T.H.E. Team April 24-30 - Week 12

Morning Team - today, I promise it will be a short post so I can go exercise. This exercise really cuts into my message board time! :laugh:

Nita, I remember when you fell off the tredmill, or rather it bucked you off. Its nice some things happen in the privacy of our own homes, isn't it?!

Sheila, good luck on that foot! When we talk about confusing our bodies, it always gives me a chuckle. I know its a sound exercise principle, but it just sounds funny to me. But, why should it, cuz my body confuses me all the time! :laugh:

Jamie, thats a good question about our activity level. When I first started, I listed me as sedentary, but that might not be so true any more. I don't remember exactly how MFP breaks things down - I am looking at another fitness program which breaks activity levels down like this:
Sedentary - no physical activity at all
Moderately Active - 20-30 minutes of exercise 2-3 times a week
Active - 30+ minutes of organized physical activity 3-5 times a week
Very Active - Vigerous physical activity for 60 minutes or more 5 or more times a week
Athlete - twice daily heavy physical workouts for an hour or more.

I don't know how accurate that is, or how important it is to have that information. In any event, after we get into an exercise routine, it seems prudent to revise our information on MFP. I wonder what the experts like Banks or Songbyrdsweetie would say?

Everyone, have a good day!


Oh, almost forgot - I listed me as sedentary.

Better late than never, eh Kristi?
Here I am...
I've been catching up on things I needed to do around the house, so I did the big taboo...and skipped meals. (Except for coffee...oops)
I was thinking about the pizza binge, and I can relate. I can do well with my food all day, but as soon as I get close to bedtime, I'm s-t-a-r-v-i-n-g...
Not really, but my mind says that I am. And then my brain shuts off, my mouth takes over.
Last night, I made a sandwich at 11 p.m. I'd already tallied up my calories and I was slightly under.
But the stupid sandwich put me over.
I'd heard a theory about the "mindless eating" that kind of makes sense, at least for me.
It's the CARB addiction. When I say it makes sense for me, it's because I inevitably reach for something with carbs. Supposedly, the cure is to gradually cut your carbs way back, because when you indulge in a carb, it's short-term relief, and you'll definitely be wanting MORE within a few hours.

With fibromyalgia, someone suggested that I try to go gluten-free. (Longest three weeks of my life. Everything tasty has gluten...)
I must admit that I felt worlds better when I eliminated gluten. But I ditched the effort when I couldn't find enough "substitute" gluten products in my small town area.
(Have you ever had rice bread? Don't...)
Anyway, I resolved to at least cut way back on gluten products, but I see myself inching my way back up to where I was before...
And I feel worse.
And I'm eating before bed.

Opinions? Does this carb addiction theory make any sense?