Today I Will ______________
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Peach Cobbler for everyone! And of course, it will have zero calories. Wink wink.
Cindy, so jealous of those temps!
Emy, I’ve never been good at batch cooking, so good for you! I do cook a lot and we rarely eat out or get take out (my boys are used to it). I always make enough for two nights of dinner though. I heart leftovers!
Lisa, sorry you’re feeling puny. Some people around here have been complaining about terrible allergies right now. My oldest son got a summer cold, and the hubby and I have felt like we’re fighting it off. I have felt more tired this past couple days but I’ve been up early working out hard, so maybe that’s why. Good luck getting back to it and surviving until the allergy meds kick in.
Diane, I hate to hear you’re feeling poorly too. Itching drives me crazy, and living in the south with all the mosquitos I do a lot of it. I just got over a couple sizable patches of poison ivy. Gardening in Georgia is sometimes no Bueno. I hope you bounce back quickly!
Today I will keep eating clean and stick to my food log. I had another big bike ride this morning around Stone Mountain. I took the super-hilly route and it was rough. But it’s done and I torched some calories. I would have preferred to ride mid-week, my butt bones were still sore from my Saturday ride. But we’ve got lots of rain moving in and I figured I better get it in this morning. When I rode this weekend, I was hungry all day, so I’m hoping that I can roll with the hunger pangs today and not do any unplanned eating.0 -
I love this group, only discovering it now! Mind if I jump in from here?
I'm a 41 year old mam of two, married and working fulltime in an office. Lost the weight a while back and am maintaining in theory, but have been struggling quite badly over the last month or two. I'm only just about back on the wagon. I hope. Have done some gaining and am trying to lose 6lbs to be back to my ideal weight. The weekend was good and the bloat seems to have gone.
Husband and I are in the horrors at the moment though, it's seriously bad. Feeling very stressed over it and haven't eaten much today. I'm such a "all or nothing" gal. :indifferent:
Don't think I ever had peach cobbler, I like the idea of it though, especially your zero calories version. I made some banana muffins the other day, they came out lovely and the kids like them in their lunchboxes.
Sorry to hear about the allergies girls, my youngest is suffering badly as well at the moment, back of her knees are red raw, even the hydro cortizone isn't doing much.0 -
Diane and Lisa, I'm sorry to hear y'all aren't feeling up to par. Hoping the next few days bring you some relief.Lisa, I really enjoyed reading your blog post about meeting a major milestone. Don't let the tiredness get you down! You are making so much progress!
Siannah, peach cobbler is delicious as is blackberry, blueberry, apple, etc. Cobbler of all kinds is a major favorite for me. Banana muffins also are delicious to me! I have a serious bread/pastry issue!
Pam, I'm seriously jealous of your bike route options. I'm sure I couldn't handle the hills but I know I would enjoy the scenery.
Cindy, I'm also jealous of your weather! We are in the 90s here, but at least the humidity hasn't been too bad.
Maureen, sounds like you are breaking all kinds of PRs these days with your runs. So inspiring for me as a beginner runner!
Brenda, hope you had a good day today!
Jetta and anyone I missed, hope y'all are keeping on keeping on as well!
I did my weights tonight and looking forward to tomorrow's c25k challenge!0 -
Good morning everyone!
Yesterday I managed to get in over 11 000 steps between work, DSs soccer & watching the fireworks.
Today I am finishing this post & going for a run. My allergies are still pretty bad, but I feel better today, more like myself. Maybe it was allergies & a cold. Who knows!
I know that I made a mistake eating chinese food this week (& leftovers yesterday!) so I will be drinking LOTS of water for the rest of the week. Tomorrow I will be going out for dinner at a nice Italian restaurant with a supplier, there is always food & wine a'plenty.
I will really need to concentrate for the next 2 weeks on no take out, more exercise & lots of water.
Have a great day!
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Lisa, glad you feel some better! The Italian restaurant with food/wine sounds great to me right now, ha!
I think I must have experienced a whoosh this morning. I've been bouncing back between 199 and 197 over the past two weeks, with my Friday weigh in showing about 1 lb loss per week. Yesterday was finally below 197 and then this morning at 195.5. Hope the downward trend continues. Since I weigh every day now, I try not to get too focused on the daily numbers, but rather the trend. It is always nice to see a big drop though!
Going to do w5d3 tonight. Looking forward to it.
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Lisa, glad you feel some better! The Italian restaurant with food/wine sounds great to me right now, ha!
I think I must have experienced a whoosh this morning. I've been bouncing back between 199 and 197 over the past two weeks, with my Friday weigh in showing about 1 lb loss per week. Yesterday was finally below 197 and then this morning at 195.5. Hope the downward trend continues. Since I weigh every day now, I try not to get too focused on the daily numbers, but rather the trend. It is always nice to see a big drop though!
Going to do w5d3 tonight. Looking forward to it.
Emy
Sweet change - enjoy that!!!!0 -
Lisa, Italian food - mmmmm, my main weakness in life! Good luck!!!! Treat yourself within limits and enjoy!
All, Good Morning!
Yesterday, I got to walks in which felt great to double up. If my work schedule permits I'll get a walk in during lunch today and then another C25K tonight. I go away in 2 weeks so I'm trying to do a boost before I leave. 1) to get another 1-2 lbs off 2) because I know during vacation I'll prob put that 1-2 lbs back on
I definitely need to change my foods …. I get in a rut with the same items on a daily basis. Usually 5 of my days consists of the same foods. I think it will help if I can learn to change that up.
Wishing you all a healthy, get back to me, skinny type of day!
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I love this group, only discovering it now! Mind if I jump in from here?
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*sigh* Today I will..... go looking for my will power.... it seems to have gone MIA... cupcake and cinnamon chai on my desk.. well, the cinnamon chai still is.. the cupcake.. well, just the crumbs remain. Bad sleeping night last night... between the itchy legs, the husband who wasn't sleepy so stayed up past 2am watching tv (I'm a light sleeper so every noise is heard by me thus he kept me awake), and the doggies who wouldn't settle down to sleep either... so very little sleep.. which leads me to be moody and emotional. I did log everything already on my food diary and if I chose the right cupcake I will still be ok for the day.. though I didn't log the Chai cause I have no idea how many calories are in them.. so I count them as liquid.
Hope everyone here has great days. I can't remember who it was now who mentioned biking around Stone Mountain.. I remember visiting Stone Mountain when I was a teenager.. such an awesome place/site! Lisa - enjoy the Italian food.. it's one of my big weaknesses! Spaghetti is a comfort food for me.. I'm actually part Italian. Cindy.. .. I know what you mean about a food rut.. I feel in one also.... same meals each week.. I actually brought a couple cookbooks with me to work today and will browse thru them for some new ideas... Emy.. congrats on the loss...I hope your trend keeps up for you!0 -
Welcome Siannah! I think that the fact that you’re only 6 lbs away from your goal weight may be related to the fact that you’ve never had peach cobbler, lol. Are you from across the pond?
Lisa, I keep meaning to ask you about your store that you mention. What do you sell?
Oh, Emy, those numbers sound dreamy to me! I am so looking forward to being back in the 190s. I know that sounds like a terrible place to be for most women, but I’m 6’0” and my goal weight is 190. Haven’t been there in 20 years. The lowest I got was 197 a few years ago.
I’ve always weighed in daily when I’m tracking food and doing well, then I avoid the scale when I start falling off the wagon. This hasn’t done me any good these past couple years, so I started a once weekly scale date and even drew up a chart. It’s been so hard not to get on and check my daily progress, but it has really shown me how long a week is, and how important it is to put the whole week together to get a good weigh in. Of course I’m excited and nervous about stepping on the scale tomorrow, but I am so pleased with my consistency this week. I haven’t strung together seven days of tracking and exercise in a really long time. And even if the scale isn’t as supportive as I want it to be, just experiencing how much better my body feels to move in today vs. last week is a big NSV.
Cindy, I hear you on the vacation prep. I wonder if I’ll ever go on a trip and not come home heavier? Why can’t I maintain my healthy ways for 2 meals/day? Anyway, glad you’re making plans for it ahead of time! Maybe we should start a thread for healthy and delicious meal ideas. I love to cook and create stuff that is healthy but not deprived of taste/healthy fats. I did a meal with chicken dinner sausage that I grilled, then a sauté of cubed sweet potatoes, onions, green peppers, cubed yellow squash, and baby kale. It was one of those meals I could eat 3 days/week!
Diane, that was me biking around Stone Mountain. I’m glad you’ve seen it. I grew up a few miles west of the mountain and ended up moving from downtown Atlanta to east of the mountain about 12 years ago. I love being 10 minutes away, so much hiking and safe roads for running/walking/biking. It’s lovely! I hope you get your mojo back today, I know that feeling all too well. I had the craziest dreams all night last night, that alarm was not my friend this morning.0 -
Wow this thread goes fast, I like it! :happy:
Yes Pam, I am. I'm Dutch actually but have been living in Ireland for about 15 years now and don't think I'll ever leave, love this country. Only 6 lbs from my goal weight is tiny of course, but nevertheless it annoys me that I let it slip again. I'm "in between" clothes sizes now, so pretty uncomfortable, wearing clothes that are just that little bit too tight. :frown:
I just googled some images for peach cobbler. I shouldn't have! I. Want. One. Now.
It's like an apple crumble/apple pie really isn't it, yum!
Well done on the running Cindy, Lisa and Emy! I did c25k last year and even went on to do a 10k women's marathon, but lost interest after that. I actually get really bored after about 5k. Same for cycling, 20k max, after that I just die of boredom. I prefer hill walking and hiking really.
Ooooh Italian food, winewinewine, Cinnamon Chai, cupcakes, stop!! I have this Chai tea at home, which is nice and calorie free, but not nearly as satisfying as the coffee! :noway:
Haha, two more hours till my dinner time, and all I can think/write about at the moment is food!! :laugh:
Pam I do the exact same, weighing myself daily as long as things are going well. Once I fall off I avoid the scales like the plague. I'm trying to do the weekly weigh-in here in the group, but did not do it last Friday as I had such a bad week. It's going well now though (I probably just jinxed that), so will be checking in on Friday.
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Hello everyone! Didn't get a chance to do "Today I will" yesterday, but I did p3w11. Work is crazy this week and it's only Tuesday! Today I did p3w12.
Lisa, so awesome how you get so many steps in in a day! I do good if I get 5000. Little jealous about the Italian restaurant. My husband is a "meat and potatoes" man and we have no Italian restaurants around here (unless you count pizza). Enjoy!! Glad your feeling better!
Emy, hope your trend continues! I can't weigh myself daily, the fluctuation drives me nuts! I weigh three times a week, but not sure if that's any better.
Cindy, I am with you on the vacation prep as well! I am on vacation all next week. We aren't going anywhere, but not having my regular routine always puts me out of sorts with eating.
Diane, hang in there. I totally understand the willpower going MIA. Happened to me last week with the donuts!!
Pam, the sautéed sweet potato dish sounds aweome - it's a must try!!
Welcome Siannah! I'm only three pounds from goal (well this goal anyway - going to set a new one once I reach this one!). I'm at that "in between" stage as well with my clothes - it's frustrating! Either wear something too big or to small - which is worse, I'm not sure.
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Well tonight I felt defeated…
Will I really ever be able to jog? I still can barely do 1 min and it's been 4 weeks.
But on a better note, I ate right, took a walk at lunch and made today count.
Tomorrow I'm off of C25K so will put in a kettle bell workout.0 -
Good morning all!
Yesterday I managed over 14 000 steps & had a good run. It was hot and humid outside, but it felt great to run after a week off.
I woke up at 2:14am this morning, and could not go back to sleep. It is going to be a long, long day, especially with dinner out tonight. I should be heading to the gym for heavy lifting today, but I am going to take a short run instead. Heavy squats kill me , and I need some energy for the day. I will go for a short run, just to get increase my mileage & available calories for supper & wine tonight.
Pam: We own a hot tub and pool store. This is our busiest time of the year. Every year I lose a little bit of weight during the winter & gain it back during the summer. I am hoping with the help of MFP this year (& this group) that I will continue losing weight this year!
Cindy: Don't feel defeated. I felt EXACTLY how you felt when I was doing C25K. I think a lot of it is mental. Run slower if the 1 minute is too hard. You don't need to sprint it! Or just go for week 2. You will get there. If I can do it, really , anyone can!
Brenda: I believe the fitbit has really got me moving. My paperwork is suffering a bit on days that I don't run because I need to get those steps in, but more things are getting done around the store. I hate being on the bottom of the leader board with fitbit friends.
Siannah: Welcome! This is a fast moving thread, but I think it is great! I love checking in and seeing how everyone is doing!
Emy: I weigh daily as well, and only log the losses on here. I belong to another site (since 2009) where I also log gains if they last longer then 2 days or they are caused by something (like a dinner out)
The next couple of weeks will be trickier then I thought for me. We are going to away overnight next week to visit DHs parents & then we are camping for 4 days the following week. My family would much rather do take out and have junk while we are on the road. I am going to have to do some big time planning to avoid gaining weight & to get me work outs in.
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Good morning! I did w5d3 last night! Jogged for 20 minutes straight! So happy with myself! Today I'm going to do my weights.
Lisa: I hate when I wake up and can't go back to sleep! Sending you good thoughts today to help you make it through the day! The camping trip sounds like fun but I know what you mean about eating on the road. My family also loves to eat out when we are on a trip. In my younger, more naive days, I would try to pack healthier, less expensive food for trips, but usually I would be the only one eating it! I wonder if times like that, our goal should be maintenance calories (of course still hoping for a deficit). Only problem is, I can run a calculation to get my maintenance calories, but who knows how accurate it is. I've never counted calories before now, so I have no idea how much I would truly need to eat for maintenance.
Cindy: I would say run slower. I am so slow! My husband went with me last night and he walked the entire way. I only pulled away from him in the last 3 minutes or so when I knew I was going to be able to make the 20 minutes. I read something a day or so ago that made me feel better about this. Someone said that jogging is a gait, not a speed. I'm just practicing the gait right now and building up my endurance. Speed can come later. My husband even asked why is this better than just fast walking. I don't really think it is at this point (in terms of calorie loss) but I'm building my endurance so that in the future I can run faster. To me, the most noticeable difference was when I went from 3 to 5 minutes. The week before, the 3 minute jog seemed so hard, every time I did it. The next week, the 3 minute interval seemed pretty easy, and the 5 minute nearly killed me, lol!
Pam: I used to always avoid the scale as well. Someone gave us a scale as a wedding shower gift 23 years ago. It held up until about 7 or 8 years ago. I never bought a new one until last month. The last time I lost weight, I decided to ignore the scale because even at 160-170 I was fitting into size 10 and even some size 8 pants. Seeing the scale weight though would make me feel bad, even though I wasn't unhappy about how I looked and felt at that weight. I'm 5'6 1/2 and the smallest weight I have ever been as a teenager and adult was 140. I haven't been there since my mid 20s though. I remember at 140 thinking I weighed so much more than other people (and feeling bad about it!), but if I ignored the weight I was really happy with how I looked. Unfortunately, this method of not using a scale for so long has not worked so well. When I finally weighed myself last month, I was 207 and some change. What a shock! I decided then I have to get over this scale phobia of mine.
Brenda and Siannah: I would love to be so close to my goal weight! Y'all are awesome getting there!
Diane: Just take one step at a time and don't feel too bad about the willpower now. Again, I'm reminded of what I was told when I quit smoking. Focus on the cigs you don't smoke, not the ones you do. For getting healthy, remind yourself of the good things you are doing, not the times you aren't perfect. I don't know any of us that can be perfect all the time. For me, making sure I have healthy choices is really helping me deal with the cravings for the not so healthy choices.0 -
Quick stop by to shout my weekly weigh in from the rooftops! I lost 5.8 lbs. this week. :happy: This puts me at 225.0, which is where I was pre-birthday and pre-vacation. I'll come back by after breakfast and catch up on everyone's posts.0
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Quick stop by to shout my weekly weigh in from the rooftops! I lost 5.8 lbs. this week. :happy: This puts me at 225.0, which is where I was pre-birthday and pre-vacation. I'll come back by after breakfast and catch up on everyone's posts.
Pam,
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Pam - congrats!!!
Lisa & Emy, thank you for the motivation. I definitely felt defeated last night, but woke up today, thinking 'new day', I'll try again on my C25K tomorrow. Your words are in my mind and I'll keep them at focus when jogging. Emy, I will try the slower, gaited approach and see if that helps. And Emy, 20 mins straight - AWESOME! Be Proud!
Brenda 3 lbs to goal! Party time! I hope you have yourself a sweet reward (nice mani/pedi, shopping trip, massage - something awesome to reward yourself!)
To all my other MFP friends, have a great day. 0 -
A quickie from me at the moment, but I will try to come back later. I was kind of peeved yesterday, had planned all day to go to my strength/cardio class and then last minute she cancelled it. So....had to do a JM workout last night in the basement. Had I known I would have done it earlier. Oh well....I got something in!
Today going to run. Its suppose to rain...drizzle...shower today so I should get out there before it starts. Doesn't look so nice out. I need to catch up with you guys, I missed posting yesterday.0 -
BLECH! Been up since 3am.. legs are BURNING and ITCHING! The rash is getting worse and spreading over the legs. Called and got a doctor appt.. but not until 2:45... don't know if I can hold on until then. I have spent at least $50 already on lotions and stuff to try to fix this and nothing has helped. I took an aveeno oatmeal bath last night and while in the tub it soothed it.. that soothe lasted for about half hour then it hit again. I'm wearing a skirt today.. I've not worn a skirt for a long long time.. but pants rubbed and irritated.. have no pantyhose on either so my bright white ugly legs are showing (at least white where they aren't red from the rash. I look stupid, and it's not helping anyway.. so probably should've worn the pants... Yesterday was not a good eating day at all.. caved and made italian for dinner since it was on my mind.. (thank you for that Lisa
).. made chicken parmesan.
Then after running to the drug store for the oatmeal bath stuff, and cleaning the tub so I could take the oatmeal bath I only had time for about 20 minutes of hula hooping. Wonder how many calories are burned by scratching?
Congrats to you Pam on your loss! That is awesome!
Eveyrone else.. please forgive me.. my mind is not focusing on what I'm reading really well since it's so obsessed with this itching!
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Oh no, that sounds awful Iwannabi! Hope you'll get something from the doc later on today. Don't worry one bit about your legs, you're right keeping them cool and aired. Really hope it'll be gone soon.
Pam, WOW, that's some result! Well done you! :flowerforyou:
Good luck on your run Maureli. It's not looking too good here either, weather-wise. We've had some great weeks but it's very dull out there right now. Typical, the children's summer holidays start this Friday....
Emy, I'm on Maintenance for about three years now and I still don't know what my maintenance calories should be. I really think it's trial and error.
I have it at 1500 net at the moment, as I need to lose a bit again, but I would estimate my usual maintenance is about 1800. I tend to go over that though, hence I'm back logging again now... :grumble:
Lisa enjoy your meal tonight! You must be looking forward to your trip but I know what you mean, it's not easy keeping on top of things when you're away from your usual surroundings. All you can do is aim for the healthiest choices and keep the portions small. I always think, my "natural" skinny friends have blow outs too, it's normal, it's fine.
Put on my work skirt this morning and could clearly feel that it's starting to fit properly again and a girl in work wondered if I had lost more weight (she hadn't realised I actually had put on some), so something is definitely happening. Thank god.
Today I will do the usual really, dig out some online workout tonight, usually Fitnessblender. Will be concentrating on the legs and core.0 -
So i got out there and beat the rain. Actually had a pretty good run, sometimes the days your don't expect to are the days you do. It was head wind the first half and when I turned around it felt great coming back with tail-wind. 8K
Diane - you poor thing, hope that awful rash clears up, how terrible that must be. Plus no sleep, frustrating for sure.
Siannah - I'm not sure if I welcomed you here or not.....so WELCOME!! Its a great place, lots of chatting and motivation One the the greatest rewards for me is when I can put something on that was tight and have it fit....or be too lose.
Pam - CONGRATS on the great loss! That should be all the motivation you need for the coming week
Emy - great job on the jogging! You will gain endurance the more you do it, keep it up!
Lisa - glad that you had a good run after some time off. Enjoy your supper and wine tonight, sure sounds good to me!
cindy - don't feel defeated with the running thing, it will come! Just keep on with it and you will see days where you will surprise yourself!
Have a great day to anyone I missed!
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Siannah, I think I would love living in Ireland too. I haven’t made it there yet, but I look forward to it. My mother-in-law traveled there last year and said she’d never met an entire country of people who seemed to truly care about her well-being and how she was doing. They were so kind and helpful, she’s ready to move there too. My brother is currently in Edinburgh, he’s on a 5-month summer vacay to Europe. They’ve been to Ireland before, so I don’t think they’re going to be there this time. They’re loving Scotland though!
Cindy, keep your head up! You've got some great advice so far. What do you think is holding you back? Is it your breathing, your heart racing, leg/foot pain? I have had different problems with all three over the years. I feel like the thing most likely to make me stop is the breathing/heart racing thing where my mind says “STOP!” and if you can fight through that and just try 10, 15, 20 seconds further, you’ll find you won’t feel worse. In fact, my first mile is always my hardest, hate it, don’t want to do it, want to give up. But then two and three feel so much easier. Obviously if you’re having pain anywhere, you should back off, but if it’s the mental thing of being out of breath, try just living with it a little longer.
Lisa, that store sounds great. I don’t have either one, a pool or hot tub, but I sure do enjoy the ones at our relatives when we visit. Sorry about the lost sleep and good luck with the trip planning. That is by far my biggest hurdle!
We were just invited out of town for the July 4th weekend. My parents have a house in the mountains of North Carolina. I was planning to go up sometime during the hot summer months, but they asked if we’d come up for that long weekend because they'll be up there for a couple weeks. My step-mom is a great cook, and I’m already getting nervous about it. Luckily there are ample hiking opportunities, a pool, tennis courts, and 49 steps just to get up to the front door. Hopefully that’ll make it balance out. I’ll have 3 full days at home to eat clean too, so I’m hoping not to erase some of my progress this week!
Emy, you got the 20 minutes done! Woohoo! You can figure out maintenance calories using the MFP food tracker. If you go to My Home > Settings > Update diet/fitness profile you can change it to maintenance. If you wanted to go full vacation mode (no exercise) just update your activity level (you can choose sedentary) and how many workouts/week, then under What is your Goal? Just put maintenance. When you click Update Profile it will tell you what you need to eat each day. Mine said 2,230 calories/day based on my current weight. But I’m a big, tall girl. You’ll want to put it back to your original settings though so you don’t mess up your food page!
Diane, who cares how it looks if you feel more comfortable. I hope the doctor sorts it out this afternoon. I’ve had bee stings and other things that have required me taking Benadryl to sleep through the night without scratching myself. I’m a very itchy person by nature, so I feel your pain.
Today is a rest day, and I'm going to miss having a little more freedom in my eating. Burning 1000 calories is hard, but makes the day more fun food-wise. Today, I shall embrace the hunger. A little pain = change. Happy hump day everybody!0 -
I ended up not working out yesterday (was planning to do weights). My daughter is leaving for a beach trip today and we had some last minute shopping to do. Will count that as my rest day this week.
Planning to do w6d1 this evening. I'm a little moody today. Stress at work this week has gotten me down. I was supposed to work Friday (I normally work 4 10s Monday - Thursday), but then found out yesterday I don't have to! I'm glad because I need time to cool off!
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Morning ladies!
We've all been doing great this week … I bet it will show on tomorrow's weekly weigh in. I've kept myself away from the scale all week so I could (hopefully) see a big number instead of small .2 numbers. XXXing fingers, but will be happy with anything that reads < than!
I'm back to C25K tonight and thank you all again for the words to keep me motivated and doing this ….. I will make it work!!!!
I've pulled together some recipe ideas from what you've posted and some websites and plan on doing some shopping tomorrow so this weekend/next week I can have different meals. I think my food diary only believes that chicken, salad, apples, yogurt and skim milk exist as that is basically all I enter!
Emy - it's a good day - you are down lbs - getting fit and had time with your daughter yesterday. Enjoy it!
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Hi there!
Yup, I'm definitely expecting some kind of result tomorrow on the scales as well, I can feel it in my clothes.
I was meant to do this social thing tonight which I was kinda dreading. But it looks like I can get out of that. Suits me fine, as otherwise I would have been drinking and alcohol definitely seems to have triple-point calories for me!
I'm on a day off tomorrow, it'll be my first of 10 Fridays in a row that I'm taking parental leave, yay! Does parental leave exists in the US/CAN as well?
My girls' summer holidays are starting tomorrow, so we have 9 weeks to cover between summer camps and family. Going to take them out in the afternoon tomorrow to celebrate and my eldest will have her ears pierced (eeks!). They might want to go McDonald's, I hope I can convince them to go somewhere with slightly healthier options!!
Your mother in law's right Pam, I still feel that way even after all those years. People truly are lovely here. And the scenery is stunning too, being from a pancake-flat country myself, I still looove the mountains here. Your parent's house in the mountains sounds amazing too! Hill walking is one of my favourite things to do.
Diane how are your poor legs?
I did a pilates/hiit last night, not sure yet about tonight, arms maybe. You're all doing great on the C25K by the looks of it. Maybe I should open the app on my phone again soon as well, jump in at week 5 or something. Mmm, will ponder on that.
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Howdy all. Well, doctor was not much help. Said it was "dermatitis of an unknown origin".. He prescribed a steroid cream and a pill to help the itching. The pill does help.. it knocks me out... so can't take it during day.. though I did just take a half dose cause I'm going crazy. The cream is not helping...legs are BURNING today. and the rash looks worse. Called the doctor and am waiting for a return call. Does not look like I'll be running the 5k I am registered for on Saturday. Unless I get a miracle between now and then. It's gonna be too hot to wear long pants Saturday but I can't wear shorts and put sunscreen on these legs with the way they feel and look. Did not exercise at all last night. Soaked in the tub with another oatmeal bath, then my aunt called...and let's just say that conversation was very upsetting and stressful. The doct office scale yesterday did show me at a small loss from last week. But I'll wait and see what the 'official Friday weigh in' shows.
Parental leave? What is that? I have no children... but I do know most companies offer maternity leave... but Parental leave? HOpe you have a great weekend Siannah. And enjoy the time with your girls!
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Emy, I’m so glad you don’t have to work tomorrow!
Cindy, I’ll be posting more ideas on the food thread. I have certain go-to things (eggs, beans, tomatoes, green onions, Clif crunch granola bars) that my food log sees every single day.
Siannah, that is nice that you can take a day off each week. Here in the US, I think most parents are just putting their kids in camp or sending them off to grandparents. I’m very lucky to stay home with my boys (11 & 7). I homeschool them too, so they’re with me year round. Of course we struggle financially because of it, but having to budget for everything we need/want is a fair trade for me. I do tutor high school & college science which helps out a lot during the school year (and keeps me teaching all day long sometimes)!
Diana, sorry that the dr. didn’t have any definitive answers. So often they just treat the symptoms without ever trying to find the cause. Have you changed your lotions/soaps? I once used a natural body lotion/sunscreen on a vacation and had the worst bumpy rash all over the chest and arms. It took me all week to figure out what it was. The manufacturer said that since they don’t test on animals, there is a greater chance you get have a reaction to it.
I’m excited to see the weigh-ins tomorrow. I don’t think I’ve ever had a Wednesday weigh-in like I’m doing now. I think I like it, I get a couple days before and after the weekend to be organized and eat clean. Sometimes those Friday weigh-ins would lead me to celebrate my losses with a weekend of eating, then I wouldn’t look up until Tuesday and think, “Uh oh, only 2 days till weigh in!”
I got my strength training in this morning and got to bump up the weights on a couple challenging exercises. I’ve been strength training really hard for the past few months, and I think having all that muscle under the fat really helped me drop those pounds my first week. I’m going to keep pushing myself with ST, I feel so nice and strong!
I’m watching the World Cup right now and Germany just scored, ugh. Both my boys play soccer and my husband coaches, so soccer is pretty important over here today! I’m going to go tune into the game for the last 30 minutes. Hope your Thursday rocks!0 -
Hi everyone!
Congrats Pam and Emy - great job! Diane, hope your legs get to feeling better soon.
Missed logging in yesterday, but did c25k. Today did p3w11.
Lisa, camping sounds like fun, but I also know it can be challenging food wise. Just enjoy the family time!
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Well, weigh in done this morning and thankfully I'm down within my usual maintenance range again. Very happy with that, it had slipped for quite some months. Still another couple of lbs to go until I'm really happy (target 60kg/132lbs) but very happy right now.
Oh Diane, I feel for you, really hope things are improving for you soon. Sounds absolutely awful!
Parental leave is an unpaid leave. Here in Ireland you can take this up until the child is 8, it's about 80 or 90 days in total. I'll never use up all of them, but for now it's a real life saver during the school holidays. I'm secretly hoping to go parttime after this, but have to see first how this is going to work out in my wages.
Wow, Pam, you're a home schooler, that's pretty amazing! I definitely wouldn't have the patience for that, LOL!
You seem to be doing great on the strength training. I do love using the weights as well, but it's nowhere near as heavy as what I'm reading on the threads. I don't go to a gym, do everything at home. We have the barbells and free weights, but I'm still trying to find my way.
Need to go collect the children in 2 hours again and then we're off into town (Dublin) for some haircuts, ear piercings and lunch, yay!
Happy Friday!0
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