Thanks Cjunk and Lisa for the lovely compliments...Did I mention my boytoy is ummm 23 years old...and just out of the US army...oh yeah...super duper tip top shape...so hot, you gotta put on sunscreen!!! LOL Anyway, we havent met in person...so its all fun...he is in florida and we talk on msn with the camera of course. But hopefuly we will meet when we go to Vegas...fingers crossed.
Yes Cjunk...Montreal women are very pretty and very fit....ugh...makes it much tougher to be a fat chick in Montreal...but hey...I am 20 pounds away from my goal weight and now with this extra motivation ...boytoy...well...it is keeping me on track...I have not wanted to binge eat and am exercising extra hard....did pilates and cycled. And I will be doing Moksha Yoga...hot yoga every Saturday for 11/2 until I leave to Vegas.
Lisa...put down the cookies and donuts and pick up a dumbell and healthy food....too bad you are married or else I would suggest a boy toy of your own...I find they work miracles on your motivation.
Hey Cyan, read your message and you certainly have nothing to fret about those Spoony French women because you are a very beautiful person inside and out!!! Not to mention some new incentives with this HOTTIE!!
Lisa, I enjoyed reading about your binge by living vicariously through you but then suffered drastic heartburn shortly therafter!! I can remember a gummy bear binge one time at the movie theatres which brought on a bit of gummy guilt--the trick is to MOVE ON and vow not to binge again for a long long time!!
I am a bit blue tonight. A longterm family pet (cat) who was with us for 17 years died today. Feels like I lost a family member because she was such a loveable cat and always there when I needed her. She comforted me when I was sick, helped me through break-ups, and purred with me when I was happy. I will miss her very much. She had a long and fulfilled life and lived to be older than any cat I know (17 is very old for a cat), and as far as I know died related to old age and seemed to go peacefully. I had a good petting with her yesterday and she died sometime today so I guess I had my chance to say my goodbyes.
<<<<HUGS>>> Oh I am so sorry...I know how you feel...I had a beloved pet girl cat called Rusty and she died at the ripe old age of 17.5 years...I had to put her down because her body was closing down fast and she was very weak and suffering...let me tell you..I cried so much ...it was horrible...but now she sits on my night stand in her urn which is green...the color of her eyes. I miss her very much and it has been 4 years now. I hope you feel better soon
Thanks Cyan,
I had a lovely dream that I was petting her last night and she was purring and enjoying herself and it made me feel much happier. I am content that she lived a very long and wonderful life. I am sorry to hear about your cat as well, and it is very rare for cats to live to be so old--so I think we were both very fortunate.
I have spent the last 2 mornings flexing my morning schedule and sleeping in--not putting too much pressure on myself and feeling a lot better for it. Both days I worked later in the evening to make up for the flexed morning time but ironically it didn't feel like work because I changed my routine a bit.
On a lighter note--I got an evening ski pass for $100.00 for the season at a nearby ski hill. They had an early bird deal. Plan to ski at least a few nights per week/weekend which should get this lazy bod back into shape (I haven't done much since baseball season ended a month ago!!).
Looks like your kitty came by for a visit before heading up to heaven. Good going on the ski pass..I havent skied in awhile but I used to every season... I think I will try it again this season.
I have this work halloween party to go to tonight...but I have been feeling extra tired at night...soooo hard to get up....always happens when winter rolls around...the need to sleep becomes overwhelming. But hey...I might as well go get some dancing in and let loose....on the dance floor...heheheheh
Meal Plan for today
breakfast: carnation breakfast with skim milk
snack: banana
lunch: ham, pepperoni and provolone cheese sandwich on portuguese roll, 1/2 cup of coleslaw
snack: hunts chocolate pudding
dinner: squash soup
snack: some kind of fruit
beverages: water, tea and diet cola
exercise: dancing and if I have time some cycling
wish I was sleeping right now instead of at work...ugh! We had our company halloween party last night..it was fun...open bar so I had like 3 drinks and I was buzzed off that...I dont really drink hard alcohol...like its been easily over a year...on ocaision I will have red wine..and by that I mean every few months. Oh well..it was fun wearing a mask, talking and hanging out.
Thank goodness I got in my cycling cause we didnt get to dance...to many clients to talk to...but I did walk to the club and back home...it was about one hour walk round trip...so I am pretty happy with that...and it was cold...but my friend and I hoofed it at a quick pace.
Food wise was good yesterday...stuck to plan ...except for the alcoholic beverages...but hey...what can you.
Meal Plan for today
breakfast: carnation breakfast with skim milk
snack: banana
lunch: frozen diet meal, a tomato
snack: low fat pudding cup
dinner: dont know yet...hopefully Dad made something..I think he was going to make fish
beverages: water, tea and diet cola
Made it through Halloween without eating too much junk!! I had 5 pieces of licorice which I think is a record for me. Carved pumpkins with a friend today before handing out candy tonight. Totally ran out by 8:30pm and had to turn off the lights and I had a bag of 100 candies too!!! Kind of glad to have run out. Some really cute costumes tonight too. Busy week this week as I am throwing a 30 person engagement dinner party for a girlfriend at the end of this week. I made a cleaning itinerary for myself so that I am organized and not too stressed out with last minute details! Talk to everyone soon.
Cjunk
Hey Cjunk...looks like your weekend was fun...I hat 10 pieces of halloween candy this weekend...so not good...I am not having any this week...nooooo wayyyy...lord help me.
This weekend went by quickly...but they always do. I went to my second class of hot yoga...I am really enjoying it..I plan to go this coming saturday again. I cycled for an hour on sunday. Food wise was very bad on sunday...it was my friend’s bday dinner..well ...we had sushi...tempura sushi..so high in calories and fat We then had key lime pie...that’s about 430 calories for 1/8 pie and then I had 4 mini chocolate bars..halloween candy...sigh....Lets just say that I ate about 2000 calories...So my one of cycling was a definite must...I should of kept cycling until dawn came up...but I ran out of steam.
So goal...although lofty...but I am feeling rather strong today is to not have key lime pie or halloween candies this week...I will have them as a treat this weekend but worked into my calorie plan so that I dont go grossly overy my alotted calories...fingers crossed. I have two months to lose 20 pounds LOL OH boy that is gonna be nearly impossible to do but that is what I am attempting to do...we shall see what happens...especially with christmas coming up...slapping my knee cause I know its gonna be hard.
The closer you get to your goal weight the harder it is to lose weight...truly is. Sigh...ok Meal plan for today
breakfast: carnation breakfast with skim milk
snack: carrot fruit juice blend...all natural,no sugar added , one cup
lunch: leftover sushi
snack: yogurt
dinner: individual size frozen pizza
beverages: water, tea and diet cola
exercise: cycling and pilates totalling one hour of working out
Well I have been working out hard last week and thus far this week..I sure do hope I start seeing results on the scale. I am tired of this plateau business..I am running out of time..I need this wait off my january...I need to be 20 pounds lighter by then...I have this big conference to go to and I want to be looking my best. Sigh! Anyway, I have found this new motivation but the friggin scales and my body are not responding to all this exercising...I guess not walking to and from work has really made a difference in halting my weight loss.
Also, I have noticed that I have been eating extra calories here and there so I really have to shave back on that...I guess every calorie does count when you get down to the last 20 pounds or so...argh
Meal Plan for today
breakfast: carnation breakfast with skim milk
snack: carrot juice
lunch: home made chicken fettuccine alfredo (1 cup) portion control
snack: 1/2 cup of mixed berries
dinner: oven baked trout with side salad
snack: if hungry a banana
beverages: water, tea and diet cola
exercise: cycling and pilates
well Have a super duper day
Cyan
ps: the restaurant below my work is cooking up a storm and it smells devine...and it only 10 am...ACK!! The tempation I live with...to smell gourmet food all day long whilst working in like a lab experiment God is doing on me. Lets see how long she can last before she eats her lunch and then has to go get more food for her real lunch break...hahahahahaha Yeesh!
Food Wise that is..I was doing so well and then I did it...I had a piece of key lime pie....438 calories and two mini chocolate bars at 130 calories for the both of them..so that put me over my alloted calories...at 1892 caloires and 55 grams of fat.... The good thing is that I worked off 637 of those calories by cycling for one hour and doing 10 minutes of floor exercises afterwards...that brings me down to 1255 but I always worry that if I dont stick to my food plan, no matter how much exercising I do...I wont lose any weight...weird for me to think that way...but there you go.
So today I have to be very very strong and stay away from the friggin pie which I bought for my friends bday and now its in my fridge calling out to be everytime I go home.
Meal Plan for today
breakfast: carnation breakfast with skim milk
snack: 8.45 oz of arthur’s 24 carrot energizer smoothie
lunch: chana masala and squash soup
dinner: tuna macaroni salad
snack: either yogurt or pudding
beverages: water, tea and diet cola
NO MORE PIE CYAN!! I read your postings and decided that you deserve a Cyber Kick from me!!! I am happy you are keeping up your exercise, but you also have to keep up on your food plan too!! I am working from home today. Went to a visit yesterday with a child with special needs and the child screamed so loud that my ears are ringing today!! Trying a day without noise. If the ringing persists over the next day or so I will have to go to the Dr's---yikes---I hate going!! All is well for me with the exception that I deserve a cyber kick for eating 5 pieces of licorice for breakfast! I have a funny story to tell everyone so when I get a chance I will post it. That's all for now.
Cjunk
I can smell the weekend coming...wooohooo...my Friend Ivano is coming back from his 3 week vacation in Morroco..lucky bugger!! Anyway, I am looking forward to his vacation stories and pictures.
I exercised last night for about 45 minutes...most of them on the bike. I stuck to my food plan...well...except for two halloween size chocolate bars..the small ones...but other than that...no key lime pie...It was hard cause now that pie knows my full name...it taunts me...romances me...tries all sorts of fancy patter...but I ignored the key lime pie and it finally settled down in the freezer to collect its thoughts for yet another night… I am sure the key lime pie will come out full force this evening...but I will be ready too and I will push away any of its advances...I am strong...I hope!
Food Plan for today
breakfast: two whole wheat toast, one microwaved scrambled egg, one slice of cheese and chili sauce sandwich
snack: arthur’s 24 carrot energizer smoothie
lunch: tuna macaroni salad (1 cup)
dinner: charbroiled chicken breast with green salad
snack: probably two more halloween candy bars and a piece of fruit
beverages: water, tea, coffee and diet cola
exercise: cycling and weight lifting and floor exercises all totally about an hour
My weekly weigh in is tomorrow morning...I used to be 159.5...then I went back up to 163...I had a very stressful week a few weeks ago...so now I have battled my way back down to 160...so I hope to see 159 and would be overjoyed with 158.5...we will see.
I am looking forward to my Hot Yoga class this weekend...not sure if I will go saturday or sunday depending if I go over to my friend’s house for dinner or lunch..I find out tomorrow if we are still on. That would be fun...she is a cool lady...She is our company’s book keeper and my new accountant for this year’s taxes. She and her boyfriend seem like really nice folk so I am happy to get to know them better away from work.
Have a good day
Cyan
Cjunk...where is everybody? So sad in here....get back in here ladies and post
Thanks for the cyber kick ...no key lime pie last night. HOw are your ears? let me know
I'm still here Cyan. I come and read the posts but I just always feel rushed and never post a message. Shame on me. Thank you for keeping up on the posting and keeping this thread alive. I really miss everyone. I miss Reina, Debee, Taiwan, MikiG, Newinspiration, Lady, ...I'm sure there's more. It's just been so long. It really is sad not to have them here.
I'm at a wierd place in my life right now. Of course, as usual, I'm busy with school and being a mommy...living with the in-laws, etc. I joined the YMCA about 2 weeks ago and I've only been twice. I need to go again. I just don't know when. Last week I got a cortisone injection in my foot for a nasty little heel spur. I say little but it feels like a sword in my foot. So, I don't want to re-aggravate that by walking on the treadmill...so I'm going to try the bicycles. The cortisone shot really helped, but I don't want another one. It doesn't help at all that I'm so overweight, so I need to work on that, but if it starts to hurt again..I hurt to bad to exercise. Food wise...I am doing very lousy. Cyan, you are an inspiration..how you just keep on trying. If you stumble, you just pick yourself back up and keep working at it. I just say to **** with it and give me a piece of chocolate cake...and a candy bar...and a cheeseburger with fries....and on and on and on. I was doing so good on Atkins before. I think I need to get back on that. It really really worked for me. I've just been to afraid to put myself into ketosis while I'm breastfeeding.
Okay, enough of that.
I'm still here girls. I hope everyone can come back and post soon. I really miss everyone. If you've been coming to read and not posting...just leave a little note to say hi, so we know you're okay.
My arms and upper body hurt...I started this ultra mini workout in the mornings right after I get up...I do an upper body weight lifting workout...its like 5 minutes long and I work out my arms...and I just started that yesterday morning...let me tell you...I can feel it...believe it or not I have the DOMS Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness...who of thought that just a few minutes of arm weights would make me sore...Yeesh! I do have fat arms...I hate them...not as bad as Oprah but like that except smaller...I have fat depost right above my elbow...very frustrating stubborn fat.
So I am hoping lifting weights will help me lose that or at least firm it up..I am tired of these pudgy 2 yearl old like arms..I want them to be toned.
I cycled for an hour straight last night...man that was hard..I think tonight I will go back to two sets of 30 minutes and then some floor exercises.
Well the pie won last night...I had half a serving of it...so that’s like 250 calories...I guess its better than a whole serving...my friend is coming by tonight to pick up the half pie that remains...thank goodness. I would throw it out but it cost be like 10 bucks and I hate throwing away good food. Maybe I will force it on my Dad if she doesnt pick it up
Meal Plan for today
breakfast: carnation breakfast with skim milk
snack: arthur’s 24 carrot energizer smoothie
lunch: tuna macaroni salad
dinner: individual size thin crust pizza
snack: mixed berries
beverages: water , tea and diet cola
Hey Lisa...glad to have you back with us posting...you know what keeps me trying...posting here...make me more accountable and offers me the routine I need to stick to my plan. I dont give up even when I am so off my schedule...I just keep posting my reality here wether its good or bad and slowly I make small changes. It works
I was on 3FC a year ago when I began my weight-loss work in earnest, and although it helped for awhile, I didn't find a group I really meshed with, so lost the whole accountability aspect I was trying for. This seems to be an active thread, with people who are interested in a more wholistic approach, and above all, with other frequent "C" posters - cyan, cjunk - I thought as cybele I might fit in here! Do you mind if I join in?
My stats are below- basically I've kept off the ten pounds I lost last year, but have stopped losing. I've seen a nutritionist, but she didn't tell me anything new, even after repeated visits - I just need to do what I already know I should do, but I have a feeling some of my issues are tied up in feeling deprived or punished, so I'm trying to get away from that by splurging on foods for myself that are healthy, so I feel pampered rather than deprived.
I also really want to be working out more frequently - even if it's only the treadmill and some weights, which is what I've been doing every few weeks at the gym here on campus. I'd like to be doing at least three times a week, and for now, I'm just trying to get myself to walk in the door and stay for half an hour three times a week - so that's what I'll be trying now. I'm encouraged by your reports here - you seem to do so well, and you're even brave enough to have your actual photos as your avatars! I really think it could do me some good to post here with you all.
Here's hoping this can be the group, the time, the moment for me to really take charge of my health and well-being. Thanks for the support I've gotten from you already, even passively!
