July Weekly Check Ins
Replies
-
July 15-21
Jamie
the good:
diet: i did great half the time. made good choices for the majority of each day, half the time for the whole day. an out of town funeral on
hrs of sleep after a night shift on wednesday through me off a bit...
exercise: again, the funeral put a monkey wrench in my week, but what can ya do. Lifted Sun, Tues, and then didnt get to lift again till today. Did the Savage Race (mud obstacle run - with a fellow MFPer and some friends- had a crazy good time, and except for 2 obstacles that i sucked at, i kicked *kitten*!! finding a few new bruises today tho- lol). did cardio 2 days, had 2 rest days.
the bad:
diet: see above. need to get my **** together
exercise: no lifting. nothing really. my workouts have been consistently great for a while now. i was pissed that this crazy monkey bar obstacle was one of the ones i sucked at- i dropped in the water pretty quickly.
self-image: the scale has been the same for a month, when i gained 2-3 lbs back after a bad week. its pissing me off, but its my own fault since ive been going over too often.0 -
Name: Hayley
Date: 7-22-2013
I almost forgot to post this week.
The Good
Diet - I logged everything
Fitness - No good here
Self -Image - I finally found a pair of pants in my "Smaller Clothes" Box that fit so yippee! I have an option for something other than dresses for work
The Meh
Diet - We have our stepdaughter staying with us for the next month, she's an awesome kid but I am having trouble feeding such a picky eater while keeping my own calorie goals in mind.
Fitness - I just can't make myself get up to work out before I go into work-- and I can't do it in evenings because its now just me and 2 kids hanging out. If I'm not careful I'm going to gain everything I lost back in no time.
Self Image- I'm kind of feeling like a serious failure right now. I need to find that frame of mind I was in again.0 -
the good:
diet: finished my 'bulk' and have cut to 1680 per day in cal.
exercise: no change in program. all is well.
the bad:
though I finished my bulk, I've already lost most of whatever I've put on.... (though I am 'checking in' late) I've already lost most of the weight I put on---- and logged a weight of 143.6 today down from 147.4 (3.8lbs of food and water weight).
exercise:
nothing bad to report, but no PR in weight-- I did get a rep PR of 2x2 of 90lb OHP which was nice.
My parents are staying with me for an entire week July 29-Aug2. Help me.0 -
Name: Rebecca
Date: 7/23/2013
Height: 5'8
Weight: 170lbs
Age: 24
The Good
Diet - Stayed at a deficit for the week while travelling, averaged about 1800 calories per day. I was also able to stick to 20/4 for 6 out of the 7 days.
Fitness - Made it to 11 of my 12 workouts, hit some perfect deadlift form on even my heavy sets.
Self -Image - Wore a sundress and cowboy boots out to drinks with a friend, did a double take in the mirror in the bar bathroom.
The Meh
Diet - Macros were a bit wonky and definitely could've done better with food choices over having to supplement to get even remotely close to my protein goals. Let silly ol' brownies break fast way too early one day.
Fitness - Squats were awful this week. Well they were all *kitten* to grass but I still need to deload more to work on this. Starting to realize how much my weekend food is effecting my Monday workouts so that's something I'm definitely going to work on this week. Following through all the way to Sunday with adequate cals and spot on macros.0 -
Sarah
July 23rd
Height 5'6
Weight (Promised myself I wouldn't weigh myself for a month)
Age 33
The good
Diet. I logged everything all week and I stayed at a deficit all week
Fitness. I had three lifting days and good workouts that I was proud of. I think my deadlift form is pretty good now and I am starting to finally feel a lot more comfortable at the gym
Self Image: I bought a new bikini mid week and I actually wore it to a family members pool. I have been wearing a tankini for the last two years so it was a big step for me to wear a full out bikini.
The meh
Diet. Even though I was at a deficit I made some bad food choices that I really think do effect my energy levels and how I feel at the gym. Monday night I went for all you can eat wings and beer..that was a bit of a *kitten* show. I also had a blizzard the next day.
Fitness: I did squats on Monday and was in SERIOUS pain for a lot of the weer. I still did go back to the gym on Wed but I maybe shouldn't have. I had to skip Friday and go on Sat as I was still sore. I could barely walk and when I walk for a living I can't risk hurting myself. I was doing dog sit for two nights for a client with a pool so i did laps two mornings. It did help with my leg pain so I think swimming has to become a 2 time a week thing now.0 -
Amberly
July 24th
Height 5'4
Weight : ~135 (not weighing while on Stronglifts)
Age 27
The good
Diet. I l have logged in for 20 complete days and have stayed in check for the majority. I am doing a great job at eating TDEE + on lifting days and -TDEE on non-lifting days.
Fitness. I made an excel spreadsheet and made notes on form to take to the gym with me. I am off to a great start on Stronglifts.
Self Image: This weekend was girl's weekend and I looked good going out to dinner with my maid of honor. My thighs are starting to tighten up. The heels made it even better.
The meh
Diet. Girl's weekend meant a four course wine pairing dinner (champagne, 4 glasses of wine, bread, two entrees, two desserts... you get the idea). I also had a beer at lunch earlier in the day. I don't regret a moment of it though.
Fitness: I am still struggling with form on rows. Thanks to some help from friends, I think I may have figured out the key. I also lost track of time in the garden this morning, so I will have to move my workout today to after work. But, hey, you can't garden in the dark!0 -
eve
22-28 july
booyah
diet: if we decided to delete thursday and sunday evening from history, i had the perfect week.
exercise: im at a stage in my program where ive gotta do more reps hence using lower weights and boy doesnt it challenge me! a week long doms here, no exaggeration. lifted 3x and jogged 1x so stuck to my routine.
boo
diet: thursday bbq. if it wasnt for the alcohol then reaching out to a massive amount of food (binge) in the name of no hangover the following day, it all would have been alright. similar situation on sunday, mates bbq. not much food though but insane amount of alcohol - over but no binge.
exercise: i still hate jogging and by the looks of things im getting worse in it too.0 -
Jamie
22-28 july
diet: cant seem to get out of this 75ish% great 25ish% over funk. did great Sun-Fri evening, then went a little over friday night- nothing major. but my husband then drove 8 hrs to see me for saturday- and we went to a restaurant week 3-course lunch, and then had friends over at night to grill and play games (healthy food, but more than i should have eaten) and several glasses of wine. ive juggled the same 3 lbs for 2 months because of my lack of consistency
exercise: finished NROL4W stage 5 and likely starting stage 6 tonight. workouts are still rockin0 -
Name: Sarah
July 29th (week of 22nd-28th)
Good
Diet..I was under my Cals everyday
Fitness..I got in what a could even through a pretty stressing and hectic week
Self Image....this will have to be under the "meh" section ha
Meh
Diet....I had a rough week going to and from the hospital for my grandma. It resulted in some drive thrus and junk eating. 'Maybe some of it was stress eating as well. I just gave in and didnt even pay attention to what I was putting in my body.
Fitness. I had to cancel two of my workouts as I was at the hospital after work most nights. I am not going to stress; my family is a lot more important to me then a gym workout.
Self Image. Not the best. I am not going to really even look at myself till next week when I know I will feel a little better ha ha0 -
Rebecca
Aug 1st but checking in for last week
Height 5'8
Weight : 170ish
Age 24
The meh
Diet. I am still really struggling with binge eating and also bulimia, this week it really got bad.
Fitness: Workouts were decent until I started getting anxious about going back to CrossFit... and then it spiraled out of control. Stress management techniques were less than desirable.
The good
I had my first shrink session this week. I am looking forward to my next appointment. On top of that I am getting help for my injured shoulder and getting a doctor's excuse to get out of my CrossFit membership. I will always appreciate CrossFit for being my intro to lifting and giving me a much better relationship with exercise but it's just not a good workout option for me right now and not a good fit at the box I was going to anyway. I really need to be more diligent about getting a decent sleep schedule established as well even if it means using a sleep aid like Tylenol PM.0
This discussion has been closed.