SBF2 Reboot Boogaloo! Aug 4th

yoginimary

Eye is all better, thanks.

Today I have a morning bike ride and teaching yoga tonight. I was browsing the kick butt yoga teacher's web site and she's going to be gone until next Thurs, so I don't really need to worry about missing her class (or trying to do two in a row!)

I'm starting to notice little projects that need to be done around the house. I usually forget about them right away, so that helps - but there are more and more of them, so I guess I need to start working on them (or calling plumber, electrician, etc.) I really like to get rid of stuff, so maybe I'll start there. I guess it's like how the Northerners feel around February - starting to get that Spring itch.

Project Boogaloo

Mary

cp005e

I found the thread! It's been a busy day so far, so I hadn't had a chance to check in before now. I managed to log my calories yesterday, and was actually surprised at how low they were after exercise. I went ahead and set my goal for 1lb/week which sets them pretty low (something like 1300 net) so I'll see if that is realistic or not to keep up. For now, I just want to get back in the habit of logging and figuring out where I am. I meant to do measurements this morning, but ended up being in a rush - so I'll do them tomorrow.

I've got a bunch of projects building up around the house as well, Mary - gutters, insulation, tree trimming, AC/furnace inspection, perpetual paint stripping/painting. And a lot of junk to get rid of - I pretty much haven't cleaned house (in terms of purging) since college, and I don't want to have to find a bigger house.

Tonight is belly dancing. I missed my walk today, so maybe I'll do a DVD when I get home to make up for it (either more belly dancing, or Jillian).

Shimmy boogaloo!

yoginimary

What do you guys think about have a thread a week - instead of everyday?

mechanicmom

Hi, sorry I didn't check in earlier. I actually forgot. It's been a busy day. A thread a week would be fine with me.
I am doing a little research which has caused me a little stress. I need to quit worrying about it. I think you all know that my cycle has been messed up and heavy for quite some time. I talked to my pastor's wife about it today and she mentioned endometriosis. I looked it up and several of the symptoms are what I have. The sites did say that a person can have those symptoms and not have it. The problem is that I swore I was never going to get on birth control again. It made me ill (migraines) so I said I would never do it again. It's at the point with my cycle that I really can't handle it anymore. I don't have any money to spend on another doctor but I might call one that the pastor's wife recommended to see how willing they are to help me without charging an arm and a leg.
Anyway, that's been on my mind. I haven't been working out. Too busy or too tired. My weight just isn't my priority right now. I have been wondering if I should leave this site since I am really not doing anything. But I love my pebbles and would hate to leave you guys and lose touch with you. I'm not sure what I am doing right now. I'll be glad when things cool off some and settle down a bit so I can get back to at least walking everyday. Right now I'm just trying to keep up, and not doing a very good job.
I'll still try to check in when I can. Need to get Alex to bed!
Love my pebbles boogaloo!

yoginimary

So, I'm posting here instead of creating a new thread.

Sometimes, I feel the same way, MM - but I really enjoy knowing what is going on with y'all's lives.

Weird yoga class last night. I'm going to have to make a CD for the next one. It was so quiet in there. Apparently, the normal teacher teaches with his eyes closed??? Someone said it was more like a lead yoga session than a taught class. Hopefully, Thursday's will be better. I do need to think of a class though - it's not the type of class that suggest poses. Got a longer bike ride than expected yesterday - first 2 stores did not have what I needed.

Today - gym (walk) and yoga.

Team boogaloo!

cp005e

I'm fine with keeping one thread for the week - especially since a lot of folks aren't around at the moment. I do like keeping up with you guys, and checking in and verbalizing what I'm doing (sometimes at length ) helps keep me a little more focused and accountable. MM, I am sorry to hear that your cycle troubles are continuing. I went off the pill a while ago for other reasons, but I know there are a number of different formulations these days that use lower doses of some of the hormones, so it might be worth giving another shot.

Belly dancing was fun last night - we had a different teacher subbing and I think I prefer her. She teaches the same class at a different time, so I'd consider switching, but this one is convenient... maybe next session. I couldn't find my tape measure this morning so I still haven't done measurements. I do seem to be down a little in weight this week for some reason - maybe I'm just eating a little less since I'm logging it. I'm probably headed to the gym tonight, and thinking of another trail run tomorrow. The weather looks like it should be perfect (low/mid-70s and sunny), so my only excuse is not wanting to be last in the group. And it's nice to get to see some trails around here that I've never been to - I can always go back for walks/hikes with my husband. I just have to work myself up to it - I think it's hard to improve my speed when I only run once a week, but my knees don't seem to like it when I run much more often.

Rambling boogaloo!

cp005e

I hope you guys had a nice day. I just finished my pushups - week 3, level 3, day 2:
20
25
15
15
25 (the minimum)

Nighty night. :flowerforyou:

yoginimary

I'm feeling a little tired this morning, so I'm taking it easy today. I'm teaching tonight, but I think that's all I'll do. I ended up teaching yesterday - my teacher fell ill - so I still haven't seen her since she got back from India.

Enjoy your perfect weather trail run, CP. I'm looking forward to this weekend, when it will not get over 100 degrees.

Jealous of perfect weather, boogaloo.

mechanicmom

I am without a car again today. Poor DH has been taking his car to work without AC the last three days. I need to go grocery shopping but I hate for him to go to work and sweat all day. So I will make due with the food we have here and also get some cleaning done. I've been playing an addictive game on facebook. Farm Town. It's getting to be a problem. lol So I need to get off my butt and get busy. Still not feeling great. I am realizing my cycle just knocks me out. I have no energy. I called a different doctor and it could cost from $70-250 to go talk to them. They came recommended by my pastor's wife. I will go when we get money. I need some answers.
Anyway, just cleaning today and I'm going to get outside with Alex and play in the water this afternoon. I've been telling him I will do it but the timing hasn't worked out. I'll be glad when I am feeling more energetic and my schedule slows down (next week) so I can get work outs in again.
That's my novel for the day.
Rambling boogaloo!
MM

cp005e

Good morning (although it's almost lunch time). I got up early today so I could get a body composition test done at one of the suburban Ys. I am mad because the guy totally made a mistake with the calculations, but I couldn't prove it until I went home and got my sheet from last year to compare the numbers. Basically he told me my body fat % was almost exactly the same as June 2008 - when I was 22 pounds heavier, and all my caliper measurements were significantly higher. :mad: Plus, I didn't think his methodology was very good - he only measured each site once (last year the guy marked my skin with a pen and did each site two times), AND he measured some of them through my shirt even though I offered to take it off! :noway: It is too bad that the guy who did my test last year is no longer around - he was very experienced with the calipers and I had a lot more confidence in him.

Anyway, I have been going online trying to figure out what calculations they use (using the measurements and results from last year), and I think the real answer is that my body fat last year was around 29.5% and this year is around 25.5-26.0%. It's a little disappointing since I am 5 pounds lighter than they recommended last year to be at around 23%, but it is still a definite improvement. I think I will still try and get somebody else to do the caliper measurements, though, since this guy only measured once and through my shirt. Sigh.

Frustration boogaloo!

yoginimary

Check out this post, CP. I haven't had time to read through the entire PDF, though.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/62411-review-of-body-fat-activity-assessment-tools

cp005e

Thanks, Mary - I posted a little more of the details of my test this morning and the formulas I think that they were using to calculate body fat % from the measurements to that thread, in case you were interested. Regardless of the percentages, and even if his measurements weren't perfectly accurate, the truth is that ALL of my numbers were lower, which is good. And, I got confirmation of something I already knew: the fat on the back of my arms seems to be the last to go. All my measurements were at least 4mm less than last year (and one as much as 14mm less), except the back of my arms which only shrank by 2mm. :ohwell:

The weather still looks really nice, so I am going to try and go for the run. Hope you both have nice days! :flowerforyou:

yoginimary

Can't remember how to get to your blog...

cp005e

My blog? I think I've only posted once, and not lately. The formulas and stuff I posted to the same thread that you linked above. Although, it's not a bad idea to put them on the blog, too - then I won't have to go searching for them again.

Running is still really hard! I walked a few of the hills last night (and a few of the not-hills - I was getting tired), but it felt so nice and cool in the shade. I wasn't quite the last one to finish. Today my hip is telling me about it, though - lifting my leg to put on my pants was fun. Next week they are running up Bristol Mountain (what passes as a ski resort around here), which is kinda far away, so I will give that one a miss. I think I will have to work on running hills/inclines if I want to get better at trail running - they just really take the wind out of me. The downhills are fun, though.

Not much planned today - a walk after lunch, maybe pushups if I remember (otherwise I'll do them tomorrow). How are you guys doing?

TGIF boogaloo!

yoginimary

Yeah, I got that confused (blog/post thing - figured it out though).

I still haven't found the joy of running - though I've never made it past a mile. I think I'm getting better at it, but it's hard to tell with all the other pursuits.

Taking the day off yesterday felt weird (except a very short walk and teaching yoga) - I had extra time to do stuff. Today, no yoga, just going to the gym - walk/jog. My teacher called yesterday and is ill, so I'm teaching on Saturday again. I need to get some classes ready.

Going to see "The Cove" tomorrow night - I like my documentaries.

Jogging boogaloo!

mechanicmom

Newsy note here. Not like that's new. Just a warning.
Has anyone told V about the once a week thread? I was just wondering if she might be wondering what happened to us.
Some good news for us is that our paperwork in on its way to Moscow! It's weird to think that we could be going to Russia in 8 weeks! Then again it could be another six months instead. I'm starting to realize I'm not ready for another child. :laugh:
For almost two years I had MFP set as my homepage. I switched browsers and I haven't set it as my homepage. I don't plan to. I can't tell you what a burden has been lifted by not having "weight loss" constantly in my face! No wonder perfectly shaped women feel like they have to lose weight. It's everywhere, and some times we are the ones that do it to ourselves. I had a moment yesterday. I was looking at some pictures that one of the girls took of us at the retreat. I realized....I'm not that fat! lol. Sure I could stand to lose 20 pounds or so but I'm really not that big. I'm not as big as I see myself. Maybe this moment won't last long and next week I'll be obsessing again, but I'm going to enjoy the freedom while I have it! I've been doing a lot of praying about it and I don't want to follow the rules that other people go by: food combinations, no sugar, low carbs, whatever it may be. I want my heart about food and my body to change. I don't think I will ever get where I want to be unless that happens. I still think twice about what I put on my grocery list because if I didn't it would be all sugar, carbs and other junk. But I was so obsessed that it would take me three days to get my grocery list done. Anyway, I'm still going to check in on this thread and I will try to get my workouts in 3X a week just because it helps me feel better. I may even work out today! lol
I guess I'm saying that yes it is important to take care of our bodies because we want to be here for a long time, but that's not as important as dealing with the inward issues that we all face.
Okay, I'm done.
Feeling better boogaloo!
MM

cp005e

I want my heart about food and my body to change. I don't think I will ever get where I want to be unless that happens.

I guess I'm saying that yes it is important to take care of our bodies because we want to be here for a long time, but that's not as important as dealing with the inward issues that we all face.

Amen to that. I think once you start getting things more in balance, one flows from the other. Taking care of yourself and feeling healthy/strong/fit makes you feel better about yourself in other ways... and respecting yourself and your personal strengths makes you feel more like respecting the body that you have to live in. It's definitely something we all (or nearly all) struggle with. I felt so fat last week when I had to go shopping to find something to wear for the wedding - all I could see was everything that I didn't like about my appearance. Whereas, I think my husband generally only sees what he likes.

Mary, I don't know that I've found the 'joy' of running either. It's always hard and I always feel like I should be better at it. But, I feel like since I've been running, everything else has been getting easier. I don't go to aerobics any more because it just wasn't as much of a workout any more. So, I know running is helping my fitness, and so I feel good about that. I'm still waiting for that fabled 'runner's high', though. :huh: Where is Arianne when we need her?

Oh, and MM - congrats on your paperwork getting through!

yoginimary

MM - I avoid Television for that reason (one of the reasons anyway). I really dislike going to the cheap gym because the tvs are on VH1 and the like - all aimed at making women (and men) feel inadequate. I try not to watch it, but it's so in your face. I enjoy when they are showing sports on ESPN (really, I dislike sports), just because it's not buy, buy, buy, lose weight, have plastic surgery, etc.

One of my favorite quotes "Don't read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly"

yoginimary

Up early for, hopefully, the last morning yoga class - again. Also will probably hit the gym with husband.

We went to the cooking school last night for dinner. It was really good, but left us both feeling less than great. I think there was too much butter and garlic. I think it's the whole theory that if butter (sugar or garlic) makes it good, more should make it better - not always true.

Oh, I'm sure V will find the thread, she's a smart person.

Crack of dawn, boogaloo.

yoginimary

as if I need another reason:

The researchers found that people who ate mindfully – those were aware of why they ate and stopped eating when full – weighed less than those who ate mindlessly, who ate when not hungry or in response to anxiety or depression. The researchers also found a strong association between yoga practice and mindful eating but found no association between other types of physical activity, such as walking or running, and mindful eating.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-08/fhcr-ryp080309.php

cp005e

Nice article, Mary. You guys are really trying to get me to do yoga, aren't you?!? I was at a birthday party (for a one year-old) today and I overheard another guest talking about recently becoming a vegetarian, although he said he wasn't very strict. I didn't hear the whole conversation (and didn't want to butt in), but it sounded like practicing yoga had had some influence on his decision to be more thoughtful and peaceful with his eating choices.

No exercise to speak of today - mostly social stuff and shopping. And I haven't logged my food. I should probably go do that - although it likely won't be pretty, since I've had 2 glasses of wine, some birthday cake and ice cream today. Yikes! Maybe the weekends have been my downfall lately? So far, I have been pretty much on track with my calories this week since I started logging again. I'll try to do my pushups later so at least I'll have that done.

Indulgence :blushing: boogaloo!

yoginimary

Saw "The Cove" last night, so I won't be going to Sea World or swimming with the dolphins anytime soon. The basic story is that dolphins are captured for the very lucative swimming with the dolphins and show trade - the rest are slaughted and sold as whale meat. Nice, huh?

I will start a new thread tomorrow (on Mondays). Today - planned bike ride for groceries and gym. I might try the circuit thingy. My legs are sore from yesterday's yoga, so I might walk instead.

Porpoise power, boogaloo!

mechanicmom

Today was BAD! That's why I haven't posted. lol
MIL and FIL coming tomorrow, so I have lots of cleaning to do. I am going to try to get a walk in in the morning before it gets hot. It may not be long...just to the park to feed the ducks and then back home. Or I may go by myself if I get up early enough.
Having issues with Alex (have been for a long time) and I realize he's driving me to eat! I don't think I've stopped eating since I found out about his autism last year. I really need to get a grip. I don't know why I eat. I really don't.
Also we got our US government approval to bring Russian babies home! Yay! So another step taken care of! With all the problems we've had with Alex I've really been wondering why in the world I want to add one or two more to the mix! What am I thinking?
Lost my mind boogaloo!
MM

cp005e

I did my pushups, finally. Week 3, level 3, day 3:
22
30
20
20
30 (minimum 28)

I'm sorry you've had a bad day, MM. But, it sounds like you are making some progress - even if it doesn't feel that way. I often find myself eating when I feel helpless, or out of control for some reason. I can see how parenthood could easily lead to that feeling - even more so with a child with autism or special needs. It's good that you making a little bit of time to exercise even when you are busy. Try not to beat up on yourself! :flowerforyou: