50 Pounds to Subaru Journal

Even though ya had a small setback... least you picked yourself right back up! :D
That's exactly what I'm doing now. After a few weeks of going back to my lazy ways.. I'm back! I just hope tomorrow when I weigh myself I won't be looking at my beginning weight. I won't be surprised if I am though.

But anywho!! Just keep at it no matter what! Bad habits or just plain ole sucky setbacks are gonna happen to us all, but we gotta pick ourselves back up, Dust off the cookie crumbs and kick our butts back into gear :)
 
It's too funny how many times I can say "I'm back" but not really be back yet.

Last night I got back into the gym, and I also woke up early to work out today so I'm feeling like I am finally back on the bandwagon. However, I am 4 pounds over my goal weight and I feel very depressed about it.

I really do want to lose the weight! I just keep running into issues. I had a cold for 10 days and I'm still not over it. It's miserable to have snot running all over the place while exercising. And if I'm not in the gym, I'm eating whatever I want.

I bet this newly gained weight will come off again fairly easily, but then I'm going out of town for christmas for 9 days. I don't know if I'm going to exercise during that time - I get embarrassed when thinking about the whole family knowing everything. I'm rather shy around all the relatives. Add to that the cold of Kansas and I just bet I won't get out there. And grandma's cookies! Lament!

How should I go about the 9 day christmas vacation? Should I just suck it up and exercise and be darned with what the family might say? Do you have any tips for resisting the all-day-snackfest that will torment me?

Help!
 
Hello! Thanks for stopping by my diary. Glad to see you are still at it and not giving up. I see you are in the 190s too! 180s here we come!!

We can do this!! Great job getting your exercise!
 
OK, my first day really back and I ended up eating a giant bean & cheese burrito from La Taqueria across the street from my office.

I can literally see the food being prepared from my desk. Tempation that is impossibile to withstand!
 
MMM,, bean & cheese, my favorite!!

I went on a bean burrito diet at home once, and it worked great. Had to make my own beans, and used corn tortillas.

I'm sure your burrito, was a calorie topper! Stay strong the rest of the day, you can do it!!
 
Do you want me to stop by to day and burn down La Taqueria? LOL

Mexican food is my weakness, it can bring me to my knees.

Stay strong today, and don't look out the windows!!! Plug your nose too, I know how that smell can reach into the smallest cracks and molest your nose when you are not suspecting it.

Have a good one.:p
 
don't worry, next time cut down on the portion size and you can still have wat u want!--

p.s.-do they sell curtains for offices?! =-)
 
Maybe next time go in with someone and split the burrito. That way you can have what you want and not eat the whole giant burrito... yum mexican food:)
Bonus of teaching high school: I always have hungry teenagers to split stuff with! You are doing great!:D I am impressed with your weightloss!
 
Oh, Cheese is my downfall! God I love that stuff!

I agree - next time split the burrito - or take half home!
 
cheeeeessssseeee...beeeeaaaannnnsss....tortillas.....
*drools all over Llama's diary*
Sorry bout that...but you brought it on yourself.
 
<wipes the drool off> uh, yah, i guess I deserved that.

Despite the burrito I dropped the required .3 lbs to stay on my new schedule. The new schedule has me back on my original track by January 31. Workin' out overtime here I come!

I really am still quite nervous about Christmas. I can't afford to take another 9 days off, but I just know I'm not going to exercise. Maybe just portion control? <fret>
 
Hi Beany - ooo burritos! I looove mexican food but oh the calories. I agree portion control is a big big part of this whole thing. Hang in there!! :D:D:D
 
I'm sitting here in my work out pants and sports bra checking out my diary and it suddenly strikes me. I've spent a lot of time nakey in front of the mirror tryin to tell myself that I'm not ugly, and it's starting to work. Then I sit down and everything bunches up in a very unattractive way.

I need to sit straighter. At the office I hunch forward a lot because I have trouble seeing my monitor. I need to work on that...
 
I used to hunch over my moniter at work. It was too low for me to see right. I eventually put it up on a box so it was even with my eyes and right in front of my face. It was so much better on my back! lol and as I read your post I was hunched over... of course I immeadiately straightened!
About being with family: you have to stay strong! Create a plan you can live with while your there and stick to it. Know what to expect and how you will handle it. I have noticed that people on diets or trying to eat healthy get crap from "other" people... it's wierd... it's like they feel better about themselves because they are sabotaging someone else. Anyway not sure if it applies to everyone but I have been through the pressures of family and let me tell you I caved... by choice and paid for it. You can do it! just stick to your guns! Try to fit exercise in as much as you can. See if anyone wants to take a walk and check out Christmas lights. Maybe it will work. It isn't running but it is moving!
 
Thanks for the encouragement Mishi!

My Christmas strategy is still in the planning stages. The exercise part is what is still foiling me right now. I live in Phoenix and hardly ever visit colder places. For Christmas I will be in Kansas in the middle of nowhere where it is usually about 30 outside. I have absolutely nothing that will keep me warm enough in 30 degrees - I only have 3 shirts that are even long sleeved. Money is a little tight and I'm not sure if I can justify purchasing a colder weather exercise outfit I'll only use for a week.

I do have the snacking thing worked out though. I design chainmaile and I'm going to bring rings with me. That way I can keep my hands busy instead of eating the constant stream of chex mix and cookies. I'm also going to bring my scale so I can monitor my progress while out of town.

Thanks for your support everybody!
 
Wowie.....being pregnant I can say that is one of the things I LOOOOOOOOVE and crave!? I'm drooling now too! lol...

Sounds like you have a GREAT plan!!!! Congrats!!! That's fabulous :D:D:D Keep up the AWESOME work!?

P.S.
Someone needs to buy you curtains for Xmas ;)
 
I've restarted my strength training. Woohoo! I also hit a new low today, 190.2. Hot Dog!

Mom2- LOL, you don't know the mental anguish the curtain remark made for me! I was just changing in my room and my cat jumped up into the window covered by vertical blinds - setting them to swinging and exposing me to the world. Then you posted that and I had this image of the whole world seeing me!
 
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