Healthy Living Thread (5/1)

[jcrewgirl]

Eats: I meal planned this week - woo-hoo! I'm making a lime/cilantro/jalapeno dressing tonight to put over my salads for lunch this week. I also bought individual sized hummus portions to take with carrot sticks for afternoon snack this week. 
Dinners this week: 
Monday: Ground turkey taco salad
Tuesday: Grilled garlic/lemon chicken and steamed green beans
Wednesday: Avocado and grilled chicken salad in a tortilla
Thursday: Sauteed red potato and onion, grilled pork chop, and grilled summer squash
Friday: Shrimp and mushroom risotto 


Sweats: Recap of last week: 
Monday: 45 min spin class
Tuesday: 60 min body pump class
Wed: 2 mile walk
Thursday: 45 min barre class
Friday: 2 mile walk


This week's goals:
Gym 3x and try and get up early for one morning run, drink more water and stay with the meal plan.


Long term goals:
Lose 5-10 lbs and tone up my tummy


Highs/Lows: High: I hit my week goal last week of exercising: Low: I got out my summer shorts. They really didn't fit the summer of 2014 or 2015 (May 2014 DD) but I was really hoping my size 4 shorts would fit. They didn't. I was bummed, but I also realized they were incredibly short. I'm a 32 year old mom now. I'm not in my 20s and I need to find some shorts that are age appropriate. I don't like Bermuda shorts. I like short(ish) shorts. I've been eyeing a few pair at Loft and may head down to try some of theirs on this week.


QOTW: What do you like to do for exercise and why? I prefer group exercise class or running alone with my music on blast. 

[adouces06]

Eats: I think for my first week following the nutrition plan, I did pretty well! I obviously had some snacks left over from the week prior, so I indulged. I really like salads at work, and found an awesome oatmeal-like quinoa dish for breakfasts.

Sweats:
I could barely walk last week I was so sore! Holy out of shape! I am already feeling better this week, and so far the workouts have been really manageable. I have actually enjoyed waking up early to workout, and I am so NOT a morning person!

This week's goals: Stick with the plan! No unnecessary snacking. Up my water intake (3 nalgenes a day).

Long term goals: Feel good in a bikini. Drop 10 lbs. Tone up my flabby arms. Work on flexibility, especially in my legs (always have had really tight quads and hammys).

Highs/Lows: HIGH - I threw out two bags of starburst jelly beans. LOW - I ate a handful of said jellybeans before throwing them out.

QOTW: I used to like to run, but it hurts my bad knee now. I did a yoga routine the other day, and I really liked that. Otherwise, until I get back into a little better shape, I prefer to work out alone in my living room early in the morning so no one sees me.🙈

[britta]

I'll play this week. I didn't last week, so this is all future talking..

Eats: we always meal plan, otherwise we buy random shit at the store; however, I need to be better about planning my lunches ahead instead of running out the door like, "Oh well didn't have time!" So happy it's getting warmer...healthy eating is much easier when you can grill!

Sweats: plan to do 30 minutes of physical activity a day, above and beyond what I do normally (so no cheating and saying a particularly busy day at work counts). Elliptical or Piyo on my off days.

This week's goals: I kind of laid it out already...30 minutes physical activity a day, actual workouts on my days off, and bring my lunch to work everyday this week.

Long term goals: lose 8lbs-this would put me at pre-baby #1 weight; gain flexibility.

HIGHS: being back to work really helped to shed some lbs-I think I said before, but I'm now 4lbs above pre-baby #2 weight and all my summer clothes fit me (some better than others, but all well enough to wear). LOWS: I like carbs. A lot. I've consumed a lot of them recently, including today, when I decided to finish off the bag of tortilla chips in the pantry. In my defense it was only the broken pieces and crumbs left but....yeah...

QOTW: exercise that doesn't feel like exercise. For me, cardio is the fucking absolute worst and I hate it. I have no illusions that I'll be a super toned, thin person because of this. I enjoy biking, walking, hiking, manual labor like stacking wood or working in the garden. I also really like Piyo-I would sweat but it made me feel strong, not weak and shaky afterwards like cardio does. I do not get runner's high.

[erien22846]

jcrewgirl, I like The Loft for "mom" shorts. I've also had good luck with Merona from Target - cute patterns and mom tested.

And nice work getting something in every day last week. I worked out one time and only met my step goal (8,000) that one day.

[iwantbacon]

Eats: I meal planned this week and made sure to think about lunches as well to avoid eating out. My actual meal plan is at home, but it's manageable.

Sweats: I really need to make this happen. I might try to go for a run walk on Saturday and see how I feel. If I can get some more dinners that involve hands off cooking, I should be able to do a quick video workout after work.

Goals: Not use food as an emotional crutch. If I can even do this half of the week, it will be huge.

Long term goals: lose 15-20 lbs. Significantly decrease sugar consumption in our house. Meal plan consistently.

H/L: High--did not eat more than one donut just because they were there yesterday. Getting soup at lunch instead of pizza. Lows: I should've taken half a donut instead of a whole one. No workouts.

On shorts--I have a few pairs from Ann Taylor/Loft and Old Navy that are good lengthwise. Not super short, but not Bermudas either. I think they are the 5" (full disclosure: I am short)

[macaronmama]

Eats: I binged on a lot of junk food yesterday, but did not do too badly over the weekend. The biggest issue I'm finding is that I'm constantly hungry even when I'm picking stuff high in protein or fiber.

Sweats: I didn't get on the elliptical again last week, but I did spend a good hour on Thursday at work lifting heavy boxes to empty them into a bin. So I count that towards my exercise.

This week's goals:
I am starting a personal 30-day challenge for arms and abs. The pool opens in 4 weeks, so hopefully this'll make me more accountable and in better shape cause I need to buy a new swimsuit. As for the eats part, we have a boxed meal kit for the week which means healthier options. I just need to be better about lunch and snacks.

Long term goals:
Lose 15 lbs and tone up, get more energy.


High: Felt good when I got off the elliptical, so I need to remember that.
Low: Birthday party at work yesterday and despite telling myself to just avoid the sugar, I still had a doughnut, two cookies, and two mini-cupcakes. Ugh. Self control is nil.

QOTW: What do you like to do for exercise and why?
I loved Jazzercise. I like some instruction with a fun beat to move to, but found I hate Zumba. Zumba is too free form and a lot of the moves are actually bad for your body (or the instructors I had were terrible). But the classes are hard to get to with my commute, so elliptical and swimming this summer it is.

[Deleted]

Hey y'all! I'm thisbitch and I'm popping in from Parenting to invite you guys to join a group of us who are doing a healthy living challenge starting May 20. I'm enclosing a link for more info.

www.goodbyecb.proboards.com/thread/141436/life-challenge