2ManyCurves's Journal, 23 Dec 13

Decent drop this week, especially considering I don't feel that I worked out as much or as hard as I generally go at it. What I am noticing is that I will usually have a somewhat large drop and it will then be followed by a negligible drop the next week. I am doing the IF 5:2 and I do believe it is working. I noticed that if I work out during that 24 hour fast period, I seem to be tapping into fat reserves as my smart scale does indicate a fat loss with increased water percentage (which is good). I am going to eat reasonable today. Tomorrow will be a cheat day (still within reason). I believe I will do a fast from tomorrow afternoon through Wednesday afternoon. Thursday, Friday and Saturday (until around noon) will be normal days. Then, I will fast again from Saturday at noon until Sunday at noon. We should be boarding the cruise ship on Sunday at noon. I should probably pick one day during the cruise to fast as well. Cruise week, I am not anticipating any loss at all. In fact, I fully expect that I may be up a pound or two. But, at worst, I am going to look at it as resetting my metabolism. I'm also looking forward to a LOT of strength training and fitness classes on the cruise. I don't have a gym nearby me, so having access to one on the cruise appeals to me more than the Lido Deck. Surviving Thanksgiving and Christmas have so far been fairly easy. My biggest challenge is going to be surviving the feeding fest on the cruise. Both my husband and I will turn 39 on the cruise. I am praying my mother doesn't not buy us one of those cruise ship birthday cakes. She did that last year. It was a sweet gesture, but frankly, the taste of the cake wasn't worth the calories. Yet, I felt compelled to eat it so that I didn't hurt her feelings. My plan to survive the cruise is to select foods that I don't have access to at home and foods that I really, really want to try. In other words, there really is no need for room service at 3am to deliver me a grilled cheese sandwich. And, cruise ship pizza is not even as good as I make it at home. In fact, most of the offerings at lunchtime are foods that I can prepare better at home or that simply don't appeal to me. I'm not blowing what I've done so far by eating hotdogs, french fries or stir fry at lunch. Mostly I think I will skip lunches and eat a small portion for breakfast if I am hungry in the mornings. I have a similar opinion of breakfasts. I am going to try to work out in the mornings to take advantage of the fasting burn. Dinner will be the time that I consume the bulk of my caloric intake. Dessert will likely be my weakness. And, if it is a dessert I really, really love, I'm eating it. So we meet again, Tiramisu.

Here is the good news: I wanted to be under 190 before December 31st. I actually achieved it several days ago. But, I only do an official weigh in on Monday mornings. One scale puts me at 187.0 and the other has me at 188.8. I took the larger number. Now, my running has really taken a downturn this past week. I didn't run as often as I generally do. And, I noticed yesterday that about a mile and a half into it, I got a foot cramp just behind the arch of my left foot and right before the heel. That same leg has had some tibial soreness too. I don't think I have shin splints. And, I've certainly rested it quite a bit this week. But, I just found that my left leg and foot made running unpleasant yesterday. I am slower as well. Sometimes I wonder if I will ever build up my speed and endurance enough to accomplish a marathon. I am registered for a half in May. And, I just do not feel ready at all. I am really going to have to step it up if I want to survive the half without ending up crippled. I'm also experiencing a good bit of pain in both hip joints. I run outside in a rural area with a ton of hills. I thought perhaps I was experiencing some bursitis. During the run itself, I don't notice it as much. But by night, lying in bed can be annoying as both hips feel very sore. This getting old stuff is for the birds. I know that reducing my weight is going to take a lot of pressure off my joints. Perhaps that is part of the reason I have subconsciously reduced the amount of running I typically do in a week. I wonder if I am going to experience the same skeletal/structural issues in running when I am 150 pounds...or goal of 135. I sure hope not. These races keep the healthy lifestyle momentum going with every new medal, tshirt and bag of goodies.

Ok. Two days of work this week. Today and Thursday is all I have to make it through. Hope all of you on FS have a wonderful Christmas.

2MC

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