Health & Fitness Thread - 2/16

Good morning!

So I totally blew my whole plan this weekend, but I don't even care. It was such a nice weekend, and I'm back to my normal routine as of yesterday. I went to Orangetheory yesterday during the day. It was so nice working out early, but I really didn't like the teacher. She seemed so disorganized. Oh well, I still burned 513 calories!!!

I'm back to work today, and I'm not feeling super awesome. I feel like I'm getting a UTI or kidney infection which is what sent me to the ICU last year. I"m going to stop by the CVS clinic after work today to see if I can get an Rx.

I'm supposed to run 3.5 miles today, but we shall see.

I joined WW a couple of weeks ago, but I have yet to go to a meeting. We have one at work today, so I'll be going to that. Hopefully I won't get a shock at the number on the scale!

Breakfast: egg cups + strawberries
Lunch: Lemon turkey (Lean ground turkey seasoned with citrus, garlic and onions, served with asparagus & rice.)
Dinner: Feta/Spinach sausage with artichoke hearts over spinach and zucchini noodles

We too have a snow day today--we had freezing rain overnight and now it's 50 degrees and raining...Oh well. I wasn't in the mood to go to work today, so I'm not too unhappy!

Got up and got some coffee and light housekeeping done.
Made myself put a 21 Day Fix DVD in and did the cardio workout. 
I hate lunges. I hate burpees. I hate mountain climbers.
Whew! There! Got that out!  But I did it!

I'm going to take my one son to an earlier appointment today at 2 instead of 4:30! Whew! Gives me a little more time this evening to not rush around like a loony tune before going to work tomorrow.

Now, I need to reschedule our canceled-due-to-the-snow dentist appointments from yesterday. This is going to be interesting...

Our daycare provider is sick today so I am a little off. Did BBM lower body today and treadmill. My friend watched DS for an hour so I could see a client and then we went to lunch, so I had more calories than usual but that is ok. Going to take it easy the rest of the day calorie-wise. Going to try to get some cleaning done now before I have to go to work again. Will drop DS off at work with DH

It's a snow day here too, only it's definitely not our first! I think this is snow day #10 for the year. sigh.

My daughter is spending a little time with her grandma so I snagged a quick workout. Just a little time doing circuit with the machines and cardio. Tomorrow I will do my lifting routine and I didn't want to overdo in advance of that.

I took my daughter to lunch and had a salad with grilled salmon, a good pick. Couldn't quite skip the bread because it's so good. So I'm making a dish of carrots, onions, tomatoes, and garbanzo beans to eat with some pork for dinner.

I was down another pound today for a total of just over 10 since I started back in mid-January. Feels good.

Cheers all!

Missfrenchjessica-- my reasons for working so hard has changed (and I expect it to continue to do so). It isn't for the number on the scale because my scale doesn't change that often, lol. There isn't anything wrong with you wanting to fit in-- just like there isn't anything wrong with me wanting to shop at "regular" stores and not plus size.

As I have hit some of my goals, I realize there are benefits that I didn't anticipate and that can change my motivation. One huge thing is heartburn-- when I was heavier, everything gave me heartburn. Since I have lost weight, only over-eating, fried foods, cream cheese, wine and spicy wings give me heartburn. So I avoid most of those things-- but if you'd told me day one I would have to give up all those things, I would have never started! And I'm still not giving up wine totally!

Keep trying and growing and remember you are on a journey -- lots of stuff will happen on that journey (including set-backs). The only failure is totally giving up!!! If it makes you feel better, it is hard for me too. But we do hard things every single day.

I'm 44 as well. It's certainly a lot harder at this age than when we were in our 20s and 30s. I do it for my health, but to be totally honest, it's also vanity. I want to look good, I want to like what I see, I want to wear clothes that don't make me look lumpy and dumpy, and I don't want to look like a middle-aged mom who threw in the towel. If that's an unpopular answer, so be it, I don't care because my reasons are my own. 

But I have to tell you, besides the fact that I look better, I FEEL so much better! I'm stronger, I can move so much more easily, and I'm amazed at what this old body is still capable of. I started really getting back into shape over a year ago, and it has been nothing but a struggle. I'm hypothyroid, have insulin resistance, and some sort of spinal misalignment which ends up with lower back pain at the end of every day. Those used to be good reasons to sit on my couch and feel sorry for myself because I'd gained 30 lbs after an IT Band injury that left me unable to run. I hated what I saw and how I felt and I was envious of my slimmer friends.

I don't know what changed, but I was ready to get to work. A friend challenged me to a 5-day clean eating group, and from there I was committed. I'll never ever be someone who's just naturally slim; I have a slow metabolism and a muscular body type that needs constant fine-tuning to not turn pudgy. I will have to subsist on minimal carbs and calories for the rest of my life if I want to maintain this. But here I sit, minus those 30 lbs, and you can get there too. It really is all in your mind, to commit to your diet and exercise every single day. Get control over that and you WILL get there. 

I'm also 44, and agree with all of this. There's nothing wrong with vanity as a motivator. I also want to avoid the beginning of the spiral downwards for as long as I can - I know that carrying a lot of extra weight means that I won't heal from injury as quickly, and I'll be tempting fate with illnesses, metabolic problems, etc. So sure, health is a big part of it, but vanity was what got me going.

Fortunately, it doesn't take long to feel oh so much better, and then it starts being a habit that propels itself forward. That's the thing to remember: it only demands a lot of will and determination sometimes - at the beginning, during stalls, and randomly for short periods - but if you can find something that works for you, it won't be a constant, uphill battle where every moment is hard fought. The successes will make it easier and easier to keep going.

Hey everyone!

First full day waking up through going to bed with zero pain--whoop! I feel pretty good during the day but the mornings had been rough. I went to CrossFit, did the workout Rx (as prescribed, so I didn't have to scale anything), then hung around to help coach the next class.

I'm back to my nightly yoga too, with a few modifications.

missfrenchjessica, I find that the longer I'm on the journey the more diverse my "whys" become. There's no one solid reason on any given day, but a web of different reasons all woven together. No two webs are exactly the same. Don't beat yourself up for today's "why". Focus on staying the course and your "whys" will change along the way. *pinkypromise*