you cannot be a bigger celebratory/ emotional eater than a frenchie. That shit’s in our blood.
1- be prepared. plan many quick and easy meals. cottage cheese, greek yogourt, canned fish, whey. add fruit/veggie and your set.
2- don’t keep the junk in your house. as Kimba mentionned replace with almonds. There are many healthy options now available for kids too.
3- allow yourself those family celebratory moments. I eat out once or twice a week.
4- learn to make good food good. Use salsa and spices and herbs… Yesterday’s supper took me 5 minutes to prep. Perhaps picking up a new cookbook can help?
This is not a diet. It’s allowing yourself to enjoy ALL of what food has to offer. the good with the bad. And the bad becomes so much more decadent when you haven’t been eating it everyday.
I’m weighing in on the food thing. I’ll agree that adding more protien and healthy fats is a good idea but with all the carb cravings maybe your body really wants carbs. Maybe it’s not just comfort, you are pretty active maybe you need lots of carbs. If you have no problem with gluten you could substitute the white flour carbs for whole wheat. Maybe mix together your own trail mix. With a trail mix you mix yourself you can control how much, if any, bad stuff goes in. Also if you don’t usually eat a lot of fiber go gradual otherwise painful and smelly.
If you have a problem with gluten then there is rice and potatoes(sweet or regular) don’t forget carrots, beets, turnips and other root veggies.
my rx for your handstands is weighted hypers and goodmornings. (knowing the shit little i do about gymnastics, just looking at how your back is trying to move)
and while i dont understand the way you look at food, i can empathize with the struggle. i started out my journey fat loss in mind only, and i did epic research about foods… what they do, how they make me feel, etc. after i’d been eating “clean” for awhile, the cheat meals just weren’t rewarding enough anymore, bc they made me feel like such shit.
much like the hangover i get from alcohol if i havent been drinking in awhile… ugh.
i know you can get there if you really want to, you’re a stubborn bitch and VERY strong willed. the baby step is a good way to start.
As for food, my crutch for the afternoon munchies is diet soda or gum. Not great either. I’ve got a serious Diet Dr. Pepper habit. I’m trying to eat more carbs right after my morning workout and see if that will help curb my afternoon munchies. The hardest time for me to stick with my diet is afternoons. I think it’s partly me trying to stay awake, since I’ve been up since 4:30 or something. Also, I think I was being too carb restrictive in the mornings which was making me want to binge later in the day. Whatever you are doing, you are looking really lean to me.
Kimba: Ha! I did laugh at that song. It’s true; I love food. Is it bad that I had to google greek yogurt? I’ll give it try. I like almonds too. I can eat more of those. Thanks for the tips.
Cal: You and me both–my friend. My strategy right now is to celebrate my good choices. Because really, in the grand scheme of things, it’s not worth beating yourself up over. And beating myself up hasn’t worked. So, I’m quitting that.
Frenchie: Thanks for the tips. You’ve hit the nail on the head–Preparation is really my problem. I’m a lazy grazer. A bag of pretzles or cookies and I’m set for the day. I can sit and type and eat. No untensiles. No clean up. No preparation.
Mim: Probably mostly. I’d say my diet is maybe 40% healthy fare; 60 % simple carbs. Sorry. I guess I’m just not carb sensitive. And I’m a cardio junkie. Carbs and cardio make good bedfellows you know. Anyway, I’m shooting for a 70/30 split–that’s passing right?
Charlie: Thanks for the tips. I don’t have a problem with gluten. I actually was misdiagnosed with celiac disease when I was an infant. I had a very restricted diet until I was two, then my parent’s moved, and the new pediatrician told them that they were basically starving me. I’ve been happily eating gluten since then. Lucky me!
Git: Thanks. Balance is tricky. But, I tend to tell myself that the diversity in my training is beneficial and that each activity improves the others. Although admittedly sometimes, when I’m really dragging, I think this is too much. Still, it’s all in good fun. And that’s good enough for me.
Cbear: GMs! Fuck. Those have fallen out of my rotation. I used to do them on my DL day, but once I started BBB, my low back couldn’t take that much work. I’ll have to add them in somewhere else. Weighted hypers sound like a good call too. Thanks. And thanks for empathizing with the emotional eater in me. She is really persuasive. There are glazed donuts in the break room. She looks at them and says: “Nadia, go and eat them. YOu have a long day ahead of you, and a long car ride home. You could die in a horrific car accident. Happens all the time. And then wouldn’t you be sad that you didn’t? Life is too short not to eat donuts.”
Puff: Missed you there. Afternoons are tough for me too. I rely on diet soda too. But let’s face it–that stuff is easier to get down with something crunchy and salty! I’m not too worried about my body composition. Really, my weight doesn’t fluctuate too much. But, I wouldn’t mind being a bit leaner for the sake of the pullups. I’m quite a bit heavier than I was last year. It’s tough trying to balance the BW exercises with the big lifts. I need to find my happy strength to weight body ratio. I could be there. I don’t know.
HLR straddle/stalder–2 sets of 5. These are really tough for me. But, I’m adding them in because I think they are going to help with my press handstand quest. (Only the first one is really clean)
Ha! It is kind of sad that you had to google “greek yogurt”. Seriously, try some. Its good!
Eat that donut, sure go ahead. But the chances that you’ll die in that car crash are tiny. However the chances that in, say…three years, you will have even more trouble hitting your fighting weight with a raging donut habit are quite high. I can say that cause I’m six years your senior.
Would it shock you to know that I have 1/3 of the most delicious chocolate angel food cake EVER sitting in my kitchen right this second? I ate two pieces on Sunday and they were good going down, but then I just was done with it. I didn’t eat any yesterday and only one piece today and I just can’t face anymore. There is no virtue in not eating something bad that you just don’t want.
Thanks for the pre-run nutrition advice. I’ve got no carb storage to bank on, so I’ll always need a little something-something before a run.
Btw, I saw a guy in my new more awesome gym doing this weird thing… holding his legs up at 90 degrees and then pulling his upper body up the bar…then he would hold it there and make his legs go side to side…
It was crazy!!!
Made me think of you though…bet you could do some monkey stuff like that!
Just stopping in to say that your gymnastic abilities are amazing. I love doing l-sits, frog stands, and handstand holds, but that’s about the extent of it.
Goodness woman! You run, you lift, you do all kinds of sweet gymnastics. Is there anything you can’t do?
I can totally relate to you with the less than ideal relationship with food. I hate prepping food and have a tendency to put off eating until I’m starving which can’t possibly end well. Or I’d graze all day and never actually eat a real meal (Stronghold will tell you all about some of the ridiculous crap I’ve eaten).
I’d much rather eat one big meal and deal with the cooking and the mess just once than a bunch of small ones and I think that’s one of the reasons the IFing works well for me. Maybe you’d like a setup like that too.
And that glazed donut rationalization seems totally reasonable to me…
I’m pretty sure that if you’re in a horrific car accident you would NOT be thinking about whether or not you ate the donuts.
You’d be thinking more about whether or not you just shit your pants bc that EMS guy is GORGEOUS!!
ha.
I’m a lil sensitive to that analogy right now. Wendler got hit while on his bike a couple days ago. He’s mostly alright, road rash and beat to hell… but im not really laughing at the moment. maybe later.
Kimba: You’re funny. I would eat the cake, every piece, and then lick the plate that it sat on clean like a dog.
Mim: Those sound like windshield wipers or something like that. I’ve never tried them, but now I will. Thanks for the idea.
Thanks Nikki, JM and Frenchie!
Charlie: Haven’t had those. But I’m a fan of triscits–they’re especially good with some cheese in a can. It’s very cool that you’re sticking with your gluten free diet. I think we made diet resolutions around the same time–You’re doing much better than me. I’m impressed. Are you feeling better with the change?
Cal: I’m not really sure. Here are some ides: Pike L and/or straddle L hang holds for time. The straddle L hold will be easier than the pike. HLR–knees to chest, progressing to toes to bar–again play around with tuck, straddle and piked positions. Work on your hamstring and hip flexor flexibility with kicks. Straddle stretch. Straddle forward roll and back rolls–try to keep your body tightly compressed–chest to legs.
BG: IF probably could work for me. I’ll have to think about that. Thanks. Food is fucked up. There is also the social pressure to eat. Today one of my colleagues made home made chocolate chip cookies, which is like my favorite food on earth. It would be rude not to eat them after all the effort that she went through. So I did. And I enjoyed them. They were awesome. Then, because she saw how much I enjoyed them, she brought the left over ones from the meeting to me. Crap.
Cbear: Sorry to hear about wendler. Glad he’s ok. I don’t want anything bad happening to my internet crush.
Mim: Thyroid meds first and then donuts. I’m really excited that you are in the process of getting your health back!
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Gymnastics today. A few backwalkovers on a low beam–back and shoulder flexibility is increasing, and I’m getting more confident with these. Worked my Backhandspring on floor–practiced tumbling up–trying to increase the push out of my legs and get rid of the bend. Over came some fears here. And a few balkwalkover backhandsprings. Haven’t done those in awhile. Felt good. There is progress.
