SBF Challenge - December 29

cp005e

Hello SBFers! I hope you all had a great holiday. MM - SO glad to hear that you are doing better. :happy:

I am still alive. My parents were visiting for the past week, so I pretty much took the week off. It was nice. My mom bought me a fancy new workout outfit to help keep me motivated, which I thought was really cool of her. Maybe I'll post a pic later if I feel brave. I need a bit of a reset, though - having my folks round definitely saw me slipping into stress eating and boredom eating. I don't think I've gained much/any weight, but I haven't exercised in a week either (except for pushups - I managed to do those twice last week). I am hoping to get to aerobics tonight. I took today off from work, though, and my parents are gone, so my agenda is going to be to get back to work on my project!!!

Have a great Monday, all. (And good luck with the new boss, Bobbie!) :flowerforyou:

cp005e

Hello SBFers! I hope you all had a great holiday. MM - SO glad to hear that you are doing better. :happy:

I am still alive. My parents were visiting for the past week, so I pretty much took the week off. It was nice. My mom bought me a fancy new workout outfit to help keep me motivated, which I thought was really cool of her. Maybe I'll post a pic later if I feel brave. I need a bit of a reset, though - having my folks round definitely saw me slipping into stress eating and boredom eating. I don't think I've gained much/any weight, but I haven't exercised in a week either (except for pushups - I managed to do those twice last week). I am hoping to get to aerobics tonight. I took today off from work, though, and my parents are gone, so my agenda is going to be to get back to work on my project!!!

Have a great Monday, all. (And good luck with the new boss, Bobbie!) :flowerforyou:

yoginimary

Good to have you back CP.

Yesterday, I did 30 minutes on the cybex and a 2 mile walk/jog. We have friends coming in from Australia today and we are spending the entire day with them. I got dinner ready for tonight and got my house in a reasonable state, but I'm not sure what exercise other than yoga class I'm going to get. Hopefully, they will want to walk around the lake as it's a beautiful day.

I think I need to cut back on the eating. I keep getting hungry at night. I'm not sure if it's "I just want to eat" hungry or actual hunger. I think maybe it's a lack of fruit and too much sugar. We'll see how this week goes.

lotusfromthemud

Hi ladies,

CP, I too am declaring this "reset week". I feel that all the extra sugar and fat has just sent me into serious hibernation mode and I'm sick of it. My body is redistributing (or gaining. . .I'm afraid to actually weigh) and I don't like it. Essentially, gutly is growing and I can't take it. . .

Today, I'm aiming for the gym for cardio and weights. I'm also debating on going vegan for a week or two to try to reset the cravings. . .I can't stop eating sodium, fat and sugar. I did read that biologically we do crave these things in the winter, but the winter solistice just happened so I need to turn the lack-of-sunlight corner!

So, today, it's water, vits, and the gym!

Oh, and in the Christmas coolness department, I ran into my trainer (who I can't afford right now) on the street and she offered to trade home training for voice lessons. Woot! Now all I have to do is move some furniture, and can have weekly sessions with her for essentially free! And, on the same day, no less. . .the owner of my bikram studio asked for voice lessons for her soon to be stepdaughter, so I may try to work out a barter for that, too. (both of these women are also certified in Thai massage.) Merry Christmas to me!

Take care, ladies. . .spring has to come sooner or later. . .:flowerforyou:

RachVR6

Well now that I've been living at my moms for a couple weeks I finally brought my scale there and weighed myself for the first time in 3 weeks or so. 192!!! That means I'm back down to my 10lb lost mark. I was surprised to say the least, because I've been eating handfuls of cookies over christmas and definitely not watching my portions as I should. I have been more active with moving around all day and not just being a couch potato. I think it helps too, that I wasn't constantly thinking about my weight and I haven't been allowing 'fat talk' into my head. I mean it pops in all the time, but I immediately realize it and replace it with something good, like my hair looks good today or that workout I did this morning felt awesome! The positivity, I think, is the biggest factor in my success.

Well hope you're all doing great! Back to work for me. I finally brought my water today, and I'll be doing Plyometrics this evening. :flowerforyou:

Carrie6o6

woo hoo! Congrats Rach!!

Im back at 192lbs! Gained 3lbs! arrg ah well!

Today I went for a jog. I am now going to get serious about watching my cal intake again. I was going to start January 1st like most do, but why not today??

mechanicmom

Hey all,
I may disappear for a couple of days. I'm not sure. Then again I might be on here more than usual. I went to get a sonogram this morning to check on the baby and it wasn't there. I guess I passed it on Christmas day. I guess I was feeling better, I just didn't know why.
So I am kind of a ball of emotions right now. I am going to hide them for awhile and go watch Alex ride Ritchie the horse. I haven't seen him do that in about 6 weeks, so that will bring joy to my face. The house hasn't been cleaned in about 6 weeks so I will probably take out my frustration and anger on it. The Lord has been gracious and has been my Rock. I was blessed in that the miscarriage did not hurt as bad as I expected. And we have the time to go to San Antonio this weekend to see my family and have Christmas with them. So there are some things to look forward. I have to start giving myself goals immediately to keep me sane. I am looking forward to getting back to working out and doing push ups again when I get the okay. I'm trying to cheer myself up. I may be in tomorrow to say hi or maybe not. Love you all.
MM

Bobbie145

Oh, MM, I am so sorry for your loss. Take good care of youself.

Bobbie

cp005e

I am so sorry, MM - take your time and go easy on yourself. We'll be here when you feel like stopping by! :flowerforyou:

mechanicmom

Hey,
I got the clear to go ahead and start working out again (walking and stuff probably until the bleeding stops) and to get back to life. Steve and I took Alex to ride Ritchie and that was a big help for me to get out and see that. It's a nice day so in a little while we may go to a park and try to help Alex learn to ride his tricycle. My hubby also reminded me that I can start painting on Alex's bed which I had to put on hold for the last 6 weeks. I am trying to line goals up to keep me going and uppity. Just being able to get outside and be allowed to get some exercise is going to be a big help for me. Oh, I'm going to have moments in which I am falling apart but I know that I can make it through those moments.
So my output for the day has been watching Alex ride the horse, and walking at the park. It's nice to have some output again. It's been all input and my jeans barely fit. I guess I need to step on the scale over the next couple of days and reset my ticker and start eating better. I know some will come off naturally, but I am sure I ate most of it on.
I will be getting back to my push ups next Monday. I wonder how well I will test. 20? 30? 10? We'll see.
I will probably check in tomorrow. You all are my buddies, and I can't stay away long.
MM

Renae_Nae

I'm alive...barely! My parents got a Wii for Christmas and everything above the waist is so sore!!!!!! I don't ever remember this much of my body being so sore after any workout!

I've been blowing calories like crazy and right now the end is not in sight...tomorrow is wing (a major temptation..that I've never conquered) then the following night is all the alcohol with a whole table of food...so I'm hoping that Thursday I can start to be strict again. I've only gained .5 pounds and that was after losing a pound this vacation so I'm still holding like I wanted. So I'm going to enjoy these next two days and forget about it :laugh:

Renae_Nae

MM - I just read your post...I'm so sorry.