Week 3 Chat (3-9 February)
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Hi everyone,
I looks like we are all suffuring from busy weeks. I have been on track with my diet and exercise, but I jumped on the scales this morning and am up 600g from Saturday. Not sure why. I slow cooked a silverside roast on Monday which I had for dinner Monday night and for lunch on Tuesday and Wednesday and then dinner again last night - only 100g per serving each time (hubby is away and the kids didn't eat much but I hate to throw good food away), so I am thinking it could possibly be sodium?... I'm on Depo injections and I'm not sure how hormones work (don't get TTOM). I guess I'll just up my water intake and try to flush my system.
Started New Rules of Lifting for Women on Monday and boy, am I sore! I love having DOMS though because I know I've worked hard. My daughter started Roller Derby on Tuesday night (which is a miracle because I swear she is allergic to ANY type of exercise) and she has DOMS too. It's great that we can share that together. She doesn't understand my love of exercise and makes fun of me when I have DOMS.
Great to see Claude is slowly becoming more friendlier.
Sweetysmum - I know what you mean about slow internet. We can't get ADSL at home so we are on the NBN Satellite service and it's not very good.0 -
HI everyone,
Appart from weigh in this is my first time checking in for the week & probably the last, as I will be off bush from tomorrow morning till sunday arvo. I will have to try very hard to stay on track this weeken. I promise myself I will try my best, but life happens so I will assess my failure and success on monday. If I have to start again I can and will.
I'm glad to see everyone else is doing very well even with all lifes challenges. I hope everyone has a great happy, healthy, safe and fun weekend.
And everyone remeber to try and save some calories up for valentines day
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Hi Terri, I would say your weight is up due to your muscles retaining water to repair themselves after starting your new strength workout. You'll have to let me know how you go with NROLFW. I've read it, but not started yet because of lack of equipment at home. I think I'll be doing my Bodyweight program for a few more months yet. I'm pretty happy with the results I'm getting so far.
I'm on track so far this week - have followed my half-marathon training program, done 2 bodyweight strength sessions, and not exceeded my cal goal.
Good luck on meeting your goals this week everyone! I am enjoying watching everyone's progress!0 -
Back to my normal schedule of working out this week. Just got in my last workout and am doing my last day of work before heading away on holiday for three weeks (Bali and Vietnam). Will try my best to at very least day active while I'm away (shouldn't be too hard) and eat healthy and yummy food without hopefully going too overboard. I don't think I'll be logging but will try to check in from time to time. I am hoping to squeeze in a workout or three but I'm not always good at doing this while I'm on holidays.
This week I'm down 100g which is okay becasue I was in Melbourne for a long weekend wedding last week and have had 2 morning teas and an afternoon tea this week at work.
Going out for lunch today but I"ve ordered a salad with chicken, goats cheese and pistachios (and other stuff) which ticks all my boxes for eating out being healthy, delicious and something I don't normally have at home.
Happy Friday everyone0 -
A quick update from me, as my report in for week 3(2).
Weight is down to 76.7kg (from 79kg at the start). The big losses have stopped as expected, but I've still lost almost a kilo this week which is awesome.
The best news is that I've lost a noticeable amount from around my stomach/love handles. I measured this morning and 2cm has gone already! From 95 to 93cm around the largest part, and down 1cm around the narrow part of my waist.
So far this week I've only had one gym session (as the gym was closed due to a power failure the other day I tried to go :grumble: ), but I have ridden to work twice this week (total 85kms). I will have a long ride on Sunday (probably about another 85) and one more gym session (max effort upper body - my favourite day).
This has certainly given me renewed motivation and a strong desire to push through the next 10 weeks. I'm looking forward to see how noticeable the changes will be by the end...0 -
Oh My Goodness!!!
Now, I know I've been absent due to the week from hell at work, but it looks like I'm going to have to round up all the rest of the troops!!!
I have now finished my week of entertaining our overseas visitor and although it was a good week as far as productivity and work is concerned, not been so good on the diet and fitness front.. Let's call it a maintenance week and get back to kicking some bit next week.
I'm going to message everyone when I set up the new threads on Sunday.
Well done to all the challengers keeping on keeping on!!! I am so proud of you all!!
Bring on Week 4 and a renewed energy!!0 -
Hi everyone, hope you've all had a great week,
Haven't been around much this week as have had a busy one. Just usual life stuff nothing much to report.
Food wise haven't had the best week, haven't logged and have gone a bit crazy with the night time snacking again, so that's what I'll be concentrating on for week four.
Excercise has not been too bad. Had 2 runs on the treadmill. One 5k and one 6.5k it's getting darker in the morning so not that keen on running on the road at 5:30 at the moment. Also had two big sessions with weights. Rest day today as I've got a 10k run tomorrow.
Have decide to put the scales away till the end of the challenge as I think they're messing with my mind.
Have a great weekend all
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Hi there - I hadn't realised that I hadn't checked in here this week.
I've had a few things on my mind - and my eating is slowly going to crap - I'm sorry but I really don't believe entirely in calories in and calories out - I think the quality of the calories does make a big difference - but that being said what's done is done and I'm not going to beat myself up over it either.
Okay as to what's on my mind - apart from the fact that my scale still hasn't budged.
Well I'm continuing to have troubles getting my son off to school - he hates it and is simply refusing to go - we do have an agreement that if he gets his little act into gear and consistently goes to school in July he will get a new X-box. He also gets mini rewards along the way (like games, live credit, things like that) - I'm avoiding food type rewards in any way shape or form as he has a weight problem and is prone to binges (yes I know at 13 that's horrid but he does have quite a few other problems too). If anybody has any suggestions, strategies - they would be gratefully accepted - so wade in - my ears and mind are open.
I have finally started talking to my eldest daughter again. We had somewhat of a falling out last year - she is living with this guy down in Singleton and personally I don't think he's the bees knees - in fact he reminds me a bit too much of her father (in general attitude to work - doesn't do it, alcohol - does too much of it [what's even worse is that if he has a bad day he needs it], and treating her well - he throws her a crumb every so often). Anyway we're talking again - which is great. I just have to learn to keep my mouth shut regarding him, which is really, really hard. The awful news this week was that one of her best friends from school lost her twins at birth (full term). You get to know your kid's friends as they grow up - lots of them call me their second mum - and that news just so saddened me for her and her family.
On a lighter note my children's father got engaged. When I heard this one I had a good laugh to myself - actually it was all I could do to stop myself laughing out loud. To cut it short my ex is an alcoholic and put the kids and myself through absolute hell before we split - loud, abusive, drunk - you get the general picture. Anyway he got engaged to one of my other daughter's best friend's mother. She used to live down the road (yes I'm fairly positive they were "involved" before we split), she is also an alcoholic - match made in heaven that one. Apparently he proposed via text message and she's already lost the ring.......
Apart from that I have to deal with the annoyance of Centrelink - I receive a carer's pension for my son which is under review, but the medical reports I have supplied so far haven't been sufficient to get me over their threshold - problem with this lies with the filling in of the form by the doctor. Centrelink however will not tell you what they want - because that would be "educating you" - well they wouldn't want to do that, now would they? In a way I can understand this as regards people being able to rort the system - but where it is a case of genuine need, why do they have to make it so bloody difficult? Anyway there is more than one way to skin a cat - and I am one smart cookie who used to be a law student many years ago (dropped out half way through due to personal reasons but that is one other whole huge story) - anyway everything that a government department does is regulated, they just don't make up their minds willy nilly - they have to follow set procedures and these procedures are in legislation and accompanying regulations, which are published and available to the public - there is no mystery, no secret formulas - it's called open government for a reason. To cut it short I have found the precise formula (online mind you) how they work out the entitlement - now all I have to do is get another appointment with the doctor. This won't make him very happy as all it is doing is wasting the time of an extremely busy person (there are so few paediatricians in Tamworth getting an appointment is like gold).
Sorry to have rambled for so long - but there is a point - and it does have to do with diet. I am a recovering emotional eater. I am finding better ways of dealing with my daily hassles, aggravations etc, rather than bottling them and trying to eat the emotions away, I am expressing them. So it's all good.
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Good morning everyone!! I am back!!
What a beautiful morning it is in Sydney. Just glorious!
I'm sorry for not being around much this week. Had some really busy days at work, plus a few family dramas at home thrown into the mix and then have been out and about since Friday night. I had a late night last night, but wasn't drinking (although I ate too much) so I'm bright and perky this morning but let me tell you I am FEELING the effects of too many social lunches and dinners, drinking and late night nibbles and generally being lazy with my routine and exercise. No more!!!
I started this group because I needed something to give me focus and get back on track after Christmas/New Year. So far I've been pretty on and off about the whole thing, started with a fire in my belly but kind of lost it already and it's only the end of week 3 Oopsiedaisy... I didn't even read my goals this week. They would pop up on my phone as a notification, and I'd just glance at them and think "yeah yeah". That's NOT really the right thing to do, especially when losing focus.
So it's time to get back on track. I'm going to use today to get some much needed stuff done at home, do the grocery shopping (fresh food only) and make my plan for the week ahead. I will 4 early mornings at the gym Monday - Thursday and have a rest day on Friday. I'm also going to keep this weeks daily calorie intake to an average of 1500. I'll be going out for dinner on Friday night (Valentines Day
) but that will be my only planned splurge for the week.
Time to take action!
For everyone else... If I can fall off the wagon and get back on again, then if you have fallen off as well, please join me... I'll throw out an arm and pull you on board as the wagon passes by, there is lots of room for everyone
Ok, so this week - Honey (Nelle), gains can happen for all sorts of reasons. If you know that you have been eating well and exercising and doing all the "right" things, it's probably just water retention. Stick to your plan and you'll get there.
Helen, sounds much like my week has been.
Sweetys (Megan) OMG - laptop death!!!! NO!! I'd have to be out getting a new one the next day. I can still get online via my phone or iPad, but if I need to do a lot of typing it's SO much easier on a keyboard.
Terri, I'm glad to hear that you are on track and doing so well!! Like Mich said, the gain could definately be from DOMS - water retention in your muscles to help them repair. If everything else is going well just go with the flow and the scale weight will come off. As long as you are trending down, that's good. Roller derby sounds scary!!
Bird (Ricki-Lee) good idea saving up for Valentines Day calories Hope you have a great weekend "off bush" sounds like it's going to be an active break, so I'm sure you will be ok at the end of it, and as you say, starting again is always an option. Life happens.
Mich, good work!!!
Gemma of course might not read this as you are off to Bali, lucky you!! Have a great time and I'm glad you had a good weekend at the wedding I love weddings, everyone is so happy and it's just a really nice day.
Ray you are on fire!! Well done on the love handles disappearing, glad you are doing so well. Shame about the gym being closed, I swear I would have been there on Christmas Day if mine were open. Mine was flooded recently and closed for a day, it was a shock to to system not to have it open and available, that's for sure.
Lou - me too!! I've been super busy, not going to the gym in the morning, therefore up later at night and then the snacking starts... I thought I had gotten rid of that very bad habit months and months ago, but here it is, back again. Must stop. At least you have kept your exercise up, so that's good.
I also find that the scales stuff me around a bit. I've put them away for the meantime as I can TELL I have put on a little bit of weight (some clothes feeling a bit snug) and I know if I step on the scales and see a number I don't like I'll be totally demoralised. That's not good for my head - so this week I'm going to concentrate on my nutrition and exercise plan and I'll weigh in next week.
Mungo (Robin) I agree with you on the whole calories in calories out deal. Yes, I do think that it has some bearing on the overall equation, but I also think it's much more about the quality of food rather than the quantity. If I'm eating fresh food and cooking it all myself I'm a lot less concerned if I go "over" my calorie allowance. Whereas if I'm eating stuff out of packets, I think it's going to affect me a lot more and better to keep the calories within reason... Mind you, if I'm eating stuff out of packets, my mindset is likely not to give a stuff!
Good news about being in contact with your DD, unfortunately we can't make choices for them, just have to love and support them and ride the wave. As far as your son is concerned, perhaps just don't buy the binge foods he likes and have lots of fruit or things available to snack on that's a healthier option. My DD snacks on ham and raw carrots if I leave them cut up and on the top shelf of the fridge where she can see them. Or meatballs, easy things that I can cook and leave in the fridge for her to have when she gets home from school. As for getting him there - well, I've had issues with that myself, you just need to find what works for you.
Emotional eating is a big thing for me too. I eat when I'm happy, stressed, sad... you name it!! I found that keeping my blog helped me a lot and at first, just getting rid of all tempting type foods. Plus I have a list on the side of my fridge with a list of wise snacking options for when I'm feeling peckish for no real reason... (I should put that on the front of the fridge this week, I completely forgot it was there until I started to type this paragraph).
Ok, so that's it from me this morning, it's almost 10am and I need to get showered and dressed. Going out today but I'll be back tonight to set up the Week 4 threads and I'll message everyone to remind them that it's never too late to re-start our engines!!
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Thanks Skim - I had similar advice from his psychologist before she left. Not having a go or anything I'm just clarifying:-
Sadly my son has no stop button and will binge on anything - I am talking 3 kilos of oranges gone in 2 days - he will cook himself a steak (huge steak like an entire slice of rump big enough for 3) then turn around and ask what's for dinner. He eats sugar straight from the container with a spoon, likewise mayonnaise, bbq sauce, tomato sauce. He can eat a kilo of yoghurt in one sitting. I can't and dont buy snack food such as chips biscuits etc. The only thing that stops him is his ADHD meds and he often refuses to take them. My son is 168 cm tall and weighs 90 kg - he is a big and very strong boy and has violent episodes. And yes he has also been known to hit me and make threats - he calls me *kitten*, ***** - you name it. He's pretty much out there in the behaviour department.0 -
Wow mungo, that sure is not an easy thing to deal with, especially if you're doing it on your own.
When the kids were younger we used the chart system for getting ready in the morning which worked for us but this was with a six and seven yr old, so completely different age group.0 -
Hi Mungo, I like that you have a reward system in place for your son to encourage him to go to school.
I used to work with a young man with significant behavioural concerns relating to going to school. He had ADHD, ASD, significant anxiety, and an intellectual disability. He did not want to get in the taxi to go to school - he would refuse to leave the house, and would often start punching the walls, smashing windows, etc. If he got to the taxi, he would start hitting and punching the car, and run off; anything to avoid getting in the taxi to go to school. If he got to school, he would often refuse to get out of the taxi; if he got to his classroom, he would have a meltdown and have to go to the office. It turned out that he had had a teacher that year who had been very negative and punitive towards him, and even after the teacher was removed from the class, the classroom was still a trigger for him. The following year, he had a new teacher with a great attitude, a different classroom, and he was a different boy. The new teacher did say that she only saw behavioural issues with him when he went to his old classroom.
There may not be such an easily identifiable cause with your son, but try to find out why he doesn't want to go to school - maybe there is something going on at school that could be addressed (you'd be lucky if the school did tell you anything, though - usually they like to say the problem is all in the child, or his medication isn't right, or it's what is happening at home). Also, what reward system do they have in place at school to make school a more rewarding and reinforcing place for him to be? Good luck! These issues are never simple, and can't be solved quickly or easily.0 -
My heart goes out to you Robin.
I've had my own difficulties with my DD, but nothing like that. I can't imagine being called those things by someone I love and cherish.
Cudos to you for hanging in there and looking for answers XXX0 -
Thank you three - no it isn't easy. I sometimes feel like it's one step forward, two steps back and it gets to me sometimes, especially when helpful people say silly things like just get him into a routine - that one always makes me laugh.
My son doesn't have an intellectual disability - quite the opposite, in fact. In last year's NAPLAN he was above the school average in everything and he barely went to school. His reports all say he could so much better if he actually attended. At school they are not much into rewards (except for once a year when the most consistently well behaved are taken on an excursion - last year was Sydney, this year is the Gold Coast - my daughter gets invited to these - my son has given up on the idea) They seem to be more punative in their general approach - he spent most of last year on a level, detention or on in school detention (some of these were stupid things like not having sport uniform - then he gets upset for being placed on a level and it just escalates from there. Or some of the kids seem to like pushing his buttons and he reacts - no stop button). I do understand why he doesn't really want to go - but he is also insistent that he doesn't want to be Home schooled - I also don't think this would be a good idea either - my sanity is important. The school won't change their system - though they are thinking of forming another class especially for the children with severe behavioural problems - I really don't know if this would help him or is just benefiting the other teachers, since they won't have to deal with him and the other handful of kids in that class.
I have also had my fair share of smashed windows, walls, furniture etc. It's just getting to me lately that I get called names and poked, prodded, flicked, slapped and all I can do is say that I don't do that to you so don't do it to me.
Punishment doesn't work with him at all - he'll just retreat into I don't care mode - that's why I focus on a rewards system.0 -
Evening all, will be back on track tomorrow, got a new laptop up and running, this week has been a right off. Laptop died, 4 year old deleted my sd card in my phone so I lost a lot of photos
Birthday weekend, so too much food. Hope everyone has had a great week. Will catch up tomorrow, off for an early night. 0 -
Not a great week for me, either - started with TTOTM and the first day was fine, and then it all went badly the second day. Third day was fine, but then my diabetes started going stupid with low blood sugars multiple times in one night, which wrote me off for the next day...and then the heat just about levelled me. I've not been going too stupid with food, because I really haven't been up to eating much at all, but the exercise component of things hasn't been happening.
Not looking forward to weighing in tomorrow, suffice to say... :-/0
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