I think I spent more time in the bathroom than my bed over night ;)

But I didn't want to hurl the scale into the middle of the yard this morning, which is an improvement over last night!

(shhh... and don't tell anyone but I cried like a little girl when that scale took that upward bounce)

Day 55
 

WI: 171.8

Breakfast: Whole wheat pancakes & sugar-free syrup (340)
Lunch: Lean Cuisine Grilled Chicken Primavera & baked cheetos (350)
Snacks: Yogurt w/kashi (97), Gum (10), cheese stick (80), FiberOne bar (140)
Dinner: 6" subway oven roasted chicken breast on wheat with lots of spinach, mustard, cucumbers, pickles, and a few black olives (325), popcorn (100), 2 pieces wheat toast w/all natural pb and honey (143)

Calories: 1585
Exercise: 2.69 mile walk

Our fridge/freezer went out yesterday, so I came home to a nice freezer full of dripping, wet, defrosted food. No fun. By the time we loaded what was salvageable and took it over to my S-I-L's house and came home, it was well past my bedtime and I was stressed and couldn't fall asleep until 12:30 a.m. Waking up at 5:39 and getting five hours of sleep is not fun for someone who is used to getting at least 7 or 8 in order to make it through the day. Plus, we are on a summer schedule at work so we work longer days to get the fifth day off...so, the long hours today + lack of sleep = ??? On the bright side, I made whole wheat pancakes with sugar-free syrup for breakfast since everything else had spoiled. They were quite tasty! :)

And wowsa I am sore from the On The Ball workout yesterday...can't feel my shoulders or the back of my legs...that means it was a great workout, though!! :p

Hey there!
Been reading this, and it is very inspiring to me. I'm working my way out of the 190's. I need some inspiration from you. What did you notice really improving when you went from the low 190's to the low 180's?

Thanks, and sorry your freezer went out.

Wow!! We have almost the exact same start/goal weights!! I have found another weight-loss twin!! :)

As far as what I noticed improving from the low 190s to the low 180s...I noticed that I could feel a lot more of my bones. Like my hip bones, my rib bones...fat always covered them up so it was weird to put my hand on my hip and say "what the heck is that hard thing under there?!" :)It was kinda fun to poke around on my body and see what new bones I could find that had been hiding for so long! Also, my energy and stamina for exercise went up quite a bit. I enjoy working out, but I found that I could push myself farther after I had gone from the low 90s to the low 80s. Losing 10 pounds does make a lot of difference! Good luck to you...you are doing fantabulously (new word). :cheer:

And the fridge/freezer is fixed...woo hoo! :carrot:

Thanks!
I've been in the 190's going on forever, it seems. (OK, since late March!)

Slow and steady wins the race!! :)

Day 56
 

WI: 172.4

Breakfast: Two slices whole wheat toast w/tons of all natural pb and a tad of honey (180)
Lunch: Lean Cuisine Roasted Garlic Chicken & baked cheetos (300)
Snacks: Yogurt w/kashi (97), Gum (5), FiberOne bar (140), Snap Peas (120), piece of fudge (I folded on the "no sugar" thing...sheepish grin) (30)
Dinner: Subway footlong turkey sammich on wheat w/some fixins' (600)

Calories: 1572
Exercise: 45-minute yoga class

http://www.voidspace.org.uk/emoticons/music.gif(TO THE TUNE OF LOLLIPOP) "Water weight, water weight, oh water, water, water, water weight! (pop) da dum dum dum"

Well, true to form I am gaining weight from ovulation. Ovulation is almost worse for me than TOM! I am one of the lucky ones (sarcasm) who gets sharp pinching pains on whatever side I am ovulating from and I dealt with those yesterday...not fun, but it's over today. Now I'm stuck with buckets of water in my body!! :dizzy: I was really hoping for a WI of 169 tomorrow (my official WI day) since I was 170 last week, but ovulation is once again kicking my a$$. http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-devil24.gif

Sidenote: I thought I always needed a big breakfast to get through the day, but I had two pieces of toast this morning (still nothing in the fridge/freezer yet...waiting for the fridge to get colder after being fixed yesterday), and I did ok!

Day 57
 

WI: 172.6

Breakfast: Cinnamon Cheerios w/skim milk, two pieces of wheat toast w/all natural pb and fruit spread (296)
Lunch: Lean Cuisine Chicken w/Basil Cream Sauce (250)
Snacks: Yogurt (80), Popcorn (100), Gum (10), FiberOne bar (140), Cherry sours (100), Jello sugar-free pudding snack (60)
Dinner: Baked chicken w/mashed potatoes and brussel sprouts (390)

Calories: 1426
Exercise: No cardio, but worked outside on deck w/hubby on-and-off for six hours

Well, wouldn't you know it...another day of consistently going up on the scale. I posted under another thread that I loathe ovulation like most people loathe TOM. I don't usually gain water weight during TOM and my cramping isn't horrible, but during ovulation I gain water weight, I get pinching pains which turn into cramps across my insides (dealing with the cramping this morning), and it just sucks. It's really frustrating to work so hard to stay OP, and workout consistently, but then end up consistently gaining every single stinking day this week. And, I don't have control over what my body is doing, so it makes me feel helpless. The devil side of me says "screw it, you've gained, so make it a party food day," but the rational side of me knows that it's not fat that I have gained and I need to just keep pushing forward. So, today I am going to just move along, stay on plan, and just do my best like I try to everyday. It's just freaking tough sometimes! :?:

And I hate posting frustration because I try to be as positive as possible, but I just needed to get that out. So here are some dancing guys to make me feel better ;) :carrot::jig::dance::dancer::broc: Happy Friday :)

Hang in there!! And it's good to vent sometimes. I have been going through the same thing this week, and I wish I had come on here and just really let it all out, as I opted to try and stay positive and ended up blowing up on my BF for no reason really, poor guy.

Seriously, though, it's so great that you got on here and just had a little fit rather than have a "gained weight day party!" Just doing that, making the right choice, staying motivated and keeping with it, is a really good thing. (At least for me it would be...I'm still proud of myself every time I suppress my urge to overeat.)

Emme - I can feel your frustration but just hang in there and I bet you'll have a big drop next Friday. Let's challenge each other to stay OP over the weekend.

Stay strong!!! You can do it!!!

Thanks for the encouragement, ladies...it's so nice to be able to post somewhere where people are so supportive! :hug:

WI: 171.6

Breakfast: Cinnamon Cheerios & Kashi cereal w/skim milk, two pieces of wheat toast w/all natural pb and fruit spread (304)
Lunch: Chicken w/noodles (230)
Snacks: Yogurt (80), Pretzels (165), FiberOne bar (140), Cherry Sours (200)
Dinner: Chicken sandwich (400), Miller Lite (96), fries w/ketchup (300)

Calories: 1915
Exercise: 4 hours outside deck work, 2 1/2 hours priming bathroom

Day 59
 

WI: 172.2

Breakfast: Cereal w/whole wheat toast, pb and fruit spread (304)
Lunch: Lean Cuisine 3-Cheese rigatoni, FiberOne bar (390)
Snacks: Sugar-free pudding snack (60), Ice Cream treat (400)
Dinner: 3 chicken tacos (537)

Calories: 1687
Exercise: 4 hours working on back deck extension

I WI again this morning in the 172s, so I decided to take my measurements this morning since I haven't measured since the beginning of May. When I am yo-yo-ing back and forth with weight and not dropping like I would like to, I take measurements to see if there are any improvements in that area...and I've lost 7 1/2 inches since May 6th! That's a big drop for me because when I measured in May I had only lost 3 inches from April. So, even though my weight might not be dropping as quickly as I would like, my body is shrinking!

Day 60
 

WI: 171.6

Breakfast: Cereal w/whole wheat toast, pb and fruit spread (304)
Lunch: Lean Cuisine Butternut Squash Ravioli & baked cheetos (400)
Snacks: Godiva truffle (holy goodness!) (53), Yogurt w/kashi (97), Sweet potato (190), Gum (10), Popcorn (100), piece of fudge (50)
Dinner: Baked chicken w/brussel sprouts (290)

Calories: 1494
Exercise: Walked 1.33 miles over lunch

Ok, Day 60! It has been two months since I started journaling my weight loss and food intake while calorie counting, so I wanted to post stats so far. I am 5'9 and my goal is to get to 165. 168 puts me in the "normal" BMI category for my height and I am not a daintily-boned, tiny-framed girl, so I'm not aiming for the low-end of the BMI normal range.

Since the start of this journal, I have lost 8 pounds which is exactly one pound a week (making the total 25 pounds since January). Not too shabby. I've also lost close to 10 inches around my body since April which I am very happy about! I am ready to see 165 (even if it is 165.9!), so that means I have 5.7 pounds to go. At the rate I am going, I should hopefully see that goal in 5-6 weeks unless I have a magical whoosh somewhere. I have decided not to weigh myself the week of ovulation because it messes with my head too much to see the scale go up, so there may be weeks when I am just weighing in on Fridays.

Thank you to everyone who has been supporting me so far. I am so grateful for this board! It helps keep me accountable, especially on days when I am just tired of calorie counting! :) :hug:

You are soooo close...I can taste as good as it feels!:D Hang on!:carrot: :hug:

Emme! Thanks for dropping by my journal! You are doing great! Consistency definitely is the key! Just keep pushing! You are so close...you will be writing your goal story soon! :hug: