TBJ Not giving up here! Dont worry about that! Just the opposite actually, I am so ready to slim down, even just get to 300, thats my short term goal.
Today I did okay, I think I have done decent for being on vacation, I had a granola bar for bfast, not the best, but.. better than Mcds!
I had a bagel for a post bfast snack.
Lunch I had a turkey sandwich on a crossant, an apple, and a cookie... But.. it was lunch, I have done SOOO much exercise this weekend too. We are getting ready to head down to the harbor right now, more walking!
Sunburn is no longer hurting, still red as **** though! (i told my best friend she wanted to see colour on my lilly white legs, so i got colour!! )
I told the kids i was trying to show them what happens when you don't slip slop slap! i think they got the idea!! LOL!
did a fair bit today a 1 1/2 hr walk during the day, then a 10 min run on the treadmill , but being so hot here i had to stop, after school got out i took the kids to the pool, i only swam 2 laps (100m) but it really exhausted me with the breathing ( first time freestyle swimming in YEARS!), then spent an hour trying to stop 5 little kids from drowning ! they kept jumping on in! and that was a workout in itself, then after dinner went for a 7 km walk, i jogged about 1 km of it.
So i count that i have done 1 cardio! and i already have done 1 weights so far (plus a 2 1/5 hour kayak, which might be classed as my second cardio)
Only one weights session to do and this week is a wrap!!!!!!!
Water is doing miserably so far though! it is really hot, and i keep grabbing for the diet pop! alas some habits are hard to change.
Everyone sounds like they are doing well!
Next couple of weeks might be hard, i will have to be a little easier on the food goal! (gotta enjoy the christmas food) i suppose my goal then will be to get through the rest of the month with some sense of control!
I've been feeling off-kilter lately, and I'll be lucky to get one point this week. Part of the problem is that I didn't get my new perscriptions before my old ones ran out. I'm just now properly medicated and getting back into the swing of things. I've been logging food on paper, just haven't been coherant enough to post here. I'll get better, I promise!
Last night's jujitsu class was fun. We worked on rolls again. I can do a forward roll from standing up (although not with particularly good form ). And a few times I even managed to do it from kneeling. So I feel good about making the small improvements. I might not be able to do them perfectly, but I am getting better.
After the rolls, we practiced yawara. Practicing yawara is fun, because I can work on my technique, rather than worry about whether I even can do the art in the first place. I am getting better at wrist locks.
Dinner last night was the eggplant dish. Turned out really, really well. Hubby liked it. Tonight might be a Hawaiian style sweet potato casserole. I need to make dessert, too. I did commit to weigh myself tomorrow, so I have incentive not to overeat.
I finally went biking this morning. Too late for my three-days goal. But I felt so good afterwards.
Happy day to you all. Wish me luck on that scale, 'k?
I did my weigh in this morning. 3lbs down from last week. I'm happy but not that excited as It's only the weight I gained last week. If I can lose any more I'll be really rapt. I'm only allowing myself 1 point this week. That's for the exersize. I did fairly well on my other goals but didn't quite get there.
hmmm Goals for this week:
1/ 30 min exersize per day
2/ Low carb this week little or no bread, potatoe, pasta or rice. Aiming for under 40gm carb per day.
Hey all been out of town for a while and had no access to a computer...I have don't OK ecept for the last 3 days...I have decided to keep the goals the same...
Step One:
Small reward -- Magazine subscription
Medium reward -- A new outfit
Big Reward -- A personal trainer
Step Two:
Overall major goal -- Lose 5 pounds. Gain 2lbs muscle
Step Three:
Three goals for the week
1. Drink four bottles of water per day.
2. Cardio four times. Weights 3 times
3. Eat clean-no "treats"
Sorry I was AWOL yesterday... I'm just having a rough time and I'm really not very much fun to be around or talk to right now. Everyone is stressed out, and random crap keeps coming up, and it's all just very frustrating.
Last night Steve asked me what I wanted him to get me for Christmas if he didn't get me an engagement ring. Umm... hello?! Don't ask me that unless you're *trying* to piss me off.
And now he's started being disrespectful to my parents and their friends... like it's their fault the house hasn't come through yet, or that the driveway is icy and you drove your precious car into a bank... Dad was the one that helped you get it out of there.
I haven't exercised in days, and I seem to be following the See-Food diet, eating everything I see. I'm not drinking enough water, I'm not getting enough sleep. Last night I didn't even wash my face before bed, and you all know how neurotic I am about skincare. Of course, I'm not too concerned about it, since I didn't bother to wear makeup yesterday. Today I decided to forego breakfast in favor of getting a little dressed up and wearing almost full makeup, but I ended up stopping at Hardee's (you know how I am with breakfast).
On the plus side, I did pretty well at bowling last night. And I had a small NSV that I forgot to tell you about the other day. When Steve and I went to the jewelery store the other day, I sized my finger, and it's an 8.5. I could get the 8 on, but it was a little tight, but the 8.5 fit perfectly. Now, I realize that my fingers are still large, but my high school class ring is a size 10 and fit perfectly when I got it. I am about the same weight now as I was then, but my fingers are 1.5 sizes smaller. That's a good thing.
And can I just say that it's freaking COLD?!?! Like, 3F degrees cold. Brrr...
OK, I'll stop whining now. Have a good day, chicks.
~Elisha
Hey Girl sorry you are having such a crappy time! Keep plugging away and don't be TOO HARD on your self, it will just make you feel worse!!! Just remember that thingg will get better!
Its funny you should mension you boyfriend...I said the same thing to mine this year..."I don't want jewlery unless it is an engament ring" he was a bit pissy after that too...
1. Log my food for at least 4/7 days. (SOOO not good at this)
2. 10 sit ups twice a day 4/7 days. (Big challange for me)
3. Do my work out video 3/7 days.
I did WONDERFULLY on my goals last week, I have to go home today and weigh myself tomarrow morning, and then I will check in again from there.
Still not operating at full speed, but things are starting to fall into place. As long as I log the rest of my food tonight, I get one point for this week.
Next week's goals:
1. log all food
2. log all exercise
3. take ALL of my meds, every day (no more forgetting!)
I weighed in two pounds heavier today from Sunday, but that might be water bloat. Today was a monstrous cramp day. It's been years since I've gotten them that bad. It was the kind where it hurts to breathe, let alone get out of your chair. And, of course, it started in the middle of an impromptu brainstorm session, where I had to man the computer and printer. My boss almost sent me home, but what good would that have done? It would still mean I had to get out of my chair! Once the ibuprofen kicked in, things got a little easier.
We had our department Christmas party at the Chinese buffet today. I set a goal for myself that I could only get the hot pepper chicken and vegetable delight, and, much to my surprise, I stuck to it. Granted, I went back for a second plate of vegetable delight, but it was better than the fried stuff I would rather have had.
I'm still not sleeping through the night, which means oversleeping through my morning workouts. Still trying to figure that one out.
PMS won last night! was sitting in bed reading and got the munchies... real bad! i grabbed a box of flavoured rice snacks, would have been 207 cals for 1/2 the box! That was the plan...i even had a bowl with only 1/2 the box in it! but i was in a mood, and ate the lot, kinda feel like crap now!
The 414 Cals does not blow my limit for the day! but it still makes me feel bad! especially since i was heading to bed, it is the worst time to eat!
But realistically my cals are still way tooo low, and of course i am starting to crave!! (i think my cals are 900 to 1200 on ave!!),but i am sooo scared to start back to a normal sort of food intake! i don't want to be fat!!
So this weeks goals... (although today is still week 2 day 7) cals under 1900- yes, excercise , with the weights i will do today(total 2 cardio, 2weight) - yes, water..... ummm... maybe not!!
so 2 points.... Total points 5
next weeks goals..
1- 2 cardio, 2 weights sessions
2- 4 glasses of water a day
3- eating more, but healthily! (i get a little OCD on cal counting), but if i want to get the fitness and strength up realistically i must eat more! this week is to get the cals UP somewhere from 1500-2000 for REAL!
Ya-HOOO! The scale is down, the scale is down, the wicked scale is down.
I am down past my highest weight in college. I haven't been at this weight in five years. I am sooo excited. (My ticker says 154, but really it's 154.5.)
*James T. Kirk voice* All...most...at...the...30...lbs....lost...mark;.. .must...keep...going!
I lost 2.5 lbs. since I started counting calories 12 days ago. Guess that's what I'm going to have to do, until I figure out another long-term strategy. I'm sad that the limit-junkfood idea didn't work, but I do have a tool that does work. Gonna have to stick to it.
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Icedragon -- Good job with the points that you did earn. Don't worry about getting fat on 1900 calories! You have come so far in your weight loss.
Cristi -- WTG with your goals. You're doing fabulously.
Betani -- Ouch about the cramps. Yeah, if you're cramping that much, you're probably bloating... not fun, but you'll get through it.
Fitgal -- Good to see you back!
Elisha -- Glad to hear that your fingers are shrinking. And GOOD FOR YOU for letting Steve know how you feel. You will make it through.
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This past week's goals: Didn't get my butt on a bike as often as I said I would. But did keep calories under, and I weighed myself today. Two points.
Next weeks goals:
1. Calories under 1750/day. (same)
2. Bike three days. (same)
3. Memorize yawara.
Wow Do I ache all over. I mean all over. I've spent the last 2 days installing a pond which we are going to use as a pool. Think I've been digging 6-7 hours over the last 2 days so reckon I've gottem my exersize in this week! I'm all sunburnt where I wasn't able to reach with the sunscreen as well. So I know how you feel ice dragon. I've got a red band on my back where my top rose up as I was diggin .. didn't think to sunscreen there.
Food wise been ok .. did well yesterday untill we got a birthday cake as it was dh birthday .. and someone dropped round with a bottle of champayne .. pretty soon I'd had 3 slices of cake and half the bottle of wine
Oh well at least the cakes gone now.
Elisha .. sounds like you are havin a rough trot. Don't stand any nonsense from you're b/f ... more you put up with the worse it gets. Take care and I hope you feel better soon.
Ice dragon .. Don't worry aout slipping up with rice crackers .. if You cals are that low anyway 400 cals will still put you under and on track for weight loss. I'm really impressed btw .. I can't seem to eat anywhere near that low.
Contrats everyone .. great to see some weight loss's appearing .. this challenge is starting to work!
But.. it was lunch, I have done SOOO much exercise this weekend too. We are getting ready to head down to the harbor right now, more walking! 
and getting back into the swing of things. I've been logging food on paper, just haven't been coherant enough to post here. I'll get better, I promise!
). And a few times I even managed to do it from kneeling. So I feel good about making the small improvements. I might not be able to do them perfectly, but I am getting better.
Hubby liked it. 
Tonight might be a Hawaiian style sweet potato casserole. I need to make dessert, too. I did commit to weigh myself tomorrow, so I have incentive not to overeat. 
miss_elisha
You will make it through. 