Cord's Quest

Cord the Seeker said:
I've also solved the summer slurpee dilemma. I bought some Rose's lime today - a splash of that over crushed ice is just heavenly.
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That's a good idea. When my mom was little, they would have chocolate syrup over crushed ice. the name is kinda bad..."white trash chocolate sundae"

But i think that's a great idea. I LOVE slurpees and Margaritas. Frozen drinks are amazingly loaded with calories. It's so hard to resist them.

Nice work at the pool!!
 
Ahhh swimming, my favorite thing to do :) I used to go to the beach almost every day (lived 6 blocks from Lake Michigan before I moved a year and a half ago) I should look into finding a pool around here to swim in, though I'm not liking the idea of a bathing suit... eek.

But anywho, hope you get the whole thing sorted out so you don't have to deal with all those pesky kids ;)
 
Cord the Seeker said:
I've also solved the summer slurpee dilemma. I bought some Rose's lime today - a splash of that over crushed ice is just heavenly.
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Really - where do you get that from, Im addicted to slurpies, always the hardest thing for me to give up...

Are you enjoying the swimming?Ive been thinking abt hitting my pool after work in the ams and going but...lol
 
cinderelly said:
Really - where do you get that from, Im addicted to slurpies, always the hardest thing for me to give up...

Are you enjoying the swimming?Ive been thinking abt hitting my pool after work in the ams and going but...lol
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I used to drink a super-size pepsi slurpee almost every day. Now that the hot weather is here I'm finding the siren call of 7-11 hard to resist. :)

You can get Rose's lime cordial at most supermarkets, and of course any grocery store near a liquor store.

It's sweeter than pure lime juice, but not so sweet that it is loaded with sugar. It's a nice balance, I find.
I grind up a tray of ice cubes and add 1/2 to 1 oz of Rose's.

Swimming is awesome! My favourite form of exercise - limited by time slots and pool availability.
I've decided that even at my current whale-like proportions, I'm just going to swimsuit-up and go out there with pride.
I refuse to be embarrassed about improving my health!
 
Catching up on the last two days:

June 6

This was not a good day, food-wise. I don't know what the hell was up with me. I was really really hungry and wanted meat all the time.

Before bed in the morning - 1/2 a ww bun, smidgeon of cream cheese, 3oz roast beef

Breakfast - 1/2 a bbq chicken breast

Lunch - 2 DQ cheeseburgers, 1 DQ waffle bowl sundae, 1/2 the waffle bowl from my daughter's sundae (something like 1700 kcal just in this one meal) :(

Supper - 1 buffalo burger on ww bun, small plate of raw vegtables

Midnight shift - small plate of raw vegetables, lean cuisine salmon and ww orzo microwave meal, slab of watermelon, 1/2" thick pineapple ring, 1 cup dry cereal, 3 oz cashews.

That was one whole lot of food.

Exercise - went to the pool again, did 1000m in around 50 minutes or so. This was in the early afternoon, before going to DQ.
Felt good to do a full 1000m - had a lane to myself. Apparently lap swimming is not a popular weekend activity. I will cheerfully take advantage of that.

Note - I don't ever plan to have one of DQ's waffle bowl sundaes ever again. I love waffle cones, but the DQ ones, being mega-mass-produced and shipped from god-knows-where, where stale and tough. Yuck!

June 7

Better food day, with one strange slip.

Breakfast - bowl of cereal (Heritage O's and Corn Bran Squares), 1 cup milk

Lunch - went to Subway with the plan of getting a 6" teriyaki chicken, and walked out with a 12" pizza sub. What the hell happened? The really odd part is that I like the teriyaki chicken better.

Supper - 1.5 cups quinoa with hemp seeds, corn, peas, green beans and teriyaki sauce

Evening snacks - 6 graham wafers, 1 cup milk, 1 slice ww bread (fresh out of the bread machine - yum) with a smidgeon of butter, 1oz Rose's over crushed ice.

Exercise - went back to the pool in the evening, but time was short as I had to get home in time to make an appointment. So I decided to see how far I could go in 35 minutes.
Well, by the time 35 min was up I was getting pretty close to 1000m so I pushed on and finished the 1000 in a total of 40 minutes.
The best part was doing 400m of that without more than momentary pauses.

I was really pleased - that is the speed I was doing 5 years ago when I was swimming regularly. I don't think I'm going to get faster without actual lessons, but I can try to improve my distance, and swim longer.
 
Wow your swimming is really impressive! Especially since you haven't done it for ages.

I wish I had the confidence to go!
 
June 8

Breakfast - 1 slice of ww bread with almond butter, 1 banana

Lunch - buffalo burger on ww bun

Supper - big salad with 3 chicken strips and lt caesar dressing, 1 cup macaroni and cheese

Late night snack - popcorn (1/3 cup unpopped), 1.5 tbs butter, 1oz Rose's

Exercise - 45 minutes swimming. Covered 1050m. Could have continued but didn't want to push it. Trying to build my endurance over the 1000m - was able to do the last 500m without stopping, which is very exciting.

Leaving town today so no more posts until Friday most likely. Will be eating at a barbecue and restaurants during this time so my food will be sub-par. But hey, ya gotta enjoy yourself once in a while, right?
 
You do have to enjoy yourself once in a while. I was determined to not undermine my efforts this year and one of the ways I decided to do it was to not ENTIRELY cut out ALL the stuff I liked to eat. I have been bbq'ing at least twice a week s ince I started, burgers, hot dogs, chicken... I just dont stuff my fatness like I used too!

Sounds like your doing really well with the swimming Cord! Keep it up! Have a great week!
 
The price of overindulgence...

Hi, I'm back.

Well, I had a good time over the last couple of days. We went out of town to go to a retirement BBQ for a former quasi-coworker. While there we also did some shopping and whatnot.

And I ate.
And I ate
Then I ate some more.
And more after that.

It wasn't just the trip, either. During the week before I had had some days where I wasn't being particularly careful about my food intake. I may in fact have been feeling just a little bit cocky and invincible. And you know where that always leads, right?

I'll work out the exact (and gory) details tonight, probably, but I'll give you the low points now.

On Tuesday at the BBQ I ate approx. 20oz of steak. And a twice-baked potato, some cake, etc.
On Wednesday I had a huge breakfast, then a big-ass hot dog and fries, and ice cream, and pizza, and.....
.... a coke.
Yes, I broke my 63-day cola-free streak. And you know what? It tasted disgusting and made me feel ill for about an hour afterward. If I ever needed reinforcement as to why I don't want to drink the stuff anymore, that was it. Blecchhh.

And of course this morning was weigh-in time.

I'm at 284.5 pounds, up half a pound from last week.

Now, I'm not normally the type to go to a half pound - I usually like to round off. But the scale actually bottomed out at 285, and topped out at 284 (or vice versa - you know what I mean), and only stabilised at 284.5. So I'm going with it.
Plus, it feels better to have gained half a pound that a whole pound. :)

I'm not going to freak out. I ate poorly this week - I know that. I also know that had I not been getting some decent exercise, the damage could have been worse. Really, in the long run, half a pound is nothing. This puts me behind the ball a little, if I want to reach my short-term goal, but I'll just have to get back on track and start doing better.

What I did learn from this is that the method/plan/lifestyle/whatever that I have been implementing is a good one. When I was staying on track, I was losing weight and feeling good. When I went off it, I stopped losing weight and felt not so good. This means that I have been doing the right thing, and actually gives me further incentive to stay on track - because it is working.

So, instead of beating myself up, I'm going to use this as fuel for renewed determination.
 
20 oz steak... :drool5:

It should be no problem for you to get back on track now that your home though And that +0.5 lb should disapear really fast once you get into your routine again.

Ive been failing in the food department this week as well...
 
NotSoSlim said:
20 oz steak... :drool5:

It should be no problem for you to get back on track now that your home though And that +0.5 lb should disapear really fast once you get into your routine again.
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Oh, yeah, no problem. Like I said, I'm not worried.

And yes, back home means back on track. Had a good workout yesterday, and a decent one today.

Details yet to come...
 
Hi there Cord, I wanted to pop in and say hi, haven't done so in a while. I was reading your newer posts and I think its great that you are not beating yourself up. You see where the issues were and you are moving on... That is truly the path to success... I NEED to keep on that same path.
Take care ~ Michelle
 
brazenlysasse said:
Hi there Cord, I wanted to pop in and say hi, haven't done so in a while. I was reading your newer posts and I think its great that you are not beating yourself up. You see where the issues were and you are moving on... That is truly the path to success... I NEED to keep on that same path.
Take care ~ Michelle
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Thanks, Michelle.

I think it is important to take the long view. A speed bump on the road might slow you down for a moment, but afterward the road goes ever on...
 
Catching up.

There was some seriously sub-par eating going on back on Tues-Wed. And not a lot of physical activity.

June 9

Breakfast - 1 doughnut, 1 banana, 6oz steak

Lunch - 1 pear

Supper - BBQ retirement party for a former quasi-coworker - 20oz steak (yes, really), 1 stuffed/twice baked potato (with cheese and sour cream in it), 2 helpings caesar salad, 1 cheese scone w/butter, 1 piece of chocolate cake, a few cups of a lime punch (non-alcoholic).

Late night - about 6 graham wafers (didn't count them)

Exercise - 30 min walk in the morning, and 30 min or so of larking about in the hotel pool that night, but that doesn't count.

June 10

This was the day I broke 63 days of cola-free living.

Breakfast - 3 small bowls of froot loops with milk, 1 multigrain bagel with cream cheese, 1 croissant with butter, 1 glass orange juice

Lunch - 1/4 lb all-beef hot dog, large order of fries with gravy, large chocolate soft-serve ice cream in a waffle cone, 1 coke.
The coke was really disgusting; it made my guts clench and twist shortly after drinking it. I can't believe I used to drink cola every single day. The stuff is awful. I found myself seriously jonesing for water after that.

Supper - individual size meat pizza, 3 bowls of caesar salad, bread with butter, and a very small chocolate mousse cake.

Exercise - 40 min (approx) of casual walking.

Is it any wonder I didn't lose weight this week?

June 11

This is me back home and trying to get back on track.

Breakfast - 1 chocolate muffin

Lunch - buffalo burger on ww bun w/lt caesar dressing

Supper and evening shift snacks - cherries (about 20-odd), 1.5" round of watermelon, 1 tomato, 1 carrot, 1/3 cucumber, 3oz cashews (salted), 1 cup quinoa with 5tbs hemp seeds, flavoured with lime juice, dill, and 1 tbs agave nectar

Late night snack - 1oz roast beef and a square of cornbread with butter

Exercise - 30 minutes on the heavy bag followed by 25 minutes on the stationary bike.
On the bike I did 10 minutes of 15/30 second intervals, then a 3 minute break, then 10 minutes of 30/60 second intervals, then a 5 minute steady cooldown.

June 12

Breakfast - 1 doughnut (I'm having a wee problem with doughnuts right now), 1 slice pepperoni pizza, 1/2 cup milk

Lunch - buffalo burger on ww bun w/lt caesar dressing, 1 wedge of watermelon

Supper and evening shift snacks - small box of oven fries (still a pretty substantial heap, mind), rotisserie chicken (1 wing, 1 leg), 1 nectarine, 1" round of watermelon, pile of raw vegetables (tomato/carrot/cucumber/spinach), 1/2 cup dry cereal

Exercise - went to the gym today. Here's how it went:
(and before you all start snickering at the sad little weights I am using, understand that ya gotta start somewhere)

Warm-up: stretching, 5 minutes treadmill (decided to try a treadmill), 10 minutes rowing machine ( I like the rowing machine)

bodyweight squats 2x10
lat pulldowns 60lbs 3x12
dumbbell bench press 20lbs 3x12
bent over cable rows 45lbs 3x12
pec dec 40 lbs 3x12
reverse flys (with red rubber band) 3x12
dumbbell curls 20lbs 3x12
tricep (pressdowns?) 50lbs 3x12
a machine I don't know the name of where you grip the handles and then raise your legs at thew hip - 3x12 of those

some ball crunches - forgot to keep count, probably 10-15

cool-down: 15 minutes on the treadmill at 4mph

This was my first time trying to actually accomplish something at the gym. Was more confident but still felt out of place and feeble.
 
I know the day isn't over yet, but I have a chance to get this entry in now, and I expect I will be too busy during the day tomorrow to get it in then.

Anyway, I don't expect to be eating anything else tonight. If I do I will amend accordingly.

June 13

Pre-workout breakfast - 1/2 a samll bowl rice krispies w/milk (actually just finished my daughter's breakfast)

Post workout - large bowl of Heritage O's w/milk

Snack - 1/4 cucumber

Lunch - 2 charity hot dogs, 1 small soft ice cream cone

Supper and evening shift snacks - 26 cherries (yes, I counted), 1.5" round of watermelon, 1 cup ww pasta, 3/4 cup tomato sauce, 4oz rotisserie chicken, 2oz cahsews, 1 cup dry cereal

Exercise - went to the pool this morning. Planned to do my usual 1000m, but when I finished that I decided to keep going and push for 1500. I finished it, but 150m from the end I got a nasty cramp in my left calf and had to stop for two minutes to stretch and massage it out.
It honestly never occurred to me that you might get dehydrated from swimming, but the cute lifeguard told me that is the most common reason for swimming muscle cramps. I guess with all the energy you are expending you are actually sweating a lot, but being immersed in water you don't notice. Bringing a water bottle next time.
I also had a somewhat sore right shoulder and tricep (from yesterday's workout, I presume), but I swam anyway and it worked itself out after about 500m, then came back again near the end. Foolish of me to push my distance when my arm already hurts. Now I will have to take a day off of any upper-body work.
On the up side, I did do 1500m. I did it in about an 1hr 5min, which I think is awesome (especially since I churn through the water incredibly slowly - I can't even keep up with most people in the medium lane). And, best of all, I was able to go 750m without stopping.

I am on the evening shift tonight, and short-changing to the morning shift tomorrow. So, no exercise until tomorrow afternoon or evening, unless I squeeze a walk in at lunchtime.

Peace out, all.

Edit - I did end up eating more last night after work. Sigh. I have to do something about the late night snacks. Add in 1oz roast beef, 4 graham wafers, 1/2 cup milk.
 
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63 days without coke.. that is VERY impressive! I'm getting to the point where I'm craving it again but I refuse to give in. Keep going, the half pound gain is nothing. It'll be gone before you know it!
 
pixienerd said:
63 days without coke.. that is VERY impressive! I'm getting to the point where I'm craving it again but I refuse to give in. Keep going, the half pound gain is nothing. It'll be gone before you know it!
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I didn't even give in out of craving, it was more a matter of being both cheap and lazy. The coke came with the hot dog, and I would have had to spend extra money to get a bottle of water.

I could have chosen another soft drink, but they all have the same amount of sugar.
 
June 14

Breakfast - 2.3oz roast beef, bowl of heritage O's with milk

Lunch and daytime snacks - 1 nectarine, a bunch of watermelon, 1 apple, 1 cup ww pasta, 3/4 cup tomato sauce, 4oz rotisserie chicken breast

Pre-supper snacks - 1 cake doughnut, handful of cahsews, handful of dry cereal

Supper - 4oz buffalo sausage, 1 cup mashed potatoes, steamed broccoli

Dessert - nanaimo bar 2"x3" approx

Late night snack - 1 bowl of cereal with milk

Exercise - almost none. Squeezed in a 40 minute walk at work today (covered the same distance I used to go in 45 minutes, so that's nice)

Wanted to work out later in the evening, but ended up just too darn tired. My calf is also still sore from the cramp I got swimming on Saturday.

Should be able to squeeze a 30-min walk in at work today, if traffic allows.
 
Hey Cord! I remember reading somewhere that you really liked buffalo meat? Can you get it locally? I havent had the opportunity to try it yet but a friend today suggested replacing my bbq'd beef burgers with bbq'd buffalo instead. Unfortunately they dont live in the province so had no suggestions... I usually just shop at safeway/save-on and cant recall seeing it in either place.
 
hey cord,
just wanted to say thanks for checking up on me and being so encouraging :)

i see your still doing great yourself....and even see you changed your ticker to the appropriate sport...nice! wow, i also didn't know about the dehydration thing when swimming, i guess we assume since we're in water then we don't need to drink any...lol!
 
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