A lurker's/sometime poster's introduction
tinkystyle
Posts: 76 Member
Hello. I've used MFP for awhile and lurked the community for the longest time. I began posting only recently. I realized I joined this group and have posted in topics, but never introduced myself. I don't want to be one of those people who just posts w/o a proper intro.
I'm 38 and have exercised for years-I ran a full marathon, multiple halfs, and used to teach Les Mills classes in the evenings after work-body pump, rpm, body combat, and body flow, in addition to weightlifting. I didn't fuel myself properly and if my pants were too tight, I dropped to 1200 calories to make them loose (Looking back now, I can safely say that all of my 20s and half of my 30s, I was damaging my body). The past few years, my husband and I have been all-consumed with having a baby (He's 43). Reproductive specialists encouraged me to back off of the exercise in order to better our chances of conceiving. It worked, I gained some weight but multiple miscarriages later, I found myself depressed and fat.
Most recent miscarriage was in December 2013. It rocked our world, as we were at 10 weeks and began to feel confident in the pregnancy. I shut down completely. Ate tons of comfort food in large amounts and did not move. Got up, went to work, came home from work, took a nap, got up, ate, went back to bed.
At the end of Febuary/beginning of March, I realized that if we want a child, I need to be healthy. I got a bodymedia link and immediately began following 1200 calories per day and started up exercising again. My average daily TDEE from BMF is usually 1900-2100 (here is where I learned that I damaged my body with all of the years of crazy exercise). Weight dropped off and I started to feel good mentally again. Lurking the community, I have read as much as I can find on BMR, TDEE, undereating, overeating, and decided to ditch the 1200 and have been using TDEE for the past few weeks.
I will finish up my 11th week of SL 5X5 tomorrow. I really love the simplicity of it, but have found myself not being able to fully recover from squatting 3 times per week. Last week, I joined my hubby for 2 days of 5,3,1 and I think I may switch after I complete the 12 weeks of SL.
Anyway, I'm looking for friends who support doing this the right way.
I'm 38 and have exercised for years-I ran a full marathon, multiple halfs, and used to teach Les Mills classes in the evenings after work-body pump, rpm, body combat, and body flow, in addition to weightlifting. I didn't fuel myself properly and if my pants were too tight, I dropped to 1200 calories to make them loose (Looking back now, I can safely say that all of my 20s and half of my 30s, I was damaging my body). The past few years, my husband and I have been all-consumed with having a baby (He's 43). Reproductive specialists encouraged me to back off of the exercise in order to better our chances of conceiving. It worked, I gained some weight but multiple miscarriages later, I found myself depressed and fat.
Most recent miscarriage was in December 2013. It rocked our world, as we were at 10 weeks and began to feel confident in the pregnancy. I shut down completely. Ate tons of comfort food in large amounts and did not move. Got up, went to work, came home from work, took a nap, got up, ate, went back to bed.
At the end of Febuary/beginning of March, I realized that if we want a child, I need to be healthy. I got a bodymedia link and immediately began following 1200 calories per day and started up exercising again. My average daily TDEE from BMF is usually 1900-2100 (here is where I learned that I damaged my body with all of the years of crazy exercise). Weight dropped off and I started to feel good mentally again. Lurking the community, I have read as much as I can find on BMR, TDEE, undereating, overeating, and decided to ditch the 1200 and have been using TDEE for the past few weeks.
I will finish up my 11th week of SL 5X5 tomorrow. I really love the simplicity of it, but have found myself not being able to fully recover from squatting 3 times per week. Last week, I joined my hubby for 2 days of 5,3,1 and I think I may switch after I complete the 12 weeks of SL.
Anyway, I'm looking for friends who support doing this the right way.
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I'm so sorry you've had to go through all that to have a baby. I hope you get your chance soon! You are doing great by getting your body in shape and healthy!
And a formal welcome, from a noobie.0 -
Welcome! I'm relatively new to the group, but I've found these are a great group of women.0
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I'm so sorry for all the sorrows you've gone through in regards to having a baby. I struggled with infertility myself and luckily have come to terms with the fact that I'm actually okay with not having any more kids (I have a 13yo stepdaughter).
I hope that TDEE eating sticks with you, I've loved it so far. I find it way more accurate for me than estimating burns. Good luck to you, and I hope that one day you get the pregnancy and baby you've been hoping for.
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Hello, and thank you for sharing your story. I also had a miscarriage last April 2013. It was such a disappointment and I've since learned that my adrenals are inadequate - probably from too much exercise too - plus at my age at the time (39) my progesterone was quote low.
So I feel you, girl! *Big squeezy hug!
It's great to hear you're on the right path, focusing on eating enough, rest & recovery.
I'm not very active on MFP, but feel free to friend me!!0 -
Welcome to the group!
I'm sorry to hear about your losses. =(
A couple things to try for better recovery while squatting 3xWeek. 1. Switch to 3x5, and/or 2. Switch to front squats at a much lighter weight (because you can't do them as heavy) on deadlift day.0 -
welcome! xx0
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I'm so sorry you had to go through all of this. It's great that you took a new path and that you are getting your body healthy now! Welcome!
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Hi! Welcome!
So sorry about your loss. I can't even begin to imagine what it's like. But I really really admire your strength and your desire to learn and educate yourself. It's never too late. You're on the right path :flowerforyou:0 -
Thank you all for the welcome and your kind words.0
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A couple things to try for better recovery while squatting 3xWeek. 1. Switch to 3x5, and/or 2. Switch to front squats at a much lighter weight (because you can't do them as heavy) on deadlift day.
This is good to know. I may try this and see how I feel. I appreciate the advice!0 -
Sorry to hear about your losses. I hope that everything works out for your and your husband.
Feel free to add :flowerforyou:0 -
Welcome! Glad to hear you are feeling better and hopefully this will lead to a healthy pregnancy soon.0
