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I think we found and destroyed the yellow jacket nest, so fingers crossed that DS doesn't spend the next 3 days getting stung! We are very close to packed up & I can't wait to spend the next 3 days relaxing at the beach. I packed my running clothes as the weather is supposed to be perfect. I am also going to do some squats (when no one is looking?) so that I don't end up in pain from missing out on weight lifting.
I am working on doing push ups and planks everyday, but I don't think that I will be able to do them while camping.. I have packed healthy food (even made turkey burgers!) so it should be a good, active 3 days (except when I am lounging at the beach).
I won't be able to check in. I tried last time but would write out a message & it would never post. So have a good week & catch up on Thursday!0 -
Lisa --- have a GREAT week! Nice job packing foods to help you. Enjoy the time with family and time for you!
Brenda, don't you hate those weeks. I was there 2 weeks back and since I started logging and writing in every day I feel like I'm back in the game again. Wash that bad week away and start fresh tomorrow! Good luck to your son starting school
We have another 2 weeks here.
Maureen, wine sounds nice. I know it's not a 'bad' treat, but I try to do nothing after 7 so have missed that. So enjoy for me too!!!
This weekend we had my niece's going off to college party and I treated myself to a key lime cupcake - oh my so delish!
On a side note, an old friend (sons were friends back in the younger years) has seen me do my walk/jog and stopped me the other day asking if she could go. So Friday we started off together and we started the C25K from scratch. I know it puts me back a few weeks, but it's great to have someone to do it with. And I'm amazed at how easy week 1 is for me now --- I remember the struggle. But I'm glad to have a partner - definitely helps. After we do the run, we walk for another 20-30 minutes and do the streets with the big hills.
Monday starts again tomorrow. Off to cook up my chicken. (Every Sunday night I cook 3 boneless breasts of chicken so I can have either chicken in salad or I add bbq sauce and always have lunches planned -- it's my one saving grace!)
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Morning! Just back from a 10K run, So glad to have gotten a longer run in today. That is what I was hoping for, didn't feel too bad. I always feel tired by the end, but I usually can tell by 3-4 kms if I am going to do 10 or not.
I am working the rest of this week, so at least I got a good start on the exercise. If I can even get a 5K run in 3 more times I'll be happy. I am doing a bit of baking today, I needed stuff to put in the boys lunches this week and I'm tired of going out and buying stuff. Now I just need to stay out of it! lol I guess I could have a blueberry muffin, but I really want to stay out of the cookies.0 -
Happy Monday, everyone! I so did not want to come to work today!
Cindy, that's so great that you have a friend to do C25K with! I think going back to the beginning is good because you can really see how far you have come!
Maureen, I have new new running shoes, too! I'm loving them! Even though everything I read said to invest in some from the beginning, I really didn't think there would be that much of a difference. I did suffer a hit to my vanity though. I've always worn either a 9 1/2 or 10 sized shoe, and I've always disliked that fact. My foot is bigger than my dad's! Anyway, the person fitting me decided I really needed a 10 1/2 (New Balance apparently runs small?!?)! Ugh!!! I was not happy, but my little toe on my left foot is very happy now! I've been noticing some squeezing going on down there lately, and that is no longer a problem with the bigger shoe.
Brenda, so far I like the R4FL program, but this week is the first week of intervals. I'm a little bit nervous about them! I will update on here on how it goes.
Lisa, hope you are having fun!!! Glad you found the nest and did some prepping for healthy meals. It really sounds like everyone is doing great right now with the meal planning and resisting temptation!
I'm really happy with my coaching program so far. I lost 3 pounds this first week. Nothing really different from what I was doing before, but he does have us alternating calories based on activity. I get 250 additional calories on the 3 days per week that I lift. Otherwise, I'm eating 1500. I don't think I would have gone as low as 1500 on my own. I really like 1600 better, as if 100 calories really makes a difference! I have to do some serious planning to get in everything that I want to stay under 1500 and not feel hungry. I like the results, so will try to stick with it as long as it is working.
I'm planing to do weights tonight. Pretty excited that I squatted 50 lbs last time. It was the first time I really felt like I was lifting "heavy" even though I know 50 lbs is not very much for most people.
Hope everyone has a great day!
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Very quick post from moi this morning.
Not sure what I'll do after work today, not going to run but possibly swim. Tomorrow I'll try to run after work. Got my lunch all packed and supper figured out.
Emy - so glad that you got some new running shoes that you like. When you first get them you just feel like you're running on clouds. haha
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Good morning! I did the first set of intervals last night from R4FL. Wow! They were killer, but I really improved my overall time. I think I'm going to really like this program!
Maureen, great job on prepping meals! The new shoes are like running on clouds, but I have a blister on the back of my heel. I'm thinking I should not have listed to the salesperson and gone up in size. I really went along with it because I didn't want my vanity to get in the way of buying the best fitting shoe. Turns out, maybe I've been right these 44 years in buying a 9 1/2 or 10.
I'm planning to do weights tonight. Hope everyone has a wonderful day!
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Found a great article today that I wanted to share:
http://www.tonygentilcore.com/blog/an-open-letter-to-everyone-who-has-told-women-dont-get-too-muscular/
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Another great read by the same author:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sophia-herbst/1200-calories_b_4816597.html
These two articles really put things into perspective for women, at least in my opinion!0 -
Good morning and happy hump day ladies! I am sorry for being awol for so long. I felt like a fraud after awhile, coming in and saying that I was committing to get back on track, then still making the same poor choices. I ended up gaining weight for 3 weeks in a row, not more than 4 1/2 lbs total, but I was pretty angry about throwing my long term goals out the window for three weeks straight.
I have had a solidly good week now, lost 4 lbs, and just finished week 1 of c25k. I was very happy with the weight loss of course, but I'm over the moon about running again. Over the past month, I've felt like my foot injury was reaching a stable and happy place. Not 100% recovered, but not getting as sore after workouts and activity. I feel like I'm walking more normally than I have in months. I had made a deal with myself that I would not run until I was in the two hundred teens because I felt like it wouldn't be good for my joints. But my oldest son needs to train for soccer which is starting up again. My youngest is always running everywhere, but my oldest leads a lazier life in the off-season. My husband and I decided that doing c25k would be a good way to improve his conditioning before the practices start. My husband was going to do it with him, I even bought him new shoes, but he kept putting it off. So last week I said, WTH, I'll do it! And I did, I ran and it didn't hurt my foot much. I'll be really sore by the end of the day, but the next morning I'm good to go, no lingering pain. What a relief!
Today I wrapped up week 1 with a super-humid run. And with temps hitting 97 the rest of the week, I likely won't run again until the weekend. I guess I could try the treadmill at the gym, but that would be torture. Hate treadmills, and I had a bad fall on one while running years ago that wrecked my knee. Anyway, I'll try to catch up on the goings on around here this week. I'm happy to be back and I hop you are all well.0 -
Up and ready for work. I picked up a salad at sobeys yesterday on my way home from work, it has strawberries in it. Managed to go for a 5K run after work, only got home around 5:45, but I told myself I had to do it. Hoping to do the same tonight.
Pam - glad you're back!
Emy - I will definitely check out those links!
Sorry I don't have time for more, I am so not good at getting "everything' in when I am working. If I worked all the time I would probably be good at it. lol0 -
Pam, so glad to hear from you! Great job on the 4 lbs and I'm happy for you that you are able to run again.
Maureen, it is tough to fit everything in while working! Although somewhere there is that sweet spot where I find I'm more productive while busy. It's been so long since I found it though!
I did weights last night and will do workout 6 of R4FL tonight. It's 40 minutes at a steady pace. I loved the intervals for the last workout!
Hope everyone has a great day!
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Ok. Confession time. I am gaining weight. I feel horrible about it, but can't seem to get things under control. My weight is up 13lbs since my lowest weigh in July.
I am going to adjust my macros, start weighing & measuring my food today. I gained 6lbs while I was camping. I am very surprised & maybe it is just water weight, because I was fairly active & mostly ate well. We used to eat so much more & not as healthy before. I can't even imagine what I gained then. We went out for an Italian supper last night for my son's b-day & wine.
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Lisa, the 6 lbs has to be water weight. No way you gained that much in just a few days. Has to be just different routine, etc. has thrown your body off.
Keep your chin up! You will get back on track! If you weren't in this for the long haul, you would not have posted this morning. I've tried so many times before and given up at the first sign of disappointment. Each time I failed, not because I messed up my diet or skipped a workout, but because I gave up. You are not doing that though. You are buckling down today and tightening up! That's why you will be successful! 0 -
I wanted to add some inspirational quote or image, but since I don't know how to post pictures yet, I decided to quote yours!ETA: Looks like I start the new thread for this topic! I feel like I should say something inspiring or something!
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Each time I failed, not because I messed up my diet or skipped a workout, but because I gave up. You are not doing that though. You are buckling down today and tightening up! That's why you will be successful!
Emy, well said!
Lisa, glad you "confessed", keep talking with us, logging, and remembering how great you've done and you will get there. You started C25K at 1 min of jogging, lifting weights at a low rate and now look at you: you run, you lift what absolutely amazes me …. you WILL get through this too!!!
My only thought/suggestion is what Emy went to, eat foods that will remove water gain, put carbs and natural sugars to earlier in the day (before 2) and keep them as minimal as possible. In a week or two - we will hear you smiling and back on track!!!!0 -
Good morning. I've been MIA, but it's a good missing …. I've been busy with longer walk/runs which has sucked some time away. I haven't logged, which there is no excuse for, so I'll get back to that today.
It's getting dark here early … by 8:00 it's almost too dark to be outside walking, in the next few weeks it will definitely be too dark. I'm going to have to figure how to rejigger my nights so I can still be walking. I don't want to give this up until I have to. I'm enjoying the walks, hills, conversation with my friend and the fact that we are out there for an hour if not longer. I'll push it for the next two weeks and then come up with a game plan.
Have a great day … talk with you all later.
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Thanks Emy & Cindy. Just back from my run/walk. It was hard today, but glad I went out there. I did just over 4km but my calves were screaming. Too much crappy food & alcohol, not enough water.
You are right, normally at this point I would quit & completely stop everything. I am ahead of the game. Maybe I will have a huge loss week that will get me back to where I was. Even slow & steady is better then continuing to gain.
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I'm baaaahaaaaack!
All good, holidays were pretty boring but at least this time I didn't fight with my parents :laugh:
I didn't track food or exercised, but only put on the tiniest bit of weight, about one lb, so pretty pleased with that. Won't be back in work till Monday and I'll be getting back on track then, for now I'm still in holiday mode.
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So glad to see you back Marielle!!!0
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Welcome back Marielle! Glad you had a good week
Congrats on the weight loss Emy - you are flying along!
Luna, good luck with your surgery. Keep chatting with us in the meantime to keep yourself focused and ready to jump back in. Hope it helps you be pain free!
Lisa, hope yesterday was a new start for you and you are feeling it again.
I went to my friends cottage last night so am without scale until Sunday when I'm home. I'm actually anticipating this week's weigh in as I feel like it was a good week. I guess the good news in that is that maybe I'll continue to be extra good today/tomorrow for the weight in
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Yesterday, I did get back on track. Today will be even better. I weight lifted this morning and felt strong. I know I can do this. Just gotta be mindful.
My fitbit decided to break yesterday. Very frustrating. It does motivate me to take more steps. Hopefully it is under warranty & they send me a replacement.
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Hello all! Well, it's been a rough week. Haven't felt well all week and yesterday the stomach flu hit. Uggg. All this laying around drives me bonkers! But I'm getting some reading done that I haven't had time for and the saltine cracker "diet" for a couple days can't hurt! Will be glad to get back to normal food and back to exercising!
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How are you all this weekend? I'm feeling bored to tell you the truth. Definitely time to get back into some sort of routine. Weather is changing too, I guess the summer is definitely over :sad:
Husband is very grumpy at the moment, which is not helping matters. He is out of work for a while and has been doing days of work here and there through employment agents, but I guess he's feeling frustrated and bored. Taking it out on us as well, but will not talk about it. Not the nicest atmosphere here. :indifferent: The girls are still on one week's holidays till school is back, so he'll be home with them next week while I'm at work. Not something he's too excited about either...
Sorry to hear about your stomach bug Brenda, hope it's only a 24 hour thing. But good you got to catch up on the reading! I got a e-reader recently and am loving it more than I thought I would.
Yay go Lisa, back on track, good for you! Hope the fitbit is still under warranty.
:devil: Grrrr 6-year old is reading here over my shoulder.
Cindy enjoy your weekend in the cottage, sounds great!
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Today I went for a very short 3Km run. I am doing a 10K race tomorrow (while hubby will be doing the marathon). I haven't run a lot this week so I felt like doing something, but want to keep fresh legs for tomorrow. lol
Brenda - hope you are feeling better soon, its no fun being sick when you want to be out there doing stuff. However, its nice you get to catch up on some reading
Lisa - so glad to hear that you are getting yourself back on track. I am trying to do the very same thing. I had a couple of great months, and now I feel like I'm struggling. Too bad about the fitbit! I do hope that you can get a replacement. My cousin who visited here this summer had one and she was showing me how it worked, so cool.
Cindy - enjoy your time at the cottage. It sounds like you are in for a great weigh-in! I am not looking forward to the darker nights either. wish summer would be a longer season!
Marielle - welcome back and one pound isn't much so you did very well!
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Thought I had sent this message, but I guess I didn't! I just came in from mowing the lawn, about an hour on the ride on a 15 mins or so push. Making macaroni for supper (got to carb load for tomorow!) and then we're going to take a ride in to town to pick up a few things. Hope you're all having a good weekend!0 -
Hello! Hello. Maureen, I need to run as much as you do so I have a reason to carb-load; sounds yum!!!! Carbs are definitely not my friend. I've learned to change them to the good carbs, eat the right amount and as early in the day as possible. But sometimes, a big ole plate of ravioli or a yummy bagel for breakfast …. mmmmm. BUT, I'd rather be happy in my weight than eating those (yes, I'll keep telling myself that til it's true
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This weekend was great at the cottage. On lake, best friend, nothing but girl chat and relaxation. I got home around 5 today and did my walk/jog with friend so was happy to still get that in.
I have about 1 maybe 1.5 months of outside walking left (well M-F, weekends I can), so I'm going to get as much of that in as I can. The winter I'll use my kettle bell and Jillian Michaels dvds. My son challenged me to do 3 full pull-ups my February; so I'll definitely have my work cut out. Right now when I try; I think I may actually go negative inches.
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Good luck on the race today Maureen! I am sure you will do well!
Welcome back Marielle. Glad to hear that visiting your parents went well. Husbands seem to have a harder time not working then we(well me anyway!) do. I have TONS of things that would keep me busy and happy if I wasn't working. I love winter just for that!
Glad you had a nice weekend away Cindy. It is fun to do things like that.
Hope you are feeling better Brenda!
My camping weight/water is slowly coming off. I have not been as diligent as I should, but better then I had been. I knew that I would have a weekend of challenges so I was planning to recommit on fully on Monday. On Friday I tried out my changed "diet" menu & it is 1500 calories, full of protein & I was not hungry. I am trying to cut out protein bars unless they are homemade, & anything that comes from a package. Still a bit of a challenge, because I am working, but only about 8 more weeks until things slow down & all pools are closed.
Today we are celebrating DSs birthday with family, but my brother and his wife could not make it today so they came last night & took him out to a movie. They stayed after and we visited (which we never have time to do) and stayed up, in the hot tub chatting, until 2am *gasp* I am tired today but have burgers to make and a salad so I have things to do. I will also cook chicken ahead for the week.
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Why do the weekends go by so fast?
Lisa, glad you are getting back to your weight. I just finished cooking up my chicken and putting that in the fridge as well
Today, I took the Kaz (my dog) to the trails and we walked for about an hour. When I logged it in MFP, I was shocked how great the calorie burn was. But I will say it was hilly and there were times I was breathing heavy. I'm definitely going to try to get more of these in before the winter!
Well, I weighed in today…. not an ounce of a change. Bummer……. But not a gain so I'll be happy -- and just try harder this week.
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Good morning, another weekend of summer gone! man, where did the past couple of months go. Why is winter so much longer than summer? This doesn't seem fair. haha after the winter we had last year I am NOT looking forward to another one. I hope this one isn't quite a stormy.
Did the 10K Bean There Ran That race yesterday, my goal is usually to finish in under an hour but I was 1;01. Oh well. There is a wicked uphill at the finish, probably about 1/2 kilometer long. I am still happy that I did it. Dh had a good marathon finishing in 3:15 and coming in second place. The shins are sore today, werid, I don't normally get that. They were fine during the race, its just today I feel them.
Cindy - nice job on the trail walk with Kaz. Nice that you can take the dog out with you, I've only ever had cats. lol Good luck this week, I have been stuck for awhile, but I know why, its not a mystery.
Lisa - glad that pesky weight water is coming off, slow but sure. Good luck with the menu change, hope that it works for you!
I am going to to my sisters cottage for a night or two, so I won't be posting until I get back. It shouldn't be "too bad" food wise, but I'm sure that there will be some wine involved. hehe
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Good morning all!
Today is my day to reset, and get back to every day exercising & eating right.
I also am sad about winter being so long! They say we are going to have a SUPER cold one like last year too! Blech.. I didn't run all of December, January & February because of the cold. I do not like running on a treadmill. Hopefully they are wrong & I can get some runs in. I know that we have a few more months to go. I bought myself a headlamp so that I can still get out there at 6am until it is too cold. I don't need it yet, but I am sure in a few weeks I will!
I have been to the gym this morning, and today I am staying home from work to organize the kids back to school stuff & buy what they need for school supplies this year. I don't want to wait until the week & it should be relatively slow at our store so DH can handle it. I did not get my chicken cooked yesterday, so I will do that today.
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Good morning! I didn't really check in here over the weekend so I had a lot of reading to catch up on!
Brenda, hope you are feeling better by now! My daughter stayed home sick yesterday after only two weeks of school, so it's starting already for us.
Marielle, love you new picture! Hope your husband either finds a job he likes or gets in a better mood soon! A friend of mine was telling me a story about a woman and her cranky husband. She found some essential oils that improved a person's mood and she found all kinds of ways to use them - massage, aromatherapy, etc. He didn't even know what was happening, but his mood improved! Ha! Not sure if I believe it, but sometimes I do wish for a magic pill. My husband can be moody as well. He gets it from his mom, and she gets it from her family from Wales. I've heard it gets worse with age too.
Maureen, great job on the 10K! You did so well! Have fun with your sister. There is nothing more relaxing and therapeutic to me than spending some time with my sister with a little (or a lot) of wine or beer. We can do some talking!
Cindy, sounds like you had a nice relaxing weekend! I'm also working on full push ups. I can do 1 pushup for three sets. Last week, I managed to finally get two twice, but yesterday I was back to one! I'm going to keep working at it though!
Lisa, so glad to hear you are feeling better now about your progress. Jordan's plan for me is 1500 calories on my nonlifting days and 1750 on my lifting days. I found 1500 tough at first, but it's getting easier. Just have to plan ahead to avoid being really hungry! Maybe for the winter, you can really focus on lifting during the time you can't run. Get in some great PRs! A headlamp is a good idea for running when it is dark. I will be working later hours over the next couple of months and was thinking I might need to get something like that.
All the talk of upcoming winter, but I'm the opposite of most here. I'm looking forward to a little cooler weather! Fortunately, we don't usually have the bitter cold and snow that a lot of you get, but the summers are brutal! I don't really like cold weather, so I'm going to try to really enjoy October.
I signed up for a dexa scan for Friday. There is a research study going on right now with our university to compare the accuracy of bioimpedance analysis with whole body dexa scans. I'm pretty excited but scared as well to see what my body fat percentage is. Will try to update here afterward if I'm not too deep in a depression over the results, LOL!
I'm still following R4FL and will do it tonight. Lifting is going well. I squatted 65 pounds last night, so I'm progressing! Still using pretty light weights relatively speaking but I'm really started to feel them!
Hope everyone has a great day!
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