jilliancreates a journey of releasing weight and attracting health.
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Is it weird that you just reminded me of the new Kung Fu Panda movie? At one point Po says to Master Shifu that he doesn't know how to be like him. Master Shifu says something like, "You don't need to be more like me. You need to be more like YOU."
I just weighed into my Biggest Loser Challenge group, and I'm down 4.2 pounds this week! That puts me half-way back to my low weight on February 4th. I have not currently lost 27.4 pounds, which is 10.87% of my starting body weight.
The gym is closed on Sundays, but the weather is beautiful, so I think I'll make time for a walk today.
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That's great news on weight loss. Your quote is a truth that so many people need to hear. We had pretty weather yesterday I think our whole neighborhood was out and about. It's raining today. Back to DVD again.0
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Today was a mess. PMS and food cravings, and after such a strong weekend I still just dove in. To top it off, I skipped strength training, C25K, and tabata rowing today. Gotta get back on the wagon tomorrow. I did not work so hard over the weekend to throw it all away for one day of junk food and no exercise.0
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Wow....You are doing great!!!! I don't know if I could have the will power you did while eating out. As for the PMS...that kills me every time. Today is a new day...put he junk food behind you and press forward!0
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Miraculously, yesterday's debacle only cost me a half pound. I have no idea how that works, but I'll take it. In the past, I have seen the scale jump 2 pounds or more over night from such indulgence.
Slept in a bit today, but got up and did bodyweight training. I've decided to switch up my days a bit. I was doing C25K on the same days as strength training, but I've decided to move them to opposite days. My "take it easy" cardio will now be paired with strength training. Still planning for tabata rowing every day that I'm at the gym, but I also want to keep in mind that if I get any activity in during PMS and my TOM, it's better than doing nothing.
I'm heading to the gym as soon as my phone charges. I'm going to try watching netflix on my phone this time...probably on a treadmill, but maybe stationary bike. I'm hoping that it'll keep me from wanting to push too hard on the days that I intend to be more laid back. I kind of wish I had a treadmill or bike at home so I could watch on a bigger screen, but I'll make do.0 -
This whole walk vs. run thing is really messing with me. I keep changing my mind about which to do. I know that C25K works. I've used it before. But quite frankly, as much as I LOVE the endorphin rush of a great workout, I strongly dislike running. HA! I didn't even like it during all those years in the Army. I used to think that I didn't like it because I wasn't good at it, but now I'm starting to think that I may not be good at it because I don't like it. I feel zero drive to be a good runner. I do, however, have an extremely strong drive to be an amazing walker. Sounds silly when I say it, but I like being able to walk for 90 minutes and put in 5 miles like I did on the treadmill today while watching Criminal Minds on my phone. I like that I can walk faster than I can run when it comes to completing a mile. I like pushing myself to walk 4mph...who knows, maybe I can walk even faster. I like that I can get the endorphin rush without jarring my body. The thing that turned me onto C25K this time around is the interval training itself, which I do with high intensity with the tabata rowing. So, good bye to consistently forcing myself to run. Maybe I'll run on occasion still. Maybe someday I'll decide to try C25K again. For now, give me Netflix and 90 minute walks. When the snow is gone and the sun is shining, I'll have Nordic Poles in hands speeding around town. When I released so much weight before, I was Nordic Walking 4 miles a day; usually 7 days a week. I'm ready for that again...with the strength training and tabata rowing in there too.0
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You know walking really is better on your body. The last time I lost weight I walked every day after work. I also did weights at gym but my cardio was walking. I'm like you I really like it better than running.0
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I was doing really well this week with food and the long walks. Then yesterday, I took my youngest daughter to an allergist and my abusive ex husband showed up without warning. The tension in that room was thick enough to cut, but I handled it with as much grace as I could muster...for my daughter's sake. Afterward, I bombed...horribly. Kids all wanted Taco John's. Usually, I'd either find the healthiest option on the menu or suggest a different place This time, I didn't have an ounce of will power. Hormonal food cravings combined with emotional binge eating is a recipe for disaster. Dang it. That was aweful. Scale is up 4 pounds overnight. Yes, high high high sodium and TTOM both lead to significant water weight, but even knowing that logically, an increase on the scale has psychological effects. Back on the treadmill today. Hoping for a fairly quick recovery.0
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Sorry about your ex. You will overcome this, drink lots of water today, it helps me.0
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The water did help. Most of those pounds were gone this morning; all but about .6. I'm actually kind of surprised though because of hormonal factors at play. I weighed in for my Biggest Loser Challenge and I gained since last Sunday. Not a big surprise there.
I'm feeling like I need to buckle down; for more than a few days only to bomb out with unhealthy food choices. In some ways, even though I've been doing fairly well with exercise, I've been losing steam with the food. It's not as easy to stay on track, and once I have a bad day, there becomes some sort of justification to have another even if it's in the same week. I've fallen short with food planning when my youngest kids are home. That makes a difference because we all end up eating less than healthy if I'm stumbling to figure out dinner at 4pm. I'm getting back to better planning already. We sat down yesterday and made a meal plan for the next few days. We(or I) will do that again by Tuesday, so I can grocery shop again.
Today is my 100th consecutive day logging in to MFP. In some ways, I was doing better at day 10. Full of energy and excitement. January showed a huge loss, now February is only 4 pounds. I know this is still decent weight loss, and yet I feel disappointed in my progress.
Mini goals
Be consistent with calorie intake by planning meals again
Continue doing long walks(60-90 minutes) at least 4x a week (daily would be ideal)
Continue with bodyweight training progressions 3x a week
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I went out to help a friend of mine harvest willow on his organic flower farm today. I worked for him for about 2 years, so it was fairly easy to get back into it. Basically, I walked around selectively pruning willow bushes for 3 hours. MapMyFitness tried to tell me that I burned around 2500 calories. I think I actually laughed at that. I looked it up on the HealthStatus website as yard work and found that it was probably closer to 1200. The activity got lost in translation between MMF and MFP (both UA apps), so it looks like I did 3 hours of gymnastics today. Funny, but also fairly annoying for tracking purposes. I'm still thinking about going for a brief walk tonight because I managed to eat back a fair share of those calories; partially from true hunger and partially because my dinner plan was foiled by a chicken that didn't want to thaw out. It's hard to make chicken soup when the bag of organs is frozen inside the cavity. Soup tomorrow night if the bird cooperates. Tonight ended up being Subway because my kids have gymnastics on Mondays and there was no time to plan a different home cooked meal.
My left achilles tendon has been bothering me today. I've tried stretching it, but I have great range of motion in my ankles and getting any kind of stretch is nearly impossible without the rockers that they have at the gym. I'll use those tomorrow before and after my walk and see if that helps. I've already asked Jeff to make me one of those gadgets, but it might be more urgent than I originally let on.0 -
Wow that sounds like hard work. I thought Subway was a good place to eat. I haven't checked here yet cause I haven't ate out much. Always feel weird eating by myself. I think every one is looking at me.0
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It's not a bad place to eat, but I aim for low carbs. I love their flatbread, and their salads kind of suck in my opinion. Needless to say, I'm over my carbs for the day.0
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I woke up a little sore today with achy thighs and low back. I figure it's probably from harvesting yesterday. Unfortunately, at lunch time I bent to get something out of the fridge and I ended up on my knees with the door open for a few minutes trying to find the right back position for standing up without hurting myself. At the time, it felt like I tweeked it, but now I think it was more of a muscle issue than a spine issue. It's still sore, but getting up and walking around really helps loosen it up.
After several 40 degree days over the last week and a half or so, we're back to winter. School was cancelled for the day due to the weather, so we had a day mostly just being home. I wanted to get to the gym for my walk, hoping that would help ease my back pain, but I wasn't able to make it there. I have managed a fairly decent calorie deficit though, considering this is one of the rare days where I have zero exercise.
The chicken cooperated, and we had what turned out more like chicken stew than soup. I added lentils, kale, and bok choy this time and make curried coconut milk on the side so we could add it if we wanted. Only half the family really likes curry. I think I'll continue to make it that way because I actually prefer the curry over the usual chicken soup.
Tomorrow will be a fairly busy day, but I'm planning to get up early again for strength training before I get the kids off to school. Then, I'll head to the gym before going to the support group I'm in. IF I have the time and energy, I may head out to harvest again for an hour or two before the kids get out of school. The friend who owns the farm asked me to help keep the harvesting going while he's in California for 2 weeks. I kind of feel like I got suckered into it because I'm his most experienced friend when it comes to taking care of the farm, but it will be nice to spend some solitary time out in the country. Plus, the work is fairly meditative, and I often see eagles and hawks circling overhead.0 -
I grew up in the country not on a farm though. The quiet and nature is very peaceful. Your soup/stew sounds good, I've never tried curry. It sounds spicy. You might have had a muscle spasm they hurt like the devil and then you have residual pain after. I hate them, I had one once when I picked up a shirt off the floor.
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FINALLY, I'm back on track. 28 days from lowest weight of 221.2, and I'm back to that exact weight. What a rough month it's been with the wierd significant gain, and bit of yoyo, and a plateau inspite of working my *kitten* off and doing all the right things...ok, MOSTLY the right things. Getting under 220 is my first mini weight goal, so I'm quite excited to be so close and moving in the right direction!
My back is still bothering me, but it is healing. Figured out it's muscle related, which I'm thankful for. Pinched nerves and bulging discs are horrific to deal with. I also did some research about Achilles tendon injuries, symptoms, and treatment. Also thankfully, it's not my actual tendon that sustained injury but the paratenon that encases the tendon. Just some swelling which could have been caused by overuse, new shoes, the fact that I have almost no arches in my feet, or any combination of those factors. I've been icing it and doing static stretches for a couple days, and it's recovering quite nicely.
I'm hoping to be back to my walks (even if at a much slower pace) tomorrow or Saturday. I'm not sure about strength training yet. It feels early to be putting stress on my back, so I may just hold off until Monday. I'll just to do what feels best depending on how my back is doing.
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Hope you meet your mini goal soon you're so close.0
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Thanks, Lottie! Just 1 more pound to go! Although now, 0.1 pound would "technically" get me there.
And here are my images so far. I want to keep putting them all in a post together, so it's easier to see the month-to-month progress. There isn't much different from February to March because I am only down about 2 pounds from those pics. BUT, I've lost some inches....
Waist -0.5"
Hips -0.5"
L Bicep -0.5"
R Bicep -1"
L Thigh -0.25"
R Thigh -0.5
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Great job Jillian. Very nice update, go for a nice long walk today, eat responsibly and by tomorrow morning you can post that you hit your goal and can set another one!0
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Doing Great 0
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Great progress!0
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Down to 219.5! Next goal, get under 210.
4 hours of harvesting willow yesterday probably helped a lot!0 -
Great that you're doing so well0
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218.1 today. The harvesting is really creating a HUGE calorie deficit. I'm having a hard time eating enough calories to even meet my pre-exercise goal, much less eat back more. I think Sunday I actually had a negative net calorie total. I'm glad for the opportunity to be so active and help a friend out, and I am also concerned about having a calorie deficit that is equal to (or nearly equal to) my normal allowance for the day. Only a couple more days left for now, so it's probably ok, but I pay a lot of attention to those numbers on my screen.
My back is still hurting off and on. Some activities are working fine, while others only leave me in a lot of pain for hours. I haven't done bodyweight training since last week Monday, and I'm looking forward to getting back to that when my back is ready.0 -
Jillian just make sure that you don't go eating just for the sake of eating. A couple days of a deficit like you are seeing is a good thing especially since you are doing physical things to burn the calories off. As long as your drinking plenty of water you are golden. Take the fast losses as a gift.0
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Jillian, its been a few days since you posted on here, what have you been up to? Hows the back feeling, is the weight still coming off?0
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So, I had an entire post typed in, when my browser decided to crash. I lost all of it, so I'll come back later and try to remember what all I was sharing.
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I had planned on posting today, so it's funny that you prompted me to do so! Anyway, here's an attempt to (re)cover what I tried to post earlier....
Back
Well, it was feeling better. Usually no pain, sometimes mild pain. Then yesterday toward the end of my treadmill walk, the same spot got really tight. Since I've been walking faster and for longer, I haven't been able to pinpoint what caused the flare up. I'm going to call to get into physical therapy tomorrow.
Weight
The weight is still coming off. Slower than previously, but only because I've sabotaged my progress. On the 11th, I was down to 217.7, then went up to 220.1 after the weekend. I had stayed basically within my macros, but that never accounts for sodium. After 9 days, I'm still not back, but close...218.2. Hopefully, I'll blast through that low weight in the next few days.
I've also been looking into body fat % vs BMI. I used an online calculator and did some additional calculations to figure out my ideal body weight. It's not perfectly accurate, but I did read on the LIVESTRONG website that the online calculators are accurate within a few pounds. I'll just go with it for now, until I can get to the VA for their testing which was approved for me to do.
So...
BMI says I'm class one obese. Body fat % calculated as acceptable.
BMI says I should weigh anywhere between 128-162.
Body fat % says I should weigh between 175(10%-absolute lowest recommendation for women) and 207.8(24%-highest end of fitness level for women).
This now explains why the Army always said I was overweight, but when body fat was checked I was always in good condition. And of course, the above figures are based on me not losing or gaining ANY muscle. I'm really not sure how likely that is...maybe. It is interesting that 175 has been my own goal though because it's what I weighed before I got pregnant the first time.
New dietary awareness
Up until very recently, I'd only been watch my macros and none of the sub-categories. Doing a HFLC plan, paying attention to the Fiber bar is important but I didn't really know that. So, I've started paying attention to that, and subtracting that amount from my total carbs to make sure that I hit 75 grams daily. Some may not consider that low carb, but I don't want to go into ketosis. It's just not for me. Some days I make my full 25g of fiber, but I still have room for improvement. Right now, raspberries are my savior! 6oz = 88 calories = 12g carbs = 11g fiber! Oh! AND, I made my own honey mustard vinaigrette today, and it turned out really well..especially considering I didn't have a recipe to follow.
Non Scale Victory
I need new jeans! I'm down another size from the new pair I got last month. The waist is so big (even after washing and drying in the dryer) that it's dropping out from under my belt. I ordered another pair of the same style and should have them sometime this week. I can hardly wait! Having to adjust my jeans every 5 minutes is annoying...even if I am trying to focus on the positive that I'm shrinking.
Other the food/fitness/weight
Looks like the custody battle could be resolved next month. The GAL is trying to set up a meeting with each of us and our attorneys, hopefully around the 12th.
And saving the best for last, Jeff and I are engaged! We've been talking about it for a long time, but we made it official on Monday.0 -
So this really happened....I woke up this morning at 216.2! 2 pounds overnight... Maybe that was still sodium induced water retention? That's what I'm going with.0
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Nice, isn't it nice to wake up to a nice loss like that? It puts a little extra pep in your step for the day. Just goes to show if we stick to the plan on MFP results will come.
Can you please elaborate a little bit on what you are talking about in regards to the body fat calculations? I understand that BMI says class 1 obese (I know all about this because that's where I am at) and body fat % is calculated as acceptable. What does that mean? Does it mean your current body fat % is in line with being class 1 obese when comparing it to the BMI scale?
Also the part about body fat % says you should weigh 175-207 at 10%-24%BF. Is this meaning that if you weighed 175 pounds you would be 10% body fat and at 207 you would be 24%? Just trying to wrap my head around this. Here is what I use to try and plan where I want to be in regards to body fat %, I have a male and female version. The reason that I am so confused is that if 10% body fat should equal 175 lbs something is skewed weird. 10% body fat on a woman is fitness model fit and to put it in perspective most female body builders are around the 10% mark and only 150 pounds, to be 175lbs, female and 10% body fat would require thousands of calories of protein a day coupled with a healthy dose of anabolic steroids. Maybe I am looking at this weird but please explain as I would like to run some of the same numbers by myself.
Also a very big congrats on the engagement! A wedding will give you one more thing to drive you in this journey to proper health. If there's one thing I know about men named Jeff, it's that were great guys!
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