The Let's Help Each other Get Healthier Thread!!!

[Netzach]

All I've got thus far for exertion this week is a 3 mile walk and I've been doing the not-eat-all-day-eat-big-crappy-dinner thing that got me in trouble in the first place. Albeit without the walk at that point, so there's some improvement.

Argh.

High stress week. BIG wholesale order, which means all the work for half the money, but the exposure would be excellent. Now I *know* why designer clothes are expensive - because your profit comes out of half the tag IF that less your costs. I have orders being slowed and things I haven't even started for people.

How do other people take a deep breath and manage that part? My MD's are great at telling me I have to manage my stress as a CD issue, great. How?

 

[brioche]

All I've got thus far for exertion this week is a 3 mile walk and I've been doing the not-eat-all-day-eat-big-crappy-dinner thing that got me in trouble in the first place. Albeit without the walk at that point, so there's some improvement.

Argh.

High stress week. BIG wholesale order, which means all the work for half the money, but the exposure would be excellent. Now I *know* why designer clothes are expensive - because your profit comes out of half the tag IF that less your costs. I have orders being slowed and things I haven't even started for people.

How do other people take a deep breath and manage that part? My MD's are great at telling me I have to manage my stress as a CD issue, great. How?

I find physical outlets for it. I think the working out 3x a week will do it or me, really, I know it's the summer but there are other stressful things happening and I'm handling them. Working out until I'm sweating like a pig helps. It also helps me sleep better, which helps me handle the stress better too.
I think you have to expect bad things to happen with your diet and be prepared - have a strategy.

 

[graceanne]

I don't remember what I ate today. It's too freaken hot to eat. I know I ate breakfast, cause K made me. I spent the rest of the day running my sister and a friend around, I just got home. I didn't even get to the grocery store, and the only reason I was able to get to the bank is cause I had a huge stink when it was suggested we stop at the plaid pantry on the way. (It was 4:45, and the bank closes at 5.)

Their's pizza in the oven, but I'm not sure I'm up for pizza. Maybe when it cools off a bit. Or maybe I'll just have some crackers and cream cheese.

 

[graceanne]

Well, so much for pizza. I dropped it on the floor, and had to toss it. I also burned to fucking fingers while dropping it. So now I get to spend another fucking 20 dollars to order in a pizza cause I'M NOT FUCKING COOKING TONIGHT, which makes my grand total about 30 dollars.

 

[Sir_Winston54]

<Snip> I also burned two fucking fingers while dropping it.

Two fucking fingers? Whatever will you do with yourself?

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[graceanne]

*sigh* I'm surrounded by smart asses.

 

[Sir_Winston54]

*sigh* I'm surrounded by smart asses.

Isn't that better than spending your life surrounded by dumb asses?

 

[Bandit58]

I find physical outlets for it. I think the working out 3x a week will do it or me, really, I know it's the summer but there are other stressful things happening and I'm handling them. Working out until I'm sweating like a pig helps. It also helps me sleep better, which helps me handle the stress better too.
I think you have to expect bad things to happen with your diet and be prepared - have a strategy.

I also work out to help me get rid of stress - it's "me" time, when I can focus completely on myself.

Stress can be very subtle and it sneaks up on you I love Master Gil dearly but the stress and worry gets to me sometimes and that's when I go and work out for an hour or so, and I come back all tired and sweaty and able to cope much better.

Before we got together I had a lot of stress going on in my life. I didn't have an outlet for it, and I ended up getting physically ill. Nowadays I am much more relaxed and I can feel when I need to get out and exercise

 

[HottieMama]

I also work out to help me get rid of stress - it's "me" time, when I can focus completely on myself.

Stress can be very subtle and it sneaks up on you I love Master Gil dearly but the stress and worry gets to me sometimes and that's when I go and work out for an hour or so, and I come back all tired and sweaty and able to cope much better.

Before we got together I had a lot of stress going on in my life. I didn't have an outlet for it, and I ended up getting physically ill. Nowadays I am much more relaxed and I can feel when I need to get out and exercise

Walking relieves a ton of stress for me. i've gotten into the habit that as long as it's not too hot/humid, i walk as much as i can.



How is everyone else doing this weekend???

 

[graceanne]

I'm not doing so well. But as we speak I'm eating mozarella cheese, so that should bump me up. My ears finally started draining yesterday, though. Only a few more days of the prednisone!

 

[Sir_Winston54]

Glad to hear the ears are getting better, gracie, and that you'll soon be off that vicious prednisone! It's understandable that you might be "off your feed," so to speak - most of the people I know are completely unable to maintain any kind of diet program while feeling unwell.

On my part... how strange... it's just come to the forefront of my alleged mind that I've eaten *nothing* but carbs and dairy for the last two days. Well, except for the cheese in the mac 'n cheese, and the milk in my generic shredded mini-wheats. (Dairy products *do* have a small amount of protein in 'em.) Sheesh! No meat for two days? I'm gonna go anemic!

 

[HottieMama]

New week everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!


How are you all doing?


i'm going to do my bi-weekly weigh in a bit later. (Ugh...i'm dreading it!)

 

[Sir_Winston54]

Still eating just about nothin' but garbage, but other than that, doin' pretty well. Don't worry about the weigh-in, HM - it's just numbers. What's important is how you feel about yourself. Remember, too, that if you replace fat with muscle tissue through exercise, etc., you'll likely lose inches and gain weight, because muscle tissue is denser than fat.

 

[HottieMama]

Ok..did the weigh-in...

190.5 so down 1.5lbs from two weeks ago. i'm not happy with that, but i know it really doesn't matter.

i need to be careful though, i am seeing some of my old E.D. behaviors coming back, and that is a concern for me.

 

[brioche]

Ok..did the weigh-in...

190.5 so down 1.5lbs from two weeks ago. i'm not happy with that, but i know it really doesn't matter.

i need to be careful though, i am seeing some of my old E.D. behaviors coming back, and that is a concern for me.

So...next week, I am going to say screw the Program, and fitting it all in, and I am only going to eat when I am hungry.
I can't weigh in now, because it's a civic holiday here, but I'll weigh in tomorrow and I'm pretty sure I'll be up, if the scale here is any indication.
They get all nervous when you do that and work out at the same time, but screw it. I must be eating too much, or else why would I be up two weeks in a row?
How many weeks can you gain muscle without it burning enough fat to put you in a deficit overall?
Grrr.
Hmmm...maybe instead I'm going to be super super accurate with my journal this week, even water, and hand it in next week. They can usually tell you where you're going wrong. If you ask them to.

Good for you HM! Remember you want 1 to 2 pounds a week, so you're right where you want to be. Any more would probably be water or not the kind of weight that would stay off.

 

[Sir_Winston54]

How many weeks can you gain muscle without it burning enough fat to put you in a deficit overall?

A bunch.

You're kind of apple/orange-ing here... If you're working out primarily to improve muscle tone and build muscle tissue, you're almost certain to gain weight. Density of body tissues goes something like this from most dense to least: Bone, Muscle, Connective Tissue (ligaments/tendons), Fat. However, you will lose a LOT of inches as fat (less dense) gives way to muscle (more dense). Losing inches is more important than losing weight. Example: A 5'4" woman who weighs 160 pounds - measurements: 42D, 38, 44 vs. another 5'4" woman who weighs 160 pounds, with measurements of 38C, 29, 36. They're the same height and both weigh the same, but there is a total 21 inches difference - which looks and feels healthier and more attractive to herself? (And that 21 inches difference doesn't count other key measurements such as neck, biceps, wrists, thighs and calves!)

If you're working on muscle tone/building, forget the freakin' scale. It's irrelevant and not measuring what you're doing. Get out the tape measure, and get out the mirror.

 

[SubKekiLee]

Weigh In

New week everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!


How are you all doing?


i'm going to do my bi-weekly weigh in a bit later. (Ugh...i'm dreading it!)

UGH I screwed the pooch, I drank way too much on saturday and gained the 4 pounds back I had lost.. But new week and now on the full supplements lets see how it works.. No worries HM just be happy with yourself.. Im sure LC likes you as you are! I know my D says it all the time I like YOU the way you are..

 

[HottieMama]

UGH I screwed the pooch, I drank way too much on saturday and gained the 4 pounds back I had lost.. But new week and now on the full supplements lets see how it works.. No worries HM just be happy with yourself.. Im sure LC likes you as you are! I know my D says it all the time I like YOU the way you are..

He does like me that way i am, but i also know that we would not be together if i was at my "original size," so i have some self-imposed pressure to get thinner.

 

[brioche]

Today is a civic holiday so I headed out to do a 40 minute walk in the Humidex 37 degree C weather - that's 98.7 F for you folks - to make up for my normal workout.
First observation: The chick on the new "Weight Watchers Walking" CD wants you to go way too fast for an outdoor walk.
Second observation: It's fucking hot out there.
Third observation: Walking in heat turns moderate intensity into high intensity.
My favourite part was 17 minutes in, when I jerked my MP3 player out of my pocket and it fell on the ground and turned off. I ended up just putting on the 20 minute walk after that. At no point could I keep up with the pace she wanted. I could probably do it on a treadmill, but not outdoors.
At one point my parents passed by and they slowed down appreciably. I was wiping off sweat at the time - I think they were wondering if I wanted to stop, with my face so red and all. I didn't stop.
So I absolve you all of outdoor exercise! Do what you can indoors today! It's not worth it!

 

[myinnerslut]

tommorrow is mac and cheese at camp. i know, know know i will eat a lot of it as it is one of my fav foods and the camp actually does a very good job of it.to make up for that, no sweets at all today, tommorrow, or the day after. ive found i can do short term food denial with relative ease as long as i have a finish date in mind

 

[myinnerslut]

i want to ask A for more help eating healthy, but im afraid he is going to turn me away and say its something i have to do for myself,not for him. of course he'll always be there for support, but i really feel like setting up a sort of rewards punishment system will help me a lot. like every week i eat unhealthy overall for two days or more i have to do an aditional half hour at the gyme (on top of what i already do). something like that. only im nervouse about bringing it up. i dont want him to say no.

 

[HottieMama]

i want to ask A for more help eating healthy, but im afraid he is going to turn me away and say its something i have to do for myself,not for him. of course he'll always be there for support, but i really feel like setting up a sort of rewards punishment system will help me a lot. like every week i eat unhealthy overall for two days or more i have to do an aditional half hour at the gyme (on top of what i already do). something like that. only im nervouse about bringing it up. i dont want him to say no.

i would bring it up. It might be very helpful to have a reward/punishment system set up. (Why do i have a feeling i may regret typing that last sentence?) You are essentially doing it for yourself. He would just be helping you be accountable for what you eat or don't eat.

 

[myinnerslut]

i would bring it up. It might be very helpful to have a reward/punishment system set up. (Why do i have a feeling i may regret typing that last sentence?) You are essentially doing it for yourself. He would just be helping you be accountable for what you eat or don't eat.

i already tell him if i thought my eating was unhealthy in a "punishable offenses log" i keep and e-mail to him every week. it contains things i did that i believe should be punishable offenses, both things that break established rules and things i wish to bring to his attention. becuase of this, he already knows that i believe my bad eating should not go overlooked but to date has not done anything except require my punishable offense log every sunday. i want his help but i am about half certain he will tell me that this is something i should do for myself, not becuase of fear of punishment.

 

[Netzach]

i want to ask A for more help eating healthy, but im afraid he is going to turn me away and say its something i have to do for myself,not for him. of course he'll always be there for support, but i really feel like setting up a sort of rewards punishment system will help me a lot. like every week i eat unhealthy overall for two days or more i have to do an aditional half hour at the gyme (on top of what i already do). something like that. only im nervouse about bringing it up. i dont want him to say no.

I got negated on that myself.

So I just internalize it more. I'll be able to fit into the leather dress he got me 30 lbs ago that he likes me in. He doesn't need to know, I don't need to bug him with the details, I get to pick my reasoning.

 

[HottieMama]

i already tell him if i thought my eating was unhealthy in a "punishable offenses log" i keep and e-mail to him every week. it contains things i did that i believe should be punishable offenses, both things that break established rules and things i wish to bring to his attention. becuase of this, he already knows that i believe my bad eating should not go overlooked but to date has not done anything except require my punishable offense log every sunday. i want his help but i am about half certain he will tell me that this is something i should do for myself, not becuase of fear of punishment.

And you should be doing it for you, but if fear of punishment or punishment itself will help you form the habit of eating healthy then i don't see it as a bad thing.

My problem right now isn't not eating healthy...it's not eating..period. It starts by skipping meals because i am "not hungry," but becomes a real slippery slope for me rather quickly.