Motivated May 2017: Week 1 (5/1-5/7)
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5/4 I was up and active for pretty much most of the day yesterday! I really like that new app Move Your App it works really well! My carbs and calories were good!2
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For May, I have no specific goals since I've been tanking on all these challenges for months.
What I'm going to try to do is seek my own internal motivation and inspiration everyday, and take some steps towards my goal whenever and however I am able.
Maintenance has messed me up and my intial weight loss drive is long gone. I recognize that I need to stick in this subject like glue so my backsliding stops before I just give up.
Baby steps...
Today, I read an ebook on keto that refreshed my understanding of why and how it worked so well for me.
Tomorrow, I'll be receiving some ketostix which always seemed to help me get started in keto. I stopped using them awhile back, and I know they have limited use, but they help me keep focused.
So, ketostix it is.3 -
5/3: I did the Hammer & Chisel Hammer Conditioning workout. No housework.
5/4: No workout or housework because we went to see Guardians of the Galaxy 2 after work. Great movie!2 -
Today is a rest day as I got very sore from my first day back doing level one of 30 day Shred. But I did take "before" pictures & measurements because when I get frustrated with this process, as I assume I will, I will need proof I have made strides. Everyone's progress pictures have been so inspiring & motivating!2
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My husband homeschools the kids so I feel guilty that he's spending so much quality time with them M-Th and I basically only see them 2 hours in the evenings (6pm - bedtime)
I am lucky to have 3 day weekends and we're very active on those days.
Very similar home situation. My husband works from home - kids go to public school- but he is there before/after school every day. I work 10 hour days M-Th (plus 40 min commute each way) and half days on Friday, so I'm home before they get home from school on Fridays - it feels like a 3 day weekend!
The main point is that the kids are well cared for and supervised. We do what works for our family.
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I had to cut my run today, too (2 miles instead of 3 at a fast pace). My 5K is a week from tomorrow so I'm a little concerned about my training being off.
I have a theory that my decrease in stamina/endurance correlates to my experimenting with more carbs (I've been gradually increasing calories to maintenance but kept macro ratios the same to see how that would go). I'm going to try to drop back to keto levels for a week to see if that makes a difference. Shame that I have a GNO tonight and my birthday tomorrow.
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My goal is starting next week...and that is to start reducing my reliance on artificial sweetners1
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Still feeling under the weather so 1 mile and 7 push ups.2
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Only 6 miles so far but i bet i can make time this weekend for a long run so not sweating it. Did have some wine wed but passed on happy hour tonight so....that counts as a wash in my book. Lol. Carbs a bit higher this week than stated goal but mostly things are back on track. Woo!1
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I hit my activity/step goal today and my macros were in point, 76% fat, 20% protein and 4%carbs. I finished my day with a few calories left over and I feel great. Happy Friday!!2
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baconslave wrote: »5/4:
43 min of cardioish
Gym Class for the Kids: HASfit Foundation Day3
And a HIIT finisher for Mommy: Jessica Smith's 150-Cal Cardio Fat Blast
I would just like to say, since this is a good place to do say such a thing...
GOSH DARNIT ALL TO HALIFAX I'm tired of my body being a stupid doofus and holding onto these pounds! I bust my rear-end off every day just about. I'm getting a Charge HR2 so I can see what my calorie burn is really like. This is BS.
My word.
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This morning I worked on my chin up (still just hanging). This evening I almost did one regular pushup. It was so close - got down and pushed myself back up, but very sloppy form on the way up with my middle section sagging. I followed that attempt with 2 sets of 5 knee-style ones.
In addition I just started a HIIT program for beginners. I'm starting off with 30 secs of high intensity and 60 secs rest/low intensity. For today I chose jumping jacks and resting. Tomorrow I think I'll try sprinting and walking.3 -
No bike today but went grocery shopping and walked about a million miles carried in a truckload of groceries put everything away, I'm beat HAHA3
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SuperCarLori wrote: »baconslave wrote: »5/4:
43 min of cardioish
Gym Class for the Kids: HASfit Foundation Day3
And a HIIT finisher for Mommy: Jessica Smith's 150-Cal Cardio Fat Blast
I would just like to say, since this is a good place to do say such a thing...
GOSH DARNIT ALL TO HALIFAX I'm tired of my body being a stupid doofus and holding onto these pounds! I bust my rear-end off every day just about. I'm getting a Charge HR2 so I can see what my calorie burn is really like. This is BS.
My word.
The rage is real.
5/5:
Strength day. Jessica Smith's Strictly Strength AND Total Body Sculpting Time Saver:2 -
Got my 7 pushups in, making it 36 so far this month. I'm not tracking steps today. Today is about my brother-in-law making huge changes in turning his life around and getting married to a really great lady. I still plan to keep it low in carbs, though.1
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My goal is just to get 150 minutes of activity in every week! I recently started a job where I'm on my feet all day, so I know calorie-wise things will even out, but I'm hoping by going really hard for half an hour 5 days a week (or however it works out) will really amp up my results.
I promise I'll actually keep checking in this month. I've been a slacker here the last few weeks. You're right, life gets in the way =p
Ultimately I want to be able to squat 100 by the end of the month! That'll be my real reach goal, haha.2 -
5/5 when I wasn't driving which was six hours out of the day I got my exercise done and walking in. I am smashing my goal of getting up and being active most of the day. My carbs and calories were good! However, these last 5 pounds are not wanting to come off very easily at all!2
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baconslave wrote: »SuperCarLori wrote: »baconslave wrote: »5/4:
43 min of cardioish
Gym Class for the Kids: HASfit Foundation Day3
And a HIIT finisher for Mommy: Jessica Smith's 150-Cal Cardio Fat Blast
I would just like to say, since this is a good place to do say such a thing...
GOSH DARNIT ALL TO HALIFAX I'm tired of my body being a stupid doofus and holding onto these pounds! I bust my rear-end off every day just about. I'm getting a Charge HR2 so I can see what my calorie burn is really like. This is BS.
My word.
The rage is real.
5/5:
Strength day. Jessica Smith's Strictly Strength AND Total Body Sculpting Time Saver:
Oh and 7 chest-to-floor push ups. How did I forget that?3 -
I got up and hit the gym this morning while my hubby and our girlfriend slept in. We went out to lunch and I made careful choices and finished the day with a beautiful steak and veggies on the grill. My protein is a bit higher than usual but I am still really happy overall.1
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Went for a 9 mile run/walk today. Was feeling sluggish and weak so ended up just walking the last 1-1/2 miles. Same weak feeling for my pushups today. Zero regular ones and one set of 5 knee push ups then only 3 on the next set. Did a little better on the chin up bar, pulling myself up to almost horizontal upper arms.0
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I'm planking, currently. It may not sound much, but I'm up to 50 seconds.
I tell you, the damn thing is a killer...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By57oI_w4OE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLZfDlNL2u4 3 -
JessiBelleW wrote: »I've been really resettling into low(er) carb way of living. its coming pretty naturally to me and eating out and preplanning are becoming easier. I'm becoming fitter and stronger through regular exercise, but not dropping any weight, so this week I'm going to have zero sugar/ fake sugar products, and no alcohol and see if I can convince my body to drop some weight (or lose some inches! either or)
I am also aiming to drink enough water and make it to bed on time each day this week
well lads and ladies, I did it. Made it to the end of my week of no alcohol and no sugar/ added sweeteners (except whatever is in my protein powder). When I did a sneaky check on friday the scale says I have dropped one and a bit kgs, so feeling pretty thrilled!
I think this has shown me I can do anything for a week! And of course once results start coming it in provides its own natural feedback loop!8 -
Fifteen miles this week✔
No alcohol sunday-thursday *cant lie had a glsss of wine wednesday*
Carbs under 35 *couple days around 40, not bad*
Overall I'm pleased.4 -
I have been doing fantastic with getting up and moving more. The weather helps when it is nice out and can get outside. My carbs and calories have been good. No loss this week but I do have only five more pounds to lose.0
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TXbluebonnet2017 wrote: »Went for a 9 mile run/walk today. Was feeling sluggish and weak so ended up just walking the last 1-1/2 miles. Same weak feeling for my pushups today. Zero regular ones and one set of 5 knee push ups then only 3 on the next set. Did a little better on the chin up bar, pulling myself up to almost horizontal upper arms.
How were your sodium and potassium yesterday? I like to make sure I have some chicken broth right before I work out if I'm going in the morning. The calories are low enough that it won't break your fast if you're doing IF but the sodium and often potassium are pretty good. I like Kitchen Basics Original Chicken Stock 420 mg sodium, 410 mg potassium and then I add a bit of sea salt. It does have 2 g carbs but I think it's worth it.1 -
1 mile, 10 pushups, check.2
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TXbluebonnet2017 wrote: »Went for a 9 mile run/walk today. Was feeling sluggish and weak so ended up just walking the last 1-1/2 miles. Same weak feeling for my pushups today. Zero regular ones and one set of 5 knee push ups then only 3 on the next set. Did a little better on the chin up bar, pulling myself up to almost horizontal upper arms.
How were your sodium and potassium yesterday? I like to make sure I have some chicken broth right before I work out if I'm going in the morning. The calories are low enough that it won't break your fast if you're doing IF but the sodium and often potassium are pretty good. I like Kitchen Basics Original Chicken Stock 420 mg sodium, 410 mg potassium and then I add a bit of sea salt. It does have 2 g carbs but I think it's worth it.
When I go for the longer distances I supplement with SaltStick caps every half hour. I also had some carbs just before I started and then a couple of gel packs during. It's possible I need to up my sodium even more, although I eat pickles and bullion cubes and am generous with salting my foods. Also, I probably need to make up my mind about either adding in carbs or not. I seem to go back and forth on that which probably isn't helping. I'll check out that chicken stock you recommend. No problem with that amount of carbs. Thank you.2 -
Felt much stronger today. Actually did 2 (not so pretty) regular pushups. Just a bit of sagging in the middle on each. Then did my usual 2 sets of 5 knee pushups. Started to do a couple more for a 3rd set but decided they were so sloppy and slow that they shouldn't count. Chin up bar same as yesterday. Someone mentioned planks. Might as well start adding that into my routine while I'm down on the floor. Wait, why not start now? Alright, hold on... okay, I'm back. I just planked for 20 Mississippi's. Was definitely shaking at the end.2
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5/5: rest day
5/6: big shopping day with my mom
5/7: trail run
Need to get back on track with hammer and chisel this coming week.1 -
Well my 1st Shred in a while on Thursday did cause a 3 day cramp in my calf (which I massaged with magnesium oil) but I did the exercises again today (carefully) so I wouldn't wait so long that I'd be back at square one. It went fine today, plan to do it again Tuesday. 3 days a week or every other day is my goal, whichever works with my schedule. My weight did go up as expected as I'm sure my body is retaining water to help my achey muscles. Looking forward to things evening out again. Waiting on the next trend downward.0
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