Well, here I am, back again. It's been a slow few weeks but the new medication finally seems to be making a big difference. In fact, I'm feeling so good that I've forgotten to take my pill yesterday and again today. BIG note going on my bag to remind me to take it when I get home tonight!!
I went back to the gym yesterday for the first time in weeks and I'm pretty sore today. A friend has convinced me to take part in a duathalon with her in October so I'll need to get my fitness levels up for that. It's a 1km run, 10km bike, 3km run. The cycling will be fine but the idea of running is terrifying!! Has anyone here ever done anything like this?
Congrats Ani on your weight loss that's really awesome! I'd love to see the scales break into the 80's ...... something to work towards I think.
Kel I've been doing this for 10 months. I'm slower than most people, but I just keep reminding myself it isn't a race.
I wrote an article yesterday about the Top Ten things that have kept me on track. I'll post it here if anyone's interested - otherwise I won't bore you.
Vonni I dream of being the weight you are now! One of these days…
LittleKiwi it's great to hear that things are picking up for you. I bet you feel relieved that something's working. You'll get there, down into the 80s - hang in there!
I had another day of not doing anything yesterday, still recovering from this bug. I'm going to try and walk today and see how I go.
kiwi - when is the duatholon?? that does sound full on! bike ride sounds fine?! bike ride sounds HUGE i'm thinking about doing the bridge to brisbane but not sure yet, i've never done ANYTHING like that so not sure at all, its not til august though and i think you can walk it.....
vonni - with this extra 800 calories i have a problem.... extra to what??? i dont even know how many i should be having full stop??!!! grrrr i mean extra to what i usually eat is too much extra to what i'd like to be eating probably not enough?? any website i should go to to figure it out?? breast v bottle debate is huge at the moment well it is in my life... sick to death of it, just wish babies being fed breast or bottle was out there and normal so that women didnt beat them selves up if they couldnt or simply dont want to breasfeed, as i reckon line up 10 adults and you tell me which had formula and which had breastmilk.
Kel, if you want to tell/PM me your age, weight, height and level of activity (# exercise days/wk, light/mod/hard), I can work out how many calories you want to be on from the website I use. Or else if you scroll back, I actually posted the website link last week.
I so did NOT feel like getting up this morning for training, but since I woke spontaneously 1 min before my alarm went off, I decided I might as well go, once I poked my eyes back into my head (late night!). Did 616 calories woohoo!! Lots of skipping - as in 1000 skips - my trainer is sadistic!
Duathalon is not till October so I've got ages to get the fitness levels up. They do have an option where you walk instead of run but I know that I won't train if I sign up for that one!
I biked 10km at the gym last night and I really pushed myself and did it in just over 20 minutes. So long as I'm on the flat, I'm fine on a bike but running scares the bejeeses outta me!!
Kel, ask Gen, she has a website she goes to for calories to eat vs weight height age etc.... I went to one and it was so not right. told me i should be eating something like 800 cal when i should be on just over 1200.
Got my STAT results back Don't think I did to good. Will let you know. But I did have pretty major stuff going on at the time. Like 6 days before, other half and I split up. Had MAJOR HUGE argument (on mothers day of all days)and some pretty awful things were said (by him). We were back together sort of tiptoeing around each other when I sat the test, but I couldnt get my head around any preparation for it.
If I don't get into my course I am going to do aged care, and sit the exam again next year.
Have to fly. A friend has asked my to write a statement on the quality of water (or lack of it) and health issues in my old town. The lobby group have an appointment with parliament tomorrow and she wants it for that.
i suck
i was full tonight yet still NEEDED to have a handful or two of M&Ms with hubby.... at least i didnt eat them alone.
dont think i did too badly other foodwise today and definately had my 2L of water but it has been full on raining all day so didnt do any exercise just vegged out with bubba
weigh in day tomorrow, first official weigh in day since last thursday so thinking of it as a test of changing days... is going to make any difference? ho hum PLEASE let the scales be kind!!! (if they are not i am probably going to offically join weightwatchers for some structure and no nonsense weightloss, figure if they have a way i can lose weight by not exercising then with a bit of exercise i should be right (in my mind them points plans are meant to work without exercise and exercising is a bonus)
OK Kel. Your BMR is 1728.055 calories per day. Your daily calorie requirement (depending on your activity level) to MAINTAIN your current weight is:
- Light exercise (1-3/wk) = 2376 cal/day
- Moderate exercise (3-5/wk) = 2678 cal/day
I've averaged those, so estimate if you exercise 1-4/wk, you can eat 2527 cals/day to maintain your current weight. Because you're breastfeeding, we can add 300-500 cals (let's average at 400), so the figure goes to 2927.
1. To lose 500g/wk, reduce by 550 cal/day = 2377 cal/day
2. To lose 1kg/wk, reduce by 1100 cal/day = 1827 cal/day.
Hope that helps!! Sounds like about 2000 cal/day while you're breastfeeding should lose about 750g/wk. Give it a try, as you may need to personalise up/down slightly after a week or two to account for your body.
LittleKiwi, GREAT to see that you're feeling so good!! I am about to go OFF my antidepressants after about 9 months, so fingers crossed I don't fall in a hole!
Well, the meds are working... yay! I've evened out, and rolling along somewhat calmly. I'm still having misery episodes, but not as scary as before.
I'm thinking that I need a goal to aim for in terms of weight loss. Dualathons and such sound inspiring. That's maybe not my idea of fun, but I'll see if I can find something like it.
Hi Kylie! I agree, I'd love to have a goal that is more health or fitness related, rather than a weight number. I would LOVE to say I've done a triathlon, but I can't run well enough with my injury to train for a few months... maybe next summer if I'm still in Australia. I'd definitely swim more often if I wasn't so lazy and it wasn't such a pain to wash, dry and straighten my hair afterwards!
Yesterday I did PT in the am, lots of skipping, then I went to dinner at a friend's house about 5 kms away, and I rode - man, it sucked coming home, it was freezing and uphill .. I don't know what I was thinking, but I did do 1000+ cals from exercise for the day!
Well, I didnt do much else yesterday but a couple hours shopping. It's raining here too and I am thinking of going out today to look for a dryer. All these kids the washing piles up pretty quick if I don't keep on to of it. I do have a 9kg washer/dryer combo but it heats up inside and spin sucks the moisture out of clothes rather than tumble dries, and it takes hours. (sorry guys thats the only way I could put it lol can't think of the technical term.)
Going to town this morning, Target has a sale on and bub just needs a new jumper (prob not, but its an excuse). Then going to secondhand shops see if I can rustle up a lounge suite.
Working tonight so won't get on till tomorrow.
Oh yeah, been eating heaps too. George is ready for a visit next week so I must be getting ready and 'laying down the nurturing fat' or something..
It's so good to read all your posts and see that everyone seems to be doing pretty well.
For the first time in god only knows how long, today I actually feel happy!!!
I went to see Pirates of the Caribbean last night with the lovely man who I booted out of my life when things got tough. He's been great and I actually really enjoyed seeing him again last night so we'll see where that path leads. Movie was really good too!
Gym tonight and I'm going to try and concentrate on jogging. Wish me luck!
I've been watching something on tv and this information was like a light bulb...
People can become addicted to alchohol, cigarettes, drugs and food. To treat a normal addiction you take away the offending product. But you can't take away food. Food is a life giving thing. They say if you give and achoholic 3 drinks a day, pretty soon they are falling back into old habits. If you give a person a little hit of the drug or morning cigarette they'll be wanting more. They say that pretty much if a food addict cuts down so much eventually they will build back up to eating more again and sometimes more than ever. So we need to aleviate our NEED for food. Talk to people, get out and do things, take ourselves AWAY from the food.
Pretty depressing isn't it when you think of it like that. But it's true when you really get down to it. I broke my habit of midnight binge eating and have started back into it again after months of abstaination.
I think I am going to put post it notes around. Like - "Do I really NEED that or do I just WANT it. Is it going to help me live a healthier, happier, longer life or just happier for 5 minutes?"
On chip packets I am going to put "A handful only is ok but how many handfuls have I had today?" On lollies I am going to put "I know I will feel sick in about half an hour after eating these! Do I want to feel sick?" "Do I want my sugar levels to rise? "DO I want a headache?"
At night before I go to bed I am going to put signs on my cupboard and frisge doors saying "Do I want to wake up in the morning feeling like I have eaten a dog s*#t sandwich? Wait till beakfast"
Sorry for sounding depressing guys, but I've just eaten a bowl full of cheezels while watching this show on Home and Health (Austar) "627lb woman" It's sad and I know I have a friend just like her in Tasmania that I lost contact with years ago. The show has prompted me to try and get in touch with her. I really hope she is still alive, as she was a very sick woman. I feel disgusted with myself for being "too busy" for the wonderful people in my life.
From now on I am NEVER going to be too busy. If my kids want to go to the park, I'll go. If my partner wants snuggle time I'll give that. If friends want me to come for coffee and chat I'll go. If I know I should be going for a walk and WANT to go for a walk I won't make excuses that I'm too busy.
There is always something to do to keep us busy, but everything will still be there AFTER we actually make time and do things to make us and those around us really happy.
Vonni
PS---- LINDOR If you are lurking please know that we are not to busy for you..... Please come back We miss you!
Has anyone here ever done anything like this?
that's really awesome! I'd love to see the scales break into the 80's ...... something to work towards I think.
Don't think I did to good. Will let you know. But I did have pretty major stuff going on at the time. Like 6 days before, other half and I split up. Had MAJOR HUGE argument (on mothers day of all days)and some pretty awful things were said (by him). We were back together sort of tiptoeing around each other when I sat the test, but I couldnt get my head around any preparation for it.
