Accountability thread

[jumpingo]

haven't been at my computer much, and hate bnb-ing from my phone (which is actually about to die) but maybe will check back in after baymax goes to sleep!

 

[ElmaWG]

Second weekend in a row with a stomach bug in the house. Baby was sick on Saturday, and then yesterday evening I got sick. And then ds1 threw up in the middle of the night too. So he and I are home today (baby is better and at daycare thankfully). I'm so sick of this, I feel like for the last 3 weeks at least one family member has been sick.

So, no excersise for me since sat morning, which is a bummer cause I was on a roll. But at least I haven't been eating too much!

 

[ElmaWG]

New low for me today! 153.0. So close to the 152's. And actually, then I'm practically into the 140's. So I'm feeling good about this I think in a month I'll be able to fit into some of my pre-preg clothes!!!

Finally completely over this stomach bug, and so are all my boys. I got a pretty good workout in this morning. It seemed to give me some extra energy at work in the AM, though I was dragging by this afternoon. I've eaten well so far, though once again I have not been logging my calories. I think I'm just not going to have the time or motivation to do on the weekdays anymore.

 

[kmr1763]

So happy for your new low! And glad you are all feeling better! I do find that once I get my workout in I tend to have more pep in my step through the day! And the earlier I do it the better.

Sorry I have been awol! My phone broke and I have been waiting for a new one to arrive. And mobile phone is how I bnb lol! I took the weekend off from working out and hubby and I finished our back patio that has been in the works for months. Got a pretty decent workout in this am but we will see what the soreness level is tomorrow.

We are having terrible flooding here, the worst I've ever seen in the 30 years of my living in this area. Homes are under water, state of emergency in my parish, it's just absolutely shocking. My parents live on the lake and the water is almost in their back door.... Hopefully the rain expected tonight doesn't top it off, but the stubborn folk wouldn't pack it up and evacuate to my house. Crazy!

Will update in the morning. I didn't like not bnbing it really is an accountability thread, and when I don't get on I slack a bit. So I will log in daily! (Personal oath lol)

 

[kmr1763]

Well I was on yesterday but didn't update �� I had a new low myself yesterday! 126.6! ! I did an arm circuit yesterday and booooy are they sore this morning. And that's just doing fitness a blender! Wish I had more Dumbbells, I only have a set of 2s and a set of 5s and husband's 30. I imagine my stuff is going to start feeling pretty light soon!

Hope you all are doing well. I have a feeling we've lost most of you

 

[jumpingo]

you haven't lost me completely! i read and try to get motivated from reading your posts but things have been busy lately; baymax and i are leaving for the states tomorrow!

as for working out, not doing much. my husband and i took a walk around the neighborhood tonight. mostly just what will likely be coined a "talk walk," whichh was nice because i will miss him while we're gone.

there's a relatively new yoga studio in my hometown though, so when i am there i am hoping to try aerial yoga and maybe get in a piyo class. i haven't weighed myself in weeks but i feel like i have lost weight, so am riding that for now.

sounds like a lot of new lows, so congrats to everyone on that!

 

[ElmaWG]

Have a fun and safe trip, jump! How long will your visit be? Hopefully you'll get to catch up with family and friends.

I was down to 151.6 this morning. Got up early, but didn't think I had the motivation to do much more that sit on the couch drinking coffee. But the weigh in got me motivated! Tried two new shorter Fitness Blenders. Legs and standing abs. Standing abs wasnt too hard, more of cardio really, but that short legs routine has my legs super shakey.

This will be a bad eating weekend for me, so I'm glad I started off with a good work out. We're having friends over for dinner two nights in a row. Tonight there will def be a yummy desert involved. PLUS, DS1 is getting his first real salon haircut today, and we'll celebrate by getting ice cream afterwards. (Basically a bribery ) so def too much sugar for me today!

 

[kmr1763]

Lol how old is DS1? I remember ds's first cut which was just a trim,
I couldn't bear to trim off his curls. He was adorable!! He was over two when I finally brought him in to cut it short, still regret it! Lol. Dd1 is two bid and looks a ragamuffin half the time but it will be a long while before any cutting! Probably will wait until she asks for it!

I find it ironic that I stopped counting calories and then my standstill at 128 ended. Maybe I wasn't eating enough with breastfeeding and was hindering my own loss... I don't know, but I'm not pigging out just not being as careful and seeing the scale move again so yay!

I'm contemplating going out and getting some plants for the back around the patio we just finished. Our backyard hasn't seen any landscaping since we bought the house. I'm also trying to decide if I want to order chicks online from a hatchery or
If I want to wait until we are finished with our coop and then go from there. Lol unknown you guys are completely uninterested in chickens but I'm outrageously excited about it lol.

 

[jumpingo]

not uninterested in chickens over here! i follow someone on instagram who has ducks and i totally want to have ducks in the backyard someday!! are ducks and chickens sort of similar in keeping as backyard pets...? possibly!

we'll be in florida for a week (to see my grandparents and my parents and aunt and uncle are also coming) then my parents will fly with me and baymax to ohio for a week. will see lots of family friends but i don't have many friends in the area (that's what happens when you live abroad for 10 years i guess!) but my brother and his wife are an hour away, so they will come for the weekend.

 

[kmr1763]

I imagine they are at least somewhat similar! I see a lot about ducks when I research coops and hatcheries but of course I don't pay attention because I'm chicken crazy. I've wanted them for years but husband finally gave his green light and now I'm in read and research mode! I've even designed the coop for my spouse to build. I need to fine tune it and then it's a go for building!

I did a quick legs and abs today, I tried standing Abs elms but it was too much like cardio lol so I just went for a ten minute abs! My arms are sooooo sore from the arms I did yesterday

 

[kmr1763]

I posted too soon :/I'm glad we haven't lost you! And yeah a lot happening keep you busy busy! Where at in Florida? We did Disney in November and it was thebooooomb!

 

[ElmaWG]

I was so confused when I woke up this morning. Clock in the bed room said one time, and clock in the kitchen said a different time. I knew daylight savings started today, but I had no idea which time was "right". In my state of extreme sleep deprivation (both boys conspired to keep me up most of the night ) I just couldn't figure out the "math" in any case, I was awake, and somehow had the energy (thank you precious coffee) to get a good cardio workout in. I worked up a real good sweat

 

[kmr1763]

High five! Lol yes I woke up amazed I had slept in til eight, started bopping around and cleaning up then saw all the clocks oh:
I didn't work out today, everyone is home, off day then! It's beautiful out after all this terrible rain and flooding, kids are outside running in the sprinkler, making some pasta for dinner that I'm excited about. Good day!

 

[ElmaWG]

I got up early again this morning to workout. I do love me some fitness blender at 5:30 in the morning I think this makes 5 times in the last week. I feel really good about that. But I don't feel so great about how I've been eating. I think it's a combination of the exercising increasing my appetite, and the fact that I'm not tracking calories, but I really am eating a lot more than a couple weeks ago. I feel like I want to eat all the time

On a possibly related side note, I pump at work, and the last two dAys, I've easily pumped 4 oz more milk than last week. And I could have gotten more. Not sure if maybe I'm more hungry cause I'm making more milk, or if I'm making more milk cause I'm eating all the time.

I'm scared to weigh in. But I will tomorrow. If it's bad news, at least it will help me get motivated to get my act together.

How's everyone doing? Kmr, were your parents able to avoid major flooding to their home?

 

[ElmaWG]

Weighed in this morning, and feeling discouraged because it was 3 pounds higher than I was expecting. I don't really think I've "gained" all that weight, but with how bad I've been eating, some could be a real gain. I have been working out pretty hard, so maybe a bit of muscle weight? That's probably just wishful thinking.

I took the morning off this today. Thought I could use the extra sleep and I Didn't want to over do it ( been a bit sore for a few days.) but baby got me up at 5:15 anyways. But it was still nice to just sit and drink my coffee and relax.

 

[ElmaWG]

Got a great workout in early this morning. I'm not going to weigh in for a few days since it's been making me feel discouraged. I'll loving working out, so I'm just going to keep at it and not worry about my exact weight for a bit.

I really do need to work on my eating though. DH keeps bringing home ice cream and other yummy treats. My bad eating is not entirely his fault, but I have such a hard time saying no to sweets, and also with portion control. And he knows this. My dad is visiting this weekend, so I'm sure we'll be eating out a lot but come Monday, I will be be making a focused effort to track calories again (that really motivates me...when I can find the motivation to do it!) and drop the sweets for a couple weeks.

I hope all you ladies have a great Friday!

 

[ElmaWG]

Very quiet on here lately.

Not much to report here. Dad is in town so been eating too much and not working out. I'll try to get early tomorrow to get a work out in. Would have this morning, but I got almost not sleep last night, so decided to have a rest day instead.

Have a great rest of your weekend ladies.

 

[kmr1763]

Omg I am so annoyed I just wrote a huge response and it didn't go through! I'm sorry I've been absent, my three month old has been super rashy, so we have been doctoring this week, i have been landscaping the back, and ds's birthday was today, it has been a busy week!

I don't pump much but when I feel hungry I eat. You don't want to mess with supply! I assume it means baby is growth spurting and listen to my body.

Don't feel discouraged over weight. Firstly weight is just a number. If you feel good and you feel like you're making progress, you are. Secondly, muscle weighs more than fat. So if you're working out and gaining muscle, you might see no loss or even a gain. So just keep on!

 

[ElmaWG]

Sorry your LO is rashy. Is it eczema or something else? Hopefully she's feeling some relief soon.

I was awake at 5 am this morning, and thought about getting up to work out. But I decided I needed the sleep more since I had another poor night sleep. I'm SO glad I opted for sleep rather than exercise cause both my boys slept past 7:45 so I did too. That's the latest I've slept since the baby's been born!

Today will probably be another too much food too little excersise day since we'll be running around town with my dad. But I'm back on the wagon tomorrow, I swear!

 

[loeylo]

I'm still checking in with you ladies, but I have majorly fallen off the wagon. We are having a stressful time at home and I'm back to work (a phased return but back properly at the end of April) so I guess meeting my goal by July isn't going to happen.

I'm so worried about it, I'm currently slightly overweight but my whole family struggle with their weight. I don't want to end up with so much to lose that it seems impossible.

My OH has also been put on tablets which majorly increase his appetite. He is eating nearly double his normal intake! Every time he goes out he comes back with food for us both. Its so hard!