Fitness Fridays Health Club #4: Move It & Lose It!

[christa]

Will you guys talk to me & encourage me to loose weight? .....I think it's strresssss - my hubs quit his job and while he is working from home, we have no idea what our income will be like over the next few months while he switches careers. I have ALOT of anxiety. Also dealing with him being here all the time is weird, cause I work from home too. So I'm eating and eating and eating.... HELP!

Well, where to start . . .

I'm sure if you've been reading at all, you'll have some idea of what we have all made our life changing decisions - why we want to get healthy. Some of us are here because we want to loose weight - some of us are just trying to be more healthy, eat better.

I can understand why it would be hard for you, in your situation - with your husband just loosing his job - the anxiety & stress of all that - having to deal with the situation . . . maybe you could think of this as a time to start over. The two of you do have more time together, but maybe you could spend more time together doing things like taking walks, cooking healthy meals together . . .

Just stick with us - check in occasionally & let us know how things are going. Maybe you'll get some ideas from us . . . some recipes . . . check the old threads too! Just please please please keep coming back because your health is so important, especially in a stressful time - you need to take care of yourself.

Hang in there!

[jazzcat]

Jazzcat: The sandbag feet could be from anything . . . my first question is . . . what did you eat before you went? Or what DIDN'T you eat? I always try to eat a little something before I go to the gym - something with protien. Never carbs because they'll just burn up & spike your blood sugar. Or you might have just been drained, tired . . . I've been having that problem lately. Too much going on - no energy - too little sleep.

I think it's being tired, plus the other problems I've talked to you about - my hormones or whatever it is. Now today I feel like I've been through the wringer. I expect to start hybernating any day because I just want to curl up and sleep! Also I've been stressed with family issues this week - my Dad is not feeling well and my friend who helps me care for him has had some tragedy this week. I don't deal with stress well.

[Toby's my baby]

Ok, thanks Christa. I promise, no steriods Weight lifting was so fun today, I love being challenged like that. Bench press was hard though but I love it!! My arms feel like jello, and my legs are so sore. I have weight lifting every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday until September 5 at 6:30 AM and I have to go for basketball. Then when school starts *sept. 5* I have it every day after school. I'm so excited to be able to work out in a gym, and eat healthy! This thread sure has motivated me!

[buckner]

I've been bad today, and that's all I'll say.

[Dorothy39]

Ditto here, somebody, "SLAP" me!!!

My weight room is full of spiders with big muscles by now!!!!

[finn's mom]

I just woke up about an hour and a half ago and took Finn for an hour long walk. There's an open range dog area down the street, and, I wanted to see how long it would take to walk there. About 30 minutes each way. Not too shabby, and, it was lovely walking with Finn! Great exercise for both of us, and, a good, peaceful time, too!

[Rachel]

At long last - since we started this Fitness Friday Club- three pounds finally came off. I know that doesn't sound like much to the younger set, but I was beginning to wonder if I ever was going to lose anything. My elpitical broke and forced me to change my exercise routine, which probably was of some help, but also I have managed to eat smaller portions at some meals.

The small plate thing really does work for me. I also use a juice glass instead of a regular glass when I drink anything with calories. Another technique that has worked for me is when I have a sandwich (always very healthy, mainly a thin slice of turkey, lots of spinach or Romaine, slice of red onion and slice of tomato on whole wheat bread with a small spreading of low fat Miracle Whip), I cut it in half, put the other half in the refrigerator and tell myself if after eating the half, I still want the other half, I can come back to get it. More times than not, I don't eat the other half until another meal.

Now if I can just hold on to the motivation that I get from seeing the scale actually move down.

[jazzcat]

Rachel - Congrats on the three pounds!!!! Sounds like you are doing great and found some great ways to keep your portions down. I love the cutting the sandwich in half and putting it in the fridge. I need to try that!

Finn's Mom - I think you are lucky to have Finn to walk. I wished I had a dog to walk. I walk in my neighborhood in the evenings and so many people are out with their dogs. I've tried using that approach of good exercise for me with hubby to talk him into a dog but he won't budge. We just don't have a good backyard for a dog and with 5 cats in the house we don't have the room for one inside. Maybe some day we'll move to a house with a big backyard and I can have my dog!!

[christa]

The small plate thing really does work for me.

Congrats on the 3 pounds!!! Sometimes it does take awhile to get started - to notice a change but once you get going, it usually falls right off.

I'm glad that the small plate thing works for you! Worked for me too. I really give it a lot of credit for my weight loss! Smaller portions are a KEY to losing and that is one way to trick yourself into thinking that you're getting a plate full of food!

[Toby's my baby]

Wow, I think I've gone completly crazy!

This is my conversation I just had with my mom:

Me: I'm hungry, but I've already eatten lunch, what should I eat?

Mom: Have some cake and icecream. (it was my dads b-day yesterday)

Me: NO! I don't want cake and ice cream

Mom: Why don't you have some popcorn

Me: no, I dont want popcorn either

Mom: How about some chips and pop?

Me: Naw, I dont want that either.

Mom: Have a banana

Me: I already had one with my lunch...

This thread has totally turned me around. What teenager turns down cake, icecream, popcorn, chips, and pop??!?! lol

..I'm still hungry...