June 2008 Weddings
MrsJaay
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Crappers Group # 4
How's everyone doing?
Are you doing any specific program right now or working towards any goals?
What has been your biggest hurdle?
How are you planning to stay focused during the holidays?
Anything else you want to share?
Happiest place on Earth!
Re: Crappers Group # 4
How's everyone doing? Eh, I've gotten soft and gained a few lbs but I headed back to the gym last night. I've been running for the past few months a few times a week but my body hasn't really been responding to that.
Are you doing any specific program right now or working towards any goals? I just started the New Rules of Lifting for Women (it kind of prompted this post). I've always been a big cardio person w/ a few weights thrown in. It's weird this past year that I've been a big weights person with cardio thrown in as a warm-up. My body responds better to this which is different for me.
What has been your biggest hurdle? Working on stuff around the house and trying to get to the gym at the same time. Running outside is definitely quicker than packing up and driving to the gym but I just need to make it the priority in my schedule and move other things around it.
How are you planning to stay focused during the holidays? I won't be here for Thanksgiving so that might help hahaha. No leftovers to engorge myself on. Other than that I'm going to try to keep my same routine and not beat myself up over holiday meals and such. I just need to avoid letting these things throw me off of my schedule or discourage me.
Anything else you want to share? Anyone have any recs for protein shakes or do they all taste like butt? I got a new pack from GNC that doesn't taste bad but the thickness and little grains still set off my gag reflex.
How's everyone doing? In the past 3 weeks, I'm down 2.4 lbs. Not quite on track with the 1 lb/week I was hoping for, but I ate a big meal after my race on Sunday (which was necessary. I burned like 1400 calories) and I think my Monday morning weigh in was probably affected by that.
Are you doing any specific program right now or working towards any goals? I'm using SparkPeople as usual to track nutrition. For working out - running. I'm aiming for 15 miles/week until my next training cycle starts in a month. I'd also like to hit the gym twice a week for strength training, and do one cross train a week, probably biking.
What has been your biggest hurdle? Alcohol. I can do well on my eating all week long, but come Friday or Saturday I want to just have a couple glasses of wine and relax... which always leads to overeating. Not to mention that with my calorie allotment of 1200-1550/day, I usually can't afford a glass of wine.
How are you planning to stay focused during the holidays? Training plan! I have 2 half marathons after the holidays (January 15 and February 5) and I'm 90% sure I'm going to train for the LA Marathon this year (March 18), so I'll be running running running.
Anything else you want to share? Regarding protein shakes, I use Optimum Nutrition Whey. I get it in a humungo tub from GNC (P.S. I think they price match there, so check out prices on Amazon.com first because they'll discount it for you). I almost never do a plain protein + water shake (yuck). Instead I'll blend a scoop of protein powder with some skim milk, banana, other fruits, and spinach, and the gritty gross texture disappears.
How's everyone doing? I just keep staying the effing same. In fact I believe I'm up since the beginning, as I didn't realize my scale battery was giving such a low reading. I exercise and have been eating better but it stays stuck (at 180 ... groan. I was 155 when I got married).
Are you doing any specific program right now or working towards any goals? I'm still going to boot camp, bright and early. I've been trying to throw in cardio, but I haven't been as dedicated to that.
What has been your biggest hurdle? Giving up beer. And doing cardio.
How are you planning to stay focused during the holidays? eating a little bit of everything...but only a LITTLE bit.
Anything else you want to share? I have just made it my goal to keep exercising and eating right both before and after I get pregnant. It'd be nice for the number on the scale to go down but if things go as planned that won't be happening for awhile.
How's everyone doing? Eh, ok. I lost 12lbs originally and then gained 8lbs back over the summer. I'm down 3 since the beginning of September, but I'd like to lose at least another 12lbs to get down to 135 which is a pretty happy weight for me.
Are you doing any specific program right now or working towards any goals? I'm trying to get back down to 142lbs where I was at the beginning of summer. I'm going to the gym 4-5 mornings a week.
What has been your biggest hurdle? Getting my butt out of bed at 5am to go to the gym because I pretty much refuse to go after work at this point.
How are you planning to stay focused during the holidays? As long as I don't bake too much myself, I should be ok. I don't really go to too many holiday parties, so it's just Thanksgiving and Christmas day. I run into trouble when I spend the entire month of December baking cookies and eating them myself.
Anything else you want to share? I feel like crap today because I didn't get up to go to the gym this morning and I have no desire to go now that I'm home from work.
How's everyone doing? Eh, I'm okay. I haven't been stepping on the scale, but my clothes are fitting normally. I definitely haven't lost any, but I haven't gained either.
Are you doing any specific program right now or working towards any goals? No, my goal is just to improve my eating habits and activity level the best I can. Mostly eating out less. H just suggested only eating out one time a week. I usually have to fight him on the issue because he wants to eat out ALL the time. We'll see how long I can get him to stick to it.
What has been your biggest hurdle? Time, stress, and motivation. This school year is on par with my most challenging year at my old school. (I've had a last-day-of-school countdown since the second day if that gives you an idea.) I'm also trying to juggle being a grad student on top of it. Yuck.
Also, my hubby is a super picky eater. I get frustrated because there are some days that I would just eat a caprese salad or a bowl of fruit for dinner and be happy but I have to accommodate his toddler @$$.
How are you planning to stay focused during the holidays? Moderation. I'm going to try not to bake treats unless I have somewhere else to take them.
Anything else you want to share? I think maybe I'm getting more comfortable in my own body. I was a late bloomer and my hips/butt have gotten more shapely in the past couple of years. Rocking a pencil skirt or fitted pants has given me more confidence and taken my focus away from my one trouble spot. (My stomach.)
I have thought about that. I should probably do an in-depth analysis with a sports nutritionist or dietician. I wonder if my gym offers that.
That calorie range is what SparkPeople is giving me based on my current weight/goal weight/level of activity, but it's definitely not one-size-fits-all.
My spark people range was a lot lower too. A personal trainer gave me this formula (and it's the same in the NROL).
Weigh yourself and divide by 2.2 and that will give you your weight in kilograms.
Run this equation:
795 + (7.18 x body weight in kilograms) = resting metabolic rate
Figure out your BMI and if your BMI is 18-24.9:
No workout day multiple resting metabolic rate by 1.6
Active workout day multiple it by 1.8
If your BMI is over 25 then multiple your resting metabolic rate by 1.5 on no workout days and on a workout day multiply it by 1.7.
Sorry this was so long. NROL suggests if you're trying to lose weight to decrease by 300 calories to start off with. That may end up in your same target but I just thought I would throw this out there in case you were interested.
Wow, that makes a big difference. That puts me at 1617 on a non-workout day, and 1873 on a workout day! (and that's accounting for subtracting 300 calories to lose weight). That's about 100-300 calories above the high end of my range right now, and while that doesn't seem like a lot, 100-300 calories would really make a big difference each day. I also like that the amount you eat changes based on whether or not you workout, because I'm hungrier on workout days (duh) and sparkpeople doesn't take that into consideration.
Very interesting...