Perpetual Healthy Eating and Fitness Rant & Rave thread

Ergonomic Mouse · January 18, 2013, 06:19:10 PM

Quote from: MiniDriver on January 18, 2013, 08:18:11 AM
Didn't gain on vacay! W00t!

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awesome!!!!

I think hummus made fresh from dried garbanzos is the best.ever.

Mom of Scooby · January 19, 2013, 08:53:48 AM

Quote from: merigayle on January 18, 2013, 03:44:06 PM
yay Mini!

UGH, DD is home sick and i came home and she requested monkey bread. Lord save me from that evil temptress.

I was just looking at a recipe for this last night...

merigayle · January 19, 2013, 10:28:58 AM

Quote from: Mom of Scooby on January 19, 2013, 08:53:48 AM
I was just looking at a recipe for this last night...

i posted it on FB last night.

Mom of Scooby · January 19, 2013, 11:10:18 AM

Quote from: merigayle on January 19, 2013, 10:28:58 AM
i posted it on FB last night.

Oh.. I wasn't looking at yours! LOL.. that's funny

merigayle · January 19, 2013, 12:59:50 PM

Quote from: Mom of Scooby on January 19, 2013, 11:10:18 AM
Oh.. I wasn't looking at yours! LOL.. that's funny

i must have read your mind

or DD did!

merigayle · January 20, 2013, 12:05:56 PM

Yum and i omitted the olive oil
http://ohmyveggies.com/recipe-roasted-cauliflower-hummus/

diablita · January 20, 2013, 07:16:32 PM

I was hoping you'd post it here. Thanks! I pinned it.

merigayle · January 21, 2013, 07:02:56 PM

I *always* weigh myself in the morning, however, I took a rare evening shower tonight and since i was naked and in the bathroom, i hopped on,

+5. Ugh. Sticking to morning weigh ins

My eating has been ok. Not super stellar like the past week, but not bad by any means. So I guess good

i made another batch of cabbage pad thai for week's lunch and a big pot of hot and sour soup. I tried making pita bread and burger buns tonight. The buns, they were for DD, and they were dense. I took a bite, not bad, but DENSE. The recipe said cut into 8, i could have easily gotten ten i think. The pitas were not bad. A little on the dense side, but i only had white whole wheat flour, not white. They puffed up nicely in the oven. I will definitely experiment with that recipe some more.

MiniDriver · January 22, 2013, 10:02:21 AM

I did a lot of stress eating over the weekend, but I'm back on track today so far. Gotta have something to feel good about.

cgraz · January 22, 2013, 10:39:38 AM

I definitely went off-plan this weekend - didn't even track at all. It's so hard with meals at something like a work conference or meeting. I did have plenty of fresh fruit and salad whenever it was available. But bigger meals than I am used to, plated full breakfast, 3 course lunches with dessert, buffets for a couple of the dinners, etc. And with a cocktail reception each night and wine at dinner, I also had more drinks than I normally would. I did ok with getting out to run on Friday and Sunday during the windows of free time that I could find - it helped that a great beach location made that very appealing! I couldn't wait to get out there.

So we'll see if there is a bump when I get to Friday's weigh in. I'll try to resist weighing myself before then, so I have a chance to offset it with good choices throughout the rest of this week.

fancypants · January 22, 2013, 10:49:32 AM

I'm making "pizza casseroles" for our church's soup kitchen this morning, and I keep telling myself that if I eat the pepperoni I'm stealing from the homeless. It's not working.

cgraz · January 22, 2013, 10:51:08 AM

That's too funny.

I would be telling myself that little bites while cooking are part of quality control and don't have any points.

merigayle · January 22, 2013, 01:37:50 PM

stealing from the homeless

atleast there is good karma in your pepperonis

I am exhausted. 3 hours doing co-op at DD's school, right to the gym, 50 mins on an EFX machine (? i thought it was an elliptical when i hopped on and was too embarrassed to get off) and now at work for a busy day. I need a nap!!!

merigayle · January 24, 2013, 09:36:22 AM

my weight is up 5lbs today. ate nothing different. wtf

midcycle, just post ovulation, so not really hormones to blame.

MiniDriver · January 27, 2013, 08:19:24 AM

Oh, meri I know that horrible feeling! Grrr!!!

I've been eating like a horse all weekend. It's taking all my self-control not to utterly stuff myself. Luckily I have some good meals planned for the week ahead so if I can avoid snacks I will be ok. I wish I understood better what makes me want to eat until I feel like bursting and still want to eat more.

cgraz · January 27, 2013, 08:26:38 AM

I would love to know what causes those days where I'm just non-stop hungry.

On the other hand, having been sick all last week, I didn't eat much and was under my daily points pretty much every day. Weird. I think when I'm sick, I also don't really want milky or carby kinds of foods, because they stick in my throat. I tend to eat more fruit and broths and stuff.

So since Thanksgiving I have basically been ping-ponging the same 3-4 pounds back and forth. Now that I have a few weeks with no major celebrations or occasions on my calendar, I'm determined to make the final push for 5 more pounds down to my goal, and then I'll figure out how to maintain.

The trick will be figuring out the best way to eat while training for a half, without going nuts with carbs and stuff and without stuffing myself when I'm hungry after a long run. And I'm planning to swim 1x a week and I always get out of the pool totally ravenous. So I have to make good post-workout food choices.

merigayle · January 27, 2013, 09:18:45 AM

yeah training and eating without gaining is hard!

Yesterday I was back down a few of those pounds, but seriously, grrrrrr.

My coworker said to me yesterday "i've been meaning to tell you that you look so healthy and strong lately" that was nice.

debbatx · January 27, 2013, 09:11:09 PM

Between the salt cravings and the ankle/leg swelling, the scale is NOT my friend lately. Holy crap.

Magic Microbe · January 27, 2013, 10:31:03 PM

I did a mine mile run this morning and I survived! I essa bit worried because I haven't done more than six for months bit I was visiting my friend and her group was doing nine. Thankfully they gallowalk so I survived. Yay!

Mom of Scooby · January 27, 2013, 11:05:08 PM

Quote from: cgraz on January 27, 2013, 08:26:38 AM
I would love to know what causes those days where I'm just non-stop hungry.

On the other hand, having been sick all last week, I didn't eat much and was under my daily points pretty much every day. Weird. I think when I'm sick, I also don't really want milky or carby kinds of foods, because they stick in my throat. I tend to eat more fruit and broths and stuff.

So since Thanksgiving I have basically been ping-ponging the same 3-4 pounds back and forth. Now that I have a few weeks with no major celebrations or occasions on my calendar, I'm determined to make the final push for 5 more pounds down to my goal, and then I'll figure out how to maintain.

The trick will be figuring out the best way to eat while training for a half, without going nuts with carbs and stuff and without stuffing myself when I'm hungry after a long run. And I'm planning to swim 1x a week and I always get out of the pool totally ravenous. So I have to make good post-workout food choices.

What half are you doing?