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Good morning! :)
Sorry I didn't check in yesterday.....just busy doing Saturday stuff. DH & I cut some more wood yesterday, then I fixed lunch, headed to the grocery store, then home and some serious house cleaning! We worked on the woodcutting for 3 hours.....there was a lot of walking, lifting,throwing....but I don't think I should count the whole 3 hours as exercise. Give me 30 minutes worth, to be conservative, and then add another 15 minutes on a very brisk dog walk......brings my total to 135/240. Needless to say, by evening I was sitting with my feet up and was too tired to get up and put in the WATP dvd...:faint:...too bad, but I was also too tired to get up and have a snack, so my daily calories came in just under 1500! Rosie.....It is all too often that we allow 'other peoples words' to affect us, drag us down, and make us question our actions. Although we should always listen (never know when someone else might present an enlightening opinion), we have to be strong enough in ourselves to know what is still the right thing for us. :halffull: Elisha......HOpe you are having a great weekend. :) Selling Avon is a great way to get up and meet people.....with very little investment on your part...and Christmas it a perfect time to start! TBJ......Hope you are settled in your new apartment. Tell us more about this dojo..:?:...I have no idea what that is.....exercise? jujitsu? Connie.....Plateaus are the worst! This is a true test of your determination. You might try varying your exercise routine..:idea:...if you mainly do weights, go to cardio....anybody else got any ideas? Betani......Could you please give us a brief synopsis on the emotional eating article? :hun: How do we get beyond emotional part and separate it from eating? Joy.....I don't think I would make a very good vegan. My parents raised us to think that if we did not have a main meal, heavy on the meat and potatoes, that we wouldn't see another sunrise! Hard to get away from that ingrained attitude :rofl: What class are you taking? MissGreen.....Hope you are having a great day! :sunny: DS just called and said they wouldn't be down for dinner, as they were sickly. That leaves just 5 of us for dinner......and I have 2 pies made! Hopefully, I can talk DD into taking home the leftovers! :crossed: |
Evening ladies...Im on a little later than normal cause my little one has a bit of a cold. He gets a bit cranky. Well not too bad on the food this weekend. Worked out today as normal and then walked the mall for 2 and a half hours. I am exhausted and poor! lol
MsRD--I do alot of both cardio and weights. I was thinking maybe using a different piece of equipment other than walking for cardio...anyone else have to do this to break a tough plateau? Hope you all had a terrific weekend and Connie |
Sunday Eve
Howdy Chickies!
Just a quick check in...sorry I didn't make comments last week like I said I would, so maybe I should just start right off with that! MsRD...Your day certainly sounds like it was a busy one with all that wood cutting, it suprises me that you aren't losing more quickly! Man...that would wear me out! No wonder you didn't get up to put in the DVD! You are doing awesome with your calories! Connie...Don't give up! Try increasing the intensity if you can with the exercise or add some toning. Weight Watcher's site has some good ones that you can do without any equipment if you need ideas. Also, I don't know what your diet consists of (can't remember if you mentioned a food plan) but try increasing the protein and decreasing some of the "bad carbs"! Just some thoughts! I think I posted on one of our last challenges an article about Plateaus...you might check out the article thread. It might be there! You are doing awesome! Roller Skating for 3 hours! That's some exercise program you have there! Joy...We used to have a Tim Horton's where I lived. I loved their cinnamon rolls! OMG!! What class are you taking? I'm guessing you are a psychologist just by some of your comments and motivating way you have??!!! What do you do? Just curious! Betani...Hope you enjoyed your bath...Was it a calgon bath? LOL! I will have to check out that article. I've been getting some Prevention magazines donated (to the nursing home) from someone and Ihave found some really good articles in them. I have a pile of them right here on my desk for my leisure reading! HA! The other magazine I have found is Cooking Light. There are some great recipes in there. I'll post a few... TBJ...Hope you are enjoying your new home! Where did you end up finding a place? Did you get my PM that I sent you? I hope you are enjoying the food in Hawaii! Some of the best food I've ever eaten was there! I'll bet you are getting in lots of walking, eh? Hope you enjoyed the shopping! Keep us posted! ;) Rosie...I like your idea of things you accomplished and things that need tweaking. Maybe I will "steal" that idea from you. My posts always seem so lengthy! You are doing so awesome. Just keep up the good work! Elisha...I hope you enjoyed your weekend away! Sounds like it could have been romantic! Selling Avon...right up your alley, chickie! :) You are doing awesome with your exercise! I'm proud of you! OK....as for me...Well, my weekend could have been worse, but it certainly could have been better! Yesterday DD and I had breakfast with Santa. Fun! I didn't eat too terribly, but there wasn't much of a choice...pancakes vs. French Toast sticks (which were gross) and sausage patties. We did manage to get some OJ! Then we had an afternoon at a campground for her girlscouts. It was fun...we went for a short hike...leisure hike, but did get in some fresh air! Didn't get any formal exercise in, though! :( I can't remember all that I ate, but I know I didn't get in enough veggies or fruits! Today was not great again in the food dept. Too many sugar ladened goodies. Church was selling pumpkin stuff and my Dad came over for dinner so we bought 3 of the desserts at church! Like we needed 3??? So there they sit...on the counter! They are going in the trash in the morning if DH doesn't take them to work! BUT...I DID get in 25 minutes on the bike today...and about 10 minutes of toning! So...60 minutes so far for me on the exercise this week! Geesh...I better get going on that...I still have another hour to do! 30 tomorrow and 30 on Tuesday ought to do it, right? NO EXCUSES in the morning!!! Who's with me in the morning to exercise???? Have a great night all! |
Link to Plateau Article...
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Morning chickies!
Well, this weekend was good, unless you're counting calories. But let's not talk about that. Saturday was fine. The art show was fine, if a little weird. She did rubbings of pet gravestones, and she put them all together in a book. She wrote a few pages on how humans relate to pets as a substitute for relating to other humans. It was interesting, but also rather bitter. Food... *sigh* Too much. And there was alcohol involved, so that upped the calories right there too. At least I exercised Saturday morning, right? Yesterday, food was bad again, and the only exercise was bowling. I did pretty good at bowling this week, at least pretty good for me. Our team actually won all three matches. Woot! This morning the scale is way up--219. That's just plain ridiculous. I did not gain 5 pounds this weekend, it's not possible. I did not consume that many calories. I'm attributing it to not enough water and sitting in a car for two days, plus I'm sure there was a lot of salt in what I ate. In any case, I'm starting what I call my "No Excuses" diet today. I will exercise 5 days this week (including finishing out our exercise challenge), I will drink 100+ oz of water every day, and I will eat less than 1500 calories per day (the closer to 1300, the better). I was so scared when I got on the scale this morning. I'm so afraid of going back, and yet it seems that's exactly what I'm doing. I can't keep doing this to myself. Anyway, I need to go. I've actually got some stuff to do today. I'll try to make it back later to post some comments. Have a good one chicks. ~Elisha |
Exercise Challenge Minutes: Actual/Goal
Elisha 90/180 Joy 35/420 MsRD 135/240 Julie 60/160 Rosie 41/140 Total 361/1140 |
I found a link to the emotional eating article on Prevention's site:
http://www.prevention.com/article/0,...877-1,00.html? Exercise has been good over the weekend. I did my Leslie DVD on Friday morning, and got a 30 minute walk in both Saturday and Sunday. This morning, however, I forgot to set my alarm and didn't get my exercise. If the sunshine holds out, I'm going to try to walk at lunch. I'm aiming for 5 days of exercise this week. I have no idea how it happened, but I lost 1.5 lbs last week! It must have been water, but I'll take it anyway. ;) My "no snacking after 9" rule has not been broken so far this month. This week, I'm going to try a new habit: 4 servings of fruit a day. We'll see how it goes with trying to keep up with everything else. I'll try to come back for comments. I've got a lot of "catch-up" work to do this morning! |
Hello All :) :
My weekend in summary: Things I'm proud of: -was within my caloric range fri. thru sun. -Recording ALL food today -Drank more water Things needing tweaking: - Haven't done any exercising this wkend - actual content of food I'll do individual posts later or tomorrow. Rosie |
I'm Back
I've been waiting for the new challenge...and lost track of time, it's a week gone of November already...but darn it, I'm joining in!
I think it's been about a year since I visited with you guys, and when I stuck with you I lost about 10 pounds. Pretty sure I have all that back now on my hips. :( But, I want to lose weight now, and feel more determined than I have in a long long time. Birdiegirl |
hi!
It's going to be a quick post tonight.....I got up this morning with a sore throat and a head cold. Went to work anyway, but am really dragging now. Connie.....That mall walking can be expensive! I have a shopping trip planned this weekend to Chicago.....assuming I can kick this cold by then! Hope your little one is feeling better! Julie.....Sometimes I am amazed that I don't lose more quickly too! It is probalby the poor eating habits, which I am trying to correct, or just the fact that my tired old metabolism is slowing down! Elisha.....I think you are right with the weight gain.....too much sitting and riding and salty foods......behave yourself all week and then weigh-in on the weekend. Betani.....Down 1.5lbs! Now that is the best news I've had all day! You get a gold star! Rosie.....You kept your calories within range over a weekend? I am so proud of you! Birdiegirl......Welcome home! You have been missed! I'm going to go curl up on the sofa now with a box of kleenex . Oops, almost forgot.....I got in 45 minutes of exercise yesterday, so I am now 180/240! |
I have been trying to find this thread for the longest!!!!!!! LOL.. good grief! I have to catch up on the posts, but I'll get back to it.
I got back on the wagon last week, and I am down 2 lbs, so I'm happy about that. That means I lost all the weight I gained back =) woohoo!! Now to make progress and move forward is the next goal. I am watching what I eat (I did good today even though today is my "off" day), and doing some sort of activity every day, so its helping! I hope to reach my goal and surpass it, that'll be awesome! |
hey MsRD, I hope that you feel better!!!!!!!
Take care of yourself so that you can come back full force! |
Had a great day today...ate well, did 45 mins cardio and lifted weights. Been trying out some new low fat, low carb but yummy sweet-type receipes. Kids loved the new one. Its like a fruit trifle...totally yum!
Julie--thanks for the post! I am checking it as I type. As for everyone else, glad to hear good things for this weekend for the most part. The challenge seems to be going great. I'll try and check back tomorrow. Connie |
Monday, Monday!
Oh what an emotional day it was today! :cry:
Got to work to find out that one of our more active residents had died yesterdy! That was sad. :cry: But I believe he is in a better place now with no suffering! So then I went to Morning report and...well...blech! :p I just can not stand to be treated like I'm "less than"! So, I went to my boss about how I was feeling and just lost it! :cry: I really hate to get emotional in front of the boss, you know? But I also hate to be treated like dirt from my supposed equals! It was a good thing I packed a lunch and snacks today because I went to my office (this was my medical records day) and shut the door and stayed there all day! On a positive note, I did not sway from my plan of attack today and got a lot accomplished! I ate only what I brought (Yea me!) :) Also, we just recently acquired 2 Zebra finches at work and we found out today that they are laying eggs...3 so far! :D So I did s ome reading up on that, posted some info to the staff (I have sort of been unofficially appointed as their caretakers!) and residents. The day was quite productive even though it started out on a bad note! OH...I worked out BEFORE I went to work...20 minutes on the bike! It was more like 22 but...hey...20 is good enough for me! I plan to do another 25 or so tomorrow morning! So tonight I get home and I made supper, etc. DH and I had some words at supper, and he went to bed mad! I hate that! Hmph! I told him not to, but he doesn't ever listen to me! :rolleyes: So there sits some goodies from yesterday's "pumpkin splurge" at church! Of course, I ate one of the pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting! It could have been much worse!!! OK, Betani...I'm reading that article right now!!!!! :lol: Welcome back to Birdiegirl! You are not too late to join! So glad you are withus! We missed you! There's a good group of chickies here with us! So much fun! Time4achange...Way to go on the 2lbs down! If only I could...Keep up the good work and mark this page so you don't lose us again!!! LOL! MsRD...So sorry you are under the weather! :rain: Hopefully you will be feeling your ole chipper self again! :sunny: Listen to your body...REST!! Rosie...Keep upt he good work with the caloric count! I did it for 3 days and was doing great, but then, I forget, etc...no excuses, eh? Elisha...it's just a blip in the scale...fear not! You will be back down in no time...and past where you were! Hang on!!! Glad you had a good weekend! The artwork does sound a bit...eerie to me, too! Joy...hope you are out there, chickie!!! Come post! We miss you! I wonder where Lisa is???????????????????? Hugs to all! |
I'm so tired. I'm up job searching. I planned on writing personals and about my day but i'm barely typing as is. so guess i'll type tomorrow...well its 1:30 am here so i'll type later.
Rosie |
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