampus : there must be something in the water with all the boyfriends situations going on! I'm glad everything is okay for you now! by the way I spat some water I was drinking when I red ''When it rains it pours - haven't been able to stop pooping ever since yesterday.'' LOL
*** I wanted to log some tuna (canned in water) on Calorie Count. Seriously. Who EVER LOGGED THIS!? http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/1937/...countdrunk.png |
Just checking in here to keep accountable. Think that I am actually coming down with something (achey, fever, chills....) and not just the "induction flu". Left work early. Bleh. No fun being actually sick over the weekend.
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Alex Hope you feel better soon! :hug:
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krampus : I did not see your personnals about our moving situation. We don't have anything in mind yet for a new house/apartment actually LOL. I'm still don't know about any jobs situation, if I am staying in Sherb or not, so we'll maybe wait a month or 2 before settling on something. I am dreading the boxes process already LOL
Jessica : So I understand you're in a really good position in your weight loss competition! Being assure to at least make the Top 3 is awesome :) I've never been to Swiss Chalet, I don't think there is one anymore in the province but the boyfriend remembered going when he was a kid and enjoying it. Sorry to hear about the situation about your anniversary/in-law birthday. Maybe you can push back the dinner for your anniversary when your weight loss competition will be over? Joss : I remember you mentioning your were sleeping with ear plugs... That must sucks so bad. Those kind of situation always get me the feeling of not ''being home''. At least both of our situations are almost over! It is still so sad about your roommate having to split up though :( Alexis : Yikes, hope you'll get better soon! Loads up on Vitamin C and water! *hugs* *** Still 138.0 this morning. I had the most unpleasant little rabbit poops through the day yesterday, sooo not satisfying. I'm still bloated, I guess this is a gracious gift from TOM. I have to get to my old lab to work on something for the little writing paper contract I have with my prior boss ; the thing I need to get done will include a waiting time of an hour and I will use this to tackle my 10k run. The boyfriend is heading to his hometown tonight to meet up with some highschoool buddy to eat tons of pizza, drink beers and watch the GSP/Diaz UFC (the GSP guy in from Québec, so it's a huge thing (for guys) around here). Which means I'm alone tonight so I can eat whatever I wannnnnnt! I'm planning to eat something with tons of beans, drink tea and maybe pop pop corn and rent a movie.. ya know CRAZY stuff :P Have a good day ladies! |
Hi girls!!
How's everyone today? I'm just now getting up & at 'em. Baby girl let me sleep til 9...I'm sure the next one will be the early riser since she's a sleeper-inner :/ Had almost a 1lb drop today after my mexican food feast the other day, so that was nice. Just going to keep trudging along. Turbo - You should try taking some stool softeners & see if that helps. I've been taking them for a couple of weeks & I now am much more regular. Krampus - Sorry about the tiff with your bf. :( At least you both apologized & realized it was just a silly little bump. Huge giant key to marriage is saying sorry A LOT. It neutralizes tension - & even if you didn't start, you can end it. Sorry about your poopies. Hopefully, all is well today though :) |
Morning, all!
Just a heads up that I will probably be MIA from tomorrow through next weekend! It's my spring break and part of it is going to be about me catching up on my writing and reading (non-internet stuff in other words *gasp*) so I'm going to be banishing myself from all forums, blogs, etc. for the next week. I also will not be weighing myself. I'm not planning on eating horribly or anything, but I'm not going to freak if I go out and eat some enchiladas at a friend's house one day or something. When I get back? Then this sh** gets serious because I have been having some DEEP thoughts about this weight loss thing. I've been trying to crack the code FOR ME. It's a complex code. See, I have a GREAT metabolism considering I have a few things really stacked against me, such as I'm a little older than most of you on this chat and my reproductive hormones are so messed up. Those are the two things I can't control. Things I CAN control that are against me are: a LOVE of drinking wine, a love of french fries, a guilty pleasure for things that I should have stopped liking, much less eating once I was out of my 20s, like ANYTHING from McDonalds or other fast foods, grocery bakery cupcakes (you know, the crappy ones with millions of horrible ingredients that come in the clear plastic containers), a dislike of lean chicken meat (a gag reflex even sometimes) But I also have some great things going FOR me, such as a love for running/exercise and an absolute NEED for it (my body cries out for it when I am off running/exercise for a few weeks for whatever reason), a love for most raw vegetables, an ability to say no to chocolate and sweets fairly easily, love of pickled anything, not afraid of eating healthy fats like avocado, olive oil, salmon, etc. Anyway, I've just been thinking really hardcore lately about all this and how to go about this and how confusing all the information about losing weight is out there. Some people say it's okay to really reduce your calories temporarily in order to have some dramatic weight loss (and dramatic weight loss can keep some people motivated to go on), other people say NO NO NO, this will screw up your metabolism forever, and somehow it becomes about finding this magical calorie number that you can lose weight on a regular basis but without somehow screwing up your body or eating your muscles up. And some people say eating low carb is best and others say no, it really is just about calories in, calories out. Anyway, my point is is that there is SO MUCH CONTRADICTORY information out there. So this is why I'm always asking questions from you all who are/have been successful, really trying to synthesize the information in my head because it seems that what really matters is asking someone who has been successful at weight loss, not some nutritionist who is blah blah blahing about whatever he/she studied somewhere. So what I think is the deal is that it really is about calories in/calories out, but everyone, based on age/hormones/starting weight/height/activity level has a different "magical number" that will allow them to lose weight. But because it can't possibly be an exact science, there is a range, really. And that you can eat twinkies all day and still lose the weight as long as you're in that magical number range. But eating food that is high in nutrients and exercising/strength training helps you stay full longer and does more to make sure your muscles stay intact while you're losing weight. Plus, you can eat more food if you eat stuff lower in calories like vegetables. Alcohol is the thing I'm not quite understanding yet. I get that my wine habit will likely never help me lose weight. On the other hand, I know that when I sip a glass of wine, it keeps me from craving dessert or anything else that evening. Also I tend to keep a lower weight if I'm having ONE glass of wine a day. Now, if I go past one glass or drink multiple glasses of wine for a few days in a row? Then I see my weight start to go up. But some people say no alcohol at ALL if you want to be in weight loss mode. Okay, that was just a ramble, stream-of-consciousness thingie. :) I just had to get that out. Now personals! @Jossfit - Those foods look TASTY! I wish you could come here and be my personal cook! :) Also I do think that not weighing is very smart for you because you ARE doing all the right things with eating and exercise! :) It'll be really nice when you don't have a roommate situation to deal with! I hear you on all that. I considered getting a roommate to save money a few times, but in the end decided against it because I realized that I valued my alone time WAY too much. I realized that a peaceful home, wherever that is, whether in a tiny apartment or a large house, is the most important thing for me. @Turbo - :D Yeah, I can laugh now about the Johnny Cash crazy lady, lol. Man, she was a piece of work. Creepy, too. And then she would have demon spawn over (oh, I think relatives who were children) occasionally who would RUN RUN RUN for hours on my ceiling! Good luck on the job! And I LOLed at the Calorie Count thing for the tuna. WUT?? In what universe? :) @Krampus - congrats on the pooping!!! I had a lame one this morning. Eh. :) Ugh, sorry you had boyfriend woes. That always puts a damper on the day. Have fun with the Japanese kid! @JessicaB - yeah, the lady at the place says it's very likely I'll get the apartment because I live in a university town and there is a lot of people that move in and out and most leave in the summer. She just hasn't heard officially, but she says most people let them know in April. I'm not worried about it, I think it will work out. If not, I will find another place! Happy Anniversary, by the way! And you're sooo close to goal, you can definitely do it in the near future! @Alex - Oh, I hope you don't get super sick!!! Not on the weekend, that's no fun! @Maddie -yay for the drop!!! Okay, must prepare for my day. I have a friend coming over to watch season 6 of Dexter (I had it on request from the library and because there's a wait list, I have to return it on Wednesday, so this will be a marathon watching session) |
Happy Saturday Feathers! Whoo, I love me some weekend time! :)
Its about 12:05 pm now, and I just ate my first meal of the day. Normally I set my 'eating window' up to be between 10 am and 6 pm, but since its the weekend I slept in a bit before I hit the gym. Once I was done I got groceries and so I just didn't end up getting home to cook my amazing bacon protein pancake until just now. I stopped eating at 5:30 pm yesterday, so that was like a 18.5 hour fast. It was easy! I didn't even really think about it, my workout was great, and I feel fine. :) I like this. What I didn't like was the crazy woman who almost killed me 17 times driving home! Now, I'm not a 'road rage' person by any means; if someone cuts me off or drives erratically I don't get all crazy on them I just distance myself for safety. Not today! This woman was obviously distracted and kept looking down in her passenger seat (texting, eating, messing with something in the seat?) and was driving all over the place. I don't mean that her tires were inching up on the dividing line, but like HALF of her vehicle was in each lane! Finally I just kept laying on my horn trying to get her attention so that she would stop whatever she was doing! ------------------------------------------------------ Olehcat - I think what most 'successful' dieters have in common is self-awareness about what works for them, so asking all these questions and doing all this reflection is no doubt going to help you! :) Good luck with all the studying this week! You are so right on the living situation! Don't get me wrong, I love my roommate but now with her BF here there is just TOO much going on. I did live in an apartment and we moved in together because in this area, renting a huge house with a roommate (or even without) is much more affordable than an apartment. For example, my apartment cost me $1100 per month for a 700 sq foot apartment. Yeah. It was tiny and I was tired of the apartment life! The 2000 sq foot house we have with huge yards, alarm system, lawn care, etc. is $1350 per month and is split two ways to include all the utilities. Not only that, but it's nice living with someone when you deploy as much as we do. It's peace of mind. Regardless, I only have a few more months of this and then I get to live alone again until my husband comes back! :) I'm so super excited to move out of the place he's renting and BUY OUR OWN HOME!!! Oh, and my meals are super easy to make woman! Toss veggies and protein in pan, add seasonings, and eat! I never make anything complicated. Turbo - The only UFC fighter I care about is GSP because he's cute. :) haha It sounds like a nice little evening for you! I know you love your BF but that occasional alone time is nice too. Everyone needs it. Regarding your rabbit poops; is that always the case? Maybe you could consider doing like Maddie suggested and taking something for it to make you more regular. You eat a healthy diet and are active but you seem to have a lot of issues not pooping regularly. Maybe that's just my limited perspective... Alexis - Ugh, feel better dear!! Maddie - Thats great that you're back down after Mexi-fest! Hope you have a wonderful Saturday. :D |
Maddie : Thanx for stool softeners advice! I'll keep that in mine for next time, but everything came back to normal this morning :)
olehcat : I honestly never met someone on here who was able to say exactly where they were standing on the diet stuff! Diet is a lot about getting to know not only your body but yourself in relation with the food and life in general. I think so far you are acing this! I just wish you would see results as fast as you want too.. Joss : Woah, you seem to have a killing day in term of fasting! I wanted to ask you ; how do you feel about yourself these days? (meaning : do you see any results so far?) :) Sine you are not weighing, what do you look to to see if you are getting results? Muscle definition, probably? I admire you so much for staying away from the scale! :) *** I had a GREAAAAT 10k this afternoon despite the cold weather. Mother Nature is cray-cray, I've been running in light sweater for the past 2 weeks and it was many degrees below freezing point today with a icy wind. I had an amazing quesedillas for dinner (mixed beans, chicken breast, avocado and cilantro) with greek yogurt and salsa. I ended up being a bit higher in my calories (around 1800) after my dessert but with the 10k, it's really not that bad. Hope you are enjoying your weekend, Feathers! |
Hey Feathers...This week was crazy! I enjoyed my week off, but there was tons of eating, drinking and too much relaxing. I thought I'd be able to stick to my workouts, but I didn't. I did manage 2 this week, but that is not my usual.
I'm pretty worried about the damage but I'm so ready to get back on track...so I guess that's a good thing. I am not weighing in till Friday...this is progress for me :) I know I'm up and TOM is suppose to start this week, so there is no point. I'll just feel guilty about all of the fun and good food I had all week. Plus, I'm going to feel bloated with TOM. I'll catch-up later and hope everyone has a happy Sunday :) |
Happy St. Patrick's day, ya'll! How's everyone been? I've been so busy. Just working, working out, and hanging with friends. Lol. :carrot: I'm getting my widsom teeth removed this coming Thursday--yikes! I'll be eating pureed sweet potatoes and protein powder mixed with plain greek yogurt for a week. Nothing wrong with that, I suppose. My weight has been jumping all over the place this week! Seriously, I've jumped back and forth between 109 and 112... so I just stayed off the scale this morning to avoid the mind-f!ck. I did a 12.5 mile run last weekend with my marathon training group. This week it's still been super cold (8F this morning!) ... so I'm going to be inside again today. Did a FB lift yesterday, will do spin again today.
If anyone likes "healthy" recipes, I found this St. Patrick's Day Muffins recipe ... looks yummy! http://blogilates.zippykid.netdna-cd.../photo-1-1.jpg |
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