It's carnaval tomorrow - the big dress up ad go out to party thing. And I said I'd go. I am not really a party type of girl, but it'll be fun. HOWEVER, my friend bought me redbull and vodka, thinking I'd like that. And even though I do drink it once in a while, never more than a glass and I try to get redbull light. She didn't get light. So I know I am gonna drink atleast 500 to 800 calories tomorrow. Which I hate, I never drink my calories anymore.
I should just shoot for 2000calories tomorrow. On my worst binges since I started this journey I've not gone over 1600 calories. The best way to control it tomorrow is not eat so much, but with drinking alcohol (which I do only maybe once a month) it's not smart to not eat. Especially not for me as I am not used to alcohol. Maybe I can bake some protein pancakes and fill myself up before I leave home tomorrow. Any low-cal pre-drinking food tips are welcome!
So. WHA! I don't wanna be rude and decline what she bought for me and I also just wanna have a good time.
It's carnaval tomorrow - the big dress up ad go out to party thing. And I said I'd go. I am not really a party type of girl, but it'll be fun. HOWEVER, my friend bought me redbull and vodka, thinking I'd like that. And even though I do drink it once in a while, never more than a glass and I try to get redbull light. She didn't get light. So I know I am gonna drink atleast 500 to 800 calories tomorrow. Which I hate, I never drink my calories anymore.
I should just shoot for 2000calories tomorrow. On my worst binges since I started this journey I've not gone over 1600 calories. The best way to control it tomorrow is not eat so much, but with drinking alcohol (which I do only maybe once a month) it's not smart to not eat. Especially not for me as I am not used to alcohol. Maybe I can bake some protein pancakes and fill myself up before I leave home tomorrow. Any low-cal pre-drinking food tips are welcome!
So. WHA! I don't wanna be rude and decline what she bought for me and I also just wanna have a good time.
We are SO diet twins! Your post seems so familiar!
I think your idea of eating something before you leave home is a great idea
And just remember -- one wild eating day won't sabotage you! You WILL recover!
Nienna : Okay, I'm MAD now, like after talking about the running training program, I go back to the website of Oasis Montréal Marathon where they were displayed for YEARS and this year, it seems that the marathon joined the Rock & Roll Marathon series and they don't display them anymore! Awww. I'm thinking about getting the book of the guy who used to do the programs displayed on the website, I'll give you a shoutout when I do
Philana : alcool always seems to destroyed a daily calories intake so easily LOL have fun at the carnival though!
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Hey feathers!!
I DID it! My race was this morning and I'm so glad, it was a really good one! The weather was awesome (-6 Celsius degrees with a little wind) and I was soaking by the time I was done. My goal was to do it in 1'10'' but I was so stressed, I wasnt putting much hope on that. When I passed the finish line, the timer was writing 1'08'' and I dont honestly remember the second LOL I was thrilled, it was my best time ever, never got under 1'12'' in training. I can't wait for them to upload the official stats.
The ''me-6 months-ago-about 40 pounds heavier'' never thought this would be possible. It's the proof we can do anything
I hope you all had a great weekend, now I'm just gonna go and SINK ON MY COUCH hehe!
Turbo! Congrats on your awesome racetime, and on enjoying the new and improved you! That is so awesome!
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I had a FANTASTIC day. I am feeling so much more confident lately. At my current weight I know I look good (in clothes!). People tell me I do. And I just feel like myself again. Today I decided to not pay attention to the calories, and just drink, eat and have fun. I think I probably ended up somewhere between 2000-3000. I honestly don't wanna know, and I don't care!
I added a pic from today. It's totally silly! Hihi.
Soooo is anybody else giving anything food-related up for lent? I'm giving up sweets! I did it last year and it's difficult, especially with how much I love to bake, but I think it will really help me 1. to stop plateauing and 2. to finally lost these last 4ish pounds!!! And the best thing about giving them up for Lent is that I will definitely stick to it (I have very selective willpower it would seem )
I was thinking of something like that for lent, but was having trouble coming up with something that would be challenging enough. I do love my sweets, but I don't tend to buy them because I would just eat them all in one sitting. I have no self control. Also, I'm an overanalyzer, so would sweets extend to my beloved thomas's blueberry bagel thins? The oatmeal I occasionally make with PB2 and a tablespoon of mini chocolate chips? Yogurt? Cereal? What defines sweets?
ETA: I might actually be crazy.
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Alexistrophic, thank you for your advice. It was right to the point, and it made me feel a little better to hear someone objective echoing my thoughts. I love my ex, and I think that he has a lot of wonderful qualities, but he is unfortunately not acting like a mature, responsible adult, so there's no way for us to have a serious relationship. I ended things yesterday. I'm very sad, but I know that that will pass, whereas my through-the-roof anxiety probably would have lasted as long as our relationship continued.
JoJo, I know what you mean about scales! I mean, how can you possibly weigh exactly the same (to the tenth of a pound) as you did the day before? In any case, I'm glad to hear that the scale's being kind to you.
TurboMammoth, congratulations on finishing your race!! And extra congratulations for beating your time goal and breaking your previous record! You definitely deserve a nice day of lounging about on the couch. Thanks for looking up the marathon stuff for me, even though it wasn't there anymore. I suspect that it will be at least a month before I could start really training, anyways. I have to focus on consistently running 5K again before I get too worked up about training schedules!
Philana, glad that you had fun at Carnaval! You look so cute in your picture.
laurlaur, I'm not giving anything up for Lent, but that sounds like a great idea! For some reason, it's always easier for me to avoid foods/sweets for reasons unrelated to health or weight. Weird, but that's just the way it goes, I guess!
moviegrl, I laughed when I read your post! I tend to over-analyze things, too. Do you drink a lot of caffeine? Maybe you could give up coffee or sodas. That would be a real challenge (if you're a caffeine fiend, anyway).
So, generally, feeling sad about breaking up with my boyfriend this weekend and trying to channel that into running rather than binging on chocolate and red wine. I bought some pants and a running jacket today, so I'm well-equipped! It's also unseasonably warm, with the temperature hovering around 0, so I really have no excuse. As soon as I finish my laundry, I'm out the door. It's been months since I've gone running, though, so I think that my goal is just to get through a 5K by whatever means necessary, even if that means walking for long sections of it. We'll see how it goes.
Hope the rest of you feathers are having a nice start to the week!
I am eating a bag of chips right now and not feeling one bit bad about it! lol. Yesterday was **** on my body so I feel ick today, have decided to eat the fatty carby comfort foods my body asks for. The bag of chips is actually a compromise between buying chips + coca cola and not do a thing or go running. Now I bought a small bag of chips, zero sugar sportsdrink and am gonna go running. So yay for me. lol. Tomorrow things will be back to normal.
I am eating a bag of chips right now and not feeling one bit bad about it! lol. Yesterday was **** on my body so I feel ick today, have decided to eat the fatty carby comfort foods my body asks for. The bag of chips is actually a compromise between buying chips + coca cola and not do a thing or go running. Now I bought a small bag of chips, zero sugar sportsdrink and am gonna go running. So yay for me. lol. Tomorrow things will be back to normal.
That's a great attitude! A diet can be a misery if one feels horribly guilty after have an indulgence.
I might MIGHT see 130 by March 1st, the way I'm going! Pretty insane...
Hey Ladies!
Had a busy weekend so I didn't have time to post - I went for brunch with my boyfriend and my 2 best girlfriends on Saturday and while I was in the bathroom my friends told my boyfriend he needed to take me shopping. I was pretty offended because they have money and I'm a poor student but I let my boyfriend take me anyways, I really did need some more grown up clothes now that I'm working on day a week at a hospital research center. I got some pretty cute clothes, mostly size 6 except H&M where I got a size 8..I was pretty happy.
I also got my first grad school acceptance! To American University in DC, which is where my boyfriends job is so if I get enough funding I'll probably go there.
Dorian - I also love the stick thin, waifish look..I'm always jealous when I see those girls..everyone else I know thinks it's disgusting!
Alexis - that was an especially on plan day, I rarely eat that little..I'm normally eat like 1500 calories.
Nienna - Hugs, breakups really suck. It sounds like it was the right thing to do though and you'll probably be better off.
Turbo - I'm actually in neither, I just applied this year for grad school I'm hoping to start my Master in Public Health or Sociology (health related) in the fall. I'm really envolved in research in though, I work as an RA at two different hospitals in TO. Congrats on the run!!!
Jojo - I'm in the same place scale wise..isn't moving, i'm sure it will for you! Have you ever been at your goal weight before?
Philiana - you look so cute!! glad you enjoyed carnival and that bag of chips
Moviegirl - i'm not giving anything up for lent, but I have in the past and found it way easier to stick to then a diet. I used to give something up every year when i was younger.
Jojo - I'm in the same place scale wise..isn't moving, i'm sure it will for you! Have you ever been at your goal weight before?
Several years ago I went on a diet and went from 155 (with little muscle) to 120 (with a good amount of muscle) in about 5 months. I felt and (I think!) looked fantastic. Then I had a long, serious bout of depression and over the course of 7 or so months got back up to 145.
Nienna - HUGE HUGS, I hope you feel better soon and your heart will heal. Glad to hear you're treating yourself well instead of punishing yourself eating your feelings.
philana - I'm so psyched to see you looking great and finally catching up your head w/your body on your weight loss and getting in shape!!! I think it's really important to be able to "let go" and have fun sometimes instead of worrying about calories during Carnaval.
laurlaur - Good luck w/the sweets thing. Lent is a good opportunity to exercise control and will power for a greater cause!
moviegrl - "Sweets" in my mind is anything carby that I can't stop eating...sadly, cold cereal/granola falls under this category, as well as crackers and stuff like that.
TurboMammoth - CONGRATULATIONS on your paper acceptance and on kicking your race in the pants!!! It's such a great victory to beat your own record time. You've earned a good sofa session.
JoJoP - I don't trust my scale a lot of the time, either. But I don't see why yours would be lying to you in this case!
Alexistrophic - Nice job resisting the Wendy's. I don't think anyone has ever had a healthy eating day and regretted it!
Dorian5 - I hear ya, I am definitely intimidated by gyms. And it sucks how seeing a movie featuring a waifish girl can make us resent our bodies, but I know exactly how you feel.
LisaTcan CONGRATS on acceptance to American!!! H&M sizes are ridiculously tiny.
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130.5 lbs on my scale this morning, same as yesterday. I have been celebrating (i.e. drinking) since Thursday night - my interview went very well, lasted an hour and the guy said at the end "If the other two candidates are as good as you, I'm going to have a real tough time making a choice!"
Friday and Saturday night I attended Black and Puerto Rican Legislative Caucus Weekend receptions and parties w/my bf. He's the token white dude working for an all-black legislative district and has been there for 8 years so everyone knew him. I wore a ridiculous dress and felt HOT in it - so many random people stopped me and complimented me, and my bf was grinning ear to ear every time it happened. Very good for my self-esteem, and I managed to eat reasonable portions and successfully nibbled my way through buffets and cheese platters. Feeling good!
I hope you had a great weekend! Sounds like a bunch of you did!
Nienna - You will move past this. It hurts now but you will be better off in the long run. Its important to be with someone who works with you and wants to better you!
philana - FUN! I want to go to Carnival!
Lisa - H&M has baby sizes. A size 6 there is like a real life size 2. You go girl!
Turbo - Congrats on your race! What an accomplishment!
Jojo - You are moving right along! I hope you hit 130.
Didn't do too much this weekend and didn't eat too bad. We had Korean food saturday night which was SO delicious. Anyone else had Bim Bop (sp)? My husband and I LOVE all types of ethic food...
This afternoon and I am going to a new pilates studio for a private lesson. I signed up for 4 private sessions and if I like it will start doing doubles or the classes. I'm excited to do something other than the gym or running. I used to do Bikram Yoga 3x a week for over a year but got burnt out on it.
laurlaur: I didn't think about that yet, but now that you mentioned it I am considering it. Would be the perfect excuse to give something up.
moviegrrl: you aren't crazy, you are funny. LOL. But I understand how that would kinda complicate your life. You know, there's never a definition that everybody agrees on - even science disagrees on stuff. On ANYTHING. So it's whatever you decide. And then you stick to that.
Nienna: sorry to hear about the breakup sadness, but it sounds like you made a good decision for yourself. And my stand on eating when in stress is: DO IT! Really, just allow yourself a pre-decided amount of days 'off'. It can feel like such a relief and really does not harm anything. The world would just be awesome of we did not enjoy the not-so-good-for-you-foods anymore. But I think that no matter how long you eat clean and how amazing fresh avocado can taste, in the end there's just these moments where only chocolate or chips does the trick.
JoJoP: Aw, goodluck on the goal for march 1st. You will make it! I believe it.
LisaT: congrats on the University acceptance. That is awesome! I hope you can work it out with the funding. And it's nice your boyfriend took you shopping. I know how hard it can be to be low on money and have other people buy you stuff. But sometimes we need to take some. I notice that people having difficulty receiving stuff are often the ones that give a lot.
Krampus: That sounds like you had an awesome time! You have a fun life sounds like. <3 it!
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I am sort of laughing my behind off. I decided to just for the heck of it log my foods/drinks from yesterday and today. Them being my days of doing whatever I want for the first time in weeks. I only ate 1000 calories more than maintenance requires. Which is omething I can undo in just 1 day! So once the waterbloat is gone, I will pick back up where I left off on saturday come wednesday. How nice is that.
I am seriously considering giving up redbull for lent. Would be the best way to finally beat this addiction. Everybody that knows me asks me when I am gonna quit. I've said I would and tried to so many times. But I never make it. I just love how it wakes me up. I have these guarana pills that sorta do the same. I can use those for the beginning and then ween off them eventually to. Will see! Have one more day to decide.
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