Being a responsible adult! Weight loss n stuff...

Yea, posting again haha.

I ordered some jeans online the other day, 2 pairs in Au10, exact same jeans just one is a lighter colour and one is darker. Well, the darker ones fit perfectly- pretty much like they were made for me. However I think the lighter fabric is a bit stiffer or something as they give me a bit of a muffin... SO goal for the next 4 weeks is to make the lighter pair fit me well too!!! I've taken some pics for comparison, will take the next ones the day before we fly home for holidays!
 
Hi Lucy, you have yourself well & truly back on track again, that's for sure! I wonder if your husband is feeling a little insecure. When I started to lose weight G was really proud of what I was doing, but he became really insecure as I got slimmer & slimmer. Men can have such deep-seated insecurities & usually are not at all good about expressing them. G keeps things bottled up for months & sometimes years before something cracks & he can't hide his feelings any more. That is so sad. After all this time together I still have to reassure him.
Did he find anything out last year about his migraines? I seem to remember something about a chemical imbalance mimicking depression. Did he get put on any medication to help with that?

You have a fairly high protein diet & I think I need to up mine too. I love reading what you eat, especially when I have just eaten ;)
 
I'm not sure what it is Cate, from what he hinted at it seems he was reliving something he didn't want to share with me which is why I suggested a therapist of some kind. He's slept ok the last couple of days, I am keeping an eye on him though. His migraines are pretty much resolved now, he has 2 different types of medication he has to take morning and night for prevention and he has another type of medication to kill a migraine if he gets one anyway (they're pretty few and far between now, he still gets headaches but mainly from his neck and sitting with bad posture at work).

I don't think my weight loss would affect him honestly, he's not really one to notice those types of things and I don't run around the house with victory whenever I feel it, haha. When we started dating I was over 75kgs and got down to 63 over about 7 or 8 months, he hadn't noticed until someone pointed it out which instigated a very awkward 'You're a bit skinny now...?' comment and that was it. The only thing he comments on is my butt (it's pretty outta control, haha) and that's more from exercise than anything else. He's pretty respectful of me having that as a hobby too, if I go to a late class like I'm going to tonight he will happily come and pick me up after work. Also put the no junk food in the house rule back in, he's fine with it (the idea being he can have junk at work if he really wants it, or if we both want it we go out and get what we will eat right away and that's it. So we don't just eat it cuz it's there).

I don't really track my diet in any programs at the moment (still following the plan the nutritionist gave me) but I have popped it in Fitday before, comes back usually around 100-120g protein. It's approx 40% fat, 30% carb and 30% protein (carbs are much lower on non-workout days as I carb cycle). I really like the way I eat at the moment, it's definitely sustainable for me!
 
Hi Lucy, I thought G was really proud of me for losing weight & I'm sure that he is, but it did not stop him feeling insecure & I have to be very careful not to even look at anyone else, which is a little bit sad. I feel very secure in his love & he should in mine. I hope your husband goes to see a counsellor one day. It must be something that he really does not want to share or re-live in the telling, but a counsellor may be able to put it into perspective. Like our son, you can't make them go though.
You understand so much about nutrition. I think I may be eating too little protein. I'll go check my macros in MFP now, xo Cate
 
Thanks Cate, definintely something to think about!

I have almost no time today guys, busy busy! PT session at 9, will prob get home just after 10 then I work 11-3. Movie after work too! Yesterday was perfect, today will be as I have no down time to even think about eating something I shouldn't.

Food plan for tomorrow

B Baked blueberry oats
S Chicken salad
L Smoothie
S Protein bar
D Roast beef and 2 cups roast veg

Exercise None!
 
Ohhhhh my god my poor chest is so sore! I had to pop some anti inflammatories so I could function without feeling like I was having a heart attack every time I turned my head. Argh. Didn't even do anything too different, I know what did it though- I can go pretty heavy with a bench press and the PT wanted to mix it up... switched to a fairly light weight (for me, 30kg) and had to focus the whole time on squeezing my hands in towards each other so the tension stayed on my chest the whole time. It was really hard and unco, and now I'm suffering lol. Progress though, right?

Yesterday was pretty perfect, as in I was all day and then unsure about the movie meal. I ended up ordering the buffalo chicken, which came with celery and ranch. Actually wasn't expecting so much chicken, there was probably about 10 pieces but they were all only 1-2 bites each. Also think it was possibly fried as they were really crispy. Had about 1tbsp ranch with the celery, and only had sparkling water and tea. Guess it could've been worse! Also we were both pretty disappointed with the movie, was nowhere near as good as the TV show.

Just rewatching Guardians of the galaxy for the millionth time before I start work in an hour.

Food plan for tomorrow

B Baked blueberry oatmeal
S Chicken salad
L Smoothie
S 2 hardboiled eggs
D Roast beef, 2 cups roast veg

Exercise None
 
I LOVE Guardians of the Galaxy! But I've only seen it once, not that long ago. Afterwards I kept finding myself saying "I am Groot" at random times.
 
Oaks it's the only movie in recent times I've gone to see at the movies 3 times! I'm sure there's another one I watched as much, I just can't remember off the top of my head. Love it.

Perrrrrrrrfect day guys, looking forward to weigh in on Mon!! Going to smash tomorrow!
 
Trying to plan my week in advance, here's how my exercise/other plans are so far...

Mon Pilates at 9.30, can't do much else as it's a public holiday here
Tue PT at 9.15, stretch then 60min massage at 10.30
Wed PT at 9.15, thinking I might bring a snack and do pilates at 10.30 again. Love that class
Thu Work 1-5, yoga at 6.30
Fri PT at 9, work 11-3.
Sat Work 11-4, no exercise
Sun Work 11-4, no exercise

Pretty sure getting added on to that we are going to watch Jurassic World one evening. A lot of my spare time is me food prepping and baking especially on my days off. I'm so glad I don't need to walk to work at all this week, give my knee/hip a bit of a rest! No other plans as yet.

Food plan for tomorrow

B 1/2 cup muesli, 150g light Greek yogurt, 1/3 cup raspberries
Post workout PB protein ice-cream
L Wrap with chicken, light cottage cheese and salad
S Carrot with 40g hummus
D 130g roast beef with 2 cups veg

Exercise Pilates class
 
What a plan Lucy! They say fail to plan & you plan to fail. Failure is not in your dictionary! xoC
 
Thanks guys! Planning on owning it this week. Not sure what day I want my cheat, possibly Wed as I want to make pizza and cheesecake and doubt I could be bothered after work.

Today was pretty perfect, had one more coffee than I should have but besides that it was spot on. So had a pretty perfect week all up!
 
Had to weigh myself 3 times this morning, didn't believe the scales! Big whoosh- was 67.2kgs. Whaaaat!!!! I'll be in the 66s next week!!!
 
I don't think I've mentioned this recently but the last few weeks I've been getting pretty anxious, mainly in the mornings and then calming down in the afternoon. Aaaages ago I actually gave up caffeine just for that reason, and I think it might have something to do with it again. I just came back from Pilates- I had 2 small cups of coffee beforehand (normally on a work day, I'll have a small one when I wake up and then another usually a few hours later either before I start work or when I get there... this morning I had one right after the other) and the WHOLE Pilates session I was having a minor freak out in my head. Coupled with the weird pilates breathing I felt pretty lightheaded which just played into my anxiety... I actually feel really silly now typing that out as afterward I feel like it makes no sense at all. By the time I got to the relaxation part at the end I'd only just started to calm down and then the walk home I was ok. Had a small banana with my PB ice-cream on the off chance that the light-headedness was low blood sugar, but honestly it wasn't an issue on the walk home. Minds are silly things!!!! I used to have a really bad panic disorder in my teens so this is incredibly mild in comparison but it's still really uncomfortable while it's happening. Going to have to cut down to one coffee again, may even switch to decaf in a week or two. Anyway, just thought I'd put that out there!!!

The Pilates class was great by the way, different instructor and it was REALLY challenging. I'm not so keen on doing too much ab stuff but I loooooove all the glute work in these classes, actually really good for my hip/knee problem too. I usually walk out easier than when I walked in!! All the hip opening stretches and stuff helps heaps too of course.

This place is so weird on a public holiday, the streets are dead and there's just no one around. Back home everything is still open except for all the offices, so there's people EVERYWHERE. I think most things are open today too, just a weird observation.

I don't know what to do the rest of the day! If Wade gets home anytime soon (he was only supposed to do a short day today) I might see if he wants to go to the movies and watch something light, maybe Spy or something. I would just walk and go by myself but I'm making a consious effort to do as little as possible until I have my massage tomorrow- I'm not hobbling around but I do after a while (usually at the end of a 5 hour work shift on my feet I'll start getting pretty uncomfortable). Otherwise... just chillin I guess!!

Food plan for tomorrow

B Baked blueberry and cherry oatmeal
Pre workout 4 Brazil nuts
Post workout Quest bar (I'm staying at the gym for a massage after so have to eat something I can take with me)
L Wrap with bacon, 2 eggs, cottage cheese and salad
S 130g apple with 40g almond butter
D Pumpkin soup, 2 turkey sausages

Exercise PT session (legs)
 
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I hope cutting back on your coffee helps you with the anxiety. That does sound uncomfortable to deal with.
I agree on the ab work. I don't really like when my yoga classes to focused cardio stuff. I prefer my abs get worked in the context of other work.
Shops and streets are usually pretty busy around here on stat holidays here. In fact, generally much busier than normal days I would think.
 
Went to the movies with Wade, the whole shopping centre was dead! So weird! But the carpark was full, we had to drive around in circles and ended up on the 5th level to get a park! I think people were parking at the shopping centre and walking across the road to the parks/picnic areas/water.

Yea coffee wise, I'm still going to have 2 I'll just be making the second one decaf.
 
Hi Lucy, I sometimes wake up really anxious & in a panic & have no idea why. I wonder if I have been having a bad dream or something. It's a relief on those days when I don't have to actually go anywhere or do anything in particular. There does not seem to be any logic involved. It comes from nowhere!
It is really deserted here, too on public holidays. Well, we live in the bush, but our local town was DEAD when we drove through this morning, on our way to the golf club, where only 1 person turned up to play! I mean the Queen's birthday holiday is such a non-event. Crazy!
 
Haha it just seemed really strange that no one was around, most of the shopping centre was open and I mean we live on the GC, thought we would have had a big weekend with people visiting etc but no. Actually I'm glad, the cinema was dead and we got really awesome seats!! I don't usually wake up anxious either, generally I'm anxious when I actually go to bed so falling asleep can be pretty difficult. And then after my breakfast/morning coffees it kicks up again. I wonder if it is just the caffeine? Going to find out, I won't go cold turkey though as I don't want to deal with the caffeine withdrawal right now. I'll do it slowly!

Just thought I'd pop back in and say PERFECT DAY 1 DOWN! *fist bump* Decided that tomorrow will be perfect also, and then Wed night is going to be a pizza night. Looking forward to the carb loading! I'm not going to make a cheesecake, just going to make an epic pizza to pig out on... might make a cheesecake next week. I have prawns so I think it's going to be a garlic prawn pizza *drool*
 
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