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SBF2 Reboot Boogaloo! Week of Sept 7
mechanicmom
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Happy Labor day! (Didn't know if I should use that in the subject or not. Guess it doesn't matter. 
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I have a question for you ladies. I am really burned out on logging cals. It just seems so tedious. I was wondering how you all keep at it day after day. Do you log everything you are going to eat in the morning or the day before etc? I think I have to start logging again. I'm only gaining weight. I'd like to lose 15 pounds by Christmas which is about 4 pounds a month. That's doable right? I know I may not get there but I'd like to have a goal of 4 pounds a month. I think I am going to start at 1300 cals, that way I have room to move up or down. I guess I am just eating more than I realize. I wish I knew exactly what I had done two years ago to make it work. :ohwell:
Oh, I have another question. When the cereal box (or anything else) says according to a 2,000 calorie diet does that mean I should be eating less than that since I am trying to stay around 1300? It never seems like enough food, even for whatever the box says.
I went to bed last night with a red eye. I thought I might have pink eye but it's just red this morning and not sticky. I must have gotten something in it when working on the cars. We are working on the camaro today. Or at least I am. I am also going to try to remember to get my push ups in.
That's my novel today.
Calorie counting boogaloo!
MM
)I have a question for you ladies. I am really burned out on logging cals. It just seems so tedious. I was wondering how you all keep at it day after day. Do you log everything you are going to eat in the morning or the day before etc? I think I have to start logging again. I'm only gaining weight. I'd like to lose 15 pounds by Christmas which is about 4 pounds a month. That's doable right? I know I may not get there but I'd like to have a goal of 4 pounds a month. I think I am going to start at 1300 cals, that way I have room to move up or down. I guess I am just eating more than I realize. I wish I knew exactly what I had done two years ago to make it work. :ohwell:
Oh, I have another question. When the cereal box (or anything else) says according to a 2,000 calorie diet does that mean I should be eating less than that since I am trying to stay around 1300? It never seems like enough food, even for whatever the box says.
I went to bed last night with a red eye. I thought I might have pink eye but it's just red this morning and not sticky. I must have gotten something in it when working on the cars. We are working on the camaro today. Or at least I am. I am also going to try to remember to get my push ups in.
That's my novel today.
Calorie counting boogaloo!
MM
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Hi Pebbs,
I'm setting some new-ish goals (or procedures?) for September. After reading a post yesterday about how HRM calories are sometimes over-exaggerated,
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/65245-more-hrm-calorie-data
I'm doing an experiment where I only log half of my exercise calories, in the thought that maybe I'm managing to overeat. I'm definitely putting on fat in the usual old places and I feel like I have to do something different. I also have a no more mini-binge rule. . .as this is creeping back in as a habit rather than a rare, rare exception. I'm getting back into some old discomfort (hunger, anger, stress) is bad and I need to self medicate it with food habits and I have to just plain stop it.
I'm thinking if I can do both of these things. . .then there's no way I can't start losing again. I'll also have a follow-up with my nutritionist after the elimination diet (only three more days until dairy. . . I can honestly say that I've had no effects from anything, including wheat. and I think if I did have an issue with dairy I'd feel appreciably different/better having eliminated it for almost a month.)
Today is a trip to the CNE, a huge fair type thing at which I will avoid the mini-donuts like the plague.
Reboot within a reboot boogaloo!
Take care.:flowerforyou:0 -
That's exactly what I was thinking this morning V.
Reboot within a reboot boogaloo! 0 -
That's exactly what I was thinking this morning V.
Reboot within a reboot boogaloo!
Just something about summer being over and having to put on my real clothes (my teaching clothes, which I call a "grown-up disguise kit" despite the fact that I'm pushing 40
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MM - I haven't logged in over a year. I'm close enough to the same weight (up a little, down a little). So I can't help as far as logging calories goes. I think after about a year (or sooner), any diet (including logging) gets old. Thus the belief that diets don't work. Unless you can find something that you can do forever... You can also try to lose weight by logging than control the weight by eating more sensibly thereafter.
As far as the cereal box goes, only the majors are for the 2000 calorie diet - calories, protein, carbs, fats - an then it's only the percentages that are part of the 2000 calorie diet (contains 20% of your fat, so it contains a high percent, say 25%, for someone with fewer calories). You still have to get all the vitamins.
Didn't get yoga in yesterday. Did an hour bike ride and an hour walk.
Today is Free Day of Yoga in Austin, so I'm planning on taking a class at noon and teaching at 4:30. I wish I could take more, but my husband has to fly to Dallas - so I have to drive him to the airport.
Free day of yoga, boogaloo!0 -
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New blog boogaloo (mostly venty and whiney.):noway:0 -
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New blog boogaloo (mostly venty and whiney.):noway:
'bout time
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Good morning! Having a lovely Labor Day weekend. After not logging for a few months, I am back to logging again. I get tired of logging, too. I quit, I gain, I start logging again. So, my goals this week are to log and to make it to the gym 4 times.
Hope everyone is doing well!
Bobbie0 -
Good morning.
Yesterday was a really bad day for eating and not drinking enough water. I did get a work out when I worked on my car for four hours but I know it wasn't enough to offset the junk I ate. But I did log all my food so I could see how horrible it was.
Today will be better. I don't want to focus on logging for the rest of my life but I am hoping that it will help me realize how much I have been eating and how much I really should be eating. To lose weight I should be eating about has much as my 3 1/2 year old son does, which isn't much most days (about 1300 cals or so). One problem with counting cals is that I look at the number and not so much at when I am full. I will have to work on that. I also have a really hard time leaving food on a plate since my dad drilled that into me when I was a kid. Maybe DH can help me with that.
Rambling!
I didn't do my push ups yesterday so I will do them today. Was going to start roller blading on Tuesdays but it's going to be very warm again today. I will have to do a DVD later. Tumbling class and library visits this morning!
Busy busy boogaloo!
MM0 -
Holiday weekends are the hardest. I ate junk Sun and Mon. Worked out, didn't log anything into the diary for food (good deal) and I am NOT going to measure or step on the scale for a good 2-3 days. I know its not good!
But, its all part of life. It's not realistic for me to think that I am going to eat clean forever. I am going to have a snack day here and there. As long as I get back on the wagon at the next opportunity, it will all be just fine.
I am tired of logging food. Maybe we should take the rest of the month of Sept. off and see how it goes?0 -
Got my two yogas and a walk in yesterday. I'm not sure what I'll have time for today - other than hard yoga this afternoon. My back is bothering me again (same muscle as last week), so I'm hoping it gets better by Friday for the workshop.
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Morning pebbs.
I ate a lot of midway food yesterday, but managed to avoid dairy and if my calculations were correct, stay within calories. (It helped that we walked for about six hours) Here's the trick: my husband and I established a rule that we would share everything, so all the damage I/we would normally have done was reduced by half. I used to eat myself literally sick at the fair (even as a child. . . .man was my mom an enabler) so it was a big victory for me to not do that. It was a nice ritualistic end to the summer.
Today, I'm going for a manicure (I can't type or practice piano if they get too long, and they are) I've already finished my first goal (an hour of academic work) and my other one is to go to spin this evening (the teacher is great, so that's a good encouragement).
Thanks for the blog comment, Mary. If I don't blog for a while, it's because I feel like I have nothing worthwhile to say, but I think it's very therapeutic for me to blog, so I'm trying to do it even when I feel whiney and stupid. . .it's probably even more important for me to do it when I feel this way.
Fall's a-coming boogaloo!:flowerforyou:
Take care.0 -
Hi everybody! Sorry I've been so quiet lately. I feel rather scattered. We had a fun and busy weekend, but didn't really get any exercise other than walking. I'm planning to hit the treadmill tonight if my cold lets me. And I need to figure out whether I missed belly dance class last night and need to make it up - I just assumed they weren't haven't it, but I don't actually know. Oh, and pushups tonight - I skipped yesterday.
I finally had a doctor's appointment this morning - the lump I was worried about was most likely cystic and nothing to worry about. So that's a relief. And my weight was 149 on their scale, which was nice - I can't remember the last time they haven't had to slide that thing over to the 150 slot.
I have a hard time with logging, too. I do feel like I should get back in the habit, at least for a month or two, because I know that I tend to eat more mindfully when I am logging. The problem is that it is just SO tedious for me to try and catalog every ingredient in home-cooked or restaurant meals. Sigh. And V, I always enjoy your blogs, regardless of the topic or mood. I actually can relate to your last one pretty well - I feel like I am more judgmental of my body now in a lot of ways than I was when I was bigger.
Welcome back, Bobbie! Glad to hear that you've got a work situation and schedule that is working better for you.
Back to business boogaloo! :flowerforyou:0 -
Congrats CP on the under 150!0
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OK! Ran on the treadmill for 3 miles, mostly at 6mph, but with several intervals at 9mph for 15-20 seconds each. The girl next to me was confusing me, though. She kept jogging while holding on to the machine - NOT on the handles (which isn't great, but is at least understandable), but on the bar that goes over the top of the display. What a weird way to run. :huh:
I'm about to go do my pushups. But, I wanted to share the t-shirt that I got over the weekend with you guys because it makes me laugh. :bigsmile:
Here's the original: http://sale.images.woot.com/Some_Motivation_Requiredu2sDetail.png
Hmm, that was huge. I'll see if I can shrink it.
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I love it CP! That's what I need! :laugh: That's great!
Today is a day off though I may work on the car or the yard if I am motivated. Suppose to be warm again today though. :grumble: But there's a chance for rain today through Sunday! And cooler temps coming in this weekend.
I may have a new walking buddy. We may only walk once a week but that's something!
I went over my cals by 80 yesterday so I consider that a successful day! Aiming for 1300-1400 so that's good!
Just remembered I may eat out today so I may have to exercise after all. Right now I am more into physical labor than actual work outs. I could work in the yard all day or on my car, easier than doing a 20 minute DVD.
Rambling again!
New day boogaloo!
MM0 -
Another double yoga day for me. A friend wanted to take a class across town, so I'm going to that and my regular class. I really should be taking it easy as the workshop starts on Friday. I was going to bike to the library as well, but it's raining :bigsmile:
Had a sub last night at hard yoga - so it was a little easier. I mentioned I my back hurt from trying something crazy yogawise, and later she mentioned a crazy sequence (tripod headstand to handstand to standing splits to splits or something like that) that we were working towards - I took her seriously and kept waiting for splits pose and the like. When I told her I kept waiting for the crazy sequence, she said she was joking.
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CP, I laughed out loud. . .also, 5 mph is my "run". . .so I'm duly impressed.
So, today is an afternoon (5:30) Bikram. Everyone is permitted to hassle me mercilessly if I try to punk out on it. I'm trying to keep my exercise time of day in late afternoon so that I feel consistency in my schedule and because pre-dinner, dinner and post-dinner is my most dangerous binge-y time of day. If I'm exercising, I can't be eating, right?
So, I've done my editing for the day, have a visit to the chiropractor, some grocery shopping and a Bikram session scheduled. So, also lots of hydrating. It was very disheartening yesterday to only log half of my exercise calories. But, I'm experimenting. I didn't feel hungry for the calories, in fact, I didn't even top out at the target for the day (I'm trying to plan better for that today so that I don't go too low)
Also, today is dairy day! So I can have my latte. (happy dance, big time.)
Whoops. Novella Boogaloo.
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Mary, how's yoga going? You start your workshop tomorrow right?
V, how does dairy taste? I hope you haven't had any reactions from it!
CP, I forgot to say nice going on the running! I don't think I can get my legs to move that fast.
I am not sure what I am doing today. I don't have to go grocery shopping (and I don't have a list made), but I usually go on Thursdays. I'm not in the mood to exercise, but I need to. I try to have some sort of plan before I get out of bed, but I'm undecided.
It will be push ups for sure.
Grocery shopping or a walk...maybe some yard work if I go shopping so I can get some kind of physical labor in. Maybe I should do all three. It's going to be a little cooler today...just 91. Tomorrow will be even cooler.
I'll get something in.
Undecided boogaloo!
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The cooler weather is nice, isn't MM? Workshop starts tomorrow. Went to a really crappy yoga class yesterday - only crappy because it wasn't as advertised. Was supposed to be Iyengar but wasn't even close. It was one of the ones that I call sleepy yoga. One time I went to a sleepy yoga class and the teacher had this forced yawn that she would do throughout class. It was one of those times where you want to get off your mat and slap the teacher across the face. Yesterday, I only rolled my eyes a couple dozen times.
Also - regular yoga class was great as usual. Got a bike ride in too - just to the library. Never really rained at the house but all around - maybe better luck today. Kitty went to the vet yesterday - got a steroid and anti-nausea shot. Hope she does well today.
Minor achievement yesterday - I got two squares of chocolate out for after dinner - only had one - put the other one back. Didn't even think about it until this morning.
Today - day off - maybe bike ride to the store - but that's it, I promise.
Day off, boogaloo.0 -
Morning pebbs. . .
After insomnia last night, I slept until 11. I hate it when that happens.
I have to plan my tutorial for tomorrow (on very little info. . .more of an icebreaker day).
Then, I'm aiming for an elliptical session, some light cleaning and choir practice.
Take care.
Catching up (or letting go) boogaloo!:flowerforyou:0 -
Why does grocery shopping wear me out so much? It takes about an 90 minutes or more but it shouldn't be that exhausting. Maybe I really just don't want to work out today.
I think I'll be a good girl and stay in my calories today. Maybe DH will want to walk again tonight.
Still need to do push ups and clean the house.
I did pretty good at the store though. Bought healthy stuff except for the things to make my DH banana pudding. :blushing: I will be careful.
Oh I had a dream last night that I was looking in the mirror and I was so fat that I looked about 5 months pregnant. I started crying (in my dream). Yeah tell me my true feelings about myself aren't coming out in my dreams. That's okay I'm working on it.
Okay I'll stop hogging the thread!
Chatty today boogaloo!
MM0 -
new blog (making up for lost time, I guess) boogaloo. 0
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Good morning.
I was hoping to get out in the yard today but it's raining, and I'm not complaining! We have heavy rain in the forecast through Sunday and then lighter chances after that. Believe it or not a couple of days are supposed to have a high of 79! :bigsmile:
So I guess today is taebo since it's the dvd I have that burns the most cals. I'm burned out on dvd's but walk is out so....
I'm also going to try to teach Alex (and myself) how to play a few song on the keyboard. He loves it and I think he could learn some simple ones.
And cleaning. I haven't been cleaning so the house is getting messy. We have a couple of people coming over tonight.
I'd better get busy. I have a lot to do.
Happy Friday!
MessyMel0 -
Other than a 20 min walk, I took yesterday off. Somehow got a lot of steps anyway. Guess I was busy.
Workshop is finally here. Tomorrow and Sunday will be much harder (I think) - because today is half lecture - but I have no idea what to expect.
Another minor victory last night - I bought whole wheat biscotti. Had one as a snack. Didn't have one after dinner. The victory was that I offered it to myself, I thought about it, and I didn't want it. Usually it's straight from offer to eat.
Pretzel woman, boogaloo.0 -
I'm a bad diet-er. I don't like salads. I've tried. I just don't like them. I've tried different dressings, toppings, different types of salads. Won't do it. (I started to say can't, but I can I just don't like them.)
I'm aching today, so I may not get an official work out in. Not that hungry anyway. I am getting some cleaning done so that helps.
Since you all are pros at working out...do you bother to count cleaning? Like when you clean for an hour or more.
Off to find a small something I can tolerate for lunch.
MM0 -
Late check-in today. Had a really good first day of teaching (boss is organized, yet communicative, and a good lecturer. I like him, including his teaching philosophy and style, which is very good news) Also, my students are adorable.
I really have to figure out the eating, though. I have to pack a bigger lunch, and leave lecture early to eat it (so that I have enough time to eat before my section begins) I have/had a massive low blood sugar headache, despite eating a sandwich and a clif bar. I think I need to count some of my commute/teaching pacing as exercise (I'm set to sedentary right now).
I just wolfed down a bunch of Chinese take out because I let myself get too hungry. Oops.
Adjusting boogaloo!
Take care.:flowerforyou:0 -
Hello ladies! In case you haven't checked my Facebook, I had a little bit of an adventure with my trail run last night. We went exploring a bit on some trails we hadn't been on before, lots of hills and a very close encounter with a deer... and then it started to get dark about the time that we were disagreeing about which direction we needed to go to get back to the cars. We made it back OK eventually, but it required a little bit of trailblazing - over to the nearby highway so we could figure out which direction we needed to go (and have some light to see by), and then we had to climb two fences to get back to the road where we were parked. Adventure boogaloo!!!!
So, I was a tiny bit stressed, and didn't feel like doing my pushups after that. (And, my shoulder was still sore from the other night.) Tonight we had a work social function for my husband's job, and I took advantage of someone else covering the tab to have a few more glasses of wine than usual. Hey, I've been good all week, and frankly I was looking for a little stress release. Tomorrow I will get back on track.
Mary, way to go on leaving that chocolate square AND the biscotti. I am very impressed. MM, sorry you don't like salads. But a 'diet' is really just what you eat - so you're not a bad dieter. What is it that you don't like about them? I like mine with cheese and chopped nuts and sometimes berries. Yum.
Happy short week boogaloo!0 -
Yoga workshop wasn't as hard as expected. Sure, we did some challenging poses, but there were so many breaks (watch the teacher, then try), it wasn't a workout. There wasn't a "lecture" part though - the 5 hours were all the same. It was actually easier than the last workshop. It was incredibly crowded though - wall to wall people. So I'm thinking, 50-60 people, at $200 a person... for a weekend worth of work - even if you subtract money for the studio, etc, not a bad living.
So 5 more hours today. Backbends and standing poses this morning, followed by twists and forward bends this afternoon.
I know I've been on mfp for a long time. I had a dream last night that MM was showing me around the house she wanted. :laugh:
Yoga weekend, boogaloo0 -
Alright, so I indulged a bit last night. Wine AND dessert (split with my husband) - but it was fun. Today I need to drink lots of water and try to find something mildly active to do. My shoulder is still bugging me, though, so I think I will probably wait until Monday to start pushups again.
MM, I don't clean enough to answer your earlier question. :laugh: I don't know that I would count it separately unless it was a lot of lifting or scrubbing or whatever. If it's part of your normal routine, then I'd think you might want to increase your overall 'activity level'; if it's out of the ordinary, then go ahead and count it if it feels like at least as much of a workout as a walk.
Enjoy your pretzel-time, Mary!
Rehydration boogaloo!0 -
:laugh: :laugh: Was it a nice house? That's funny.
I know I've been on mfp for a long time. I had a dream last night that MM was showing me around the house she wanted. :laugh:
Yoga weekend, boogaloo
CP, I don't know why I don't like salads. Maybe I just don't how to make them. I think salad dressings are a big deal. I've tried like 5 or 6 and I really just don't like them that well. Ranch tastes like mayo to me. Italian is okay but not every time. Balsmic ? Gross! lol. Etc. Any dressing suggestions?
Took Alex to swim class this morning. I am trying to get motivated to work on the car for exercise this afternoon. I also need to do my push ups but I'm really sore!
We have 100% chance of rain through tonight and then it drops off to 60-70% for two days then down to 20% through Tuesday.
It's a high of 74 today! Whoo-hoo!
Cool rainy weather boogaloo!
MM0
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