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Post by Rusty Red on Jul 27, 2018 7:51:35 GMT -6
Nice little water weight bump this morning thanks to pizza and ice cream last night. Grumble. That's what I get for caving on the ice cream. Stick to plan, Rusty, stick to plan. I am kind of excited, though, we're going to the State Fair next Friday and I'm hoping I can get past my food anxiety and enjoy some fair food!
Pre: toast w/jelly Post: skinny mocha B: bagel w/PB L: leftover pasta; Greek yogurt w/granola; pineapple D: hamburgers and tater tots
Exercise: 6 mile treadmill run
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Post by Ali7P on Jul 28, 2018 8:19:03 GMT -6
I dropped 1.5 lbs of water weight when I weighed in this morning. So, I'm glad about that.
I plan to meal prep today because I think we're going to get some rain. I do plan to put pork loin in the slow cooker today to make carnitas. I'm excited about that!
I went to the gym this morning for arms & abs.
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Post by pianolove on Jul 28, 2018 10:43:59 GMT -6
Ali7P what's your recipe for carnitas? I've never made it before Mh is building a squat rack and once he's done I'll be able to add in my third workout! We've decided we will work together Friday nights and invite his lifting pals as well. I'm so glad because I can't get there any more mornings than I already do. I hate going at night because none of the teenage boys who bench 80x a week will make eye contact with me so I end up waving my arms to get their attention because God forbid they take their freaking earbuds out when they know I'm there trying to ask about the squat rack GRRRR!
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Post by Ali7P on Jul 28, 2018 10:54:53 GMT -6
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Post by pianolove on Jul 28, 2018 11:00:08 GMT -6
Awesome thanks! Enjoy your pool day
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Post by Rusty Red on Jul 29, 2018 9:35:42 GMT -6
Yesterday I hit a new low at 136 even but back up to 137 this morning. That 135 is just within reach.
We did our normal pizza and ice cream last night, and then I saw in the DQ app this morning I have a BOGO Blizzard coupon that expires today. So so tempting to get another, considering I did my 12 mile run this morning. LOL I will avoid, though.
Pre: toast w/jelly B: single egg omelet w/cheese and bacon; Raisin Bran L: leftover pizza S: popcorn D: IP chicken parmesan w/protein pasta S: Skinny Cow ice cream bar
Exercise: 12 mile treadmill run
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Post by pianolove on Jul 29, 2018 19:43:09 GMT -6
I have two huge NSVs today. First I wore shorts to the grocery store and didn't hate myself Second I have almost 300 calories left for today. I'm not hungry so I didn't look for snacks I wasn't hungry for to eat Weeee!!
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Post by Ali7P on Jul 30, 2018 7:08:40 GMT -6
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Post by Ali7P on Jul 30, 2018 7:17:35 GMT -6
I didn't end up prepping much for the week yesterday, I'm hoping that I will make some time to chop and roast veggies w/ chicken sausage in the next day or so. MH and I had a stupid fight so I didn't sleep well last night (we're good now, but I'm tired today). And I didn't end up going to the gym so I could get a little more rest.
I reset my calorie goal to 2000. I did set my macros but I mostly just pay attention to protein, which I set to 125g/day. I did some reflecting on my habits for the month and one thing I realized was that I drank more alcohol than I had in the previous months where my goal was losing. Last week I had 1-2 drinks every day. Well, that's most of my extra calorie intake right there. So I plan to go back to my goal/limit of no drinks at home during the week. It's been so easy to crack open a beer to drink with dinner, but I really need to stick with water.
Today's plan B: egg/egg white scramble, 1/2 bagel w/ PB S: yogurt & fiber one cereal L: carnitas on a roll w/ chips and kiwi S: cottage cheese w/ granola, carrot sticks D: carnitas quesadillas
No gym, but I just made plans to walk w/ a coworker at lunch
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Post by pianolove on Jul 30, 2018 9:46:22 GMT -6
I made myself a bagel sandwich after I got back from the gym. It was worth the 450 calories, and I did get 20g of protein so.
Carnitas tonight! Wahoo! Mh will be oot for half this week so I only need to cook for myself and the kids. DD seems to love Mexican-style cooking so here's hoping she'll help me eat while DS goes on a hunger strike because he's a threenager!
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Post by GhoatMonket on Jul 30, 2018 10:08:22 GMT -6
I am going to actually track for a week and see how that goes. I haven't done that in a while.
B: Yogurt & strawberries, oatmeal, peach salsa & chips, trail mix (and still barely over my amount) L: Pork, roasted potatoes, green beans D: Probably pork and some sides with it. E: Bench night. I'm still dying from last week, so that should be fun.
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Post by Ali7P on Jul 30, 2018 10:41:35 GMT -6
I made myself a bagel sandwich after I got back from the gym. It was worth the 450 calories, and I did get 20g of protein so. Carnitas tonight! Wahoo! Mh will be oot for half this week so I only need to cook for myself and the kids. DD seems to love Mexican-style cooking so here's hoping she'll help me eat while DS goes on a hunger strike because he's a threenager! Those carnitas were sooooo, soooo good! I hope you enjoy them!
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Post by Rusty Red on Jul 30, 2018 12:14:57 GMT -6
Dear God, I am tired today. My workout was pretty well phoned in. The long run yesterday wiped me and I didn't get enough sleep to recover. Thankfully I have a planned rest day tomorrow.
B: bagel w/PB Post: toast w/jelly (on staycation this week so my schedule is shifted around a bit) L: leftover chicken parmesan; Greek yogurt w/granola; apple D: IP creamy tomato chicken pasta and salad S: Skinny Cow ice cream bar
Exercise: 4 mile treadmill; Upper Plus
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Post by Ali7P on Jul 31, 2018 6:33:17 GMT -6
I stuck to my meal plan yesterday, it often goes sideways at dinner time! And MH liked the carnitas! He doesn't normally eat pork (except bacon) so I was really happy he tried and enjoyed this.
Today's plan - Pre-workout: banana (I woke up starving because I didn't have a snack after dinner last night) B: egg white oatmeal S: yogurt & fiber one cereal L: salad w/ carnitas, blueberries S: cottage cheese & granola, apple D: cauliflower rice bowls
I went to the gym this morning for leg day. It's my last week of the Live Fit program! I am soooo ready to move on. I'm also excited to take my progress pics this weekend.
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Post by pianolove on Jul 31, 2018 7:07:14 GMT -6
Ali7P those carnitas with bomb!! Great recipe! Basically I can't wait for lunch because leftoverssss!! I also made guac and pico to go with it, so delicious. I ended up eating at maintenance yesterday and I'm only up a lb today so I'm calling it a win. I was starving. Tonight I'll do a bunch of chicken cutlets with panko breading which I know DD will eat and that'll last for the rest of the week since H won't be here to eat everything lol.
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Post by Ali7P on Jul 31, 2018 7:11:30 GMT -6
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Post by Rusty Red on Jul 31, 2018 7:56:14 GMT -6
I hit the magic number this morning. I will likely stay on my slow cut numbers through August and shift to maintenance in September to ramp my performance before my half in October. That will give me almost two months at maintenance so that should help improve my running. I feel....weird. Happy, obviously, but it's almost like not having this number on which to focus takes something away.
Planned rest day today. I had hoped to go to a local park and walk the trails for active recovery, but it's storming, so I may just do a walk on the treadmill.
B: bagel w/PB L: leftover tomato chicken pasta; Greek yogurt w/granola; pineapple D: baked chicken; sweet potato; salad S: Skinny Cow protein ice cream
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Post by Ali7P on Jul 31, 2018 8:07:50 GMT -6
Congrats on hitting your scale goal Rusty Red!!!
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Post by pianolove on Jul 31, 2018 15:05:43 GMT -6
I have literally been eating those carnitas all day. Breakfast and lunch haha. Cantstopwontstop
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Post by Ali7P on Aug 1, 2018 6:25:22 GMT -6
I have literally been eating those carnitas all day. Breakfast and lunch haha. Cantstopwontstop Having my last serving for lunch today.
I had 1/2 a serving for an evening snack after eating it for lunch & dinner yesterday. lol!
So. Much. Protein!
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Post by Ali7P on Aug 1, 2018 6:29:41 GMT -6
Chugging along here. Last night I almost had a beer after dinner when H and I went for a swim, but then I'm glad I didn't because it made getting up early for the gym much easier. Even 1 drink throws off my sleep. Today's plan B: cottage cheese w/ granola & blueberries L: carnitas & veggies S: yogurt & fiber one cereal D: eggplant parm (leftover from the weekend)
Today was back day and I did 15 minutes on the elliptical. No walk on my lunch break planned, instead I'm going to get a pedicure.
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Post by pianolove on Aug 1, 2018 17:39:02 GMT -6
Huge victory tonight. I made this small pizzas for the kids and me, they only ate a little. There was literally an entire pizza and I knew I could fit it all and still be at maintenance for today. I ate half (so think 2 regular sized pieces) and thought "huh. I'm kinda full. I could save the other half for breakfast." And I put it away instead of scarfing the whole thing down.
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Post by Ali7P on Aug 2, 2018 6:16:16 GMT -6
Huge victory tonight. I made this small pizzas for the kids and me, they only ate a little. There was literally an entire pizza and I knew I could fit it all and still be at maintenance for today. I ate half (so think 2 regular sized pieces) and thought "huh. I'm kinda full. I could save the other half for breakfast." And I put it away instead of scarfing the whole thing down. Nice job! I can never control myself around pizza, so I'm in awe!
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Post by Ali7P on Aug 2, 2018 6:21:42 GMT -6
I got in some mid-week meal prep last night, DD2 watched a movie and DD1 hung out with me in the kitchen and chatted away (she talks soooooo much - lol). So it worked well.
Today's plan B: cottage cheese, granola & blueberries S: yogurt & fiber one cereal L: chicken sausage w/ sweet potato & veggies S: sargento balanced breaks D: ? not sure yet
Workouts: chest day & 10 min on the step mill. It's supposed to get warm early here, so I may use my lunch break to go shopping instead of walking.
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Post by Rusty Red on Aug 2, 2018 11:55:40 GMT -6
Took my second rest day today. Unfortunately I don't think I'm going to be able to enjoy the fair food tomorrow. I thought I was mentally set for it, but I just took a small bite of my mom's brownies to try them and it stressed me out. I can't imagine what having an untracked fun day would do. I'm disappointed. I thought I was getting past this.
B: bagel w/PB; deli turkey S: protein bar L: leftover baked chicken; Greek yogurt w/granola; apple D: date night (pizza)
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Post by cnf on Aug 2, 2018 12:15:56 GMT -6
Huge victory tonight. I made this small pizzas for the kids and me, they only ate a little. There was literally an entire pizza and I knew I could fit it all and still be at maintenance for today. I ate half (so think 2 regular sized pieces) and thought "huh. I'm kinda full. I could save the other half for breakfast." And I put it away instead of scarfing the whole thing down. Nice job! I can never control myself around pizza, so I'm in awe! Me either. I would have dominated that shit, hard.
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Post by cnf on Aug 2, 2018 12:18:40 GMT -6
Took my second rest day today. Unfortunately I don't think I'm going to be able to enjoy the fair food tomorrow. I thought I was mentally set for it, but I just took a small bite of my mom's brownies to try them and it stressed me out. I can't imagine what having an untracked fun day would do. I'm disappointed. I thought I was getting past this. B: bagel w/PB; deli turkey S: protein bar L: leftover baked chicken; Greek yogurt w/granola; apple D: date night (pizza) I'm sorry about your food anxiety. I have it too. I had an eating disorder during my teen years and I still have a lot of weird food and eating quirks that I can't shake. Agonizing over something like a food fair is definitely in my "quirk" column, so I totally empathize. I hope you can end up enjoying it some tomorrow. But just know you're not alone. Hugs.
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Post by Ali7P on Aug 2, 2018 12:29:39 GMT -6
((hugs)) Rusty Red, I hope you can still enjoy the fair tomorrow. On the bright side: just think of all the walking you'll be doing!
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Post by Ali7P on Aug 3, 2018 6:19:46 GMT -6
I'm down 1/2 lb from last week. I'll take it, but last Friday I was up 2 lbs, so I was expecting to be down more. I suspect it's digestion and water because I'm bloated. I took my Friday measurements and I finally made progress in my hips!! After 5 weeks of being 38.5 inches, I'm now 38 inches! I'm up .5 inches around my waist, but again - bloated.
Today's plan: B: egg/egg white & veggie scramble 1 slice of toast S: yogurt & fiber one cereal L: chicken sausage w/ roasted veggies, watermelon S: cottage cheese w/ granola & blueberries D: roasted chicken w/ salad
I took a rest day from the gym. It's so hot & humid out (and supposed to rain around lunch time) but I think I'll be able to walk the halls of my building to get in some activity.
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Post by Ali7P on Aug 3, 2018 8:28:04 GMT -6
Rusty Red, I was listening to a podcast episode you might be interested in. It's from Mike Matthews (the guy who wrote Thinner, Leaner, Stronger & other books). His Podcast is Muscle of Life and the episode called "How to Successfully Clean Bulk in 6 Simple Steps" He talks about a small calorie surplus to gain about .25 lbs/week. It came out on 2/27/18, so you don't have to scroll too far on the podcast app I think at some point a bulk might be part of my plan, but for now I'm just taking in some info (and focusing on cutting!)
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