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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2017 11:06:01 GMT -6
thisbitch I am infamous for going HAM on a new exercise routine and then giving up after like 2 weeks, so I'm trying to do things differently this time around. My career mentor was actually the one who pointed it out to me. He is probably the most consistent exerciser I know. It's incredible how committed he is to consistency. And he has a chronic illness so it's inspiring. In May/June I got into a streak of 10K step days and it was so nerdy but it actually really motivated me. I didn't want the streak to end so I would walk any chance I got. I finally let it end and July was a really lazy month for me. Hopefully I can make August better.
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Post by Ali7P on Jul 31, 2017 11:14:06 GMT -6
@juliagulia, I started consistently hitting 10K per day and then increased my goal to 10,500. Once I was hitting that I increased it again & kept going. My goal is now 12K/day. I hit it *most* days, and actually hit 6/7 last week.
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Post by Sundae on Jul 31, 2017 11:22:48 GMT -6
I am at zero energy, feeling down, and feeling grossly unmotivated.
I need to get my ass in gear. I haven't even been cooking.
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Post by Ali7P on Jul 31, 2017 11:25:00 GMT -6
I'm still following along, but I haven't done much with the Noom app, because I've been entering recipes online to MFP so it seems like too much work to add it into the Noom app. But I'm still curious to see how the coaching aspect goes. As for my meal plan this week, I'm better about planning breakfast & lunch than I am with dinner (i.e. the meals that don't affect what my family eats). I meal prepped my B & L's yesterday. Breakfast is this: Breakfast Bowls I left out the cheese (I love cheese, but I'm not crazy about it on my eggs for some reason). And I only used 1 tbsp. to cook the eggs, it was plenty. 400 calories each and it kept me full till lunch, so I didn't eat a mid-am snack as I'd planned. Lunch is this: Chicken Buritto BowlsDinners - M: Sriracha honey chicken T: Parmesan crusted salmon W: out Th: Burgers F: ? angelashly here is the recipe for the breakfast bowl. sterling I'm tagging you here to share the breakfast bowl recipe. It took me an hour to make them last Sunday & they kept me full all AM. Lots of protein & so easy to have breakfast prepped all week.
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Post by trippyalien on Jul 31, 2017 12:11:48 GMT -6
I got up early for a strength workout and a 20-minute walk this morning. I could have really used a little more sleep, but it was a nice way to start the day and has helped keep my eating on track so far today. I just finished a delightful salad from a local Indian restaurant with kebab chicken on it.
I downloaded an app this weekend called SweatCoin and it gives you credit to earn prizes for outdoor movement. It has really helped motivate me to go outside and get some extra steps in. I'm not even all that thrilled with the rewards they have (they seem to change regularly), but seeing that total move up each day has definitely gotten me to get extra steps in.
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Post by angelashly on Jul 31, 2017 12:21:59 GMT -6
Dinners: Tonight: glutenfreewithlb.com/turkey-taco-mexican-lasagna/ with homemade pico Tuesday: chili lime cod, cilantro lime cauliflower rice, broccoli Wednesday: stuffed green pepper, salad Thursday: baked pesto chicken, roasted red potatoes salad
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Post by brux on Jul 31, 2017 12:41:01 GMT -6
Target must know I'm on a diet.
Their 99% lean ground turkey was $4.67/pound and their 90/10 organic grass-fed ground beef was $6.99/pound. So I just stocked up so I know I have that in my freezer for random dinners.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2017 13:44:52 GMT -6
Meals for the week:
White chicken chili Crockpot pot roast and TJs mashed cauliflower Aidells chicken meatballs and TJs cauliflower rice Salmon and broccoli slaw
I always eat a salad for breakfast. Lunches are either a protein shake or leftovers.
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Post by Ali7P on Jul 31, 2017 14:14:55 GMT -6
thisbitch, what type of salad do you eat for breakfast?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2017 14:22:52 GMT -6
Breakfast salad: 100g of spring mix (the baby lettuces in a box), 100g of assorted fruit (blueberries this morning), 3 pieces smoked salmon (I shred mine into little bits), and two fried eggs. I use a homemade balsamic vinaigrette (EVOO, balsamic vinegar, grey poupon) for dressing.
I started eating it a couple of years ago when I did a whole30 and I just never changed.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2017 14:53:05 GMT -6
I am at zero energy, feeling down, and feeling grossly unmotivated. I need to get my ass in gear. I haven't even been cooking. I'm sorry. That's a sucky feeling. Can you pinpoint any reasons? You seemed super motivated last week.
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Post by loony on Jul 31, 2017 15:13:45 GMT -6
I am consistently under 10K steps, because I ride my bike places. It still counts, but it's hard to see the number some days.
I have walked at least 2 miles every day this week though. I've found that if I do an after dinner walk around 7 with the baby in the pack, he goes down for bed super early. Maybe it's the fresh air or the motion, but it has improved bedtime tremendously.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2017 19:04:43 GMT -6
thisbitch I'm sitting at DS's karate class (one of my sports growing up) and reflecting on what you said about exercise. I think growing up always doing sports I have a bit of an unrealistic view of exercise. I expect myself to go very hard and I don't really respect the non intense exercise I do. Which leads to a couple of things - I push myself and hate it, I don't bother if I can't do things at a high level, or I make myself feel badly about poor performance or less intense exercise. Like I will start running and two days later be planning half marathons because that's what I used to do. Then that seems like too much work so I'll just stop running after a couple weeks or I won't even go for a run if I can't get in a good even distance to be "worth it". So, there's a lot going on there and maybe I need to rethink how I'm approaching this. Everyone always says do something fun for exercise and I roll my eyes because exercise isn't fun for me. But it's probably because I have all this pressure and crap built up into it. Like I need to just go for a walk and feel good afterwards and call it good. Anyways, thanks for encouraging me to think on this a bit.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2017 5:33:58 GMT -6
HilarityEnsued, glad to have you back. I hope Kindergartner drop off goes well. It was really good for us- my kid loves it, and I think she's cooler and more fun by the day.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2017 5:36:42 GMT -6
According to the scale this morning, I have lost 6 pounds since we started this (that includes re-losing the mysterious 3 pounds that appeared yesterday.)
I know it's mostly water weight and belly bloat, but I feel good and I'll take it. Also, from not drinking and eating so many fruits and vegetables, my skin is looking pretty good, which is a nice plus.
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Post by angelashly on Aug 1, 2017 6:36:21 GMT -6
thisbitch I am infamous for going HAM on a new exercise routine and then giving up after like 2 weeks, so I'm trying to do things differently this time around. My career mentor was actually the one who pointed it out to me. He is probably the most consistent exerciser I know. It's incredible how committed he is to consistency. And he has a chronic illness so it's inspiring. In May/June I got into a streak of 10K step days and it was so nerdy but it actually really motivated me. I didn't want the streak to end so I would walk any chance I got. I finally let it end and July was a really lazy month for me. Hopefully I can make August better. Me too.
And then plusalso my eating then suffers because I am all oh I worked out I can eat this. This is a big reason I don't plan to add in any real exercise routine until I have my food down. I don't necessarily want to use those exercise points because then I get carried away.
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Post by angelashly on Aug 1, 2017 6:37:39 GMT -6
According to the scale this morning, I have lost 6 pounds since we started this (that includes re-losing the mysterious 3 pounds that appeared yesterday.) I know it's mostly water weight and belly bloat, but I feel good and I'll take it. Also, from not drinking and eating so many fruits and vegetables, my skin is looking pretty good, which is a nice plus. No matter where the 6 pounds came from it is 6 pounds! Congrats
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Post by angelashly on Aug 1, 2017 6:42:15 GMT -6
Today's meals
Breakfast: I have my shake Snack: string cheese and the other half of my banana Lunch: there is an appreciation bbq at work so I plan to do a bun less hamburger and I brought a small bag of skinny pop. Snack: apple and cucumbers Dinner: Chili Lime Cod, cilantro lime riced cauliflower, broccoli
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2017 9:01:38 GMT -6
@juliagulia, in the higher levels of athletic training, most people use a training pattern called periodization.
Basically athletes (think professional and college level- truly competitive athletes) want to be in their best shape for their biggest competition. To achieve that, they don't train at 100% all of the time- that's exhausting to both body and mind and a recipe for an injury and burnout disaster.
Periodization is an ebb and flow of training. Pre and during season is a hard core push for peak athletic ability with a strong focus on game skills, but off season is cross training and recovery. It's still athletic. It just isn't the same level or type of exercise. Same idea if you run a distance race- you sprint at the end but it isn't sustainable or feasible or recommended to sprint a half.
If you're interested in a long term fitness lifestyle, periodization should be a part of that. Every workout can't be a PR. As they say, the lifestyle is a marathon, not a sprint. Then, there's another concept called fluid periodization- you'll know the concept from yoga, even if you don't know the name. The basic idea behind it is that your personal ability (to workout) isn't static or a steady climb on a graph. What you can physically do on any given day varies according to your physical state, your mental state, your hormone levels, your stress level, and a million other variables. So, while you should have a general idea of what kind of workout you want to do, ideally you should adjust that according to your personal ability on that day. That concept is fluid periodization.
Anyway, that's a long way of saying that an ebb and flow in your fitness practice is normal and necessary, a fact to be accepted and not a mark of defeat.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2017 9:18:19 GMT -6
thisbitch thank you! That is super helpful. I'm glad you brought up the yoga thoughts. I hear it often to accept where your body is today but I think I think that doesn't apply to me. Lol. Need to revisit that one. I got up this morning and did a short yoga with Adrienne on neck and shoulder opening then I walked the dog for 40 minutes. I'm scheduled to go back to my yoga class tonight and I've already thought about not going several times because I know I'm going to suck and I'm embarrassed. Self defeating mindset 101. Ok, so new me is going to: 1) plan - its written in my planner, I told H, and I told you guys. 2) accept where I am today 3) focus on how good I will feel after class. The teacher always does a nice cool down/meditation at the end and it will feel so nice tonight and get me ready for a great night of sleep. Oh, and I ate a breakfast salad this morning so you are really inspiring me this week!
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Post by angelashly on Aug 1, 2017 11:33:20 GMT -6
Back from our bbq. I did a bun less hamburger with a romaine leaf and tomato on top of it and skipped the chips.
They did have single serving things of toft chocolate ice cream so I had to have that, but all in all I did good.
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Post by angelashly on Aug 1, 2017 11:33:55 GMT -6
I also skipped the bagels this morning in the breakroom!
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Post by angelashly on Aug 1, 2017 11:42:27 GMT -6
I'm still following along, but I haven't done much with the Noom app, because I've been entering recipes online to MFP so it seems like too much work to add it into the Noom app. But I'm still curious to see how the coaching aspect goes. As for my meal plan this week, I'm better about planning breakfast & lunch than I am with dinner (i.e. the meals that don't affect what my family eats). I meal prepped my B & L's yesterday. Breakfast is this: Breakfast Bowls I left out the cheese (I love cheese, but I'm not crazy about it on my eggs for some reason). And I only used 1 tbsp. to cook the eggs, it was plenty. 400 calories each and it kept me full till lunch, so I didn't eat a mid-am snack as I'd planned. Lunch is this: Chicken Buritto BowlsDinners - M: Sriracha honey chicken T: Parmesan crusted salmon W: out Th: Burgers F: ? angelashly here is the recipe for the breakfast bowl. Yum! I think I will be doing this next week. do the eggs taste good warmed up?
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Post by Ali7P on Aug 1, 2017 11:57:12 GMT -6
I'm still following along, but I haven't done much with the Noom app, because I've been entering recipes online to MFP so it seems like too much work to add it into the Noom app. But I'm still curious to see how the coaching aspect goes. As for my meal plan this week, I'm better about planning breakfast & lunch than I am with dinner (i.e. the meals that don't affect what my family eats). I meal prepped my B & L's yesterday. Breakfast is this: Breakfast Bowls I left out the cheese (I love cheese, but I'm not crazy about it on my eggs for some reason). And I only used 1 tbsp. to cook the eggs, it was plenty. 400 calories each and it kept me full till lunch, so I didn't eat a mid-am snack as I'd planned. Lunch is this: Chicken Buritto BowlsDinners - M: Sriracha honey chicken T: Parmesan crusted salmon W: out Th: Burgers F: ? angelashly here is the recipe for the breakfast bowl. Yum! I think I will be doing this next week. do the eggs taste good warmed up? They warm up nicely in the microwave, the only thing is that the potatoes don't crisp up again, but there's so few it's not a big deal. Having the bacon, even just once slice, really makes it seem like a treat!
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Post by angelashly on Aug 1, 2017 16:45:38 GMT -6
I can't wait for next week with no after daycare lessons. I planned a great healthy dinner but basketball ran over so I'm at chick fil a. Granted I am getting the Cobb salad but still
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2017 18:03:35 GMT -6
I feel like I'm not taking full advantage of the Noom program by not participating in all of the activities. That behavior thing- it would likely do me good to be introspective about where in the process I struggle, but I didn't even try.
And the elephant thing- it sounds cheesy, but again that's a great opportunity to take a hard look at where I'm having a hard time and maybe actually address the issues.
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Post by angelashly on Aug 2, 2017 6:29:54 GMT -6
Today I had to stop to bring in some treats for a coworkers birthday so I ended up getting a bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich even though I had my shake. I just wanted to have something treat wise with everyone else. It was only 360 calories so not bad.
Breakfast: sandwich Morning snack: cheese stick and apple (if needed) Lunch: Grilled chicken salad from a local place for my coworker's lunch snack: If I am hungry I will eat my shake Dinner: The chili lime cod with riced cauliflower and I forgot I had brussel sprouts so those
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2017 9:01:56 GMT -6
@juliagulia, how was yoga? HilarityEnsued, are you still with me here? Sundae, can I help you? Also, how is everyone feeling? Honestly. The second week of a new program is typically where interest starts to wane. Weeks three to five are the most difficult weeks of all, but if you can make it through those weeks, you'll be well on your way to making new habits.
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Post by Sundae on Aug 2, 2017 9:05:37 GMT -6
Love you. Only if you can stand behind me and tell me to stop working 12 hour days, plus being a FTM WFH mom. So... I'm just so tired. And relying a lot on takeout for survival right now. Even then, I'l only gone over calories (and not by a lot) twice. It's more the red foods and crap from carry out that's the issue. I need to get a handle on cooking at home again. So, lots of excuses. I have three weeks until school starts, then I can go to yoga in the middle of the day! And take walks without the kids whining.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2017 9:09:24 GMT -6
thisbitch yoga was....humbling. Lol. I walked in with the instructor and he remembered me. I told him I had fallen off the wagon and he asked if I had kids. When I said yes, he just laughed and said, well, that's why. He is a kind soul. It was really hard at some spots and I had to resist the urge to do the "advanced" moves I used to do and use some of his modifications. I got down on myself a couple times, but I was able to talk myself in to a little "this is good, I'm lucky to have this time to practice" mantra. My favorite parts were a well deserved pigeon pose after some strenuous poses and the rest period at the end. So, it was worth it for that. My sleep was also very deep last night, so that's a plus. I got up this morning and walked for 35 minutes. I'm 3/3 on the 5 am wake up this week. Habit forming. I weigh in for WW on Wed and I'm down 1.2 lbs from last week, so feeling good (that's about my average - slow and steady). Thanks for checking in. I'm going to go to another class on Friday morning. The instructor is a little more hard core so I'm nervous but I'm just going to accept where I am and she will have to also!
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