Weight Loss and Exercise #5

BeyondtheRainbow · Mar 07, 2024, 04:26 PM

I made it through a 30 minute workout! It was a combination of aerobics and resistance band strengthening and It was not easy but I did it without any breaks. I'm really pleased I did this. I couldn't do the video I've done the last few times because it refused to play so I did another I'd never done before. It was harder than I expected but manageable.

Now to see how I feel tomorrow after those resistance band exercises....

Tart Cherry Jam · Mar 07, 2024, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Mountaindewed

My Wellbutrin and switching the timing of my Geodon is lowering my appetite. I only had one soda today. I did have a small iced latte and a frappuchino. My carbs are kinda high but my calories are ok.

If you are barely eating, how will your Geodon get absorbed??

Mountaindewed · Mar 07, 2024, 08:30 PM

I have eaten today.
Breakfast was 3 pieces of this already toasted bread
Lunch was a Sumo orange and a cup of instant cheddar cheese ramen with the broth dumped out
Dinner was a Lean Cuisine eggplant pasta thing and I took my Geodon half an hour later.

Tart Cherry Jam · Mar 07, 2024, 08:56 PM

Try taking it without waiting for half an hour but together with the food instead.

"Conclusions: These results confirm that ziprasidone should be taken with food and that a meal equal to or greater than 500 kcal, irrespective of fat content, is required for optimal and reproducible bioavailability of the administered dose."
The impact of calories and fat content of meals on oral ziprasidone absorption: a randomized, open-label, crossover trial - PubMed

Tart Cherry Jam · 01:19 AM

55 mins of personal training

Followed by self-massage with the Hyperice massage gun.

I did not do cardio today because I did not have time. I missed doing cardio.

unaluna · Mar 08, 2024, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Tart Cherry Jam

This quiz at the New York Times (you probably need a subscription to view it) cites research that shows that as long as you hit that minimum of 150 minutes per week, even working out on the weekends alone is just as healthy. I have not looked at that research yet.

Quiz: Test Your Exercise I.Q. - The New York Times

@seesaw

I remember reading that article - i think i just took the wrong takeaway from it! I am writing this while i do my first (planned of 3) 10 minute bike session of the day. Last time (about a week ago?) i did an hour and i think i should not do that all at once anymore. It felt okay doing it, but i was wiped out for days afterward.

Mountaindewed · 12:40 PM

My weight is starting to go down now with the Wellbutrin and switching the timing of my other meds around. I also totally cut out zero sugar and diet soda and I've really upped my water intake. I have one full calorie soda in the morning. I've lost about 4 pounds so far. And now my app is saying I'll reach my goal by October 25th.

Discombobulated · Mar 08, 2024, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by unaluna

I remember reading that article - i think i just took the wrong takeaway from it! I am writing this while i do my first (planned of 3) 10 minute bike session of the day. Last time (about a week ago?) i did an hour and i think i should not do that all at once anymore. It felt okay doing it, but i was wiped out for days afterward.

It sounds like your hour cycle session was more of an endurance one, that might be why it wiped you out. Good to listen to your body.

unaluna · Mar 08, 2024, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Discombobulated

It sounds like your hour cycle session was more of an endurance one, that might be why it wiped you out. Good to listen to your body.

Thanks! I ended up doing 20 minutes and feel really good, not tired at all, just mildly energized.

Discombobulated · Mar 08, 2024, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by unaluna

Thanks! I ended up doing 20 minutes and feel really good, not tired at all, just mildly energized.

With exercise sometimes less is more if you know what I mean.

I went through a phase of exhausting myself with endurance training and it did me no good at all. Smart to listen to your body!

Tart Cherry Jam · Mar 08, 2024, 09:23 PM

60 mins of yin yoga.
One pose was too much for me to tolerate.

BeyondtheRainbow · Mar 08, 2024, 09:31 PM

Just a walk for me today. Something like 1.5 miles I think. My cat hid my FitBit charger so I am guessing from my mom's experience since she forgot to wear hers. I am sore from yesterday. Tomorrow I should be back on the aerobics. The best days are days I get a walk and exercise; that's not happened for a few days, mostly because of weather.

Keep going everyone!

Tart Cherry Jam · Mar 08, 2024, 10:37 PM

Great choice upping your water intake, Mountaindeweed

Mountaindewed · Mar 09, 2024, 06:25 AM

Now my weight just seems to be falling off. I've lost 5 pounds this week. I hope I don't get loose skin. My app says my new target goal is now October 19th.

Tart Cherry Jam · Mar 09, 2024, 03:34 PM

30 mins swimming breastatroke. Felt that my heart rate was elevated! Didn't measure it, though.

15 mins of water walking afterwards. Sideways and backwards.

Mountaindewed · Mar 09, 2024, 05:15 PM

I made huevos rancheros in the crock pot last weekend and today. I have this 5 ingredient crock pot cook book I got a few years ago. They are pretty good. I use authentic Mexican black beans and mild salsa. I just need to watch out for the sodium. I should look around in the cook book to see what else I can make.

unaluna · Mar 09, 2024, 05:40 PM

That sounds yummy! First thing i wanns cook when i recover my kitchen is shakshuka, which is similar i think.

Tart Cherry Jam · Mar 10, 2024, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Mountaindewed

I made huevos rancheros in the crock pot last weekend and today. I have this 5 ingredient crock pot cook book I got a few years ago. They are pretty good. I use authentic Mexican black beans and mild salsa. I just need to watch out for the sodium. I should look around in the cook book to see what else I can make.

If you using canned beans, aren't they available as reduced sodium? I always getvreduced sodium because I do not like salty taste.

And if you are cooking from scratch using dried beans, you can just skip adding salt altogether, right?

Tart Cherry Jam · Mar 10, 2024, 01:23 AM

This afternoon and early evening: 83 minutes of low intensity cardio.

53 minutes on recumbent elliptical in Zone 1, with added leg press and chest press.

20 minutes of rowing, mostly Zone 2. Covered about 2600 meters and a bit.

10 minutes on the ski ergometer, most Zone 2. Covered exactly 1000 m.

Even though it was all low intensity, I got tired in the end.

Tart Cherry Jam · Mar 10, 2024, 10:10 PM

1) Spent many hours doing chores while wearing my weighted vest. Did three loads of laundry, hanged and put away clean dry clothes, took out recycling including many accumulated boxes from Amazon, picked up and tidied up.

2) 10 mins on the tower to warm up before personal training.

3) 60 mins personal training. Most exercises tonight were new.

Mountaindewed · Mar 11, 2024, 04:29 PM

I'm kind of just like it will happen when it happens with my weight. I'm on the Wellbutrin, I'm wearing my smart watch, I'm drinking more water. I don't really have a goal anymore of when I want to lose it. If it happens in October, cool. If it happens a year from now, thats fine too. I'm just going to stop being so hard on myself.

I'm at 1,262 calories once I fix dinner. High on carbs, low on sodium, and mediocre on protein.

LadyShadow · Mar 11, 2024, 08:25 PM

Getting used to routine of weighing myself every morning and going to the gym. Using a smart scale and the MyFitnessPal app. They both work pretty well together. Not burning enough calories at the gym yet, I don't want to push myself to hard yet.

But cheers to progress!

Tart Cherry Jam · Mar 12, 2024, 12:39 AM

I was thinking of you in the evening at Orangetheory fitness, Disco and Unaluna.

I worked so hard, was red in the face (in a good way), and sweated for an hour, and as a result, burned only 305 calories. And beta blockers rob you of the ability to expend 200 calories or more a day just by living your daily life. So you have to work much harder because of what these meds do to your metabolism. So unfair!

Tart Cherry Jam · Mar 12, 2024, 12:44 AM

Spent one hour at Orangetheory fitness doing floor exercises with weights, a little bit of rowing, and a fair amount of power walking. Burned 305 calories.

14 mins in Blue zone
28 mins in Green zone (for the first time was able to go about 80% of my max HR by rowing, having the fastest split of 2:18 min per 500 m which for me is very fast)
6 mins in Orange zone. So, only 6 Splat points today but that is because power walking intervals weren't that hard today and weights, which were hard, did not cause that much HR elevation. I am glad I did the weights as I really worked my muscles till failure today.

AVG HR 118
PEAK HR 149

Mountaindewed · Mar 12, 2024, 04:27 PM

Today I've been out all day. Riding in the car for several hours and in and out of multiple stores doing a lot of shopping. I've had about 1400 calories to eat and I've burned 2,331 resting and active calories. I drank close to 60oz of water.

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