Congrats @Rivkah86 ! That first trimester is always tough with the cravings, but I'm sure you will be able to conquer in your second trimester.
Well, I am trying to hold at 132 just to see if I can maintain. It seems like as soon as I eat normally (not weightloss) I gain. I cannot find the right balance to just stay the same. Exercise here I come.
Keep up the hard work. I need to get back with the program myself since I've been doing a bit of stress eating lately. I'm afraid of the scale, so I will hold off until I get back to my 2-3 times a week exercise regime. My goal is to start up with the work outs tomorrow...I can do it...just have to remain slightly focused, right?
Alright, fitness threaders, I need some advice. Let me say at the outset, I'm not here for a pity party (you'll see what I mean in just a moment). So as I wrote earlier, I've been training for the New York City marathon. It's in a month and, up until about three weeks ago, my training was going great. Then my mom died rather suddenly. On top of that, I'm also going through a divorce. It's very amicable but still very time consuming and challenging. I'd love some feedback, advice, whatever on how to move forward. I am so tired all of the time! Better, but still tired. Grief is exhausting. I have so much going on, and now my training runs are a minimum of five miles, with a 10 miler in the middle of the week and upcoming a 20 miler to prepare. I'm struggling to make the time. My training has fallen way off. What's more, I used to enjoy running. Sometimes it was hard to get myself out, but it always ended well. Now, I mostly dread it. It feels like this extra thing I have to do instead of something I want to do. I'd very much like to finish the marathon. It's been a goal of mine for years. I think I'll regret it forever if I don't. But man the thought of running day to day to train is just about killing me. Any advice or thoughts on how to proceed? Just do my best and see how the marathon goes? Throw in the towel and try another year because if I don't train properly I'll fail? Secret option number 3 I haven't considered?
I *totally* know what you mean, but it's a mistake to avoid it. That caused me to gain like crazy, since I figured I was "pretty much screwed anyway". It turned out that I was in pretty bad shape, but NOT as bad as I thought, and knowing where I stood gave me the motivation to get back on the wagon. So that'd be my advice. Don't avoid it, painful as it might be. Just check it, nod your head, and press on.
No pity here, but my SINCEREST sympathies for your loss, and I'm sorry to hear that you're going through so much stress (amicable or otherwise)! I am NO marathon runner, but I'd go with "just do your best and see how the marathon goes". If you fall short (even crossing the STARTING line means you haven't failed!), you'll know that there were valid reasons for it, and you can go for it again next year. GOOD LUCK MAN!
I'm with @Mr. X on this one. I think you'll kick yourself for not going out there and giving it your best shot, but on the other hand don't beat yourself up if you're not quite able to complete it either since you have so much other stuff going on. I totally understand not wanting to go running and all of the tiredness. Grief and stress really wipe a person out. Just listen to your body when it comes to your workouts because if you overdo it it could make you physically ill on top of everything else. I am sorry for your loss (on both accounts). Hang in there...we're a good group to vent to if you need it.
I am sorry for your losses ecdc. I feel sometimes that an amicable divorce can be more trying than a hostile one. Were I in your shoes I would be stress eating and finding it very hard to motivate myself to work out. That said, I hope that you go through with the marathon. It could be very good therapy. Whatever you decide; we will be here for you.
I have so *been there, done that*! The bulk of my weight gain came from me knowing I had to be gaining weight and refusing to get on the scale. In the mean time I was packing on more. Now I try to be honest by weighing and accessing while at the same time, not becoming scale obsessed. It is quite a balancing act. Especially with all the crazy, though normal, fluctuations.
Tell me if this was Freudian; I flooded my bathroom and ruined my scale!! I have not been able to weigh for 5 days. I am going to buy a new one today or tomorrow. Hope it tells me a good story. Honestly, I have been behaving. Foodwise anyway
I was tickled to get on my new scale and have it read, 131.8. That is by far the lowest I have been since this weigh gain thing started just about 10 years ago. I have been up and down any number of times but this is the longest I have kept losing. Or have even stayed the same.
I am happy to say that I am holding steady at under 132. I just started *weight loss* yesterday and hope to be in the 120's by my next Dr's appointment. We even got to the gym and will be going again Friday.
I'm going to be hitting weight loss hard when I come back from Ireland. We have had a rough couple of months at my place, so unfortunately I have been looking to my comfort foods to get me through. I'll probably jump back on Nutrisystem for a month to retrain myself again on portion sizes, and I gotta get back to the gym too. Haven't even contemplated getting on the scale... *sighs* I can do this!!!
Not doing very good.... I lost my motivation. My excuse: I have been having a lot of pain in my back and leg (sciatic nerve) and will be having another surgery next month. In the meantime, I've been holding the chair to the floor with my ample ars. Apparently, while it's an exercise that I do fairly well, it's not healthy and it doesn't help you lose weight. Go figure. So, I thought I'd work my arm muscles, lifting small items (hamburgers, chips, beer) but it's only managed to increase my belly muscle. Some guys have six-pack abs; mine's a keg. I'll probably start on the diet right after surgery (which is just before Thanksgiving). Maybe I'll wait until a couple of days after Thanksgiving. I don't know....Where's my fairy godmother when I need her? A little magic might help.
