March Melting
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Oh and just to share a victory with you all, I hit 30 lbs lost this morning! Yeah! Still want to lose 20 more, but progress makes me happy and I try not to think how long it will take to lose that 20. I get depressed thinking about that (it never comes off fast enough does it?), but I try to remember a journey of a 1000 miles begins with one step.
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That's awesome coues! Congrats!0
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Congrats coues!! 30 lbs - what a great accomplishment!!
Today was workout #8. I found out that one of the girls who SERIOUSLY puts me to shame has been doing this class for 3 years. THAT made me feel better. She is STRONG!! I want to be like that. I'm going to keep going...
My dad showed up at my house after work last night with 3 days' worth of juices all ready to go. YEAH! Without the time suck of trying to feed my family AND get all my juices made, I am TOTALLY going to ROCK IT this time!!! I feel a shift this time; like I am really going to go the distance. I hope I still feel that way in a couple weeks!!
Today is juicing day #2. My 1 day progress report is that I lost a whopping 3 lbs. I love the first few days of juicing! I know it's just purging my system, but it still makes me smile. AND I HAVE NO WITHDRAWAL TO REPORT. No headache, no feeling like garbage. I actually drove home after my workout thinking "hey - I feel pretty darn good today!!" Score 1 for juicing and getting all those sluggish carbs out of my system...
Alright. That's my report. Going well. Optimistic. Now I just need to spend my non-class days moving my legs to get ready for my big race!!!!! (eeeeek!)0 -
I haven't had a chance to read what's been going on, but first let me share two great recipes I made for dinner tonight. Both surprisingly low calorie and downright filling as well as tasty: First there's Lemon Cauliflower Risotto from my ETL cookbook (p. 221) and second is Spicy Mumbai Potatoes from my old Art Of Tofu cookbook by Akasha Richmond. You can get the recipe from this DAVEGAN website too. LINK: http://davegan.tumblr.com/post/1727607817/spicy-mumbai-potatoes0
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OK now I have caught up with everyone. Boy, I feel like a slug hearing about T25 and zombie runs and heavy lifting. I can't remember the last time I stepped inside the gym for which we pay membership fees. Hubby and I did get out for a walk on Monday, and I got a short bike ride in on Tuesday, but nothing today.
For liapr I just want to say I didn't lose a pound all of one year (2013) so don't get discouraged. Just keep doing what you're doing. Weight is only part of being healthy and you are on the right path.
LOVED the poppies in AZ. Brother lives in Phoenix and he's been sending some lovely wildflower pictures. So pretty!
Guess I will just have to try the chocolate hummus. I have the recipe. It does sound weird, but I didn't think chocolate and peanut butter in a smoothie would be any good and it is!
Congrats to coueswhitetail for hitting 30 lbs lost! That's a significant amount of weight. Well done!
Hubby's doctor told him he needs to eat more fiber and get regular exercise, so maybe with him getting out more often, it will rub off on me and I'll go with him. I wake up on Wednesdays and tell myself I am going swimming at the community center today, and then nothing happens. So I know I have to just push myself out the door. I have about 5 more pounds to lose to hit my lowest weight in 25 years, and I know consistent exercise will help greatly. I have to fight that lazy streak in myself!0 -
Lisa thanks for the recipes! Karrie, that's so nice of your mom to help you out by making your juices.
I'm still fighting this cold and feeling pretty blah. Off to bed.0 -
Yeah, my mom is pretty amazing. She's always ready to help me out in anything I'm doing. When I told her about the strength training class, she asked if I needed help to watch the kids so I could attend, because she thought when I said it was at 5, that I meant pm... She's just always ready to jump in - I'm spoiled...
Total weight loss after 2 days of juicing is 3.8 lbs. But my daughter was sick last night and we didn't get a great sleep - we were busy cleaning up her path between her bed and the bathroom (SO GROSS!) I think if I would have had a better sleep, I would have seen a better loss... Ah well, it's still a loss, and I'm happy!!
I'm looking forward to trying that chocolate hummus with fruit when I'm all done juicing - sounds like a GREAT way to get your serving of both chickpeas and fruit in the mornings!!0 -
Wait, I must have missed that earlier... Karrie your strength class is at 5am ?!?! I don't think I could lift anything at 5am... how does it feel? Now that I'm commuting, I find I can't get workouts done in the morning, and I do miss that feeling of having it done for the day so early!
Lisa, thanks for that encouragement. That actually really helps a lot!! I have decided I'm going to try and stray from the scale for awhile and just focus on my quality of ETL foods. I vacillate between being free and totally obsession for numbers (calories and weight) and I think I've been in a good ETL routine that I can deviate from the numbers for awhile.
Mihani, bah I hope you feel better soon! It seems like it's been a terrible year for colds!! Did the soup help? It is delicious at least. PS I don't think I've had green beer either?! At least not since college maybe... but I didn't really like beer then.
Coues, WOW 30 lbs!!?!?! That is heroic! Congratulations Thanks for sharing the gorgeous video too!
I am impressed with how great my back has been feeling since I started T25 - the first week or two was rough, but I finally feel like I've developed a stronger core again and I know that is protecting my back, woohoo!0 -
For those looking for different back exercises, I found these to be powerful....
it feels odd doing the "founder" but it really works out your back muscles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-K7jtcJ0Dc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBlM5in2IQA
His exercises are great for anyone....those who are highly trained athletes and those that are sitting all day in an office....0 -
oh and in case anyone needs a dinner idea.....these sweet potato black bean burgers were excellent!
Dr Fuhrman emailed out a recipe recently....or you can google it to find a different version. I varied the recipe by adding in some leftover smoked, grilled eggplant, some candied jalapeno and some ground flaxseed, turmeric and cumin and garlic. The burger mixture is mostly sweet potato and black beans and cashews. And topped with mushrooms in a blue cheese sauce and mashed up avocado and tomato and onions.
Anyway, however you make it, it will be good! My husband said it was as satisfying as any real meat burger he has ever had. And he LOVES real burgers, so it's nice when I can get him to love better nutrition!
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OMG those burgers look amazing!!! Where is that recipe?!?!?!
Yes, my class is at 5am. I get up at 4:30 so I can get ready and head out. I don't think having it in the morning makes it any more tough - I think I would suck just as bad if it were in the afternoon.
And yes, it does feel MUCH better knowing that I'm done for the day. Morning workouts are my favorite...
Down another .8 lbs today for a 3-day total of 4.6 lbs. Gotta love the juice.
My hubby and kids all mentioned that I was looking more trim last night. The bloat is definitely gone. Now I just have to keep chipping away at the weight.
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Awesome loss, Karrie! Woohoo!
Coues, delicious looking photos. You sound like you have awesome cooking intuition too.
Happy Friday, all I missed working out two nights this week (I had a super social week) and I actually missed it, so I'm going to fit something in tonight and tomorrow. Hope you have a great weekend! 0 -
Those burgers look fantastic!!0
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here is Dr. F's recipe:
I didn't have cilantro, lime juice, cider vinegar or nutritional yeast and they still turned out great. I used the substitutions that I mentioned above in earlier post.
Sweet Potato Black Bean Burgers
www.drfuhrman.com
Serves: 6
Preparation Time: 20 minutes (active prep time)
Ingredients:
1/2 cup raw cashews
1 1/2 cups cooked black beans or 1 (15 ounce can) can no-salt-added or low-sodium black beans, drained
3/4 cup baked sweet potato, mashed
1/2 cup diced red onion
1/2 jalapeno pepper, deseeded and diced
3 tablespoons chopped cilantro
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 teaspoons cider vinegar
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
3 tablespoons nutritional yeast
old fashioned oats or 100% whole grain bread crumbs if needed to adjust consistency
Instructions:
Place nuts in a food processor and grind to a fine powder. Add remaining ingredients except for oats and pulse to combine.
Form mixture into 6 burgers. If mixture is too wet, a small amount of oats or whole grain bread crumbs may be added. Place on a lightly-oiled or parchment lined baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes until lightly browned.
Serve with avocado, tomato and red onion slices.
Per Serving:
CALORIES 204; PROTEIN 8g; CARBOHYDRATES 22g; TOTAL FAT 9.7g; SATURATED FAT 1.7g; SODIUM 16mg; FIBER 5.9g; BETA-CAROTENE 2904ug; VITAMIN C 8mg; CALCIUM 32mg; IRON 1.8mg; FOLATE 76ug; MAGNESIUM 72mg; ZINC 1.9mg; SELENIUM 2ug0 -
Thank you, I'll be trying them next week0
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Hello ETL'ers... I am finally feeling somewhat normal. That was a nasty cold. Not sick enough to keep me from working, just enough to make my days entirely miserable. I am heading to the office today to do some more catching up. Boss is back from vacation and my catch up week while he was gone was not as productive as hoped with being sick.
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Hello ETL'ers... I am finally feeling somewhat normal. That was a nasty cold. Not sick enough to keep me from working, just enough to make my days entirely miserable. I am heading to the office today to do some more catching up. Boss is back from vacation and my catch up week while he was gone was not as productive as hoped with being sick.
Back on track starting today!
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Ugh - Mihani, I hope you're feeling better soon. Dragging your butt into work when you're sick is the worst!!
Today was day 1 of week 4 of my strength training class. Arms & chest again. Getting better, but I'm also thinking that I should probably increase my weight now. I really do NOT want to do that...
Today is also day 7 of juicing. My weigh loss is grinding to a halt. I did a 4-mile walk yesterday, hoping to increase my loss for today, and then today I'm up .2 lbs. Grr... I know I'm doing weights and I can barely move after my workouts, and that means I'm retaining water. I KNOW this, but I still want to see SOME movement on the scale!!
Fortunately, I can tell in my clothes. My jeans aren't tight at all anymore, even right out of the dryer. So there is that... If I didn't even have that, I think I'd be crying right now.
I'm struggling a bit with the juicing already, and it's only been a week. I'm now telling myself that I can stop when I lose 10 more lbs. We'll see.
AND my half marathon is looming - only 10 weeks away. I've gotta start adding running back into the mix. Yesterday's work was my day 1 of that. Tonight I'm going to do some sprints - I do HIIT first alternating with walking days to build up my cardio - in a couple of weeks I add some slow runs and tempo runs. Then hopefully in about 6 weeks I'll be running 10km nonstop. It all seems like so much effort - I had BETTER see some results already!!!
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Hey Karrie, feeling your pain! Especially with the strength training... I know it's a different beast where the scale is concerned. Great job with the juicing though!! 7 days is nothing to scoff at. LOVE that the jeans aren't tight at all too, that's the best feeling!
Mihani, glad you're feeling more normal!!! I am not sure what kind of sickness you would have to have to keep you away from the office lol. I think it is secretly your practice and your boss doesn't know it. Tai chi tonight?
I'm starting Week 2 of beta tonight and loving the exercises. They are a bit more challenging but more fun too. I am totally staying away from the scale though. I went a bit snack crazy on the weekend. Nothing too unhealthy though but still a bit carby. Have a nice healthy day scheduled for tonight though
Thanks for the recipe, Coues!
Sharon nice to see you here!
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Karrie and Lia I have to say your both doing an amazing job with the exercise, both consistent which is what matters. It's so easy to get hung up on what the scales say as I did for years (& I know better as an ex personal trainer) but I finally learned to rely on what I actually know which is you can't over night put on actual fat as it takes roughly 500 excess calories for a whole week to put on a Pound of fat and in the same way if your in deficit of that amount you will be loosing a pound of fat (roughly as we all have individual metabolisms). So many things affect the weight shown on the scales and yet the darn things can have such power over us. Absolutely Karrie how our clothes feel is a much better indication of what's happening on the inside so your doing great.
And way to go with the half marathon training, good luck. I'm also training for a half marathon but not running, hiking over some very hilly terrain!0 -
hey all, long day at the office, stayed a couple hours late trying to get a couple things done... going to be a long week. But, for the first time in a while I did NOT give in to the cravings for pretzels and crackers and such. I really wanted something mid-morning but just said nope, wait for lunch and eat your salad, which I did, and it was just fine. My brain knows that eating starchy snacks doesn't help my energy at all, but my stomach argues convincingly that it will. New motto - ignore the stomach!
B: cereal (some heritage flakes topped with 1/4 cup granola) and almond milk
L: BIG salad (spring mix, sunflower seeds, hemp hearts, nooch, grape tomatoes, balsamic) and a minneola
yellow split pea soup with kale and sweet potatoes (fat free vegan recipe) and strawberries
Yay for a good day! I have some things to get done yet tonight but I read all your posts.... group hug!
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Good resolve, Mihani! My stomach always tell me that starches have staying power for my energy levels and my brain often listens lol. Love seeing your meals! Sounds yummy.
Sharon, thanks for the words of wisdom! You're right... there are so many things going on in our bodies on a given day. I am just focusing on my nutrition and consistency, like you said, and hoping that my body will figure things out eventually. Awesome about your training, Sharon! When is your half?
B - Banana; homemade zucchini muffin
L - summer harvest tortilla soup (forgot my avocado at home
); a TON of watermelon
S - plum
D - Either a veggie patty or brocolli and tofu!0 -
Day 2 mind over munchies. I don’t know why I let myself get “snacky” at different times, it is so hard to break that habit again once I start getting used to indulging my cravings. I am easing back into my good habits and will start incorporating more exercise this weekend. Too much going on the next couple evenings and of course work is super busy. It’s never not busy.
Lia, I wish I could find good watermelon. I’m so looking forward to having lots of watermelon again, I missed it this winter.
B: heritage flakes with a little granola and almond milk
L: my usual big salad a concoction of onions, garlic and other spices, red pepper, baby bella mushrooms, kale, chickpeas, veggie broth. Strawberries for dessert.
I got all the G-BOMBS in today woohoo!
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I got all the G-BOMBS in today woohoo!
Woohoo!! That is amazing! And hard to do for me! Haha.
B - OSG Baked oatmeal with apple/pear; a banana
L - Tortilla soup with avocado; strawberries;
S - green smoothie
D - broccoli and tofu!
I brought a green smoothie for afternoon snack as I am having trouble controlling my hunger and munchies in the afternoon. I have a long gap between lunch and dinner and seem to have a whole bunch of unsatisfying snacks though the afternoon....
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Also last night I did my T25 and I actually ENJOYED it! I never hate it, but I think I've improved so much that I can sort of keep up and that was really rewarding! Woohoo 0
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Last night my son woke us up at 12:30am. Sick. Again. That kid... Anyway, I was up with him because the hubby was also sick. AND I got up at 4:30am (ok, actually 4:45am - I had to haul it to get there on time) to go to my class. The class kicked my butt, as usual. But as much as I didn't want to get out of bed, I did it. I'm proud of that. It was a hard workout and I still feel shaky (back and shoulders, with some box jumps thrown in for giggles).
And because I totally rocked it on the treadmill on Monday, I am super stiff. I am sore EVERYWHERE. And I'm up on the scale. Again. SO FRUSTRATING!!! I know I'm sore and I had a bad sleep. I'm retaining water. I get it. But that doesn't mean it doesn't suck...
On the bright side, my entire family was in bed by 8:00pm last night and I had a good 2 hours to myself. That was nice.
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Lia, hope your smoothie strategy paid off. I love that tortilla soup.
Oh no Karrie! I hope both the guys are feeling better today. Way to go on the workouts! Maybe just don't weigh yourself for a week or something. I have a hard time doing that myself, I'm mildly obsessive about weighing.
Coues, I forgot to comment on those burgers. Those look absolutely amazing!
Sharon, glad to see you!
Day 3 on track for me yay! My menu was a total repeat of yesterday with the addition of a grapefruit.
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Boy, reading about all this exercise makes me feel like a slug! I ate a huge salad kinda late tonight so I expect it will be a toss-and-turn night. I got a recall to come back for another mammogram so today I went again. After another scan and two ultra-sounds, I was cleared to go home. Yay! That was a little nerve-wracking. First time I've ever been called back for a second look. But my blood work results came back and they look really good. My cholesterol number is 143!!0
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Lisa, glad that it turned out to be a false alarm. That would have made me nervous too. Awesome that your bloodwork was all good!0
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