Post by crawford411 on Mar 16, 2015 9:08:34 GMT -5
I'm trying to get back into it after my plague last week. I did get a kickboxing workout on Friday, a 2 mile walk on Saturday, and lots of exercise yesterday. We started with a trip to the zoo yesterday, then I did 30DS and took a walk around the neighborhood with my parents. I am eating up all of this sunshine!
I don't know what, if anything, will happen today. I have to get to the grocery store after work, so I may not be able to swing more than a walk around the block this evening. And I am so freaking sore from yesterday! I'm interested to get some more ideas for variety fron you guys. I like to keep mixing it up!
Last week was still pretty good. I only worked out 4 days but they were good workouts. We had one day of good sunny weather so I went for a walk and I'll go for one today too. I stayed within my calorie goals everyday except for Saturday when I was drinking and snacking at a party but I don't think I overdid it too much. Overall I'm happy with my progress and miracle of miracles, I can finally wear jeans again!
Shout out to my wonderful fit buddy jellykat2 for tracking calories on the go! Even while working 14 hour shifts she has been able to stay within her calorie goals which I find pretty darn impressive!
I had a really hard time getting my workouts in this week, but I ate breakfast every day and kept up with healthier snacks. I also remembered to pack snacks for all the times I was on the go last week so I didn't get over-hungry. This week I'm planning to keep up the good work on breakfast and snacks by making some things ahead. I've been making double breakfasts every other day so that I have quick breakfast on the 2nd day, and I'm going to portion out some snacks this afternoon. We have amazing weather lately, so I'm getting outside for walks this week and I'm going to try the 10-minute workout videos that my buddy bsquaredmsquared sent me: wellandgood.com/2015/03/08/7-best-free-effective-10-minute-online-workouts-at-home/
I started to feel better last week, so I got all my workouts in...but then I was having difficulty running against starting Friday, and my 9-miler turned into a 6-miler yesterday. I only managed 4 today.
When I was pregnant, around 12 weeks, I started getting awful groin pain in my left side. I saw a chiro, tried stretching, PT exercises, etc. Nothing helped. So, I just scaled way back. Then I started running again, and the pain wasn't there. Well, it's back. I don't know what to do. I don't know what it could be, if it's pregnancy-related and will go away soon (how long does your body take to go back to where it was), or what. I don't know what to do other than take Tylenol before each run, and I don't know if it would really help that much.
I wanted to pick a half marathon to do, but with this leg...I can't, and that sort of makes me depressed about everything else. I'm starting to realize I haven't lost weight in three months, because I have not been stellar with food (I have to be 100% in both exercise and food to lose weight), and we are going to the beach in 5 months. It takes me so long to lose weight that there's no way I'll lose 20 pounds in 5 months. And, then, I start getting upset because I wanted to lose the weight before getting pregnant again. We wanted to go off the pill in 7ish months. I don't want to wait much longer than that, but I also don't want to pile on weight on top of weight, either.
Anyway, coming up with a plan always makes me feel better, so I'm really tightening up the food, and logging everything in Sparkpeople again. I'm hoping that that will kick things back in gear and that just taking it slowly will make the leg pain manageable at least. :\
Also, does anyone have any VERY low calorie or no calorie add-ons to oatmeal? I've been putting banana in there, but I was thinking about branching out. I read vanilla, light syrup (I tried that today--it's good!), apple butter. I'm just looking to shave calories anywhere I can at this point, and the oatmeal itself fills me up, so I think adding the banana to it is unnecessary (I still eat at least one banana later in the day--if anything, I definitely get my servings in of fruit..veggies is another story).
Post by geetargirl05 on Mar 16, 2015 10:10:33 GMT -5
Hey I'll join in! I just got my gym membership this weekend and I plan on taking DS M-F because, free childcare starting today. I also need to develop a better meal plan so that my calories aren't all mashed potatoes and Mac and cheese... Boooo
Also, does anyone have any VERY low calorie or no calorie add-ons to oatmeal? I've been putting banana in there, but I was thinking about branching out. I read vanilla, light syrup (I tried that today--it's good!), apple butter. I'm just looking to shave calories anywhere I can at this point, and the oatmeal itself fills me up, so I think adding the banana to it is unnecessary (I still eat at least one banana later in the day--if anything, I definitely get my servings in of fruit..veggies is another story).
My plan is to re-start my couch to 5K program. I missed the last two weeks so I am hoping to get back into a routine this week if I am feeling better. Also working in some strength training. I am going to register for a couple of 5Ks this summer, I need to get ready!! Also now that it is getting warmer out, H and I are planning to do more walking at night with DD and figuring out a way to take her along on bike rider. I think that will help some.
I have also decided I need to work on my portion control. I don't want to go on a restrictive diet, but make sure my portions are in control along with better meal planning.
Does anyone have any good suggestions for taking babies along on a bike ride? What I saw while randomly shopping this weekend are the seats that sit behind the bike for ages 1+. Anyone else have anything they plan on using? H and I each bought new bikes last year and I would like to use them finally.
I started to feel better last week, so I got all my workouts in...but then I was having difficulty running against starting Friday, and my 9-miler turned into a 6-miler yesterday. I only managed 4 today.
When I was pregnant, around 12 weeks, I started getting awful groin pain in my left side. I saw a chiro, tried stretching, PT exercises, etc. Nothing helped. So, I just scaled way back. Then I started running again, and the pain wasn't there. Well, it's back. I don't know what to do. I don't know what it could be, if it's pregnancy-related and will go away soon (how long does your body take to go back to where it was), or what. I don't know what to do other than take Tylenol before each run, and I don't know if it would really help that much.
I wanted to pick a half marathon to do, but with this leg...I can't, and that sort of makes me depressed about everything else. I'm starting to realize I haven't lost weight in three months, because I have not been stellar with food (I have to be 100% in both exercise and food to lose weight), and we are going to the beach in 5 months. It takes me so long to lose weight that there's no way I'll lose 20 pounds in 5 months. And, then, I start getting upset because I wanted to lose the weight before getting pregnant again. We wanted to go off the pill in 7ish months. I don't want to wait much longer than that, but I also don't want to pile on weight on top of weight, either.
Anyway, coming up with a plan always makes me feel better, so I'm really tightening up the food, and logging everything in Sparkpeople again. I'm hoping that that will kick things back in gear and that just taking it slowly will make the leg pain manageable at least. :\
I'm with you....I need to cut my calories way back to see a difference. Ditto on the fruit vs veggies too. My workouts have not been that great either though, so I'm like a 6/10 on both fronts. My birthday is the end of the month, so I'm thinking of going pretty hardcore until then, then easing off back into something maintainable. Vicious cycle? Maybe.
I'm also open to other workout ideas! I'm really enjoying the run half a mile/strength exercise/repeat thing I've been doing, but if anyone has anything else I can mix in other than 30DS, post it!
Post by americanninjamommy on Mar 16, 2015 10:58:46 GMT -5
We got out and did a family walk yesterday. It was definitely good and made me feel a lot better, but I was quickly reminded that I still have pelvic pain and I ended up walking like I was pregnant again for the last half of the walk. I have a call into my OB to see if I need to get it checked or if it's normal to still feel this way after 5 months...
I also start Weight Watchers tomorrow, which I am happy about, but today is "Eat all the bad food" day.
Also, does anyone have any VERY low calorie or no calorie add-ons to oatmeal? I've been putting banana in there, but I was thinking about branching out. I read vanilla, light syrup (I tried that today--it's good!), apple butter. I'm just looking to shave calories anywhere I can at this point, and the oatmeal itself fills me up, so I think adding the banana to it is unnecessary (I still eat at least one banana later in the day--if anything, I definitely get my servings in of fruit..veggies is another story).
Oooh, that's a good idea. I could do pumpkin oatmeal, using a little pumpkin and a drop of vanilla extract. That shouldn't add much calories at all. I'll skip on the parfait. Tryin' to keep that morning meal at or around 125 calories, but dude, that sounds amazing.
I started to feel better last week, so I got all my workouts in...but then I was having difficulty running against starting Friday, and my 9-miler turned into a 6-miler yesterday. I only managed 4 today.
When I was pregnant, around 12 weeks, I started getting awful groin pain in my left side. I saw a chiro, tried stretching, PT exercises, etc. Nothing helped. So, I just scaled way back. Then I started running again, and the pain wasn't there. Well, it's back. I don't know what to do. I don't know what it could be, if it's pregnancy-related and will go away soon (how long does your body take to go back to where it was), or what. I don't know what to do other than take Tylenol before each run, and I don't know if it would really help that much.
I wanted to pick a half marathon to do, but with this leg...I can't, and that sort of makes me depressed about everything else. I'm starting to realize I haven't lost weight in three months, because I have not been stellar with food (I have to be 100% in both exercise and food to lose weight), and we are going to the beach in 5 months. It takes me so long to lose weight that there's no way I'll lose 20 pounds in 5 months. And, then, I start getting upset because I wanted to lose the weight before getting pregnant again. We wanted to go off the pill in 7ish months. I don't want to wait much longer than that, but I also don't want to pile on weight on top of weight, either.
Anyway, coming up with a plan always makes me feel better, so I'm really tightening up the food, and logging everything in Sparkpeople again. I'm hoping that that will kick things back in gear and that just taking it slowly will make the leg pain manageable at least. :\
I'm with you....I need to cut my calories way back to see a difference. Ditto on the fruit vs veggies too. My workouts have not been that great either though, so I'm like a 6/10 on both fronts. My birthday is the end of the month, so I'm thinking of going pretty hardcore until then, then easing off back into something maintainable. Vicious cycle? Maybe.
I'm also open to other workout ideas! I'm really enjoying the run half a mile/strength exercise/repeat thing I've been doing, but if anyone has anything else I can mix in other than 30DS, post it!
I think the crossfit website puts their WODs up every day, and you can easily find substitutes if you don't have certain equipment. Your mile/strength/repeat reminds of of Crossfit, which is why I bring that up.
I bike and do an exercise video on my XT days. I also need to start adding back upper body. A bodybuilder friend wrote me out a quick plan to do every day (it takes 10 minutes tops), but I'm so lazy and I run so far behind, I have been skipping. Um, APurp is getting heavy. I need to start lifting. So, I started the week off right with back & bis.
TheMooseIsLoose I love kickboxing DVDs. Jillian Michaels has one but there are others fir download. They go fast and make me feel like a badass!
I also like kickboxing, but I kinda hate JM's kickboxing one. It's my least favorite of hers. She has one from her 5-disc box set that I REALLY like, but her one specialty DVD with the 3 workouts on it is kinda lame, in my opinion.
The one I like is in this set (I randomly got this set for $14 like 10 years ago. I still love it.):
I haven't gone to the gym since Thursday but I'm planning on going today. I haven't weighed myself in awhile because I haven't seen a dramatic change in how I look but I have noticed that some of my clothes are getting baggy. Still not quite into my pre pregnancy pants or shorts but I think a couple more weeks to a month I should be able to get my big butt in them. DH told me that h has noticed that my butt has gotten a little more firm and lifted, so yay! Trying to get bikini ready by June so we will see if I can make it to my goal.
Post by TheMooseIsLoose on Mar 16, 2015 11:57:19 GMT -5
I'll check out the kickboxing videos....I like feeling like a badass
americanninjamommy and @geetargirl you're both on the list! Whether you pair up or not! I just like feeling accountable to someone daily, and I like starting my week at least talking positively about this stuff.
Last week was cray, but I got my workouts out of our dance competition practice. I am still out of shape to what I could do before so I really need to step it up. In the food department, I am all over the place, I will have really good days, the a couple of bad ones, and I barely ate Sat and Sun. so yeah I need to get more into a routine with food.
Last week was pretty good. I think u stayed within my calories all but Saturday and Sunday. But Saturday was date night and my extra calories were pretty much all in alcohol, so I don't care.
I got a couple really good walks in, which was nice. I've got to bust out the DVDs this week though as it's supposed to get a little cooler this week. I've also got to start adding things like crunches and push ups to help tone this flab.
staryb has also done awesome. I always know I've got to get some sort of workout in and eat well otherwise she'll show me up with all of her discipline!
Post by monstomommy on Mar 16, 2015 21:29:18 GMT -5
I sucked last week. Work was too much and I will use any excuse not to work out. But I got back to it today, hopefully I keep it up all week. I found myself avoiding pictures with LO this weekend when we were on a weekend trip. I don't want to be absent from all the pictures of my children's childhoods. Ugh.
Also, does anyone have any VERY low calorie or no calorie add-ons to oatmeal? I've been putting banana in there, but I was thinking about branching out. I read vanilla, light syrup (I tried that today--it's good!), apple butter. I'm just looking to shave calories anywhere I can at this point, and the oatmeal itself fills me up, so I think adding the banana to it is unnecessary (I still eat at least one banana later in the day--if anything, I definitely get my servings in of fruit..veggies is another story).
I wanted to check this out to see what this thread was all about because I need to start working out but I have no motivation but...
What about just cinnamon? Or cinnamon with a little brown sugar? I don't know how you feel about Splenda but its all I use and the Splenda brown Sugar is lower calories than regular brown sugar.
Also, does anyone have any VERY low calorie or no calorie add-ons to oatmeal? I've been putting banana in there, but I was thinking about branching out. I read vanilla, light syrup (I tried that today--it's good!), apple butter. I'm just looking to shave calories anywhere I can at this point, and the oatmeal itself fills me up, so I think adding the banana to it is unnecessary (I still eat at least one banana later in the day--if anything, I definitely get my servings in of fruit..veggies is another story).
I wanted to check this out to see what this thread was all about because I need to start working out but I have no motivation but...
What about just cinnamon? Or cinnamon with a little brown sugar? I don't know how you feel about Splenda but its all I use and the Splenda brown Sugar is lower calories than regular brown sugar.
I'm actually going to try cinnamon with some Truvia or whatever the other sweetener that is lower cal and supposedly better for you. Stevia? I think it's Stevia.
I wanted to check this out to see what this thread was all about because I need to start working out but I have no motivation but...
What about just cinnamon? Or cinnamon with a little brown sugar? I don't know how you feel about Splenda but its all I use and the Splenda brown Sugar is lower calories than regular brown sugar.
I'm actually going to try cinnamon with some Truvia or whatever the other sweetener that is lower cal and supposedly better for you. Stevia? I think it's Stevia.
I've used stevia, it's a little extra sweet and has a bit of an aftertaste. I could only ever use about half a packet at a time but that was enough.
I started to feel better last week, so I got all my workouts in...but then I was having difficulty running against starting Friday, and my 9-miler turned into a 6-miler yesterday. I only managed 4 today.
When I was pregnant, around 12 weeks, I started getting awful groin pain in my left side. I saw a chiro, tried stretching, PT exercises, etc. Nothing helped. So, I just scaled way back. Then I started running again, and the pain wasn't there. Well, it's back. I don't know what to do. I don't know what it could be, if it's pregnancy-related and will go away soon (how long does your body take to go back to where it was), or what. I don't know what to do other than take Tylenol before each run, and I don't know if it would really help that much.
I wanted to pick a half marathon to do, but with this leg...I can't, and that sort of makes me depressed about everything else. I'm starting to realize I haven't lost weight in three months, because I have not been stellar with food (I have to be 100% in both exercise and food to lose weight), and we are going to the beach in 5 months. It takes me so long to lose weight that there's no way I'll lose 20 pounds in 5 months. And, then, I start getting upset because I wanted to lose the weight before getting pregnant again. We wanted to go off the pill in 7ish months. I don't want to wait much longer than that, but I also don't want to pile on weight on top of weight, either.
Anyway, coming up with a plan always makes me feel better, so I'm really tightening up the food, and logging everything in Sparkpeople again. I'm hoping that that will kick things back in gear and that just taking it slowly will make the leg pain manageable at least. :\
I don't know if it's the same thing that you have but I developed SPD during pregnancy and I still get the pain in my groin. I had started running but when I saw my doctor she advised me to stop or the ligament wouldn't heal, so I have and it still hurts. She said in some cases you have to have surgery to get it fixed but she only recommends it if you are done having children so for now I should walk but not run. It sucks and I hate it but I'm worried about making it worse so I've had to stop. I know it's not what you want to hear and I hope it's not what you have but you might want to look into it so that they can help you get over what is going on.
I did a mommy and me workout yesterday that I found on YouTube and it was fun and DS loved it! He giggled and smiled! Keep up the good work fitbit(ches)!
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