No Grain...No Pain!!!
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Name: Cheryl
Age: 49
Kids: 1-25 years old
Pets: Jack Russell Terrier-Flash
Married/SO: To Jim-16 years
Eating Lifestyle: Paleo
Starting weight: 150
Goal Weight: 125
Goals for this 8 wks: 1400 -
Well, I only got in 42 minutes on the treadmill today (2.25 miles). I have been doing 4.5 miles in an hour everyday, but as soon as I got on and started running, I felt the dreaded sharp pains in my shins. I went ahead and pushed through it for 42 minutes. Hoping to do the stretches and be back tomorrow at normal pace.
What kind of shoes are you wearing? I was having the same issue and I changed my shoes and no more shin pains.
I have New Balance 470 running shoes. I love these shoes(loved the first pair, went and bought two more identical pairs). Last week on Tuesday and yesterday is the only time I have gotten shin splints. I am thinking I am not stretching properly before, and a friend gave me a few more stretches to help. If those don't help, I will be buying different shoes.0 -
Nice work on the working out, everyone! Today i did a 40 minute run, with a 30 minute walk
I feel awesome right now 0 -
I'm planning to walk my doggy after work today!0
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The only way to spread a "lifestyle" is to give people a window to look through. I've severely reduced the amount of bread, white food, and dairy in my diet, and now plan to look into this "Paleo/primal" concept. Good luck with the group; you never know, I may join some day.
In the meantime, ignore the haters. If they can't contribute something positive, they don't deserve your attention.0 -
I've done my CF WOD today - & added a mini challenge of 30 sit ups, 30 push ups and 30 air squats.
Nutritionally - I've been pretty good. I'm still looking for something sweet after my WOD's and unfort. coke zero is providing that pleasure.0 -
Exercise: Check- short kettlebells routine, then ran/hiked up the hill. Total 70 minutes.0
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I got a 30 min walk in today. No exercise tomorrow, but I'll make up for it on Saturday.
Those of you having trouble with shin splints might want to try KT Tape. This stuff is a miracle. I use it on my IT band and over my SI joints. I get mine at my local running store and many sporting goods stores also carry it. Application instructions are available on their website. Here are the instructions for shin splints: http://www.kttape.com/instructions/shin-splints/. Also shin splints anterior: http://www.kttape.com/instructions/shin-splints-anterior/ and posterior: http://www.kttape.com/instructions/shin-splints-posterior/. I swear by this stuff. It's kept me running through 12 half marathons.0 -
Hello all!! Hope everyone had a wonderful day!!
It was a weird day for me. I was not hungry at all today. I made myself 4 eggs with butter and salsa for breakfast and 1 hard boiled egg around 4pm. I did make myself eat dinner-steak with veggies (green peppers, red onion, carrots, mushrooms, tomatoes and celery) out of the crockpot with spaghetti squash slathered in butter and a bit of pepper. It was delish, just wasn't really that hungry. I did however drink like 35 glasses of water today! I was soooo thirsty from the second I woke up and am taking more water to bed. After dinner, headed over to the gym. Got in some weights and then 25 minutes on the treadmill.
Anyone know have some tips on weights for me? I was doing everything all at once (full body), but started noticing people only work on certain things each day. I tried that today with my arms. I moved up to 10 lb weights and did-chest flies, one arm dumbbell rows, tricep kickbacks, overhead dumbbell tricep presses, bicep curls and military presses. I managed 3 sets/15 reps each. I have also seen people target specific muscles, like one day-biceps, another day-triceps. Should I be doing that? I have been lifting for a couple weeks now and even though I go until I can not lift without losing proper form, I am never sore. Am I not doing something right? Sorry for all the questions, weight lifting newbie here! :blushing:
Have a great night everyone! And an awesome Friday!!!!0 -
exercise check in a hurry (i'm sleepy!) 60 minutes of walking! hoping to jump on the elliptical in the morning!0
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Eating is good. Eggs fried in coconut oil and nitrate free bacon this morning for breakfast and will have grilled chicken caesar salad for lunch with slivered almonds and ground chia seed on top.
Sounds like a delish salad Cora!
Check in did some heavy duty spring cleaning this morning - not sure if this counts! But going to do a bodyrock workout now0 -
Hey All! Just popping in to say hello!! Did another fast today, but then I just read you shouldn't do it two days in a row. Oops!! Oh well.
Hope everyone is have an awesome day!!
What kind of fast are you doing??0 -
Hey Y'all..
I sooo didn't get up in time to get on the elliptical this morning, but I did get some much needed sleep. I haven't been sleeping good lately, so it was nice. and DJ even slept all night for me um...so about exercise today....it's mine and darron's anniversary today, and we have a babysitter tonight, as soon as i get off work we have to take dj to the babysitter and our date begins, so there will be no time for actual working out.....sooooo does some other "pysical" action count??? 
i'll make sure and do more than 30 minutes! hehe.....
Steph, sorry, but I don't know a whole lot about weights, but I do know that you should be lifting heavy, so you should be sore!! do you reach muscle exhaustion in one set of 8-12??? (where you feel like there is no way you could do another rep??) you should, if your not, up the weights girly!! i've been slacking on the weight lifting, but starting monday, we will be going to the gym mon, wed, and friday for weight lifting! me and darron pinky promised on it, so it's for real
i don't remember who said it, but whoever said two days of fasting wasn't good?? i know lots of people that fast for days and weeks at a time. it's not going to hurt you. if you do a longer one though, just make sure you know alot about it, you have to be careful about more things when you do longer fasts.0 -
The scale rewarded me for my efforts this week and was down a little bit, even though I wasn't expecting that. I haven't been restricting calories, but I have avoided sugar, flour and alcohol. I was planning on going to lunch with a friend but she had to flake and now I haven't brought anything for lunch, not sure what would be good.
And speaking of, what are some easy lunches folks like? I am going to get prepared on Sunday, am looking for something easy and packable, thanks!0 -
Hey Y'all..
I sooo didn't get up in time to get on the elliptical this morning, but I did get some much needed sleep. I haven't been sleeping good lately, so it was nice. and DJ even slept all night for me um...so about exercise today....it's mine and darron's anniversary today, and we have a babysitter tonight, as soon as i get off work we have to take dj to the babysitter and our date begins, so there will be no time for actual working out.....sooooo does some other "pysical" action count??? i'll make sure and do more than 30 minutes! hehe.....
Steph, sorry, but I don't know a whole lot about weights, but I do know that you should be lifting heavy, so you should be sore!! do you reach muscle exhaustion in one set of 8-12??? (where you feel like there is no way you could do another rep??) you should, if your not, up the weights girly!! i've been slacking on the weight lifting, but starting monday, we will be going to the gym mon, wed, and friday for weight lifting! me and darron pinky promised on it, so it's for real
i don't remember who said it, but whoever said two days of fasting wasn't good?? i know lots of people that fast for days and weeks at a time. it's not going to hurt you. if you do a longer one though, just make sure you know alot about it, you have to be careful about more things when you do longer fasts.
Good Morning, Everyone!!
First-HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, KIM!!!!!! Hope you have a wonderful date night with your man!! Glad you got caught up on some sleep.
Thanks for the advice, I am going to try lifting a bit more. I had to keep taking 10 second breaks last night while lifting, it seemed difficult, but I think after stopping weights for a week, I was struggling. But, I get my gym partner back today!! Joe, at first, didn't want to do anything but play basketball, but he then told me he meant no offense, but couldn't let me be able to lift more than him, so he started weight lifting. He wouldn't run of the treadmill, so he did laps around the gym, and ended up injuring his knee and has taken a week off. I sure missed him there with me. At first I was embarrassed to workout in front of him, but now I get bummed when he isn't there with me. We don't really go out and do anything, movies or going out to eat (maybe twice a year) so it is nice to have time with him even if it is at the gym. Hope you and Darron enjoy it as much as we do!
I too have seen others on here fasting everyday. I think they eat all their meals in an eight hour window and fast the rest of the day. And ones who fast several days in a row. Should be okay, as long as you feel good.
@ asjerven- The only lunch I prepare is my hubby's and I have started making an extra serving at dinner for him to take. But if I make something like grilled chicken and veggies, and there are not enough veggies, I will make him a wrap or something similar. So, I am curious to what others suggest as well.0 -
Happy Anniversary Kim!
I fast but only 2 days in a week - but this lately
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Hi everybody! Just checkin in with my workout today: 25 min on my gazelle and 20 min on my elliptical.
The gazelle does wonders to stretch and loosen up my legs when they're sore from a hard run like I did yesterday!
Hope everyone has an amazing weekend!0 -
Hey All! Just popping in to say hello!! Did another fast today, but then I just read you shouldn't do it two days in a row. Oops!! Oh well.
Hope everyone is have an awesome day!!
What kind of fast are you doing??
Hi Marline! I'm did the Eat Stop Eat, but I can't do a 24 hour one. I stopped eating at 7:30 at night and then didn't eat until lunch the next day. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I didn't see any movement on the scale though. Oh well. I'll try again next week (maybe).0 -
I am struggling to resist candy today! I had some all natural bacon wrapped around a date, really yum! I wish there wasn't milk duds in the cupboard. I really am gonna be strong for two weeks and see if the cravings do abate.
Some people talk about the 80/20 rule, do some of you practice this? How do you interpret it? 80% of all your meals? After these two weeks, I am going to try 90% compliant but I didn't how that was figured for most people, is a glass of wine/piece of chocolate part of the 20% or only things like pasta or tortillas?0 -
Some people talk about the 80/20 rule, do some of you practice this? How do you interpret it? 80% of all your meals? After these two weeks, I am going to try 90% compliant but I didn't how that was figured for most people, is a glass of wine/piece of chocolate part of the 20% or only things like pasta or tortillas?
I do practice the 80/20 rule on a per week basis. But my 20% isnt junk food, its the non-paleo items like greek yogurt, cottage cheese, cheese and sweet potato chips0 -
Well, I guess I didn't get any exercise in yesterday. I was going to go after the kids got home from school, and Joe got home from work. But, it was such a beautiful day, which we haven't had much of since March. It has been so cold, cloudy, and rainy for weeks. The kids wanted to go to the park, so we went instead of the gym. I figured later, but got caught up talking to the in-laws (got to take a tour of the new house they are renovating), then dinner. Then, my nephew that I never get to see, happened to stop over to play with the boys, so it was just one of those days when random things come up, that are just a tiny bit more important than the gym. It was such a great Friday!!
I probably won't be logging my food much this weekend. I have given myself permission to enjoy holiday weekends, free from counting every little thing (they tend to get busy, and my computer is extremely slow. It takes a good 15-20 minutes to log dinners) . I don't seem to have a big problem with good food choices, so I don't think it is absolutely necessary just for the holidays. We are having dinner at the in-laws today for my MIL's birthday. We are getting food from the fire departments-beef/hog roast-yum!! And the kids are having a sleepover @ grandma and grandpa's house w/ their cousin. Then for Mother's Day, we are going back to the in-laws (good thing they live a block away, with gas prices!) for a steak cookout.-yum again!! The only problem with Sunday's dinner is they want me to bring a dessert. My MIL brought me two containers of strawerries to make something. I have looked up recipes and really haven't found anything to make (everything uses artificial sweeteners, which I do not use). Any ideas?
I finally found a post that explained weight lifting to me a little better. I think I know what I am doing wrong. So, I am getting ready to go to the gym and try out my new information. Now, I am pretty sure I am going to be sore tomorrow. And the hubs bought me, Your Shape Fitness Evolved for our Xbox Kinect, for Mother's Day, so I have to try that out later today as well.
Hope everyone has a fantastic Mother's day weekend!!0 -
I would love to join if possible...It is hard because I notice a lot of MFP are against this way and it seems to be the only way that makes sense to me....I feel like my brain is going to explode with what I have learnt...
For now I am on the BFC but keeping my carbs lower....it helps me control sugar...
Name: Kjarlune
Age: 39 40 in July
Kids: 6 kids on;y one under 18
Pets: 2 leopard ban gals and a basset hound
Married/SO: Married
Eating Lifestyle: BFC
Starting weight: 352
Goal Weight: 170 ish
Goals for this 8 wks: 20 pounds and working out swimming 3 times a week0 -
For those having a difficult time dealing with the sugar/carb cravings this is very interesting, and is a good one to send to anyone who has questions about the whole "low carb" concept.
http://www.gnolls.org/905/mechanisms-of-sugar-addiction-or-why-youre-addicted-to-bread/
It is a three parter, also talks about complex carbs and talks about a study with those, I know many have issues with the fact that many studies don't involve complex carbohydrate sources. That is in part three. The first part though, which is linked, talks about how sugar is an addiction mentally and physically. Looking at it in the way can help you understand why it is so hard to break the addiction, and seeing it that way may help make it easier in some way to avoid it. Maybe? 0 -
thanks, I am reading it, interesting stuff.0
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Hey All! Just popping in to say hello!! Did another fast today, but then I just read you shouldn't do it two days in a row. Oops!! Oh well.
Hope everyone is have an awesome day!!
What kind of fast are you doing??
If I fast I usually do the master cleanse for 2-3 days. Its meant to last 10 days but I can never get that far. I usually do it to restart my system if I've been eating horribly. It works for me I just warn against people over doing it.
Hi Marline! I'm did the Eat Stop Eat, but I can't do a 24 hour one. I stopped eating at 7:30 at night and then didn't eat until lunch the next day. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I didn't see any movement on the scale though. Oh well. I'll try again next week (maybe).0 -
I would like to join if it's still possible. I'm already doing another challenge, but it coincides with this one perfectly. A group with like minded individuals would be great and I'm looking forward to hearing how everyone is doing.
I've read the books by Cordain, Eades, Sisson and Wolf. The diet seems very logical and has worked well for me.
Name: Brian
Age: 49
Kids: see "Pets"
Pets: Greyhound (see profile pic) and my wife and I foster cats.
Married/SO: Married
Eating Lifestyle: primal/low carb
Starting weight: 227
Goal Weight: 180 ish
Goals for this 8 wks: 20 pounds and working out Bikram Yoga0 -
Morning everyone!!
No movement ont he scale for me today, but I know it was reading 1lb down during the week.
BUT!!!!!! I'm not hung up on the numbers tbh, I know its prob water weight and stuff so am not that bothered about what its saying.
Man cannot judge by the scale alone!!!
I'll log it properly on Tuesday when we all do.
Hope you are all good? I'm off to do some exercise for a wee while
ciao for now
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Thank you Aimée for posting that, I will read it now.
Ales keep up the positivity the scale will move - just be patient and keep up your work!
Today we walked to the beach, went swimming and walked back home so I have well over my 30m goal for today. Also I have lost another kg ... making 35lbs so far!0 -
So the people in my house have decided to eat all of my sugar free jello. I really am killing for something sweet that's within the limits of the induction phase of Atkins! Anyone have a recipe?
Here's a thought. I used to use the frankenfoods and drinks so I can understand the appeal. Now, I find if I eat enough fat then I don't get those sweet cravings. In fact, if I don't get enough fat I also get a strange wired kind of anxiety. Lots of fat keeps me smooth running.0 -
Name: Matt
Age: 34 yrs old
Kids: 3 all girls - 11,13,15
Pets: 2 dogs (Lhasapoos - 1yr old male and 6yr old female)
Married/SO: Married to my best friend!
Eating Lifestyle: High carb junkie, been really cleaning it up over last 5 months. Now to Primal!
Starting weight: 315lbs on 1/1/2011. CW today 255lbs
Goal Weight: 205lbs by 1/1/2012. Maybe under by next May.
Goals for this 8 wks: under 250lbs for the first time in 9 years or so.
Anyone that wants to add me feel free! Always looking for friends and good advice! Thanks!0
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