SBF2 Reboot Boogaloo! Week of Oct 12

mechanicmom

:yawn: Good morning, my friends.

If I was a coffee drinker I would be drinking a couple of cups this morning. I had a really good time last night at my friend's house, but I had too much chocolate. I have weird dreams and do not sleep well when I have it. Or maybe it's sugar period. Also this medicine is not helping me sleep!
Goals for today:
maybe a walk (was suppose to go with a friend this morning. She cancelled which is okay because I forgot about it, and the medicine is making me dizzy so I can't walk very straight. lol)
push ups (I hope!)
cleaning the house
watching my food intake and drinking a lot of water
getting a nap
and trying not to let my sleepiness make me impatient with anyone.
Still looking for sunshine boogaloo!
MM

yoginimary

So today I test my dedication. It's not raining, but it's wet and 57 degrees (cold for just coming out of summer) - it could also rain at any time (so much for perfect weather that I mentioned a few days ago). Will I ride my bike today? Yoga is definitely on the schedule, though.

We had fruit for dinner last night. By adding cheese and bread, husband agreed to it. It felt like a hotel breakfast buffet. Didn't have a single vegetable yesterday, but had 8 servings of fruit :laugh: I might do the same thing for lunch or dinner today and have a salad for the other meal.

V- you could always have easy days - walking, regular yoga, etc - so you could keep the 4 days of work out, but still do something the other days.

The sun will come out...a few days from now, boogaloo.

lotusfromthemud

One more day off (it's Thanksgiving here and everything is closed). Then, I'm trying my new four day a week workout schedule. Either I lost weight being sick or I'm dehydrated, because everything I put on feels looser.

I'm not logging today (see "thanksgiving" above) and I've pretty much decided to calorie restrict less. I think I need to choose between "dieting" and exercising in order to not run my system down. Exercise wins!

On the menu today (we're so traditional) homemade Indian butter chicken with garlic biryani, and green salad, followed by adorable pumpkin tartlets I bought. (two each).

Take care, and be thankful boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

mechanicmom

V, so when's dinner? I wonder if I can make it in time. Sounds delish!
MM

lotusfromthemud

V- you could always have easy days - walking, regular yoga, etc - so you could keep the 4 days of work out, but still do something the other days.

I'm pretty much already doing that. Nearly every day I walk at least two miles, and usually closer to five (city living). So, even my days off are what I used to consider exercise. I just think that when I upped my intensity, I didn't allow enough recovery time. On the upside, I feel almost normal today! Hooray!

Hop on a plane, MM. . .I make plenty. But you'll have to bring your own dessert, because I will fight for those tartlets.:laugh:

mechanicmom

You're funny V. :happy:
My plans just changed. Getting the house cleaned up in hopes that the maintenance guy will come look at the wall. And just getting it clean so it's clean. Then after I put Alex down for a nap I have to go fix DH's brakes. They are dangerous, especially in the rain, which it will be doing until Thursday I think. I'm not with it today, and I'm kind of rusty, so this could be an all afternoon job. Surely it burns cals! lol
Elbow grease boogaloo! (and in spite of my sleepiness I am looking forward to it. I miss it!)
MM

cp005e

Hello SBF friends! Quiet day today (the schools are off, so a lot of folks stayed home). Sorry about the dreary weather, Mary & MM - we finally had some nice days over the weekend, which I really enjoyed. And happy Thanksgiving, V! Glad you are feeling better.

I have decided to cut back on sugar - at least, the incidental sugar that I don't get that much enjoyment from, and which just gives me cravings for more. The first step was no sugar in my coffee (a little tough at work, where the coffee is pretty bad, but I managed w/just half-and-half). Of course, we made an apple strudel thingy last night, so I did bring a piece of that in for a snack (yum). It has brown sugar - but not a huge amount, considering how many apples we used. We also added golden raisins, which make it sweeter so we don't need as much brown sugar. But I don't expect that to last too long, so once it's gone I think I will aim for 2 weeks of no added sugar and desserts only once a week. I will allow myself one cup of tea w/honey per night if I want it, and see if that triggers the same cravings as regular sugar. For now, flavored yogurt is still in - though I picked up the lowfat instead of the nonfat because it had less sugar. I'm not sure if I'm prepared to eat just plain yogurt. :sick: Maybe with something salty, or with a drizzle of honey or berries - I'll have to think about that. Anyway, it's something I want to start paying more attention to.

My chest seems to finally be better (fingers crossed!) - I can just barely feel any strain if I stretch it on that side. Tonight is belly dancing, so I'll see how it feels after. I would like to get back to pushups, but I might wait until Wednesday to get started, just in case I have delayed soreness from class tonight.

Monday novella boogaloo!

yoginimary

I'm off to Fort Worth today. Only staying one night though.

Ended up getting a bike ride yesterday. It kinda dried out and got warmer in the afternoon - so I lucked out by doing my chores in the morning.

My dad said he wants to try the 63 miler (metric century) on Saturday. We can always cut off part of the ride if we get tired at the end, but it should be challenging. I think the weather is going to determine the length. One site says 81 degrees another says 72 degrees for a high on Saturday - being covered from the sun will make us last longer, the heat isn't too much of a factor. Husband is going to try to get someone else to go with him, so he can do the 40 miler. If not, we'll all split the difference and do the 50.

I-35 boogaloo.

mechanicmom

I-35 boogaloo.

:laugh:

Good morning ladies!
Today didn't start off so well, with Alex being mad at DH but oh well. DH is gone to work so Alex is better. lol

I worked on DH's car for four hours yesterday. I don't know how to log cals for that. But I still ate about what I should have. Carbs probably could have been better, but the whole day was kind of thrown off for me. I can tell it's working though. My gut is getting a little smaller. It's very slow though. I need to start working out again.
Today:
catching up on house work that didn't get done yesterday
taking Alex to tumbling class
trying to get a work out in if I have time.
eat healthy
drink lots of water
Forward roll boogaloo!
MM

mechanicmom

One pair of my tighter jeans fit this morning! I haven't been able to wear them in a few months. :bigsmile: I'm on the right track again!
MM

lotusfromthemud

Hi ladies! My early morning (well, early for me anyways) have me posting late.

It was cold but sunny today, so I opted to walk instead of take the bus twice (grand total of an hour) and I'm calling that my day's exercise. I was going to try for spinning, but I still feel sick, and the walking feels like enough for the day.

On the upshot, I just put on a sweater I haven't worn since spring (when it was getting tight) and it fits well now (it's even loose in places it wasn't.) Progress!

I'm going out to dinner tonight, so cheat meal boogaloo. (please pay no attention to the fact that yesterday was also a cheat meal. )

:flowerforyou:

cp005e

Hi all! Did very well on my eating yesterday. I was a little hungry before my class, so I stopped at Panera and got the smallest roll they had with a slice of cheese. And then, after class - I really wasn't hungry. So I mostly skipped dinner - just had some soy milk and carrots before bed so I wouldn't wake up. Oh, and belly dancing was lots of fun last night, and so far, so good on my chest. Maybe back to pushups tomorrow!

I did pretty well on my eating today, too... except I ate a donut at work. I didn't even really want it, but I felt guilty because a co-worker brought them in for us, and I had kind of encouraged him to do so last week. I should have just taken one and then thrown most of it out, I guess! But, I avoided the sugar in the coffee for another day, didn't eat all the food I brought with me, and made pretty healthy choices for dinner even though I ate out. I also got up early (NOT easy for me) and did 30 Day Shred.

Tomorrow may be tough - I think I am going out for lunch AND dinner with friends (busy social calendar!). So I definitely will need to get up early again and do some sort of workout. Either DDR or a DVD.

Congrats on the sweater and the jeans, V and MM! Hope you have a good trip, Mary.

Self-control boogaloo!

P.S. I saw a friend tonight that I haven't seen in about a year, and he commented, "I haven't found the secret of 'thin' yet - not like CP!" And another friend agreed with him. I don't know when, if ever, I've been called thin - so I will take it. :bigsmile:

cp005e

An early post from me, while I'm eating my breakfast. I managed to get up and do Jillian's "Backside" DVD this morning. My butt was already sore - either from dancing or Shred, not sure which.

Anyway! My exciting news is that I have been down over 2 pounds for the last two days in a row! Maybe I'm a little dehydrated, so I'm going to wait a few more days before recording it, but still - these are the lowest numbers I think I have seen since probably high school. Apparently, taking last week off from exercising was what I needed? :huh: Again... I'll take it! :bigsmile:

147 boogaloo!

mechanicmom

Way to go CP! Both posts were awesome! :bigsmile:

I have good news too. I am 2 pounds lighter today! It's been a few months since I've been on 155, so I am pretty excited. I've only cut down on carbs for about 6 days, which a couple of cheat days. I could probably lose more by cutting out carbs completely but that to me is not a lifestyle change. I could also work out and that would help. I really have just not had time!
I ate a very low carb breakfast in case I eat out with my friend today. Gonna try to make wise choices.
I don't want to be in the house much today because the guy is coming over this morning to tear out the moldy wall. It will stir things up and it will smell like bleach.
I need to get going. I have some cleaning up to do before we head off to see the horses.
V, I hope you are feeling a lot better today!
Mary, have a safe trip!
I agree with CP, self-control boogaloo!
MM

lotusfromthemud

So, since the cold is done and my body is so fun. . .reached for my coffee cup this am and went into severe back spasm. Just got back from my physio. guy (who luckily had a cancellation just before I called and is located directly across the street from me!) so it's much better, but still very stupid. I had a weights circuit planned today. Not going to happen. He encouraged me to walk and do yoga today, so that's the plan.


I had a little epiphany in the wee hours (insomnia last night) The question occurred to me "what do you want to concentrate on?" I've been giving a lot of thought lately to the idea that my logging/eating on a schedule is just another form of disordered eating. So, I'm trying to experiment once again with not logging. I've been logging for over two years, and I'm not skinny. So, my attention seems to be ill-spent. What I want to concentrate on is getting firmer, and that comes from changing my concentration exercise wise (and not eating too much pie ) So, I'm once again trying to be more intuitive with my eating, with a special attention payed to why I'm eating what when. . .along the lines of "I should stop eating this, because I'm eating it due to stress, not because I really want it." I'm going to spend the time I would spend logging to start journaling, something I've not been devoting time to as of late.

One more chapter in my novel: I had an acquaintance say to me the other day "Man, I really need to start working out." as a complete non-sequiter. When I asked her "why do you say that?" she said "Because you look great, and you obviously work out a lot." (she didn't know that about me, just sized me up) I nearly started to cry, as she had magically given me the validation I'd been longing for.

What do I want to concentrate on boogaloo. . .:flowerforyou:

mechanicmom

V, I can kind of relate to what you are saying....except that I have not been working as hard as you. I have been telling my husband and probably said it to you all that I really don't want to count anything because that's not "real life". I don't think a person could count for her entire life. That's not a lifestyle change...it's a diet law. I am only counting right now so I can watch how many carbs I take in. Once I get used to eating like this then I won't need to do it anymore. V, I'm pretty sure you've been counting long enough to know what you should be eating and what you shouldn't. I think going to journaling is an excellent idea! :flowerforyou:
I ate out today so I have to try to get some kind of exercise, but I don't know if I will have time. Alex needs to take a nap and the men are here tearing out the wall. Then we have church tonight. I do feel so much better with the way I am eating. I don't feel as heavy and sluggish. It's not a big improvement but it is something.
I did get to see the sun for a few minutes!:bigsmile:
Happy boogaloo!
MM

Okay, my excuses for not exercising just left for the day :laugh: Now I have to figure out what DVD I want to do. Do you all think it's necessary to raise carb intake on exercise days? I noticed MFP does that automatically. Just wondering. I'm probably not going to up it if I can help it. I don't need any excuse to eat more.

wanderinglight

Hi Everyone!!!! I like the new weekly updates -- it was a great way to get up to speed on what everyone has been doing! And it all sounds really good...especially fitting back into tight jeans, MM!

So I've been off wandering, of course. Just finished shooting in the Australian Outback and was wayyyy off the grid. We had to take the helicopter up just to get cellphone service! It was a show on heli-flying crocodile wranglers out in the wild wild Northern Territory. Lots of trudging through swamps fighting off snakes, spiders, crocs and a million other creepy things that would kill you in a minute. I loved every second of it!

Just got home this morning, and logged in for the first time in a few months with a renewed vigor to get back into it. Australia was hot (over 100 degrees and 90% humidity every day) so although I was living on coffee, candy, beer and whatever meat we caught that day (sorry, Mary), I didn't gain. But I didn't lose either. I think I've been at the same weight for a few months now and I'm ready for a change.

Physically I feel very strong, but I'm determined to get back into my size 10 jeans without having to hold my breath to squeeze in.

Renew boogaloo! Nice to see you all again...

mechanicmom

Welcome back Wandering! We've missed you! Are you going to be able to check in more often now? You are braver than I am to go on a shoot like that. So glad to have you back!:flowerforyou:
MM

yoginimary

Great to see you back WL! I was worried you were gone for good

Made it back from Fort Worth in time for yoga - but that was it for the day.

Our wandering adventuress is back, boogaloo!

ps. ok, firefox thinks adventuress is a word, how odd is that?

cp005e

Yay WL! Welcome back. I've been wondering about you - glad you made it back and had fun in Oz. :happy: And welcome back from the wilds of Ft. Worth, Mary.

I've been giving a lot of thought lately to the idea that my logging/eating on a schedule is just another form of disordered eating.

I think there is some truth to this - at least for me. It doesn't happen as often as I'd like, but it is really freeing when I do manage to get through a day where I only ate when I was hungry (or really wanted to taste something). I don't want to think about food and calories all the time. My main focuses right now are tweaking what I eat (less sugar, more veggies), making sure I don't eat for comfort or entertainment (well, some entertainment is okay - but not out of boredom), and not getting distracted into eating overly large portions (clean plate syndrome).

But, maybe I just tell myself all this because I find logging tedious. It has its place, for sure, and I really credit it for the vast majority of my weight loss. I think journaling is a great solution, though - you probably know how many calories are in things by now, but that puts the focus on the calories rather than the food and why you're eating it.

MM, the debate rages back and forth on this board about eating back your exercise calories (or at least it used to - honestly, I hardly read any threads besides this one anymore!). MFP just increases your carbs/protein/fat in the same ratios as your regular allotment to get you up to the right level of calories. I never tracked individual nutrients very carefully, but I personally would usually eat at least some of my exercise calories - and if I was hungry, I'd eat them all. But sticking to the same ratio of carbs/protein/fat makes sense to me.

mechanicmom

Good morning!
Thanks CP for your input! It is appreciated.
My main goal for at least early this morning is to come up with a healthy grocery list. I started writing it yesterday and realized that even though the carbs in each meal are relatively low, it will make a whole day kind of high. So I am having to tweak it. I have a hard time coming up with low carb foods that don't require higher cab sides (like rice or pasta). That's okay once or twice a week probably but I usually have leftovers so it gets eaten at least twice if not three times that week. Rambling!
I am now wondering if I am eating enough. I've been really hungry and I don't know that my cals are high enough. If I exercise I know I won't be eating enough.
Today is: shopping, maybe going for a walk if it doesn't get too warm, general cleaning, and staying out of the maintenance people's way. (They will probably finish tomorrow.) If they leave not too long after lunch I may try to do a DVD.
Have a good day everyone!
MM

lotusfromthemud

Morning, pebbs!

And, a big welcome back to the wandering adventuress!

Today I'm going to try my "no more trouble zones" dvd. My doctor/chiro said to be as active as possible, and if a certain move hurts don't do it. . .so I have to try. After a week and a half of no workouts, I'm losing my sanity a bit. I think one of my biggest fears is turning into a person who doesn't exercise again. After seven years of consistent workouts, I can't believe this is still a fear. So, my goal is to finish typing this and go work out, so that it's done for the day. Changes my entire self-image: if I've already worked out, I'm a good person, if I haven't. . .I'm lazy and will never work out again. Dear brain: This is wrong, please stop thinking this.

Did pretty good yesterday, but my biggest issue is still getting distracted and waiting too long to eat something, then over-eating because I'm starving.(last night it was way too much mu shu pork followed by a few homemade flourless peanut butter cookies) I feel like I operate on some feast/famine cycle of eating.

Back in the groove boogaloo!:flowerforyou:

edited to add: managed thirty minutes of working out, back started to seize up again. Dang it.:grumble:

yoginimary

I've been giving a lot of thought lately to the idea that my logging/eating on a schedule is just another form of disordered eating.

I think there is some truth to this - at least for me. It doesn't happen as often as I'd like, but it is really freeing when I do manage to get through a day where I only ate when I was hungry (or really wanted to taste something). I don't want to think about food and calories all the time. My main focuses right now are tweaking what I eat (less sugar, more veggies), making sure I don't eat for comfort or entertainment (well, some entertainment is okay - but not out of boredom), and not getting distracted into eating overly large portions (clean plate syndrome).

Amen sisters. Another amen to non-judgment of ourselves and others - something I really have a problem with. If you eat the brownie your bad, if you don't eat it, you're good. Also - if a skinny person eats a brownie it's ok, but a round person is not allowed to - totally wrong - I'm working on it.

Today - short bike ride and a little walk. Saturday is looming now. 63 miles is a long way - 6 hours is a long time to work out - getting nervous.

Non-judgment, boogaloo!

mechanicmom

I know, I know. I post too much. Just tell me to stop it if you don't like it.
So I said earlier that I might go for a walk if it's not too WARM. Let me rephrase that. I will go for a walk, if it's not too COLD! It was 74 this morning and hubby said it was going to be a warm day. He didn't know it was going to drop from 74 to 60 in two hours. So it's probably not too cold.
I am going to eat lunch and if it's not drizzling then maybe Alex and I can go for a walk. The moldy wall people were suppose to come this morning I thought but they haven't showed up yet.
Oh and a small victory for me! I didn't have anything ready for lunch today, so I was going to try to find something at the store. I couldn't find any frozen dinners under 35-40 carbs. I was really tempted to get a thin crust pizza, because it was 31 carbs, but then I realized that was only half the pizza and that was not going to be enough food. So I swallowed my desire for junk and I am making a salad instead. My waist line will thank me. That was my small victory today.
MM

wanderinglight

It's soooo good to read all these posts. I really missed you ladies!!

I love the topic of "what do I want to concentrate on." I have to say, it's been really nice to completely let go of concentrating on logging and even working out. When I'm jobs like this, especially in another country and particularly when I'm around guys like these cowboys, I realize how there are a lot of people the world over who don't have the same focus/ fixation on food that I do. They just eat when they're hungry, stop when they're not, and because they also have physical jobs (like cavemen used to), they are naturally in shape.

My goal is to get to the same place, but first to re-learn about stopping when I'm not hungry.

Today was a great workout at the gym. it's nice to be back. I'm going to be focusing on new weightlifting exercises all the way around. I saw my arms in a photo and I was HORRIFIED!! They have always been somewhat toned -- not anymore. They need work.

Tomorrow:
~ Drink lots of water
~ Eat breakfast (poached eggs and spinach)
~ Stay in control at the wedding I need to go to
~ Work out before the wedding

Friday boogaloooooo!

cp005e

Cold? We have a chance of SNOW today! :noway: Congrats on the salad, MM. Mary, don't psych yourself out too much. I'm sure you are prepared and will do great. :flowerforyou:

It's nice to have you back, WL! I am also going to be focusing on strength training for a while. I have two Jillian Michaels DVDs - one for the front, and one for the back - that I may try and start doing in the mornings. I did the back one a couple days ago and my butt is still sore. I think that dropping the sugar from my coffee this week has definitely helped me to eat more intuitively, too - I have actually been getting full and stopping! Also, huge victory - I had a little emotional freakout last night, and found myself instinctively gravitating to the kitchen... but I was able to stop myself and realize that food wasn't going to change what I was upset about. So I distracted myself by doing a load of laundry.

I went running for 45 minutes last night - though I have no idea how far or how fast because the treadmill was definitely malfunctioning. It said it was at 5mph when I was still at a walking pace, and it said I was going 7.5mph for most of the time - which I KNOW is not true (I can do that for about a mile, but not for long periods of time - and I was tired yesterday, so I was just jogging). Annoying. But my HRM said I burned 518 calories in an hour (including warm-up/cooldown walking), so that's pretty good.

More crazy scale news - I know I was dehydrated from running last night (didn't drink much after I got home), but this morning I was down another couple of pounds! That is seriously the lowest number I have seen since high school. I don't think it's "real", but it makes me feel a little more confident that I really have lost another pound or two after sitting at the same weight for so long. I'll try to stay focused on drinking my water over the weekend, and then will do official weigh-in/measurements next week.

Friday boogalooooo indeed! :flowerforyou:

yoginimary

Yeah for all our achievements!

Today is teach yoga and rest.

Spaghetti night - I'm a bit of a traditionalist. Need to pack food for tomorrow (there is food at the rest stops, but you never know what it will be). It will be 54 at the beginning of the ride and in the lower 70s at the end. Sunny all day, but the bike creates a little wind chill. So the decision is between a bike shirt and either two long sleeve shirts or a jacket - the jacket doesn't breathe as well, but protects from the wind - any help from the northerners? Oh, and I bought bike shorts yesterday - my first pair - boy, are they pricey! - and ugly to boot.

Rest day, boogaloo

lotusfromthemud

Mary, I would say layers under the jacket. You could always take the jacket off if you get too hot, but the wind would chill me down if I didn't block it. Just me. . .

Today I'm aiming for Bikram at 4. I have a ton of marking to do, and I just started to grade and realized just how time consuming it will be. So, I need to focus on grading a little every day, as well as my own project. I so want it to be just finished, but need to go slowly and carefully and make sure that it's really good. I like being finished, but I don't like finishing. I've realized I feel a little like this when it comes to my body. . .I feel like I'm in a really good final draft position, but could still stand some polishing. I'm not sure if this is the healthiest image to have of myself, but maybe it's realistic. I would love to have a day where I looked at anything I've done and thought honestly "that's good enough."

Last night, my boy cat was really enthusiastically playing with his toy mouse. Or so I thought, then I realized it was an actual mouse. Eeeeeek! Poor little critter was just trying to get warm, but I don't want him in my house. So, I live with two mighty hunters, and hopefully no mice. Yikes.

Critter drama boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

mechanicmom

Hi ladies,
CP congrats on your weight loss! That's awesome.
Mary, looking forward to hearing about your bike ride!
V, poor mouse. I don't want them in my house either but I feel more sorry for them than the rats we have. My cat is old enough now that she doesn't care. She used to play with roaches, but doesn't do that either.

Today and this weekend isn't turning out like we planned. The pastor called and said he is giving us his jeep. Just giving it to us. It broke down one too many times and he's tired of it. He said we can drive it or sell it and put the money towards the adoption. DH wasn't too happy about getting it but "All things work together for those who seek Him and are called according to His purpose." (quoted that off the top of my head so it may not be accurate. ) It will all work out okay. It may be an extra thousand toward the adoption so we'll take it!
Then tomorrow Hubby wanted to take us out for the day. The theater he worked for in another city is having it's grand reopening this weekend after have a 1/4 a mill. renovation. We wanted to see it, but we've also been invited to a baby shower, a birthday party, inherited a broken down jeep, have a request to work on the pastor's other car etc etc. Something very simple got very complicated.
Anyway, my schedule is kind of a mess right now.
I don't know about work outs today or not until Monday afternoon. Just waiting on the tow truck now so I can give the pastor a ride back home.
Craziness boogaloo!
MM

wanderinglight

Hi ladies,
CP congrats on your weight loss! That's awesome.
Mary, looking forward to hearing about your bike ride!
V, poor mouse. I don't want them in my house either but I feel more sorry for them than the rats we have. My cat is old enough now that she doesn't care. She used to play with roaches, but doesn't do that either.

Today and this weekend isn't turning out like we planned. The pastor called and said he is giving us his jeep. Just giving it to us. It broke down one too many times and he's tired of it. He said we can drive it or sell it and put the money towards the adoption. DH wasn't too happy about getting it but "All things work together for those who seek Him and are called according to His purpose." (quoted that off the top of my head so it may not be accurate. ) It will all work out okay. It may be an extra thousand toward the adoption so we'll take it!
.
Craziness boogaloo!
MM

that's wonderful news about the Jeep!

cp005e

Hmmm, Mary - that sounds like great biking weather to me. I like running in the low to mid 60s, and I like walking in the 70s. But then again, you were cold in California. And biking probably wouldn't warm you up as much as running. So I could understand going with the jacket, although I would probably stick with long sleeves. Enjoy your spaghetti and have a great ride!!!

That's cool about the donation, MM - even if it is some more work for you up front. Sorry about the mouse, V - but it's better than a bat!

Almost done with work boogaloo.