WIR ~ Let's Get Fit 2016

[sarcasticgirl]

Jul 18, 2016 5:04:38 GMT -5 ners said:

Update

At beginning of July I caught a virus that has really slowed me down.  This week my plan is to try to get back on track.  I am going to set my step goal for the week at 50000.  

Have a great week everyone.


11/16/2015 172
12/7/2015 170
1/4/2016 171
2/1/2016 168
03/07/2016 170.4
04/4/2016 172.6
05/02/2016 172.2
06/06/2016 172.6
06/13/2016 173.0
06/20/2016 171.8
06/27/2016 174
07/18/2016 170.6

Hope you are feeling better!

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[ners]

sarcasticgirl Thank you, I am feeling  better now if I could just get back into an exercise routine.

[andi9899]

I got a pretty decent sweat on at zumba tonight. I still can't wait until the regular instructor comes back. I think I'm going to start going all 4 times a week then. Am I crazy?

[sarcasticgirl]

Jul 18, 2016 20:05:26 GMT -5 andi9899 said:

I got a pretty decent sweat on at zumba tonight. I still can't wait until the regular instructor comes back. I think I'm going to start going all 4 times a week then. Am I crazy?

If you like it... go for it. I used to love my zumba class. But we moved away from the area.

10k steps done
Stretching done
Core done.
Pms has my lower back killing me. It was rough to get it all in.

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[sarcasticgirl]

Finally. So as I stated before... I gained weight over the winter. 12-14 pounds, depending on the day. I have finally had several scale readings having me only 10 lbs up since nov/dec. So 2-4 Pounds gone. Small victory.

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[wvugurl26]

I went to body flow class this morning. Definitely showed I have lots of work to do with my hip muscles. But I made it.

[Pants]

I haven't worked out in a week or eaten v well at all. This week has just been a cluster, and I pulled ANOTHER ab muscle. Sitting up in bed no less. Cool, cool...

[swasat]

Quick question for all on this thread....


Has anyone tried Whole30 before? whole30.com/

I have hypo thyroid, and though I have been "mostly" able to keep my weight in check, its still not where I want it to be. I still carry an extra 5-8 lbs depending on the day and off late have been feeling sluggish. Which leads me to believe my hormones are off again despite the daily meds I take. 
I have been tracking my symptoms and causes for a few weeks now and have realized that grains might me causing me gut issues. Time for a body reboot....

I DON'T want to eliminate any food permanently from my diet, but I do think my body needs a cleanse and total gut recharge. So after extensive research I think Whole30 would be suited to me.

Any stories form anyone?

[Pants]

Unless you have actual gut problems like Crohn's, celiac, lactose intolerance, allergies, etc., or issues with blood sugar like diabetes, there's not a huge reason to cut food groups from your diet. Hypothyroidism might count, you would know that better than me.

Also, "cleanse" and "gut recharge" are nonsense pseudo-science terms that don't mean anything and bug me. If those are on the diet website, I would avoid it altogether just for annoying me.  

[sarcasticgirl]

Jul 20, 2016 9:00:02 GMT -5 Pants said:

Unless you have actual gut problems like Crohn's, celiac, lactose intolerance, allergies, etc., or issues with blood sugar like diabetes, there's not a huge reason to cut food groups from your diet. Hypothyroidism might count, you would know that better than me.

Also, "cleanse" and "gut recharge" are nonsense pseudo-science terms that don't mean anything and bug me. If those are on the diet website, I would avoid it altogether just for annoying me.  

You can have sensitivities and not even know it. Elimination and reintroduction is the best way to find out. All the refined and enriched crap we consume can take a toll on our guts. I can definitely tell a difference when I start eating sugar and/or flour more than like one or two servings a week. I have been horrible with eliminating these things for the past few months which equaled weight gain, major bloat, heartburn/ indigestion/ reflux and worsening of my allergies. I have worked to clean it up in the last couple of weeks and can feel a difference. Also, the bloat is gone.
I am not familiar with the specifics of whole 30.

But if it promotes food from plants and animals instead of packages, then I can't see a major issue.

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[Pants]

Jul 20, 2016 19:43:52 GMT -5 sarcasticgirl said:

Jul 20, 2016 9:00:02 GMT -5 Pants said:

Unless you have actual gut problems like Crohn's, celiac, lactose intolerance, allergies, etc., or issues with blood sugar like diabetes, there's not a huge reason to cut food groups from your diet. Hypothyroidism might count, you would know that better than me.

Also, "cleanse" and "gut recharge" are nonsense pseudo-science terms that don't mean anything and bug me. If those are on the diet website, I would avoid it altogether just for annoying me.  

You can have sensitivities and not even know it. Elimination and reintroduction is the best way to find out. All the refined and enriched crap we consume can take a toll on our guts. I can definitely tell a difference when I start eating sugar and/or flour more than like one or two servings a week. I have been horrible with eliminating these things for the past few months which equaled weight gain, major bloat, heartburn/ indigestion/ reflux and worsening of my allergies. I have worked to clean it up in the last couple of weeks and can feel a difference. Also, the bloat is gone.
I am not familiar with the specifics of whole 30.

But if it promotes food from plants and animals instead of packages, then I can't see a major issue.

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It's really strict, from what I can tell from the website. Pretty much only meat, vegetables, eggs, water and coffee. That's a lot to cut out - you're essentially putting yourself into a no-carb diet for a month. Restrictions that severe can have consequences - at least some carbs are needed for healthy brain function for one. This isn't a systematic way to identify if you're allergic to something. It's off then on, on the principle that you need to reset your system. Barring a complete elimination of your gut bacteria and a poop enema from someone else, I'm not sure it's possible to reset your gut to make you not intolerant of something anymore.

[sarcasticgirl]

Jul 20, 2016 20:31:13 GMT -5 Pants said:

Jul 20, 2016 19:43:52 GMT -5 sarcasticgirl said:

You can have sensitivities and not even know it. Elimination and reintroduction is the best way to find out. All the refined and enriched crap we consume can take a toll on our guts. I can definitely tell a difference when I start eating sugar and/or flour more than like one or two servings a week. I have been horrible with eliminating these things for the past few months which equaled weight gain, major bloat, heartburn/ indigestion/ reflux and worsening of my allergies. I have worked to clean it up in the last couple of weeks and can feel a difference. Also, the bloat is gone.
I am not familiar with the specifics of whole 30.

But if it promotes food from plants and animals instead of packages, then I can't see a major issue.

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It's really strict, from what I can tell from the website. Pretty much only meat, vegetables, eggs, water and coffee. That's a lot to cut out - you're essentially putting yourself into a no-carb diet for a month. Restrictions that severe can have consequences - at least some carbs are needed for healthy brain function for one. This isn't a systematic way to identify if you're allergic to something. It's off then on, on the principle that you need to reset your system. Barring a complete elimination of your gut bacteria and a poop enema from someone else, I'm not sure it's possible to reset your gut to make you not intolerant of something anymore.

No fruit? If fruit were involved, I wouldn't really find that bad at all. Those are the things we should be eating. You can get plenty of ca4bs through fruits and veg.
Though I would want tea w/honey. I don't drink anything except water and tea... oh and wine. 😆

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[Lizard Queen]

Jul 20, 2016 8:47:28 GMT -5 swasat said:

Quick question for all on this thread....


Has anyone tried Whole30 before? whole30.com/

I have hypo thyroid, and though I have been "mostly" able to keep my weight in check, its still not where I want it to be. I still carry an extra 5-8 lbs depending on the day and off late have been feeling sluggish. Which leads me to believe my hormones are off again despite the daily meds I take. 
I have been tracking my symptoms and causes for a few weeks now and have realized that grains might me causing me gut issues. Time for a body reboot....

I DON'T want to eliminate any food permanently from my diet, but I do think my body needs a cleanse and total gut recharge. So after extensive research I think Whole30 would be suited to me.

Any stories form anyone?

I'm not very disciplined, so these very strict diets just don't work for me.  However, I noticed on the mrmoneymustache forum, there's a following and an epic thread on it:  forum.mrmoneymustache.com/throw-down-the-gauntlet/whole-30-starting-sept-8th-want-to-join-us/

[Pants]

Jul 20, 2016 21:25:17 GMT -5 sarcasticgirl said:

Jul 20, 2016 20:31:13 GMT -5 Pants said:

It's really strict, from what I can tell from the website. Pretty much only meat, vegetables, eggs, water and coffee. That's a lot to cut out - you're essentially putting yourself into a no-carb diet for a month. Restrictions that severe can have consequences - at least some carbs are needed for healthy brain function for one. This isn't a systematic way to identify if you're allergic to something. It's off then on, on the principle that you need to reset your system. Barring a complete elimination of your gut bacteria and a poop enema from someone else, I'm not sure it's possible to reset your gut to make you not intolerant of something anymore.

No fruit? If fruit were involved, I wouldn't really find that bad at all. Those are the things we should be eating. You can get plenty of ca4bs through fruits and veg.
Though I would want tea w/honey. I don't drink anything except water and tea... oh and wine. 😆

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No alcohol. No honey/sugars. From what I can tell, almost no fruit except you can use apple juice if you need to sweeten something.

[Jaguar]

I fell off the exercise routine, and starting on Friday my next week looks like shit. I'm looking forward to August, the craziness ends on July 30th.

[Pants]

I was supposed to swim tonight but had a migraine aura this morning (have I mentioned I get migraines now, fantastic development for my life) so was already kind of dodgy on the idea. Then the baby would t go to sleep and I ended up just nursing her for 3 straight hours.

Tomorrow maybe.

[Jaguar]

Take care of YOU, Pants , << HUGS >>

[sarcasticgirl]

Jul 20, 2016 21:49:12 GMT -5 Pants said:

Jul 20, 2016 21:25:17 GMT -5 sarcasticgirl said:

No fruit? If fruit were involved, I wouldn't really find that bad at all. Those are the things we should be eating. You can get plenty of ca4bs through fruits and veg.
Though I would want tea w/honey. I don't drink anything except water and tea... oh and wine. 😆

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No alcohol. No honey/sugars. From what I can tell, almost no fruit except you can use apple juice if you need to sweeten something.

Yeah, no.
I am all for meat, fruit, vegetables, eggs etc. Food that occurs in nature. But eliminating fruit and honey? Why? I mean, most people shouldn't eat 5 bananas a day but there is nothing wrong with having a couple pieces of fruit a day.
I think there is something to healing you gut, especially after antibiotics... or if things just get really out of whack. But I think restrictions should be made on processed sugars, not those in nature, and processed food in general. But that is just my opinion from my own experiences.

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[sarcasticgirl]

Jul 20, 2016 22:34:13 GMT -5 Pants said:

I was supposed to swim tonight but had a migraine aura this morning (have I mentioned I get migraines now, fantastic development for my life) so was already kind of dodgy on the idea. Then the baby would t go to sleep and I ended up just nursing her for 3 straight hours.

Tomorrow maybe.

Ugh! I get migraines too. The auras often wake me up in the middle of the night. They are the worst.
Take care of yourself. Swimming will be there tomorrow.

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[swasat]

Jul 20, 2016 21:49:12 GMT -5 Pants said:

Jul 20, 2016 21:25:17 GMT -5 sarcasticgirl said:

No fruit? If fruit were involved, I wouldn't really find that bad at all. Those are the things we should be eating. You can get plenty of ca4bs through fruits and veg.
Though I would want tea w/honey. I don't drink anything except water and tea... oh and wine. 😆

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No alcohol. No honey/sugars. From what I can tell, almost no fruit except you can use apple juice if you need to sweeten something.

And how did you decipher that?

You need to look more in detail: whole30.com/downloads/whole30-shopping-list.pdf

The only things that are a strict no-no are legumes, grains, sugar and alcohol.

Not that I have made a decision or I am rooting for the program. But the info you have is wrong.

[Pants]

Jul 21, 2016 8:52:26 GMT -5 swasat said:

Jul 20, 2016 21:49:12 GMT -5 Pants said:

No alcohol. No honey/sugars. From what I can tell, almost no fruit except you can use apple juice if you need to sweeten something.

And how did you decipher that?

You need to look more in detail: whole30.com/downloads/whole30-shopping-list.pdf

The only things that are a strict no-no are legumes, grains, sugar and alcohol.

Not that I have made a decision or I am rooting for the program. But the info you have is wrong.

I didn't read the whole program, just a few pages. If I'm wrong, ok. 


From the website: whole30.com/whole30-program-rules/

Do not consume added sugar of any kind, real or artificial. No maple syrup, honey, agave nectar, coconut sugar, Splenda, Equal, Nutrasweet, xylitol, stevia, etc. Read your labels, because companies sneak sugar into products in ways you might not recognize.

Do not consume alcohol in any form, not even for cooking. (And it should go without saying, but no tobacco products of any sort, either.)

Do not eat grains. This includes (but is not limited to) wheat, rye, barley, oats, corn, rice, millet, bulgur, sorghum, amaranth, buckwheat, sprouted grains and all of those gluten-free pseudo-grains like quinoa. This also includes all the ways we add wheat, corn and rice into our foods in the form of bran, germ, starch and so on. Again, read your labels.

Do not eat legumes. This includes beans of all kinds (black, red, pinto, navy, white, kidney, lima, fava, etc.), peas, chickpeas, lentils, and peanuts. No peanut butter, either. This also includes all forms of soy – soy sauce, miso, tofu, tempeh, edamame, and all the ways we sneak soy into foods (like lecithin).

Do not eat dairy. This includes cow, goat or sheep’s milk products such as cream, cheese (hard or soft), kefir, yogurt (even Greek), and sour cream… with the exception of clarified butter or ghee. (See below for details.)

Do not consume carrageenan, MSG or sulfites. If these ingredients appear in any form on the label of your processed food or beverage, it’s out for the Whole30.


Further down on the same page they say fruit juice is ok for cooking. 

[Pants]

Oh, and then there's this: 


Normal. Sorry.

Here are some very normal (although not super pleasant) symptoms you may experience on the Whole30, especially in the first 14 days. (We explain these in detail in the Whole30 Timeline and the FAQ section of The Whole30.)



Headaches (dull)

Lethargy

Sleepiness

Crankiness

Brain fog

Cravings

General malaise

Breakouts

Mild digestive issues (bloating, irregularity)


whole30.com/2016/06/is-this-normal/

[Pants]

Also, I do understand my position on this is not a popular one. Which is fine. To each their own, and I was cranky yesterday due to migraine so probs came off pretty strident. 

Do whatever you want, obviously. This is just not something I would do. 

[swasat]

Who said anything about me doing it? I am "contemplating" it.

And I don't undertake anything without full on research. I eat mostly paleo and I have experienced firsthand the benefits it brings, so I am not quick to diss anything as fad.

[Pants]

Again, I understand my opinion on this is not the popular one. 

[Lizard Queen]

Eh, seems fine for 30 days. My friend who has issues with gluten and a bunch of other stuff had to cut out nearly everything while she figured out what was causing her to bleed after a bunch of tests and gallbladder removal didn't help. She figured out what foods tend to cause her issues. Mellons are a problem for her, believe it or not. Most soy, which is added to most processed food, is also promlematic for her.

[yogiii]

Jul 20, 2016 8:47:28 GMT -5 swasat said:

Quick question for all on this thread....


Has anyone tried Whole30 before? whole30.com/

I have hypo thyroid, and though I have been "mostly" able to keep my weight in check, its still not where I want it to be. I still carry an extra 5-8 lbs depending on the day and off late have been feeling sluggish. Which leads me to believe my hormones are off again despite the daily meds I take. 
I have been tracking my symptoms and causes for a few weeks now and have realized that grains might me causing me gut issues. Time for a body reboot....

I DON'T want to eliminate any food permanently from my diet, but I do think my body needs a cleanse and total gut recharge. So after extensive research I think Whole30 would be suited to me.

Any stories form anyone?

I didn't read anything about Whole30 but I am a big fan of personal experimentation.  Probably 6-8 years ago I realized I feel very sluggish and for lack of a better word, gross, if I eat things like bread, pizza, rice, etc.  I've never eaten much processed food but that would do it to.  I can however eat chocolate and feel fine.  Since I don't really like the feeling, I do try to stay away from bread type carbs in general.  If I'm in a work meeting and they are serving pizza with no other options, I just take a slice and eat it.  If we get pizza at home, I usually skip it and have a salad instead.

So if I were you I'd try just cutting out the grains you suspect for a while and see what happens before trying some sort of Whole30 type program.  I guess if you think you'd have an easier time and be more disciplined following a specific program, then that's a different story.

And just a random question, do you eat nuts?  I eat a lot of almonds and I find them very filling and satisfying.  They are kind of my carb substitute.

[swasat]

Jul 21, 2016 13:28:29 GMT -5 yogiii said:

Jul 20, 2016 8:47:28 GMT -5 swasat said:

Quick question for all on this thread....


Has anyone tried Whole30 before? whole30.com/

I have hypo thyroid, and though I have been "mostly" able to keep my weight in check, its still not where I want it to be. I still carry an extra 5-8 lbs depending on the day and off late have been feeling sluggish. Which leads me to believe my hormones are off again despite the daily meds I take. 
I have been tracking my symptoms and causes for a few weeks now and have realized that grains might me causing me gut issues. Time for a body reboot....

I DON'T want to eliminate any food permanently from my diet, but I do think my body needs a cleanse and total gut recharge. So after extensive research I think Whole30 would be suited to me.

Any stories form anyone?

I didn't read anything about Whole30 but I am a big fan of personal experimentation.  Probably 6-8 years ago I realized I feel very sluggish and for lack of a better word, gross, if I eat things like bread, pizza, rice, etc.  I've never eaten much processed food but that would do it to.  I can however eat chocolate and feel fine.  Since I don't really like the feeling, I do try to stay away from bread type carbs in general.  If I'm in a work meeting and they are serving pizza with no other options, I just take a slice and eat it.  If we get pizza at home, I usually skip it and have a salad instead.

So if I were you I'd try just cutting out the grains you suspect for a while and see what happens before trying some sort of Whole30 type program.  I guess if you think you'd have an easier time and be more disciplined following a specific program, then that's a different story.

And just a random question, do you eat nuts?  I eat a lot of almonds and I find them very filling and satisfying.  They are kind of my carb substitute.

Yes. At least a handful a day And I east mostly paleo, so low carb, high protein. My metabolism is very slow due to underactive thyroid, hence the quest to make changes to see what might help it. 

30 days seems feasible to me. Hence I am contemplating. And once the 30 day program is over you slowly bring back all the foods to see how they impact you.

[yogiii]

Do you do any weight training?

I guess I should add I have a few cousins who have hypothyroidism and they seem to think that exercise has more of an impact in their ability to control their weight/feel good than food.

[swasat]

4 times/week. 

2 days of high intensity Zumba, 1 day Body works (weights, abs etc) and 1 day I run for 4-5 miles.

Something is off with my body... I am on regular meds, I eat paleo and I exercise.

I am not even that heavy. Around 145 lbs. BUT....its heavy against my normal. I have always been 135-138 lbs. So I am definitely carrying extra weight.

I was diagnosed with hypothyroid 4 years ago, and never have I been beyond 138 lbs, except the last 3-4 months.