Had 1762 calories & didn't have time to exercise. I wish I could have, I miss it when I don't. I'm so used to exercising every day, because life gets busy sometimes, I end up skipping it once a month. I'm over my calories by about 562, that's not good at all. Weekends are hard for me cause all week I usually eat clean, by the 4th or 5th day I get cravings for something sweet. Today I had no cravings but when I saw this Peanut Butter Creamy Eclair at the Farmer's Market, I had to have it. I estimated it's calories cause it was at a bakery. Also had 9 peanut butter cups, ate clean food all day other than that. I'm never gonna lose this weight, if I keep doing this. I noticed when i ate what I wanted, I didn't even want any other junk for the rest of the day & I wasn't so miserable and depressed from never allowing myself to eat sweet stuff that I really want. But my pants are getting tight, i had to unbutton them when I was sitting today, so is it worth it?
I failed hard yesterday. HARD! Breakfast was fine. I had a luna bar and and danactive drink in the car on the way to pick up my boyfriend's kids.
But, then we took them to the museum and ate there. That was worse but not horrible. Water to drink and a "longhorn sandwich." It was white flatbread, roastbeef, cheese, tomato, lettuce, bbq sauce and mayo. Not great.
Then I ordered a white chocolate mocha coffee. I always order skim, but they didn't ask and I forgot. Ouch.
THEN, we took the kids out to dinner where I had 2 margaritas (1 was a skinny because my favorite bartender showed up halfway through my dinner and knows I'm on a diet.) And, I ordered cheese enchiladas in mole sauce. I ate the beans and rice that came with the meal.
THEN, I went home and had a kaluah coffee and some almond thin cookies.
I don't even want to think about it. I am breaking my goal of tracking everything I ate. Look, I wrote it all down. I am facing the facts. It was bad. Today is not a very on schedule routine day either, so I am worried. But, I HAVE to be on plan today through Friday. I have to be. I am not working out this hard with P90X only to ruin all of that hard work with a bad diet. That would be ludicrous.
It's not over. I've got 2 1/2 more months of P90X. And, it's not even over after that's done. It's one terrible day and now I'm going to make up for it.
I failed hard yesterday. HARD! Breakfast was fine. I had a luna bar and and danactive drink in the car on the way to pick up my boyfriend's kids.
But, then we took them to the museum and ate there. That was worse but not horrible. Water to drink and a "longhorn sandwich." It was white flatbread, roastbeef, cheese, tomato, lettuce, bbq sauce and mayo. Not great.
Then I ordered a white chocolate mocha coffee. I always order skim, but they didn't ask and I forgot. Ouch.
THEN, we took the kids out to dinner where I had 2 margaritas (1 was a skinny because my favorite bartender showed up halfway through my dinner and knows I'm on a diet.) And, I ordered cheese enchiladas in mole sauce. I ate the beans and rice that came with the meal.
THEN, I went home and had a kaluah coffee and some almond thin cookies.
I don't even want to think about it. I am breaking my goal of tracking everything I ate. Look, I wrote it all down. I am facing the facts. It was bad. Today is not a very on schedule routine day either, so I am worried. But, I HAVE to be on plan today through Friday. I have to be. I am not working out this hard with P90X only to ruin all of that hard work with a bad diet. That would be ludicrous.
It's not over. I've got 2 1/2 more months of P90X. And, it's not even over after that's done. It's one terrible day and now I'm going to make up for it.
Hey, well at least you are owning to it and making a change...you can turn this around, you're already working out (which is half the battle won right there) and you just had a "cheat" day, no biggie
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Had 1762 calories & didn't have time to exercise. I wish I could have, I miss it when I don't. I'm so used to exercising every day, because life gets busy sometimes, I end up skipping it once a month. I'm over my calories by about 562, that's not good at all. Weekends are hard for me cause all week I usually eat clean, by the 4th or 5th day I get cravings for something sweet. Today I had no cravings but when I saw this Peanut Butter Creamy Eclair at the Farmer's Market, I had to have it. I estimated it's calories cause it was at a bakery. Also had 9 peanut butter cups, ate clean food all day other than that. I'm never gonna lose this weight, if I keep doing this. I noticed when i ate what I wanted, I didn't even want any other junk for the rest of the day & I wasn't so miserable and depressed from never allowing myself to eat sweet stuff that I really want. But my pants are getting tight, i had to unbutton them when I was sitting today, so is it worth it?
You know studies are increasingly showing that if you are allowed "cheats" like sweets or something that it actually stops binging, but I understand what you mean about the price you pay for each bite. You'll lose these few pounds!!!
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Hola chicas.. Im still in a huge slump, but I do feel better.. I havent done much job hunting this week, but next week Im gonna go hard at it.. I have 2 interviews for next week so hopefully those go alright .. Everytime I think about it, it makes me sick!! Im gonna keep praying & keep my spirits as high as I can.. thank you ladies for everyone who gave me a bit of encouragement & comfort .. it REALLY helps me, please believe .. I will be back soon for a complete update.. until then.. buenos noches, senoritas..
I'm glad you are feeling better and I'm sure those interviews are going to go well, you're in my prayers.
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Well today is my WI day and I am up exactly a lb. Still TOM so I'm attributing it to that. Hopefully it'll go away in a few days.
Everyone is doing such a great job!
Totally, TOM is the
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Fit4Lyfe~That is so funny (with having 6 years for him to go & waiting LOL! I can relate) BTW I LOVE LOVE LOVE~Your bracelets & shades! ~your whole avatar pic ~u look super cool! U look awesome!
lol, yea, I think my parents had separate tickers built in their minds for each of us kids and every time one turns 18, it just goes off in their heads lol. Thanks, I LOVE bangles and I collect them, lol. That dress you posted is smoking hot...way to go mama!
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Great job with the weight loss everyone!!
I think I am going into starvation mode. I haven't been eating as many calories as I should (not on purpose). Today I weighed in at 115.8, yesterday 114.8. I'm really feeling down.
Aww, sorry to hear that; hae you tried upping your calories yet to see if that helps?
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Yeah! The scale was kind, I lost 2 more pounds. Only 8 more pounds until I'm "normal" weight, I think it's been 10 years since I have been normal weight.
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
SOOOO excited to see you reach a normal weight...you are such an inspiration!!!
Well, I weighed in at 233.4, 1-lb gain from yesterday's "episode" but still enough of a loss to reach (and past) my first mini-goal of 5% of my starting body weight lost!!!!! WHOOHOO now it's on to my next goal of 10% lost. Tomorrow starts my 8-week block of bootcamp and I am really excited because in the past bootcamp has given me such great results; not just physically, but I felt stronger and better about myself, so that will be good for me. I am hoping to lose , 20 lbs and about 10 inches all over, that's really ambitious, but you have to reach for the stars, so at least then you'll land in the clouds. Only a few weeks left ladies, let's make it happen!!!
I'm thinking of doing 2 weeks of low carb to get things moving again. I've been bouncing between 260 and 258 for the past 2 weeks and it's getting old. I desperately need to lose 60 lbs in about 6 months to make my birthday goal. I've been eating between about 1000-1100 cals a day consistently, whole foods only, but the scale won't budge. I also find that carbs make me want to eat more carbs... not all of them..just the grains and starches. I can eat veggies all day with no problem and most fruits. Anyone try this...on and off LC? I'll still keep my calories low, but maybe let them creep up enough to avoid hunger, probably topping out at 1400. At my weight I can afford a few more cals, I think. Thoughts?
Peggypie- I know what you mean about the carbs, the more you eat the more you want. I eat alot of fruit, those carbs even become addicting for me. I eat only whole foods too, I cut down on the fruit 2 weeks ago, that lowered my carb intake by about 40g. a day and I found that I can lose weight faster.
Fit- Thanks, your right. I saved myself from binging this weekend from just having some sweets I really wanted yesterday. I think of it this way, allowing yourself something you really want every few days is calories saved in the long run, a binge for me could be 5000 calories compared to 500 calories extra if I just have one or two things I'm hungry for occasionally.
Did good on calories, 1146. Walked for 33min. then was out all day shopping. Shopping is a great way to forget about food! Dropped 1 lb.!
Quick check in, I'm back up to 235...awww man, it's tons of sodium though, I had clam chowder and saltines twice yesterday and like 1 glass of water, lol,I am NOT changing my ticker until next Sunday, I am hoping for a good loss this week, with bootcamp starting and everything. Keep it classy San Diego!
Good morning Ladies!! I hope you all have a great week!
I'm slowly losing, and I hope I will be at my own personal goal in 2 weeks. I'm back on track and down to 114.8 again. My body fat percentage is down to 24.2% (lost 1.3%), my water percentage is 55.3%, and my BMI is 21.1 I don't know what my goals are for the previously stated yet, but we will see.
exicna you're so close...is that you on the inspiration pic?
only half of month is left till the end of challenge and i'm doing great. since i stopped binging i lost few pounds. and yes girls, do not deprive yourself of some treats here and there. 100 or 200 cal won't make you fat, but as you said fruitlady a 5000 cal binge is something else, it can really push you into an unstoppable cycle of binging.
the one thing that keeps me from not binging is to treat myself with something sweet whenever i crave it. i just had nutella spread for dinner and bread and milk and usually i would binge on whole jar but this time i know i can have it tomorrow again so i had no need to do it. and i lowered my fruit intake also. if i eat an apple or banana it makes me even more hungy even when i'm full.
fruitlady and lori: I am soooo impressed with how far you've come and that you have maintained your weight loss! Yay you! You ladies are real inspiration!
I did so well this weekend, I can't believe it. I got to the gym Sat, did BodyPump (an hour of weighlifting) then ran 3 miles on the treadmill. Wow - I never do that much at the gym. One class and I'm usually out of there. I avoided the pizza and Dairy Queen cake at the party. Yep, pretended my stomach was bothering me and nobody cared. I just had a couple of pieces of crust my dad gave me and a couple of handfuls of peanuts.
I stayed super-busy yesterday: Grocery shopping in the morning (bought NO snack foods!), Step class at the Y after that, then spent the day plant shopping with my mom, delivered some plants to friends, then visited another friend in the hospital. I found the secret to not eating too much - stay busy, stay out of the house (away from the 'fridge!) and surround yourself with friends and family and beautiful garden centers. Ha ha.
I'm doing OK today, and I'm leaving work early (since I worked late Fri) to play tennis at 4:30. Thank goodness the sun is out and it's warming up - that helps a lot, too.
It's OK Amberelise - you will get back on track. I was at 145 on Friday and weighed in at 140.5 this morning after 3 days of trying really hard. You can totally get back on plan and undo any damage.
Is it cheating to put your scale in the place where you weigh the least? Ha ha - that's what I did this morning. I've found that the small tiled bathroom floors are not reliable, so I moved my scale to the laundry room where there's a smoother floor. I don't care if it is cheating - it makes me feel better and more motivated to see a smaller number, even if it's just a pound. LOL
I've been MIA for a bit... REALLY busy and stressed to the max! (financial issues).... needless to say, i'm a bit embarrassed to admit that i have not been doing good lately. Saturday i didn't eat ALL day and then my dad decided to be nice and take us to dinner, except he took us to Red Robin... I wasn't going to be bad but then the onion rings came and i had 3 of those and then instead of a salad i ordered a wrap. It's not too bad considering what i could've got but the wrap is chicken, cheddar, mayo, and bbq sauce. Didn't eat my fries though. And within an hour i felt horrible! my stomach already cant tolerate all that fat anymore!! So needless to say i didnt eat anything else that day.
Yesterday was the worst. Ate bacon, fruit, tiny bit of potatoes, and a piece of french toast for breakfast. And a small piece of cake. Then later had half a chocolate chip muffin and had home made general tso's chicken which wouldnt have been bad aside from the sodium. Then i ate 2 bites of chocolate ice cream and a grilled ham and cheese sandwich. I just couldnt stop yesterday, it was BAD! I didnt even both trying to calorie count that yet. But im sure it wont be pretty.
Part of it was probably the fact that sunday morning i weighed in at 212.6 so i was up .6 was last week. and i was a bit upset about that because i worked hard this week! But i pretended it didnt bother me. I havent worked out since thursday out of sheer exhausted and had a TON of house work to do this weekend.
On top of everything else i'm stressed to my limit!! This is going to be hard but ill power through it one way or another... Trying to stay OP the rest of the week, even if i dont work out too much. I'll catch up with everyone later..
exicna you're so close...is that you on the inspiration pic?
only half of month is left till the end of challenge and i'm doing great. since i stopped binging i lost few pounds. and yes girls, do not deprive yourself of some treats here and there. 100 or 200 cal won't make you fat, but as you said fruitlady a 5000 cal binge is something else, it can really push you into an unstoppable cycle of binging.
the one thing that keeps me from not binging is to treat myself with something sweet whenever i crave it. i just had nutella spread for dinner and bread and milk and usually i would binge on whole jar but this time i know i can have it tomorrow again so i had no need to do it. and i lowered my fruit intake also. if i eat an apple or banana it makes me even more hungy even when i'm full.
That is Alysha Young, an up and coming model in the inspiration pic. The avatar is me. Great job for doing well!
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fruitlady and lori: I am soooo impressed with how far you've come and that you have maintained your weight loss! Yay you! You ladies are real inspiration!
I did so well this weekend, I can't believe it. I got to the gym Sat, did BodyPump (an hour of weighlifting) then ran 3 miles on the treadmill. Wow - I never do that much at the gym. One class and I'm usually out of there. I avoided the pizza and Dairy Queen cake at the party. Yep, pretended my stomach was bothering me and nobody cared. I just had a couple of pieces of crust my dad gave me and a couple of handfuls of peanuts.
I stayed super-busy yesterday: Grocery shopping in the morning (bought NO snack foods!), Step class at the Y after that, then spent the day plant shopping with my mom, delivered some plants to friends, then visited another friend in the hospital. I found the secret to not eating too much - stay busy, stay out of the house (away from the 'fridge!) and surround yourself with friends and family and beautiful garden centers. Ha ha.
I'm doing OK today, and I'm leaving work early (since I worked late Fri) to play tennis at 4:30. Thank goodness the sun is out and it's warming up - that helps a lot, too.
It's OK Amberelise - you will get back on track. I was at 145 on Friday and weighed in at 140.5 this morning after 3 days of trying really hard. You can totally get back on plan and undo any damage.
Is it cheating to put your scale in the place where you weigh the least? Ha ha - that's what I did this morning. I've found that the small tiled bathroom floors are not reliable, so I moved my scale to the laundry room where there's a smoother floor. I don't care if it is cheating - it makes me feel better and more motivated to see a smaller number, even if it's just a pound. LOL
Great job on doing well at the gym!!
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I've been MIA for a bit... REALLY busy and stressed to the max! (financial issues).... needless to say, i'm a bit embarrassed to admit that i have not been doing good lately. Saturday i didn't eat ALL day and then my dad decided to be nice and take us to dinner, except he took us to Red Robin... I wasn't going to be bad but then the onion rings came and i had 3 of those and then instead of a salad i ordered a wrap. It's not too bad considering what i could've got but the wrap is chicken, cheddar, mayo, and bbq sauce. Didn't eat my fries though. And within an hour i felt horrible! my stomach already cant tolerate all that fat anymore!! So needless to say i didnt eat anything else that day.
Yesterday was the worst. Ate bacon, fruit, tiny bit of potatoes, and a piece of french toast for breakfast. And a small piece of cake. Then later had half a chocolate chip muffin and had home made general tso's chicken which wouldnt have been bad aside from the sodium. Then i ate 2 bites of chocolate ice cream and a grilled ham and cheese sandwich. I just couldnt stop yesterday, it was BAD! I didnt even both trying to calorie count that yet. But im sure it wont be pretty.
Part of it was probably the fact that sunday morning i weighed in at 212.6 so i was up .6 was last week. and i was a bit upset about that because i worked hard this week! But i pretended it didnt bother me. I havent worked out since thursday out of sheer exhausted and had a TON of house work to do this weekend.
On top of everything else i'm stressed to my limit!! This is going to be hard but ill power through it one way or another... Trying to stay OP the rest of the week, even if i dont work out too much. I'll catch up with everyone later..
peggy- I couldn't live on 60g. a day, I'd be falling asleep. I went from eating 260-280g. to 230-240g. I'm very active, I don't sit from the time I get up, til I go to bed, so I need those carbs. At 230-240g. I can lose weight pretty fast & they have to be the good carbs from whole food.
jacy- Thank you, maintaining is really hard sometimes, but totally worth it.
misssunshine- nutella is delicious, i haven't had it in the house for a while cause I'd eat the whole jar. Isn't funny how when you don't look at certain food as off limits, you don't want it as badly?
Ekicna- Feels great to be back on track, doesn't it? Congrads!
Losing weight slower, i have been eating sweets that I am craving. But I have to want it badly or it's not worth it to me. I naturally want whole food most of the time, it became a good habit that stuck with me since Sept. 2009, when my weight loss journey began. So I have to trust myself, trust that I will continue to eat healthy while having sweets when I want them. Like Saturday, I had an eclair & 9 mini p.b cups & that's it(that would usually trigger a binge). Still ate my healthy breakfast, lunch & dinner. I'm trusting that I can do this without binging, even it means I'll be going over my calorie limit. No more all or nothing thinking! If I see myself slipping into wanting junk food all the time, I'll have to stop.
The scale was down 1lb this morning, lost 2lbs since Friday( water weight from the pizza buffet on Thurs.) Usually lose water weight fast, not this time.
Rode exercise bike for 20min. vigorously, no walk cause of the rain. Calories are 1218, 18 calories over. Not bad considering I ate 2 mini P.B cups. Yes, I stopped at 2!
I'm still here. Just been kind of bummed about my gain on Friday, so sort of took a mental break from 3FC for a few days. Sorry I haven't been very good about posting personals and stuff this challenge...I love all of you though!!
I think I'm off to a better start this week, keeping my fingers crossed at least! Hope everyone is doing well.
So, my scale is freaking possessed. 265 on Friday, 270 yesterday, 268 today...bugger it!
I don't know if I will make the challenge...it depends on how my scale behaves! No amount of fiddling and getting of and on will reveal the "fluctuation" pattern to me. Sometimes I can get on it 5 different ways, 5 times in a row, and it's exactly the same each time. Sometimes I get on it 3 times in a row, with my feet in exactly the same places, and it's 3 different weights (it can vary by as much as 3lbs). Yeah, I think I need a new one, but that will have to wait a bit. My scale tells me I have gained 3.4lbs, my Wii Fit tells me I have lost .1kg (since Friday for both). BLAH!!
With my recently possessed scale, I don't know if I am officially going to make my goal for the challenge. We will have to see!! I am not giving up though!
.. it REALLY helps me, please believe .. I will be back soon for a complete update.. 
until then.. buenos noches, senoritas..
now it's on to my next goal of 10% lost. Tomorrow starts my 8-week block of bootcamp and I am really excited because in the past bootcamp has given me such great results; not just physically, but I felt stronger and better about myself, so that will be good for me. I am hoping to lose 
, 20 lbs and about 10 inches all over, that's really ambitious, but you have to reach for the stars, so at least then you'll land in the clouds. Only a few weeks left ladies, let's make it happen!!!
