Weight Loss and Exercise #5

Blueberrybook · Sep 26, 2024, 02:26 PM

Glad you were able to get out for a jog @Discombobulated. All my runs are at nice easy paces. My run was a repeat of yesterday's with a slightly shorter walk interval so 50 min total broken up into a 40 min run, 2 min walk, 10 min run. Most of the run was nice and easy but the last 5 min were a bit of a struggle. Now I've got another optimized run next before finishing up the week.

The overnight low is 66F! It should be much nicer weather to run or walk tomorrow!

Mountaindewed · 04:40 PM

I just had a few apple sauce pouches and a yogurt pouch since I don't feel good. I'm going to try to eat some of a Pilsbury crescent taco ring for dinner

I'm not in the mood for the taco ring. So I'm only at 976 calories today. But whatever.

Albatross2008 · Sep 27, 2024, 01:38 PM

Not doing real well. I can't seem to get up energy to get the exericise I know I need, and I am regaining the weight I've lost.

Mountaindewed · 04:31 PM

I really don't know what I kept down. I ate a sleeve of Ritz crackers throughout the day and an Atkins bar for breakfast. Then I had coffee and an iced tea. My lose it app says 1600 calories but I haven't felt the greatest again.

I took some dramamine too around 10:30 which can often make me ravenous and it didn't cause anything.

Blueberrybook · Sep 27, 2024, 03:44 PM

This morning it was cooler outside, mid-60s. low humiditiy, so the runing weather was a LOT nicer than it had been though to make it ideal there needed to be a breeze.

I had an optimized run to finish out the week with a 45 min run, 2 min walk, 5 min run and of course warmup & cooldown. I finished the 45 min run segment nice and strong, but the short 5 min interval at the end was a struggle. I think you are right @Discombobulated in saying that running intervals is harder than running straigh segments. The way I felt this morning, it would have been much easier to run 50 min straight instead of broken up.

Now I'll be starting on the last week of 10K runner next week which will end with the 60 min run. Still am a bit unsure if I will be able to tackle that!

Blue_Bird · Sep 28, 2024, 10:13 AM

I’m actually losing weight since I haven’t had any sugary treats in the house for a week. Like I binge on them constantly. And not having ANY has caused me to lose 5 lbs. it’s a start. I need to keep this up though. Sweets are my downfall. I honestly think I was going through sugar withdrawals this week from cutting so far back on the sugar. Cause I was so irritable and angry. But now it feels like it’s leveled out and I’m in a better mood. Goal is to just not bring that stuff in the house in the first place. If it’s not here I won’t binge on it. I won’t go out of my way to go buy something if it’s not already here.

Blueberrybook · Sep 28, 2024, 10:55 AM

That's awesome Blue_Bird. It gets easier with time. I actually just don't eat sweets (well maybe I do like once or twice a month). At first when I stopped eating candy/cookies/etc., I craved them a TON. But it got less over time, and now I don't crave sweets at all most of the time. It's made me buy fewer sweets too, so they are not in the house for H & my daughter to eat. At first H would ask about not having many sweets around, but now I'm not sure he & my daughter even notice it much as no one has remarked on it in forever. It's great that you lost weight too! Congrats

Discombobulated · Sep 28, 2024, 12:46 PM

I can’t have sweets or chocolate in the house - if I do I will seek them out and eat them. Therefore I don’t get them in, with the exception of cookies that I ask my husband to hide away from me.

I also am fine if I don’t have sugary foods at all, I only crave them if I eat them. It’s odd.

Well done on your realisation Bluebird!

Mountaindewed · Sep 28, 2024, 01:17 PM

I have a whole basket full of candy bars on my night stand but I ignore them most of the time. Idk why they don't appeal to me.

I've had about 1300 calories today in legit food. I had 2 Greek yogurts, and 2 pieces of wheat bread, and a can of reduced sodium vegetable lentil soup, and I tried Sonics new witches brew slush. Not sure if or what I'll eat for the rest of the day. I put my goal at 1500 today.

Blueberrybook · Sep 28, 2024, 02:26 PM

I had a great run this morning. I did a 45 min run and finished nice and strong. With a warmup & cooldown and walk home, it ended up being around a 1 hr. workout. It was nice out this morning in the mid-60s again, but unfortunately, I think the morning low is supposed to start creeping up again. I can't wait until fall really gets here!

Buffy01 · Sep 28, 2024, 03:50 PM

I decided to

for a walk today

Mountaindewed · Sep 29, 2024, 12:07 PM

I charged my Garmin fitness watch and ordered $50 worth of health food from Walmart. I've had 695 calories, 73 carbs, and 40 grams of protein.

SquarePegGuy · 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blueberrybook

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I was almost home, power walking on the sidewalk, and I tripped over the uneven sidewalk. (The city doesn't maintain the sidewalks well at all.) It was a bad fall. I skinned both my knees, my elbow, my hands. I was bleeding all over when I got home. Worst of all, I chipped a couple of teeth in the front of my mouth (like I said a hard fall). Now, I have to call the dentist and hopefully get an appt. soon. I really hope the front tooth will not die from the pressure of the fall and I have extremely bad dental anxiety, I hate going there, it makes me SOO nervous.

@Blueberrybook, you should be able to get reimbursed for medical / dental expenses from the city. I hope you'll look into it.

Meanwhile, I thought it would be easy for me to lose weight when I switched from Effexor to Wellbutrin. The good news is that I lost a few pounds and I'm not gaining weight.

Now that the dog is gone, I go for walks well before sunrise if I wake up early. But the walks last only about 15 minutes.

Blueberrybook · Sep 29, 2024, 04:59 PM

I had a good run this morning. It was a 55 min straight run, and I actually did it! The next run is a repetition, and then the program moves to the 60 min run where it ends. I won't be at 10K yet, but jogging 60 min. straight is plenty for me!

The lows are creeping back up into the 70s again, and the humidity is rising...Bah.

Discombobulated · Sep 30, 2024, 07:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blueberrybook

I had a good run this morning. It was a 55 min straight run, and I actually did it! The next run is a repetition, and then the program moves to the 60 min run where it ends. I won't be at 10K yet, but jogging 60 min. straight is plenty for me!

The lows are creeping back up into the 70s again, and the humidity is rising...Bah.

That’s amazing!

Blueberrybook · Sep 30, 2024, 02:33 PM

Thanks discombobulated! I can't believe I'm close to the 60 min run!

I had an easy run today, around 30 min, took it nice and slow. It's incredible to me that I now find a 30 min run to be easy. The morning temp & humidity is on the rise...I can't say I'm happy about that!

Blueberrybook · Oct 01, 2024, 07:44 AM

My run today was hard. I was tired, and it was like running through molasses. I started my period yesterday, and that probably has something to do with my fatigue. I made it 30 min and had to stop. Maybe I can do the 55 min run tomorrow or the next day.

The other problem I had today was that my right hip popped out of joint. It really hurt to jog. I need to get it to pop back into joint. I took a muscle relaxer to see if that would help but so far, no go. There are videos online about it, and I plan to try those once I get my shower & breakfast. I really don't want to have to spend money on a chiropracter; my insurance is the pits when it comes to helping pay for chiropracty.

Discombobulated · Oct 02, 2024, 02:32 AM

Ouch that sounds nasty Blueberry, no wonder you found running hard with all that going on. Hope your hip will be okay, has this happened before? Do you have joint hyper mobility?

I’ve not been running at all, weather and feeling tired last week, and today I have a blood donor appointment, they advise no strenuous exercise the day or afterwards. I am hoping I make the iron requirement as I was just below last time and put on a 3 month suspension. I’ve been eating beef and dosing up on iron supplements so hoping it’ll tip me into the okay zone.

If they knock me back again I’ll get a run tomorrow.

Blueberrybook · Oct 02, 2024, 08:04 AM

@Discombobulated Sorry you have been so tired. Hopefully your blood donation will go well and your iron will be sufficient. I have problems with low iron too. I have had to get a couple iron infusions in the past because supplements don't seem to get my iron up but maybe a couple of points. You are awesome donating blood! I just can't; it makes me so faint. I have even completely passed out just when the PCP takes blood for standard yearly tests like CBC, cholesterol, iron, etc.

I didn't run today because of my hip. You are right; that is extremely painful! I think my hip may have popped overnight when I shifted around in bed but I was only half awake, in a daze from sleep so I can't be sure. It still hurts this morning, more like the muscles are sore from limping around yesterday. I iced it and got a smallish pop this morning; it seems better than when I woke up, but I took some Tylenol too. Probably I'll take tomorrow off and maybe be able to do some light walking the next day. We'll see. Not exercising drives me crazy though!

Discombobulated · Oct 02, 2024, 10:08 AM

That’s wise to take time off blueberry, you’ll have a good level of fitness now, you can afford a little time out.

I’m so pleased my iron was okay this time, I was anxious when the drop went into the tube but it sank thankfully. A friend had a transfusion last week so it feels like a good payback. I feel fine and taking it very easy, made sure to have the juice and cookies.

I do need to get my exercise groove back on, hoping I can get out in a few days.

Discombobulated · Oct 02, 2024, 03:24 PM

Well I cursed myself with that last post, I almost passed out tonight and it came over so suddenly, luckily my son was on hand to literally pick me up. My bp is low so I really need to get that checked out but no exercise until I’m okay.

Blueberrybook · Oct 03, 2024, 07:26 AM

@Discombobulated - Oh no! When can you get in to see the doctor?

As for me, I'm still resting my hip. It still is pretty sore so I plan to ice it. The good news is it hurts less than yesterday. I am pretty sure it did pop but I have muscle soreness from limping around and not putting weight normally on that leg.

Mountaindewed · Oct 03, 2024, 10:20 PM

I had a cup of granola for breakfast which helped keep my hunger under control all day. I had 1480 calories, 180 carbs, but just 42 grams of protein. My therapist wants to start working out with me (thats another issue) but I'm hoping to get back to working on my treadmill someway.

Blueberrybook · Oct 04, 2024, 05:56 AM

I still can't exercise today b/c of my stupid hip. I am beyond fed up with it and wish it would heal already!

Mountaindewed · Oct 04, 2024, 04:15 PM

I'm at 1017 calories, 143 carbs, and 38 grams of protein. I need to figure out dinner. My sodium is fine.

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