ABBAgirl's Diary

Hi all
Went for a splendid long walk with a dear childhood friend today, probably for an hour or so. Then guess what? I came home and got right on that 'mill for my hour! Feels so good. Mmm-mmm I can just taste summer time and lazy days on the beach - this time feeling GREAT about how I look, and not trying to hide under t-shirts!

I really, really want to be able to celebrate breaking through the 50 lb barrier at Weight Watchers. I won't go this week (closed for the long weekend) so surely do expect to see a decent loss when I next get weighed!

cheers
ABBA
 
Okay, if you wonder whether I really do sweat as much as I say whilst on the 'mill, my pre-workout weight this morning was 161 *yawn* nothing new there. My post workout weight, however, was 158!!! Wow, that was a happy, thrilling surprise! :party:LOL

I seem to have been a bit stuck at 161 for the last few weeks, though my clothing tells me that I have continued to shrink. FEELS SO GOOD! However, it is time to bust through to the 150s.

Wish me luck,:driving:
ABBA
 
Hey ABBA! That's crazy how much you sweat out at the gym!! That makes me feel nervous, though because I inevitably weigh myself after I've been at the gym!! Then again, that is what I've consistently been doing so I suppose I have a general idea of what is going on. Bah. It's crappy to think that I weigh a potential three more lbs than what the scale is telling me now!!! Oi.

ANYHOW continual congrats on your 50lb mark. :) Have a PARTY! Hope you get all the recognition you deserve at the next WW meeting!
 
lol thanks, gals. Yeah, whodathunk i sweat so much? hee hee I mean, it is literally DRIPPING off me onto the 'mill. I do keep a towel handy, otherwise it is all in my eyes and on my glasses and just EWWW:ack2: gross!

I only wish that would be my *real* weight and not just post workout. I hate, hate, hate it when the scale doesn't seem to budge.:cuss: But when I look in the mirror now just in my skivvies, I can see that my waist is teeny, tiny compared to what it once was.

And I actually don't mind wearing a tank top now and letting the world see my arms! That is the other part of my workout: I have filled 2 juice containers and I use them for weights. They each weigh 7 lbs. By the time I am done my reps and sets with them, my arms feel ready to fall off!

I haven't done any situps or pushups in a while; probably wouldn't hurt me to get back into doing that regularly, but OMGosh, I only have so much time, people! I don't skimp on the 'mill time - it must be at least one full hour. Then it takes me another 7 or 8 minutes to do the juice jug lifting. Then I have to get myself hosed off afterward...truly the whole thing takes between 1.5 and 2 hrs every day. Show me ANY wife/mom who has that much extra time to spend on just exercising daily! :nopity: *sigh* But it really has become a priority for me, and my family just accepts it.

well, it is waaaaay past my bedtime, so i'll chat with you tomorrow!
 
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Took the littles to our Good Friday service, then grocery shopping, then home for cleaning. Tomorrow I work a full shift, but am looking forward to Easter Sunday and Monday off. DH also has those days off, which should be nice. My Dad will have Easter dinner with us. My Mom is on a big holiday Down Under for another month, and she is usually the one to host it. Easter came so early this year; it totally snuck up on me!

At any rate, I managed to do a real number on my GOOD foot somehow. :nopity: I sill worked out on it yesterday and today, though today spent a shorter time on the 'mill. It feels like maybe I pulled a muscle along the side of my foot/ankle? It hurts when I stand flat on it. Of course it couldn't be the foot with the plantar fasciitis!!!:smash: *sigh* Maybe this is God's way of slowing me down over the Easter weekend...

Anyway, I do hope you all have a wonderful weekend and spend some time giving thanks for every good thing in your lives - and even for some of the hard things.

Blessings,
ABBA:Angel_anim:
 
So sorry to hear about your (other) bum foot!! Take a rest - I've actually had to switch up some of my 'mill time for elliptical and bike time because my knees were getting really sore with all the running. So I think I'm gonna keep on, but do the 'mill three out of six days that I work out. Maybe a bike ride in lieu of the running? Just a thought. . . .I'm trying to come up with creative yet intensive low-impact workouts for myself as well. Good luck and happy Easter!
 
HE IS RISEN!!!:party:This is our most special day of the year. Lots of celebrating to be done, including a big ham and scalloped potato dinner! No treadmill today, just lots of cooking, visiting, and rejoicing. HAPPY EASTER!:Angel_anim:
 
Hi Janice

I hope that you are having a great Easter.

It certainly sounded like you had some good plans for the weekend.

Congratulations on the 158 low weight. It certainly counts as far as I am concerned. The WW weighing is merely a Friday snapshot in time. I do hope that the WW weight gives you the loss recognition that you deserve this week.

I am sorry to hear about all your current foot problems. Both feet seem to have suddenly got a lot worse for you. That foot injection sounds a very painful thing.

The 1.5 to 2 hours that you spend on exercise does reduce your day dramatically - but you have had excellent results by doing it. The fact is that you would do it all again in a heartbeat armed with the knowledge that it all does actually work. It is great that your success with your weight loss project is causing you to think and act positively in other aspects of your life too.

Take care
Love
Margaret
 
Whew! That was a BIG dinner...today I got on that mill for 1.5 hours, and I will do the same tomorrow, hoping to make up for all that food and the fact that I did no mill yesterday. But today saw me back on track. I don't expect a loss this week, however.

I love Easter! Hope you all had a great time!

MARGARET: Wow, you are amazing! You are getting smaller and smaller! You will reach your goal before you know it.:hurray:
 
ABBAgirl said:
Whew! That was a BIG dinner...today I got on that mill for 1.5 hours, and I will do the same tomorrow, hoping to make up for all that food and the fact that I did no mill yesterday. But today saw me back on track. I don't expect a loss this week, however.

I love Easter! Hope you all had a great time!

MARGARET: Wow, you are amazing! You are getting smaller and smaller! You will reach your goal before you know it.:hurray:
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Hey Janice!! I love how you just keep jumping on that mill.. you may not do it one day, but you always make up for it!! You kick butt girl!!
keep trecking hun!!

I am hoping to be 275 or 274.6 by May!!
I hope I have as much success as you hun!:hurray:

You rock!!
love yas
always
your friend :cheers2:
natalie jo
 
Hey ABBA!

I gotta say it - OH MY GOD on the treadmill time!!! 1.5 hours?!?! You RULE! I just got myself up to 15 minutes straight jogging and I was excited, I can't even imagine 1.5 hours. I'm super impressed. :)

Happy belated Easter to you, I'm glad you had a good time!!!
 
:waving:Thanks, gals. If the shows are good, I can literally stay on the mill for HOURS!!! I don't mind it at all. In fact, I was on today again for over an hour, maybe an hour 20 mins.

I am starting to get irritated that my scale has not moved in a few weeks. it is good that I haven't gone up (and I don't dang well plan to!), but I have NOT reached my goal yet, and I want to get there!:cuss: It seems very silly to have come so far and now get stuck. I want to get recognized by WW for having lost 50, and then I still want to lose more after the fact! So I shan't give up.

I am reading a great book now. It is an oldie called "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill. I just love, love, love books on positive thinking! It is like being surrounded by cheerleaders all the time! And believe me, living with a chronically depressed spouse, I need all the cheerleading I can get.

Hope you are all well. Glad to see you are all on top of the WL and continuing to lose!

:cheers2: Here's to us,
ABBA
 
:eek2:OH MY GOSH!!! I just got home from a trip to the mall, and I cannot believe it!
PANTS ALL SIZE 10 - FIT GREAT!
SKIRT SIZE 8 FIT GREAT - WAIST TOO BIG!!!!!!!!

that is insane! Of course, it couldn't be perfect - I did lose one of my bags in the mall, containing the skirt I just paid 30$ for :banghead: So what did I do? Fuss and fume? Cry? Nope. I left my name at all the stores in case it gets turned in - THEN I MARCHED BACK TO THE STORE AND BOUGHT IT AGAIN! LOL

okay, time to watch Biggest Loser and then get on with the mill today.

cheers
ABBA
 
Congrats on the new sizes! Dang that's got to smart about losing the skirt, but good for you for not getting too angry.
 
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CONGRATS ABBA!! That's so awesome and must be the best feeling in the world to buy new clothes in a fantastic size. :) I'm so happy for you!!

I also love that you marched back to the store to buy the skirt again. You've earned it!!! Hopefully it will get found, though!
 
Hi ABBA, just thought I would take a trip down your memory lane, and thank you proper for helping me with mine. Your road has been tough, but you never give up, I will emulate that. You are so close to your goal, I be you look GGGGRRRRRRREEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTT!

Keep going,
All the best

If you ever need anything,
Brian:party:
 
Hello fellow BCer!

Congrats on your 50lb weight loss! Your pictures really so how great you look. Keep up all that cardio and you'll reach your goal in no time!
 
ABBAgirl said:
:eek2:OH MY GOSH!!! I just got home from a trip to the mall, and I cannot believe it!
PANTS ALL SIZE 10 - FIT GREAT!
SKIRT SIZE 8 FIT GREAT - WAIST TOO BIG!!!!!!!!

that is insane! Of course, it couldn't be perfect - I did lose one of my bags in the mall, containing the skirt I just paid 30$ for :banghead: So what did I do? Fuss and fume? Cry? Nope. I left my name at all the stores in case it gets turned in - THEN I MARCHED BACK TO THE STORE AND BOUGHT IT AGAIN! LOL

okay, time to watch Biggest Loser and then get on with the mill today.

cheers
ABBA
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Holy Meow Janice!! I think its officially the thread party here!! You are losing big ..but scoring high on the weight loss ...congrats hun!!

love yas
always
natalie jo :party::party::party::party:
 
:biggrinjester:Hi all! Thanks for visiting my diary and leaving such encouraging messages! Every bit of support surely does help.

After my workout today the scale teased me again with 158. However, when I get weighed in tomorrow, I will be satisfied if the WW scales simply show that I have reached the 50 lb mark, as my own scale has for the past couple of weeks.

Things are looking good! Hope you are all seeing success, too.

Cheers :party:
ABBA
 
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