Cannon's Journal

@ Wachee: try drinking some green tea! It's as good as water (maybe better because of the antioxidants), and as warm as you need or like it to be!

@ Cannon: It's been a while since we last talked! Thanks for stopping by my journal, and I certainly hope it warms up where you are quickly! We're still below freezing up here in Canadia, but I can't wait until I can go for nice walks outside either. I'll be lucky for decent weather in the next couple of months, since the winters here like to draaaaaaaag themselves out. I wish summer were so stubborn ;)
 
I didn't weigh in today because I found myself in a horrible habit that I need to shake. One thing about posting in diaries is you can see your thought process. One of my earliest memories of dieting is when my mom and older sisters did TOPs together. I lost weight on my own and then on Tuesday night (Weigh in) we would eat everything in sight. As an adult, I did the same thing myself when I did Jenny Craig. This time around I have tried to take a more Zen approach and concentrate on the steps so that the journey would take care of myself. I need to stop giving myself permission to splurge on the weekend and then cut down early in the week. It will lose weight, but it won't correct the lifestyle I need to change. For that reason yesterday, I decided to stay in my proper caloric range and not worry about anything I gained from the Super Bowl. I will have a weigh in either Wednesday or Friday and go back to weekly after that. I will continue to weigh myself daily as well, but a weight that spikes on the weekend and shrinks with the week isn't a good habit. I know better so now I'm going back to watching the steps instead of the journey.
 
good plan -- by splurging on the weekends it sounds like you're losing those same pounds over and over again... just try to work your social life into your plan...
 
I have the same problem cannon, I wouldnt say I binge or anything but I am horrible on the weekends, my goal has been to be better and I have been it is a slow process...baby steps, and one at a time...you will do this!!!

I am going to a found raiser...wine and cheese and cheese cake event...Im trying to figure out how to not let that screw up my progress so far...
 
Love the insight Canny!! And it sounds like you have a good plan to take care of the problem. Yay!! Keep up the great work!! :D:D
 
Good on you Can for seeing the problem and tackling it head on. That takes guts to be honest with yourself.
 
Hey Cannon,

I hope the jobhunt is going smooth, its a hassle, but just stick with it, it won't last forever.
I am glad to see you've refocused, looking on the big picture too much can mess with your head. Long time goals are nice but if you don't realise the way to get to them is by the small wins you easely get discouraged. I know you will hang in there! And cutting back on the days you "splurge" will help on the weight, and also make it for the more speciel occasions.
I take the liberty today of renaming you to Kanon (which means amazing and great) Have a kanon day.)
 
Hi Cannon!! I'm so proud of you that you realized you can't splurge on the weekends. You will gain and lose the same weight constantly. I know if you kick this thing into high gear, you will find yourself down into the 3's by quite a bit. Winter is so cold, and trying to exercise can be frustrating. I know I just plain feel cold all the time, so I have to move to stay warm. Have a great week, and stay on track!!!
 
No, don't give yourself permission to eat bad over the weekend, but at the same time, you don't want to totally deprive yourself. Try just having a couple chips or half a peice of cake, or whatever gets served. The name of the game is portion control, and it's the saver of my sanity :)
 
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I have the same problem cannon, I wouldnt say I binge or anything but I am horrible on the weekends, my goal has been to be better and I have been it is a slow process...baby steps, and one at a time...you will do this!!!

I am going to a found raiser...wine and cheese and cheese cake event...Im trying to figure out how to not let that screw up my progress so far...
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I can definitely relate. I've just been letting my weekends get the best of me.
Thanks :)

Nuff said...............keep on keepin on !!!
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Thanks Star. I'm really making an effort right now. I tried very hard not to look at the scale for the last 3 days so that I don't judge my progress on my weight, but on my lifestyle.

maleficent good plan -- by splurging on the weekends it sounds like you're losing those same pounds over and over again... just try to work your social life into your plan...
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That is most assuredly what I'm doing. I'm going to stop that now.

pequin Love the insight Canny!! And it sounds like you have a good plan to take care of the problem. Yay!! Keep up
the great work!!
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Thanks Peguin. You've been so successful in so many ways (Or is that weighs). You've really been an inspiration.

wishes Good on you Can for seeing the problem and tackling it head on. That takes guts to be honest with yourself.
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Thanks Wishes. This whole thing is a learning process. I'm trying to figure out what I need to do to change long established behaviors and live the rest of my life healthy.

Mahatt I take the liberty today of renaming you to Kanon (which means amazing and great) Have a kanon day.)
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Thanks, you're pretty amazing yourself :)

beckster123 Hi Cannon!! I'm so proud of you that you realized you can't splurge on the weekends. You will gain and lose the same weight constantly. I know if you kick this thing into high gear, you will find yourself down into the 3's by quite a bit.
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I hope so. My St. Patrick's Day goal is still reachable, but its going to take some work.

Beagle No, don't give yourself permission to eat bad over the weekend, but at the same time, you don't want to totally deprive yourself. Try just having a couple chips or half a peice of cake, or whatever gets served. The name of the game is portion control, and it's the saver of my sanity
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You're right of course. In the beginning of this change I found a way to do that. Lately, I've been going way to far to the other extreme. If we get Chinese I'm not getting chicken chow mein, I'm getting sweet and sour shrimp and egg rolls. I'm not going to start hiding from my friends or completely avoid everything that tastes good, but I need to go back to moderation.
 
When I went shopping yesterday I saw that part of the problem I have had has been not snacking enough so that I may cram in more calories at dinner. I bought some delicious all natural peanut butter with 110 calories per tablespoon and some pretzel thins with 10 calories per thin. That's a nice 200 calorie snack as long as my sodium elsewhere stays low. I bought some nice oranges (which are hard to find with the weather problems) and I got some more convenient, but healthy food so I don't get tempted to eat fast food too much. I'm going to try to have 3 snacks a day and 3 meals. I think that's better for your metabolism and will cut my cravings down. Some of the snacks will be healthy and some won't be especially good for me. By Friday I hope to be at 404 pounds, but if I'm not I don't care as long as I stick to doing the things I know I need to.
 
So you are an English teacher? What level are you? I am Majoring in English in college. I am almost a senior and hope to have my degree in 2009. I would prefer sooner, but I'm not sure I can make it.
 
Cannon 2006 said:
as long as I stick to doing the things I know I need to.
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great plan - much better than watching for a number on the scale - if you do that - then you will definitely see the numbers fall.. and it's a beautiful day today -not cold at all - take some time and go for a stroll..
 
I teach social studies right now with a bit of language, but I was an English major in college before switching to history so I have done both. I teach seventh graders.

It is indeed not a bad day at all. I may just take that walk today if a few other pesty errands can get completed in a timely manner.
 
Cannon 2006 said:
I teach social studies right now with a bit of language, but I was an English major in college before switching to history so I have done both. I teach seventh graders.
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Middle school is the grade level I want to be at as well, although, if I have kids as bad as some of the classes I sub for, I think I'd pull my hair out. I may be somewhat disallusioned, but I think that 6th graders are of an age that they need to learn some accountability and should be able to pick up after themselves, which is a concept that is missing in most of the teachers at the school for which I sub.

They repeatedly tell me that I am "too hard" on them because I expect them to be respectful of myself and others as well as pick up after themselves.

I guess maybe it's the time period in which we were raised. I'm not that much older, but my parents were quite strict.
 
I'm going to try to have 3 snacks a day and 3 meals. I think that's better for your metabolism and will cut my cravings down.
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It is one of the best thing to have snacks, especially fruits, 'cause they give you healthy sugars and make you feel full. I especially love apples because they really cut down my hunger. :)
Plus, few of us think about it but the body burns calories also digesting, so eating low calories snacks keeps you happy and burns more or less 150 calories.

Good luck with your goals!
 
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