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Sue - onederland!! That is awesome news! Go you!
I had read that 30 pounds seems to be the magic number when people start to notice and/or comment on weight loss, and it was certainly true for me. I guess that translates to about 12 weeks. I haven't ever asked my skinny friends about their eating habits, but I watch what they do. Many of them just aren't that into food, you know? They kind of eat because they have to. And most of them don't have a sweet tooth. (I'm totally jealous about that.) I have only a couple of friends who truly can eat about 3000 calories a day, not exercise, and still stay very thin. The rest seem to just eat a lot less food than the average American. Oh, and I know one tiny woman - she's 4' 11", probably 100 pounds - who always gets a kid's meal when she eats out. And, yeah, I've worked in healthcare for over 30 years. BS degree in exercise physiology, then I worked in cardiovascular departments and some in cardiac rehab. Then I got recruited to do staff education, then transitioned into perinatal education. I always hoped to go back to school to get a nursing degree but life just kept getting in the way. I've toyed with the idea of becoming a lactation consultant but I'm thinking more and more about retirement so it would be silly to invest the time and money to get that license and only use it a few years. Linda, if nothing else, consider adding 30-45 minutes of walking to your day. Everyone can benefit from brisk walking, and the fresh air and sun (Vitamin D) seems to help most people mentally, too. Miwi, I do have a set of orthotics. I tried them in my shoes several months ago and they just made the shoe fit wrong. I need to take them to the running store and try them before buying shoes, rather than after the fact. I have very high arches and apparently that can be a contributing factor in pelvic fractures. Who knew?! Oh, your question, Sue: the shoes have less than 200 miles on them. I keep track of my mileage and watch for wear. And I alternate pairs, so they have recovery time. I never did get to the pool yesterday. The sun called to me, so I walked 4 miles again. :) But I have to get groceries today, so I'll hit the pool while I'm in town. Lately I've been doing great on maintaining or even losing a little without it being a struggle. - I usually have a high protein breakfast. This morning it was two servings of Special K protein cereal (20 g) with some fat free Fairlife milk (10-12 g protein). - Lunch is protein + veggies and maybe some high-fiber pasta, or a protein wrap with tuna and lettuce. - Then mid afternoon I almost always have celery with real peanut butter. It's a lot of calories and fat but seems to keep me satisfied. - Dinner is protein and veggies again. - In the evening I have sugar free jello or pudding or even a real sweet treat. - Oh, and I usually have a protein bar right after swimming, whenever that happens during the day. It's enough carbs that I'm not in ketosis, but definitely lower carb than how I used to eat. And I don't worry about fats too much. I eat a handful of almonds almost every day, too. So I'm happy that I seem to have found a rhythm. Of course, it will all change when I get back to running. LOL. |
Happy Saturday, everyone! It's a gorgeous day here in NW IL, so we're about to go wear out the dogs. It's sunny and warming up, and I have a feeling I will be outside for most of the day. :)
I've done a few searches in these forums, but I'm curious about current thoughts. What have you guys been doing for constipation? That seems to be a real issue with me going forward. If I put cabbage in my diet for a couple of days, it goes away. (Go figure.) I can't eat it every day, so I'm looking at other options. Probiotics seems to be a daily solution, with a salt water flush being an "as needed" type of option. Thoughts? |
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Excellent - thanks! I think that's carried at the grocery store. The one thing that doesn't work for me is that the only clinic in this area is about 40 minutes away. I can correspond w/them easily via email, etc, but trying to get additional product from them is a pain. They have no weekend hours.
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Sue - :cheer: :cheer2: CONGRATS - I remember that feeling of finally seeing a "1" in the hundreds digits and :crossed: your WI makes it official. It's nice too when people start acknowledging our hard work - I work in a very professional office so other than my one good friend, no one said much until I hit about 60 pounds down.
HIS - :hug: I am so sorry about your pelvis but glad the reboot is going well and am appreciative that you are keeping a diary of it here. fwiw, running is running, 1 mile or 10! Also, fyi - I have Brooks Glycerin13 - like running on a cloud mez - unfortunately, constipation was a horrible issue for me all through my 9 months of IP - some things that did help, but I wouldn't use too often for fear of developing a reliance on was senna or Smooth Move tea - both are available in drugstores / box stores like Target. At the very end, I started using Miralax - I think I took it a total of 6 times, and yes, it worked :o Daily, I used Natural Calm (magnesium) but obviously wasn't taking enough for it to be effective. Linda - I messaged Frawnie the other day but haven't heard back...she was last active on 3FC 2/12...I really hope she's doing ok. Let see how your hunger is tomorrow (Sunday) ;) I've seen a pattern of hunger / eating more 2 days after long runs. Granted, a lot of times I've been working off a splurge and have kept my calories low(ish)...I ate good today :D And congrats on hitting 6.0 right off the bat! I didn't run a sub 10 minute mile until I was almost 6 weeks into training. I ran my first 8 miler sub 10:00 pace today! Oh yah - PINK PINK PINK PINK ;) MiWi - Would you believe I still had to run over a pile of snow this morning :devil: lol hope the hairdressers was relaxing - and peoples perceptions can be kind of screwy. I don't think I'm too skinny by a country mile but have also been told this by a few people. It's been a rough couple days - had 3 12+ hour work days and less than 6 hours of sleep most of the week. Thursday afternoon / evening ended up being a stress / exhaustion-eating binge session (was working and couldn't just go to bed) - nuts, nut butter, nuetella, yogurt raisins, a little dark chocolate and granola. *sigh* It really wouldn't have been that bad if I could've just gone to bed... I pulled the scale out this morning and wasn't over joyed, but had ate a lot of sodium / sweet potato the night before. We'll see how Wednesday morning looks. Feeling much better now though :) The worst of the work stress is over - I'm an accountant, but W-2 time is our crunch - now to get caught up on the mail pile and pack my office up for the move to our new space. We also actually registered (ie paid $$$) for the RNR 1/2 today - I had held off - mostly afraid I was going to have problems with my knee or ankle *KNOCK ON WOOD* so far, so good and we are locked in now :D ...and this is TMI, but I am about 90% certain I have developed "runners gut" *sigh* It doesn't happen every run - and I am starting to recognize specific foods that seem to make the issue worse (sweet potatoes!) Thankfully, there will be 6 port-o-johns on the course. I am planning to eat mostly light fiber / simple carb the 36 - 48 hours before the race. I'm thinking I may actually have a couple of 'real' pancakes Friday morning. I'll probably need a day or 2 of P1 & a couple clean P3's after the race ;) Oh - and I've found myself doing this inadvertently lately - looking in / at people's carts. I shop at Wegmans (some may be familiar - like Whole Foods, but better) so there are a lot of healthy people and I see a lot of fresh fruits and veggies, organic products, etc...and then I go to our local Food Lion and see a lot more people checking out with ice cream, frozen dinners, beer...and it's a fairly stark contrast. I try not to judge, but thoughts cross my mind - and I hope if I see what they are buying, they are seeing what I'm buying, kwim? |
Beth - oh no on the runner's gut!! Make sure you experiment a lot between now and the race with fueling. (I know you know that, I had to say it anyway. :) ) When is the RNR? Yes, definitely have real pancakes. I've had them only once in maintenance - with real syrup! - and they were heaven.
mez, constipation was really never an issue for me, but I ate a lot of the more fibrous veggies like broccoli. I also recommend that when you choose a bar (if you eat one restricted a day), look at the fiber content. Some of the bars or treats have only 1 or 2 g of fiber, and you'd benefit from something that's closer to 10 or more grams. My DIL and I went to a mall last night, mainly just to do some walking, and due to timing, we had to eat dinner in the food court. :/ I ended up with Panda Express orange chicken (OMG, I love that chicken) and veggies and a veggie spring roll. Calorie wise it wasn't too bad, but I guess it was packed with sodium because the scale popped up a couple of pounds this morning. But an NSV: we went into Old Navy and I tried on some size 6 jeans and they fit, comfortably! Unfortunately, I couldn't find any in talls or I would have bought a pair. I've been wearing mostly 8s and I noticed yesterday they were feeling just a wee bit loose. I had an hour-long swim/jog yesterday and then my mall walk, so I'm a bit twinge-y today. I'll probably do a 2-mile easy stroll this afternoon unless it turns rainy. News in my local paper: A survey of parents was done in my county last year, and we have the highest percentage of obese children in a 6-county area. Close to 24% of our kids are obese. 38% are overweight OR obese. Of course, I think we have a very high percentage of obese adults, too. Walmart is our only grocery store, and our population has a low education level. I talked with a woman last month (newly pregnant and already 100 pounds overweight) who was clueless about nutrition - she thought Pop Tarts were a healthy snack. :yikes: On the newspaper's FB page, parents are complaining that the county doesn't have enough activities for kids, but kids generally don't need a lot of entertainment. They'll go out and ride bikes or play with friends - if you limit their TV and video game time. I really think the problem is that parents aren't modeling a healthy lifestyle for the kids. |
HIS - no more long runs between now and March 12 - 5 miles at the most...I'm mostly going to have to rely on MFP - thank goodness I've been tracking everything! The worst part yesterday was that I thought I had TCB'd before heading out and it still struck about 1/2 way through. This didn't just start so hopefully I can figure out a pattern...and its stuff like this that keeps me from sharing my MFP with others :lol:
It was gorgeous in the DMV today...not sure how many of y'all would get our local news but the killing of the Prince William County police officer at a DV call happened 2 miles from us and dd19 watched most of it from her g/f apartment :( so sad we took dd11 and went To the local forest to hike and see the waterfalls (very small but they were flowing nicely with all the recent rain / snow). Walked about 5 miles and had a late picnic lunch. Very nice day but I will say I am tired and hungry - need a nap ;) |
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Don't know why but I am majorly *****y today. Frustrated by how stubborn DH is regarding the house hunt and the fact that he does very little around the house (even though he is home FT and I work FT plus). I just reached a breaking point today. I ended up cleaning the majority of the main living areas top to bottom by myself. I am getting exhausted from work, commute, diet prep, and coming home to a messy house. HIS - I am not sure what happened between when we were kids and now. How did we become helicopter parents who feel the need to fill the lives of our youth with organized activities that are followed with a treat and trophy?(disclaimer I have no kids). These kids are now becoming young adults and don't have a clue. Beth - I understand the long days at work, being tired and eating for energy to go on. I think that is how I gained some of the weight. mezmerelda - the magnesium citrate works for me. I have found that I do not need it every day currently. I was also cleaning my office and reading some IP stuff and it said to make sure to eat a salad every day. |
Beth Ha! A pile of snow! I see a few here and there, but after today's super warm weather, there isn't much of anything else. The officer that got killed...horrific. Glad you had a great hike. It was beautiful in the DMV!!!!
smda Hope your mood is improved. It's not fair that you have to do so much! It's only normal to be tired and frustrated. Also happy ONEderland. It's such a wonderful feeling. HIS I love Panda Express orange chicken. Yum. Even when we have Asian food at home I see a jump in the scale temporarily...I am ready for it so I don't freak out. The obesity problem in children is sad. We were out last night and I saw some pretty chubby kids and I felt sad for them...that they will struggle with their weight and go through what I am going through now. I have two small boys...it's hard to feed them healthy food. Healthy food is expensive and kids waste a lot. They throw it on the floor or at the dog. They taste it and spit it out...if a family is poor, they don't want to deal with that. It's more complicated than that, but as I have gone through this weight loss process, I am more convinced that what goes in our body has the most to do with our weight, and not everyone knows or can afford the healthy stuff. The hairdresser went awesomely!!! My hair is so shiny! I got a keratin treatment and all the icky dead ends cut. What a difference. My hairdresser said that my hair will still be wavy when I wash it, but the keratin cuts out the frizz. Yay! He also said, "I didn't recognize you! You are so skinny!" That was a great NSV!!! DH and I did a Phase 2 weekend getting prepared for Puerto Rico. So far, so good. Wishing you well and talk to you all soon. |
Sue:carrot::carrot::carrot: CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU!!! ONEDERLAND!!! So happy for you!!! I know the clinic will say the same thing to make it official for you!!!
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Don't misunderstand-I'm training with the C25K app, so they are intervals- I WISH I was up to the point where I could run a constant - but I am pushing the envelope during the end of the sprints. What I am finding that I do is whatever day I am legitimately on, I do, then I go back and do week 1 day 1 so I'm doing it for an hour. Today would be the "2 days later" so we'll see how I feel. It's funny you mention that. Everything seems to reflect 2 days later for me- eating, exercise, hunger- ....it's all a learning experience. I hope she's doing well. I'm surprised she hasn't checked in at all....I'm gonna go for the pink at my next appointment- it's a bit down the road, but yeah- I'm gonna. Nutella- still something I refuse to keep in the house. I can't be trusted. Interesting about the runners gut. Someday this will be something I'll need to be aware of. Quote:
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Well, yesterday was good- did an Aquazumba class for an hour then came home and helped to rake out all the bluestone that got pushed up on to the lawn and such from plowing this season- our driveway is about 200 feet long, and the ground never really froze so any plowing picked up rocks because it was so warm. What a workout. I think today shall be my rest day- oops just noticed- 530 time to get my butt in gear or I am going to be WAY behind schedule. Have a GREAT Leap Day one and all!!! |
Miwi, yes, you're right about being able to afford healthy food. I know, we were in a tight spot financially when our kids were small. But the survey said that many of the parents believed that their kids were eating "healthy" although the children hadn't had a vegetable or fruit the day previous to the survey. Even when we didn't have much money, my kids got vegetables every night at dinner (frozen, not fresh), and I always at least had apples or applesauce in the house. Idk... you can drive past the parks in my town and they're deserted. Even the skateboard park. And very few kids are out riding bikes.
I'm smiling about your hair appointment. :) So nice to hear those compliments about your appearance. I had a keratin hair straightening treatment several years ago, when my hair was longer, and it was AWESOME. Made my hair so shiny and smooth. My hair is normally wavy and somewhat coarse, and it was so cool to have hair that didn't need work. Now I just keep it short and spiky so it's manageable. Linda, on the C25K, it sounds like you need to slow down your running pace a bit. It's more important to cover the time allotted for running than the distance. When I was doing it, I couldn't complete a mile in 10 minutes of running, probably more like .8 of mile in that time. But doing your extra walk/run time is a great idea. Beth, your hike sounds so nice. Even when I was at my fattest, I did a lot of hiking. I have family members who live very close to the Appalacian Trail so I've hiked there a lot. Dh & I did some traveling up in the Pacific Northwest in 2015 and I did a few hikes in OR and WA. Saw some breathtaking waterfalls up there! Sue, hoping today is better for you. :hug: No pool for me today. Due to classes & swim team practice, the only open lanes were early this morning or around 7 tonight. I'm going to try a 5 mile walk, depending on how I feel once I get out there. I'm really fighting the temptation to load up on anti inflammatories and run that 10K this weekend. There doesn't appear to be any new bone growth in the fracture, so I wouldn't be impeding that, but there's a risk of furthering the fracture, which of course wouldn't be good. UGH. It's going to be a huge downer to have to walk the whole course. On a better note, my losing weight and getting healthier seems to have inspired my kids. Dd is still losing (slowly, she's not completely on protocol now), my other dd is on a diet. My son and DIL who live nearby - the ones who married in December - have both started running and all 3 of us decided to sign up for a color run on July 30. Hopefully I'll be healed up by then! I just need to get DH on board. He had low blood sugar episode yesterday and managed to check it with his glucometer - his blood sugar was 40. :yikes: His doc wants him to carry glucotabs with him all the time. I'm curious about why he's having these episodes. Beth, you understand hypoglycemia better than I - why would someone have LOW blood sugar but never high, like in diabetes? Does the pancreas just struggle to put out enough insulin? (He's also hypothyroid.) ETA: I chuckled at the big drama on the IP FB page again yesterday. Y'all probably didn't see the post, as it was there only briefly, but another IP coach told Steven he needs to take a break, and that he's a narcissist, and that hearing about his 10-burner stove and big parties and his Mercedes isn't helpful in the group. I was like :cp: but I don't think he's humble enough to give real consideration to what she said. |
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I tend to be a proponent of "take what you want and leave the rest" unless it's advice that's harmful - like the one lady who talked about doing her long runs & then eating P1 the day after a splurge...idk - more power to her if it works, but others really should keep in mind that running 10+ miles and only consuming 1,000 - 1,200 calories could potentially create issues & some may not be immediate, like adrenal fatigue & thyroid issues, etc...I get that her glycogen stores are probably full after a splurge, but still wonder... Then that guy today with the behavior modification technique using pain. ok it is just snapping a rubber band on your wrist, but still - c'mon. I look at that as akin to a shock collar on a barking dog or whipping your kids (& I'm not talking about a quick pop on the rear of a toddler reaching for a hot stove - I'm talking about what my dad used to do to us - over the knee with a belt...) :( ...maybe I am just too sensitive sometimes ;) HIS - I really wish I had some sage advice regarding hypoglycemia - it's interesting though that your DH also has thyroid issues and I wonder if it's not tied to that somehow. To the best of my knowledge mine was reactionary. I wasn't monitoring myself until this past fall, but am positive I had other episodes when I was overweight.This can be a sign of diabetes / pre-diabetes. Has he had an A1C done? Also, this link has some good information on non-diabetic hypoglycemia: http://www.hormone.org/questions-and...c-hypoglycemia Oh it is AMAZING what a great day outdoors and a decent nights sleep will do for one mentally! I was able to rein it in last night - I snacked a little before dinner with a handful of granola and literally 6 nuts ;) but otherwise was ok - and crashed at 9:30! I also confess that I pulled out the scale post-run and got a mental boost from the number I saw - I got on & off 3 times to be sure :D & I am within my 3# range. I can't tell you how good that felt! Especially after Saturday's 'meh' #...and diving head first into all that food the other day. It probably helped that I had an attack of 'runners gut' again this morning :o I think I am going to try and use an enema this coming Saturday and see what / how my body reacts...if anyone has any sage advice, I'm all ears :o |
Ohhh, Bra Lady. I have a feeling she'll be around for a long time.
The other post, where Steven got called out, was probably up for only 2 minutes. There was one comment on it, and when I clicked on it, the whole post was gone, so I think he removed it pretty quickly. I can't remember the poster's name, but she had been very active in the group and offered a lot of support and advice. Beth, thanks for that link to hypoglycemia. That was very informative. I'm going to urge DH to get back to the doc and get his A1C done. I think all they've done up to this point is regular blood sugar checks, as part of his routine blood work. DH's dad became diabetic around the age of 65 or 70, so there's a family history. And my husband is morbidly obese. He had a gastric bypass done about 10 years ago when he was 200 pounds overweight. He lost 100 pounds, and I think he's gained 50 back. Big carb addict. Yikes, an enema? That's desperation talking! All I can advise is what I tried, which was really limiting fiber for at least 24 hours before the race - no veggies, no fruits, no bars, no whole grain carbs. I ate meats and simple carbs w/ fat, like mac & cheese and baked potato with butter. I had a wonderful walk yesterday. Set out to do 5 miles, but when I got to my turn-around point, I realized there was a road I'd never been down, so I just kept going for another half mile. The weather was perfect and it was a very pretty back road. I could have kept walking for quite a bit further - but then there's the walk back. LOL. So it was 6 miles. My FitBit app crashed in the middle of everything, and that's the 2nd time that's happened. It's irritating, and I hope it never happens in the middle of race, as I rely on the app to give me my split times. I've started using Map My Run as a back-up app. Today is a pool day, and I'm back to work this week after a short break last week. As I write this, I'm having my coffee with WF sweet cream flavor creamer. Meh. I like the mocha better. |
HIS Glad you had an enjoyable and productive walk. Good idea to have a back-up app to track your walk/run.
Beth I'm glad you felt comfortable with the number on the scale. The only time I had to use an enema was after taking a bunch of Percocet after my first C-section. I was desperate. It worked though. Linda Aquazumba sounds like so much fun!!! I need to do some research into what sorts of activities are available after work or the weekend so I have some exercise to do when I completely phase off. I have a cold and that sucks. On a positive note, people have been commenting positively about my hair. DH and I are phasing off a bit early for Puerto Rico which is a week from Friday for me. He raises money each year for a charity called St. "Bald"rick's, which is for raising money for childhood cancer research. Every year he shaves his head and facial hair (his beard is looong right now), and this year he is doing this on a float in the Irish heritage parade on Sunday. So we decided since we are phasing off anyway to have a beer on Sunday to toast the event, and that means introducing carbs this week instead of next. I'm driving home with my two boys, so clearly I will stop at one beer. I plan on just doing Phase 3 all next week despite being phased off. |
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