GOALS -- Shoot for the Moon in JUNE!
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Have a great race!!^0
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Autumnfilly2005 wrote: »So far doing good on both 1 and 2. Pulled a muscle in my shoulder at work, so debating whether to keep working out since my weights are less than 20lbs, or give it a rest. The muscle feels more tender than actually sore, so I might try it and see how it feels. Still running 3x/week. Been loving that. My 5k is this weekend. People are asking me if I'm still going to run with my injury, and my response is, "Nothing wrong with my legs!" I've been training for that race a long time, and I really want to do it.
Hope the shoulder gets better fast and good luck at your 5k. Have fun!
My 5k is tomorrow evening but I can't pick up the packet and stuff until right before the race. They cancelled one of the pickup days and I can't get up to the spot today since I work during those hours. Oh well. I can pick up my glow sticks tomorrow cause i planned to go early anyways.
Looks like it's a 5k kind of weekend.
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Is yours a glow in the dark 5k? Glow sticks? That sounds fun! Mine is an ultra-casual, run along the beach type thing. I'll be running on a bike trail with the sea in sight. I'm hoping between the early morning time and the nearby ocean, it will be quite cool, since I tend to get my best times during colder weather. I might try for a PR, but I really just want to do the entire thing running, start to finish.0
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Ooh! A glow run!! I just read about those! Sounds fun!! Have a great time both of you!!!0
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Yep. It's called Neon Glow, so I get to wear a bunch of neon and they give everyone glow sticks. I figured my first couple of runs would be fun, so am doing this one then a bubble color run in August.0
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Lose 3-4 lbs.
Increase all lifts by at least 1 increment.
Try not to get impatient with my weight loss! The closer to my goal I get, the more impatient I get. I can't let unhealthy thoughts get in my head, as I had an ED when I was younger. I know summer is coming up, but it isn't a race to the finish line. I really think these last 10-15 lbs are going to make a big difference in my appearance, so I am trying not to get discouraged.
So far, down by 1.8 lbs, so on track for weight.
Increasing most lifts in the next week. I already upped squats. Bench, OHP and rows coming soon. DL, probably on my next DL day, as long as I can get chalk.
As for the impatience....meh. I didn't lose anything on my June 5 weigh in. Checked again on June 6, and was up half a pound. I started to get discouraged as I had done so well that week. I had to keep repeating to myself "weight loss is not linear...weight loss is not linear". My first instinct was to restrict more in "punishment" but I stuck to my calories for the next week, and BAM! Down 1.8 lbs this week and hit my lowest weight in at least 6 years, and down 0.5 inches on my belly button measurement. So my instinct wasn't good, but I was able to recognize that, and stick to the plan.0 -
Figured I would post a mid month update since I had to look in here just to see what my goals were for the month. Tad forgetful at times. Still have plenty of time to get things done.
1. Weigh 150 - Down to 153.4 so getting closer at least.
2. Unpack, clean and organize new apartment. - No more unpacking so far but have thursday off work.
3. Edit novel and submit to agents. - no progress at all, distracted by reviewing 27 poems as a judge for a contest
4. Jog in 5k and maybe start 10k training so August 5k is easier. - Success on 5k. Am going to start a modified 10k training in July and expand it past 8 weeks. Other 5k will be in the middle of it.
5. Get through stage 5 in NROLFW and start stage 7. - Still doing progress and should finish the stage this month.
6. Look into next tech training session, start studying and approach manager about it. - just waiting to find out next step that I need to take.
Still have much to do.0 -
OVERALL GOAL: Lose at least 6 lbs.
SUB-GOALS / ROAD MAP:
- Do a Headspace meditation daily.
- Write Morning Pages.
- Lift 3x / week.
- Hike / walk with Huck at least 3x / week.
- Prepare meals / eat at home.
- Concentrate on getting 8+ glasses of water daily.
- Avoid soda.
UPDATE:
Weight loss: -2.3 (loss since 05/30)
- This was a bit of a surprise, given my lack of time at the gym and/or hiking, paired with my last couple of weeks of eating over my calorie range. But I'm not one to look a gift horse in the mouth. I'll take it!
Sub-Goals:
- Just about everything has gone out the window now that I've decided to move. I basically ended up with less than three weeks from the time I gave notice to the time I have to be completely packed and out of the house, so all bets are off. I don't see this changing much between now and July 1.
So, my NEW SUB-GOAL:
- Stay within my calorie range (averaged weekly). That's it.0 -
Month is ending so it's that time: goal update.
1. Weigh 150 - 152, so not quite there but making progress.
2. Unpack, clean and organize new apartment. - have to figure out what to do with all the kitchen stuff still.
3. Edit novel and submit to agents. - Did some editing but need to work on query letter.
4. Jog in 5k and maybe start 10k training so August 5k is easier. - Success on 5k. Am going to start a modified 10k training in July and expand it past 8 weeks. Have the one 5k in August and another near beginning of September.
5. Get through stage 5 in NROLFW and start stage 7. - On stage 7 now and will do workout 3 tonight.
6. Look into next tech training session, start studying and approach manager about it. - just waiting to find out next step that I need to take. Going to start studying things though.
Did okay but still more work to do. On to July!0 -
Lose 3-4 lbs.
Increase all lifts by at least 1 increment.
Try not to get impatient with my weight loss! The closer to my goal I get, the more impatient I get. I can't let unhealthy thoughts get in my head, as I had an ED when I was younger. I know summer is coming up, but it isn't a race to the finish line. I really think these last 10-15 lbs are going to make a big difference in my appearance, so I am trying not to get discouraged.
1 - lost 3.8 lbs as of June 25. I was going to weigh myself for the end of the month, but ate fast food this weekend and get the feeling I am still retaining water. I don't want to see the scale go up, so I am just calling last week my end of month weigh in.
2 - Not all of them. I should have them all up by one by the end of this week, but my inconsistent lifting this month has hurt my progress a bit. I am still ok with where I am though.
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Autumnfilly2005 wrote: »Autumnfilly2005 wrote: »I've been absent from here for a while, so my goals are pretty simple:
1. Start SL again
2. Do weights 2x/week
At least I kept up with the running, so I'm also running 3x a week, now working on a 10k program since I graduated c25k a week ago.
So far doing good on both 1 and 2. Pulled a muscle in my shoulder at work, so debating whether to keep working out since my weights are less than 20lbs, or give it a rest. The muscle feels more tender than actually sore, so I might try it and see how it feels. Still running 3x/week. Been loving that. My 5k is this weekend. People are asking me if I'm still going to run with my injury, and my response is, "Nothing wrong with my legs!" I've been training for that race a long time, and I really want to do it.
Guess it's time for another update...
Did well this month. My shoulder healed fast, so that was no problem. I've been faithful to the SL program, and I've increased all my weights by 10lbs (2.5lbs a week). My starting weight was only 12lbs, so all the lifts have been really easy, to say the least. I've been lifting 2x a week, running 3x a week, on top of walking 6-7 miles a day at my job. Had a few bad moments in the beginning where I was just exhausted and dragging all day. Don't know if that was in response to the new activity level or if it was the heat that got to me. I live in southern CA, and summer has officially arrived with 90+ weather. It doesn't help that my workout station is outside, and since I work late at night, I sleep past the cool part of the morning.
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These are mine:
Quit weighing daily it's messing with my head
Strength train 2 sessions a week - up to three once home gym arrives in a couple weeks (yay!)
- work pull-ups back up to 3
Remember to bring my friggin reusable coffee cup to work and my water bottle
A perfect record regarding bike commuting
Consume 8 servings of fruits and veggies daily
I'm going to put a bikini on my perfectly-right-now-bikini-ready-body and rock it - squishy tum be damned.
I'm just getting back into lifting after a post surgical hiatus. I feel pretty weak and I'm not ready to set lifting goals because I'm not sure how quickly it's going to come back
1) husband hid the scale now I can't weigh myself without wasting time to look for it. I couldn't accomplish this one on my own..daily weighing was becoming a habit but if the weight was low I would eat more and if the weight was high I would feel sad. Now water retention doesn't impact how I pursue my goals.
2) strength training: 11 sessions this month. Close enough to 2-3 a week
3) pull-ups - back to 4 BW reps
4) this was probably the worst goal for me. I took my water bottle the first half but never filled it
. The coffee mug was better but clearly coffee is more important to me than water.
5) if I ride today I win this goal
6) I forgot this was a thing. Must refocus next month
7) I put a bikini on but I didn't take my clothes off to show it off. Mostly because my kids refused to go in the water park that day.
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indianarose2 wrote: »1. Read Starting strength and start polishing up my form. Deload where necessary to do so. (Hopefully not at all)
2. Incorporate more accessory work such as single leg lifts/squats, planks, hangs, pullups and walk a mile after lifting
3. Increase jog time to 30 minutes and then start increasing pace (no specific pace yet)
4. Meet my macro goals
5. Keep losing. (3# &/or 3" - Still no shorts)
6. 5 minute meditation (come on, I can do this!)
1. Ummm forgot about this one...I have been however reading & watching videos pretty regularly to learn more about proper form.
2. Still working on this one due to time constraints. I have added single leg work in whenever I can.
3. Met this one! I am currently working on increasing my one mile pace through interval training.
4. Macros are still so-so.
5. Lost 2# & 2". It was a difficult month health-wise and I took off 2 weeks of workouts and nutrition was sloppy. I did however start to wear shorts at home when doing yard work etc to get some sun on my legs. :-)
6. I've been doing a pretty good job on this one. Not perfect but definitely coming along.
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clearly coffee is more important to me than water.
hee. yes, this. i drank my months' supply yesterday though. whoa nelly hot around here.
my stuff. stoopid squat/form/lumbar stuff put a big wrench in things, but it's still nice to look back and see where i was before this short-term setback. because if i was there then i'm going to be there again.- squat: maintain @90, try for 105. incorporate front/sumo/goblet squats as accessories.
- bench: maintain @75, try for 80 or 85. keep bench even with or lower than rows.
- ohp: maintain @50, try for 55. keep doing the lighter-weight accessory sets on workout-a days.
- rows: maintain @70, try for 80, most of all keep rows even with or heavier than bench press. lighter weight sets as accessory on workout-b days.
- deadlift: 135lb.
weight goal: 135lb.
1. nope.
2. nope. probably still 70, though i haven't benched in a while.
3. yup. 55 might be another month off by the feeling of things. 50's okay, still feeling good about ohp and the progress potential for it.
4. yup. not comfortably though.
5. nopity nope nope nope.
6. nope.
basically a writeoff month, although i did better than i first expected when i went back to copy-paste them.0 -
June Goal:
-Lose weight!
Still struggling with weight…my entire focus this month! Time to make a doct apt
Since February my weight has fluctuated between 135/137. Friday's weigh-in hit 133 but not sure if it's a solid drop. At the same time, and at this point, it’s the lowest scale number since February so I'll take it! More important than scale weight, my clothes still fit the same so no progress, measurements this weekend but since my clothes fit the same I'm not expecting much change.
Thyroid came back low but normal, more bloodwork to come...0 -
What are they calling low but normal? Docs notoriously under treat low thyroid.0
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I'm not sure exactly what they meant or how it is affecting my weight nor could they answer/guide me. The ranch is .5 to 4.5, I came in at 1.3. I'm at a lost and having a difficult time getting feedback.indianarose2 wrote: »What are they calling low but normal? Docs notoriously under treat low thyroid.0 -
If that TSH?
A lower TSH is actually a good thing (as long as it isn't really low).
Lower TSH means that your thyroid doesn't require a high level of Thyroid Stimulating Hormone to produce its own hormones. Low T4 and T3 can indicate hypothyroidism, but that range makes me think TSH. You may want to ask for T4 and T3 tests though if you still suspect a thyroid problem. These will directly test the thyroid hormones. TSH is a good screening test, but doesn't give you the whole picture.0 -
Agreed. My TSH has to be suppressed to below .5 (like .02) to get my t4&t3 in proper range. Some (dumb) docs won't do that for you but they are well, just dumb. Sounds harsh but when it comes to being functional or nonfunctional it's important to treat the patient properly...0
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Yes, that was TSH. My T4 score came back at higher range of 1.4 (.8-1.7). From my understanding if one is at a higher range and another is a lower range it could indicate something but they're saying everything is good. My Vit D levels are severely low at 11.8 (30-100) but they just blew that off...so I'm looking at other possibilities...0
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Your thyroid looks fine. If the TSH was high and T4 was low, that would indicate hypothyroid, but your numbers look good. I might look in to Vit D supplements though. I know a few people who were deficient (being in Canada and all :P) and supplementation gave them more energy.0
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Thanks ladies!
I also read they're studying the impact of Vit D and its correlation to weight. FDA will require % to be included on food labels. MFP will start including it.
Overall, I do believe there is an issue. I've been eating at a 20% deficit with no results, no changes.
There seems to be one wall after another.0 -
My vitamin D is low also. I supplement with 5000 iu per day per a nutritionist & doc. I know of several people who once they started supplementing with vitamin D had noticeably more energy and lost weight. I'm surprised and disappointed that supplementation was not recommended to you... Good luck!0
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