Morning Ladies

I am at work bright and early today following my little scheme for this week. Technically not a detox but more of a "Sick and tired of being sick and tired" kind of thing.

I am cutting out a few possible allergens from my diet for the week and replacing them with the stuff we all know we need more off. I have a little bit more info on the "scheme" and the reasons behind it at my blog so you are welcome to come take a gander.

This morning I was actually awake before the alarm and was up with the sun (first time in a long time!) and had a lovely breakfast of wheat free museli w/ fresh blueberries and rice milk and organic carrot, ginger and apple juice which was surprising yum.

The weekend was good - a long weekend due to Australia Day on Friday. Hot, hot, hot though. 40 degrees on two days so the air conditioner got a good workout.

I hope everyone's weekend was great - here's to a great week!

Hi Ange! Nice to see you back around to start the weekly chat!

Eating has been back on track mostly the past couple of days. On track enough for me to feel good about the progess I've made. Tonight's dinner (which I'm eating right now) is SO good.... It's the first time I've made curry and I think this will be a recipe to stick around! It's so easy, too... Chicken, onion, apple, curry powder, plain yogurt, and brown rice. MMM.

I am comitted to exercise in Feb. I haven't gotten a work out in a really really long time, and I'm sick of it. I need to move! I'm for sure going to do it this month, my resolve is renewed! I wanna knock my fiance's socks off when I see him next!

Ange: Carrot, ginger, and orange juice actually sounds really yummy. A nice way to wake up, I'd imagine! You know a lot of us are wheat/dairy intolerant but we don't know it, i.e, we ignore the symptoms. Removing things you think might be making you feel icky for a week or two is an awesome experiment, and even if your mind tells you you're hating it, your body will love it! Good luck! (*off to go read the blog*)

Hey girlies!

Things are finally starting to feel normal again. I have not been working out, but I anticipated that. Now that I have no job and my wonderful gym is no longer mine, I have to get creative. Though I walk everywhere now, since it isn't intentional it just doesn't feel the same.

BUT

I weighed myself at the base where my friend is training for the Navy and the super accurate scale (so I'm told) said that I'm 135.4, which is 10 pounds down from where I was last year (I thought it was 5, but I'm not giving myself enough credit, I guess). I know it's only a few pounds, but it actually makes me feel like a successful maintainer knowing that I can handle a nasty winter (Ange, hush up over there with your air conditioning! ), the holidays and not working out without piling it on.

But man, was I dying last night on that treadmill.

Jaime- I'll be climbing back on that exercise horse with you! When do you get to see him next? Glad you updated the blog, btw!

Ange- You always have the freshest menus! Carrot, apple,a nd ginger juice all together? Great combo!

Hi all,

This is my first time posting in this particular thread - mostly I'm over in the SBD forums, but I thought that since this is my age group, I would see what it's like over here, as well!

I didn't lose a bit last week, and now I'm nervous about my weigh-in tomorrow. Does anyone else ever get that way - where you're scared to step on the scale, because if you didn't lose for a second (or third, or fourth) week in a row, you don't quite know what it'll do to you? I really worked hard this week, counting calories and all the rest, and I hope it'll pay off!

--Jenny

Good morning ladies My birthday was on Friday it was actually good, my office threw me a birthday party containing pizza and brownies, I had a slice of pizza but I didn't have any brownies, then Saturday my family threw me a birthday party, which was nice because matt was off, they had banana splits, mine contained more banana then ice-cream, which is surprising because I LOVE ice cream. and that was my first time having ice cream since I started trying to lose weight. My future brother in law is with us for the next couple days, Came in last night. Now I need to get back into the routine.
How is everyone?

Hi ladies,

I am a dummy and first posted this in the weekly weigh-in. Sorry about that - my brain was obviously not working first thing this morning.

I've been out of town on business for the last week. Food was eh...not terrible, but these conferences are basically a meeting followed by a feeding. I made some good choices and some bad ones. However, I hit the hotel's gym and walked on the beach often and came back at the same weight as when I left.

I controlled my snacking, too, which is always a challenge when I'm hanging around the house most of the weekend. Went for a nice bike ride on Sunday, and did weights at the gym Saturday. I'm feeling pretty good right now, even though I'm still (still, still! I sound like a broken record) 5 lbs over where I'd like to be. I'd like to at least get back down there and decide if it's a sustainable weight now that I'm on BC before I decide this weight I've been at for 9 months is more realistic for me. Besides there are some cute pants I'd like to wear again in my closet!

lovethatsara, way to control yourself with the ice cream.

welcome, Jenny!

junebug41, that's awesome news! good job!

britomart, mmm, the curry sounds really yummy. I tried a Thai green curry a few weeks ago. It was spicy but good.

Daisy, your brekkie sounds yummy. And you make me long for summer! (Though not for bikini season, which my gym instructor pointed out was just around the corner.)

Hi everyone else. Let's make this a great week!

Addendum: While I was copying this post into the proper thread, my office brownie fairy came around and I politely declined the brownie. The restaurant they came from doesn't make very good brownies, anyway. Mental pat on the back.

Megan, we all make mistakes...like me not seeing the weekly chat already started That shows what 4 hours of sleep can do

I'm about to go bust some moves, and probably my butt, on the new home gym So hello ladies, and here's to a great week!

Ange- I'm so jealous you had a warm long weekend! It is finally getting cold here and I hate it. I'm starting a detox kind of thing too. I definitely think eating right = feeling better. Why that doesn't click when I'm reaching for cake, I don't know.

Jaime- I like curry, but how does the yogurt fit into that dish? I'd like to learn to cook more with it, but I can't seem to wrap my head around that one.

Jen- Well congrats on the loss even though it came as a surprise! I'm going to have to learn some tricks once my membership runs out (ie, graduation.) I'm hoping that if I learn to love running now it will carry over then.

Jenny- Good luck on your weigh-in! Try not to stress, and just keep on doing all the good stuff.

Sara- Sounds like you`re incorporating good decision making seamlessly. Good job!! I guess that is the goal for all of us.


Back to work..! More catching up later.

Tomrrow will be 1 month that I have been PERFECT on my "diet." WOOHOO!!! (happy dance). 2 things I've noticed:
1. Eating healthy is a lot more expensive
2. When I plan to eat healthy I do eat healthy, but when I plan to eat not healthy... well all bets are off. I am visitng some friends at their college campus (they are a year younger, I already graduated) the weekend after Valentine's Day and we made all of these reservations at Chinese, Italian, and Mexian places that I LOVE LOVE LOVE. I know that that weekend I just might undo all of my hard work. I tell myself that I can't just binge that weekend because I worked so hard, but the devil on my shoulder said I should enjoy and it's not like I'm always there. To take 1 weekend off and then back to being good on Monday.

Hey girlies, hows it going? Me? Not much going on here just working working working. Got more on my plate than I can handle at the moment but whatever doesn't kill you only makes your stronger right?

Going grocery shopping tonight as well as going to try and get a run in...lord knows I need both.

daisy - saw your blog. Man better you than me is all I can say. Carbs rule my life. I know I couldn't do it, but I wish you all the best of luck!

brito - Me too about the exercise in Feb, lets make it a month to remember girly! Summer for the states is just around the corner...can you say HELLO BIKINI?

Jen - Where do you live in Denver? I have to start back on the exercise routine as well. Too bad we aren't closer running with a buddy is great I hear.

Jenny - Hey, welcome to the thread. I used to post on Chicks on the Beach but I found posting with ppl my own age that go through the same things I do is helping me immensely

lovethatsara - Happy belated bday! If you can't be bad on your birthday whats the point huh? Just back on track now like a good chickie

megan - I know what you mean about the meeting then the feeding. Everything my work does revolves around a party, luncheon or drinks. It can be hard to watch yourself when you are not eating/drinking on your own tab.

tracy - OOOOH a new home gym, bust some moves for me too!

lizzie - I love you new picture your hair is getting so long!

cookie - one month perfect on your diet, that requires some major celebration! I cannot even imagine that.

Stephie- Thanks! And yes, I agree what doesn't kill you makes you stronger!! At leasts whats what I'm telling myself too.

Jenna- Well you already said that you know you need to plan. I would say take 1 or 2 days off instead of the whole weekend. Like, take stuff to eat for the first day or plan what you`re going to eat at restaraunts and then eat reasonable portions of what you want the rest of the time. Don't ruin the visit by stressing about food, but don't forget all your hard work!

I've gotta make my update quick since I have to leave for kickboxing in a few.. I actually went to the gym 5 days last week which is more than I have gone in MONTHS... not five days, but that many days of the week.

Since I've finally started grocery shopping, I'm going to try to start incorporating clean eating into my diet. I've basically always tried to eat this way, but I'm actually taking the time to eat 5-6 small meals a day with complex carbs and protein. Its easier to do this when I have to plan my days anyway. May as well choose something good? I'm going to try to keep my food log in my blog for now.

Oh and three people have said I look like I've lost weight.. Grrrannted those people were my mom, my grandma and my therapist but... I'll take it. I've noticed my clothes fitting better. Now if I can just get back into my 16's and then my 14's I'll be feeling the real results.

Steph- 25th & Washington, right off of downtown. I'm ready to move to the mountains, I think!

Lizzie- you crack me up, girl. Plain and simple.

Megan- I can never stay on plan when I travel. I'm sure the exercise helped a lot, though, if only for the consistency.

Jenny- Welcome!


Sara- my bday was last week (monday) as well. Thankfully, my official celebration isn't until this weekend, so I got off light. That's a lot of goodies!

I have GOT to get off my butt. I stepped outside this morning and laughed at the notion of running outside. I am home all day by myself tomorrow, so I'm trying to think of things I need at the store and I will jog there and back for exercise. I'm getting desperate. I would just do cardio inside, but I have a very cranky downstairs neighbor

well, yesterday was interesting. i had a mild headache which i finally took something for before going to bed, but otherwise it was a good day and i stayed on plan. a couple of close calls that i nearly slipped up but i caught myself. i was making dinner and i had baked salmon while everyone else had crumbed fish and while preparing it there was a little bit of crumb on the tray and my immediate response was pick it up and put it in my mouth - but i caught myself in time. it was quite amazing how many times i had to catch myself like that. unconsious eating i call it.

i had scrambled eggs for breakfast and am going to have my morning tea soon of some frozen grapes. they really do help to curb my cravings.

jaime - apple in a curry? interesting. you make it sound delicious!

junebug - 10lbs down on last year is great! especially when you consider an average person increases their body weight by up to 7-10lbs each year.

jenny - welcome! try not to worry too much about the scale. if you can honestly tell yourself you did your best - that is all you can do. the scale will budge eventually. good luck!

sara - i was not much of an icecream person until just this summer - i can't get enough of them! nothing wrong with a treat now and then. besides, that healthy banana has to counteract the ice cream, right?

megan - excellent job on exercising while still at the conference. it is a terrible atmosphere sometimes and it just drinking and eating - but it sounds like you did great. well done!

tracy - hi!

cookie - you are right - planning is half the battle but it is the best way to try and stay on track.

stephie - you know the carb thing isn't so bad. still getting wholegrains (brown rice, oats, etc) but it is the cheese and dairy i am missing at the moment. i realised last night that nearly all of the snacks i wanted were dairy orientated. i hope you got your run in - it sounds like you need it as an outlet at the moment

lizzie - good girl, you can totally eat clean. just takes planning and dedication. one tip - don't be afraid to try new foods. i thought i would hate rice milk but it was surprisingly yummy!

phew! is that everyone? you gals have been busy!

The cold that was running around work finally got to me. My chest is congested and I think the regimen is shot for this week since I'm more focused on keeping fluids in my body than exercise. Good vibes for everyone else though!

Went to the YMCA earlier. Did my cardio on the treadmill, and fat burn on the cycle..tryed the higher cycle..and mannnn does that hurt your butt. Very uncomfortable. I also tried some new weigh machines, and it was great. Think I'll do all the ones I did today on my weight training days. Also tried the sauna, and whew...couldn't take it that much. So, went to the dry heat room for about 10 minutes..then found out the the heat in the sauna room was up quite high..so we turned it down..and it was better. lol.

Question. How often should you drink seltzer water? I've become quite addicted to it..it's like...soda to me now. lol.

Well, hope all you lovely ladies had a great day.