Thatās great! What do you call whatās in the doorway? Nice that you can do everything āin houseā
Thatās a pull-up assistance band. I can only do but so many unassisted pull-ups and chin-ups. Gradually I will remove bands until Iām doing them all without. Some of the workouts I do require a lot of pull-ups/chin-ups and push-ups. Push-ups are not a problem. However, not long a go I would drop to the floor on the way down when even trying just one 
Never in a million years would I think that I could bang them out. I just kept going and didnāt give up.
Now flexibility is my main challenge. Ayyyyyy itās gotten bad over the years haha.
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Aha! Youāre doing what Dr. Ashton does. I was amazed when I saw this video and saw her do this. If you canāt see it, sheās lifting her self up on the bars.
Yay you!
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Yup!!! Andā¦ā¦ his is being t for me! Iām just waiting for the plank challenge to end. On top of my regular workouts, holding planks for 4-5 minutes has been challenging.
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So, getting my calories in has been truly challenging. I donāt eat during the day when Iām at the office. Well, solids anyway. I get 800-900 calories in of my protein, fiber, vitamin stuff. So as soon as I get home I eat. Then Iām supposed to eat after working out which is at night. Thatās the really hard part. Iām still getting kinda nauseous with solids and my meds make me nauseous too. The calories arenāt bad, just not as high as I need them to be. Plus I can be lazy. I donāt cook. I can solve all my problems with my weight gainer, but god forbid. I have to mix it. Why am I like this??? So maybe on Sundayās Iāll make a shit ton that I can just drink as needed. Ok, looking back now to type the below itās not bad. My goal is 1,685 on workout days 
Sunday 1,376
Monday 1,680
Tuesday 1,696
Wednesday 1,341
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Iām off to a late start today. Just about to get my relaxing morning workout in. And today I WILL eat during the day because I have a lunch appointment.
Life hacks folks. I always get the same thing:
Caesar salad, no dressing, no croutons (Iām allergic to wheat, corn, barley, and rye 
)
And then I get rare salmon on top. Whatās the hack you ask??? I get a whole ass piece of salmon for $6 - $8 instead of $25. Youāre welcome
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In all honestyā¦ I hated it. 
It was interesting for sure, but this was a subject I would have been happier just learning the the theory to apply to other people.
You know, I get it too. Iāve always had such a terrible complex with my weight, and have definitely had my own struggles in those areas. When you structure your life around what you will/wonāt eat, when, how much, etc., all so you wonāt gain weight, and then youāre told you have to do the opposite to get where you want to go. Yeahā¦ poor kid.
Ha! People just be hatinā. It is hard to recomp. And I think success with it can come down to a personās genetics as well as long term hard work, but I absolutely think itās doable. In the end, what is really happening, in my view, is that your body is doing super micro cycles of fat loss and muscle gain. But the cycles are so micro, that it appears to happen together.
100% agree itās a lifestyle. And, I mean, so is sobriety. At first it can be really hard, but when youāve done it for years, itās just life. Same with recomp, in my mind. Thatās why when people want to lose weight and keep it off, they need to not look at a candy bar and tell themselves they canāt have it, but get to the physchological point where their eyes mostly slide over it because itās simply not part of what they generally eat.
This is one of mine as well! I threw the photos down in the cat people thread and tagged you because I wasnāt sure if you wanted them put in this thread. That was like a week ago though. Itās been a little crazy here.
Where my cat people? - #1337 by Chiron the cat pics
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Well that can be challenging.
What app are you using for your data?
I use cronometer and I love it. I love their desktop browser version more than the app, but then I donāt like doing things on my phone.
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I love this theory, itās really fascinating and makes sense. I read, and read, and read on the topic. I think Iām going to go ahead and get recertified. Itās been a long time since Iāve done it professionally. I honestly donāt know what Iāll do with it yet, I know I want to help people. I was thinking of partnering with a Bariatric physicianās office.
Also, you can 100% absolutely post whatever you want in here! Cats are people too haha
Oh, Iāll have to look into that one! I use MyFitnessPal. I also have SparkPeople which I used to like a whole lot better. Iāve just not used it in forever, so maybe I should revisit. Iāve had that one since like 2001 or something. It used to be just a website before all this smartphone stuff.
I love that!!! Iāve had a lot of relapses as well. Damn alcohol stole my dreams and I didnāt have an identity anymore. This is something Iāve been passionate about since I was in grade school. Working out really can be a lifesaver 
I used to worship Cory Everson and Rachel McLish. I always wanted muscle and to be bigger. Between booze, husbands, and kiddos, I just lost myself. Iām so happy to be sober because Iām finally doing all of the things I want to do. Iām finally doing things for me
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Cal Weight Carbs/Fat/Protein
July 29: 1621 | 114.6 | 39/11/50
July 30: 1383 | 114.9 | 30/24/46
July 31: 1688 | 112.2 | 34/17/49
Aug 01: 1482 | 112.9 | 29/22/49
Weight is back up to 114.9 this morning. After a few months Iāll assess the macros and adjust for the next phase. My body has changed quite a bit in the last month. Specifically my abs, glutes, and legs. Iām even getting a vain in my abs and Iām dying Iām so excited about that. Yay!
So, Iāve enrolled in the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Iām going to get multiple certifications. It will just be a side hustle obviously, but Iām extremely excited about it.
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Ahh the things we can do when we arenāt wasted all the timeā¦awesome work!! 
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This is fantastic! Great job on all fronts! Iām so excited for you!
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I think about that all the time actually. Pretty much every day. I love not being hung over every single damn day. It was such a horrible existence. I love feeling fresh, clear headed, and light on my feet in the morning.
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I gotta say I really want to thank those that come into this thread. The support means more to me than you know. I hope to be just as much of a support to everyone else.
Iāve added my workout data, just to August so far, Iāll add it to July and upload the whole month. I just wonāt have weight data because I started that mid month. What a giant pain in the ass lol. I usually keep my scale in a cabinet and weigh myself once in a blue moon. Now itās out and making my bathroom look messy because Iāll forget otherwise. Iām starting to get used to it. I just want to make sure I do it at the same time everyday.
The reason my weight dipped into the 112ās was dehydration. I was so swamped I kept forgetting to drink.
August 2021
Calories | Weight | % Carb/Fat/Protein | Workout Time
August 01: 1482 | 112.9 | 29/22/49 | 1 hour 33 min
August 02: 1561 | 114.9 | 29/21/50 | 1 hour 45 min
So, my body was very fatigued yesterday and Sunday, so I took it very easy. Less time, but more importantly, less intensity. Sunday was really light with just stretching, yoga, and some ab work.
Once I add the workouts to July, Iāll post the whole month.
Thanks everyone so much for being part of the journey. Getting sober and exiting my abusive marriage has given me my love fe back. Iām doing the things Iāve always dreamed of doing.
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This makes me so happy 
Thanks for sharing this part of your journey with us, itās always such an inspiration to see others here grabbing life by the horns and doing things that werenāt possible before sobriety.
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Thank you!
Iām soooo behind on here. Had a really important (to me 
) work deadline. Pulled it off at the last minute. Plus Iāve been feeling like complete poo 
this week!
But, pushing through and will update after my very, very gentle workout tonight. I have a fever, so not much energy haha. I just want to close the rings on my watch man #fuckocd
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Ok, finally checking in. Definitely going to try to increase my calories.
August so far:
Calories | Weight | % Carb/Fat/Protein | Workout Time
August 01: 1482 | 112.9 | 29/22/49 | 2 hours 3 min
August 02: 1561 | 114.9 | 29/21/50 | 1 hour 45 min
August 03: 1299 | 114.7 | 22/23/55 | 2 hours 31 min
August 04: 1486 | 114.0 | 27/18/55 | 1 hour 35 min
August 05: 1730 | 114.0 | 36/14/50 | 1 hour 21 min
August 06: 1682 | 115.3 | 35/16/49 | 1 hour 56 min
August 07: 1620 | 114.2 | 32/14/54 | 1 hour 57 min
This week was just a lot. My CCIM portfolio was due on Friday. I honestly was not sure if I was going to make the transaction requirement in time, so I waited to make sure before I started it. It was so laborious and stressful. I must have thrown my hands up and quit 3 - 4 times this week. On Wednesday or Thursday, ok Wednesday, just looked at my calendar 
I had a call with the guy that needed to interview me for my letter of recommendation. Then I also had a call later with my mentor. Which by the way has made it very clear heās into meā¦ā¦ But heās married, the fuck? I donāt give a ratās ass if you have a ābad marriageā and ālooking for a place so you can move outā I have lifetime TV bucko, I know how that goes. Iāve never been that person.
Ok, back on track. So I was feeling more stressed than I have felt in a very long time. I was feeling incredibly discouraged and felt it was really unrealistic to think I would pull it off. Anyone who knows me, knows Iām not a quitter. I mean look how long I clung to booze
But this? I really felt way in over my head. I had the do not disturb set on my phone for the majority of the week. Of course this week my clients want to tour every commercial property on earth, so that was Monday and Tuesday. That really added to my stress because I lost hours each day. But at the end of the day, they come first and the rest I have to figure out.
After talking to these two gentlemen, I felt so much better. I was missing a few documents. One is a long story, but the LL never got the executed lease to my client or me. I technically didnāt need it as I did that job pro Bono. The LL marketed the property on a database used by commercial brokers. I brought my client and sheās like āoh, by the way, I donāt pay broker feesā. I was like why the fuck did you advertise to BROKERS then??? Sheās like I canāt afford the improvements and the broker fee. Well then maāam, you have no business owning Investement property. Anyway, I had reached out for a copy of the lease multiple times and she just ignored me. No offense to any women on here, but I cannot stand working with them. Just ridiculous, emotional, catty, and they just see other women as competition. Thatās why all these Womenās groups are such bullshit. I pay my annual dues for CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women), but thatās it. I no longer bother going to events. The other women in my field refuse to talk to me, and the rest of it is just people trying to sell their service to the 4 women that are actually CRE brokers. Iāve just had horrible experiences. Not sure if anyone remembers āThe Chronicles of Batshitā.
I got screwed out of over $20K from a shady broker the Friday before. I did my damn job, I will get my damn money. My attorney is pissed lol. I love him so. Right now, with his guidance of course, I trying to handle it peacefully. If that doesnāt work Iām fucking suing everyone
Ok, so Iāve been really angry lately. Iām sure that shows by the amount of F bombs Iām dropping.
Iām sure it will all work out, itās just really bad timing.
Then, I forget which day it started, but I woke up and I was just drained. Like that really bad fatigue where youāre just clumsy, you know, almost get hit by cars, drop things, all that fun stuff. Then last night my throat starting hurting on the way to my friendās wedding. I thought it was just because m friend that I was with was smoking nasty cigarettes. Nope. I woke up this morning dead. This is my ghost typing. Iām feeling like garbage. Normally colds donāt bother me, i power through, but the fatigue is sooo stupid. I have a fever and thatās what usually makes people really feel like garbage. I ordered a rona test, it gets here Wednesday. Iām vaccinated and I had Covid, so I donāt know. If it is, then shit 
yāall, I was at a wedding last night! Itās funny because my friend that got married introduced me to the friend that I went with. I texted him to say, you gotta come here and we can Uber together because Iām so freaking anxious. I was a mess. Iām extremely introverted. Stuff like this makes me insane.
Anyway, so looooong way of saying that I just didnāt have time to get the calories or exercise that I need. It wasnāt horrible though. Iām going to tweak my macros a bit sooner than originally planned. Just a smidgen. Iām going to increase calories, Iām going to bump up fat a bit and take it from protein.
So, Iām thinking:
Calories: 1,800
Carbs 35%
Fat 25%
Protein 40%
I worked out today, but took it easy. Iām falling asleep as I write this. Iām going to take my sweet child outside to make pee pee on th potty and then Iām going to bed.
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Ugh, me to me āYouāre killing me smalls!ā
Ok, trying to up calories to 2,000 starting tomorrow. I have to remember to eat during the day. Iām a big drinker, so I drink my protein water, and shakes, and coffee. So I typically tend to eat actual food at night because I can focus more on it. This is going to take some effort.
Iām also switching my macros to:
Carbs 40%
Fat 20%
Protein 40%
Itās really challenging because of my food allergies. I do eat eggs. If they are organic I donāt get an anaphylactic reaction 
Almonds are the opposite. I can eat the garbage thatās processed and flavored, but give me a raw almond and out comes the epi-pen.
Allergies
Egg whites
Wheat
Corn
Orange
Onion
Egg yolks 
Whyād they have to do me like that
Bananas Could they not just say eggs? 
Rye
Barley
Lemon
Grapefruit
Peach
Cherry
Tangerine
Almonds
Pears
Squash
Paprika
Ginger
Pineapple
Dogs
Cats
Ragweed
I also have a sulfite sensitivity, and Iām supposed to avoid the below. Ok 
Whatever you say guy. 
There is like nothing left to eat for crying out loud. So I have a pretty bland diet. But they WILL NOT TAKE MY MUSTARD!!! That where I draw the line. Oh and Buffalo sauce too. Iāll take a walk on the wild side for that one.
- Apple cider
- Apples (dried, glazed, dehydrated, canned or frozen)
- Apricots (dried, glazed or dedydrated)
- Avocado Dip
- Baked goods
- Beer (Alcoholic or non-alcoholic)
- Breads
- Candy
- Canned fruits and vegetables
- Cereal
- Cheese
- Chocolate bars
- Cider (Alcoholic or non-alcoholic)
- Clam chowder
- Coconut Coleslaw
- Condiments
- Cookies
- Cornbread
- Cornmeal
- Cornstarch
- Crackers
- Deli meat
- Dextrose syrup
- Dressings
- Dried fruit
- Fish
- Fresh Fruit Salad
- Frozen fruits and vegetables
- Fruit bars
- Fruit filling
- Fruit juice
- Fruit syrup
- Garlic
- Gelatin
- Glazed fruits
- Glucose solids
- Glucose syrup
- Grape juice (regular or sparkling)
- Grapes (fresh) Grapes (glazed) Gravies
- Guacamole
- Herbs (dried)
- Horseradish
- Hot Dogs
- Jams
- Jellies
- Ketchup
- Lemon juice/concentrate
- Lettuce (fresh) ā safe in some countries
- Lime juice/concentrate
- Malt Vinegar
- Maple Syrup
- Maraschino cherries Marmalade
- Mincemeat (dried or dedydrated) Molasses
- Muesli
- Mushrooms
- Mustard
- Noodles
- Olives (canned)
- Onions (pickled)
- Papaya (dried or dehydrated)
- Pastries
- Peaches (dried or dedydrated)
- Pears (dried or dedydrated)
- Peas (canned or frozen)
- Pectin
- Peppers (canned or frozen) Pickled foods
- Pickles
- Pineapple (dried or dedydrated)
- Potato chips
- Potato starch
- Potatoes (dehydrated, frozen french fries, dehydrated, mashed, peeled, pre-cut)
- Raisins (dried or dedydrated)
- Relish
- Rice mixes
- Sauces
- Sauerkraut
- Sausages
- Shellfish
- Shrimp (fresh/frozen) Snack foods
- Soft drinks
- Soup mixes
- Soups
- Soy products
- Spices
- Starches
- Sugar beet starch
- Sugar syrups
- Tea
- Tea Mix
- Tomatoes (dried, sun dried, dehydrated, canned, frozen or paste/pulp/puree)
- Tortilla chips
- Trail mix
- Vegetable juices
- Vinegar, wine vinegar
- Waffles
- White grape juice
- Wine (Alcoholic or non-alcoholic)
- Maraschino cherries
- Marmalade
- Mincemeat (dried or dehydrated)
- Molasses
- Muesli
- Mushrooms
- Mustard
- Noodles
- Olives (canned)
- Onions (pickled)
- Papaya (dried or dehydrated)
- Pastries
- Peaches (dried or dedydrated)
- Pears (dried or dedydrated)
- Peas (canned or frozen)
- Pectin
- Peppers (canned or frozen) Pickled foods
- Pickles
- Pineapple (dried or dedydrated) Potato chips
- Potato starch
- Potatoes (dehydrated, frozen french fries, dehydrated, mashed, peeled, pre-cut) Raisins (dried or dedydrated) Relish
- Rice mixes
- Sauces
- Sauerkraut
- Sausages
- Shellfish
- Shrimp (fresh/frozen)
- Snack foods
- Soft drinks
- Soup mixes
- Soups
- Soy products
- Spices
- Starches
- Sugar beet starch
- Sugar syrups
- Tea
- Tea Mix
- Tomatoes (dried, sun dried, dehydrated, canned, frozen or paste/pulp/puree)
- Tortilla chips
- Trail mix
- Vegetable juices
- Vinegar, wine vinegar
- Waffles
- White grape juice
- Wine (Alcoholic or non-alcoholic)
So anyway, Iāll work that out. A lot of my allergies are just RUDE! Especially the fruits.
Itās hard for me to get carbs. I sort of like oats, but they make me extremely nauseous, so I donāt know if I have an allergy there too. Iāll be sick for hours after eating them.
Then there is rice. I hate rice, well, I like rice pudding
Iāll try wild rice 
and sweet potatoes I guess. I eat blueberries and strawberries, but you have to eat soooooooo many to her a good amount of carbs out of them. Maybe Iāll try smoothies again. Then I can eat kale haha. Sneak it on in there.
Anyway, calories today
Macros today 
Calories 1,808
Macros
Iām going to eat my peanut butter ācookieā and go to bed. Goodnight swole friends.
Oh, progress pic. Iām only going to do arms as the abs might be inappropriate. Iāll try to find appropriate attire for that. Iām a rule follower dammit.
Covered my face because I looked busted AF lol
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Sorry you are feeling so crummy, keep us updated on that. Way too much covid out there. What are your favorite foods left out there that you can eat? I know you said you eat salmon when you are out. Dont eat the oats!! I am not a huge quinoa fan at all, it is not a grain, I dont eat it much bc I will gain weight. Not a cook here either but my grocery store has quick heat packets that you can microwave and presto its cooked. May be on your do not eat list.