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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: I sure hope you feel better soon. Thinking of you girlie!
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:wave: GM Ladies
Larry: Where have you disappeared?? Missing your updates. Check in soon, please. AFM: I went to visit my parents yesterday. This always makes for an interesting and challenging eating day. IDK why it is , but when I go there, I am always hungry, despite eating before I go. Yesterday was no different. Needless to say, I was 150 cals over for the day. Oh well. I worked it off at the gym later in the evening. I have been so hungry this week & not for healthy selections. I've been craving food in general, not anything in particular, just more of it. I did an update of my BMR today on MFP and it has dropped 30 points since dropping my weight to 141, which SUX. How long will I have to eat 1200 cal days?? I seriously don't know how long I can keep this up. I haven't a 1200 cal day this week!! I did manage 3 of them last week, but not successful this week. I'm supposed to do 3 (1200)cal days--3 (1400) cal days, then spike at 2600-2800. Sunday, I spiked at 3259!!! of course, that was an estimate b/c I had Chinese take out, but it was pretty close in cals, & I could have eaten more!! For non-MFPers, my niece got engaged this past weekend, so I offered her my wedding dress to wear. I drug it out of the guest bedroom closet to put it on to send her pics, b/c it's been 9 yrs since she's seen it & it was TOO BIG on me!! :yay: I did a complete happi dance in my bedroom!! & even though she didn't want to wear it, I felt great in knowing that I am now smaller than I was when DH and I got married! But then again, it shouldn't have surprised me that much. When I got married, I was in my pre-req year of nursing school. I gained this same 20 lbs over the 3 yrs I was in school! IDK what is planned for me today, maybe the market. I need some veggies. I haven't had too many of those this week. I need to plan some meals, use my crockpot, and do some food prep. I'll be lifting later tonight at the gym. I'm really glad I joined & speaking of which, my friend's brother and I have been working out since I've been going, & he tells his friends and family I am killing him….in a good way. He told me last night he was really glad I started coming, b/c I push him to do more than he would normally do. :lol: that's the :drill: in me!!! I am SOOO like that! I'm always saying things like, "Come on, you got this…2 more..push yourself. Don't quit now." IDK where this comes from. I am the least motivated person I know sometimes, but I've told you all before I feed off of seeing other people's weakness, which is just WRONG on every level!! Hope you all have a wonderful HUMP day Wednesday. I totally forgot about it being Leap Year! Finally, all of my friends I know who have a birthday on this day WILL be able to celebrate!! :woohoo: |
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. :D 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!!
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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! |
Hi girls!
Gosh, where did this week go?? Well, I was supposed to have my long run Thursday, but DH got home early, the weather was gorgeous :sunny: , and we took the K9s for a picnic at the park. We had a very relaxing day, making plenty of natural VitD!! I walked for about an hour or so, nothing too strenuous. Afterwards, I went home, took a 3 hr nap, got up, went to the market, then headed to the gym for abs. I ended up getting on the elliptical machine, which I usually don't do, but it was really fun. I went forwards and backwards. I felt like I was dancing. People were looking at me like I was a weirdo!! How could I resist NOT partying on that thing when "Sexi & I know it" blared through my BlueAnt??? :rofl: Happi Friday to all of you! Any plans this weekend?? I picked up 2 shifts this weekend to give 2 other RNs the weekend off. I hope and pray it's better than last week!! |
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 ;)
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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 :lol:. 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 :lol: 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, :lol: I got a mental picture of you rockin it out to LMFAO on it :lol: 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. |
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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. :mad: 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... |
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