Author Topic: Perpetual Healthy Eating and Fitness Rant & Rave thread (Read 1900539 times)

diablita · « **Reply #1640 on:** April 02, 2012, 10:04:43 PM »

And to make this a healthy post:
no exercise b/c of my big run yesterday (10+ miles that included 2000 ft of elevation gain, then loss) but I ate very healthfully today. A tiny bit of snacking this evening but not much -- I made my DH eat the last 2 macarons

merigayle · « **Reply #1641 on:** April 03, 2012, 07:56:27 AM »

RA- it will be ok!

Yeah, sheet cake is a nice bonus after the race. I was so sick to my stomach but had no problem eating the cake! LOL. There was a gourmet cupcake store by the hotel, but we never made it there. I am starving and need to come up with a plan of attack for the week. DH and DD did not leave the house between Fri and when i got home last night

i gotta go food shopping before work today.

onawhim · « **Reply #1642 on:** April 03, 2012, 09:41:49 AM »

So much cake talk

debbatx · « **Reply #1643 on:** April 03, 2012, 09:51:37 AM »

Sorry about the cake talk.

I'm holding steady - the scale is inching down. I need more DFW and more exercise.

Courtney · « **Reply #1644 on:** April 03, 2012, 11:33:12 AM »

The scale is moving down for me too... tracking consistently for a week now has helped.

debbatx · « **Reply #1645 on:** April 03, 2012, 12:31:01 PM »

Yes, the tracking is huge for me. Sometimes it's a PITA to do it, but it helps. Now, if I want the scale to really get moving, I've got to incorporate exercise.

Courtney · « **Reply #1646 on:** April 03, 2012, 01:55:44 PM »

And exercise rarely seems to help me move the scale... it will keep it from going up sometimes, but it seems irrelevant in my losses.

I know that can't be, but anectdotally, that's been the trend.

debbatx · « **Reply #1647 on:** April 03, 2012, 02:09:16 PM »

I think my body is pretty efficient if I don't get much exercise. Yes, eating less - staying within my WW Points - will get the scale to move, but in relatively small numbers. Some weeks a half a pound is great. But a half a pound or less every goddamn week? That's insane-making. If I throw in some exercise and eat within my Points, including Activity or extra points, then I see better numbers overall.

And yet, dragging my ass out of bed to work out is still damn near impossible.

Magic Microbe · « **Reply #1648 on:** April 03, 2012, 02:25:03 PM »

Quote from: debbatx on April 03, 2012, 02:09:16 PM

I think my body is pretty efficient if I don't get much exercise. Yes, eating less - staying within my WW Points - will get the scale to move, but in relatively small numbers. Some weeks a half a pound is great. But a half a pound or less every goddamn week? That's insane-making. If I throw in some exercise and eat within my Points, including Activity or extra points, then I see better numbers overall.

And yet, dragging my ass out of bed to work out is still damn near impossible.

If I eat within my points and don't work out I will maintain. If I exercise (and by that I mean at least 5 hours a week) or dont exercise and skip all the extra weekly points I can lose but it sure isn't fun to stick to only 28 points a day and never get any treats. The key is the eating but the exercise also plays an important role for me and I cannot eat my exercise points or all the gains for exercise are lost. I honestly really need to exercise 10+ hours a week to get to my goal weight but I just cannot seem to do it anymore.

I gained by exercising regularly but not watching my eating carefully enough. I ate healthy but my portion size is off.

debbatx · « **Reply #1649 on:** April 03, 2012, 03:19:15 PM »

Yeah, I worked out really well over spring break and had a good loss that week by not eating my APs. I think I did have some of the weekly points, but not too many. I really have to be careful with portions and get in some good workouts.

Bolloxd · « **Reply #1650 on:** April 03, 2012, 04:49:44 PM »

There are 3 birthdays this week...

I'm a sucker for the c word too. Luckily (or not) there is a lot of running to & fro this week/weekend to keep our activity levels up - A birthday gathering on Thursday, Party on Friday, egg hung & party on Saturday, dinner at Granny's on Sunday, and Easter candy to deal with. As long as I keep up my running I'm hoping to manage.

I got a 5 mile run in today, plus my push-ups. I've got the stuff to make a salad and be healthy, but just lacking the motivation to put it all together. How do you make yourself eat healthy meals when other stuff is so much easier. Some days I have the motivation but on others I'm lucky to eat cereal.

Magic Microbe · « **Reply #1651 on:** April 03, 2012, 04:55:58 PM »

Quote from: Bolloxd on April 03, 2012, 04:49:44 PM

There are 3 birthdays this week... I'm a sucker for the c word too. Luckily (or not) there is a lot of running to & fro this week/weekend to keep our activity levels up - A birthday gathering on Thursday, Party on Friday, egg hung & party on Saturday, dinner at Granny's on Sunday, and Easter candy to deal with. As long as I keep up my running I'm hoping to manage.

I got a 5 mile run in today, plus my push-ups. I've got the stuff to make a salad and be healthy, but just lacking the motivation to put it all together. How do you make yourself eat healthy meals when other stuff is so much easier. Some days I have the motivation but on others I'm lucky to eat cereal.

I buy some easy healthy shit for those days.

debbatx · « **Reply #1652 on:** April 03, 2012, 05:06:37 PM »

Make sure it's relatively healthy cereal?

Courtney · « **Reply #1653 on:** April 03, 2012, 05:10:27 PM »

Quote from: Magic Microbe on April 03, 2012, 04:55:58 PM

I buy some easy healthy shit for those days.

Yeah, I like to have stuff like those lean cuisine steamer bags in my freezer for times like that. I'm sure I could make stuff cheaper, blah blah, but it's better than frozen pizza.

Or subway. I eat there a lot.

Mom of Scooby · « **Reply #1654 on:** April 03, 2012, 07:00:26 PM »

My fitbit came today! It's so tiny and cute.. and it links to myfitnesspal so all my steps will be recorded. I can't wait to start having fun with it!

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/29/fashion/fitbit-ultra-a-digital-fitness-tool.html

merigayle · « **Reply #1655 on:** April 03, 2012, 07:36:03 PM »

Quote from: Mom of Scooby on April 03, 2012, 07:00:26 PM

My fitbit came today! It's so tiny and cute.. and it links to myfitnesspal so all my steps will be recorded. I can't wait to start having fun with it!

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/29/fashion/fitbit-ultra-a-digital-fitness-tool.html

oooh exciting!!! is it Mac compatable?

onawhim · « **Reply #1656 on:** April 03, 2012, 07:58:46 PM »

Quote from: Mom of Scooby on April 03, 2012, 07:00:26 PM

My fitbit came today! It's so tiny and cute.. and it links to myfitnesspal so all my steps will be recorded. I can't wait to start having fun with it!

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/29/fashion/fitbit-ultra-a-digital-fitness-tool.html

Cool!

Mom of Scooby · « **Reply #1657 on:** April 03, 2012, 08:13:48 PM »

Quote from: merigayle on April 03, 2012, 07:36:03 PM

oooh exciting!!! is it Mac compatable?

Yes and it was so easy to download the stuff.. It's still charging but I can't wait to wear it tomorrow.. multiple extra trips to the water cooler in store for me!

merigayle · « **Reply #1658 on:** April 04, 2012, 08:26:23 AM »

anxiously awaiting!
i may consider one.

I do walk a lot at work, i barely sat down once yesterday which made my poor feet swell up like balloons. i ate a ton of peanut butter filled pretzels yesterday, but it is race recovery, right? i have that wicked sore throat again that makes me not want to eat. i guess that is good. will see how hungry i get today. i think i am pretty recovered from my race food wise. depends on what the Panera box looks like today

TwistedFlax · « **Reply #1659 on:** April 04, 2012, 09:12:35 AM »

Hit my final goal on Saturday! Still not done, but I'm at my "I'm okay at this weight for life" point.

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Author Topic: Perpetual Healthy Eating and Fitness Rant & Rave thread (Read 1900539 times)