Good evening everyone!
Idealperson-5 inches! This is what I mean about not relying on the scale so much...you are exercising, and it is showing!!! When it all comes down to it, the measurements are where it's at...great job!!!!
We just finished dinner here-I had a very sensible dinner-a small piece of lean meat, a 1/2c. measured out serving of mashed potatoes, and a big serving of low calorie veggies-baby carrots, oriental style pea pods, baby corn, broccoli...YUM.
I did a nice 40 minute workout today of Pilates-and I am looking forward to my big walk around the zoo tomorrow with the kids! I have some more news on the dance front...there is a big workshop the day of the show (workshop in the daytime, show in the evening) and a big named dancer from NY is teaching it. Well, since I am still in basics (only for 3 more weeks though!) Noone from my class was really going-just the advanced troupe members and some of the continuing and intermediate levels. Well, one of the girls in continuing cannot go, and my instructor asked me if I wanted to buy her registration and take her place-she said she thinks I can handle it. Yay!!!! This is really exciting for me...the workshop will be 2 1/2 hours, then a lunch break, and then 2 1/2 hours more in the afternoon. I will then have a quick dinner and go to my hotel room to shower and get ready to go watch the show. I think that 5 hours of dancing Saturday should really burn some fat... I am also anticipatiing not being able to get out of the bed Sunday morning due to being so sore, but it will totally be worth it for the learning experience!
Aphil
Good morning everyone!
We are getting ready to head off to the zoo!
I have some good news-the plateau of this past LONG month, being stuck at 177 is now over-I hit 176 finally-for a loss of 35 pounds now!!!!
Toodles,
Aphil
Congrats to Aphil...don't you hate those platues? The dancing sounds like an exercise that you enjoy-that's what we all need-to find what we like (that works), so we can stick with it!
My daughter's jeans got in my laundry basket, so I thought I'd try them on...they zipped right up!!! When she came down stairs, I said, "Melissa, how do you like my jeans?" She says, "Wow, mom you look so skinney!" Then I tell her that they are hers...what a feeling! She is a junior in high school and weighs about 130#...of course they are hip huggers and have flaired legs, nothing a 38 year old would look presentable in...but it felt good anyway (they are a size 10). I never thought I'd see them again...
Everyone here is so terrific for support and ideas. If it weren't for this site, I would still be struggling with my diet and probably not exercising (I used to hate it). I can lose these last 8 pounds with all this support, thanks a bunch!
Chicks, it's been one of those days....and I just had to share with you who will understand.
My brother, who knows I've been dieting for months now, sends me this 5-box expensive chocolate extravaganza for my birthday!! I have no idea why he'd do such a thing. It arrives today and I consider just dropping the the whole thing into the trash I am so disgusted.
Then I decided to put it all in the freezer and just parcel it out one by one over the next year.
I drop that idea as it is the same thing as slow torture and it would trigger all kinds of cravings....this I do not need.
So....I finally get smart and realize that DH and DS would be more than happy to help me out with this problem. DS says he would love a box to give to his girlfriend and I know that if I put a couple of boxes on the counter, DH will polish it off in a week or less. DS took a box back to his room to "stash" and all is well again in this household.
I know that if I eat the first one of these chocolates...I might as well get a Diet Coke and sit on the floor with the box and polish it off...one will NOT do!!! I have finally gotten myself to the place where I don't crave chocolate all the time and if I need some chocolate, I eat a Carbolite bar which has 0 carbs and uses Splenda. I eat 1 a week or less....
AND this is my TOM (couldn't you just tell?).....what is it with people/family/friends that they just don't GET IT?
Georgia Lady-I totally understand! There is an expensive DeBrand chocolate shop in our area...and a 5 box extravaganza would cost well over $100...it is so good, I literally hear the church choir singing "Hallelujah!" when I drive by its gates... Jason calls it "Amy's promised land."
I am totally like you, if I would eat one, I would have to eat them all-you did good, and I am sure your son will be the hero when he gives a box to his girlfriend! Especially when instead of Hershey, there is a nice name like DeBrand, Godiva, See's, or some other gourmet label... (We ladies love the good stuff!)
Luckily now when I have to have it, I actually go in the store-where you can buy a small 2 piece or 4 piece box, or a single truffle in a little clear dome with a bow on it...so a couple times a year that is what I do instead of having my husband get me an entire box for Valentine's day or my birthday...It is much better to eat 1, 2 or 4 pieces until they are gone instead of a big 1 pound box-or 5!
We had a great time at the zoo-and I had a great walk. The kids loved it! Have a great evening!
Aphil
I'm so glad that you all had a great day at the zoo...bet you walked several miles!!
I can't believe you guessed the brand....DeBrand!!! I had never heard of it. I was alway a "See's" girl being originally from Calif. My husband wanted to be even more helpful and offered to take the boxes into his office where I wouldn't even see them -- how thoughtful. My son has one in his room and one "special" box on the dining room table to give his "love" when she comes over. Everybody's happy..especially me because I actually feel in control of this situation....I mean, if I wanted a piece or a couple...great I'd have them...but I actually DON'T want any and I don't want to feel obligated to eat them just because my "slightly thoughtless" brother couldn't come up with a gift for his sister and sought the EASY way out...which is what all this boils down to!!
You'd all think we were talking about cocaine here and I was a recovering addict the way I'm acting....hormones are WAY up right now.
Thanks Chickies!!!!
Last edited by GeorgiaLady; 05-22-2003 at 07:38 PM.
Hee hee hee...I knew it must be DeBrand when you desribed it as a "5 box extravaganza"...DeBrand is absolutely the best-it beats See's and Godiva by far...
Well, you can look at it in two ways-you can say that your brother was careless by buying you chocolate-or you can say "Wow! He spent some BUCKS!" I think in my entire life the only gifts my brother has ever given me was a rose once in high school, and a Target gift card this past Christmas...
That is so good that you feel in control over the situation, and have done so well getting rid of the candy! That is the best feeling in the world!
I have been a busy bee today-getting laundry done, making breakfast for the family since Jason is off today, and getting my red top together so I can wear it to the seminar tomorrow. I had a nice filling breakfast for 290 calories...a cup of vanilla yogurt with a cup of sliced strawberries in it, and a slice of whole wheat toast and 1 slice of reduced fat bacon. I had made cinnamon rolls for the rest of the family, and they had some sliced strawberries and bacon with those, but I avoided them. That is definitely a food that I cannot eat just one of...if I taste it, you might as well chalk me up for half a pan!
Well, I will talk to you all later-everyone have a great Friday!
Aphil
This will be my last post for a week as we are leaving in the morning for WDW. I'm looking forward to the trip but not the drive down...I get so tired. My son is taking his girlfriend so this should be interesting....I keep reminding him that it will not be a 24-hour date!!
My aunt decided that I didn't have enough going on and she'd give me my birthday gift "before" we left tomorrow. Actually it's a great gift just the timing is a little bad. My husband and I are going to see Jerry Seinfeld in Chattanooga this evening! I love his show and am looking forward to it but this means a late night for us.
The front yard, side yard and back yard are a huge mess!! I knew this was coming but actually seeing it is difficult. The pool guys have "rearranged" the ties around the flower bed and brick steps that were "supposed" to stay are now torn out...there's going to be a lot of "fixing" and "additional" expenses added to this project before it's all over. I knew that too but guess I was hoping they'd be a little more careful...oh well, they do this all the time...it's not their yard. Anyway, I am very thankful that we are doing this and I know that this time next year it will have all been worth it.
I am definitely stressing more than usual....I can't sooth myself with food or candy and I don't smoke or drink so I'm going to have to "deal" with it all the best that I can and remember that a lot of this is just not that big of a deal in the long run.
Hope you all have a great Memorial weekend and I will check back with you when we get back...I'm going to be a big "41" May 30th....boy has the time flown by...I still feel like (and act like sometimes) I'm in my late 20's.
Thank you all for your great suggestions and support!
Jerry Seinfeld-you lucky duck! I would love to go see him! Jason and I are avid fans of the old show, and watch all of the reruns. We actually have a "festivus pole" out at our crazier parties (we got the idea from the Costanza family), and every party we put up a picture of an honoree...the most emberassing pic we can find of someone who is going to be there. Last time it was Jason, I had his mom copy me a pic of him at about 4 years old riding naked on one of those big toy horses with the springs and frame!
We are also totally well known for knowing all of the odd phrases from all of the shows...
Aphil
Hi everyone...remember me? I have been reading posts but not in great spirits so I haven't responded to your posts. I have been fighting off allergies all this week. I have been taking all these meds and nothing seems to clear it up...it only helps it a little. I think it has to do with this haze we have in our air. The newscaster said something about Mexico having some kind of wild fire and the air and haze is coming this way off our beach shores. Unfortunately my car doesn't have air condition so I am having to breath all that in. Otherwise I stay inside for the most part. So sad to say I have not exercised all this week except for Thursday and I feel very crummy about it all.
I hope to be feeling better soon so that I can get back on the ball. I found this magazine of Oprah's and it showed her bootcamp routine that has gotten her into shape. I am going to try and modify it to what I have here at the house. I don't know if I can but I am going to try. I only have 2 lb hand weights so I plan to go and buy some 5 lb hand weights this weekend. Would 5 lbs be too much for starting out?
Well it's house cleaning today. Talk to you all later. I will check back on my break.
GeorgiaLady - Happy Birthday in advance!! You just keep on feeling like a 20-year-old, girl!!! Have a great time on your trip. And congrats on being so totally in control of the chocolates!
Kina, sorry to hear that you're feeling crummy. But you are still motivated to exercise - that is GREAT!!!! Five pound weights might be a little much to start with - what do you think, Aphil?
Idealperson - what a cool feeling to fit in your daughter's size 10 jeans!! And I bet they look great on you. ****, don't let a little thing like "age" keep you from wearing hip-huggers with flared legs! I look for any excuse to wear mine in public - they are very flattering.
Aphil, CPMGRATS on busting that plateau!! and glad you had a great time at the zoo with your family.
I actually have this Monday off - our weather isn't looking like the greatest, but I am always thinking positively. Yesterday, the weather forcast was for "spotty rain" - but I rode the 'cycle to work anyway, and it turned out to be pretty decent in the afternoon. I had to run a quick errand in town (5 miles away) this morning, so I took the bike again, even though it looked like it was about to rain...but it hasn't yet
This weekend is another opportunity for us to re-think the holiday routine - instead of "what kind of yummy picnic/holiday food are we going to have?" being in our minds, focus on maybe a different exercise routine for a change, or a different challenge. A very cliche'd but good phrase is "eat to live, not live to eat".
So far my attempt to get back into dieting is going so-so. I've actually counted my calories most days, which is more than I've done in a long time but I have not been REALLY good. I guess I'm doing something right though since I'm down a pound or so.
I have a tendancy to eat too many calories early in the day and run out later or try to save calories for later and as a result get really hungry and pig out. So... I've come up with a plan...
Currently my goal is 1800 calories per day (until I get used to that and can lower it a bit more). The plan is this... I will split it up as follows: 400 breakfast, 500 lunch, 600 dinner and 300 'bonus' or snack. But, to keep myself from saving calories for later, I also will give myself a time limit.. I can only have those 400 breakfast calories before noon... the 500 lunch ones between noon and 4pm and the 600 dinner ones between 4pm and 8pm. I can have the bonus ones any time of the day (for snacks or if a meal goes over the allotted calories).
Hopefully this will keep me from pigging out early on or saving calories for later. What do you think? Oh, and I plan to have one non-counting day where I just try to be pretty good but not 'perfect'
Hope everyone else is doing well! I'm having a hard time keeping up with reading all the posts. Sorry!! I will try to read more often if I can find the time!! Promise!
I had my first weigh-in today... and I lost 2 pounds!!
I was 175 last Monday and today, I'm 173! Its the first time in a LONG time that I've made it through an entire week so I think I can keep this up!!
Thanks again for being here gals!
Christine
175/173/130
Next weigh-in: Monday, June 2
This is what I mean about not relying on the scale so much...you are exercising, and it is showing!!! When it all comes down to it, the measurements are where it's at...great job!!!! 
I am also anticipatiing not being able to get out of the bed Sunday morning due to being so sore, but it will totally be worth it for the learning experience!
Taking Matters Into My Own Hands
Jason calls it "Amy's promised land." 
Sorry!! I will try to read more often if I can find the time!! Promise!
