October 08 PP- getting back in shape! - Page 5

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I got 20 minutes of speed walking on the treadmill. Is that long enough to do any good? I keep telling myself that i'll start and go as long as I can till he needs me.

[TaraRae82]

Carrie, I never do floor crunches. They bore me and really do very little for buring fat on the torso. I do rotating "lifts" (as opposed to crunches, yucky word) on the ball and add varieties of that on the Bosu. I also do torso twists and side bends. I do lots of others but those are a few of my staples.

Changed, 20 min is definitely a great start! 30-45 would be best but 20 is great.

I just got done with my weight workout for today. Ally fell asleep in her Moby before I could finish my second set of the first exercise! I spent about an hour getting in a total body workout.

[LoveLife]

Well today has been just ok. I ate a terrible breakfast (two from-the-box rice crispy treats) I was running out the door because Hayden wanted to nurse right up to his appointment time. We don't usually even have those in the house, my in laws bought them when they were visiting. Lunch was BBQ pork nachos, not good either. At least dinner will be vegetable beef soup.

I went to my old job and showed the baby off today, so no work out for me yet. My parents are coming into town tomorrow to see him for the first time and I'm itching to clean the house, so when dh gets home hopefuly its a decent time, then he gets the babe and I'm going to get busy. So working out isn't on the horizon tonight. *sigh* I'm a bit discouraged. I just need to do it. I was great at working out pre-preg, during preg I slacked off, but still walked 3 times /week pretty regularly. Why is it so hard?

Sorry to sound so down. I just need to remember that tomorrow is another day and today isn't over yet.

[TaraRae82]

^Cleaning house actually burns a significant number of cals! Things like vacuuming and picking up (because of the repetitive, large movements) are great! You're getting a workout in today, just not what you normally thing of as a workout.

http://www.nutristrategy.com/activitylist4.htm

[Baby_Cakes]

Just posting real quick that I ran 1.5 miles on the treadmill and then did another 10 minutes on the elliptical. Whew! Then I did some stretches and did 35 boring ass crunches. The cardio wiped me out! But it felt great!

Changed - when I'm pressed for time or just don't feel like it, I do 20 minutes. I say it's the bare minimum, but better than nothing! Good work!

[Bella Catalina]

I am ready... MIL will be here for the week, and then on Monday (12/1) I am joining WW online and getting started. I am standing at about 3 lbs above pre-pg weight but that is really 13 lbs because of the weight I gained after the m/c, so that is my first goal... I want to lose that 13 lbs, and then work on losing another 20 beyond that. The inch loss is more my focus, though. I was wondering why my thighs and hips are about 3 inches larger than usual... hips I can put down to pregnancy but it took me a while to remember I am also carrying an extra 10 lbs

I'm going to return to my T-tapp workout, which I was doing pre-pg but not consistently, and I would like to walk as well. I was planning to join Stroller Strides but DH isn't working enough right now for us to justify the expense when we have a gym downstairs. Don't know if I'm able to put Jasper in the Moby while I use the treadmill, it may be a liability issue with management.

My problem is that I get so bored (if only I could write while using a treadmill lol), but maybe I'll look forward to getting away from the kids for 45 minutes in the evening or something...

[Qestia]

This was a bad week for me, I rediscovered beer and have had one almost every night. That really has to stop. Plus blueberry pie... plus ben and jerry's. Plus it's been so freekin cold I didn't run during the week. But, I did bike a little Tues and will today, and, at my weigh in yesterday I was down 2 lbs from my weigh in 2 weeks prior, so good. I will go back to tracking my calories and hopefully get some more exercise in. I'm officially 23 lbs over prepreg wt by my scale now. I guess I will be joined the WW group at work in Jan, I had hoped to avoid it but I could use some help. I don't see myself losing a ton of wt between now and new years, you know? the holidays are an awful time to diet!

[Baby_Cakes]

Woo hoo! I weighed in today and I'm down to 163.4! That's a loss of 4.2 lbs since last week! Going to the gym works! Huzzah!

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Anyone else feel like this week will be rough, with Thanksgiving and all? I'm hoping to stay on track, but it might be hard.

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We had family in all weekend so I haven't worked out and all we did is eat out! I'm going to try to be really good Monday-Wednesday and then start again Monday fresh after tossing out all leftovers. That gives me 24 days till Christmas to make some progress. My plan is to let go and eat what I want on Thanksgiving and Christmas and do well in between. I have 16 pounds left and I really wanted to get it off before new years. 20 would be even better...

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So, my weigh in was this morning. Not good, up 4 pounds from last monday. I know why so I'm not really worried. (terrible IBS-C) Regardless, todays weight was 158. My goal for next Monday is 153.

[Baby_Cakes]

^ I have IBS-C too! Sometimes I can lose 5 lbs in a day.

I realized last night (selfishly) that I won't be able to go to the gym at all this week. I have to go to a wake today (7-9 pm), a funeral tomorrow (and it's DH's grandma, so I can't very well ask him to watch the baby for me), and I have a hair appointment Wednesday night. Boo. Maybe I'll go Saturday and try to make up for the week. If DH isn't too upset, maybe I can get a chance to go on Tuesday. I feel bad putting that out there, I feel like I'm going to go to hell for it, but I'm on such a roll from losing the 4 lbs that gaining right now would be such a slap in the face.

Oh - and note to everyone - when you're feeling a little depressed about your weight, DON'T look at your honeymoon photos where you were the thinnest you EVER were, wearing the cutest bikini, and sipping drinks poolside. Because it's just really depressing. Motivating, but really damn depressing.

[JMarie930]

^ Mine is IBS-D and I totally get the losing-5-pounds-in-a-day thing. Of course, the 'D' has also completely screwed up my metabolism. It took me almost three years to get to a diet where I wasn't having IBS episodes every flippin' week, and by that point, I'd gone through so many starvation periods, my body just wants to hold on to every.last.calorie. It completely sucks.

I've managed to get out and do some walking this past week, which felt so nice. DD isn't the biggest fan of her stroller, but she tolerates it well enough for 30 minutes. I've also been cleaning the house in anticipation of my family coming to visit, so I'm counting that toward my workout. I'm not stepping on the scale though - it's just too depressing at this point. Give me a couple weeks...

[Faerieshadow]

Originally Posted by Baby_Cakes

Oh - and note to everyone - when you're feeling a little depressed about your weight, DON'T look at your honeymoon photos where you were the thinnest you EVER were, wearing the cutest bikini, and sipping drinks poolside. Because it's just really depressing. Motivating, but really damn depressing.

Even worse - don't look at racy photos you made for your husband when you were thin and toned as hell. Was hoping for motivation... but only realized how far I have to go! Doesn't help that I'm back up to 112 on the scale this morning. : Haven't been working out the past several days because of "girlie parts" issues... oh well. The midwife is coming to check me out tomorrow though.

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LOL, yep down 4 pounds this morning. So basically I'm starting where I left off last week after all. I did well yesterday on food but had a headache almost all day so I didn't work out.

[Bella Catalina]

I haven't checked in for a while but I get emails witht he posts so I guess that counts. Yay for everyone who is seeing results! And for the rest of us who haven't yet, or haven't this week, don't get discouraged. I'm trying to remember that exercising is also going to help my mental health because I'm prone to PPD.

I tried to do my first mini workout this morning. It's just a 15 minute T-tapp workout, but go figure, I think I managed to get 5 minutes of it. Oh well, Primary Back Stretch is better than nothing (great for lymphatic system and neurokinetic flow)... but I can't wear Jasper while I'm doing these exercises, and of course he started screaming. My legs were shaking at the end of the stretch though... it felt good but reminded me I have a long way to go. This is the sort of workout that gets harder the more you do it because you have to focus on your form constantly.

On a positive note, I managed not to get irritated at the interruption... which is a great thing for me with this PPD! My placenta has finally defrosted but I kind of don't want to touch it now... it's grossing me out .

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Just an fyi- The smoothie method was the easiest, least gross and most effective for me.

[Faerieshadow]

Went for a 45 minute walk today, and then did a 15 minute jog before heading home to do an ab workout. Finally remembered to check for seperation and I think I'm ok. I feel great now!

Midwife came and took a peek at my girly parts this morning. Says that everything looks good down there, I just have a raw spot that is taking awhile to heal. She thinks the on and off bleeding is from low iron levels, which makes sense, I had trouble all pregnancy and I haven't been taking the iron pills since I had Elina. :
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.I also got the go-ahead to dtd. : Hey, that counts as a workout, right?

[TaraRae82]

Sorry I didn't get my workout tips up this week. Being out of town has been much more time-consuming than I anticipated and I just didn't get time. I PROMISE I'll have 2 exercises up this Sunday evening though! That way you can get started on them on Monday.

On a better note, I did workout a couple times this week. I did kickboxing (DVD) on Tues for 30 min and about 30min. abs. Yesterday I did some weight training and abs for a total of about an hour I think. I wanted to get cardio in again today but Thanksgiving dinner came too quickly so I didn't have time. I'm not a fan of Thanksgiving food though so I never overeat (or eat much at all really).

Tomorrow we're leaving to go back home and then will be going shopping to get a new Christmas tree and some new additions to my ceramic village. Then we get to decorate the inside of our house! YAY! So, no working out again....booo. Saturday DH will be at a football game so I should be able to workout then with no problem.

Have a great rest of your weekend ladies and I'll have your new ideas up on Sunday!

[TaraRae82]

DH is putting lights up on the house right now and we are taking some family Christmas pics with my Mom at 7pm so I'm thinking I can get into workout clothes after that and have DH take a few pics for you guys. Watch for them!

[LoveLife]

I haven't been on the computer in over a week now, so I figured I'd better check in. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.

Mine was wonderful with my parents in town visiting. I did some walking, but that was it as far as workouts. I ate all the unhealthy foods that come along with the holiday, but I expected it so I didn't dissapoint myself. LOL. I just tried to watch my portion sizes.

Tomorrow I'm planning to start eating healthier since all the leftovers are gone. So far I'm holding steady at 120. Tonight I'm going to take measurements, I'm hoping I will see some results there too and it will help keep me motivated.