Healthy momma check in 4/25

[jewel441]

@adorbel, sctiger , arbe , @kendraj425, @
rachelilly23, mom2boxers , peachesncream , zombiesquad @almachs0786
SheilaTheTank

Hope it's ok that I started this! 


Long term goal:

Weekly goal:



Did you hit your goals?

Were there any challenges?

Did you exercise?

Did you eat healthfully?

Weight or inches lost?

Any non-scale victories?

I will continue...

I will stop...



QOTW: What are you looking forward to this Spring/Summer?

[arbe]

Hey sorry I slacked off... adorebel I remembered to fix your tag too

[arbe]

Long term goal: *New goal* Bikini body

Weekly goal: be active daily and drink water

Did you hit your goals? No, passover has put a damper on my plans.

Were there any challenges? Yes, Passover holiday meals.

Did you exercise? Yes but not enough

Did you eat healthfully? Mostly

Weight or inches lost? No, stayed the same on scale. Didn't measure but I took pics and look slimmer.

Any non-scale victories? No

I will continue... to try

I will stop... being lazy

QOTW: What are you looking forward to this Spring/Summer? I'm not because of going back to work. :`( just not ready to leave her.

We talked about 30 day challenge but I suck at following them, anyone have tips?

[jewel441]

Doing really well this week so I wanted to post. lol.

Long term goal: Wedding weight. And also now based on the new challenge I am doing, walk 100 miles by the start of summer (June 21st or w/e the day is).

Weekly goal: Do my workouts!


Did you hit your goals? Doing pretty well. My favorite fitness website (Tone it up) started there annual countdown to summer challenge. So I am doing that, super modified, bc 7.5 weeks PP and I am a pile of mush. lol, but hopefully getting less mushy.

Were there any challenges? Fitting in working out when LO is not having a great day/when or there are a lot of other things that I want to do during nap times.

Did you exercise? Yes. Lots of walks and also started the Tone it up workouts yesterday, already done today's as well. Ouch abs btw.

Did you eat healthfully? Medium... I need to lay off the matzo or I may never poop again. lol. I am finding it kinda hard to wrap my mind around eating healthfully but not restrictively if that makes sense. I am not ready/interested in counting calories or "dieting" right now, nursing is the most important thing. But before being pregnant, I don't even remember the last time I wasn't tracking what I eat, counting calories/points or w/e... I am having a hard time defining what eating healthy is to me now. Like trying to find some middle ground with eating that feels natural.

Weight or inches lost? I am 4-5 lbs above my Pre-Preg weight, so I guess 20 lbs down.

Any non-scale victories? Started non-walking exercise!

QOTW: What are you looking forward to this Spring/Summer? SO FREAKIN MUCH!!!
1. H is graduating from Grad School.
2. We are spending a month or so at my parents beach house!
3. Our house being finished and moving to Texas!!

[jewel441]

arbe, for any challenge accountability is the biggest thing I think. If you do it, post it!

[arbe]

jewel441 i like the mileage goal, wish it was realistic for me.

Trying to avoid matzo based foods but its a challenge. Lots of fruit and vegetables but then i have a gassy baby.

I have 1.7 to lose by Monday to win diet bet. May have to get prunes, lol.

I feel like challenge would just be easier on Facebook since im bad at checking in here. Maybe just put it in my calender. Problem with that is if I'm doing something when reminder pops up i never end up doing it.

[zombiesquad]

Long term goal:
To fit in my bridesmaid dress. New goal is lose weight and firm up.


Weekly goal:
Get more active and better meal planning.


Did you hit your goals?
I am able to zip up my bridesmaid dress, which I'm happy about, but not necessarily liking how I look in it.


Were there any challenges?
Free time. I know I'm just going to have to buckle down and work out in the morning while the kids are still asleep 

Did you exercise?
Aside from doing a few lunges while holding LO, I've done nothing.


Did you eat healthfully? I ate better, but still not great. I need to do better


Weight or inches lost?
I've lost about five pounds in the last few weeks. I'll just attribute that to breastfeeding.


Any non-scale victories?
Unfortunately, no.


I will continue...
try and make better food choices and drink more water.


I will stop...
procrastinating.


QOTW: What are you looking forward to this Spring/Summer? A much needed break/vacation for this wedding next week. Other than that, we've got a big family vacation with the in laws that I'm not necessarily looking forward to.

[jewel441]

Apr 26, 2016 9:27:06 GMT -5 arbe said:

jewel441 i like the mileage goal, wish it was realistic for me.

Trying to avoid matzo based foods but its a challenge. Lots of fruit and vegetables but then i have a gassy baby.

I have 1.7 to lose by Monday to win diet bet. May have to get prunes, lol.

I feel like challenge would just be easier on Facebook since im bad at checking in here. Maybe just put it in my calender. Problem with that is if I'm doing something when reminder pops up i never end up doing it.

They do that with all there challenges. You could set one at a lower mileage? And you can count different things.... For the "official" Tone it up rules it's any cardio. Biking you divide by 3, swimming times by 3. If you do a cardio video/class 10 min = 1 mile. I have just been walking so much I might be able to do it all walking.

[adorebel]

Thanks for fixing my tag arbe ! Chag sameach.

jewel441 , I am wondering if I should sign up for Tone It Up - the member plan is expensive but I think it would really help me get in shape! How are you finding the food since you're breastfeeding? Are you modifying the diet and the exercise? I know it started yesterday, so maybe I should get on board today...

Long term goal: Lose 15 lb (8 pregnancy + 7 pre-pregnancy pounds), preferably in the next 4 months (by my birthday).

Weekly goal: Lose 1.5 lb this coming week.

Did you hit your goals? Sort of... I exercised a ton and started to integrate more healthy meals again, so I FEEL good. But I went to my OB for an 8-week checkup yesterday and hadn't lost a pound since I was there 4 weeks ago. Some of it is me putting muscle mass on again, but some of it is me eating a lot because breastfeeding makes me soooo hungry.

Were there any challenges? Yes. Snacking, church BBQ, general breastfeeding ravenousness...

Did you exercise? Yes! In the past week, like the week before, I attended yoga, took a long walk, did 2 cardio classes, and yesterday I swam 40 laps. This is the one good thing about returning to work - going to the gym on my lunch hour. But yeah, arbe , I definitely didn't feel ready to leave her at 6 weeks! That has been hard.

Did you eat healthfully? Yes and no. I have been eating really healthy meals, but having a snack and a dessert and a glass of wine pretty much every day. I could probably have one of those things per day with breastfeeding, but not all 3!

Weight or inches lost? NONE.

Any non-scale victories? Consistent exercising

I will continue... exercising 4-5 days a week

I will stop... mindlessly eating and having so many treats.


QOTW: What are you looking forward to this Spring/Summer? When the semester is over, MH and I are going to sublet our apartment and spend the summer with my family on the lake. It will be awesome to be with LO every day again, and with family. We both have a ton of writing to do, but working from home will be so much better than leaving her, and my mom will help with her while we work. Then when we start teaching again in the fall, LO will be 6 months... FX she will be STTN! That would be amazing. I'm soooo tired teaching these days with the MOTN wakeups!

[jewel441]

adorebel I have the member plan. It's expensive but it is forever. I would def buy it with a bundle if you are gonna do it it's a better deal. I am not following the nutrition plan now. For me it has parts I really like and parts I don't like/get/think are worth while... Like no fruit after lunch. I'm eating fruit whenever I want. IMO the slim downs are the best part of the nutrition plan but I'm not doing any slim downs while BF, they are very restrictive. I did a bunch before my wedding though. I make the recipes from the plan sometimes, but in general I'm not really a recipe person. I like the extra access that the membership gets you and it was worthwhile when I bought it (pre-wedding). I also went to the first retreat, which was member only and that alone was worth it...

I wouldn't buy it now though if I was just starting. They have plenty of stuff for free and the workouts are all free on their site. You can do the whole exercise part of the bikini series for free, which is what I am doing. I have to modify some of the exercises definitely.

It is a healthy way to eat, focused on whole foods, etc but the follow along meal by meal plan is definitely designed for single ladies, so I never really did that... H has to eat too, and the general rules for the plan, the ones I like are pretty obvious and I ignore the others.

I love the community they have created and the support you get from their website, and especially on Instagram. All of that is free. You could definitely create a free account and start up and then take it from there to see if you want to upgrade after...

[adorebel]

Apr 26, 2016 10:37:59 GMT -5 jewel441 said:

adorebel I have the member plan. It's expensive but it is forever. I would def buy it with a bundle if you are gonna do it it's a better deal. I am not following the nutrition plan now. For me it has parts I really like and parts I don't like/get/think are worth while... Like no fruit after lunch. I'm eating fruit whenever I want. IMO the slim downs are the best part of the nutrition plan but I'm not doing any slim downs while BF, they are very restrictive. I did a bunch before my wedding though. I make the recipes from the plan sometimes, but in general I'm not really a recipe person. I like the extra access that the membership gets you and it was worthwhile when I bought it (pre-wedding). I also went to the first retreat, which was member only and that alone was worth it...

I wouldn't buy it now though if I was just starting. They have plenty of stuff for free and the workouts are all free on their site. You can do the whole exercise part of the bikini series for free, which is what I am doing. I have to modify some of the exercises definitely.

It is a healthy way to eat, focused on whole foods, etc but the follow along meal by meal plan is definitely designed for single ladies, so I never really did that... H has to eat too, and the general rules for the plan, the ones I like are pretty obvious and I ignore the others.

I love the community they have created and the support you get from their website, and especially on Instagram. All of that is free. You could definitely create a free account and start up and then take it from there to see if you want to upgrade after...

Thanks for this! I've been considering joining for like 2 and a half years now... I have done some of their bikini workouts and I liked them, though it's often hard for me to motivate to do cardio AND sculpting in the same day. Who has the time haha?

I bet H would eat the recipes with me if I doubled them (to help motivate me as I get back to my old self), so it might be worth considering joining...

So just to clarify - as a member they update you with new recipe plans and slimdowns, but the workouts and exercise guidelines are all free?

[jewel441]

Apr 26, 2016 10:43:54 GMT -5 adorebel said:

Apr 26, 2016 10:37:59 GMT -5 jewel441 said:

adorebel I have the member plan. It's expensive but it is forever. I would def buy it with a bundle if you are gonna do it it's a better deal. I am not following the nutrition plan now. For me it has parts I really like and parts I don't like/get/think are worth while... Like no fruit after lunch. I'm eating fruit whenever I want. IMO the slim downs are the best part of the nutrition plan but I'm not doing any slim downs while BF, they are very restrictive. I did a bunch before my wedding though. I make the recipes from the plan sometimes, but in general I'm not really a recipe person. I like the extra access that the membership gets you and it was worthwhile when I bought it (pre-wedding). I also went to the first retreat, which was member only and that alone was worth it...

I wouldn't buy it now though if I was just starting. They have plenty of stuff for free and the workouts are all free on their site. You can do the whole exercise part of the bikini series for free, which is what I am doing. I have to modify some of the exercises definitely.

It is a healthy way to eat, focused on whole foods, etc but the follow along meal by meal plan is definitely designed for single ladies, so I never really did that... H has to eat too, and the general rules for the plan, the ones I like are pretty obvious and I ignore the others.

I love the community they have created and the support you get from their website, and especially on Instagram. All of that is free. You could definitely create a free account and start up and then take it from there to see if you want to upgrade after...

Thanks for this! I've been considering joining for like 2 and a half years now... I have done some of their bikini workouts and I liked them, though it's often hard for me to motivate to do cardio AND sculpting in the same day. Who has the time haha?

I bet H would eat the recipes with me if I doubled them (to help motivate me as I get back to my old self), so it might be worth considering joining...

So just to clarify - as a member they update you with new recipe plans and slimdowns, but the workouts and exercise guidelines are all free?

Yes. I think occasionally they do a members only workout, but like 95% of the workouts are free. They also sometimes have members only sales at the store and other stuff like that. The bikiniseries weekly schedule and everything is free on there blog

[jewel441]

Does anyone know of any healthy meal delivery services. Not the ones where you have to cook, but the ones where the food is already prepared. I did one before but I cannot remember the name...

At the end of May, H is going to be gone for 10 days and I am realizing it might be good/easier to just have at least most of the food taken care of... I can add in granola bars, or order the "male" plan to account for the extra nursing cal.

[sctiger]

Long term goal: lose 5-6 pounds

Weekly goal: exercise and eat healthy



Did you hit your goals? Yes. I decided to give up sweets cold turkey for a week to get myself out of the habit of reaching for things like M&Ms all the time.

Were there any challenges? I am dying for some chocolate! I can have it again on Saturday. But it has made me more mindful of when I snack out of boredom.

Did you exercise?yes, running

Did you eat healthfully? Yes

Weight or inches lost? Staying away from the scale. I think I'll weigh in Friday or Saturday

Any non-scale victories? Staying away from sweets!

I will continue... being mindful of what I'm eating

I will stop...being too hard on myself this soon



QOTW: What are you looking forward to this Spring/Summer? Beach trip, spending time with family

[SheilaTheTank]

Long term goal: Lose 25lbs
Weekly goal: Do the 30 day challenge every day



Did you hit your goals? I hit my weekly goal

Were there any challenges? laziness

Did you exercise? yup with weights too!

Did you eat healthfully? I started tracking my food on my fitness pal. I'm not eating super healthy, but I am more conscious of the calories I am eating. I'm trying to eat more good foods.

Weight or inches lost? Scales are assholes

Any non-scale victories? I didn't quit yet.

I will continue... to do the 30 day challenge

I will stop... sneaking snacks that "don't count" on my fitness pal



QOTW: What are you looking forward to this Spring/Summer? stargazing with MH. I'm getting him a new telescope for his bday.

[arbe]

Apr 27, 2016 10:49:27 GMT -5 jewel441 said:

Does anyone know of any healthy meal delivery services. Not the ones where you have to cook, but the ones where the food is already prepared. I did one before but I cannot remember the name...

At the end of May, H is going to be gone for 10 days and I am realizing it might be good/easier to just have at least most of the food taken care of... I can add in granola bars, or order the "male" plan to account for the extra nursing cal.

Locally we have a bunch of services mostly geared towards the paleo diet. You can try looking at crossfit gyms in the area, they use those services all the time

[rachelilly23]

SheilaTheTank LOL re: scales are assholes.

[mom2boxers]

Long term goal - lose 9 more lbs and get to pre-pregnancy weight

Weekly - achieve my DietBet goal

I hit my goal for two of the DietBets I was in. I have to maintain until I weigh out in a few days for the last one.

Challenges: need to drink more water

Exercise - ehh. . . Need to improve this

Eating: Moderately ok

[arbe]

Apr 29, 2016 21:52:19 GMT -5 mom2boxers said:

Long term goal - lose 9 more lbs and get to pre-pregnancy weight

Weekly - achieve my DietBet goal

I hit my goal for two of the DietBets I was in. I have to maintain until I weigh out in a few days for the last one.

Challenges: need to drink more water

Exercise - ehh. . . Need to improve this

Eating: Moderately ok

Im cutting it so close with diet bet. I've become a slave to the scale

[mom2boxers]

Apr 30, 2016 5:02:41 GMT -5 arbe said:

Apr 29, 2016 21:52:19 GMT -5 mom2boxers said:

Long term goal - lose 9 more lbs and get to pre-pregnancy weight

Weekly - achieve my DietBet goal

I hit my goal for two of the DietBets I was in. I have to maintain until I weigh out in a few days for the last one.

Challenges: need to drink more water

Exercise - ehh. . . Need to improve this

Eating: Moderately ok

Im cutting it so close with diet bet. I've become a slave to the scale

I made it by .4 lbs but my weight fluctuates 1-2 pounds each day so I have to weigh early in the morning.

tip - be ready with your phone to get your picture of the scale with you standing on it on weigh-in date after you get the word so you can snap a pic in case you experience fluctuations and you're close.

[mom2boxers]

arbe - I think I might try to do one or 2 more. One of the ones I joined was $10 but the pot was about $3900. Waiting to see what the pay out is for it.

jewel441, zombiesquad, sctiger, adorebel, SheilaTheTank, rachelilly23

If anyone else is interested, I could set up a private one for our group and send out the link via private message or on the private board. The 4% is a very healthy rate so for those who are BFing, it shouldn't impact your supply as long as you don't cut crazy calories from your diets. I think healthy food choices, water intake, and exercise are the keys.

[arbe]

Apr 30, 2016 11:55:20 GMT -5 mom2boxers said:

arbe - I think I might try to do one or 2 more. One of the ones I joined was $10 but the pot was about $3900. Waiting to see what the pay out is for it.

jewel441, zombiesquad, sctiger, adorebel, SheilaTheTank, rachelilly23

If anyone else is interested, I could set up a private one for our group and send out the link via private message or on the private board. The 4% is a very healthy rate so for those who are BFing, it shouldn't impact your supply as long as you don't cut crazy calories from your diets. I think healthy food choices, water intake, and exercise are the keys.

The one I did was 30 and was part of this Lovesweatfitness workout group.

Passover put the brakes on my progress, not sure I can do another 4%. lets see if i win this one.

[jewel441]

Apr 30, 2016 11:55:20 GMT -5 mom2boxers said:

arbe - I think I might try to do one or 2 more. One of the ones I joined was $10 but the pot was about $3900. Waiting to see what the pay out is for it.

jewel441, zombiesquad, sctiger, adorebel, SheilaTheTank, rachelilly23

If anyone else is interested, I could set up a private one for our group and send out the link via private message or on the private board. The 4% is a very healthy rate so for those who are BFing, it shouldn't impact your supply as long as you don't cut crazy calories from your diets. I think healthy food choices, water intake, and exercise are the keys.

I am trying not to put pressure on myself around the lbs so I'm going to pass. I have a tendency to go overboard. I'm just focusing on exercise and how I feel and just letting weight loss be a side effect for now.

[mom2boxers]

Apr 30, 2016 12:22:43 GMT -5 arbe said:

Apr 30, 2016 11:55:20 GMT -5 mom2boxers said:

arbe - I think I might try to do one or 2 more. One of the ones I joined was $10 but the pot was about $3900. Waiting to see what the pay out is for it.

jewel441 , zombiesquad , sctiger , adorebel , SheilaTheTank , rachelilly23

If anyone else is interested, I could set up a private one for our group and send out the link via private message or on the private board. The 4% is a very healthy rate so for those who are BFing, it shouldn't impact your supply as long as you don't cut crazy calories from your diets. I think healthy food choices, water intake, and exercise are the keys.

The one I did was 30 and was part of this Lovesweatfitness workout group.

Passover put the brakes on my progress, not sure I can do another 4%. lets see if i win this one.

I'm in that one too. Good luck!

[SheilaTheTank]

Joined them gym today. We'll see how it goes.