2 week challenge
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Yes Beeps....you look fantastic as always. Congrats on the hockey! That is one of the few sports my husband does not watch.
Shander, I partied hard weekend before last, like a 3 day binger, and it took me ALL of last week to recover. So hangovers will just keep getting harder! :drinker: Sounds like you have a good plan for food and workouts.
I am feeling great today despite not getting enough sleep last night. I was up till 11 waiting on laundry to dry so I could fold it. Then Daphne woke at 5:45, briefly, but I never went back to sleep. Instead of running during lunch yesterday I went down to the office gym and just did a random 30ish minute workout. I did a couple rounds of HIIT, then did some weights, including clean and press which I never do since my ceilings aren't tall enough, then some abs and quad rollouts on the ball and stretching. I am good and sore today. Tonight is my class. Then I have to hurry home, finish laundry, get packed and get to bed at a reasonable hour so we can hit the road bright and early! I'm looking forward to 6 days off! Have a great holiday for those of you celebrating!0 -
lol @ Better - Grey Cup is football!! lol....still, we watch hockey, too. Just not our home team (who totally SUCK!) - just my daughter's team.
shander - eeeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkks at all the holiday stuff coming up! Shopping at 7 am = no bueno for me! Maybe I'll give online a whirl.
I hope all of you american girls have a super-duper holiday time!0 -
Just checking in to say hi gals!
Be back later for more.0 -
Yes, nice pic, Beeps, your arms look great!
The Broncos are pretty good this year but everyone is upset about the Sunday game-they had a 24-point lead over the Patriots and lost in overtime so it was disappointing (to some people like my husband:sad: )
I didn't drink last night but I did have popcorn and second helping on my breakfast tacos... But I worked out!
And the hangovers do get worse, Shan! I hate that...0 -
My husband is a Seahawks fan and my middle son is a Ravens fan....it all hurts my head so very much!
I just ate WAY TOO MUCH at a much-belated birthday lunch (dim sum - YUM!) with my gf....gosh how I wish I could nap right now! and how I wish I would stay FULL until Friday morning, lol!! Likely, not...0 -
Hi Ladies!!!
Beeps - Popping shoulders, such definition, love it! Looking fantastic, my dear!
Amy - So sorry about the game, we are Pats fans, so we had a happy house
Better - Have a great Thanksgiving and good luck with your race!
That's all I can see!
I ended up going to the chiro 3 times. It's definitely better, but I'm still only about 85% I still haven't lifted weights and I'm still not teaching all out. I guess just more time. My eating has been fine and some of my jeans are actually loose. Not sure what that's about.
We such amazing success with the fundraiser! We raised over $3600!!! I am astounded because we only threw it together from start to finish in 2 weeks! We have an amazing community here. It was a very emotional event
All of you celebrating Turkey Day, enjoy! And those of you braving Black Friday, good luck!!0 -
wanted to share this, I like the perspective:
http://www.precisionnutrition.com/food-is-not-fuel
on why food isn't fuel and you're not a ferrari 0 -
jenomaha - that sucks that you aren't back at 100%....but, you are making your way BACK to 100% (85% is NEARLY there!). I thought you quit your "job" to do some full-time personal training, etc....how is that going?? Can you still do THAT when you are injured??
I'm going to read Amy's article, now....0 -
Well, I think that article confused me more than I already was....0
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Just doing a mid-week check in!
Jen - good for you for staying so dedicated. You're so close
Beeps - You're husband is a good man, GO HAWKS!
Amy - Just opened the article. I've been seeing it around the internet the past few days.
That's pretty much all I can see. I've had a pretty good week so far, managed to go out to dinner last night and not totally ruin my night. My one beer did put me over my calories, but I worked out pretty hard yesterday so I don't feel too bad. Starting tonight (Traditional Thanksgiving Eve friend get together) I don't really plan on being super diligent about my eating, but plan to workout today and tomorrow.
Hope everyone has a lovely T-Day (that is celebrating!)0 -
Yes, the beer probably helped, ram, I read that it replenishes better than water after working out but I don't know if that's because of the carbs, carbonation or what...
Have a wonderful TG to all those here in the States!
I plan to have a nice 4-day weekend, working out, eating and drinking and not getting too worried about it:drinker:0 -
A very happy Thanksgiving to all of my American mfp-pals! 0
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I hope everyone (in America) had a wonderful Thanksgiving yesterday. I ran a 5K with my sister and some friends in the morning. It was wicked cold and I have not run in over a year, but I managed to finish the race in just over 30 minutes. Although it was not my best time I actually came in ahead of the other four so I was happy, however today I am crazy sore. I will have to deal with it since I will be doing a lot of walking today. I am headed to the Olde Port in Portland, ME to do some shopping and have dinner at a floating restaurant on the water. I can't wait!
Jen - glad to hear you are starting to do better
Beeps - great pic, you have such awesome arms
Amy - I will have to check out that article, enjoy the long weekend
Ram - that's a good idea to just enjoy what you eat and make sure you work out
Have a lovely weekend everyone!0 -
A restaurant on water!! Abigail - that sounds soooooooooooo lovely - HOW FUN!
Today, I lift.
Weekend weather is supposed to be not too bad, so that's a good thing. We have a movie/pizza family night at my daughter's school tonight - we're watching 'Monsters Univeristy' which I haven't seen (but I do want to see it!) - tomorrow is schedule cardio plus son's basketball game.
Sunday I plan on being a vegetable. Computer + couch = my rest day!0 -
Yay, Ramalem and Beep's husband are Seahawks fans like me!!!!:drinker:
Hope you all had a good thanksgiving, mine was bittersweet. We spent it with my husbands family, which we didn't think we were going to be able to do, so it was great that we got to see them, but the only reason we were able to pull it off was because his dad was diagnosed with stage 4 oral cancer last week. So, we pulled strings to get some time off to visit with the family and figure out a treatment plan.
Aaaaand because of that I did really good with my fitness and diet goals for last week, until we got the news and then everything went to *kitten*.
I did fit in 3 workouts last week, I'm not going to get any this week since we were traveling. I've been doing some stress eating too, and trying to log it and feeling guilty got to be too much so I gave up on logging this week. It's my birthday today also, so between travel, stress, Thanksgiving and birthday celebrations, I had to toss logging out the window. It's saving my sanity. I'll get back to it next week.
The next month will be trying since my FIL is having major jaw surgery soon (date TBD), and we will be in Portland helping out the family when that happens. I'm just going to be flexible and eat clean and log and workout when I'm home, and try to be mindful when we're on the road. It's hard to workout on the road when the only working out I can do is lifting weights, but I'm going to see if I can progress to walking as a workout now so I can at least get some walks in while we're gone.0 -
Eeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkkkkkk at a stage 4 oral cancer diagnosis....bad, bad news. I hope his surgery goes well and that he recovers quickly. I think it was a good idea to spend some time with him, anyway.0
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I'm getting December *planning* underway so that I can spend the month just tracking the "inputs".
1. have raised my calories! Yay! Only 50 more, per day, but that should permit me to live within my calorie-budget without too much froo-froo.
2. 3 x weight-lifting per week. This week, I have to start off with an in-office cardio-weight-ball workout since the roads are terrible during this winter storm.
3. No late-night-snacking. This is becoming easier so long as I brush my teeth right after dinner!
4. Be in bed by 10 pm. I was doing super-well on this, but fell off it most of this weekend. I'm actually feeling REALLY tired, and likely this is why.
5. Low-carb this week. I actually changed my macros to increase my fats and decrease my carbs. I *do* end up feeling WAY better when I just take a breather from carbs!
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Just a quick check in:
Did some major damage this weekend with eating :grumble: On total cleanse and detox for next 3 days.
Still not lifting, neck/arm flared up again
My husband's grandmother who I've known since I was 16, has a slow brain bleed and has hours to live, we will probably have to fly out to Florida this weekend for the funeral
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Sorry I can't comment right now ,ladies, just kind of a rough day. I'll try to come back and read through your posts later.0 -
jenomaha - that is sad news about your husband's grandmother....my condolences.
I have to go get changed into my gym gear and all things are SCREAMING at me NOT to, which is just dumb. So, here I go....0 -
I did my ugifit.com workout yesterday! Yep, I did it....and, feel nicely sore this morning.
Since I'm going to be snowed in, today again, I decided to bring back my work-out gear and will see if, come 5:00, I can put on my gym-gear and give ugifit.com another "go"!
I don't want to interfere with my weight-lifting days (which is 100% in my control), but if I can throw in a ugifit.com work-out here and there, that might help me, overall, with stress reduction, with sleep....so long as it doesn't increase my hunger (and therefore my calories!), this could be a fun way to move through the winter-doldrums....0 -
Quick check in here...... Sorry for all the sad news.
Good for those of you keeping up with your workouts and diet.
We left home 7:30am last Wednesday and did not return home till around 5pm last night. I am glad to be back home and back to normalcy. It was nice to see my family and especially fun to see the kids play (22 months, 20 months, and almost 5 years old). My parents were a little overwhelmed with the mess we all made in their super nice home, but I think everyone still enjoyed themselves. I ate tons of food and drank even more wine and feel it today. Not sweating it too much. I'm going to be conscious when I can this month and try not to overdo it, but I have so much going on (7 events in the next 16 days). I did run my 5 miler Thanksgiving morning (totally hungover) and finished right over 50 minutes so was pleased. My sister and I did another 2.5 miles on Friday, I think.
Goals this week:
T: class
W: run after work - it's getting up to 70 here!
R: lift in the morning
F: probably a rest day
S: run
Su: lift
Fast till lunch.
Eat lots of veggies and good proteins.
Go to the grocery so I can eat well.
Thinking about a 24 hour juice fast for next week.
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Morning ladies, first off - such a bummer about all the sad news on here Rogie and Jen You guys are in my thoughts.
So great to hear about everyone keeping up with their workouts and such. I didn't actually overdo it too badly over Thanksgiving, but the actual weekend is what did me in. My girlfriend and I decided to take a full day to make tamales, and I literally just grazed ALL day. No bueno. I am in the mindset this month that I just need to not beat myself up if I fall off the wagon a little bit. I feel like if I am consistently working out and being mindful of what I eat most of the time, I should get out ok for the month. HOWEVER, I did put on weight over my honeymoon and it's been slowly creeping up since I started lifting weights - if my clothes fit better and I didn't feel like the marshmallow man in my work pants, the weight gain wouldn't bother me so much :grumble:
Anyway, I am looking at December as a fresh start for me:
Goals:
1. Lift 3x/week
2. Cardio 1-2 times/week on top of lifting (should be easy since the husband bought a treadmill last week... no excuses)
3. WATER, seriously - I don't ever drink enough
4. Be mindful of what I'm eating
I hope everyone that celebrates had a great T-day. Funny that Beeps is snowed in and Better is running in 70 degree weather. It's cold in Seattle too, but no snow at least! Have a great rest of your weeks ladies, and go Seahawks!0 -
Let's just say it is always nice to read "nice thanksgiving" reports!!
And, it's always nice when the mfp-peeps come back and post stuff....it *was* a little lonely around here, lol!0 -
Day 1 back a success! I ate well, I did my class, I didn't drink and I attempted to go to bed early but didn't fall asleep till 11. It's fall like in KY so Daphne and I will be running after work. I got here early so I'm leaving early so I don't have to run in the super dark dark. Happy hump day ladies!0
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I'm 0.2" above my Venus-waist measurement! That is the CLOSEST I have ever gotten, so that means my "systems" approach does seem to be working!
Now, I *know* I have to go BELOW my Venus-waist measurement (in order to get my hips lower and my bodyfat % lower....), but it was nice to see that tape measure nearly RIGHT ON THE MONEY!
To celebrate, I'm going to go and get the oil changed in my car (after my noon-hour work-out). BOOM!0 -
Beeps - I love hearing your successes with your systems, seems like a really good approach.
Better - Nice work!
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Rogie, I am sorry about your FIL, cancer sucks.
Jen, sorry about your grandmother (after all these years it doesn't really matter that she is technically your hunsband's:) I hope for a peaceful passing for her, and peace for you and your family. It's so hard to lose loved ones!
I have been sticking to the Drop 2 Sizes workouts pretty well but my eating has been-not great.
I am going to try and do a better job of logging, I think it will help me to see even if I am going over 1500 everyday but maintaining, then I might know better what maintenance is. I could also up my cals so it doesn't look so bad all the time:)
Beeps, an oil change doesn't sound like much of a reward! but it reminds me, I need one.
It snowed here and it's like, 5 degrees so no outside running for now!0 -
Here is my 26.6" waist, following my weight-training at the gym, today:
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Holy crap Beeps! You look fantastic.0
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really great abs, Beeps-where did you start with those? I have no waist....0
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