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ThreeFish posted:Moving right along! I'm no expert, but from what I've read, you want to at least give your body a day to heal in between lifting exercises. Maybe find more arm workouts and a few more leg workouts and alternate between the two each day.
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The family bailed out on me for the revised family walk in the am. But we all get off kilter when routines change, so I'll just let them take a rest day today. I was very sore from kettlebell yesterday and did not want to walk. I lowered my intensity/speed a little and instead added distance. I think it was a good compromise (and a tip from a friend!). I walked 2.77 miles (  ) in 55ish minutes. http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/129834757 After I started walking, the soreness was gone, but was back as soon as I stopped. I need to learn how to stretch and need to work on kettlebell form. I'm out and about for the rest of the day, so I'm skipping lunch so I can have delicious drive-in food. Thanks for the stuff, Bacon! edit: and thank you, db for the arm/leg switch idea ThreeFish fucked around with this message at May 25, 2012 around 15:22 |
| # ? May 25, 2012 15:10 |
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That kind of soreness is common when you take up a new kind of exercise. Walking through it was the right move.
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| # ? May 25, 2012 21:26 |
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I didn't get home until 3 or 4 this morning! Argh! Long day and my efforts took a beating. Not a bad beating at all, but a beating nonetheless. I was 200something calories over yesterday. I knew I would be eating badly, and I did. Guilt free. When my calories were gone, they were gone. I paid no attention to macros at all yesterday. I did eat a little more popcorn than I had hoped, but the results could have been MUCH worse. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/di...date=2012-05-25 I did my (biggest yet!) walk before leaving yesterday, and the only other cardio I could fit in was a 1 mile walk at a random Walmart parking lot in BFE Kentucky at 2am. My family went in to grab munchies, and I walked the lot. The cops even came. It was weird. Look at this route from using my app. It makes me smile! http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/96271963 Anyway, not a great PM walk, but I think the important thing is that I did it! PLUS my thoughtful family came out of Walmart with 2 dozen loving donuts. I hate Walmart donuts. But I definitely would have eaten one of those bad boys. But I was out of calories. Oh well. I did a horrible walk this morning. I was so tired from the late night. It felt like I had just walked a few hours ago (because I did!), it was already 81 degrees, I was sluggish from yesterday's bad food decisions etc etc ETC. http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/130228049 TERRIBLE. I am going to kettlebell it up later and do a better walk tonight. I'm already back on track with food today. EDIT: My husband taught me how to stretch yesterday. He was in the Army for 22 years. I feel lots better. Still sore, though. Badly.
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| # ? May 26, 2012 15:13 |
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It's hot in Kentucky today, so we are taking our family walk after sundown today. I'm planning on doing a not-so-breakneck-pace but longer distance. Going to shoot for 3 miles. I hurt LESS when I walk, so I may as well take advantage of it. After my morning walk, I loaded up some kettlebell videos and practiced my form while doing my workout. Double hand swings: 15lbs x 20reps x 2times High windmills (left): 15 x 10 x 2 High windmills (right): 15 x 10 x 2 Low windmills (left) 15 x 10 x 2 Low windmills (right) 15 x 10 x 2 Alternating single hand: 15 x 20 x 2 Front squats: 15 x 20 x 2 I know. It's not very much. But I'm working it. I'm very unfit. I already improved from my last workout (I didn't wimp out of the windmills). Oh! And I'm not counting it as exercise or anything (I actually don't count ANY of my exercise against my calories anyway)but I've started doing 10 curls on each arm with my kettlebell every time I walk by it. Just to help me not suffer so much on the windmills. I need some advice. High protein apparently means constipation for me. I need fiber, I guess? Is there a supplement or pill I can use for that? I tried googling, but I'm not phrasing it very well or something. Are Metamucil or Benefiber all I really need? Also, my core strength is already much improved. My back doesn't hurt when I do dishes anymore. Things like that make me feel like I passed a little milestone. And I'm not getting leg cramps or back cramps every day. Yay!
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| # ? May 26, 2012 23:43 |
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Did my morning walk: http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/96701075 Did Kettlebell: Double hand swings: 15lbs x 20reps x 2times High windmills (left): 15 x 10 x 2 High windmills (right): 15 x 10 x 2 Low windmills (left) 15 x 10 x 2 Low windmills (right) 15 x 10 x 2 Alternating single hand: 15 x 20 x 2 Front squats: 15 x 20 x 2 Right on target for food/water etc! My weight isn't doing much (at 256.8 this morning) but I'm not terribly worried. I'm doing the work, I'm eating the food, I'm not cheating anywhere- so it'll come. My period comes in about a week. I really have no idea when you start retaining period bloat. But I'm really not beating myself up about it or anything. Have another walk tonight - after sundown. It's hot. Whew.
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| # ? May 27, 2012 16:19 |
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I have come to the realization that if I'm going to have to walk several miles a day for the rest of my life, I am going to have to move to a much cooler climate- and one without bugs. It turns out there is such a place. Colorado Springs! Who woulda thunk it. Total miles walked (since 5/18/12): 29.70 miles! I will never not be amazed at this. My walk tonight: http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/130843529 Terrible time, but I am sweating buckets. I loving hate being hot! I so wanted to quit at 1 1/2 miles. But I pushed it! Food today: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/threefishblue I'm on track for food. I always leave enough calories at night to have a massive pigout if I so feel the need. Sometimes I don't feel the need, so I don't force myself to eat them (I usually eat them). I even had chocolate cake today! http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/c...dding_cake.html It was really good. I've noticed my sodium is crazy. I can't afford to buy all new stuff right now, but I'll make sure to restock with the low-sodium version of what I can. I also took out my twice daily snack of 3 peperoncini  They had little nutritional value and a boatload of sodium. This makes me very sad. I'm doing great! EDIT: Also my potassium is low every single day. Gonna go read up on that. ThreeFish fucked around with this message at May 28, 2012 around 02:53 |
| # ? May 28, 2012 02:48 |
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Food's looking good. It made me giggle that your vitamins are filed under "snacks". Overall, you're off to a great start and showing a lot of commitment.
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| # ? May 28, 2012 02:52 |
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So proud of you! Keep it going girl you are amazing and inspiring.
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| # ? May 28, 2012 03:05 |
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Thanks, guys  I weighed in at 251.8 this morning.  I lost over 5 pounds in my sleep? Sweet! No, I know there will be weirdness. I'm expecting it to be back tonight. But I was really happy! I weighed myself 3 times in a row! Walk this morning: http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/130939241 Kettlebell (NOW WITHOUT PANTS!) Because gently caress pants. Seriously. Double hand swings: 15lbs x 30reps x 2times High windmills (left): 15 x 10 x 2 High windmills (right): 15 x 10 x 2 Low windmills (left) 15 x 10 x 2 Low windmills (right) 15 x 10 x 2 Alternating single hand: 15 x 20 x 2 Front squats: 15 x 20 x 2 Added 10 more double hand swings each set. Feels good, man. As long as I remember to do a full body stretch every hour or so, I'm really not feeling badly. I feel great, and I'll do another walk tonight. I really feel that the heat is what's holding me back in getting my speed back up. It's supposed to get cooler and storm all week (oh joy!), so maybe I can get back to pushing myself harder on my walks. I don't like heat. Have I mentioned?
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| # ? May 28, 2012 15:54 |
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ThreeFish posted:
Vegetables! But a fiber supplement would probably help if you're not eating enough veggies/beans/etc.
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| # ? May 28, 2012 18:39 |
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Don't worry about sweating a ton during walks just make sure you are hydrated before/after/during if possible. It's uncomfortable at first but you will get used to it after awhile and soon you'll be waiting to soak your shirt in sweat that's how you know you've been working out  And much like fanpantstic said eat more veggies. Like 2 cups additional veggies w/ your main meal or something like that (veggies, no starch!) and see how that works out for you.
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| # ? May 28, 2012 18:48 |
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Protein farts are the worst.
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| # ? May 28, 2012 19:10 |
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Pay attention to how your body feels. Refined carbs mess me up hard but it likes lean protein a whole bunch. For fiber, beans can be sneaked into lots of different foods. Making tuna salad? Put some white beans in it.
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| # ? May 29, 2012 02:45 |
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Word. So another day gone! Last walk for the day: http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/131299143 Foodfoodfood: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/threefishblue Weight: Back up to 255.8 I expected that. No biggie! Night, goons!
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| # ? May 29, 2012 02:50 |
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You should cut out the diet soda and switch to water, crystal light, or ICE. 4 cans is way to much considering *redacted* still and it may be making you hungrier than usual. Edit: it'll also save money, water is free. Tenchrono fucked around with this message at May 29, 2012 around 13:23 |
| # ? May 29, 2012 11:50 |
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Tenchrono posted:You should cut out the diet soda and switch to water, crystal light, or ICE. 4 cans is way to much considering it can spike your blood sugar still I've never seen research establishing a casual relationship for this claim (only correlational links, which do not imply causation). Mind providing a source?
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| # ? May 29, 2012 12:40 |
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No, Just going by word of mouth  . I'll remove it though. It may just run in my family but my Grandma tells me that if she drinks diet coke instead of regular it still raises her blood sugar, it may be because shes a diabetic though and doesnt want to give up her coke. I always thought heavier people were more prone to type 2?
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| # ? May 29, 2012 13:23 |
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Ain't nothin' wrong with recommending water, in any case.
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| # ? May 29, 2012 13:32 |
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Zugzwang posted:Ain't nothin' wrong with recommending water, in any case. Totes, and I didn't mean to imply otherwise . Buying a Camelback Better Bottle and sipping water every time I notice it was I've of the best habits I ever established.
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| # ? May 29, 2012 13:38 |
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I do definitely need to cut out the diet soda. I need to be called out on it. But I went from drinking NO water 2 weeks ago to drinking ~80oz a day! I have cut my soda intake, believe it or not! But I will continue to work on it. Terrible walk this morning. I started early to beat the heat, but a huge storm broke out and there was lots of lightning and the rain felt like hail! So I had to quit. It hasn't let up even now. Flash floods everywhere! http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/131393697 KETTLEBELL! Double hand swings: 15lbs x 65reps, 15 x 50 High windmills (left): 15 x 10 x 2 High windmills (right): 15 x 10 x 2 Low windmills (left) 15 x 18, 15 x 13 Low windmills (right) 15 x 18, 15 x 13 Alternating single hand: 15 x 35, 15 x 28 Front squats: 15 x 35, 15 x 25 I improved in all of them except my dreaded high windmills. They are hard! Hopefully the rain will let up for my evening walk.
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| # ? May 29, 2012 15:18 |
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Here's a reputable article about the ambiguity surrounding the notion diet soda is bad for you http://www.dukehealth.org/health_li...icles/diet_soda In my experience (and I used to be a huge Diet Coke person), drinking sweet drinks, even if they are sugar free, still maintains that part of your brain that craves sweet things. And I suspect that the correlation between diet soda and obesity isn't the soda itself but rather the tendency for people who drink diet sodas to either overdo refined sugars in general or trick themselves into thinking that drinking diet soda is a pass to overeat solid foods. In any case, I drink lots of water because it's the best thing to stay hydrated, especially in hot weather. Also, if I go for a little bit without eating refined sugar (and even artificial sweeteners), I find that I can detect sweetness with more subtlety, such as in fruit flavored and not really sweetened seltzer / sparkling water.
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| # ? May 29, 2012 19:51 |
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Not a great day! I am still under calories, but I made a lot of poor food choices just because I could, I guess. And my evening walk was pretty lackluster. I just didn't have speed or distance in me tonight. Night walk: http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/131766675 Fooood: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/reports...9&to=2012-05-29 I appreciate all the soda talk. I hate coffee. I like caffeine. I know they have to go. Just one of those blah days. At least I did improve on kettlebell!
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| # ? May 30, 2012 03:18 |
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Good morning, Tropico! This is Juanito with a very important... I think I might go play that later! Morning walk: http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/131893717 Much better than yesterday! Yay! KETTLEBELL Double hand swings: 15lbs x 60reps, 15 x 45 High windmills (left): 15 x 10 x 2 High windmills (right): 15 x 10 x 2 Low windmills (left) 15 x 15, 15 x 10 Low windmills (right) 15 x 15, 15 x 10 Alternating single hand: 15 x 25 x 2 Front squats: 15 x 35, 15 x 25 I realized I had been doing front squats wrong until today. New way is a little harder :/ Feeling good. I can tell my body is already changing shape. Not so evident on the scale, but in my clothes. I'm getting a heck of a suntan and should start considering sunscreen. I've had no diet pepsi today. Which is a huge accomplishment because I usually have 1 as soon as I go downstairs in the morning. Weight this morning: 252.6 I'll check in after night walk! By the way, my 10 year old is still walking every day! He only does 3 laps (~1.33 mi) per day, but he does do it every day. I can already see some shape changes on him, too! He says he feels good. But he doesn't want to come on the morning walks. I think that's okay. (?)
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| # ? May 30, 2012 13:24 |
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Gotta love getting that sun. You are kicking so much butt, too.
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| # ? May 30, 2012 14:20 |
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Grats on the progress! Wear sunscreen, please. And good on your son, too, sounds like it is a positive in his life and like pushing him to do the AM walk would be making it less fun/less sustainable for him. Maybe you can find other activities to do together that are fun? Put up a hoop and play HORSE? Play frisbee? Or just enjoy the walking. 
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| # ? May 30, 2012 17:46 |
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^^ Thanks!  You are doing super well too, NG!  Night Walk: http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/132269577 Food: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/reports...0&to=2012-05-30 Totally failed on the diet pepsi challenge. I had also tried to quit smoking today as well. That totally did not happen. I did good in the morning, but then I crashed hard and slept for 2 hours. After I woke up, I called my mom and out of habit grabbed a pepsi and a cigarette. Didn't even know I did it until I looked down and noticed what I was doing. Sigh. I'm not understanding how I can approach my food/exercise with such a clear and determined head, but not smoking. Or something as stupid as soda. Infuriating! I'm going to be staying with my mom (6 hours away) for a month or so. I'm a little worried. I thrive on routine right now and this is really going to put some kinks in my routines.
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| # ? May 31, 2012 02:35 |
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I think you should grab a couple cases of bottled water and throw it in the fridge. When you get thirsty, hopefully your muscle memory will grab the bottle of water since it's almost like grabbing a can of soda. Pretty soon, you'll have the habit of grabbing the water every day.
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| # ? May 31, 2012 03:21 |
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I had the same issue with soda, what I found helped was just get rid of all of it you have. Then to make up for the fact you want a carbonated beverage probably pick up some flavored water (like ICE, but there's cheaper stuff out there) and use that instead. I know the idea and some research shows that with diet soda you'll still crave sweet things but as long as you fix that craving with zero-calorie water who cares. Also try tea. Green tea in particular has some helpful stuff in it that does all sorts of random nice helpful things to the body. I think there's even a tiny bit of research that shows large amounts of green tea helps with weight loss (at least in mice!) Like anything it's a lot of small changes that add up, keep it up! adaz fucked around with this message at May 31, 2012 around 05:00 |
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I decided to limit my diet pepsi to one when I get up. I think that is the most attainable and definitely the most sustainable. Sustainability is one of my major focuses. As it probably should be! As for my smoking, the last time I (successfully) quit, I had to set a date about 2 months in the future as my quit date. Every cigarette before that quit date I talked to myself about why I was quitting. When the quit date rolled around, I was ready to quit. And did- for 3 months. Since that has been the ONLY successful method for me despite trying a hundred different ways, I think I have to do it that way again. So my quit date is July 31. I just put it in my phone, too. I feel so stupid for not being able to tackle these 2 seemingly simple tasks without a whole bunch of stupid excuses. Ridiculous. Morningwalk: http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/132387933 Kettlebell: Double hand swings: 15lbs x 60reps, 15 x 45 High windmills (left): 15 x 12, 15 x 10 High windmills (right): 15 x 12, 15 x 10 Low windmills (left) 15 x 15, 15 x 10 Low windmills (right) 15 x 15, 15 x 10 Alternating single hand: 15 x 30 x 2 Front squats: 15 x 35 x 2 43.15 total miles walked! In less than 2 weeks! I get very excited about this! I still verymuchdefinitelyso need new shoes. Weight this morning was 251.6 I might look into that green tea. I'm not a fancy tea drinker. Can you make green tea iced tea?
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| # ? May 31, 2012 13:18 |
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Green iced tea with mint and lemon in it is the best drink ever. So refreshing. Make huge jugs of it and leave it in your fridge.
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| # ? May 31, 2012 13:20 |
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Today was horrible. I've been in bed since 4:30 pm. It's now 12:24 and I just woke up. As soon as I'm done with this log, I'm going back to bed. I was many calories short today. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/reports...1&to=2012-05-31 I got into a giant fight with my husband today while we were out to get me new shoes (I got no shoes). Said fight culminated in me jumping out of his truck at a red light. So I did get my nightwalk in (at about 2pm, oh well), but it didn't get logged on my app. So no nighttime linky. I'm supposed to be leaving to go to my mom's tomorrow morning-ish, but I still have to pack and finish up laundry so I probably won't be leaving on time. I'm thinking of taking a rest day tomorrow. I haven't had a rest day in 2 weeks, but I'm afraid of rest days. Logging from my mother's house might also be sporadic. I'll have to update from my phone and I have troubles with that sometimes :/ That tea sounds delicious. I'll try it soon.
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| # ? Jun 1, 2012 04:36 |
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Hello lady goon who I found on the introduce yourself thread. I am following this log. I am also seconding adaz's suggestion of the ICE carbonated fruit drinks because they are super good. Consider what it is with your Pepsi drinking though. Is it the cola taste? The carbon? The caffeine? Is it because you just don't really like other things to drink? If it's the taste then limit yourself to one a day but make yourself actually savor that one. If it's the carbon try some of those calorie free carbonated fruit drinks. The ICE brand is one but there are lots of other kinds. If it's the caffeine then maybe start buying some caffeine free diet Pepsis and have just one caffeinated a day and then limit the rest to the cf ones. I had a major diet coke addiction and it was entirely 100% because of the caffeine which I knew that I needed to cut down so I started to ween myself off and drink only cf diet sodas now and I only have like one a day. Good luck!
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| # ? Jun 1, 2012 18:48 |
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I made it to my mom's house yesterday and ate some lovely gas station food on the way but still managed to be way under calorie goal again. I did no walks or kettlebell yesterday. Today, my mom and my 10 year old are going to come to a local running trail with me. My mom lives in wild, wonderful West Virginia and is surrounded by mountains that I am just not capable of walking yet. So I think while I am here, I'm going to have to do 1 walk a day, but I will definitely try my darnedest to make it longer. I only drank 2 sodas yesterday, despite traveling! So that's a step in the right direction. I'm 251.6 this morning. Hoping to do at least a 3 mile walk today and kettlebell. Have a happy Saturday! And thanks for all the soda tips and tricks. I really appreciate it all.
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| # ? Jun 2, 2012 10:47 |
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I forgot to update last night. I knew posting exclusively from my phone would be a problem. I walked 2 miles yesterday and did kettlebell. I don't have the patience to type up my numbers but I did improve slightly in high windmills! Whoo! I was under calorie goal yesterday but my parents took me out to eat and I could have chosen better items. Will try to remember to update tonight!
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| # ? Jun 3, 2012 12:18 |
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Just wanted to say you're an inspiration for me to get the guts to post a log. I'll be watching you and cheering you on!
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| # ? Jun 3, 2012 15:22 |
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mascaria posted:I am following this If it's the caffeine then maybe start buying some caffeine free diet Pepsis and have just one caffeinated a day and then limit the rest to the cf ones. Caffiene is, if anything, moderately helpful when losing weight, so there's no reason to cut down unless it's giving you headaches or insomnia or some other negative effect.
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| # ? Jun 3, 2012 21:37 |
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I missed answering it earlier, but the reasons I like my diet soda are the caffeine and it seems to be the only substance that truly quenches my thirst. Diet Pepsi just has this sharpness that cuts through my thirst. Water doesn't do it unless I'm walking or working out. And other types of drinks just leave this sugary sliminess on my tongue. I don't have a sweet tooth at all, so drinking diet soda isn't making me crave more sweets or anything. I rarely eat sweets at all. And I'm finding that I crash hard without my diet Pepsi. I just get to a point where I can't keep my eyes open and my head is pounding. I'm still working on it. Today I had 3. Yesterday I had 2. 1 was just not enough. I'm going to try to keep it at 2. Being away from home is making everything so much harder to deal with but I really am trying! I only walked 2 miles again today. It's super inconvenient to drive down to the walking trail twice a day and I still don't have the stamina to do 4 miles in one go. I did try to do an evening walk here at my mom's house, but I only made it .66 miles. I absolutely cannot do these hills around here. This has been my first major failure since I committed myself to getting healthy and I almost cried. These hills are just impossible for me. It was terrible. I also did kettlebell today. Again, I'm not typing all that up on my phone, but I improved slightly on a few of my sets. Ms. Happiness- I am so happy to hear that! It's hard for me to imagine I could be an inspiration to anyone, but it made me smile to read that today You can do it! Trying to navigate SA on my phone drives me insane, but as soon as I get back home next month, I promise to get involved in everyone's logs again. I FINALLY got new shoes. I dropped enough hints to my mom and she took me shopping. I knew my Skechers were bad, but I didn't how truly bad they were until I walked in my new kicks. My feet are singing praises to my mother. What a world of difference! I was way under calorie goal again. My weight isn't doing much still (252.4 tonight), but I am on my period and I do truly believe I'm building muscle. My clothes are really hanging on me differently even though the scale isn't dropping much. It's all good. I'm definitely not worried. I'm doing the work and it will come off. Slink- thanks for sounding off from the opposite end of the diet soda debate. It all helps me try to find my sustainable happy medium. I didn't get this fat in 2 weeks, so it's gonna take me a little longer to work all the kinks out. I'll get there! Night guys!
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| # ? Jun 4, 2012 03:43 |
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Spend 6 days walking those hills for .66 miles then take a rest day. The next day I bet you'll be amazed at home much easier they are. When I first started walking like.. 9-10 weeks ago I could barely make it up a hill .5 miles from my house and at the end I wanted to die. Now I barely notice, keep it up and don't get discouraged you will be amazed before you are halfway through. You're doing great!
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What type of new shoes did you get?
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