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Good Morning Chickadees!
Yesterday was good, not great food-wise, but great workouts, cardio and weights. I love when I get up the next morning and can feel and see a difference. I'm trying upping my calories with extra veggies and fruit besides berries, and an extra ounce of meat here and there. We'll see if I can get the scale downward. But I have lost another inch off the waist since 1/29 so that's encouraging. Ilene - Know what you mean when you get frustrated with yourself for succumbing to a temptation. Lord knows this past week or so I have fallen from grace. But a few itty-bitty chocolates and a sliver of pizza aren't going to do you in. IMO, "having to have it" is OK as long as it, whatever it is, doesn't lead to a full-blown binge. Isn't that the difference between "normal eating" - being able to have that sliver and stop, and binging? Allowing ourselves to have that treat and being able to limit the amount is progress for us overeaters. I don't think you are an overeater; you just enjoy good food that happens to be "unclean" for a body builder's nutrition. BTW, did you get the pizza down in 3 bites? :lol: On calcium, since you've been body building for so long, your bones are probably in great condition. I take the recommended 1200mg a day, 600 in the AM and 600 in the PM, especially now that dairy products are very limited. If you up your calcium, be sure and split it up because it can cause constipation. :sumo: About Melatonin, I did take it too frequently a few years ago and did develop some weird dreams and nightmares. Same for products like Tylenol PM, so I only take anything when I absolutely have to, for any ailment for that matter. I've put so many chemicals and stupid things into this body over the years that I have tried hard not to for at least the last 5. (Sounds pretty hypocritical for a smoker, but true.) It just about killed me to learn I have to take an Rx for the nerve damage done to my leg during surgery last year. In fact, I've been on it for a year, and am seriously thinking about trying to go without it. The surgeon put me on it immediately following the surgery because he *knew* he damaged the nerve, so I really don't know what it would feel like without the Rx. I think I'll call my pharmacist pal today and see what it will take wean myself off. On the stop smoking agenda, today begins the brand switch. The weather here was fairly decent this week, so I've been going outside to smoke quite a bit, and found it was taking up too much of my time, so I was making less trips outside by yesterday. The hardest time is right now, in the morning, with coffee and on the computer. Instead of reaching for a cigeratte, I try to clasp my hands together and deep breathe, or stretch until the urge passes. I'm working on it! Mel - Have a good time at the game, and you know we'll be rooting for OSU! JC - I am so sick of winter, cold and damp that I can't wait to moan about the heat. But 105 is pretty darn hot. I'd be spending much time at the mall too. Some times I feel like a prisoner in my own house - when it gets too cold for days in a row, and when it's too hot to be outside past 10AM. The last few summers though, living aboard the boat, I've relearned to tolerate the heat. But I must confess we didn't sail much in July and August because it was too hot and if there's no wind, there's really no point to sit there bobbing in the water and sweating. ledom - I'm jealous big time. I need some time on the water badly. There's a live webcam at one of the marinas down at our lake that I look at several times a day, and just sit here and pine. If the boat wasn't here, we'd definitely be down there right now or on our way. Yesterday, I wanted to take a walk along our creek, but it was so muddy in the yard I turned around and came back to the house before I got half way down there. Too soon. Have a great time, and give me a detailed accounting of what it was like, how nature is about to be reborn, and how much you enjoyed the commune and solitude. (heavy sigh.) Hi to all, and hope you have a great weekend. Check back later. dip |
Good morning Dip and all!
You ladies are THINKING this week! Great thoughts that I’ve been pondering as I've being running around (figuratively and literally ). :) Robin said: Quote:
Ilene, Mel: tiredness may be the biggest trigger for me too for bad eating. It’s the hardest one to do anything about, though, since sleeping takes TIME and that’s probably what we don’t have, so it’s so tempting to reach for that quick blast of energy from food, especially sugary food. I’m still working on this and don’t have any answers, but at least am trying to recognize what’s going on as my first step to dealing with it. Ilene — sounds like you’re getting that JLo butt! :lol: on feeling it get round! You asked about what DH says about the changes I’ve made: The funny thing is that he didn’t and still doesn’t say much. At first, I was kind of hurt. After all, I was working my butt off (literally) and was pretty much obsessed with the huge changes I was making in my life. But when I thought about it, I realized that I wasn’t saying much to HIM, mostly because I had announced SO many diets and SO many times that “this time I mean it, this time I’ll stick to it, this is really it, I really mean business, :blah: :blah: :blah: ” only to fail once again and gain back all the pounds that I lost. I was embarrassed to make another Great Announcement about losing weight so I was just doing it and waiting to see if he noticed. Of course he saw that I was eating differently, at least what he could see (most of my eating before had been secret eating, so I’m not sure he realized what a big change that was for me). It actually took about 50 pounds for him to hug me and notice bones. Then I had to tell him one night at dinner that I had lost 100 pounds. Of course, he was thrilled and said so. He's always been supportive and never objects to the time I take to go to the gym or if I tell him I have to walk away from the dirty dishes and just get the heck out of the kitchen. Any help I’ve asked for, I've always gotten. :) So the conclusion I've come to is that he was just not sure what to say — he didn’t want to say the wrong thing — so, like a lot of guys, didn’t say anything at all. I think with husbands and our weight, it’s a mine field for them and they’re very cautious since so often whatever they say ends up being the wrong thing! :lol: He says that he loved me fat and he loves me now and I believe him. What really worried him was me carrying around 122 extra pounds and that I might not be around for much longer at that rate. So what makes him happiest, he says, is my improved health and the energy I have, more so than how I look now. So that's the story at my house! Dip said: Quote:
Off to the gym. Have great weekends, ladies, and go OSU! |
Good morning everyone! Glad to see everyone up and at ‘em.
Ilene, you are a wonder woman. The day I can do lunges on alternating days is the day I pronounce myself :queen: . At this point, I consider it a minor miracle when I do them once a week. In fact, my hat’s … or maybe, I should say, my crown’s – off to anyone who can do those killers on a treadmill. Tiki, I know what you mean about coming in way under calories. Although I almost always eat 1400 to 1500 a day, every now and again I have a series of 900- to 1000-calorie days. Those are exceptions, admittedly, but when it happens, I always feel a little “off.” Sorry, can’t help with that aching back. Sandi, where in Northern Indiana are you? I’m in Bloomington. Good to have another Indianan among our ranks. Welcome. :wave: Mel, take care of yourself. Everyone in my office thought for sure that we’d seen the last of the flu/colds/sinus infections etc., when bam (where’s Emeril when you need him), two of our folks came down sick. I think it’s because we’ve all been cooped together so long. And, of course, one of is 7 months pregnant (no, children, not me), so she’s got a built-in excuse. Dip, I’m going to PM you – I, too, quit smoking many many years ago, but I still remember all of the tips they gave us in the class I too. I swear, they made it 100% easier. And have you noticed how much warmer it is, and the fact that it was still light at 6 last night? Boy oh boy, spring is almost here. I can see the tips of my daffodils, and I think the crocus are trying to come up as well. You’ll be on the water in no time. :flow1: And hang in there with that studying. Sounds like your memory is like mine – a cross between a sieve and a black hole. But you’ll be a fabulous trainer, and all this studying is good for the gray matter. Saturday greetings to everyone. |
Hey meg, Hey Robin!
Robin, got your PM and will answer a little later, It *was* what I needed! Thanks for thinking of me. Just said Thursday night, "It's quarter to 6 and the sun's still shining!" Now if it will just come up earlier, I'll be more motivated to get on the treadmill earlier. This is the time of year I miss living in southern Indiana. You guys are in the next warmer growing zone, and the weather is usually warmer, thus Spring comes a week or two earlier. Haven't checked my crocuses yet, but will - they always give me hope. The studying is going slow, but digging the heck out of what I'm learning, and applying it to myself. A couple of years ago, I learned much about meterology and the weather at flying altitudes. It took me about 6 months of every day study and practice with weather maps, but I became proficient at reading clouds and predicting weather fronts. So I figure if I can learn that, I can learn this in spite of my brain not being able to soak things up like it used to. I just have to do it daily and go over the material alot. Meg - been meaning to ask you how DS is doing with his diabetes. Hit the tread hard, heavy and longer this AM, and then sat down to a clean Meal 2 with DH. He's gone off to work for awhile, so I'm going to do some pilates, and maybe take a nap. It's a gray yukky day - perfect for napping, when I should be doing so many other things. Oh well, life's short and naps are cool. dip |
Good afternoon LWL! I'm being very lazy today - got up late, and have spent most of the morning on the phone with my sister, who lives in Ireland, and my Mom. Decided to do the weekend's cardio tomorrow, so giving myself a break today.
Plan to do a bit of shopping today - going to buy my favorite pants in size 10s (!) so that I'll have them when the time is right. These particular ones are by Villager and I just love them! And not just because I can wear a smaller size in them than in other pants! LOL! Anyway, need to do some mental prep for the week to come - I'll be spending Wed-Fri in Evansville, IN, for work, and then will be in the Detroit area visiting friends for the weekend. So, five days away from home to deal with. The weekend shouldn't be bad as my friends are supposed to be doing BFL too, but IN will be another story - all meals eaten out, all day meetings, and not a lot of time to myself or for workouts. There is a fitness center on that plant site, but as a visitor, I'm not allowed to wander freely... Oh, well, will have to figure it out. Time to finally get in the shower - you gals have a great Saturday/Sunday. Cindy |
Hey girls -- :wave:
Thanks for the encouragement on the pizza ... So true what Dip said and Meg pointed out, I did not let it go into a full-blown binge, like I would have done a few years ago... Sometimes we just can't see it for what it is... It sure is a learning process isn't it? but none the less I find it plays with my progress... Mel -- I'm also darn "tired" too of screwing up after a good week!!. My screw ups usually happen on Thurs and Fridays tho... Saturdays it's usually wine but clean foods...and Sundays thru Wednesdays are usually clean days for me... We'll just have to work on that a little harder I guess.... Dip -- I ate the piece pizza in 4 bites ! :lol: I was taking my time... :lol: NOT!!! JC -- I find Pizza lately is very difficult to turn away from. Actually I should really hate it because it BLOATS me up...makes me thirsty... makes me tired! Go figure what the attraction is! Meg -- Your hubby sounds just like my Dave! He wouldn't say the politically incorrect thing if his life depended on it!! He NEVER, EVER says anything to me about my weight loss or gains, or the gym, or too many muscles or whatever! He also knows that *I* would jump down his throat :rofl: if he did, So there's that minefield you were talking about.... When I'm banging cupboard doors (like I did this morning) .... I sit here, laughing to myself about this, because thinking back to this morning NO ONE dared come in the kitchen when I was having my fit!!! OMG I'm so pathetic sometimes!! :lol: Too funny! But I find this such an aweful example for my D ... WE are sooooo alike that I can even see it and my Mom sees it too... But the funny thing is my Mom doesn't see herself in us, and I see her in us....Oh well...:shrug: I could live with the JLo butt!! I just wish I had her money too :D... Tiki -- Have a nice trip! Well on with the rest of the day... I'm going to the gym, I have no body part to work on but I'll do cardio and abs ( guess that's a body part!) Hey Tidey where a ya? Hi Cindy we were posting at almost the same time...Hello to the rest! And let's be carefull out there today... Later! |
Ok, who was it who posted about the incline dumbell curls? Those ROCK! I'd never tried those before, and they are fun! Today was biceps/triceps and lord I hope I got the little buggers today! The last two workouts have FELT like they were doing something, but no soreness, no nothing afterwards. Bah.
Interesting comments about the men in our lives and how they address our weight loss. If they do at all. My ex-husband always sabotaged. He was insecure and figured if I lost weight, I'd leave him. Well, I ended up leaving him before I lost weight, but that's another story altogether. He'd feed me dove bars and chocolate because "I looked grumpy." My fault for actually putting them in my mouth. Richard (the guy I've been with for the last 9 years) is tremendously supportive, but I wonder somtimes if he isn't a bit insecure too. I've lost 30 pounds in the last year, and last week I caught him actually trying to tempt me with chocolate. That's a first. Other than that he fully supports me, but yes, he keeps his mouth shut for the same reasons you all brought up. I don't think he wants to end up in the middle of a firestorm. ;) On my side, I'm trying to learn to not take comments that he makes so personally. I do not need to be so defensive about my weight. Yes, I got this way, yes, I'm doing something about it. 'Nuff said. :D Ilene - A picture of a vacuum cleaner comes to mind when I read your comments about the pizza. Which is about what I was like when I ate my dinner last night because I waited too long to eat. Bad me. I thought for sure I'd gone over on calories, but enter it into fitday and lo and behold, I came in almost exactly on target. Obviously I still need work on this portions stuff. ;) I'm so clueless sometimes. And on pizza? Good lord.. I don't know what they put in that stuff to make it so tempting. Sometimes I have to get up and walk away from the TV when they show the commercials for it because it's ridiculous how much I'll start craving pizza. I think you did GREAT only having two pieces! After all, I was sure a couple years ago that one pizza was a single serving. ;) Alright.. enough babbling, I need to go hit the treadmill. Then eat a quick lunch, then off to the stables. Hope everyone's weekend is going great! |
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I have it on absolute authority that my large salad bowls -- which are big enough to accommodate a heaping salad, 1 1/2 cups of cooked oatmeal or a substantial portion of chili -- constitute a single serving of ice cream. :rofl: This is why I almost never buy bulk ice cream, and almost always buy single-servings or individually wrapped items.
Hello. My name is Robin, and I'm addicted to Skinny Cow ice cream sandwiches. They are one of my last vices and sinful delights. Cindy, if you're coming to Indiana, pack a picnic. Pack two. It's not for nothing that this state has on of the highest obesity rates in the country. If you get offsite, and if you get a vote in eating establishments, try for a Cracker Barrel. If you never been in one, you will find lots of choices. Lurking amid the high-calorie items, you can order oatmeal, sugar-free syrup; grilled fish and grilled chicken; cottage cheese on the side and any number of other foods that are legal. Big drawback on the veggies: they're served swimming in margarine. I always get a second plate, and fish them out with my fork. Another option is Chilis, also a chain. They serve black beans and grilled tuna, which is a staple meal for me. I can't remember where you live, so you may already know these places. But Indiana is tough. Dip, bless your heart, we're not quite as balmy as you think :) In fact, we're having little snow flurries today. I could do without that. But I'm hearing birds; most of the snow is melted; and I really do believe ol' man winter is on his way out. But it's a good day to stay inside. I'm going to tidy up my Quicken; it's a mess. And I may try a pilates workout later. Cheers, rrg |
Aw, Meg. It's Girl Scout Cookie Time. DIL2b brought a box of choc mints to DH last night. I had 2, and they were not that good.
Single Servings? Let me see if I can remember- A box of Girl Scout Cookies A pint of Hagan Daz A medium pizza A box of Dunkin Donuts A bag of Hershey Kisses, or other chocolate candy, like Brach's A 2# box of Fannie Mae's, Russell Stover's, etc. A bag of Twizzlers An Eli's Cheese Cake And of course, marathon sessions at various buffets And most of the above were "closet eating." Hi Robin! You posted as I'm writing. No percepitation yet today but it's just plan gray ugly. Robin's right- Indiana is second in obesity, I believe to Alabama, or is that the drop-out rate? It was easy to gain 50# after I moved here, because fat women are everywhere. There's got to be a reason for it, but couldn't tell you what it is. Also, Indiana is high on the list for bankruptcies. Something definitely going on there. Nap was good but longer than I wanted, so lemme off of here so I can get something done. Back later. dip |
About Indiana - ironically, I was living down in Evansville last year when I started this fitness endeavor. I was down there for 6 months for a work assignment. It worked for me because I was living in a small apartment with rented furniture, didn't really know anyone, so spent all my free time at the plant fitness center. And, with no house stuff to deal with, I had time to plan and cook each weekend, and was able to form great habits in the time I was down there. So, Indiana actually has fond fitness memories for me.
However, I do have to comment that the first time I went grocery shopping in Super WalMart, I was shocked to find an entire freezer aisle of nothing but frozen pizza! I've never seen so much selection in my life! Dip - where are you again, and what water do you sail on? Cindy |
Hey Cindy! I'm in Plainfield, a suburb of Indy formerly small town, right near the airport.
We sail on Kentucky Lake/Tennessee River. Good news! DH and I were adding up all the dollars it's going to cost to fix up our boat, so I suggested we look to see what's for sale at our marina. The choice is between the one with all the bells and whistles that I desire which will require payments, or the one not so fancy we can pay cash for. Both are slightly larger and newer than what we have. So we'll be making a trip down there, hopefully next weekend to check them out. I'm excited! dip |
Dip -- How exciting for you! I hope things come together...
Other than that not much.. Had some wine tonite and some pretzels...and I'm not going to feel guilty about that because I didn't go overboard on either... Later all... |
I am still here!
Hey guys... whew... just skimmed through this weeks discussions... will go back for more details tho... sheesh..... miss a few days due to being busy at work and you guys are tough to catch up with!!
My free day turned into free weekend!! I went to a motorcycle rally for the first time and although it was organised by a 'normal' group of people, the ferals (love that aussie term) or 'rough' types ruined parts of the weekend. I still had fun and loved catching up with the girls I usually ride with,met some others from around Australia as it was a national event. Can't say I like the way the vision of the group is going, so it may be time to just ride in our select group and the group we do track days with. Just my thoughts now. Although the eating was a bit off and too many beers and too much champagne consumed I managed to get in some walking and swimming. Yay for pools on 40+ days. Holy man it was hot. We took the car but it was not happy so we ran the a/c only half of the time. yuck. Beginning week 5..... and with my hangover I am not going to the gym tonight, I am going to start day 1 on Monday, move on and keep going. My next diversion is not for 7 weeks when we go away for Easter, so I better get my buttocks in gear! :) Nola. |
Hey, where is everybody this morning?
I was up at the usual 5AM, but today is a rest day. But I will probably do some light cardio this evening, and may work my bi's and tri's. Tonight's the big S&TC finale - can't wait to see if Carrie ends up with Big. Just going to study today, maybe go to a movie. Hi Nola! Take care of that boo-boo head. But it sounds like you had a great time! kewl. dip |
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