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Jessica, I can see your boobs in your avatar....we ain't "twins", lol.
As. I. Have. None.
Lol!
They aren't real...0 -
Hey all. I didn't get my run in today, but will do so tomorrow morning. Last one before the race Sunday (Jane - it's a 1/2 marathon).
In h.s., I was on the track and tennis teams. College was tennis team and a feeble attempt at lacrosse. I always wanted to be a swimmer though. So Sue: you continue to be my hero. Have fun this weekend!
Beeps - you are TEENY. My goodness.0 -
I never played sports in school. I was on the equestrian team in college, but that's it.0
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i need a talking down. I am stressed horribly , and I want to eat! It is taking all I have not to go get a HUGE bowl of cereal.
i know if I get something good to eat , it will just start a downward spiral so I'm trying to stay glued to couch and laptop. This is major for me to recognize this! Before I would have never given a 2nd thought stuffing my face full of carbs.
What do yall do when you want to stress eat?0 -
jeopardy music0
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i need a talking down. I am stressed horribly , and I want to eat! It is taking all I have not to go get a HUGE bowl of cereal.
i know if I get something good to eat , it will just start a downward spiral so I'm trying to stay glued to couch and laptop. This is major for me to recognize this! Before I would have never given a 2nd thought stuffing my face full of carbs.
What do yall do when you want to stress eat?
Whine and cry and try to get my husband to get me food. I'm pathetic.
I'm sorry you are having such a rough time. ((Hug))0 -
Manic - at least you recognize what you're doing. I would say have fruit or veggies first. and drink a tall glass of water. I was going to suggest having a very small piece of a goody, but if you feel you will not be able to stop, then did not do that. how many calories do you have left for the day? And we can come up with a delicious tasting healthy snack together. :-)0
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*And we can = maybe we can0
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I'm good now. The urge to eat is over.
Feels pretty good to overcome it.
Jess, if my hubby had been at home I would have done the same. He would have enabled me.0 -
Hey, manic, YOU DID IT!!
So, that is AWESOME! Means you are gonna talk yourself down from the ledge, over-and-over-and-over, BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOU CAN!
Today, I get to lift.....yay!0 -
Hey, manic, YOU DID IT!!
So, that is AWESOME! Means you are gonna talk yourself down from the ledge, over-and-over-and-over, BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOU CAN!
Today, I get to lift.....yay!
YEAH :blushing:
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Good job Manic!0
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Mary, good job recognizing and combating the carb craze! I battle this DAILY. I tell myself to earn it (usually in the afternoon/evening) so I'll go outside and walk or play with the kids. By then, I don't want it anymore (unless it's TOM, nothing can get between me and the carbs then).
Beeps, enjoy your lifting session!
Was going to workout this morning, but I'm going to wait until DH is home to watch the kids. My workouts are so much better when I don't have to keep an eye on them. Since this is my last workout of BTII, I want it to be GOOD.0 -
I lifted!
I weighed!
I lost 0.5 lbs this week!
And now I am eating french fries and gravy....which is TERRIBLE, I know, but I haven't figured out (yet!), how to CELEBRATE without including some TERRIBLE CHEAT MEAL.
And, BOY IS IT YUMMY!0 -
....and CHEAP!
Like 1/2 the price of my salad w/grilled chicken.
NO WONDER THERE'S AN OBESITY PROBLEM IN NORTH AMERICA!
(Crap food sells for cheap and good, healthy stuff is expensive!)0 -
Hello! I'm not totally new to lifting but I am back on the getting-healthy track after about 3 years off... I did a lot of heavy lifting in high school which I'm sure is the reason that I don't really look like I gained 70 lbs over the past three years... it looks more like 20
SO my question, as I'm reading the NROLFW book - he talks a lot in terms of a 5'4" woman that weighs 140lbs, and doesn't really talk much about a woman that has a significant amount of fat to lose. Is it the same idea, though, that calorie restriction isn't the best place to start?0 -
If you want fat loss, pay CLOSE attention to your calories!
The #'s in NROL4W did NOT work, for me....so, just be cautious. If you eat the number of calories (recommended for some fat loss) from NROL4W and you are losing scale weight, while heavy lifting, you can be certain it's fat lost.
If the scale starts going UP, beware! I believe that is a sign you are "eating too much" and you may have to reduce your calories BELOW what is being recommended in NROL4W.
Just my $0.020 -
Hello! I'm not totally new to lifting but I am back on the getting-healthy track after about 3 years off... I did a lot of heavy lifting in high school which I'm sure is the reason that I don't really look like I gained 70 lbs over the past three years... it looks more like 20
SO my question, as I'm reading the NROLFW book - he talks a lot in terms of a 5'4" woman that weighs 140lbs, and doesn't really talk much about a woman that has a significant amount of fat to lose. Is it the same idea, though, that calorie restriction isn't the best place to start?
What Beeps said.
Calorie "restriction" is not the way to go, but a calorie deficit of some sort is required to see fat loss. Especially if you have a lot to lose. I think most of us started out at the cals suggested by the book for Stage 1 and then adjusted accordingly as we progressed. Hope you like the program!0 -
Hi all -
My problem is that often my no-exercise days are most frequently my travel days. And my travel days are most often (besides date night) by wine-drinking days. I am trying not to worry about it too much (as I was under yesterday with a double workout) but I am kind of bummed because I often weigh my lowest after rest days. Anyway, tomorrow I lift!!
abigail - wow, heavy lifting in high school. You must be a young 'un! you are right that his example has a moderate amount of fat to lose, but he does have different multipliers for the calorie-burn equation, right?
beeps - yep, if you hate shopping, it IS hard to celebrate without food! (massages are a HECK of a lot more expensive than poutine!) Was it worth it?
beeps - you are right that healthy food is often more expensive, but part of the problem is that most people see poutine as a "side", where you say "whoa, 400 cals (or whatever) that's a 'meal'!"
cowgirl - that sounds like a good plan, but speaking of that, how supportive is hubby? that is my:
QUESTION of the WEEKEND: how supportive are those around you? of lifting? of losing weight? of time away from other responsibilities?
Manic - hang in there! you are doing great!
RDU - congrats on quitting smoking AND committing to HEALTH and weight loss!! Yea for joining our chat group!!
jessica/beeps/cowgirl - I am another member of the "itty bitty titty club". When I first lost 40 pounds, I fantasized about getting a boob job to "reward" myself for all of my hard work (running does strange things to your brain!), but after breast cancer, I am very happy with what I have, uneven nipples and all! (Jessica - this is not a criticism of you AT ALL. If I could snap my fingers and be back to my pregnancy C cups, I would)0 -
Beeps, I've never had poutine, but it sounds like an awesome celebration meal!
lc, I always weigh lower on rest days or lift days before workout too. Most the time I am more hungry then too...
QOTW: DH is very supportive now that he's seen the results. The rest of my family is still convinced I am trying to become a she-hulk. Mind you, all of them are overweight, under muscled from lack of activity, but happily buy into anything labeled "natural" (Detox, cleanse, diet, etc). Frustrates me. In a few years when I look even better, maybe they won't be so dubious.0 -
QOTW: My family doesn't care. They want me to be happy . If losing weight makes me happy, they are happy. They don't like it when I impose my ideas on them though :laugh: They say if I am "dieting" they shouldn't have to suffer .0
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No worries! I'm not sensitive or defensive about them. As I lose more weight sometimes I actually miss being smaller. Some clothes that I used to wear don't look right now. Others look better, so I guess it's a trade.
QOTW: my family is supportive. My husband eats Paleo with me (and shares cheat meals with me :-P ). The kids don't like my Paleo cooking, but they're generally just happy to be fed. We all enjoy being more active.0 -
Good morning all - hope you all have excellent weekend plans! I lifted this am and did treadmill warm up and 5 min of intervals. Tonight is date night. Really need to limit the alcohol given my airport extravaganza yesterday.
Jessica - I really laughed that your kids are "happy to be fed". Maybe I just don't let my kids get hungry enough!0 -
My family is totally supportive. I've never been overweight, but have always been an exercise junky and they've always known that exercise, for me, comes before all else. It's all good - my husband is an exercise junky, too....and my kids are developing the same (good) habits!0
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Happy Sunday all!
Man, am I sore after 4B1! Going to go out for a run shortly to try to work some of the soreness out...I got some new minimalist running shoes (new balance) that I am looking forward to using for lifting as well.0 -
Happy weekend all!
No workout yesterday but I walked about 5 miles. Today I did my first run back since my 10mile race and the pain in my hip muscle came RIGHT back. This is no good. So back to the dr for me. Hubby and I did join a gym near home together so I also got a good lift in! It was so nice to have a workout buddy for a change! The idea behind joining the new gym is twofold: I will now workout at night so I can sleep in a few mornings a week AND hubs and I can motivate and spot each other.
After running AND lifting i am sooo tired! But I have a delicious pot of chili on the stove
Former QOTD: I played field hockey
QOTW: hubby is very supportive, but he can also be an enabler bc he and I have the same food weaknesses. The rest of my fam is super health conscious.
Haha the "itty bitty club". You guys crack me up. I have the opposite problem: at 5'1" I have 34DD and sometimes I think they make me look heavier than I am. And beeps: I wear super strength sports bras and yes they get in the way all the time.
Km - ur gonna rock that half marathon!!!0 -
lcu, I hope you got to run. Nothing like a nice walk or run to work out soreness.
Emgel, that's just rotten about the hip. Hope it heals quickly so you can get back to running. Yay for getting a better lifting routine!
I am actually a 34DD too, but I don't * look* like it since the rest of me is so big, lol.
My mom made a comment today about how "women aren't designed to left heavy". She drives me crazy. I don't really care what she thinks, but I sure don't want to have to hear her viewpoint every time the topic comes up.0 -
Starting over this week. With all of last week's events life was just CRAZY. I think I'm going to push back my half marathon so I can refocus and recharge. I will be starting Stage 3 over today. I'm also going to focus more on getting in enough protein. I've been REALLY bad at that. My protein powder isn't that great unless it's in a smoothie so I'm thinking of picking up some Larabars for after the gym on lifting days. I will still run but I'm not going for set distance or time. I just want to run as long/far as I want and enjoy it.
I'm going to catch up on other posts now..0 -
Good morning ladies!
no run yesterday...got about 10 yards down the street and could not continue due to knee pain. I first got it on Thursday and iced the pain away Thursday night, but its back. I could not even treadmill it this am...will ice more today! This am I lifted (4A2). Almost no knee pain...its a very specific pain when I am engaging my quads. I have a sprint workout scheduled tomorrow am, so I better figure this out today!
emgel - sorry to hear your hip pain is back! have you tried massaging with a tennis ball? (you can try the tennis ball on the ground or against a wall). I am so jealous of you lifting with hubby AND getting to sleep in a few days a week!
cowgirl - someone has the profile pic "women no lift heavy? neandrathal woman no think so". I love that!0 -
PLEASE REPORT IN FOR STAR CHALLENGE - week of Mon, Apr 15 - Sun, Apr 21st.
I had a TOTAL BLOW-OUT at my games club on Saturday and, therefore, end up with only a "silver" star this week!
(I ate 10,483 calories....which isn't too bad, given my height, but it is NOT gonna get me the FAT LOSS THAT I WANT!)0
