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Day 4 of IF.
Yesterday was good and bad. Good since I got my hard run in with the help of some pre-workout and UCAN...I felt amazing and buzzed all day. I ate in my window ...but I didn't eat enough. I came in around 1600 calories and I burned nearly 2400 total. I felt fine till this morning.
My morning easy jog turned into a walk...I was so hungry. I am trying to hold off but I have a meeting when i am supposed to eat and so I will be late. But I feel sick I am so hungry so I might break my fast early. Lesson learned...don't cut calories too much! the scale did drop this morning by a pound but we will see if it sticks.
Goal today is to eat calories up to a 250 deficit...so about 1700 today.
Except for this oopsies...I think I am liking this IF. Makes eating/food choices/macros a lot easier when I have to only plan for 2 meals a day. This weekend will be my first weekend so it will be interesting with a race and an xmas party (late).1 -
CMorning99 wrote: »Day 4 of IF.
Yesterday was good and bad. Good since I got my hard run in with the help of some pre-workout and UCAN...I felt amazing and buzzed all day. I ate in my window ...but I didn't eat enough. I came in around 1600 calories and I burned nearly 2400 total. I felt fine till this morning.
My morning easy jog turned into a walk...I was so hungry. I am trying to hold off but I have a meeting when i am supposed to eat and so I will be late. But I feel sick I am so hungry so I might break my fast early. Lesson learned...don't cut calories too much! the scale did drop this morning by a pound but we will see if it sticks.
Goal today is to eat calories up to a 250 deficit...so about 1700 today.
Except for this oopsies...I think I am liking this IF. Makes eating/food choices/macros a lot easier when I have to only plan for 2 meals a day. This weekend will be my first weekend so it will be interesting with a race and an xmas party (late).
If it were me, I would not try to run the race fasted. You haven't given your body time to adjust to non-fueled runs. It doesn't have to be all or nothing, flexibility is good!2 -
We had our dessert potluck. It was amazing. 45 kinds of dessert.3
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We had lunch at work. I'm so happy with the choices, brisket, tiny taters and green beans. Of course, they had peach cobbler but it was great not seeing 15 kinds of bread, pastries and pudding (pudding because I cant spell dessert or desert). I'm so excited someone is making better choices!
I haven't had dinner. I was kind of holding out that lunch was enough. I did eat the last 4 cookies, and am tempted to fix a frozen pizza. I think I'm just tired and will just drink some tea or coconut water. DH is out to a meeting. So just me and the three (cats), and some nerdy spreadsheet work with headphone music.
I really want to run a mile or two, but my calf is still crazy tight/sore. I don't want to be patient anymore. I just wanna run. Maybe tomorrow.1 -
Day 5 of IF:
I will not try to run that race fasted and I am thinking I might just drop the IF for at least Sat since I am racing in the AM and then have the work party at 7:30pm...that is a full day of noms.
Yesterday was good. I kept in my window but I ended up eating at maintenance thanks to the hubby who made may fav dinner and snuck some extra on my plate
Not gonna complain LOL.
This morning was a rest day so no run or anything. I woke up a little hungry but nothing a cup of black coffee didn't fix. Scale dropped another pound. Odd. I am not going low carb (dinner was shrimp fettuccini with garlic bread) so I don't think it is water. We will see what it does long term. Morning was dentist and such so that kept my mouth busy until 10am when I ate. I am on track for my window and calories look like about a 250 deficit baring anything delicious showing up in my face.
Have a great weekend folks!2 -
Went out for lunch today (a friend was visiting from one of our other labs) but I didn't eat the whole thing.
I should go run now but feeling dehydrated. It's supposed to be above freezing all evening so I will eat a light supper, hydrate, and then run after the boys are in bed. The multi-use path looks well sanded and I may wear trail shoes.1 -
@CMorning99 I love your progress updates! It really gives me some mental fortitude. I want to use my Y membership, plan runs, eat better, maybe even finally clean up the cat barf in the floor
I had a tostada and refried beans, coffee and a diet coke. I got a UA code for 40% off of a 100$ purchase. So i looked. Then i was depressed because all the models dont eat or lay on the couch or spend all their time getting fit.... I didn't buy anything. Least when i shop on swim outlet they will say the size and weight of each model and i can gauge fits better. Or understand that "no your not going to look like Suzie whos 5'7" and 115." So i felt defeated. Even though i was pretty happy with my weight before this, it got me.
Then this afternoon i read an article on RW about a guy who lost 104 pounds. And in that story it referenced another story about a friend of his. Pretty uplifting. The friend ran the Dallas marathon relay last year (same race DH ran this year), and made it a few miles in and collapsed. I'll let you read more and not spoil the story. I feel better. Self worth shouldn't be defined by UA size. Self worth can be found in looking after one another, and runners are awesome.0 -
@Elise4270 - you are absolutely right but not fitting or looking right in what you think should be ok is still depressing... I am in that nothing fits no what do I do... do I hope I lose again and all my clothes then fit again. I vowed I was never going back and I do not want to but new 'big' clothes again. Nope...
Can you share the link to the stories? I think I need to read them to.
Also I get those UA deals and get depressed when I see the prices... I did get some good deals on Oiselle though - like 25% off a clearance tank that I love and a free 'accessory' that was more than what I bought!
I ate really well yesterday, did well on my macros but didn't really eat enough calories and was exhausted after 2 workouts.
Today I was going to go to the gym and get on the bike but I never made it out of the house... I ate breakfast thinking I was going to workout and had an upset stomach afterward (had shredded wheat and a banana so maybe too much wheat???) and never made it out.
Then things kept coming up all day that needed doing. I never ate lunch but snacked on stuff... essentially a carb fest all.day.long!
Dinner was el pollo so not terrible but the chocolate cookies with wine after dinner were not helpful.
Tomorrow I will go to the gym and I will eat better!1 -
Here is the article about the guy that lost weight. It was 100 pounds in 10 months by making 4 small changes. (not 104 pounds. i knew there was a 4 in there). There is a link to the article about his friend a few lines in.
I think it was especially moving for me having had just been there on the streets of dallas and I love the medical care at baylor and love these dang runners!
I didn't think the UA prices were too bad. I don't need any gear though. I own so few UA garments that I just haven't developed a love for the product yet. They are over done, everybody wears them and they have become for everyday donut store trips, not work out gear. Some of the reviews were horrible too. I know some of that is just good marketing, but I like supporting Oiselle. I'm going to check out that accessory. UA should just send us some free *kitten* instead of a discount. C'mon UA, socks are cheap, just send me a free pair.
@shanaber I know you'll get back to fitting your clothes. You have the smarts to do it.
I'm not sure what food plans are in store for me today. I think the weather is suppose to be nicer, so I could get a long walk in or maybe do some interval running. I really liked getting away from the intervals. This is the first time I've consistently run without doing intervals. I kinda feel like real beast, (gimpy, old beast, but beastly nonetheless).2 -
Apple souffle for breakfast except we didn't have any apples so my husband used pear instead. Yummy.
I plan to run before lunch. We need to get groceries this afternoon as we have no fruit or vegetables left.2 -
I need to start keeping an eye on my eating, I've been maintaining fine but we're walking less since the weather is bad, so I have fewer calories to play around with.
Why have I not done this before? Went Christmas shopping and the seasonal goodies section had bags of organic cacao powder - it's just ground up cacao nibs. 20 calories for a big tablespoon. I put some in my cranberry/apple steel cut oats this morning, with some Greek yogurt, and it was like having chocolate pudding for breakfast. Then I put some in my coffee with foamed milk and a dash of peppermint extract. This is my fancy Christmas coffee drink made for me by my husband the barista, 100 calories:
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What did you eat today?
@rheddmobile that coffee looks so good! Mmm!
I ate fine today. 2 bananas, 2 baby bell, kombucha, roast, tiny taters and miscellaneous veggies. Then i wanted something sweet and found a box of lemon lara bars and had two. So todays a win. Dh tried to get me to get potato chips at the store. I said "no". He said "youll wish you had them later". I said "but i wont, so i wont eat any". Haha! I think he wanted chips. Hes back to logging his foods. He gained back the 10lbs he lost early in his training then got sloppy. So I'm taking advantage of no cookies, pie, or chocolate in the house.
KEEP CALM
PLAN ON1 -
Breakfast was the souffle thing hubby made with coffee. Lunch was a protein shake, peanut butter toast, yogurt and some oranges. Dinner was rice with cottage cheese and then a salad.
I had a yogurt with cereal for a snack.1 -
Pfefferneusse:
About 22 calories each. The problem is they're small enough you could eat them in a bowl with milk and call it cereal. My husband has done this in the past.2 -
I didn't do too badly yesterday and I got in a good workout at the gym. It actually felt great afterwards, not as good as running but good still. Today I am baking again. Banana bread is done - modified the recipe a bit. It is an old one that calls for shortening and when I replaced it before with butter it was too dry. So after some researching I reduced the amount of butter and added greek yogurt. It turned out great! Next is Chex party mix, round 2 of cookies and getting pork chops and sauerkraut in the slow cooker for dinner tonight.1
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I did good yesterday with the exception i ate chocolate covered pretzels and some lots of peanut brittle. DD paternal grandmother makes candy for the kids each year. Its a haul. Shes on a diet and doesn't want it. Dh didn't want it, but ate some (see whats it like when someone brings it home?) I think dh is going to take it to work.
I have no food plans yet for the day. I ate too much yesterday, and have a dr appointment about the toe that's wierd, and my ear rings. Hopefully that'll keep me to almonds and a protein shake.0 -
I wonder what would happen if i stuck to eating better for just one month.
How about i try to find out?
What are yall eating today? @sarahthes how goes the vegetarian move?0 -
@elise4270 - your DDs grandmother sounds like me... I make all kinds of cookies and things I don't eat and my DH doesn't need to eat so I mail it to my family and give it away to friends We are going to a Christmas Eve party and I will take cookies and candy to share even though we aren't expected to bring anything. I think it is nice to take something.
I am doing ok with food... We had Panera salads last night. My issue is I really don't want to cook and nothing sounds good so I just don't. I did make the pork chops and sauerkraut in the slow cooker on Sunday - too bad there wasn't enough for leftovers...
Maybe we should have a healthy eating challenge in January? Not sure how it would work but maybe committing to some number of healthy eating days during the month or limiting the fast food meals or ???1 -
Good afternoon!
I have no idea what day it would be for IF LOL I hit an all time low weight on Friday and then partied all weekend and felt horrible!
I did really well in my race, the competition was a bit more fierce than I expected and even though I ran about 40 sec faster overall for a PR, I came in 7th...but I was close to the front group, just couldn't catch them. I ate the morning before the race (about 6:30am) and it was miserable, I was so full after 1 small oatmeal packet...my stomach wasn't happy about eating at that hour. I didn't eat after the race until I was hungry. We stayed up late for the holiday party and ate late and then Sunday was a hot mess and by the time Monday rolled around I was bloated, about 3lbs heavier than Friday and grumpy.
I have been sticking to it for the last 2 days. My calorie tracking has been very approximate, more so to make sure I eat enough. Today we had a going away lunch and it was nice to order something yummy and eat till I was full and not have to worry about calories...2 ~800 calorie meals feels good.
Hopefully all this bloat and stuff passes through (I highly doubt I gained much of anything) and I can get back on track to racing weight by Apr!2 -
Wow! @CMorning99 glad you ran a PR! Sorry to hear about the bloat. Maybe next race no oatmeal? Or just a banana or something lighter? You plan on making a change to your prerace meal?
@shanaber i like the idea of a challenge. It could be a self challenge, like the running challenge?
I challenge myself to stop eating no-food food and to stop thinking thats its okay to do! Haha! As i just finished off the homemade toffee.1 -
After 4 days of being fed by a farmer's wife, and plenty of junk food during the day, combined with not near as much walking as I normally get on a hunt due to limits with my foot, I came home fatter than before. No surprise there.
I started the trip at 216 pounds
last night weight 222, YIKES!!
This morning only 218, so that's a relief. I don't recall losing that much over night. Normally it's a pound or two.
Back to taking care with my diet, at least for a few days.2 -
@Elise4270 I'm like... 85% vegetarian. Doing okay I think. Had a couple of Costco whey protein shakes today and the second one upset my stomach which delayed my run (the whole point was to eat a heavier lunch so I could run right after work without being starving).
I didn't count calories today. Think I probably came close to breaking even on calories though as I didn't binge but we did have French toast for supper. Made with cranberry orange brioche instead of bread.
We bought the Christmas turkey. Did I mention we got an InstantPot for Black Friday? It's still in the box. We got the big one, and I now have an 8 lb turkey in my freezer and I'm going to cook it in the InstantPot.
This is why I will never be 100% vegetarian. I love turkey and we only make it 1 or 2 times a year.2 -
@ELISE4270 the oatmeal was my normal go to meal about 2-3 hrs prior to race. I think I was used to not eating in the morning and so even a small packet made my stomach feel super full. It didn't last long though, I think it was more mental than actually being stuffed.
Yesterday went really well. I got a hard 3 mile run in and wasn't hungry all morning, but was very glad to have lunch. My weight still has not leveled out from the weekend though, I think I need to drink more water. I find that when I don't eat breakfast in the morning, I also tend to not drink anything really beyond my cup of coffee. I have a bottle of water next to me now and keep chugging.
This morning I woke up freaking hungry! I had 1800 cals total yesterday, carbs were pretty light though for dinner. Wondering if that is it. Normally my hunger comes and then gives up, this morning despite water, coffee, time...the super hungry sensations (gurgling, cramping, burning) are not letting up. I am 24 min from my "plan b" breakfast time (10am)...11am is my "plan a". I didn't work out this morning either, wonder if that has an affect on my hunger levels? Running sometimes kills my appetite for a few hours.
Scale is still trying to work its way back down to last week, still about 1.5lbs away. I did weigh after 16oz of coffee this am...so maybe I am there. Priorities= coffee first!1 -
How fat has everyone gotten?
How far from your normal diet have you strayed?
Me? Uh definitely more sugar than I need. I have PMS so the availability of chocolate popcorn, blueberry cheesecake, cookies and such are disastrous.
I realized yesterday as I attacked the last bits of a rotisserie chicken, that i have a control issue. Or something like that. DH has long recognized it and seem to conclude its an addiction/response and I need to identify triggers and avoid them. My dd can cook and let something "rest" then eat it. I can only wait long enough for it to be eat-able. Steak? Is it warm yet? Utensils? Huh? That's what hands and teeth are for. Hunt. Kill. Eat. Huh? I'm civilized.
Anyone else have this primal like drive to eat like an animal when hungry? I could have had fruit, cooked the chicken like i wanted, but no. Picking chicken off the bone while suppressing the urge to growl prevailed.
So, is it easy foods and I've just let myself get overly hungry? Or has my lizard brain taken control of my eating? Of course, I'm not like this always. Seems like just at home. I did skip lunch/breakfast yesterday trying to negate all the sugar I've had lately. I dont feel hungry. Its just the first bite that sets me off to primal, "mine".
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I put chicken thighs and pureed onion and appled in the ip. Dh thinks is wierd. Maybe. But i think the onion will be sweet and similar to a bbq chicken. We'll see. The house is a big onion now.
Anyone else not do holiday meals? Or travel or what ever people do?1 -
We aren't traveling this year. It's a Skype Christmas for us.
Snack foods are my trigger. Sweet. Salty. Doesn't matter. And stress.
Definitely feeling and looking fatter. Blah. Makes my joints ache and then makes me not want to run, but right now is the perfect moment for running today so I think I'm going to just start getting changed and trick myself into running.1 -
Atta girl @sarahthes ! Hope you have a lovely run!
The onion/apple/pear chicken with steak drippings is amazing. Mmm! Binge.0 -
I wimped out, but I did hit the dreadmill instead so that's better than nothing!1
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I am fat, frustrated that I am fat again and can't seem to lose any of it and hoping again that my weight will drop again once I can run again... not optimistic but still hoping.
I don't have that primal drive for food. I get a headache and stomach ache when I don't eat so there is no skipping meals all day and then eat.
My big thing right now is avocado. I love avocados on pretty much anything/everything and right now I am trying to control the amount of fat in my diet with limited success.
The chicken sounds great @Elise4270 but my DH wouldn't eat it. He hates onions as much as I love them!
We are doing simplified Christmas dinner. DH is going to smoke the turkey and we will have traditional sides. I wanted mincemeat pie but the stores seem to be out of mincemeat so DH picked chocolate chip pecan pie. We also have a huge apple pie from our trip up to local apple country on Friday.
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@shanaber that pie looks like it could be all mine! Sorry to hear about the gain. I know its insanity frustrating. I feel like I've been fortunate through 2 surgeries and all my cut back time as i approach menopause. But i can do the IF without headaches. Have you had blood work done? Maybe rule out thyroid? Dd is doing IF, but shes being stupid about it and eating every other day. No sense of reasoning with with her works.
No exercise seems to be acceptable in replacing running. Hang in there. You have an eta on returning?0 -
I'm making brazelis (Swiss cookies much like the Italian pizzelle, but I'm Swiss so we call them brazelis). The recipe makes 100 cookies. This will not end well.
We're hosting Christmas here. All three kids, my mom and my father in law will be here. My wife takes charge of everything for the meal because she doesn't want me in her way.
For Christmas eve we'll go to 4pm Mass then go out for dinner at Buca's. We started that tradition about 18 years ago out of laziness and it became a tradition we really enjoy.
There's no effort involved other than making the reservation, we're already dressed up from Mass and we drink and eat until we burst. Sometimes it's crazy busy there, sometimes there's just half the tables are used, but we're there every year.2
