Post by sophiegrace on Feb 13, 2017 15:40:44 GMT -5
Awesome waitwhat!! So helpful to have your H there for some accountability. You have me perusing the water bottle selection on amazon. I need something to get me to drink more water!
Post by sophiegrace on Feb 13, 2017 15:45:23 GMT -5
I got all my workouts in last week and started this week off with a great leg workout yesterday. I'm also finding myself snacking less and less the more active I stay.
I would love to start getting some cardio in, but I'm happy with where I am now. It wasn't all too long ago that I felt working out would never be possible again so I realize that with time and patience I'll be able to get another 20 minute in.
Post by sophiegrace on Feb 13, 2017 15:47:28 GMT -5
danib from last week...M has just started to really enjoy her fisher price sit me up. If H enjoys sitting up and has head/neck control maybe that would help you? This is the first thing that she's been ok in for more than five minutes.
Ok so I'm eating healthy today but I'm STARVING. I'm trying to include protein at every meal to help keep me full as well as chug water but I'm still so hungry. I really need good, healthy, filling snack options. Whenever I eat healthy I'm always hungry and then that is when I gorge on anything I can get my hands on. Usually crap and junk. Help me N16! What are you guys eating?
Starting off the day with a hearty breakfast helps me curb the voracious hunger until after dinner. I have oats every morning made with egg whites, unsweetened almond milk, and an entire banana. My filling, go-to snacks are out because of MSPI so I just have small meals every three hours or so instead. Super high protein, moderate fat, minimal carbs. I don't count veggies in my carb counting and I only eat fruit in the morning. I am the least creative person when it comes to food so I wish I could offer some options.
Post by sophiegrace on Feb 13, 2017 16:38:48 GMT -5
-Protein shake (with carb if meal replacement, whey if you just want the protein and want to add fruit to make it tastier) -hard boiled eggs, squirt dijonnaise on for a lazy deviled egg or toss the yolk altogether and add some hot sauce or salt and pepper for low F/high P -hummus and veggie sticks -jerky -apples with peanut butter -chicken salad made with Greek yogurt and mustard (can be made in bulk ahead of time) -sliced up half avocado with lime juice and cayenne pepper -egg whites and veggies of your choice in a muffin pan, oven at 350, bake for about 20 minutes
waitwhat, sophiegrace covered it pretty well but I'll add that a snack of cottage cheese or string cheese plus a handful of almonds does wonders for me. For "treat" snacks I do a cup of plain Greek yogurt with a cup of berries, some almonds, and a tablespoon of chocolate chips mixed in. It's so good, and also filling.
The past two weeks I've been doing a combination of BBM and repeating Mommy Trainer. I find the MT workouts to be more challenging, but the BBM workouts are shorter and easier to squeeze in. I bought a set of heavier hand weights to try to challenge myself more.
Eating wise I am mainly still following the MT meal plan. When I say following, I'm not doing it meal by meal anymore but instead picking and choosing from the menu of meals and snacks in it each day.
I'm still very motivated and doing well overall, though I have splurged a bit on the weekends with beers and a bit of junk food with DH. I weigh myself tomorrow so we'll see if that's had a negative effect. I hope not obviously but if it has then I'll need to double down again. I don't plan to spend the rest of my life never letting loose, but I may just have to accept that restrictiveness is necessary until I reach a healthier weight.
Post by ClassyMrsA on Feb 13, 2017 19:50:15 GMT -5
Last week I did well eating, but not exercise. Since I have been struggling to kick this nasty cold, I stuck to just taking walks. This weekend and today sucked eating wise. It was DH's birthday so lots of cake, pie, cookies, etc. At least my dinners stayed healthy.
After tomorrow, I'm starting the BBM 90 day challenge. I also will keep doing my DR exercises daily. I can tell I'm getting thinner because my maternity capris are starting to fall down. Yay! The scale still isn't budging, but that's ok for now.
For meals, I need to continue to plan out meals and snacks. I also need to drink more water.
waitwhat, sophiegrace covered it pretty well but I'll add that a snack of cottage cheese or string cheese plus a handful of almonds does wonders for me. For "treat" snacks I do a cup of plain Greek yogurt with a cup of berries, some almonds, and a tablespoon if chocolate chips mixed in. It's so good, and also filling.
And then have extra for me. I miss all of my favorite things!!!
waitwhat, sophiegrace covered it pretty well but I'll add that a snack of cottage cheese or string cheese plus a handful of almonds does wonders for me. For "treat" snacks I do a cup of plain Greek yogurt with a cup of berries, some almonds, and a tablespoon if chocolate chips mixed in. It's so good, and also filling.
And then have extra for me. I miss all of my favorite things!!!
And then have extra for me. I miss all of my favorite things!!!
Sorry lady 😕
It's gotten so much easier. I'm actually thinking about how I'm going to handle it once she's ok eating everything. Cottage cheese and yogurt are great when I'm eating well, housing a pound of burrata...not so much!! Haha
Post by sophiegrace on Feb 15, 2017 21:20:49 GMT -5
I skipped my workout yesterday because I was wiped out. So I flipped my rest day to yesterday and worked out when M didn't want to nap. I'm so happy I didn't just sit and watch TV because she was just fine sitting in her sit me up while I got a good 25 minutes in.
Post by jubilantsquirrel on Feb 15, 2017 21:31:21 GMT -5
Hi!
I'm doing well for the most part. Lost another 2lbs in the last couple weeks doing BBM. I'm now down 16lbs since Jan. 1st.
I've been doing pretty well food wise. I did cook a pasta dish last night and also made lava cakes for dessert, but that was special for Valentine's Day.
This week has sucked. Will try again this weekend or Monday.
When I was having trouble getting into a routine, I did a lot of "this week sucked, I'll try again Monday". And then the weeks kept sucking. What really helped me turn it around (aside from lowering my expectations because I was being too hard on myself) was switching my view to "the last few days sucked, but I'm going to do better TODAY" (rather than waiting for an arbitrary day).
I also found that sometimes I expect too much of myself too fast and it just discourages me completely. So now if I find myself struggling I'll set little goals. Like today I'll start making sure I drink enough water, then in a few days cut the snacks, etc.
I'm still doing well! I haven't skipped any workouts aside from one rest day a week. Feeling good!
I am loosening up a little with food/drink though and should probably stop. Like just little things here and there (one munchkin when I get Dunkin coffees for the nanny and me in the afternoon, two glasses of wine at my networking event last night), but it adds up.
This weekend we are going to be on the Cape with my family and I know it's going to be a lot of take out and eating out. I'm trying to decide if it's worth it to try to pack a few meals for myself or whether I should just be careful about what I order (lower carb, high protein, lots of veggies, etc.). I'm leaning towards the latter.
Post by ClassyMrsA on Feb 17, 2017 10:09:09 GMT -5
I'm STILL battling this cold. Wtf??? So I'm still in resting mode to try and let my body recover. Eating...meh. We have so much bad stuff between DH's bday and Valentine's Day, but aside from sugar I've done well with that. I'd like to get started on my 90 day challenge, but I don't see how when I can barely breathe through my nose and have all kinds of gunk in my throat. Boo. Maybe by next week? I'm getting better, it's just slow. I am walking a 5k tomorrow morning, though. Yay.
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