Time for some R.E.P.A.I.R.

[nutbar]

Originally Posted by marthand99

What were you doing in Beloit? Did you go to college there or something?

I used to live in northern Illinois and Beloit just happened to have several dive bars that were fun to visit once in a while. LOL

Originally Posted by marthand99

I'm home sick today and the most strenuous thing I have done is put on clean pajamas.

Ah, so you're the one who germed up my kids. (They all got sick today.) Hope you feel better soon!

[beach_plums]

Hope you feel better soon.

[marthand99]

Originally Posted by nutbar

Ah, so you're the one who germed up my kids. (They all got sick today.) Hope you feel better soon!

Originally Posted by beach_plums

Hope you feel better soon.

Originally Posted by tcoy777

Hope you kick that cold soon.

Thanks guys! I'm back at work today, albeit with a Nyquil hangover.

[marthand99]

Originally Posted by Bytsi

I had a lot of trouble getting fat in at first... when I started logging and checking macros (aiming for 40/30/30), my fat was around 15%!!! Best ways I've added fat are nuts and eggs (eating whole egg instead of just the white). For a shake - YUMMY shake - I do vanilla protein powder, milk (you could use water if you prefer) and about 1 or 1.5 Tbsp of peanut butter. It's DELISH!!!!

Bytsi - I put peanut butter in my shake last night, and it rocked my world. Thanks so much for the suggestion!

[Bytsi]

Originally Posted by marthand99

Bytsi - I put peanut butter in my shake last night, and it rocked my world. Thanks so much for the suggestion!

Glad ya' liked it

[marthand99]

Two things that I am very excited about:
1) I made an appointment to talk to Leigh during my last week of REPAIR (the week of June 22nd). We are going to talk about how I will be approaching maintenance, since my former fat person's obsessive "maintenance" is exactly what got me into this situation.
2) OMG, I love both peanut butter in my shakes and avocados in my salads. You guys rock! I never try new things unless someone tells me to or suggests something. So thanks!

Nothing exciting in terms of yesterday's details:

Rest: Sat on ass. Occasionally stood up to get some food, go to the bathroom, or let the dogs out into the backyard.

Food numbers:
1628 calories
54g fat
130g carbs (1/2 whole wheat english muffin and some sweet potato for starch)
164g protein

Sleep: 8 hours.

Water/sodium: I think this might be the first day that I actually hit both of these guidelines. Rock star!

Probiotics/enzymes: Took as directed.

Quality of Food: Made the adjustments I mentioned yesterday, will look for organic cottage cheese tonight at the grocery store.

Emotionally: Good.

Weight: 132.8
Waist: 26.75
Omron: forgot

[tcoy777]

Marty,

I really like reading your log. It has brought a few things to mind for me. I have a bit of the former fat person's obsessiveness. It really is almost as frustrating as it was being overweight. The thoughts of not doing enough and getting back to my old ways has always been a motivation for me. I think that is why now I love running so much and training for bigger events. It gives me something to focus on rather then obsessing on just weight.

Thanks for sharing your journey!!

[marthand99]

Originally Posted by tcoy777

Marty,

I really like reading your log. It has brought a few things to mind for me. I have a bit of the former fat person's obsessiveness. It really is almost as frustrating as it was being overweight. The thoughts of not doing enough and getting back to my old ways has always been a motivation for me. I think that is why now I love running so much and training for bigger events. It gives me something to focus on rather then obsessing on just weight.

Thanks for sharing your journey!!

Thanks, T!!

That was one great thing about running for me, too. Having events to train for made less exercise less about calories and more about another goal!

Thanks for reading and all your support!

[marthand99]

Rest: About a mile and half of city walking for commuting and getting to my dr's appointment.

Dudes, I am BORED. After a few days of rest, I started to love it and was not at all anxious to get back into exercise. Now I'm sort of starting to feel like I have some extra energy and am a little frustrated and wanting an outlet. At least next week I get to move - a little. Mobility work and stretching are on the agenda starting Sunday!

Food numbers:
1617 calories
50g fat
125g carbs (1/2 whole wheat english muffin and some sweet potato for starch)
177g protein

Sleep: 7.5 hours.

Water/sodium: Perfect on the sodium, overdid the water as per usual.

Probiotics/enzymes: Took as directed.

Quality of Food: Bought some organic cottage cheese last night with only three ingredients. Woot! The macros are good, too - for 90 calories there are 16g protein. Now I just have to see how it tastes.

Emotionally: I had a really good therapy session last night and was feeling pretty positive. Then this morning I got an email from someone I had asked about amenorrhea and she suggested I might have Premature Ovarian Failure and now I am very anxious and sort of want to barf. I've only been off the pill for two months, so I should just chill out, I know.

My in-laws are descending for Memorial Day weekend. They are very nice, but all they seem to want to do is eat and do food stuff. Here are the plans we have so far: 1) go to Home Depot and buy a new grill 2) make food on the new grill 3) bake cookies 4) go to Portillo's. Hitting the macros might be hard this weekend but I'll try to at least get the calories right.

Weight: 133.6
Waist: 27
Omron: forgot again

[jesca]

Good luck with the in-laws. I know how that is. My inlaws idea of eating out is going to Burger king - so I can't even get something marginally healthy! At least you can grill fish and veggies which will be good for you and tasty. Corn is good too if you wrap it in some foil and put a little butter in there, very yummy.

I would not worry about what that girl thinks you have. Remember what Leigh says about all the metobolic diseases, all of them are very rare, and so is an ovarian problem at your age. Many women have problems getting their periods to return after going off the pill. Unfortunately, mine is at the other end of the spectrum, but it still results in the same issue. Just think how hard it is for Drs to diagnose you in person, let alone someone on the other side of the internets.

Let us know how the cottage cheese is and what brand it is. Also, how's the sodium on it? I've noticed that the daisy brand I get seems a little salty. I need to look at the sodium content for sure.

[tcoy777]

Here is a second on the parents coming in town and eating WAY TO MUCH. At least we are not going up home, I have a real hard time when that happens as I can't find any place to workout.

Have a great Holiday weekend!

[beach_plums]

I don't have inlaws, but totally understand the eating on holiday weekends. I'm sure there will be plenty of bbqs over the weekend to indulge in. I'm hoping to have the willpower not to eat the sides or appitizers (also known as junk food and crap). I bought a watermelon, so hopefully that'll help.

I give you so much credit for making it this far without getting bored. Hang in there, you'll get to move around soon enough!

[Deserve]

Trust me on this one. Don't stress about about stuff you read on the Internet about your health. You can find information to support whatever mood you are in. Let the doctors earn the big bucks figuring it out.

Last thing. Before I slink off into my own weekend. Enjoy the weekend. One little screw up with the diet isn't going to derail all your hard work. It's when you line those little screw ups into weeks and month that things head south.

Have a good weekend Marty.

[gobbla]

Be confident that you're on the right path and doing good things for you. The odds of you being within the wide scope of "normal" far outweigh the odds of you being a medical oddity. Enjoy the time with your in-laws. Worst case scenario, you're off a little bit (or a lot). Whoop dee. With any luck they'll leave at some point and you can get back to being spot on.

[warasa]

Hi, just wanna pop in to say hi and let you know that I'm still reading your log every single day. I bought the book and do the exercise I'm level 2 but very inclined to level 1 (number of A's and B's I got are almost equal.) And I know I have had enough rest and proper amount of calories a few weeks before starting the plan. So I decided to jump to EAT as soon as my summer break starta (following what Leigh recommends for level 1.) I will be finishing my PREPARE state this Sunday.

So far so good I lose 3.5 lbs during my long rest state prior to buying the book. Now I'm up 2.5 lbs (which I won't put a blame on Leigh's program but on a few social events that made me miss the calorie goal for a few days.) I'm happy with it in general but a little worried that I will gain more weight as it goes on. My general health is much better, problems with constipation, skin problems, and tiredness are getting much better lately thanks to probiotics, enzyme, and more calorie intake. Taking enzyme supplement is one of the best things you can do to your health. If you happen to read Scott Abel's blog where Wade McNutt talks about the benefit of enzyme on metabolic repair, you might appreciate what these little molecules do for you.

I will keep checking in. You are not alone and you are such a good role model for me lol since I'm not that meticulous about food.

[marthand99]

Originally Posted by jesca

Good luck with the in-laws. I know how that is. My inlaws idea of eating out is going to Burger king - so I can't even get something marginally healthy! At least you can grill fish and veggies which will be good for you and tasty. Corn is good too if you wrap it in some foil and put a little butter in there, very yummy.

I would not worry about what that girl thinks you have. Remember what Leigh says about all the metobolic diseases, all of them are very rare, and so is an ovarian problem at your age. Many women have problems getting their periods to return after going off the pill. Unfortunately, mine is at the other end of the spectrum, but it still results in the same issue. Just think how hard it is for Drs to diagnose you in person, let alone someone on the other side of the internets.

Let us know how the cottage cheese is and what brand it is. Also, how's the sodium on it? I've noticed that the daisy brand I get seems a little salty. I need to look at the sodium content for sure.

Hi Jes! Excellent idea! I'm going through Rob's grill cookbook now for vegetables he can grill for me. And luckily the in-laws LOVE meat, which I don't eat, so I can pick my own dinner. I think I am going to try Lemon Teriyaki Tofu.

The cottage cheese isn't my favorite, but it's okay! I probably just need to get used to it. The brand name is Friendship All Natural, and I got it at Whole Foods. The sodium is 360mg.

And you're absolutely right about waiting to get diagnosed in person. My appointment isn't for another month, so I'm just antsy.

Originally Posted by tcoy777

Here is a second on the parents coming in town and eating WAY TO MUCH. At least we are not going up home, I have a real hard time when that happens as I can't find any place to workout.

Have a great Holiday weekend!

Thanks T! I know what you mean, I like it when people come here better, at least that way I'm on my own turf and have access to reasonably healthy food.

Originally Posted by beach_plums

I don't have inlaws, but totally understand the eating on holiday weekends. I'm sure there will be plenty of bbqs over the weekend to indulge in. I'm hoping to have the willpower not to eat the sides or appitizers (also known as junk food and crap). I bought a watermelon, so hopefully that'll help.

I give you so much credit for making it this far without getting bored. Hang in there, you'll get to move around soon enough!

Thanks Christina!! I hope you're having a great weekend. I am a big fan of filling up on fruit at BBQs and stuff. Luckily I love it, so it works out. Have fun!

Originally Posted by Deserve

Trust me on this one. Don't stress about about stuff you read on the Internet about your health. You can find information to support whatever mood you are in. Let the doctors earn the big bucks figuring it out.

Last thing. Before I slink off into my own weekend. Enjoy the weekend. One little screw up with the diet isn't going to derail all your hard work. It's when you line those little screw ups into weeks and month that things head south.

Have a good weekend Marty.

Originally Posted by gobbla

Be confident th