Campin' Buff -- Good Luck on the goals!

Hello & Girlie!

Of course you may join us! And your bday is the day after my DH's! I wish you luck in achieving all your goals!

I hope you all are doing well. My AF has been acting all crazy it doesn't know if its coming or going.......

I need strength this week. My birthday is coming up and already people are asking where I want to go for lunch and dinner. Everything is soooo tempting when someone else is paying

I hear ya. My bday AND 10 yr Anniversary is coming up next week............so I am gonna splurge...........but you can plan your outings, just go to the restaurants websites (most have them now) and check out the menu and all beforehand, that way when you get there, you already know what your having, don't even look at the menu, just order............. If you don't know where you are going, just scope a few of you and your friends fav places so you have something in mind......... Just a little tip, good Luck and I hope your Bday is a Great One!

Hello ladies!

I didn't have a chance to update from work earlier.

xraygirl:
I know. And especially when someone is paying! I am not a "diet" person. I eat what I want in moderation, and I'm beginning to really enjoy cooking veggies at home. When we do go out to eat, I focus on protein and veggies and lay off so much on breads and potatoes and cheeses. Sometimes I go overboard but I also exercise a lot. I would say to choose where you want to go to eat, know what's on the menu already and choose what you're going to get before you get there. Don't even look at a menu when you get in. And if you get dessert, get one and share it with everyone and you'll be satisfied. All it takes is a few bites of cake or ice cream or something rich to have the taste, and then beyond that is just going to make you feel bad. But good luck! It's your birthday - have fun, but maybe you can also say "it's my birthday and I'm not going to lose control of myself, and I'm going to have a great day"

Sassy:
Thanks for the welcome. I've been on the 3FC boards for several years and have yet to really find a place where I feel I fit in - I hope this is the place! I've never thought to post with the PCOSers!


Well, my husband and I commute together and I couldn't wake him up. Mondays are so hard. We typically go to the gym together in the mornings but we were running so late that I could only get in 33 minutes on the elliptical machine. I usually do 60 or 65 minutes and get in about 6 miles. But I got in 3 miles. Hopefully I can get in my 60 or 65 mins.

Update tomorrow!

Girlie

Glad to have you here with us. I say give yourself credit for getting up and exercising!! Even if its not what you "normally" do, you got up and did something, so that is great.

Thank you for the advice. Those are some really good ideas. I usually look at a menu and want everything. If I know in advance, I'm not so tempted. My husband bought me a mini trampoline for my birthday. I got it on Sunday and have used it Sun and Mon. I was using muscle I didn't think I would use. My calf muscles were burning. Hopefully this will keep me motivated to exercise.

Good Evening Ladies,

Sassy:
Thanks. I know. I get so anal about my routine. This is the first time in my life that I'm actually in a routine, and I've been doing this since April. 5-6 days a week, mornings. It's the best part of my day.

xray:
cool - I have heard that mini trampolines are great for exercise and circulation!

Exercise today a 60 minute run on the elliptical, 5.75 miles.
It was nice and sweaty and I stretched for longer than usual.

I'll report in tomorrow.

Girlie

Girlie-That is awesome being able to get up and exercise like that. Hopefully I will be up to that soon.

Sassy-I hope you have a great time on you vacation.

Did anyone happen to watch the biggest loser last night. It was so inspirational for me. The teams with the parents and children really helped to motivate me. I don't want to be up there with my sons.

Good evening all!

Sassy:
What are you doing for vacation? That sounds exciting! My husband and I are in the works at planning a (cheap) vacation in November. We usually take the week of Thanksgiving off. Last year was Hawaii, but I'm still paying that one off We're thinking of taking the train from Chicago to NYC, to Philadelphia, back to Chicago and spending a couple nights in each city. I'm surprised at how inexensive Amtrak is. It would be close if not cheaper than driving, and they do all the work while we relax.

That reminds me of our trip to Hawaii last year. I was miserable, about 260lbs and just feeling terrible about myself. It's one of those things when I don't know when I'll ever be able to do it again, but I was miserable there. I didn't even want to take any pictures of myself there, I felt so terrible and fat. This Thanksgiving will be different! I will feel much better about myself.

xray:
Darn it, I missed the biggest loser! I just don't have a schedule where I can be at home at the same time every night to watch a certain show...so I typically just catch episodes when I happen to be home. Those transformations are always so crazy, but you also have to be realistic and remember that their sole job is to exercise all day and work on losing weight. Honestly, I don't think it's very healthy to be losing 15, 20 pounds per week! But still, it is inspiring to hear the stories and see the weight loss! So I plan to lose along with them!

Today...
I did my hour on the elliptical today, 5.77 miles. I think tomorrow I'll do 65 minutes and get to 6 miles. I was sweating like crazy, but it's a great challenge. Just back in April I could hardly do 30 minutes, I just worked my way up adding on another five minutes over the months until I did 65 minutes. From there, I started working on small goals, like going faster and getting in 10000 steps in an hour, then 11,000, then 12,000. Now, I'm going to work on doing 65 minutes and making sure I hit 6 miles, and maybe start upping the resistance more. It's a really good all-in-one sort of workout.

Have a good night ladies. We're having Chinese tonight, Chicken and Vegetables. Not really low in fat but at least I'm getting my veggies in.

Girlie

Hey people!

So before I ramble about my "PCOS" experience... I have questions, just from reading yalls amazing posts:

1) What is the "clean" eating you all talk about?
2) DH
3) Did someone say fish oil?

And then seeking some suggestions from you guys for what has worked for you... So, I am in this awkward phase...I had lost about 25-30 pounds doing the diet that was laid out in A Patient's Guide to PCOS... however, when I hit 182 I plateau'd biiiig time. The only thing that seemed to work was killing myself in workouts which is, as you all know, tough to maintain. I started law school a month ago and stress eating kicked in, I just moved and my prescription for Fortamet ran out, and so I gained some poundage really quickly. ;o)

My goal is to get back down to 182 and hopefully my new endocrinologist who I meet in early October will have some ideas to get me to the right healthy weight.

Anyways, again, any thoughts on how to break the plateau inertia?! I am such a goal oriented girl, I stick to what seems to work so HOLLER!

OH BDAY and ANNIVERSARY girls: congrats! I was going to say, a trick that worked for me when I was being hard-core good with my eating was to go to a place like a Thai restaurant and get the Chicken Satay -- or anything that would serve chicken or steak skewers.

So glad to stumble on this place... I was feeling pretty insecure and annoyed with myself for letting my duty to my health slip for those law books and bagels!

Good Day Ladies - I managed to log on from work instead of late night postings. Today's Exercise: 60 minutes on elliptical machine, 5.75 miles

Bball Girlie:
Welcome - please stick around! Glad to have you, I just started posting here too. I'm sorry about the plateau. I haven't really had a true plateau yet, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Seeing changes keeps me motivated, but if I saw no changes for weeks and weeks, I'd get so discouraged. I do know that with PCOS and such, I'm just going to have to live with the fact that I have to be active every day until I can't be any longer.

Sassy:
Whoo for vacay. And even better when you have no plans but to chill. Sometimes vacations are work and you need time to recover from them!