Hope everyone has had a wonderful Easter Day!
I am home from Clarksdale and food-wise, well…..I just suck!
Moving on…….

Didn't get on last night to report my calories because I was so exhausted at the end of the day. I did okay though....just over 2000, which is not within my weight LOSS range, but also not hitting weight GAIN territory for me. I ended up being taken out for brunch as well as the turkey dinner ( I suppose I could have ordered fruit or oatmeal or something, but...) so between the two big meals, and dessert (which i could have skipped, yes, but...) and a TINY bit of chocolate munching, I think I was up against a lot and did pretty well.

Well, didn't go to the gym this morning. I have a cough thing starting and it makes it hard to get a deep breath. I figured that spin class and coughing aren't a good combination. Hopefully it goes away soon.

Guacamole: I agree, too. It is good when you can get outside instead of always being in the gym. We're finally to the point that I can run outside instead of going to the gym. That will be good for now, until it gets really hot.

Bookmark: Looks like yesterday turned out to be pretty good for you. I think you did well with all that was going on!

Dread: Welcome back! Good to see you back here. Glad your work is going well! Now to get the rest of your life in balance. Such a trick!

K9Owner: Yeah, me too......

I gained 3.2 for the month. Just pathetic.

Hi all, It's been awhile since I have been here. I was getting so frustrated with the medications and steroids I was on for my Rheumatoid Arthritis - I tried hard to maintain but end up gaining 15 or so pounds. So back in January when I saw my doc and explained that the meds were causing physical problems, he ran blood work and found out that my liver was shutting down because of the medication. Soooooo.... had to stop that immediately and switch to yet another drug. I decided on my own that I was stopping the steroids at the same time. I know I have food allergies but was eating them anyway, making my symptoms much worst.

I also gave myself a good talking to and came to the conclusion that food is not my friend, I have to think of it as medicine to help my body. Since January 11th I am gluten free (yes I actually have an allergy to it, not just a lifestyle choice), I am also sugar free and have dramatically reduced my intake of any fake sugars to 1 drink a day. Eventually I will eliminate that as well. I am back to drinking a gallon of water daily - Weekends are a little harder to do that.

I bought a great daily pill box thing. It has separate boxes for each day of the week and each box has 3 compartments. It's nice an deep so it fits all the supplements I take, which makes it easy to slip it into my purse and ensures I take them all.

I am happy to say I am down 21.4 pounds and went from taking 7 prescription medications to 3. I am hoping I can eventually limit one of them to an as needed for pain. I feel so much better, I don't sleep all weekend long any more and my moods are a bit more consistent - at least as consistent as the can be during peri-menopause LOL

My motto now is I can lose 20 pounds 7 times... that makes it easier than thinking I have to lose 140 pounds. I am 1/7 of my way to my goal.

I hope that everyone is good and keeps moving forward even if you have challenges or set backs. Looking forward to being here often!

Kat

Current 249
Start 270.4
Peak 300
Goal - 130

Still not feeling well, so no gym today either. Makes me a little anxious to not be able to go. But, I hate it when others go and they aren't feeling well.

K9Owner: April will be better! Hang in there!

Kat: Wow! What a story you have, and it sounds like you have a great attitude now, moving forward! Glad you posted!

I like the "I can lose 20 pounds 7 times" thing, Kat. Makes it sound so much easier!

Sorry you're feeling ill, Slash. Seems like it's making it's way around the globe.

Yesterday was not great for me. Had some super stressful money related news (curse student loans and the millions of non-communicating agencies that deal with them!) which made me very mad and..of course..sent me diving head first into some junk food. Silly. So, I was well up on calories, but not as bad as a bad day would have been a month ago...and I got to the gym and really enjoyed getting all dripping sweaty, even though I remain bored with gym workouts..

Bookmark: I fell you on the gym workouts. Sometimes, they are a real drag to me too. Hang in there. Great job on at least making it to the gym!!

Diane: Feel better soon!! Being sick in the spring is absolutely NO FUN! (Not that being sick any other time of the year is better)

Kat: Thanks for posting. I love your perspective of 20 lbs x amount of times. That makes losing 20 lbs once not seem as bad, but when you're going up instead of down, it's not very encouraging. I'd just like to lose 5lbs and keep it off!!

Hi to everyone else.

It's been a very depressing week already for me. I consistently make terrible food choices, even when I have a choice of eating well. I eat dessert everyday. I eat well over my allotted calories everyday. The only good thing is I am moving more, but you cannot out-exercise poor food choices. This too shall pass.

Hello, everyone! So I've been off work for the last two days, and due to some rowdy shifts in the days before, I ended up sleeping for most of my semi-weekend. I did get to see Batman vs Superman, though!

Realized yesterday that my gym (that I haven't been to since I started work two months ago) is actually on my way home from work, and felt like an idiot for taking so long to figure that out. As soon as I start thinking about how much work it's going to be - all the hours and energy into working out, all the effort and will power and control that goes into dieting and watching what I eat - I freak myself out and just want to give up all together.

Reading Kat's post did me a lot of good in reminding me of something: that while it's always ultimately about the big picture, I need to keep focusing on the little, immediate things. I need to concentrate on packing my gym bag tonight and putting it by door so I don't "forget." Tomorrow, I'll concentrate first on getting the bag into my car, and then later after work, on actually going INSIDE the gym. Step by step. Meal by meal. Five pounds by five pounds. As a reward to myself, if I can make it to the gym six times in the next 12 days (the 12th day being pay day!), I'm going to get myself a pair of nice new workout shoes and maybe a small gym bag.

Kat: Congrats on getting your med count down!!! That's fantastic!

K9: This too shall definitely pass! Just because it's been a bad week so far doesn't mean the rest of the week can't be a little better.

Bookmark: I haven't gotten good and dripping sweaty in such a long time, it seems. I actually miss it a little! Good job!

Slash: Sorry you're not feeling well. Hopefully it passes soon! Hopefully you're getting plenty of rest.

Ugh. Scale's gone up THREE POUNDS to 220 this week. So frustrated with myself. Think I'll spend the day sulking and eating rather than doing something about it. I feel defeated. Twenty five pounds up since Christmas. I could cry.

Still no workout. I don't feel horrible, but I can't take a really deep breath without coughing, so it will be a few more days. I think I'll just give up until next week. So fun. Anyway, what I should be doing is lowering my food intake to compensate for the lack of calorie burn. Yep, that's what I SHOULD be doing. Ugh.

Bookmark: I'll sulk with you. I'm feeling sulky with not getting any workouts in. I hope you just bounce back and get back on track though! Hang in there.

Dread: New shoes and a new bag! Great incentive to go to the gym!! Keep going!!!

K9Owner: I wish I had great advice for you on making better choices. But I'm right there with you. Food.....

I want to give all you ladies giant hugs!

I've also been feeling pretty rotten about my food choices. There is one more day left in March, and I highly doubt I will reach my weight loss goal for this month. Every month I seem to give myself a free pass to go over calories and eat off plan foods because it's that time of the month.

Do my breasts feel like I'm hauling around dueling 10lb bowling balls? Why yes!

Does my lower abdomen feel like my fallopian tubes have come to life as warring cobras intent on issuing death blows to both each other and their hapless human host? Of course!

Do I cry at the slightest upset, including the fact that Marcia Clark and Christopher Darden didn't wind up as couple after the OJ Simpson trial? You bet!

But this doesn't give me free license to eat pasta, french fries, and other assorted carby carbs to my heart's content! No more excuses!

On the bright side, I did start the C2K app yesterday, giving myself the gift of the outdoors plus exercise. I'm just not into the gym at the moment.

Good morning ladies!

While it sounds like many of you are having a hard time getting to the gym or going over your food counts - when I look at your numbers I am so very impressed! I am going to be completely honest - I have no intention of starting exercise until I am below 200 pounds. I wish I could love it as much as it sounds like you all do. Frankly, I hate every moment of it. I have never found anything I enjoy doing physically - aside from napping Even when I was 140 pounds and exercised every day! Give yourselves credit!

I don't know what everyone is doing for diet plans. For me it is a modified Atkins - Protein and low carb, just not all the fat they talk about. I have found some great snack items that help with the cravings. On nausha nutrition's website, they have the proti-thin brand that has lots of snacks. I am a sweets eater, so I like the chocolate puffs and the peanut carmel puffs. they are made with soy and whey and are 15 grams of protein, 9 grams of carbs and I think 150 calories for the bag. They came in handy on Easter sunday! I treated them just like a special snack while everyone was eating cake. I poured them out into a pretty bowl and ate them one (or 2) at a time.


Guacamole Your description of PMS had me laughing and nodding my head! How accurate! Have you ever tried 5-HTP? It is great for PMS and pms symptoms. I use it for severe depression (it has worked better than any prescription) and no side effects! I noticed since I started it - over a year ago - that I no longer get the breast tenderness, cramping isn't as bad and I don't cry as easily at the silliest things.

Slashnl - be kind to yourself when you are sick. Don't force exercise when you are sick. Let your body heal.

Bookmark I understand, I really really do. Food truly is addicting and so hard to break that habit. You will get back on track when you are ready. Be proud of yourself for getting to the gym! The rest will come in time.


I have to go on a cruise for work next week - and while most people think "oh how fun" it really isn't. I will be working 24/7 keeping 240 employees happy and everything running smoothly. Its going to also be a huge challenge food wise. I keep telling myself I will stick to my food plan. I've even stocked up on my protein snacks to pack and take with me. Oh - and I hate dressing up. No matter what I wear, I always feel ... huge... repulsive... uncomfortable. Oh well. Its a week of not having to commute 90 minutes to work each way, right?

Thanks Kat, and Slashnl. I'm having a really hard time this year....with a few good weeks and lots of backsliding. This holiday has been really disappointing. I'm obsessing about how much I've gained back and this stupid pattern I have - how great would it be to have a straight forward weight loss trajectory!? Sigh. A new month already, tomorrow. Halfway to Summer and I'm in pretty poor shape in terms of my goals.

Blah. Sorry. I know it's not helpful to wallow, but I'm feeling pretty down on myself today. I'm as annoyed with myself over not enjoying my holiday (wasting it in front of the tv with food) as I am over the result (TEN POUNDS IN TWO WEEKS! grr, anger).

A new month can be motivating. I'll do some planning and goal reviewing today. It would be great to be back here in a month talking about how pleased I am with April.

Not much to report. I just decided to wait until Monday to go back to the gym, as long as this cough thing is done by then. So, not working out right now. Food is kind of off for me, too. I'll need to get it all back on track soon!

Bookmark: I get it. I'm hoping for much better in April, too. Let's make this happen!!!!

Kat: Hope you have some fun on the cruise. Working cruise doesn't sound as good as vacation cruise!!

Guacamole: I really liked the C25K app. It helped get me running!! Hope you enjoy it too!