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Fridays are always my busiest day, so here goes! I started the day off with an hour of aeorbics, I really wanted to speed through some of it, but I didn't! Afterwards, I had to help my 2 year old clean up a huge mess of toys that he got out while I exercised. I cleaned house today (try to do it vigorously :lol: ) I ate healthy, I didn't eat according to Atkins though :oops: . I am thinking I need a new approach. I stayed on Atkins faithfully for 3 months then slacked off and had every intention of sticking to it again, but I must say, I don't have the drive that I did. So now I'm looking at different approaches, and until I find something that suits me I will eat healthy and watch my portions. Like for dinner tonight I had chicken breast, broccoli and half a baked potato. I have drank about 96 ounces of water so far, will probably end up being a little bit more than that. I did have a diet Pepsi though.
It's Saturday and I have been laying around the house. I might make a comeback later but there's no guarantee!
Charity - Wow, sounds like you are definitely on track at the moment, or at least you are certainly doing better than I have been lately. Henrietta - Hey, who said that everyday had to be filled with absolute activity and motivation? Not me that's for sure. Heck, I take every Sunday absolutely off - I know it's not healthy, and I know it doesn't help me lose weight, but you know what. . . keeps me sane. Okay, me. . . well, unfortunately I had pizza both last night and for lunch today - I know, I know - REALLY bad for me, but I'm definitely watching the portion sizes on that one, and I compensated for the extra calories and fat (mostly). Still, not doing well on the drinking. I really need to get into gear on that one. But I DID spend this morning walking, mostly - well, shopping, but that counts for walking too in my book. A slow walk but a walk non-the-less. I think I'll go get some water right now. Can you tell I feel guilty. . . :oops:
Okay, this weekend was a bust. I'm sorry.
You aren't alone Kd, mine started off great, but ended in chocolate :oops: It is bad enough that my 'time' is near, which always seems to leave me feeling like I could dive head first into a buffet, but I went to see my grandmother yesterday and her doctor has insisted Hospice be called in. On top of that my visit with my in-laws was horrible on Saturday. BUT this is a new week, WE CAN DO THIS!!!!!!!! After I take the kids to school, I'm going to do my hour of aerobics and a toning video.
This weekend sucked, if I may be so blunt. We found out on Friday that my husband's kitty is very, very sick and probably won't be with us too much longer. Our cats are our kids, so to speak. It's very upsetting for us. So, I was dealing with that all weekend. It's not necessarily the cat that's really upsetting for me, it's my husband's feelings towards it. The cat is 13 and they are very attached to each other. So, because of that, it was hard emotionally to stay with it. I ate things I shouldn't have. But today is a new day, and it's a new week. Time to start over again. I'm afraid to step on the scale, though!
lambchop - I'm so sorry that this weekend has been so difficult for you, and I can completely understand how that could cause you to get a bit haywire with your food intake. BUT you're absolutely right, today is a new day, a new week, and I KNOW you can do it!
Sorry to hear that news, lambchop. Hang in there.
Okay, I had my ups and downs over the last few days. But I've been pretty good considering the fact that my son has been sick and I've basically had minimal sleep and my days are filled with holding him and trying to keep him comfortable. (yes, I know - I'm probably wrapped around his finger, but I don't know how else to be when it comes to him). Anyways, as of my weigh in this morning I've lost 2lbs. I know it isn't much, but if it stays off it could turn into something more right!?!
That's Great!! I'm really proud of you! Keep up the good work! It's bound to turn into even larger losses in the future! (Wow. I used a lot of !! :lol: )
i tell you: any weight loss is a step in the right direction: even 2 pounds. there's no need to minimize any accomplishment. great work!
Lambchop.. I'm sorry to hear of the bad news. I lost my favorite cat a couple of months back, and still miss him to this day. :cry:
Here is a quote I found interesting: "What's missing from Internet diet programs is accountability," says Thomas Wadden, director of the Weight and Eating Disorders Program at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Since people don't have to confront the scale and other dieters, they may just lie about the weight loss is his point. Interesting.
I suppose that's true, but I still have to try to have hope. For example, right now I can tell you that I screwed up yesterday big time. I ate awfully - I think I even made a meal of chocolate. :evil: YUCK! I'm not impressed with myself in the least, :oops: and well, I'm pretty sure that I won't be making the weight loss I wanted by Thanksgiving - well, unless of course some magical fairy comes and takes away a LOT of extra unwanted pounds. Okay, forget that hope comment. :cry:
kd.. the good thing is today is a new day. what was the reason you made a meal of chocolate? were you feeling stressed? bored? unhappy? the weekend is rolling around and typically the time i stray the furthest from my weight loss goals. i find myself heading to the frig to munch. i am fine during the week, but saturday and sunday i can pretty much wreck any progress i have made during the week.
Weekends are tough for me too, but yesterday was just NOT a good day. I guess I was stressed, but that shouldn't be an excuse for me. I should learn to control my eating and not rely on it when I feel stressed out, bored, etc. . .
Was the chocolate already in the house or did you have to make a special trip for it?
Nah, it was in the house already. Left-overs from Halloween. I'm just glad that I didn't get my hands on my hubby's chips because I would have ended up eating the entire bag. At least with the chocolate I gained my senses after one bar.
Having stuff in the house already means I have failed. If it's there, I will eat it. And normally I will eat all of it. If you were able to stop yourself, you weren't doing too bad. Just chalk it up as a bad day, forgive yourself and move on. If you can string together more good days then bad days you will be on to something.
everyone has a bad day every once and again. i agree with henrietta, forgive yourself and move on. if you only 1 candy bar it is far from a failure, i would be more concerned if you finished the whole bag of candy. today is a new day, so don't dwell on yesterday..
Do NOT berate yourself!! I keep losing weight, yet I enjoy ice cream and candy! The difference is that I get fat-free ice cream with no added sugar. I top it with raisins! As for candy, yes, I nibbled on Halloween stuff. But I was good for about 8 weeks prior to nibbling. And I was able to turn down nibbling many times. I fully believe that having a day where you indulge or overeat (if on a low cal diet) is fine. It's what helps keep you on your diet program. If you feel like you are constantly sacrificing, you are more prone to binge. So eat that piece of chocolate. It won't do much damage. As long as you don't eat an entire bag of it! But even if you do, remember that losing weight takes months and years, not days and weeks. Maybe after your chocolate binge, you gain a pound or don't lose any weight for a day or two. Big deal. For the month or the week, you still might lose weight - and that's key. Once you are out of your weight loss mode, you'll want to have that piece of chocolate now and then, right? So enjoy it now. Learn to eat right NOW, while you are losing weight, such that when it comes time to maintain your weight, you have all the skills in place to do so. Good luck!
I have to confess, I made a mistake today. :oops: I couldn't help it. My family was joking about my weight and I felt myserable so I ate some chocolate.... :oops: I know I shouldn't have but I couldn't help it.....Oh well, after all tomorrow is another day... to start a diet
[quote:490abc5a63="Vanilla"]I have to confess, I made a mistake today. :oops: I couldn't help it. My family was joking about my weight and I felt myserable so I ate some chocolate.... :oops: I know I shouldn't have but I couldn't help it.....Oh well, after all tomorrow is another day... to start a diet[/quote:490abc5a63] Is chocolate the only thing you did "wrong" today? Then screw it - you are STILL on your diet!! For some people, skipping that chocolate or dessert or pizza or donut or Big Mac is crucial to the success of their diet. If they get one, they get 100. But for others, having that one piece of chocolate is a nice treat. It makes life enjoyable. For example, do you want to go through life eating nothing but flavorless boiled foods with no butter, fat, salt, etc.? You'll lose weight, but at what cost? So why not alter your food you eat? For example, instead of fries, have a vegetable that has a little butter on top (at a restaurant). The butter is far healthier than the oil used for the fries (the oil is full of unhealthy trans fats) and you'll get the vitamins from the vegetables. Plus, the amount of butter is small compared to the oil being soaked in by the fries. You still get to enjoy something healthy, yet something that has flavor. The goal is to not eat a bag of candy a day. Having a candy bar or a piece of candy is fine, as long as you don't overindulge on a daily basis. If you find yourself doing that, then explore what's going on within you. If your family mocks your weight, then remove yourself from them (as much as you can) for a while. You don't need this negativity while you try to lose weight. If you find yourself eating way too much chocolate every day, don't buy it. Don't even bring it into the house. BUT do buy healthy alternatives. I like sweets too, but I'll buy raisins and nibble on them. Raisins not only satiate my sweet tooth, but they satiate my desire to nibble. They are healthy as well. Plus, I find that I'll eat less of them, as compared to chocolates. They are a win-win-win situation for me. So you might want to try something similar. The point is not to berate yourself for eating something a little unhealthy one day. That's not the goal here - the goal is to live an overall healthy life. You not only can do it, you will - in fact, you are! :D
I berate Atkins Brownies. They were horrible. Gas and the other for the last 18 hours. BAD< BAD< BAD. I thought this might be a legit "cheat" option. It wasn't. Pass on this Brownie Mix if the thought runs across your head.
I'm going to try this accountability thing. My problem isn't the eating so much as it is not doing my workouts. I'm up at 5am to teach (school starts at 7:30). After school, I grade papers, plan for the next day, help kids, etc. By the time I leave work, often after 5 or so, I'm too hungry to go workout. So I have dinner and continue to work on work. Next thing I know it's 9 or 10 and it's time to go to bed. I've made time to exercise before, but it's really hard now. And I don't even have a family to take care of! Any suggestions?
probably almost everyone has to drag themselves to exercise. most days people feel like lounging around. so you are not alone in your lack of motivation to exercise. but, it is the main thing that will help you lose weight in the long run. try to find the positives in working out. there are plenty.
Do you have a lunch hour? If you do, this may be a bit a free time that you could add a brisk walk or some light weight lifting. I know with the days being as short as they are, after dinner about the last thing I want to do! But I always feel much better after I get it done. It most certainly is better than the guilt I feel when I don't. 8O
I have a lunch 1/2 hour - 1/2 of which is often spent with students. I've been to the point where I exercised regularly and didn't think twice about it. Just seems like there's less time in the day this school year. I guess I'm going to have to retry going after dinner and just get used to working out late. It seems like my only option right now. I hate not working out. I remember how good it feels after you've pushed yourself to the next level and I miss it. :( Besides, I've thrown out my fat clothes and I refuse to restock that wardrobe.
You get up at 5 to be at work (school in this case) at 7:30. That's 2.5 hours to get yourself ready and off to work. Even if it takes you an hour to drive to work that still gives you 1.5 hours of preparation time. I'm not chastising you for this - I can relate. Between eating some breakfast, showering, walking the dog once (if not twice), feeding him, checking any e-mails, etc., the time flies. But I realized that during that preparation time, I could also throw in a 20-30 minute work-out routine. It may not be very long and maybe I don't do this every day, but if I can at least work-out a few mornings every week, that's better than not doing anything at all. If you need every second of your morning and aren't able to cram in a work-out, the alternative is that for at least 3 days a week (and this CAN include Sat. and Sun. - so that might be only 2 work days!), you get up an extra 30 minutes earlier and do your work-out. Most people say that they don't have time to work-out and there is a kernel of truth there. We get up early, get ready for work, drive to work, spend 8-12 hours working, go home, maybe even do more work there, do things around the house and then go to bed. Sounds like a packed day. But there's always that 30-60 minutes of watching TV, always that section of reading a book, always that time we spend on the 'net. My mother, for example, will watch TV while she rides her nice quiet exercise bike. She also walks. She might not be getting tons of exercise, but it's better than not getting any - and it sure seems to help her. My father, despite being in his late 70's, is in very good health - even goes to the healthclub to go swimming! For a while there, I joked that my parents, despite some of their ailments brought on merely because of age, were in better health than I was. And at 300+ pounds, that was true. But now, I have found ways to eat better and exercise more. There'll always be days when you eat some "bad" food or too much food (for example, today at work we have a Pot Luck Lunch for a pre-Thanksgiving celebration - delicious food EVERYWHERE!), or days I might not work-out when I should. But overall, I think I'm doing pretty darn good and I refuse to berate myself on those few days I slip. So look into ways of squeezing in 20-30 minutes of work-out time into your schedule at least 3x a week. I'm sure you could find it. And if there are days you miss, don't berate yourself - just try to work-out another day and then get back on schedule. Good luck!
Sort of on the topic of working out (which I haven't been doing well at despite the best of intentions). My husband came home last night with one of the oddest and most wonderful surprizes for me. He bought me a stepper - I've been talking about it for a long time, because I have one at my parents place and I've just been waiting to make the 2 day trek to their house so that I can bring it home. Now here's how I saw this, this purchase (which by the way is wonderful because it tells me how long I've been working out, how many steps I've taken, how many calories I've burned, and one other thing I can't remember right this second) showed me that my hubby is behind me in my goal. Generally his idea of a present is dinner out, or chocolates, or goodies to stock the pantry with - all things that sabotage my lifestyle changes. But this time he's showing me that he is in my corner and not only that but he and I constantly have the conversation about working out and how difficult it is for both of us; me because my son never really gives me any time to myself and when I finally do have time all I want to do is relax and watch some tv or read a book, him because by the time he gets home from work he feels the same exhaustion that I know so well. Now he's offered me an escape - I can work out in front of the tv so it won't feel like this big burden taking away from my relax time, and it won't be half as boring as normal. I don't really know why I'm telling this. I guess because I felt really bad the last few days with my emotional eating, and I was giving up hope for losing any weight at all by Christmas, but now I feel rejuvinated, and even though I doubt I'll make my goal maybe I can at least do a little damage control for a while! Hope I didn't bore anyone, I was just checking in. :oops:
that is a new tool which should come in handy, kd. and truthfully for sure your husband is behind your goal of weight loss. everyone knows there are a number of health risks associated with obesity. losing weight reduces health risks and improves quality of life. for sure your spouse supports that. he probably just doesn't want to insult you by carrying on about your weight. the fact he bought you the tool and the tool itself should be motivation for you to make your goal. i failed a good SIX times this year before my latest run and now i'm having good results. once you get on track you will be very happy you did.
That's great kd! I'm glad he got on board with your lifestyle change. It's so important when they show they understand instead of just saying it. I hope it keeps you motivated!
Kd....glad to hear your husband is behind you on your goal!!! It is always nice to have someone in your corner!
I'm very excited for you! Having the support of your loved ones is very important, and the statement that your hubby made (without actually saying it) is that he is supportive of your decision to lose weight. Now you can step whenever if it's a good time for you. That has got to be a great feeling!
how is that stepper working out for you? i used to have one, but it broke. it's still usable though, so maybe i should drag it out and get going myself.
Mine broke too actually. :oops: It still worked just really loudly and the monitors meant nothing anymore and for the money we spent I want everything to work. Anyways, I used it as an excuse to berate myself for a while but we've got a new one now and I've been working out daily (with the old or new). It's nice cause I can be lazy and watch tv while I workout so that I'm not really thinking about the fact that I'm working out. Unfortunately it's not really helping any weight come off. Things have been weird in that area anyway since I've had a really stressful time lately. I'm trying though, when I think about it.
i got mine back out and put in a mini workout this morning. it was far from a herculain effort, but i feel a bit better already. i've been "stuck" at the same weight for a while now and i'm about sick of myself. i also did a little weight lifting, again not a superman effort but better than nothing. when you watch the little workout chickies on the infomercials they all have tiny little waists and 6 pack abs and make you wanna be sick. but whining about them doesn't do anything to help me look better :( i get up early enough every morning that there should be no reason that i can't do some exercise. even if it's only 15 minutes. maybe this is the key to everything. do it as soon as i get up. get it out of the way and if i feel like it later, do it again? thanks for the ear, as i think i need a bit of accountability instead of excuses..
Firstly I wanted you to know that I understand completely what you mean when you say that you're sick of being stuck at the same weight. I've had the same frustration for a LONG time. As for your excersise plan; I think it's great. 15 minutes first thing in the morning is great and you're right - if you have some time later then have another go at it. In time you might want to increase your morning time, or you might not but either way, at least you're doing something to try to push yourself along! I say, "Good for you!" :mrgreen:
i am planning on hitting the gym today. total damage for the holiday was 2.5 pounds so that could come back off today or tomorrow.
bigboy.. glad to hear that you survived the holiday with very little repurcussions! getting back to the gym is probably the best first line of defense you can use. kd.. thanks for the kind words. i know without a doubt that this is what i need to do. i'm also sure that doing exercise will elevate my mood to start the day. i just have to do it. whining about of my lack of motivation and results fixes nothing. and with winter here hibernation sounds a lot better than skiing! if you know what i mean..
I went to friends' homes on both Thanksgiving and the day after for delicious turkey dinners with all the extras (including potatoes, desserts, wines, etc.). However, on each day before I left to join my friends, I worked-out like a madman. I did lots of weight-lifting followed by using my exercise bike, where I burned an additional 150-250 calories (depended on how much time I had). My goal was to jump start my metabolic rate so that these feasts would not pack on the pounds. Also, I ate very light in the day prior, so that I was nicely hungry, but not starved, for the dinners. When I awoke on Friday (after the Thanksgiving feast), my weight was actually lower! Yay! However, on Saturday (after the Friday feast), my weight is up just a bit when compared to Friday. I attribute these to some day-to-day variations. Nonetheless, while I may take the day off from weight-lifting, I'll try to do more aerobic biking today to burn off some extra calories. Then maybe tonight I'll go for a nice long walk with my dog. It's hard to believe that here I am working-out for hours just to keep the Thanksgiving pounds from creeping on - yet others seem to eat and relax and gain nothing. :evil:
Doctoru2 - Frustrating isn't it. My hubby is one of those people who can eat anything and actually still loses weight. So he's constantly trying to keep his weight up while I just look at a cookie and gain 3 pounds. Drives me nuts! :roll: My trouble at the moment is finding a balance - I'm either comfort eating or not hungry at all; neither of which will help me right now. Oh well, I just have to keep going and try desperately to maintain some semblance of will power.
maybe it's nothing more than just being "aware" Doc. while everyone else is loading up their plates without a second thought, we're thinking..that is going to make me fat! kudos to you for keeping diligent to your weight loss goals. :) i didn't cook, so there was only 1 thanksgiving meal for me, and i didn't think that i did too bad. i had one normal size plate, but i have to admit to having a couple of slices of pumpkin roll. i'm sure that seconds of that could have been passed on, but i only have it once a year, so figured what the heck. today i "feel" fat. it's more just my thighs and butt are tight in my jeans and this is where i "fill" out when i've gained weight. nothing to go to peices about but more a reason to just get moving before it gets worse.
just wanted to share the fact that i have done at least 15 minutes of stepping every day so far this week. it isn't much of an accomplishment compared to P. Diddy that trained and completed a marathon in a 6 week timeframe, but just knowing i have done at least something is pretty good. i am actually kind of surprised how weird my legs feel after a while using it. just wanted to check in for my "accountability" so far this week! thanks for listening :)
*sigh* I accept full accountability for my weight, even tho my problem really began 3 years ago when I quit smoking. Plus, throwing a hysterectomy in the mix certainly didn't help things. I just reached my boiling point this fall and decided that damn it, I'm not gonna live like this anymore: depressed, ugly, and pitiful. I look back at pictures from last Christmas and I want to cry....how did I let myself get that way? Because I allowed it to happen. And now I'm paying for it, by trying to get rid of it! My day starts out around 5:30, getting kids up and ready for school, getting myself ready for work at 6:30. As a nurse in a nursing home, I'm on my feet practically all day - even my 30 minute lunch break is a rarity for me. I get plenty of walking exercise at work, and each evening before bedtime I do my other exercises, such as crunches, stretches, weights and some yoga. My main problem right now is that "pouch" at my middle...thanks to 2 c-sections in the 1980's, I've a permenant scar with an overhanging of flab that I am so eager to get rid of. I've gone from a size 18 to a 14, but it's still there. Perhaps I'm over-eager? Does anyone know some specific exercises for this area?
congrats on quitting the smokes for sure! that is probably the best move you could have made 3 years ago. :) i know when my mom quit she had the hand-to mouth habit to break, i think that is part of the reason people that quit smoking have a hard time with their weight afterwards. i'm also sure the lack of nicotine and other chemicals your body and brain are used to causes some sort of chemical imbalance, affecting your metabolism, your heart rate and all kinds of other physiological processes i don't understand. here are a few simple exercises i do to tone my abs. grab a broom (make sure all dustbunnies are pulled out!) put it behind your head, resting on your shoulders. bend elbows and grasp broomstick. slowly twist at your waist (as far as you can comfortably) to the left, return to center, go right. repeat this 10 on each side. i recently got a bellydancing video set to target my belly, i've done it only once.. mainly because you're supposed to be "following" the instructor, but most of the time it focuses on her face which sure doesn't teach you how to bellydance. :?