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Hold me accountable in May
Okay ladies,
I’m going to be honest with y’all, I’ve fallen off the wagon big time and I’m forcing myself to get back on by posting my goals here and holding myself accountable this month. I was doing so good? What happened… well, my mother died a month and half ago and when that happened I think I let myself go. My mother had been in a coma for 32 months I was not upset when she died, I was happy that she wasn’t in anymore pain. I only feel guilt that I did not visit her in the hospital as often as I should have. Yet I know my mother and she would completely understand my reasons. I think it is this guilt that caused me to fall off. I gained back all my weight. 20 pounds in a month and 3 weeks. I haven’t been this heavy since summer of 2003. I’ve slacked in my gym time… I still went almost everyday, but found myself hardly working hard at all. I ate whatever crap was set in front of me and didn’t care about calories. I’ve started to run out of clothes to wear because my new wardrobe wont fit me. Yet the strange thing is the few clothes I still have from the last time I was this size still look like tents on me. I guess the fat distributed differently. I haven’t been taking very good care of myself as well. As some of you know about the little scare that had me going to see a doctor. I won’t go into nasty details but I’m sure y’all remember. So here are my goals. Hold me accountable for this month. (May) And I promise myself not to set myself to fail, or feel like a failure if I miss a few goals. These are only to jump start me back where I need to be because I’m the kind of person that needs guidelines. Not all of these goals are for weight loss. Weight goals: Lose five pounds. (no real time limit for this, just a mini goal) Calorie goal is around 1650 calories every day. No more than 1800 no less than 1400. Nutrition goals. NO FRENCH FRIES!! McDonalds are the bane of my existence; I could live off fries as they are my favorite food. The only fries I can have are my father’s sweet potatoes fries. I know once I cut myself off of these grease sticks, I’ll lose my craving for them. Drink at least 60oz. of water every day. No meals before bed over 300 calories. No fog eating (eating while reading, watching TV, talking on the phone…ect..) Take a multivitamin at least every other day. Must have at lease two servings of fruit and veggies every day. Limit red meat to 2-3 times a week. I will watch carbs! I will NOT make bad choices because those around me such and friends and family are making bad choices. No more eating right out of the bag, carton, box..ect… I will give myself a serving and put the rest away. No more buffet style restaurants, only places where I can box my meal and take it home. Exercise goals. I will try and go to the gym at least 15 times this month. I will spend at least 30 minutes on cardio and 15 minutes on weights (To slowly increase ) I will attempt to run 1 minute on the treadmill at least once a week if not every time I go to the gym. Personal Health goals. I will brush my teeth, floss and use mouthwash twice a day!! I will shower right after work instead of waiting until the last minute to run around and get ready. If I wear make-up to work I MUST wash it off after work. I will not pick at every little pimple and blackhead because no one will notice it until I make it turn into an angry red spot on my face! ( it’s a gross habit I have when I’m stressed, ya’ll should see the scars on my arms >_<) Free Time goals I will give myself a block of time to read or write at least every other day. On days off I will spend only 1-2 hours on video games. (it’s like crack.. I can’t stop once I start lol) I will NOT count my play time on the Wii as a light workout! LOL Okay, so there are my goals for this month. It looks like a lot but most of this I do anyways and just need to remind myself to not slip up. I will continue to post my successes (and not so successful) If you also want to post goals feel free, we can all help each other keep on track. p.s. LOL I read these to my best friend she said i sounded like those people yelling in boot camp. so I was very determined. :o |
Sakai :hug: I'm so very sorry to hear of your loss. You can do this. And getting back into a good routine may even help. You might even like to join a small challenge to help keep you on track in some areas (like the 100lb club monthly points challenge). Keep us updated. We're routing for you. :grouphug:
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I am so sorry to hear about your mom. My deepest sympathy. :hug:
I think it is only natural that at a time like that, one abandons healthy habits and exercise regimen etc. since there are other priorities, so don't be too hard on yourself. You will lose it in no time. If I can make a recommendation - I would suggest that you up the consumption of veggies/fruit, 2 servings per day is not quite enough. Otherwise, I love you goals. You will be a different woman a month from now! |
Thank you Faerie, thanks Tomato :hug:
I know two servings sound like so little.. and it is! I only just relized this past 2 weeks that I hardly get 1 1/2 servings of fruit a day and I would be lucky to get a veggie at all. So I figure 2 of each a day would be a good start. No doubt with eating better I will eat far more than just two.. I hope. I started the month early ^_^ no time better than now to get healthy again. I went to the gym, did my cardio and my weights. I've downed about a third of my water for today. (reaching my water goal is going to be easy as I drinks lots during work) I relized I just ate 520 calories but it's my "Dinner" and I won't get to eat again for another 8 hours so I'm sure it's all good. Right now I'm waiting for my lunches to finish cooking so I can freeze them and get them ready for the week. ^_^ It's great to be positive. |
Nice to see you around again, Sakai! :hug: Now you just know I am going to be watching you! :coach: You can do it!
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Jay! *huggles* :hug:
Oh Yay, You're gonna be wathing me :yikes: No just kidding. It's awsome to know someone here is gonna keep a eye on me. lol It's the first day of may and I started off pretty good. I got home from work late, (about 8:30 in the morning) So I wasn't sure If I would be able to hit the gym. But I got up at 4 and went to the gym anyways. Even though I was sooo tired. Mondays always suck the energy right out of me. But I'm glad that I went to the gym no matter what. I'm making dinner right now and getting a bit sleepy @_@ egads. I'll be sure to head home on time tomorrow morning so that I can get enough sleep before having to head to the gym. |
WTG Sakai :) You're doing awesome! :cheer3:
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My Tom came today and boy did I not want to go work out. But I did anway! :carrot: I took it easy, did weights for half a hour and skipped the cardio because I felt so icky. But I'm glad I didn't stay home on my butt.
I cheated this morning and split a few sweets with my DF because we had a bake sale at work to raise money for a co-worker who lost his 3 year-old son. But I was about 600 calories under my minimum so It wasn't so bad. Other than that I've been very good with my food. |
You hang in there, you penguin you! :cheer2:
Jay |
Hi Sakai. I'm so sorry about your Mom. My deepest sympathies to you.
Good for you for thinking out your goals AHEAD of time. Wanting to lose weight is all fine and dandy, but you've gone ahead and thought it all out and how you're going to tackle it. That is a great step. So far, so good!!! And I can't help myself, I know you've heard it already, but please, pretty, pretty please with cauliflower, broccoli, grape tomatoes, string beans, spinach and asparagus on top - up thy veggies. You won't be sorry. It will help you tremendously. :carrot::broc::broc::broc::broc::carrot: |
Don't worry RockinRobin :carrot: I've been eatting uber more veggies than I thought I would. and I've upped the fruit two. haha!
Today Is a off day. I had a large breakfast this morning before bed. A foot long subway sandwich that I know is not good for me. Saturday breakfast after work has been a year long tradition with my DF and best friend. It's two hours free time to catch up. I'm pretty sure the breakfast was about 6-700 calories. I'll look it up on My daily plate. My best friend will be moving in soon so we'll have more time together and not have to have said breakfasts to catch up. Also we'll have each other as gym buddies as she's trying to lose around 25 pounds herself. I also didn't go the the gym today mostly because the gym closest to me is closed on the weekends. And because I need a day to recover from my three straight days at the gym... something I haven't done in a long while. I've started the feel the effects of changing my lifestyle again. I don't know if it's because of hitting the gym hard, or just my positive outlook... but I've been feeling far more alert than I have been in months. Most of the time I'm in this groggy, lull all night long at work. I weighed myself. And I haven't really lost much. Not that it really matters, it's only been three days @_@ I thought about only weighing myself once a week but... pish, that would never happen. I can't go two days without stepping on the scale. LOL |
:drill: Now sakai, you get you to that gym! :drill: ;)
One of the great things about a lifestyle change is that you can plan to do things like go for breakfast with your friend. If it had been me, I would have had the six-inch sub instead of footlong. I have found they are just as satisfying. So, you can make small changes that benefit you and still participate. Hang in there! It's been hardly any time at all! Don't slip up! :cheer2: Jay |
All right there, you wanted to be held accountable in May. So good for you for reporting ALL that there is to report, the good and the quite frankly, on the same vein as Jay, "could've made a tad bit better choice".
A smaller sandwich would have definitely been a better bet. Not sure if cooking some fabulous food at home would be an option, but it is something to think about. Yummy egg white omlettes with sauteed veggies, oatmeal with Sugar Free maple syrup. Stuff like that. So, yes enjoy your friends, but don't forget your goals. You don't have to sacrifice one for the other. So glad to hear you've added in more veggies and fruits. They're our good friends to you know. ;) Also glad to hear you're feeling better. There's lots more great things ahead for you. Just stick with it. Stick it out. It will get easier and waaaaay more rewarding. :smug: |
lol I was planning on getting a 6-inch at subway... but... get this... We go there so often in the morning that they already had my normal order half made by the time I walked in the door. (they saw us pull up and park!) So I was like... oh well. Next time I'll park out of sight and surprise them LOL.
I have to remember that changes don't happen right away. Baby steps means baby step changes :dizzy: We went to breakfast again, but ate better than I normally do. We're just gong to have to limit out breakfast mornings to 1 a week. ave money and save calories ^.^ I'm doing pretty good on water, I don't even worry about it anymore because it's all I drink even when we go out to eat. I'm making dinner again tonight. Chicken Stir-fry. My favorite. A Ton of veggies. :carrot: Tonight is my Friday. I'll be hitting the gym hard on my weekend (and the clutter in my room lol) Oh I have a question. I was going to make a new thread but figured asking here wont hurt. I want to detox a little. I've been feeling kinda.. blah.. you know and heavy. I've been eating enough fiber and all that but it seems to not help like it use to. Any idea? Anything I should do or take to "clean out" a little? |
You can do it!
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Hey sakai,
Next time if they are making a footlong sub, tell them to cut it in half for you. :lol3: We don't have to eat what people hand us just 'cause it's there... ;) As for the detox--I'd say, eat more fruits! Cantaloupe (which is low cal), apples. Or you could go for prunes or dried apricots. That's the best natural way, I think. And keep drinking that water. Jay |
Originally Posted by JayEll: I have learned to be a pest in restaurants. I question the waiters as to what has no oil. I then ask to have foods "custom made" for me. They gladly oblige. As for the other problem. Keep on adding in those veggies. Lots of salad greens. Broccoli. Cauliflower. Fruits too. Oranges, strawberries, pears. And yup, keep downing that water. |
Thanks zacharoni16 :D
JayEll, Rockinrobin you're right, I could of just saved the other half of the sub for later. Alas no worries about it now hehe. I added up my calories for yesteray and it didn't break 1000 :o Not good, but I'm trying for a good average. I know somedays I won't eat much and other days I eat too much, I need to even it out a little. I wasn't very hungry yesterday, I just happened to have a bunch of low calorie foods. Today for dinner I made Minestrone soup. No meat, no pasta... ton of veggies. Squash, tomatos onions ect.. it was yummy and had two bowls without feeling stuffed or heavy. I still haven't had as many furits as I need. I only get about 2 servings a day. (mostly a apple and later 3 or 4 big strawberries) I love melons so I'm going to get some watermelon, honeydew and cantaloupe, grapes too. I hope it will help with the detox. It's my weekend and I'm hitting the gym late tonight with my DF and bestfriend. I finally got my DF to join our gym. lol now he has no choice *evil laugh* :devil: |
Egads, it was my dad's day to cook and he wasn't feeling up to it so he orders pizza, honey mustard chicken wings and bread sticks. gah! But I was pretty good and stayed under my calories for yesterday. Woot! I counted all my calories for this week and average about 1470 calories. A little lower than I wanted but it seems to be working for now.
We hit the gym hard yesterday, so hard in fact i brused myself on the leg squat weight thingy. We didn't do to the gym tonight but we will go in the morning here in a few hours. I just finished cooking lunch for the week. Shrimp stir-fry yumm-o hehe I lost some weight, the scale reads 257 but I'll wait three days. if after three days it still reads under 257 I'll count it as weight loss and not some kind of everyday weight fluctuation <-- (spelled wrong >_<) Well I gotta go get some house work done before the gym opens. Just thought I'd stop by and make a post. |
Originally Posted by sakai: Hang in there with the food... try to get your AVERAGE cals a little lower. Don't let the highest number go too high--it could throw off your loss. :coach: You go, girl! :cheer2: Jay |
I can't believe I spelled that right. LOL. *hugges Jay* :hug:
I went to the gym with my DF this morning like I said. I did a mile on the treadmil. I ran a quarter lap on every lap for a total of 1 lap...so I ran for 1/4 a mile @_@ crazy. Now if only i could run a while lap straight through lol. I just finished dinner (my breakfast) 75% of it was veggies. I'm eating way more than I thought I would. I detoxed with fruit and water over my weekend and I'm feeling a little better. Right now I gotta get ready to go back to work, which kinda sucks >_< Mondays ya know. |
Originally Posted by Sakai: :cheer3::cheer2::cheer3: |
So I'm home from work. My DF and I are a bit sick (though he acts like he's dying lol) I only worked for half the night so here I am with a glass of cranberry juice and chicken noodle in my bowl.
Upest tummy, headache, fever and sore body, I'll kill if it's the start of the flu. >_< I spent only 30 minutes at the gym today. Though my workout was short, it was hard and I was dripping sweat by the end of the half hour. It was right after that.(about 5PM) that I noticed I was filling icky. My DF had been feeling bad all day and I knew I caught whatever he had. I'm drinking lots of water to keep hydrated. (sp) My scale is going up and down but staying below 258 If I'm still under 258 tomorrow night I'll count it as a 2 pound loss. Woot! |
I, too, am very sorry to hear about your mother. My deepest sympathy and best wishes in a difficult time.
Your list is fabulous! I'm taking many of your items and adding them to my list. It's motivating to read your story, so keep posting please! |
Thank you Makeyourownplans :hug:
Because I was ill I didn't go to the gym yesterday or today. I'm feeling about 85% better and I'm gonna hit the gym tomorrow. It's Saturday again and that means another breakfast day at subway with my DF and best friend. I was good this time around. I had a 6" veggie Delite. it was around 265 calories. with the cheese and honey mustard it came to about 320 calories. about a 3rd of what I use to eat. I had "the works" put on it. meaning just about every veggie they had in the place LOL. I felt full but not stuffed. My weight went back up again, but I've been a bit messed up because of whatever bug I caught. I need to detox again and clean myself out. Fiber, fiber, fiber.. and lots of water. Side note: we had a BBQ at work today hamburgers and hot dogs, potato salad and pasta salad and all that jazz. I completly forgot all aobut it and so DF and I brought our lunch to work. Thank goodness because we skipped all that fatty food and stuck with what we brought. I'm so proud of my DF because he didn't stray from his lunch as well even though he could have if he wanted to. (my DF needs to lose about 30 pounds himself ^.^) :carrot: |
Hmm So I went to the gym today and did Cardio for about 20 minutes before I noticed that I was becoming...uncomfortable. I think I may have a UTI :yikes: So I'm downing my Cranberry juice to see if I can get rid of it. Seems it's a side effect from the bug I caught a few days ago. Anyways... I left the gym early because I coulnd't stand being around all those people feeling the way I did. :o
my average calories for this week is 1580, a little better than last week. I'm happy at this number. Now I'll wait and see if my body likes this number as well. ^.^ |
Ha! I experience the same, hehm, thing when jogging once before. I chacked it up to ill fitting clothing but maybe it was a UTI! I wonder how common that experience is :)
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I seem to get UTIs all the time, my doctor says it's normal for some people. I've pretty much have it down to a science now LOL. I'm still drinking a bunch of cranberry juice. (the light kind)
Hehe I got on the scale at the gym today only to find that I lost 30 pounds in two days! Drat! I loved that scale; obviously now it's messing up. It was nice to see that low number even though it wasn't true hehe ^_~ I also went to see Speed Racer today and noticed the seats were tight around my hips, good thing I decided to jump back on the wagon @_@ |
I'll make this fast becase we're heading to the gym in about an hour.
I was a bit lazy on my weekend. I still haven't made anything for my lunches this week. I need to get on that as soon as I can. hehe The UTi seems to be under control. My only slip this weekend was a small ice cream cone I got yesterday with my best friend. Most of the time I'll get a medium or even a large. but today i was strong and just got a small, and even the small seemed like a bit too much :carrot: |
:drill: Hey! :drill:
:coach: Sounds to me like you're about to go off track there! :coach: What were you doing in an ice cream store, eh? :coach: What's this about not getting your lunches figured out? :chin: You asked to be held accountable... :drill: So get back with it! :drill: ;) Jay |
Dear Sakai:
Hi. I am new to this website and this is the first post I am making. I understand completely what you have gone through. When my father died I got completely derailed from my weight loss goals. I had been in a really good place, eating reasonable and exercising regular. I had lost 10 pounds a month for 3 months running, then my father died. It is a long story, but basically he denied he was terminal until it was too late and made my Mom not tell anyone, including us kids. I didn't know he was terminal until the day before he died. It was hard to deal with for us, but it just got worse as relatives arrived, all very upset that they hadn't gotten a chance to say goodbye, etc. I think we all didn't stop eating from the evening he passed until well after the funeral. Anyway, that was some time ago, but I remember how dissapointed I was about it. My current story is that I work as a medical transcriptionist and sit typing from around 7 a.m. until around 2:30 p.m. or later. I started typing at home about six years ago. Within six months I had put on 30 pounds. (i had been 200). I have hovered at 230 all this time. Last year I got married and partied a lot between the wedding in September and New Year's. By then I had put on another 10 pounds. So I am now 240 and I am really committed to loosing it. I have had a very hard time in my life ever asking help from anyone about anything, but I have realized that I can't do this alone. I have tried many diets and am at a point where I realize that I have to be truly commited to daily exercise and portion control. I am starting tomorrow a new schedule where I will exercise in the morning before I start work. I have been trying to fit it in after work, but it keeps getting lost in the shuffle. I have never exercised regularly and commiting to this is not easy for me. So, this is my first post, and I am saying hi to everyone. |
ariela72, :wel3fc:
I'm sorry to hear about your dad... :( I hope you find support here on 3FC as you lose your weight! The site has lots of forums and lots of information. Cheers, Jay |
welcome ariela72 :hug: I'm also sorry to hear about your dad. I hope this site can help you as much as it has helped me ^_^
JayEll- eep!. but you are right, i shouldn't have been in that ice cream shop. I ended up spending 3 hours cooking the wednesday morning and was not a happy camper by the time it was over, But I felt good that I did it anyway when all I wanted to do was sleep. I skipped the gym today because I helped my best friend move in and I think hauling a treadmill around as well as a dozen boxes counts as a bit of a work-out ;) I didn't get to bed until 12:30 in the after noon and only woke up a hour ago and now I have a hour until it's time to get ready for work. Yikes! I'm glad my best friend is moving in. We'll be great motivation for each other to hit the gym as often as we can and to make good food choices. I'll also always have a gym buddy so I don't have to go alone. |
Work right now sucks. It's inventory time and they work us like slaves. >_< so much so that these past two days the last thing I want to do is get out of bed and go to the gym. I should know better, I do know better. I think half the reason is my DF he hardly wants to go the gym after having a rough day busting his *** at work. and I understand that he's tired and sore and so am I but I know the stuff we do at work can't count as exersise because obviously we're not losing weight.
I should just start going without him and not feel guily about leaving him at home. Though sometimes he caves in and comes with me when I say I'm leaving without him, but then he groan and gripes the whole way there and a bit afterwards too. I weighed myself two times a day and noticed something odd. I weigh 3 pounds less right after waking up. Strange, where does that weight go? I was sleeping. I had no visits to the potty, nothing. And it happened 3 days in a row and it just baffles me that 3 pounds of something dissapears while I'm sleeping 0.o |
Sakai, :wave:
Yes, you have to go on your own. Don't let anyone else's attitude stop you from doing what you have to do. About the weight difference. Many people weigh less in the mornings. One reason is that you haven't been eating all night--and so, your body has been burning stored energy to keep you alive. When the body burns energy, it uses oxygen to convert sugars and other molecules (including fats) into carbon dioxide and water. So, in part, you're evaporating! :lol: Seriously, you're losing mass in the air you breathe out. And water leaves the body in the form of vapor also. Plus, I'll bet that you pee first thing before you weigh--correct? Well, that's more weight gone. Remember, a half a cup of liquid is 8 ounces = half a pound. Then, if you drink a couple of cups of water, coffee, tea, etc. you add liquid weight--and if you eat, the food weighs a certain amount. This goes on all day. That's why to see real weight loss it's best to record your weight once a week, weighing at the same time of day. Jay Jay |
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