Post by tacosforlife on Sept 9, 2015 8:17:32 GMT -5
I finally saw some more movement on the scale! Down 7 pounds in 6 weeks. I'd like it to move faster, but that is respectable.
I had a killer back spasm last week, but thanks to urgent care and muscle relaxers, I am back in commission!
I have upped lifting to three times per week (once with my trainer). I haven't yet gotten back to couch to 5k, but I am getting lots of steps in via walking or elliptical. (I'm at 98,582 for the last 7 days despite barely having moved yet today.)
Food is going well. Egg, cheese, and chicken chorizo burrito every day for breakfast. My lunch box is set up so that I bring about 30% veggies, 30% fruit, 20% protein, and 20% starch. Snack is usually Greek yogurt, honey, and trail mix. I'm trying to keep dinners reasonable. Portion control is going pretty well. We went out last night and I got a chicken sandwich with cheese and avocado but fruit instead of fries. And only club soda because sober September continues.
The hardest part is knowing that this is a long slog, with a solid 75 pounds to go, and worrying that I won't be able to keep up the intensity.
Post by tacosforlife on Sept 9, 2015 8:19:26 GMT -5
Also, Prozac has helped with my motivation, but MY GOD THE SWEATING! I have a side effect of excessive sweating. It's bad. I am dripping sweat within 5 minutes of any activity. There is a stank in my gym clothes that will not come out. I had no idea so much sweat could come from the pores in one's forehead. And the swoobs! My god are the swoobs terrible!
Post by Skyesthelimit1212 on Sept 9, 2015 8:36:23 GMT -5
I kept reading "There is a stank in my gym" as There's a SKANK in my gym, and I'm like that makes no sense, lmaooooo. Now I haven't tried it, but I heard good things about adding a couple of drops of tea tree oil to your laundry to sanitize, maybe that'll help w/the lingering smell, or adding 2-3 drops per oz of water in water bottle and try spraying your clothes down after your work out.
After my 2wk break of weighing in on Wed, I hopped back on the scale and I was down 2lbs, I may try going for 3wks.
It's been so nice in the mornings that I've just been walking, and I THINK I've mentioned before that I'll walk 2.5-4 miles, I know that I should really do weights and other exercises, but right now the walking is calling to me. I just can't do the treadmill, and the elliptical is getting to me too, so I'm taking a break from that so I don't get burned out and not want to use it at all.
I did really well with my eating yesterday at work and then boom an hour before bed I ate 1/2 a bag of Cheddar Fries, wtf me.
I went for a run! It was not terrible. Skipped to week 5 on my c210k app. If I keep it up that should have me ready for the bridge race in November. Yes!
Post by tacosforlife on Sept 9, 2015 8:58:23 GMT -5
Also, my big treat for the week was pancakes with strawberry syrup on Labor Day morning. BUT I finally found a way to eat pancakes without being hungry 30 minutes later - use a buttermilk pancake recipe but replace the buttermilk with Greek yogurt (thinned out with some milk). They're super tasty and don't result in the OMG NEED SECOND BREAKFAST that usually happens after pancakes. Still not healthy because hello butter and sugar, but a better way to indulge.
Post by penguingrrl on Sept 9, 2015 9:09:19 GMT -5
I'm back in a routine! Moving then a major neck/shoulder injury derailed me all summer, but now I'm back to walking/jogging 3 miles a day with my mom and eating better. Once the heat and humidity break I'll get back to C25K but in this humidity I canny breath well enough to really run.
Ballet is fine. I hate pirouettes. Lifting is fun and feels great. I think my pilates teacher is out of touch with what an average person can do. I'd like to think with all my ballet and weight lifting, I'm a bit above average and I have to modify everything she gives us. Thinking about finding a new class, especially with the abs/hernia issues I've been having.
Eating is going much better. I have cut alcohol to once a week. I prepare snacks on Sunday so I have high protein grab and go items.
I hate how slow everything goes with re-composition. My pants and skirts don't fit on my butt/legs but my abs have more definition and my waist is smaller.
Post by mominatrix on Sept 9, 2015 10:05:03 GMT -5
I need motivation, I think.
Backstory... Lost nearly 50 pounds with diet modifications between last October and May. Then a plateau. Plateau. Plateau.
In June/July I added C25K. Knew that it wouldn't necessarily help, but it wouldn't hurt. STILL no changes on the scale.
Late August vacation. Vegas. Eating everything. Drinking everything. No running, but walking a ton.
In the time since vacation, I've been eating and drinking and not exercising, because I've basically said fuckit ...
Weighed myself the other day, figuring I was up (although my clothes still fit)... And I weigh exactly the same as I did before.
So, this plateau is exercise proof and impervious to me eating and drinking like a crazy person.
My plan is to get hardcore with eating right (essentially Whole 30, which is how I kicked off before) AND get back to the running, maybe even add weights.
I am lacking serious motivation. I am debating signing up for a Halloween 5k. There are two halfs, one in January and one in February I would like to sign up for but I told myself I needed to back off racing. But here I am, my half is in November and I am all...meh.
Backstory... Lost nearly 50 pounds with diet modifications between last October and May. Then a plateau. Plateau. Plateau.
In June/July I added C25K. Knew that it wouldn't necessarily help, but it wouldn't hurt. STILL no changes on the scale.
Late August vacation. Vegas. Eating everything. Drinking everything. No running, but walking a ton.
In the time since vacation, I've been eating and drinking and not exercising, because I've basically said fuckit ...
Weighed myself the other day, figuring I was up (although my clothes still fit)... And I weigh exactly the same as I did before.
So, this plateau is exercise proof and impervious to me eating and drinking like a crazy person.
My plan is to get hardcore with eating right (essentially Whole 30, which is how I kicked off before) AND get back to the running, maybe even add weights.
... Who has help with plateaus?
Patience. And start looking for other things to measure success when the scale doesn't show your progress. Can you run further/more? Can you exercise for longer without being winded? Do you recover faster? Can you lift heavier weights? Are you sleeping better and have more energy? Do your clothes fit better? Are you tracking body fat and measurements? If not, start.
I meet with my nutritionist tomorrow for a check in, where I'm pretty sure I still haven't lost a single ounce. Because why not? She had me try to get in more calories between breakfast and lunch, and I failed hard core at that. Ugh. I hate this.
I'm training for my 70.3, and if I'm being honest, I'm probably not doing enough. I know I'll be awesome in the swim, I think I'll be fine on the bike, but the run is going to suuuuuuuuck. I haven't figured out a solid tri training balance for longer distance races.
I placed 3rd overall in my 2.4 mile open water swim race last week, so I feel like kind of a badass.
Well, I just ate a Take 5 mini bar to cleanse my palate after the delicious naked breakfast burrito I ate. So today, notsogood.
The 3-day weekend was terrible. I have GOT to stop drinking so much. Running is good because of the training plan, but I'm getting really tired of getting up so damn early to run because the weather still feels like July most afternoons. As soon as the weather breaks, I'll have an easier time and be less snippy about it all, since I won't be walking through my days in a sleepy fog.
Post by 2curlydogs on Sept 9, 2015 13:01:49 GMT -5
NROLFW Stage 3 Workout B is boring as fuck, not difficult enough, and too long for too little reward. I'm going to have to completely revamp it with more challenging lifts.
I've lost 13 pounds from my new commitment to diet and exercise (in about 5 weeks). So THAT is going well.
I saw the neurosurgeon yesterday. Not a good candidate for surgery (pretty much not enough is wrong with me!), but I got some unfortunate news. No high impact activity and no weight on the spine (so no weighted squats, for example). That means no more running.
I CAN work on ab stuff and bending, though, as long as it feels okay. I've been doing dance DVDs, but I guess I'll try to become intimately familiar with the elliptical?
Damn. Weights and running, guys. That's what I like to do.
Would you consider adding swimming? I don't find I get the results I want from swimming alone, but I find that mentally, it has a lot of the same things going for it as running - simplicity, racing against yourself, etc. I do the elliptical for the cardio benefits since I'm not yet up to running sustained distances, but I don't really love it. So I mix in swimming for some variety.
Would you consider adding swimming? I don't find I get the results I want from swimming alone, but I find that mentally, it has a lot of the same things going for it as running - simplicity, racing against yourself, etc. I do the elliptical for the cardio benefits since I'm not yet up to running sustained distances, but I don't really love it. So I mix in swimming for some variety.
I really really love swimming. I grew up going to Lake Ontario in the summer and swimming everyday, so I can't ever remember not knowing how to swim. But I've never done for it for fitness. I'd have to brush up on my strokes. Also, my gym really kind of sucks: it's basically a fitness room at a tennis center, and they only have an outdoor pool, which is a big added expense. (The gym itself is only $100/year.) It would be feasible for me to join the Y if I wanted to dedicate myself to this, though.
My SIL also does sprint tris, and said there's an event she's doing soon that's just aqua-bike, without the run, so maybe I can compete with other people again someday!
Would you consider adding swimming? I don't find I get the results I want from swimming alone, but I find that mentally, it has a lot of the same things going for it as running - simplicity, racing against yourself, etc. I do the elliptical for the cardio benefits since I'm not yet up to running sustained distances, but I don't really love it. So I mix in swimming for some variety.
I really really love swimming. I grew up going to Lake Ontario in the summer and swimming everyday, so I can't ever remember not knowing how to swim. But I've never done for it for fitness. I'd have to brush up on my strokes. Also, my gym really kind of sucks: it's basically a fitness room at a tennis center, and they only have an outdoor pool, which is a big added expense. (The gym itself is only $100/year.) It would be feasible for me to join the Y if I wanted to dedicate myself to this, though.
My SIL also does sprint tris, and said there's an event she's doing soon that's just aqua-bike, without the run, so maybe I can compete with other people again someday!
FWIW, there are a lot of YouTube videos on swimming. I am super bad at backstroke but have watched some to try to get better.
I am not a "serious" swimmer, but I really enjoy it and find it's worth paying extra money for a gym with a pool. If you already love swimming, I bet it would be great for you.
I started out simple. Day 1, I swam like 2 laps and took a break after each second lap. Day 2, I swam 3 laps at a time, and so on. And while you don't want to do something crazy and injure yourself, the good news is that your form doesn't have to be perfect to get you fitness benefits, especially if you're not trying to become an elite athlete.
I've lost 13 pounds from my new commitment to diet and exercise (in about 5 weeks). So THAT is going well.
I saw the neurosurgeon yesterday. Not a good candidate for surgery (pretty much not enough is wrong with me!), but I got some unfortunate news. No high impact activity and no weight on the spine (so no weighted squats, for example). That means no more running.
I CAN work on ab stuff and bending, though, as long as it feels okay. I've been doing dance DVDs, but I guess I'll try to become intimately familiar with the elliptical?
Damn. Weights and running, guys. That's what I like to do.
Post by secretlyevil on Sept 9, 2015 17:21:52 GMT -5
I wonder if I send an email to the 9 round owners to tell them how downhill my location has gone since they've opened the second location, am I shooting myself in the foot?