Weight Loss and Exercise #4

Managed to lose one of the kgs I put on with this new med, that’s since I went sugar free for Lent. It’s not been too bad, as usual once I cut sugar I stop craving it. Also I just haven’t been snacking between meals, which means I get hungry, properly growly tummy hungry which is no bad thing. Before I was snacking so much I wasn’t feeling my hunger. It’s interesting to me.

Got myself some new running shoes as a treat, they’re really nice! Finding outdoor running tough with the cold winds at the moment though. Longing for Spring.

I'm just maintaining but its better then gaining. I've been being weird with the timing of my meds lately. Today I was fine. I'm eating a lot of yogurt again though and not a whole bunch of legit meals. Tonight for dinner I had a can of reduced sodium soup

Well I managed to just about put the weight on that I lost the other week but lost a bit more somehow this week although not sure how exactly. My exercise actually dropped off with the snow and ice but we were having work done and I was very active carrying and moving a lot of stuff about so maybe that’s it idk.

Does anyone else have an area the fat makes straight for? For me it’s my thighs mostly - I need to try the exercise bike again, I got a cubby built for it in our new storage so no excuses.

Managed to lose 5 pounds in two weeks. Not sure how that happened but I am happy about it.

How’s everyone doing?

I had time from work which made exercise easier, so I have been jogging, and swimming, and walking.

I somehow managed to put on a bit more weight despite being careful with food intake. I’m not eating sweet things at all or processed foods and even cut back on bread. I think it’s got to be meds related but it’s minimal and doesn’t show.

I think I want to do some sort of strength training, but not sure exactly what. Does Pilates count?

I'm really struggling with eating. Today I had a Pepsi, a string cheese, 2 jellos, and a pudding. I also had a flavored iced tea and a glass of orange Pedialyte. For dinner I plan on having some rice pudding. I'm at 885 calories but I have some strange bug so I don't feel like eating and I can't force myself to.

I put on some weight, it’s been hard because it’s hard to afford enough food so sometimes I go to food pantries to get me through the month since I’m on a fixed income and a lot of the stuff from there is unhealthy but it’s what I have so I end up eating it

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Yeah that sounds difficult and hugs to you, you’re doing what you can with what you’ve got. Healthy food has got more expensive for sure.

The only things I've had to eat today were a Fiber One bar and a small cup of rice pudding. I've had a can of coffee and a caramel iced latte and a bottle of blue raspberry pedialyte. Idk. I think I'm just lazy today. I'll figure it out though. I'm at 890 calories right now.

Okay, well, guess I will jump on this bandwagon again. Ever since I brought my new dog home, and my other dog rehabbing an injury, I stopped doing much exercise and was having a hard time getting my walks in. Then things got stressful and I resorted to junk food. I gained 15lbs and sprained my back last week. (It's better now, still a little painful at times.)

I've reworked my schedule and routine to prioritize getting exercise every day and a few intense workouts a week. And I've shopped and got all the healthy food I need to stay on target this week. Just have to take it one day, one meal at a time. I'm hoping to have taken off at least this 15lbs by my birthday, which is late this month.

I did very well today. Will be under 1500 calories and I actually was very active, even got a yoga class in, which I had to modify a lot but felt like it really helped my back.

I'm ready to do this for real now.

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I've lost 3lbs so far. Yesterday I was on target to be at about 1600 calories but I had such a migraine before bedtime and nauseous so I had some toast. Still came in at a deficit and today weighed in 3lbs down. So all good.

Today I'm on track but feeling kind of hungry. Going to have a cup of chicken broth and then switch to tea. That usually helps.

I'm determined to stick to this and get back and down and reach my goal.

I'm tired of this.

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I guess I’m doing okay, normally do a longer run on Weds but it’s windy out there especially along the coast where I go on longer runs so I stuck to my shorter circuit which is 5k. My sciatica has been twinging but was okay today.

Eating wise I’m reasonably okay, my husband pointed out I was actually snacking more when I gave sugar products up for lent, which I hadn’t realised. So maybe I was sensing a deficit, moderation seems the answer but I’m not good at that.

Healthy food is ridiculously expensive, my sister lost weight through fasting. She apparently swears my by it so I might try it myself.

The can of tuna I ate for dinner is giving me a headache. The Cadbury egg and donut I had earlier were fine. My protein is higher and my carbs are lower for once though. Weight wise I seem to be heading in the right direction. I made a more reasonable goal for myself. 160 instead of 140. I started walking too and I'm not drinking 5 cans of soda a day either.

I swear the only things that don't completely upset my stomach are plain types of pastas and plain kinds of rice. I like pastina and gannachi both with no sauce and microwave cups of plain brown rice. I've heard of people living off rice I think. Or was it potatoes. I don't remember.

How is everyone doing? I thought this week was a write off as was unwell so no long run but got a couple of short runs in and tried a different route which helped vary it.

I tried a beginners Pilates class on YouTube, it was pretty good with clear instructions and definitely manageable hoping it helps my sciatica which has been flaring up on runs. Then I was on a roll as it’s raining outside so got the exercise bike out finally and tried a beginners YouTube spin video- hard work for me but manageable. Just need to keep that up, I definitely benefit from more variety.

I've been losing weight because of meds and side effects and yeah on purpose. that Jif peanut butter with Ludacris is making me want to start up the peanut butter again. It pisses my mom off when I eat a tablespoon measured straight from the jar. So I have to go eat a couple pieces of steak tonight so she doesn't yell at me about food. I either get yelled at by my mom or nagged at by my therapist about how little I eat these today.

And my mom yelled at me.....

Hey Mountaindewed, I get a little worried about you when you post about how little/restrictive food you eat. It sounds like other people in your life do too.

When I was younger I had an eating disorder and some of what you write really reminds me of what I used to be like. I’m not an expert but I know that eating limited foods can lead to physical problems.

I’m not wanting to scold you or tell you off and of course you can ignore me but I wonder if you’re aware of any reasons you might be feeling like you are compelled to restrict food? Sending gentle hugs.

Lately I've just been feeling too sick to eat a lot but I also want to lose weight too. I'm working with both a gastro doctor on the physical stuff and my therapist on the eating disorder stuff. Its hard to tell sometimes which is which though.

That’s good you’re addressing it with professionals, I can see it’s difficult to know which is which with a couple of issues.

Today I had 2 hazelnut Uncrustables, and that was it to eat. I did drink a 30 gram protein shake though so that was good.

My stomach issues sucked a lot of the day and I wasn't very hungry. I had an Uncrustable sandwhich for breakfast. A Hot Pocket for Lunch. A small ice cream cup and a piece of bread for a snack with my meds. I also had some flavored Diet Cokes this morning and half of an RC cola. I'm only at 985 calories for the day. Maybe I'll try some stuff on the BRAT diet. Or just give up for the day. I'm pretty tired right now anyways.

I did okay this week - 3 runs including one longer one of around 10km, I’ve got 4 months to the half marathon so going to hold steady a while on distance before I step up. I got a swim in too which was really nice and one micro session on the exercise bike to an 80s mix on YouTube.

Funniest session of the week was my first attempt at a dumbbell workout via YouTube with my son’s 5kg weights. I did reasonably okay but one move I ended up with my arms pinned to the floor in fits of giggles. I do think I need to do weights though as that has been lacking for me.

I didn't do badly today but I'm still low at only 1035 calories. I'm trying to get up the energy and the appetite to eat a Hot Pocket. If I just finish the last 14 oz of water in my water bottle, I'll have made it to my 85oz water goal.

I've put on some weight and I was wondering why. So I went back a year ago on the myfittnesspal app. A year ago I was eating string cheese daily, and having chicken or fish most nights. My carbs were always under 180 and my protein was over 70 grams. Now I'm struggling with getting over 30 grams of protein and staying under 220 carbs. The weight gain would make sense. Plus probably some of the other stuff I'm dealing with. I have some string cheese in the fridge, I'll start with that.