Cabana's Diary

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hope all is well and you have a great day :D
 
Cabana!!! YEAH!! You reached your goal!!! I am so proud of you!! You really are an inspiration to all of us! :) :)

Glad you are sticking around too. I need you to help keep me motivated. I would love to get down to where you are. Hopefully I will see the 150's someday too!

Keep up the amazing work Cabana!!! Glad you enjoyed that day off from counting calories as well! MMMMMMMM.......onion rings!!! :)
 
Hi All,
Last week was really a tough week. I found myself wanting to eat unhealthy lunches. I'm ok at dinner time because I go to work and dont really have time to eat, but lunch is tough. My husband and I ate lunch almost every day together last week. He had been in Wash. D.C. the previous week and I missed him. So, what better thing to do than to grab lunch and socialize.:eek:

I wish I could understand why we eat as human beings to be social and to be happy? Well, I mean, I know why we do it. We just OVER do it when we go out to eat. I guess the key is portion control and will power to eat health things?!? :confused:

Since last week was a Blurr, and my foods were not the best of choices (I still tried to eat smaller portions and include some fruits or veggies) Today I am back on track. For sure this time. I am turning down my husband if he asks me to go to lunch...(well, maybe only one day--but I'll eat healthy -promise!):p

Today for breakfast I had: One pear and one package of whole wheat crackers (the 100 calorie ones)

Today for Lunch I had: The South Beach Diet Wrap (turky and ham) mmmm
VERY GOOD! And as always, a diet drink.

Dinner will be fruit. I've prepacked it for tonight at my PM job.

Till later....Cabana:p
 
Hey Cabana! Glad you are back on track. We will get back on track together!!! :)

I know what you mean about food being the central point to socializing. Its really true. Whether its a celebratory event or even a sad one, food is always part of it. Even with the funeral I went to last weekend, there was a huge family lunch before the service, and another huge meal after.

My real problem is that I personally associate just about every emotion I have with food. If something good happens, we celebrate, and we eat. Out to dinner, or bake something. If things aren't going well, and I feel down, I will eat to cheer myself up. Or take others to eat to cheer them up. I eat poorly when I am busy, and I eat when I am bored. I eat when I am stressed out. Maybe because I find food comforting?? I dont know. I really need to find other things to do than just eat for every emotion I have!!!

The South Beach wrap you had for lunch...was that from the freezer section? I see those meals at the grocery and they look good, but I have never tried them.

Ok...so we promise to get back on track this week....right? :) We will keep each other motivated!!

Enjoy your Monday!! Keep up the great work!! :)
 
Hey Cabana, sounds like you and me both had a rough week. :(

And you're absolutely right, there's just something about food and socializing.. We go to lunch a few times a week at work, and its always a struggle, because everyone else eats what they want, and I try my best to be good.

This weekend I went to a party. There was just a TON of food, and everyone kept eating the entire night! I think its a comfort thing -- while you're around people you don't really know, at least you can be chewing on something and stay busy. :p

We're gonna do this Cabana! Its "Back-On-Track" week for alot of us! :D
 
Hi Guys,
Fluff and Tempest,
Thanks for dropping in. :D

Fluff, I get those SB wraps in the deli section at walmart, or I have seen them in the frig section with all the healthy choice and such foods.

Being back on track is good. I keep telling myself I'm gonna make this work. Because its a life style change, not a diet. If I keep thinking about it as a diet, theres a chance I'll gain the weight back. So this if for life. What else can we do?:eek:

Had to go shopping again yesterday. I got compliments on my jeans. "You can really see your weightloss!" It is such a content feeling.
I refuse to go back to the old me. The new me is here to stay.:)

So at my current weight, 158-I am offically fitting into size 10's loosely !:) ! Which to me is astonishing from the size 14's that I refused to admit I was wearing.

Maybe by May-I will have lost that other 10lbs that I'm heading for. That would be wonderful!!! Well, I'm going to continue to daydream, until it's no longer a dream................Till next time................Cabana:p
 
Cabana!!! Where are you??????

I am going to look for those SB wraps next time I head to Walmart. I didnt think to look in the deli section. But I will. I will probably go Monday, thats my regular shopping morning.

Congrats on the compliment!! Thats awesome that you are in a size 10 (and loose too!! woohoo!) I am still in 14's at 166. Can't wait to see myself finally get into 12's. Maybe even 10's someday. :)

Get back here soon! I need you to keep me inspired and motivated! Hope all is well with you! :)
 
Hi there all!
Hope things are well with all,
Fluff, Thanks for checking in! Well, last week I did well in eating. I went to lunch just about every day last week. But I did good. No major mishaps. Even though I was tempted to eat greasy food, I stuck with the dieters plates.

I just keep doing things like eating "just a handful" of those mmmm so good BBQ potatoe chips or using just a little more dressing than usual.........:eek:

Now I know those things arn't going to kill me, but they do slow the weight loss.

My weekend went extreamly well, I stuck with my basic foods.

Saturday I ate sliced cucumers and tomatoes for breakfast.
For lunch I ate a 6 oz steak with a spinich salad and 2 tbls spoons of chocolate pudding:(
For dinner I ate a slice of deli turkey (oh, and some of those bbq chips:( )

Sunday I ate 1 egg for breakfast.
For lunch I ate a spinich salad and 1/2 a chicken breast with grilled mushrooms and onions with dijon mustard.
For dinner I ate some beef jerkey and about 10 baby carrots.

See-not so bad of a menu. But there were things that I could of done without.;)
Well, here goes to another week! Maybe I'll kick this one in the rear---
I got spring fever..............whooohooo.....................Cabana :p
 
Good for you Cabana! I'm experiencing the same thing. I think, once we lose that initial weight, we tend to slip just a bit and slow down the weight loss.

And great job passing up the greasy food -- thats the hardest part of all! ;)
 
We are all feeling the same way. We must snap out of it!!! Maybe its just dieting fatigue??? After so many months of being good, and seeing results, we are just worn out????

I dont know, but I am glad to see March go. Ready to get back on track and get motivated again!!

We can do it! We can do it! We can do it! (hiding the M&M's as I speak!)

:)
 
Hey ya Cabana! Yikes! Didn't realize it had been so long since I had been in your diary! Sorry :eek:

Congrats on the compliments! And the loose 10's!! Thats great! :D You're doing great :D Keep up the awesome work :D
 
Alright. I have decided to pull myself out of this slump. I have too.

I last posted in my diary on Monday and I was determined that I was going to get back on track and make good food choices.

So it happens that I had worked really, really late at my PM job the night before. I also worked really, really hard. So when Monday rolled around. I really didn't know how I was going to feel by 5 pm. I started the day off well...............My normal bowl of weight control oatmeal and a salad for lunch. Mistake #1: No protein in my salad. So by dinner I was really hungry. So at my PM job I was STARVING! And I work in a restraunt. I was strong (for about 1 hour...........) By 5:00 pm I was tired, hungry and grouchy. So I grabbed a cup of soup. Then another. But that wasnt enough. I was grouchy. I wanted comfort food. SOOOO, I grabbed cheesecake AND an icecream cup. Then, when I got home....I ate a carmel chocolate candy bar that I had bought to help out in a fundraiser. WHEW.....THAT'S how easy it is to get off track. It's sickening to me sometimes. :mad: :mad: :mad:

Yesterday I wanted to be strong. And for lunch what happened? My husband took me to pizza hut, and dinner was at Arby's.(with no reservations.) :mad: :mad: :mad:

So I told my husband that he couldnt invite me out to eat for at least three weeks because I have been over doing it and I dont want to ruin all my hard work. I am not gaining weight, but my scale refuses to move.

Today I took the initiative to start working out on my lunch hour.
Oh, my precious time. Because I have been working 2 jobs, I havent continued to work out. But now I will.

I know that it is really important to work out. It gives you that necessary push to keep up your diet.....and you burn calories so you dont have to feel guilty about eating.:(
So from today on lets see where I go in three weeks...........My goal will be to try and reduce (no matter how much.....) in three weeks...............................Till next time.......Cabana:)
 
Woooohooo On Achieving Your First Goal You Can And Will Do This And I Am Proud Of You For The Excercising On Lunch You Are Very Busy But You Are Also Determined Your Body Is Most Important To Ya Keep Up The Good Work!
 
Hey Cabana! I know exactly what you are going through. Every single day this week I said to myself, today i am getting back on track. So far it hasnt happened, and I am starting to feel so discouraged! I really dont know what is wrong with me.

I am glad to see you are ready to hop back on that wagon. I really need to jump up there with you. After doing this for months, why is it so hard right now?????

I am rooting for you Cabana! I know you can do it! Reading your journal entry tonight has really motivated me to redouble my efforts tomorrow!! I will check back in with you tomorrow and see how you're doing. :)
 
I did it!
Yesterday on my lunch hour, I decided to go work out. We have a small "old" gym here on my campus at work and I had some reservations about working out -"with all the guys??!??"

But I invited my boss to go work out with me and he accepted. So yesterday we did about 20 mins of upper body work out (and that darn stepper thing.) Then we walked for another 30 mins briskly-probably about 2 miles. When we were done, I felt soooo good. It was like a natural high to exercise. (Or maybe I had just been missing it that much:) )

I'll tell you one thing though. The exercise did help me to curb my hunger. When I went to my PM job and I was so full of energy and "Not Hungry"

My meals for yesterday:
Breakfast-Weight Control Oatmeal & 1/2 cup coffee
Lunch- 1 Medium Chicken Breast & 1/2 cup salad greens
Snack-1 Medium Green Apple
Dinner-2 White Chedder Rice Cakes & 1 Diet Coke

So, off again to exercise today! And now I have an exercise partner!

For breakfast so far I have had a Pria Carb Select Nutritional Bar-Peanut Butter and Carmel Nut (oh so good:D ) And only 170 Calories & 1 Medium sized pear.

Lunch will be a chicken breast w/salad & diet drink. I'll check in later.........................Cabana:p
 
I've made it to workout on my lunch hour 3 days in a row now. And I feel great! :)
I did some intense upper body work yesterday, and it kinda wiped me out. I was a little soar today. So, today I reduced the intensity. I worked out on the weight training equipment for about 15 mins. And then I walked about 1/2 a mile and jogged 1/2 a mile.
Jogging is great! It gets your heart rate up and really opens your lungs! It makes you feel alive! :p
My foods today have been as follows:
Breakfast:
1 Pria Bar-170 calories (I think I'll start eating 1/2 a bar, & reduce some of the calorie intake)
1 Medium Pear
1 8oz cup of coffee w/non-dairy creamer

Lunch:
1 cup spinich
1 cup of lettuce
1 meduim chicken breast
2 tblsp light/carb free dressing 70 calories
& a dash of cheese

Snack
1 Medium Green Apple

Dinner will probably be 2 white chedder rice cakes. I find them full of flavor and satisfying.
Have a great weekend all!:p >>>>>>>>>>>>>>Cabana
 
Hope you are enjoying your weekend Cabana :D You're doin' GREAT!!! Keep it up! :D

BTW, our anniversaries are coming up WAY too soon for me!!! Can you sprinkle some of your magic dust this way??? :D hehehehe
 
Yeah, BizeB, I know- March flew by so quickly! That's why we have to be extra good this month!

Well, I got just a tad' side tracked on Saturday. But with good reason! I had not had a weekend off in a LONG time and I didnt have to work this Sat...:)

So, I decided to enjoy my Saturday with my family. I took them to the movies and unfortunately:eek: , I enjoyed sharing a bag of popcorn with my husband! And at $4.00 bucks a drink-I shared a regular pepsi too. (I had not had a real coke in 3 months) I took it easy although, cause real coke is sooo sweet for me now. Then after a little shoping, we stopped to eat at Red Lobster. This was one meal worth it-spent with my family.

Sundays' meals were really, really good though (I had to make it up!)
Breakfast: 1/2 cantaloupe & 1 white chedder rice cake
Lunch: Spinich Salad w/flower seeds and fat free catalina dressing
Dinner: 1/2 Cup Cabbage Stew

Today so far, I grabbed a Pria Bar for breakfast and had a chicken salad & pear for lunch. For snack I had a green apple. Dinner may not happen tonight! I also did not get to work out for lunch because I was in a meeting all morning thru lunch:( . But tomorrow!---Back to the gym.;)
See ya all later...............................Cabana:p
 
WOW! What a difference a couple of days make!

Since starting to exercise again, I am proud to say, I have lost 3 more pounds! For a wonderful grand weight total of 155!:cool:

I had been so afraid to step on the scale. And this morning that I chanced it, I had to do a double take :eek:

The exercise is definately paying off, and its helping to curb my appetite so that I can adhere to a more healthy diet.

You know the feeling when you think that reaching that goal (mine was 10 more pounds) is just out-of-reach---and then all of a sudden, your almost there!!!! That's how I know that I can accomplish anything!

My foods for yesterday were as follows:
Breakfast:
1 Serving Weight Control Bannan Nut Quaker Oatmeal
8 Oz Coffee w/creamer

Lunch
1 South Beach Diet 160 Calorie Southwestern-Style Breakfast Wrap
.5 Cup of Salad with reduced carb/lowfat dressing

Dinner
.75 Medium Chicken breast
.50 Cup of melon and honeydew mixed
2 tblsp cottage cheese

Snack
1 White Chedder Rice Cake
1 tsp peanut butter

Exercise was 15 minutes light weightlifting; 25 minutes walk/jog & 30 mins on my gazzelle at home(200 calories worth)

Today for breakfast I have had 1/2 a pria bar, and an 8oz LowCar/Sugar free yougart & 1 green apple (& of coarse, my coffee)

I'll check in later..........................Cabana:p
 
Morning All,

Last night went well. I did not have to go to my PM job:D , but I was busy with a parent conference until 8:00 pm. When I got home, I hit the gazelle for 30 mins. burning about 200 calories. I did not get a chance to exercise yesterday for lunch because I was tied up with work.

My meals for the day were as follows:
Breakfast
1/2 a pria bar
8 oz Coffee and creamer
1 apple

Lunch
1 Small Grilled Chicken Breast
.25 Salad

Snack
3 Medium Slices of Cantaloup

Dinner
1 SB Diet Ham and Turkey Wrap 210 calories including jello :)

I'm down one more pound! That's one more pound gone forever!
I'm going to hit the gym today. My meals will probably be similar to yesterdays..............................Cabana:p
 
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