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

[Bytsi]

Originally Posted by marthand99

I am a vegetarian plus fish, she detests seafood and loves meat. And supposedly she's going to cook us dinner, like, every night. Allegedly she knows no meat for me, but I have no idea what this is going to be like.

I am really happy that on Sunday I move to 55% carbs and will have a lot more flexibility!

Wow - this could add to the challenge!

I give you a lot of credit... of course I'm not on speaking terms with my IL's, but still... I give you a lot of credit!

[jesca]

Wow. Sounds like she's taking over when she gets here! Have fun with that I think I would be eating a heavy lunch, a light dinner and then sneaking down after everyone is asleep to get some food! You know, just in case.

[Deserve]

Originally Posted by marthand99

Emotionally: Very happy.

Except. Have I mentioned my mother-in-law arrives today?

I think you are the only person who logs their emotional state. I love it.

[marthand99]

Originally Posted by Deserve

I think you are the only person who logs their emotional state. I love it.

Thanks Gabe. For the first month I had no workouts to log, I had to log something. hee hee.

Originally Posted by jesca

Wow. Sounds like she's taking over when she gets here! Have fun with that I think I would be eating a heavy lunch, a light dinner and then sneaking down after everyone is asleep to get some food! You know, just in case.

Originally Posted by Bytsi

Wow - this could add to the challenge!

I give you a lot of credit... of course I'm not on speaking terms with my IL's, but still... I give you a lot of credit!

Originally Posted by nutbar

Ditto that!

Ack! Shall we start passing the hat for bail money just in case?

LOL. Thanks for all the support, guys! She got in last night, and seems very nice. I think my biggest challenge is going to be that she doesn't really DO anything except smoke and watch TV. I can sit outside with her while she smokes, and watch some TV with her, but that gets old after a while. She can't walk well, doesn't read English well, and she doesn't seem very interested in, say, going to a museum. Which is fine - I just feel inadequate as a hostess, if that makes any sense.

Originally Posted by missjane

I'm part Hungarian and I LOVE Hungarian food. Can I come over for dinner every night while she's here!

Actually, my sister-in-law lives in Ohio and she's going there for two months after her visit here. You can go over there!

I'll keep you posted on what she makes!

Originally Posted by foodfromafar

Hi, Marty! It must feel great to be back to exercise again!

Have fun with your m-i-l. The month will fly by!!

Thanks Pauline! It really does! And I hope so!

Originally Posted by realcdn

My father's family is Ukrainian and they do meatless dishes for Christmas Eve (Jan 6th), although they definitely aren't what I would call low-cal foods. My father was never particularly into the idea of meatless dishes, so it wasn't something we observed.

Just stay away from the varenyky. They can be wonderful, and she might thing this would be an acceptable meatless side dish for you. This is pierogi to most. I looked it up and Hungary does make a version of it - derelye, although as a special occasion dish usually, so you might be okay. For those that have eaten frozen and/or restaurant versions, they don't hold a candle to homemade ones. The funniest thing is that my mother (a Scot) was said to have made (from my father's family) the best since my great-grandmother. They used to love coming here for the food they no longer took the time to make, since she would put the effort in.

Anne, thanks so much for the info!! I will definitely keep that in mind. Varenyky = not good for the program. I am going to try to get her on board with making meaty dishes for her and Rob and side dishes for all of us, and then I can grill some fish for myself or something!! We'll see.

[marthand99]

Activity:
Resistance Training Day #2

Warm-up - Non-specific warm-up from NROL4W

Reverse Lunges 15/15s 15/15s 15/15s (next time - stay at 15s)
BSS 15/7s 15/7s 15/7s (stay)
Neutral Grip Shoulder Press 15/10s 15/10s 9/10s&6/7s (stay at 10s)
Bent Over Rows 15/10s 9/10s&6/7s 15/7s (7s)
Pushups 8 toes/7 knees 6 toes/9 knees 6 toes/9 knees
Swiss Ball Jacknife 15 15 15
Reverse Crunch 15 15 15

Also, in the morning before work, I did the Gentle Hatha #1 yogadownload practice, and some foam rolling. (Loved!)

Thoughts:
I hate this workout. What kind of genius thought it would be a good idea to try sets of 15 pushups and BSS after a month off? Oh yeah, me. Anyway, I'm changing it next time. Normally I would resist changing things mid-stream, but I hate it so much I'm dreading lifting, and we can't have that, now, can we?

I'm taking out the pushups and the rows and switching in something else, as yet underdetermined. The BSS might go too.

Quick question - those of you that have the book, how would you interpret the order of the list of exercises? Meaning, do I have to do it in the order of 2 legs/3 upper/2 core? Or can I do leg/upper/core/leg/upper/core/ upper?

Also - again for peeps that have read the book, what do you guys think of doing *easy* yoga? I don't want to do extra credit workouts, and I'm taking rest days very seriously. The program does say to stretch, though, and I really miss it. So, when would you think it's "okay" to do easy yoga on this program? Aerobic days, weight days, rest days, never?

Food:
1952 calories
58g fat
190g carbs/31g fiber (1.5 whole wheat English muffins for starch)
184g protein

Pre-workout nutrition was Greek yogurt, berries, and carrots two hours before workout.
Post-workout nutrition was BCAAs, salad w/shrimp, cottage cheese, and a hard-boiled egg.

Sleep: 7ish hours.

Water/Potassium/sodium: Sodium and potassium good. Water, eh.

Probiotics/enzymes/fish oil/multivitamin/BCAAs: Check.

There are some very unfortunate things happening in my gut right now.
Emotionally: Relieved that mother-in-law is nice. A little nervous about what to do with her.

I've decided to try to be as unselfconscious about food as possible while she's here. Like, I feel weird weighing out my peanut butter in front of anyone but Rob. And my shake obsession is a little odd, as is the huge "lunch" (that's really three small meals) that I pack for work. But she's pretty much moving in, so she's just going to have to get to know me in all my weirdness. We'll see how that goes.

[jesca]

I don't think you should have to do the exercises in the order that she gives. I think she groups them to make it clear how many of each to do. I would rather alternate as well with upper and lower and then I usually do my core all at once.

Also, I would think that you could do easy yoga on your rest days or as a cool down to your exercises. Easy yoga is stretching and relaxation, so I imagine that really fits in whenever you'd like it to.

Way to go on being brave with your food. I know how hard it is to be weird in front of other people, but it's more stressful to try to hide it and wonder if they think you're weird. Just go for it!

Good job on everything! I hope you're stomach feels better

[tcoy777]

ehh. I would not worry about being weird in front of her. I am sure after a month with her your going see plenty of weird things she does. Maybe like washing clothes and towels everyday of the week while she is there and putting your clothes back in odd places. Not that my MIL would do something like this.

[LisaS]

for me, being on good behavior lasts about a week - maybe you can ask your SIL for advice on "what to do with mom" - or "what can we go do that mom would enjoy"?

[Deserve]

Originally Posted by tcoy777

while she is there and putting your clothes back in odd places. Not that my MIL would do something like this.

That drives my wife insane when her dad comes over and does that.

[Brentv]

Originally Posted by marthand99

I am a vegetarian plus fish, she detests seafood and loves meat.

Sounds like a great opportunity for lots of shrimp, scallops, halibut, and the like. I say YOU choose.

[warasa]

In my first time, I was naive and did them one by one following the order in the book. I mean I do 1st set of legs, rest, 2nd set of legs, rest, 3rd and so on. It takes incredibly long to finish because of all the resting time in between. So now I do them circuit style, doing one set of every move alternating legs/upper/core and repeat the whole circuit again. I like it better.

I integrate callanetics (which in my opinion is yoga+pilates+hardcore stretch) into my stretch routine. I pick and choose which pose I like most for each part of my body. For example, for calf I use Leigh's "stretch your way thin" article's; for shoulders and side stretch I use callanetics. I don't think yoga is a problem if you cut some moves you don't like from your routine and add some yoga moves that emphasize the same area of body.

I'm with you about weird healthy eating in front of other people even with my boyfriend. He's actually pissed a lil bit that I act normal in front of him even though I'm not normal when I'm alone lol. My friend will come over to stay with me for a week soon. I really wish it's my reset week but it's not!

[gobbla]

Don't stress too much about the lifting. Progression far more important than particulars about lift order, rep misses up or down, etc. If you did less advanced movements (static lunge instead of BSS, or front end elevated pushups vs strait), and progress...then you're progressing. Improvement is everything.

You can likely add anything you want (example: yoga) UNLESS it detracts from your ability to do what you "have" to do. If other places begin to stall or regress, then no yoga.

[Bytsi]

I wouldn't worry about adding some yoga (although I've never done it personally) -- I was doing Pilates and didn't really consider it a "workout" - more of a good relaxing stretch with tons of core toning (and you can't get enuf of that!)...

Be yourself around MIL - let your freak out

[marthand99]

Originally Posted by jesca

I don't think you should have to do the exercises in the order that she gives. I think she groups them to make it clear how many of each to do. I would rather alternate as well with upper and lower and then I usually do my core all at once.

Also, I would think that you could do easy yoga on your rest days or as a cool down to your exercises. Easy yoga is stretching and relaxation, so I imagine that really fits in whenever you'd like it to.

Way to go on being brave with your food. I know how hard it is to be weird in front of other people, but it's more stressful to try to hide it and wonder if they think you're weird. Just go for it!

Good job on everything! I hope you're stomach feels better

Thanks Jes! Much better today

I'm going to alternate, too. I think upper/lower/core etc. like Warasa said below! Also, I heard from Leigh and she said yoga is fine. Not handstands or power yoga, but the gentle stuff is A-OK. YAY!

Originally Posted by tcoy777

ehh. I would not worry about being weird in front of her. I am sure after a month with her your going see plenty of weird things she does. Maybe like washing clothes and towels everyday of the week while she is there and putting your clothes back in odd places. Not that my MIL would do something like this.

Originally Posted by Deserve

That drives my wife insane when her dad comes over and does that.

LOL! So far she has stayed out of our closet. She also seems very conscious of the fact that she's in OUR house. I wasn't expecting that - I was just sort of thinking that she was going to come in and take over (like Jes said). Big relief!

Originally Posted by LisaS

for me, being on good behavior lasts about a week - maybe you can ask your SIL for advice on "what to do with mom" - or "what can we go do that mom would enjoy"?

Lisa, you are totally right about good behavior lasting about a week!

My SIL doesn't like to do anything either. Seriously - the entire family just likes to sit around. Rob was sort of like that when we started dating but has gotten way more active and adventuresome. Thank God.

I'm just going to do my own thing and try to sit with her outside (upwind) for a little bit each day. We'll see how it goes.

By the way, according to her, my neighbors are drug dealers. Apparently expensive cars would pull up to the house all day long, people would go inside for a minute, and then come out and leave. I expect I'll be getting a full report on the activities every day so I'll keep you all posted.

Originally Posted by Brentv

Sounds like a great opportunity for lots of shrimp, scallops, halibut, and the like. I say YOU choose.

I think you're right, Brent. We're all going grocery shopping today, and I'll be picking up a lot of delicious fish for me!

Originally Posted by warasa

In my first time, I was naive and did them one by one following the order in the book. I mean I do 1st set of legs, rest, 2nd set of legs, rest, 3rd and so on. It takes incredibly long to finish because of all the resting time in between. So now I do them circuit style, doing one set of every move alternating legs/upper/core and repeat the whole circuit again. I like it better.

I integrate callanetics (which in my opinion is yoga+pilates+hardcore stretch) into my stretch routine. I pick and choose which pose I like most for each part of my body. For example, for calf I use Leigh's "stretch your way thin" article's; for shoulders and side stretch I use callanetics. I don't think yoga is a problem if you cut some moves you don't like from your routine and add some yoga moves that emphasize the same area of body.

I'm with you about weird healthy eating in front of other people even with my boyfriend. He's actually pissed a lil bit that I act normal in front of him even though I'm not normal when I'm alone lol. My friend will come over to stay with me for a week soon. I really wish it's my reset week but it's not!

Awesome - thanks! I am going to them in the same way you do - leg/upper/core. Cool! And I am excited about the yoga. I will have to check out the stretch your way thin article - I downloaded it awhile ago but must have missed reading it somehow.

Originally Posted by gobbla

Don't stress too much about the lifting. Progression far more important than particulars about lift order, rep misses up or down, etc. If you did less advanced movements (static lunge instead of BSS, or front end elevated pushups vs strait), and progress...then you're progressing. Improvement is everything.

You can likely add anything you want (example: yoga) UNLESS it detracts from your ability to do what you "have" to do. If other places begin to stall or regress, then no yoga.

Thanks Tony! I've been a little frustrated with my numbers and lack of improvement (yes, in my whole TWO SESSIONS), so I think the less advanced movements are the way to go. Okay, I won't worry about lift order any more.

Originally Posted by Bytsi

I wouldn't worry about adding some yoga (although I've never done it personally) -- I was doing Pilates and didn't really consider it a "workout" - more of a good relaxing stretch with tons of core toning (and you can't get enuf of that!)...

Be yourself around MIL - let your freak out

I love this! I am going to think "let your freak out!" every time I want to do something weird.