Wow, 8000 is a ton! Makes me wonder if my doc. knows what she is talking about because everything I read talks about more. She did kind of poo poo me and said a lot of people are low this time of year, but I insisted on getting checked with my normal bloodwork.
And did you know obese people have a hard time using D because it is fat soluble, so it gets absorbed into the fat and not used as much in the bloodstream. Makes me wonder how long I have been low.

Still hurting this morning, about the same. I cringe at the thought of getting in the car today, that was definitely the worst situation, I could not get comfortable no matter what position I put my seat in. Luckily I only have to transport to/from school today, no other activities or appts. on the books until tomorrow.
I am so scared to not be able to work out right now, it is freaking me out a little bit to be honest.
Happy Leap day to you all, do some leaping for me please!

Jo; oh no!!!! I hope you did not!!! That would royally just SUCK!

Krystal; maybe you need those extra calories, at least for now. Your muscles are getting stronger and burning more fuel. Better enjoy now while you are training.

I need to get my vitamin D tested as well. I hope it will make a difference. My GF was low and she got a mega doze like that as well.

I made gumbo last night, and it turned out sooooo good. I over ate it of course, but calories were still ok for the day. -- Hubby just wanted to stay at home and we watched a movie as a family. -- Best kind of a bday for him, considering he was MIA so many years whilst traveling for work. He just loves being at home and not leaving the house, because he does not have to. So home, and homecooked meals are precious for him.

Jo How did it go at doctor's? I have been thinking about you!!

K9O Congrats on your NSV with your wedding dress! Fantastic!

Jo, Hope your tailbone is better today.

Sum How did the mega dose of D work for your GF? It may just be knowing that there was someting wrong, D3 dificiency, and that there is hope but I do think I'm already feeling results. I ache slightly less, I slept better last night.

I texted my sis about being excited to see her in 11 days, she wrote back "weather is great, I think summer is here" Of course there is still 6 or so inches of snow on the ground where I am My bod sure needs all that natural VitD3 form sushine!

Monthly tally:

starting weight 153
ending weight 149.5
total: 3.5 pound loss

measurements
start 40/32.5/40.5
end 40/32/40

I wish I had lost 5 pounds, but considering how i went out of control for 7 some days, 3 1/2 pounds is still great

I realize we need a new thread, but I'll do it on Monday

Good Morning!
Major sinus headache since last night so the pressure woke me a couple of times. Should have taken sinus med before bed.

Sum Congrats on both your scale and NSV's!
NSV underbust now 37.5 stil a D cup
Fifteen lbs ago underbust was 41 nearely e cup
K9O don't overdo on the extra shifts! I hope it doesn't affect your sleep patterns too much. Picnic and warmth sounds marvelous; Can hardly wait for March 12th and two weeks of sun!

I hope Jo is okay?!

Simmering a pot of beans since last night. May puree some for veggie burger making or 'refried' beans on the side
Hello and Happy weekend to the missing!

Hi gals. Yes, I am ok, trying to keep my spirits up. I am switching my thinking around from being mad at myself for getting injured to being thankful I didn't seriously injure myself, it could have been much, much worse.
I think I mentioned that I cancelled my dr. appt. because I kept being reminded that there is nothing they can do for the tailbone or pelvis, which I already knew. So I decided to give it a few days to see if it was feeling any better before I ran into the doctor. I am able to control the pain with ibuprofen and ice packs shoved down my pants . I am moving around much better, just have to be careful with sitting and moving from one position to another. I can pretty much do all the light household chores like switching loads of laundry, dishes, cooking, picking up around the house. I am avoiding heavy lifting, vacuuming, stuff like that. I can't sit too long, lay too long or stand too long so I just keep moving around, doing what I can. Today I made it through the grocery store, carried my bags and stuff, so I am getting along ok. I would say it feels about 40 percent better than day 1/2. Day 2 was the worst. I have a pretty bruise about the size of a grapefruit on my upper buttock and into the small of my back, but that doesn't hurt as much as the tailbone. So that's where I am at. No formal exercise, I am just trying to keep moving around so that my daily burns are around 2000 at least and I am getting that done.
A couple of mfp friends recommended I try to just maintain right now because I need the nutrition to heal, so I am trying to do that, but I still feel guilty for eating more when I am not burning as much. So many head games! Wednesday I did pretty good, ate around 1800, but yesterday only got in just over 1200. I doubt I will see a loss this week, I just don't think my body will lose weight without working out. I am still 1 pound up from last weeks low and have been there for about 3 days now. Not sure if I will break even at least. I know I haven't eaten enough to gain a pound, but I am sure I have some swelling, matter of fact I can feel the swelling. Tom is just finishing up too, so I should have seen a good loss week, but that probably won't happen now either, bummer.
Oh well, my chin is up and I am focusing on clean eating, what else is a girl to do?
sorry so long, must have needed to vent a little

Deb, I have been sleeping like a rock since I started taking the extra D3! I was having all kinds of sleep issues that I thought were related to perimenopause, but now I wonder if it was the D. That was the first thing I noticed almost day 1, took me a few days to connect the dots. When I googled symptoms of low D, I found myself shaking my head yes to a lot of them:
fatigue/low energy
muscle pain
weak bones/fractures
high blood pressure
decreased immunity/sick often (due to low parathyroid)
depression or SAD
mood swings
sleep irregularities
decreased calcium absorption
increased PMS symptoms
-tearfulness
-anxiety
-irritability
increased body mass, difficulty regulating weight, obesity (this is because D helps with the production of Leptin which regulates fats and appetite)
metabolic syndrome/insulin sensitivity
breast cancer
decreased melatonin
-insomnia
-mood swings
-food cravings
diabetes

I am sure there are more, but that is the list I compiled the day I was curious about it ...

15 minutes of sun per day gives you enough D
Also get it in egg yolks, milk/dairy, organ meats, mackerel/sardines, fish oil and D supplements (D3 and Multi)

Sum, that's an awesome month, you should be proud! I just looked at my month and from the beginning to end, I lost a whole half of a pound, waaaaaa, but in total, it looks like I lost about 10 from all the rollercoastering I did, dang it! My body loves the 170's, especially right around 176-178. I must break through this!!!

K9, working the weekend again? You are a saint! Glad you enjoyed the elliptical, I got a mental picture of you rockin it out to LMFAO on it

Okay, I wrote a book, can you guys tell I have extra time on my hands???

DAMMIT!!
i hate losing posts!

JO: I am right there in the gaining weight dept. w/you!
This week, my intakes were:
Mon: 1770
Tues: 1550
Wed: 1700
Thurs: 1200

I had Chinese food for Spike Day Sunday with approx 3200 cals, which turned out to be very BAD. It may be a while before I eat Chinese take out again.

I've burned 3000+ cals just in formal exercise using my Polar, not to mention all the other household movement I do.
However, my scale has read 143.6 all week, up until today, with I was welcomed with 144.6!
Up a lot from 141.8 last week!!

I am way past worrying about losing anymore at this point in my training. I am too hungry with all of this dang cardio. I know it has a great deal to do with Cortisol, b/c your body makes more Cortisol when you are endurance training, making glycogen harder to store and use.

@ this point, I don't know if I should continue doing Spike until AFTER my 1/2. I LOVE doing Spike, but it is extremely hard for me to manage 1200/1400 cal days during the week. I need fuel for my runs days before and after them. Of course, TOM is due any moment and his darn cRAVEN bird has been around, & I have a nice water balloon in my abdomen. I wish I'd start already. I typically lose with TOM.

I was going to suggest you just eat at bmr instead of having low days but it looks like you are already doing that. Sorry you are miserable. I am sure your gain is just TOM related, but I can't say I blame you for not wanting to continue spiking right now. I am not sure it will be wise for me to spike right now either, with not being able to get in any good burns. Not sure what I am going to do yet. I know I could work out the numbers, but I have in the back of my head that I would gain if I spike without exercise

I have a question and need your opinion, please?

I have followed and tracked my food now, quite well, for 3 months. The first 20 days of my cycle (starting with TOM) I do well; stay OP and keep things in check. -- My 2 vegetarian, 6 higher protein and one one spurge day seems to work well and weight keeps dropping off...and then I hit pre the TOM days. Even a few years ago, my PMS cravings were limited to the day before of TOM, Now it is 7-9 day out of control cravings....I think I am heading for the menopause ugh...

My questions is; last week I had a fast day a few days before TOM and it stopped my downward spiral. -- I have been reading about IF and wondering if I were to follow the IF eating style for 7-9 days before TOM...would it be too drastic? I would do 24 fast once or twice in a week and only have 4 hour eating window during the other days... Would this completely mess me up? Be dangerous?

I am so upset that I get this horrid PMS.

Scale is back down to 148.5...but those drastic ups are really draining. I guess I should take it as part of the journey and as long as I am losing, I should focus on big picture...