Hey I just checked in here and much to my surprise...the thread is not completely dead..how cool. Quick note on what I have been up to...still trying to lose the last 15 pounds...since I started dating Mario and working out at the gym...I have had no weight loss. I am trying to figure how to start losing again. I learned how to not overeat when I was sad, upset, mad, angry etc but not when I am happy...so I have been happy lately and over eating..so no weight loss...basically if I wasnt doing all the workouts, I would of gained my weight back by now..so now I am teaching myself to not over eat when I am happy, celebrating, feeling good..I am also getting used to not keeping up with Mario when he eats..he eats faster that me, takes bigger bites etc...I wasnt even aware that my eating had sped up or that I was trying to keep up with him...I have learned a few tricks...instead of eating from the salad bowl,I will put my portion onto my plate, veggies etc..before I would put in on one plate and eat from there..and that is when I noticed I was eating faster to make sure I got to eat some food...yes how sad is that!!! Anyway, I also mentioned it to Mario that he eats too fast...he agrees..we had a good laugh about it when I told him I was trying to keep up with him...so now he is slowing down and I am putting my poritons on my plate or a seperate plate ..this way I can be more consious of how fast I eat. I would much rather enjoy the taste of the food instead of wolfing it down because I am afraid I wont get any otherwise...so embarassing to even write this down...oh well..gotta own up to this or else I wont change this behavior of mine.
Meal Plan for today
Breakfast: carnation breakfast with skim milk, banana-bran muffin..home made..low fat
lunch: sandwiches 2 small ones..using flax seed whole grain bread: one has salami and the other has ham
dinner: oven baked red snapper with asparagus
snack: apple
beverages: water, tea , diet cola
exercise: walked to work, will walk home, gym workout for an hour
have a good day.
Mikki nice to have you back
Lisa..congragts on getting your emergency RN job!! You must keep us posted on how it all goes.
Here to recommitting to restarting our weight loss plans
just wanted to check in and report on how AWESOME my new job is! I was so nervous before my first night in the ER...but then once I got there, everyone was SO NICE!!! I was immediately made to feel welcomed and everyone encouraged me and introduced themselves. My preceptor, Teena, is excellent. She is such a good teacher and she is willing to let me take the reigns and go for it! I've started IV's, I've admitted, I've discharged patients...I'm learning so much and I LOVE IT!!! The 7pm to 7am schedule is a bit daunting, but the time goes by so fast! I'm dog tired right now and my feet are killing me. I got home Sunday Morning and slept till about 3pm and then went back to work Sunday night. I got home this morning and only slept till about 1pm. I don't go back to work until Wednesday night. The hardest part is leaving the baby overnight. He's been with daddy these first two nights, so that's nice, but Wednesday night he's with my 16 year old sis-in-law who comes and stays the night. Last night...or this morning....I'm not sure LOL, my milk leaked through my shirt. That was kind of rough, but it dried and I wasn't too uncomfortable...I just missed my baby.
Okay, that's enough about that. All in all, I love my job, I love my new profession!
Food wise....Well, this schedule is rough. I'm going to have to work out the kinks. I'm formulating a plan in my brain.
Exercise...well....isn't running around like a mad woman for 12 hours a work out? I do sweat!
Cyan, I know exactly what you mean about eating with all of our emotions. I'm still working on that. But...knowing is half the battle!
Miki, hope you are well! Hope to hear from you soon!
Hope everyone has a great Memorial Day.
Wow Lisa you sound so happy with your new job..how cool is that...good going on graduating and sticking to your guns. If you can make it through nursing school whilst pregnate and married with kids...you can lose this weight...yes you can Lisa...stick to your guns...get it done
Hi again! Cyan, so glad you dropped back in! I had dropped you a line in the journal place but didnt realize it was totally separate from here so it wouldnt let me post. I didnt have time at the moment to sign up but I planned on doing so later. Welcome back!
Lisa, your job sounds great. Except for missing the baby...I know that part has got to be tough. Lucky for you having family that can help out tho. Would be worse leaving him overnight with someone else in their home.
I have finally upped my 2 miles a day to 3 miles for the past week. My sis and I have been walking 8 weeks now..BUT I'm still terrible at the eating part! So frustrating that I cant seem to get myself on track with that. Seems pointless to walk 3 miles and not lose a lb(especially getting up at 5:30 am to do it) but then again what would I weigh if I didnt walk at all??
I was down to 189 a yr ago and am now at 210. I just cannot regain the rest!!! Drinking water is something else that I just have got to make myself start again regularly. That and coming here are the main two things that I did back then that I dont regularly do now. Going to work on all that.
Well better run. Luke, my 13 yr old, is having a sleep study done tonight...was sent by the ENT doc. It's from 9 pm til 5 a.m. and Phil is on call for work and cant stay with him so I get the pleasure of doing it. I have a feeling there wont be much rest for me. Anyway, I still have some things to do before we head to the hospital.
Hey gals! I started to post earlier today, but the baby in my lap hit a key and deleted all of it!!
Good on you Miki for the exercise you are doing! It doesn't matter if you lose a pound or not. You are doing great things for your body! Especially your heart! Keep it up. The rest will come in time.
Cyan, so glad to have you here! I hope you are doing well. I think of you often and wonder how things are going with your new LOVE!!!!
The new job is still going GREAT!!! I love it. The only part that is hard is my darn FEET!! I have heel spurs on both feet. I got cortisone injections in both of them a week before I started the job. I went to the dr. yesterday because of a swollen painful area on the side of my heel. Lo and behold.. it's bursitis. Not much the dr could do but feel sorry for me and give me an anti-inflammatory to take once a day. I also have torn ligaments on the bottom of one foot from doing the stretches I'm supposed to do for the heel spurs. I've been icing them and trying to let them rest before I go back to work on Monday night. This is why I'm bad at exercising. My feet hurt VERY BAD!!!!! I try to keep up at work. I do okay, but I'm secretly suffering!
I'm trying a new approach to my weight loss. I'm simply cutting back. I'm going to try portion size and better healthier selections. I'm not restricting anything. I'm going to make different choices. Apple and peanut butter instead of a candy bar. Water instead of pop. whole grain cereal instead of cookie crisp. Whole wheat instead of white. Broccoli instead of fries. Salad instead of a Big Mac. Doesn't mean I can't have dessert once in a while like on Sundays when we have a big family meal at the mil's. As for exercise...I'm going to buy a bicycle this summer and the whole family is going to go biking. There are some great bike trails around our new house. My feet keep me from a lot of things I could do, but they'll soon be better.
That's all for me! Hope to hear from both of you again soon!
Lisa....You always have such a positive outlook...even with hurting feet! I hope they do get better soon. When the feet hurt, nothing feels good huh? Maybe it wont take them long to get broken in. The family bike rides sound like fun.
Cyan....When are we going to get to see a pic of you and Mario? I'm really happy for you. He sounds like he just might be "the one." He definitely seems to be a great guy by your descriptions. I had to laugh at your post about eating fast to keep up and make sure you had time for the good stuff...sounded like me! lol
Ok girls...another Monday tomorrow...another new start...I hope. I am going to TRY really hard to drink that water and cut back on the food intake. Lisa, when I did so well before I did it the way you are talking about trying now. I never did restrict myself from any certain foods..just the portions. If I could just get back to that!
Well, I feel guilty being on here right now. Everyone else is out mowing etc....BUT I have decided I have just got to find time for this. I honestly think everyone here is such a help plus there's that accountability factor also. I have missed all that. I would love to come one day and find that all the other chicks have wandered back in also!
Anyway, really need to get off this computer and help out with the chores. Bedtime will be here before I know it. Everyone have a great week!
Sounds like its buzzing in here again...good to see...Miki ..one step at a time...its good that you are walking...get into the routine of exercise again and then tackle the food...getting back on track is a process..dont rush it..before you know it...you will be eating the right foods and the right amounts and exercising and losing weight.
Hey Lisa..sorry to hear about your feet...I can understand..I suffer from painful bunions...had foot pain all of my life. But glad to hear that you love your new job..I am so proud of you...remember when you were telling us how hard school was...and wondering if you were going to graduate and find work...well...looks like it has all worked out. I think your new health plan is much better...sounds very wise not to exclude any foods and before you know it, you will start losing weight too.
I have been reading You, the owners manual...very cool book. I too am working on portion control .... since dating Mario, my portions have gotten bigger..so I must cut back on those too...I have really lost any weight...still working on losing those last 12 pounds myself. sigh...so I better listen to myself and start putting into action my plan...which is simply to cut back on portions sizes and eat less deserts.
I will be taking pictures of Mario and myself soon..just havent gotten around to it..you know how that goes.
tonight is gym time...I have to renew my membership...ugh more money...I have been bleeding money lately.
Just a quick post to say hello. It's the weekend finally...hoorayyy!!! Hope everyone enjoys theirs. I am thrilled that the week is over. My sister and I did take a break this week and skipped 2 days of walking but we have rarely missed any for the last 9 weeks. And I actually think the scale showed a 3 lbs loss this week for a change. Not much considering 9 weeks of walking but at least it's a LOSS!!...right?? 'Bout time! Well, going to try to get some housework done tonight so I dont have to use up my entire weekend doing that so better go for now. I'll be back here soon!
Hi girls! I'm actually off work today. I think I mentioned the other day that Luke, my 13 yr old, had to have a sleep study done at the hospital. Well, we got the results of that on Friday and on Tuesday he had to have his tonsils and adenoids taken out. Phil and I were both off for the surgery, then he stayed home with him yesterday and it's my turn today. He has done amazingly well. Very minimal pain and was able to eat the very first night! I was dreading it so bad because Luke normally has zero pain tolerance. He hasnt complained at all!! He actually said his IV was the worst part.
Seems to be slowing down in here again. Just really hard to get in here without being able to do so at work. Lisa, how are things going with your new job? Still loving it? I hope so and I hope your feet have adjusted!
Cyan, I know you're busy..you actually have a job AND a social life..lol (I cant seem to find time for the social part...I guess 3FC IS my social life )Mario seems to have been just what the doctor ordered. Everytime you post, you seem happier than ever. That is so great.
I am still sticking with my morning walk....12 weeks now I think. But I still cant get ahold on my eating!! Seems that every Monday I have this new burst of "want-to" but it dwindles with each day of the week. I dont know what my problem is. So much of it is a mind thing. 2 yrs ago when I finally got into the right mindset, very rarely could anything cause me to get off-track. Now it seems very rarely can anything keep me ON track!
Oh by the way, yesterday was my 21st wedding anniversary. We've come a long way since this time last year, thank goodness. Been a tough week just because it brings back memories of what I was going through in my marriage exactly one year ago, but we are honestly working hard and doing well. Phil reminds me regularly that I am who he loves and he is where he wants to be and has no regrets of his decision to stay with me. I believe him but it's hard to keep those memories from trying to invade my mind sometimes. I'm not sure I'll ever completely heal from that hurt. It was worse than anything I've ever experienced in my entire life. On the positive side, tho, we made it through that...we ought to be able to make it through anything!
Well, I guess I"ll go for now. Hard to concentrate with Luke's LOUD snoring..lol The doc said that will last several days. Hope ya'll have a good rest of the week and a GREAT weekend! Be back soon.
Thanks for the great update..good to hear that you are doing well...Happy Anniversary..here's to 21 years of marriage!! Wow thats a long time...what a feat!!
I cant post for too long because I am at work and the boss is fluttery about..but I will try to get back this weekend and give you guys a propper update
Howdy girls. great hearing from both of you. Work is still awesome. I just took my state boards yesterday. It was absolutely horrible. It took over 3 hours. I had the maximum 265 questions. Although it's not official, I'm sure I didn't pass. This may mean I don't have a job for the next 45 days until I take the test again which will cost $275. But I'm trying not to beat myself up over it. Such is life. I haven't stopped yet and I'm not going to stop now. This is my dream and while it may be harder for me than others, I can and will still do it.
Lisa, it was nice talking to you this morning. Sorry your test was so tough...maybe you'll be surprise and find you passed it! But even if you didnt, you have the right attitude....dont give up...you've worked too hard for this.
Cyan, those "fluttering" bosses can be a pain cant they? That's why I cant get here at work. Never fails if I try to sign in, someone needs something or just shows up at my desk. I hope you have a nice weekend...with Mario I'm sure...right? Still anxious to see a pic of the two of you!
Well, better go. Need to take advantage of this time off with Luke to get some of this housework done before the weekend. Take care everyone.
Hello everyone!!!! I just wanted to share the good news! I passed my NCLEX and I am now officially a REGISTERED NURSE in the state of Kansas!!!!! YIPPEEEE!!!!!!!!! I was so surprised! I am so excited!!!
Finally, all my hard work has paid off.
I just cannot regain the rest!!! Drinking water is something else that I just have got to make myself start again regularly. That and coming here are the main two things that I did back then that I dont regularly do now. Going to work on all that.
I am going to TRY really hard to drink that water and cut back on the food intake. Lisa, when I did so well before I did it the way you are talking about trying now. I never did restrict myself from any certain foods..just the portions. If I could just get back to that! 
)Mario seems to have been just what the doctor ordered. Everytime you post, you seem happier than ever. That is so great.
I had a feeling you did better than you thought on that exam! That is wonderful news....way to go!
