WISH Away the Pounds June Challenge -- Starting a Successful Summer!

[Rose&Mike]

Good morning! Just wanted to pop in and wish everyone a great Sunday. I will attempt to do replies later but might not be back until Monday. Have a great day!

 

[Flossbolna]

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a great weekend!

I am very pleased with my OP weekend - which even included some gelato! Feel very confident about the next week, hopefully will be able to keep the momentum going.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Happy Monday!
I am pleased to say I have tracked 4 days in a row--and here's a shocker--tracking really works. Mike is tracking too--even though he really doesn't need to lose weight, but it really helps because we can copy each other's meals a lot of times and it doesn't seem as tedious.

Interestingly, I am consistently way under on sodium in my food (and I don't salt very many things). I am a profuse salt sweater, so it makes more and more sense that lack of salt may have been causing nausea after my long runs. I had a brutal 6 mile run yesterday. Felt horrid at the end and was sure the day was going to be a lost cause, but came home and had some salt with my water and felt fine the rest of the day.

Have a great Monday!

 

[myweegirls]

We had a great weekend with my dad and a good family friend in Charlottesville! Foodwise, I stayed on-plan, although I used a ton of my weekly allowance points. I'm up this morning from the low I had on Friday - not unexpected, and I'm wondering if that low might also be related to my long run Friday morning. I ran 5x last week, which is more than usual for me. Still, I'm feeling pretty good about how I handled the two trips last week. Onward!

XO
Liz

 

[lisah0711]

Sounds like some great week-end activities and OP folks!

 

[Connie96]

Hey y'all. Don't have much to say at this particular moment but I wanted to, at least, say "hello".



Happy Monday!

 

[jillbur]

Interestingly, I am consistently way under on sodium in my food (and I don't salt very many things). I am a profuse salt sweater, so it makes more and more sense that lack of salt may have been causing nausea after my long runs. I had a brutal 6 mile run yesterday. Felt horrid at the end and was sure the day was going to be a lost cause, but came home and had some salt with my water and felt fine the rest of the day.

Have a great Monday!

DH and I were jut talking about this. I think when I start training soon for a 1/2 in October I may need salt sticks or something. Do you use anything like that during your runs? I am just starting to look into what to take during long runs, so if you have any suggestions, I'd love them!

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Hey everyone! I am doing a quick check in. Dsis and I did the Biggest Loser Runwalk Erie 1/2 marathon yesterday. We walked the whole thing (except for a slight jog in the last 25 feet). It was a brutal 1/2 compared to last year! Seriously, we knew last years was completely flat and wonderful and this year was going to be hilly, but there are no words to describe it. I swear it was 12 miles of uphill, and some very steep hills! I checked my elevation on Run Keeper after we finished and it was 1075 feet difference. I still had a blast, but I feel bad for people who signed up for this as a first 1/2 or with the thinking that Biggest Lose promotes it as for all ability levels. We trained for hills (I looked back and the highest elevation change we did was 468 ft), but if people didn't, they were probably in trouble. I think BL will get a lot of feedback about this one. We finished in exactly 3:00, though, which we were super proud of. But, I think I pulled a muscle behind my knee in the last mile because it is hurting when I straighten it out or while walking down the stairs So, I'm going to take it easy before I start running again.

I forgot to weigh in but it's probably about the same so I'll catch up next week. I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend! I'll try to catch up more tomorrow.

Jill

 

[Flossbolna]

Good morning everyone! Seems like we have entered the end of month quiet pase...

But we all still have nearly a week to reach out goals for the month!

My day started strange today, but also good. I was forced to walk to work (40 minutes) as the public transport system is on strike today. It is a beautiful day, so it was quite enjoyable. Since I am going to walk home, too, that's 80 minutes of exercise!

Work is being rather stressful, I do have a deadline on a big project coming up and I am not nearly as far as I thought I would be by now. So not a lot of DIS time the coming weeks... But I will keep up with this thread as it is so helpful!

I contacted Amanda who had signed up to host July to find out if she is still up for it. If I don't hear back from her, we will need another host for July... This also made me realise that we seem to have lost some regulars... I guess I need to send out some PMs to see how people are doing.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Just a quick post to say hi!

I will do replies tonight and answer the salt question Jill.

Wish me luck. I am giving a training today at work and while I know my stuff and I know everyone knows I know my stuff, I sometimes have trouble talking (getting the words out). I am not really nervous, because I love what I am talking about (I am giving a database training--I know I'm weird), but just a little anxious that it's going to be hard to get my point across.

Have a great Tuesday! I plan to leave work on time tonight so hoping to post this afternoon.

 

[lisah0711]

Hey y'all. Don't have much to say at this particular moment but I wanted to, at least, say "hello".



Happy Monday!

Hi Connie! Hope you are having a good week!

DH and I were jut talking about this. I think when I start training soon for a 1/2 in October I may need salt sticks or something. Do you use anything like that during your runs? I am just starting to look into what to take during long runs, so if you have any suggestions, I'd love them!

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Hey everyone! I am doing a quick check in. Dsis and I did the Biggest Loser Runwalk Erie 1/2 marathon yesterday. We walked the whole thing (except for a slight jog in the last 25 feet). It was a brutal 1/2 compared to last year! Seriously, we knew last years was completely flat and wonderful and this year was going to be hilly, but there are no words to describe it. I swear it was 12 miles of uphill, and some very steep hills! I checked my elevation on Run Keeper after we finished and it was 1075 feet difference. I still had a blast, but I feel bad for people who signed up for this as a first 1/2 or with the thinking that Biggest Lose promotes it as for all ability levels. We trained for hills (I looked back and the highest elevation change we did was 468 ft), but if people didn't, they were probably in trouble. I think BL will get a lot of feedback about this one. We finished in exactly 3:00, though, which we were super proud of. But, I think I pulled a muscle behind my knee in the last mile because it is hurting when I straighten it out or while walking down the stairs So, I'm going to take it easy before I start running again.

I forgot to weigh in but it's probably about the same so I'll catch up next week. I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend! I'll try to catch up more tomorrow.

Jill

on a great time for your hilly half marathon, Jill! That was an amazing elevation change -- crazy! Hope that your knee is feeling better soon.

Good morning everyone! Seems like we have entered the end of month quiet pase...

But we all still have nearly a week to reach out goals for the month!

My day started strange today, but also good. I was forced to walk to work (40 minutes) as the public transport system is on strike today. It is a beautiful day, so it was quite enjoyable. Since I am going to walk home, too, that's 80 minutes of exercise!

Work is being rather stressful, I do have a deadline on a big project coming up and I am not nearly as far as I thought I would be by now. So not a lot of DIS time the coming weeks... But I will keep up with this thread as it is so helpful!

I contacted Amanda who had signed up to host July to find out if she is still up for it. If I don't hear back from her, we will need another host for July... This also made me realise that we seem to have lost some regulars... I guess I need to send out some PMs to see how people are doing.

Sorry for the stressful week at work, Magdalene. that things progress more rapidly than you expect. Great job making lemonades from lemons with the extra activity.

It is the quiet end of the month time here. Add that to the quiet summer time and it makes for a thread that is very easy to keep up with. It just happens this time of year. We can always have a chat thread and suspend the challenge portion for a month or two if someone doesn't host for us. I'm travelling and can't do July or August. Thank you for hostessing this month, Magdalene!

Just a quick post to say hi!

I will do replies tonight and answer the salt question Jill.

Wish me luck. I am giving a training today at work and while I know my stuff and I know everyone knows I know my stuff, I sometimes have trouble talking (getting the words out). I am not really nervous, because I love what I am talking about (I am giving a database training--I know I'm weird), but just a little anxious that it's going to be hard to get my point across.

Have a great Tuesday! I plan to leave work on time tonight so hoping to post this afternoon.

Good luck with your training today, Rose! I'm sure that you will do great!

Just plugging away trying to get my last pound lost so I can meet my goal this month. Happy Tuesday!

 

[bigsis1970]

I've been MIA this week.. just busy at work, hubs has had a stressful week at work, DS just finished up finals yesterday .. UGH.. TGIF!!!

QotD - vacations I tend to eat what I want - however we seem to only eat twice a day and I'm more active so I might gain a few or maintain.. then when I get back home I hop back up on the wagon..
Mini challenge - I hope the load of loam I ordered from the park is there so I can get some flower and start planting.. I also hope to see Maleficent this weekend

Happy late Birthday Pam!! It sounds like it was fantastic!!

Thank you for the birthday wishes! Hope your loam arrives on time! Shoveling and moving that heavy stuff will be a great workout!

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P

OMG it was a workout!

Enjoy the gardening!

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Thanks it was a beautiful weekend

Nice to see you Lisa R.

I was always so happy when my DS was done for the year! Have a good weekend.

We are looking at houses today. Hopefully it will be a good experience.

Yes, I'm glad he is out for the summer, Hope this went well for you!

:

Michelle, sorry for the tough week at your house. I hope you have a fabulous time planting all your flowers. Be sure and let us know how you like the movie. t
Well we never made it

Well the loam came it was hard work moving it but I did about 1/2 of the pile then let Hubs help me with the rest. Then I planted all the flowers I'd gotten.. my butt muscles and down the back of my thighs still hurt today !!! but it's a good hurt - remind me I said that because I have Zumba tonight!!! LOL Michelle

 

[jillbur]

Just checking in to say good morning before I take DS to camp. It's pretty quiet around here. I'm hoping that means everyone is out enjoying summer

I'll be back later to see who's around!

Jill

 

[Rose&Mike]

DH and I were jut talking about this. I think when I start training soon for a 1/2 in October I may need salt sticks or something. Do you use anything like that during your runs? I am just starting to look into what to take during long runs, so if you have any suggestions, I'd love them!

So here are my thoughts/experiences. Remember, I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on tv.

First, if you aren't feeling bad after runs and can tolerate gatorade you may not need anything. Everybody sweats differently. Some people can eat a banana before a run for the potassium and carbs and that works great for them. Some people are ok with just eating one afterwards. For some people gu (or something similar works fine) and they don't need the additional electrolytes.

I started out taking endurolytes and drinking gatorade because I was feeling so very cruddy after long runs. I would feel ok at the finish, but an hour or so later feel nauseated for hours. They helped a little, but it just wasn't enough. After I went gf it got a little better, but when I eat really on plan I don't consume much sodium and I am a HUGE salt sweater. So I was starting to find the endurolytes just weren't enough and I was getting nauseated and having calf cramps. So I did a bunch of reading online and decided to just try straight salt. If you google it you should be able to find some stuff where folks talk about using salt packets or plain old table salt poured in a baggie. It has made a world of difference for me. I was so miserable on Sunday after my 6 mile run (hot and humid here), came home, had some water and salt, jumped in the shower, felt fine. And while a lot of people had problems with the heat at the 2012 wdw marathon I did salt and water the whole run and felt great--other than my back.

The other think to think about if you are feeling bad after a run is that it could be food. Dairy gives me issues anyhow, but I tried chocolate milk and Wendy's frosty's after runs because everyone talks about how great milk is after a run and it literally felt like it was curdling in my stomach. It was BAD!

So to sum it up--
I would maybe start with endurolytes or something similar.
If you seem to still be having issues look at salt tablets.
Both are usually sold at running stores or online.
And if that doesn't work investigate whether you just need some more plain old salt.

Hope this helps.

Good luck with your training today, Rose! I'm sure that you will do great!

Thanks. It went well, but the software that I was giving the training on would not load correctly with the browser that was on our computer in the conference room, so I was winging it....Luckily I had made very detailed handouts. We are going to start training staff on how to use the software so it is a great career move for me and something to put on my resume and I got a new title. Of course I am still trying to cram this into my very part time schedule, but I am really using my brain, so I am liking it!


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I hope everyone has a great day today!
I have tracked for 6 days in a row! As of right now I am looking at a pretty good first week on plan loss! Waiting until Friday to record it on mfp.

I am using up the majority of the calories I get from exercise, but that is the best I can do right now. Eventually that might not work, but for now I still seem to be losing, so going to call that good.

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning all!

I think this is the last day we don't have a coach so I will pinch hit here which is always easy to do on a Wednesday!

QOTD Wednesday, June 25, 2014: It's Woo Hoo Wednesday! Give yourself a big "woo hoo" for helping yourself to be healthy and share something that you did this week to help you with your goals.

 

[lisah0711]

Well the loam came it was hard work moving it but I did about 1/2 of the pile then let Hubs help me with the rest. Then I planted all the flowers I'd gotten.. my butt muscles and down the back of my thighs still hurt today !!! but it's a good hurt - remind me I said that because I have Zumba tonight!!! LOL Michelle

Hope Zumba wasn't too painful, Michelle. And I'm sure that your yard looks lovely after all of your hard work.

Just checking in to say good morning before I take DS to camp. It's pretty quiet around here. I'm hoping that means everyone is out enjoying summer

I'll be back later to see who's around!

Jill

Good morning, Jill! Hope you did something fun on your somewhat quiet summer day.

Thanks. It went well, but the software that I was giving the training on would not load correctly with the browser that was on our computer in the conference room, so I was winging it....Luckily I had made very detailed handouts. We are going to start training staff on how to use the software so it is a great career move for me and something to put on my resume and I got a new title. Of course I am still trying to cram this into my very part time schedule, but I am really using my brain, so I am liking it!


*****
I hope everyone has a great day today!
I have tracked for 6 days in a row! As of right now I am looking at a pretty good first week on plan loss! Waiting until Friday to record it on mfp.

I am using up the majority of the calories I get from exercise, but that is the best I can do right now. Eventually that might not work, but for now I still seem to be losing, so going to call that good.

on a great week of tracking, Rose! Sounds like the training was a success in spite of technical difficulties. It's always fun to do something new for sure.

Good morning all!

I think this is the last day we don't have a coach so I will pinch hit here which is always easy to do on a Wednesday!

QOTD Wednesday, June 25, 2014: It's Woo Hoo Wednesday! Give yourself a big "woo hoo" for helping yourself to be healthy and share something that you did this week to help you with your goals.

My is that I started the ab challenge over this week and added an arm challenge because the arms need some work for summer clothing.

Have a great day all!

 

[pjlla]

Morning all and HAPPY Wednesday! SUMMER is here! The weather has been nice, warm, but not unbearable and the school year has officially ended! So of course I am out of my "normal" routine and haven't found the time to post here at all! Time to get into the summer routine now!

Eating has been a bit scattered lately.... partially due to having a hard time getting fully "back in the wagon" after my birthday eating and partially due to the vacation mentality I am sporting! A trip to the market to restock my fridge and pantry with lots of healthy options will certainly help with that, so I am heading out of here in a little bit to do that!

DS was supposed to have friends over today for a bonfire (the official burning of the school papers ), but today's weather looked crappy, so he changed it to later in the week.... but of course, it is gorgeous here right now. Maybe the rain is coming in later?

Now off to make myself a smoothie and then head to the market! Have a great day and I'll BBL to chat it up!.............P

 

[myweegirls]

Hi, friends!

My woo-hoo for today is that I actually got up and ran. The alarm went off, and I was really not feeling it. It was already really warm and muggy, even at 6:15. I got into the bathroom, brushed my teeth, and almost went back to bed. I somehow talked myself into getting my running clothes on, at which point I figured I might as well go. It wasn't pretty - my pace was fine, but I just didn't feel great throughout. Some runs are just like that - fortunately, they're not often, or I'd never keep doing this! I got through the whole 3.1 I'd planned for today, stretched out, and felt much better after a shower. I'm really glad I went, as it kept me on my activity plan for this week, but I'm still not sure I wouldn't have been better off staying in bed that extra bit of time!

Today - AT LAST - is the girls' last day of school. ! They're in for just a couple of hours, so I'm picking them up at dismissal and taking them into the city for lunch and a visit at my office. My colleagues want to see them, and some have never met them - it seems like a good day to take them around Mommy Work (the non-telecommuting side!) after having a Grown-Up Lunch together at one of the restaurants near my office.

Tonight we're at Seasons 52 with DH for a last day of school celebratory dinner. I love eating there - they bring you whatever nutritionals you want on anything on the menu on request. If I have wine & dessert as well as my entree, I can expect to spend 21 points on dinner. If I drop the wine, I'm back down to 15 points (they do 7-ounce pours!). With a light lunch and my already-done light breakfast, that'll totally work, tapping a few of my weekly allowance points. I'm on such a roll with tracking lately, and it's making a huge difference!

Hope everyone has a great Wednesday - we're happy to be joining the summer vacation ranks at last. Aulani is around the corner!

XO
Liz

 

[jillbur]

So here are my thoughts/experiences. Remember, I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on tv.

First, if you aren't feeling bad after runs and can tolerate gatorade you may not need anything. Everybody sweats differently. Some people can eat a banana before a run for the potassium and carbs and that works great for them. Some people are ok with just eating one afterwards. For some people gu (or something similar works fine) and they don't need the additional electrolytes.

I started out taking endurolytes and drinking gatorade because I was feeling so very cruddy after long runs. I would feel ok at the finish, but an hour or so later feel nauseated for hours. They helped a little, but it just wasn't enough. After I went gf it got a little better, but when I eat really on plan I don't consume much sodium and I am a HUGE salt sweater. So I was starting to find the endurolytes just weren't enough and I was getting nauseated and having calf cramps. So I did a bunch of reading online and decided to just try straight salt. If you google it you should be able to find some stuff where folks talk about using salt packets or plain old table salt poured in a baggie. It has made a world of difference for me. I was so miserable on Sunday after my 6 mile run (hot and humid here), came home, had some water and salt, jumped in the shower, felt fine. And while a lot of people had problems with the heat at the 2012 wdw marathon I did salt and water the whole run and felt great--other than my back.

The other think to think about if you are feeling bad after a run is that it could be food. Dairy gives me issues anyhow, but I tried chocolate milk and Wendy's frosty's after runs because everyone talks about how great milk is after a run and it literally felt like it was curdling in my stomach. It was BAD!

So to sum it up--
I would maybe start with endurolytes or something similar.
If you seem to still be having issues look at salt tablets.
Both are usually sold at running stores or online.
And if that doesn't work investigate whether you just need some more plain old salt.

Hope this helps.

Thanks for the advice. I am thinking I'll need to replenish on longs runs and don't want too much liquid sloshing around in my stomach. So, I'll read up some more and play around with things.

Good morning all!

I think this is the last day we don't have a coach so I will pinch hit here which is always easy to do on a Wednesday!

QOTD Wednesday, June 25, 2014: It's Woo Hoo Wednesday! Give yourself a big "woo hoo" for helping yourself to be healthy and share something that you did this week to help you with your goals.

Hmmmm....My woo hoo is finishing that crazy half in a decent time! And, I'll add in that my first planned run for my half in October is going to be tomorrow.

Good morning, Jill! Hope you did something fun on your somewhat quiet summer day.

Have a great day all!

I think I'm busier now than during the school year! After some shopping, sitting at DS's camp track meet for 3 hours, and taking the boys fishing, we've only been in the house for about 2 hours since 9 am

Hi, friends!

My woo-hoo for today is that I actually got up and ran. The alarm went off, and I was really not feeling it. It was already really warm and muggy, even at 6:15. I got into the bathroom, brushed my teeth, and almost went back to bed. I somehow talked myself into getting my running clothes on, at which point I figured I might as well go. It wasn't pretty - my pace was fine, but I just didn't feel great throughout. Some runs are just like that - fortunately, they're not often, or I'd never keep doing this! I got through the whole 3.1 I'd planned for today, stretched out, and felt much better after a shower. I'm really glad I went, as it kept me on my activity plan for this week, but I'm still not sure I wouldn't have been better off staying in bed that extra bit of time!

Today - AT LAST - is the girls' last day of school. ! They're in for just a couple of hours, so I'm picking them up at dismissal and taking them into the city for lunch and a visit at my office. My colleagues want to see them, and some have never met them - it seems like a good day to take them around Mommy Work (the non-telecommuting side!) after having a Grown-Up Lunch together at one of the restaurants near my office.

Tonight we're at Seasons 52 with DH for a last day of school celebratory dinner. I love eating there - they bring you whatever nutritionals you want on anything on the menu on request. If I have wine & dessert as well as my entree, I can expect to spend 21 points on dinner. If I drop the wine, I'm back down to 15 points (they do 7-ounce pours!). With a light lunch and my already-done light breakfast, that'll totally work, tapping a few of my weekly allowance points. I'm on such a roll with tracking lately, and it's making a huge difference!

Hope everyone has a great Wednesday - we're happy to be joining the summer vacation ranks at last. Aulani is around the corner!

XO
Liz

Hope you had a wonderful day with the family
Aulani will be so awesome!

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Good evening. Checking in real quick. I'll be back in the morning for the QOTD since I'll be the new coach. Hmmm....maybe I should look at the archives for some inspiration!

Jill

 

[jillbur]

Good morning! I'm Jill and I'll be your coach for the rest of June Is it June 26th already?!?!

In honor of the dreary looking morning here in western PA, what do you do for an instant mood enhancer, that's not food/exercise related, when you've got the blahs?



I'll be back later to check in. Have a great morning!

Jill

 

[desiree71081]

Good morning! I'm Jill and I'll be your coach for the rest of June Is it June 26th already?!?!

In honor of the dreary looking morning here in western PA, what do you do for an instant mood enhancer, that's not food/exercise related, when you've got the blahs?



I'll be back later to check in. Have a great morning!

Jill

I had the issue of the "blahs" the last couple of days. A while back, I got a new phone and instead of moving ALL my music over, I moved just the Christian music. I find when I listen to just Christian music, my mood is so much better. I have been listening to all kinds of music again lately while in the car and realized yesterday that I needed a dose of "happy music" so I put my headphones on and cranked up my Christian music while at work. I was dancing in my chair and it made my day so much better. Want a dose of feel good Christian music to get you going. Check out Mandisa, "Good Morning" That one always makes me happy and makes me want to move.

On another note, day before yesterday hubby said "let's get pizza" and of course, I had no will power that day so I had pizza but, instead of 4-5 slices and a ton of crazy bread, I had 2 pieces of crazy bread and shared half of each with the baby and only 2 slices of pizza.

I NEED to start planning meals better. Money is tight though and the option of going buy the kind of food I need (healthier choices) isn't much of an option right now.

I haven't been able to get in the pool lately because the baby had surgery and was just cleared Tuesday to go in the water. Hoping the weather clears up here so that we can get in and I can get some kind of exercise in. Can't wait to see how he likes/doesn't like the pool.

My eating has been up and down lately. Last weekend I served in a wedding and though I didn't gain much (maybe a lb or 2) my motivation took a hit. Hoping to make healthy choices this weekend. Really craving chicken kabobs on the grill.

Hope everyone has a great Thursday.