Can I do it? - a diary from a repeat offender

Keep up the good work P!
For fruits I have 140g frozen strawberries, 8oz Pineapple juice, and a bananna blended with ice (plus my protein mix). Without the protein mix you have a smoothie that's 301 calories, 74 carbs, 1 g protein. Plus over 100percent Vitamin C for defense against colds. You might try it, if you can stomach a cold smoothie when it's (-)100 degrees outside :)
 
Flash frozen fruit is the best when fresh fruit isn't availible. Make sure it doesn't have any added sugar though. Canned isn't the best choice as the heating process kills some of the nutrients and usually has a ton of extra sugar.

Keep up the great work! :)
 
Down 1.5 pounds this week. Drank all my water, and ate tons of fruits and veggies. Got a terrible canker in my mouth and that is now limitting the fruits/veggies I can eat. Because it hurts so darn much!:(
When I did my ticker I realized that shoot I am only 39 pounds away from my goal! That's nothing! 39 sounds so much better than 50!? yay me!:D
I haven't been exercising much the past few days because I have felt so tired. I am feeling really yucky lately. I am fighting something. The canker kind of tells me that. (not too mention the hot flashes, and the chills)...
Anyway I am hoping to get my butt up and off to it tomorrow morning.
Got a busy weekend. I am doing my Masters in counselling on line and this weekend we have to meet with our groups for the entire weekend. So hopefully I have nurtured myself enough to get through this weekend and back to work on Monday. (I took the last two days off).
Anyway feel as if I'm rambling a bit. Not much focus.... so I will go now.
Hope everyone else is doing well?
P
 
Yep I did it... I got up this morning and did my 70 minute workout on the elliptical! Then off the university for the day... zzzzzzzzz;)
Home for the night, went grocery shopping and found some low fat Breyer's Ice cream that's only 80 calories for 1/2 cup of ice cream. Gonna have an entire cup with some rasberries and call it supper! :D
Our university program catered lunch today, but I was VERY good. I chose a veggie sandwhich on rye bread, some salad, and 1% milk. Rather than the pizza, french fries, burgers, pasta, and pop that everyone else was having. My tiny little professor (maybe 90 pounds... maybe?) had a nice big slice of chocolate mouse cake! :eek: Right in front of me! But I had will power... it looked so good, but I had will power! I didn't have anything bad for desert! So I am treating myself with the ice cream!
The canker sores in my mouth are kind of limitting what I can eat!? so yeah I can rationallize the ice cream that way...:eek:
 
rottengirl said:
Yep I did it... I got up this morning and did my 70 minute workout on the elliptical! Then off the university for the day... zzzzzzzzz;)
Home for the night, went grocery shopping and found some low fat Breyer's Ice cream that's only 80 calories for 1/2 cup of ice cream. Gonna have an entire cup with some rasberries and call it supper! :D
Our university program catered lunch today, but I was VERY good. I chose a veggie sandwhich on rye bread, some salad, and 1% milk. Rather than the pizza, french fries, burgers, pasta, and pop that everyone else was having. My tiny little professor (maybe 90 pounds... maybe?) had a nice big slice of chocolate mouse cake! :eek: Right in front of me! But I had will power... it looked so good, but I had will power! I didn't have anything bad for desert! So I am treating myself with the ice cream!
The canker sores in my mouth are kind of limitting what I can eat!? so yeah I can rationallize the ice cream that way...:eek:
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Good resistance! Proud of u!:D Hope the sores heal soon!
 
I've been feeling really good this week. I have gotten on the scale a few times since Friday and I do see a lower number. I was really starting to feel very proud of myself.
Well tonight I went shopping... :rolleyes:
That changed things for me... :(
My friend is getting married and I am the maid of honour. We have put it off for as long as we could. We had to go and get a dress! Well I don't like shopping at the best of times.. (I guess I'm not a real girl that way?:rolleyes: )
Like I said I was feeling really good about myself for losing almost 15 pounds. Well I feel totally yucky right now! :(
Size 16's fit me nicely, but there is never very many options in that size. (oh, and have I mentioned how much I hate my arms... why do they make all these fat girl clothes sleeveless?)Some of the size 16's were actually a little big.
But the size 14's weren't big enough and XL was too tight... My legs haven't been shaved and I didn't put lotion on them, so they just looked awful! :eek:
I am so sad tonight... I was feeling so amazing this morning seeing that I had almost lost 15 pounds total, and now I don't feel like I lost an ounce!
Oh... woah is me...:(
I know I'm a big suck!? But I just felt a need to whine a little...
I'm better now. Thanks for the opportunity. :rolleyes:
P:eek:
 
Got up this morning and almost turned the alarm off to go back to sleep. Talk about self sabotage! But then I thought... no, I have to do my workout. It was a tough one people! I did 60 minutes instead of my normal 70 and the last twenty were very hard... totally draggin my ass!
Been in a workshop these past few days, and lunch and snacks are provided. Need to stay focussed and away from the desert tray. I allowed myself a small piece of something strawberry rhubard yesterday... but not today! I will stay away from the desert!
Thank goodness there is all kinds of nice fruits and veggies there as well, so I don't go hungry. I think I might pack some treats for myself today so that I don't feel tempted to cheat.
Have a great day everyone!
 
rottengirl: Don't get yourself down about those dress sizes---wedding dresses etc...in those shops are not sized the way normal clothes are. So the size 14 was probably more like a 12 and the 16 was more like a 14. I absolutely freaked when I put on my wedding dress and they had me go to an 18--but the lady assured me that that was just the way it was with wedding gear. So don't fret--that's actually good news for you!!

You're doing great!!
 
Hey Rotten,

Good job for making yourself get out of bed. I could never do my workouts in the morning. I get them done around 10pm at night, so if I were counting on the mornings, it would never get done.

ON the dress size, you have lost 15 lbs!!!! Maybe you could go to the grocery store and care around 15lbs of butter and see the difference. You ARE doing amazing and try not to get down on yourself! You're beautiful inside and out!
 
Dropping in to say hi....

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Silly 30-second bet posts rule! I'm running out of lunchtime!
 
Yeah, my wife cried when she bought her wedding dress- it was like 3 sizes bigger than she wears normally.
 
don't let the sizing in the bridal shop get you down.. as has been said, i think it's intentionally screwy (it's supposed to make the bride feel better or something.. :D

you'll get a dress in a size that's biggerthan you expect -when it comes in - it'll probably have to be altered down to really fit you...
 
I do remember when I went through my first marriage. I gought a size 18 dress which was heart breaking.. then I lost 50 pounds with Jenny Craig, and they had to re-size the dress to a size 12! Isn't that hilarious! The seamstress did an amazing job! I was absolutely stunned how beautiful she made my dress fit me!

In regards to this dress for the upcoming nuptuals.. We just went to a department store and I bought a size 16 dress. My dear friend didn't want me spending a million dollars on a dress that I would never wear again. Their wedding is a small intimate thing and I am the only bridesmaid so it was just me who had to find something nice to wear, not like we had to match a bunch.

I am over the upset from the other night but it is amazing how badly shopping can make us feel! I did however buy a pair of pants that were ridiculously on sale in a size 14. (They don't fit yet, but they are so cute, I will work extra hard to get into them!)
I also bought a couple of sun dresses that were on clearance for my trip to CUBA. They are a little snug right now, but they too will be perfect once I lost another 15 or 20 pounds!
WHICH I WILL DO BEFORE THE TRIP!:cool:
 
What a tough time I am having with my eating these past few days.
Wednesday and Thursday I was at a workshop that was catered. I really worked hard on trying to choose wisely. I think I over ate both days. I found this ice cream that is only 80 calories for 1/2 cup. And I have enjoyed a cup of that every day with some rasberries. This is fine if I knew that I was keeping my calories under wraps. Unfortunately because I was not in charge of the cooking etc. I have no idea how many calories were in either of those days' meals.
Last night my bf and I went to dinner at some friends' home. They ordered chinese food. Not the good kind with the steamed veggies and grilled beef. The kind that had EVERYTHING deep fried! I did not allow myself to over eat, mostly because even when I was at my unhealthiest, I wasn't a big fan of that type of chinese. But then they brought out desert, pumpkin pie... so yeah I had a piece. My bf was helping with the dishing out, he gave me a little piece without making a big deal. I was kind of ticked at him but I know he did it out of love. (At that weak moment, I wanted a much bigger piece...)
Well tonight will be another struggle... we are having dinner with another couple at their house. My impression is we are doing something on the BBQ, so that is good if it is not smothered in crazy sauce or something. We are going to their place quite early in the day so perhaps I can help the wife with the cooking.
Tomorrow I am back on the wagon...With some serious focus on what my calorie numbers are. I have slacked on that again lately. It's been about two weeks since I actually charted my calories. I find that's when I get into trouble.
This week's weigh in was just little. I lost one pound. But at least I lost.
Hope everyone else is haiving a good week! And Happy Thanksgiving to those in my Candian Cohort! Don't over indulge at those yummy dinners!:D
 
Cuba Goal

CUBA GOAL

So it exactly 10 weeks from my trip to Cuba! Ironically enough I got my passport TODAY! This is it! 10 weeks! I want to loose at least 20 pounds! I know that this is going to be tough but I have not been as disciplined as I could be with eating and I need to get back to my 70 minutes five days a week. When I first started I was doing this every single week day. Now I am doing it only 3-4 days a week.
FOCUS & DETERMINATION
I have consistently lost 1 pound a week without really trying very hard! So screw it! 10 weeks of kicking ass!!! And I will make this goal!! ;)

Please check in on me, hold me accountable! I will be updating this diary more regularly too!!!

And away I go!!!!!!
P
 
Congrats on the 1lb! Imagine how well you could do it your really really worked on it. Good Luck RG!!! You can do it! :D:D:D
 
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