Get in Shape & Lose Weight for August 2014 Group

[digiMom]

I know it's hard to decide to skip a workout, but it really seems as though it might be best in this case. Please be careful and don't hurt yourself!

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[DisMom1981]

So excited! Ran my first continuous 15 minutes today! Then walked for 3 and ran for 5. On Monday I go for a full 20 minutes. Hope you all have a wonderful day!

WOW! That is awesome!

 

[DisMom1981]

So glad some of you are having such a good week! This week has been rough for me for some reason, and I'm not really looking forward to checking in tomorrow. On a good note, I've kept my morning routine of exercising and eating a good breakfast. And I've been sleeping well each night which is wonderful compared to where I was. But around Wednesday I either ate something that set my system off or I'm fighting off some bug, because my stomach started hurting and yesterday I got a bad headache and my muscles in my neck and back just kept getting tighter and tighter... I wound up having to take a mild muscle relaxant that I have for when it gets really bad. Things seem better this morning, although still my nick and upper back are stiff. As I type this I'm contemplating not doing my workout this morning. I'm worried I might set it off again... I can tell my fingers are swollen; my weight will probably be up when I weigh in tomorrow.. Just wish I felt better. On a good note, those doing the 5k routine seem to be rockin' it! I did a 5k once. It was kind of a bitter sweet experience for me. Maybe I'll share tomorrow..

Hope you are feeling better!

 

[DisMom1981]

Oh, I LOVE my new treadmill! Yesterday I ran in Venice, and today I will run in Ireland. Plus, I'm really loving the fan. I can now run 5k distance without much difficulty, so I'm not stressing as much about the fall race. I need to work up my speed a bit, but that will come. Congrats to all on your progress!

Awesome! Can't imagine running an entire 5k.

 

[rebeccam31]

Awesome! Can't imagine running an entire 5k.

But you will! That's the cool thing about it. A few short months ago I got winded in minutes. Now I can run (albeit slowly!) for nearly an hour. You'll get there.

 

[nadira36]

Oh, I LOVE my new treadmill! Yesterday I ran in Venice, and today I will run in Ireland. Plus, I'm really loving the fan. I can now run 5k distance without much difficulty, so I'm not stressing as much about the fall race. I need to work up my speed a bit, but that will come. Congrats to all on your progress!

What type of treadmill is this? Sounds fun!

So glad some of you are having such a good week! This week has been rough for me for some reason, and I'm not really looking forward to checking in tomorrow. On a good note, I've kept my morning routine of exercising and eating a good breakfast. And I've been sleeping well each night which is wonderful compared to where I was. But around Wednesday I either ate something that set my system off or I'm fighting off some bug, because my stomach started hurting and yesterday I got a bad headache and my muscles in my neck and back just kept getting tighter and tighter... I wound up having to take a mild muscle relaxant that I have for when it gets really bad. Things seem better this morning, although still my nick and upper back are stiff. As I type this I'm contemplating not doing my workout this morning. I'm worried I might set it off again... I can tell my fingers are swollen; my weight will probably be up when I weigh in tomorrow.. Just wish I felt better.

On a good note, those doing the 5k routine seem to be rockin' it! I did a 5k once. It was kind of a bitter sweet experience for me. Maybe I'll share tomorrow..

I feel your pain! I'm actually having a good week, but a few days ago my neck started to tighten up, and now I can hardly move Good thing my BIL is a PT, I have a few exercises I can do and they're making a huge difference. (the 2 glasses of wine I had tonight may be helping in that dept too).

I hope you feel better soon. And agree, sometimes it IS best to skip a workout. You want a strong healthy body - you won't get that unless you listen to your body. Listening to your body will get you much farther than working out when you shouldn't.

 

[rebeccam31]

What type of treadmill is this? Sounds fun!

It's a Nordic Track Elite 5700. It was on major sale at Sears just when we had worn out our old one. It actually declines to 3%, so you can practice running downhill, too. Pretty cool. Venice is nice and flat. Ireland is a bit more hilly.

 

[Disneylover99]

It's a Nordic Track Elite 5700. It was on major sale at Sears just when we had worn out our old one. It actually declines to 3%, so you can practice running downhill, too. Pretty cool. Venice is nice and flat. Ireland is a bit more hilly.

I want one!!!! it sounds amazing!!!

 

[DisMom1981]

But you will! That's the cool thing about it. A few short months ago I got winded in minutes. Now I can run (albeit slowly!) for nearly an hour. You'll get there.

What speed do you run on?

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[DisMom1981]

It's a Nordic Track Elite 5700. It was on major sale at Sears just when we had worn out our old one. It actually declines to 3%, so you can practice running downhill, too. Pretty cool. Venice is nice and flat. Ireland is a bit more hilly.

That is very cool!

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[DisMom1981]

Check in- down about a pound. A little disappointed since I went to the gym all 5 weekdays (ran 3, walked 2) and exceeded 10,000 steps per day. Made a conscience effort to move as much as possible. Eating was not perfect but not comparable to pre fitbit eating- so I was expecting a little more, but moving in the right direction anyway. Not feeling so bad- my mind is telling me if I stick with this I will see results and some weeks will be better than others.
My body is dead tired.

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[Pikester]

Good morning!

The not so good news: dealing with a little knee pain which I am hoping is due to my monthly visitor. For some strange reason I get knee pain during that time while also having lower back pain.

The good news: feeling good while running (until the above mentioned started) Down .2 from last week. Not a huge loss but better then nothing.

Goal for this week: Continue working with my 5K app. I'm getting closer and closer to that 5K run. Keep eating healthier and cooking better for the whole family.

 

[rebeccam31]

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I am slow. On a long run (30+ minutes) I will run mostly at 4mph and bump up the speed a bit at the end (last 5-10) minutes. On shorter runs I run at mph. When I'm doing "sprints" as part of it, I choose 6mph.

 

[digiMom]

OK, so time to check in. There's some good and bad... Here it goes...

Let's get this out of the way first. I'm up 2 lbs.. And it's not just a fluky reading. I hop on the scale every morning so that I don't happen to get an off day. There, I said it, moving on...

Luckily that's not the only measure I'm using for progress. Aside from the last few days, I have been feeling great. I'm more alert and positive, I'm sleeping better, my posture is better, I feel stronger. Not sure what's just happened, but I have a few theories. I could be fighting something off; I've been around a lot of sick people the last few days. Or I could have eaten a/some trigger food(s). I've eaten some foods with tomatoes (stupid with my allergy, but I'm usually OK if it's cooked and I have an isolated meal like spaghetti or tacos.) Or maybe I'm ovulating; timing-wise that would make sense. Or just a weird week because the kids had Spring Break. Or who knows. Anyway, I suspect the gain is due to water weight. I feel puffy and my tummy hurts...

So onward, my goals this week: I am going to obviously continue with the previous goals of morning exercise and 2x week stregth. Along with that, I think it's time to start thinking about what I'm eating. I'm restarting my elimination diet. It's going to be hard. And I'm going to be cranky. At least the first few days. But I've done it before and I feel yucky right now anyway. It's always good to start it when you have an open weekend so you get in the swing and past the cranky before the work week starts. And I'll have to start my journaling. Which I hate. I suck at it. But it's so important to this process. I hope I can follow through and find out if there are some foods that are bothersome. I know tomatoes, eggs and certain vinegars are for sure problems for me.
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I promised I would share my 5k experience. About 3 years ago a friend and I signed up for a 5k that was a fundraiser for our school district. We were training together and progressing along. Then I got in a car accident. It wasn't terrible, but I was sore all over and hurt my ankle, knee, neck and I hit my head on the airbag pretty good. I had to stop training for a while. Then I started feeling goofy so I went in to my doctor and my blood pressure was way up. I'm not sure if it started before the accident or was triggered by it, but that's when I started medication. Anyway, I wound up doing the 5k anyway as a walk/jog. I was at a slower pace than my friend, obviously, so she immediately took off. There was a point at which I was jogging and an older lady passed me walking. It was just not a very positive experience for me. My time was 46 minutes... I never got back into it. Maybe some day. It is cool listening to all of the progress those of you working on it are making, though.

 

[DisMom1981]

I am slow. On a long run (30+ minutes) I will run mostly at 4mph and bump up the speed a bit at the end (last 5-10) minutes. On shorter runs I run at mph. When I'm doing "sprints" as part of it, I choose 6mph.

Ok that makes sense. It makes me feel better about lowering the speed as the runs get longer. For some reason I thought I had to be above 5mph and have been beating myself up for doing 4.9 and struggling.

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[DisMom1981]

OK, so time to check in. There's some good and bad... Here it goes... Let's get this out of the way first. I'm up 2 lbs.. And it's not just a fluky reading. I hop on the scale every morning so that I don't happen to get an off day. There, I said it, moving on... Luckily that's not the only measure I'm using for progress. Aside from the last few days, I have been feeling great. I'm more alert and positive, I'm sleeping better, my posture is better, I feel stronger. Not sure what's just happened, but I have a few theories. I could be fighting something off; I've been around a lot of sick people the last few days. Or I could have eaten a/some trigger food(s). I've eaten some foods with tomatoes (stupid with my allergy, but I'm usually OK if it's cooked and I have an isolated meal like spaghetti or tacos.) Or maybe I'm ovulating; timing-wise that would make sense. Or just a weird week because the kids had Spring Break. Or who knows. Anyway, I suspect the gain is due to water weight. I feel puffy and my tummy hurts... So onward, my goals this week: I am going to obviously continue with the previous goals of morning exercise and 2x week stregth. Along with that, I think it's time to start thinking about what I'm eating. I'm restarting my elimination diet. It's going to be hard. And I'm going to be cranky. At least the first few days. But I've done it before and I feel yucky right now anyway. It's always good to start it when you have an open weekend so you get in the swing and past the cranky before the work week starts. And I'll have to start my journaling. Which I hate. I suck at it. But it's so important to this process. I hope I can follow through and find out if there are some foods that are bothersome. I know tomatoes, eggs and certain vinegars are for sure problems for me. ---------------------------------------------------------------- I promised I would share my 5k experience. About 3 years ago a friend and I signed up for a 5k that was a fundraiser for our school district. We were training together and progressing along. Then I got in a car accident. It wasn't terrible, but I was sore all over and hurt my ankle, knee, neck and I hit my head on the airbag pretty good. I had to stop training for a while. Then I started feeling goofy so I went in to my doctor and my blood pressure was way up. I'm not sure if it started before the accident or was triggered by it, but that's when I started medication. Anyway, I wound up doing the 5k anyway as a walk/jog. I was at a slower pace than my friend, obviously, so she immediately took off. There was a point at which I was jogging and an older lady passed me walking. It was just not a very positive experience for me. My time was 46 minutes... I never got back into it. Maybe some day. It is cool listening to all of the progress those of you working on it are making, though.

Hang in there. "This too shall pass".

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[digiMom]

If you haven't posted in a while, WE MISS YOU! Please check it and let us know how you're doing!

 

[WAHkoMom]

Okay, gang - - I'm trying not to get discouraged, but I went up again this week. It was only 0.6, but in the wrong direction again.

While I would like to see the number on the scale go down, I am accepting the facts as they are and pressing forward. I think the problem last week was twofold: 1 - I entered all my cardio exercise into MyFitnessPal and believed the app when it told me I had extra calories available to eat and 2 - my body is still getting used to all the extra workouts I'm subjecting it to.

Given all this, my plan for this week is to continue going to the gym 6 days this week (3 days - 1 hour cardio, 3 days - 1 hour cardio plus 30 minutes strength training). I met with my personal trainer Thursday and he gave me a new routine with 6 exercises (done in sets of 3).

And I'm not entering my cardio work into MFP because I want to keep my daily calorie intake at 1200. My Jenny Craig consultant suggested I drink a glass of lowfat chocolate milk after my workouts, since it is a lean protein. I am going to give that a try, because I think that will be a satisfying post-workout snack.

I am very pleased with the fact that I've been able to exercise consistently, challenging my muscles, but I've not been really sore. My muscles are "singing", not "screaming".

 

[DisMom1981]

Okay, gang - - I'm trying not to get discouraged, but I went up again this week. It was only 0.6, but in the wrong direction again. While I would like to see the number on the scale go down, I am accepting the facts as they are and pressing forward. I think the problem last week was twofold: 1 - I entered all my cardio exercise into MyFitnessPal and believed the app when it told me I had extra calories available to eat and 2 - my body is still getting used to all the extra workouts I'm subjecting it to. Given all this, my plan for this week is to continue going to the gym 6 days this week (3 days - 1 hour cardio, 3 days - 1 hour cardio plus 30 minutes strength training). I met with my personal trainer Thursday and he gave me a new routine with 6 exercises (done in sets of 3). And I'm not entering my cardio work into MFP because I want to keep my daily calorie intake at 1200. My Jenny Craig consultant suggested I drink a glass of lowfat chocolate milk after my workouts, since it is a lean protein. I am going to give that a try, because I think that will be a satisfying post-workout snack. I am very pleased with the fact that I've been able to exercise consistently, challenging my muscles, but I've not been really sore. My muscles are "singing", not "screaming".

Sounds like a good plan! I think my body I in shock too.

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[mkmomto2]

Is it too late for me to join? I am going in August and started trying to lose weight in January. So far I've lost 20 lbs. I'm hoping to lose another 30 or so before the trip