Motivation, Success and Frustration Sharing!

Thank you !

Also a major turning point is - uni is over, only 5 exam days left and that's it! Next semester and basically from now till end of the summer I have such a flexible timetable, that I will never have to eat out/bring lunch with me or snack just so that my stomach wouldn't make noises in quiet classrooms when I'm not yet hungry even!

Also got 1 week of gym membership left, then with the moving,etc. I'm going 3 weeks without it till 2018, which I'm totally mentally fine with, it's going to be a real break from everything just chilling at home with friends and fam. Plus, walking the dog in snow is exercise enough

@gymprincess1234 Good luck during exams week!

@ajaymoraes Welcome! Glad to have you here! The winter is definitely rough for exercising outside. Thanks to our "real feel" temperature of -1 this week, I've had to transition to yoga indoors (likely until it warms up again in March).

Crossfit was fantastic yesterday, it was exactly what I needed to get back into the swing of things this week. I'm going again tonight. I'm on the 8x per month plan, which is normally very easy to fit in my schedule, but with all the holiday events and travel this month I'm having to cram in as many sessions towards the beginning of the month as possible! Between that, belly dancing class, and my volunteer commitments with the shelter I'm definitely active during the week. Luckily I also have my BeachBody streaming service, which is going to be a lifesaver over all the holiday travel I have coming up. I've got three family celebrations spanning 3 states in only 8 days, yikes!

Hello!

I've done 1 gym day and 6h of hiking altogether so far this week, but unfortunately sneezing and feel like I've caught a cold. Probably got too hot and sweaty hiking in 0 degrees or just everyone in uni and metro is ill, can't escape the bacteria.
Resting at home and hoping to still manage 1 gym day this weekend.

Food wise I've been eating vegan the past week. Feel leaner, but starting to miss meat. I do this from time to time when I only eat plant based, really, really clean without any spices, added sugar or salt or packaged foods, makes me feel clean on the inside. Also helps a lot with bloating. Last week I craved salt all the time, now good to get rid of that water retention.

Rachel mentioned travels, I have my 36h trip to Canada (4 flights and a lot of layover hours) in 3 weeks , and also 18h trip(flights and shuttle buses) across Europe in 2 weeks. I'm already thinking what foods to buy and snacks to prepare to survive it all without getting an upset stomach. Think I'll just have to pay the extra and get warm meals at the airplane and airport, so there is at least some healthiness.

@gymprincess1234 That flight sounds absolutely brutal. I think investing in warm meals is a smart move, just for sanity's sake!

@SusanDSME Great new running gear, purple is definitely your color! I bet you'll be hitting 4 miles in no time!

The weather here officially blows. It's icy and blustery and snowy. Yuck. I'm sticking with doing some extra yoga movement in the mornings instead of my daily walk. I'm also hoping the extra ball time is making up for my dog not getting his daily walk! I am going to still walk shelter dogs tonight since they seem to not mind the cold as much as my dog does. Wish me luck on not freezing to death lol. I got the good news that my aunt, second cousin, and first cousin will be celebrating Christmas with us at my Grandma's house this year. I'm so excited since I rarely get to see them anymore. It's going to be a cramped house but a lot of fun!

Morning!
I'm still ill, but I've hit forever leanest cm results I had back in May! So thrilled! That means if I get any smaller, I'll definitely have reached a new scale personal lowest/best as well! 2 weeks till stepping on it! I can't believe I haven't weighed myself in 3,5months This vegan intuitive eating is working magic!

I'm sore, and my hip hurts, so my trainer/friend said I needed to rest today. I really hate to hear that... I feel so much better when I'm out there running. That said, my usual course is getting to me. There are a lot of hills. Only one or two are actually big, but a long, slow hill can take as much out of me as a shorter, steeper one.

I didn't even dare try the hip stretches she told me to look up- once the kids are in bed, I'll have my massage therapist husband help me through them. I really, really hope I am feeling better and ready to run tomorrow- even though what she wants me to do is sprints (not my favorite).

I won't even make my step goal for today! Pooh.

Welcome @norhannasser!

@SusanDSME I hope you had a good rest day!

My weekend was exhausting. After two back to back parties I ended up bingeing my feelings on Sunday, ugh. Too many people, too little sleep, too much forced extroversion was a recipe for disaster. I'm officially on cut down mode. Enough is enough. If I'm going to make it through the holidays something has to give.

Happy Tuesday everyone! I had a great time at belly dance class last night. It felt good to stomp and shake it out. Today I'm going to pole dancing class, it's a very dance oriented week. I found out yesterday that the doctorate program I'm considering only opens it's cohort every 2 years so if I don't apply this year I'll have to wait quite awhile. I guess I'm biting the bullet and potentially going back to school *sigh*. Thank goodness it's only a 3 year program?

@Rachel0778 would you like to work in research later or teach yourself? Can't imagine what the tuition fees must be in USA!

@Evamutt Yes, I eat more fresh vegetables and fewer 'comfort foods' in the summer. I am struggling right now... after a great start (averaging a pound a week), I just had a week of losing .2 lb- and I'm not sure why. I'm guessing it's because I haven't been running, and riding the stationary bike just isn't cutting it. I'm feeling a little discouraged.
Glad your heart is ok. I've had episodes of arrythmia in the past, and they're very scary.