Beeps, that dinner en blanc sounds pretty awesome!

I start Stage 5 today. Or tomorrow.

I get a 1/3 for the week :grumble:

I did see everyone's comments on my tea party photos. Thank y'all so much! It was a good time :flowerforyou:

I've been eating happily but haven't gained any weight according to my measurements this morning.

I'm taking DS and Grampy to a water park today. :drinker: Dippin' Dots! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Stage 5 A1. Gettin' it done!

Pudding, today it's 3 sets. Got stuff to do, right?!!

redlips, I'm only 5'1 so yea. But aside from that, I have a high bf%. I calculate it around 29% but it could be more. Buying calipers soon so I can check.

cowgirl, I agree with the gym owner. I'm finally *starting* to appreciate how my body is right now. Which is the reason I'm planning to wear a bikini this summer after not having worn one for the past 5 years. Still nervous thinking about it. But I told my bf I was going to do it and he won't allow me to back out now. BUT, I'm still going to work on improving my body. PROGRESS not PERFECTION, right?

pmag, you are in my prayers. I really really hope your MD can figure out what's going on.

jl, just take your measurements next week- maybe you will have a bit of post-TOM whoosh! Good job on your goals!

Enjoy Stage 5, girls!

I met all of my goals for last week. I was 500 below on my total calories, got 31% protein, I lifted 3 X, and logged every bite to the best of my ability.
My goals for this week:
1. Log every bite.
2. Above 30% protein
3. Less than 1900 cals/day
4. Lift 3 X
5. Drink 72 oz water daily
6. Walk more!

Beeps, I like your focus on doing what you can.

I forgot another goal: asleep by 11 pm nightly.

Hi all,

I'm just back from vacation and have not lifted anything in 2 weeks. My knee is 100% better, but sadly my shoulder is not. I'll go back to the gym and do lower body but not anything that requires my shoulders, to I will basically be using machines and doing step ups and unweighted lunges etc. I am pretty discouraged, truthfully. And my food choices lately have just been awful. I have put on weight - not much, 4 pounds but it's not good weight. Thankfully I don't notice that my clothes are fitting differently, but I do feel bloaty and just not happy with my attitude.

But I have a renewed focus - I'm going to eat better, and leave the junk and sweets by the wayside. If I really NEED sweet, I'll eat a quest bar, since that will also give me protein, but I plan on getting my protein from whole food sources.

My goals are:

1. Make and go to ortho for my shoulder (or osteo if necessary)
2. Eat healthier options
3. Hit macros
4. Honest logging

Hi Beeps! I feel like I've been gone for ages instead of just a couple of weeks!

Morning all

Back to 5am wake ups for swimming again this morning :yawn: It's cold, raining and I want to go back to bed, but I will push through! One more week of school holidays - we picked the kids up from the farm on Sunday.

I'm a 3/3 for last week. Amazing what a week of really only having to worry about myself (and occasionally my husband lol) can do. Trying to determine a work & exercise schedule for when school starts back, and it may be doing my head in, but I'll work it out eventually.

I've hidden the scale and will weigh in at the end of the month, but I can already feel better within myself. Although my daughter came home with these most delicious cream biscuits the other day... they are salty on the outside with a slightly sweet icing centre... my weakness is salty food and they are divine. Must avoid eating more than one at a time :ohwell:

I will be back later to read a bit more and have a chat hopefully. Maybe my lifting session will wake me up

cowgirl, I'm really hoping for that whoosh <fingers crossed>. And good job on meeting all your goals last week. Keep at it.

beeps, here here. How are you doing with goal #1? Sounds like you've been having some "optional" weeks.

And there is no way I could delay weighing, I don't know how you ladies do it. I weigh every morning. I guess I just love numbers and seeing trends.

Welcome back Sue! Don't be discouraged. Do what you can until your shoulder is ok again.

Congrats jo, that PR is AWESOME.

Jamaica: I weigh every day too. Seeing the numbers helps keep me focused during the day. Also I've ignored your justifications of your supposed "fatness". I have decided that your body is fabulous and you just don't see it yet. But you will :drinker: :flowerforyou:
3/3 for last week. I hit my calories, lifted, and did my 3 runs. I am sick of running though :laugh: I'm going to be subbing yoga for running this week so MWF I do yoga and TuThSat I lift. I think I'll do two or three weeks of this schedule and then maybe go back to running. I did my first yoga work out tonight and I"m feeling great. I followed a Tara Stiles video which was oddly more challenging than I thought it would be. Have a great week ladies.

Hey welcome back sue

Nice job all of you 3/3ers

I need some new goals
My pt is helping me modify some exercises and when I don't have to balance/ use my core my strength is back.
I am 2/3 I did my 3 lifting sessions and I did some acupuncture / physical therapy. I did two "training runs" very slow walk alternating with running.

Jo nice squats!

Beepejaye I was rooting for Argentina- but at least our local women's team the Thorns won 7-1.

Red and Jamaica- yoga is amazing I need to figure out a time to do it regularly

There's some good stuff in this thread!

Jo, you are rockin' my socks!

Bepee, I'm gonna keep up with you this week and nail the protein to the wall.

I see quite a few people hitting all three goals! This is my week. I'm coming along!

Jamaica and Red, the batteries in my scale died in February and I still... don't care! YAY! It. is. so. liber-at-ing.

Red, I should do some Yoga... I have P90X Yoga and it just makes me tired thinking about it LOL

I am still so very sore from my first Stage 5 workout on Sunday. I rolled out of bed this morning and did a wee run. The first half mile I was a total cripple but the run ended up being quite fast and strong. I still feel cripple :drinker:

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the drinking smiley :drinker: He really looks like me :drinker:

I need to take more pictures in Stage 5. I don't think I took any in Stage 4. My body isn't changing visibly but it's fun to see myself doing strong things

The other night, I was out with my DH for drinks (a rare treat) and he mustered up some courage to talk about my fitness. He doesn't understand why my body insists on retaining fat at the hips when I work out so much and eat so well. He wasn't criticizing me, he thinks I'm beautiful regardless, and he says he thinks I'm badass and that one else he knows works as hard as I do. So we got into talking about genetics and whatnot. It was a fun conversation. We're going to a B&B cottage tonight with a rose garden and a hot tub

bepeejaye - congrats! Great logging

Runzalot - I don't talk much with my hubby about fitness stuff - well, that's not strictly true. I talk, he half pretends to listen. I'm glad your hubby shows an interest. My hubby is NOT into fitness at all. He plays soccer once a week (40 mins) and because I moaned for MONTHS, he now runs about 6k twice per week. He only does it because I'll make his life miserable if he stops hahaha But I'm not saying it to be mean. He has a bad family history health wise and needs to look after himself. It's a bit annoying though how he managed to lose over 20lbs because I changed MY diet and stopped cooking rubbish food.... he didn't even try :grumble:
He's not overweight at all, but literally has no muscle lol... I can bench twice what he can and my bench is pretty feeble. I'm trying to get him to the gym but so far zero success.

Today is scheduled a rest day but I might get to combat tonight - might not fit in a workout Friday so can swap around. Yesterday was a horrid day on the scales.... but the same happened 4 weeks ago and accompanied by the pimples and terrible night's sleep, I am trying to blame impending TOM instead of the homemade fudge I have been consuming at an alarming rate :embarassed:

Thank you all! Thank you!! It feels great!!

Runz..about keeping up with the protein, .let's do this! we got this!!
I love the drinking smiley too!! To me, he resembles a big "wohooo!!!" :drinker:

Now coming off my Zumba high...aaahhhh...life is good!!