The Fitness Thread

Thanks for updating us @Rivkah86 ! My goals are similar to yours. No time frame...just live a healthy lifestyle and lose some fat, gain some muscle and be able to see some definition.

 

Well, I am under 135 again (by about 4 oz) but at least that is something. I am going to have to double-down if I want to make 129 by September 17. It does not help that we will be in Disneyland the week before that.

 

Disneyland???!!!!! Lucky!!! No dieting at Disneyland! JK You got this! Go meet your goals!

 

True! That'll be tough to eat clean at DL, too much temptation!

 

Yeah, and we are meeting a friend there who loves to treat us to fancy meals. But we walk to and from our hotel in addition to the general exercise one gets in the Parks. Hopefully it will balance.
Down 4/10 of a pound this AM.

 

Anybody remember the WiiFit? We still use ours as it helps us older folks maintain a good center of balance. In the past, I have heard, "That's normal!" for my weight many times but never for more than a day or two. I am going on 3 weeks of "That's normal!" Granted, I am on the high end of normal but I am there. I really feel that even if I were not to lose anymore weight I will not be getting back to the high 140's-150's.
My waist is also down about 3 inches from 6 months ago.
Blessing to all who are striving for a healthier you!!

 

Keep up the wonderful work! I still use my Wii for the EA Active stuff from time to time. It's a decent little workout when you have the settings correct.

Try to focus more on the inches rather than the weight. You are a pretty active gal, so it would make sense that you would be gaining muscle when you were keeping up with the grandkids over the summer (and now you're going to be walking all over Disneyland ).

 

Just home from 5 days in the mountains. Weight the same so I have to be happy with that. Still trying to get that exercise in.

 

My hover weight this week seems to be 133.(something). Feels pretty good.
Going to get in a workout today.

 

I gotta get back to working out again. I hit a slump last month, but no more excuses. I have to constantly remind myself that I do feel better after I work out...it's just a pain to go after I get off work when all I want to do is relax. LOL!!

 

That is so true. I love the way I feel after a workout. So why is it so hard to get up and get going!!??!!? And at my age; exercise, including stretching regularly, is imperative to maintain my health and to be pain free.

 

Well, at least my weight stayed the same So my goal for my reunion, which is tomorrow, will not quite be met. But I am 12 pounds lower than I was at my last one. I did find a new dress at Disneyland and was able to fit the Medium and not the Large. Rod got a new shirt in Large instead of Xlarge. He could button the Medium but it was a bit too tight yet. All in all we have to be grateful and continue towards those goals even if they come a little late.

 

Hey, I was 132.2 this AM!! Guess the excess water and bloat from the Disneyland trip are gone. Only 3.2pounds from my goal. And less than I have weighed in a very long time.

 

WOOOHOOO!! Congrats @iamsally ! That is awesome news especially following a Disneyland trip.

 

Okay, a pre-reunion party Friday evening, a bridal shower (with lots of good sandwiches, wraps and donuts), a reunion dinner (probably the healthiest thing all weekend, tri-tip, salad and ravioli, bread and butter) Saturday. Oh yeah, there was carrot cake. I had firmly turned down dessert until I found out it was CARROT CAKE.To bed at 1AM and up at 7 to get to my high school band director's funeral Sunday. It ran several hours, three bands played, the alumni (that would include me) were on the stage the whole time to play the fight song and alma mater at the end. When we were done; we were starving. And the only thing offered was cake (turned down that) and those huge Costco cookies. I had a macadamia nut one and an oatmeal one. I think they are like 500 calories each. (But extremely yummy, especially when so hungry.)
I am not going near the scale until I spend 3 days stuffing my face with vegetables and a little protein!!!!!!

 

Considering the options you had I think you definitely made the right choices. Besides carrot cake is at least a little healthy, right?? (If it's not...don't tell me...I'll live in my little bubble on that one )

 

All in all we did pretty well. The Bridal Shower was the worst though. I just kept eating even though I knew I was going to have a huge dinner.
I am determined to eat close to *perfect* and not get on the scale until Thursday.
Making a spinach and egg casserole for tonight.

 

wow iamsally! Good work. glad to hear you are getting back into the swing of your healthful eating.
I, on the other hand, have had a couple of rough weeks! Turns out, I am pregnant (almost 8 weeks now) and I am just lucky to make it 3 hours without needing something in my stomach. I have been choosing a lot of sweet stuff lately (normally, I try to keep my daily sugar intake down to 25 grams) but I feel like I am turning a corner and actually, my body is not craving the sweets so much anymore.
I figure my eating will balance out more after the first trimester (will still be hungry consistently, but will be able to wrap my mind around eating salads and lots of greens; right now a mouth full of leaves does NOT interest me, and normally, I love my salads.)

 

Well, congratulations! I always knew I was pregnant when I started craving chocolate covered graham crackers.
Lots of small meals is probably best for you right now. Hopefully a bowl full of leaves will start sounding good soon. I was really big on tuna salads.

I was 132.4 yesterday. Now I can get back to more normal eating. I feel like veggies are going to sprout out of my ears!!

 

Nice!
Yea, I've been keen on egg salad sandwiches on toasted sourdough, and pretty much any asian food.