Laurie: Oh boy, what our subconscious mind does to us. Just shut down that dream self talk!! As for the free food day, rotisserie turkey sounds like a great alternative for a protein shake! You would still get protein, and the calories/fat are low for turkey. Sounds like a win! What is hard about that stuff is the other food that comes with it. I always hate when I'm on track and then something like a company lunch or potluck appears. I'm not good at self-control for that stuff. Hope you can stay strong!!!
For me, I had a big loss this morning on the scale (3 pounds), but I'm not counting on that for Monday. It might have come from running last night and the night before. I'll take it because it made me feel better, but I don't know what the weekend will do to it. I have to try to be better about staying on plan. We're going on a couple of hikes, but the real problem is the food, so need to stay focused and I want to make sure I log it all. That sometimes helps.
Diane - Hope your 3-pound loss stuck around until this morning! Hope your hikes with your boy were awesome, and hope you controlled the food monster this weekend. As you say, food is the hardest part. I hate, hate, hate logging, but it's a fantastic tool. Hope it worked for you without making you too crazy.
Had a really good weekend food and exercise-wise. I did go to the picnic, but decided not to eat there. It wasn't that I was concerned about eating the turkey instead of the drinking the protein drink -- I think real food is WAY better than Frankenfood. It was that I was concerned that eating the turkey might lead to eating the delicious, fattening things. I was asked repeatedly, "Aren't you going to eat anything?" And my reply was always, "Of course. After I do this." I had my 100-calorie, 20 grams of protein drink, and I sipped that through the picnic. My husband did bring some turkey home, though, and I did eat that for dinner in place of my protein bar. I did finally step on the scale this morning, and got a great first week loss. It will decrease, of course, as my body adjusts to the lower calories and I transition back to actual food. But gratified at the quick progress, and motivated to stay on it.
My daughter was home for the weekend as well. I asked if she wanted to go for a walk. I ask my husband and children all the time if they want to walk with me, and the answer is almost always 'no.' This time, she was excited to go, and we hunted Pokemon! I love the game. I am a neophyte yet, but it does encourage me to walk a bit farther and take extra short walks during the day. I worry that it will discourage me from going to the gym -- and I do need to continue lifting and running instead of just walking. But, this weekend, it was really good for getting in some extra steps while spending time with my kids. Win, win.
Laurie: That's good news that you saw a nice loss! And it sounds like you had some good victories overall with the picnic and the weekend! I'm not into Pokémon at all, but I know a lot of people are enjoying this new game.
Had an awesome hike with my son. It was brutal, but we made it through! It took me a couple of days to decide that it is one that we can do again. He thought it was hard, too, but it was fun. My loss this morning wasn't as good as it was on Sunday morning. I had a couple of indulgences yesterday and I didn't do a lot of activity, so I kind of expected Monday morning weigh in to reflect that. It's fine. It compared fairly well with last Monday, so I'm happy with that. I set my new mini goal to show a 2 pound loss, but I'd be so excited if it were a little more and dipped back down into the 220's. These 230's have held on way to much!!
Diane - Glad you were able to conquer a hike that also kicked your son's butt! And that you're up for doing it again! And you are so close to kissing that 230s goodbye! Even if it takes you two weeks instead of one, it's a huge, huge accomplishment.
I am officially obsessed with Pokemon. And it is SO motivating. I got 19K steps yesterday, on a day I would typically be satisfied with 10K. I am still going to lift this evening, and am excited about that. I am officially in a rhythm. I take my vitamins in the morning, and have my first protein shake at 11:30ish. I consume another shake in the afternoon sometime, then drink a pre-workout drink right before I go home. I get my husband, head to the gym, and have a protein bar (which I am transitioning to a real meal soon) for my evening meal. It's easy, I am losing weight, and I feel like I can do this forever. I hope I hold on to this "honeymoon period" for another 20 pounds or so at least. Still hoping for Onederland by 2017.
Laurie: That's the really good thing about Pokémon, getting all of the extra steps in. I haven't been playing, but there are a lot of people around town that are. You can tell as they are walking around. Ha! Glad you are seeing some success with the shakes and protein bars. Sometimes, you just need that extra help to get over the hump.
I'm still obsessing over the scale, and that's good. It is keeping me from giving in on bad food choices. It went down a little bit this morning and I'd really like to keep that trend going this week.
I went running last night. It was a good run, and I made it to the total time that I wanted to reach. Now I want to start seeing if I can speed up a little bit. I don't really want to add any more time, just speed. I'm so slow.... But I think I can get it going faster, little by little. Tonight is hiking with my son. It will be a shorter one, but we'll still go.
Diane - How do you time your runs? Are you on the treadmill? Do you have an app on your phone? Increasing intensity is often easier than increasing the amount of time you devote to an activity. I will be excited to see how you are progressing. Yay for your scale focus and the rewards you are getting from them!
Went to see the doctor yesterday, and as long as I was there, I mentioned the foot pain I was having. It's about a 2 on the scale of 1 - 10, and I had hoped it would just go away without intervention. But no. It's plantar fasciitis. She suggested resting my foot. Ummm... no? One of the most important things to help alleviate the symptoms of plantar fasciitis is to lose weight. I will get the insoles. I will do the exercises, but I am not going to decrease my steps.
My husband also gave me a "fat acceptance" speech last night. "I don't know why you can't just be comfortable in your own skin. I don't know why you are working so hard to lose weight." Frick! Just when it felt like he was being supportive. My life. My choice. I have a uterus that is threatening to drop on the floor and a foot that will just get worse if I don't lose weight. I am judged every time I walk into a courtroom or a negotiation. And I love to feel like I have my addiction under control, and hate to feel like I am a slave to it. I love that he is comfortable where he's at -- barely in the obese category. I don't lecture him about his choices that impact his body. **sigh** At least he's no longer pressuring me to eat garbage or making fun of my healthier choices. And he actually bought me my new supply of protein shakes (which seem expensive, but really come down to costing about $6-$8 per day for all of my food).
I had 4 less people here eating than originally anticipated, so I have tons of leftovers. Luckily pulled pork and pulled chicken can be used in a bunch of ways! Unfortunately, all the cake we have sitting around here cannot. The church had 2 huge sheet cakes (one chocolate, one vanilla), plus our DQ cake with 4 pieces leftover. Which are back in the freezer and out of sight/out of mind for the time being.
Everything went fairly smoothly, with the exception of men being men and not listening to a word I said... long story. Sort version, MIL brought a piano and it's now in my living room.
In other news, I signed up for StepBet and joined a challenge. I now have to meet my step goal every day for 5 weeks (starting Monday) or I lose $40. Motivation, woo!
Mandy - Good to hear from you! I know what you mean about men being men. I recently had a meeting with three men who all have supervisory responsibility over me. The meeting was ostensibly to identify my needs and I literally listened to three people, two of whom have only rare contact with me, describe my needs to me. What? You have no idea! Every time I tried to talk, I was interrupted. Men! Sorry about the unwanted piano. Yay for the StepBot and the challenge. And boo for the leftover cake. I know you are much better at ignoring food in your house than I am at mine. Hope you figure out a good use for it.
It's super hot here today, so I may hit the gym. I also might go outside. Haven't decided yet. I had designated today as a "cheat day." I have been craving chips for some time, and I decided that if I could maintain discipline until Thursday, I could have those chips. Right now, I don't really want them. We'll see how the day plays out, but I am hoping that I can transition to non-food rewards. Maybe a pedicure?
Heh. I'm happy about the piano. I've always wanted to learn. Plus, they wanted it to stay in the family. My husband's grandmother got it when she was 19. They just decided, after I asked them to wait for a little bit, to move it into the house while I was nursing the baby and trying to get him to nap... and harassing me with questions the whole time like I was inconveniencing them, because they decided to do it after I said "please wait a little bit, so I can tell you where I want things moved and get the baby fed and asleep."
But oh well. It's done. It's here. And I've already got pictures across the top of it.
It's easier to ignore sweets when you have a cavity that needs attention and it screams at you whenever you chew on something sweet. I need to make a dentist appointment, but I'm hesitant to leave the baby for that long since he doesn't take a bottle. It's really not so good, but I'm hoping I can wait until October, when I wean the kiddo, so I don't have to worry about it.
I'm enjoying this StepBet thing... Minus the fact that my new FitBit isn't working (known issue) and it won't sync. I gave it to the hubby to use, and switched back to my old one. I both love and hate the financial incentive. I could win money for this! I will lose money if I don't do this! Sometimes that's the push I need. Pfft, health... it's all about the bank account!
Mandy: Boy, I would struggle with leftover cake! I love cake!!! Hope you can be stronger than me. Glad everything turned out well for you!
Laurie: Ugh. I had plantar fasciitis probably about 10 years ago or so. Painful stuff! It does take a while to go away, too. Hope you heal quickly! I thought about increasing my speed last night while running, but I didn't do much of it. Running was a really big chore though. It seemed like each minute was tough. I upped the speed for a little bit, but then decided I'd try it again next week, and hope that it is better! Right now I'm on the treadmill until it gets cooler. But I also use MapMyRun when I'm running outside, and for hiking.
For me, yesterday was not a good food day. It wasn't horrible, but not where it should be. That might be why running was tough. I am doing better today and I'm planning to go for a hike tonight after work. Plugging along....
Sweet baby Jesus it's HOT outside. I mean, it's only 85, heat index of 93... but I've been spoiled by northern temperature variations, and I'm not used to dying in the southern heat anymore. Spending summers in Texas and South Carolina, I used to be able to handle this, but not anymore, apparently. I feel like I'm gonna die every time I go outside and immediately start sweating.
Hey, everyone. Sorry I've been gone so long. Life got...crazy. More crazy. Lots of changes since I was last here.
My mom passed away two weeks ago today, which was three days before my 31st birthday. She had gone in kidney failure in April, and after lots of ups and downs (and false hope she could have survived much longer), she went in total organ failure and passed shortly after. Before she died, she had actually networked and gotten me a job with the company that was doing her dialysis. I actually started the job the week everything happened, and they've been crazy supportive and understanding. They also have fantastic benefits...I guess Mom's last birthday gift to me was finding me a great job lol. It's been very surreal these last two weeks. A big part of me is convinced that if I call her cell phone she'll pick it up and scold me for not coming to visit her in the hospital lately. I feel numb most of the day and breakdown at odd times.
Um, in other news I've become crazy-addicted to Pokemon Go lol. I walked around for four hours yesterday playing the game with my sister. I'm hoping to get back to a workout routine soon. For now, since I cancelled my gym membership in anticipation of moving (the new job is across town next to my grandfather's house, which we will move into in September to live rent-free and catch up on debt), I'm going to just go for a lot of walks and play the game. It's actually really helped as a good distraction and coping mechanism...instead of wallowing inside my apartment, I'm going outside in the sun and moving.
I weighed myself yesterday morning and I've gained about five pounds in grief weight. I'm not worried about it, to be honest...I won't worry unless I really dig deep into the grief-eating and gain a lot more. Plus, the new walking regimen and moving out of training at work into working some days on the floor will help as well. I'm trying to work on drinking more water.
Dread: I am so sorry to hear about your Mom. That's a really tough thing. I wish the best for you as you go through this time. I am really glad that you are back here with us.
Mandy: Hot here too, so I get what you are saying! We don't have the humidity, but it might hit 100 today. Great.
For me, I have a big hike planned with my son and then mowing. I might die in the heat! Have a good weekend everyone!
So yesterday I worked my first 12 hour shift on the floor training with another nurse, 5am to 5pm. I slept 10 hours last night and I'm STILL tired and sore today! It's frustrating and stressful to be back at the point where I'm much more hindrance than help at my job, when I'd finally become proficient (enough) at my last one. The upside being that the training period is 10 weeks long, so at least I won't be by myself for a long time.
Dread: What a long day for you! I'm sure you're tired from all of that! I get what you mean, though. I've never liked being trained for something, and being in that situation where you're not proficient. But, you'll get there. I'm sure the time will fly by!
For me, I had a really good weigh in, but just couldn't break out of the 230's. I knew it would be tough to get there, but I was really hoping that it would show today. But no, not even wiggling/jumping on the scale helped. It is what it is... 230. That said, I have been doing fairly well on my food plan, so I want to keep that up. Workouts are good and hiking has been good. Awfully hot, but just need to drink lots of water!
