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Heh, people. Sorry for the absence and thanks for you concern. I'm OK, but not. Broke down one night and SMOKED! Disgusting, I know. But, that's over and done with. I'm not going to let it bother me...just as long as it doesn't continue. But elsewise, I'm in a bad way. Can't get any sort of eating under control. Have lost direction...incentive...motivation. So bummed. Sick of my financial situation. Never knowing if I'll be able to make it. Debts growing. Nowhere to borrow from. Just found out a friend with whom I hadn't been in contact with the past year died last night. I'm sick of it all, really. The promise of work that started the year out didn't work out. What a scam. They guy apparently just got tired of talking to me and hasn't replied to my emails, even though I had jumped through hoops to help him out, meeting him on New Year's Day and doing a tape after work. Damn. I am so sick of all the garbage...OK, make plans...stick to them. I don't know. Just keep on, right?
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Sorry things suck, Red. But, there are some things you can control, so try.
As for me, today is day 5, round 2. I didn't lose anything at my WW weigh in. Disappointed. Nothing. Oh well, I'm not giving up. |
THIS, is the question of the day. Ask it!
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Oooh Red, I really liked that video! So inspirational! And you WILL move forward, just keep on!
Walk a dog, Day 9 complete, 1 pause left. Calorie bank: 2504 My memory from yesterday is fuzzy, but I did burn off 71 extra cals and I'm fairly certain I didn't log them yet, so it looks like I chipped another little bit off. Yay. Yesterday was supposed to be swim day so I went to the gym instead. I figure I can substitute a circuit work out for a swim. I should try to get in a jog later.Shoot I have a meeting. :p Welcome CosmicGal! You've picked some great challenges! Now stick to it! |
Hang in there Red! you are in our thoughts. you can do it! Just one day at a time.
As for me. Day one on both challenges. Woke up and had breakfast. It was just a small bowl of oatmeal but I got it down. With a glass of water I might add. I also completed my other challenge of drinking three glasses of water today. Not a bad start. Looking forward to day two. Thanks for the welcome Apple Blossom. I am going to try! |
Walk a dog, Day 10 complete, 1 pause left.
Stick to exercise schedule, Day 3 complete, 2 pauses left. Calorie bank: 2404 Just checking in! |
Good video, Red.
Cosmic, good job with the oatmeal. I never have trouble eating breakfast, in fact, I have trouble having too much breakfast. I have really had some extra activity the last couple of days. First, we have over 20" of new snow, shovelling had to be done. But, today, I was inspired and worked really hard cleaning the house. I'm tried, but it was worth it. So, on top of dancing, I really have had bonus activity. Maybe I will see that scale move this coming week? Wouldn't that be great? We shall see. |
Happy New Year!! Yes, AGAIN! It's Friday, Jan. 14 here already and this is the first day of the new year according to the Julian calendar. Eastern European countries still use the calendar, which some pope banned back in the 16th century and made the current Gregorian calendar, to determine certain traditional holidays.
SO.....here is MY chance at another chance at success!! LOL. (I'll get another chance on Feb. 3 with the Chinese New Year....lol) So, I'm cracking down, yet again. Forget the no-smoking. I consider myself a non-smoker again. Here's the latest: The (name to be determined later) Challenge -- 2,000 calorie limit! -- anything allowed -- try to plan ahead -- Day 0 completed A sweet lady I'd known from the old riding club died the other day, so tomorrow after work I'll be going to the wake. She had Hodgin's disease and was still quite young. Her horse was stabled in the stall next to mine and she always brought my horse goodies. I hadn't been in contact over the past year after leaving that stable and she had taken off. I was thinking of her just the night before and the next morning I got an email telling me she had died. Too sad. I was reading this book The Survivors Club and did the profile on if and what kind of survivor I am. Check it out on survivorprofiler.org (make sure you write profilER, because if not it goes to another site). Apparently, I'm a Realist (heh, could have told you that without taking the lengthy test) and my strengths are Intelligence (?!?!), Resilience and Empathy. I am iffiest on Love, Faith, and Purpose...yup, could have told you that too... Now, the thing is, that "intelligence" part may be there, but I haven't been APPLYING it in a long time. :lol3: From the sight of me, always dumpy, always too much fat on me, you'd think I was a pretty dim bulb. But, I'm not, I'm not, I'm really not....dim bulb says blinking erratically. So, I figured it was about time to screw in one of my reserve bulbs, one that'll up the wattage to prepare people for the blinding light that will follow when I knock off 25 lbs. Yeah!! Well, everyone, hello, :wave: and I'll try to get up off my arse (getting BIGGER, again!) Welcome CosmicGal! :welcome: Later, all! |
Hey thanks again RED!!!
Well, Who knew a tiny bowel of oatmeal and fruit would become something I do not look forward too. I get it down though so that is a good thing. And I did my water too. So far so good!!! Day two Both challenges completed. Eating Breakfast and Drinking three glasses of water. |
Sure thing, Cosmic! Big bowls of oatmeal is what I'm used to, so for once today I had something else. I really don't understand why more people don't like oatmeal. I guess you have to have the real stuff, not that pasty stuff the cereal killers try to push on the public, totally overprocessed and laden with sugar. Are you getting the real stuff, Cosmic? Steelcut oats that you have to cook! Great stuff. And your "bowels" will love you! :lol3:
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Personally, I love oatmeal.
Cosmic, why not vary the breakfast if you are repulsed by the oatmeal? I think there are some great granola bars that would be more like "candy" to you and not as dull and overly filling, but have the same kind of nutrients. Maybe one of those with a piece of fruit would be better? I love breakfast, but I try to have something different every morning as I get bored, boredom is my enemy as when I am bored, then I get off track. Red, sorry about that lady you knew. I can kind of relate today. Today would have been my dad's birthday, Jan. 14th. This is his 5th birthday in heaven, I sure hope he's there and that I do see him again one day and what they all say is true. I try hard to believe that. But, I have to say I do have doubts. It's something we humans grasp onto as death is so final. As for a better subject, today is Round 2, Day 7.... on a roll. I plan to find some uplifting songs to dance to as I am sad today. Dancing does truly help. I can start off sad but the movement and music is helpful. Have to plan ahead for dinner tonight. I wonder if we will eat out or in? I need to lead the family along sometimes and often I am just as clueless as they are. But, a healthy meal is in order. |
derry, I'm so sorry to hear this is a painful day for you. I know how you feel. I lost my mother when I was 23. She was younger than I am now. And though it's been far longer than 5 years, her birthday always brings moments and minutes of sadness.
Your father is with you no matter what if any afterlife there is. He is with you because he gave you life of course and because of all the time you spent together and all the things that you learned from him. Celebrate his memory and try to laugh as you would have laughed were he here....but of course, crying is fine too....it's natural, totally. If at some point you can laugh and if he can see you, good, if not, you honor him and cherish the he that is part of you. Hugs to you. :hug: |
Walk a dog, Day 11 complete, 1 pause left.
Stick to exercise schedule, Day 4 complete, 2 pauses left. Calorie bank: 2260 I need to add 15 min of stretching to my challenges, but I might stealth it for a while. That might be as hard as the no beer challenge. I am not a fan of stretching, but I was REALLY stiff after running yesterday. I feel like such an old lady. :( Cosmic, the reason that breakfast is my favorite meal of the day is that there are so many delicious and easy things to eat! Bleh on oatmeal! (I spent a month on a backpacking trip and I could not eat oatmeal for a long time after that.) And it's also important to eat different things, like Derry said, to avoid boredom. Derry and Red, sorry for your loss. :hug: Enjoy the memories you have of your loved ones. Red hope your light bulb is a CFL! But shame on those people who think of you differently just because you weigh 25 pounds less!!!! |
Holy Moley! I was going to say -- We do NOT, I repeat, we do NOT have liftoff.....ah, well, that is, not in the sense I wanted to begin my challenge. BUT, on second thought, I realized I am getting ahead of myself.
We DO have liftoff but the challenge is changing. After yesterday's tally I realized I have no sense of calories anymore. I mean, I know how many are in things, but I have this unbelievable sense of denial about what I am shoveling in my mouth! I have become so used to eating calorie-dense foods that I doubled!!!! my target calorie limit. Unbelievable. And to think that, though I knew I was over, I never thought I was that far over. It's no wonder my weight goes up/stays high. Damn! I even rechecked my figures twice because I thought I had screwed up the math. Nope. So, I am going to enforce calorie counting (something I despise) because if I don't get over this point, I am doomed, or rather, my weight-loss plans are doomed. So, yesterday stands as my first day of AWARENESS...where all change begins! NO pauses are allowed. Approximations (on the high side) are fine. Of course, the goal is to keep calories under 2,000 (with exercise!) Calorie Awareness Challenge -- Day 1 completed ************** Apple -- I didn't even know what a CFL was, but I looked it up and I suppose that's the better kind! :yes: Thanks for the condolences. I have decided to go to the wake today to pay my respects but NOT pay the usual 10,000 yen ($120) that is expected from people. This will involve some embarrassing avoidance of the reception table but I just can't afford it.... And I know the deceased would understand. She loved horses and my horse and wanting to not have her sent to the knackers means a big expense for me. I justify it since I don't have children (except for four-legged kinds). :) Apple, you and I are similar with the aversion to stretching. I am so tight and it is a vicious cycle. The more you exercise, the tighter you get, unlike what many people think. So, at least we're ahead of the game there, but it is important. Jockey friends of mine take yoga and stretch religiously to avoid injury if they fall. And since you and I fall off the wagon a lot, we had better gain some flexibility, right?! :lol3: |
Round 2, day 8.
Thanks for the kind words, guys. I'm doing better today. It's only 2 degrees here in NH and we have so much snow. That is also contributing to my mood. I changed my facebook profile and other photos to summer and spring photos today. : ) Red, do you have what they refer to as a "smart phone"? I have an iPhone and there is a really cool application that you can do calorie counting with. I liked it when I was not doing WW and it was really quite convenient. I can find the same thing on line for you if you do not have a phone like that, if you wish. It's a nice way to track. I do hate tracking food/calories but I am resigned to it now (heavy sigh) as a means to finally accomplish this goal. I've been playing games for so long, trying to avoid it. I hope that makes sense. I "pretend" to be good and then after making an excuse and eating the wrong foods, I can be good for a few days and then wonder why I have not lost the weight? I know who is responsible - me. Time to grow up and be responsible and live the program that is there for me to follow. You can't do it half-assed and expect results. I'm saying this about me, not you, but I sense we are very much alike? So, live the life today. Be the person we are striving to be. Have an apple or banana instead of that junk food. Include some protein and drink some water with it. You'll feel so much better in the end. Hugs |
Sorry its been so long since I posted I'm still trucking along, but work has been crazy.
Took a pause day but other wise still goin! Level 2 - Track All Food Eaten On FitDay - Day 13 Completed, 1 pause taken Level 3 - No Fast Food - Day 12 Completed, 2 Pause Taken Hi all! |
Well, I went to the wake and met all the people from the riding club I haven't seen in a year. It was so nice to see them. The setting was all wrong of course, but the deceased I think would have been happy. There were photos of her and her horse all over, and a slide show like thing going on next to the altar (or whatever it's called here). Her show outfit and riding notebook, everything was there as a type of shrine to her. It was very touching and, had I not been very good at totally shutting down emotionally so as not to break down, I would have broken down. The family was utterly distraught. So sad. I heard from the riding club people that she was at the club for the new year party in a wheelchair and on IV. Died nine days later. She so loved her horse and riding and I think it's what kept her going as long as it did. Damn, I better stop writing because I'm starting to cry and have to leave for work now.
Anyhow, wakes are strange things here, somewhere in between an Irish wake and a solemn one. There is food and drink, but the family members stay in the room with the body and there you have to do lots of bowing and lighting of incense or touching it to your forehead three times etc. So there is this sudden switch between moods all within one room or hall and it's hard to know what kind of face to put on. Well, on the challenge front, I was very aware of the calories and wrote everything down and made some good choices among the usual junk and calorie dense things. It's very hard to eat right because there is nothing to eat and nowhere to eat it here. Or, and this is more often the case, the low-calorie things are so unappealing to me. Well, I guess it's time to retrain my taste buds. I used to be able to do it. I will just have to come up with some compact brown-bag type of lunch and -- this is the hardest thing --- NOT feel "entltled" to garbage because I've done the stuff I don't enjoy. Calorie Awareness Challenge -- Day 2 completed ************** derry -- I had to laugh at what you wrote. Yes, we are very similar and it looks all the more ludicrous when you see someone else writing it all out, the things I do as well. I especialy had to laugh at the "I can be good for a few days and then wonder why I haven't lost weight." Yes, those days are HARD, that's why, because we are so out of line normally. It's kind of like someone going through the motions at the gym and acting utterly exhausted and I think, what the heck?! But, of course, for them, at this point, it no doubt is a huge effort. Got to up the level. I need to get a good philosophy for this, something I can use as a slogan or something, a reminder many times during the day that will keep me on track. "Growing up" and being "responsible" don't do it. I need something that speaks to me personally....probably something twisted and perverse... :lol3: No, I don't have a "smart phone," but am not into digital things much at all. I prefer notebook and pen. And that is working. I can always approximate the calories till I look them up. I have (from decades of calorie contemplation) a good idea. When I don't know, I am just saying, DON'T eat it! And you're right about not being able to do it half-assed. Half-assed means double-assed, doesn't it!? :lol: (btw, take note, derry, the word "half-assed" gets through the mindless computer check but its derivative "a$$" doesn't. That's why yesterday I had to write "arse." Considering the mindlessness of it and illogic, whoever came up with this must have been Japanese....) Pink, Good to see you and good to see you're still doing your challenge. :bravo: Come in and chat more often if you can! :yes: |
Round 2, Day 9. Dancing days are here again challenge! Dancing is good for me, it's exercise, it is not boring and it lifts my spirits.
OK, Red. Today is Day 1 of a new thing for me. It's an attitude challenge and it's hard for me to explain. I shall call it.... No more halfassed attempts challenge. Wonder if spell check will eventually kick in and kick that out? : ) What this challenge means to me (and it might be hard for me to define and "grade" myself) is that I have to actually do this thing (Weight Watchers where I am concerned) with an attitude and not in that HA way. That means actually weighing food and not just skipping writing down something if it wasn't all that much, etc. It means to take the ball and run with it. It means squaring my shoulders and making it work. So, today is an "interesting" day to select to start, but it's kind of like that old saying "today is the first day of the rest of your life". It's now or never. I am in charge of coffee hour at church, that means I have to be around food all morning. I will eat my own healthy breakfast. I know there will be fruit and cheese there and just 'cause I'm the one who baked those brownies and has to put out trays of cookies for a few hundred people, that doesn't give me permission to stand around eating it, especially the leftovers. It's my JOB not my chance to eat it all. Let's hope day 1 is not a "bust". |
Round one Day four. (that was yesterday. I couldn't get on last night)
Well I did the breakfast and drank my water. But this morning I mess up wtih the breakfast. I slept late. Really late and woke up just a bit before lunch. THat is okay. I will just get my water in today and start over wtih the breakfast thing tomorrow! |
hello all. Jumping back in here. Things got a little crazy around the holidays. I had to say goodbye to my dear little dog May. She was 14, and very very tired. I also realized things had gotten very chaotic, so took a long weekend to get away from everything, and just read and journal and such. It helped.
So, now to move forward and be healthy. My challenges, which will start tomorrow, are as follows: 1) Daily 3FC logging - level 1. 1/1 pauses left 2) Eat 5 servings of fruits and veggies daily - level 3. 3/3 pauses left. 3) Follow my workout schedule - level 3. 3/3 pauses left. A little belated, but happy holidays to everyone, and here's to a fabulous 2011. :wave: |
Jolly- I'm so sorry to hear about little May. I'm sure she had a good life. It is always so hard to say goodbye, but you had 14 years together, so that's good. Remember the good times and that she is in a good place where she can rest and have no pain.
I have been on "pause" mode myself, but thinking of starting again. Red-Happy New Year Hello to everyone. |
Thanks Elyn. It was hard, but I didn't want her suffering. I miss her, but have made some contacts, and have pix of a potential baby mama and daddy. Might bring my Belle home a baby brother this summer.
Here's to getting un paused, and off to a rocking start on day 1! |
1) Daily 3FC logging, day 1 complete - level 1. 1/1 pauses left
2) Eat 5 servings of fruits and veggies daily, day 1 complete - level 3. 3/3 pauses left. 3) Follow my workout schedule, day 1 complete - level 3. 3/3 pauses left. I came, I logged, I . . . well, can't say conquered. Feeling a bit overwhelmed. The pre-class assignment for my advanced legal research class has me stumped. Can't remember how to do any of it. I feel like an idiot. :( |
Barely was aware, but still more than before on one of those days, so I'll allow it. Going to do better today.... :yes:
Calorie Awareness Challenge -- Day 4 completed Wow, the doorbell just rang with a delivery. I'm thinking...I didn't order anything. And it was a box of cat food. 72 little cans. This is the second time it's arrived and it's from some lady I've never met! She is yet another godmother to the two young cats I took in. Wow....if that doesn't lift my spirits, I must be dead!! ....I'm not dead. :dance: ************** jolly, welcome back! :welcome3: girlie,good to see you! Cosmic! :cp: derry, how did day one of the new challenge go? I totally understand your challenge and think it's a great one. It is SO much about attitude. If you can get the attitude down right, you can usually do the rest. I mean we certainly all can because we're not new to this dieting thing. I guess it's a "get serious" challenge. You know, you can goof off and pretend you can't and you're busy and you're stressed and your're WHATEVER, but what it really comes down to is you're (I'm!) not SERIOUS. I think this is where my serious friends lose faith in me, because that's what it is really. It's about not really caring. I'm going to try to incorporate your challenge into mine, derry, or I may even copy it! Great going and good luck! |
Hello! I hope it's alright to join in...I've been only following my eating plan half heartedly since Christmas and was still up 3 lbs on Saturday at my weekly weigh in. This is the kind of challenge I need to kick things into gear.
*level 1 challenge--journal all food eaten every day day 2/1 pause left *level 2 challenge--stay with my daily alloted points day 2/1 pause left Looking forward to chatting with you all as we work through our challenges. |
Walk a dog, Day 14 complete, 1 pause left.
Stick to exercise schedule, Day 6 complete, 1 pause left. Calorie bank: 3160 To be honest, I don't know what I'm doing with that calorie bank. (for those of you who don't know, I add calories from beer or other unnecessary foods and subtract calories that are burned exercising, but NOT counting calories burned for my regular exercise goal.)I think it's just there as a small dose of reality. I'm almost up to 3500, which is 1 pound. In 2 weeks. So that's how easy it is to gain weight. I'd have to run about 30 miles to burn that off. Depressing. My exercise schedule is constantly being adjusted according to the weather and how busy I am, so I'm changing my exercise "schedule" to do 1 major work out everyday, resting once a week. Major work out being the gym, running, biking or swimming. I'm thinking about some serious calorie counting myself, but probably not until next month sometime. Hi Jolly, good to have you back. Sorry about May.:hug: Welcome Michellelee! Red, it's awesome that you have a fairy godmother helping you out with the kitties! It's so nice to hear about the GOOD people around us! I loved your coment about falling off the wagon, by the way. :lol: Derry, here's to the right attitude!:hat: |
Ok, was pretty good yesterday. All day long I thought about what I'd written to derry about attitude and it made a big difference. So much was simply changing my thoughts and changing the feeling of how I was going to go about something. It was the same feeling I have when I finally get down to work and write an article (here I usually put it off until the last moment when I know if I don't get into the writing phase I won't make deadline.) It was just a "do it!" feeling, no more hemming and hawing, no more thinking about whether I wanted to or not, simply just doing it.
I need to do this most of the time, instead of only occasionally, which is the way I am now. Because, that's just it, losing weight isn't that hard. I mean, I'm not trying to get ripped for a bodybuilding contest or anything. I'm only trying to get the rolls off. The thing is, I have never liked this feeling of "just doing it," that's why I always put it off. I like to space out and play around in my head, not be "on." Yeah, head case, that's me. Well, how about if I allow the zoning out but only if there is NO food or drink involved (no cigs either). Calorie Awareness Challenge -- Day 5 completed ************** Apple -- good to see you back. Well, it sounds to me like your calorie bank idea is a lot like my challenge. It's still an awareness builder. However, if you don't do something with it, it could be something to get depressed about, you saying you have to run 30 miles and all to work off your savings. Of course, had you not done this, you may have "saved" 15,000 calories or whatever. But theory doesn't help. That's why with my challenge it's a bit gentler. I can look at it and realize why I am the way I am and think about what I could do to change that. It's more empowering. Well, whatever works for you. Michellelee, of course you can join us! Welcome! :welcome3: |
1) Daily 3FC logging, day 2 complete - level 1. 1/1 pauses left
2) Eat 5 servings of fruits and veggies daily, day 2 complete - level 3. 3/3 pauses left. 3) Follow my workout schedule, day 2 complete - level 3. 3/3 pauses left. Thanks for the welcome back y'all. I need to do this right. :wave: |
okay I have kept up with the challenge i have hat oatmeal every morning, and kept up with my three glasses of water, The water thing has been a lot easier than I thought. I am actually surprised. What i am not keeping up with is my logging of said challenge. Maybe when I finish this challenge, my next one can be Log things better or maybe actually log what I eat and drink. That would be helpful.
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Cosmic, not sure if you understand the challenge concept totally. You just count to 21. If you miss a day you take a pause or you can start over. It's always ongoing. So, if you're not doing your challenge, just start over. That's why everyone posts her days. Everyone is on a different day. The challenges have nothing to do with the thread....just wanted to make sure you understood. Good going on eating breakfast! Yum, oatmeal. It's my breakfast every morning. Champions, we!!! :dance:
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I had an absolutely stellar day today as far as eating and exercise went. I am afraid what the morning may bring...I have to be up at 4:30 and I fear pain! Oh well, I will pop an aspirin along with the kickstart caffeine and see where I can go.
I decided to get serious (thank you, derry!) and I may have found the meddle to get out of the mud and find my middle. Right now, I am just built like a tree trunk. No, really, I decided to allow myself 1,500 calories plus add more for exercise. I did this before and it worked and it really motivates me to go hard at the gym but not to freak if I can't do too much exercise. Then I can just cut back on the food.....oh, hello...duh... this is what thin people do!! :o Oh, really.... :?: I am still keeping the challenge lowkey for now. Consider the other thing a stealth for now. I have forecast a kilogram loss per every two weeks. That's 2.2 lbs every 14 days. Nice and slow. I will take more in the beginning and allow for a bit of fun, but I really am going to do this! I can try at least. I think it's about switching into my "serious" mindset, which is really very, very serious...I just use it only when I have to because I'm a pleasure-seeker at heart.... ;) Calorie Awareness Challenge -- Day 6 completed jolly! :cp: :sunny: |
Yesterday was day 3 of journaling and day 3 of staying within my points. : ) This morning the scale showed that I finally lost my Christmas weight. Tonight we're going out to eat for dinner so we'll see how that goes.
Apple--Your bank idea is really interesting. Although I would probably want to eat junk so I could make deposits in the bank. : ) |
Walk a dog, Day 15 complete, 1 pause left.
Stick to exercise schedule, Day 7 complete, 1 pause left. Calorie bank: -3435 I guess my calorie bank IS a bit backward. It should be a negative number. I am in debt, so I made it red. ;) Yes, I'm trying to keep aware, and sooner or later I will get it going in the right direction. Flip the switch girl! Hello to everyone!!! |
Early morning here (5 a.m.) and I'm trying to get a move on it. Kept waking up last night so didn't get any great sleep. Probably eating a big salad before bed didn't help. Knocking myself out at the gym too was probably keeping me awake. In any case, I know that being tired is deadly as far as eating junk goes, especially when I can't take a nap. I have the 4-hour long train ride and can't sleep in the train because the seat are so uncomfortable and I always wind up eating all this junk or feeling very, very deprived if I don't have something to eat.
I wish I could take a fast train home but I really don't have the money. It's such a racket with the trains. They keep the lines filled with local trains and only have an expensive fast alternative. ....Well, I think of the money I spend on food and how it would be yet cheaper if I didn't spend it. Today will be a test. Can I maintain my "serious mind" even when exhausted and only being able to sit uncomfortably waiting for the train ride to be over. Wish me luck, people! ************** Apple, I don't know. I like the idea of having calories in the bank to use. It's more logical to me. Calories like the calories on your body. You use them up by exercise or having a deficit in your eating during the day. Using them to eat doesn't make as much sense to me. Then again, I guess you can look at it either way. I just like the idea of our bodies being rich! :lol: But, really, seriously, we ARE so rich. When you think of all the people in the world starving for lack of food, it does bothers me that I am worrying about having too much. :idea: I guess our psyches are still right there trying to protect us. Michelle - Excellent work! :bravo: |
1) Daily 3FC logging, day 3 complete - level 1. 1/1 pauses left
2) Eat 5 servings of fruits and veggies daily, day 3 complete - level 3. 3/3 pauses left. 3) Follow my workout schedule, day 3 complete - level 3. 3/3 pauses left. Quickie here, then off to bed. I hear you Red, on the sleep deprivation - overating combo. I have the same problem. AND I haven't been sleeping well lately :( Well, better days everyone :wave: |
I got through another day of my "serious mind" dieting (still a stealth). Wow, it's after 9 p.m. here and I am hungry! BUT, I am going to go to bed soon. I HAVE to keep this up. I did it! I did it! Even got through the long train ride, which was actually half an hour shorter because the trains were delayed and I got one that was late but actually earlier than the one I would have gotten. :yes: Only two days. It feels like two weeks! Such vigilance and SO easy to just switch off. Wow, no wonder I like to space out.
Today, I was up in the mountains where my horse is and I saw a Northern goshawk....like this... It's rather unusual to see one in those parts apparently and I was told later that certainly something good would happen to me! Hurrah!!! Doing my goshawk dance! :dance: |
Walk a dog, Day 16 complete, 1 pause left.
Stick to exercise schedule, Day 8 complete, 1 pause left. Calorie bank: -4135 Even though the calorie debt is growing, I feel like I had a decent day yesterday. But I spent a lot of yesterday feeling like a loser because of the fact that I have let myself get this way. Bleh. I'm off for my run. I really don't feel like bringing the dog, but I have to..... Red, beautiful bird. I agree, it must be a good sign!! I think it's good that you are hungry. I am always skeptical of diets that say you won't be hungry. I think you need to feel the hunger, and don't give in to it so easily. I think that might be a good challenge...feel the hunger.... |
Well, recording a successful day yesterday on the challenge. Of course, my victories are far and above that challenge's parameters but I may keep it that way. I like not having the pressure. Like that, it brings out my closet competitiveness, which has to hide again if called out with an official challenge. Go figure.
Calorie Awareness Challenge -- Day 7 completed ************** jolly, how did the sleep go? I had a great night. I think going to bed on an empty stomach is a huge help. That and not having to get up early today. I am trying to just not panic, not get anxious. Those may be bigger banes to good eating habits than tiredness. Being "serious" about things though is the biggest thing I think. Without it, I fall into this feeling of entitlement, feeling I should be rewarded for my effort, and the reward is naturally junk and overeating. Well, here goes my third day. Let's see how I handle it. Apple -- "Walk A dog?"....how many do you have? Or do you just pick one up from the neighborhood when you need one? "Heh, can I borrow your dog for a moment, ma'am? I need to walk one.." :lol3: No, seriously, congrats. :cp: Yeah, I'm with you on the hunger. Of course you have to feel hungry at some point. Eating good food and the proper timing, of course, makes a HUGE difference, but if you're not hungry then what would be the purpose of it? I mean, get real, you can't always have some food ready to stick in your mouth the moment you get a hint of hunger. I actually like feeling hungry and, heck, we all know, overeating has next to nothing to do with hunger, right? I would be careful about a "feel the hunger challenge" though, Apple. I have done them and they became excuses (yet again!!) for overeating and/or grazing. It's not the on switch alone. It's also the off switch. But, it all comes down to the overall calorie amount too. So, why focus on the hunger if you can calculate the calories and then just try to eat things that keep the hunger lower than other things. Like, yesterday, I knew that if I used up my calories with a candy bar I'd never be able to hold out. Actually, its not the hunger. It's something else, the body knowing it doesn't have the nutrition it needs, so it keeps asking for it and won't stop asking until it gets it. In this way, it's NOT the calories. It's the nutrition. Here, in Skinny Land, I see lots of tiny women who do not look healthy, or they may still look ok because they all wear SO much makeup and they are very young, but they will likely age quickly because they are ONLY concerned with calories. They are so bent on staying thin that they can handle the brain begging for nutrition. I can't and don't want to do that. I look old enough already! Ok, enough of the ramble. :wave: |
1) Daily 3FC logging, day 4 complete - level 1. 1/1 pauses left
2) Eat 5 servings of fruits and veggies daily, day 4 complete - level 3. 3/3 pauses left. 3) Follow my workout schedule, day 3 complete - level 3. 2/3 pauses left. Was very sore and tired when I got up this morning. Late night w/being back in class last night. Heading to dog training soon too now. But anyway. Was sore and tired, so did yoga instead of the treadmill I had planned. Glad I did something. Later all :wave: |
I almost forgot to check in today.
-journal food eaten day 4 (almost day 5) -stay within daily points day 4 (almost day 5) Redballoon--I have a hard time controlling my eating when I'm tired too. Good job! |
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