Daily Check-In
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Good morning! I put in my notice of resignation at work today. I feel free and awesome and have a pharmacy job lined up and I will be a customer service agent no longer after Friday.0
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I finally made it to the gym this morning! Lately, it has been so hard for me to get up and go! But if I don't go early (around 5:30 AM -- I need to be back home around 7 to get my kids up for school and myself ready for work), it's hard for me to find time during the day. Anyway, I worked hard on the elliptical. I also went to a yoga class yesterday for the first time in probably a month, which felt great.0
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Good morning!!
Well, first of all, let me introduce myself: I'm Karen, 27 years old from sunny Colombia.
Today is a wonderful day for me! Just hit my second goal, which was 251, and my starting weight was 273; I'm feeling very happy and optimistic!! Tonight I'm going out to celebrate with some yummy korean food (all in moderation and of course, keeping the calories down).0 -
KaryLoaiza88 wrote: »
Today is a wonderful day for me! Just hit my second goal, which was 251, and my starting weight was 273; I'm feeling very happy and optimistic!! Tonight I'm going out to celebrate with some yummy korean food (all in moderation and of course, keeping the calories down).
Congratulations, Karen!
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Good morning, Folk! Had a very good night of sleep! Good evening, schneizilla, I'm hoping you had time to enjoy being outside today.
Have a terrific day, everyone!0 -
KaryLoaiza88 wrote: »Good morning!!
Well, first of all, let me introduce myself: I'm Karen, 27 years old from sunny Colombia.
Today is a wonderful day for me! Just hit my second goal, which was 251, and my starting weight was 273; I'm feeling very happy and optimistic!! Tonight I'm going out to celebrate with some yummy korean food (all in moderation and of course, keeping the calories down).
Congrats!! That's awesome progress!0 -
Yes, great job Karen!
I'm back from New York, had lots of fun but unfortunately arrived back to the news that the job I had semi-started has fallen through :-(
Have been regathering myself and will restart the job search tomorrow,0 -
Just spent the first half of my week at a trade show for my job.
I travel for work a lot, and I find it especially challenging to effectively track my food intake -- let alone maintain a healthy balance of nutrients.
I think it goes without saying -- conference center buffet food is evil.0 -
@KaryLoa Wow, nice job! Congratulations to your weight loss!
@Sappho12 Actually....right after work I went to the sofa to "just rest my eyes for 10 minutes..." 3 hours later I wake up in shock (but rested ^^) because I had another appointment
@electriq Oh no, sorry to hear that! Good luck for the job search!
@therealpa I can imagine that it is always hard to track your food while traveling for work...I always have a hard time to guess the exact amounts when I'm eating out. I always to try to round up more, to be safe. Or avoid eating out...especially right now, since I'm still a beginner and need to get used to MFP. I hope in time and with experience, I can easily guess the amounts...0 -
schneizilla wrote: »Today's going to be a relaxed workday...didn't go to the library for study too..so i guess after finishing my work, I will go out and enjoy some fresh air!
A relaxed day here too. Off to the gym. Then some errands. And if the rain comes as predicted, this afternoon might be perfect for a nap!
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Last night, my wife commented that my arms are thinner, which was nice to hear. But I think I took that as permission to go and eat all the chocolate and cookies in a weird bingey self-sabotaging way. I'm not sure what happened but I felt totally out of control. I also have PMS so that could be to blame. Ah well, today is a new day.
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Hi everyone. I'm joining in! Cool thread.
This week I started the Hal Higdon training program because I needed some other ideas for working out to cross-train with running. Today I ran 1.5miles (about 20 minutes) and then did various core strength workouts.
Yesterday I upped my calorie intake from 1200 to 1315. I haven't gone over 1200 because of the exercise, but it puts less pressure on me and feels less stressful and will definitely help on my rest day.0 -
Hello sweet! What's Hal Higdon training about?0
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It's a running training program. I mainly want to run, but this has some cross-training also. I am not prepping for a specific run right now so I am just following loosely based on the time I have to work out (usually 30-40 minutes during the week).
http://www.halhigdon.com/training/51122/10K-Novice-Training-Program0 -
Good afternoon Karen, b_ray, Guinevere, rebo, Schneizilla, Scudder, therealpatrick, and sweetlielani! Good day here! Chased the lab around our property until she slipped through the fence, then chased her around the neighbor's property! DO LABS EVER GROW UP???0
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OH, and welcome home, electriq! I'm sorry about the job falling through, but happy you are safely home.0
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I've had a couple of "bleh" days. I haven't had much of an appetite (which is weird, because normally I am constantly craving sugar and whatnot) and we tried a new workout routine yesterday and I have sore muscles in places where they don't normally get sore. I'm thinking I'm going to skip tomorrow's workout to give myself a couple of extra days to recover.
Good news is, I wasn't even remotely tempted by the donuts in the breakroom yesterday.0 -
KaryLoaiza88 wrote: »Good morning!!
Well, first of all, let me introduce myself: I'm Karen, 27 years old from sunny Colombia.
Today is a wonderful day for me! Just hit my second goal, which was 251, and my starting weight was 273; I'm feeling very happy and optimistic!! Tonight I'm going out to celebrate with some yummy korean food (all in moderation and of course, keeping the calories down).
Welcome to the thread and congratulations!0 -
Hi Everyone!
I'm in Sydney, Australia. I've enjoyed reading some of your updates and it is making feel motivated to get out there!
It's friday today and I work until midday with a break at around 10. Normally I have my breakfast before I leave for work then have a cappuccino when I get there and take a few small snacks with me for my morning tea and to eat on the way home and then I have my lunch when I get home. Well, today I forgot my my snacks! instead of raiding the vending machine though I went to a new supermarket that has recently opened near work and bought an apple and muesli bar which saw me through until I got home.
I've had a pretty good week - although yesterday I did overeat a bit although I was able to squeeze in a run before my dragon boat training so I ended up with a good calorie deficit.
I've just had my lunch and now I am going to head out for a bicycle ride. I plan on exploring a cycle path that I haven't ridden before but I just found out it is close to my house. I think it will be around 30km all up.
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Hi everyone, turns out it was indeed tonsillitis but the doctor prescribed me some antibiotics and I now feel much better Had a peek at the scale and it's down by 4lbs since last week but I'm taking that as water weight loss and expect it to come back as I start eating more solid foods again so won't log it
I'm reminded of the character Emily from Devil Wears Prada saying "I'm only one stomach bug away from my goal weight" :P0 -
Hi Everyone!
I'm in Sydney, Australia. I've enjoyed reading some of your updates and it is making feel motivated to get out there!
I've just had my lunch and now I am going to head out for a bicycle ride. I plan on exploring a cycle path that I haven't ridden before but I just found out it is close to my house. I think it will be around 30km all up.
Have a great day!
Welcome @wikpix !I'm reminded of the character Emily from Devil Wears Prada saying "I'm only one stomach bug away from my goal weight" :P
@ryanp_942 I'm glad you're feeling better! Love that quote. haha
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OH, and welcome home, electriq! I'm sorry about the job falling through, but happy you are safely home.
Thanks, I have been feeling pretty down about it. That was pretty much my dream job *sad face*.
I decided that 2 days curled in a ball without leaving the house was enough (actually that's not true I went to the store yesterday to get chocolate so technically did leave the house). Today however I went for a 7km (4.3mi) run this morning and then a spin class this evening. I am begrudgingly returning to the job searching. Bah Humbug!
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Thanks @sweetleilanimae (& @guinevere96 @sappho123 for the earlier messages!)
I've been looking after my sisters cute little French bulldog puppy for the last couple of days while I've been home, it's very lively and ready for walkies every 2 minutes so it'll give me a chance to get out a bit
Today however I went for a 7km (4.3mi) run this morning and then a spin class this evening. I am begrudgingly returning to the job searching. Bah Humbug!
Sorry to hear about the job, try to stay positive though these things happen to the best of us *hugs*
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Good morning, all! I want to get out and do some work on the property. The stalls are in disrepair and the fences and drive need to be trimmed! Have a wonderful day!0
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Psyched about my latest skin fold caliper test. Body fat percentage down to 10.6%0
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Ugh! I'm having one of those days where I want to eat EVERYTHING. TWICE!
Pretty sure it's anxiety/stress. My first big bike event of the season is next Sat, and the endless winter has kept me from training like I should/want/need. It's snowing again today!
I'm trying to funnel the anxious energy into chores, but what I really want is a dozen donuts.0 -
@therealpatrick Congratulations on the caliper test.
I'm finally over whatever funk I've had. I woke up this morning with an absurd amount of energy and finally had to go to gym to work it off a bit. The weather has been really nice the last couple of days so hopefully I will find an excuse to go play outside tomorrow.
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Well, I spent the day weed eating (4 to 5 hours straight). I still have a good six hours left...whine whine whine....BUT, I did get the canoe back up on the stands. It has been on the ground collecting rain water for the last couple weeks. The water was on the wrong side of the boat...growl, grich, grrr.
Happy sleeping, all!0
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