gldngrrl

I drink red wine, a glass a night during the week... 5 ounces. I also drink bourbon/Manhattans on the weekends. I just have to keep it to a limit because 1) excess calories and 2) as mentioned ... if I catch more than a little buzz I'll eat everything. I never really had a food addiction before so I'm not worried about a transference. I drink as much or even less than before the band. I love the taste of beer but have never been into it as it fills up so much... even pre band. So a teeny schooner of a fine wit on occasion is about it. Was never a huge soda drinker, so I don't miss carbonation... although I do treat myself to the occasional diet ginger ale.

Hit 72 miles for the month! Not bad considering I managed to drop 9.4 lbs too!

Hit 72 miles for the month! Not bad considering I managed to drop 9.4 lbs too!

B-52, every time you post about how you work out early in the morning, with no Breakfast I shake my head in wonder. Now, I've mentioned before there's no morning workout for me, schedule doesn't permit. But I do aim for 30-40 mins of aerobic exercise 4 weekdays, plus a longer maybe 90 min run and usually 3-5 hours of hiking/snowshoeing on the weekend. Plus I teach nursing, on my feet about 75% of my work day, I run a skills lab and pretty much am anything but sedentary. There is no humanly possible way I could workout with out anything to eat before. Now, not a meal, but I eat light all day, I'm up to about 600 cals before I hit the gym at 6pm, and I usually have a Protein shake (low carb ) before and come out famished, shaking , stomach growling and overall wiped out when I'm done. I'm thinking about borrowing a glucometer from the lab to see where my sugars fall before and after. I just would love to pull out those fat reserves (I have about 45lbs of them) instantly when I'm working out, but it just doesn't happen. On long, endurance hikes (with a pack, elevation, etc) or runs greater than about 4-5 miles, I totally "bonk" if I don't fuel up. But my hubby doesn't start nomming gummies until he hits 10 miles. Of course he runs marathons and I only do 1/2s. Maybe my tolerance for low blood sugar is less? I always run low anyhow. Maybe my glycogen stores suck and my body is too effective at storing fat and preparing for hibernation? I wonder what a bear's BMR is? You don't see them running marathons ! I haven't met any yet in the woods, but I've see the signs , the love some bugs in trees ( scratched up bark). Anyhow, I think it's awesome this is working for you. Every one of us is different and unique human machines and we must all share our stories so people can try and experiment to find what works. I'll think I'll track blood sugars. Curious to see the readings when I feel " hungry".

Pretty sure I won't hit 100 by the end of the month, but I'm still hitting a PR for a winter month ! And am inspired also to try to crank it up come summer and aim for more than 100/ month once I'm on break. Can't wait to wander in the mountains again! Here's hoping for am early spring thaw out here!!

This week 14.3 miles. Total 67 miles. But a snowshoe up a mountain may only be 4 miles, but it's hard!!

I'd worked out 6 of the last 7 day on Friday. I was a little sore. Yesterday, I got up at 6, taught all day from 9-4 ( I teach nursing), went to the gym and climbed the treadmill at 15% for a 1/2 hr, went home, showered , got dressed up (a great benefit of weight loss, cute clothes and sexy shoes!), went to dinner with my hubby. Then a few hours of karaoke at a local back, then downtown to dance until 2 am . Full of energy to do all that. That (one reason) why I exercise! (Sorry for the blurry bathroom mirror pic!) [ATTACH]25819[/ATTACH] Like I said, the clothes are fun. And.being in good shape makes it easier to spend all night in platforms ... and dance in them without falling down!

*so much

Why dread? I've always been a little crazy and hyper, it's just sought easier now!

I totally understand, and pressing through is really really the answer. Just kind of shut your brain off, go on autopilot and find yourself doing it (the bike, whatever). just put the workout clothes on, and then you're there. And as you do it more and more, it will pay off and all of a sudden a stressful day feels better after a workout!

Omg YUM!!!

AWESOME!!!

Dude! You Rock!!!!

Sorry for the spamming Here's what I was looking for: http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/12/17/cardio-burns-more-fat-than-weight-lifting/ " “If a person is going to give me three hours of exercise a week,the most effective way to lose fat is to spend that time doing aerobic training,” says lead study author Leslie Willis, an exercise physiologist at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina." I only share this because with my schedule in order to get any work out during the week I only have a tiny window of time. And I have to focus on calorie burning. But come this summer, when school's out, I'm hitting the weights! (Too)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2012/08/06/cardio-or-weights-first-exercise-order_n_1739089.html Basically it says weight training burns more get, but... if you're trying to manage diabetes or HTN focus on the cardio first then integrate some weight training. " And if another health goal -- say Type 2 diabetes or hypertension prevention or treatment -- is the priority, Comana recommends cardio over resistance. "Some diseases are better managed with cardio first, then introducing resistance training later," he told Healthy Living."

I have to say, some research is saying for weight loss if you're going to spend an.hour at the gym, spend it doing fat burning high cal burning work outs. Save the weight training to closer to goal. For a bigger person any leg driven cardio is weight training anyhow. But exercise 6 days a week, 30 to 60 min, whatever kind will make a huge difference, I agree .

Well, I've lost almost 95 lbs, it's been over 2 years since surgery. I have about 45 lbs to go. Haven't really gained anything , but definitely stalled. Haven't been hunger free yet, but I do bust my ass with exercise , 5-6 days a week. Including running anywhere from 12- >20 miles a week, hiking up to 12 miles in the summer (with a pack, up a mountain), snowshoeing now in the winter, with a pack. So while no Lapband sweet spot and with a stall in weight loss, I am anything but failing. But I do need to kick start. And really start using this band as a tool. But for me it's working,.simply because I haven't started gaining weight back. And I feel great. And my lifestyle has completely changed and is healthier than ever. I'm working on closer tracking of diet, too. But from what I've read, the lack of hunger for some banders is more about the perfect placement surgically of the band rather than the perfect fill. So the reality it is only as an effective tool as it's owner makes it. B-52, you and I adopted an active , athletic lifestyle as soon as we physically could. That's probably been a huge factor in our successes and really helped us stay on track. And I think you serve as a great motivation for many here! My personal belief is that the exercise and change in lifestyle is absolutely essential to success and far too many people rely simply on food restriction for weight loss. I know it works for some, but i can't envision myself living on only 1000 cal a day!

Oh and use blister bandages when you do get one. They are amazing.

That's kind of the point of a minimalist shoe. No Support. It's supposed to be like barefoot, and it's not for everyone, but I think size isn't the issue to be honest. You have to ease into them. You have to wear them just for a little bit every day, then increase. Because they are totally nothing like the shoes most of us are used to wearing. But there are many variations that have more to them the a Vibram.