Healthy Living Check-In 3/01

[xctsclrx]

1. Recap of the week


Food:
Workouts:
Miscellaneous:

Non Scale Victories, Celebrations ( doesn't have to be fitness related)


2. Plan for the Following Week


Food:
Workouts:
Upcoming challenges:


Bonus: Do you like working out or do you see it as a necessary chore? 

[xctsclrx]

1. Recap of the week


Food: Eh. I fell off the Whole30 wagon while I was sick. However I am going to stick to it for the most part. I am going to allow myself cheese, but I am keeping pasta and rice off the table unless I am at someone else's house or a special occasion. Same with dessert. I am going to limit myself to one sweet treat a week, whether it is a cookie or latte or ice cream. My sugar addiction has subsided. I am not craving simple carbs anymore and I feel really good.

Workouts: Terrible. Everyone in my family got the flu.

Miscellaneous: I had to go to the doctor on Tuesday and I was down 10lbs

Non Scale Victories, Celebrations ( doesn't have to be fitness related) - My co workers have noticed that I have lost weight and looking better


2. Plan for the Following Week


Food: Maintain healthy eating. Not dieting, but no snack food from the vending machine and only allowing one cheat meal a week.

Workouts: Going to start DB cardio sculpt in addition to spin class and gym time.

Upcoming challenges: Weekend at my MILs going to make healthy choices and not binge eat. Getting back on the 0430 wake up and gym habit


Bonus: Do you like working out or do you see it as a necessary chore? I like it in the moment and afterwords. Not really the getting to the work out part though.

[186momx]

1. Food: Eh! I made cupcakes, cookies, and cooked each day this week thanks to being home for snow days. So my normal salad for lunch went away along with small portions of leftovers after everyone else ate dinner.
Workouts: shoveling heavy snow. I'm so out of shape and every muscle in my body is screaming
Misc: DH thinks I need to drink milk protein shakes to replace calories from the snow shoveling and I was like no I feel like I put on 10lbs this week.

Next Week
Back to salads for lunch and I need cut down on the carbs at my desk including my valentines candy stash. I also need to get some yoga sessions in as I'm not scheduled to see the chiropractor until the 11th.

Bonus: I don't like to work out. I never had to before so this having to really sucks.

[2chatter]

I made it to work out at 445am, despite DS having strep and being insane about work. I’m so glad I did. Going tomorrow as well.

I’ve eaten perfectly (nailing calories and macros) but wonder if I should be as reliant as I am on peanut butter. By the spoonful. I’m counting peanut butter and the satisfaction of peanut butter as a non scale victory.

I only dropped two pounds in February, but I went up to heavier weights and can see some definition, so assume some of that is muscle build. My body continues to look different so I am going with it. About to buy another set of weights, too.

My biggest challenge is DH. When he sees my workout clothes he whines about me working out. He also claims I have more free time and uses working out as the example. I work out when he’s asleep! That’s his “free time”.

[mae0111]

1. Food and workouts were great this week. As of today I’m down 2.5lbs, which is insane and has to be at least partly water weight. But we ate well and I got all my workouts in. My sleep was better until last night. I think I have to go to sleep before DH from now on. He starts twitching immediately upon drifting off, and shakes the whole bed.

2. Next week will be a complete sh!tshow. We are heading to Disney. I anticipate eating all the fried cheese-covered things. Which I don’t love. I mean, once in a while is fine, but a week of crap eating makes me feel awful. Next weeks report should show me up 5lbs or so!

[polecat8]

1. Only one workout this past week, but food intake was ok. I finally got to see the gastroenterologist this week about my ongoing stomach issues. He wants bloodwork and a colonoscopy to check for thyroid issues, celiac disease and ulcerative colitis. He also put me on senokot which is really messing with my appetite. I'm not very hungry, but I feel crappy when my blood sugar dips. I'm hoping to get this problem solved soon!

2. Get two good workouts in this week and try my best on food intake.

I like working out. It is a form of therapy for me. No one can bother me while I workout. I always feel good after an intense workout.

[2chatter]

polecat8 - I hope for quick tests and results from your GI. Carafate has made a difference for both my dog and my daughter....which cracks me up that they take the same med.

[campermom]

1. Recap of the week:
My status: I went on SSRIs in April and gained 24 lbs this year. I still ran my ass off. But I’ve really struggled. I joined a nutrition program and I’m gettinf my ass in gear. I’ve tapered off the meds over the last 2 months.

Food: great! I started this program on Tues so I only went grocery shopping Sat. But ready to prep hardcore in a different way next week.

Workouts:
Monday: rest
Tues: lift
Wed: treadmill speedwork
Thurs: 4 miles
Fri: rest
Sat: 8 miles
Sun: lift

Miscellaneous: I lost 7.2 lbs since Tuesday. Some was water bloated weight but I feel like I’m going in the right direction.

Non Scale Victories, Celebrations ( doesn't have to be fitness related)
I’m so happy I signed up! Things are finally going to change.

2. Plan for the Following Week


Food:
Prepping oatmeal for breakfasts, yogurts/nuts and then rice cake/nut butters for snacks. Pulled chicken, rice and steamed veg for lunches. All kinds of dinner plans. It’s all purchased and planned out.
Workouts:
Similar to last week but much longer trail run on the weekend.

Upcoming challenges:
Major crisis (2nd in a month) in the community. Trying not to eat/drink my way through it.

[mustardseed2007]

1. Recap of the week
Food:I did well. I'm down 8 pounds since I switched to this lower carb thing.
Workouts: Very good, I did all my workouts. I had to cut yesterday's post bike run from 3 to 1 mile b/c I needed to be home to take DD to a birthday party, but I completed all my workouts other than that.
Miscellaneous: I need to sleep in. I'm tired. Also my nutritionist wants me to switch to an organic, simple ingredient, plain protein powder. But i like my chocolate fudge

Non Scale Victories, Celebrations ( doesn't have to be fitness related)
DD is turning 5 this month and her birthday party is tomorrow!!!

2. Plan for the Following Week
Food:Stick to my nutritionist plan
Workouts: Follow what's loaded into Training Peaks for me, making sure I sleep in one day
Upcoming challenges: Ironman Texas 70.3!!



Bonus: Do you like working out or do you see it as a necessary chore?

Right now it depends. When I'm doing my own thing I certainly enjoy it. During 70.3 training, eventually the workouts get big enough or we have to go find hills (flat texas) or something...and then I have to steel myself to do it. In those cases I'm making myself go but I'm proud when I'm done.