Kicking *kitten* In Our Twenties - June Challenge!!
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Quick pop-in... Been in the emergency room for the balance of my last 24 hours so I haven't been able to log in, naturally. Things have been very tough on my end these last 5 days. Really really sick and only just finally starting to eat and feel normal again. As crazy as it sounds, I am still managing to feel guilty about eating carbs as my safe food. The dr's basically recommend anything easy to digest and not too flavourful, which for me just means NOT WORTH IT. So yea, I'm dealing with a lot of negative food thoughts. I have no interest eating crackers or having soda or any of that other junk. Not only does it all taste terrible to me, it's also all stuff that I absolutely never eat. Really struggling with that because I am having insane cravings for ice cream, chocolate, fruit, coffee,, yogurt and lots of other things that I shouldn't be eating right now... Yarg. I want to eat something that tastes good! :grumble:
As for the protein shake question... I have used the following and like them all!
Allmax IsoFlex Chocolate
Allmax IsoFlex Chocolate Peanut Butter
Cygen NutriWhey Isolate
Kaizen Decadent Chocolate Isolate
They were all totally adequate for chocolate protein shakes. I recommend almond milk, protein powder, cocoa powder, PB, spinach and frozen fruit. YUM!
OK Im going to get off and get back to resting. Take care ladies. Much love.
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just had stuffed cubanelle peppers for dinner from the clean eating magazine and they were delicious!!!!! Going to go to bed super early I think because I have been feeling pretty tired. Sorry I haven't been here today to update, not really anything to exciting going on- see you ladies in the AM!0
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Mariam-Great self control on the not weighing in!! WOOT!! I hope you get some good sleep and are more rested soon
Kandace-we do GOT this for sure!!! you are doing great with your workouts this month...keep it up!
Meredith-thanks!! Sounds like you did have an interesting meal...it is hard for "non-dieters" to get used to healthy food...it's a learned taste IMO, but good job on doing it...if only I could learn to do the same!!
Aly-you are very welcome....just keep on trekkin girl!
Bethany-you are welcome for the YBB...I told you it was awesome!! I am glad that your bf agreed to the meeting...that is why I tried doing it so early on...the longer you are seeing someone without the kids involved...the more they get used to the "just you guys" time and the harder it is to get them involved in the future!! I am sure it will good great! :smooched:
Meag-sorry to hear that you are still not feeling well :sick: maybe you could try wheat thins instead of saltines, and orowheat flax seed thins instead of bread...not great and still a ton of carbs, but def better choices then saltines and bread!! Hope you feel better soon
Megan-i like stuffed peppers...what were yours stuffed with?
AFM-well...ZERO loss on the scale again!! I sure hope that this last week of June holds some good numbers for me!!!:grumble: I will be under my cals again today, but I am having one of mine and my sons fave meal...mac and cheese with tuna!! YUM!!! and my workout is done (27min TJ lower body). Tomorrows workout-BL bootcamp!
* 8 days left ladies! let's kill it!!:drinker:0 -
At the end of May I had cortisone injections in my right SI joint and in my L5 facet for the treatment of chronic pain that I have had for 2 years. I haven't been able to run much since 2009. I was excited today because I had my follow-up appointment and was ready to be cleared to run...I needed good news this week...just a little.
My hopes were dashed. Again.
The pain is 85-90% better than it was before the cortisone, but my doctor is still concerned because the pain won't go away unless I tighten up my muscles and the joint. So, physical therapy 2x a week for 4 weeks it is...and no running for AT LEAST 6 more weeks.
So much for my good news. My reaction? I ate whatever the hell I wanted tonight. I'll feel bad about it later.0 -
Ima-sorry to hear about your running news
just keep doing what you are "suppossed" to and you will be running in no time at all! 0 -
~Runnner... your news totally sucks!~! I am mad with you!~! Just think though, in the long run you dont want to injure your self further. wait it out, heal your body and be nice to yourself!~!~!~! Being nice to yourself means NOT eating tons of crapola. Sorry, that sounded a little mean.... but you need to do things that make you feel GOOD, and now you know that eating tons of crap doesnt do that. I think physical therapy is a good place to start and then, maybe treat yourself to a manicure or a Skinny Latte!
~Meag... You be nice to yourself too! You will get better soon, you have created a Machine of a body and that machine wants to start back up... just give it time and you will be right back where you want to be.
~Guam... good job on going out to eat and staying with healthy options! I cant say no to bread.... your a stronger person than I am!~!
~Tara..... do you zig zag your calories at all? I do only cuz my body wants me too. If I am more hungry one day I just eat more so I end up with a natural zig zag most of the time. What I zig zag and workout enough I loose pretty well. Plus, just think of how great your gonna feel when that scale DOES move a little.... its worth the wait. :bigsmile:
AFM.... Feeling pretty possitive today. (I guess you can all see that..lol) Sorry if I sounded a little preachy. I am super proud of myself for all the workouts I have done this month. :drinker: I am on schedule to finish 30Day Shred as well, which was one of my goals. I havent been running like I wanted to but I should just give up that hope, I just dont like it. LoL. I also didnt expect to have this spin class.. so I have dont 45 min of spin 3 times a week, thats almost 1000 calories right there!~!~! I am super excited about the scale tomorrow. I am weighing in at my friends house (the friend who I am racing to loose more weight than) next WI is our second to last so its a BIG ONE!~! Well, gotta run.... I have a meeting tonight.... going to go get my AA on :drinker: !~!~!~!~! LoL.0 -
Good Morning Lovelies!!
Meag – I am so sorry to hear about your trips to the ER lately!! I know that you have worked so hard in the past few years to get your body image up to par and you have still struggled with it on occasion but keep in mind that the most important thing is to get you healthy again. Please keep that as your main focus because I know that once you are a healthy girl again, it will only be a matter of time before you start seeing the body image that you want again!!
Megan – your dinner sounds so DELISH!! I bought the Clean Eating mag once but never ended up trying any of the recipes. Perhaps I should give it a go again.
Tara – well debating on calling off the whole meet and greet with the bf and the kiddos. Need to talk it over with him rather than communicate via text. We shall see!! And sorry to hear that you didn’t see the scale move again for another week. I hope you don’t lose the wind in your sail but will use it as motivation to keep truckin’ along!! You have been doing so great girly!!
Mandy – sorry to hear that you didn’t get the answer that you were looking for but the physical therapy sounds like you could come back and hit it strong when you are ready!! And don’t let one night of binging detour you from your path to a healthy lifestyle!! There is still one week left in June and you can still make it count…and I have no doubt that you will!! I have been doing good with my avoidance of fast food but ended up taking a couple of bites of my daughter’s pizza last night at the restaurant and although it was nothing like the greasy messes served at pizza chains, it was still pizza!! Keep up the great work girly!!
Kandace – I love bread…and carbs of just about any shape and size but I am pretty determined to finish out June strong. I always tend to fall off the wagon as the month comes to an end but I want to keep it up and finish strong. And I am hoping that I am getting things down in my routine and schedule so that my avoidance of the scale for the month will show me some sort of drop when I hit the scale on July 1st. We shall see!! And glad to see your positive and perky!! Wish you the best on your WI and can’t wait to hear the results!!
AFM…dinner choice last night was pretty good but then my daughter talked me into getting us dessert. But after logging everything, I think I ended up doing better than expected. I’m thinking Turbo Jam tonight and a yummy healthy dinner.
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Tara: sorry to hear that the scale didnt move again for you. i agree with Kan, have you tried zig zagging your calories? i do a natural zig zag everyday. try it, you may find that it works for you. Most people have used it to get out of a plateau. Hope it moves for you soon, as you are a great motivator and you work sooo hard!!
Kan: great to see you in a positive mood! and yay for the shred too! im still shredding every other day, albeit two levels back to back! i find that i dont burn enough doing one level alone! As for running, its not for everyone. Spinning is a fab fab exercise! i wish they had times which were suitable for me!
Guam: treat every so often is ok! have fun with your turbo workout! i havent heard of these before, are they any good?
AFM: im going to up my cals to maintainance again! im getting hungry! so im going to listen to my body and start eating more!!! still on track with my workouts! will do my shred again tonight (2 levels) and then run either tomorrow or sunday! Im going to stick to running once a week! and will soon try the one hour runner as i can easily run 25-30 mins now! but will keep using the c25k podcasts as the music is already on until i sort my playlist out!0 -
Good afternoon ladies...!
**WARNING - Tons of selfishness follows**
Been really struggling with motivation to respond much at all here lately. I haven't had much of anything positive to say and I dont really want to be bringing you all down with me, so I have been keeping to my status updates and what not. Sorry for not being nearly as supportive and encouraging as I try to be these past few weeks. I am definitely going to step up my game in the next little while to make up for it. Could be good for me as well :happy:
Definitely struggling with a lot of negative body image problems, mostly due to my perceived loss of fitness and my body shape changes out of lack of serious training and becoming a little more slack on what I eat lately. I can tell that my body today compared to my body in Feb is definitely softer, flabbier and less fit - and that is a tough thing to swallow for sure. Although some of the circumstance was out of my control I know that there are things I could have done better and ways I could have negotiated my fitness goals accordingly to maintain more positive self-esteem.
1) I definitely need to make strength a priority. In the short term, I find strength training REALLY unfulfilling. I don't enjoy it at all, and to be honest, I really just love the high I get from chasing a burn - something I can't experience with strength training. Running is a different story and I know I can get back into that, and I will. But when I felt my absolute best physically was when I was lifting 2-3 times a week and could really tell that I was building lean muscle and getting toned. Definitely need to fit it in, somehow.
2)I also REALLY need to get back to my 1/2 Marathon training... Like, seriously, girls. What am I doing here!?!? haha I'm never going to run this damn thing if I don't start training again. I know I can do it. Just have to put my mind to it, find the time, and put my feet to the pavement. Other parts of my life will absolutely have to be put on the back burner. No more excuses - I want to do this for me.
3) Lastly, I need to stop giving myself permission to self-sabotage when no one else is around. Late-night snacking and taking bites here and there for no reason just makes me feel like a secretive eater and extremely disordered. I know that it's OK to indulge now and again, so I don't need to be "sneaking" small little bites of things every single day. I need to plan out my indulgences and the rest of the time I just need to stick to the plan, eat well, and feel good. Emotional eating needs to be a thing of the past.
I know I already have goals for June, and I totally stand by the spirit of the group and seeing your goals through to the end, but for this month I'm not going to bother. I don't even remember what my goals were but for the remainder of this month these three will be my focus. Going forward, these three items will make up the base of my summer "plan". I know that if I can hammer down these three issues I will be miles ahead in the realm of "taking care of me". I will feel better, look better, and have much more to offer to those around me - emotionally and physically. That's not to say that I won't have other mini goals, but these three big ones will be the superstructure for my summer -- which it seems is already filling up really quickly with road-blocks to healthy living...
June 25th - Tyler's family is having a "day at the beach" thing at this uncle's cottage on the lake, which means food and drinks all prepared by a very traditional, "white bread" kind of family. Typically there isn't much in the way of options for me at these functions, so I told them we'd bring a fruit tray and usually I can manage to get some kind of lean protein cooked up and then just opt not to sandwich it between pieces of sugar-y white bread. Lots of water, some salads, and a bunch of snacks that we're going to pack ahead of time, and I'm good!
June 30th - Meet-up with Ty's coworkers on a patio - How to avoid unwanted calories without looking like a prude...? Hmmm Should be fun. I sense that "Perrier and lime" might not go over too well. Maybe I'm just being over sensitive...
July 3rd-6th, Tyler and I are taking a 4 day camping trip up in a large provincial park where we both spent our summer vacations as children. We love the outdoors and thought this would be a perfect and inexpensive way to spend some quality time for our anniversary. I will have no internet access and no means of logging, but I will have PLENTY of time for fitness and plan to run and cycle every day :bigsmile: And of course, I'll still be eating well along with a few of the necessary camping "treats" :blushing:
Aug 1st weekend - Tentative trip to Ottawa, again. These are always a nutritional disaster. My bff has the most heinous eating habits I've seen in a longgg long time... Not too sure what my action plan is on this one...
Aug 6th - Wedding for Ty's co-worker - Traditional Italian wedding and reception. Have I mentioned that Italian food is my least favourite of any cuisine? Hopefully I can just eat a bunch before hand, struggle through the service and reception, and then have a really satisfying snack when we get home. Oh and I'll dance my butt off too :glasses:
Aug 11th-15th - WARRIOR DASH!!! This is going to be an amazinggggg weekend. We are leaving Canada Thurs night and driving to Rochester to spend the night, then heading up to Albany on Friday to spend 3 nights, run the WD with some amaaaaazing, super cool and really motivating MFPals, check out the sights, and then drive home on Monday all sad and not wanting to get back to work... I know we'll likely be eating out a lot, but hopefully we can walk a ton, I can use the gym at the hotel whenever we have some spare time, and we'll be running the race, so that should burn some cals as well...
Aug 22-23rd - My work is holding an out-of-office "retreat" at White Oaks Spa and Resort for two days... I assume that this will include all meals, which will be a challenge. Still waiting to hear more details but hoping at least the resort will have a killer fitness facility to use...
OK that was way more information than any of you needed, right? Hmmm... yea so this summer is feeling overwhelming. Lots of stuff going on that is at least partially out of my control. As many of you know, I do not deal well with lack of control at all. I think that in order to reign in my body image problems I need to just focus wayyyyy more on fitness and allow my food choices to just be good and healthy whenever possible. Meeting my fitness goals should keep me from feeling too guilty about eating poorly now and again.
Now I just have to figure out exactly how I'm going to fit all this fitness in.... :ohwell:
OK Enough selfishness!! I promise you all that my next post will be totally unselfish and encouraging to all of you. Although, truthfully, it looks like you're all doing amazing without me! 0 -
Kan-I wouldn't say that I zig-zag exactly...but i do ramp up and down a little bit 1000-1500 (1300, 1500, 1500, 1300, 1300, 1000, 1000) <<<that's usually about how it goes for me I totally understand you not running....I am not a huge fan of it either...but I guess we all can't be right?! Good luck on your WI tomorrow!!
Bethany-I'm still trekkin...no worries! As far as the meeting goes...it would be better to talk to him first, but he is also probably so used to it just being you 2 now...it is gonna be weird for him to have your kiddos around at first!! Don't be disappointed if he isn't as "excited" to meet them as you are....it takes time! Also...don't let him talk you out of it for a lot longer...like I said yesterday, the longer you wait the harder that it will be...good luck girl!
Mariam-thanks! I am still in it to win it...I'll work through this in no time! Enjoy those extra cals for me...woulda?! :laugh:
Meag-first of all..I think that you are def too hard on yourself. 2nd of all, I think that it is great to re-evaluate and update your goals...why don't you recopy and repaste the list and add em...who cares if there is only 7 days left...if its on the list, it someohow makes you feel more inclined to do it (or at least, it does for me). 3rd of all...your summer sounds pretty busy, and it's too bad that we won't be crossing paths, as I will be in Montreal, and then down in Niagara around the same time that you are in Rochester!! Oh....any ideas for "must-sees" while we are in Montreal, Toronto, or Niagara?? Just in case I missed something!
AFM-moving in the right direction still...workout is done (30min BL bootcamp), either goin to the movie with my son and bf tonight or tomorrow...but planning on getting subway again before and then bringing in a caramel frap light from Starbucks for my treat! Have a great weekend ladies!:happy:
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I"m sorry I haven't been on here much to comment on everyone's success this month!
As a military family, we move pretty much every year. This year is no different. My hubby has been in Ft. Benning, GA since the 8th of this month for training and gets home on the 28th. Last Thursday I got a call from him saying were moving on base to Ft. Rucker. It's only an hour away so it's no big deal and I automatically assumed I would have to pack up the house. We are scheduled for vacation for 2 weeks starting on the 30th of this month so I had to have the whole house packed up by then! Crunch time! Or so I thought! I found out today that we qualify for a government move which upsets me considering I spent the last 4 days packing!! GR! I go to Ft. Rucker tomorrow to see our new house and sign all the paper work AND get out govt move scheduled. Sheesh, it's been a busy week!
So, I have to get all this stuff done and setup before hubby gets home, go on vacation and then come back to the new house, have the movers unload our stuff and unpack! Busy busy!
Goal for this month was to lose 8.6 pounds to get to ONEderland and today I weighed in at 201 exactly! So, since today is pretty much over, I have 6 days to lose 1.1 pounds to see 199.9 on the scale! I know I can do that!!!
Hope everyone is having a great week! Tomorrow is FRIDAY!!!
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Ashley-good luck on the move and on reaching your goal for the month!! you are almost there....keep it up!0
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This is going to be a selfish post. I've got an alarm set for 5 1/2 hours from now - but I don't think I'm going to have a chance to check in over the weekend, so I want to check in now.
Aly and Bethany - thanks for your words of support after my last, rather negative, post. All you ladies really put a smile on my face even when I'm feeling bad about myself.
Biked to my internship today - really is a nice way to get the day started (except for the fact that I'm sweaty for the first 15 minutes of work). Breakfast and dinner were pretty good, but I ate poorly in between them. Some friends visited me and my housemates last night. When I got back this afternoon, they were all still hungover and even though I wasn't, I ate the same "hangover food" that they did. Poor choices.
I'm kind of nervous about the next three days. The boy is getting commissioned tomorrow (well today...). I'm going to the ceremony in the morning and the party that his parents are throwing later in the afternoon, then out to a bar with his friends after. He lives about 2 hours away, and I'm staying there all weekend. We're going to a benefit salsa dance on Saturday night (which should be tons of fun) and his brother and sister-in-law's baby shower on Sunday. The weekend is jam-packed full of celebrations and outings and I have no idea what is going to be available for food, and I know I'm going to be too busy to log. I'm hoping I'll be able to have healthy breakfasts as a positive start to the day and just try to make smart choices for the other meals. Despite the past few sentences of worrying/complaining, I am really looking forward to this weekend and I'm so so proud of him. I just think that if I write the challenges of this upcoming weekend on the thread, I will be more conscious of my choices.
Happy Friday everyone! Meredith 0 -
HAPPY Friday everyone!~!~!
My WI went well, I guess.... 2 pounds down. So, I officially have 3 pounds to loose next week to make it to my goal!~! Ahhh! I can do it though, maybe!~!
I am super tired but I wanted to pop in and say hi. This 3 spin classes a week is freaking killing me!~! I am glad that I have the weekend to recover though. Early to bed for me, good night ladys.0 -
Happy Friday Lovelies!!
Mariababe – I love the Turbo Jam workouts. If you like kickboxing and fast-tempo music then I am sure you will love it too! And its always good to treat yourself once in a while but my problem is that I give into treats far too easily. Yesterday was cake day at work for this month’s birthdays and of course I indulged. I am hoping the weekend will be better. And great job at being able to run 25-30 minutes!! I need to get back to my C25K training but now too sure how I can make it happen. But when there’s a will, there’s a way. Need to get that sorted out. I miss running!!
Meag – never thought I would see you throwing your goals to the wayside but I’m loving it!! You have been through so much in the past week and even the past few months that I think your focus should simply be getting better and healthy again!! Its good to see you relinquish control from the things that you hold such a tight grip on. I hope you are able to get back to your usual self soon cause it sounds like you have an amazing summer to prepare for!! I am envious of that spa getaway with work!! Hope you are able to truly enjoy it also!!
Tara – so glad to have someone in the same boat!! The bf and I have yet to “talk” about it just yet but that will come. He seems to be unavailable lately. Not because he’s avoiding me but because he is busy with life. I am sure it will work itself out…just like everything else!! And great job keeping your mind where you need to!! You are a stronger woman than I am!! Keep it up girly!! And you will end up where you want to be!!
Ashley – although you busted you’re *kitten* for those 4 days, I am sure you got a good burn and at least you will have tons of help now!! Hope all goes well with the move!!
Meredith – sounds like you have a fun but busy weekend ahead of you!! And although you aren’t able to plan ahead, just try and make the best decisions that you can. I am sure you will be out having fun and the last thing on your mind will be your healthy lifestyle but do the best you can and most importantly, remember to enjoy yourself!!
Kandace – a 2 pound loss is great!! I am getting very anxious to step on the scale!! Keep up the great work girly!!
AFM…yesterday was cake day for the monthly birthdays at work and I couldn’t say no to cake. So I made sure to go home and get my Turbo Jam on. However, I didn’t last very long. I definitely need to work on getting my stamina back so that I can workout longer. That’s one thing that I don’t like about working out at home, I can throw in the towel and no one will really know. But the kids also kept interrupting me and that was getting annoying. Tonight I am going out to dinner with my mom. I know that I am going to overindulge so I am trying to be conscious of my choices throughout the day. Tomorrow should be a nice lazy day at home. Gonna try and find a park close by the house and maybe take the kids for a picnic. Sunday will be busy!! Church, birthday party, and then a baby shower. Should be fun though!!
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hey everyone! Just a quick post to say hi! I have my 5k tomorrow and I am super excited and nervous at the same time! I just want to run the entire time and I am hoping that the motivation of it being a race will get me through it and help me to run a nice time. Like I said before anything around 36 minutes and I will be one happy camper. Alright! I am off to get a little more work done and then home for a nice long walk and a stretch before picking up my race packet! See you ladies later!0
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Meredith-good luck this weekend...enjoy, keep on moving, and try the best that you can!
Kan-you can do it....but if you don't just know that you have still done a great job!! CONGRATS on the 2lbs...that is awesome!:drinker:
Bethany-have a great weekend!! and I am sure that your stamina will be back to norm in no time...just keep on going girl!
Megan-the 5K will for sure motivate you to run as much and as quick as you can!! You are going to great so...I won't wish you good luck but instead great success!! can't wait to hear how you did!! :flowerforyou:
AFM-managed to eat well yesterday...even with subway, the movie, and the bf being here!! Got in my planned workout for today (20min yoga burn and 10min yoga relax) and will be heading to the beach in a few then gotta figure out what's for dinner?! Have a great day ladies 0 -
Hey Everyone, It has been busy busy lately, but I am feeling like I have been on track. I am still not sure what the scale will say on thursday but hey that's the name of the game.
Tonight we are camping for a night and I am going to try my hardest to track everything I have tonight even though I know I will be going over on cals with beer and smores. I have a 70 minute run tomorrow at the site with a fellow camper so that will be great. I have a fairly big workout on Sunday a swim/bike/run up at the course to see it before the race. SO I will be super mellow Saturday night in preparation for that. Next week is the end of the month and my WI, I am not sure what it will say nor should I care. I am being healthy and that is what matters the most. I am really learning to just be healthy most of the time and that is a win in my book. I was having some financial issues and we are going to cancel my gym membership as soon as my race is done, then we are going to go to a cheaper gym. I am also notifying my coaches that I will not be working with them after my race. Hopefully this will help with everything as far as sanity and money goes. I am lucky to have an amazing fiance who doesn't mind helping me out A-Lot with money.0 -
I forgot to say good luck to everyone this weekend and please enjoy yourselves during your journey. We only have one life we might as well make the most of it.0
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Hi Ladies,
Wow we are almost at the end of the month!
Kan- Awesome that you had a 2lb loss!!! Go you !!
Tara- I like your way of zig-zagging. Just because you get to have a bit of variation with your food, and if it works with the weight loss that is great!
Bethany- I can never turn down cake day at work either!! So hard!
Aly- Enjoy your camping and your 70 min run! Your dedication to your race is really great. I know what you mean about spending too much on gym memberships, trainers etc, training for my marathon last year cost me a fortune! It is half of the reason that I don’t want to do another one.
Meag- I really like your new goals and your new spirit. I have found you to be really supportive this month so thanks for that. Looks like you have a few busy weeks lined up, but you have some strategies to cope with all the difficult food situations so I’m sure you will be fine. And I am totally jealous because you are doing so many fun things, lucky you.
AFM- I had a talk with my trainer this week because I feel like I haven’t been loosing any weight lately. He has recommended that I start eating better morning and afternoon teas, so I am going to try that for the next few weeks. If that works he reckons I may need to up my calories but I just don’t get that so don’t really want to try. Today we are doing a catch up work out because we will miss tomorrow. Tonight I’ve got my family coming over for dinner so I’ll try to cook something healthy-ish. Tomorrow we are off to a rugby game for my nephew’s birthday, as long as I avoid the chips, hot-dogs and beer I’ll be fine!
OK gotta go ladies, sorry about the excessive use of exclamation marks today !!!
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Just popping in to sayy that i finally feel like I am back on track!!! After a week of stressing out, writing a paper, working, blah blah blah I finally got to go run again. Never thought I would be soooo happy to run lol and I ran for 25mins without wanting to die after wards yay go me
So with C25K i'm done with W6D3 and ready to move on to week 7 in two days! Soo as of now I feel like I'm on track with my june goals!
i just want to tell everybody good luck with all thier weekend goals and plans!!!! Im sure everybody is going to do amazing!0 -
Kinda BUMMED I stepped on the scale this morning just to make sure my 2 pounds were still gone and they are NOT. 139.5. So thats only a .5 loss, and that makes my friends scale the correct one. WHy would my scale lie to me? Why did I step on it in the first place??? Crap.0
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Getting ready to head out the door for my race. I am super nervous and didn't sleep great last night because of it. I know I'm the only one who has put any pressure on myself but I just really want to do a good job. I'll let you ladies know how it goes when I get back!0
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Morning all!! Well... It's Sat and I was up at 6am. Still feeling not 100% and my stomach was really bugging me this morning. Despite a super late night I couldnt sleep so I am up and should be heading out to the market shortly with the boy. We've got an action packed day so this is going to be quick...
Decided that excuses were a thing of the past this week - 1/2 Marathon Training begins Monday! I have my schedule all printed out, including holidays and races, to make accommodations. I am pumped. Gotta figure out my strength component yet but it's in the works. By Mon I am going to be 100% back on track!
Megan - GOOD LUCK LADY!!!!! :drinker: You are going to rock it! Can't wait to hear your results! You know you can run the whole thing. You've done it before and you can do it again - it's all mental! On occasion our body's just cannot deliver, and that's OK too. The important part is knowing when it's your body or your head that's giving in. If it's the latter you need to figure out what's causing you to doubt yourself, acknowledge it, and fight back. You can totally kick this race's butt!
TJ - Love love love the new pic - summer at it's best! Such a super cute outfit too! Looks like you are doing great sticking to your plan and staying on track .... Who's surprised!?!
Aly - BREATHE! Seriously. You are notorious for over-training and from one obsessive compulsive/control freak to another - take a break! It sounds like training at a new gym might help with your stress a lot. It might not be the training ideal, but you definitely need a breather. Training 4 hours a day is just not responsible if you want to live a healthy, happy, and balanced life with friends, a fiance, good food, a job and some sleep in there somewhere. Take some time to you every day and just breathe. Focus on what's important and re-center. Even if it's just 5 mins. Sometimes we need to force ourselves to keep our priorities in focus amidst the chaos that is life as a fitness/health enthusiast :bigsmile:
Anita - Thanks! I have to say that I am loving your posts and attitude as well! :bigsmile: Honestly though, this is not a "new" me. This is the old me that's reaaaally been struggling to come out the last few months. Injury + illness and a serious lack of training due to my new job and all matters of life chaos have thrown me for a HUGE curve and I've been totally down and out the last while. But I am committed to coming back and being self-positive and as encouraging as possible! Hope we can continue to all be there for one another when necessary. I think no matter how long we've been at this we all need a good pick-me-up sometimes! :flowerforyou:
cmg - Welcome back on track! let's do this thing together! :drinker:
Kan - STOP! Bummed? About ONLY losing 0.5lbs? Come on missy - That's NOT negative self-talk worthy. Dig yourself right out of that pity party and get back to feeling good about your progress. Start with recognizing how damnnnn good you look in that profile pic! And how much weight have you lost so far? We can't all be runners and we can't all lose 2lbs a week - in fact none of us should be - but we can work towards being good to our bodies and ourself each and every day, starting with checking out attitude in the morning and making sure we are giving ourselves every possible chance to succeed. So enough with the scale and the double checking and enough with the feeling sh*tty for being not quite as light as you *thought* ... It's not worth it! Smile and be good to yourself today! :bigsmile:
Beth - Thanks lady! :bigsmile: You always know how to put a smile on my face! Throwing my goals out the window may be a bit of an exaggeration - let's just call them "adjusted" for now I have to start recognizing what habits make me feel unhealthy and unhappy with myself instead of which habits I think are going to make me fat/lazy/gross... The latter is just ridiculous. I'm not about to gain back all my weight if I have a beer once in a while, or stop logging on weekends. I have overwhelmingly healthy habits and moderation is a part of my life now. It's not going to change. So the behaviours I need to focus on are ones that are going to make ME FEEL GOOD! Lesson learned! Sounds like you are having lots of great social food events but making them fit into your life with exercise and other healthy choices. That's a great way to make it work! I am trying to do the same these days ... Moderation moderation moderation!
OK ladies I better run. Keep at it and stay good - June's almost over! One last week!
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How have I not lost weight this month?! I have fruited myself to death, barely had any Coke, I have not had pizza or McD's in for freaking ever (for me that is a couple weeks)...AHHHHH!
Some days I feel like I can do it...others, I feel like I am doomed to be fat. Yep, I'm still grouchy.0 -
I weighed in at 199.8!!! Feels so good to be in ONEderland again. I haven't seen a 1 in front in 4 years!! 0
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Ok ladies here are the stats:
Clock time of 36:48 (no chips but I believe my watch said something around 36:3p)
That's a PR by 10:15 woohoo!
I started running with the 11:00 pacer until we hit 1 mile and the read out 10:25- umm yeah I can't sustain that for 3.1 miles. Needless to say such a fast first mile hurt me a little bit and the course was hillier than I expected so I had to throw in some intervals of 1 min running 30 sec walking. I'm totally ok with this seeing as how my HR was staying in the very high 180s which is not were I normally have it while running.
I hit my time goal of getting in during the 36th minute so I am very pleased with my results and I'm ready to start the next one! Thanks for your support even when I didn't believe in myself!0 -
Aly-I agree 100% about living life to its fullest...there is no point in doing all of this, if you can't enjoy what you have and what you earn every single day! Have fun camping...and have a s'more for me!!:glasses:
Anita-so far my way of eating has worked out pretty well for me (cept for this month's plateau), I understand where your trainer is going with the increased cals...he is thinking that your body is wanting more cals to keep it going properly...a lot of people consider "starvation mode" as a huge issue with plateaus and diets....they recommend upping your cals by 100/week and see how that goes for a couple of weeks...if you aren't losing still after that, then try going back down to your normal amount...you will get past it...as I am sure I will soon too :flowerforyou:
cmg-good job on your run...glad to see that you are back on track!
Kan-NO stressin about the scale!! I recommend going with what YOUR scale says all of the time, and logging that on here towards your true journey. Use your friends scale ONLY for the challenge that you guys have going on!! Scales differ all of the time, and your weight does too!! No worries! :flowerforyou:
Megan-CONGRATS on your race time!! Not only did you get in your time goal...but you killed your PR!! WTG!:drinker:
Meag-your pic looks yummy!!!! Thanks about my pic...I have been stickin to everything pretty well...even though my scale doesn't agree yet!!:grumble: Glad to hear you're ready to kick it again!! have fun with the bf this weekend!
Ima-I am in the same position this month....don't give up!! My best advice is to open your food and exercise diary to your friends (if it isn't already) and see if anyone has any advice for you. My advice is to make sure you are eating as close to your goals as possible, watch your sodium intake, and drink your water!!! Also be consistent with your diet...this is key!:flowerforyou:
Ashley-CONGRATS on reaching onederland!!:drinker:
AFM-ate good again yesterday (can't wait to see how my sodium has been for the month...even though I wasn't tech watching it), and got in my planned workout today (27min JM 30DS)...tomorrow is TJ 3T and then my 2 rest days before I start my planned July WO's!! Only 5 days to go!!! Finish strong ladies! 0 -
meag: Its great that your getting back on track and gonna start your 1/2 marathon training!!!!
runner: don't worry the weight loss will come! Don't get discouraged, these things do take time and I know how you feel. At the beginning of the month I was on track but my weight didn't change, the thing i did notice was that my pants didn't feel as tight. So if anything maybe you are losing inches just not the weight. But great job on abstaining from fast food and pizza!!!!!!
Ashley: congrats on hitting ONEderland .. great job!!!!!
mking: great job on your race!!!!
tj: i think I'm going to take a page out of your book and plan next months workouts, maybe then I will be more motivated to workout, since I'll have a set schedule.
AFM .. nothing really new to report. I do have a question for everyone though, for those that pack thier lunch, what do you pack? I'm having trouble trying to find things to pack in my lunch, I recently stumbled upon apple straws (DELISH!) but I'm looking for other things to pack also. Start W7D1 of C25K, I'm excited!!!!
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Megan- Great race time! Congrats!
Tara- Cool new pic
Ashley- Yay you for achieving the weight loss you were after!
Meag- Exciting that you have committed to a half marathon. I think it is the best distance and a lot of fun to train for, so enjoy! I too am thinking I should sign up for a half.
CMG- I am really into packed lunches, especially now that we have a mortgage! I really enjoy figuring out the calories and cost per serve! (What a nerd). Right now it is easy because it’s winter so I just make a big pot of soup on Sunday and take it for lunches during the week. Not sure what I will do in summer though, maybe salads? I would love to hear other people’s ideas. Good luck for week 7!
AFM- Weekend has gone OK-ish. I’m sure my calories would have been over on Saturday but I went OK on Fri and Sun so I’m OK with it.
Hope the rest of your weekend goes well ladies!
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