Fitness & Nutrition Friday Check-In

[14joa31]

How's it going?

And does anyone here wear a fitbit? Would you recommend it? The Oprah says that I should take 10,000 steps a day and I'm not sure whether I'm meeting it.

[silverspoon]

14joa31 I have the FitBit Alta. I love it. It doesn't detect heartrate, but I read that wasn't very accurate anyway so it wasn't a need for me.

Some days I'm more motivated than others to get my steps in. I like that you can set goals and it will remind you to meet them. I'm also obsessed with checking out my sleep (or lack thereof).

I've done a few workplace challenges with other people in the office and those are motivating. If you have friends with fitbits (it doesn't have to be the same one) it's nice to do the challenges.

[scorpioscuba]

I have a Fitbit Alta too. It's been sitting on my bathroom counter for 2 weeks. Oops.

I DO like it though. I have had different models over the past several years. They can be motivating if you USE it. But its also easy to ignore! I take it off to give DD a bath and then boom 2 weeks later it's still sitting on the counter.

[dizzycooks]

I intended to go to yoga this morning, but it didn't happen due to a variety of things. I managed ten minutes in the elliptical and a few ab and leg exercises.
I haven't had any junk food yet today so that's good. If we no longer have nap time id imagine a lot of my snacking will end too.

[14joa31]

I didn't make it to the gym this week either ... but I did re-join the gym on Sunday, so that's a start!! Also, I am eating healthier this week. I think I'll weight myself every Sunday.

I gained about 30 lbs. when I was pregnant. At my six-week post partum appointment, I had lost twenty of it. But now .. I have gained 15 lbs back!! I guess I gained it back when I stopped BF'ing. It totally sucks :/ I have heard that if you gain weight quickly then it's easy to take it back off quickly, so we shall see!

[newmomma8]

I have a regular Fitbit, I like it but my toddler has hid it somewhere and I can't seem to locate it. I like the Fitbit dashboard even without wearing the bracelet. You can track your meals and calories that way and they seem to have a lot of options to pick from and it's easy to add full meals to it so you can do a one click for something like grilled chicken, corn and green beans. Heck, I even created a meal of the ham sandwich I eat.

I've been doing my machine all week this week since I missed the last two weeks being sick, it feels so good to be back on it! Plus when I start getting tired I just look down at my legs while working out and say "swim suit, swim suit, swim suit" and that motivates me a little more to keep going and not stop short of my time goal.

I'm actually the opposite of you 14joa31, I held onto the last 10-12 pounds of baby weight until I stopped nursing. As soon as my supply started going down I was noticing the weight coming off.

[dizzycooks]

I stopped taking the mini pill and feel like my bloat has been way better. My middle is just thick now. I have no waist, but I have to remind myself that I never really did. I'm small, but I have no hips or boobs. Babies didn't do much or help that.

[crimsonandclover]

I told myself I wouldn't buy more Diet Coke after what we have is gone. I have 2 more one liter bottles. I don't know if I'll stick to that, but I know I should.

It's still allergy season, so it's hard for me to do much outside, but hopefully that will end in 2-3 weeks and I can take the girls to playgrounds more.

Otherwise I'm trying to eat salads more for dinner. I'm not going to check my weight for at least 4ish weeks after I get more disciplined. I want to be able to see a difference on the scale to keep myself motivated.

[valie]

I'm doing yoga once a week and getting out regularly either pushing a big-ass stroller or wearing DD.

I'm back to pre-DD weight (pre-DS +10lbs) and where I should be for BFing. I'm starving by end-of-day and that's where I'm making some crappy food decisions. I need to plan some better night snacks and eat more nutrient-dense foods during the day.