Healthy Living Check In 5/8

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1. How did last week go?


2. Goals for this week?


3. Food thoughts (recipes, grocery shopping, etc.)


4. Questions/AW/Rants/Thoughts:


5. GTKY. Favorite non-gym exercise to do (ex: running, hiking, swimming, etc.)

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1. How did last week go? Not good. Going back to work really sucked my energy (plus being sick). I only got one work out in. I did eat healthy most of the week though.

2. Goals for this week? 3 workouts this week and only 2 cheat meals.

3. Food thoughts (recipes, grocery shopping, etc.) I made healthy chicken salad wraps for lunches this week. Also made a healthy buffalo chicken dip to have with carrots/celery for my afternoon snack this week. Made these healthy banana muffins for breakfast. I cut the recipe in half (made 8 muffins) and added 2 scoops of vanilla whey protein powder, 1 tbsp chia seeds and 1 tbsp flax seeds. They're delicious.

4. Questions/AW/Rants/Thoughts: I wish I could just workout whenever I wanted like I had been. I really need to make myself a morning person and get up and workout before work. Problem is that would put me at getting up at 5 A.M. 

5. GTKY. Favorite non-gym exercise to do (ex: running, hiking, swimming, etc.) I LOVE running. I also enjoy hiking in the spring and fall! 


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[nomnom]

1. How did last week go?
I don't even remember. First week back to work was hectic, especially with the washer "dying," i.e. overheating and shutting itself off. It wasn't actually broken.

2. Goals for this week?
Go to the gym Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday. I'm in a research study about diet and metabolism and some other stuff, so I won't get out of work today in time to go to the gym. Also, eat more fruits and veggies. We've been bad about that since late in pregnancy.

3. Food thoughts (recipes, grocery shopping, etc.)
We did a big Aldi run yesterday and we're cooking a bunch of pork. I have not thought beyond that because I spent the weekend catching up on laundry, taking care of sick kids, and trying to keep our kitchen from being overrun with little black ants.

4. Questions/AW/Rants/Thoughts:
I feel so discombobulated today.

5. GTKY. Favorite non-gym exercise to do (ex: running, hiking, swimming, etc.)
I don't get to do any of these because I'd need daycare. If I had the time, jujutsu (except that's still technically in a gym).

[notagoddess]

1. How did last week go? It was OK. I got 3 long walks in, limited portion size, snacking and alcohol. I ate one portion of dessert every day though. I lost 2 pounds - 10 more to go.

2. Goals for this week? Rejoin my gym and go twice. I'm not going to try stroller fitness anymore, I'm just going to have H watch S while I go in the evenings. I want to keep the 2 pounds I lost last week off.

3. Food thoughts (recipes, grocery shopping, etc.) We're buying a grill! It's coming Tuesday. So most dinners this week will be grilled meat, veggies and rice. I want to make lamb chops tomorrow.

4. Questions/AW/Rants/Thoughts: I was exhausted and sleep deprived last week. It made healthy living so much harder.

5. GTKY. Favorite non-gym exercise to do (ex: running, hiking, swimming, etc.) Walking and rollerblading on scenic bike paths.

[oldbaylover1024]

1. How did last week go? Crappy. But my eating was better, so that was good. Getting to the gym is nearly impossible when I'm home with MH and C. It's like MH finds any excuse for me to miss going. It's not intentional, but something always came up. Now that I'm back at work, I'm forcing the gym back into my routine.

2. Goals for this week? Get to the gym 4x and eat a salad every day for lunch. This used to be my normal lunch routine, but on leave I got away from it.

3. Food thoughts (recipes, grocery shopping, etc.) My goal this week is to replace white carbs at dinner with sweet potatoes or roasted veggies. We don't eat a lot of white foods, so it won't be a huge diet change. But I'm excited to roast a big pan of sweet potatoes and squashes/onions/etc. and eat that instead of pasta or rice.

4. Questions/AW/Rants/Thoughts: Honestly, I'm glad to be back at work so I can't eat sh!t at home with MH. He's a bad food influence sometimes. I'm also much better at snacking when I'm at work. Like, I don't snack at all v. when I'm home and the cake/pretzels/junk are calling.

5. GTKY I love playing volleyball and basketball. MH and I are really competitive, so we challenge each other a lot.

[nomnom]

oldbaylover1024 I snack less at home. Sometimes I forget to eat because I get wrapped up in whatever I'm doing.

[flyinghorses6]

1. Not that great. Being back to work and coordinating my schedule with DH is challenging. But I did get a few workouts in and I ate mostly well.

2. Just keep trucking. Working out mornings that I can, eating well, drink more water.

3. Nothing new. DH is getting groceries tonight after work. Tonight is turkey burgers, rice, broccoli. After that I have no idea.

4. Nothing new. I have 1 week left of my 12 week program and I'm proud of myself for sticking to it.

5. I guess running...well I don't love it but I don't do any other non gym exercise. I actually hate running, but I do it anyway.

[Deleted]

1. How did last week go? It went ok. I ran twice, so I missed my goal of 3x. I also did 4 days of online workouts. Food was good with the exception of Saturday. Overall it wasn't bad but not my best.

2. Goals for this week? I want to run 3x and do my daily online workouts. I also want to research my next workout series/plan, I am doing a 30 day core builder series online and its just OK.

3. Food thoughts (recipes, grocery shopping, etc.). I have our meals planned out for the week!
Su - skinnytaste.com Baked Chicken Parm (it was very good)
M - Grilled Blackfish (DH caught Saturday) with grilled brussel sprouts and sweet potato
Tu - Chicken and Snap Pea stir fry over brown rice
W - Ground Turkey Tacos
Th - Mexican Chicken Rice Bowls

4. Questions/AW/Rants/Thoughts: I need new breakfast ideas. I WFH so it can be anything really.

5. GTKY. Favorite non-gym exercise to do: I like to Stand Up Paddle and I run, but I wouldn't say I love running, lol.

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nomnom I would say jujitsu totally counts. I was thinking things other than just elliptical and weights.

notagoddess I feel like I eat so much healthier in the summer because we grill all the things! Enjoy!

oldbaylover1024 DH is a bad food influence on me as well. Man can eat all the junk food and still stay skinny (so he does.)

flyinghorses6 Figuring out this whole 2 kids, work and exercising thing is going to be tricky. Good luck to you.

@preppy Some things we've been doing have been: poached eggs with whole wheat toast, avocado & red pepper flakes on whole wheat toast, banana oat pancakes, greek yogurt with berries, scrambled eggs with turkey sausage peppers and onions.