2 week challenge
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Just finished writing a nice long post and somehow deleted it!!! Hate when that happens!
Amy- we just finished SOA season 2 last night....and holy cliff hanger!!! Thankfullyy I don't have to wait a whole season to see what happens next!
Jen- that is soooo exciting!!!
Beeps- I hear ya on the struggling! I switched up my workouts quite a bit in the last month, since I joined that gym so I am hoping that is what is throwing the scale out of whack!
I did a TRX suspension class last night which was pretty neat, it was my first time. And then I did the mat Pilates class. I am thinking next Monday I will do cycling instead of Pilates though. It all seemed like a bit much last night.0 -
That's so cool, Jen, I bet that is good motivation-being on a dvd! You have to let us know where to buy!
Beeps, that is strange about the height thing, but honestly, if you were 5'9" and you've become compacted, is your TDEE really different?!
I can see how frustrating that would be. I KNOW in about 1997 I went to Dr and they measured me and said I was 65 inches and was in the paper gown, doing the math, and figured out I was 5'5" and went with it, but then I have never been 5'5" again, always 5'4" now.
Yesterday was good. I almost talked myself out of working out but I was like, no, there is nothing you have to do, go workout til 6pm! and I did... I felt better afterwards too. dinner was very reasonable and I did have a little Bailey's in milk reward and I logged it.
Today I have to do a little shuttling for my dad. He needs to get a scan, so even if everything goes well, I won't be home until 7pm, so I am not sure what I will be able to do for a workout but maybe I can get on the treadmill for Day 2 workout.0 -
chloe, we finished season 4 last night and now season 5 isn't on Netflix! do I buy it?! I think it's out...
I want to try TRX too, did you think it was a good workout?
I don't know what to try after vacation, and I am not sure how to choose...
Or, I could try this:
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Following my running schedule diligently.0
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Hey ladies. I'd love to respond to each of you, but I have been out of the loop since Thursday and so much has happened!!
Here's a tip for you all though. If you write a long post, before hitting "Post Reply" do a select all and copy (control C) and then if it dissapears, you can paste (control v) and viola! There is you post. I learned this after losing several long posts and many minutes of writing.
So I have been doing relatively well. My drinking has been in check. I have been drinking more days maybe, but less amount which is my goal for February. Maybe next month I'll go for less days too....
I've been keeping on track with my running schedule. I knocked out my long run (5 miles) yesterday for the week, 25 pound stroller, 22 pound baby and all. The weather was nicish here and I was off (sick kid recovering = no day care) so I figured I'd take advantage. Saturday is supposed to snow. I like running in the sunshine more than running in the snow. My race went well Saturday. I was a little slow, but that's fine. I got to run with friends and work on some hills. And even saw a guy taking a poop in the woods during the race! Really dude? It's a 4 mile race. Walk it off! Or at least hike a little further into the woods to do your business.
I did not do any food prep on Sunday. I painted instead. So last night I rallied (after 3 glasses of wine) and cooked chicken and greens at 9:30. Yay me. So I plan on eating healthy lunches (protein and veggies) for lunch through Friday. I'll be cooking in every night. I will probably even make V-Day dinner in. I've got a 3-4 mile run to get done tomorrow. I may do it at lunch if it's not snowing and/or raining. I may try some calesthenics tonight if I beat my family home, which is doubtful as Eric has a dr. appointment that should put them home early. I hope to see a better number on the scale on Thursday. I took a peek and was down 1.5 Friday, but I am feeling a bit pufffy and TOM is on the way so we'll see. This weekend we probably will go out to dinner at least once, but I'll keep the workout momentum going and hopefully make good food choices!
I hope you all have a great week!0 -
We are eating in for v-day dinner, too, Ashley. I have these itty bitty bacon-wrapped filets (110 cals each) and a crab-cake (170 cals each) serving with salad and either sweet potato or rice. So, should be able to have wine and cookies, then we go to a concert, where I will probably have a couple of beers. that's funny about the race, I have heard that running has that effect on some people, and I know friends who will take an immodium before, like, a half-marathon! 4 miles, though, really, I kinda feel for him, when you gotta go...0
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Just decided officially I am giving up sweets for lent.....so No cookies, cakes, ice cream, chocolate, etc for 40 days. The only thing I will allow is a little honey with my fruit and yogurt (which tends to be my dessert). This could be a very good thing. It will get me through V-Day, a few birthdays and a baby shower with no sweets. I need to tell my husband to make sure he doesn't by me candy for Valentines day.0
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I usually don't give things up for Lent because I never pick anything that I really can't live without, but I feel like I should give something up this year. I heard someone say french fries and I thought that could be good, but honestly I have fries like once a month. Maybe all fried food. I don't eat a ton of that either though. I'll have to think about that. Call me a bad churchgoer, but when does Lent officially begin?0
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We are eating in for v-day dinner, too, Ashley. I have these itty bitty bacon-wrapped filets (110 cals each) and a crab-cake (170 cals each) serving with salad and either sweet potato or rice. So, should be able to have wine and cookies, then we go to a concert, where I will probably have a couple of beers. that's funny about the race, I have heard that running has that effect on some people, and I know friends who will take an immodium before, like, a half-marathon! 4 miles, though, really, I kinda feel for him, when you gotta go...
Yum! Yeah, I guess when you gotta go, you gotta go... Poor dude.0 -
Better - Lent begins tomorrow which is Ash Wednesday and ends on Easter Sunday. I have given up various things over the years for Lent. The year I gave up sweets I actually lost some weight (although that wasn't my goal at the time) even though I think I ate more than usual to make up for it. I have given up coffee - not fun - and alcohol - that was the hardest, but I have also done non-food things too. One year I gave up Netlfx and this year I am going to give up Faceboook. I rarely post, but I find myself constantly wasting time reading everyone else's. I'm like a Facebook stalker!
Anyways, I keep forgetting to log, but I am keeping up with the workouts and trying to contraol my eating habits as much as possible. I just seem to be hungry all the time.
Beeps - that is a bummer about your height. I am actually 5' 8.5" but I like to pretend I am 5' 9" - that's what I tell everyone anyways. My husband is the same height as me, but he used to be an inch taller in high school, but he collapsed a vertebrae in his back in a basketball accident - yuck!
Jen - really exciting about the fitness DVD!0 -
Well, good luck to all you Lent-giver-uppers....I'm totally against the "giving up" thing (yep, I was raised staunch Roman Catholic) and am trying to teach my kids to "add" things into their lives, instead. Do something nice for someone else. Do a chore that someone else usually does. Whatever - it's the OPPOSITE of Lent - it's TNEL, lol!
Abigail - I have always told people "I'm just under 5'9"....and, I used 5'8.5" to figure out my BMR, RMR, TDEE, blah, blah, blah. Anyway, I took the time, yesterday, to figure all of it out at 5'8". It will now take me until mid-April, or maybe even BEGINNING OF MAY, to see my full fat loss. Frankly, if I had known that in late September, I'd have probably never even TRIED this. But, now that I'm kind of over the half-way mark, I'm going to see it through and, with luck and effort, I'll have my Venus body this spring!
PS - maybe that dude was just squatting to pee....maybe it wasn't anything else?? I don't know. In any event, it makes "racing" even LESS attractive to me (and, for me, it wasn't very attractive to begin with)!0 -
Beeps- I am with you on adding things to your life rather than giving up, I am doing the no sweet thing more so for me....I am also going to make sure I say something nice or compliment someone everyday. I would like that to be a lifelong thing also, not just lent.0
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Thanks ladies!! Right now we are just going to do a sample DVD and see how the retailers respond to it...fingers crossed!
Sounds like some of those things given up for lent can really help with the fitness/health goals. I'm with Beeps and Chloe on the adding instead of giving up. I REALLY need to add running into my regime 1. for something different and 2. because I am signed up for two 5ks,one in May called the Dashing Divas and Warrior Dash in June.
Ok, I have parent teacher conferences for 4 straight hours, gotta go!
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I'm giving up road rage for Lent. I tend to drive pretty agressively (usually because I'm running late). I figured that's not like taking something away from me, but making me more calm and safer, so all around good, right? I'd also like to do some sort of kind act everyday whether it's giving a compliment, unloading the dishwasher at work (I helped this morning put away silverware...score!), picking up trash, or doing something nice for my husband.
No workout for me last night. I'm planning a 3 mile run after work. I brought running clothes to work, but it looks like it's going to be much nicer after work: sunny and 40's instead of snowy/rainy and 30's.
I peeked at the scale (clothed) this morning and it was 0.5 higher than last week. I felt all puffy. Maybe from the red wine I drank last night. No wine tonight and I hope to see a loss on the scale tomorrow.
I'm determined to log everything over the weekend. I know I tend to sabotage on weekends, but I don't think I realize the extent sometimes. I know this past weekend had it's defininte downs: dinner out one night and my friends and I made these ridiculous brownies that had 2 sticks of butter. Three of us (my husband had maybe 1.5 brownies) ate the whole pan over the course of the weekend. I'm about 100% sure the 5 miles we ran didn't touch that calorie intake......0 -
My 2 week challenge will be to ween myself off of anything containing surgar. Started two days ago and the head pain was awful. I'm assuming it's sugar withdrawl.0
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jen - keep us updated as to the progress of your DVD.....I'm totally impressed with this endeavour! How AWESOME!
Better - logging on the weekends is the ONLY thing that keeps me even one iota "honest".
Today I am doing my first "B" work-out in Stage 1 of NROL4Life. I'm excited! And, it's weigh-in day....although, if my weigh-in isn't too great, I still have Friday to recoup. But, that also means I have to eat very little today, in preparation for my Valentine's Day dinner out with hubby tonight. Will choose the protein and veggie options and stay away from the starch.0 -
That is cool, Jen, good luck!
I managed to stay under cals yesterday, but no workouts in my future. I am just stressed about everything I have to do before we leave on vacation.
Cals will be hard to manage today, luncheon at Olive Garden for a departing co-worker! Making tacos tonight for my friends. We started watching the show "Girls". It is pretty good. Different from, say, Sex and the City. the characters are much younger than me, very different life, but I admire Leana Dunham, who stars in it, writes and directs. That's pretty talented...0 -
Maybe I'll give up the scale for Lent. I spend a lot of energy focusing on it that could be put to a positive use elsewhere. Hmmm. As it is I'm not supposed to get on it again for another two weeks, so I have a minute to decide if I'll commit to it, even though Lent starts today, ha! I've always tried to be more focused on something positive for Lent too, as opposed to giving up sweets or whatever. In the past I've given up gossip, saying negative things, being jealous of others, for example.
Chloe - I want to try TRX, it looks like a killer workout!
Better - I always log on the weekends, it definitely keeps me focused!
Jen - congrats on the DVD, I hope it all goes well!
Beeps - Enjoy your Valentine's dinner
Amy - Hubs and I watch Girls every week. It's so weird and funny! One second we're cringing at the awkwardness, then something so random and funny happens. Mmm, tacos. I haven't made those a for a while...0 -
I like "Girls", too, Amy....that head actress was at the Grammy's sitting in the same row with fun. Is she dating one of them? She's AWESOME!
ShmoozyQ - the scale is NOT my friend, right now, either. It's showing me up 0.4 lbs from last week...and that is AFTER my "mini-fast" from yesterday. Harumph.
But, because of the various contests/challenges I'm in, giving up the scale isn't allowed, just now. So, that means I have to be 100% accurate with my calories. Fine. I can do that. I think I might be at another "plateau"....because, really, I've only lost 2.4 lbs since january 1st....which isn't anything to write home about.0 -
I thought "Girls" would be a show I would like too. I might have to check that out.
Beeps- what is your cal goal if you don't mind me asking?
SchmoozyQ- ugggh that stupid scale! I should give that up too!
Amy- Yumm on Olive Garden! I have been craving pasta lately, I might have to give in soon.
I had a good day yesterday, got in my run and stuck with my cals. Tonight I have Yoga and that Barre Ride class again. I am still sore from Mondays TRX and Pilates though, so hopefully the yoga will do me some good. Tomorrow I have a delicious meal of filet and scallops with mushrooms and a salad planned. No dessert bc I gave it up for lent. And I budgeted for some champagne and wine. I am going to skip my morning smoothie to make it all fit in my cals. I will also get a run in tomorrow when I get home before we start cooking.0 -
I've noticed that when I check the scale and see progress in the right direction, I immediately give myself permission to back off my goals and start justifying food choices that I wouldn't normally go for otherwise. I did good these last two weeks, and I am down a pound which is right what I expected to be - but then I just become really lax instead of focused. Not that having a little break sometimes isn't OK, but I should probably apply myself for longer than a few weeks before I relax. :laugh:0
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Why did I do that? Why did I add back in all that cardio??
Oh, yes...I remember....after my Mexican vacation, I PANICKED at the number I saw on the scale and immediately regimented myself into 4 x weekly cardio along with my 3 x weekly weight-lifting.
So dumb. I mean, it *felt* so super-smart at the time! But, frankly, I should have REALLY thought this thing through.
So, anyway, here I am doing the cardio-bunny routine T/Th/Sat/Sun and, of course, the Venus routine M/W/F. And, WHAT do I have to show for it??
NUTHIN. NOT A FRIGGIN THING. I weigh 147 lbs. That is 0.4 lbs MORE than a week ago. And, frankly, that's a WHOPPING 2 lbs LESS than January 1st, 2013.
So dumb.
What *was* working for me was doing my weight-training 3 x weekly and doing one day of cardio (Saturdays)....I was losing approx. 1 lb per week from Oct - Dec doing THAT.
Forget cardio. Just forget it. It DOES NOT WORK FOR ME. Not that it EVER did....
So, despite the fact I entered into a February 'streak' challenge (i.e. to create a "streak" of how many days, in a row, I could work-out....) cardio is OFFICIALLY OFF THE TABLE.
If you EVER read my posts and I do the "I wonder if I should add back my cardio", just f*cking STOP ME and kick me in the rectum. HARD.
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Chloe - I'm at 1,350 calories per day. I really try NOT to eat back my exercise calories (whatever they are)...although, tonight, I am going to give myself permission to include them in my alottment.
PS - I've been to the restaurant's website, have pre-determined what I will order, and calculated my supper at 1,100 calories. So, it's within my calorie allowance for today!0 -
yes, Beeps, the "Girls" chick is dating the guitarist from Fun!
I can't believe you are on 1,350 per day, though, Beeps, that seems so low! But it seems to be working for you...
A 1100 dinner sounds like you fasted all day for it, enjoy!
I might mess around with maintenance and see if I can figure out how to keep the scale from creeping, creeping up but I wanted to get to lower point to maintain, and see if that would "reset" my happy weight...0 -
I'm still trying to figure my calories out..... I had a 0.5 pound gain this week. Granted it may be due to the fact that a) I've had a couple glasses of wine every night this week...oops b) I did Insanity yesterday and my muscles are sore (therefor potentially holding water right?) or c) TOM is on the way. Or a combination of all three. I was doing 1200 cals a day for a couple weeks, and have since bumped up to 1300 this last week. But it all is useless if I'm eating 2000 calories a day on Friday and Saturday. Which I probably am. So I am going to log weekends the rest of February, no matter what and get this thing figured out once and for all. I can't remain "in diet mode" forever during the week and eat and drink whatever on weekends. I'd say one cheat day a week is fair.
I did Insanity at lunch yesterday and like it though. I may start doing it with my coworker once a week at work. It sucks being sweaty the rest of the day, but it was so nice to not have to get my workout done when I got home.
Today is my Friday! Have a great weekend chicks!0 -
My goal is to average about 1500 a day. So if I go under during the week and a little over on the weekends, then I am ok. But, I have been doing so bad on the weekends lately that hasn't really worked out. I did my classes at the gym last night and my body is hating me today. I planned on doing a run after work, but I am not sure that is going to happen. I may need a rest day. I skipped my morning protein smoothie this morning to make up for dinner. And I am not sure how you guys do this fasting stuff. I feel like I'm not gonna make it to lunch....does your body get used to it eventually?
Better- I could never do Insanity and then go back to work, I am drenched after that workout. But, good for you!
SchmoozyQ- I tend to do that too. Its a lose lose because if the scale is going up or staying the same I am too hard on myself, but if its going down, then I am like oh I am doing good I can have that glass of wine.
Beeps- 1350 was what I was doing, but with my weekends, I tended to go over and then I was like F*** it and eat whatever I want. I am hoping with the 1500 I can actually stay under my weekly goal and keep up my motivation.0 -
It's all "trial-and-error" on the calories in v. calories out piece.
Husband and I did have a lovely supper out, last night. We shared appy's and then each had our own entree. The owner brought us out 2 desserts (which he paid for!), but I did NOT even taste either one! I really was "full" after my meal and I knew even ONE MORE BITE would toss me over and I'd have a sore tummy all night. So, husband ate BOTH desserts, lol.
I'm happy with my discipline!
Tonight, I have a hair appointment and then immediately off to an open house to try and figure out middle son's junior high school sitch. That means my supper will be a protein bar. I expect it will be a lower calorie day - good because I'd like to water-out all the salt from last night's meal AND get a lower scale weight tomorrow!0 -
sounds good, Beeps, that is amazing you didn't even have a bite! Nice of your husband to step up and finish both
ChLoe,some days are better than others with the fasting, I don't wake up hungry so I can go for awhile and sometimes I don't even notice, but sometimes I am hangry-so hungry I am angry.
I think I was hangry last night and just went ahead and ate all I wanted, and had a beer. It did make me feel better!
:smooched: And happy VD, chicks, have a great one! :smooched: 0 -
Beeps, I'm so impressed by you skipping even a bite of dessert!
Amy, Hangry! I use it all the time. And I get hangry a lot if I'm behind on a mealtime, haha. I can't do the IF thing. Maybe I could skip breakfast sometimes, and sometimes I won't eat lunch until 2 or later. When I miss meals it's cause I'm really busy - but I couldn't do it otherwise. I get ILL with low blood sugar when I don't eat. It's not pretty, haha.
Chloe - You and I are very similar. I'm trying to average 1500/day too. I find it fairly easy to hit that number and not be really hungry. For me it means three square meals a day, and little to no "treats" on any given day. So that's OK with me.0 -
Hi ladies! I've been running around a bunch the last few days so I'm not even going to try to catch up on commenting on everything. I was at a conference yesterday and went a little overboard with the sweets they had there, and was way over on calories by the end of the day. But I had to fast until 10:30 this morning for bloodwork (and usually I've had breakfast and least one snack by then), so I'm pretty much back on track today. We don't really have anything planned for V day, so I'm going to try to get in a workout tonight and have a light dinner with the hubby. I finished up my frozen greek yogurt last night, so I'm going to try to break my nightly dessert habit over the weekend.0
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