A man who finds no satisfaction in himself seeks for it in vain elsewhere.
** François de la Rochefoucauld
I forgot how much I love Rochefoucauld's maxims. I did a research paper on his maxims and those of a contemporary of his, Madame de Sable. If I can find what I did with their maxims, I'll probably post more from them. Maybe I can even find an English translation, because I'm not sure how good my French is going to be after 3 years!
Anyway, here is another quote that I love very similar to Rochefoucauld's:
If what you seek you find not within, you will never find it without.
--from "The Charge of the Goddess"
Today wasnt that good as far as eating.. I just ate a half of snickers bar.. but oh well, it's over and done with. I realize that I post with you all mostly on the other challange, so I cant cheat on here, you'd be reading the same thing. But I don't have any time soo... Michelle, are you talking about the calculators that add up how many calories you "need" to eat, or the one that calculates the calories in food... I myself just guessed at a bout a 1800 calorie diet.. but then I went down drastically, not on purpose but because I eat a lot of f/f stuff and I ate a lot of tv dinners. Julie, Elisah, ( I do it too!) you are doing great! My goal for tomorrow is to exercise at least twice and stay on plan.
[color=red][size=2][font=verdana][b] It is 2 am and baby is crying for no reason except she is sleepy but refuses to sleep!!! I will try harder tomorrow of course.. I really mean it!!! Tomorrow is a new day.. And it’s waiting for me!! Its way way too late.. And I need some sleep. I won’t be able to wake up and get my exercises in… so I will talk with you all later!!
I seem to be riding this motivation high for the past few days. Not that I'm complaining one bit. It comes and goes. Heck, it comes and goes over the course of a single day! Right now I'm feeling pretty good though, and that is all that matters.
I should do fine today. I might try to do some calisthenics after work this evening, or pilates, or some weights. Who knows? More than likely I will do nothing. I don't know how some of you find the energy/time to work out twice a day--Jaymi, especially you, chickie! I know you're busier than me--how do you do it?!
I just need to get my butt out of bed earlier and exercise in the morning, every morning. That is so hard when you can't get to sleep until at least 1:00am. I don't know what is up with this insomnia, I haven't been this bad in months. I think I just need to start getting up early anyway, then maybe I'll be tired earlier. I dunno. It kind of stinks when I don't get home until almost 10:00, then there is stuff I need to do here, then I have to check my email, and post here on the boards, and there's usually friends online to chat with, and then it's way late. Excuses, excuses. Stop it, Elisha.
Anyway, I'm off to breakfast, then work. Another exciting day in LishaLand. Have a great one, everybody.
~Elisha
Hello everyone! Has anyone ever seen that comercial when the woman climbs up the ladder to her window and puts like 50 bags in her room,… and when she comes in the house with like 3 bags.. Her hubby asks.. So how did you do at the mall? And she says ok.. And smiles!! That’s me!! I’m always sneaking stuff… I go to the store and get my little sister to bring bags in her room… what will I do when she is gone!! Oh and I know spanking sounds harsh.. But I wouldn’t call it really spanking… I tap my daughter on her hand… like tapping someone on their shoulder… it’s not the pressure I apply to her spankings it’s the fact that I do it at all that hurts her feelings! She falls all down and acts like I am killing her… my son is 60 lbs… and he is almost tall as me.. So yes… I hit him harder… but usually a pop on the but or I spank his hand like a little kid!! I gotta get him in line.. He’ll be taller than me real soon!! I am doing ok today. I havent eaten any chocolate!!! I am not eating a cilantro salad that I made.. No need to add a recipe, just lettuce cucumbers, cilantro, jalapenos, red pepper, lemon juice, and some vinegar and splenda (which is the gross sounding part.. But I didn‘t want to add salad dressing… I drank a C2 today, ate some potato salad, and some gardettos… and I 2 biscuits with lite syrup for breakfast. Not that good.. But not that bad! I have 3507 steps so far.. But I know I have way more.. But that stupid pedometer doesn’t work right… My shorts were too big I guess… Stupid thing! I have done 60 minutes Denise Austin, now I want to do 60 more to make up for yesterday! I want to see that 139.… even if it’s just for one day!! The number sounds low… but most people my height would weigh probably 115 or 120. A lot of people say If I were your size… I wouldn’t worry about it…
#1 ~ 142 lbs is not small on me. I have big hips, butt and thighs, and I have cellulite. Although if I didn’t have the cellulite and the humongous pooch from the kids..(which I AM going to get rid of… AGAIN!) then 142 would be just fine!
#2 ~ I have to work my butt off just to maintain weight loss, so there is no not worrying about anything! I can gain 4 lbs in one day.. No sweat! I have gained 20 lbs back before in 2 weeks, so I know! This is a constant fight for me! I can’t just say ok, well this is it… I’m happy and stop everything!
#3 ~ I know people have to lose 50 or more lbs on here, so a lot of chicks roll their eyes at me and put me in the same category as skinny people that always say they‘re fat…But I am NOT skinny and for the record.. I have lost 60 lbs!! So I can say that I was obese at one time!!!!
Sorry a little rant.. But I got it off of my chest! I feel better! I just feel that as long as I am here to lose weight… I should be appreciated.. My BMI is 27.7. Which is not good! I don’t have much muscle… if any! So just FYI!
That sounds grouchy and mean.. but it’s not.. Just an explanation! I have even less time today, but I wanted to check in.. I hope everyone is doing great!!
Well today I plan to cook gumbo, with sausage and shrimp.. NOT HEALTHY! But I have no chice when I Have irritating people here who complain about every little thing!! Sorry. The meatloaf wasn’t gross tasting or anything.. I tasted it myself.. And as much as it had cost to make that my sister should be grateful.. Or buy here own food to cook!! Anyways I am kinda grumpy I guess! But oh well!! Will talk to everyone later!!!
Last edited by Jaymi_Dol_78; 07-14-2004 at 06:48 PM.
Arrghhhh!!! I just learned a good lesson I guess. I had typed my whole post out here, then went back one page to see the name of the person that had asked me something yesterday and when I came back here my post was gone!!
Now what had I said???
Jaymi - Can I come to dinner sometime? You always cook such yummy sounding meals Might be a little difficult since I'm all the way in Michigan!
My sister and I just went on the best walk! We got caught in the rain and totally drenched AND I had just gotten my hair done but I felt so alive! There was a huge black cloud hanging over the park when we got there but we were able to get a very intense 30 minute power walk in before the sky just seemed to open up. Yay!!! Its so hard to believe that just at the beginning of this week I was totally unmotivated to exercise! Now I'm even walking in the rain I'm so motivated! I have to take full advantage of these bursts of motivation and go for the gusto. Although there is a school of thought worth pondering that says that I probably wear myself out during these "bursts" to the point that I don't want to do anything at all. Hmmmmm.....
Elisha - thanks for the information on daily calorie intake. We had a wellness lunch & learn seminar at work today and I was able to discuss this issue with the doctor. She agreed that the online calculators tend to be a little high. She recommended not going over 1500 calories a day. Oh- Jaymi, the type of calculator I was referring to is the kind where you input your sex, desired weight, and activity level and it gives you how many calories you need to eat to reach your goal weight. My issue is that they always put me at over 2000 calories, which I was totally uncomfortable with.
Hi Ladies!
Just a quick check in to let you all know that I am stil alive and doing well with the "plan"!!! I didn't get exercise in this morning. I was just too tired!!! It was a late night last night at VBS and when I got home, DD was in a "mood" so she went from not wanting to go to bed to an escalating "fit"! It took about an hour to calm her back down enough to go to sleep! What's up with all of that! So I went to bed last night at 11 without even so much as checking in here all day!!! I missed you all so much, but I am doing ok!
I weighed myself today (tsk, tsk!) and I'm down a pound from Tuesday! Yea! So I think by next week for sure I will be down to the 167 (.whatever) I was before I left for vacation! And maybe at that rate, I CAN be down in the 150's by the end of the month! I can hope like he** and work like he** to get there, for sure!!!
Food today was
I went out to the car this afternoon (I stopped by Walmart this morning on my way to work to get a few things, that has to count for exercise because I walked to the whole store just to get 10 items and I was IN A HURRY as I was already late for work!!!) to get a Zone bar and they were kinda melted! So I brought them in and put them in the fridge and forgot about them! My mid afternoon craving was gone and I didn't even eat the Zone bar! Yea me! Now, I guess what I need to do at 3pm every day is just walk out to my car!!! Its a short walk...I could walk around the building...that would be better!
So, with the paragraph I just wrote, Exercise was (that's smiley language for "just ok"!) Water today: I drank 30 oz. at work and am working on another 30 tonight! Maybe if I'm lucky, I can get in 16 before I go to bed and that will give me almost 80!!! We shall see!
I can't be on long. Have to leave in a few minutes for VBS, but wanted you all to know that I appreciate the good vibes and the love you send my way!
Well girls, only a few minutes to post, but I just wanted to say congrats to all of you on your healthy week thus far! WTG!
I'm doing pretty good. Staying around 1000cals per day. I haven't been out for a walk in a few nights (been working late) but will go tonight for about an hr. Been keeping up with my ab workout though, so I haven't abandoned all exercising.
Feeling great thus far (only on day 9). Will hopefully have lost some weight by Monday (WI). We shall see....!
Anyways best to all of you! Keep up the good work, girls!
Hello everyone. Well it’s 2 am, almost 3 a.m.!!, so as you all should guess I have to make this a quickie! (as my quick posts go!! ) No I didn’t get to have any fun today. I did exercise for and hour and 60 minutes. Denise Austin. But I ate terribly… Well actually it could have been worse! But oh well, my pants started getting tighter today for no reason. I wasn’t even eating anything!! I’m starting to get very upset about that 139.. I really wanted to see it on Saturday.. But it doesn’t look too promising. Oh well, who cares.. I’m doing the best I can do…. Just as long as I’m not 212 again on Saturday, that will be fine! I know most of you are probably like… oh shut up!! 139! But just to explain myself.. First I’m 5’0 maybe 4 ‘11 ½ without shoes!! But, it’s not really about the number… but I was down to 140 on the 3rd! I had hit my July goal and I was happy, but now I’ve been going up and down… I just think in these 2 weeks, if I could lost 1 lb from that 140.. Then it would prove that I don’t need those stupid pills… but It seems like I can’t control my cravings.. But what does that mean?? I don’t want to be addicted to some pill for the rest of my life!! What is wrong with me that I can’t say no to chocolate? This really sucks… since I can’t afford those frickin pills! I don’t know what to do anymore.. I can see the numbers going up and up.. Yes I am panicking!! Because the last time… I had gained 20 lbs back in 2 weeks! The exercising alone (5 days a week) wasn’t cutting it!! That’s why I seem so obsessed…. So I’m sorry if it’s annoying! But I DON’T EVER want to go back to where I was!! I don’t want to live like a hermit anymore.. Or wonder when my heart attack or diabetes will get me! My mom is having that stomach surgery next week, the lap-band?!?! (or whatever that is) I’m proud of her… To me.. She is doing the ultimate to help herself! I love her!!! Anyways, Hubby wants to surprise me telling me that his friends are coming over tomorrow to BARBQ… why me? The house is a disaster because I have been packing and repacking stuff so that I can have more room. Now I have to clean up the whole house, plus I have to cook the sides… It will be for 9 people! I still have to go grocery shopping too! Anyways I’m sorry I can’t comment today… but whatever. Hubby pissed me the **** off yesterday, telling me I was “SELFISH” ME!! SELFISH! Yeah right… I swear I could have just punched his eyeball out! I just laughed at him.. Because I know better! Anyways I will talk to you all hopefully in the morning… If I can WAKE UP!!
Last edited by Jaymi_Dol_78; 07-16-2004 at 03:19 AM.
Hello everyone! I didnt go to sleep until about 330 am! My baby didnt go to sleep until about 2 am, so I woke up early about 6:15 and guess what... up gets my daughter too! So... no exercise as of yet! I need to go to Walmart, but i know she will decide to take her nap at that time! I know that I SHOULD tell hubby to geth those sides.. but that will only turn out to make me look bad as usual. He'll somehow make it seem twisted that i don't like his friends or I don't want them over or some kind of way. I almost always have an attitude when we are all together.. and it always looks like it's because of them.. but my hubby acts an a*s when they are around... he 's always trying to prove something like he has as much as someone else... But WE DONT! At least not the 4 wheelers, and boats, and motorcycles... but who the **** cares?!? As much as he wastes on other things, he could have them.. but then it would always be something. Why do men feel like they have to compete with someone? Don't they have men that (like me) Don't give a da*n what other's have and I don't! Or could care less what people think!! Oh well, anyways:
Everyone .. I promise to comment when I get back!! I have to go to Walmart before it is too late! I‘m leaving the sister here.. She doesn’t like to go there with me anyways! CLEARANCE!! I can‘t pass them up!!:
BTW, this is something I got in an email today, thought it was kinda neat!
Here's something to keep in mind when you're tempted to have a "treat" that's not on your plan—estimate how much activity it will take to work off the indulgence! To figure it out, remember that a one-mile walk burns approximately 100 calories. With that in mind, check out these examples:
Food
Calories
Miles of Walking
Cheeseburger
359
3.5
French fries, large
578
5.7
Soda pop, 16 ounces
201
2
Potato chips, 8-ounce bag
1217
12
Ice cream (vanilla), 2 scoops
290
2.9
Cheesecake, 1 piece
257
2.5
Chocolate bar, 1.5 ounces
223
2.2
Beer, 12-ounce can
117
1
As you can see, the old adage of "a moment on the lips, forever on the hips" rings true! While no food is "off-limits" on the plan, remember that it is a whole lot easier to eat calories than it is to burn them. So choose wisely—and plan to add a few extra miles of walking to your workout when you splurge!
Just a quick check in to let you all know I'm still here. I tried to post a few times last night, but I have having technical difficulties, and a terrible evening, so I just gave up. And today I'm in a hurry--we're going to the movies! Yay!
I hope you're all doing well, and I'll try to actually comment or say something interesting when I get back.
Have a lovely evening everyone!
~Elisha
Hi everyone! I just got back from a 45 minute walk, and then sat at a picnic table for another 30 minutes I guess and tried to write in my journal for a while. I was kind of upset with myself however. When I got up this morning there was even more daylight to the left of 175. (I don't use a digital scale and don't like to count lines because then I'll start obsessing over each pound.) It could have easily been 171-172. I'll be happy when its touching 170, even if only barely. Maybe next week...... I just want to be out of the 170's by my birthday, which is August 8th. Oh! I digress. I was saying that I was upset with myself. I had this awesome feeling this morning because of the good weigh in, had a really good power walk, then afterwards got an ice cream sandwich off the ice cream truck in the park where I walked. It was an embarrassment to be standing there in line at the truck behind a bunch of kids, and I'm sweating because I've obviously just worked out, and yet I'm waiting to get ice cream. I analyzed the whole scene as I sat at a nearby picnic bench enjoying it What I figured out is that I was actually very thirsty. It was a classic case for mistaking thirst for hunger. I truly was not hungry. I had just had fruit this afternoon before leaving work and fruit always bloats me so I was feeling full. But the mistake I made was that when I stopped by home to change clothes for my walk, I did not pack water. And I knew that I should have. Yes, it would have taken me a couple of extra minutes before I was able to leave the house, but it would have possibly saved me 210 calories!
Jaymi - try and have a good time at your cookout
Elisha - have fun at the movies
Just checkin in to let you all know that I'm still alive and still with you all!
Today was ok foodwise, but you can check the challenge board to see what has been going on!
Michelle, you are doing some serious introspection! When I was doing that a few months back, I really started dropping the lbs. It's great that you can see where you need to improve! That's the first step, chickie! Way to go!
Elisha, sounds like you are keeping busy with a social life! Yea! I will get those quotes to you one of these days, I promise! Thanks for being patient with me!
Jaymi, your life sounds crazy as ever girl! I would have kicked hubby's butt too if he ever invited people over without asking me FIRST!!! Grrr! And he thinks YOU are selfish! Some people's kids, huh???? Remember to take care of YOURSELF among the chaos in your life, chickie! And remember to be loving to yourself and your babies! You are important to you, but so important to them! They love you, girl!
Mel, you are kicking butt girl! Way to go! 1000 calories! I'd be ravenous!!! How do you do it????
Tomorrow's goal is to exercise for 30 minutes (something!) and to stay away from sugar and eating out! Healthy meals!
Motivational Quote of the Day
( I do it too!) you are doing great! My goal for tomorrow is to exercise at least twice and stay on plan.
It comes and goes. Heck, it comes and goes over the course of a single day! Right now I'm feeling pretty good though, and that is all that matters.
what will I do when she is gone!! Oh and I know spanking sounds harsh.. But I wouldn’t call it really spanking… I tap my daughter on her hand… like tapping someone on their shoulder… it’s not the pressure I apply to her spankings it’s the fact that I do it at all that hurts her feelings! She falls all down and acts like I am killing her… my son is 60 lbs… and he is almost tall as me.. So yes… I hit him harder… but usually a pop on the but or I spank his hand like a little kid!! I gotta get him in line.. He’ll be taller than me real soon!! I am doing ok today. I havent eaten any chocolate!!! I am not eating a cilantro salad that I made.. No need to add a recipe, just lettuce cucumbers, cilantro, jalapenos, red pepper, lemon juice, and some vinegar and splenda (which is the gross sounding part.. But I didn‘t want to add salad dressing… I drank a C2 today, ate some potato salad, and some gardettos… and I 2 biscuits with lite syrup for breakfast. Not that good.. But not that bad! I have 3507 steps so far.. But I know I have way more.. But that stupid pedometer doesn’t work right… My shorts were too big I guess… Stupid thing! I have done 60 minutes Denise Austin, now I want to do 60 more to make up for yesterday! I want to see that 139.… even if it’s just for one day!! The number sounds low… but most people my height would weigh probably 115 or 120. A lot of people say If I were your size… I wouldn’t worry about it…
Might be a little difficult since I'm all the way in Michigan!
(that's smiley language for "just ok"!)
