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Healthy Habits Week of Feb 9

Kristin L

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Hi everyone. Sorry I'm a bit late posting.

How was your week?

I'm proud to say that my willpower over delicious baked goodies/candy is improving! I did have 2 chocolate turtles today, but all last week I prevailed. And the rest of this week I will try to do better as well. The exercise is still going pretty well.

I hope this isn't too personal of a question, but I've been working on adding more fruits and veggies to my diet and I've noticed something. I've felt like I have a little bit of extra bloat going on. It's not painful or anything like that. It's just enough that only I notice it. Has anyone noticed that when doing the same? What did you do it to help get rid of it?

What are your goals for the week?

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Latest reply was from anne

LACeleste

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Hi K,

Thanks for kicking off! I am proud of you!

I slipped up this past week with a few cookies.....and then a few more. Although my goal was originally to kick the daily chocolate candy habit, I know I need to avoid most sugar to to accomplish this as my cravings kick in. I restarted today. I will consider the past 2 weeks a practice run. To 40 days!

Exercise is going well.

Best of luck to everyone!

MsMaven

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Thanks for posting, K. I did quite well this week--actually lost some more weight and did well with exercises. Tried on a longer sweater I haven't worn out yet--I bought it weeks ago--and I looked pretty good. Hooray. It was snug over the belly and has stripes and wasn't too flattering at my higher weight.

I normally eat a lot of fruits and veggies and I don't generally notice any bloating. Perhaps it will work for you as your body gets used to them? The main thing that causes immediate noticeable bloating for me are white carbs--even if I eat only a small amount.

And I finally got serious and am off wine (except for Valentine's) until I reach my goal.

Anonymous

Ok, I said I would post on this thread come hell or high water and here I am, but... although I have been good with what I've eaten I have a throaty virus hanging around so I'm afraid no energy whatsoever for exercise

Next week I hope I have better news.

ETA .Oh, I meant to say that I sometimes get bloating with lots of fruit and veg. I've found that some are worse than others, don't get me started on cauliflower

So I guess what I'm saying is to try different combos as well. You may find certain fruits eaten after certain veg may be lethal mixes!

cheryle (Dianthus)

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I haven't posted in a while mainly because I'm in Mexico on vacation. My goal with fitbit is to get in 10000 steps per day. I was averaging closer to 25K for most of the vacation and exceeded 30K on a number of days. Yesterday I walked well over 10 miles and most of it was on the beach or in the water.

I have decided to start lifting weights when I get home. I go home on Friday but am only home a week and then off to Fredericton for a week. I am trying to decide if I should start right away even if it means a 1 week break or wait.

Thanks for posting the thread K. I plan to be far more consistent in the next while and hopefully make a good habit of it.

Mo

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Hi. Not so great over here. Wine tasting Sunday put a bump in the road to health.
The training for a 10K is keeping me running, though. I'm doing my bodyweight exercises about 80% of the time, which I'll call a mild success. Food and wine continue to be the trouble spot. Progress, not perfection is my mantra there.
I have heard that the extra fiber from fruits and veg can bloat you and to introduce them gradually into the diet. I don't eat nearly enough of them myself.

citygirldc

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Due to the unusually cold weather this winter, I've had no desire to exercise, or bike to work, or run even though I'm supposed to being training for a 10-miler in 8 weeks. Unfortunately, my clothes feel a little snug so it's time to get back on track this week.

My goals this week:
Tues: run 5 miles
Wed: stationary bike for an hour
Thur: run 5 miles
Fri: HIIT class or break day
Sat: Run 7 miles.

Let's hope I can keep up it.

Kristin L

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Thanks everyone! I'm glad I'm not completely crazy thinking (and mentioning) bloating.

Celeste and Mo, it's okay to splurge every now and then.

Yay! Congrats Maven!

If you're not feeling up to it, don't do it Diane. The last thing you want to do is risk getting sicker by pushing yourself too hard. I hope you get feeling better soon.

What is Frederiction Dianthus?

Good luck Citygirl!

Alassë

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Mmm, unfortunately, no progress here. I've gotten lazy about indoor exercising when too cold to walk outside, and had major chocolate episodes. At least now I'm feeling un-enthused at eating any more chocolate goodies! Heh.

Carla

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On the road travelling this week, and decided to take a break from training, do left the workout gear at home. Subbed an extra serving of veg for the carbs at dinner Sunday and Monday. Lots of walking, so feeling virtuous!

minimalist

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I've secretly added swimming to my Sunday-morning routine. Hadn't been in years, so it's taking a while to feel it again. This week, one of the pool attendants "promoted" me from the slowest lane to a medium one.

Yesterday I packed bentos for today, even though I'm working from home. It felt good to just warm up the breakfast layer when I got hungry, instead of having to figure out what to eat.

Dianthus has me inspired re returning to weight-lifting. But I have a cold *again* so strength training won't happen this week.

Still using FitBit (thanks for the nudges, Mo!) albeit officially just to track sleep. Can't help looking at the step count, though, and there are days when that means I walk instead of taking the bus.

Aquamarine

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It's been a yo yo week for me. Various medical stuff including PT for a nagging injury has thrown my momentum off. Plus it's been really, really cold and I want to eat warm, filling foods. WAH! But I have been exercising almost every day so the damage to my scale is not too bad.

Elly

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My work schedule, the dark, the extreme cold are keeping me out of the gym and killing my energy.

I've also been eating a lot of junk because my housemates are "eating healthy" to loose weight and lower cholesterol and BP and I was loosing too much weight eating my normal portions. However, their "healthy food" (which I normally love) isn't doing it for me and I've overeaten of sugar a time or two because I'm missing vitamins and good fat but haven't had the get up and go to make a special shopping trip for good-fat and vitamin loaded snacks that I really don't have time to eat. Sigh . . . .

I've had good chocolate (like afternoon tea, good coffee, or wine chocolate) in the house since December and haven't had an opportunity to savor it . . . literally haven't had an afternoon "off" since then.

JAileen

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We are going to go to Hawaii this year and I really need to lose some weight - maybe 10-15 pounds. It's very doable, but maybe by someone else!

I've been walking about an hour every day because my dogs insist on it. I'm avoiding wine, and am having only one beer a week. Sweets are my downfall, but fortunately all the Christmas chocolate has finally been consumed.

Debra

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Well I am very happy to post that I have finally committed and joined a gym.
I also have a personal trainer who will "whip" me into shape and help me achieve my goals I usually walk but feel I need more than this now.....some professional help

cheryle (Dianthus)

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It is an interesting time of year to maintain the fitness challenge. We are well past the new year's resolutions which is great because the gyms are less crowded.

K, Fredericton is the capital city of New Brunswick which is eastern Canada. It is a very nice small city with a lot of history.

Parsley

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Well, after weeks and weeks of snowy and frigid weather I've finally despaired of ever going for a long walk outdoors so I've joined a gym, too. Or actually a large community center with multiple gyms, pools, dance and yoga studios, and just about any fitness opportunity you could ever want. I don't know why we waited so long- it's fabulous! DH and I just went to our first spinning class today and loved it.

I'm so impressed with the commitment to fitness that so many of you here demonstrate. I'm hoping to take full advantage of my new opportunities and try to follow in your footsteps!

Debbie

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I am doing pretty good. The scale is not discouraging me and I am still working with the personal trainer and I am going to do the yoga class a couple of times a week. I still like a piece of chocolate every now and then. So a ways go but progress is being made.

anne

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Bit of a bust here. Haven't been to the gym since Monday 3rd though last week was doing lots of lifting heavy staff with the move (which was a way more tiring time than a normal work week)