Lindsay Brin's 60 Day Slim Down and workout videos

jennieodwyer

Yeah I had a nice loss. Then I sabotaged myself this weekend. UGGGHHH. Same old story. I do great on the weekdays then when I am out at social events I start off all well and fine, then I eat too much, then I say oh what the hell and I go so far off the beam. grrrr. Bad Jennie bad! You saw the pics. There is a major difference there. I must get it together!!

PS hope you had a great (binge free) holiday weekend!

jennieodwyer

Still very annoyed about the binge this weekend since I think I did some serious damage. I am staying off the scale this week just because I don't have a lot of low sodium food in the house and don't want to mess with it. I have to say S90 is whipping me. I have been so sore. Especially from the legs routine. Definitely out of shape since I am using lighter weights than before and yet I can't move for 2 days. Same with the KB workout. I can still only use the 20lb KB and my lower body still gets really bad DOMS after. Oh well I guess it is good that I am getting back on it and my body is responding. I just have to keep my head in the game with food. I don't know what my deal is!

tsquaredmama

I hear you on the weekend. Full week warrior 110%, Labor Day epic fail. Every day since 110% warrior. That's not balance. LoL. Need to get on it. Upped cardio because I could just tell that cardiovascularly I was declining. It sucks but gotta do it. I missed yesterday though due to a miss set up alarm. Barely made it to work. Opps!!

Boys have football games tomorrow and then we have to get my brakes fixed in my car. We've been down to one car for the last 5 days. We are not a single vehicle family it's been a headache!! I'll be so glad to get it fixed.

On a TMI note, my TOM is MIA (that's a lot of abbreviations!) so far. Not that I'm worried about pregnancy but what the heck? All the symptoms, but no show yet. So I'm still off with that. I haven't changed weights or anything so I don't know why. It's just one of those weird female things!!

Weekend plans?

jennieodwyer

Weird I hope TOM did show up since you are having all the symptoms! No fun! YES that was exactly how I was over labor day. I was great the week before and awesome since but the 3 day binge ledge to a huge fluctuation on the scale and I was not happy. I have been doing well since then but I had a total meltdown yesterday when the outfit I wanted to wear to kids party was too tight!!

There is nothing worse than feeling rushed and then feeling like everything is too tight. So that was my second wake up call. First wake up call was the pictures. I just have to get back into the mode of planning everything and making the time to work out on the weekends. I usually have a whole week planned out on the weekend but on Saturday Mike asked what was for dinner and I was like UMMMMM no idea. We had basically nothing in the house. Bad. I find myself eating some bad stuff and then just saying oh to hell with it. Or its just one day. And clearly my clothes and the scale is showing that those one or 2 days are killing my progress when it should be fairly easy since this is my higher weight.

We had a nice weekend. The only plans we had was a charity dinner on Friday night (which I was very pleased with myself food wise) and that dreaded kids party (which I didn't even eat cake!) but it was great to do basically nothing!! Just run errands and do a few things around the house but not the break neck speed of unpacking and shopping that we have been doing for about a month solid! Now that things are settling down I must get it in check! Going to Aldi tonight to pick up some fresh staples and need to meal plan ASAP!

tsquaredmama

Sick kid- broke car- no sleep. Craptastic day. How are you?! And dummy me stepped on the scale with late TOM and I'm 'up' 4lbs. Why did I get on it? There wasn't any good going to come out of it. I should know better.

Tarren was awake all night pretty much so when 5am rolled around, he started bawling when I said I had to go to the gym. He wanted to go and just 'watch' me. And when I told him he couldn't...that was the end of that, so I ended up cuddling him on the couch instead of lifting. Not much I can do about that one. Priorities.

So glad you had a quieter weekend. Wasn't that a nice change? I wasn't feeling well all weekend (probably where Tarren go it from!) so I did some housework after the football game and then just watched a movie with the kids. Sunday we did a quick shopping trip and some prep cooking but basically a quiet weekend for us too.

I got my car back from the shop, thought it was fixed (brakes and fuel line). Took it to football, Dan tells me my cruise doesn't work (<--worked prior to taking it to the garage) and then yesteday on the way back from work, I could smell gas again which means it's still leaking somewhere else. So back to the garage (a different one!! Grr.) it went. I've spent so much money on cars the past few weeks and will continue to for the next few weeks prepping for winter and taking care of issues we couldn't afford to take care of while Dan was off...it's making my head spin.

On a positive note, Dan hit a deadlift PR this weekend. He's progressing well. I only imagine what a hottie tottie I'd be if I could actually lift with him all the time. LoL.

tsquaredmama

Sorry I'm a Debbie Downer today! :sick: :indifferent:

jennieodwyer

I am sorry. I know how that goes. All of it. The sick child, the car that keeps giving you issues (and the idiots at the garage you have to deal with) and stupidly getting on the scale knowing it is a bad idea. When it rains it pours for sure!! No worries about being a debbie downer. Sometimes the best way to handle all this crap is to get it all out! I like the throw a 2 year old style tantrum. Get it all out of my system then put my big girl panties back on. haha

I am sure I will be having that tantrum on Friday. I didn't officially weigh in last Friday due to the high sodium intake and knowing that I did major damage on Labor Day weekend. I am weighing in this week and hoping that I am back down to where I was before Labor Day (133.4lb) but so far it isn't looking good. I have been rock solid with workouts and 500-1000 calorie deficits but the scale is still showing 136 the last few days. Oh well. Just keep plugging along. I just don't get what changes. Like when I was dropping weight in May and going under 125 like it was nothing. And yet now I am doing the same things and struggling. This is exactly what happened last year too. I got down to 127lb went of vacation and couldn't get it back off. Then I cracked down big time after the holidays and it came off and I was way down by May again. Now we are right back to last year of struggling along. The only things that I can see from this pattern is that I have A LOT more events and things going on in the fall that set me up to over eat than I have in spring. That and I am usually a lot more beat down about it than I am in the spring. So that is the only things I can think of. Weird huh? Oh well all I can do is just keep going.

Hope things are better for you today!

tsquaredmama

TGIF. If I make it to 430, I may have to have a celebratory drink!:drinker:

The scale loves me one day (I'll drop down to my 'recent lowest') and the next day I'm up 4lbs. I am guessing combo of not being diligence on sodium/water intake & TOM. I logged today and I'll try to stay on top of logging for the next few weeks. I want to stay on top of it for awhile longer. Sometimes I think I just want to relax and not worry about logging all the time. But that's for maintenance, I'm happy with where I'm at mode...and I'm not there yet. So time to suck it up buttercup and either do the work (aka eat the right calorie/macro allotment) or alter my ideal body image. Because working off both is just a roller coaster ride! Lol.

I do think (think being the operative word!) that I am going to go with 5 days a week of workouts. Sundays the YMCA is closed anyways and, if I want I can do active rest days but I want to have down time with the family too since Saturdays are about chasing everyone to everything. And Wednesdays I'm at my parents, so my schedule is thrown off and it's been my go to off day for a bit now. I've always focused on 6 days of working out, but the reality is...I can be beast mode 7 days a week, it doesn't matter if my 'NEAT' decreases (<----buzz word) and my diet isn't clean. My obstacle is and always has been staying consistent with dieting. Not even dieting, just eating consistently at a level. 1720 is not low. If I choose proper foods, I will be satisfied. I know all of this. I just need to do it. But rearranging workouts, adding more cardio, etc...is just beating me down more to where I end up overeating as a result. So intense weight workouts with 20-30minutes of cardio depending on time allotment 5 days a week. And then the other 2, rest or active rest depending on what my body tells me and what my schedule allows. I've spent the last week tossing around the idea of jumping in Jamie Eason's LiveFit or something similar, but like I said, the reality is I'm putting in the work...the fluff has to come off with diet and I'm golden. NOW JUST DO IT!!! :blushing:

You definitely have had ALOT going on. ALOT in a small time frame. I definitely think that impacts how our bodies respond. 100%. Keep plugging away. You know the weight can and will come off with your patience and dedication. You've definitely got the dedication. It's hard to be patient. I understand that 110%. We know what to do. We have the tools. We just have to keep pushing forward.

Am I hired as a motivational speaker for the both of us?!?!?/

jennieodwyer

Very good! Yeah I am where you are at with the workouts. I actually might only be doing 4 workouts a week. I would let to get at least one workout in on the weekends but with everything that has been going on. I chose to use the extra time to sleep and just hang out than try to cram workouts in before we go do things. I actually have higher burns most weekends even without a workout because I am up and walking around and going up and down the stairs all the time. Like my average burn on weekdays when I workout is 2400-2500 (which is usually 3-4 hours of activity on BMF) and on weekends when I am running my errands and cleaning the house, etc my burn is often 2600-2800 calories (which is 4-5 hours of activity) so I am ok with that. I used to feel bad about it but now I see that I actually burn more so why not just treat that as my cardio for the day :laugh: I am still going to aim to get one workout in on the weekend because I do feel better and often make better food choices if I work out but not going to stress over it.

As for my weigh in, I was almost back (less than half a pound) to my pre labor day weight. So I as sitting at 133.8lb which I am good with. I did keep it in check this weekend. I did eat a bit more on Sunday since I was just so hungry (no idea why) but it was under my TDEE for sure and no binging so I should see a nice drop again on the scale. I know my calories are lower than I want long run but I feel like I need this to get back to where I am back to being comfortable in my clothes. Once I feel like I have a handle on it (which hopefully will be in the next 2-3 weeks) I will start adding back in calories to 1800-1900. Then once I get there I will hopefully be preggers and not mess it all up! haha Lets kill it this week!!

tsquaredmama

Well, TGIF for sure. It's been a wild week. Full moon? Somethings going on because I am pulling more work hours than ever. It's very, very strange. :ohwell: :noway: We've also implemented a new internet policy which puts a bit of a damper on my midday MFP check in. :laugh:

I'm rolling with the workout schedule 2 days on, 1 off, 3 days on, 1 off. We'll see how that goes. The kids passed their head cold on to me so that's been making cardio impossible. But I did get some in today. Wanted to pass out, but it's done.:indifferent:

Eating has been fine, but at this point that's no bonus points- it's the weekends I need to worry about. So we shall see. I'm not high fiving myself until I start surviving the weekends without completely undoing all the week's work! It has been a good week eating wise so just need to stay the course. And drink darn water. Eiiieieiei!!

How are the S90 workouts going? I have been hoping to get Insanity back from Dan's friend. Not to complete the whole thing I'd just like to use the one workout for a cardio day on the weekend instead of trekking down to the gym. I may use Turbo Fire in the mean time but I'd like quick and to the point!:laugh:

tsquaredmama

Survived the weekend with only a little splurging (few cookies here and there) but stayed in my range. Saturday I slept, and slept. This congestion + the kids being sickish (stuffy noses, etc) + a rainy Saturday filled with outdoor football lead to my passing out on the couch Saturday afternoon. Luckily, I had already gotten my workout in before the football games. I made up for it Sunday though and got my booty moving. Everything normally done on Sunday was done (ie. prep cooking, cleaning, and laundry) but I also went through my closet and moved out some clothes that were too big (I put them in the attic, because I just couldn't get rid of them...) and switched in my sweaters for my shorts since it's only 50 today!! Figure I won't be needing capris or shorts for a while! Heck, I'm even rocking a scarf today it's so chilly!

Went with a circuit type workout today for legs instead of heavy. 1 leg move + a cardio move 6 moves in all repeated 2x. Was a good workout to start out the week with. Almost didn't make it since baby boy was up @ 5am crying because his poor nose was clogged. Luckily, Dan has the same thing so he took him back to bed with him and they suffered together! It's just that season....again.

We also decorated for Halloween. I was going to wait until October but the weather just keeps going downhill so I figured I'd better get the outdoor stuff out before it's too rainy and cold to bother!!

jennieodwyer

Sounds like a productive weekend and hears to the sweater weather!!!!:drinker: I am enjoying it here as well. Now we only are down to the 70s but still I will take that over 95-100 any day (like it was just last week). My weekend was very productive as well. We hung an art display (like this one: http://www.mommarake.com/2011/06/kids-art-display-wall.html) and hung the pictures and all the curtains in our bed room (7 rods and 14 panels!!) . That took basically all of Saturday since you know how things get slowed down with a toddler running around. It is really amazing what curtains can do to a room!

I also want to get our Halloween stuff out but the curtains took a priority. Since the kitchen remodel is still in progress (granite went in on Friday but the sink and dishwasher should be hooked up today), I have let a lot of the decorating take a back seat since there is crap everywhere (like our kitchen table is the food prep, catch all area). Progress....slow but sure.

I was pretty good on the weekend other than my butternut squash fail. I spent way too much time making butternut squash fries for Josie on Sunday. She is a french fry fanatic so I was trying to come up with a healthier alternative. I ended up using way too much oil so they never crisped up right and were too greasy. Josie ate like 2 and was like no thank you. They stated really good (since they were coated in oil) but they were soggy and I ended up eating the whole (yep the whole) batch myself. So that was my "binge": oily squash. I did my best to calculate the calories but honestly I don't know. I don't think it will do major damage for the week but it might hinder my progress. Speaking of slow. I was sooooo annoyed that after a rock solid week of 500-800 daily deficits I didn't see an ounce off the scale. Just plugging along though and hoping to see something better this week.

Hope you are feeling better being sick is no fun for sure!!!

tsquaredmama

Welp, looks like I'll be having an OP surgery to get my deviated septum repaired (finally) on the 22nd of October. Better keep it tight and right up until that because I'll be sidelined for atleast the week. But I can't imagine I'll be up to eating a whole lot of crap either! So we'll see.

How is the kitchen coming along? I know how cumbersome hanging curtains is!! We have floor to ceiling windows in 80% of our rooms so when it's time to take them down and wash them. I dread hanging them back up. And I can remember the days of those kind of tasks taking just a 'smidge' longer with toddlers under foot. Oh the joys! Now a days, I have the streakiest windows in the neighborhood since my kids LOVE cleaning windows. Sunday I'll be cleaning the house mopping and such, and they'll be dying to get out the windex and go to town. I figure streaky windows & helpers is better than sparkly windows and no help!!

You are such a good mama! :flowerforyou: Props to you for trying to get inventive with her foods. It's amazing what kids will try if presented with the opportunity!! Heck my kids will eat lettuce boats if I make them, and I NEVER would have guessed it.

Workouts and diet are fine. Nothing much to report there. I'm on track so that's all I can ask for. I went back to IF for the mornings. It's more of a convenience thing than anything- with hectic mornings not worrying about making a shake or a breakfast is just time spent somewhere else. And I'm just not hungry anyways. This works for now. When it stops working, I'll change it up. But it does make staying in my caloric requirement easier that's for sure. :drinker:

jennieodwyer

Oh wow! Surgery. Are you having any trouble with your breathing? Or just something that needs to be done?

Kitchen is almost done! Just need the backsplash tiled. But then we are on to the master bathroom! That shouldn't be as big of a deal though since we will just use the guest bathroom.

As for the fries, I keep trying different things because she actually prefers and asks for my protein pancakes (oats, cottage cheese and egg whites). So I always think maybe this is going to be another thing she wants. But alas it was a failure. I will keep trying. Like she used to love my roasted chick peas. I haven't made those in a while so I will have to whip those babies out.

Things are going well on the diet. Other than the greasy squash I have been 100% on point. I hope to see something decent on the scale from this but you know how it goes. I was shocked to see nothing last week so we shall see. This weekend we are celebrating our 7 year anniversary. My mom is keeping Josie over night so we are going out to dinner then a movie and then brunch in the morning on Sunday So I expect that even if I don't binge I will still be up on the scale next week since eating "normal food" seems to do that to me even if it is just 1 or 2 meals. Oh well.

Almost finished with my first month of S90 and I have to tell you. I really forgot what a whipping this program can be. haha.

tsquaredmama

Yea, I've been putting off the idea of surgery because I figured it wasn't worth the hassle. I guess it's a pretty painful process. But the cartilage that's broken actually hinders my breathing and increasing my umm....snoring :grumble: as it gets worse. The Dr. said that it will just continue to push over and become more of an issue. So I figured might as well get it taken care of now before it's a bigger issue.

It's so cute when the kids get into 'our' food. Heck, I just love their independence. We go to Subway and Talan orders his own subs. Ham, on white bread with lettuce, cucumbers, and spinach. He's just so cute ordering on his own. Little man is a man of few selections- he'll take the plain buffalo chicken sub then pull it all apart and it the chicken out from the sub. They are something aren't they? I can't believe you are closing in on trying for baby #2!! How exciting. :flowerforyou:

Great job on the loss. Isn't it funny how you just can't predict these things anymore?! Not funny- haha! That's for sure. But ironic none the less. Either way, great job!!

Happy anniversary too!! Sounds like a fun weekend! Dan & I were just talking about how we really haven't had a 'date night' since our 8 year anniversary back in May. We need to get something planned hopefully after football season. We ave 3 more games then we'll have a little break before the kids start indoor basketball for the YMCA.

S90 is killer- those fast paced workouts are definitely a butt whooper. It's hard to do any quick, circuit type stuff at the gym with so many people around. I've been using plyos to try and offset some cardio. We'll see how that pans out. I want to have Dan take measurements this weekend. I will be okay (not really, but will deal) with measurements being the same, but anything up will NOT be well received! :explode:

jennieodwyer

Today is the official anniversary day! But all the fun and excitement was over the weekend. My parents watched Josie and we went to the restaurant we had our first date in (over 9 years ago) which was really fun. We came back to the house after and drank our favorite champagne out of the champagne flutes we had at our wedding. Then we ate cake in front of the fire place...... Then in the morning we went to have brunch at a place we had not been to by the new house. It was a buffet and was very nice. I drank more than I needed to on Sat but I was pretty good. It was yesterday that was bad on the food. I was still ok with brunch. I ate small amount of everything but left not feeling sick or anything so that was awesome. Then I brilliantly picked up a big of combos at the store when I rented a movie for us to watch and proceeded to plow through 90% of the bag. Yeah it wasn't pretty. So while the weekend was awesome and I overall did well with food. I am expecting the worst on the scale. I debate even getting on it. You know the drill. I haven't taken measurements in months since I know I am still up from before all my vacations and I don't want to face the music. Prior to this weekend I was starting to make some headway with my weight and starting to fit into things better but I know I am not down to my 120s fighting weight and I don't really want to see what the measurements are quite yet. Oh well all we can do is push forward. Hope you had a nice weekend.

tsquaredmama

Celebration tends to take precedence over MFP and calorie allotments. I hear ya. You got a heck of a workout in today! Sounds like you had fun though and took some time to really enjoy your anniversary!! :drinker: :flowerforyou:

Weekend was good. The football game was nice, the kids did well and they went with MIL for lunch after. Dan and I went to eat with my parents to Applebee's so can't say as though that was a wise choice but I was able to stay in my calorie allotment (macros...not so much with carb heaven ) Took the full weekend off from workouts. And started of Monday strong with a new program. It's got a good balance of cardio and weights so we'll see how it goes. Day 1 & 2 have been good. Tomorrow is just some cardio. Other than that...not much going on. Trying to keep my head on straight at work. The kids have 2 more football games then we are done for a few weeks. Dan will start basketball coaching next month so hopefully we can just enjoy the next few weeks of being together before the basketball season pulls him in!!:noway:

jennieodwyer

Yes enjoy the time you have before things get crazy. How is the new program going so far? Are you liking it? As for me I am cranky about the scale as you can imagine. The only thing I regret was the stupid bag of combos but the dinner and brunch was worth it. I think I am not doing an official weigh in on Friday since i know it is only going to piss me off. I know it is all mental and its not like i gained 3 pounds in a week but as you know there is nothing more frustrating than killing yourself for weeks and only losing a 1.5lb only to have 2 bad meals and be up 3 pounds.

It is just flat out annoying. Especially when you are still not where you want to be. Like if I was 126 and saw a 2 pound jump from a fun weekend, ok fine. I wouldn't be happy but it wouldn't send me into a tail spin but now that I am still well over 130 (was 132.4) and seeing spikes like sends me into over drive. Particularly considering I really wanted to be under 130 before we got pregnant again (which isn't exactly happening right off the bat). I honestly expected that when I got back from Jamaica in the end of July at 137, I would be able to get those 7-8 pounds off by the end of September. But instead the lowest I have gotten was 132.4 and now I am looking at being back up to 134-135 again. Sooo annoyed. So I am just going to leave it at that.

I have a distinct feeling that just like this year (for whatever reason), I will not be able to really get back down to 125-128 until the holidays have past. If I am pregnant by then so be it and I will try to just keep my weight gain to under 35. So that is the plan. Keep pushing forward. Not weigh in until next week. Keep up with the diet and workouts (and try to keep it together on the weekends). See if I get pregnant during that time And if so keep my weight gain to under 35lb. Actually 35lb would be the max. I would love to see only 25-30lb but you know that is something that isn't always in our control. I just got another Lindsay Brin prenatal set (her new one) and I still have the old one. So I better end up getting pregnant at some point. haha

tsquaredmama

The program is good. Today was day 4. So far so good. Starting with 20 minutes of cardio BEFORE lifting is so foreign. But I'm getting used to it. I have to carry the notebook EVERYwhere. Nothing is straight sets so it stays interesting but I'm THAT girl with her notebook. lol.

Yeh, weight does not like to play nice close to the holidays. I hear that. But you have a good plan for when baby #2 comes along. Definitely will be good for you and the baby. Those abs sure are lookin' good though!!

Football tonight, off tomorrow, then games Friday. Basketball signs up came out and evaluations are the 12th. Looks like we won't have much of a break after all!!:huh:

jennieodwyer

Sorry your break will be cut short! Yeah I was pleased with the ab pic. Still not where I want to be but at least I am starting to look like it I am also pleased I finally found a place in the new house that had decent lighting for selfies haha I was having a hard time finding a place with a close mirror and the overhead lighting that is required to show definition on camera. Still scouting a full length mirror as well hehe

No weigh in for me. I have been sodium loading See you tomorrow!

tsquaredmama

You are definitely starting to look it! Good for you! Scale may not be cooperative, but your body is responding regardless of what it says! Yea for that!!

I had shoulders, calves, and abs with cardio today. I'm spent! LoL. Supposed to do legs tomorrow. Not sure if I'll stick with the plan given I have the alumni volleyball and I don't want my already pathetic vertical to be even more diminished by DOMS! :noway: I hope it's a good turn out, I'm excited to participate. I hope that kids enjoy seeing Mama out there!!

jennieodwyer

Ohhh good stuff with the DOMS. I have a little in my triceps from yesterday's workout. Yeah I think things are getting better with my body but I want to lean out more. Basically everything is better but not as good as it once was. Meaning I am seeing my definition come back but still feel looser and flabbier than I was before. My clothes are fitting better now but when I left they were getting loose on my (which of course I loved). I would just like to get close to that again. Wishful thinking right? Next workout is a leg day but I don't know if I will have time to get to it tomorrow since we are pumpkin picking in the morning. I love fall!! Have a great weekend!

tsquaredmama

Hehehe. Love the new profile pic. So true. You know how I feel about leg day!! :drinker: :drinker:

Weekend was fun but exhausting. Turn out was poor for the alumni game but my sister, husband, and father jumped in on the fun and we all played a few matches with the few alumni that came in. It was a good time. Shoulder is feeling the wear and tear so shoulder day sucked this morning. Cardio before and after weights. Going to try and keep that in check this week. We don't go to my parents at all this week since Tarren is on a 5 day school schedule this week due to my Mom having training. No excuses about not eating on plan since I'm the only one in charge of cooking my meals!! And also means an extra workout day since I can hit the YMCA on Wednesday morning as well. No excuses here. Time to step it up so I'm in a good position when I have the week of rest after surgery!!

How was your weekend?

jennieodwyer

Wow look at you go cardio queen! You are a rock star! As you can imagine today was a leg day :laugh: And I feel legendary. haha

This weekend was touch and go for me. No work out but with being on my feet all day I was at about the same burn if not more than I am on work days. The eating was so so. I am trying to get a grasp (aren't we all) of enjoying food on the weekends in a healthy way. I made our usual healthy breakfast pancakes and for lunch we had left overs at the pumpkin farm and then we all shared a bag of kettle corn (which of course I didn't need but it wasn't too bad). Then we made DIY thin crust pizzas which also wasn't bad but my hubby poured 2 large glasses of wine on top of my 2 large pieces of veggie pizza. Still doing ok overall pleased with myself. I was still hanging strong through yesterday but then we went to my nephews party. I was being really good with a small veggie sandwich and a small piece of cake but then I went nutso and ate a bag and a half of potato chips. They were the snack size bag and I thought oh 150 calories (I was not doing half bad) until I realized there were 2 servings in the individual sized bag (you know how evil that is) so I ate 390 calories in vinegar and salt potato chips. Sigh. I didn't binge and it wasn't a huge deal but we both know I can't do that if I am trying to get the last of the weight off. I have a sneaking suspicion that I am just going to have to hold my own for a while and hope to just lose a small amount of weight (if that) at this time of year. I know I can do better but at this point not going totally nuts is my better. haha

I am getting back the scale Friday to see where I am at and then we will know where I stand. For now I am back in action. I am pleased with myself though that I have all my dinners cooked for this week (and some extras in the freezer). I tried out 2 new recipes. One was a tomato basil marinade for chicken (which was excellent if you are interested) and then I ground chicken for the first time myself for chicken meatloaves. We haven't had those to eat yet but I am excited to try them out on Wed. The grinding of the chicken went well and it is lower cal than the ground turkey I buy at the store because it is all breast meat. It is also cheaper since I am doing all the labor and buying huge bags of frozen breasts at Costco. So that was a win. I hope they taste good since we have 2 servings in the refrigerator and one each meal of them in the freezer. haha. All this food talk is making me hungry! Off to eat my tuna. Press on my fellow workout warrior!!

tsquaredmama

Couldn't get to the internet yesterday since I was 'babysitting' this rescue kitten. Oh boy, talk about a weird day! They brought her in when the construction guys who are doing our new parking lot found her. They said she'd been there last week but they were concerned about her when she was still there this week. My boss took her up to the vet to have her checked/cleared. She has fleas but is healthy, just tiny from lack of food. I let her hang out with me all day in my office waiting to find a home for her. I had text Dan about her figuring he'd say no way (which he did). But the longer she stayed with me, the more I loved her and knew the boys would. So I sent Dan a video of her, saying it would make a great early Christmas present. He showed the boys, they called me, and begged for her. So, off to our home she went. I NEVER thought we'd have another cat. She's itty bitty and eats baby oatmeal right now because she's so tiny. And she gets a little fiesty since she isn't used to being around people so she gets skiddish. But she just loves attention and she's already going in the liter box (I probably just jinxed that!) The boys are learning how to handle a tiny one. And Dan's being a trooper, he's not a cat person but he let her lay on him and sleep. It was adorable! When I got up for the gym I checked on her, she slept in our spare room. She was all nestled in her bed but as soon as she saw me it was go time. :laugh: It's one of those, probably shouldn't have. And I definitely wouldn't have went out and sought a kitten with a full household. But she needed a good home, and I knew we could give her lots of love. So hopefully it works out.

I will say, for whatever reason I was amped up for this mornings workout. Back and bis. Was banging out curls like a bad *kitten*. Cardio sucks...but I'm keeping it up, have to! It's hard to superset and circuit at a YMCA so the extra cardio hopefully offsets that. We did eat chinese though. Who wants to cook and not play with the kitty?! :blushing:

How's Josie?

jennieodwyer

Oh how exciting!! A new pet. You gave that little kitty a good home And though I have never had cats I am all over an pet that does its business in a box!:laugh: What is the new kitten's name? What does she look like?

Sorry I was MIA. Josie was sick with a high fever and throwing up. Thankfully it passed within 24 hours but that day sucked. I literally laid on the couch all day with her. Cooped up in one room with the dogs since we are having work done to the kitchen. Humorous side note my TDEE was 1900 for that day. 500 calories less than when I work out and go to my desk job. haha. But then yesterday I was trying to get caught up with my work. You know how that goes.

Looks like I will be facing a 2lb gain on the scale this week. I was hoping that after my anniversary weekend I would be able to get it off by the next weigh in but it doesn't look that way. Oh well. I am going to log it and take my measurements and face the music. I need to see I am making some sort of progress so maybe the measurements will show something (even though I know it will be a big jump since June, which is when I took my last measurements). My arms seem like they are leaning out and my abs are coming back. I know my lower body isn't looking like it was back on when I was at 128lb but I am surprised I am still stalled (or going in the wrong direction). You know how it goes. I know the issue is the eating on the weekends but I didn't think it was this bad. Like I would expect it to have stalled my loss but not have shown a gain. ok enough pity. I know what I need to do. I am just half a**ing it (and probably will continue to do so through out the holidays) but if I am gaining I need to get it right. Stalling is one thing gaining (like legitimate gaining, not just fluctuations) isn't going to work out. haha. Onward and upward!

tsquaredmama

Rest day today. Was trying to make it until Saturday so I could take Sat & Sun. off but I feel like crap. Been waking up in cold sweats, wondered why...until today- now I know I've got a bug. :ohwell: The extra sleep didn't help much, but better than half as*ing it at the gym.

Kitty's name is Mako. (like the shark :laugh: ) My kids are shark week fanatics so it works. She's a tiger kitty with beautiful strips and a few orange/goldish flecks in her fur. We had never planned on another cat, but she needed us and we love her! She's been great. She just cuddles and does her business where's she's supposed to so I can't complain. She even loves the fact she has her own little room (our spare room) for when we are all at work/school. She goes in with no complaints and hangs until we get back. Did you end up getting that pup? I know you were waiting until you got the new house, but I couldn't remember if you ended up bringing her home.

The weight/scale is a funny thing. With not feeling great/PMSing combo, I've been a little less strict macro wise. The scale initially shot up but today I've settled back down (which isn't my low but what I've been at) I would have expected an up. But the irony is probably I'll go back to behaved eating and shoot back up. The scale blows really.

I'm glad Josie is feeling better. Any sick kid stinks, but a sick throwing up kid is really hard! It's so hard for them, and you feel so bad! I'm glad she got to cuddle up with Mama while she was on the mend!

jennieodwyer

Oh no! I am sorry you are not feeling well. We always take our health for granted until it leaves us! I hope you feel better soon. And I know the minute you do you will be back at it! Sounds like the kitty was a perfect match for you guys even if you were not looking for one (sounds like she was looking for you! ).

Well the scale was kinder than I thought. I was up half a pound from my pre anniversary weigh in. Which considering I thought I would see a 2 pound gain I would totally take this. I also took measurements and it was basically what I knew. Just maybe not as bad. I am 133lb now and last time I took the measurements I was like 126lb. I was the same or slightly up (like half an inch) in my upper body and waist (both natural and pooch) but my thighs were up an inch and my hips were up 1.5 inches. Soo there is it. It is basically what I knew (that my tummy and upper body were leaning back out but my lower body wasn't looking so great). I was some what pleased with this though. I am glad that my thighs and hips were the only thing really affected. I am sure my butt is too but I can't measure my droopy butt that well. :laugh: I know for my legs and butt to lean out I really have to get the BF low. I have to get back under 20% to see a drop there. It is just so hard to get that (as I know you know!)

But I feel good though since a co worker randomly said that every time she sees me I look skinnier (which I chalk up to the dark wash jeans) but it felt nice. And I tried on a bunch of evening gowns for our annual charity event and I was pleased with how I looked it most of them (including that little liquid gold number in my profile pic that I tried on for fun, hehe). So I am content for now. hehe. I might change in an hour! Have a great weekend and get some rest girl!!

jennieodwyer

Hey girl. Just wanted to check in with you and see if you are doing any better! Hope you are getting some rest and hanging in.:flowerforyou:

tsquaredmama

Good morning! How are you? I'm about 80% so I headed back to the gym today. I think if it weren't for work hours and the stress from that I'd probably have bounced right back, but recovery time hasn't been available! And I haven't been able to take a day off to rest since I have 4 days of next week for that surgery. So I've been sucking it up...but not working out. I hit it slow this morning so hopefully I can get a few decent workouts in before I'm off again next week.

How are things for you? How's S90? Did you find a good dress for the event?

I am trying to work on laying out a plan (when I have time) to get things under control before we head into the holidays. With not feeling well and just being unmotivated, my eating has sucked. I know if I don't hammer down on myself, I'll just let it go through the holidays and regret it yet again this year. I thought about the Leigh Peele stuff but I'm not sure I want to micromanage so much that I throw in the towel over a #s game. I might try the 15% deficit on the iifym.com website and use that to allow for some stretch on 'clean foods' with the holidays coming up and still try to keep things under a format. We'll see. I'm still exploring my options. Workout wise-I'm good. I know what I need to do, it's just that darn diet thing that kills me!