2/12/2008 - Busy Busy Bee…
I gotta start this post off by asking a question for those of you that have full time jobs & still manage to juggle home life, workout life, church life, etc…
“HOW DO YOU DO IT???!!!”
Things have been CRAZY for me these last 2 weeks. I’m still trying to get use to handling a full time job & the other things that I had time to do before (church, home life, exercise, keeping up with blogs & updating my own, etc…)
I must admit that last week I DID NOT workout. I would get home & just feel soo drained that I would opt to sit my butt down on my comfy sofa & watch TV. I’m surprised that I didn’t gain weight when I measured myself this past Saturday. To top things off, TOTM arrived and is in full swing along with cravings, bloating & all other symptoms that come with it. Besides that, I’ve been good. I like my new job a lot, although I do miss the laid back atmosphere of my old job. I’m debating whether or not to buy a new wardrobe because I am planning to be skinnier as the days go by. My old job didn’t really have a dress code so for 8 years I wore jeans & tennis shoes and only once in a while did I dress up. Now it’s dressing up (slacks, nice shoes, dressy shirts) every day. I seriously need a makeover — can someone call ‘how do I look’ or‘what not to wear’ - PLEASE???!!!!!
On a good note, I walked for 40 minutes during my lunch hour yesterday. According to map my run, it was a good 2.27 miles. I know it’s not enough but it’s something. I am planning to go to the gym in about 30 mins to get some strength training done so I better end it here for now…
BTW, have you all heard what FINALLY made the news… SUGAR SUBSTITUTES MAY CONTRIBUTE TO WEIGHT GAIN. This is one of main goals for this year - elimination of all if not most of these. What do you all think?
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February 13th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
I weight out the bads of using sugar substitutes against the possible good.
For one thing, it seems part of the issue was that the sweet taste leads our bodies to expect calories and if our bodies don’t get them, we then are inclined to eat more. I can buy that. And I can see that’s definitely a potential issue with diet soda, which is zero calorie!
But is it really an issue if, say, you are using a tablespoon of Splenda syrup with some yogurt, whey protein, fruit and some veggies?
In the later case, your body IS getting calories and nutritious ones!
To be honest about it, I don’t feel entirely comfy with artificial sweeteners, but they are making my weight loss journey more bearable USED IN MODERATION. And I drink water and tea (green, black, red, herbal) for my beverages and only rarely a glass of diet soda. I do not use any sweetener in my teas or water, they don’t need them.
I will use Splenda syrup in my smoothies, but no cravings… those hold me for hours!
I haven’t myself found that using Splenda this way has increased cravings in any way. One flavor of my favorite protein powder is sweetened with Stevia, a natural sweetener and the other with Splenda. I notice no difference in cravings when I switch between flavors.
Then again, I’m eating good whole food, 5-6x a day… cravings are fairly few and far between. And I use portion control, so I’m putting say a half cup of yogurt in a bowl or half cup of cottage cheese and not going back for seconds. Plus I eat plenty of veggies and fiber helps fill me. Usually if I have a bad craving… it is for convenience, the desire to just rip open a package and eat something with minimal effort. LOL!
So, my stand is that I will use them in moderation, but may start considering some other options such as stevia. Right now, they help me keep carbs low, while keeping things tasting nice. And I am losing.
Will I still use them when I get to maintenance? Perhaps not.
February 24th, 2008 at 8:16 am
I hear you on the work front – my workouts in particular have suffered since I started full time work. I get home, exhausted, and often just go to bed without dinner. And I’ve been there nearly 4 months now.
If you can work out during your lunch hour, that’s the way to go, although I frequently work through lunch, or the weather is just too foul to go out. As the weather improves (hopefully) I’d like to start walking or swimming at lunch time. Also, I keep a pilates mat at work, but there isn’t really much privacy.
Very occasionally, I work out in the morning before work, and that feels great, but most mornings it’s the snooze button, and the mad last minute rush to throw on some clothes and get out of the door. How people work, work out, socialise, look after kids, etc etc, I have NO idea!
February 28th, 2008 at 11:45 am
Hey Vilma, I hear ya on the budy front! I’m not even working full time (part time mornings from home) and man it has thrown me off something fierce! Between that, the abdominal split, and round ligament pain, I’m kind of stuck. Please stop by my page and offer any suggestions you have. I’m thinking I’ll need to depend on my upper body moreso than my lower body and core due to these issues. Do you still have that TT body weight workout? Thanks in advance!
Blessings,
Kassandra
PS: We picked a name for the baby: Caleb! Oh, he’s definately a soccer player in the making lol. I can’t wait until you get to experience this too, it’s sooo worth every stankin’ pound lol.
March 21st, 2008 at 6:04 am
motivation…never thought I’d be short on it, but life can get so crazy. Thanks for the inspiration, everyone.
March 21st, 2008 at 10:54 am
My fitness software (Crosstrainer 6) has a big calendar and you can easily schedule your exercise. I find that if the exercise is scheduled on that calendar, which I also use to schedule appointments and other such things, then I am more likely to actually go and DO it.
Also… if you can’t take 20 minutes to DO SOMETHING… take 10. Take 5.
How many times has anyone stood in line at the grocery store and done zip? My water aerobics instructor reminded us that we can stand there and squeeze our abs. We can dance from foot to foot. Heck, probably I could do bodyweight squats, though I’ve not quite been brave enough to do that at the store! I do often do balance exercises on one leg!
The other day in Wal-Mart… all I needed was a few food items. But I took the few minutes to make one entire circuit of the big store at a fast walk before grabbing my food items and heading for checkout.
The time can be there if your mind is there to take advantage of it!
May 10th, 2008 at 8:17 am
I try to cut sugar out as much as possible and eat mostly fresh organic or locally free range produce. This seems to work for our family and my kids are happy to eat raw vegetables and dried fruit quite happily instead of sugar laden biscuits, cakes and other bakery items as a healthy snack.