Yesterday was Try It Tuesday at the gym. It was called CardioBurn and they taught us about target heart rate zones (based on exertion instead of actual heart rate). Pretty interesting. We were on treadmills and I had to stop about 1/2 through because of arch pain in my right foot. 15 minutes after stopping I had EXRUCIATING knee pain from pushing myself. I'll still use the treadmill but I know my limits better now. I have to keep remembering that I've weigh at least 75 pounds more than everyone else and cannot expect myself to keep up with them yet.

It was also the 2nd week weigh-in for the 90-Day Challenge. I am devastated to have gone up 1.6 pounds, but I know it's my fault. I know what I did wrong and I know how to fix it. It's $10,000!!! I'm ranked #12 in my local gym and 1229 across the country. #1 in the country has lost 24.3 pounds in two weeks which just cannot be healthy!

Here's to making smarter choices the rest of this week!

I have so not been into anything. My knee still has not gotten better. The doctor has me doing these exercise to help. They have changed and increased my blood pressure medicine and lowered my thyroid medicine. I told the doctor about my mood. She says it could be because they haven't gotten my thyroid medicine right. I am getting so tired of hearing this. I keep telling myself to snap out of it and get busy. So, my goals this week is to get back into the game. Since I am limited into what I can do since my knee doesn't seem to be on the same page as me. Getting my water in daily is a norm now because I don't drink anything but water. Once in awhile I will have sweet tea but I am finding I am not liking that so much anymore due to all the sugar. What I am going to work on is what I put in my body. I am going to start by cutting out dairy. My biggest problem here is I LOVE cheese (all kinds). I can't cut out to much at once then I will start feeling deprived and will have bad cravings for those items. So, I want to cut out dairy items then work on cutting the white foods (flour, potatoes, and etc.). I'm going to start going to the gym I can do the exercise that don't require using my knee (which means no cardio for awhile). I have to get my self up and moving because my kids want to do those fun run/walks.

I probably won't post too often, but would like to join if there isn't any objections.

I am so psyched right now! After over a week of feeling sluggish and eating terribly, and then feeling emotionally down because I wasn't eating right, which lead to poor eating, etc...I had a good day yesterday! And that led to me feeling great and getting up early and going to the gym, so I am on track for a good day today as well. Woot!

I did the mini goal and I had totally forgotten that it was the minigoal.

KimWW wrote: »

I did the mini goal and I had totally forgotten that it was the minigoal.

What's the mini goal?

Thanks! How does everyone cope with MFP and sickness. I have the flu.

I kept my calories within my range (difficult because I really would have liked a ton of ice cream for my throat), logged my cough drops (some are ~20 calories each), and didn't exercise if my symptoms were in my throat, lungs, etc.; when my symptoms were just in my head (sinuses) I did ride my stationary.

I found that I was craving extra salt (chicken broth, etc.), that has the potential for causing water to be retained and your weight to go up. If you do too, make sure that you don't take the scale readings to heart. Stick to your calorie goals as close as you can, and don't get discouraged if you slip while you're waiting to feel better.

Hope you get to feeling better soon.