Daily Chat Thread
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Busy weekend around here....great to see!
samntha - please keep us all posted on how you think the nutrition coaching worked for you - is there a particular shortfall you are trying to address with the coaching itself??
BBCowgirl - you look GREAT!
I blew my week's deficit, which was a good one, all in one day (yesterday). I offer no excuses....TOM appeared and my carb-cravings went INSANE. I decided to "let it flow" rather than to fight it and, well, flow it did! So, I expect, at best, I had a maintenance week on my hand. I am getting my period more frequently, which I don't like, and the cravings have gotten MUCH worse over the last 3- or 4- years....now that I am actually logging/tracking, it is INSANE to me how much my cravings flow with my monthly cycle!!0 -
Jo and Pmag, it's nice to know I'm know I'm not the only one who has friends like that. If your friends don't see your example and want to do what you're doing then they're crazy, lol. Both of you are so tiny and fit an have maintained for a good while- I would think any woman would want to do what you do! Sometimes I feel like it's because I still don't look very "fit" and my friends don't see me as someone who knows what I'm talking about.
Sue, let me think about it. Maybe a macros and cals challenge? Or a pick your own challenge? I'm so glad you're feeling better!
Beeps, I wish there was a magic wand to make those cravings go away. Or to make them healthy. I crave ALL the wrong things when I'm PMSing.
I was talking to the owner of my gym on Saturday. He's going to help me with my DLs some more. I love talking to someone IRL who understands why I'm lifting.
Assisted chin-ups today!0 -
They aren't terrible hours overall. They close at 8, which noone really wants their small ones out later then 9 anyway. They are just closed on Sunday and the gym has reduced hours, they close at 8 on Sat and Sun and hubby doesn't get home until 7. Also kids club closes at 12 on Sat which is when the one zumba class I would love to take on Sat starts grrr.
I think I can do body works Mon, Lift TUes, Zumba Wed, Lift thurs, zumba Fri, and lift Sat morning. Not every week, just those are the times I CAN go.
That sounds a like a really decent schedule...you can do that without worrying about daycare? Or if daycare is covered?0 -
Hello, all! I can't promise I am back for good. It's hard to get back to routine and back in that mind set! For the most part, it is one day at a time for me.
Things aren't well with my daughter. She is still being the spoiled selfish brat. I've decided to step back and let her contact me if she wants . I can't chase her any more.
Beeps, since I haven't been eating well, the carb cravings are an all time HIGH for me at the moment. I haven't checked the calendar but I am sure TOM will be here shortly. I would love to have a snicker bar but a cup of decaf should help.
Today I did 32 minute Elliptical and 16 minutes of arm and leg weights.
My short term goal this week is to limit carbs and sugar, begin waking up at earlier time , and lose 2 pounds by next Monday. Who wants to join me?
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lifting done on Sunday, DL at 105#. Assisted chip ups at 70#. More HIIT on the stairclimber.
None of my friends WO like I do due to various issues. The fittest woman I work with is 72 or older. Attends a gym, works out five days a week, gardens and has her own self run baking company besides working part time for us. She's my hero!
I need to tighten up my calorie intake a little. I have been thinking about taking a break from logging calories for awhile and tracking food groups and portion sizes instead. Tracking numbers isn't always getting me where I want to go.0 -
manic, I will join you in limiting bad carbs, for sure! And, getting my sleep....which I have been off-and-on with since the time change.
I am also thinking about trying to go to the gym EVERY lunch hour during the week (right now I just do M/W/F). I don';t seem enthusiastic, AT ALL, to add in more cardio (Saturday is good enough), but maybe if I just go to the gym and do another lifting work-out, it will help reduce cravings (usually does), regulate sleep (usually does), and kill some time (NOT eating - win/win!)0 -
Hello, all! I can't promise I am back for good. It's hard to get back to routine and back in that mind set! For the most part, it is one day at a time for me.
Things aren't well with my daughter. She is still being the spoiled selfish brat. I've decided to step back and let her contact me if she wants . I can't chase her any more.
Beeps, since I haven't been eating well, the carb cravings are an all time HIGH for me at the moment. I haven't checked the calendar but I am sure TOM will be here shortly. I would love to have a snicker bar but a cup of decaf should help.
Today I did 32 minute Elliptical and 16 minutes of arm and leg weights.
My short term goal this week is to limit carbs and sugar, begin waking up at earlier time , and lose 2 pounds by next Monday. Who wants to join me?
I'm in. That's what I need to do, get back to my lower carb self! I'm sorry things aren't better with your daughter. As a prodigal daughter myself, I can tell you that my mum tried to follow me and bring me back and it didn't work for me. Taking care of yourself, physically mentally and emotionally is all you can do Mary. I'll say some prayers for her and you.
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Thanks, my SueBoo!
I think if I can strictly limit the bad carbs the cravings will subside and drop a couple pounds in the process. I have noticed when I limit the carb intake my caloric intake is really low. win win right ?0 -
Did you wear GREEN, today?!??!? I did!! HAPPY ST. PATRICK's DAY!!
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nope. no green unless you count the bruise that is turning green LOL
beeps you look HOT!0 -
I wore my favorite fuzzy green sweater- it was cold.
Beeps I like your outfit especially the boots.
Manic sorry your daughter is being hard headed. I wish you serenity and wisdom and all the other traits parents need.
I am in for limiting the carbs. I tried two carby veggies and a fruit instead of a real carb at dinner. Sometimes I get in my protein but not enough veg.
Mostly I am trying to get in four lifting sessions before sat. And I am trying hard to get some childcare for next month. So far two of the last two interviewees no showed for the meeting.0 -
What are 'bad' carbs? I need a definition.
I'm upping my carbs as advised by the ETP folk.... will let you all know how I get on. My goal is 230g/ day. Sure I go over on sugars, but I eat a lot of fruit.0 -
jo_marnes - for me, bad carbs = bread, most starches (i.e. potatoes, white rice - of course, I'd never eat brown rice anyway because it tastes like cardboard to me!),most desserts, most junk food like potato chips, pretzels, any candy, etc.
I hate fruit.
But, I did buy a new cookbook titled "vegetables", in an attempt to have my nanny cook more veggies that, over time, my family can incorporate! While my hubby and son like raw veggies, daughter and I don't....but, my daughter's overall urge for veggies is very small, while mine is quite high!
I am going to try a kettlebell work-out, today! I just ripped it out of an old issue of my "OXYGEN" magazine and we'll see how this goes...0 -
Jo, yep what beeps said. I consider bad carbs as:
flour
rice of any kind. After a week or so, I will incorporate SMALL portions of brown rice.
pasta
potatoes
junk food or anything processed
sugar
corn
I am a little sore from the workout yesterday. Not sure what I need to do today. We are working in the yard. I want to do my cardio . Should I do my lifts or not considering I will be shoveling mulch?? I need the strength to do that.
No fruit for me. Long story made short . Radiation to throat caused a lot of internal changes. Lack of saliva and membranes thin. Anything acidic burns me. I can only eat bananas, watermelon, and cantaloupe. But before that I only liked those and apples and strawberries so not a lot changed now that I think about that. LOL0 -
manic - what exercise do you WANT to do, today?!?!? Just for TODAY, pick something that you LIKE to do, and do THAT.
Back to lifting, on your regular schedule, a.s.a.p.
Sheesh on the throat issue....I cannot blame my dislike of fruit on that, at ALL. I am the "3 seasons of fruit" chicky - spring means I have to wait for some fruit that I like, summer means cherry-season and I eat THOSE, fall means plum-season and I eat THOSE and winter means mandarin oranges, and I eat THOSE.
Also, even though I do NOT like bananas, I do eat them quite regularly, usually with 1 Tbsp of peanut butter....so, it isn;t the fruit I am after, it is the peanut butter, lol!0 -
How long does the bloaty water stage last or is my *kitten* really getting bigger?!
finished s1 a6 yesterday so im 31/2ish weeks in. have lost some weight, 10# since about Feb 13th & honestly have not weighed in 2 weeks on purpose. i tend to get obsessive about it...like stepping on every time i pass the stupid thing. so when my youngest dropped it 2 weeks ago i didnt replace it.
waist is about 1/2 inch smaller, calf & upper arm about 1/4" but my butt & thighs are holding strong in their current size & shape. squatting at 85# now & all around that is increasing but this is really frustrating. How long does this typically last?0 -
sherri - put an avatar up and then I can visit with YOU and not a SHADOW.
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as im at work that will be next to impossible0
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I decided NOT to lift. Today is shoulder and back workout. I will get that shoveling the mulch in the back yard. It's finally a pretty day and should be all week.0
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You did it, sherri!! Welcome!! Are you doing NROL4W?!?!?
manice - shoveling is gonna work just FINE! Do it!
I did an OXYGEN kettlebell work-out...used 8 kg kettlebell, which was too light, but that wasn't the point. My quads 100% took over in the lunge department....I have to just QUIT lunge-ing. Ugh. I desperately do NOT want DOMS tomorrow to interfere with my Venus work-out (which, for me, are the ones that DO matter). I think I will keep trying kettlebells, though....it was a fun diversion and only took, like 40 minutes, which was AWESOME for me! I did stretch for longer and even used a rumble-roller, but my quads are ALREADY screaming at me. Booooooooooooooo.0 -
yes, im doing nrol4w, i swear my butt & thighs feel bigger but the tape says they arent. i just feel sloshy for lack of a better word.0
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Manic - yikes.... the throat issue must suck! I love fruit. That must limit a lot of things from your diet?
Being GF I don't eat a lot of the things you and Beeps consider bad carbs anyway. No flour, bread, pasta and that rules out a lot of processed food too. I don't eat potatoes (don't like them) and don't eat white rice. I have a brown rice porridge every morning. The rest of my carbs come from veggies, fruit and chocolate, lol. I eat healthily enough that I don't feel the need to eliminate sugars.... as it is I don't drink soda, don't add sugar to tea/ coffee etc.
Maybe you should try a GF diet as a guide to cutting out 'bad' carbs? There is a lot of info out there and it might help you stick to it :-)
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Yes, Jo, it makes it difficult . I don't eat a lot of meat due to digestion begins in the mouth with saliva. I don't have saliva production therefore no enzymes to break meat down . I eat a LOT of soups, pasta, cereals, oatmeal, cooked veggies, chicken, and ummm that's about it. So cutting out some of those are leaving me HUNGRY.0
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Just coming down from my high - TRX Suspension Training Class then Core Class then Zumba (today we had the belly-dancing jingle skirts! Wohoo!! ) aaahh.....life is good :drinker:0
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Manic - how about fats? Foods with a higher fat content leave me fuller - cheese etc.0
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I like the "fats" idea, manic....i don't like the gluten-free idea....I think the research (that I have reviewed....and I have reviewed it, with medical researchers...) is pretty clear that, unless you (clearly) suffer from celiac disease, or a gluten-intolerance (and I mean CLEARLY - as in you've gotten CLEAR test results), avoiding gluten is not necessary for the human population!0
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sherri - sometimes my biggest scale-whooshes were precursed with a marbled-fatty feeling in some of my fleshier body parts. I wish you the SCALE-SWOOSH....just make sure you are eating in a calorie deficit to expect that scale to move downward!!
bepeejaye - TRX and Zumba?!??! Then you get a "BOOM!" for the TRX and a "ZOOM!" for the Zumba!
My quads remain sore, but I am going to the gym at lunch, anyway....BOOM!0 -
I LOVE cheese usually melted and smothered over my food. LOL
I broke down this am and had oats and one slice of toast. Egg omelet did not sound appetizing today. Yesterday I had 70ish carbs and 22 of that was bread. I did pretty good considering I can eat 150 g or more of carbs in a day. (of course, that's a BAD day)0 -
I like the "fats" idea, manic....i don't like the gluten-free idea....I think the research (that I have reviewed....and I have reviewed it, with medical researchers...) is pretty clear that, unless you (clearly) suffer from celiac disease, or a gluten-intolerance (and I mean CLEARLY - as in you've gotten CLEAR test results), avoiding gluten is not necessary for the human population!
I am celiac and I do agree with Beeps - GF is not something everyone needs to do. I was just suggesting that if you used a GF diet as an idea, you might be better able to stick to your goal off reducing 'bad' carbs. To go completely GF without medical reasoning would be insane imho!
Fun lifting yesterday, rest day today. Not sure what is going on with my scale measurements right now.... up and down all over the place. Had some hormonal bloating going on so blaming that for now ;-)
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Is it alright for a newbie to jump on in?
I'm up to Stage 3 NROL4W now (BWM hasn't killed me yet, but it has tried lol). I started very slowly last year with simple dumbbells and bodyweight substitutions for those exercises I didn't have the equipment for as I workout in my garage at home. I move through the program slowly, taking my time to get everything right and progressing before I move to the next stage (perfectionist personality unfortunately!).
I don't lift big numbers, but I lift heavy for me, and the number is going up slowly but steadily
I also started the PLP (pushup, lunges, pullup) program a couple of days ago. Mostly because I really, really like pushups and pullups (I know I'm a little weird lol) and because I'm a glutton for punishment :bigsmile:0
