Back on the Wagon...

LillyTame

LillyTame

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...I was dragged about 15miles 1st, but here I am.

I was going to wait till Jan. to do the usual New Year's reoslution thing but as I got my massive rear-end into my car, I heard the threads of my pants yelling out for mercy and so I decided I could not wait another day.

So instead of the Arby's dinner I had planned:

Mozzarella Sticks/marinara - 456 cal, 30g fat
Chicken Shakers/buffalo - 373 cal, 16g fat


I decided on El Pollo Loco:

Flame-Grilled Chicken Breast 224 cal, 9g fat
Flame-Grilled Chicken Wing 91 cal, 5g fat
Garden Salad Small 125 cal, 7g fat
Ranch Dressing 230 cal, 24g fat
6" Corn Tortilla (package of 2) 130cal, 2g fat


The calorie and fat count actually arent that far apart, I'm surprised, I'll keep that in mind.

So this begins my newest diary and my 1st goal is to maintain it for 1 month.
 
Bah Humbug!

I just wrote a blog on my day's progress and the reply didn't go through!

Oh well, basically I avoided a milkshake meltdown and added short walks throughout my work hours.
 
Not bad

I havent been posting, but I've been still trying to avoid the "naughties" and its working, I've lost about 2lbs. The real work though will begin after the 1st.
 
My Personal January Challenge

OK, goals for this month:

#1. Soda, not more than 3x's a week

#2. Gym, at least 30min 3x's a week

#3. Breakfast, at least 4x's a week


Goal ideas for next month:

Start sit-up and push-up challenges
 
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Mutterings of a tired woman at work

Things are going well as far as diet goes, but I havent made it to the gym but once. I've mananged not to weigh myself since last friday lol, the craving for the scale hasnt been too bad, but thats probably because I havent gotten a good run at excercising again so I'm not very confident that the scale has moved in the right direction.

I was looking at the biggest loser website and noticed a lot of people mentioned using sparkspeople.com so I decided to check it out...it's very bust, a lot going on on the pages, I guess it's take some time for me to get used to it. I think it would help if I wasnt half sleep when I look at the page lol.

I have a couple co-workers that say they want to lose weight but other than one other person, no one really seems to want to commit.
 
I'm having trouble making it to the gym. I plan a time to go but by that time I'm tired or just dont feel like going. So I brung my workout clothes with me to work tonight and I'll try to go to the gym in the morning when I get off, except I'm worried that it's going to be crowded. I know that shouldnt stop me.

Still doing well on my eating habits, havent had fast food since the 1st, today makes a week and so far the only thing I'm craving is hot wings. I said I'll make that my treat for the week this weekend. I'm working on drinking only one snapple a day, which is usually with my nightly meal. I need to drink more water.
 
Yay, I did it!

I made it to the gym after work! lol. Sounds pitiful, but I'm glad I made it. I wasnt going to go if when I drove by the parking lot it was full, but it wasnt! lol So in I went and I'm glad I got it over with for the day. My next day is Friday.

I'm trying to stay motivated for 1mon, 3mon and then 6mons! I have to chant: I wont see results in 1 day, I wont see results in 1week! Stay strong, slow and steady wins the race! :hurray:
 
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Eating habits continue to be on the up and up overall...missed breakfast yesterday when I got home, I was pooped, but I had already eaten two boiled eggs around 5am, before leaving work. And I didnt eat much during the day either, slept alot, havent been feeling well rested.

Gonna go to the gym in the a.m., just do some cardio. I was gonna stay over at work but I feel it's important that I stay consistant until it becomes a habit I enjoy.
 
Any time I read someone "craving the scale" I have to gigle and thank God I'm not the only one! Although for me it's worse not having access to a scale every few days. I "need" to "see" that I'm not going back up.

Seems like you are doing great so far! No doubt you'll continue to do so.

Giving up sodas!!! AHHH!!! You just made me crave one! lol I have had a 20 ounce coke on the 1st of the year and so far just water (and two cups of OJ). I'm in dire need of some fizzy, cold, burning throat soda! lol

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I also had my last coke on the 1st...wasnt planning on it, but I'm super picky drinking open things at other peoples homes lol. But other than that juice and sweet teas are my next weakness...I'm very happy that I've gone a full week with only drinking 1 snapple a day! Not drinking more than one is harder than staying away from soda.

Anywho, thanks for stopping by and best of luck! We can do it!
 
It is probably my biggest weakness. Soda is just good, if it weren't it wouldn't be so habit forming. I always tell my family and friends I never had any of the "bad" addictions like some people. Never done drugs, nor smoked, hardly ever drank in the past ... except I love soda and books! : )

I'm glad I never got into snapple, I have a friend who has to have it multiple times daily. So CONGRATS on that one! : ) I bet that will be one that will be hard to quick. You can do it though. :D
 
I cheated

I got on the scale at the gym lol. Well at least it was 218! Goooo motivation :hurray: ! lol Official weigh-in isnt until Friday though. But anyway, I'm happy. The good habits are starting to kick in too, here it is 830 in the morning and I didnt want to miss two days in a row so after a healthy breakfast, I went to the gym without heavy effort.
 
I didn't have a Snapple alllll weekend, so I know that cut out between 200-600 cal at least. I stuck to milk, OJ, H2O and Vit. H2O :hurray: I think I'm doing very well.

I'm trying to stick to cardio only right now, to get my endurance up and get used to going to the gym again. Some times I wanna speed things up but I know I need to be patient and if I max everything out too soon, I'll hit a plateau quickly. So patience is the key, hey it's barely been 2wks and both the scale at the gym and at work are showing a 6lb loss!

My 09' Motto: I wont see results in 1 day, I wont see results in 1week, so Stay strong and motivated. Slow and steady wins the race! :hurray:
 
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Gosh Darn it!

I got on the scale yesterday at the gym and :svengo: I was back up to 223! I felt bad at 1st but didn't lose my motivation. And after thinking about what could have gone wrong, I realized that time of the month was due and yep sure enough later that afternoon I was greeted by aunt flow (I dont always get cramps as a warning and so I rely on dates). Anyway, I'm hoping to see that number drop back down by this weekend or early next week. *fingers crossed*

My worse temptation this week that I gave into has been french fries. I wanted a soda only once, went for a snapple instead. I was thinking about starting to count calories again in Feb. I've kept a really relaxed journal, instead of really neat and organized this time around, and even though its only been 2weeks, things are going better than usual. Usually by the end of the 1st week I caaaaant wait for the weekend treat. When it gets here I over eat and eat all weekend. By the second week my treat day creeps up earlier and earlier in the week. That didnt happen this time around.
 
Peek-a-boo

You found me! lol

I'm trying girl...so far so good. Just trying to remember change takes time. Glad to see you back more often.
 
Official weigh-in day.

221. Not bad. Not the number I had hoped for, but still not bad considering it's that T.O.M. At least it didnt go up! I'll try to put a little more umph into my cardio this week, see if I can get some better results. Also, I could feel a pretty good difference in the way my pants fit.

Still motivated, still moving. I need to drink more water. I chopped up some veggies and fruit and bagged them for the week. I need to start taking the stairs more at work and stop "forgetting".

My 09' Motto: I wont see results in 1 day, I wont see results in 1week, so Stay strong and motivated. Slow and steady wins the race!:hurray:
 
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