I'm sorry I've missed a few days of posting. I had a rough weekend. It was rainy & dreary all weekend and it was a challenge for me to stay 100% OP. I didn't go too overboard with eating but I used most of my calories on snacks instead of good stuff. Today I'm detoxing from all the salt.
Kim - I'm so sorry about your marriage. Hang in there. Congrats on your additional loss last week too.
Chicksinger - Congrats on making 169.
I've had a great day so far and I just need to be sure to get my workout done today. My DVD downstairs where I workout died and I bought a new one yesterday so there is NO excuse for me not doing it today.
Here are some goals I have set for myself and I am going to work really hard to achieve them:
July 14 - Weigh 175 (Lose 35) Trip to NY
Nov 25 - Weigh 160 (Lose 50) Cruise
Today's Journal
B: Coffee
L: Healthy Choice Asian Bowl Beef Teriyaki, SF Pudding
S: Green tea, orange
D: Lean Cuisine, coffee
Exercise: Firm
Its been a few days Life is so hectic with school,kids and work. Just glad that these are my last 2 classes, totally forgot that when you are at the end it get harder. I have slipped up a bit but not with eating wrong just not eating breakfast, I wake up at 5:30am and have to leave buy 6:15 to make it to class on time, I get so busy there that before I know it, its 12pm and class is over.
I am seeing my personal trainer every Wednesday and boy did she kick my butt, I was sore for days but I still went to the gym no matter how sore I was.
Dimples I am so sorry about your marriage, I couldn't even imagine what you are going through at the moment. But stay strong, we are here for you is you ever just want to get stuff of your mind.
Chicksinger congrats on the weight loss!
Penguin we have had those days it will be fine. Atleast you got exercise.
Mon Jan 23
B= 2 c milk, vits
L= leftover steak in a sandwich with spicy ranch dressing
S=1/2 apple
D= Baked potato smothered in 1/2 can turkey chili, added cheese
S= fudgepop
S= 1/2 apple + 1TB PB
E= 32min cardio/weights circuit + 50min stretch fusion {CS} workouts
Today was pretty much a regular Monday except I didn't bake bread today, because we have a stockpile in the freezer. And I did a little more cleaning in the sewing room.
Right = didn't eat as much as I have in days past, exercised
i RAN on the treadmill tonight! yee!! okay, it was only for a minute at a time and i walked in between, BUT I RAN!! i was all kinds of excited that i could actually DO it, you know. without dying. calories for the day = 1700 (plus walking/running on the treadmill -3 miles- for a lovely little deficit!)
Mandy - Congrats on being able to run. You are doing a great job so keep it up.
I'm planning on a good day. Yesterday was pretty good and I did my workout last night. I am so ready for the time to change back so I have daylight after work to go out and walk at Stone Mountain. That is my absolute favorite exercise to do.
legs are NOT sore today! maybe a little, just enough so that i feel like i exercised, but not painful and nothing i can't stretch out. definitely not enough to stop me from hitting the elliptical tonight!
Tues, Jan 24
B= 2 c milk, vits
L= 2 c salad greens, extra carrots, drizzle dressing, leftover chicken pasta
S= few spoonfuls choc ice cream, 1/2 apple
S= 1/2 c dry cereal
D= homemade chicken and veggie stirfry with brown rice
S= 2 pumpkin/chocolate muffins
E= 45min cardio + 25min stretch fusion
Right = has a few spoonfuls of ice cream but wasn't enjoying it so I threw the rest out and had an apple instead {was that really me?}, exercised
Regret= I made the muffins but was only supposed to have ONE!
I agreed to give a devotional Thursday morning in front of 300+ people. Public speaking is not my thing; I am naturally shy, and I spent 8 years of my childhood in speech therapy for stuttering. {yay for forums!} I gave the devotional in front of a smaller group of women, then was asked to give it again. Naturally, I was flattered and agreed, but the closer the date gets the harder I have to work to not be nervous!
It sounds like everyone is having a pretty good week. =)
I went to the Doctor yesterday. I figured she'd assume with me that I'm dealing with some depression and maybe give me some happy pills, but when I talked about everything that's been wrong with me lately (sleeping way too much, nausea, a couple spells of dizziness, lots of headaches) she agreed that it might be depression, but she wants to do some blood work to make sure nothing else is wrong and she wants me to get an ultrasound because she's concerned about my gallbladder apparently. So =P. I'm going to try to get that stuff done this week, hopefully everything is fine and than I can get her to move on to focusing on me just being depressed.
Hi everyone, I've been so off of checking in with you guys! I've missed a lot so I'm going to have to catch up but I hope everyone's doing well. Kim, I'm sorry to hear about your depression. It's something I've been dealing with since high school but I've tried really hard to avoid medication. The best thing that's helped me deal with it is daily exercise and proper nutrition...but particularly daily exercise. I hope everything else is well medically so you can focus on your mental health.
Good news: at my WW weigh-in yesterday evening I was down another 1.8! I worked out four days last week, and this week I missed Sunday and Tuesday - so I want to get a good workout in every day for the rest of this week! I've also been doing pretty well staying OP food-wise. Simply Filling is working well for me!
Tricia, you're right, I've never ever even wanted to admit to feeling depression let alone wanting to have to take meds for it. I've just been feeling so run down and hopeless lately that I don't even have the energy to exercise. I think sometimes people just get to the point where they'll do anything to just feel better. I actually have other resources and I'm going to look into talking to a counselor through a service the army provides. That might make a big difference.
I actually got back on because I wanted to share some good news. I went to an interview Monday and I just got a call a bit ago and starting Monday I'm employed. =) It actually perked me up quite a bit so it was probably really great timing for something good to happen for me.
Kim - my heart goes out to you I hope you get through everything okay.
Tricia - Congrats on your loss this week.
Mandy - Great job on being a good example
Penguin - I'm sure you will do a great job on your speaking assignment. Don't think about all 300 people when you're speaking but just imagine you're talking to one.
I'm having a great day so far and I'm feeling very motivated. I'm hoping to end the month with at least a 5 pound loss.
Hang in there and have a great day everyone.
My Journal Today
B: Sm can V8, coffee w/1/2 C skim milk & flavored creamer
S: orange, banana,
L: Healthy Choice Asian Bowl, coffee w/flav creamer
D: Greek yogurt, almonds
Exercise: Firm Hi Def Sculpt
I'm so sorry about your marriage. Hang in there. Congrats on your additional loss last week too.
And I did a little more cleaning in the sewing room. 
calories for the day = 1700 (plus walking/running on the treadmill -3 miles- for a lovely little deficit!)
Congrats on being able to run. You are doing a great job so keep it up.
