The Intuituve Eater

As always lets start with the bad so I can finish on a good note. Eating has been crap.  I went to two afterwork events, I was moderate, but there were carbs....lovely delicious carbs..... Anyway, I decided to do a fake weigh in today.  A fake weigh in is weighing in the morning AFTER I do my workout.  I was 363, so I'm probably 364 or 365.  My ankles are still swollen from my period AND I'm sure the carbs aren't helping. Next week is another round of hanging out and eating with friends. The week after that I go away for a week.  All this mean is my diet is going to blah until august.  I am going to take it one day at a time and try and make good choices. The good.  I am going on a boat ride tomorrow and since I want to be able to function and make sure I get all my works outs in I doubled up...   I did cardio fix and dirty 30.  I was sort of dreading it since of all the 21DF workouts cardio fix is the one I like the least,...

I actually wasn't intending to blog, but I think I needed to vent a little so here I am.  First the bad, my period started monday and while I haven't had a repeat of death by donut I've had a few cheats (frozen yogurt, 2 mojitos, 2 hot dogs, 1 beer) This isn't in one sitting but over the course of this week.  I didn't really overeat just ate thing I shouldn't have. I haven't weighed myself because I wasn't interested in the emotional rollarcoaster that would have been, but my ankles are currently the size of grapefruit...blah.  When Aunt flo has officially left time I'll weigh a day or so after that  The question is usually after my period if over there is a 3-5 lbs loss, but I've been cheating so there is the potential for a gain. The good..I'm sticking to the 21 day Fix.  I did a warm up and cool down I found on youtube because I was tired of the one Autumn did EVERYDAY.  That being said I'm really loving 21DF.  Next week i...

So my plan was to double up on one of the workouts so I could try them all in the first week before I start over on monday AND get a rest day in between That is the face I'm making at myself.  My legs are a lil sore from leg fix and my arms and sides are still recovering from upper fix. I did cardio fix and I jogged rather than do mountain climbers or burpees.  Then she said bonus..come on you know you want to do the bonus round....Um yeah no I really don't This is an exact recreation of my face...off went amber, no cool down, no 200 do not pass go... So I'm sure someone is reading this like you won't get the maximum effect...I don't care...one of the things I've learned if forcing myself to do the thing I hate (not just don't like) is going to lead to me avoiding them in the future and gaining the weight back.  Its a fine line.  No I didn't do mountain climbers or burpees or the bonus round (i did it yesterday), but I got up ...

First and most importantly.  I want to eat my foot. I'm pretty raveous after working out. Also last night i got home and between being wiped and it being super humid I just couldn't cook.  I had 3 slices of cheese and called it a night. I was up at 3am ...blah So the scale has moved...I don't think this is PMS, I think this is just how long it took my body to deal with the 3 day carb binge I had over the 4th of July.  Usually after a binge I don't want to see the scale shock so I give myself a few days.  Getting on everyday and not seeing ANY change was an eye opener.  I wasn't going to get on today, but I've learned I just want to see a whoosh so I don't get on, then when I finally get on I want to see a big drop.  If I don't see a big drop I'm disappointed.  Rather than go through that I got on, before my workout.  363.  I'm not happy, but I was 364 AFTER my workouts all week, so I can live with this. I've learned the lesson and re...

Its been a long time since I really loved a workout...I loved doing upper fix.  I tend to try and to total body workout because I have limited time, but this reminded me that its nice to be able to focus completely on one area. I used 8lb and 5 lb weights and pretty much stuck to the non modified version except for pushups and planks.  I got on the ground for everything else.  A nice surprise, since I've been doing pilates for 2 months the crunches and other ab work didn't kill me. Amber talks, but I'm more concerned with pushing out as many reps at my own speed than whatever she is saying. If you're reading this, I'm not a beachbody coach.  I've been checking out review to preview what's to come and I've noticed in 99% of the reviews which are usually positive the person is or wants to be a beachbody coach.  I consider that a conflict of interest, but I could be wrong. Scheduling...21 day fix is basically a straight 21 days of working out. The 7...

If I've learned anything from Jillian Michal's its if you want something you have to do the thing you don't want to do, to get what you want. I hurt my shoulder, just the muscle, but I went home monday and just turning over hurt. I left my laptop in the car and my dvd play doesn't really work I over slept. So I could have just called it a wrap today, but I got up, used my desktop which has a huge monitor and did everything but the ab workout at the end.  I have 3 days of pilates so I'm not worried about abs. Since the rest of my body was on fire my shoulder didn't seem like such a big deal, and to be honest it actually helped loosen up the muscle. Before I get into the critique I want to say overall I loved this workout.  It similar to Jillian.  There are 4 rounds.  Each round is 2 exercises done for 1 min with 20 second rest and repeat.  If that didn't make sense..You can google it. Anyway, I did everything but the Abs. My shoulder wasn...

So I gained 5 lbs...at least. Friday it was a unplaned trip to fridays then Donuts saturday , macaroni and rice saturday and grits sunday. Oh and chipotle sunday So yeah I broke every diet rule I have....that takes talent.  the other side of it is, my stomach was not happy, for as good as the food tasted the cramping and gas..just made me sad. I worked out Saturday 21 day shred day 2, but nothing over the week which isn't so bad. So yeah I didn't just fall off the wagon it ran me over, but I'm back on today...I had my usual egg whites.  I added in bread, and the goal is to stay on plan all week. This morning I was supposed to start the 21 day fix, but I left my laptop in the car and my dvd player doesn't work.  I ended up doing the beginning shred day 2 and I realized why I never really got into Jillian Michael"s I just need her to shut the F%@& up. The first time I was getting used to the exercises so I kind of ignored all of her talking.  But th...

So I finished my June workout challenge a  little early  (june 22) I did cathe's Super Cuts once I think just to stay get something in, but its been pilates and walking for most of that time. It's July, a new month, new challenge and my body was pretty much telling me get my ish together and do some sweating.   The plan was to workout tuesday, wednesday and thurday to kind of ramp up for the 4th of july holiday weekend since I would be away visiting family.  The best laid plans. I did something to my knee..or rather I redid something to my knee it comes and goes, so I did pilates, but I still need a workout.  I was going to do some harder stuff, but I wasn't interested in 45 min to an hour and I also wanted strength.  Weirdly lower body strength training has helped alot with knee pain, and I haven't really done much of it consistently.. So to the google mobile and came up with Jillian Michael's 30 day beginner shred.  I have tried 30 d...

Figuring out what works and what doesn't for weightloss is like playing with your chemistry set.  What works for one person may not work for another and things that worked months ago, may not be the same now...Its alot of trial and error.  Also sometimes it's just weird. So I have flavor cravings...It's rare I want food,  its usually I want salt or sugar or tart.  Once the craving has been satisfied I'm ok, usually I'm ok for a while. Add to this I'm a creature of habit and I have the same flavors every morning.  Breakfast is an egg white omelet with chopped broccoli, onion and cheddar cheese.....and 2 sausages...I know its alot of sodium, probably bad for me, but it hasn't broken anything and when I don't have it..I notice....Take note of that last point. So I go to get breakfast ...I left my wallet at home.  I ended up ordering from  a diner via paypal and no sausage....I eat..but for an hour I just feel like something is missing. I'm ...