~*~*~ Healthy Living Check In ~*~*~ 1/16/2015

[kellybenelly83]

Wahooo!

Checking in!

The good: I brought my lunch in all but 1 day this week
the bad: I may have eaten a bag of pretzels over the course of the week as a snack....
The Proud: 3 workouts this week! and pants feel a little better than they did immediately after the holidays.

[4furrypaws]

Haaiii Bacon!

Well, I haven't been terrible this week but I'm sure I could have gone without the extra Protein Granola servings yesterday...had 2 servings before I went to the gym. Well, hopefully I worked it off!

Three gym sessions in, no pup walks...unfortunately RL shitty shit has occupied a bit of my free time this week. Boo.

Overall I think my pants are feeling a little more loose so yay for that! I haven't weighed myself in a while...just going by the way my clothes feel for now.

((hugs)) ladies!!!

[chimomma19]

I'm here!

Crap week for me. No gym, failed on my juice cleanse (it's damn hard!), and didn't play much with the puppies.

I have my RE appt next week and to be honest it's scaring the fuck out of me..so..I've been doing lots of drinking/talking off DH's ear instead of working my thighs off.

I'm hoping to start waking up early this week and work out before work. Goal moving forward is 4 days/week.

Proud of ladies who had a good week!

[mrspipp]

Hi ladies!

Can I join you? I need to change a few things in my life currently (including my all-abiding need for junk food), and would love the accountability of this check-in! I'm starting a 14-day cleanse on Monday, as well as ramping up my exercise efforts. I realized this week that I've gained weight since my last loss, and want to make sure to not make it permanent.

[kellybenelly83]

heartbot feel better quick! thats an amazing water intake!
mrspipp a 14 day cleanse? that would scare me.

[mrspipp]

heartbot Ha! That's basically what I need!

The cleanse I'm doing is no meat, dairy, wheat, alcohol. Basically it's just fruit, vegetables, and nuts. That's why I can only do it for 14 days. I like to do them to reset my body after I've been eating too much junk.

[mrspipp]

Jan 16, 2015 13:26:44 GMT -5 heartbot said:

Jan 16, 2015 11:45:40 GMT -5 mrspipp said:

heartbot Ha! That's basically what I need!

The cleanse I'm doing is no meat, dairy, wheat, alcohol. Basically it's just fruit, vegetables, and nuts. That's why I can only do it for 14 days. I like to do them to reset my body after I've been eating too much junk.

That's bananas. (ha! get it?) I would die. It sounds like a recipe for diarrhea? Is that the point?

Haha! I love the bolded. The one I do usually doesn't have that specific effect, but I'm also sensitive to wheat (which I always feel like saying is a first world problem) and that causes lots of gut problems. This basically resets so that I return more to normal - after a holiday filled with lots of pasta, fried foods, and eating my feelings. 

[rmpar29]

Hey ladies!

What worked this week? Well, I did my Focus T25 Beta workouts every day this week. I didn't do a double workout today because I wasted too much time on Bump drama, but I still got one workout in. I went to an Acupuncturist and she wants me to change some of my eating, so I'm working on that for next week. I have been able to cut out some of my snacking this week so that's a proud thing for me. So, we will see how the weekend goes.

powerofbacon - Thanks for the check-in!
kellybenelly83 - I agree, taking a whole week to eat a bag isn't horrible.
km380 - Good job with your eating!
heartbot - I've increase my water intake due to coughing too, so I know how that goes. I hope that you are feeling better soon. Cleanses are supposed to get rid of toxins in your body.
@furrypaws - Congrats on the workouts and pants fitting better. Sometimes I think that's a better indicator than the number on the scale.
chimomma19 - I certainly couldn't do the juice cleanse. Be kind to yourself and good luck at your appointment!
mrspipp - Welcome!
. - Congrats on the great meal planning!
@catvaughn - Good luck with your weekend. Sounds like you are getting in all of your steps - congrats!
renegadewhit - Oof, 2000mG of Met would screw me up too. I hope your body regulates quickly on that dose.

[rmpar29]

Jan 16, 2015 14:09:13 GMT -5 heartbot said:

*snip

rmpar29 - Good job getting your beta workouts in! What kind of eating changes did your acupuncturist recommend?

*snip

To eat more warming foods, so I'm eating oatmeal for breakfast.  I have to make a big pot of chicken soup for lunches next week.  I'm kind of sick of salads so having some soup will be a good change. 

[chimomma19]

Jan 16, 2015 11:04:43 GMT -5 heartbot said:

chimomma19 - What is the purpose of a juice cleanse? Good luck with your RE appointment next week!

heartbot I did a 3 day cleanse through a local health food store to flush toxins. You actually feel pretty damn good at first and then you crash. I cheated and had some chocolate and then felt instantly better - clearly I'm a sugarholic. I probably wouldn't recommend ever doing one during the work week. The next time I do it will be a 2 day over the weekend. Today is day 3 and I'm actually eating solid food plus the juice...oh well. 

[chimomma19]

Jan 16, 2015 13:53:32 GMT -5 mrspipp said:

Jan 16, 2015 13:26:44 GMT -5 heartbot said:

That's bananas. (ha! get it?) I would die. It sounds like a recipe for diarrhea? Is that the point?

Haha! I love the bolded. The one I do usually doesn't have that specific effect, but I'm also sensitive to wheat (which I always feel like saying is a first world problem) and that causes lots of gut problems. This basically resets so that I return more to normal - after a holiday filled with lots of pasta, fried foods, and eating my feelings. 

I'm sensitive to wheat too! I feel like a dbag telling people that so I usually just suffer. 

My juice cleanse didn't cause dirrhea (this time), but I when I cheated and had solid food I had terrible diarrhea. 

[menrandes]

renegadewhit Yeah, that calorie amount seems pretty low. Have you ever calculated your Base Metabolic rate? You need to at least eat up to that every day.

[menrandes]

Posting and running, I will be back later on.

It was a good week for food. We had massive salads with dinner every night and that curbed the need to snack after dinner.
Exercise has been great, though I skipped a few weight days. Mostly I've just been on the bike.
I actually just got back from a bike ride to the store. Boy it was windy....and windy in the wrong direction for biking!!
I'm still trying to get feeling back in my fingers, but I guess I have to get used to it since we set a date for our trip. First week of March! Which means it is pretty freaking likely to be cold when we go!

[elliecat17]

HI!!!!
Thanks for posting here!!
I had a great week! I got in at least 30 minute workouts 4 out of 5 days. Some of those days I did more what with shoveling snow and such.
I ate really well, but at times was far below my calorie limits and I wasn't hungry. I am also a little concerned about the calories that I am eating and what some of you ladies have said.... it's set at 1330 and I normally eat around 1000... I am sure it doesn't help that lunch portions are toddler sized because that's what they send to a toddler room....

[juliern]

Thanks so much for posting here! I didn't have such a good week. It's been a really busy week at work, which means I only got in 2 work outs in this week. I ate well, but did stray a few times. The weather is warming up a bit here though, so I did get out for a walk today.