Daily check in thread - all welcome!

psych101

So folks, I thought that it was about time we had a daily check in thread for all those who are here everyday! Catch us up on what you've been doing, how you're going, a new product you've tried, your latest NSV, your upcoming fitness goals and more!!!

Lets get some more kiwi chatting going on ay?!

psych101

So the sun is out here in PNorth but the wind is terribly cold brrrrrrr! Looking forward to lighting the fire and snuggling up tonight! Rest day for me today, I'm currently 9 weeks into StrongLifts and loving it. Have been lazy on the ol' cardio lately but once the weather warms up then I might be a bit more inclined to go out and run!!

kkooge

Hi, I'm in Palmy too ... we got tricked on the weekend with our mild weather. Back to reality today.
I'm just getting back into the exercise after a back injury but have managed to keep up walking and cycling, just a lot less of both.
However I can now see a glimmer of hope at the end of the tunnel, so here's hoping I can get back to the gym soon.

ContraryMaryMary

My husband's dodgy tummy is beginning to seriously hamper my running mileage. Day three today and I wasn't able to get anything in. Poor boy, he really is rather ill but it's starting to impact my half-marathon training plan so I wish he'd hurry up and get better. Good diet for him though and at least it hasn't been passed on to me. Fingers crossed.

psych101

Sorry to hear about sick hubs contrary Mary!! Which half marathon are you doing?

Hope the back is healin ok kkooge!


Lifting for me tonight brrrr! But got it done an addicted to Whittakers hokey pokey chocolate! Yum! Hard to limit myself but I weigh out as much as I can and eat it lol

Anyone try the tiptop cranberry and coconut fruit toast? I'm tempted but my gosh the slices look massive! I'm a sucker for fruit toast tho - never had a sweet tooth until I got pregnant in 2012!

kkooge

Thanks Psych101 - I'm hoping I have finally turned a corner re my back healing. I'm doing a 10k walk on Sunday with a friend, but I will let her take off after the first couple of ks and just finish it in my own time.

That fruit bread sounds delicious, is it at all supermarkets?

ContraryMaryMary

Hi Psych, I'm doing Auckland, really looking forward to it as I'm on target to knock up to 10 minutes off my 2010 PB.

Hubby has recovered and we think it must have been food poisoning as no one else In the house has succumbed. Thankfully.

As for Whittakers, it's so good it should be outlawed. And I just simply don't buy fruit toast as one slice is never enough, and I have to slather it in butter too. I save it all for Easter and then go a little nuts on hot cross buns!

Michelledownunder

I'm soooo envious of people who can carefully weigh their allocation of treat foods and only eat that. If I have chocolate in the house I have to eat the whole bar!

psych101

Awesome goal to have Contrary Mary! 10 minutes of your PB is a fabulous effort, plus with the excitement on the day I'm sure you'll do great!

kkooge - I think its available in all supermarkets - but they have really thick slices, it looks so good! My Mr-almost-2 love fruit toast with a passion so might get it for him to try.....lol

Michelle - taken me a long time to get to the point that I can have a serve of chocolate and not eat the entire block! But I find that if I give myself that treat every night then I don't want to go crazy one night cos I'll be having more the next....if that makes sense!

Lifted last night and then foam rolled - holy cow it was so painful but so so good! feeling sore today but I'm thinking that's more from the rolling than the weights! Am almost at the point of squatting my bodyweight on the barbell - am up to 73kgs 5x5 so not far from 77 where I'm currently hovering! I can already deadlift more than my bodyweight - I'm constantly surprised by how strong I am when I put my mind to it....and I feel like its made me stronger in all aspects of my life :flowerforyou:

ContraryMaryMary

Lifted last night and then foam rolled - holy cow it was so painful but so so good! feeling sore today but I'm thinking that's more from the rolling than the weights! Am almost at the point of squatting my bodyweight on the barbell - am up to 73kgs 5x5 so not far from 77 where I'm currently hovering! I can already deadlift more than my bodyweight - I'm constantly surprised by how strong I am when I put my mind to it....and I feel like its made me stronger in all aspects of my life :flowerforyou:

Wow. Awesome.

eviebee03

Hi, checking in from wellington. Windy as today, and raining so not able to go out for my walk. Might do a jillian michaels vid. Otherwise did my first meal plan yesterday but bit stuck for different snacks. So far I have veggie sticks, fruit or rice crackers everyday. But boring. Oh, and did an inspiration board where my meal plan goes. Feeling good about that. But not the lack of exercise. Will have to eat less tonight. hope everyones wrapped up warm!

psych101

Horrible day here in PNorth!

Am taking a rest week from exercise - have felt a little twinge in my back so want to rest up. Plus I'm hungry all the time so gonna ramp up to maintenance for a week and then drop 20% down again

Have a great week everyone!

eviebee03

Oh wow psych101 u have lost so much weigbt! Thats amazing! Tips???

kkooge

I was feeling smug yesterday because I managed to get a decent walk in during my lunch break (in Palmerston North), I had no sooner got in the door and it absolutely pelted down. One up for me.
Feeling very positive: I consulted 'Dr Google' last night and I read that the best treatment for a prolapsed disc in the lower back is exercise. I'm good with that! Apparently I should be 'guided by my pain' - it was so good to read because I had got to the point where I thought I couldn't do anything without my back being sore.

psych101

haha kkooge - I was hoping for rain at my lunchtime walk....cos i packed my walking shoes for work, but now can't be bothered lol

evie - thanks! umm calorie deficit, include treats, find an exercise you like, take breaks when you need to x

bridgieNZ

Hello all, I've been rubbish for the last couple of months I let a few things slide then it spiralled into a wasteland of no exercise and outrageous eating. But I'm determined to get back to it. will be nice to check in with others daily. See ya tomorrow

ContraryMaryMary

18.1km run today. Just bragging.

kkooge

18.1km run today. Just bragging.

Wow! Fantastic effort! We had an amazing weekend for weather in Palmy so I got a 40 k bike ride in yesterday, loved it.
Almost feels like spring is in the air - and it's not getting dark until nearly 6pm. Yay!
Have a great week everyone, cheers, Kathy.

mullycathNZ

Hey team,
Happy Monday!
Well I've been on the slippery slope backwards of late so today is the start of a new day! I have signed up for 4 weeks of bootcamp, will hopefully be enough to get my mojo back and cut my nightly crap food binge!
Weather in ChCh is lovely again today, I can feel spring in the air!
Cath

mullycathNZ

Hello all, I've been rubbish for the last couple of months I let a few things slide then it spiralled into a wasteland of no exercise and outrageous eating. But I'm determined to get back to it. will be nice to check in with others daily. See ya tomorrow

Me too :grumble: Lets get back on track together :bigsmile:

zummerzet_lou

Hi - another Chch gal here :-)

Well, exercise wise, the weekend was excellent for me, but as always I "rewarded" myself with cakes and pudding and now feel quite bloated :-(

bridgieNZ

The warmer weather certainly does lift the spirits and makes it all seem that wee bit easier. First day out from hibernation mode and all feels good.

18k! wow that's impressive nicely done.

I might have too look into boot camp to give me the kick in the butt I need! I received a flyer about a free boot camp, looked it up online and it appears to be connected with fuse or herbalife. Anyone know or had experience with them? I tend to steer clear of anything that might try me sell products for weight loss but still free boot camp so considering it.

mullycathNZ

I might have too look into boot camp to give me the kick in the butt I need! I received a flyer about a free boot camp, looked it up online and it appears to be connected with fuse or herbalife. Anyone know or had experience with them? I tend to steer clear of anything that might try me sell products for weight loss but still free boot camp so considering it.

Are you in ChCh Bridgie? The one I've just signed up for is the same - it cost $50 to register but you get $40 back if you attend 10/12 sessions including the first and the last. And yes, it has the herbalife products so I too am a bit skeptical - however I will reserve judgement until I see what the fitness side of it is like. I'm confident I can and will ignore the selling products for weightloss but so far (after the initial session) it looks like it might be fun - if not too challenging - so I'm willing to give it a go and hope it is the kickstart I need. I guess if it's "free" they've got to make their $$ somewhere.... will let you know how I get on!

traceyandelliemay

hi all checkin in from chch new goal to do 10,000 steps daily on fitbit and eat breakfast lunch and t with 2-3 servs of fruit/vege throughout the day sounds reasonable goal for septemebr is to have abs but I don't think I will now imso bloated constipated sore since Saturday night but im not gonna let that get me down anymore im gonna shine my brightest light and continue on anyway.

bridgieNZ

Are you in ChCh Bridgie? The one I've just signed up for is the same - it cost $50 to register but you get $40 back if you attend 10/12 sessions including the first and the last. And yes, it has the herbalife products so I too am a bit skeptical - however I will reserve judgement until I see what the fitness side of it is like. I'm confident I can and will ignore the selling products for weightloss but so far (after the initial session) it looks like it might be fun - if not too challenging - so I'm willing to give it a go and hope it is the kickstart I need. I guess if it's "free" they've got to make their $$ somewhere.... will let you know how I get on!

Im in Wellington, unfortunately I'm an easy mark, even with the best of intentions before hand I seem to be easily persuaded. Still might give it a go

eviebee03

Bridgienz, im in wellington too! We should find a free bootcamp! Add me if u want

bridgieNZ

Hey Eviebee, where in welly are you? I'm in the hutt valley, I have heard of a free boot camp out this way. A year or so ago I started the gym as a group of 5 & I'm the last man standing and sometimes find it hard to keep it up on a regular basis without the others so I'm keen for more things to keep me motivated

VaxSA

Hello, Im new to the group, based in Sunny Tokoroa (Har har). I am currently attempting c25k, on week 1, day 3. I am watching my calories but not forcing myself to stick to it as I have a tendency to become addicted to it, then fail and binge - so this time around I am changing WHAT I am eating, before managing the amount - and 90% of the time I still come in under the 1200 per day. I am trying to get in more vegetables and fish/nuts/grains... just a lack of overly refined foods.

I have PCOS and am taking Metformin (1 week in and just got over the MetMadRushtotheToilet phase!) - I am not diabetic.

I have severe social anxiety, so I go and exercise in a local forest park where noone can see me. Eventually I would like to see myself try running in public (just along the roadside lol).

I would love to try boot camp, but will do c25k first and go from there - I am too scared to join a group like that just yet!

Anyway thats way too much about me - but thanks for having me, is there anyone moderately local here!

hadlam83

Hi Everyone,

I'm Helen from Rotorua. Ready to rock n roll this time!! I've done well previously with MFP but have unfortunately let myself get back to square one! I'm the heaviest i've ever been and can see my kids starting to pick up on my bad habits.

So time to show them some good habits

Hope you are all well

Helen

VaxSA

Hi Everyone,

I'm Helen from Rotorua. Ready to rock n roll this time!! I've done well previously with MFP but have unfortunately let myself get back to square one! I'm the heaviest i've ever been and can see my kids starting to pick up on my bad habits.

So time to show them some good habits

Hope you are all well

Helen

Hi Helen! I often come to Rotorua to run through the redwoods (I use the word 'run' very lightly.. more like a roll in one general direction)... Ill post on here next time I come through and see if youre up for a walk!

psych101

Morning all!

Sorry I've been a bit absent! My two year old has had hand foot and mouth - not cool

Hows everyone going? It's ToM for me so I'm weighing in at my heaviest this month boohoo!