It seems like it's been so long already, but according to my first entry in MyFitnessPal, it's only been about 3 weeks. Crazy!
Weekends away from home are the hardest. It's hard not to give in to the pizza and fries, and I do give in to them. Once in a while, that's okay. But not 3 days in a row. All of a sudden, I've blown a whole week's worth of work.
I have noticed changes in my body that aren't considerably measurable. Increased energy, desire to be more active, and slight visible changes as well. I think I'm okay with weighing myself daily, even recording it daily, but I'll only be checking in with my numbers here once a month or so.
I've been working out about 5 or 6 days a week, kayaking on average twice a week and the other 3 or 4 days doing a workout video, Nike Training Club workout, or cleaning at the local humane society for 3 hours. You'll notice that none of that is running. I pushed myself too hard during my last training run and got some bad shin splints. Now that my shins are healed, I'm going to start back up with my couch to 5k program next Wednesday. I also still haven't started my boot camp classes, because every time I call about activating my Groupon, it goes to voicemail and no one calls me back. Oh well.
That's about it with me lately. I've been doing a lot of DIY projects and finally convinced my husband to do the floors in the kitchen and entryway. And this weekend we are going on a trip to the Denver area to visit my aunt in Arvada, and my husband will be playing ultimate frisbee in a tournament in Boulder. I cannot wait for the cooler temperatures and to visit my aunt who I so very rarely get to see.
Also: I've been considering a Bodybugg. Pros and cons, anyone? Advice and suggestions welcome!!
Beca uses a body bug and loves it! I lost a lot of weight in the beginning of 2012 by replacing one meal a day with a salad, and going back on birthcontrol. Once I went off the pill though (in a never-ending attempt to have offspring...) I ballooned right back up. I'm back on the salad diet but nothing can combat the weight gain that I have when my hormones are so out-of-wack :(
ReplyDeleteI hear you on the birth control pills, Becky. The meds I'm on for my bipolar disorder make it impossible for me to get pregnant while I'm on them. We've talked about going off the meds to have kids in a few months, but I'm pretty dead-set on never coming off my meds ever again, because last time I did (to have a baby, in fact, but turns out we are also infertile), I got hospitalized pretty soon after for having a manic episode. So I'm terrified of coming off my meds, despite desperately wanting to experience pregnancy, and seeing as we are dealing with infertility, it would take a long time to get pregnant, which means a long time without meds.. I just don't see pregnancy as a realistic option for me anymore, and I'm slowly coming to terms with it, but it's very bittersweet every time a family member or friend gets pregnant, as I'm sure you can relate to. Anyhow, my meds also cause a ton of weight gain. Which sucks, because mentally I'm finally feeling the best I have in years, so I REALLY don't want to mess with meds. And I'm going to have to find some sort of birth control that works for us. I think ParaGard might be a good option for us. If we do decide to try to have a baby again, it would be through fertility treatments or adoption, and we won't be able to afford those costs for a couple of years anyway. So that's where I am with regards to meds, babies, and weight gain/loss. It's all a pain in the ass, but you've gotta find a way to deal with it on your own terms if you don't want it to drag you down.
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