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Post by steph08 on Jan 26, 2013 21:33:51 GMT -5
Do any of you just run to get in shape and if you do does it help you to slim down faster or do you do other exercises along with running? I was getting into running at the beginning of last year and was starting to get in shape and then pinched a nerve in my foot and it was too painful to even walk at times so I haven't gotten back into running. I started today with 10 minutes and my ankle feels ok so far but I hope I can work back up to the 30 minutes a day I was doing last year. If you can fight off the burning hunger that comes with running, it can keep you in shape. I just finished my first round of marathon training and I gained 5 pounds during it. I was starving all the time, even on light training weeks. Also, you think you burn more calories than you really do. Oh, I ran 2 miles, I can get this bowl of ice cream. Not really. People assume you burn 100 calories/mile. But wearing my heart rate monitor, it shows that I burn closer to only 75 calories/mile when I run. And a bowl of ice cream is closer to 300 (at least, the way I make my bowls of ice cream). Also, running is great exercise, but you do need to do some strength training to keep your entire body in shape. Running is good for specific leg muscles, but the glutes suffer during running as well as the entire upper body. Those need to be worked separately.
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Post by NastyWoman on Jan 27, 2013 4:05:57 GMT -5
Lost another 1.5 lbs for a total of 4.5lbs. But This week walking up those stairs ( still my only exercise) was very hard since I was quite congested. I am afraid that people hear me from a mile away , but at least I kept it up.
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Post by redwagon on Jan 27, 2013 21:05:42 GMT -5
Great job everyone!! I didn't get to weigh in Saturday so I will go to WW tomorrow. But we had my grandma's 85th birthday party, which I didn't track at. I think I did pretty decently. I didn't drink any booze so that helped.
Babies start daycare tomorrow so I'll be able to get a good workout in, too. Through the tears lol.
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Post by jdnstl on Jan 27, 2013 21:19:29 GMT -5
Do any of you just run to get in shape and if you do does it help you to slim down faster or do you do other exercises along with running? I was getting into running at the beginning of last year and was starting to get in shape and then pinched a nerve in my foot and it was too painful to even walk at times so I haven't gotten back into running. I started today with 10 minutes and my ankle feels ok so far but I hope I can work back up to the 30 minutes a day I was doing last year. i have difficulty running. i use the eliptical instead & love it!! my knees don't hurt like when i run or use a treadmill. also i can burn almost 700 calories in 1 hour on that thing!! have you checked with your doctor to see what is best cardio to do with your injury?
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Post by ilovedolphins on Jan 27, 2013 22:12:07 GMT -5
I went to a chiropractor for my pinched nerve. I went to the doctor first and she said I would have to do physical therapy then I decided to try the chiropractor. After about 4 visits it was down to minimal pain from extreme pain trying to walk down stairs. I like the eliptical but I love the treadmill so I am going to see how long I can walk/run on it and hope it doesn't get worse.
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Post by chiver78 on Jan 27, 2013 22:49:35 GMT -5
I had a wedding to attend last night, one that I really didn't want anything to do with. I put everything in to MFP this morning when I got home, and it appears that I drank more than I ate yesterday. oops. but I didn't kill anyone, so I suppose it's a win? weigh-in tomorrow morning again, I'll post back then with a number. I hiccup'd a little this past week, mid-week, and the scale went up a couple pounds. a day or so of strictly behaving myself and I was back to where I was last Monday morning. I was way under calories Friday and a little bit under today, so hopefully that minimized the damage from yesterday.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Jan 28, 2013 9:44:50 GMT -5
I'm nosy, I want to hear about why you didn't want anything to do with the wedding! *-*-*- The kids started Tiny Tot swim on Sat. ams. It's roughly 30 minutes in the pool encouraging them to kick, jump and put their faces in the water. Fun but not really exercise for me. Although it is MUCH easier to tow/hold a 40+ lb kid in the water than on dry land.... Took the kids to the Zoo on Sun. We walked for damn near 2 hours straight. With stops to stand while the kids looked at animals, asked for "uppies" so they could see better or while they played on the jungle gym. And this happened in my winter boots, which are NOT designed for this. But my feet did stay warm. But I could barely walk last night. I'm better this morning but I am definitely getting new sneakers and padding for the bottom of my boots. Tonight I have cardio splash. Basically, water aerobics. So I will NOT be treadmilling today. Mom signed up too so she's going to pick me up tonight. I almost weighed in this morning but decided to wait until Wed/Thurs. I don't want to go back to me being paranoid about my weight and watching it multiple times a day. That way lies madness, for me.
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Post by chiver78 on Jan 28, 2013 10:34:38 GMT -5
I'm nosy, I want to hear about why you didn't want anything to do with the wedding! check out the "how are you spending your Sat/Sun" threads over on EE for the quick version. I'm putting it all out of my mind as best I can....I'm trying to convince myself that I'm not getting sick, I'm not getting sick.....but the sore throat I woke up with this morning might win out. as far as my weigh-in, I'm now at 209.8.
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Post by rr234 on Jan 28, 2013 16:13:08 GMT -5
I fell off the grid early in 2012. I'm going to try again. I work so much it's hard to find time to do much of anything, including exercising. I already eat pretty well. No soda, no processed foods with the exception of pizza once and a while, only black coffee, fast food maybe once a month. I guess my vice is cheese and I don't eat a ton of it. No money for any extras. My major sore spot is my body fat %. I know the scales aren't super accurate, but mine says I'm at 36% and I can see it in my legs, butt, boobs and belly big time. I've spent the majority of my 30's being over fat and I'd like to end them looking and more importantly FEELING like I did when I was 29. I'm tired of being tired and not fitting into my clothes.
I joined the gym again the end of December, but have only managed to go about 6 times. I've also slacked off from my once a week yoga class.
My goals are to make it to the gym definitely Saturdays/Sundays and hopefully most Tuesdays, and also to go to my Monday night yoga class unless I'm ill.
I haven't done well in the past setting weight goals for myself. I would mostly like to lose body fat. I'm not sure what a good weight will look like once I've managed to lower my fat %. So for now I don't think I'll choose a number and just concentrate on getting my fat under 30% and go from there.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2013 17:05:31 GMT -5
I find that porting the treadmill on a crazy incline and slow speed while reading a magazine really works.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Jan 29, 2013 9:11:14 GMT -5
I did water aerobics last night. Well, technically it's Cardio Splash. Same difference to me. And the instructor has once again invited us to join her Thursday night water aerobics class. I feel a bit tender this morning but nothing too bad. I did get my heart rate up. We got there a bit early so I played in a water a bit before class. She walked though the exercises first so we probably did 45 minutes of work. And my belly fat feels different since all the walking I did on Sunday. If that makes any sense. I'll weigh in tomorrow. I'm kinda curious about what's going on with my body right now. But as mentioned, I'm trying not to get obsessive about the scale. Been there, done that and it's not good for me.
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Post by redwagon on Jan 29, 2013 10:54:55 GMT -5
Somehow I have less time to work out with the babies at daycare than I did with them at home. I blame the freelance project I stupidly took on this week. So much for "me" time before heading back to work next Monday!
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Post by Sam_2.0 on Jan 29, 2013 11:12:08 GMT -5
So I skipped my workout to go shopping last night. My last pair of dress pants came un-hemmed last night. I've needed new pants for awhile but just kept trying to put it off as long as possible. I was able to go to Target to get a couple of pairs that should work well with all the shirts I have. Aly FREAKED out though when I tried to put her in the cart, so I had to carry her through the store. 45 minutes of holding her and trying to keep her from lunging at all the racks, wrangle her in the dressing room while I tried on some pants (poor kid was TERRIFIED and tried to escape under the gap in the door), and chasing after her when she got loose. I know my arms got a workout for sure! I am feeling it in my shoulders and neck today.
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Post by chiver78 on Jan 29, 2013 11:51:55 GMT -5
well, I stepped on the scale this morning out of curiosity and found another almost full pound lost. I'm home sick today, cocooned in a pillow fort watching a L&O SVU marathon. I've had about a liter of smart water so far today, and I'm about to have a packet of ramen noodles. I think dinner tonight might be a can of chicken noodle soup, after I take a nap through a couple episodes. I wonder what the scale might say tomorrow lol...
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Post by Sam_2.0 on Jan 29, 2013 17:43:12 GMT -5
chiver - I hope you feel better soon!!
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Post by ilovedolphins on Jan 29, 2013 18:19:06 GMT -5
I honestly don't know how anyone loses weight. I have been eating somewhat healthy and trying to get more exercise but I have been the same weight for years. It is very frustrating at times. I know I could eat healthier and get more exercise but sometimes it just doesn't seem to matter. I have been having oatmeal for breakfast, salads with chicken, salmon or tuna for lunch and then dinner is sometimes the same thing. My snacks aren't the healthiest. Sometimes they are toast or tortilla chips but a lot of the time they are fruits or nuts. I have cut out soda and have cut back on sugars. Maybe I am just wanting the immediate effect instead of seeing what years down the road will be like if I continue to eat/exercise. After all it was over the last 10 years I gained the 15 pounds that seem to be staying with me.
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Post by Elusions of Grandeur on Jan 29, 2013 20:50:50 GMT -5
I weighed in Saturday, but I didn't report because my weight went up .2 lbs ABOVE my starting weight! (Though I suspect that was related to a certain monthly fluctuation, one you aren't supposed to get when you're nursing a baby.) I am now down 1.2 lbs from that, but I still don't want to officially report until this Saturday. I have been cleared to exercise, and yet I haven't. Bad EoG, BAD! I read recently though that for every 6 months a woman nurses her baby it lowers her BMI. The exact wording was, "Researches found for every 6 months of nursing, women's average BMI was 1% lower than that of woman who did not breastfed." So, I want my BMI to be 10% lower, but I'm not going to nurse this kid until she's 5 years old to help accomplish that! Maybe 2.5 years... then we can have another baby, lol! Although I suspect having babies as a weight loss regimen is not the best reason to do so, and it would probably backfire at some point. Anyways, I go back to work on a regular basis next week, and I suspect that I may be able to get a work out or two in there during the week (if I get a long enough break I can swim the lap lane in the pool while other lessons are going on, but only if there aren't advanced classes going on).
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Jan 30, 2013 8:56:22 GMT -5
I absolutely LOATHE this autolog out crap. ARRRGHH. I keep losing my morning posts.
Wisconsin Beth 198.0 1/30/13 (201.5 1/3/13)
Down 0.5 lbs from last week.
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Post by redwagon on Jan 30, 2013 9:16:54 GMT -5
I did manage to get exercise yesterday, as I walked probably 30 minutes going from the subway to my doctor's office and back. It was weird being in the city again. Good practice for going back to work next week (which will mean lots of walking every day, which is the only good part). So I think for week 4:
Week 4: 2/5 workouts
Definitely not my best week... will try to do 30 day shred today as a break from working on my freelance project.
But what i really need to work on is my eating. I definitely have lapsed this past week...
chiver - hope you are feeling better!
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Post by Sam_2.0 on Jan 30, 2013 12:37:07 GMT -5
I am down to .6lbs above my starting total (from almost 5lbs over it!). Whew. Now if I could just make progress towards my goal!
Running - I love jogging/running and find it helps me slim down quickly. Like Steph said, it can make you really hungry. I make sure I keep protein bars and nuts at my desk, but I also get a bag of oranges or a bunch of bananas each week to snack on. I don't count raw fruit/veggies in my calorie counts for the day (since I feel no one ever got chubby from bananas or carrot sticks), so if I am hungry I try to load up on those things. DH loves to get ice cream at night for a snack, and I found out that a bowl of frozen blueberries satisfies my desire for ice cream. They are a good consistency, sweet, and very few calories + a whole lot of good stuff. I eat it much slower too.
That being said, hopefully tonight I can get to the gym to get a jog in. Got some races coming up that I need to enter and I would actually like to turn out a decent time (even though its just for myself really - I am definitely not in good enough shape to compete for actual prizes).
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Post by jdnstl on Jan 30, 2013 13:39:28 GMT -5
3 Reasons Why You're Not Losing Weight Why Weight Loss is Harder for Some People than for Others You've been sticking faithfully to your calorie range and exercise plans for awhile now, but you're not seeing the results you want on your scale. Meanwhile, your weight -loss buddy is happily watching the pounds melt away week after week. Not fair!
Or maybe you're losing weight but not from the areas where you really want to shed some fat. (Skinny feet are nice, but not so much when your muffin top is still as big as ever.) And then you have that other friend who can eat anything and everything without gaining a pound, while just watching him or her eat seems to make you gain weight.
What's going on here? Why don't your efforts seem to be paying off while weight loss seems so easy for other people? Is there anything you can do to get better results?
Sometimes there is a simple, general reason why one person loses weight faster than another. For example, men tend to lose weight more quickly than women, mainly because most men naturally have more lean muscle mass (thanks to their higher testosterone levels), and more muscle translates into a faster metabolism. Men and women also tend to store excess weight in different places—men in the abdominal area ("apple" body type), which is usually easier to lose; women in the hips and thighs ("pear" body type), which is usually harder to take off.
People who have more weight to lose may also drop the pounds more quickly in the beginning of a weight-loss program. This is because the more you weigh, the more calories you burn during any given activity. (Walking with an extra 50 pounds on your frame is harder than walking with 20 extra pounds of weight.) A person who weighs more can also cut more calories from his or her diet without jeopardizing the body's ability to function efficiently. If you weigh 300 pounds, you may need 3,500 calories per day or more to maintain that weight; cutting 1,000 calories from your diet (down to 2,500/day) will let you safely lose 2 pounds per week. But if you weigh 150 pounds, you may only need 1,800 calories to maintain your weight, and if you try to cut the 1,000 calories from your diet (down to 800/day), your body won't have enough fuel and your metabolism will slow down drastically, making fat loss harder, not easier. Therefore a person with less weight to lose needs to aim for a smaller calorie deficit, which will translate to a slower rate of weight loss.
Likewise, factors like age and body type can affect how fast you can shed extra pounds. Older people, for example, often lose weight more slowly, perhaps because of hormonal changes and/or because they have less muscle mass or may be less physically active.
So, if you're comparing your weight loss to someone else's, make sure you're not comparing apples to oranges (or pears)—that's just going to be frustrating and won't tell you anything useful about your own efforts.
Sometimes, though, people who seem to share a lot of these factors—similar body size, weight, age and activity levels—just don't get the same results, even when they do the same things. A lot of individual factors, including your individual genetics and quite a few medical conditions (like hypothyroidism, PCOS,and insomnia) and medications (like corticosteroids, or antidepressants), can make weight loss difficult. If you're in this boat, you may need to work closely with your health professional to find an individualized approach that will maximize your weight loss results without jeopardizing your health.
But more often, slow or non-existent weight loss can be traced to very common problems that can be identified and overcome with the right kinds of changes in diet, exercise, or daily activity patterns. That's what we'll be looking at below.
The No. 1 Problem: Your numbers aren't right.
In a healthy, "normally" functioning body, weight loss occurs when you use (burn) more energy (calories) than you take in from food. This calorie deficit forces your body to take fat out of storage and turn it into fuel that your cells can use to maintain necessary body functions. A pound of fat represents about 3,500 calories of stored energy, so you can predict that a calorie deficit of 3,500 will translate into one lost pound, give or take a little.
By far the most common reason why weight loss seems to be going slower than people expect is that their calorie deficit is not as large as they think it is. Either they're not burning as many calories as they think they are, or they're eating more than they think they are, or a combination of both.
The formulas used to estimate how many calories people need to maintain their current weight aren't accurate for everyone—they can be off by as much as 30-40%, especially if your body fat percentage is pretty high, your physical activity level is significantly higher or lower than average, or you're counting almost everything you do (e.g., light housework, grocery shopping, walking up one flight of stairs) as "exercise" even though it doesn't actually meet the parameters of what counts as fitness (a high enough intensity to elevate your heart rate to an aerobic range; a duration of at least 10 continuous minutes for the activity; the moving of large muscle groups in a rhythmic way).
You can have the same problem on the other end of the energy equation: calorie intake. It's very common to underestimate how much you're actually eating, even when you're tracking your food consistently. If you just eyeball your portion sizes instead of measuring them, or if you tend to forget the little "extras" you eat during the day (like licking peanut butter off the knife while making your sandwich, or tasting your pasta sauce while you're cooking it), you can easily add a few hundred uncounted calories to your daily total.
To fix this problem, make sure your calorie numbers are as accurate as you can get them. Track your calorie intake carefully and diligently, until you can recognize portion sizes of the foods you eat often without measuring. And don't count the regular activities of daily life you've always done as part of your "exercise."
Remember that fitness trackers and cardio machines only estimate how many calories you truly burn, and these trackers and machines tend to overestimate how much you're really burning. For a more accurate reading, you could invest in a good heart rate monitor that better estimates your calorie burn based on how hard you are actually working during exercise.
The Second Most Common Problem: Excess muscle loss
We'd like to think that every pound lost is a pound of fat, but in reality, all weight loss involves some combination of fat loss and muscle loss. To get the best results from your weight-loss efforts, you want to maximize fat loss and minimize muscle loss. The best way to do that is to include adequate strength training in your exercise routine. Without strength training, a substantial amount of the weight you lose could be muscle (lean tissue), which can reduce your fitness and lower your calorie burning capacity. To avoid these problems (and make it much easier to keep the lost weight off), be sure to include at least two full-body strength training workouts in your weekly routine. You can get plenty of strength-training ideas from SparkPeople's workouts, videos and fitness resource center.
The Final Problem: WHAT you eat may matter almost as much as HOW MUCH you eat.
How your body handles the food you eat is governed by a very complex set of biochemical interactions that determine when and where any excess calories are stored, and how easily this energy can be retrieved for later use. For some people with certain genetic predispositions, a diet high in fast-digesting carbohydrates like refined sugar and refined grains can make it easier for their bodies to store excess calories as fat and harder to get that energy back out of fat cells later on when it's needed. It can also lead to increased appetite and more cravings for high-sugar foods. There aren't yet any easily available tests that can identify people with this problem, but if you've been significantly overweight for a long time and you struggle with appetite, carbohydrate cravings, and slow weight loss, it may be worth your while to experiment with a diet higher in protein and healthy fats, and lower in refined carbohydrates and sugar. Be sure to discuss this with your doctor first, especially if you have any medical conditions/medications that can be affected by your diet.
Weight loss seems so simple on the surface: Eat less than you burn and your body will drop pounds. But for many people, there's more to the equation than counting calories in and calories out. We are all an experiment of one; you cannot compare your results to someone else's, just as you can't expect to have the same results as another person, no matter how similar you may seem to be. Think of your weight loss as a continuous journey. There will be bumps in the road, along with times when the sailing is smooth, but no matter what, you'll just have to pay attention to the route and be open to making changes in your approach or direction along the way. When you follow those guidelines, weight loss will become that much easier!
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Post by jdnstl on Jan 30, 2013 13:41:42 GMT -5
ilovedolphins & anyone else feeling a bit down about the weight loss - i had the above article in my sparkpeople newsletter. they mention some genetic &biological factors that may impact weight loss & then factors that we have control over. it's important to take the time to really evaluate all factors to determine how to have the most successful weight loss. for me personally, i recognize #1 & 3 as my problem. i DON'T count the calories when i like the nutella off the knife, & i definitely have a carb addiction. i hope this helps you all.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Jan 30, 2013 13:56:30 GMT -5
Yeah, it's helpful to read that. Thanks!
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Post by rr234 on Jan 30, 2013 14:51:46 GMT -5
Went to yoga Monday night. Didn't make it to the gym last night. Definitely will be going this weekend. Took the dogs for a walk at lunch in the downpour of snow today. We all came back soaking wet, but they loved it.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Jan 31, 2013 9:02:47 GMT -5
Shoveled last night instead of treadmilled. Water aerobics tonight.
Ate badly. Am working on doing better, starting now. Using the "it's always a good time to start eating better" instead of blowing off the whole day, which I thought about.
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Post by redwagon on Jan 31, 2013 9:38:51 GMT -5
Beth - great job not deciding to blow the entire day! It's so easy to do that!
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Post by chiver78 on Jan 31, 2013 9:40:54 GMT -5
thanks ladies, I'm feeling a little better today. no more chills, but I sound like a pack-a-day smoker because I've totally torn up my throat hacking up a lung. progress, right? anyway, I did have a "fuck it!" moment last night at the grocery store. this doesn't happen very often, but I was starving and just did not want to cook/prep/whatever. I went into the store, looking for one of those pre-prepared stirfry vegetable packets so that I could saute off a quick stirfry. to my amazement, this place didn't have them. I wandered the store for a good 15 minutes, trying to find something to eat that I didn't have to cook. I settled on one of those PF Chang's meals (ginger chicken and broccoli is 330 cal/servings, plus whatever for the rice you add to it) and on my way out, threw a bag of Doritos in the basket too. I allowed myself about a large handful of chips, I filled a 1c rice bowl and put the rest of the bag in the back of my pantry. I suppose in the grand scheme of things, it's not the worst thing in the world. and I already had a "dairy" day this past weekend at the wedding, without any major adverse effects. back on the wagon today.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Feb 1, 2013 8:41:57 GMT -5
I didn't go to water aerobics last night. It's freaking cold here and I'm cranky. Instead, I folded 6 loads of laundry, ate leftovers, put the kids to bed and went to bed myself. Still tired and cranky today.
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Post by Sam_2.0 on Feb 1, 2013 10:58:00 GMT -5
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Post by redwagon on Feb 1, 2013 15:50:30 GMT -5
Just went to buy new clothes for work since I don't fit into my pre-preg ones. Man, was that depressing. I came home and cried. Nothing fits right. And of course all I wanted to do was eat a donut. Trying to make myself work out now instead. Really regretting not starting eating healthier immediately after having them instead of waiting until Jan 1. That was stupid.
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