I got attacked by a gang of chocalate Teddy Grahams !!!!!!!!!!!
Ok, now that was damn funny. Especially since we have a box sitting here and I have to eat a couple every day... but I'm counting the calories!
So, I've made it through day 3! Under 1500 calories every day so far! Woohoo! The thing is, I'm aiming for under 1600 so I've been doing especially well. I usually tend to eat everything I can and still be under my limit. I'm quite proud that I've been keeping it under control!
No treadmill yet. We've been going through 'misc' boxes still left from the move. Maybe going to work on cleaning the garage tomorrow.. perhaps I can then convince the hubby to bring the treadmill in. We'll see.
Well, thats it for now.. I have a zonked out baby on my lap... time to go get settled for the night.
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You're losing a pound a week?!? Yay to you!!! and I sympathize regarding those innocent looking chocolate Teddy Grahams evil little things!
christine, also congrats to you for three days in a row strong!!!! I haven't stuck to a controlled calories count in ....I don't know how long! But each day I try.
Thanks again for the info on the hurt shoulder. I'll be doing the Karen Voight tape this morning, but I wont' be using the weights, just doing the aerobic section. I mentioned that I had just about memorized the Gilad tapes...well, now I know when the sweat marks appear on the guy in the back, and the sweat marks look like a Mickey Mouse silhouette on his Tshirt Then later, the sweat marks AREN't there, so I guess they were allowed a costume change
I also envy aphil's energy! I just about wither during winter...I am SO ready for warm air and no snow!!! I'll even take rain at this point....it would wash away the crud on the roads so I can get that bike out more
Have a great day!!!!! I have to work that stupid noon to 8:00 pm shift today, again a struggle with not feeling overcome by hunger, then grabbing cookies to stay the hunger. I've GOT to get over that
Silence, it sounds like you are doing very well. It feels good at the end of the day knowing that you have stuck to the program.
vmelo, In the past I have felt sudden pain right when I pulled a muscle, other times not until later. If I am remember correctly, you can ice it for 24 to 48 hrs, (max time 20 minutes per hr), and then apply heat. Heat promotes circulation and you don't want that at first. Even when the muscle starts feeling better its best to rest it for 2 weeks and then start exercising it gently at first. You will be less apt to pull a muscle when using weights by using slow controlled movements.
Ok, so after I posted last night, the Teddy Grahams attacked me too
I ended the day closer to 1600 calories but hey, I got my treat and still stayed within my goal! That surely can be counted as a goal well accomplished!
I'm feeling a little weak today in the motivation area. AF has decided to visit and during that time I just feel like eating everything in site. But, I'm going to keep myself under control. I agree, if I need to splurge and hit maintainance level, so be it, as long as I don't give up and overindulge!
Hope everyone has a great day... I'll try to check in later. It helps me to keep honest with myself when I let everyone else know how I'm doing!
Christine
181/181*/130
*the scale is showing lower but I won't make it official until my Monday weigh-in
Nancy and Christine...you guys crack me up. In my personal experience...the only little sneer more taunting than that of the Teddy Grahams...are the little innocent smiles of the Goldfish Crackers. Evil I tell you.
You all...I REALLY don't have all that much energy.... It is more like....i force myself to do it...because I know I will have that feeling of accomplishment afterwards. What I fail to mention usually...is that during one of my costume making marathons...that I have my hair tied up in a doo-rag like on the Aunt Jemima syrup bottles...and I will go through 3-4 cups of coffee. Okay...for a better visual...add a pair of pajama pants with Hershey Kisses pattern on them...and I am LOOKIN' GOOD! ha ha
I tell you...the mail lady knows I am a dancer because of all the newsletters and costume stuff and all I get here...but when I answer the door looking like I do...it REALLY probably scares her.
I will get a picture up here of my new costume as soon as it is finished. It is really cool. This is probably my favorite one YET.
Christine-proud of you girl for staying on track!!! It IS a major accomplishment to give in to a sweet....stop yourself, and end up still on plan at the end of the day. Good job.
Holly-I know what you mean about your job. When I worked in the hair salon it was like that. One day you didn't do much at all...and the next day you go like 7 hours without stopping, eating, or going to the bathroom! Those days I about fell over.
Aphil
I made it through 4 days. Yesterday wasn't perfect but I estimate my calories around 1900-2000, which is about maintainance level for me since I'm still over 180 pounds. I needed it so I'm not going to beat myself up over it. I'm still on track today and counting... Day 5... wow, haven't seen that in a while. I've been quitting before day 3 recently!
The treadmill got moved around in the garage but hasn't made it in just yet. Today my husband has a meeting to go to (reguarding a job he interviewed for... we're hoping its a job offer!!) but perhaps this weekend we can get it in here, especially if he's really getting this job and will be working come next week!
I wish I could use caffeine as a boost but if I have more than one cup of coffee I get jittery and anxious feeling. It sucks! I guess if I was running around using up the energy, perhaps it wouldn't have such an effect.
Anway, time to get my day started... I'm trying not to sit my lazy arse on this computer so much
I looked at the calendar, and see that I have seven weeks 'til our trip to Myrtle Beach...wake-up call...maybe now I will have some self-control and be accountable!!
Yuck, we got like 3" of snow last night. And it's in the low 20's today; will be down to 5 degrees tonight. I am TIRED of this!
Along the lines of my realization that there are 7 weeks 'til our road trip, and my goal is to be back down to 142 where I was last year...it seems so simple. To lose just ONE pound of fat a week, I need to take in 500 calories less each day. That's like 3 of the stupid cookies that I've been mindlessly eating each day...or two bowls of cereal and toast with butter. I should be able to do this!!
I really don't know where I can pinpoint my lack of resolve. I do see that I am in the not-so-helpful mode of blaming outside influences, like my job, or even my husband. I really need to "get it together" and do what I really want to do, which is just pare off some more fat, 'cause I've been really working the muscles, and want to see what is trying to come out!
Oh, and thankfully the shoulder pain is gone. It was wrong of me to try to use those 8 pounders in quick, non-controlled moves, as debbie pointed out.
Well I slipped up a little again yesteday. I went to my mom's and had dinner there. She had no diet friendly drinks and for some reason I've been anti-water lately so I had 2 cokes... Ouch! 280 calories just for the drinks!
So, I went over again but not to 'diet-killing' levels. I also heard that you actually burn more calories during AF but of course, I'm not sure how accurate my info is.
My scale is kindly still telling me I'm down just a tad. I think if I'm good today and tomorrow, I can show a loss in my official weigh-in on Monday. We'll see!
Still no word on whether my husband got this job he's been interviewing for. This job hunting thing has ME stressed out and I'm not even the one doing the hunting! Argh!! I wish he could just get a job and we could get on with life. I feel like as long as we're jobless, we're kinda at a standstill here.
So, that's where I'm at right now.
Christine
181/181/130
PS Holly, I've no doubt you can lose the 7 lbs in 7 weeks if you put yourself into it
I was going over old posts, for inspiration and came across a post from alibee (remember funny alibee!) and she mentioned a site where she got videos, overstock.com.
Well, I just checked them out, and I just ordered three videos, for $23.95, including shipping!! I picked "Fat Burning for Dummies", "Crunch: Fat Blaster, The Next Step", and "Keli Roberts, Ultimate Step Workout". I don't know who Keli Roberts is, but I looked up the other two vids in my collage.com catalogue, and they were both rated as "Staff Favorites".
As you can tell, I'm seeing that I need to burn some calories, as for months I've been working harder on muscles, but I do need some cardio! I'm very excited. I did not opt for quicker shipping - the site states that items are usually shipped within 2 business days, but the finer print shows "2-14 business days". Well, I'll try to be patient, and be happy for the good deal!
I slipped up a couple times but I made it through one week and have a 2 pound loss to show for it!! I might have done better if I didn't have the slipups but I'm quite pleased with myself.
wow, Christine, two pound loss in a week!! That is great!
I did very well yesterday and for today (so far; it's 6:00 pm and dinnertime ) I've had good choices for whole foods; have kept to around 1600 calories; and have taken in at least 80 oz. water each day. Still exercising an average of 6X a week, and aiming to do more cardio once I receive those new tapes. My "shake-up" of knowing my trip is 7-8 weeks away, and wanting to sensibly lose a pound a week, seems to still be adhering.
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and I sympathize regarding those innocent looking chocolate Teddy Grahams 
evil little things! 
Those days I about fell over. 
to you also! 
