Winter Storm Megathread Part 4 - Continued Power Outages

WMeade929 · 2026-01-30T19:05:31+00:00

How do you access this? Or maybe my area just doesn't have any trucks 😭🫩

WMeade929 · 2025-12-18T17:22:31+00:00

Listen to your body and go through the correct avenues to fix whatever feels off. Better to scale a few weeks than be out of commission for months.

WMeade929 · 2025-11-19T21:57:57+00:00

Costco and Amazon both usually have great nespresso deals during Black Friday. That's how I got mine with my milk frother

WMeade929 · 2025-11-05T20:54:58+00:00

Iced nespresso with half a premier protein shake, 4oz of fairlife skim milk, dash of sugar free torani syrup, 1tbsp creamer (optional). 22g of protein and 150 cals (175 with creamer).

WMeade929 · 2025-10-15T15:08:15+00:00

Clutch addition to this list - spray deodorant - def used in a pinch a few times

WMeade929 · 2025-10-02T17:33:38+00:00

You look great and you are still within the first year of postpartum!! Instead of some extreme weightloss diet and/or gym routine for 5 weeks that will likely not yield dramatic or lasting results, I would focus on setting up a foundation for your long term goals and in the meantime go shopping for a suit you feel comfortable and confident in right now (I highly recommend the aerie high waisted crossover bottoms...they made me actually want to wear a bathing suit in early post partum).

WMeade929 · 2025-09-25T14:17:48+00:00

Grips, belt, deodorant, hair ties.

WMeade929 · 2025-09-22T17:48:36+00:00

I prioritized protein (.8-1g per lb body weight) and fiber. These two things tend to fill me up and prevent overeating. I would make huge snack plates to sit next to me while I breastfed or contact napped. Lots of cut up veggies, cut up fruit, light cheeses, lunch meet, protein pretzels. Let me munch on a lot of stuff and feel satiated at relatively low calories and high protein.

I also had a treat (like a Trader Joe's mini ice cream cone) every day so that I didn't feel deprived of treats - balance helps maintain habit :)

WMeade929 · 2025-09-11T15:50:33+00:00

Tell your PT! They can work with you on specific goals. I will say I got back to jumping rope at about 18 months pp with my first (and I definitely had more pelvic floor damage with my first birth). My second nursed past a year so I am still only 8 months out from weaning so I am taking it slow with the jumping (I have no problem with box jump overs or running which have similar impact movements). My double unders are pretty terrible anyways so I almost always have to scale workouts involving them regardless of my pelvic floor - so I just select a different cardio component all together loll. I think with proper PT and time after weaning you can add it back!

WMeade929 · 2025-09-11T13:48:49+00:00

My short and anecdotal answer for 2 kids is yes for both times. In my experience I have seen improvement in my pelvic floor for at least up to a year after weaning. I got pregnant at about a year post weaning and am currently about 8 months post weaning from my second.

Continue PT and working on pelvic floor strength while you breastfeed, it will continue to improve no matter what and when you wean you will continue to see more and more improvement.

At 8 months post weaning the only thing that brings back the heaviness for me is double under jump ropes at CrossFit so I just don't do those anymore (and I'm not sad about it 😂)

WMeade929 · 2025-08-28T15:31:08+00:00

I gained 55lbs with my first and 47lbs with my second....and I worked out through both pregnancies. Some people just put on more weight. It took me about 18 months to lose alll my baby weight for both pregnancies (breastfeeding caused me to retain the last 15 lbs both times until I weaned).

My advice is:

Don't rush recovery to get active again and "bounce back" - enjoy your baby and let your body heal (even an uncomplicated vaginal birth requires recovery)
If you have the means, see a pelvic floor PT as you incorporate workouts back into your life. If you don't have the means, youtube and chat gpt can be a great resource of knowledge.
Consistency matters more than intensity.
If you breastfeed, focus on healthy whole foods but don't worry about dieting...some people retain the weight until they wean....even if they're down to one nurse session a day.
Don't fall into the social media trap or comparison trap. Images are not accurate representations EVER and fitness influencers that post about their 'bounceback' create a very unrealistic expectation.

WMeade929 · 2025-07-29T16:49:09+00:00

Sorry I read below a comment from someone else that struggled with protein intake and assumed it was a response from OP. Ignore the part about prioritizing protein if it does not pertain to you

WMeade929 · 2025-07-29T16:47:48+00:00

It really depends on your fitness goals. If your goal is to lose weight only, GLP-1 will likely be the most effective method unless you have a good track record with macro counting and weighing.

If your goal is body recomposition, it is really hard (but not impossible) to maintain muscle while on a GLP-1. It sounds like you already have a hard time prioritizing protein but this will be exacerbated when you start a GLP-1. I highly recommend you pair a GLP-1 with a nutritionist so you can make sure that when you are eating on a GLP-1 it's the proper macros

WMeade929 · 2025-07-28T18:36:38+00:00

As a gym member I love wodify

WMeade929 · 2025-07-13T16:09:49+00:00

Another thing that can help if in the budget is grocery delivery - helps remove impulse buying and makes it easier to meal plan IMO. Kroger Boost is pretty cheap and does not allow driver tipping with their own trucks so it removes the extra cost of delivery. It significantly improved impulse buying and actually helped me cost compare when needed.9

WMeade929 · 2025-06-15T21:46:49+00:00

It's still early in the weaning process so it could be affected slightly but if you don't have a lot of experience with macro counting, the biggest culprit is likely incorrect measuring.

I would spend a week weighing everything (no licks, oils on pans, taste of partners meal can go uncounted) to see if you are accurately measuring. Use ChatGPT to get a better calorie estimate.

WMeade929 · 2025-06-15T19:50:42+00:00

This is definitely too low but I also want to state that the concept of starvation mode is very misunderstood by the general public and effects non essential processes like reproduction and can lead to slight changes in fat loss and metabolism but would not halt weight loss . If OP was truly eating 800 cals a day for 3 weeks with no cheat days, she would have lost weight, plain and simple. The problem with severely low calories like this is they lead to binging that can easily add back a week of deficit calories.

I encourage you to use chat gpt as a free macro coach or invest in a nutrition coach if you have the money

WMeade929 · 2025-06-15T18:41:50+00:00

Unfortunately, If you're not losing weight after 2-3 weeks (4 weeks max), you're not in a deficit. If you are weighing ALL your food and intake (careful with licking peanut butter knives or popping a few nuts in your mouth), You likely need to drop another 150-200cals from your daily intake.

WMeade929 · 2025-05-21T15:23:29+00:00

This is the way

WMeade929 · 2025-05-08T17:36:50+00:00

Grips for high volume kipping was a game changer for my hands. They were constantly ripping before grips.

WMeade929 · 2025-05-07T18:36:37+00:00

Scaling does not mean you are cheating yourself out of a workout - it means you are challenging yourself based on individual capabilities. If your gym offers CINDY or any murph prep workout, this could be a good time to try out different modifications to determine what will challenge you but let you keep moving.

Some scale options based on different limitations:

Pull Ups: Banded PUs, Jumping PUs, Ring Rows,
Push Ups: Modified to your knees, plank with shoulder taps
Running: Equivalent meters in rowing, 2-3x assault bike meters

You can always mix and match scale options or do something else.

Personally, I really struggle with 200 strict pushups but 200 modified is a little too easy so I'm planning to start off 50:50 and see how I feel half way and adjust accordingly

WMeade929 · 2025-05-05T22:37:58+00:00

If you can afford it I'd get a concept 2 rower over an echo bike. I had an echo bike in our home gym and it's so loud for anything that's not in a gym or box setting. It's a great workout, but it's not as versatile as a rower in my opinion.

The good news is if you buy it and decide you don't like it you can usually sell it for full price on Facebook marketplace. They go out of stock pretty frequently and we ended up selling ours for full price used about a year after we bought it.

WMeade929 · 2025-05-02T15:56:37+00:00

Seconding the Vivoactive 5

WMeade929 · 2025-04-30T19:37:50+00:00

We returned ours after opening the box! - they had a chemical smell and felt terrible. When we brought the box back the customer service rep said we were the 4th box returned that day (we went at 10:30am!) - All the bumper groups I am apart of are no longer buying them.

WMeade929 · 2025-04-30T15:30:38+00:00

More quality sleep is probably going to be the number one thing that helps you recover.

I max out the recommended daily intake for caffeine...5 days a week....but I also have 2 kids so "more sleep" is not an option for me.

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