Weight Loss and Exercise #7

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I had an awesome Orangetheory session. On the treadmill, accumulated 5 splat points. Last time, I got 1, which was a breakthrough - the first splat point since the injury in the fall. Today I got 5 and for a brief moment even got into the Red zone at HR=149.

I also got plenty of green points, rowed for more than 1 km and did strength and stretching exercises. Felt pleasantly sweaty and tired. Am so happy that I can now walk fast and the hamstring doesn't hurt anymore. My fastest speed today was 4.1 mph.

I had a can of chicken noodle soup with the broth for breakfast instead of a protein bar and 2 Cokes or something. So it was only 260 calories instead of my normal 550-750 calories I have for breakfast.

Pilates this morning but because I woke up dizzy I struggled with the plank part at the end which normally is difficult for me but I can do it. However, my balance was so off, I was tumbling onto the mat. I think I made a mistake in my pill box with my night meds. Now I need to go back and look at them all which sucks because so many of them are little white pills you have to read the letters/numbers on and look up online.

Yin Yoga today. Some exercises were impossible for me today because my quads were seriously sore after Orangetheory last night. But the soreness felt good. I deserved the god feeling - I worked hard yesterday.

After a rest day yesterday I was a little nervous after last two slogs running earlier this week but I went out slowly and must’ve had a good pace because it felt okay, much better than last couple. I added a little bit more to my seafront stretch and a little loop at the end and that got me over 8k which is the furthest I’ve ran in a couple of years. I need to look at small increases for the half marathon in September.

Oh that sounds a real pain good you’ve caught that error with your meds though and hope you sort it soon!

I wasn't very hungry today. And I ate kinda crappy. I did stay hydrated with a lot of water at least.

I just ate a small bowl of deli mashed potatoes and a piece of rotissere chicken. So dinner was legit.

Did a 7 mile walk this morning and practiced planks & pushups. Pretty tired today, woke at 3 AM and couldn't go back to sleep. I also had to go to urgent care because yesterday I poked myself in the eye pretty good with a kitchen towel and this morning, my eye was hurting pretty bad. Still is, really. I scratched the conjuctiva and cornea, so they sent me to the pharmacy to get antibiotic eyedrops. I was going to wait until Monday to just see the eye doc, but I'm glad I didn't; the last thing I need is an infected eye.

Sounds really painful blueberrybook. Hope the antibiotics do their job quickly!

This morning for breakfast I had a wafer chocolate bar, 2 Keebler cookies, a chicken leg, and a banana. It was 495 calories which isn't too bad. My weight isnt going anywhere.

I lost 2 pounds since yesterday from drinking so much water and not being very hungry. Buf I did wake up around midnight to eat 2 string cheese and a Kind protein bar.

Today has been good so far. I had a couple cookies and an Amys cheddar cheese burrito. Lunch will be a bowl of chocolate oat crunch Cheerios. Not sure on the rest of the day.

I finished the roterrise chicken from the other night. It lasted me 3 meals and had a lot of protein.

I took a shorter power walk this morning, well long enough, 4.5 miles and practiced pushups and the plank. Definitely playing music while doing a 1 minute plank is the way to go! That makes the time go much faster!

I did pilates this morning, pretty low key video until the end had a killer arm segment! Guess it's good for toning the arms though if you are really feeling it! Practiced pushups and the plank, still want to do that again in the afternoon. Crazy how a 1 min plank can made my breathing hard and have me craving a good drink of water afterwards!

Sounds like you had an awesome workout blueberrybook! Congrats!

Yesterday I did:

9 mins warmup on the treadmill

56 mins strength training

30 mins treadmill

30 mins recumbent elliptical with chest press

18 mins indoor skiing

12 mins rowing

I felt great!

Back to cold temperatures again today, it was above freezing but with wind chill it felt colder. I didn’t feel eager to run this morning but I decided I’d better, did my shorter 6k and it was surprisingly okay, although I was lucky the wind wasn’t in my face much, it did sleet part of the way around but blew over. It actually felt surprisingly invigorating although I’m home warming through now.

That's a workout @Tart Cherry Jam!

I did a 7.2 mi power walk this morning; pretty warm outside I could wear shorts & a tank top. Crazy though it was dark the whole time now with the time change. Practiced pushups and 1 min planks...I've found listening to "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel gets me pretty easily through the 1 min. plank. Problem then is I've got it as an earworm afterwards!

Weighed in this morning after a cup of coffee and not happy. My official weigh in day is tomorrow morning. Come on Wegovy do your thing. I’ve been VERY careful with what Ive been eating this week. Honestly not much. Tomorrow morning my Wegovy doubles in dose. That should do the trick!

@Crazy Hitch - Are you eating enough calories? Undereating slows your metabolism (and hence your weight loss). Have you consulted with a dietician or nutritionist as to what and how many calories you should eat in a day?

The other thing to do is to add exercise...not much fun but it helps boost your metabolism!

I have seen a dietitian. I was eating 1200 calories a day. He said I should eat 1900 calories a day so I did. But it backfired. It made me put on 7kg in a month! I’m back to not eating enough calories again because the increase in calories makes me gain weight.

Maybe try around 1500 calories? Also, it's important to eat regularly, not skip meals or snacks, that slows your metabolism too. Do you skip snacks or meals, have all your calories in 1 or 2 meals/snacks a day? That can also backfire on you.

I'm so scared to be eating too much. Yesterday the only thing I ate was 4 spoons of pasta. No lunch. No breakfast. I know it's not healthy but I'm desperate because of all the weight I've put on ....

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Originally Posted by Crazy Hitch I'm so scared to be eating too much. Yesterday the only thing I ate was 4 spoons of pasta. No lunch. No breakfast. I know it's not healthy but I'm desperate because of all the weight I've put on ....

Yeah but undereating often will then either lead to binge eating or an ED, and it is God-awful hard to recover from an ED or consistent undereating, when you start eating normally your metabolism is slowed so you regain weight rapidly not to mention weirdly all over. Regaining from my lowest weight (and longest period of bad eating habits), it took 6 months to a year to get my metabolism to kick up again, and that was in my 20s!

The point of dieting to to establish HEALTHY eating habits, habits that you can sustain throughout your lifetime, not to mention you want to mirror healthy eating habits to your son as well. Statistics also show that those who lose weight too rapidly are less likely to maintain their healthy weight, so it's a double-edged sword. Not to mention, you've got to have energy to do your job, keep up with your kiddo, etc.

The other thing about exercise is even if you don't lose a large amount of weight, when you are more physically fit, it definitely shows in your body shape. In fact, I remarked to my mom (who has been overweight my entire life) after Christmas if she had been dieting because I thought she looked like she had lost a lot of weight, 25 lb maybe or even more. She told me, no not really, and she'd maybe only lost 5 lb. or so but she HAD started walking 30 min. every day at a brisk pace since I'd last since her the past March. It actually made a HUGE difference in how fit she looks!

I haven't found a happy mediium. When I was eating 1200 calories a day I put on 15 kg. When I was eating 1900 calories a day I put on an extra 7kg. I swear it's the meds!