I started working out again and trying to get back on track with eating. Really tempted to start a whole30, because my stomach has not been feeling great
I’m game! I’ve been doing my boot camp for two months and it’s amazing. I go with friends at 445am 3 days a week. I also do some Saturdays. I did InBody testing and am eating the right calories and focusing on fueling. I can’t wait to retest at the end. I can visibly see muscularity based changes, it’s kind of crazy how fast it happens. I’ve also been running 1-3 days a week (5k or less each run, focusing on getting out there and not distance). A key to this was being willing to leave the 11 year old and 6 year old home alone - yesterday I pounded out 1.5 miles in the rain and told them to FaceTime me — no issues, no FaceTime. Thank you electronic babysitters....
I still have a lot of pain around my femur, but there’s no stress fracture. So I have an Airrosti appointment on Monday. My running times are way off (12 minute miles on a good day) because my mechanics are so bad. I can’t find a comfortable gait. It’s making me crazy.
Yes please! I need some accountability. I've gained 9lbs in the past year and I'm disgusted with myself. I feel like my stress level is at an all-time high, I don't sleep more than 5 hours a night on average, and it's been so hard to get up and work out. Also I eat all the crap because I'm stressed and too tired to prep anything.
Good news - I've worked out 2 days so far this week, which is better than I thought I'd do. I've increased my speed and incline on the treadmill (walking, not running) and have brought some weights back in. I think I need yoga, though.
So far all I have been able to commit to is a weekly home physical therapy exercises. I am also doing the daily jaw exercises. I had the mold down for the mouth guard, just waiting for it to be made.
I am trying to be very cautious on the pain front since I don't know really yet what I can take and what I can't take. It's hard because everything here is covered in ice, so I am afraid of falling and breaking something or a car accident and not being able to get to the kids. The car accident has always been my fear because DH travels so it would be like now what. Since I am a worst case person and need plans on plans, I already thought of what we could do if I get injured lol.
So yes, while I can stand to lose 10 pounds and really always can I am focusing more on health, pain management, and exercise that helps with pain. Pain is all minor but it adds up because it is posture and stress related and who doesn't have stress in their lives, so it compounds with stress. I've been taking a lot of baths lately which is kind of nice.
Yes! I need to lose some weight....first, I need to finish the antibiotics (like 3 more days) for my sinus infection, then I plan to start working out again. Either on the treadmill or doing a 30 day shred video. I am also trying to reign in my eating, I've been having some stomach problems that we (dr and I) are still working to sort out.
I would love to lose 8 - 10 pounds to get back to where I was before my last pregnancy. DH has about 40 to lose. DH and I have been committing to 2 workouts per week at the gym. So far, we have doing pretty good with that. Our next step is to rehab our eating habits. We lost 50 lbs together after DD was born and we were both able to keep it off until I got pregnant with DS2. I believe if we get back to counting calories then we could lose some weight.
Post by mustardseed2007 on Jan 23, 2019 11:46:32 GMT -5
Yeah. I guess. lol
My workouts have been great, my eating has been mediocre. The story of my life for the past full year.
I switched nutritionists (because I was NOT doing my old nutritionists plan as it was way too restrictive). The new one is easier to live with but I'm loosing zero weight.
I’m game. I’m up 23 lbs since May. And I work out. I slacked I’m strength training bit my marathon was November and 50k was this past weekend. But I need to change some things.
Today I started tracking on MFP.
Despite running so much, I was gaining bc I allowed myself to eat whatever I want. I just need to focus.
I haven’t been on my treadmill since October but tomorrow am is the day. I downloaded the Studio app for treadmill workouts.
campermom - I started tracking on MFP last week. It helps SO much. I’m having protein shakes when needed, am back to my high protein high carb snacks and am having trouble eating all of my calories because I am not eating any junk. I can’t wait to see my scan results when I repeat!
How do you diet when the rest of the household isn't encouraging or supportive? I've gotten tired of making myself something special for dinner. I've tried doing low carb dinner for the whole family and DH eats it but then will send pictures out to his friends or on Facebook saying how I'm making him diet. He says he does it as a joke but then his buddies comment on it and say all these bad things about me and he won't stick up for me. It really hurt. I'm doing a good job of eating salads for lunch, Greek yogurt for breakfast, and cheese sticks and an orange for snack but I really think it is dinner that is killing me. That and the donut shop bringing in giant boxes of donuts every couple weeks. I know I need to exercise but that just doesn't happen during tax season.
186momx, I am sorry your H is being such a jerk. That would be a major fight in my household, but I know that your H is a little different so I don't know the best way to approach him. I would first tell him you are incredibly hurt by his actions and his friends are completely out of line talking crap about you. He is even more out of line by not sticking up for you.
As for your main question. If you do all the cooking in the house then it is your menu. Screw him. If he is cooking and you really don't want to eat what he is making then I think you are stuck either making your own meal or eating what is provided.
A nicer way of rather than saying screw you, might be to make something like spaghetti, but give DD and DH real noodles and make some zoodles for you. If you are doing protein and veggies add a starch, whether it is a roll or a potato and you just abstain from that side. Its not ideal, but doable.
Good luck, and I would like to kick your H. Really hard.
xctsclrx, I do 99.9% of the cooking. Even when DH does cook he will only cook the meat and then everything else lands on me. Tomorrow I'm trying spaghetti squash and meatballs in the crock pot for dinner. I was going to make noodles for DD anyways as she really doesn't like cooked squash, loves it raw but hates it cooked. I guess after his comment a couple weeks ago I just don't want to make the extra effort to cook different stuff anymore. I've also been extremely pissed at him and he thinks what he said is no big deal and I need to learn how to take a joke.
I vote Fridays so you can recap how the week went.
186momx, My family acts like they are going to die if there is no bread with dinner (even if dinner has a ton of carbs, like pasta). I've gone the route of making having some bread/ sides out with dinner that are full of carbs and then just not eating them. It's not idea, but at least everyone eats then. A big challenge at my house is getting the kids to eat the food at the table, and not decide that they don't like it (even if they really do) and go rummaging for snacks later. I have had to start a policy with them, that if they don't eat dinner, they cannot have other food after. Because then they just eat crap. Also, I would be super mad at your husband...that is a total jerk move. If he is going to do that, he can feed himself.
I’m all about portion control and salads when I’m trying to lose weight. So I will make whatever anyone else wants, plus a giant salad. And the salad can be different based on the meal. So if I’ve made a lasagna, I will force myself to eat salad, then a small helping, then more salad, then I can have another helping of lasagna.
I started eating that way when I was on Weight Watchers years ago and lost 30lbs. My pants are telling me that I need to start eating that way again.
mustardseed2007 are you losing inches and/or body fat? I'm working with a nutritionist as well. I lost 5% body fat in the last month, but the scale only moved 1.5 lbs.
How do you diet when the rest of the household isn't encouraging or supportive? I've gotten tired of making myself something special for dinner. I've tried doing low carb dinner for the whole family and DH eats it but then will send pictures out to his friends or on Facebook saying how I'm making him diet. He says he does it as a joke but then his buddies comment on it and say all these bad things about me and he won't stick up for me. It really hurt. I'm doing a good job of eating salads for lunch, Greek yogurt for breakfast, and cheese sticks and an orange for snack but I really think it is dinner that is killing me. That and the donut shop bringing in giant boxes of donuts every couple weeks. I know I need to exercise but that just doesn't happen during tax season.
my household is supportive (well as supportive as a 5 year old and twin 2 year olds can be - my H has been supportive, but he's never home in time to eat with us) - but basically I make dinner and include a protein, a veggie and a starch/carb. Then, I don't eat the starch/carb but the rest of them do.
last night we had marinated chicken from TJ's, roasted cauliflower and broccoli and crescent rolls.
mustardseed2007 are you losing inches and/or body fat? I'm working with a nutritionist as well. I lost 5% body fat in the last month, but the scale only moved 1.5 lbs.
I may have been but am not currently working with a nutritionist who does those measurements. I'm sure there's something of that going on also.