sgregg - Glad to still see you again! Stalling is much better than gaining, so use that determination to get out of that slump! I'm in my first week of trying to get out of my November slump, we can do this!
MST - That's a great plan! Sounds really good to me!
Divine - Glad I could help! My blog (link in my sig!) has a Mini Goal Challenges tab that you can have a gander at to see what mine look like.
MST - Way to go on getting thru grad school while teaching! That's my plan when I start teaching. I graduate in May with my Bachelor's. I'll be so happy when that day gets here! So, you are doing low-carb?
Riestrella - Yes, I was happy to still see you around too! We will get through this. We HAVE to!!
Divine - Yay!
So, it's the weekend. I'm so not feeling it today. I'm usually happy for the weekend, but me and DH have been kinda at it the last few days. Probably because of AF moving in yesterday. **rolling eyes** I didn't sleep good last night. My brain would not quit going and going and going, and my nose is stuffy. Ugh! Anyway, I'm trying to push through the day. I started going through DD's clothes this morning. I'm thinking of selling them on FB. She has so many cute little dresses that she can't wear anymore. Maybe I should go through DS's clothes too. So, yep, that will be the fun of my day. Getting things organized!
Yay - I was so happy to be down again today even though we ate out last night and myfitnesspal was practically shuddering at the sodium levels I entered. I just decided if it is between being OP with extra sodium that I am going to enjoy, it's better than being OP and being really miserable at a restaurant. I'm also cutting WAY back on diet coke so that will help with sodium too...
Hubby and I put up the Christmas tree last night, and I dug out a really old (probably definitely expired) pack of Metabolic Research's hot chocolate protein powder. It was soooo good, it was ridiculous. It gave me the feeling that I CAN survive the Holidays with a few tips and tricks I have up my sleeve.
sgregg Yes, I am working on my Master of Education in Educational Leadership...hoping to get into administration some day. This is my fifth year teaching and I do love it, I just want to feel that I have a little upward mobility if I need it I'm currently procrastinating because I have a massive research paper due Monday but um, I'm on 3FC LOL. I am doing low carb...not as low as I have done in the past though because I am on Metformin for my PCOS. When I tried to do less than 30 g carbs, my blood sugars nosedived and I was barely functioning. I hit about 60 g of carbs instead, on a usual day, so I call it "lower carb." It's based on what I learned doing metabolic research...always pair a carb with a protein, lots of lean protein and veggies, supplement with protein drinks, etc...but I'm just not as strict about fats (I let myself have ranch dressing) and I am not actually going to the center because I can't afford it anymore.
Hey guys, so I am sticking to my goal and am going to keep up the posting in the good and bad times! So I did fantastic on my eating and exercising on Mon-Wed but now my brother in law is visiting and so we went to a winery and drank and we went out to eat and so Thursday and Friday I did ok in that I avoided eating desserts and just letting go because I was out, so I would say a good and bad day. But today my husband has taken my brother in law to Washington DC and left me at home to work on homework so I have no excuse today to not do awesome and get in a good workout. I haven't gained any from my past two days of eating and drinking, but I also haven't lost anything. I would really like to hit 145 by Christmas so lets see... I can do it if I just stay focused. I am only 3.5 lbs away...
Other than that, school is going in full force! I have only 16 days til my final papers are due: a 12 page paper, a 20 page paper, and a 18-35 page paper. Ugh I might die.
Speaking of homework though, I have been pretty inspired by this website and am trying to write a paper about this forum, more like just people's opinions on it and the site, and I could really use some help from two people! I need to do a chat interview (msn, gchat, etc.) with two more people and I have I get this done in a week ... It would be a short interview, more like just talking about the site, and I would not have your name or anything with it and it would not get published anywhere, just read by my professors. If you can help me please let me know!
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Sweet Peach- good luck with your finals. Law school must be intense!
Divine- I hope you are not feeling sick anymore I understand it can be very frustrating at times to see gains when you think good and exhausting to try to make it all work out. Are you a member of a gym? Because I recently got an iPad and I take it to the gym with my and just ride the exercise bike or do the elliptical for an hour and having a tablet makes it so easy to read and relax while burning calories. Maybe your nook could help you push through the workouts without even noticing
Also I really appreciate what you said about focusing on a day at a time. I used to get really frustrated when I set a goal for a week or month and then would end up failing and then would just say I already messed up might as well have a beer and potatoes chips or something. I think each day is a new day and each day you can celebrate doing an awesome job! I wish you luck on your journey and hope being here is helpful for you!
MSTeacher- welcome! I really wish you luck on your journey! What is MRC by the way?
Namaste- ugh school! I am feeling you on that! Yay for your GPA and scholarship!!!! Congrats that is so awesome!!! Hardworking does pay off just keep drinking that water and you can help defeat the mean evil nasty TOM! I hope Zumba is still going well I got a Zumba game for my wii and I am such a clutz that I can't do it....
Rie- yay for being back in the insanity train!! That is exciting good job! And that dress sounds fabulous! I want a new party dress... I really wanted to hit 145 before I went and looked, but I don't even know where I would look or have extra money to spend because I need new jeans and shirts first before cute dresses ... Loosing weight is hard in the budget. Last year at this time I was at 173, so all my winter clothes from last year are bagging off me. It is good and bad! 25 makes a big difference!
Good job resisting those chocolates by the way. I love chocolates and I hate when people offer them to me because I usually take them.... Good luck this week with the insanity and all. You can do it
Shauna- welcome back! congrats on being almost done with school! That is so exciting! And super congrats on not gaining. It is hard to keep OP while stressing out over school. I am sure it will be nice for you to get to focus on yourself!
Jamie, MRC is Metabolic Research Center. It is a program I used in the past, but couldn't afford to do this time. Low fat/low carb/protein drink supplements.
Happy Sunday! And it's beautiful here right now. Sunny skies, but the wind is blowing like crazy. Suppose to start storming later.
DH and DS are gone to the movies, so it's just me and baby girl here right now. It's always nice to have some peace and quiet. My hubby is a very loud person, so I need a break from him from time-to-time. Haha!
Ate lots of bad food yesterday...yuck! Threw that stuff in the garbage this morning.
Went to see Breaking Dawn last night...by myself. It was actually nice to go alone. I really enjoyed it. Breaking Dawn was my favorite book and I just knew the movie would not match up, but they did good. Better than what I thought it would be anyway.
Coming down with a cold or allergies or something. Feels like both mixed. Got a little cough with runny nose and sneezing. Took some sudafed earlier...hasn't seemed to help too much. Just gave me some energy which is nice anyway. Ha!
Jamie and MST - good luck on your papers! I hate those things! I'm glad I don't have any papers due this semester.
Hey ladies, I'm super tired so I'll be making this brief, but today we got a new puppy! She's a black Labrador, is 15 weeks old and she's called Luna. It's been a crazy weekend, we literally got offered her yesterday and now she's here. We got her from family friends, and got her for free at that, so I think they thought it was too good of an offer to pass up on.
I'm off work...so guess who's toilet training? It's going to SUCK, haha! She's super cute though! My weight has gone up but I'm not counting it because I've been working out and it's my period now, so I've deducted it to the blob! I'm going to drink loads of water and keep on exercising and hopefully it'll drop back down again.
Sorry I haven't been back for a little while. My internet crashed and burned for a week and they finally got it back online. I will definitely be checking in later and doing personals, but for now I will hang out with dbf and watch the Rams game, lol. Take care all!
Well I'm back with a new internet connection and some time to spare, lol. I realized today that I am down 9.8 lbs since November when I first started coming here, and it would be GREAT to lose that 0.2 lbs and get down to 10 lbs lost since November. I decided to jump start my metabolism by going to workout with my mom and my sister. They go to water aerobics at the rec center and I go to the cardio/weight room. Today I made it 2.25 miles on the stationary bike, a new record for me.
I've yet to see my scholarship money but I am applying for a few other scholarships while I'm waiting. I may end up going into the honors program and Phi Theta Kappa as well.
I'm actually kind of sad that school is ending but I am definitely loving the idea of spending Christmas with my family. My uncle is coming in from the UK and my boyfriend is going to spend Christmas with us as well. It's crazy, I think my mum has bought more presents for my boyfriend then for me, lol!
But I did get some good news: I'm getting engaged sometime in the next eight months, my boyfriend told me he was popping the question but he was going to leave me in the dark as to when. He and I actually went ring-shopping over Thanksgiving and I found the ring of my dreams. He is going to buy either that one or a similar one in the next few months.
------- Rie- Ooh that's awesome I love puppies! Puppy poop, not so much, lol. No worries, he'll be house-trained before you know it. Have you posted any pictures?
Jamie- Yup, I got all the water weight off plus a touch more. Zumba is fun but I'm not in the slightest bit coordinated and I don't think anyone else in the class is either, lolz, but everyone is fantastic and cracks me up so it makes the workout fun. I actually saw the game for the Wii and thought about getting it for mine, but I'm not exactly sure where all the pieces to my Wii are. I think they found a home in my parent's garage when I moved there.
Monday and raining here. And my head cold is worst. DD has been being good today though, so that's a positive.
DH is off on Mondays so we are hanging out. He's playing his video game and I'm just moping around. Ha!
I probably should be cleaning up, but I just can't get motivated to do that. I think about cleaning and then want to take a nap. I have a big final exam coming up this Thursday so I've been doing a little studying for that. No exercise today. I'm just not feeling it. I'm just trying to focus on my eating. It's not crazy, just haven't been keeping track.
Rie - Congrats on the new puppy. Labs are good dogs...just getting past that puppy stage is soooo hard. They love to chew up anything and everything.
sgregg- It's Health Information Technology right now, I may do a minor in math at some point as well. Thanks for the congrats, a bit premature maybe but I'm very excited!
Headed to school now and braving the cold. Brr. Take care!
Rie how is the puppy? I remember having to get up and let ours out every 3 hours. We still have trouble with her messing the crate at night sometimes and she is 8 months old/60 lbs!
Sooo...I'm up a pound today and pretty depressed about it. I was well within my calorie limit. The only thing I think MAYBE could have caused it was some orange juice I drank last night. I have been having heart flutters at night when I try to sleep. I thought that it was my fish oil supp, so I cut it out, not it. I cut out multi, not it. The doctor thinks it's potassium deficiency. Personally, I'd rather have leg cramps! He said I need potassium..so I drank the orange juice after it got really bad last night. It has more sugar than I consume in a day, but I was still within my calorie limits so I don't know. I broke down and bought some potassium supplements today but I don't see how 300-400 mg of potassium is supposed to help me when I get 5000 mg or so a day from food (according to myfitnesspal.com). Dr. seems to know what he's talking about though..he says it is common with low carb diets because your body drops a huge amount of water in the beginning when it realizes it won't need it anymore to process carbs. That causes you to lose too much potassium. When I asked why it only happened a night, he said it was because that is when my heart is trying to slow it's rate, and it is struggling to slow down. What do you ladies think?
Hey everyone! Here's a pic of the new addition to our family
She's such a little cutie. Today she hasn't done anything inside! She's been going outside (mainly because I let her out every 3 hours!) so I'm impressed. The only downside is that I feel like she's taking over my life a little bit! I get a bit nervous about her not being let out that I tend to just watch TV inbetween play time and pee time! But I'm going to try my best to do something productive while I'm watching her - read, write, draw, anything!
I had a terrible eating day yesterday, my friend and I had a bit of a pig out. BUT! No damage done and I've been consistent with Insanity! I really push myself which is great, I found when I first started I was a bit slack.
namaste - Congrats on the engagement! That's great news. Where abouts in the UK is your uncle from?
sgregg - Girl you need to start making yourself work out! Of course you don't feel like doing it, but you should do it anyway! You'll feel 10x better and your mood will be great for the rest of the day.
MST - Personally, I really dislike diets. I think that the body needs carbs, proteins and fats - just the right sort of each and at an average 40%/40%/20% ratio. And I think counting calories is great as a start out, but sometimes something that might be low in calories might be high in sugar or sodium to compensate. So your orange juice might have been in the calorie limit, but the sugar in that is high. Calories are just units, but the high sugar is what's going through your system, so be careful with calorie counting in that aspect. I think calories should be the foundation of healthy eating so you know how much to eat, but nutrition are the building blocks that you need to be experimenting with during weight loss.
Your doctor will know what he's talking about, so I would listen to him. As for the pound gained, just drink a sh!t load of water! It tends to be the problem in most cases! Don't worry about it though, ok? We all go up and down it's just apart of life! Do you weigh yourself at the same time every day?
We will get through this. We HAVE to!!
... Loosing weight is hard in the budget. Last year at this time I was at 173, so all my winter clothes from last year are bagging off me. It is good and bad! 25 makes a big difference! 
I think they found a home in my parent's garage when I moved there. 
