I have a really dumb question here. When I sweat, such as in yoga (the room is warm but it’s not Bikram/ hot), I sweat primarily from the top of my head / where my bangs are. I mean, I am just dripping sweat from there on to the mat, but only lightly elsewhere. Does that mean something?
Gertrude - I’m just tracking using WW. I try to eat a little below my points in case I missed something, and I don’t “eat up” any points from exercising. I don’t have a specific goal but I try to choose foods high in protein and low in carbs. But nothing’s eliminated. Honestly sugar is a worse downfall for me than anything else as I have a big sweet tooth.
Don’t know if I posted here or on the other thread, but I joined WW on Tues. and am tracking. Haven’t used any bonus points yet! Haven’t gotten as much exercise as I should, as I was helping a friend with a medical crisis and have been at work since 8:45 this am and will probably be here til 9:30-10. But hey, it’s a 15 hr/wk job!
WW sounds simpler! I am using MyFitnessPal & it’s a bit complex trying to work out a food plan to meet all the different goals. I was surprised the first few days how high I was on fat & how low on carbs, so I have adjusted a bit, but still really struggling to meet those fat goals! One avocado & some almonds & my fat allowance is gone!
Gertrude, you might want to look into Racing Weight tracking strategy. It is like WW but much more specific to runners.
25% fat is super low, because fat is so calorie-dense.
Using generalized macro nutrient percentages is convenient but not well tailored to individual needs. Instead, why not calculate what you really need in gms of macronutrients and convert that to an individualized percentage if the percentage approach is one that you want to use. First, figure out what your average daily caloric needs are to maintain your desired energy exchange (calories in vs calories out and are you trying to lose, gain or maintain your weight). Then figure out how many gms of protein and carbs you need based on your body weight and activity level. Calculate the caloric value of your desired protein and carbs intake and then calculate the percentage of your total calories they constitute. Whatever remains is your healthy fats percentage.
Here are a couple of good articles on carb and protein needs:
Http://www.jtsstrength.com/articles/2016/01/04/carbs-the-training-fuel/
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/maki1.htm
As applied to me:
Total caloric intake = 2350
Gms protein = .9 X 154 lbs = 139 gms, X 4 calories = 556 calories, /2350 = 24%
Gms carbs = 1.7 X 154 = 262 gms, X 4 calories = 1048 calories, /2350 = 45%
That leaves about 30% for healthy fats.
As I get into the cycling season, I will increase calories and carbs factor and decrease fats and readjust the percentages.
Be careful with the WW exercise points, they can be widely off!
Apparently, the simpler the eating rules are, the better adherence to weight maintenance plan is:
http://running.competitor.com/2011/03/racing-weight/racing-weight-keep-it-simple_23074
This is the article referenced in the link:
http://labes.fmh.utl.pt/obesity/jutta/MataToddLippke2010.pdf
The WW exercise points are drawn from my Fitbit. I don’t eat them, though, so it’s more curiosity than anything else. I still monitor activity via the Fitbit.
Today in can’t-make-this-up-landia, Mr R, roommate, and I went out to dinner. I can have very little alcohol on my meds so I limit myself to 1-2 beers per week (with doctor’s approval) because I like good beer. Anyway, I drink my beer, think it tastes a little funny, but don’t think much of it. Get done and realize there is a giant mint on the bottom that in all likelihood came from someone else’s mouth. Our meal and everything was comped but it was just like… really? ~X(
Anyway, on to good news- heard from the infusion people and my appointments start a week from Wednesday. I am so excited to get started on this because I’m really hoping it helps. My joints are once again angry at me today 
The physical therapist said something about my knee joints feeling a little “clickier” and would send a note to my Rheum to see what (if anything) he wants to do .
I hit a frustration point today because we decided to make a spur of the moment trip to the book store after dinner and I simply couldn’t walk around the store. I have my walker now (which, by the way, my dog is terrified of…) but I didn’t think to bring it with us because we were just going to go eat. This disease has now gotten in the way of me and books and that is not ok! 
3.1k steps today and I’ve been eating healthier this week than normal. I am making a very conscious effort to reduce the bad parts of my diet and replace them with better things. We’re going to try to start making weekly meal plans and sticking to them but all of our schedules are chaotic and variable so we’ll see how that goes. Luckily, the other members in my household are on-board 
A mint in your beer glass? Ewwwww. Sorry about the bookstore!
Yeah… it was gross. I’m pretending that someone just accidentally dropped it in and that it didn’t come out of someone’s mouth. Blergh.
The bright spot at the book store was that the bargain books were by the front door. So my wallet is appreciative of the fact that I got 3 bargain books rather than wandering to the new history books all the way at the back of the store
How gross. At least it was an alcoholic drink!
^ True!
Well, it finally happened. I had my breakdown tonight over all of this. The emotions finally just overwhelmed me when I couldn’t open a bottle. I didn’t think I was holding anything in but I guess I was. I feel much better now.
Tomorrow will be better :). I have the next treatment to look forward to!
Hugs, romani and kudos on your positive attitude. You know we are all supporting you here.
Romani, sometimes you just need to let it all out. I’m glad your infusions will start soon.
10 hilly miles this morning, thank goodness they’re done. Not one of my better runs but it was a tough route. Time to walk the pups!
romani, it’s only natural that you are feeling a bit overwhelmed by all of this. You have so much you are processing on an emotional level. As your treatment and management programs fall into place and your symptoms are better controlled, you will feel less like you are on an emotional roller coaster than you probably feel now.
Hugs, romani. I’m sure I would have spent hours and hours crying if I had gotten this diagnosis in my 20s. Heck, I’d spend hours crying if I got a diagnosis like that today. Your fortitude so far has been impressive, and I’m sure you’ll refocus again soon.
I almost feel guilty reporting this after romani’s struggles, but … I had a long run yesterday on the treadmill, over 7 miles. Today: getting the husband out for his weekly exercise.
Thursday night I did indoor cycling wattage training for 60 minutes. Included 3 sets of 4x 3 minute intervals with a minute off between each interval. The intervals in each set laddered up starting at 90% FTP with the last interval in each set at 105% FTP. Arghhh, I can’t stand riding inside anymore. April and long enough daylight for outdoors evening rides can’t come soon enough.
Did a 45 minute parallettes routine last night followed by an hour of enhanced body weight training and some sets of deadlifts. I’ve “frozen” myself at week 10 of the parallettes program and have decided to repeat it for 3 additional weeks before moving on to the last 2 weeks. Decided that I needed to really work on some specific strength and technique development so that when I start putting it all together in flows in weeks 11 and 12, I won’t be a sloppy mess. Sometimes slowing down to move forward is the best course. I also needed to back off a bit to allow a developing shoulder impingement to resolve. Right now, no handstand presses or dumbbell presses for me! Doing deadlifts with 110% of my body weight and dumbbell front shoulder squats with 50% of my body weight are great whole body strength and functional movements. These are new to my routine so I’m taking it very slow in ramping up the weight so as to master the technique and form and avoid injury.
Here’s the “scratch head” moment. H does the recumbent bike every day without fail at our gym. He’s kind of a fixture there - everyone knows him and his routine. So yesterday, he went in, put his towel, newspaper and glasses on the bike and went to stretch (there are plenty of bikes, so he’s not in anyone’s way). The stretching area is maybe 20 feet away. He comes back - paper is gone. He looks around - some lady is reading it on the elliptical! He goes up to her and nicely says - that’s my paper. She says - oh, I thought no one was reading it. Really? It was sitting rolled up on a bike with towel and glasses? It wasn’t like it was on a shelf in a common area where one might think - oh, someone left this here for all to read.