THE Team Week 5
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Losingit4good:
Way to go - getting back to the gym today. I say "life happens" and we just try our best to stay on track. Monday I didn't get to the gym, so I did some stuff at home but no cardio. I felt bad all day. The next day I thought about adding the lost time to my workout. I didn't because - yesterday is over and you will make yourself crazy trying to be perfect.
So I swam yesterday and added 4 extra laps.
Today I did my sit - ups (106 of them) I hope to "Love those abs" by the time I am done! Lulu - saw you on the sit up thread too. Nice to have friends there!
And I did 30 minutes on the treadmill. I'm starting to hate that thing. I cant go any faster - in fact I seem to be getting slower...does that make sense?????:grumble:0 -
Chanty, thanks for more info on the rice. I meant to ask if that was more than one serving. Cool!! Also, a ricer - think REALLY BIG garlic press. Typically used for potatoes when you are going to make gnocchi or croquette. You don't want them really creamy, like mashed potatoes, so you use the ricer. I am betting I could rice the cauliflower. I'll let you know. I think I may try that rice stuff tonight. MMMMM....
Your welcome Kristi
, it says it serves 3-4, but it really depends on the size of the head of cauliflower. I ate it all (a big nice plate) with half a small head, and was very full! I find it really easy to just grate it with a regular grater. 0 -
chanty, I had the cauliflower rice for dinner tonight! WONDERFUL!!! I I prepared it, and then I went to the website you mentioned. Might have been better to go there before. But, it was very good! I pre-cooked the cauliflower by steaming it for just a few minutes. Then, I used roasted seseame seed oil, because it adds a great nutty flavor. Not much, maybe two teaspoons. Then, I decided I would sort of load up the vegies. I put in mushrooms, asperagras (sp?) and celery in addition to the onions and peas. I didn't have any fresh garlic (:grumble: you know how the head tricks you by shriveling up and going away?) or ginger, so I used a little powdered. Fresh would be better. I also tossed in a couple of ounces of lean ham. I sauted the vegies, warmed up the ham, and then scrambled the egg. Mix, grate the cauliflower on top. Mix again. Almost ruin by grabbing the Worchestershire Sauce instead of the soy sauce! :noway: But, catch myself in time. It was wonderful!!! Seems like you could use cabbage too, and you could use Miracle Noodles and vegies to create a low main. I'm all excited. Thanks!0
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Kristi- It REALLY is a P.I.T.A! LOL Most of this 60lbs I gained over the last 7 years was due to stress. LOADS of it. I spent 6 years fighting my ex in supreme court and we finally settled that a year ago. There really isnt anything worst than going through that kind of long term, cronic stress. I ate and ate and ate and ate, smoked alot of Pot in the beginning (which I no longer do, clean for over 2 years now!!) and ate some more! It was the worst 6 years of my adult life not dealing with the stress in a healthy way. I had back issues and nerve & joint pain issues that amazingly enough in the past year since the settlement are pretty much not there anymore. Migraines also are way less frequent. Im still very over protective of my back... especially now that Im workin my butt off at the gym. There are some things adopt4 has told me she found in terms of weights that I am just plain scared to even try for fear that I land back in bed for 2 months unable to walk. Been there, done that... no way in heck i ever wanna do it again!!
Healthymom- Thanks for the encouraging words. I did sit here today and input my meals and exercise plan for the remainder of the week. Not taking tomorrow off... just gonna count yesterday as my "thursday day off" and hit the gym as I usually do. Altho its gonna be boring as heck since I cant go when adopt4 does this week. Im also gonna hit the gym Sunday. Since hubby is gone to Florida and the kids will be with thier dad... I have the WHOLE day to do whatever I please... so Im gonna be getting in a very good workout on Sunday. Dont have money to spend and the house is so fricken clean right now due to boredom so... might as well do something productive!
I was shocked to see that Im already over my goal on exercise. Ive felt like such a slacker this week!! But, since Im going Sunday... this is what my weeks goal looks like....
Weekly Total / Goal: Minutes 510 / 300 Calories burned 4678 / 2510
I dont plan on seeing the scale budge much this week. Like I said..I had a bad eating weekend on top of the stressful no gym day yesterday... so I'll be in shock and awe if that scale budges in the right direction. Your probably thinking Im nuts...that it has to move but seriously.. i ate way too much crap food LOL anything under 222 at this point I'll be thrilled with! The one big thing I havent done this week is pop on and off the scale everyday. I just DONT wanna know.... not till its gonna matter on Friday! :laugh:0 -
If every day were like today... You'd weigh 208.0 lbs in 5 weeks.
See!! Told ya I was back on track!!! I could totally live with that number when I see hubby in April!0 -
yum yum kristi!! That sounds awesome!!!
We had spaghetti for dinner. Homemade very chunky marinara meat & veggie (mushrooms, tomatoes, carrots, zucchini, onions, cabbage) sauce over angelhair pasta. Was the first time I made it that way and OMG it was the bomb! Im definitely making it again. My daughter is carb loading right now cuz shes doing track. If she doesnt, she gets way too thin and doesnt look good. Makes for interesting fun when Im trying to cut back on that kind of stuff. This was awesome cuz now she can eat alot of pasta and I can eat alot of veggies with a little bit of pasta.. LOL
PS. I cant stand whole wheat pasta, it tastes like soggy cardboard..:laugh: :laugh:0 -
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: LI4G - For some reason, when I saw P.I.T.A. in your post, the first thing I thought of was, "WOW, I never picked her for a vegitarian. I' wonder if she thinks it was terrible for me to put ham in my dinner!" :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
So, I got it finally. STRESS! Yeah, Its part of what keeps me in business. Sad to say. Sorry you went through that.
I so agree with you on the whole wheat pasta. I thought it was more like soggy sawdust. UGH!!
But seriously, maybe you would like miracle noodles. No calories, no carbs, no flavor, but heck, that is what your sauce is for. Made from soluible plant fiber, looks like rice noodles, and is almost al-dente in texture. (I get no commission for these commercials!) No soggy cardboard!
And, congrats you are back on track.
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Wow.....last night was such a crappy night for me!!:grumble: Hopefully today is better! 0
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i'll have to try the miracle noodles. no taste has to be better than whole wheat noodles. sheesh.
Since I had the same weight two days in a row, I logged it today. 20 pounds officially! whoo-hoo!
Can't go to the gym this morning, oldest has an award he gets in school today! he's in K. Not sure what it's for, but for a drug baby/fetal alcohol syndrome/died in my arms at 6 mos old and brought back to life later/micropreemie born at 24 weeks/wasn't supposed to ever walk, talk or write his name.. well, an award is a big freakin' deal! (and by the way, he's reading, and writing well, way more than they ever expected of him!). Still makes me want to hurt bio mom for making him struggle with everything so much over the years, and he has years of struggle ahead of him.
I'm going to have to really watch what I eat today, since I may not get to the gym at all ( hard to get motivated if I don't go in the morning right away, I just get tired later).0 -
Hi Everyone.. Geeze I wish it was friday already.. My week is all of wack...
Last night I had chinese food.. I was really careful not to over eat and measured everything and still stayed within my calories but HOLY SODIUM!!! Won't be doing that again...Honestly it was worth it.. Tasted so good...
I was up at 5:30 and got in all my cardio, weights and 80 crunches. Yes I am now working the abs... Oh I hate it and it hurts... But I joined a 100 a day situp or crunch challenge on here for 30 days.. We shall see how that goes.. I needed some motivation... I want one of those ab rockers. Does anyone remember those?? I am going to look for one on amazon..
Chanty, I thought you worked.. But going to school is a full time job so stick with that..
Adopt4 are you feeling better?? I sure wish I had a gym buddy here.. No one works out and gyms are too far away and too expensive...
Kristy - I missed your posts.. Wondered what happend to you, but I knew you'd be back..
LI4G - I bought some whole wheat pasta and we are have turkey meatballs and pasta tonight. My husband was willing to try it.. Can't wait to see the look on his face :laugh: It shall be priceless, but he is really trying to support me and eats what ever I make.. And Yeah for being back on track....
Everyone else, how are you doing?? No CM is she coming back?? Has anyone heard from her?? If not someone needs to step in and start a new thread for tomorrow...
Eveyone, have a wonderful day and thanks so much for the support...
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i'll have to try the miracle noodles. no taste has to be better than whole wheat noodles. sheesh.
Since I had the same weight two days in a row, I logged it today. 20 pounds officially! whoo-hoo!
Can't go to the gym this morning, oldest has an award he gets in school today! he's in K. Not sure what it's for, but for a drug baby/fetal alcohol syndrome/died in my arms at 6 mos old and brought back to life later/micropreemie born at 24 weeks/wasn't supposed to ever walk, talk or write his name.. well, an award is a big freakin' deal! (and by the way, he's reading, and writing well, way more than they ever expected of him!). Still makes me want to hurt bio mom for making him struggle with everything so much over the years, and he has years of struggle ahead of him.
I'm going to have to really watch what I eat today, since I may not get to the gym at all ( hard to get motivated if I don't go in the morning right away, I just get tired later).
Yeah on the 20 lbs.. I am hoping I reach that TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!0 -
LOL Kristi- As much as I love my veggies, there is no way I could go full vegitarian. I was raised Seventh day adventist so I love vegetarian food, however I can NOT not have my beef, chicken, pork and turkey. The first time I made vegie hot dogs for my hubby I thought he was gonna hurl. LOL My kids like them... somewhat. Maybe since hubby is gone I'll have to get some stuff for them to try just to see if they like it. We ate gardenburgers when I was a kid... before the world knew much about what a gardenburger really was. We also ate fake chicken. Any function involving food at the church was completely vegetarian. It does have a totally different texture and taste, but when your raised on it... its what you know. I hadnt had actual real bacon or any type of pork until I was about 17. The first time I cooked pork chops, I cooked them like steak... still raw in the middle and my ex chewed me out. My MIL taught me how to do them right so they wouldnt make us sick.. LOL I just didnt know you had to cook it all the way through like chicken!
Miracle noodles... hmmmm.. where do you find those?? I'll have to get some and give it a shot. I love rice noodles. Theres a tai place here that makes an awesome stirfry chicken over vermicelli rice noodles that I love! I used to eat it all the time for lunch. Its more like a salad than anything else. Im game for just about anything new.. unless someone tells me it tastes like cardboard or sawdust.. LOL
Have tried the tofu stuff. Havent had much luck with liking it. Im thinkin I may try Chanty's advise for using a smoked kind.
Nitag- Chinese food is insane for sodium aint it? I had it this weekend before hubby left. Still have some sitting in the fridge and prolly just gonna throw it out. It was reallllly good... but not good for me.. LOL I ate sweet n sour chicken, fried shrimp (OMG!) and vegie chow mein. See!!! Told ya I messed up this weekend!! That wasnt the only bad thing I did too... LOL 5:30am.... man, I can barely get my butt out of bed by 7. Ive even been going to bed early! You go girl with the early AM workout!! That is awesome!!
I got to the gym this morning around 8:30.... did weights for 45 minutes (arms & abs) then walked for 40 minutes, elliptical for 30. Ive reached my goal for the day but I may go swimming tonight after 6:30ish (adopt4, if ya wanna go, lemme know) I'll prolly go run some laps in the pool and work with the water weights a little. Plus, Im thinkin the sauna sounds REAL good right now. Ive just been so cold the past couple days and hubby's been braggin by phone that he is working on his tan! So a good sweat is prolly just what I need.
I'll be up and around tonight... so If CM isnt back... I can start a new thread for us for tomorrows weigh in. Im sure she will be back, she just needed a break for a while from the message boards. She can be reached by messaging if you wanna say Hi She hasnt left MFP. 0 -
I, too am hoping to reach the 20lb club tomorrow!! I am as giddy as a little girl!!!
Now, I better lose some weight, or I am going to be extremely put out! :grumble:
Well, adopt4 once again, you are my hero. I love that you have given these kids a great home. Every day in my work, I see broken people who come from terrible homes. I bet being your kid is a lot of fun. I bet its safe and healthy and warm and invitiing in your home. So, be proud and happy about what you do.
Nita, I grew up about 7 miles from the nearest town, which was really small (555 people). The nearest gym was probably about 15 miles away. I lived on a farm on Chicken Dinner Road (seriously, thats the name). In those days, a gym was not needed, because there was the farm. LOTS of hard, physical work to keep one trim and fit. Are you a farm gal?
Chanty - hope today is better. And, hope all is well.
Lulu, where are you??
Zano, I am failing miserably at my exercise challenge.
I am going to pick myself up, dust myself off, and try again next week. I am bringing in the big guns. (The sister, who is a trainer.) Its scary, but I am up to it, I think! Thanks for the challenge.
Everyone else, hope to hear from you soon! Take care!0 -
Lifg when you were describing church gatherings, I was thinking of my own church gatherings. We are MEAT eaters. Did you ever have tofurky for Thanksgiving? That's just sad, and wrong. Here is the link miracle noodles.
http://www.miraclenoodle.com/?gclid=CL6dqaKYnpkCFRwpawodLyelUg
Thanks for starting the thread if CM isn't back.0 -
I've been lurking the thread.
I'm enjoying myself. I didn't mean to "appoint" myself as "leader" - - so if Li4g would like to start a thread tonight or tomorrow, that would be great.
Good luck on your weigh-ins!
Thanks!
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Kristi - Thanks!! Yes today has already been 1000000000000000x better Wahoo 5mile run!! 0
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Hi Cm.. You've been missed...0
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Lifg when you were describing church gatherings, I was thinking of my own church gatherings. We are MEAT eaters. Did you ever have tofurky for Thanksgiving? That's just sad, and wrong. Here is the link miracle noodles.
http://www.miraclenoodle.com/?gclid=CL6dqaKYnpkCFRwpawodLyelUg
Thanks for starting the thread if CM isn't back.
LOL... no, never had tofurky. We did eat meat like hamburger, chicken, fish and turkey but it was usually pretty rare for us to have such treats. We were a poor family when I was growing up tho and my mom didnt cook much. If she did, it wasnt likely you would want to eat it...not because it was vegan but because it just didnt taste right. That woman would burn an entire batch of cookies on airbake cookie sheets.. :noway:
Lucky for me, my grandmother lived across the street and got me to love cooking. She was the best cook!! I still cant compete with her when it comes to baking and Im a pretty darn good cook. Even tho my grandmother was also seventh day she wasnt a strict vegan. She still ate beef, chicken and fish.....my great uncle lived with her and demanded ham, eggs & coffee for breakfast every day and she would make him his ham and not eat any of it. I loved going to her house just to SMELL the ham cooking, even tho she never let me have any because my mom woulda killed her. This is the reason I never actually got to try it until I was 17, got married and moved out... LOL Neither of my parents were coffee drinkers either... so I know that my love for ham and coffee comes from smelling it everyday during the summer when I went to her house for breakfast.
Whats truely funny tho.. is that my uncle drank beer and would buy me rootbeer so I would sit and visit with him while he sat outside. I always had to ask him if I could "taste his rootbeer" and he told me I could but that I probably wouldnt like it. So Instead of actually trying it.... I would smell the bottle cap.... :sick: :sick: :sick: !!! So much for liking beer the way I do ham and coffee.. ROFL.. it wasnt until about 2-3 years ago that I could even think about drinking one. Now.. I maybe have 1 or 2 a year and have to mix it with tomato juice to even think about drinking it unless its a flavored ale like apricot or berry.0 -
Kristi - Thanks!! Yes today has already been 1000000000000000x better Wahoo 5mile run!!
Glad your feeling better!!!!!
5 miles!! Holy moly!! Great job!!!0 -
Kristi - Thanks!! Yes today has already been 1000000000000000x better Wahoo 5mile run!!
Glad your feeling better!!!!!
5 miles!! Holy moly!! Great job!!!
Thanks hun! I was proud of myself, and really happy that my knee was not hurting. I think I should slowly get back into it (mileage wise), so I do not re-injure myself!!
I had tofurky for Christmas, and I really liked it, and the stuffing was really good. 2 Years ago I make one myself, and it tasted like crap!!0 -
friday sure did come quick although I have lost two pounds this week, I was supose to get my measurements but my trainer wasnt there yesterday or today so who knows maybe tomorrow?? if not no biggie I can wait til next week.. well okay I am going to be sitting on pins and needles til then... I have done a hole lot of cardio this week I am way ahead of my goal.. I have even accomplished the eliptical for 30 minutes!! and the treadmill for 25 minutes and I love my water areobics for an hour..
Man I had very little for dinner tonight but I feel so full and bloated.. I just feel absolutely misserable..
All I had was a 1/2 cup cottage cheese 1/2 cup apple sauce 1 baked chicken leg 6 brussel sprouts and water..
why do I feel so full and bloated????
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Kristi - Thanks!! Yes today has already been 1000000000000000x better Wahoo 5mile run!!
Glad your feeling better!!!!!
5 miles!! Holy moly!! Great job!!!
Thanks hun! I was proud of myself, and really happy that my knee was not hurting. I think I should slowly get back into it (mileage wise), so I do not re-injure myself!!
I had tofurky for Christmas, and I really liked it, and the stuffing was really good. 2 Years ago I make one myself, and it tasted like crap!!
5 miles!! Wow.. thats awesome....
I want to learn to run so badly but right now I just can't seem to get past a 3.6 on the treadmill... I will keep trying...0 -
shoot I cant get past 3.0 on the treadmill LOL but I keep trying.. try try and try again till I succeed!!!0
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shoot I cant get past 3.0 on the treadmill LOL but I keep trying.. try try and try again till I succeed!!!
Oh that was hard for me too... but you will do it....
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friday sure did come quick although I have lost two pounds this week, I was supose to get my measurements but my trainer wasnt there yesterday or today so who knows maybe tomorrow?? if not no biggie I can wait til next week.. well okay I am going to be sitting on pins and needles til then... I have done a hole lot of cardio this week I am way ahead of my goal.. I have even accomplished the eliptical for 30 minutes!! and the treadmill for 25 minutes and I love my water areobics for an hour..
Man I had very little for dinner tonight but I feel so full and bloated.. I just feel absolutely misserable..
All I had was a 1/2 cup cottage cheese 1/2 cup apple sauce 1 baked chicken leg 6 brussel sprouts and water..
why do I feel so full and bloated????
Sheila
VERY cool that you can go 30 minutes on the elliptical!! VERY COOL!!! Stick with it! I love water aerobics also and usually try to hit it at least once a week or swim laps... i love my pool time!! I just got home from swimming laps and I had the pool area all to myself for the whole hour I was there..:happy: ! As for feeling bloaty... is it possible aunt flo could be visiting soon? Thats usually the answer for me the week before, then it goes away once she arrives... ugh! No wonder I get so moody.. LOL..Green iced tea sometimes helps the bloaty for me.
oops! forgot to congratulate you on your 2#'s!! Thats great!0 -
shoot I cant get past 3.0 on the treadmill LOL but I keep trying.. try try and try again till I succeed!!!
Oh that was hard for me too... but you will do it....
I start out at 3.2, then after 5 minutes crank it up to 3.5, then walk that for about 10 minutes and crank it up to 4.6 and run for a minute or two. I havent been paying attention to how long, more like how far at that speed. Once Ive gone about a 1/4 mile, I walk again at the fastest pace that feels comfortable. Sometimes its 3.4 sometimes 3.8 depending on how tired I am and weather I ate rice chex or a bagel for breakfast.. lol. I'll walk again for about 5 minutes, then run again at 5 for at least a 1/4 mile but its usually longer until I feel like my legs are gonna fall off. Then I walk again and do a cool down. Usually this takes me about 30 minutes or so to do and burns about 300 calories so once thats done I go do the elliptical for 20 minutes and burn the other 200 left I have to reach my goal.
Keep working at it guys cuz you WILL get there. When I started up at the gym I could barely make it 20 minutes on the treadmill at 3.0... you can do it!!0 -
CM!!!!!
I MISS YOU!! It's good to see you!!!
Sorry gang ~ I've been out of commission a couple of days. I am seriously looking for a job outside the house and that is so time consuming!! I did 88 situps this a.m. along with weights for lower body and some yoga with my exercise ball - felt gooood. But then got really busy and didn't cook, so we went out to dinner and I ended up a couple hundred calories over, - really just because I waited too long to eat and was starving!!! so I overate a bit - but all in all, not really too unhealthy.
Okay, so what the heck is tofurkey???? In South Louisiana there is a dish call "turduckin" - it's a chicken stuffed in a duck stuffed in a turkey - which cracks me up - I mean how much bird can you really eat? My brother loves it though. Is tofurkey like a turkey shaped chunk of tofu? You know, food is a seriously strange thing if you really think about it.
Well, have a great night all - see you at the weigh in!0 -
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Anita - Just start jogging for even a minute really slowly between walking...do not push yourself just go really slow (while still jogging) at the beginning, and work yourself up from there!
Oh lulu! No it is not trying to be a turkey shaped!!! It is just a vegetarian substitute for turkey, and has stuffing it it it is just a round little ball thing (best way to describe it), I made it with the veg gravy I make (really good!), and it was really yummy! 0 -
Oh lulu! No it is not trying to be a turkey shaped!!! It is just a vegetarian substitute for turkey, and has stuffing it it it is just a round little ball thing (best way to describe it), I made it with the veg gravy I make (really good!), and it was really yummy!
I was just checking in again before going to bed - and this made me laugh. Chantybear I sometimes wonder how nuts you must think I am Now, the veg gravy sounds very interesting - is it like a tomato gravy? Do share! 0
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