Runners that need some nutritional accountability
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On the go all day today starting with my early slog in the heat and humidity. With a few stress filled bumps we got Hilde moved to and settled, in the hotel (yay!) and didn't get home until after 7pm. Dinner was a well deserved glass of wine and a Panera salad. Workers start in the morning on her house. I am exhausted and off to bed. Will catch up with everyone tomorrow.4
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Yay @shanaber for For getring Hilde settled. I hope she enjoys it!
I've had a much better day today. Helps that I have a 3 day weekend now! I've planned to meet up with a friend tomorrow for brunch, we'll im cultivating a friendship. She's a nurse at work and we've seemed to hit it off which is nice. They don't tell you when you're a kid how hard it is to make friends when you are an adult. She's got 3 kids the same age as my girls so we have that in common. Her wife is also a radiographer so we also have that too! Haha.
I feel better in myself. Had a day where I ate maintenance. That's fine. No big deal. Ate well today, stuck to goal. I was on the bike for 35mins. Felt good.
I'm hoping to go for a bit of a bike ride tomorrow, or a good walk. Will see what the weather does.4 -
@shanaber Really glad Hilde decided to go to the hotel and you got her settled in. Hope the work on her house goes smoothly.
@Avidkeo Glad you are doing better. Hope the friendship blossoms. You're right. It can be really hard to develop friendships as an adult. But, sometimes you do find someone with whom you click.1 -
@Avidkeo I think it's just hard to make friends as an adult. With or without kids. Like I have 2 friends and never see them because of how far apart we live (within the Phoenix area) and how busy we all are. And only 1 of us 3 has a kid. 🤷🏼♀️2
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People. I am almost done with The Brave Athlete and I cannot recommend it enough. I feel so called out on my *kitten*. 🤣
I think I'll do an episode of my podcast and talk about it more in depth.
But if you were to purchase the book I would say get a physical copy. There's a lot of illustrations and exercises that make having a book helpful. I don't write in my books so I did the exercises in a notebook which is helpful if I want to go back and redo some exercises. Some of them are ones you want to do again.
I'm going to post this in the monthly group too.2 -
Food
Better choices and smaller portions still the result of the antidepressant. I think I may need a new dose. Last few days I'm crying a lot. But that's probably to be expected, no matter the dose, unless I can find something to leave me catatonic. But bet I'd still cry. I seem to cry in my sleep too. Today is rough- bad dream that I was responsible for Alex dying and he was a baby. Then I told DD I took her trash out, (she hoards garbage in her room), and she said she was planning on dying in that trash. I told her I was heartbroken and all- more tears. I have the extended-release medication but decided to take the old stuff I have that's not. I maybe should take what I was prescribed.
Scale
Still hanging in there about 126.8.
Class
All is going alright so far. Easy schedule and no other commitments, I am getting a good bit done. I dropped the Native American studies. It was a lot of writing and after reviewing the material, I decided I had not the interest I needed to carry me through the semester. I swapped it for American Sign Language online and it's an 8 week class, not 16. My brother's baby-mama is deaf, so I've had a bit of exposure and will enjoy adding another language.3 -
Hey guys.
Well had a good week overall. Technically gained 200g this week, but the trend is down and I think its still water weight from the other day. I suspect it will drop today. I've lost just over 2kg (4lb) for August so not stressed.
I decided to treat the bike as off I was doing training runs. So today was the long ride. 60 minutes solid state ride. Its roughly the equivalent of a 45 min run - so about 7k for me haha.
Actually really enjoyed it. I like challenges so I'm turning it into a challenge lol.
@elise4270 I think taking up ASL is really smart! I hope you enjoy it. Sorry about the tears. It absolutely is understandable. I say take what you were prescribed. It should help immensely.2 -
@Elise4270 One of the reasons I was afraid to take anti-depressants was that I was afraid I wouldn't cry or feel anything. My doctor assured me that wasn't the case, and it wasn't. I agree with @Avidkeo - you should probably take what you were prescribed. Sorry about the bad dream too. I know how upsetting those can be. Happened to me too. Glad weight and school are doing well! ASL sounds like a good choice. We try to teach the kids at daycare some of the basics. They really enjoy it.
@Avidkeo Yeah for the downward trend in weight and doing so well on the bike.2 -
My weight was up 2.2 pounds this morning. I'm not really worried about that, but I was a little bit surprised. I have tried to be good this week - or at least I thought I was. I went back and put my evening snacks into yesterday's food diary and, for the first time, it said I would gain weight over the 5 weeks - but only a pound or so. Guess I need to watch that part of my eating a little better. Also, I did work every day this past week. I haven't done that in a long time, so it threw off my system and eating habits. When I'm home all day I usually eat a late breakfast, maybe have a snack during the day, and then have a pretty big dinner. Working, I eat breakfast earlier, so have to have a decent lunch, then dinner isn't as big. I think that is why I was so hungry last night and just kept eating to try to get satisfied. I'm not supposed to have to work next week, so we'll see how it goes.1
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Hello ladies! You can't imagine the insanity of planning for the opening of school on Wednesday. We have had teachers quit and have not been able to find 4 teachers. I've moved rooms, teachers, schedules, all kinds of stuff. And then we have so much to do to organize the # of desks in classrooms we can have (while parents keep changing their mind to keep their kids home or at school). It is nonstop. I could work 24x7. But, as hard as all of it is, I am enjoying working in my office and not prepping to teach! What the teachers have to do is SO much. I fear more will quit next week.
I have been good about exercising. Sort of okay on eating. They provide lunch during this 3 week planning time, and although I bring my own everyday I always get the dessert which are huge cookies or brownies. I figure once school starts I'll be off those high calorie desserts.
Traffic has been really light the last 3 weeks but Friday it was terrible. One hour to work (usually 20 mins) and worse coming home. Maybe businesses are opening in FL.
@quilteryoyo I was up 2.5 the other day and the next day down 2.2.
@elise4270 - read you aren't sleeping well, had a nightmare about Alex, and then had a good nights sleep. Dropped the Native American studies for Sign language. We have an opening for a sign language teacher! She quit and no one has even interviewed for it. I hope you are feeling better. It's going to take a long time, as you know. I'm glad you told your classmates too.
@shanaber - I read a tiny bit on the main MFP page about your PM giving you problems while running. I hope it gets settled. Wow, I thought it would be a much smoother transition as I am sure you did!
@bearly63 - The CO pic looks beautiful. Enjoy your vaca from Peloton. Hope the withdrawals aren't too bad!
@Avidkeo - agree on making friends as adults. I really like the new computer science teacher who is taking my classes. Partly we understand what the other is talking about! But she is very funny and I can see being friends with her.
@RunsOnEspresso - I think I missed something. You have a podcast? The book sounds good. I usually do Audible books.
We were hoping to close on condo next week but it got pushed back to the week after. I will get runs on the beach! I'm sure next week will be even worse but I'll check in when I can.
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@ddmom0811 I just started one. There's only 2 episodes so far.
So, I got the mail today and Geico sent junk mail to my dad. Who has been dead for almost 2 years. And never lived here. Which reminded me he's not here for my 40th bday next weekend. Needless to say I had a good cry and now want ice cream (good there's none in the house)3 -
Guh scales are annoying. Gained 100g yesterday. I think its cause I had a lot of salt compared with normal - KFC bought out Hot and Spicy, which they only do once a year so I had a couple of pieces. So even though I was on calorie goal, the salt could have caused fluid retention. I was so bloated yesterday. Annoying.
Today I was doing well till DH suggested taking the kids out for lunch. I had a grilled Chicken burger, very tasty, but have no idea on how many calories. I estimated 600, and added an extra 200 for the fries (small portion). I attempted to guess calories on the burger by doing individual components, and got around 450 ish, so I think it's probably somewhere in between.
Sadly I now have no calories for dinner, not that i will need much dinner haha. Going to go for a walk later, just to get some movement in for the day. And will probably just have a light salad for dinner.
Still all that salt won't help lol.
@quilteryoyo I wonder if your situation is retention as well?1 -
Hot a walk in. Calf started to ache at about the 2k mark - definitely progress as last walk it was aching before I got to 1k, and that was only a couple of days ago. Also, it stopped aching within about half an hr of getting home and resting. So is definitely healing! I suspect it will be October before I run again. I am leaving as long as I can, because I do not want to go back.
Food.... Ate everything. Sigh. Oh well. Happens. New day tomorrow.2 -
@ddmom0811 You are doing great being so busy. I can't even imagine the chaos. Hopefully it will settle down once classes begin. I think the desserts are probably okay with all of the stress you have right now. Stress does burn a lot of calories.0
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Oh, @ddmom0811 I was only down 0.2 pounds today. LOL Probably because I had spaghetti last night.2
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@ddmom0811 Sounds busy!!! We have a school for the Deaf about 30 minutes from us. I tried to talk DD into getting on there and honing her ASL skills. But I can't seem to motivate her either. Maybe they'll need a school nurse one day. It is walking distance to my favorite running spot.
Sleep/greif/guilt/traumaI had another dream about Alex dying. We were on top of a high building and had to climb down a ladder, like 10 stories. I watched him, about 6-7 years old, start to go down and he went front-facing and he had on roller skates. Yup, he fell all the way down. I got to him and his neck was broken, I tried to move him to safety, braced his neck in my hands and lost my balance falling on top of him, now severing his spine. I swear as if my days aren't hard enough my nights aren't helping me through this. I suppose it's all a normal way sorting through the guilt I feel. Still, a bit traumatic and I don't know what to do with it.
Complicating all this, I think I have embarked on a bit of anxiety. I had a "test" last week demonstrating a physical exam. I know it front and back, I wasn't stressed over it at all. I got in there and near had a panic attack. WHAAT?? I'm a little high strung anyway but don't usually have test/demonstration anxiety when I know that I am prepared. I'll just watch it, see if it gets worse and see the doc if it does. I am falling asleep better though.
I've had a terrible headache 2 days now, I am sure it is period related. I liked menopausal symptoms better. I blame being in a room full of childbearing women (girls) and their pheromones, (classes).
Hip/leg
Leg is amazing. Hip is being stupid. My hips are uneven and I can't seem to keep them in line. Which means pain. I fear it will mean an SI joint fusion. I can ask in October if that's the case there. fluffy kittens. I think that means no running, even if the leg is doing better. So I am motivated to lose (not gain), so I can show the hip surgeon. Sure he can see it on x-ray anyhow...
Lots of complaints... so how about some Happiness???
DD IS going to class. Bear is DH's best friend, making DH feel needed and loved. MetLife is paying the death benefits and DH has almost 5k left from the Unum policy left and has no idea what to do with it since there is this emotional tie to it. I suggested we use it for some foundation work, and we paid DD's bill for the mental health facility. Guess that's good- money is fine right now.
Food...
??? something frozen. DH got BBQ but with the headache, I am not chancing the preservatives. I found this non-dairy coconut-based Silk brand heavy cream that I have been using in my tea every morning, I might double-check it for a migraine trigger. Migraine meds are only working for a short time... I started decongestants today, maybe allergies.4 -
@Elise4270 Hang in there. It will get better. I had nightmares about my husband after he died too - he had seizures due to the brain tumor and he always seemed to be having one in the dreams. Eventually, he stopped having them, in the dreams, and I would see him smiling and happy. I think it is just a normal part of working through everything for your brain to act out those things while you sleep. Sorry about the headache and hip issues. Glad the leg is feeling better. Good that the insurance came through and Bear is loving on DH.2
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Hi Ladies:
I have been out of pocket - kids flew in Wed and Thursday and we have been "blowing and going" ever since - hiking every day. J left today and Z leaves tomorrow. I will have 2 days of recovery to work on stretching, strength etc while DH works. I plan to read all the posts and catch up!
Hope everyone is ok. Todays hike was epic....
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Wow @bearly63 what a view!
@elise4270 please be kind to yourself. Biggest hugs, grief is so hard without mind screws.
I did well today. 35mins on the bike, and am ending the day about 400 calories under goal. Given I was 1500 Over goal yesterday I figured it won't hurt. Just once anyway haha.
Calf is a bit achey today. Sigh. But getting better, slowly. Very very slowly.2 -
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I changed my settings in MFP to maintenance, knowing that I shouldn't really eat that many calories most days. But, it stops it from being that angry red color when I go over the number of calories needed to lose a pound a week.1
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@quilteryoyo I added 5 pounds to my MFP starting weight so it wouldn't say "0 pounds lost". It's not that I didn't lose from there, but I lost it before MFP or chose to selectively forget that I weighed that much more. For calories, I have to set it low because I'll keep eating until I'm 500 over.The red does me good.
DD goes out to Alex's grave every morning, and text me today asking if I was still putting a bench out there because the ants are bad (when you sit on the ground). We did abandon the bench since I can't put it on his plot and to save the money. So by noon, I had a matching black granite park bench ordered for a plot (we already have) next to his. Will still be a month before DD isn't sitting with the ants. Meantime DH is getting her a folding chair. I love how much you can do in 10 minutes' time via email and one quick call between class.
I'm tired. Monday is long. Almond butter and jelly today and a few chips with cheese dip that tastes awful. Probably the antidepressant. Headache is back. Wonder how hard it'd be for me to make brownies.3 -
@Elise4270 Glad you were able to figure out how to get a bench for your DD. I'm sure it helps her to sit and talk with Alex every day. Hopefully she is using that time to work through some of her own issues/grief.
I may have to reset my diary again. I actually ate over maintenance yesterday! Not sure how that happened. Well, yes I do. I took dad to the VA for a couple of appointments yesterday and we stopped at Wendy's and got burgers and fries for lunch. Than I was hungry at dinner, so ate cereal with blueberries and then was hungry later and had cheese and almonds. Plus, my tennis match was cancelled, so I didn't get any exercise. I'll do better today.2 -
@quilteryoyo I had cereal with blueberries for dinner! Great minds!
I have a follow-up today with the antidepressants. Lots of course work and an exam to study for and violin homework... busy day for me. Headache is still lingering.
Weight is up about half a pound. I'll just call it normal fluctuation. No food plans for today yet. I think there is meat in the fridge that needs to be made or put in the freezer. maybe I'll just have a tuna sandwich today.3 -
Hi Peeps!
Wow....read through all the posts....its amazing! Everyone has crap going on and yet you all seem to work through it, shake it off, and keep on keeping on! Strong people right there. Refreshing too! A appreciate this group so much!
@quilteryoyo Sounds like a busy day and sometimes the eating thing just gets messed up. But the mere fact that you realize that is winning!
@Elise4270 Love that you could get a bench added to Alex's grave. That will come in handy for the chats...sounds like school is going ok. Glad the leg is good but dang...hips are important too. And it sounds like you are doing ok with the diet....keep it up!!
@RunsOnEspresso Sorry about the mail and twiggering the sadness....that sucks. Any fun plans for the birthday weekend? Hopefully some icecream! I missed the podcast thing....fill me in. As for topics re running....coming back from injury and rebuilding confidence. I am struggling with that.
@Avidkeo Glad the calf is slowly recovering....and the biking is getting the job done. It's such a great way to get the heart rate up without putting stress on the bod. Good for healing.
@shanaber I feel the same way when its really hot....nothing sounds good. But I love the wine/chocolate/yasso bar diet....yummy! Glad Hilde is settled in....one less stressor! How are the fires in SoCal? NoCal is a disaster....so sad.
@ddmom0811 The school thing is such a mess. Sorry that your having to deal with all the changes. and traffic! So I have been following an emerging story with our home district. A group of pissed off parents who's kids did not win the lottery to be in school vs online, have formed a group and now protesting the school's decision (based on state laws and science) to not fully reopen at full capacity. They are pushing "log out" movements where kids will not log in to the online classes. This is how we are funded. Daily attendance. It will crush our already underfunded public schools. Parents acting like brats, who didn't get their way. Probably the same ones who also insisted on having parties, vacations at the beach with tons of people, football, etc and keep spreading the virus. And they want to teachers to expose themselves and their health so they can play more tennis. Rant over. Sorry. Can you tell I am in need of a hard peloton ride? lol.
As for me....
Food
eating as if I am on vacation....haha
Exercise
we are hiking a lot and I am trying to do upper body strength/toning and core everyday and I add more on the non hike days. I brought my mat and some 8 lb weights. The Peloton app is great since it goes where you go. I have done a few runs here but at 8K feet of elevation and poor air quality due to smoke from nearby fires, not too smart.
This has been a nice break from the heat in TX. We got the kids up here for a 3 days and it was great but then I get all depressed when they leave. Never gets easier. We get back on Sat night, plan on driving straight through.
I am going to focus in September on strength training everyday, esp upper body and core. Also no alcohol for a month. I need to figure out how to stop or reverse this Osteopenia/porosis thing with out the use of drugs. I have done some research and I don't think I can do it - go on drugs that is. Awful side effects and really expensive. My doc appears to have gotten my insurance to approve the "latest" one - Tymlos. OMG....the side effects, studies etc....Can't wait to see what the cost is.....I read the street price....wait for it.....$19K/year. Not kidding. No *kitten* way that is happening. I need to get some other opinions....I liked her as a doc but is the risk/reward really there? So confused.
Sorry this is so long.....
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@bearly63 Glad you are having a good time. Yeah, the elevation makes it hard to run when you aren't used to it. I remember trying to run in Denver once and thought I was going to die. LOL With the poor air quality added to that, I know it has to be really hard. Hiking is probably the better choice. I'm with you on the osteoporosis meds. It's hard to justify the cost versus the real benefits you are getting. Keep us informed on your research for staving it off. I need to start worrying about that too - my last bone density test showed loss, but not quite to the osteopenia stage yet.1
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So when I weighed in on Thursday I was up 2.2 pounds. I figured it was water retention and overeating a bit with less exercise. I put on a pair of shorts yesterday. OMG. It was so uncomfortable! Like they fit but were tighter than I'd like. *sigh*
I realized yesterday afternoon my kitchen scale was acting weird. I weighed out a serving of chips. And it was more like 2.5 servings based on amount. I changed the batteries this morning. Hope that's it. I don't think I've changed batteries since I got it 3 years ago.
@bearly63 Thank you.
I started a podcast about running. The first 2 episodes aren't very good but I feel like the 3td one is much better. It's named after my username and available on many major podcast platforms.
Birthday - I bought a funfetti mix and frosting at the store to make a gluten free cake. Hopefully its not 117 this weekend like it was yesterday. I plan to get pizza from this fancy-ish place. And I finished Fantastic Beasts screenplay/book so I said I want to watch the movie.2 -
Hey! Taking a lunch break! Teachers are not at school today - they always give the teachers the day off prior to either prep (most do) or take off. So it is quiet but tomorrow the 9th and 10th come in. Thursday 11/12 and then Friday everyone. It will be so weird not teaching! I've seen some of the students driving by (for cross country practice) and they yell out the window "Hi Mrs. D!" But I do not regret my decision to leave the classroom for one second. Weight stable! Ran 30 mins this morning and was finally <10 min miles. This is week 5/6 of the RunBet I am doing!
@bearly63 - that pic is amazing! Yes, you should eat while on vaca! That's ridiculous to not log in and cause funding problems for the schools. Do they not see that will hurt the kids eventually? OMG 19K!
@elise4270 - sorry about the dream. Sounds awful. It's going to take a long time but you are so smart to talk about it and not keep it bottled in. Glad DD is going to school!
@RunsOnEspresso - oh gosh on the kitchen scale! Happy Birthday this weekend!
@shanaber - I'm sure Hilde settled in is a huge relief!
@quilteryoyo - maintenance is so much harder than losing. I'm sure you've all heard me say it "maintenance is a part time job".
@avidkeo - salt pushes me up every time!
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Hey all.
Skimming and posting before I go to work.
My second year students finish this week (3 year degree) and our first year students start Monday so am getting things ready for them. Always exciting and a bit nervous for them lol.
I've been in angiography for the last 2 days, and have really enjoyed it. I finally feel comfortable for most things we do there, which is nice.
Today I'm co-ordinating everything and will be on call tonight so busy busy!
Been better with food the last couple of days. Weight is back down to Saturdays weight, that was faster than usual, especially since I ate over goal yesterday, though still in deficit. Helped that the day before i ate 400 calories under goal lol. All about balance eh.
Bike again this morning and I realised that my bike really REALLY sux. It can't keep an accurate time. I started my watch 10 seconds after starting the bike, and by the end of the session it was over 30 seconds different. And honestly, i trust my garmin before trusting the bike.
Tempted to get some footpods to track my distance etc, yeah I guess I'm really getting into the bike eh lol3
