Health & Fitness - 7/27

You're running more than I am! Keep your chin up.

I've been monitoring my heartrate with a new vivosmart, and it's encouraging me to walk faster. Some of the readings seem weird though.

The scale *finally* moved down yesterday! It's been cool enough to walk outside, which is enjoyable. I ordered some fitness bands so that I can start doing some strength work, which I'm sure I won't enjoy one bit.

brandy327 , Myfitnesspal had an article about weight/strength training that had a blurb about building up to actual push ups. I just looked for it to link for you but couldn't find it. I think it was a link inside an article about aging and fitness, which you might not have opened, given your age.

That's the one! She mentions doing up to a 'full set'. I wonder what that means? Is there some universal number in the fitness world that constitutes a 'full set'? I know it has a meaning in the manicure world.

On the humorous side, my sister and I got to laughing the other day about the work FITNESS reminding us of the crude comedy line " You're into fitness? Well how bout fitness dick in your mouth? " and now we just throw out the word fitness randomly, then giggle. Save

Still trucking along out there. I am having a really weird time at work right now and it is frustrating me. I won't bore you all with details, but the silver lining is I have been channeling that frustration into my work outs. I really go full on and try to get all of that negative energy out before I go home so I can just be at peace (and so I won't dump all over my husband.) I met some new ladies through a meet up group and one gal is a kickboxing fan, she goes to my gym and invited me to take a class with her, so I will be trying that out soon! I have never really been one to take classes, but I'm trying to get out of my comfort zone so it will be a good thing. And hopefully I will make a new friend in the process!

Eating has been right on track, even with tempting donuts at work! It is date night tonight and I asked my husband to pick where we go for dinner and I suspect he will want sushi, so I might order sashimi to skip the rice.

As for cauliflower rice, I make fried rice with mine and it is practically the same as real fried rice! It is a little bit crunchier than real rice, but the flavor hardly tastes like cauliflower. I try to be mindful of the amount of soy sauce I use and I never make it the day before I need to be in something for fitting. My husband was skeptical but he loved it and now when I make it I have to double the recipe so he can take it for lunch the next day. It reheat really well. I buy mine from Trader Joe's but you can also make it right in your food processor. I wouldn't make a special trip to TJ's just for their riced cauliflower.

Hi guys, I've been reading your thread this week and decided to join in. I used to have great metabolism and was skinny until I had my 3rd kid (and a c-section) in 2009 and I have finally gotten serious about doing something about the problem. I currently weigh my 40 weeks pregnant weight from my 1st child and I'm not pregnant (4 kids was enough!) so I started tracking my food (Lose It app) 9 days ago, and so far so good. I haven't eaten over my calories but my weight hasn't budged either. I noticed the app just keeps pushing the end date I should have lost 25 lbs by later into the year, which is annoying. Also it never asked how active I was when it decided how many calories I should eat per day. Does anyone have a better food tracker app? I tried the Fit Bit app but it isn't syncing with the Fit Bit stuff on my real computer so it's kind of useless although it does tell me how many calories I am burning per day which is nice.

Anyway, so I've made it nine days, weirdly I am not that hungry for being on an evil diet and eating less than I used to, but if a package of cookies sneaks into the house I'm doomed. I am hoping the scale moves soon or my motivation is going to be severely tested. Also I haven't started an exercise routine yet. I'm a little scared to start exercising because I know it's going to make me hungry and then the whole counting calories thing is going to go out the window...

In the past 6 years I've tried exercising more, eating smaller portions, not eating certain foods, trying to get DH on board (ha ha ha he needs to lose more than I do) and I've never managed to lose a single pound. It's frustrating.

So that is my long boring story. Thanks for having this thread, maybe it will keep me accountable!

brandy327 I would say go for a walk instead. Definitely move, and use those muscles, but at a lower intensity. Soreness is to be expected but if you're doing the "grab the wall to sit on the potty" maneuver then you probably want to take it easy for a day.

I'd also invest in a foam roller. You can find them online--places like Target and WalMart will have them too, usually for under $20. Rolling out your muscles will help break up some of that lactic acid that's built up.

Also, hydrate! Drinking plenty of water will help too. One of my favorite-est bloggers recently posted a guide to starting strength training--I know I bookmarked it, I'll try to find it!

Some yoga might help too.

As you build strength you won't be as sore as often and you'll also figure out what works best for your body when you are.

HTH!

Welcome breetheflea!

Did the app default you to 1200 calories? That's typically can be too low for most women. The scale may not budge if you're not eating enough!

There's nothing wrong with being hungry after you exercise as long as you are refueling your body appropriately. It's like a car, no fuel = no go!

Remember it's a journey and a process, and while the hardest part is in the middle, so is the magic.

alexa11, no worries! I will often still workout when I'm sore, but I know my load and/or intensity may suffer a bit because of it.

brandy327 elliptical sounds good because you'll get more of that push through your quads--it'll still be sore at first but it will loosen them up a bit.

I'm totally a second day soreness kind of a girl. We did a lot of air squats on Monday and a whole bunch of wall ball shots on Tuesday. Felt fine both days but today I was feeling it!

I'll look up that guide tomorrow when I'm on my laptop waiting for football tickets to go on sale. My Seahawks are coming to Tampa and I am not missing it!

billstergirl  Thanks!  I've actually bought the cubed butternut squash before.  I'll look more closely.