Got my exercise video done already this morning and have the days meals planned out. I'm finding that having my birthday as a goal and having it be fairly soon is a goal that actually holds my interest. I guess I'm feeling cocky today--I'm even beginning to wonder how I'll reward myself on my birthday if I make the 10# loss!
Yesterday I woke up feeling worn out and sorta weak. Amazingly no pain at all from the workout but more like wrung out so I walked around our lake with 2 doggies for 45 hot sweaty minutes [hadda throw the doggies in the lake to cool 'em off enought to get home]. This is why I prefer to exercise in the comfort of my air conditioning!!!
Then I had a tough spot last night after work. Got so hungry I felt nuts and frantic so I broke my "no late night eating" goal and ate a baggie of pretzels so I could get past the FIVE late night drive-thrus with no damage. I did manage to make it home without a cheeseburger but it was dicey there for a while! Whew! That is my most awful habit and I need to break it. I guess it's good to keep emergency rations in the car for those occasions.
So today I get to stay home and work on the Father's day quilt. And try to stay on plan for the rest of the day.
Do we have4 a regular weigh-in day on this thread???
Well, this weekend is good, but man, am I tired! I spent all day Saturday loading furniture into the van and then all day Sunday cleaning room for said furniture and moving it into my house. Also, we had a cookout for my dad yesterday. Eventful weekend. Once again I think I need another day or two to rest up.
But alas, I have too much to do today. *sigh*
Food was… ok. I snacked all weekend, but I didn’t go overboard, and almost everything I had was healthy. The scale is at 213.8 this morning. I figured it would be higher, as I didn’t get nearly enough water this weekend, especially as hot as it was. No formal exercise, but I sweated plenty from moving furniture.
Steve’s dad came over yesterday morning to help with the furniture moving. It was incredibly hot on the main level of our house, so he told us he would buy us another air conditioner, this one large enough for the living room/dining room. Woot! (The two he bought us a few weeks ago were fairly small. They’re upstairs in the bedrooms.) So one day this week, my house will be cool again. Yay!
Today starts my lower-carb plan. I’m not cutting them out altogether, just limiting them. I’m still going to eat as much fruit and veggies as I want, and I’m going to allow myself 1 starchy carb per day, and my sugary coffee in the morning. Plus I got some chocolate-mint Viactive calcium chews—they are yummy!—so I’ll allow myself 1-2 of those daily. I stocked up on produce yesterday, and Steve is going today to get me some LF string cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese, other veggies, etc.
Today’s menu:
Breakfast: 2 c. coffee w/FF hazelnut creamer, Italian turkey sausage, egg beaters, sautéed onions and peppers
Snack: Banana
Lunch: Salad (3 oz. turkey ham, 1 oz. LF mozzarella, 1 tomato, ½ cucumber, 1 stalk celery, with vinegar), peach
Snack: 1 stalk celery w/2 T. reduced-fat peanut butter
Dinner: TBD
I’m going over to my best friend’s apartment after work and we’re going to play some DDR. That’ll be my cardio for today. Then I’ll go home and do some weights and some stretches after dinner. That’s the plan, at least.
OK, time to get busy. Have a great day, chicks!
~Elisha
Good news first! I’m down 2.2 pounds this week to 212.4! WOOHOO! Of course, most of that was yesterday, because I drank a gallon of water yesterday to flush everything out, but I was so astounded that I stepped on the scale about 8 times because I couldn’t believe it. Yay!
The amazing part is that ToM will be here in a day or two. Maybe I’ll make it down to 210 (or below!) for next week’s weigh-in. That would be just plain great.
OK, I guess there really isn’t any bad news. Hehe…
Yesterday was good. Food went as planned, with a lean pork chop and a big salad for dinner with my brother and best friend. We played DDR for over 45 minutes. We went for 45 minutes straight before dinner, then took turns playing for a while after dinner. I didn’t do my weights though, as I didn’t get home until after 8:30. Calories came in around 1320 and water was 120+ oz.
Tonight I have to stop at the store to get more veggies, then I’m heading home for dinner, more exercise, and weights.
Menu today:
Breakfast: 2 c. coffee w/FF hazelnut creamer, 2 sl. ww toast, 1 T. LF mayo, tomato slices and basil
Snack: grapes
Lunch: Salad (4 oz. turkey ham, 1 oz. LF mozzarella, 2/3 cucumber, tomato, vinegar), apple
Snack: celery w/reduced-fat peanut butter
Dinner: TBD
OK, once again, I’ve got a zillion things to do, so I’d better get to work. Have a great day, chicks!
~Elisha
Elisha, how fantastic!! This is such good news. Keep this going and you'll be at 210 in no time. Isn't it such a good feeling, don't forget how it feels next time you want to be doing things you know you shouldn't.
I have one foot off the wagon these days, It's a little frustrating. I'm not eating too bad (I know I'm not gaining) but I'm not tracking and havne't exercised yet this week I'm not sure what's wrong with me. Tomorrow's ww in the evening, hopefully that will giveme the kick in the a$$ I need.
Well, baby is napping so I should be working.
Diana
Yesterday turned out to be a good day. Calories came in at 1355 or so, water was around 100 oz, exercise was 45 minutes of fat-burning yoga. I didn’t do weights last night because I worked too hard at yoga and my arms and legs were shaking when I was done. Who ever said yoga isn’t a good workout hasn’t done the Crunch Fitness Fat-Burning Yoga video! I was dripping with sweat by the time I was finished. Dinner was a baked sweet potato, Italian turkey sausage, and mixed veggies in an herb-tomato sauce. And for dessert I had a few strawberries dipped in Cool Whip. Yum.
This morning is off to a good start. I’ve decided that I want to start doing some exercise in the morning again, even if it’s not an entire session. So I got up early and did about 20 minutes of stretches and calisthenics. I’ll do some aerobics and some weights this evening.
The scale said everything from 209.6 to 212.4 this morning, so at best I’m down 3 pounds since yesterday, at worst I’m still down 0.2 pounds. Either way, I’ll take it!
ToM should be here either today or tomorrow, and I can tell I’m going to feel munchy today. *sigh* Good thing I brought fruit that lends itself to munching (i.e. grapes and strawberries). Dinner will most likely be something munchy too, though I don’t know what that might be.
Today’s menu:
Breakfast: 1 c. coffee w/FF hazelnut creamer, 1 c. SF iced tea w/lemon, 1 sv. FF strawberry-cheesecake yogurt, 1 sl. ww toast w/1 T. LF chive cream cheese
Snack: Grapes
Lunch: 4 oz. peanut butter chicken, salad (1 cucumber, 1 tomato, 1 oz. LF string cheese, w/vinegar), plum
Snack: Strawberries
Dinner: TBD
Work is busy today, but I finally get to wrap up a couple of projects I’ve been working on, so that’s good. Plenty of other stuff to do though.
I’m feeling a little weird about my diet at the moment though. Part of my brain is saying is simply ecstatic that is seems like I’m finally starting to lose weight again. But another part of my brain is always starting to waver, and it’s only been a couple of days. That upsets me, particularly because I’m really enjoying the way I’ve been eating. I feel so much better about myself, my health, and my diet at the end of the day when I know I’ve done well, and in the morning when I plan out my menu, because I know I’m doing something good for myself. I feel proud of myself. So why on earth would my motivation be sagging?
*sigh*
I don’t suppose it really matters. Pretty much all the food in our house is healthy at this point, so even if I would grab something random chances are it wouldn’t do much damage.
I think back to the last time I lost weight, about 2 years ago, and what I did then that worked so well. I ate pretty much the same food all the time: 1 egg, 1 piece of toast for breakfast, a Lean Pocket and a few Pringles for lunch, whatever Mom fixed for dinner. It wasn’t really a healthy diet. I’m doing so much more good for my body right now. And at that time, I had nothing else going on.
Bah… I just got interrupted for over 2 hours, so I guess I need to get to work. Have a good day, chicks!
~Elisha
Hello everyone! 1 more lb lost. I changed my goal to 10 lbs by the
4th...sounds more resonable and I will be happy with that. HOw is everyone else doing on the challenge?????
Hey chickies- just a quick pop-in for the moment- taking 10 minutes to quickly eat my sandwich while I don't have a shadow. Been a very busy last week, between training, the purchase of a new computer for the office to be used by our team, also a high-capacity scanner, and learning the software so that we could be fully functional on it by today. Seems that all the documents that we have been sending to the new office in Jacksonville end up in a black hole, and our closings....well, never seem to happen as planned, or on time, or without a major catastrophe. It's been stressful, and at least I have the food controlled so I'm not gaining, even though for the moment, I'm not losing.
This weekend was my birthday / SIL Birthday / 2 dads Father's Days, and my parents 36th wedding anniversary. Needless to say, I need a few days to recover from my weekend. I am pooped! And the Miami Heat playoffs...hubby's been trying to stay up to watch the games, and enjoyed the win last night. Just makes me even more tired with that on in the background, and having that disturbed...yawn!
I'll try to check in tonight, if I can get hubby out of his office. Otherwise, early morning check in. Missing you chickies.
Elisha, I'm right there with you with a sagging motivation.
Shanon, congrats on the pound down. You're doing fantastic.
Jennifer, good to hear from you again! Happy Birthday, Wow, that's a busy weekend you had!! So what is your work? You talk about closings? What does that mean?
Tomorrow, is my weigh in. I never know quite what to expect. I'm always a bit of a fluctuater. It would be nice to be under 200. It's nice out but super windy so I cna't take the baby out which sucks. We're getting closer to having our sod put in. My quality of life will improve greatly then. Well, gotta run....actually I feel like having a nap.
Well Hello again everyone! Thanks for all your help, but I think things need to change here a bit and I wont be able to finish out the challenge because I just found out that I am pregnant! This will be baby number 2. I'm excited, but it is about a year earlier then we were planning so my husband will be suprised! I guess I will be posting on the pregnancy board!
Oh my...as usual, my life is on Fast Forward and I either haven't had time or have been to tired to post. Not to mention that my motivation to lose right now is FADING...Waaaahhhhh!
I haven't kept track of points in over 2 weeks. I did not weigh in this week at WW (due to my crazy schedule). I have been eating LESS but still eating whatever I want most of the time and have not exercised in FOREVER!!! I have been trying to put at least one fruit or veggie in my diet for each meal and that is probably the only thing that is keeping me healthy.
Work has been super stressful. You all know my stories about the surveyors...how they have inudated our facility in recent months...first the State, then the Feds...STRESS, STRESS, and more STRESS!!! Well, yesterday was the arrival of the State inspector doing their "re-survey" (they have to come back to follow up on certain citations)....So....needless to say, work is even MORE STRESSFUL. I am working short days this week, though because DH is out of town and I have to pick up DD from daycare sooner than 5:30 as I am also doing Vacation Bible School ALL WEEK from 6:15-8:15pm. It's just been crazy!!! DH comes home late tonight, he will work tomorrow and then Saturday morning we leave for vacation for 10 days (camping in NW Michigan!)
One one hand, I am so looking forward to vacation, but on the other hand, just getting ready for it with my usual workload is enough, but I have all this other stuff going on at work (planning, writing and implementing a Plan of Correction for the citation we received, preparing and giving an inservice tot he staff, getting July calendars ready before I leave...) and home right now that I am just beyond busy. Fortunately for me, I am an organized person because I can't stand chaos in my life...but in times like this...the people around me (including myself) pay dearly for my behavior. I've been really feeling it this week! And my lack of control in my eating and exercise really pushes me to the limit and stresses me out. That is the part of my life that is in chaos, which goes against all that I am!
Wow...that was an "AHA" moment!
OK...so having gotten all of that off my chest (thank you very much for those of you who endured it)....
Shannonbug...Congratulations on your pregnancy albeit poor timing, but these little ones have their own plans, you know!!! And way to go on your weight loss! I'm so proud of you!
Diana...I am so hoping that next month we can make it through the whole month without that "sagging motivation". It seems to get me right about the middle of the month! I am going to exercise (somehow) everyday on vacation and hopefully that will spark a new habit for me! I also will eat better and be more conscious of what goes into my mouth...and track what I am eating. I'll report back here (to you, my WW buddy) as to how I did. That way I can be accountable for my actions on vacation! Hang in there!
Jennifer...So great to hear from you! I know how your work can be overwhelming...take a few moments for yourself. You don't own the company...you deserve a break!!! And yea for the Heat!!! I've been thinking about you when I see the highlights on the news!!! Speaking of heat, could you please keep it down there...it's been steamy and hot here the last few days!!! I think the Northern winds are finally coming in again, though! Thankfully! You hang in there too!
Elisha...Girl!!!! I am soooo proud of you! You are doing what you are supposed to be doing and the scale is moving! Own that! YOU did it...no one else, nothing else. It's been such a struggle for you, and now you seem to have that mojo, so hold onto it and keep doing what you are doing...just today...and then the next day...keep talking positive to yourself. Don't belittle what you have done. It IS important in your life! You deserve a great big
I'm going to get going. Probably won't check in until July 4th as it's going to get busier the next few days! I hope you all have a wonderful Holiday (for our Canadian chickie...Happy Canada Day!) I WILL be accountable to all ofyou when I return from vacation. You can hold me to that!
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Morning chicks!
Well, things are still going fairly well. Food went ok yesterday, though I thought I was going to kill someone to get something completely unhealthy around lunch time. I had a healthy taco salad for dinner, but, being a taco salad, it still felt like an indulgence. After dinner my calorie count was still fairly low, so I had a couple spoonfuls of ice cream, and that soothed the cravings beast a bit.
Water wasn’t great yesterday though, unless you count the tea I drank (unsweetened, but still caffeinated), in which case it was still only decent.
Exercise was 40 minutes on the bike and a set of upper body weights that about killed me. I can still feel a little tension in my muscles from Tuesday’s yoga workout. Today will be strictly cardio, as my muscles need to rest!
The scale was down to 211.2 this morning. Yay for downward movement!
I was going to do aerobics last night rather than the ebike, but I was moving the ebike and I squashed the side of my foot, so now it’s all black and blue and ouchy. No high impact for me for a day or two. I’m just glad I can wear flip flops to work, even if they don’t match my outfit.
Today, busy busy busy. It’s getting to be a theme or something.
Menu for today:
Breakfast: 2 c. coffee w/FF hazelnut creamer, ½ c. egg beaters, 2 oz. ground turkey taco meat, sautéed peppers and onions, ¼ c. LF cheese
Snack: grapes
Lunch: Taco salad (lettuce, 3 oz. turkey taco meat, 1 T. LF sour cream, 2 T. salsa, 1 cucumber), strawberries
Snack: Celery w/reduced-fat peanut butter
Dinner: TBD
I’m not feeling so unmotivated today, so that’s good. But I’m not exactly raring to go, either. I’ll be ok though. I just feel like I have to make it through one day at a time, and if that’s what it takes, that’s what I’ll do.
OK, I’d best get to work. I hope you’re all having a wonderful day!
~Elisha
Still out here. I've been down with pneumonia for a couple days. It comes on in a heartbeat because of my asthma...No exercise and not watching closely what I eat, but NO CHANGE in my weight, thank Heaven!
Today I'm going back to work--there are only today and tomorrow left and then I start a new job at a new hospital on Monday. Maybe closing on our new house next week too. I am at least able to think about my eating today and will go back to matching those portions. I'll pick up the exercise again when the lungs clear out.
JULIE!!!: As my Birthday Goal buddy I NEED you to hang in there!!! I'm pulling for you and hoping you can ditch the stress on your vacation and get in some great exercise!
Shanon, how fantastic Another little angel What a wonderful thing. How old is your other one? I have two and let me tell you that the second time around is much easier! For birthing and raising I hope I'm not going to the pregnancy site for a while. I'd be stressed out then
Julie, you're probably going to read this tomorrow morning (as I think you usually post in the am), so today is the day that you are going to track points. It is also the day you are going to get in a bit of exercise, no matter how small. There is no waiting until vacation or next month!! TODAY IS THE DAY
Elisha, don't get hurt!! It's no fun. WOOHOO on the down on the scale Thankfully I get to report the same this week. I always allow myself coffee with cream too. VERY IMPORTANT!!
Diana, oh no, you're sick Great that you didn't gain though That would have been super sucky (as if pneumonia isn't super bad ) But now you have to get back at it. Boy, I'm being bossy today, but it's really me that I'm talking too.
Well, I'm down this week as well, 2 pounds. So I'm getting closer to my mini goal. This is the week that I'm going to stick to it ALL WEEK I have to, this half assed effort sucks. I know that if I would really try I could do this much faster and be happier about it. So today I started tracking again and will go for a walk today. I joined WW at the same time as a friend and she's at a 12 pound loss. I'm at 10 pounds since I joined, and really want to pass her. What kind of evil friend am I We're getting company for the weekend, so it'll be a challenge, but I can and will do it.
Have a great day ladies, I gotta go drink my coffee and cream now (and yes I am tracking that point )
Diana
Diana
This is such good news. Keep this going and you'll be at 210 in no time. Isn't it such a good feeling, don't forget how it feels next time you want to be doing things you know you shouldn't. 
It's a little frustrating. I'm not eating too bad (I know I'm not gaining) but I'm not tracking and havne't exercised yet this week 
I'm not sure what's wrong with me. Tomorrow's ww in the evening, hopefully that will giveme the kick in the a$$ I need.
Missing you chickies.
Wow, that's a busy weekend you had!! So what is your work? You talk about closings? What does that mean?
which sucks. We're getting closer to having our sod put in. My quality of life will improve greatly then. Well, gotta run....actually I feel like having a nap. 
how fantastic 
What a wonderful thing. How old is your other one? I have two and let me tell you that the second time around is much easier! For birthing and raising 
I'd be stressed out then 
you're probably going to read this tomorrow morning (as I think you usually post in the am), so today is the day that you are going to track points. It is also the day you are going to get in a bit of exercise, no matter how small. There is no waiting until vacation or next month!! TODAY IS THE DAY 
WOOHOO on the down on the scale 
Thankfully I get to report the same this week. I always allow myself coffee with cream too. VERY IMPORTANT!!
Great that you didn't gain though 
That would have been super sucky (as if pneumonia isn't super bad 
) But now you have to get back at it. Boy, I'm being bossy today, but it's really me that I'm talking too. 
What kind of evil friend am I 
We're getting company for the weekend, so it'll be a challenge, but I can and will do it. 
