A new chapter begins

Hi everyone,

Feeling much much better today. Food was OK.

B: Homemade crepe, banana, watermelon and a mango
S: two pieces of toast (rye bread) with PB
S2: small piece of chocolate
L: Thai calamari and shrimp currey with rice noodles
S: Banana bread
S2: banana bread
S3 (before the fun): 1/2 banana with a small piece of crackers 1/3 mango
D: chapati with okra currey and some potatoes

NO Dessert tonight after all the sugar today. Need to up my veggies tomorrow.

Feeling really good. TOM is over in a couple of days. I am thinking maybe I'll go for a weigh-in on Friday. Although mine's not really for anther two weeks. Hmmm....Really wanna cheat and see if i have made any progress in the last two weeks. Lets see...
 
I dont know why I do this to myself. I cheated and went on scales today morning and was really disappointed with what I saw. 139.4 lbs. Ugh! That's the same as I was two weeks ago. WTF??? I was exactly that (yes, .4 NOT .5 or .6) on April 26 and I am the same today. What gives? I am on my fourth day of TOM but I am not feeling bloated AT all, so I really don't understand what is happening. This is what happened last time I tried to do this and got really really disheartened. I know I need to keep going and not worry about the scales but I expected the scales to move a little bit. NOPE. Ugh! This just totally ruined my day. Im gonna be grumpy all day today. Ugh ugh ugh!
 
RANT AHEAD, PLEASE BE WARNED. :rant::rant::rant:

Last few rants of the day

My bitch of a cold has decided not to go and I have a shit day at work. I am going to have to travel again next week, which makes me nervous because it is hard to eat well and run when I am on the road. Yuck!

OK IM DONE!
 
Aw I'm sorry to hear you are feeling down! Give it a couple days after TOM is gone and check again - I really think that makes a difference even if you are not feeling bloated. Also I think Thai food has lots of salt in it and the day before you had some of that so that could be contributing. Are you drinking lots of water? and by lots I mean like 3-4 litres? I truely believe that is a major contributor because it flushes everything out. Stay positive - remember it takes one day at a time - have you taken measurements? Sometimes those help shed some light! Keep it up - I think your doing great and you must be feeling better most of the time?
 
Ok so my day started out grumpy and it all went downhill from there. By midday I was sooo frustrated with myself that I had a handful of m&ms (i just couldn't stop eating) and then some more chocolate. Who did this harm? Me, I know. But after that sugar rush, I saw how stupid and silly and childish that entire episode was and then I decided that I was never going down the m&m road again. I am just gonna write yesterday off as a really bad day and move on.

WED

B: 2 pieces of toast with PB
S: crackers with some cheese
L: veggie soup and a little rice
S: 1 and a half apples
D: chicken, cauliflower and some rice


I promise to have a better day today.
 
chubbygirl said:
Aw I'm sorry to hear you are feeling down! Give it a couple days after TOM is gone and check again - I really think that makes a difference even if you are not feeling bloated. Also I think Thai food has lots of salt in it and the day before you had some of that so that could be contributing. Are you drinking lots of water? and by lots I mean like 3-4 litres? I truely believe that is a major contributor because it flushes everything out. Stay positive - remember it takes one day at a time - have you taken measurements? Sometimes those help shed some light! Keep it up - I think your doing great and you must be feeling better most of the time?
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Thanks Lisa, I will check again when the TOM is gone. I hate this feeling, seriously. The Thai food was really salty, I could feel it, but I only had like 1/2 a bowl of the curry. But I can see how that may have contributed. I have never had problems drinking lots of water--even in a normal day I drink 4-5 litres. Also taking my measurements again today to see if anything has changed. Kinda nervous about it, actually. I promise to stay positive for the next two days. I am travelling on Sat and Sun and then again on Tuesday. Really not looking forward to it, but its for my job, so gonna just suck it up.

Lisa, thank you for dropping by. You really did cheer me up. Thanks. Have a wonderful week.
 
A positive note

So I went for a long run on my lunch break to clear my head and realized a few things, starting with what a baby I have been in my last few posts. I also thought about postive things that have happened since I re-started here again last month. I went back to look at my first post in this journal, and that was only a month ago. Then I looked at my ticker and realized that I have lost about 3lbs, which is not bad. I could have lost more, but perhaps my body is designed in a way that I only lose very slowly.

So here are the positive things I thought about:

1) I have become so much stronger since I started running last month. I ran for 35 mins today (followed Wk7 of Couch 2 5K program, but kept going for ten more minutes), and I worked on my speed. I re-realized how much I have really come to love running. I am thinking about signing up for a 5k or 8k in the fall. After the nine weeks of the program is over, I will go for longer runs and also work on my spped.

2) I am eating better. I am still struggling to eliminate bad stuff in my diet, but I do eat more veggies and fruits than before, and I want to continue to do that.

3) I didn't usually have problems drinking water before (i normally drank 3ltrs), but now I drink about 5ltrs, which couldn't be a bad thing.

4) I have a fantastic job (which i really really like esp because the kind of work I do, I actually know that we are making difference in people's lives- small but still...)

5) I have an amazing hunnie who supports me. We have had it rough these past few years with both of us being in far corners of the world, but we will be together this summer and in the same country for a while.

6) I have a fantastic family. My grandma, who took a bad turn last year, is better and healthier now. I have few friends, but the ones I have I know I can trust them completely. I have found this website where I can take refuge when things go wrong, find motivation and inspiration in the members, learn new things about my body, nutution. What more could a girl want?

7) I have been blessed with good fortune--living/growing up in different places, getting to travel a lot. Meeting lots of people...and I have enjoyed every minute of it.

8) I am going to a really good school this Fall to study what I am really passionate about.

9) I have been blessed with good health.

10) I have soooooooo much to look forward to this year. Every month brings different set of challenges. There's never a boring day, and I love it.

SO WHY THE HECK WAS A WHINING LIKE AN ASS? :)
 
I love the new attitude!!! I think that unless we take stock of all the good things it's so easy to just see the negative! Reading your post also made me realise all the things I am lucky to have! So Thanks and keep up the good work! I am putting money away to buy a threadmill and when I do I am doing the couch to 5k program!
 
Verobc said:
I love the new attitude!!! I think that unless we take stock of all the good things it's so easy to just see the negative! Reading your post also made me realise all the things I am lucky to have! So Thanks and keep up the good work! I am putting money away to buy a threadmill and when I do I am doing the couch to 5k program!
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Yay! You'll love the couch to 5k program.

Have a great weekend, Veronique.
 
Yesterday (Thursday) was not bad.

B: Two pieces of rye bread toast with banana and PB
S: plum and watermelon
L: Yogurt and cheerios (hahaha...was so late to work, just grabbed what i could)
S: plum (must have had like six plums all day) :)
D: 1/2 cup rice with chicken
Dessert 1/4 piece of dates cake (it was sooo yum!)

I am gonna run agaiin today. Gonna up my exercise this week and see what happens. I have to be away next this weekend and again this coming week, but I will try my best to run.

Happy weekend everyone!
 
Hello lovelies,

Back from weekend. I was on the road on Saturday, so it didn't go terribly well. Also yesterday I was in a new place and still trying to figure out how to stay healthy. Here's how it went foodwise:

FRI

B: plum, watermelon
S: cheerios with milk
L: 1 and half cup chicken biryani (i need to stop eating so much rice)
S: sandwich with smoked chicken and apple juice
S: lots of cucumber and carrots
D: a little bit of pasta with salad and two slices of pizza and i had a HUUUUUGe piece of chocolate cake (ugh!)

Sat

B: bagel with pb and cream cheese (very little)
Then we hit the road. On the road I had a handful of crackers, 3/4 can of Pepsi, some cheese and PB and a haldful of potato chips and candies (yikes)
L: BBQ chicken
S: cheerios with yogurt and crackers (I was famished by the time we reached out destination)
D: I was invited to this person's house. Don't even know what all I had. Three glasses of wine (i remember that), couple of pieces of chicken, handful of spiced peanuts, lots of veggies--skipped on both rice and nan. :) then I had half a bowl of icecream.

So Sat was not the best day. I did manage a 20 min run on Sat evening after all that travelling . I woke up feeling blah and really heavy the next morning. I know I am not supposed to do this, but I skipped b'fast (there was omelette and i just couldn't stand it).

Here' how SUNDAY's food went:

B: Skipped (was feeling soooooo heavy) and just couldn't eat. Couldn't even look at food.
S: handful of strawberries, a cup of tea
L: panini made out of smoked chicken, basil and mustard, arugula salad with mangoes and homemade dressing.
S: a biiiiiig glass of strawberry juice
D: Lamb curry with greens, rice- 1 and 1/2 cup, and lots of veggies

Monday I woke up feeling a little bit better. So far I've had:

B: Mango, peach, plumb
S: handful of crackers with baba ganoush (I made it and it is soooooo good) :)
I'll probably have veggies for lunch and a small piece of hommade banana bread and for dinner I will have chicken (no rice today, I hope). Will update this later.

I went for a looooooong run today. Ran exactly 42 minutes (non-stop). I am soooo proud of myself. I think this week I will run everyday (not every other day), and then on Friday- I'll do the weigh-in to see where I'm at. I am on the 8th week of Couch 2 5k program but I really haven't been following the program all that much (I always tend to run longer). End of next week I graduate from the program and will go for longer runs about 45-50 mins and work on my speed and distance.

Its my birthday in three weeks, so want to at least be 135 (or less) for my birthday. Also, hunnie is coming and we'll be seeing each other after six weeks. Excited.

Have an amazing week everyone. I didn't have the best weekend foodwise or exercise wise, but I am doing much better.

Positive energy to everyone.
 
Good job on the run!!!! I must be hard to eat healthy when travelling so much but I think you did good most of the time!!!
 
Awesome posts Juni - that was exactly what I needed this morning - some positivity to get me back on the wagon and in the spirit! Your doing so good with running - doesn't it just feel so great when your coming to the end and you think about what you've achieved - keep it up!! I plan to be around lots this week and really getting into the active life again so thanks for the boost this morning!
 
Verobc said:
Good job on the run!!!! I must be hard to eat healthy when travelling so much but I think you did good most of the time!!!
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It is difficult, but I am really trying my best. The place we are staying at has a small kichenette, so I can make my own food. I am much more relaxed now. :)

How are things with you? Gonna pop over to your journal and see what you have be up to.
 
chubbygirl said:
Awesome posts Juni - that was exactly what I needed this morning - some positivity to get me back on the wagon and in the spirit! Your doing so good with running - doesn't it just feel so great when your coming to the end and you think about what you've achieved - keep it up!! I plan to be around lots this week and really getting into the active life again so thanks for the boost this morning!
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Thanks, Lisa. It felt wonderful to be able to run for so long. I am going to maintain that for a while now, and work on my speed. I really need to start doing some strength training, which I will do when I get home in a few weeks. I am glad my post gave you some boost. Your post totally made my day too. Thank you.
 
Monday was ok foodwise. I had more variety of food than I have when I am at home, but they were healthy choices.

B: 1/2 toast with pb, mango and a peach
S: 2 plums, some crackers with babaganoush
L: 1/2 cup rice, some lamb curry (1/2 cup), lentils and lots of greens
S: carrots and cucumbers
D: bbq chicken (i couldn't eat anything else coz they were spicy and i skipped on the rice)
 
Food log for today:

B: small pancake, banana
S: watermelon and two plums, one peach
S: a glass of milk
L: I was in meetings all day and couldn't get time out to eat lunch- was famished when i got back and found some low-fat crackers lying around, which is what i had.
S: a piece of bread, a mango, more plums, a couple of cookies (yikes!)---i just hate being in these loong meetings. oh and the room was air conditioned, which i hate. my skin is so dry and my throat and nose feels weird if i am in AC for too long.
D: veggies, and a few dates for dessert

I really want this week to end. The sessions I am sitting for are loong and drains all energy out of me. Today in the afternoon i was soo sick of listening that I sort of passed out with my eyes open (is that possible?). I even logged in here and commented and read journals. Hahaha....

I am in meetings all day and then in the evenings (and sometimes to the wee hours of the night), i am working on my presentations. I have one tomorrrow (wed) and another one on thursday, but on thursday we are taking the car and going to another place. really want this week to end.

Hope everyone else is having a good week. I will drop in and say hi when the busy time is over. Im exhausted, but must get back to work. Please leave me a message, it is getting really lonely out here with me just blabbering on and on....
 
Hey Juni

Fear not there are still people on here!!! Right now I am supposed to be working but i like to long on here around this time cause I used to have break but when the ass came in charge of my department he cut those, so I am sitting at my desk pretending to be working!! Sort a like passing out with my eyes open!!! Your menu still look good! I hate when I have to skip a meal cause then even cardboard looks appealing and I eat almost anything in sight and I get so bitchy! I hope your long session comes to an end so you can get moving and get some of your energie back!
 
Hello, thanks for stopping by my diary and for your wonderful support and advice. I am very impressed with your running. I hope to get back into doing that one day. I ran a little track my freshman and sophomore year in high school, and loved it. Your meals sound so yummy! Sorry to hear that you have to go through those miserable meetings, I know what that feels like, and then when it is all over you are wondering, "what really was the point?" or, "weren't we already trained on that?" You'll get through it, hey if for anything its a paycheck. I just had two friends that found jobs and got out of the unemployment line who have been looking for almost a year after being laid off from verizon, so the meetings are so bad when you think of it that way. Keep up the good work and I'll see ya!
 
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