Diary of MNexercisegirl

I even face challenges on the weekends at times, and most call me "The Robot."

Peer pressure is a bitch, even if people aren't actually pressuring you to eat. When everyone else is enjoying food and seems like everyone is enjoying themselves, it becomes easy to associate joy with eating a lot during the weekends. Most people eat more on weekends than compared to what they eat during the week. Also, most people are more laid back and happy during the weekends than how they are during the week. So it is easy to see how this association comes about.

When I find myself having trouble, I look around. Most people are really out of shape. Sure, they seem to be enjoying themselves, but more often than not, they are probably upset, depressed, mad, etc about their weight problems.

It's nice to remember this every now and again.
 
Weekends...Saturday I ate nearly 2100 cals (who knew pancit was 493 calories a serving and lumpia 168? :eek: ). I can't even guess for Friday. That was a whoops week-end for sure.

But, you know, in a way I love those kinda days because you can go back (without beating your self up) and look and see what you did right, and what you might want to do differently the next time...then when it comes you already have a little plan in mind...and every time it gets a little easier until one day you figure out how to happily have your cake (or pancit) and eat it too.:)

edited to add: and I just thought about this....I'll let ya borrow my "post week-end, pre-workout" self-talk tape (but I want it back by next Monday LOL)...it goes like this, on the way to the gym:

self to muscles: "you've had a good week-end, lots of fuel, lots of rest...I know you are ready to show Mama what you can do...you're ready to hit it and hit it hard" yea, cheesy I know, but much more fun and motivating than going "OMG, I've got to "work off" those extra calories.
 
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daiseeangel said:
i just went back and read all about your HIIT and measurements...NICE JOB!!!you are doing awesome!!!:D
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Thanks a ton daisee! Days like these I have to remember what I've accomplished since I started and just start over again!
TomO said:
Don't beat yourself up to much about your weekend. I have the hardest time at parties myself. The only thing that makes it easier is that all the members of my wife's family are around my age and having to watch what they eat as well. But it's still so hard to resist the desserts. All you can do is get back in the saddle on Monday, though.

I'm going to do HIIT today, are you?

Have a great week!
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Temptation. That's the word for my weekend and I fell right into it. But yes, I have to get back on and learn and know what I need to do this next weekend.
Not doing HIIT today, although I did think about it...but no, not today. Tomorrow for sure though. I might run in the rain!
You have a great week too!

Steve said:
When I find myself having trouble, I look around. Most people are really out of shape. Sure, they seem to be enjoying themselves, but more often than not, they are probably upset, depressed, mad, etc about their weight problems.

It's nice to remember this every now and again.
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The thing about this is that most of my relatives, are my cousins, who are the same age as me and we're all active and they all workout. Most of the guys get to the gym and the females, well I don't know how they do it, but they eat as much as me and yet are still very slim. Probably not as active and would not be able to run 3 miles if their life depended on it, but still very slim. So when I look around, I see skinny people around me eating and drinking (good thing I can't stand the taste of beer).

Anyhow we hang out every weekend and email each other everyday. We're a very tight knit group and so when we hang out it's always a good time, with drinks and food. So my food intake during the weekend gets extremely horrible, but I'm tackling this now so that I can still enjoy my time with them and not feel guilty the day after because I scarfed down a plateful of Chex Mix.

Thanks for the support and advice. This journey has a ton of road blocks I have to handle and it's so not going to be easy.
cym said:
But, you know, in a way I love those kinda days because you can go back (without beating your self up) and look and see what you did right, and what you might want to do differently the next time...then when it comes you already have a little plan in mind...and every time it gets a little easier until one day you figure out how to happily have your cake (or pancit) and eat it too.:)

edited to add: and I just thought about this....I'll let ya borrow my "post week-end, pre-workout" self-talk tape (but I want it back by next Monday LOL)...it goes like this, on the way to the gym:

self to muscles: "you've had a good week-end, lots of fuel, lots of rest...I know you are ready to show Mama what you can do...you're ready to hit it and hit it hard" yea, cheesy I know, but much more fun and motivating than going "OMG, I've got to "work off" those extra calories.
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Thanks cym. I love your self talk and I actually said one to myself before heading out to get my lifting in, "It's time to work hard." Not as motivating but it was enough for me to get myself in the car and drive to the gym.
 
Lifting...
Squats: Warmup 1x5 65, 1x5 95, 5x5 105
Bench: Warmup 1x8 bar, 3x5 75, 2x5 70 (I was weak after the 3rd set, decided to go down to finish up)
DB deadlift: 1x5 25, 5x5 30 (30 pounds are heavy after the 4th set)
DB Overhead press: 5x5 17.5
Row: 5x5 75. Need to increase weights. These felt easy, didn't feel like they were kicking my ass like last week.

Another funny, someone asked me if I was still in college at the gym today. Yes, I'm making friends, well 1 friend so far. That totally made my day...
 
Hi! good job on the HIIT.!
Steve said:
Peer pressure is a bitch, even if people aren't actually pressuring you to eat. .
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I get a lot of emotional blackmail & attempts to sabotage my diet.
A lot of " I made this just for YOU" or " I'm sure you can break your diet just this once" etc. Very frustrating. :mad:
I've realized that barring a handful of friends who really care, the majority of them want you to slip.
 
rashmi said:
I get a lot of emotional blackmail & attempts to sabotage my diet. A lot of " I made this just for YOU" or " I'm sure you can break your diet just this once" etc. Very frustrating. :mad: I've realized that barring a handful of friends who really care, the majority of them want you to slip.
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Isn't that just sad? I don't know about you, but my family is all about food. We get together, food, we celebrate, food. It's everywhere and there's no way around it. We just have to adjust to it and make the best choices for ourselves. That person that's shoving the piece of cake into your face doesn't have to live with the guilt of it the next day. It's about mind over matter and in this case, mind over food.
 
Dairy Queen

It was an awesome day out here in the tundra. We hit a record 81 and with that comes a walk to the Dairy Queen by the house. I had a very healthy dinner, white rice with sweet and sour catfish soup, which I had made. We had promised my kids a walk and an ice cream cone at Dairy Queen, which unfortunately is a 10 minute walk from the house. I looked up what I could get and settled on a regular vanilla cone I would share with my son. Everything went great, until my husband told me to try the snickers blizzard he ordered. Next thing I knew, I ate about half. I think it was because an older couple had sat next to us and we were just talking and eating and then *poof*, I looked down and it was gone. So I went WAY over with carbs and fat yesterday.

3 days of totally eating badly and I'm done with it. I feel gross, bloated, and just plain nasty and I don't want to feel like this ever again.
 
mnexercisegirl said:
Isn't that just sad? I don't know about you, but my family is all about food. We get together, food, we celebrate, food. It's everywhere and there's no way around it. We just have to adjust to it and make the best choices for ourselves. That person that's shoving the piece of cake into your face doesn't have to live with the guilt of it the next day. It's about mind over matter and in this case, mind over food.
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My family, when I was growing up, was that way too. And at each meal, we'd talk about when the next meal was going to be and what we would eat! And, of course, you had to clean every speck of food off your plate. And take seconds to show your appreciation for the cook.

Fortunately, my wife is now very supportive and loves the healthy meals I cook.

Have a great HIIT day!
 
Hiit

Today I was planning on just doing some intense intervals around the little pond by the house, but ended up telling myself, 'hell let's do some HIIT" - Yeah, I'm Craaaazy like that. :D

The first attempt was pretty half assed, but still got my HR pretty high - 168.

But from then on, the next 5 were HARD - as always. I timed myself to see how long my sprints were and was disappointed that they were only 20 secs long. :( I had to tell myself that in the next couple of weeks I'll be able to do 30 secs and that just gave me more motivation. Thursday, I'm aiming for 21 secs. I think my HR got up to 171 about 2 times. So I guess I'm pretty satisfied.:rolleyes:

Today during lunch I headed out to buy soccer accessories for my daughter (Yes, crazy and a soccer mom) and went to try some suits on. I was able to get into a size 4! Didn't end up buying the pants, but was so stoked the rest of the day. I guess those 4 days of eating like a pig didn't really hurt as bad.:D

Tomorrow, lifting and volleyball.
 
Yesss!

Yesterday, I realized since the new routine, I've been so involved with watching what I eat and ensuring I get my exercise in that I forgot about the water. An extremely crucial element, so I began to start my good habit again. I got about 40 ounces, probably way under but it showed a difference this morning. I got on the scale and it said:

133.4

I'm so happy! I'm hoping to get to the 120s by Mid April! YES!
 
RJ and Cym, thanks so much for the "hoorays!" Very much appreciated :)

Lifting day
Squats: 105 5x5
Incline bench: 65 5x5
Stiff leg dead: 85 5x5
Pull downs: 60 2 sets of 5, 65 3 sets of 5

Reading cym's diary (which by the way has an extremely articulate author) pointed out 1 major thing for me. If I don't change my mind set about eating, I will fail miserably. I have to realize that inputting all my food into Fitday is not a phase, it's for the rest of my life. At this point in my life, I am choosing healthy foods, for the purpose of losing weight. So what will happen when the weight is off and I like where my BF is at? I can't stop because if I do, I'll have to start over again. But where will my motivation be? What kinds of goals do I make? I guess I'll have to wait when that time comes...
 
great... another person that squats more than me... a female no less!

j/k great job!

hmmm... yeah i was thinking the same thing, lifestyle change is a huge step, it cannot be just a passing faze to get you where you want to be. you have to maintain it.

but by the time you get there you'll be in such great shape fitness wise that it will be a piece of cake!

oh shit i just said cake... my bad

but yeah... you know what i mean. at that point busting out some HIIT twice a week, and not going crazy with intake will probably keep you in check.

one step at a time.
 
You know, I think entering foods into Fitday is more of a learning tool and reference guide than a lifelong behavior. I mean, the 999th time you eat an apple you pretty much know how many calories it has, how much fiber, etc.
I'll probably spend the next year of my life entering my foods, double checking myself on nutrients and making adjustments as I go along..but I'm looking at roughly 31 years of eating more or less like crap...so spending two years (one year down, yey!) undoing damage and learning as possible seems like a reasonable tradeoff.

And, even if your number one reason for choosing healthy foods is for weight loss, you are still establishing the habit of making good choices and learning about what you're eating...I bet you know stuff about food now that you had no idea of even 3 months ago. Life is fluid, as your goals change, your habits change and your knowledge base increases, your motiviation is likely to change as well.

But, about the "at that point busting out some HIIT twice a week, and not going crazy with intake will probably keep you in check.".....Theoretically I'm sure that approach could work for long term maint. of significant weight loss - but I've tried it in the past, and, for me personally it just never has.....so now I'm leeery of it as a long haul (i.e. a lifetime) plan; the underlying thought pattern is using exercise as a tool to burn off excessive food intake rather than using food to nourish the body and provide fuel for an active life which includes exercise. A fine distinction, but IMO, an important one.
 
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cym said:
the underlying thought pattern is using exercise as a tool to burn off excessive food intake rather than using food to nourish the body and provide fuel for an active life which includes exercise.
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And that is what I need to work on and get in my head. The past weekend of pig outs brought my thoughts back to "It's ok for me to eat 6 girl scout cookies, because I'll burn it off tomorrow in my 90 minutes spinning class." But that is what I've always done for the past 10 or so years. Difficult to change that mindset, for me atleast. Food has always been enjoyable for me, it still is. It ties into a ton of memories, celebrations, the first time I had that piece of cake, or my mom's homemade eggrolls. What's the word I'm looking for...

I talked about this in an earlier post, about using food as a source for my lifestyle, not using my lifestyle to eat food, does that make sense? I guess if it makes sense to me, it's really all that matters.

Thanks cym!
 
Congrats on the weight loss!

I know what you mean about the food. FitDay is going to be a life-long thing for me too, in all likelihood. I find it extremely useful because it keeps up with my vitamins and minerals and I can see where I have deficiencies. Being a runner since I was in middle school, I also had the mentality, "Oh, i can eat what I want. I'm going for a run later." It's difficult to get out of that mindset and eat healthily no matter how intense the workout is. Best of luck to you!
 
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