RAC Week of 10/5 thread

[emilyj]

Warning: Brain dump ahead.

- My 70.3 is Saturday.  I'm alternating between total panic, and total apathy. I can't decide which is worse.

- I read an article this morning on refined sugar, and I think it needs to go from my diet. Permanently. 

- My boss scheduled two meetings this week for the only time I can get in the pool and swim.  Great.

- I had an appointment with my doctor this morning, had a total meltdown, and walked out with a prescription for Lexapro and therapy.  I don't know how I feel about that.  

I want a donut.  Which is counterproductive to point #2. 

[tacosforlife]

emilyj, I am glad you talked to your doctor. And you are going to be awesome!



This weekend was bad like WHOA. I drank waaaaaay too much at FIL's party and ate total garbage for two days. But I'm back on the wagon today. I had to walk a little over a mile to the grocery store before work because I forgot to renew my bus pass yesterday. I will do a couch to 5k workout after work, and I have decently healthy meals planned this week. I will not let two bad days completely derail me! I am not even going to step on the scale until next week because I want to normalize a bit after this weekend's debauchery.

[msmerymac]

I joined the local yoga/pilates/barre studio today. I'm already planning out my week of classes.

[mrsukyankee]

I've stepped away from MFP as it was getting annoying and that's usually a sign to take a break. I want to see if I can stick to my weight range w/o weighing and measuring all my food. We'll see. I'm also moving away from using a scale and just using clothing as my new measure of how I'm doing as I'm hoping to slowly gain muscle weight while losing a touch of fat. We'll see. I do feel like I've eaten a bit too many snack foods recently.

Had an awesome field hockey match on Saturday - made around 50+ saves and got man of the match. And then played another match after that. I was exhausted! And my H and I have moved away from Stronglifts and doing something else. I'm currently sore from our Sunday weight lifting session...good sign!

[wawa]

After a bumpy start, I've managed to cram in 2 runs last week (thursday and Friday) and I ran yesterday. Something has definitely happened in my head during my long break - hormones, god knows what else - I am now one of those people who NEEDS to run. Or else I am cranky. Like...a little scary how cranky actually.

Which I guess makes me a runner. A slow runner. A runner who can't run very far yet. But a runner none the less. I legit am just HAPPY when I finish that first mile or so and start to hit my stride and settle in.

Up to three miles on sunday (3.44 with warmup and cooldown) and I took one walk break to turn up the volume on my phone so I could hear my tracking app giving me updates. Which means I'm still on track for my 10k in 5 weeks.

Yay!

I'm not even thinking about diet. Just don't care right now. I'm just a few lbs over pp weight, but I only have mental bandwidth for so much and right now the exercise part in addition to work+kids+husband+house+friends part is more than I can keep tabs on. Also I really missed beer.

[meshaliuknits]

October is a tough time for me, exercise-wise. Alllllll I wanna do is eat pumpkin flavored biz and make Halloween stuff. I'm trying to stay on track.

Comic Con is returning to San Francisco in 2016. I need to get into spandex bodysuit shape. A year should do me, right? (Lie if you must.)

[wawa]

Oct 5, 2015 13:10:09 GMT -5 meshaliuknits said:

October is a tough time for me, exercise-wise. Alllllll I wanna do is eat pumpkin flavored biz and make Halloween stuff. I'm trying to stay on track.

Comic Con is returning to San Francisco in 2016. I need to get into spandex bodysuit shape. A year should do me, right? (Lie if you must.)

with your starting point?  Yes.

[meshaliuknits]

Oct 5, 2015 13:12:39 GMT -5 wawa said:

Oct 5, 2015 13:10:09 GMT -5 meshaliuknits said:

October is a tough time for me, exercise-wise. Alllllll I wanna do is eat pumpkin flavored biz and make Halloween stuff. I'm trying to stay on track.

Comic Con is returning to San Francisco in 2016. I need to get into spandex bodysuit shape. A year should do me, right? (Lie if you must.)

with your starting point?  Yes.

I'm printing this repositioned and taping it to my mirror.

[secretlyevil]

This is the recipe for the "healthy" butternut squash soup recipe I made this weekend. Other than going a wee bit overboard withe the pepper, it is good and easy!

northcountryadvocare.blogspot.com/2012/04/butternut-squash-soup.html?m=1

I am down nearly four lbs. The tough part after the challenge will be to keep the healthy habits up...limited sugar, portion control, etc.

[secretlyevil]

Oct 5, 2015 13:10:09 GMT -5 meshaliuknits said:

October is a tough time for me, exercise-wise. Alllllll I wanna do is eat pumpkin flavored biz and make Halloween stuff. I'm trying to stay on track.

Comic Con is returning to San Francisco in 2016. I need to get into spandex bodysuit shape. A year should do me, right? (Lie if you must.)

focus on strength and you'll be rocking the spandex body suit in no time.

[secretlyevil]

Holy crap, two weeks not running and I feel like I did two months ago. Different note, it was under 80 degrees and the humidity was tolerable. It was glorious.

[2curlydogs]

I weighed myself today for the first time since starting this program. 175.

A bit disappointed in the number, but I know I've been building muscle like whoa, so I'm trying to put it in perspective.

I do think after I finish stage 3 that I'm going to take a break from the heavy duty weights and re-focus on endurance. See if I can't drop 10 lbs before December.

[pixy0stix]

I hurt something in my heel pretty badly. I'm limping around. I probably should go to the doctor, but I don't wanna.

[Skyesthelimit1212]

I'm going to attempt overnight oats made with steel-cut, because it's what I have. I'm hoping/no praying that it doesn't come out like thick and "slimy" which I can't stand. Has anyone made overnight oats before, can you tell me what I'm in for?

[secretlyevil]

Oct 6, 2015 14:10:30 GMT -5 Skyesthelimit1212 said:

I'm going to attempt overnight oats made with steel-cut, because it's what I have. I'm hoping/no praying that it doesn't come out like thick and "slimy" which I can't stand. Has anyone made overnight oats before, can you tell me what I'm in for?

I like overnight oats, if you're talking about the kind in the mason jars with Greek yoghurt. I've only used regular oats though. They're fine, texture-wise.

[Skyesthelimit1212]

Oct 6, 2015 14:26:42 GMT -5 secretlyevil said:

Oct 6, 2015 14:10:30 GMT -5 Skyesthelimit1212 said:

I'm going to attempt overnight oats made with steel-cut, because it's what I have. I'm hoping/no praying that it doesn't come out like thick and "slimy" which I can't stand. Has anyone made overnight oats before, can you tell me what I'm in for?

I like overnight oats, if you're talking about the kind in the mason jars with Greek yoghurt. I've only used regular oats though. They're fine, texture-wise.

I don't care for oatmeal that doesn't have some liquid, so I might add extra milk and see what happens. 

[tacosforlife]

Fucking DST has made it impossible for me to get out of bed to run in the mornings. But I'm going after work and will then lift some. I have GOT to start getting up earlier again. But it's so hard when it's dark out and bed is so comfy.

[redheadbaker]

I ran a 5k on Saturday, and despite not running for at least 6 weeks before that, still finished in under 40 minutes. I expected to finish at 45 minutes at the very least.

[secretlyevil]

Oct 6, 2015 14:30:58 GMT -5 Skyesthelimit1212 said:

Oct 6, 2015 14:26:42 GMT -5 secretlyevil said:

I like overnight oats, if you're talking about the kind in the mason jars with Greek yoghurt. I've only used regular oats though. They're fine, texture-wise.

I don't care for oatmeal that doesn't have some liquid, so I might add extra milk and see what happens. 

I don't know what recipe you're looking at. This is the base recipe I have followed and they're great. Too much liquid and you'll end up with a soggy, gross mess.

www.theyummylife.com/Refrigerator_Oatmeal

[2curlydogs]

Oct 6, 2015 14:07:04 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

I hurt something in my heel pretty badly. I'm limping around. I probably should go to the doctor, but I don't wanna.

I feel this way about my shoulder. I should probably go see someone but ugh....

[meshaliuknits]

Oct 6, 2015 15:50:40 GMT -5 2curlydogs said:

Oct 6, 2015 14:07:04 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

I hurt something in my heel pretty badly. I'm limping around. I probably should go to the doctor, but I don't wanna.

I feel this way about my shoulder. I should probably go see someone but ugh....

Both of you pretty please go see someone.

[tacosforlife]

I have 45 minutes of work left. I NEED to go to the gym because this weekend was filled with unhealthy food and booze. But I am super hungry and H is working tonight, and I really WANT to go lie on the couch alone. HARUMPH.

[2curlydogs]

Oct 6, 2015 16:04:12 GMT -5 meshaliuknits said:

Oct 6, 2015 15:50:40 GMT -5 2curlydogs said:

I feel this way about my shoulder. I should probably go see someone but ugh....

Both of you pretty please go see someone.

I have a consult tomorrow for a free injury evaluation. I'm hoping it's something that can just be sorted out with massage.


Massage covered by my insurance would be even better.

[Vespasia]

Oct 6, 2015 14:30:58 GMT -5 Skyesthelimit1212 said:

Oct 6, 2015 14:26:42 GMT -5 secretlyevil said:

I like overnight oats, if you're talking about the kind in the mason jars with Greek yoghurt. I've only used regular oats though. They're fine, texture-wise.

I don't care for oatmeal that doesn't have some liquid, so I might add extra milk and see what happens. 

I've made them with steel cut oats before. They're pretty good actually. A bit dry but then I add milk while heating them up. I usually throw in a tablespoon of apple or pumpkin butter.

Maybe I'll make some this weekend.

[wawa]

I ran again. 3 miles. Mostly because I finagled a afternoon working from hime. Still haven't found a good way to fit in a run on a normal weekday.

[tacosforlife]

I did day 1 of week 2 of couch to 5k! And then I lifted. But I cut the lifting short because I'm tied and hungry and cutting it short is the only way I'll get 30 minutes to myself before H gets home.

Good news: despite drinking ALL THE BOURBON this weekend and eating largely garbage, my weight held steady! So now I'm back into gear and will not get so derailed at this weekend's party.

I am, however, getting a couple of slices of pizza for dinner. But I have the calories left for it!

[2curlydogs]

So, the end result of my two appointments...

I have shoulder impingement. I have daily stretching exercises to do and my H has to massage my shoulder daily as well. *smirks* I've been instructed to stop "pushing" weight lifting exercises (flat chest press and fly is ok as it keeps the shoulders in a neutral position, but no incline or decline and absolutely no shoulder rotators) and add back in more "pulling". This jives with my plan to ease up off NROLFW and focus a bit more on cardio, so I'm cool.

As far as my health assessment, I am 6' with a fasting weight of 173, which would put my BMI at 23 or something. But my waist measurement is 29". A year ago it was 34". Even if lady today pulled the tape tight and lady last year didn't, that's a pretty substantial difference. So TADA!

[Skyesthelimit1212]

All summer I was able to get out and run or walk and now winter is fast approaching and getting outdoors is not something I'm about to entertain. But on the other hand I'm worried that being cooped up in the gym doing the same routine daily is going to drive me away. Struggling on what to do to keep me motivated this winter, to get out of bed early, to beat the winter blues.

[2curlydogs]

Oct 8, 2015 10:14:17 GMT -5 Skyesthelimit1212 said:

All summer I was able to get out and run or walk and now winter is fast approaching and getting outdoors is not something I'm about to entertain. But on the other hand I'm worried that being cooped up in the gym doing the same routine daily is going to drive me away. Struggling on what to do to keep me motivated this winter, to get out of bed early, to beat the winter blues.

Are you motivated by races at all? There's a local series called the Winter Run series. They don't include any of the races I want to do (turkey trot, jingle bell), but maybe something like that exists by you? 

Would cold-weather exercise gear make you happy and/or motivate you?

I do a mix of gym and outdoor in the winter. There are some days where it would be just fucking stupid to run outside (-20º? NOPE!). 

Or maybe we do something here in addition to RAC?

[Skyesthelimit1212]

Oct 8, 2015 10:28:33 GMT -5 2curlydogs said:

Oct 8, 2015 10:14:17 GMT -5 Skyesthelimit1212 said:

All summer I was able to get out and run or walk and now winter is fast approaching and getting outdoors is not something I'm about to entertain. But on the other hand I'm worried that being cooped up in the gym doing the same routine daily is going to drive me away. Struggling on what to do to keep me motivated this winter, to get out of bed early, to beat the winter blues.

Are you motivated by races at all? There's a local series called the Winter Run series. They don't include any of the races I want to do (turkey trot, jingle bell), but maybe something like that exists by you? 

Would cold-weather exercise gear make you happy and/or motivate you?

I do a mix of gym and outdoor in the winter. There are some days where it would be just fucking stupid to run outside (-20º? NOPE!). 

Or maybe we do something here in addition to RAC?

I was born and raised here and I HATE, HATE the winter, lmao.  If I could work from home and wear warm pj's all day I'd be all over that job, hahaha.  My main problem is I grow bored easily, so I'm trying to think of different things I can do at the gym during the winter months that I'll make me want to go.  For instance, if I did weights 2 days a week, I'd grow bored of that fairly quickly.  I'm considering doing a work-out routine on my tablet.