H&F 8/21

[katespade]

How did everyone do last week?
Plans for this week? Workouts, nutrition, mental health, AWs, Vents, etc.

Anything else H&F related to share?

[katespade]

AW:
I wish we had thought to take before pictures, because I'm already seeing a difference in my body after two weeks of this new workout program. I've already gained about five pounds in muscle.

Workouts for this week:
Mon - Leg hypertrophy
Tue - Yoga, Push hypertrophy
Wed - Yoga, Pull hypertrophy
Thu - Rest/Cardio?
Fri - Yoga, Leg strength
Sat - Yoga, Push strength
Sun - Yoga, Pull strength

Nutrition:
I'm still working on my sugar intake. It's tough, and it seems like there's sugar in absolutely everything. I can't escape it. I'm doing better, though. Making better snacking choices, eating healthier meals, and sticking to water or unsweetened iced tea most of the time.

Mental Health:
TTC is definitely a struggle. At this point, there's nothing I can do so I'm trying to keep myself distracted by everything else I have going on. H and I went out to lunch and a movie yesterday, which was really nice. It still feels surreal to sit down in a restaurant and eat a meal without having a complete meltdown. And then to be able to go see a movie instead of immediately going home and not leaving the house for the rest of the day feels like a huge deal.

Vent:
My knees are so swollen. I'm so glad that we ended up skipping our optional cardio yesterday, because they don't hurt (yet) but they're definitely angry. Thank goodness we aren't doing deadlifts today, because I'm pretty sure that's what caused the majority of the swelling.

[wineandcheese]

katespade TTC sucks, hang in there.

I overindulgence Saturday night but was totally worth it. I'm hoping all the dancing will counteract all the food I ate.

Fitness:
Monday: rest
Tuesday: upper body and core
Wednesday: lower body
Thursday: cardio, back
Friday: upper body, cardio
Saturday: rest
Sunday: lower body, cardio


Nutrition:
I've been doing ok with this for the most part. I'm working on meal planning today for the week once H gives me his week schedule.

Mental health: I've been having good days and bad days lately. More good then bad luckily.

[grover]

Down a pound on Saturday.

At 11,794 steps and counting for today, most just from teaching.

[katespade]

I think my legs are about to fall off. Leg day included super sets and drop down sets today. OOF.

[katespade]

wineandcheese - I'm glad to hear that you've been having some better mental health days lately!

suzv - Yay, treadmill! That sounds like a great plan.

grover - Congrats on the loss! The one downside to being WFH is that I definitely get waaaaaay less steps than I used to. My previous role was really active, and now I spend the majority of my workday sitting. I wish I could find a way to go back to getting 10k steps in throughout the day without having to add a bunch of extra cardio time to my workouts.

[katespade]

Tuesday yoga and push hypertrophy workout are both done. I really struggled today, but I got through it!

[katespade]

suzv - 15 minutes is great! Way to go!

[katespade]

Wednesday yoga and pull hypertrophy workout are both done!

[luv2rn4fun]

I am feeling pretty proud of myself. We ran errands today so I didn't get my usual walk that makes reaching my steps goal reasonable. I was trying to convince myself that an "off day" was ok and just enjoy some down time and alcohol once the boys were in bed. Instead, I decided to go for a walk at 7:20 and be home for Shark Tank with DH at 8. I ended up running (in my flip flops no less because I was planning to walk) about 4 miles. It felt great! I had my music and it was therapeutic (I had my music on shuffle and have such a random list of songs that are so old because I haven't been able to import my new songs from iTunes on my iPhone...anyways, Carrie Underwood's "don't forget to remember me" isn't on my list of recommended songs after losing your mom unless you want to cry your eyes out while running!). So glad I pushed myself to get out! Now I am enjoying a cocktail and need a shower!

[wineandcheese]

luv2rn4fun if I tried to run in flip flops I would fall on my face in 50 feet. Glad you had a great run!

suzv way to go! 15 minutes is an awesome start!

katespade your kicking ass girl!

This week was kinda a bust thanks to a cold. I did workout but they weren't even close to my normal workouts. The scale stopped moving the last few weeks and started to creep up a few lbs so I actually increased my calories and I lost the 2lbs that I gained back plus another lb. I guess I wasn't eating enough.

My hips and legs are extremely cranky and stiff today so I'm thinking of doing a stretching video to see if I can loosen them up before work.

[katespade]

Thursday we did light cardio - 25 minutes.

Yesterday was leg strength, and I was able to move from doing squats on a squat machine to doing them on a smith machine.

This is a huge step for me! Squats are my nemesis because I've never been able to do them without causing damage to my hips and/or knees. My goal is to get to the point where I'm able to actually use the normal squat rack when I do them, and I'm one step closer!

[katespade]

luv2rn4fun - I'm glad you were able to get a run in! My therapist and I have been talking about the therapeutic value of exercise! It's amazing how much I've started looking forward to my daily gym time, because I get to turn my brain off for a couple of hours while I focus on what I'm doing in the moment.

[katespade]

wineandcheese - I'm so proud of you for getting your workouts in, even though you don't feel good! Every little bit is better than nothing. Are you feeling better?

[luv2rn4fun]

Way to go katespade!! You are killing it! My therapist (when we had our losses) told me I better keep running or she would have to put me on meds. Running is and always has been an outlet for me...so much so when I was younger I was a grumpy mess if I didn't run.

wineandcheese- I totally wasn't planning on running in flip flops. They did give me a nice blister on my left foot. The shoes I normally run in are so lightweight and mimic running barefoot so it wasn't much different support wise.

Keep trying to get exercise in when you can! A little progress is still progress- you've got this! Hope you are feeling better and able to get back into your routine soon!