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Not much to say this morning since I just posted last night.
I did add a goal to my signature. What I said to Lilion about Onederland or Sabotage, is just as much for myself as anyone. So I need to make that decision for myself.
I did a small conditioning workout this morning. Finally got my stability ball out and used the 8 pound weights. Hopefully by Friday, I'll have my VCR/DVD players hooked back up and I can use some of my workouts from tape/DVD again. The stuff on FIT TV is a great workout if you already weigh 120 and have enormous endurance. I find myself sitting and staring more than anything else.
Celery - Welcome to the group. Hope you find your way over to the new thread. It can be confusing to follow if you're new. I have trouble with the drink water, run to the potty thing.
Thin - Work hard!
I'm off to the shower and then work. I'm getting my hair cut and highlighted tonight so it will be another late night home.
Make today a great OP day!
Promise for the day:
1. No starchy carbs. No candy! No junk food!
2. Walk 20 minutes.
P.S. I stole the idea of the promises from Valerie. I loved her promises to herself. I think its added a new sense of commitment to the group! Thanks Valerie for the inspiration!
Last edited by Terri in MO; 07-06-2006 at 07:46 AM.
For those of you who were thinking my office had calmed down, never fear!!! Yesterday was a big day. The HR person threw in the towel. She "reprimanded" on of the MA's(medical assistant) who was super busy playing with her video camera. She had interrupted everyone in the office one by one getting "personal" interaction with everyone. Then she was spending the rest of the afternoon editing her masterpiece. The HR person had the audacity to tell her to put her camera up and get back to company business. Well it ended in a few more words, and the HR person told the MA that if she didn't want to spend her time on WORK, she (HR) would take the parking card of the MA and escort her to her car. Well this particular MA is one of a trio that are the pet of one particular doc. He just happened to be in the office (his day off) so the MA went to the doc and "told" on the HR person. The doc immediately charged to the HR office and told the HR person that she was "overstepping her bounds" This MA had been there 10 years and could do anything she wanted to do!!! So HR person called administrator (off playing) and told him that she would finish out the day, finish payroll (thank goodness!!)and have her desk cleaned out, but that she would NOT be back. She later told me that she was hired to make sure policy and procedure was followed, and if she couldn't tell people to quit playing and get back to work she wasn't needed. So Today should be fun. I'll keep you posted!!!
On the personal front, nothing much has changed, I've gotten another whole week of excuses not to exercise, and food has been whatever is handy!!! I've got to get back on track!!!
PS I'm so glad I found this spell checker!!!You all are probally glad I found it too!!!
Sounds like you work in "MY" old workplace....I'm routing for the HR person...but knowing politics I rather doubt that she will prevail.....what a mess..no wonder your workplace is more like a soap opera than a professional office...and do they really think patients don't notice......
Anyway..good for you managing to survive and NOT take out the stress it must cause at the food machines....
I succombed this morning to home made (by one of my DDILs) banana bread....one of those...I stepped on the scale, was up 5 pounds...which my brain knew was a glitch but my heart sank kind of things as I haven't exceeded 900 cals this week and haven't exceeded 1400 any day in 5 weeks...and then promptly shot myself in the foot. The good news is that Kathy makes everything with no fat (applesauce in lieu of oil and egg beaters in lieu of eggs) so the "damage" was far less than it could have been. The "test" for me now (as this all happened before 7am) is whether or not I can stick with my food plan for the rest of the day. In the past I would have tried to "compensate" and reduce my intake but my intake is low enough anyway on Medifast that if I do that I'll really set myself up for a binge....OR in the past I'd say "well I've blown it once so why not go out for ice cream etc...lucky it is way too close to payday to have extra "blowable" cash....Cross your fingers for me please...that I just count that as breakfast....(though 1/4 of a loaf of banana bread is a bit more than my "normal" breakfast on plan..) and jump right back "on"...if I can do that I will count that as a HUGE win....
Hugs to all....
2cute...thoughts and prayers are with you, your sister and your family at this difficult time....
Well ladies, I did it! On my walk back to my car yesterday I stopped and signed up for yoga. So today at 5:30 I'll take my first basic yoga class. Here's hoping I don't make a fool of myself. I invited my friend I've mentioned before to come with me. (I know she's in way worse shape than I am. This is for her benefit, really, not to make me feel better about myself. Really! ... Okay, I am a bad friend. ) Her daughter really wants to come, so they both may come. Then we can watch the lean 15 year old and feel really bad! Frankly, the walk up to the third floor studio is workout enough! I also parked at my 6/10 of a mile spot again today, so I'll get in walking on top of yoga. Still not on the I.M. yet...but one thing at a time!
Food was pretty good yesterday. I managed to avoid the fatty snacks. I did have a Breyer's light ice cream bar after dinner, but that's WAY better than the tube of pringles I wanted...so I feel pretty good about it. I had a relatively fattening breakfast, but I've got a sensible lunch planned. So far, so good on the new start. Still haven't gotten around to journalling and counting the points like I should, but I'm getting there.
Terri: You are absolutely right! I can make it to onederland! I'll be Alice in Onderland! (For those who don't know, my real name is Alice.) We can BOTH do this! Race you!
Barbara: I love your office stories - it makes this **** hole sound so nice and normal! What a place to have to deal with every day! I suspect I'd be looking high and low for a different job if I were you.
Celery: You don't have to be 300+ to post here - in fact, we all wish we hadn't been! So join in and chat away!
I don't really have much else to say today. Guess I should get moving on real life...and I hope you all have a happy, healthy, OP day!
Babysteps: You posted same time as me! 900 calories a day! Is that all you get? I couldn't even begin to lose weight eating that little! I know nothing about Medifast. Do you take suppliments and stuff that adds to that calorie intake? I mean, no offense, if it works for you great, but that seems really, really low to me. The only time I counted calories I was at about 1500 per day and my ww points run about 1400 calories right now I think and was closer to 1700 when I started.
ANYWAY - Keep your chin up! There was no "damage" from a little bit of low-fat banana bread! Forget you ever ate it and keep moving full-speed ahead!
1. Stick to da plan (1200 vegan calories)
2. Drink the water
3. Right after I type this put on my gym clothes and go to the gym before I talk myself out of it cuz what I really want to do is flop on the couch with the chihuahua and cat and finish reading my fascinating book....
Will she do it? Will she make it to the gym or will the book win out?
Baby Steps, dont you just hate it when you have followed da plan so well for so long and you deviate just once and it seems like you've wrecked everything? The other day I ate a tiny TINY piece of my daughter's birthday cake and gained a pound which hasn't budged since. However, I know in the big scheme of things it will all work out but it can be very disheartening, huh?
Good moring to everyone. I had a very nice day yesterday. A friend of mine drove nearly 5 hours total just to spend the day with me. Then he even gave me $100 gift card for Home Depot! We sat and chatted, went to a cute movie with Adam Sandler called Click. See it if you haven't! Then we had lunch. Mmmm, charbroiled seafood sampler, prawns, scallops, salmon and Ahi. I was so good, no sauce, no salt, salad with lemon and steamed veggies! We ended at Starbucks for herbal tea and more chat. Gotta love this friend. Boy did I need it just about now.
As to my plan, my weigh in day is Wed, and I'm
-1.8 pounds this week. One other benefit i'm noticing is that I have the longest and strongest nails i've had my entire life! That's something for me.
to Celery!
Vortex, Micro Greens are the young/tender/mini version of the greens that we are supposed to eat but many don't, like collards, turnip, endive, mustard, cress, arugala. They are grown much like herbs would be and cut just after the first new leaves appear. They are much easier to eat. Apparently they come in different mixes. I bought them already grown at Trader Joes, but there are a lot of sites that sell the seeds (obviously much cheaper if you can grow them) This is one site http://www.sproutpeople.com/seed/microgreens.html
Baby steps, ouch, 900 calories? I know you are on a doctor supervised plan, but my first reaction would be that you are starving and the body is desperately trying to hold on to what it's got! I would personally have to question my doctor. Of course that's just my 2cents, but I do worry. I've been up to 1800 calories on some days and after looking at my average on Fitday for a month it's been around 1500.
2cute, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Terri, I find that if anyone, especially my ex would tell me "you're not strong enough" I would kill myself to prove them wrong! I know, i'm the only one that suffers, but still...
Lilion, YEAH! on the walking!
Sue, NO WALLOWING! Excellent philosophy!
Thin, Ooo, purple! I had my whole room done that way years ago. Loved it!
Valerie, Dressage, Dressage, Dressage...
Terry, BUSTED..yup, lurking for a bit...just not much to say
Celery, 8 glasses? Wanna try 16? I have found that it seems to level out in my system. Not so many trips these days. It DOES get better.
I'm new and a little lost, but eventually will be finding my way around. I have a little over 200 lbs to lose and this site has so much inspiration. I have been overwieght my entire life and really want to experience life as a healthy and fit person. I am taking it 25 lbs at a time and it is working so well. I am also counting calories instead of being on a specific program... that seems to be working much better for me. I don't feel deprived. I can have anything as long as I don't go over my recommended calorie intake and I find myself making really healthy choices. You are all such a huge inspiration... I can't wait to get to know everybody.
Terri - I so much like your Promise for the day, I don't care if you stole them, they will be good for us. It's been like the office candy jar isn't there today.
Barbara - Have you ever thought of writing for a soap opera? What a work environment! I hope you can take the whole thing as funny ... I wish I had had the guts that your former HR has, to just walk from a position that is obviously untenable. People.
Paula -- I just can't have those kinds of breads in the house. I swear, they have my name tatooed on their aromas! Maybe you could freeze it, so you just can't grab a hunk as you go past? And you're right - there is no way you could have gained 5 lbs.
Lilion - I briefly worked on a job where we had a yoga class after work. I found it very restful - one woman actually fell asleep!
Guys, I'm feeling a little needy here. I posted about the cholesterol issue - I did a little research, and it seems that I'm heading in the right direction, but I'm not really there yet. My overall cholesterol and LDL cholesterol are too high, but my HDL is also up. I made an appointment with a dietician for the end of the month - first available appointment - and I've floundered a bit, trying to get cheese and other saturated fats out of my diet. It's just that the SB approach of using low-fat cheese and meats as snacks was working in the weight department. The dietician is attached to the same place as the exercise physiologist I went to, and I wasn't thrilled with her, although she was nice, so I'm trying to get all my ducks in a row before I go - but I find that having whole grains around is awfully tempting.
On the 4th, my husband and I went for a long walk - over an hour at a botanical garden near my house. I wanted to celebrate being in better shape - there is no way I could have done this 6 months ago. My knees HURT - I haven't been able to get to sleep until, like 2 AM since then. Too much exercise. Skipped exercise last night, and have water aerobics tonight. I guess to really get this going, I'll have to get the knee surgery, which means going to my doctor, and starting the process.
I'm feeling sort of trapped - tooth surgery, reorganizing my diet, going to my MD, and, telling my boss that I'll be missing time. She's not bad, really, and she had surgery earlier this year, but taking sick time is not a good idea at this place - I hate even admitting I want to take vacation. I want to stay here until I retire.
I know that all of this has sort of bunched up around me because I put caring for myself off - for many years, I commuted over 50 miles each way, because the jobs I got were far from where we lived, and my husband did not want to move. Now we've moved, and the commute doesn't suck all my energy away, we have DD's education and needs under control, and I look at the mess I've made of myself, and I almost despair. Last night, I took a bath when I couldn't sleep, and cried.
I know, one step at a time.
I bought a notebook, and have started a food and exercise journal to take to the dietician. I have all the appointments set up for my tooth implant.
Posting this is giving me the determination to write an e-mail to boss telling her what my needs are, and offering to come in on a weekend, to make up the time. I'll post once I do that.
Oh Sue - I'm sorry you're down right now. I know what it's like to feel like things have gotten out of control. But it sounds like you are doing things now that you need to, to get your life in order for YOU! Clearly, you've been a great mom and wife and looked after them, now you need to look after you! Are you on some sort of pain killers for the knee pain? I'm sorry, I've missed so many posts over the past few weeks that I probably missed ones about health problems. I take Lipitor for my cholesterol and am SO greatful to have it! Both my parent's had heart bypasses prior to passing away - from heart problems - so I know how important it is to get that cholesterol down. Some people can't get it down without help. My in-laws both eat very healthy diets and they both have to take meds to keep thiers down. I'm sure your Dr. will know what's best. And I hope the memo to the boss has the desired effect!
Debiann: I'm sure you'll like it here! Can't wait to get to know you!
Karen: on the loss! WTG!
Celery: Good going on the Gym! A victory for you!
Well, I managed to avoid the cake and cheesecake that has been right outside my office this whole day! I did, however, break down and go get myself a coffee smoothie a bit ago! I was really flagging sitting at this desk all day. 2 1/2 shots of espresso and mocha powder blended with ice...not sure of the calories, but it had to be better than the cheesecake! Plus...I'm AWAKE!
Welcome, Debiann! Don't feel lost. You've come to the right place. Check out the "stuck" thread at the top of the list marked "NEWBIES" that will give you some navigational tips. Any other questions, feel free to holler.
Didn't do any planning today, and I've done all right, except I'm hungry at almost 9 p.m. I do have some calories left for the day, so I'm trying to think of something small that will take the edge off. AND I PROMISE I will PLAN tonight for tomorrow's food.
I'm down a few pounds but I only officially record once a week, but I do love these first few pounds even if they're all water... so encouraging.
Hey, did I mention my friend-who's-possibly-looking-for-more gave me a call Monday out of the blue "just to say hi"? He was visiting his family and had gone for a walk by himself. I know it's nothing to shout about, but honestly I haven't been in a position like this in, oh, um, 20 years? So I'm working hard on learning how it all works again.
Terri--Surely farm work IS exercise, no? Glad you had a good day. Here's to another one tomorrow.
Celery--WELCOME! I find 8 glasses a day hard, too. But I have learned that I really do feel better if I at least get close... and it reduces the gain and loss of water weight that makes the scale seem finicky. So I keep on trying. Good job with the gym! What is your fascinating book?
Barbara--Work sounds nuts, as usual, and life sounds hectic! Maybe just focus on one thing, say exercise or food? That's what I try when things seem out of control... just pick one small thing and see if it can be squeezed in. Hang in there!
Lilion--Your real name is Alice? My alter-ego's real name is Alice! How was yoga? Good job staying away from the cheesecake.
Karen--Thanks, I'm going to try those microgreens.... sounds pretty cool.
Debiann--Welcome! I hope you'll stick around. I find this place helpful in keeping me focused, and everyone is supportive and caring. Way, way better than going it alone.
Sue--You need a group hug, I think, among other things! Hang in there. Remember you're taking good steps right now, and NOW is the only time you have any control over. I practically slap myself sometimes when I start thinking about the past. It's gone, we're here, so let's do good things here and now and then tell ourselves how ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL we are for doing them! Really, do me a favor, go look in the mirror and tell yourself you're ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL, wouldja? Because you ARE... you're doing it now, you have the determination and the courage and you're making use of them.
Old Hens - 40+ and Ready to Lose!!! #75
So today at 5:30 I'll take my first basic yoga class. Here's hoping I don't make a fool of myself. I invited my friend I've mentioned before to come with me. (I know she's in way worse shape than I am. This is for her benefit, really, not to make me feel better about myself. Really! ... Okay, I am a bad friend. 
) Her daughter really wants to come, so they both may come. Then we can watch the lean 15 year old and feel really bad! 
You don't have to be 300+ to post here - in fact, we all wish we hadn't been! So join in and chat away!
We sat and chatted, went to a cute movie with Adam Sandler called Click. See it if you haven't! 
Then we had lunch. Mmmm, charbroiled seafood sampler, prawns, scallops, salmon and Ahi. I was so good, no sauce, no salt, salad with lemon and steamed veggies! 
Boy did I need it just about now. 
to Celery! 
I've been up to 1800 calories on some days and after looking at my average on Fitday for a month it's been around 1500. 
I have found that it seems to level out in my system. Not so many trips these days. It DOES get better. 
You are all such a huge inspiration... I can't wait to get to know everybody. 
on the loss! WTG!
