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

[marthand99]

Originally Posted by nutbar

I spend 90% of my time barefoot, too! (Which may explain the repeated pregnancies...) The only time I wear shoes are while running or when I have to actually venture into civilization once a week or so -- then it's just tennis shoes. Oh, and for my wedding, I wore ballet slippers.

Originally Posted by UConnJulie

Ha! I live my life barefoot, in sneakers, or flip flops! I have no clue when it comes to shoes ... heels are very uncomfortable for my feet ... and with a short husband I don't like to wear them and be taller than him!

I wore wedding sneakers when we got married ... our ceremony was a traditional Catholic Mass with the big white dress and tuxedos and all that ... then we changed into shorts and softball shirts for our reception which was a cookout at the local KofC pavillion (all we could afford with 400 guests!). It was awesome! And I wore my sneakers for both.

That is hilarious about the repeated pregnancies.

Those wedding sneakers are SO CUTE! I had flip flops at mine. It was a beach wedding, so I figured why bother with real shoes?

Originally Posted by kfisherx

Hmmmm.... I never wear heels anymore. I figure once a lady reaches 40 she should be able to declare those days over forever.

LOL! So I only have 9 years left!

[marthand99]

Originally Posted by tcoy777

I think my wife got my foam roller at Dick's sports. I have seen them at my local running store also. They are a life saver!!

Awesome! Thanks! I'll stop by Dick's this weekend.

[marthand99]

Originally Posted by missjane

The best probiotics I have found is PB8. Do a google search. You can get it really cheap online and it works GREAT

Jane, I bought some last night at Whole Foods. Thanks!

Also, my Nitrean came and I had chocolate last night and vanilla (they sent a sample) for breakfast. both great! I think I like the vanilla better!

Originally Posted by UConnJulie

OK, Italian style dressings ... I make most of my dressings in the blender because I hate to whisk things in slowly. Bah. Just toss it all in the blender and hit pulverize! These do all have salt in them. Use sea salt and that way you are getting extra minerals that Morton's iodized doesn't have. And a little goes a long way! Store in the fridge in a glass jar with a screw lid. Or a well-rinsed/washed dressing bottle from before. Or those glass salad dressing bottles you can buy to make Good Season's dressing in them. Keep in mind that anything with EVOO in the base will solidify in the fridge. So it will need to be taken out of the fridge a bit before eating.

Julie, I made the Italian one last night. I can't wait to have it in my salad for lunch!

[marthand99]

Rest: Thankfully, no walking in stilettos! City walking about a mile.

Food numbers:
1487 calories
34g fat
161g protein

Sleep: 8 hours.

Water/sodium: I think good on both! I used the now-dead-to-me-sodium dressing, but didn't salt. Today I'm using my made at home version, thanks to Julie!

Emotionally: Very happy.

We're going to WI this weekend to visit my parents. Should be fun!

I am moving on to the next stage, Eat, on Sunday. This means one week of continuing to sit on my ass, but eating a bit more. Yay! I will also start the probiotics and enzymes on Sunday.

Weight: 133.6
Waist: 26.75
Omron: 23.1%

[jesca]

I am very happy to have found your log! I hope this works out for you. You sound much like I was a few years ago. I had a bunch of weight to lose, I lost it and I never stopped increasing exercise or lowering calories. I'm slightly more towards normal now, but I don't think I've lost the mentality (and may not be over the metabolism effects - we'll see). I hope it goes well for you!
Also, they sell foam rollers at Target, too.

[misstenacity]

Originally Posted by marthand99

We're going to WI this weekend to visit my parents. Should be fun!

Hey, another cheesehead! Did you grow up there, and if so, which part of the state?

[marthand99]

Originally Posted by jesca

I am very happy to have found your log! I hope this works out for you. You sound much like I was a few years ago. I had a bunch of weight to lose, I lost it and I never stopped increasing exercise or lowering calories. I'm slightly more towards normal now, but I don't think I've lost the mentality (and may not be over the metabolism effects - we'll see). I hope it goes well for you!
Also, they sell foam rollers at Target, too.

Hi Jesca! Thanks for reading my log! I saw that you were thinking of doing the metabolism test - that sounds like a great idea! I hope it works out for you.

And thanks for the tip on foam rollers. I am going shopping this afternoon!

Originally Posted by misstenacity

Hey, another cheesehead! Did you grow up there, and if so, which part of the state?

I did! I grew up in Janesville, and my parents still live there. I am a Wisconsin girl through and through - I love my Miller Lite and cheese curds. How about you??

[marthand99]

The last couple of days went well! Not being in my own house, it's hard to know exactly, but I think I came in at slightly under 1500 both days, with a lot of extra protein on Friday and a lot less on Saturday. So hopefully that's okay.

Today I move on to Eat.

Rest, in review:

Compliance:
Rest: Did not exercise any more than I had to for my daily life.

Food: Overall, this went well. I overshot the calories a couple of days, but I felt like this was the opposite of a normal "diet" - instead of trying to err on the side of eating slightly less than recommended, that I should err on the side of eating slightly more. For the most part I was within 50 calories.

Sleep: Perfect.

Water/sodium: Still needs a bit of work, but vast improvement in both.

Extra credit: Did the massage and the epsom salt baths, also ate some of the recommended potassium/magnesium food sources.

Results:
Weight has trended down about 1.5-2lbs. This surprised me to no end. The idea of losing weight without working out blows my little exercise obsessed mind. Obviously a big part of this is probably controlling the sodium.

Inches have also trended down. It's weird, I feel more compact now. Probably because of reduced swelling from exercise.

Omron is it's usual crazy self, no trend in any direction.

Body temperature has risen.

Digestion has improved like nobody's business. No more bloating, cramping, and other TMI stuff I won't go into.

Massive improvement in, as Leigh calls them in the book, "sexy hormones." Nothing on the amenorrhea, but it's really too early.

Psychologically, this is the best thing I could have done for myself. My mood has improved, I'm less anxious, and I've gained some much needed perspective on the role exercise should play in my life. My therapist is pleased.

(I would like to note that all of this is exactly what she said to expect. I love Leigh.)

So... on to Eat!

Eat is one week long. I will be sitting on my ass this week, also.

Food breakdown as follows:
1617 calories
54g fat
121g carbs (30% of which - 160ish calories - must be starch)
161g protein

Also starting probiotics and enzymes today.

[kfisherx]

Wow! Amazing results from the first week. What a great testimony to this book.

[jesca]

Cool. My results over two days are kind of all over, so I guess that's why an odd number is good. I might to do four days so I have two weekend days and two work days. I guess we'll see how tomorrows basals go.
Congrats on everything, I'm glad to hear you're moving in the right direction!

[nutbar]

Great job getting through the week and the improvements!!

[tcoy777]

awesome work. It should let us all know how important REST should be in our workout plans. Rest does not have to mean weight gain and you proved that.

[foodfromafar]

Great first week, Marty!

[Bytsi]

The idea of losing weight without working out blows my little exercise obsessed mind.

Mine too!

(pretty cool, though)

[UConnJulie]

Yea ... Leigh has been trying to drive into my mind that exercise does NOT equal fat loss. It is good for a whole host of reasons, but it is DIET that determines bodyfat levels. I'm slowly getting it!!

[marthand99]

Originally Posted by UConnJulie

Yea ... Leigh has been trying to drive into my mind that exercise does NOT equal fat loss. It is good for a whole host of reasons, but it is DIET that determines bodyfat levels. I'm slowly getting it!!

Originally Posted by Bytsi

Mine too!

(pretty cool, though)

I know, right?? I don't think I would have really believed it without trying this. And trying this was scary just for that reason. Not that I'm even trying to lose weight - it's just that I've always just had the vague impression that if I skipped a workout I would immediately gain 10 pounds.

Originally Posted by jesca

Cool. My results over two days are kind of all over, so I guess that's why an odd number is good. I might to do four days so I have two weekend days and two work days. I guess we'll see how tomorrows basals go.
Congrats on everything, I'm glad to hear you're moving in the right direction!

Thanks jesca! I'm glad you're taking the test! I'm excited to hear how it turns out for you. For me it was the second half of the test that was the big eye-opener - the questions about cold, digestion issues, etc. I never really put that together with exercise/diet. I just thought I was one of those people who is cold all the time.

Originally Posted by kfisherx

Wow! Amazing results from the first week. What a great testimony to this book.

Originally Posted by foodfromafar

Great first week, Marty!

Originally Posted by tcoy777

awesome work. It should let us all know how important REST should be in our workout plans. Rest does not have to mean weight gain and you proved that.

Originally Posted by nutbar

Great job getting through the week and the improvements!!

Thanks so much, guys!! I really appreciate all your support. Knowing that I'm coming here in the morning to track how much I ate and my sleep and everything keeps m