Hi!
First of all.. very glad that the terrorist was caught! My friend Anna was in the lock-down area waiting for the police to come search her house. I am so glad she doesn't have to stay there all weekend.
Now then :) I had my second session with Josh yesterday, in which we did interval training on the rowing machine, abdominal and leg training, and finally pullups on the weighted machine. I was able to do twice as many weighted pullups today! (The weights HELP me get my chin up... I am yet to be able to do a real pullup by myself).
Feeling somewhat sore today. Between my first two sessions, I was really sore the whole time. Looks like this time is milder. I definitely feel that I am learning new things, and wearing my heart rate monitor during the session proved that it gets my HR to the max. And, burns lots of calories!
Going to go grocery shopping today. That's where my diet decisions are mostly made, so I will be careful and thoughtful in my choices. I am going to cook the quinoa that we have before I leave too see if that's a good quinoa. I need to make sure I am still getting complete proteins and greens every day.
I made a beet and carrot and apple juice... I call it "beatlejuice". I am less fond of this juice than my other ideas, even though it is a GORGEOUS blood red color. I will finish it up though, it's healthy! I ate the pulp with a rice pasta. I really like brown rice pasta, the brand I found has a good firm texture.
I am also drinking almond milk instead of cows milk. It has more calcium and it's DELICIOUS! I usually try to avoid animal dairy except for limited cheddar or parm cheese. Meanwhile I also cannot eat soy, so almond substitutes are the best for me. Sometimes I also use almond cheese, but it doesn't taste nearly as good and is more expensive. Meanwhile, low-fat cheeses don't seem to upset my bowels.
I am experiencing fewer cravings! Derek brought a pack of eight sugar cookies home earlier this week, and I really didn't want to eat any of them. I didn't. Last night he brought home a bottle of rum to drink with other drinks, and that was a little harder to pass up. But, I really shouldn't drink alcohol - it would inflame both my IC and IBS. So, I didn't have that either. I am suspecting that the WHEAT FREE diet is working! I have been 100% wheat free for two weeks and I think that's why I have fewer cravings, and fewer stomach aches.
Whoo hoo!
Elizabeth
Wow, you're doing great. You will be a lot less sore after the second session. There will be times when your strength training makes you sore in one muscle group or another, because he will always think of a new way to hit a particular muscle group, which will make it a little sore. But that is why using a trainer is such a good idea, they don't let you get stuck in a routine that always hits your muscles the same way, over and over again. You'll notice an improvement in your posture, your balance, and many other things very quickly. It's so great that you are working with a personal trainer that you like.
ReplyDeleteYou're doing great on the wheat free, thing. Regarding alcohol, I recommend that you avoid it at all costs. While you are drinking your diligence to not eat crap will go down and you are much more likely to make bad food choices. Just imagine, you have a few rums and cokes (diet or otherwise), you get a little tipsy, you think, "What the hell, one cookie won't hurt," you eat one - or more - cookies, maybe it even starts a binge. You sober up the next day, your stomach is cramping to beat the band, you are remorseful and think to yourself, "Why did I do that?," you feel like crap and start a downward spiral. All because that rum sounded good. Even if you manage to control your food while you're drinking, which is hard to do, you will wake up the next day with carb cravings. That rum is all sugar. For three or four days afterwards you will crave more alcohol or simple carbs in some form. It will be much harder to resist the cookies and other crap.
Really, you are much better off saying no to alcohol completely. At least until you are to your goal weight, have stabilized there for several month, you have been wheat free for several months, and you feel very, very strong. Then, if you drink and you overeat while you're drinking or you have carb cravings after you drink you have months of feeling great to lean back on and be able to say, "I can do this, I've been doing it for months," rather than letting it lead you into a slide.
Hang on to all of your good, healthy habits!!! They are still new. Don't risk them for a moment of fun with Captain Morgan (or whatever your drink of choice is. It's not worth it!!!
Hope you don't mind the lecture, but I've been through this. I know that one night of drinking can lead to the end of months of hard work, from experience. I was able to get to my goal because I finally decided to stop drinking completely. Now, every once in a great while, I might have a glass of wine or two. But I stay in control and I don't drink again for a month or more. I don't mean to lecture, but I sure do want you to be able to reach goal!! Just trying to help. I hope it's OK.
Roberta
Hi Aunt Roberta!
DeleteI don't mind your opinions at all, I value them! I have abstained from the rum in the fridge. All in all, my food recently has been very good. I drink a lot of water. More updates in todays blog!
Love,
Elizabeth