GKU Gets Healthy Check-in (8/15)

[BabyStandish]

This check-in is for anyone who wants some accountability when it comes to health/fitness.

1. How did last week go? Give me the good and the not so good.

2. Any healthy changes you are making this week?

3. What is a short term health/fitness goal for the week?

4. What is a long term health/fitness goal?

5. Bonus Question: Have you or your SO made something yummy lately? Bonus points for links to recipes

[BabyStandish]

1. How did last week go? Give me the good and the not so good. Workout wise I did good. I made all my runs and workouts. Eating could always be better. I am just always hungry now that I'm training for something and my choices aren't always too healthy

2. Any healthy changes you are making this week? no ice cream til the weekend and can only have a drink on running days

3. What is a short term health/fitness goal for the week? run 4-5x, lift at the gym 2x

4. What is a long term health/fitness goal? marathon in December

5. Bonus Question: Have you or your SO made something yummy lately? Bonus points for links to recipes
I made this corn chowder last week. It was amazing! www.theroastedroot.net/vegan-corn-chowder/

[wannabmama]

1. How did last week go? Give me the good and the not so good. It was ok, I definitely ate better...but working out was not so good.

2. Any healthy changes you are making this week? Always trying to be better about food. My snacks at work are cherries, apples, and carrots...one day in and I was satisfied, ha.

3. What is a short term health/fitness goal for the week?
we start IVF next week and I'm doing a last horse show for the season (probably...depends on IVF and stuff) this coming weekend, so I'm riding a lot and focused on enjoying time with my horse. So I'm not too focused on anything else this week, just staying relaxed.
4. What is a long term health/fitness goal? Lose 50lbs...and get back to walking/swimming regularly.

5. Bonus Question: Have you or your SO made something yummy lately? Bonus points for links to recipes
We have been so boring recently...nothing special comes to mind (hello fresh makes our decision for us three nights a week, ha).

[Deleted]

May I join?


1. How did last week go? Give me the good and the not so good.
Not too bad. I was sick over the weekend so I kinda slipped because I could hardly keep anything down and just wanted to keep my strength up.

I have lost 10 pounds in a month!

2. Any healthy changes you are making this week?
Nothing new. Just continued smaller portions and minimal eating out, even though I went through a drive thru for lunch today.

3. What is a short term health/fitness goal for the week?
No eating out and sticking to my calorie goal.

4. What is a long term health/fitness goal?
I would like to lose 80 more pounds.

5. Bonus Question: Have you or your SO made something yummy lately? Bonus points for links to recipes.
We make a crock pot chicken and dumplings. I don't have a link but it's chicken, 16 oz broth, two cans of cream of chicken,and spices and let that cook for 3 hours on high. The add a can of biscuits for an hour and voila!

[icedtea]

BabyStandish, I am intrigued by vegan chowder. I shall investigate.

1. How did last week go? Give me the good and the not so good. Meh, it was hard with our visitors. I seem to have lost all I gained as far as running. Though that could have been PMS too.

2. Any healthy changes you are making this week? Getting back to yoga, less takeout.

3. What is a short term health/fitness goal for the week? I must get to yoga.

4. What is a long term health/fitness goal? I still want to eventually run a 5k.

5. Bonus Question: Have you or your SO made something yummy lately? Bonus points for links to recipes Nothing too interesting lately. Tonight I threw a bunch of pasta/whatever had in a bowl and it actually came out really well. But nothing planned.

[cnf2013]

1. How did last week go? Give me the good and the not so good. Food was not good. Not good at all. Workouts were good though I missed my long run due to oppressive heat and humidity. I just couldn't do it.

2. Any healthy changes you are making this week? Food. Stop eating garbage, fatass.

3. What is a short term health/fitness goal for the week? Well I got last week's 10 miler in this morning. I'm planning for another 12 this weekend, plus a short run on Thursday and baby boot camp on Wednesday and Friday.

4. What is a long term health/fitness goal? October marathon, lose ALL the weight between now and December before we ttc.

5. Bonus Question: Have you or your SO made something yummy lately? Bonus points for links to recipes Oh gosh, I am so not domesticated. Pass, lol.

[BabyStandish]

icedtea it was so good. I wouldn't have guessed that it was vegan. I think next time I'll get some yummy french bread to go with it.

[BabyStandish]

@veritas great job on the 10lbs lost!

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Aug 15, 2016 20:14:33 GMT -5 BabyStandish said:

@veritas great job on the 10lbs lost!

Thanks! I find that the first 10 or 15 are easy, maybe water weight, and then I plateau. I really need to stick with it this time. I'm tired of looking and feeling like a lump of clay.

[bex15]

Good luck with starting IVF wannabmama!!

[bex15]

1. How did last week go? Give me the good and the not so good.
I did much better than I have in a while but weekend eating continues to be a challenge, did well during the week and though made it to 2 pilates classes

2. Any healthy changes you are making this week? Starting spin tonight! I'm hoping to start going twice a week.

3. What is a short term health/fitness goal for the week? Bring lunch every day

4. What is a long term health/fitness goal? Lose 50 lbs, stay consistent with hitting 2/week

5. Bonus Question: Have you or your SO made something yummy lately? Bonus points for links to recipes www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/shrimp-scampi-with-linguini-recipe.html I found some really good frozen shrimp to use at Trader Joe's

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bex15, I've always wanted to do a spin class. I've heard they are intense tho. I hope you like it!

BabyStandish, that corn chowder looks amazing.

Good luck with starting IVF wannabmama!

Yay for loosing 10 lbs @veritas!

1. How did last week go? Give me the good and the not so good.
I was pretty lazy last week with PMS and stressing about everything. I did manage to mostly eat healthy and decrease my unhealthy snacking some!

2. Any healthy changes you are making this week?
I got H to start doing power yoga with me every day.

3. What is a short term health/fitness goal for the week?
H is flying nights this week and I have a bad habit of just snacking instead of cooking for one. This week I want to actually cook and eat real food for dinner.

4. What is a long term health/fitness goal?
To bike more, I'd like to work up to 40+ miles. I can barely do 10 at the moment. It doesn't help that we only go once a week and it has been 90%+ humidity here lately. I would also like to get over my self consciousness enough to be able to go swim laps at the pool. I don't actually see that one happening though.

5. Bonus Question: Have you or your SO made something yummy lately? Bonus points for links to recipes
I made this Roasted Red Pepper Chicken Skillet last week, it was so good. H asked for it again two days later!

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Last week sucked. I ate way too many unhealthy snacks and not enough fruit/veg. This week my goal is to stick to eating more fruit when I want something sweet and veggies instead of string cheese. That's the goal anyways. I kind of love string cheese, but I need to stop eating so much of it.

My RA and fibromyalgia have been flaring lately, so I'm not getting much exercise. The heat doesn't help. Hopefully it'll cool of soon and I can at least get in a few walks here soon. Last week we went to the mall to walk, so we might keep doing that, too. But when I'm there I'm always tempted to get fancy coffee which just kills the low calorie diet goals.