Hi, all,
Seems like each week just flies for me. I guess that's a good thing.
This week, actually the weekend before this week, did not go well for me, and it was all my fault. Dang Halloween candy! I love caramels and when I went grocery shopping, I bought a bag thinking that all of us would eat them (not that any of us need them!). Anyway, of course, I love caramels and knew I was going to eat them. I did set the bag out on the table and everyone ate them, but I'm betting that a good third of that bag went in my mouth! UGH! I even told myself as I ate each one "you know that scale is going to go up. What are you doing?!" yet it didn't stop me. I'm not quite sure why I couldn't stop. Guess I was just sick of being "good" all the time.
So, I ate them, cut back on most of the other food for the day in hopes that it would all equal out. NOT! The next morning, I was up 4.5 lbs! Now, I know I didn't eat that many caramels, but I am definitely paying for that day long splurge on the scale. Of the 4.5 I was up, I'm now down 1.5. I'm not happy, but I know the scale will go down...it just goes down so much slower than it went up. I'm above the 180 mark that I like to stay below and yet I can't get myself to cut down on food and eat better. The caramels are long gone, and I told my husband that if I bring them in again, to take them away and throw them in the garbage no matter how angry I get about it. I guess caramels are one of the things that I can't have because a serving for me is a bag.
Anyway, the weekend or at least Sunday was tasty but has influenced the rest of my week. After the caramel foray, I've settled back into just eating OP. I am really struggling with exercising again. Ever since I gave up my morning exercise to study (which is very important too for me!), I have to push myself to exercise. Today, I came home after work, thought I'd wait for my husband and go with him to exercise, and then, never made it to the gym. Hubby didn't get home til almost 6:30 and after a 12-hour day had no interest in exercising.
I guess taking one day off isn't a big deal, but when I lifted on Monday and looked at my chart, I realized I hadn't lifted for almost a month. That's not good. Yes, I work out each week day and Saturdays, but I rarely spend 45 mintues on a cardio machine as I was doing religiously until about a month ago and I rarely lift. Instead, I go to a class that lasts 45 minutes that combines minimal weight lifting and cardio. I know something is better than nothing, but I'm frustrated with my poor decision making lately when it comes to exercise. MUST find a way to get my exercising in! It's not that my clothes are fitting tighter or that my weight is increasing; it's that I know that can happen, and I don't want it to! (Saying that obviously doesn't equal doing something about it for me right now.) Tomorrow's another day, I'm off work and can do a work out, so I'm definitely headed to the gym after I get my hair done. Though I don't want to work out, I have to push myself to stick with it knowing that the good looking body is the reward of pushing when I just don't want to do it.
Sorry for dumping all my frustration on you guys, but I feel like at least you understand and can relate to some of it. (Wish there was a picture of a little person shoving a rock up a hill, cause that's how I feel right now!)
goalsuccess That darn Halloween candy! I had my second bout with it last night. We had dinner really late 'cause we were at the vets forever. Then my DH's band mates showed up (on the wrong evening) and I had to clean up all the dinner mess, put away all the cat paraphernalia, and then sit alone while he was out in the garage with his buds.
Turned the TV on and just went for the stash of candy. Poor little me. I knew I was going to sleep badly and feel like cr*p all day today but it didn't matter.
I made the wrong choice last night. Back to the good choices today.
Sometimes the dieting/maintaining rock we're pushing around is bigger than other times. We all make steps forward and then slip back. It's turning it around and going forward again that's important. You and I are both doing that. We're trying rather tahn giving up and that's the most important thing.
TGIF. I had another bad night of sleep last night. I got awoken by bad (seasonal) allergies at 3 AM, took something that made me jittery (choice in the med cabinet between an upper and a downer, and I didn't want the downer to keep me from getting to work), and never really got back to sleep. I think that I've finally pinpointed my last few months of exhaustion to the allergy med the dr. put me on in early summer when I was having breathing problems, which he also attributed to allergies. I don't know how people deal with allergies. I clearly don't deal with them well! I still am going to ask for a thyroid test at my 6-month follow-up, and see if there is another allergy med that won't give me these side effects. The upside is I was jittery and alert at 5:45 AM, so I got up and went to the gym early. Exercise has been very good this week. Food, up and down.
This weekend I'm helping with my friend's catering company - prepping food tonight, cooking tomorrow. I'm making some desserts so wish me luck. Or willpower. The weather is gorgeous here, though, so I also want to get outside! What's everyone else up to this weekend?
Dagmar, I think you're exactly right. Sometimes leading a healthy lifestyle is harder than other times, but we just keep trying and that makes all the difference. And I also agree, 3FC is completely my health/maintenance support system - I just don't have anyone IRL who I can talk to in depth about it. And the support is invaluable!
Jessica, glad you were able to find some OP food while on your trip!
Barbara - they had it at the Portland airport Starbucks, at least! I don't know if they serve it all day, since I was only there at breakfast time.
Meg - the oatmeal was pretty good. It's instant, but the portion is a little bigger than your standard instant oatmeal packet. It comes unsweetened, and then when you order it you have a choice of either a packet of brown sugar, a packet of dried fruit, or a packet of mixed nuts. The only variable factor is how much water the barista uses to make it, so some days it was thicker than others for me.
Megan - I hope you can get a better allergy medicine!
A big to everyone who is struggling right now. Somedays it is one step forward, one step back and we work so hard just to stay in the same spot. I try to just focus on the next behavior. There is nothing I can do about the behaviors I have already done, but I control the next one.
Megan~I haven't been sleeping well all week, either. What's up with that? Mine is not allergies, I know. I wake up every morning at 1:30 or 2:00 AM and toss and turn the rest of the night. It sucks.
And as for struggling, my eating is doing fine but I have no motivation to get to the gym. I'm 1 for 5 this week--only went on Wednesday. Mondays are ruled out for the time being as they do Monday night football at the club (yeah, my club has a BAR in it). The radio station comes and broadcasts and it is crazy busy with all sorts of people NOT exercising. I don't go on Mondays now. Tuesday was met with an excuse. I went Wednesday and then yesterday I made the excuse I was too tired (see above, not sleeping well). And all this time my DH (who has been the reluctant exerciser) has gotten up EVERY morning and done 20 minutes of cardio (doctor's orders). I need to re0motivate! HELP!! This time last year I was running 3 mornings a week.
Oh so true. A bag appeared at work this morning. I ate one piece without thinking but I've retreated to my office with fresh coffee and will wait another hour or so and eat my cottage cheese and raspberries....
Had a totally OP day yesterday which felt really good. TOday should be the same (except that one stupid sugar pumpkin). We have a b'day party at work, but the fare is a veggie tray.
It's cold here this morning - about 20 - and foggy again. I had to drop something off at another office on the way to work, and while the pavement "looked" dry, it actually has a layer of frozen fog on it - very slippery! We're also at 9 hrs 50 min of daylight, counting down to 12/21. I'm apologizing now for whining about it often.
No candy around my house! I am going to hand out toys from the Oriental Trading Company, so there's no excuse for me to buy any Halloween candy , which means there's no candy for me to eat . And, luckily, I work from home, so I don't have to worry about any bags of candy mysteriously appearing at work. If anything appears, I know how it got here!
Yeesh! 20 degrees and it's only October! Now I know why I don't live in Alaska. I don't know how you stand it, WaterRat. I was upset because it was in the low 60s last week (we finally broke down and turned the heat on when the thermostat hit 61). Luckily, this week it's warmed back up--we hit 80 yesterday and should hit it again today. And next week when I'm in New Orleans it should be in the high 70s to low 80s. With a little humidity to warm things up even more, it should be absolutely perfect. We may even catch a few thunderstorms!
I also had two great days this week. The party I went to on Tuesday where I consumed only a diet coke and then I went out to dinner on Wednesday but came home and got right back on plan . Yay me! The dinner was Ethiopian, so I don't think it was too bad except that you eat everything with that spongy bread. Any one know how bad that bread is? Is it really high in calories?
Barbara - we live in a neighborhood without trick-or-treat age children, so I haven't bought candy for years. I love that you give out little stuff. A bachelor friend of ours saves his pennies all year and lets kids take a handful for a treat.
Also, I wouldn't live in Alaska if I weren't married to my DH! He's not interested in living anywhere else right now though. When I retire, we'll probably go somewhere lighter/warmer for part of the winter.
Thought I would give a quick check in to let you all know I am still alive
I have been working out of town a lot...but getting closer! I should finish the job I am on next week so I have gone from 500 to 150 and the next one, a few weeks away is about 90 miles away....drivable everyday.
The hotel I have been in serves dinner each night, with the economy we have been taking advantage of it....every little bit will help in the future. The food is not too bad really but high in calories. I have been watching my portions....the food is serve yourself...all you want. There are a lot of construction guys there, probably 75 or so each night, so they plan well.
Here is the...ummm...battle for me....the beer is only $1.50! and the first one is free! I told Angie last week that this free food is costing me a fortune! I learned from that one night of mistakes No more hanging out with all my buddies in the bar
But all in all OK on the weight. I weighed in at 171.8 this morning
ALLISON ~Before I read Dana's choice I was thinking burgers too or fajitas, rice and beans. Those seem to always go well with the kids that hung around here. Many times there were 20 kids or so but they wouldn't eat! Too busy hanging out and messing around. I learned to fix easy warming food....sometimes those girls would be here for 10 hours and not eat anything! And before you go there....it wasn't my cooking!! Have a great time....Nov. 29th rings a bell....oh yeah....as if I didn't know...this Nov. 29th I would have been married 30 years.....would have. Oh and one thing that always goes around here for parties is the tortilla chips and salsa, hot and mild, and Angie's guac!
LILY ~ for SHANE!!! Another one of our heros! I got my first call yesterday from my nephew, he is in his 2nd month of basic for the NAVY....says it is boring but not too bad. Have a great time with your son...prayers continue.
EVERYBODY ELSE ~HELLO!
Angie is coming home and I need to go look like I did something all day besides give a pint of blood....
Lily - I just want to say, have a great visit with your son. You have been waiting a long time.
Allison - I am going to try your dip recipe - but they don't sell RoTel tomatoes here in Canada (that I know of) I guess if I can't find a spicy diced tomato, I can always make my own.
My master plan is to fatten up those around me - so I look slimmer
I have been pretty good in the food dept.
The exercise quota was not reached by any means.
Ok - let me rephrase that - the food dept. was fine...until this afternoon.
I mondo power cookie (great ingred. - but probably highly caloric + a big glass of wine ) Back on the wagon tomorrow.
Hi everyone, my son made it home 2 hrs. earlier today than planned. It was a rush to get the yard decorated and to get to the airport. I didn't have time to put on make-up and the news crews were there. Of course my tears of joy would have made the make-up run anyway! I'm just ecstatic to have him here. He's already taken his new Harley for a ride and now he's visiting with a couple of friends. I figured he'd be too tired to do anything today , but he said he slept the 12 hr. leg of flight from Germany to Dallas. He's too excited to rest right now anyway.
Thanks Meg for your vote of confidence. Bad thing is I can already pull the 7's down without unbuttoning them. Maybe I jumped the gun on buying the bigger size and should just workout more and wear the 5's. I'm dusting off my trusty treadmill tonite and plan to do most of my workouts at home while Shane is here.
We're planning a large family/friend cookout for next weekend when DH will be home too. I'll try to get lots of pics. Today Lacy took her camera to the airport and forgot and left it in the car. Kids!
Lily, I'm so glad that Shane is home. Enjoy every min. that he's there. Please tell him that we love and appreciate him too. I hate this war, but I pray for our soldiers every day. I'm sure those 5's will be loose again soon.
Yesterday I was OP all day. I probably didn't get enough calories in, but i've been over doing it for a few days and figured my body could do with a few less. I found I slept better last night too. Instead of a night time snack I had a cup of hot herbal tea and that seemed to relax me. Now, why can't I always remember that?
This is not the first time one of my posts has had that heading.
I came home (from a very nice shopping trip with my 11 yr. old niece) to find my DH tucking into fried chicken and chips . Not only that but there was a package of chocolate chip cookies and a huge chocolate bar on the counter . He was going to gobble all of it down before I got home but I arrived 2 hours earlier than expected.
I had planned a nice vegetarian home-made pizza for dinner. I am still having that and so is he, apparently.
I will stay OP today and tomorrow night I will go out to a concert with my DH wearing my skinny jeans and looking fabulous!
I know he's stressed but will he ever learn that pigging out is not the answer? I, paragon that I am, have conveniently forgotten that I ate 20 little chocolate bars two nights ago.
But at least I'm trying to stay OP. He doesn't have a plan half the time and keeps complaining about his weight. I can't baby sit him. I have enough problems looking after my own calories . I will keep offering him the healthy food.
There, the rant's done . Thanks for listening and have a great Saturday night all!
Struggling to keep going
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but I've retreated to my office with fresh coffee and will wait another hour or so and eat my cottage cheese and raspberries.... 
, which means there's no candy for me to eat 
. And, luckily, I work from home, so I don't have to worry about any bags of candy mysteriously appearing at work. If anything appears, I know how it got here! 
and then I went out to dinner on Wednesday but came home and got right back on plan 
. Yay me! The dinner was Ethiopian, so I don't think it was too bad except that you eat everything with that spongy bread. Any one know how bad that bread is? Is it really high in calories?
everyday.
No more hanging out with all my buddies in the bar 
) Back on the wagon tomorrow.
Men - Arrrgh!!!
. Not only that but there was a package of chocolate chip cookies and a huge chocolate bar on the counter 
DH wearing my skinny jeans and looking fabulous!
that I am, have conveniently forgotten 
. I will keep offering him the healthy food.
. Thanks for listening and have a great Saturday night all!