September support thread

[DiverG]

Just thought I would start a new support thread.

Lately I've been working out with renewed vigor. I've especially increased my weight training, but it seems like I'm struggling to continue lose weight. I'm eating well during the day, but in my opinion I'm eating to much at night. I've just been really hungry lately, and seem to be snacking here and there.

So far I've been able to maintain a fairly positive attitude about the sitituation, but it's becoming increasingly harder to do so.

So bring on the support.

Greg

 

[CameronMartz]

DiverG,

Increases in training often bring an upward blip to the scale. As your body adapts to the new workload, it will increase blood volume and store additional water and nutrients (glycogen and creatine, primarily) in the muscles. This can add up to a few pounds, depending on what your level of training was initially. So, you might still be losing fat weight while not seeing much movement on the scale.

That said, if you've increased your snacking more than you've increased your activity, then we're going to have some trouble. One way to avoid late night snacking is to move your meals later in the day. No, eating late does not necessarily make you fat, especially if it means that you will end up preserving your caloric deficit rather than erasing it through snacking.

Hang in there! This is crux time, but you can get through it.

Cameron

 

[^*^BATMAN^*^]

Good on you for working out, and eating properly.. That said, the eating thing, i would look for more filling food, like pastas, and higher carb food if you are exercising alot. The weight thing, is you have been working out a bunch latley, you may be like me, if i lift weights i will gain weight, you are developing as much muscle as you are loosing. And muscle weighs more that fat....


Another thing you could do is more cardio work, it will help you loose weight faster if that is your goal. The bennifits of cardio work is awesome, especially for diving, alot of people think i barley breath when i dive, i can 25 min dive at 90ft, and still surface with 1400-1500psi.

Try things like running, swimming, biking, x-country skiing, rollerblading, rowing.

 

[Turtle Gal]

I can eat late night also,What helps me is, I pick a time of night say "8:00pm" and I don't eat anything after that time. If I do feel hungry I grab some water to drink,wait 15 min,if I can't stand the hunger I eat a low cal friut or a slice of cheese.It helps me.Im down 4 lbs this week. Turtle gal

 

[DiverG]

Well tommorow is the weigh in day, and I'm not expecting much. If I'm lucky I break even for the week.

 

[ChrisM]

Well tommorow is the weigh in day, and I'm not expecting much. If I'm lucky I break even for the week.

Yeah, me too... been hovering at my first short term goal for a couple weeks... Been a bad week exercise/food/motivation/work/mental health-wise, so we'll see where the scales lie tomorrow (or tell the truth lol)

Chris

 

[seaangel]

I thought prehaps I would update where things are presently with my trials and tribulations in caring for my Dad, my Mom, and myself.

We finally completed after one bronchoscopy that could not obtain anything for a biopsy on Dad, 6 high intensity radiation treatments, another biopsy that the tissue sample returned as underterminable, and finally a needle biopsy under CT. The needle biopsy was done two weeks ago this coming Tues. On Friday, 9/3 my Dad was given the diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the lung, which has spread to the mediastinum and the mediastinal lymph nodes. The plan begin chemo therapy and concurrent radiation treatments. He began the chemo on Wed. 9/8 will recieve one treatment per week for 3 weeks, take one week off, then get three more weeks. During this time he will be getting radiation daily Monday thru Friday's. So far things are ok. He has great spirits and hope for being given some time to finish what he is here for. He feels his work is not done.

Next my Mom has Alzheimers and is in an assisted living home. She has had some increased changes in her behaviour and that is causing some concern for her caretakers at her home. She has been found lying on the floor several times, never has been seen to fall and she is always not hurt in any way. She also, has been yelling, and moaning loudly alot. We have an appointment for her Dr. to evaluate her on Monday. Hopefully, he can offer something to help. Most of the time she is very quiet and docile, but occassionally she becomes very hostile or combative. She does not know any of us and that makes it even more difficult to see her this way.

Now, I have an enlarged thyroid gland that we had worked up in July. From the labs and the scans it is a benign thing and caused by an autoimmune response. I have an appointment with an endocrinologist on Tues. to see if he recommends any treatment at this time for it. I have had this for several years and it really does not cause me any problems. My surgeon was concerned though and he suggested we get it worked up. Hopefully this will not mean any surgery, I don't have anymore time I can take off from work to deal with this. As a matter of fact I don't have any left to deal with my family's illnesses. Some weeks now I am just off on leave without pay, they had to put me in for use of the Family leave Act on an intermittent basis for the next year.

Well, other than those things I think I am ok. I am a bit more edgy and tired than normal. I have tried to get out and exercise, but it has only worked on one or two days a week for me. As for my eating plans, I have been concentrating on seeing that my Dad eats well so he does not lose weight. So, I am just hanging on.

I hear him stirring so I need to go check on him. I appreciate all of you being here to listen out for me.

 

[DiverG]

Cindy, you are definitely going through a rough period of time. Just do your best while taking care of your family.