Pretzle needs to take herself seriously.

[Pretzle]

I used to be stuck at 62/63. Like, literally stuck. Even during the month nothing would change.

 

Anyway, I'm back at 64 (from 66, so I guess there must've been some water weight involved) and that's close enough to my normal to not be worried  

 

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Healthy eating: Been drinking an extra glass of water in the morning (before my first cup of tea). I think I did this back in my third or so challenge as well... Still not a habit  

Attempting not to graze all day long, so far pretty successful. Also... HUGE WIN: Yesterday I really, really attempted to eat slower (I ... am a monster. I usually finish my plate before hubby is HALF DONE!). Anyway, yesterday evening? It was the other way around I don't think I've felt so proud of myself for a long time. 

 

Gym stuff

Woot, got to the gym today and did my 'usual' programme. I've also made an appointment for a new programme after my holiday (going to Denmark in a bit over a week!). July 13th I'll get my new programme.

 

It was rather difficult, I did (mostly) the same weights as last week and pff, quite difficult... quite. But I made it

[Waanie]

Glad your weight is normal again . There's a ton of reasons why we could have more waterweight at any time, my body can swell the morning after intense exercise. Combine that with my monthly fluctuations, and 3 kg is well within the range between my lightest and heaviest day of the month.

Congratulations on the mindful eating as well .

[Pretzle]

Oh boy. Sorry guys. Guess I did the disappearing thing again.

 

End of challenge update: 

 

I kept up the working out two days a week I'm also eating healthier (wootwoot). 

 

I got a new gym programme on Monday, did that twice this week and it's pretty brutal (especially on my core). It has bench, squats, lat pull downs (I think), knee tuck, 'superman' (plank, lift right arm/left leg - switch) and back hyperextensions. Sounds easy? Try it. Gosh Definitely had some decent DOMS this week, but the good kind (not the 'I can't walk at all! kind). 

 

Other than that? Today is my first day at reducing my dose of anti depressants yet again. I went from 20 mg (was at 40 for a while) to 10. Which is quite the jump, but I HATE dealing with the liquid/drop version of the meds, so after discussing with my shrink we decided to just go for it. I'm expecting quite some withdrawal symptoms... but I have several weeks off before work starts again, so it IS a good time to try this. Still scary, though... Yes. Scary. But a step in the right direction.

 

Next challenge? I'll sit it out, and keep focussing on getting to the gym twice a week and eating better. 

[Waanie]

Great progress on the exercising! Your workout does sound brutal, is it getting any easier this week than last week?

 

Congratulations on lowering your meds . I hope the withdrawal symptoms are not too bad this time...

[Pretzle]

Thanks for your reply.

 

Yup! I LOVE my new workout. It's shorter than the last, and feels even shorter than it is. It's all just super involved - now do this, give it your all (except for the back extensions) and BAM be epic! I haven't had bad DOMS (and those were very manageable) after the first workout. Bench is now up to 27.5 reliably (just need to get the last set up to 10, I got 7 or 8 reps yesterday) and squat to 35. 

 

Seems low for squat (or to me it does), but I GET really/proper low nowadays So I'm happy. 

 

Meds seem ok so far... Hubby told me I'm all over the place today (no crying though, so yay) and I've been feeling crazy hot even though the weather isn't really all that warm. Sleep... ugh. Sleep... Falling asleep is difficult right now and then getting up is also a challenge. Hot sweaty nights. At the very least that's partially due to the lowered dose. And sometimes the dizziness/spaciness can really get me, too. But it doesn't last all day. So really? So far? If things don't get worse I'm sure I'll be feeling back to normal again in no time. 

 

Then again... I know how tricky this stuff is and that it can takes quite some time for your brain to get used to a lower dose again, so I'm expecting at least a week or so in the near future of just being quite down. Hope it won't happen, but better to expect it just in case ^^; 

 

On the other hand: I've also been quite productive over the last few days So that's a definite win!

[KB Girl]

Hey hope you're doing well with the new dosage! Give me a poke when you come back for another challenge. Good luck

[Waanie]

Thanks for your reply.

 

Yup! I LOVE my new workout. It's shorter than the last, and feels even shorter than it is. It's all just super involved - now do this, give it your all (except for the back extensions) and BAM be epic! I haven't had bad DOMS (and those were very manageable) after the first workout. Bench is now up to 27.5 reliably (just need to get the last set up to 10, I got 7 or 8 reps yesterday) and squat to 35. 

 

Seems low for squat (or to me it does), but I GET really/proper low nowadays So I'm happy. 

 

Meds seem ok so far... Hubby told me I'm all over the place today (no crying though, so yay) and I've been feeling crazy hot even though the weather isn't really all that warm. Sleep... ugh. Sleep... Falling asleep is difficult right now and then getting up is also a challenge. Hot sweaty nights. At the very least that's partially due to the lowered dose. And sometimes the dizziness/spaciness can really get me, too. But it doesn't last all day. So really? So far? If things don't get worse I'm sure I'll be feeling back to normal again in no time. 

 

Then again... I know how tricky this stuff is and that it can takes quite some time for your brain to get used to a lower dose again, so I'm expecting at least a week or so in the near future of just being quite down. Hope it won't happen, but better to expect it just in case ^^; 

 

On the other hand: I've also been quite productive over the last few days So that's a definite win!

 

Sounds like you're doing very well at the moment . I can imagine that the squat weight feels low compared to what you did before, but I think it's already a lot of weight . Nobody wants you to get injured .

Feeling feverish can come with the withdrawal effects, but they will disappear with time. For they lasted a few weeks, but I've heard they can either take longer or shorter.

 

Productivity is great, I'm so happy that things are going well for you .