Support for weight loss struggles

[seadragon2013]

Jul 26, 2016 19:51:30 GMT -5 catspajamas said:

I am feeling PT gratitude for daycare and having an easy to train girl. I am sure #2 will make me eat my words soon enough (we haven't started yet with her).

@wineonice I have a serious Splenda addiction. I think the only way I will knock it is if I quit drinking coffee. The 2 are inextricably linked for me.

I have eaten all of the things once again today. I did hit 20k steps which is good but won't do much for weight loss.

Dude, 20,000 steps is awesome!

[seadragon2013]

Jul 26, 2016 18:45:39 GMT -5 @wineonice said:

PT has been a challenge here, @becominggold, seadragon2013. Henry keeps teasing me...he'll have me convinced he's got this and then there are days like today where he tracks poo across the living room. Sigh. Lol

DS is great with #1, but is completely refusing to do #2 in the potty. He just holds it in until he is constipated and sick :/ We've been giving him a few hours with a pull-up each day so that he has the opportunity to let loose...

He also hates tighty-whities. We had to buy him boxer briefs to get him to wear underwear.

Potty-training is not my favorite.

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Jul 27, 2016 8:57:18 GMT -5 shinyredsmartazz said:

Jul 27, 2016 7:59:30 GMT -5 @becominggold said:

Still BF. Trialing Alimentum this week sometime because I want to be able to supplement when I go back to work next week. I will pump but DNW pressure over pumping enough.
We have been pretty stable and her mood has been good so I have kept on trucking for the moment.

T&Ps to your sense of smell, that stuff is nasty sauce. Especially if it gets spit up. 

Tried it today. She drank some but I could tell she didn't like it that much. Nutrimigen she sucked right down. I will try again tomorrow and mix with BM.

And I accidentally ate dairy today. Is hitting her around now. Should be a fun night :-(

[cp3]

Hey ladies! Just checking in. I've fallen off the wagon a bit but I'm trying to get refocused so I hit my August goal. Summertime definitely makes things a bit harder both food and drinking wise.

catspajamas is it too late to join the FB challenge?

@becominggold I'm sorry things are still so rough with your DD. You are amazing for giving up so much and sticking with bf. I hope you are able to find some relief with formula for when you go back to work.

[cp3]

DD is almost 22 months and has been showing so many signs of being ready to potty train but I don't think I'm ready for it. I'm planning on waiting for after our trip next weekend but I'm worried that if she's ready now and we wait to long it will backfire.

[catspajamas]

Welcome back cp3 and welcome to the challenge! I worried about the same thing when dd1 showed signs of readiness at age 2 but we waited until 2.5 when all of the kids in her class were PT and it just clicked one day and she never had an accident (#2 took forever and ever but that eventually just happened too) so anecdotally I think it makes sense to wait. Also I think diapers are 100x easier than worrying about dragging a little potty around or your kid touching a gross public restroom. Especially hard when they can't communicate with you things like "we are going out soon and there won't be a potty there do you need to go now?"

[spooko]

I didn't sleep well last night, either, but that sure puts things in perspective for me, @wineonice! Hope your coffee is magnificent!

[seadragon2013]

@winonice, that sounds terrible. You can seriously have all the splena and coffee today!

[sassypantzz]

beeorange, I would buy your current size. If you lose the weight it will suck to be out the money but feel good to have to internet order one. If you do not, you don't want to start such a fabulous trip feeling self conscious. JMO

[marygracerich]

beeorange I agree with sassypantzz you can order anything online. Buy your size now, make sure it is one that you feel fabulous in and if it's too big in December, it's just a bonus.

[marygracerich]

I have been super busy lately. I have one more pound to go for diet bet. I have 12.6lbs until prepregnancy weight and 31.6lbs to goal. I can do this.

[lolo918]

I'm sorry for the crap sleep, @wineonice and spooko. Good luck when you start the PT journey, cp3!

I had a crappy night Tuesday because DD was fussy, so I skipped the gym yesterday morning. Then we had bad storms that I didn't want to go out in that evening. I'll run Saturday morning though so it's all good. OAN, I've made really no moves with hot gym guy but I'm moving towards my hot body lol. I even wore a form fitting tank top today- I usually always wear loose but sweat wicking material shirts.

[spooko]

I'm on the fence about working out today (what I had planned isn't super intense, but it's not exactly fun or exciting) or taking an unplanned rest day. I don't feel the greatest these last few days, but I never know which is going to feel worse--the physical push or the mental drag of not working out when I "should."

[lolo918]

spooko, maybe a floor yoga practice? Transitions from table to kneeling to seated to on the back poses, then just spending time in legs up the wall and/or corpse pose? Just something to allow you to recharge but still feel like you're doing something? I hope that you are happy with the decision you do end up making.

[spooko]

lolo918, I let myself off easy with some yoga and only running a mile yesterday. Should be a strength routine today. And honestly, I know it isn't even going to be that exerting, but it wasn't a routine I found all that engaging. Today should be the last day of it for the week. I'll probably just do it because the couch is never that comfortable when my weights and mat glare at me from across the room. Thanks

[lolo918]

Ah, I understand I think. My strength workouts are always easier to skip than my yoga or cardio workouts. I love the way I feel after but the motivation to start is weak.

[catspajamas]

Hi ladies! I have c25k w5d3 tomorrow which is the 20 minute run with no walking breaks. I am frankly anxious that I wont be able to do it and then I spiral on my new fitness gains unraveling because I throw in the towel. I am trying to tell myself I can go really slow and just hang in there but I already go slow and have found like the 8 minute intervals challenging by the end. I really don't want to repeat a week, I have been feeling really proud about how far I have come. Ok vent over.

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catspajamas a 20 minute run even with walk breaks is awesome! Could you try just one 1 minute walk in the middle if you need it? I would not consider that a failure at all.

[catspajamas]

Jul 31, 2016 19:34:22 GMT -5 @twoscoops said:

catspajamas a 20 minute run even with walk breaks is awesome! Could you try just one 1 minute walk in the middle if you need it? I would not consider that a failure at all.

Thanks @twoscoops you're right. I may have to come back and read your post to remind myself of this tomorrow :-)

[lolo918]

catspajamas!!! You are amazing and you CAN do this. Did you know you are number 2 on my FB friends list for 7 day steps, and were ahead of me last week at one point? Remember that walking is not failure, never starting, now that is a failure.

I try to play mind games with myself when runs get tough, like ok let's try to run for 5 more minutes. Then repeat that 5 minutes until I'm done. Make bargains such as okay just run as long as you can lolo, then you can walk for a bit. I'm so competitive with myself (or maybe it's stubborn) that this tactic rarely has me finishing earlier than I wanted to.

[lolo918]

Hey, @twoscoops, welcome to the thread!!

[catspajamas]

lolo918 thank you for your encouragement! You are my Fitbit inspiration :-) I am off to give it a go in a few!

[catspajamas]

I did it without walking! Woo hoo! A great way to start Monday. Thanks ladies for your kind words.

[lolo918]

Aug 1, 2016 4:36:00 GMT -5 catspajamas said:

I did it without walking! Woo hoo! A great way to start Monday. Thanks ladies for your kind words.

Woooo! Excellent job! Keep up the hard work! Okay, I'm done with the exclamation points for now, I'm just excited.

[Ee]

Aug 1, 2016 4:36:00 GMT -5 catspajamas said:

I did it without walking! Woo hoo! A great way to start Monday. Thanks ladies for your kind words.

wow, that's awesome!!!! Way to go! You did it!

[spooko]

Aug 1, 2016 4:36:00 GMT -5 catspajamas said:

I did it without walking! Woo hoo! A great way to start Monday. Thanks ladies for your kind words.

Hell yes! I was coming in here to post some encouragement and this is BEST!

[marygracerich]

Good morning ladies!
Last week my dad wanted to take off from the gym for a week and start fresh today. I had hit my lowest weight yet but then I went away for the weekend and ate all the things so now I need to work on getting back on track. So far today has been good and we are hitting the gym tonight.
I hope you all have a healthy week!

[seadragon2013]

Aug 1, 2016 4:36:00 GMT -5 catspajamas said:

I did it without walking! Woo hoo! A great way to start Monday. Thanks ladies for your kind words.

Yay!!!!! I missed your post last night, but I remember feeling exactly like that about the 20 minute run. I'm glad you knocked it out of the park 😎

[seadragon2013]

Aug 1, 2016 7:35:11 GMT -5 @wineonice said:

I'm going to try Crossfit this week.

Pray for me, please! Lol

You have all of my prayers.

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I'm back on MFP and will avoid the desserts this week. I'm off work for the summer and have so many temptations when I don't have a packed lunch.