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Slow Dancing With A Stranger {13} "Please, Save The Last Dance For Me"
Hi Everyone :wave:
Consider the following scenarios. If more than one apply to you, this just might be the thread you've been searching for: :yes: This diet/lifestyle change is such a slow process for me, even losing 0.5 lbs or 1kg is a struggle. :yes: I am frequently changing up different foods in my plan because what I ate worked last week, but it's not working this week. :yes: One week, I ate everything on plan and gained weight, but another week I pigged out and LOST! WTH?? :yes: I've been at a plateau for so long, it's my new middle name! :yes: I do ____ for exercise, but my body becomes used to the workout, and I am frequently having to switch up my routine to continue to see results. :yes: I have been On Plan for so many days/weeks/months without seeing a downward scale movement, I'm ready to QUIT! Well, before you rush right off and toss your stilettos, platforms, pumps, or boots in the closet, come have a "Slow Dance" with me! I often feel like I am a stranger in my own body, because I am constantly having to change up food and exercise and my scale still doesn't budge. This is not a challenge, but more of a daily accountability, support group, & learning experience all rolled up in one! This will be the last thread I begin under this title! The journey over the past year has been a very rewarding and educational one for me. I have had the privilege of meeting so many different people through this thread with very similar struggles. It has been a year of progression for so many of us. I am glad to have been able to share a small glimpse into each of your lives. So, without further adieu.... May I have this last dance with you? |
Where to even begin?
The summer is going by so quickly. Winter seemed to creep by. I have been working so much lately, my days are running together. It is busier than usual for this time of year. On the fitness front… Last week, my 21 yr old niece wanted to workout with me, so I took her to the gym. We did a minor routine of mine, which involved stairs, arms, and legs--about an hour and 20 min worth. Each time we did a different exercise, she complained :lol: I'll have to give her a little leeway; she has been in nursing school for 3 yrs…but still. I thought I was easy on her & defo on myself, but the next few days after the workout, she complained of arm soreness. She said she couldn't even shake a ketchup bottle :lol: My eating is about the same, I guess. I feel like I am doing an involuntary "reset", like you ((JO)). I am maintaining my weight. So I guess I am doing enough physical activity to burn off the extra cals I'm eating. I've been at the pool as much as possible over the past 2 weeks. It has been 100-110F here :sunny: Not a cloud in sight!! Just my kind of weather ;) Hope you all are having a great week. Anyone have plans for the 4th? I don't. I have to work Thurs, Fri, & Sun, which put me out for going camping or anything fun like that! I am supposed to go to FL in a couple of weeks…we'll see how that goes. I certainly would love to go to the beach!! :beach: |
Krystal - I have been watching your MFP posts and it seems like work is taking up a ton of your time.
Plans for the 4th? Not here. We were going to go to the local park where they have a town BBQ and fireworks, but can't do that now My DD is home from surgery, and we have implemented intensive in-home PT. She is still anemic and not supposed to leave the house for 2 wks unless to go to dr. appointment due to infection opportunities to her incision/new knee. So we are all hunkering down for a bit. Hoping after work today, to have my first workout since Wednesday night... almost a full week, so will give myself an "ease into it" allowance if I find I need it...if not - then full speed ahead :) Kristiina, Alaskan, Jo - Hi :wave: |
:cry: Last one? :cry:
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We lost power for 24 hours. We had a wicked storm last night. No plans for the 4th besides chill out and try to stay cool. -- When it is 95 F outside and internet is down; life is good :) We actually played some board games :yikes:
Sending hugs to your DD, Star!! I have worked out like a maniac. Scale shows numbers between 143-146...so ladies.... you won't be here for me when I hit 130 and start my metabolic reset? I am so bummed out :( :( :( J0 any big tips doing it? |
aww i wish it wasnt the last thread :( i quit posting for a very long time because of computer problems and only came back because i was invited to this thread
i was off-track with eating a little bit this weekend, friday night and saturday....got back on plan sunday and was doing well until last night...i knew it was coming, a big fourth of july fire and food and fireworks...i ate a ton of crappy foods last night and also this morning...FAR too much sugar in particular...i'm feeling it now...by the time i was home this afternoon, i felt physically ill and tired :( i laid down for a long time, slept a little, and need to get rid of the sugar in my system....i know it's NOT from lack of sleep or anything else, it's totally from eating crap food... i took some Tums and am going to the gym next...not for a huge dose of cardio or anything, but i'm going to lift some weights on the machines and try to feel a little better...then i'm going to yet another cookout and pray to god i dont shove any more food in my stomach :( ughhhh |
Kristiina: If we lost power for 24 hrs in our heat, people would seriously die! Even at night, it's very hot here.
Alaskan: Lucky you about going to cookouts! Do you know, I did not even manage ONE SINGLE BBQ! I basked in the pool for 3 days straight! It was too hot to do anything more :sunny: I am working Thurs, Fri, Sun :carrot: My time at the pool for this week is officially over. DH joined me yesterday poolside. How about he looks like a lobster today and I look the same as I did at the beginning of the week!! :tantrum: He stole all my sun!! :lol: |
Krystal - I am sure there was sun enough for both of you... just maybe you had a better base tan first? My father used to do that though, darken 10X more than me in the same dang amount of time and I would be all "what went wrong?" :lol:
Alaskan - Sorry you feel so crappy after eating the junk, but glad you had a great fireworks time! Isn't it amazing how now things make us feel icky and used to be normal part of our diet? Kristiina - I think that is great that you are so unbelievably close to where you are going to do the metabolic reset :) You have worked so hard and deserve to just be plain ecstatic at what you see when you look in a mirror :) |
Hi girls, sorry I have been absent, just busy with life.
Alaskan, as far as lifting, you want to max out around 10, but you want to do a few sets probably, with a minute or so between sets. There are all kinds of ways to do reps/sets to maximize your time. Doing exercises in groups of 2-4, one set of each and then go back and do another set or two in the same order. Did that make sense? Lots of info online if you google it. Sum, sounds like you have a good plan! No, our pool wasn't the problem, it was the hot water heater. They didn't come until the next morning because they forgot about us, grrrrr! Not sure I have any tips about a reset. Just make sure you are prepared mentally, it is definitely a metal battle. Physically, it is pretty easy to eat more and work out a little less, lol. I highly recommend the group on mfp, it has been a great source of information and inspiration for me. I can't believe how my thinking has completely turned around all due to that group. I am a changed person. I will be there for you when you reset!!! Star, hope DD is doing well. It certainly is not easy watching your children go through things like that. Praying this gives her the relief she needs. Make sure you take care of yourself too. Congrats on your good grades so far!!! K9, That is awesome that you are able to reset too! It is a liberating feeling, especially this time of year. Are you still running? That was funny about your niece and the ketchup bottle! AFM, I am officially finished with 8 weeks of resetting, which is what is recommended. I will start my cut on Monday, but I am only going to cut by about 10%. I wanted to do 15%, but I also want to add back in a little bit of cardio and I don't want to do too much and shock my body into thinking it is going to starve again, so I will try 10% with the extra cardio first and see if I can lose at that. I am really interested to see what happens. I will keep you guys informed. |
thank you jo :) right now i'm doing 10 reps per set and i do feel pretty maxed out at the end of 10...i take a short breather, than do another set of 10...the most i do is 3 sets in a row on the same muscles, then i switch to a different machine for a few sets...and i'm also running still
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Jo - Look at you!!!! So happy you made it through it and so very glad you found a group with similar lines of thought to derive the determination with :) Did you stay away from a scale the whole time? Do you still workout as intensely as before? I know I ask a lot of questions, just my inquisitive mind gets the best of me and I am unfamiliar with it all
Alaskan - Glad to hear the lifting is going well. I love lifting as it makes me overall feel stronger :) Serious ab work last night (forgot to log in MFP for it) but know I was within my caloric range at the end...so I'm good there. Looking forward to the weekend. My 2 new classes are starting Monday and I am not prepped as much as I would like to be, so going to organize this weekend and throw in some extra workouts for good measure too! Should be a good stress-relieving time by doing that. Already told DH that I am not using a program this weekend... going to just push myself and see where I am at. As tense as I have been, I am also feeling the need to just "go"... so going to run until I collapse, and lift the same way - it's almost the same effect on me as meditation is to others. Isn't it odd how the things we turn to in stress are so much different now then before we got serious about health? Makes me chuckle... in the old days, it would have been a pint of lactose-free ice cream and lots of chocolate.... now it's cardio and strength...say what? LOL |
same old same old here....working out...trying to eat on plan...had a good busy weekend
prayers please for my dear friend's husband who was in a bad wreck...i think he was on his motorcycle but i'm not sure...she said his injuries include - shattered shoulder blade and collarbone - multiple broken ribs right side punctured lung right - 2 broken ribs left - broken sternum - several vertebrae broken |
Consider prayers being said Alaskan. So sorry to hear
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It's been a great week for me, although--I did skip my workout Monday.
I made up for it Tues, but I really need another day of legs this week. I work Thurs, Sat, Sun. So, I may have to squeeze it in late Friday night--we'll see. Hope everyone is doing well and having a great week. Where are you all? |
Woot Krystal!
My weight is staying steady 145-147. I am not really trying to shed weight right now, taking a mental break. I am off to Chicago for a few days :carrot: I am keeping up my walking, elliptical and upper body toning. I hope everyone is feeling happy and healthy! |
Kristiina:Hope you have fun while you're in The Windy City. Anything special going on?
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Our anniversary :love: and in Chi Town.....International food festival. Yum.
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how do you keep calories down when your days are SO long?
i am up by 5:30 a.m. and going all day long, busy, and get to sleep by 10:30-11 p.m. Every Day!...i'm trying to keep my calories around 1500 but have continually been going over that...i'm doing heavy weights on the machines and have been getting hungry! here is what i had today: - bite of PB at 5:45 a.m. - protein shake at 8 a.m. - sugar free blended coffee at 11 a.m. - greek yogurt/PB with half an apple at 1 p.m. - spinach and a sausage at 2:30 p.m. - corndog at 3 p.m. (the ONLY unhealthy item all day) - greek yogurt and granola - few bites of SF pudding - few bites of chips (i was getting hungry) - protein shake (because i needed to eat something before i ate all the chips lol) TOTAL: 2025(!!!) i find that my body likes some food about every two hours...doesn't have to be much food, just something...i try to focus on healthy choices...i do NOT like eating three solid meals a day, it upsets my stomach and i feel WAY full and i just dont like it... how do you cut calories down while being up for 17 hours or so a day?? is this normal? is this linked to weight training? ETA: my workout included 4 sets of 10 reps each ab crunches pulling down 110 pounds and 3 sets of 10 reps each arms at 85 pounds and 3 sets arms at 40 pounds...normally i go back to the ab crunches but someone else was on there...and THEN i went up on the treadmill for 26 minutes and ran a mile and a half at 5.5 speed in intervals...it said i burned 210 calories but i work so hard on that, that i am dripping in sweat halfway through like usual ETA 2.0: i also am on my feet for 5 hours at work ( i work part time this summer) monitoring students in rooms, activities, playground, lunchroom and today we went on a long walk with them)...i also am on my feet doing house cleaning at home, running errands etc... |
I had so much fun in Chicago that I am going back for a few days. I am excited :D
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Kristiina - that's so awesome!It sounds like you really enjoyed it )
Alaskan - I understand the busy schedule. I find the only time I really have issues with going over calories is right before/at the start of, TTOM. I have no doubt you will get that so it's more second nature then it is now though :) Krystal - :wave: Hey girl!!! Hope you have a great day! |
Miss everyone!
Jo, did you weigh in? How is your reset minus 10% going? Star Looking FAB!!!!!! |
Sum - You are far too sweet, thank you so much.
Jo - been awhile since we heard on your progress Alaskan - How are you holding up with your busy schedule? Krystal - You are due back soon... hope you are having an awesome vacation! |
Sorry I have been MIA on this thread. I am at the beach! It has rained every single day, but there have been a few breaks in the clouds for me to get a little sun in :sunny:
Hope everyone is doing well on their plans. I am not doing so great. I weighed before I came to the beach. I really shouldn't have done that :cry: I have to stop working so much in order to get my fitness goals back on track, but that will not be until after September. At least the weight lifting is going smoothly. I feel I am getting stronger every week, so that's a plus for me! Miss you all! |
Have fun Krystal!! Maybe a litlle rain is actually welcomed after that huge heatwave!
I have been traveling too much and eating too much and scale went to 150 :mad: SO back on plan. -- I am doing 4 day flat belly cure jumpstart and the 28 day program. Need to get back on track. Hardest part will be eating bfast, but oh well....need to get rid off this bloat. |
Kristiina: A rainy day at the beach beats a sunny day in Memphis--ANY DAY!!!
However, I am not welcoming all of this rain! I hate it actually!! I am in the bloat boat with you, but at this point, can I say it is all bloat???? Probably not. I feel disgusting! My abs are a mess, & I am struggling to find a way back to my healthier lifestyle. I need a new direction. I need some new routines. I need to get myself back to my clean eating routine. |
Kristiina and Krystal - I have total confidence that the both of you will find your way back. You are both the ones that have provided such inspiration for me :)
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Helllllloooooo! Sorry about my absence, I have been trying to enjoy my summer between the busy schedule we still have going on. I have been enjoying it a little too much, if you know what I mean!
I am in the bloated boat with you all and expecting TOM any day now. My plan is to start my cut this week, I keep putting it off week after week, but the procrastinating stops here. I am going to try to log at least 4/7 days next week to see where I am at with my calories. I have been terrible with my workouts also. Mainly because I have been working my tail off in the yard. Hard stuff like pulling out bushes and overgrown vines, transplanting things, trimming, weeding, hauling. That is between trying to take care of the house and all the stuff the kids have going on. I fall into bed every night. But my body knows I have not been working out and is feeling flabbier, so it is back with the program this week. I think I am just going to have to accept the fact that I will probably have to log calories and workout just about every single day in order to have a body close to what I want to have, sigh. I will have to do a little catching up to see what you guys have been up to, so forgive me for not doing personals right now. Catch you all later! |
Saturday turned out to be a disastrous day for me.
1st, I accidentally dropped my phone into the sea. 2nd, my husband was driving our Jeep--making a right hand turn at a red light and was side-swiped twice by a motorist making a Uturn. The left rear dor is caved in and the back bumper is crushed & the heater coil hose is broken and my dad said I could make it 7 hrs home, but I couldn't run the AC :cry: Luckily, no one was injured! |
Yikes Krystal!!! I am sorry :hug: I am happy everyone is okay. Is the Jeep totaled (insurance perspective) or fixable?
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Jo, Nice to see you!!!
2nd day on my flat belly diet. This is a different on I tried before. I bought a book thinking it was the same one :crazy: Silly me. Anycase I am following this book's advice. -- I did not weigh in this am; new mile stone for me. I decided to wait for 4 days to pass...can you believe that?? :yikes: I feel fat, though. I am hoping that I stopped my crazy eating...well it was my hubby's fault for taking me on all these trips :lol: So eating and water intake has been perfect. I am back to logging all my food...sigh. |
I am hoping my Jeep is fixable--since it has been paid off since 2006!
I wish I had never got on that evil scale before holiday. It looks as though I swallowed a small watermelon in my abs. My scale is up 12 lbs :fr: I don't think I am exercising enough to support all of my poor eating choices. There is no way possible for me to have gained 12lbs of fat weight in 2 months. I would have had to be completely comatose and doing nothing for that to happen. Still, it's water & inside my body--making me feel just terrible. So, I am going to up my workouts and decrease the processed carbs. I have 2 months before I go to the Caymans & these 12 lbs ARE NOT invited!! A sweet friend of mine suggested I establish a "measurable" goal. Honestly, atm, it's to re-lose these 12 lbs. I'm so discouraged at this point. I enjoy lifting so much, but I think I was better when I was running 3-4x/week. I just have to get my eating back under control. I will do this! |
Krystal; I wish you were my neighbor. I am 152 :yikes: I was 142 only a few weeks ago. I ate like a pig today because I am losing hope and I don't care. -- This is way too hard. I wish you were here and we would do it together.
I feel for you :love: |
Sorry everyone is struggling right now :hug:
Wish I could offer some really good advice that would solve everything. Of course, if I could I wouldn't still be fighting the good fight either, would I? My week is shaping up better than the last few. I have been able to eat at my cut level (around 2000) and have gotten in some good workouts. Lifted weights 2x so far, walked once (rained out this morning), and even got on the treadmill last night for some HIIT and a run. My legs felt amazing, that was my first run in about 10 weeks. I think the rest and the weight lifting has done a lot of good. After that, I swam laps for about 10 minutes. I am trying to add back in a little more cardio, but trying to not overdo it like I used to. Oh, and I kicked TOM to the curb so I hope he picks up his baggage soon. That's probably why I am feeling better too, the hormones are adjusting. Don't give up girls, this is just one battle in a long war. |
Miss you guys and think about you every single day. I hope all is well and everyone is just busy or at least enjoying their summer!
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Hi Ladies :wave:
I am working working working! Next week, I plan to slow down a little. I've adopted a new fitness plan, where I alternate lifting heavy one week and lifting lighter with increased reps one week. I have also not had any junk since I returned home. Some days are easier than others. My food diary looks alot better since Tuesday, so that is defo a plus. Did I mention I am going to the Cayman's in 2 months and these extra 12 lbs ARE NOT invited?? I will win. If not, I will die trying! Happy Saturday to each of you :) |
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Whatever you have to do, find it within yourself NOT to quit! You know how easy it is to get back to 160. It's not worth going back there to realize how hard it is to get back to where you are right now. Being overweight is hard. Being @ a healthy weight is hard. Maintaining is hard. Choose your hard! The only thing you have to do to get back to where you were before you started is adopting an "I don't care" attitude & doing nothing. You are more of a woman than that. So, as they say in the south... "Put your big girl panties on and deal with it!" |
You are right Krystal. I was just so bummed out how fast I hit 150's again. 2 bad weeks of pigging out, and 8 pounds :mad: I wish I came off that fast as well. My 8's are tight again, and I am back to wearing my 10's which was a total defeat as well.
BUT, I am back on plan. I think I was 154 pounds a few days ago, and this morning I was 151.... I NEED to get below 150. Thanks you (((Krystal))). |
Well, under 150 this am. I really can't believe I am doing 140's all over again... I can't go scale free, I get out of control. I don't know how you guys can do it. It is my doom.....so back to being a slave of that scale :lol:
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Kristiina - Glad you are back on track :)
Krystal - You are great for a kick in the pants :) Great job on the lifting too - no doubt you will be fabulous for the Caymans Jo - I am so very glad you seem to have found what works for you!! What a huge accomplishment to feel good about what you are doing and how you feel too :) Monsoon storms have been hitting way too regular, so haven't been able to run as often as I would like. Til now that was a pain, but today my Insanity should be here, so will be too occupied on another workout to worry of running :) Hoping after this workout, that it will help my conditioning and speed my time up on my runs - had a couple friends with successes on that. Fingers crossed |
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