Diary of MNexercisegirl

Steve said:
A loss is a loss. You don't have all that much weight to lose. As the amount of weight you have to lose diminishes, expect your weekly or bi-weekly weight losses to be less and less. Be happy with it.
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thanks Steve. I AM THRILLED! Really I am, can't you tell? :D
But on my way back to work, I did realize what you just said. That as I start to lose weight, the weight loss will be less, which is aok with me too. I'm getting healthy and fit and changing my lifestyle so I'm not a statistic.
 
I can't help but laugh at your enthusiasm over losing 1/2 pound cause I totally am in the same boat. The month of Feb. I lost in such tiny little drops that it totalled a grand 1 lb loss for the entire month:) In fact, I was so underwhelmed I didn't even bother to change my CW number on my siggy line.

Even knowing all the sane, logical reasons behind it don't completely silence that little voice that likes to see great big scale changes as a "reward" for hard work. The good news is, being at the smaller end, even such little changes are pretty visable....Losing even 1 pound now looks the equiv. of losing 5-10 pounds at a heavier weight...add in the tighting effect (I call it my natural girdle:) ) of regular lifting - it gets to be "scale number ... who cares?":D
 
Measurements from last Thursday:
Left Arm: 12.5 in
Right arm: 12.25 in
Left thigh: 23.5
Right Thigh: 23.5
Waist (1 inch below my bb): 33.5
Hips (widest part): 38.5

Today
Left Arm: 11.5
Right Arm: 11.5
Right thigh: 24
Left Thigh: 23.75
Waist: 34
Hips: 38.25

Not sure what's going on here:( . My husband helped me with my arm measurements this time so they're more accurate. Try wrapping a measuring tape around your arm without having to look so clutzy:eek: . Not sure what to think about my thighs and waist:confused: . Couple of possible reasons: I lifted today and added more weights with squats and deadlift so my thighs could be sorta swollen? haha And I feel so bloated because of aunt Flow hence the slight increase in the waist. Excuses, excuses.

I've got to give more time to this routine. My body is still trying to figure out what the hell I'm doing to it so maybe for the first couple of weeks the measurements will be off. I'm fine with that:D .
 
Intervals tonight before getting to the gym to play some volleyball. Gawd, I haven't played for almost 4 weeks. I'm truly excited.

It's a really slow day here today. I'm hoping to ditch alittle early to get the run in. It's nice out, maybe hit 40 today - it's a HEATWAVE here in MN. :p

I've got a big birthday party tomorrow. I'm going to try to get my daily meals and snacks in and not go over board with the food. Every birthday party in my family is huge and the food is SO SO good, wings, eggrolls, soup, rice, noodles, salads, and desserts...I'm hungry just thinking about it :D But I'm going to really think about the food tomorrow and watch what I put in my mouth. It's not like there won't be parties like these in the next couple of months, right?

I went shopping last night and bought a pair of converse because my heels were KILLING me. I love converse...
 
Do you have any higher cal or maint. days built into your food plan? If not, is it possible for you to shave 100 cals off the day before and the day after and then have 200 extra to enjoy something you get don't get to eat that often?
 
cym said:
Do you have any higher cal or maint. days built into your food plan? If not, is it possible for you to shave 100 cals off the day before and the day after and then have 200 extra to enjoy something you get don't get to eat that often?
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I don't have a plan for my calories, just get about 1800 every day. Saturday is my 90 minute spinning class so I know that if I can get that in then I may be OK. What do you think? IS that even a realistic way to think about events like this? To get exercise in and then eat sensibly?

This is how I've been treating events for a while now. If I know there will be food, I'll get a run in or do a cycling class to burn some calories beforehand so I can enjoy eating. If I go overboard, I'll get a workout in the next day. Not sure if it's the right thing to do though.
 
I don't know if there is a "right" or "wrong" way to think about it...If it works for you to use exercise to burn off extra calories, then it works for you. I tend to think of the relationship between my food intake and exercise in reverse...I mean I eat to fuel my work-outs rather than use my work-outs to undercut what I've eaten....that sounds a little murky but I can't explain it better. It's like the week I take off from exercise every two months...I don't lower my cals during that week, I eat at maint. level every single day and find that when I start "hitting it" again I not only feel stronger and more energetic, there's a measurable difference in my fitness level in both running and lifting.....hmmm, I don't think I did a very good job of answering your question:rolleyes:
 
cym said:
I eat to fuel my work-outs
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This is what I need to start thinking. Right now, I'm working out so I can eat and it really should be the other way around. Eating to improve my workouts. It's harder to think that way because when you do, you have to choose foods that will help me in my lifting and cardio. The cookies or desserts will not help me trying to bench or squat or fuel my body with vitamins.

Changing is a hard thing to do when you've done things so wrong for such a long time. The food this weekend will be a challenge but I know that the host always had some veggies and fruits out plus other steamed items and salads.

Thanks cym for the comment. I like that I should start thinking about eating for my workouts. I'm going to be like your c-worker and imitate you too!:p
 
Eating to fuel my workouts.

I had a sorta greasy lunch this afternoon. I thought I'd treat myself to the chinese buffet down the street that has $1 soups since I was eating so well this week and had actually stuck to every workout. Remind me to not reward myself with food next time. A nice pair of shoes or a coach purse would have been so much better. Anyhow, I left alittle early from work and forgot to grab something to eat but my "greasy" lunch was still in my stomach and I didn't feel like eating.

I went on the treadmill and that grease really affected my run. My HIIT session was HARD and I was D-Y-I-N-G. I couldn't get my heart rate up to 170 for the life of me and the highest it got was probably 163 and it was hard. So different from Tuesday's workout. Then later on tonight I headed to the gym to play volleyball and that food from lunch totally affected that too! I did eat a vietnamese sandwich about 20 minutes after my HIIT session since it had been about 6 hours since I injested anything. But I felt like I couldn't get off the ground and my reflexes were so off.

I'm not doing that again - ever. I realized how much those stirfry noodles wreaked havoc on my body and things just didn't function as well as they should have. Lesson learned.
 
The party Saturday was fun. TONS of little kids and I saw about 4 pregnant women, 2 of which were my girlfriends I haven't seen in months. I made sure I didn't touch anything they touched. The whole pregnant thing can be contagious.:D

Foodwise I did pretty good. Had some soup and salad and munched on veggies and dip. I did eat an eggroll and 1 chicken wing, which I'm ok about. I'm proud that I didn't eat any of the cake. Turned it down twice. I did have some mixed fruit drink and the punch. But I'm still ok with it. I didn't totally pig out and made sure my choices were in still in check and healthy enough. Before I started to take this seriously, I would have taken plates of food and just ate and then decide to work it off the next day. Now I'm trying to eat to fuel my body and my workouts.

Today is my cheat day. I started off with some turkey and penne pasta bake for breakfast, and then headed to eat with my brother and sister and had some duck congee and a little coconut drink. Took half of my daughter's sandwich, which I probably shouldn't have. Later on today I went to my mom's and had two Girl Scout cookies, the caramel ones. Now I'm at home and feeling full.

Tomorrow I'm going to start a 3 day lift week - MWF and HIIT on T/TH, with cycling or rest on Sat/Sun. Now all I have to do is figure out my nutrition intake with each of the days. I've been reading up on the cutting phase and bulking phase on itransforum and have realized that weight really doesn't matter. What matters is that I LOOK 115. Fortunately, my friends don't think I'm 135, which is a good thing so if I can reduce my fat to open up those muscles I can look like a million bucks and my friends can think I've lost weight.
 
I'm excited to go workout today. Ever since I've decided that this is the time to finally get serious and I've learned so much on here from everyone, especially Steve, that I'm going into the gym smarter and wanting to train harder.

It's really not about losing the weight anymore. I've been inspired by the females in itransforum and how they could care less about their weight. It's about measurements and body fat percentages and the weight is just a number, nothing else. It doesn't show you the work that you've done in the gym or how you've been watching your food intake. My body, when I'm done with it, will look like I've been working hard.

After I've taken my body fat measurements this week, I'll be changing my ticker to reflect my body fat %, not my weight.
 
You are moving in such a positive direction that it's a flat out delight to watch!!!

I think your party Saturday is a perfect example that you've turned a significant corner...being able to make deliberate choices in food oriented social situations is difficult on so many levels...if your friends are anything like mine I bet at least one (or more) person said something like "but you have to have some cake...it's a party".:D

Being in control, making your own choices and feeling comfortable with those choices is HUGE...it's not about always being "perfect" (whatever that means) but being able to decide stuff like "I chose to eat the wing and egg roll, I chose not to eat the cake....I chose to drink a glass of punch, I chose not to stuff myself with endless plates of food just 'cause it's a party". I hope you are super proud of yourself!!!!!
 
cym said:
You are moving in such a positive direction that it's a flat out delight to watch!!!

I think your party Saturday is a perfect example that you've turned a significant corner...being able to make deliberate choices in food oriented social situations is difficult on so many levels...if your friends are anything like mine I bet at least one (or more) person said something like "but you have to have some cake...it's a party".:D

Being in control, making your own choices and feeling comfortable with those choices is HUGE...it's not about always being "perfect" (whatever that means) but being able to decide stuff like "I chose to eat the wing and egg roll, I chose not to eat the cake....I chose to drink a glass of punch, I chose not to stuff myself with endless plates of food just 'cause it's a party". I hope you are super proud of yourself!!!!!
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Thanks cym! I forgot to mention you on my previous post because during the party I was also thinking, what would cym eat...:D haha. I've learned a ton from you too and without you, I don't think I'd be as anal about fitday as I am now!:D
 
mnexercisegirl said:
during the party I was also thinking, what would cym eat...:D haha. :D
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Too funny chica ....cause I would have eaten that wing, licked my lips and come home and written "sat fat too high, it was, once again my choice of dark meat":D
 
Llamabean said:
You have strength of will at a party! That's impressive!
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Thanks Llamabean! It was so hard though. I mean it wasn't like the food was served and then put away. It was still laying out, buffet style, beckoning me to come over...:p

But the difference is that I was "intuitive" about the food and listened to my body when I didn't need that piece of cake. I think that when you finally get to the point where you are going to make that change, things like this because a little bit easier.
 
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