Accountability thread

[kmr1763]

Well I did not workout yesterday but will today. My shin muscles are STILL sore. Will do arms and abs, it's a nice way to get back into the groove. I've been so busy working on this coop that I've let myself get distracted from workout out and I don't like it! I have these awesome quad muscles and biceps that I've never had before really and I don't want to lose them! For real though I've got some rocks in my thighs! Love it!!

Hope all is well with everyone! Beautiful day here in the deep south!

 

[ElmaWG]

Good job on your quad rocks I'm feeling like my legs are also getting strong from all these fitness blender workouts. All the aerobic ones I do are pretty heavy on squats and squat-like move. I'm always feeling the burn by the end.

Speaking of feeling strong, the ad I was forced to watch before the fitness blender workout video this morning was for an nbc show called "strong" which seems to be about training women to be strong badasses, as a reality show. I was kinda interested, even though I'm not usually into that kinda show. But just watching the preview made m want to lift some weights!

Well I worked out this morning. Good.
Ate two donuts a bit later. Bad.

 

[kmr1763]

.hahha can donuts ever really be bad? That makes me want some now.
I did arms only yesterday no abs (shame). Will do legs today and probably some abs even if it's just sit ups because they have been neglected. My legs are finally not sore any more from the 5k! Probably should start jogging with the stroller BEFORE my next 5k so that I'm a little more prepped. Ouch those shin splints!

 

[ElmaWG]

Only have a minute to write, but wanted to brag about my new low: 149.8!! Hello 140s, I've missed you!

Also , those pre pregnany pants I said fit into. I wore them to work yesterday and ripped a hole in them when squatting down to pick something up.

 

[jumpingo]

way to go on the new low!

we are back from our first vacation with baby...weather sucked and i became frustrated/disappointed at how little we were able to do. i missed the conveniences of home (mostly things to keep baymax occupied with) but she slept in the carrier and in makeshift "beds" on the floor of our hotel rooms and was a great traveler.

i am short tempered since being home and am stressing about getting things made for an upcoming craft fair. my husband just plays video games all day and i am constantly interrupted to take care of baymax. sigh...

ANYWAY, i think we are going to the gym in the morning. i'll just do the ellipitcal and some stretching/yoga type stuff and maybe a little bit of free weights. gotta get back on the bandwagon! but i know i will feel better overall if i work out.

 

[kmr1763]

Awesome new low Elma! That's amazing! Jealous of the new low, I'm hovering since I stopped counting calories! And I've been slacking on the workouts! Didn't yesterday, I just got my two year old registered for music class and they started yesterday
So for the next eight weeks Thursday will be off days. Today did a legs and some sit ups and then walked/jogged my road which is about a mile.

Jump im sorry you're having trouble! I feel like most times the dad gets off easier than the mom. It's completely unfair. But don't worry about the vacay. You adapt soon enough to doing things with kids or trading off so the adults can do adult things without the kids. I was pregnant when we went to Disney world in November and I couldnt even trade off. What a jip!

 

[ElmaWG]

Yep, dads get off easy in most families I think. DH watches quite a bit of tv and finds time to watch entire movies, and surfs the web ALL THE TIME. He's always sending me links to funny things he finds on the web.

Aside from a small bit of B&Bing (only when feeding baby), and occasional online shopping (for necessities) I get no leisurely computers time. Some days if I'm lucky I get 30 minutes of tv after kids are asleep. I am constantly busy the rest of the day. There is ALWAYS laundry, or dishes, or something else pressing to be done. DH doesn't notice or doesn't care.

Good luck getting back on the bandwagon, jump. You can do it! Even if it's smaller workouts here and there, you'll feel better. Kmr, God job witht the workout today! Keep pushing towards that new low.

I'd love to get a jog in, but snow here today! And I work out at 5:30 am during the week, too dark for me to be comfortable running outside. I got some good stretching in today. That might be all for me.

 

[kmr1763]

Omg snow. It's been in the seventies and even eighties here! I even sweat when I head outside! I did a t25 video yesterday (very cardio oriented blugh) and nothing today. Had a rough night with DD1, she just flips when I'm nursing baby in the middle of the night when SHE wants to nurse.

DH just bought me a nice weber grill and I'm grilling burgers and hot dogs tonight. It's going to be my summertime cooking go-to I think! And nice because it's a healthy way to cook! I did chicken on the grill the first night, burgers last night and more tonight because we had tons of food. I'm excited to master this new (to me) cooking method!

 

[ElmaWG]

Grilling sounds nice. Nice weather where you actually want to grill outside sound nice too. I'm ready for spring to arrive and stay, cause I'm itching to be out enjoying the outdoors.

I am beyond tired tonight. Baby has been waking up way too much the last few nights, and I worked out pretty hard this morning. So I'll be heading to bed as soon as the boys are asleep. What I wouldn't give for a solid 4 hours of uninterrupted sleep.

I did start today tracking calories, but lost track at some point. Probably when I started snacking constantly.

 

[kmr1763]

Grilling was nice! Can't wait to get more groceries in the house so I can experiment some more!
I did arms and abs yesterday. Both are slightly sore today. My triceps are pretty sad lol. I'm coming to realize that I'm just not going to shed more weight and burn more fat without cardio, maybe some HIIT, and maybe some clean eating thrown in there. I don't WANT to, and part of me says, but you look okay now, do you really need to lose more? I just joined this fitness mom group on Facebook called no excuse moms. It's pretty motivating, you guys should check it out. But these ladies make me want to keep going. And I need so stay motivated!

Has anyone in here thought about clean eating, meal planning, or 21 day fix? I'm feeling like I might try something.....

 

[ElmaWG]

Clean eating is something I think about a lot actually. I think, why is it so hard?! actually, as of Monday im going to try 3 weeks of no sugar. I've done it before and felt really good doing it.

Tell me more about the 21 day fix?

My weight gain is so painfully slow. Haven't had a low since the day I saw 149.8. Im eating fairly well and Exercising. So I too need to step it up. The weather is finally nice here, so my plan is to get out for some brisk walks with jogging mixed in, gradually more jogging (but don't want to over do it cause of some recurrent injuries).

I'm crazy busy at home and at work until the first week of May. So stress levels a bit high. But I might be up for a clean eating or exercise challenge around that time.

 

[jumpingo]

i just bought a magazine called Clean Eating at the store tonight! it looked like it had some good meal plans/grocery lists/recipes. i haven't read it yet, but exercise is just not happening, so i have to start eating better if i want to see ANY kind of change.

life is hectic with a craft fair coming up next weekend. i am sewing in every free minute i have to hopefully make enough stuff to sell and recoup some of the upfront costs of fabric and supplies. i know i should (for multiple reasons!) go for a walk but it feels like i'm wasting sewing time, but my husband often comes home to a frazzed wife and fussy baby and says, "okay, we're going for a family walk!" and makes us. so about every other day we walk about a mile. baby steps, right?

 

[ElmaWG]

Jump, what are you making for the craft fair? Do you think once it's over, and you have more time, you'll find it easier to get motivated to exercise?

with dS1, when he was old enough to to sit comfortable in the carrier, we went on walks everyday. Nothing long or strenuous, but it was effective in helping me loose weight.

 

[loeylo]

Still checking back on you ladies. We have been away for a few days, at a seaside resort, which has meant that food hasn't been great (although I did spew most of it up due to rollercoasters!) however I did over 30k steps today which makes me mind less. I usually walk a lot (I don't drove) although we didn't have the wee one with us so my arms didn't get their usual workout. I definitely have sore legs from all the walking haha!

 

[kmr1763]

Omggggg I write these long posts and then it somehow gets deleted!!!! I Need to stop posting from my phone!!

I'm starting 21 day fix Monday. I actually just bought some containers on Amazon and will use my regular workouts in co junction. I will write more from my computer when I get time! Stupid deleted post. I had written a novel!

 

[jumpingo]

Jump, what are you making for the craft fair? Do you think once it's over, and you have more time, you'll find it easier to get motivated to exercise?

with dS1, when he was old enough to to sit comfortable in the carrier, we went on walks everyday. Nothing long or strenuous, but it was effective in helping me loose weight.

i'm making a little bit of everything. i have a couple small baby quilts, a ton of zippered pouches (great for headphones or chapstick or loose money and credit cards, etc.), a handful of stuffed fabric elephants with big floppy ears, about 20 reversible snap close flannel bandana style drool bibs, some little minkie blankies, a couple buntings...
and once the craft fair is over, yes, i will feel better about going on longer walks and getting out in the (finally!) nice spring weather.

 

[ElmaWG]

Wow jump, you sound very crafty. Hopefully you see many items at the craft fair. Do you sell on etsy too?

Glad to hear you're still with us loeylo. I feel like whenever I travel I eat like crap. But you got in 30k steps, that major exercise!

Kmr, I'm looking forward to hearing how the 21 day fix goes for you tomorrow. Did you buy the whole program with dvd's

I didn't do any official workouts this weekend. Well I did strap on the running shoes yesterday and went for a 20 min walk with a few very short bursts of jogging. Pace was mellow, I really just wanted to see how my foot and joints would react. Glad to say it felt good, and I still feel good today. I'm think I'll try to fit in more walk/jogs in the coming weeks. I really hope that will get the weight loss going again. I'm feeling stagnant, despite seeming to exercise a lot and generally eating well.

 

[kmr1763]

Okay, I'm FINALLY on my mac. Maybe my post won't delete itself before it's published.

Jump-- I know how it is to be distracted! These chickens and the building of their abode kept me slacking on working out. Finally getting back into daily workouts again.
Loe-- Holy crap! My busiest days are like 12-15K max. So 30K sounds like Disney world! lol!

So I started 21 day fix yesterday! I did NOT buy the program. I found portion containers on Amazon for like 16 bucks. And the food list and whatnot is all online easily found. So I'm pairing the diet and portion control with my regular rotation of workouts. So far? I love it. My husband is doing it with me (the clean eating, not the portion control). Yesterday, here's my menu-- breakfast was overnight oats with strawberries. I wasn't a huge fan, but I'll try other recipes. Lunch was deli turkey wraps with grated cheddar and a dijon vinaigrette, cottage cheese on the side, and a hardboiled egg. Snack was sweet peppers and hummus and strawberries. Dinner was grilled chicken breast, grilled asparagus, and wild rice. I have totally cheated and had my regular coffee, and last night I had a glass of milk and a skinny cow sweet (because damn I have a sweet tooth. Hopefully I can resist the urge tonight, but if not oh well.) I'm feeling pretty good about it, it's not as hard as I thought it would be (except the coffee and sweet craving at night). And you feel really good about what you're eating. If you look into meal prepping, you could do most of the work on Sunday, and then through the week you just grab what you've prepped. I wasn't that organized... So I prep for the day before and that's it. But "21 day fix" eating plan I hope gets us into clean eating mindset and meal prep because it helps you stay on track with eating, rather than mindlessly picking something up on the way home, or grabbing a snack from the pantry. I'll upload pics of our food from my phone. I pinned a TON of recipes, started with familiar things, and I'll work up from here. I totally recommend trying it though. Only twenty one days at first! I even took measurements and before pics so I can compare at the end. That will really tell the tale.

I'll also send the link for the portion containers I got.

Okay, posting from the mac is just sooooo much easier!

 

[kmr1763]

Link for containers;
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B016NQZT8M/ref=ya_aw_oh_bia_dp?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It only lets me attach one pic at s time so there's my prep for hubby

 

[ElmaWG]

Wow, good for you! That sounds like it takes some serious planning. Hopefully it works for you. At the very least I bet you'll feel good and energized with the clean eating aspect.

After working my ass off the last week, I had a new low this morning--the first in nearly 2 weeks. 149.4. Only down 0.4 from the previous low, but hey, I'll take it.

Even though the weight is coming off so so slowly, I'm definitly feeling fitter all around. Some of the fitness blender moves (burped and planks mostly) that used to be at the very limit of my ability are now, maybe not easy, but they don't destroy me.