Have a great trip, Christina! I love neighbors like that!!
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Have a nice trip
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Sounds like a great bunch of neighbours. We're lucky in that we have a good bunch around us as well.
Anyway, have a great trip!
Thanks all, the trip went great, unless you look at everything I ate and drank. It was horrible! Monday, we had dinner at the airport, which wasn't too bad with the exception of a handful of gin and tonics (I really hate flying). Tuesday started off good, but by lunch, all bets were off. I had the fried corn, and lots of it! Dinner was even worse. So was the bar-time after dinner. Wednesday I started getting back on track, until, again, dinner at the airport. I had buffalo wings and more gin. When I got home, BF had ordered Chinese and bought me a bottle of wine. I couldn't say no to any of it because I was hungry and cranky by that time (it was about 9:30 when I finally managed to get home after working all day and travelling).
I'm still not sleeping too great. In St. Louis I actually made a fort out of all of the pillows (10) stacked on the bed because I couldn't sleep. It was a kick-ass fort. You might think those long pillar-like pillows would make a good chimney, but they don't.
I love my neighbors and neighborhood, but I do have to admit that there are some questionable areas. This is the new "landscaping" job done on a house about a block from me (it took them well over a month to do it, and it's only half the yard. The other half is still a huge hole. Oh, and on the porch is a 10 foot teddybear chained to a rocking chair.) Maybe I'll take more pictures tonight on my walk...
By the way, I'm still on my rest week, although I did run with the pup this morning. She's been at my BFs house, and he just lets her out in the yard in the morning while he gets ready for work. She was so excited to run again.
I am having trouble getting a grasp on the scale of those things....wow. But I live in MN! We have a lot of those gnomes, deer, walleye mailboxes, those giant "cowboy" silhouettes, and just lots of junk in yards. Like old lawnmowers, snow blowers, gas cans.
Don't get down on yourself about the food and drink. I am sure the damage was very minimal. I have a very hard time resisting bar-time fun - something I am working on
I'm sorry the trip didn't go well... sometimes food is hard to resist (especially when it's right there and everyone else has it)...
and that yard... wow... there are no other words...
It really is hard to resist. That said, I did eat and drink considerably less than everyone else there (but that's not saying much).
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I am having trouble getting a grasp on the scale of those things....wow. But I live in MN! We have a lot of those gnomes, deer, walleye mailboxes, those giant "cowboy" silhouettes, and just lots of junk in yards. Like old lawnmowers, snow blowers, gas cans.
Don't get down on yourself about the food and drink. I am sure the damage was very minimal. I have a very hard time resisting bar-time fun - something I am working on
The assortment of dodads are small (and very random). I think the peacock in the front is the biggest one and it's maybe a foot tall. Everytime I go past it, I laugh. I was going to take more pictures last night, but it was too dark to get anything good. Maybe over the weekend.
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I like the stone work, but the other stuff... no thanks!
As to the food, it's past. You're home and things will change.
The stone work is actually brick, and not quite as nice as the picture made it out to be. It's totally uneven. Surprisingly enough, the pic did the yard justice. I still find it very interesting though.
Somehow, the scale didn't move after my three days of debauchery. In fact, the scale hasn't done anything for the last month. It's pretty much stuck at 141 (weekly average, it goes up and down here and there, but not anything significant either way, and by the time I average it out, yup, 141 on the nose). Either way, eating habits are back to normal here at home. Maybe I should rethink? I am eating at maintenance, so I can't really expect any weight changes. I might try going into a deficit for a month to see how that goes.
That's a really good question Bytsi. I'm not unhappy by any means. I decided to go for maintenance because my job/life was really stressful and I was pretty sure that I could maintain and knew that I didn't want to gain. And, it's been working. I lift 2-3x weekly, and continue my morning puppy cardio. For the most part, I eat good, clean, quality foods (this week was a huge exception for me--yuck!). The catch is, I do have more to lose, and would love to start in on that; however, I don't see an end to my busy work schedule anytime soon. I think that I could probably manage a slight deficit, but also don't want to push it too much because I can't afford to burn out or crash. So, that's why I began thinking about maybe a 150-200cal deficit for a month to see how I handle it. Maybe taking it a week at a time would be a better idea. I don't know. But I am stuck.
Here's where our interpretation differs. You are eating at maintenance (on purpose). Your weight is stable. How is this stuck? I consider eating at maintenance and maintaining SUCCESS!
Don't get me wrong, I'm super happy that I've been able to maintain. At the same time, I have this whole, "I have fat to lose, and am working out, and eating right" thing that semi-frustrates me because of the fat I have to lose. I know that I'm not working hard for nothing, and for me, maintaining is HUGE, but there's still that other side of it all. Maybe instead of stuck, I should say that I'm conflicted. Although, that doesn't quite sound right either.
I undenyably have fat to lose and I'm starting to think that it's time to get back on it. I did really great losing up until the whole stress/maintain phase kicked it. And have done great maintaining. I'm by no means 50lbs overweight anymore, and never plan to be again either, but it's down to those last 6-10lbs that I've starting really thinking about and noticing again.
A break, yes, and an acknowledgment that I wasn't in a place where I could focus on loss. Yesterday was my first day in a deficit, and it went pretty well. Of course, it was only a 160 cal deficit, so nothing too outrageous. I'm on track for about 150cal d today, which shouldn't be a problem (I say this as my stomach growls...). I'm pretty much cutting my morning peanut butter habit in half, and lightening up a couple of snacks--less hummus, more veggies.
Tomorrow I go back to the gym, the rest week is over. We'll see how the deficit goes with lifting. But, like I said, it's only a handful of calories that I'm aiming for, so I don't think it'll be too hard (if I can ignore my stomach growling...).
Hi, Christina! Welcome back. Wowie on the lovely landscaping. Our new neighbor across the street prefers the "house doesn't look lived in overgrown vacant lot" look. Yuck. I started tracking my food again this week, too.
I suspect that you'll adapt pretty quickly to a 150 kcal deficit... I was just reviewing some stuff in "Mindless Eating" (Awesome book!) for a presentation, and they recommend dropping 100 - 200 kcals because you're so unlikely to notice it. And yeah, it can be as simple as spreading a thinner layer of PB on your toast!
At least the crazy dodads say, "Someone lives here" rather than overgrown vacant lot. And it is interesting to look at...
Day 2 on a slight deficit went well too. Bytsi, I'll have to check out that book. I'm pretty sure that I do more mindless eating than I realize. I know for sure that I can do with 1 tbsp peanut butter in my oatmeal vs. my usual 2, and there are probably other areas I can cut something back on and wouldn't notice.
So, I might be off to the doctor tomorrow; I was certain that my ankle was back up to normal, but after 2 days of running and last night's bowling, it's clear that it's no better yet. I'm back to grimicing when I go down stairs, and I've got some swelling again. I know I'm going to be told to stay off it, which I have such a hard time doing.
I am going to get back into the gym today, my planned workout is pretty upper-body focused, so there's no reason not to do it. The big question is, do I just take it easy for another week or two, or do I get the official "stay off it"? Crap.
That's an interesting landscape plan your neighbors have. Our neighbors here have beautiful landscaping, but we used to have a lot of neighbors who preferred the junkyard look.
Sorry the ankle is still not doing well and best of luck getting the doctor to say what you want to hear .
Well, the verdict is in on the ankle (at least partly). I have a couple of small tears in the ligament. The partly part is because we're still waiting to see if there's a piece of bone also separated. Apparently that can happen. I should find out tomorrow.
Best case, I'll be in a brace for 10 days (re-evaluate at that point). Worse case, a cast and crutches. I wasn't told to stay off it, mainly because my doctor knows me too well. I am supposed to keep it elevated when I can, continue to ice, and take a crap-ton of advil with food.
I've been meaning to get into the gym and do upper body, but still haven't managed to do that. Time has really been slipping away from me this week. We've got new clients coming in tomorrow, so we've been busy preparing for that. I'm hoping to get something in soon though! I don't want my rest week to turn into two.
Food has been good. Day 3 of the deficit was good. Day 4 I got really hungry and ate closer to maintenance than I wanted. Today, Day 5, is going good again. And, the scale this morning was 140.4, so that .6lbs lower than my steady weekly average. I'm not calling that my true weight yet though, since it was only one day.
Thanks. There was a lot of sighing on my part, and surprisingly, a lot of laughing from my doctor and myself (did I mention that the office knows me really well?).
Rest and ice, yes. But I still want to do my upper-body workouts. I'm pretty sure that I can, I'll just have to sit while doing the shoulder presses (on a bench with no back on it). Ugh.
Sorry to hear about your ankle! Sounds like the conversation I had with my doctor when I broke my foot. I think I asked 3 times so I really can't do anything? Really? It was the greatest day evar when they said I could start biking and swimming. Get some rest and get better so you can get back into it! Sounds like your deficit is going well, too.
Here's hoping that you're looking at the 10-days in a brace scenario. Who would think that would be a good thing. Well, anyone hearing the words cast and crutches as the other option!
Good news is that there is no cast needed. Bad news is that food yesterday and today was at maintenance and not at all meeting any macros. I really slacked and had way too much access to less than perfect foods.
Food is always a constant struggle for me, especially when I'm not as active as usual. It leads me to the sit on the couch and eat syndrom. Sigh. Thursday evening, I started knitting again; that's kept me at least a littly busier and a little better about not eating crap. The biggest problem is that we've been ordering food because it's been easier for me than standing in the kitchen cooking and cleaning. Tonight, I'm making BF grill dinner for us and then there won't be anything to clean. All the while, I'll be resting and keeping weight off my ankle (also known as sitting on my butt). Later, we're going to go to Sigur Ros at Red Rocks. I still haven't figure out how I'm going to get up all the stairs. Getting back down at the end of the show will be even harder. It'll be interesting...
Hmmm... hadn't thought about the cooking issue. I suppose it's because we've got so much stocked up in the freezer. Although tonight's dinner did involve lots of chopping and preparation, but that's rare.
I was curious enough to look up Sigur Ros. Sounds like you'll have a good evening (stairs and all). Good luck.
Yeah, we made our way through the minimal freezer stock; there wasn't much in there, so it didn't take too long. If I can convince BF to clean out the crock pot, I'll make soup or something for this week. By then, I should be back up and moving and cleaning the kitchen. It needs it!
Sigur Ros was great last night. And, we pulled the whole, "I'm injured and can't walk up and down stairs" thing with the parking people, so they let us park at the top of the park. There was only about 15 stairs to get up and down, and I only had to do both once. At Red Rocks, staying in the back/top is the best place to be anyway because the sound is so incredible up there. So, we just stayed up top. All in all, a great night (and the bbq was good too!).
I think we're going to go to the gym today. I'll do upper-body and core. I got the Men's Health Hard-Body Plan in the mail yesterday, so I'm going to thumb through there and use it as a reference to build a plan for the next month until I'm allowed to do more lower-body stuff, at which point, I'll probably switch back to NROL and hypertrophy 1.
Finally a workout!
Chinups: 2 sets 2, 3 sets 1
DB Shoulder presses (sitting on end of bench): 3 sets 8 @ 22.5lbs.
Lying Tricep Extensions: 1 set 8 @ 22.5lbs, 2 sets 8 @ 20lbs
Incline Bicep Curls: 3 sets 8 @ 10lbs. These are considerable harder than regular standing bicep curls. I felt a little whimpy doing these.
Lateral Raises on an Incline: 3 sets 8 @ 10lbs each (this was pretty much the 'T' from YWTL-I was going to do the whole YWTL thing, but remember exactly how much I hated it.)
Swiss Ball Crunch: 2 sets 15 w/10lbs overhead.
Tuesday, I'll focus more on the chest and back.
Oh, and since I didn't just sit around today, food is much, much better. The crockpot is clean and I have everything I need to make chili tomorrow. I'll chop all the veggies sitting at the kitchen table. Grilling again tonight.
Finally a workout!
Chinups: 2 sets 2, 3 sets 1
DB Shoulder presses (sitting on end of bench): 3 sets 8 @ 22.5lbs.
Lying Tricep Extensions: 1 set 8 @ 22.5lbs, 2 sets 8 @ 20lbs
Incline Bicep Curls: 3 sets 8 @ 10lbs. These are considerable harder than regular standing bicep curls. I felt a little whimpy doing these.
Lateral Raises on an Incline: 3 sets 8 @ 10lbs each (this was pretty much the 'T' from YWTL-I was going to do the whole YWTL thing, but remember exactly how much I hated it.)
Swiss Ball Crunch: 2 sets 15 w/10lbs overhead.
Tuesday, I'll focus more on the chest and back.
Oh, and since I didn't just sit around today, food is much, much better. The crockpot is clean and I have everything I need to make chili tomorrow. I'll chop all the veggies sitting at the kitchen table. Grilling again tonight.
Looking good in here! Way to go on the chinups. I'm working on those.
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