NON-CHECK-IN....March

Been there, done that, Stacy, small victories...;) I can see a lot of inspiration in that! Sometimes it really is just getting thru.

I hope I have the confidence for that (RT sometime) Donna, I better just think about upping the volume a little! :eek: Did you see what they're doing this weekend...:rolleyes:...yikes!

I caught a little of the P57 info on TV, & I read some about Bodymax 2, I can't do it all, but it's sure great knowing there's plenty to choose from. I really am amazed at Cathe's collection & the market in general, I mean, holy cow!

Getting to planning some goals for 3-6 months, & some life ones, a kind of bucket list:

1. Hike the Grand Canyon rim to rim ( no offense Sen. McCain, but I'd like to do that before I'm 70 :D )
2. Paint some botanical watercolors and hang the them in Salmagundi Art Club for a show ( this okay if I'm 70, if I make it :rolleyes: )

Get back to you on the 3-6 month goals!

Maybe we could start a Cathe club "small victories"? for April check in? :)
Linda
 
Hello! The snow is now melted and it's sunny, yay! (I'm still at work til 5 o'clock, oh well, cant have it all).....I'm trying really hard not to sabotage my goal to workout after work today by saying "you only got 3 hours of sleep, it's ok not to workout" b/c I'm feeling pretty good. I really want to try one of my new Tonique workouts. I'm going out of town this weekend but plan on taking my Trave Fit dvd and band with me to do Sunday morning.

The "Small Victories" check-in for April sounds fabulous!!

I cant tell you how much better I feel mentally already by following the 1st principle in my Intuitive Eating book and that's letting the concept of being on a "diet" go and giving myself the permission to eat whatever I want. I still have to tackle the fear of letting myself binge b/c I suddenly have all this eating freedom....the book goes into detail on that too. I have come to a realization that some of my "emotional eating" was due in part to the very idea of worrying about food and body image and what I should and shouldnt eat, and maybe less so or no more than equally about actual non-food issues in my life.

Well my work lunch break is almost over. I'll let you know if I do indeed workout tonight. Wish me luck!
 
Ok, I'm home, but frankly I"m pretty tired so really don't see this workout happening. Not sure if I should make myself "just do it" or not do it and not beat myself up over it!! I always play these mind games with myself...
 
Went back & forth on Supersets today, first thinking I'd do Push & Pull instead, because I hadn't reviewed SS, it was late & finally just sat down, skimmed through it & did it....now just when I was about to rearrange my next rotation, I'm thinkin' I should go back to the original plan ( that had SS in it & some others from TV, plus C & W )

May just take a week & think about it, review the last three months, & figure out what makes sense, go figure I'd have my mind changed in one afternoon, this stuff happens to me, too...but it's been an unusually good day. :)

bizarre really, I had the weird deja vu thing when i was doing SS....:rolleyes:

a quote "we all get 24 hours a day, what are we trying to accomplish?"

Linda :)
 
Good Saturday Morning! :)

1/2 pound loss (lowest weight yet!) and 3/4 inch loss. So - good results for the week. ;)

Have Low Impact Circuit on tap today with some stretches. Will have to do it later because I have errands and vegetable/wildflower beds to prep while the weather is good today. Calling for cold and rain tomorrow. :confused:

When my family finishes the beds - I will post a picture so you can see. It is a family project that we are having alot of fun with - not to mention the good food that will come from it.

Stacy - did you get a chance to work out? 3 hours of sleep makes your energy reserve quite slim I bet!

Linda - I understand about sitting back and thinking about things. That is what happened to me the last two weeks - I just had to reassess where my body was - where I was struggling - where I was having it too easy...then, I adjusted my rotation plans. For example, the split days with smaller workouts in morning and evening is really working for me right now -

BTW love your goals as well! I haven't had much opportunity to read the book yet - but, I do know that setting motivating goals is very important...

Also - love the small victories idea for our thread as well.

Blessings,
Donna
 
Just when I think I'm gonna think over it, things just spill out, this morning, it just got all clear again...oh one thing too I gave some thought, as quickly (relatively) as you adapt to workouts, I think it takes longer for me to adjust to weight loss, started wondering if that's what happens in the yo-yo senario? more on that later.

Now I'll spill:

new Goals 3-6 months
1. Strengthen knees incrementally (wts, step, & drills)
2. Learn more int. kb with drills & weight training
3. build intensity slowly after increasing steady state to 60-70 min (elliptical, doubling combos, double basics, for length)
4. work on speed (premixes, work up)
5. Continue to increase flexibiltiy w/ wts., dynamic, iso, & static stretches,
and learn how to use them

4-months, 3 rotations, with 2 weeks in-between

1 month Easy rotation, C & W, premixes, All & high step circuit mostly

two weeks
1. rest, recovery, baseline numbers
2. Timesaver, this was a goal every month so far & didn't get done, & is a must do (just to see!)

now I need a nap :p

Linda :D
 
Happy Monday. I went out of town to visit my parents. Their house is junk food "heaven". Needless to say my Intuitive Eating skills are not perfected yet. I feel fat and gross. It's really no wonder I grew up the "fat kid" living in that environment. I was reading the latest study on how they believe fattening foods really are addictive. I wonder how much of this is true. I come from a family with addictive problems and I've often wondered if food addiction could be a real thing, just like drug addiction. I've never done drugs or anything like that but the same type of feelings, withdrawals, preoccupations seem to course thru my veins. Not that this would justify my poor diet choices but I beat myself up all the time when I compare myself to people who can "just do it" and just simply not eat the fattening foods. It's just a language I don't grasp internally/mentally. I know, so deep for a Monday morning. I'm gonna be late for work....

Let's share a small victory today!
 
Hi Stacy/Donna

There's a whole industry built on the realness of food addiction, supermarkets are lined with items designed with this principle in mind, it's a money maker.
The idea that some habits we've learned came from others or environments we love doesn't make those people or things bad, just realize that the whole thing is changeable, Patricia Moreno talks about food addiction & a twelve step program that combats it, I had never heard of it before, but agree that if you want to adopt new healthy habits, you may have to unlearn the old dreadful ones.

That got me to thinking about how easily the body learns to gain weight, and how difficult it can be to learn how to lose, harder yet, learning to maintain a healthy weight, I am in a transition, learning about maintenance.

This is a rest week, after the rain stops we're going to have some nice days, 70's, yay! So it's garden time, chase the dust bunnies off (finish spring cleaning, uggghh), and get ready for summer!

Have a great one!:)

Linda
 
Last edited:
Does it truly count as a "small victory" if the best you've done today is to NOT eat the fries that came with your cheeseburger???

Ugh.
 
We get to start a new month soon & yea, that's a small victory, they add up to big ones! ;)

Shout out to Donna, hope all is well & you're goin' strong! :eek:

have a great day!:)
Linda
 
Hey Linda and Stacy! I am here! Been checking - but, not enough time to stop and chat.

Just wanted you to know that I CONQUERED :D the mental weight that was keeping me down for the past 6 months. DONE WITH IT! I feel so much better! Took most of last week to get things in order - but, it is done.

Now - on to the other goals. :)

I realized that even mental worries can cause "weightiness" - just feel alot lighter now. And, can focus more effectively on my workouts. :eek:

Just wanted to update you. BTW - Gymstyles came in on Friday! Looking forward to incorporating them into my routines.

Elliptical, Physique 57, Abs, Yoga today!

Onward!

Blessings,
Donna
 
Hi Donna....I'm so happy for you and your mental progress! Just giving up the word "diet" for me was a big weight lifted. I have a few other things in my personal life I'm working on as well, one day at a time. I've had some fears that since I'm no longer "dieting" I may eat whatever's in sight. And, I may. And if I do, I'll not beat myself up over it and I'll move on. I almost feel like this is just part of the process or a bump in the road rather than a roadblock.

Today I did my first Tonique workout....not sure I'll be able to walk tomorrow! I was so gung-ho to do my STS rotation, then Tonique comes along. So many rotations, so little time. Tonique was definitely a calorie burner which is what I'm going to focus on...at least this week!

Let us know how you like the Gym Styles!

Linda....hello...how are you? The weather is supposed to be gorgeous this weekend!
 
Hi Donna! great to hear from you! right with you there Stacy! on the never say diet, diet! Woo hoo! on new workouts!

I'll be in the garden today, & this weekend, lots of dividing, transplanting, fertiiizing to do. Yesterday I said something to boyfriend about barbells, he said "it's not going to be some girlie set, is it?" he's so funny...I think he's going to do some Cathe videos too, I saw him throw around 80 lb bags of concrete the other day, but I think Cathe could take him ;) not literally of course! :D

I will need to go heavier with the weights in the next few months.

down 2.8 lb. for the month, inches at thighs, waist, bust:( down another pants size, woo hoo! except now I'm running out of stuff that fits.
"You're headed to better places!"Cathe Friedrich

Linda:)
Hey Stacy, do you want to start us off with the "small victories" thread?
 
Hello...beautiful weather, nice to have the windows open!

I'm pretty darn sore from my Tonique workout so today will just be an upper body workout, either Pyramids or CTX UB or maybe a PP/SS premix.

Hubby made a great dinner....grilled steaks, also grilled green beans and pineapple. Yum!

It's SO liberating to NOT be on a diet anymore! I slowly feel like I'm having more control of my eating, I think last week was a bit of a pigout mode, like I "finally" got to eat junk food guilt-free so I made the most of it. But this week, I dont find myself craving junk so much. I've even bought foods at the grocery store that I had banned for so many years...something simple like Golden Grahams cereal...which I bought and ate and yes it's good, but I doubt I'll buy it again, but if I want to I know I can. My desire for these "forbidden" foods is much less knowing that I'm in control of what I buy and if I do want it, I can buy it. I have another intuitive eating book on the way called Normal Eating for Normal People.

Look for a new Small Victories thread which I'll start tomorrow sometime!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Our Newsletter

Get awesome content delivered straight to your inbox.

Top