Support Group - 10 lbs or less

[ScubaMickey]

I'm feeling frustrated! I'm training hard for my triathlon and (was) eating carefully and haven't lost anything and my clothes feel the same! So of course, that's a good reason for a multi-day binge, right? All right, back at it!

ghoulishgirl,

You can do it Have just a small single binge for a pick-me-up. Training for a triathlon is awesome. Me, I just finished W4D2 of the C25K program. Keep up the great work!

ScubaMickey

 

[3DisneyKids]

I have another question for you all... there's a 10K on Memorial day weekend- Saturday at 8am. My DBF has a big group of friends from college that I love, and there are always people coming into town on holiday weekends (we live at the beach). So likely there will be people visiting and getting together Friday night of that weekend as a kickoff to the holiday. He's hesitant to agree to a 10K that morning because he knows there will be a lot going on that weekend, and prob that Fri night. I'd like to have something to train for, as sort of a dress rehearsal for my 10K in October, and the Half in march- and overall I want to get serious about running and get more in shape before summer. He isn't that serious about running, partly because it's not a challenge for him. He can run relatively fast on a regular basis without training.

Should I just go ahead and commit myself to the 10K without him or anyone else and just not go out on that Friday? I'm kind of worried about doing this totally alone. But if I'm going to do it, I need to start training now.

I totally get this because my husband can do a Half at any time and do it well (at a 7:00 pace the stinker!). He is just always conditioned. Me? I have to do the whole several week training plan for a Half and all of that.

10ks are literally a dime a dozen. I am sure you can find TONS of 10ks relatively close to you without having do to one on Memorial Day Week-end. And if your goal is a 10k in October, then you have plenty of time. Personally, I wouldn't try to squash everything into one week-end unless there was a pressing reason. But since you have lots of time, look around and see if you can find another race that is at a better time for you.

I'm feeling frustrated! I'm training hard for my triathlon and (was) eating carefully and haven't lost anything and my clothes feel the same! So of course, that's a good reason for a multi-day binge, right? All right, back at it!

I find this happens to me as well when I am training for a tri or a full. I am just doing SO MUCH activity that it seems like my body knows it and thus holds on to every single calorie I give it because it knows that it is going to need the fuel to get through the workouts.

Are you following a specific tri training plan? If so, which one? My best advice is to mix it up as best you can--both with your training and your food. Keep tricking your body so it doesn't get into a rut. For example, with food--let's say your goal is 1500 calories/day. I would not do 1500 every day. But instead to 1200 one day, 2000 the next and so on--so that you AVERAGE 1500/day but still have big differences day to day. Same thing with working out--keep changing it up.

 

[pixiedust23]

Well I locked myself out yesterday, and the only people who had spare keys to my apt were working late, so I had no other choice, but to go out and drink sugary frozen margaritas and eat chips and salsa....sigh.

 

[ohMom]

Karen -- i agree with mccathy on the 10k thoughts

pixiedust -- the horror i'm so glad you made it through

my WI was steady today, on the low end of my range -- i have told my DH no eating out this weekend.

ghoulishgirl -- i totally know what you are saying. the first 1/2 marathon I trained for I was like "cool! i'll be sure to shed some weight racking up all these miles..." didn't happen. i'm training for my 10th half and I've yet to lose during training. I need to count calories like 3disneykids suggests that way I can be sure to mix it up, plan for more calories on the long training days and feel in control

 

[KarenAylwood]

Well I locked myself out yesterday, and the only people who had spare keys to my apt were working late, so I had no other choice, but to go out and drink sugary frozen margaritas and eat chips and salsa....sigh.

I hate it when that happens!!


Btw I still can't move. I think today is worse than yesterday

And I am up a pound from yesterday, I'm going to try to suffer through a workout tonight, and we are going to a birthday party for a friend. It's a cookout... and I don't do cookouts well!! I just need to be strong. First attempt at being good over a weekend... let's see how this goes.

 

[mccathy]

So... all this talk about counting calories reminded me of something I hear ALL the time:

Within 45 minutes after working out you need to feed your body. The staff at my gym recommends protein/healthy carbs. So - like an apple with peanut butter...

Just thought I'd mention it, for those of you who feel you might be starving your body by not getting enough calories.

(I usually get myself a smoothie from the gym cafe. I used to think they would tell us that just to sell us the stuff, so I looked into it a bit with different friends (who happen to be personal trainers) of mine and they all agreed.)

 

[heatherlynn444]

I drink chocolate milk post run to help my body recover!

 

[ohMom]

i've been told the same -- i try to grab yogurt, cheese stick, sometimes protein powder mixed either in milk or water

yesterday wasn't too awful....we did have our potluck (monthly) after church last night but thankfully there were no desserts! there wasn't much i was really willing to eat, spend calories on, so I felt successful. now that's not including a few glasses of wine later...

today back OP -- went to Costco friday night so we have plenty of salad, veggies, fruit...

keep strong! make today count! my WI is only 5 days away for the week

 

[ghoulishgirl]

Last weeks' poor eating has really caught up with me. I'm over 120 which I didn't want. So I'm back to writing everything down. More tri training next week, as I am off and we are only 4 weeks away from the big day. I'm going to get this weight going in the right direction, which is down!

 

[heatherlynn444]

I have run two days in a row, and worked out 6 of the past 7 days, running 4 and cross training and weight lifting 2. This is the first week I finally felt bac on track. Hopefully it will carry into this week!

 

[Suzy Mouse]

I'm so happy to have found you! I need to get this winter weight off before trying to get back into my summer clothes! 5 pound would be good even though I would love to lose 7.

I ran 3 miles this morning and my goal for the day is to not snack and to drink 3 bottles of water before I leave work. Now I feel accountable and that is what I need!!

Thanks! Does anyone else have a daily goal today?

 

[KarenAylwood]

I'm so happy to have found you! I need to get this winter weight off before trying to get back into my summer clothes! 5 pound would be good even though I would love to lose 7.

I ran 3 miles this morning and my goal for the day is to not snack and to drink 3 bottles of water before I leave work. Now I feel accountable and that is what I need!!

Thanks! Does anyone else have a daily goal today?

Welcome Suzy!

Hmm.. daily goal... to not eat easter candy? Yeah, how about that. We have some Cadbury left at home and I need to hold strong today. The weekend was not good in terms of eating and drinking- but it has been better than previous weekends!

I am doing well on my eating for the day- probably will come in around 1100 for calories. I end up eating a ton over the weekend, then shock myself back into it on Mon/Tues and avg around 1200-1400 during the week. I'm not really losing much though

I think I'm going to train for the 10K even if I don't end up running it. Tonight is a run night- I'm going for 3 or 4 miles. I'm still a little sore from last Wednesday and didn't work out Thurs or Fri, just walked on Saturday and ran 2.5 miles yesterday. I'm feeling really out of it after taking almost three days off!

 

[redlight]

I usually have peanut butter, sometimes with something else like an apple maybe half an hour after a run.

 

[ohMom]

morning...yesterday no so good. after one week candy-free I decided I could work in something with lunch. which became me continually digging through the candy for "just one more" ugh. then i spend the rest of the day being mad and frustrated.

do you all think it's harder to lose when you feel like you never will? more like frustration makes bad attitude equals body stressed and not cooperative in losing?

 

[MommyMcQueen]

Well I'm back from my trip to Washington DC and I guess I achieved my goal - I didn't gain anything! I weighed myself yesterday and it was the same as when I left, so looks like all of the walking we did paid off. We ate out every meal, breakfasts and lunches were fairly small, but we did bigger dinners (backwards I know) but one night I wasn't even hungry for dinner and I just picked at it. With all of the walking we did I was never really all that hungry - I guess my mind was occupied with what we were doing/seeing and not thinking about food.

So, tonight I have to get back to the C25K - I've been off for a week so I'm starting over on week 2 this week. Weather looks to be good today so I'll be taking my walk as soon as DH gets home from work. Looking forward to getting back on the schedule for this and hopefully seeing some progress soon!

OhMom - I definitely feel like it's harder to lose when you feel like you never will. I feel like I've been fighting these same 10-15 lbs for the last 4 years - I lose 'em and gain 'em back. I feel like even if I DO lose them, in the end I'm just going to fail at my diet at some point and gain them back again. And since I already feel that way (and believe its going to happen) when I do slip and it does happen, its like I was just expecting it anyway. Its hard for me to believe that I can succeed when I've failed so many times in the past. For me it's a negative attitude, maybe negative appraoch, to losing weight - I need to stop focusing on all the things I "can't" eat in the moment and look at the positive result in the end.

 

[heatherlynn444]

two months from today we leave on our Disney cruise! I am excited, but scared too, b/c I want to have reached my goal by then, and I am between 5 and 8 pounds away still. its doable, but ug!

 

[KarenAylwood]

I feel the same way about the negative attitude. I feel like I'm doing all I can to maintain right now. Ugh. I haven't dropped weight but honestly I haven't tried hard enough either. I get too sucked into eating bad on the weekends.

Yesterday I ran 4 miles (yay!) and today I decided to do that 10K I was waffling back and forth about. Even if no one does it with me, DBF will be on the sidelines cheering. My reasons are because a) I want to feel like I accomplished something b) I probably could use one less night of drinking and eating c) training would be a good push to maybe get down those few extra pounds and d) there are no more races over 5K until September when I'm going to be out of town! And it's $20 so if I really really want to not do it, it won't be breaking the bank

And goal was no candy yesterday and I met my goal... although we had leftover Chinese for dinner, which wasn't too good on my part but oh well. Parents visit this weekend and there will be lots of eating out- I need to make a concerted effort to be good!! I also am going to try to get up early on Saturday to run

 

[mccathy]

I feel the same way about the negative attitude. I feel like I'm doing all I can to maintain right now. Ugh. I haven't dropped weight but honestly I haven't tried hard enough either. I get too sucked into eating bad on the weekends.

Yesterday I ran 4 miles (yay!) and today I decided to do that 10K I was waffling back and forth about. Even if no one does it with me, DBF will be on the sidelines cheering. My reasons are because a) I want to feel like I accomplished something b) I probably could use one less night of drinking and eating c) training would be a good push to maybe get down those few extra pounds and d) there are no more races over 5K until September when I'm going to be out of town! And it's $20 so if I really really want to not do it, it won't be breaking the bank

And goal was no candy yesterday and I met my goal... although we had leftover Chinese for dinner, which wasn't too good on my part but oh well. Parents visit this weekend and there will be lots of eating out- I need to make a concerted effort to be good!! I also am going to try to get up early on Saturday to run

Good for you for deciding to run the 10K!

 

[ohMom]

yeah...well...i'm back to confess i need a do-over. i am soooo tired and dragged out this afternoon for some reason i thought some candy would pep me up. yeah right. i'm embarassed as I write this but i need to own it and make tomorrow different.

DCL!!! is this your first??? which itinerary?

 

[disneychic]

Is it too late to join this thread? I hope I can participate If so, here's my story:

My DH and I moved from our lovely, amazing home in Central Florida (we lived about 20 minutes from WDW) at the beginning of fall to Mid-Coastal MAINE...yes....Maine. I'd never even been to the state before, but my husband who's a maritime engineer took a position w/ the dept. of defense up here (way too good of an offer to turn down). I arrived in Maine a few months after DH. I've been here since the end of August. I was lucky that my job in Florida allowed me to keep my position, and telecommute from our new home in Maine. Working from home and experiencing a real winter (for the first time in 8 years) was very hard for me. To say I was depressed was an understatement. When I weighed myself in March and saw that I'd gained 6 pounds since moving up here freaked me out! So, I began dieting/working out (using Jillian Michaels workout dvd's). When I weighed myself last week I was pleased to see that I'd lost 7 pounds! I knew the working out was working as my jeans had been literally falling off of me even when buttoned! I was on a really good track, until my boss called on Friday to tell me that they were eliminating my position at the end of April I am now unmotivated/depressed and it's hard to get back on the diet/workout track. I know it sounds weird, but just holding onto my job in FL made me still feel connected to my life there (plus, they'd flown me down in October, January and I was supposed to go again in May, so that helped). I am glad that I've been losing weight and got back into my size 6 jeans, but I'm very short/petite, and my goal is to get down another 7 or 8 pounds to be at the weight that I've been most of my adult life. This move has been really hard on me. I miss my friends, my job, and of course, living in beautiful Florida. Even though we have family in the North East, they all live about a 6 hour drive away from us. I know this is a great opportunity for my DH, but it's been very hard for me. It just feels hard to get motivated to lose weight and to stay motivated.