Support Group - 10 lbs or less

[disneymom1980]

Well, I weighed in this morning and was down another .4 pounds. Not great for a week, but considering that I didn't do much exercising last week and had some rough days as far as eating goes, I'll take it. Any move down works for me . Now I have 6 pounds to go to get to my goal.

 

[MommyMcQueen]

Welcome Back Karen! Glad to hear you had a great vacation! I tried South Beach once several years ago - I made it a week or two into it but I could not maintain it. Good Luck!

Disneymom1980 - good job! I agree any movement down on the scale is the right direction!

I had a decent weekend - but I'm still up that pound from Friday. Eating was okay - survived the birthday party and I did snack a bit, but we skipped dinner since none of us were really hungry after the party anyway. Sunday we just hung out around home and did some yard work, we grilled out for dinner and I made a huge fruit salad which I ate a ton of - it was really good.

Did my first 5 mile run on Saturday morning - it was really good - I felt good afterward. There was a huge 10K in the town just 15 minutes up the road from me, they had like 17,000 registrants! So I went out that morning thinking about all of those people out running 6 miles so I was motivated to finish 5. Next year I can do that run...

I'm really hoping for a good week - I have to get the scale moving back down again! We have been having terrible weather - 10 of the last 14 days we've had rain! Hoping I can get my run in tonight without getting rained on again! On a positive note I went and bought 4-5 pairs of shorts/capris yesterday and I was able to get them all in a size smaller..feels really good to be down a size!

 

[kolohe_lady]

Hey everyone! Just reporting that I survived my half-marathon this last weekend The altitude turned out to be less of a factore than I was afraid it would be. Just gotta keep up the training for the Disneyland Half in September.

My reward for finishing is that I'm not weighing myself at all this week. I went a bit crazy with the junk food again. It's so much harder to eat healthy away from home! My mom made fudge, we ate pizza, there were chips, french toast, cookies, etc etc. The area I was racing in is famous for raspberries (Bear Lake, Utah/Idaho border. Anyone familiar?), so of course I had to have a big ol' raspberry shake at LeBeau's. Kind of a tradition. Hopefully when I do weigh myself again, I won't have done too much damage!

 

[KarenAylwood]

Still going strong on my diet - day 4. I'm down to where I was before vacation so that's positive. But DBF's bday is tonight and I'm making him seafood bisque w/ sourdough bread and got him a small ice cream cake so tonight will not be good in terms of eating! I hate going on a diet and doing well then breaking it but I'm limiting myself to one bowl of soup and one piece of bread and one small piece of cake. What could I say when DBF looked at me with puppydog eyes and said "you're not even going to have onnnnee slice?" Argh. If it was my bday I'd want him participating too so I'll take one for the team

MommyMcQ~ I've actually done South Beach a few times. It's how I originally lost 25lbs after college. I had considered myself a phase 3'er for a while because I really keep to the "diet" day to day. Problem is that once I started dating DBF a little over a year ago, we'd go out on the weekends and splurge a lot more than I had been. Then I'd be good during the week and ruin it all on the weekends. I'm kind of in the groove of phase 1 now but I admit the hardest is not having my oatmeal in the morning and not having a "carb" with dinner (whole wheat pasta, brown rice, whatever). DBF is NOT a veggie fan so it's been a challenge

Other problem with South Beach is that it's not a huge shock to my system so I doubt I'll lose as much as the normal person just starting out. I generally work better if there are certain things I can't eat. If I have one bite I'll have 20 normally Really the key for me is figuring out how to keep myself from splurging on the weekends.

Btw not working out for 10 days... UGH! I ran 3 miles on the treadmill and did 20 min on the bike on Monday and yesterday did 45 minutes of cardio and then some pushups/crunches/stretching. I was supposed to do Body Pump but it took me an HOUR and 20 MINUTES to get home!! (it's supposed to take me 35-40). Traffic was horrible so I missed it My legs are hurting so bad from not being used to running that I'm glad I'm taking today off. I'll try for a run on Thursday outside.

 

[MommyMcQueen]

Kolohe - Congrats on the Half!!! Glad it went well for you! I'd have sluprged too if I had just finished a half-marathon!

Karen - Glad the South Beach is going well for you! I should look into that again - a low carb diet would probably do wonders for me - I am a complete carb junkie - that is all I eat. I have to look at the program and see what is on there that I could eat...I don't want to say that I'm a picky eater, but there is a lot of stuff I don't eat or don't each much of - seafood & veggies top the list. But would I need some carbs if I'm planning to be running a lot?

My week has been good so far. I have been weighing myself every day (stupid, I know) but that 1 little pound I gained back has been bothering me, so today when I weighed myself it was finally gone. YEA!

I had a great run on Monday - my best 4 miler by far. The last 2 runs I had taken pretty slow, since I had a couple bad runs before that when I was huffing and puffing and dying. So I did a couple slow ones, just wanted to get the miles in and enjoy myself. Monday I decided it was time to push myself again and kept up a 10 minute per mile pace for 3 miles, then it slipped a little in the last mile, but I finished 4 miles in 40:39. I was totally shocked, my best had been over 43 minutes, so I was thrilled to get close to 40 min. Heading out tonight to run again and really looking forward to it.

That 10K I was thinking about doing is in 3 weeks and I have not registered yet. I don't know what is stopping me...lack of confidence maybe? I know I can finish it, so that's not the problem. I guess in my mind bigger races like that are for REAL runners...not people like me. I've only been running less than 3 months and in my head I'm not a "runner". I don't really talk to anyone I know about my running (except DH and on here) and I don't really know anyone else who runs. I still tell DH some nights that I'm going to go take a walk! when we both know I'm running it! I don't know, something in my brain is not letting me acknowledge the fact that I am doing this, and that I an capable of running. I guess after all these years of telling myself that I couldn't do it, the doing it has become easy but the believing in myself has not.

 

[ohMom]

kolohe -- CONGRATS! on your 1/2! the raspberry shake sounds delish

Karen -- i the Donut Hole you will be my 'back on track' inspiration when i return next week. i have never been on point, focused on my eating straight up from a vaca. i need changes, this is why we are here!

MMQ -- i understand your conflicts in your brain, it took me a couple years before I could confidently say, "hey, I'm an athlete" i did not play sports, in fact i'm quite uncoordinated. and how many times have I had the reaction of "ohh...you walk" but now I hold my head high and think whatever to the rest of 'em. i know in my heart i work hard, push myself and have seen results. you are doing a heck of alot more than the avg American -- you are strong! you have made a huge change and you get the label for it....you... RUNNER. I think the "REAL" runners are the ones that cross the start line

i'm leaving for Vegas tomorrow banana i will be home next thursday....can't wait to hear how the cruise was Heather!

disneymom -- you had a great loss the week prior...keep on keeping on

 

[cepmom]

hi everyone
I did not weigh in this week...PMS and stress from my class got the best o fme and I just couldn't face the scale . Really need to get back on track this week; I did well staying on program yesterday...just need to stick with it. My class is over (so is the PMS) so I am reallyhoping to get back to my last weigh in weight by next Wednesday.

Question for the runners....I have been doing Couch to 5K and just finished week 7. My pace is pretty slow, but I have been more focused on just getting through running for any length of time rather than my speed. This week I had to run for "2.5 miles or 25 minutes" which was somewhat of a struggle. I made it through the 25 minutes but it was nowhere close to 2.5 miles! My total distance according to the treadmill was 2.3 miles including my 5 minute warmup.

I'm running (jogging) on the treadmilll at a 4.5 speed for 30 minutes

I am wondering if I should focus more on inceasing my pace or should I just try to build up my endurance first then focus on increasing my pace?? I know basically nothing about running so I'm sort of lost here. Any advice?

 

[KarenAylwood]

Question for the runners....I have been doing Couch to 5K and just finished week 7. My pace is pretty slow, but I have been more focused on just getting through running for any length of time rather than my speed. This week I had to run for "2.5 miles or 25 minutes" which was somewhat of a struggle. I made it through the 25 minutes but it was nowhere close to 2.5 miles! My total distance according to the treadmill was 2.3 miles including my 5 minute warmup.

I'm running (jogging) on the treadmilll at a 4.5 speed for 30 minutes

I am wondering if I should focus more on inceasing my pace or should I just try to build up my endurance first then focus on increasing my pace?? I know basically nothing about running so I'm sort of lost here. Any advice?

I don't run 2.5 miles in 25 minutes (10:00 pace). I started around 12ish and then have just increased to 10:30 without really thinking. I focused on the distance and speed kind of increased as time went on. I found myself staying slow on my long runs (recommended) and then increasing on my short runs without even thinking. I went from averaging 11:15 to 10:11 without really thinking. Another thing that helps is intervals- do half a mile fast, half to recover, etc.

If you really do want to work on speed, Active.com has some good articles on exercises and methods to increase your speed: http://www.active.com/running/Articles/5_Ways_to_Improve_Your_5K_Speed.htm

Well did bad last night... really bad. DBF's bday was no help to me and the scale showed it at my 1.8 lb jump. I also had sushi today because I had a company lunch and there weren't really any other options. I'm making a big batch of chili tonight though and had a good bfast (wasn't even hungry yet at 1pm!). I'm not giving up

MommyMcQ~ as much as everyone says it's low carb, it's not really. They cut out refined carbs, and in the beginning most simple carbs like bread, pasta, etc (even whole wheat kinds). I get a lot of carbs from milk and plain yogurt, and veggies. Before/after workouts I eat/drink milk (lots of good carbs), or tomato juice or string cheese. If I've had beans (legumes) during the meal before that helps too. If I'm only doing 3-4 miles I'm fine. I timed it this way because I'm not planning on getting back up to long runs (5+) for a little while. It's only two weeks so it's not really sacrificing the running Everyone's different though, and honestly I know this diet like the back of my hand so I know what to eat if I make a mistake and eat too little carbs. If you don't know it really well it's easy to make the mistake of eating too little carbs and feeling weak/faint.

And on the note about not being a runner... shut your mouth YOU ARE! We all are. I thought the same thing but when you go to a race like that you realize it's ALL kinds. From those who walk the entire thing, to those who sprint the whole thing. Being a "runner" is kind of a mental idea... you may feel silly calling yourself a runner (I do sometimes) but you definitely are! People will finish at ALL speeds so do not worry. I really think you should sign up for it- I was super nervous too but it was an awesome feeling to complete a 10k. Go for it

Have sooooo much fun in Vegas ohMom!!!

 

[MommyMcQueen]

MMQ -- i understand your conflicts in your brain, it took me a couple years before I could confidently say, "hey, I'm an athlete" i did not play sports, in fact i'm quite uncoordinated. and how many times have I had the reaction of "ohh...you walk" but now I hold my head high and think whatever to the rest of 'em. i know in my heart i work hard, push myself and have seen results. you are doing a heck of alot more than the avg American -- you are strong! you have made a huge change and you get the label for it....you... RUNNER. I think the "REAL" runners are the ones that cross the start line

And on the note about not being a runner... shut your mouth YOU ARE! We all are. I thought the same thing but when you go to a race like that you realize it's ALL kinds. From those who walk the entire thing, to those who sprint the whole thing. Being a "runner" is kind of a mental idea... you may feel silly calling yourself a runner (I do sometimes) but you definitely are! People will finish at ALL speeds so do not worry. I really think you should sign up for it- I was super nervous too but it was an awesome feeling to complete a 10k. Go for it

THANKS SO MUCH OhMom and Karen! I appreciate your support! I think I was in a bit of a general funk yesterday - I was in a bad mood, frustrated with the diet, and just really doubting myself and everything I've been doing. There are times I feel very alone with it all. I did NOT want to go run last night but I forced myself to do it and then I went and had a great run! It was really the boost I needed...my last 3 runs have been really good - I've had good times and I've really enjoyed it. During my run last night I was thinking about the last 3 months, all the nights I've gone out running, running this same path over and over, past the same neighbors, around the same blocks. Sometimes it just seems very monotonous but I realized last night if I didn't go out and do this anymore just how much I would miss it.

I don't know at what point I'll be able to proudly say out loud "I'm a runner!!!" but I am beginning to feel it more inside, where it counts. And so this morning I signed up for the 10K. I'm really looking forward to it, it will be an memorable experience I'm sure.

Thanks again for all of the encouragement, not just today but for the past several months! You guys are the best!

 

[MommyMcQueen]

Question for the runners....I have been doing Couch to 5K and just finished week 7. My pace is pretty slow, but I have been more focused on just getting through running for any length of time rather than my speed. This week I had to run for "2.5 miles or 25 minutes" which was somewhat of a struggle. I made it through the 25 minutes but it was nowhere close to 2.5 miles! My total distance according to the treadmill was 2.3 miles including my 5 minute warmup.

I'm running (jogging) on the treadmilll at a 4.5 speed for 30 minutes

I am wondering if I should focus more on inceasing my pace or should I just try to build up my endurance first then focus on increasing my pace?? I know basically nothing about running so I'm sort of lost here. Any advice?

HI! When I was doing C25K I also did it for time, not distance. On week 7 I was no where near the 2.5 miles either - I was maybe right around 2. I never included my warmup in my route or time tracking, but my 5 min warmup that I walk outside is .35 mile - so if you were at 2.3 for your total distance including warmup, you're pretty close to 2 miles in the 25 minutes - which is really good! From everything I read, most say to run for the time first. Once you're able to do the full 30 minutes, then you can work on increasing the speed. I think when I finished Week 9 I was running a 5K distance in about 35 minutes. Now I have started to incorporate 1 day of speed interval training into my runs and I have noticed huge improvements in just a few weeks...down to 31-32 minutes. I'm 3 weeks out of the program and still can't do it in 30!

Great job on the C25K! Good Luck on Week 8!

 

[MommyMcQueen]

How was everyone's weekend???

Mine was okay - I ate terrible but exercised pretty well. 6 mile run on Saturday morning and did 30 Day Shred DVD on Sunday. Didn't weight in today, I know it'll be up so I'll wait a few days.

Hope everyone is doing well!

 

[KarenAylwood]

Weekend wasn't all that great in terms of eating and running. We slept in late on Saturday so I didn't go out to run until it was 11am and blazing hot and sunny (95 degrees!). I ran 2.5 miles and stopped. Then walked for a while, ran another half a mile, then stopped, then another half, then gave up. I felt HORRIBLE. I was dehydrated majorly and it was just too hot. I need to wake up at like 6:30 on Saturdays to get a run in from now on.

Stuck to my diet until we had a bbq at a friend's house. Only had a turkey burger w/ whole wheat bun and a hot dog but then we went out to a bar and I had two drinks that were not diet friendly. I'm back on track and there's no more ice cream cake in the house from DBF's bday so I'm positive. I'm still 2 lbs heavier than I was before vacation though.

I'm really wondering what my problem is with running now. My first run after vacation was fine, and then the other three (and other workouts) have just been.. bad. I don't know if I should attribute it to not working out for 12 days, the heat, or if it's the diet. I go 3 miles and feel like dying. And during the week my legs feel overall just sore and tired all the time. I may just go to phase 2 and then being strict on the weekends. I really do think that I'd be ok if I got my weekends under control!

 

[MommyMcQueen]

Weekend wasn't all that great in terms of eating and running. We slept in late on Saturday so I didn't go out to run until it was 11am and blazing hot and sunny (95 degrees!). I ran 2.5 miles and stopped. Then walked for a while, ran another half a mile, then stopped, then another half, then gave up. I felt HORRIBLE. I was dehydrated majorly and it was just too hot. I need to wake up at like 6:30 on Saturdays to get a run in from now on.

Stuck to my diet until we had a bbq at a friend's house. Only had a turkey burger w/ whole wheat bun and a hot dog but then we went out to a bar and I had two drinks that were not diet friendly. I'm back on track and there's no more ice cream cake in the house from DBF's bday so I'm positive. I'm still 2 lbs heavier than I was before vacation though.

I'm really wondering what my problem is with running now. My first run after vacation was fine, and then the other three (and other workouts) have just been.. bad. I don't know if I should attribute it to not working out for 12 days, the heat, or if it's the diet. I go 3 miles and feel like dying. And during the week my legs feel overall just sore and tired all the time. I may just go to phase 2 and then being strict on the weekends. I really do think that I'd be ok if I got my weekends under control!

Hey Karen!

UGH...95 degrees!!! No wonder you had a bad run!!! I wouldn't even have attempted it, so I give you credit!! I don't know how you do it in that heat - I'm dying if it's over 75 degrees!!!

Your difficulty with your runs could be combination of all 3 things you listed - the vacation, the heat, the diet. If all of your runs have been that hot - I'd say a huge part of it is the heat! I know I don't do well at all in the heat, and even when I go at the same time of day if it is hot I just trudge along dying...when it's cool/comfortable I have a great run. I love evening runs for that very reason.

Its gotta be hard getting back into it after almost a two week break - but just keep at it!!! Your legs are probably not used to going all those miles and will probably be sore a while. For about 2 weeks (after I finished the C25K and started the new program with longer runs) I had sore/tired legs all of the time - I wondered if I was doing something wrong - too much running? They were just tired all day long, felt like I had no strength for even just general walking around. I wondered how I was going to go out and run on them - so I just went slow but I kept at it and after about 2 weeks the soreness/tiredness did go away - they finally adapted to the longer distances and increased miles. I had a week of bad, misreadble runs too and it's hard to make yourself want to go out and do it again after a bad one, but just take it slow and don't push yourself too hard, especially in the heat!! It'll get better!!!

 

[kolohe_lady]

Again, I did really, reeeaaallly bad this weekend. Got the tattoo I've been wanting for years on Saturday. It's good sized and pretty detailed, so after 3 hours of pain (someone told me tattoos don't hurt. LIES!) I was drained and shaky and wanted a Big Mac, and I wanted it NOW. BF was too smart to argue. Also enjoys spoiling me so later that day we also got ice cream cones and lime rickeys. Then the go-to dinner of pizza. Oy. Will I ever learn? Then up to the parents' for a bbq on Sunday. Monday's weigh in, well . . .

I do love my new tat, though! Pretty koi fish with flowers, on my left side, from lower ribs to the top of my hip bone. Gonna take advantage of the 2-3 weeks I have to keep it away from pools and sunshine to get myself back on track on toned up before the next time I get in my swimsuit.

Nancy: 95 degrees is enough to make anyone have a bad run! I know the policy at the Disneyland Half-Marathon is to stop the race if it gets above 85 or 90 degrees (forget exactly which). Don't worry if things feel harder for a week or two, it's totally normal. I'll have weeks where I breeze through my long runs of 8 or 9 miles, and the next week a 2 or 3 mile run will just about kill me.

 

[KarenAylwood]

Thanks guys I feel a little better. Scale is not down today but I've given up on running outside for a while so that's positive! At 6:30am this morning, it was already 85 out and 95%+ humidity

My runs inside are fine and I feel really tired after working out but not bad. I do think having less carbs in my system makes a difference but combining it with running outside was what killed me- I was just sweating too much and getting exhausted from the heat. I may try to get up at 6:30 on Saturday because I think it's supposed to cool down a little.

I'm going out to dinner with a friend tonight and have already planned what I'm eating so I'm hoping to stave off the urge to cheat!

Thanks for the motivation guys

And kolohe_lady~ that tattoo sounds awesome! I've always been afraid to get one

 

[mejkjj97]

Hello

I finally joined a running group with other new moms (i just had my second 6 months ago). we start training next week for a 5k in september. We will run 1 night a week as a group and then will need to train on our own 3 days a week. this thread will help me hold myself accountable.

I am glad I found this. Everyone is so supportive of one another. I really need that extra bit of motivation right now.

as for my weight, I am back down to my prepregancy weight but would like to lose 10 more but since I am nursing I am not trying to push it right now. My baby is more important.

I did get out for a run this morning about 2.5 miles, it was slow with the humidity but it felt good and was nice and peaceful so early.

 

[cepmom]

I've been awful eating wise latelyNot sure why I haven't been able to snap out of it either. I did run outside the other day and I liked it much better than the treadmill. I found that I had better times than on the treadmill too I did a total of 3.2 miles in 36 minutes; I ran for 28 minutes and walked for 8 minutes. My legs are feeling it the past 2 days though!
Starting new today with eating and really hoping to stay on track

 

[MommyMcQueen]

Hope everyone is having a good week! Mine is okay, didn't run much due to weather/rain, but planning to go out tonight for a nice long run - I need it. I haven't really been eating much the last couple days - it's wierd, like I'm never hungry really. Sometimes its like I have a little tummy ache, but not to the point of being sick, just not hungry. I'll have to eat something beofre my run tonight, I don't know what, maybe a piece of chicken or something. Weigh in is tomorrow, hope that goes okay.

Hello

I finally joined a running group with other new moms (i just had my second 6 months ago). we start training next week for a 5k in september. We will run 1 night a week as a group and then will need to train on our own 3 days a week. this thread will help me hold myself accountable.

I am glad I found this. Everyone is so supportive of one another. I really need that extra bit of motivation right now.

as for my weight, I am back down to my prepregancy weight but would like to lose 10 more but since I am nursing I am not trying to push it right now. My baby is more important.

I did get out for a run this morning about 2.5 miles, it was slow with the humidity but it felt good and was nice and peaceful so early.

Hi Kim! Congrats on finding a running group - sounds like fun! And good job on losing the pregnancy weight already - this a a big accomplishment in itself!
Good luck on your running program!

I've been awful eating wise latelyNot sure why I haven't been able to snap out of it either. I did run outside the other day and I liked it much better than the treadmill. I found that I had better times than on the treadmill too I did a total of 3.2 miles in 36 minutes; I ran for 28 minutes and walked for 8 minutes. My legs are feeling it the past 2 days though!
Starting new today with eating and really hoping to stay on track

Great job running outside!! I've never run on a treadmill, but I'm glad to hear you like running outside and are finding yourself having better times - outside you get to control your pace, not the treadmill.

I too had a couple days of BAD eating over the weekend but done better these last few days...once I dip into the junk food it's so hard to stop!!! But now I feel so bad and guilty that I don't even want to look at it!

 

[KarenAylwood]

Kim J~ That running group sounds fun! How'd you find it? I run with one other friend, it's hard to find someone else who goes my pace (aka slow ).

MMQ~ Hope the run goes ok! I know what you mean about the junk food... ugh.

So I ran on the treadmill last night for 4 miles and it was great! The heat definitely plays a huge part in how bad I was feeling. I cancelled my run with a friend today- we've got a heat advisory and it's 100 out, heat index of 115

Today we had training all day so they provided lunch. It was a sandwich on whole wheat so I ate that and for the first time I didn't touch the big cookie or chips that went with it!!! I've never been able to do that before no matter how "strict" I was trying to be so I was . I'm moving on to phase 2 on the diet too, I know it will help out with energy for working out and my sanity as well. We have another training on Monday so I'll get another lunch then too, it's just not feasible to stay on phase 1 of the diet right now.

I haven't lost much this week but I'm down from Monday. I'm still hovering about 1.5-2lbs heavier than I was before vacation.

Keep up the good work everyone! I've got dinner with a friend tonight at Panera. I love how healthy that place is, it's never hard to find something good for you

 

[MommyMcQueen]

Happy Friday!

My week was a little off this week, and I guess it showed in my weigh in today - down .5 lb. I'm disappointed, was hoping to be down a pound. I weighted myself earlier in the week and was down that .5 already, so I was disappointed to see that number again today. I did eat well this week too, so not sure what happened - I sure hope this isn't the beginning of a plateau for me...

I was only able to run twice this week due to weather, but I ran 4 miles on Tuesday then did a nice, long 6 last night! It was a good run - did 6.17 in 1:06:16. I was thrilled! The 10K is in 2 weeks and this was the first time I made 6 without stopping, on Saturday when I did it I walked a few short stretches and walked the last .25 mi home. So it was nice to do it all - but it was a nice, cool evening so it was a wonderful run. I was just drenched when I got home though and I drank about 60 oz. of water after I got home throughout the night...I just felt so thirsty all night.

Weekend should be a good one for me, we are not camping and I should be able to stay on my calories. Hope to do a 6.5 mi run on Saturday. We hope to take the kids to the zoo so that will be lots of good walking.

I have been slacking on my 30 Day Shred DVD. For whatever reason I can mentally push myself through the runs, but this DVD I just do not want to do!! I did it Sunday and did half of it on Tuesday, then I allowed myself to quit. I don't know why, I just dread doing it. I borrowed my sisters Wii Biggest Loser game, gonna give that a try instead. Maybe I'll find that more motivating.

Hope everyone has a good weekend!