Diary: Curvie Girlie: A Yo-Yo's Reformation

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:rotflmao: Sheryl!! :rotflmao:

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Yer doin' awesome Val and you look awesome to! :hug2:

Enjoy your run!

Yep..You know what I'm fixin' ta say...

Have A Goal Reachin' Tuesday! :D
 
Kimmie: Waking up and running isn't easy, but I used to have a job where I started at 1pm, so I got used to working out in the morning, first thing. You can do it, too!!

Joe: Thanks, yes I look forward to the different days, like I LOVE kickboe and I LOVE running. Weight training is, like, more of a chore but I like the high I get from the endorphin rush.

Stacy! I love your goal reachin wishes!!! :D

I ran
off 500 calories, on the trails for 42 minutes or so. I ate crackers this morning, with honey, and a snack pack of Bunny Treats (cheddar crackers like goldfish but in the shape of a leaping rabbit, hee hee hee!) in addition to 4 oz of Açai juice, 1 Hemp waffle, and 1 tbsp raw organic chocolate coconut butter. SO I'm already up to 750 calories, which is fine because it's lunchtime already and time to get my ass to work.....I figger I can afford the carbs because I'll be in Kickboe, which burns 600 calories (an hour of HIIT type kicking and jumping and punching, with 20 minutes of intense abdominal exercises). So yeah, burning off 1100 calories with cardio today.....I think I can afford some crackasscrackas! :D

Ok I have to plan my lunch, ta ta for now!
 
Just catching up with you.

Sounds like you are doing excellent!

Yesterday's breakfast sounded yummy. :)
 
510 calorie lunch

Steve: I FEEL excellent, thank you! Yes it was yummy :)

lunch today
1 whole wheat tortilla at 140 cals, I toasted it slightly and threw on 1/4 cup black beans (55 cals); almost 1/4 cup shredded organic Mex style cheese (90 cals), 1 small dry farm tomato (?? probably 25), pieces spicy marinated tofu (70 cals), and a bit of cilantro (n/a) and threw it in the microwave for a minute. In the interium I had Ghiradelli's small 60% cocoa chocolate bite at 130 cals.

Whole wheat, dairy, fiber, 2 types protein, a dash of green, and lypocene. Oh yeah, and all the good stuff in dark chocolate. I'd say this was delicious, satiating, and nutritious.
 
Now these are the menu's I remember you having from way back when, and they were working for you!! This is when I start coming by your diary and bringing my towel, to catch all the drool from your good ass food. Do you shop at the organic food store or something??? I just picked up a package of "dried Fruit" mmmmm it's good, only 100 calories for 1/4 cup. mmm :drooling:
 
Kim: Thanks, VBF!! :D

On my walk, I was thinking very hard about a few material things I'm grateful for, in addition for my current state of happiness.

At this moment I am Grateful.....

That I had the willpower to quit drinking for a while. yeah it's only been 8 days. For ME, that is good. If I had been drinking in moderation I wouldn't need this break, but I listened to my body.

That I quit drinking diet Pepsi. I had started drinking it weekly for a few months to counterbalance tiredness. That stuff is all chemicals, bad for my teeth, and the caffeine ruined my sleep. Still, it was addicting, and I quit and feel much better and am sleeping better, too.

For my current state of resolve. Before, I was like, "I'll start (my diet, my weight loss plan, my meal tracking...) tomorrow. Then I'd fuck up. In part it was due to fatigue and hangovers. Fatigue and general malaise make me eat more, for energy. But it fights against fat loss. Also at this time, I'm just really really REALLY motivated.

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These are in addition to everything else I'm grateful for, they're just at the top of my mind now.
 
I'm so thrilled for ya doll! :jump:

It feels so damn good to get in that "happy place..."

I'm climbing out of the hole and finding myself almost there again.. ;)

Peace is never/never will be overated!! lol

Your motivation is payin' off! *WooT!* Congrat's!!

I hear ya on the sleep.. Mine is gettin' better as well bc instead of 3-4 Diet Dps, I'm down to 1 a day!! That is a big deal 4 me!

I hope to be off them for good soon!

It's all that freakin' water! Ha! :p
 
It is! lol

That has always been a hang up of mine.. My parents made a huge mistake by givin' that crap to me as a kid..I never had limits.. Yes I was a tiny lil toothpick but they should have worried about my teeth! :rotflmao:

When you grow up on crap like that it sticks w/ya.

It was very hard for me to switch to diet last year bc I could not stand the taste, but I hung in there..

Now, to get off of them 4 good! :D

Once again,

I'm so happy yer happy and doin' great!

Way ta go! :hug2:
 
Hey Val, just wanted to stop in and tell you that you've inspired a friend of mine. She's not on here, but she's lost about 70 lbs so far, and is at about 173. She's your height, and is trying to figure out a goal weight/size. I was looking in the before/after section, and found your pics. She is totally inspired now and excited about seeing how she CAN be with some hard work. So thank you!!
 
NO WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You're welcome! It was a lot of had work but I was diligent back then and lost those 20 pounds in a little less than 5 months...just tell her to weight train and do HIIT or run or all three!! :D
 
Afternoon Musing

I wonder if the Brewery misses me? I feel weird, not having been there for a few weeks. The SCM Brewery opened its doors with a brand new bar (used to be a tasting room) on June 15th, and I had been going several times a week ever since....

I'm considering making a real routine for weight training with cycles of lighter, moderate, and overloading a la Steve's advice.

I'm considering taking a few days off exercise to rest and rejuvenate, mostly for my 5K race the 28th.

I still haven't planned my dinner tonight. It's going to be fish something......I'm thinking THIS:
 
Hello my little granola girl ;) Just a few minutes until TLD begins...lol

I have to give you your props for sticking to your plans so well. WTG girl!
 
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Today was not totally unsuccessful, even though I failed to make a meal plan today. I was too busy last night....and this morning the run took away my time. Exercise takes so much time away, I SWEAR! :mad: I have to drive to get to my gym or to any nice place to run (my neighborhood is ok but the dirt field is pretty boring and not big enough to intrigue me for a run longer than 30 minutes), I have to cool off, shower, dress, eat.....I tell ya, I'm not trying to bitch, it just seems like I have to start waking up at 7:30 again to get everything I want done, done.

Anyway, I didn't meal plan and I fell victim to 4 Pepperidge Farm Geneva cookies, and I drank a Sobe vitamin water that was available at work instead of green tea. The cool thing is that I had no caffeine, although I do believe there is minor caffeine in dark chocolate and Açai Juice. Anyway, today I felt GREAT, absolutely fabulous! SO MUCH energy!

It rained hard today starting around 5pm so I was glad to run in the woods this morning. Genie was a good girl on our walk to the beach, and in Kickboe I had more energy than I'd had in a month, thanks to no drinking. I was glad to get the Mojo back. Also, I was getting used to being consistently bloated and heavy feeling (gaining 10 pounds in a few months results in that) and I noticed my tummy is not bloated anymore and in fact, I feel like I look slimmer than a few weeks ago.

After Kickboe I got invited to my workout buddy Karen's house (she lives across the street from our gym) and I made dinner for us. She has an adorable 1 year old, he's very sweet. Anyway, her household doesn't buy organic foods, but I would never mention anything like that! I prefer organic wholesome shit but being fed, hell, I just say THANK YOU!!! I also offer to cook for her when I visit, since she is feeding me! I cut up zucchini, carrots, and onions; grilled them in a skillet with just a tad of olive oil and sea salt, then added this pasta mix she bought that was 370 calories per 2 and 1/2 cups. However, I snacked on an open box of animal cookies during the making, and sprinkled parmasean cheese on our pasta. We also indulged in sparkling white grape juice, which was delicious and was like a pacifier is to a tit for me, seeming I can't have alcoholic bubbly until October 31st :D

The I got home and had the rest of my plum candy.

Nontheless, I burned over a thousand calories off with exercise and feel GREAT! :D I have so much energy, even now, it's amazing! Lawd knows I can't do anything much tonight, save for cooking some rice and lentil pilaf for meals tomorrow. My deficit today is probably....oh.....well my net calories was 1380 and if my RMR is around 1700....320? Not great, but HEY! It's much better than ZERO or worse, a surplus! I can hope my metabolism is UP UP UP and doing something great, pushing towards weight loss :D

Hey I should be starting today! I think I got my Days wrong, I stopped tracking my Cycle when I stopped recording calories late this summer. I feel very mild cramps now and then, so it should be tomorrow or something. Anyway, I may hold off on weighing myself during my rag, I'm not sure yet. GEEZ I've been so thoughtful and indecisive with sobriety! :rolleyes:

Seriously indecisive. I have all these great recipes and beautiful pictures. I look at them to decide what I want to make. Then I get overwhelmed, and give up in despair, and just use what I have in the fridge instead. Or I just stick to making brown/wild rice and putting grilled veggies and some kind of protein in there....it's actually cheap and I'm not sick of it yet! LOL! Hmmm I had no fish today.....

OK OK I'm babbling. I really should start making meal plans for the week, it worked so well yesterday. Hmmm, I can consider this "cycling" my calories. OK, today was a "cheat day" even though I still managed a 300 calorie deficit due to my intense AM and PM cardio. Tomorrow is weights and yoga, and Genie to beach. Should be another 800 calorie burn, so if I can manage 1800, I'll have a 700 calorie deficit, which is very very good!

OK, GOAL TOMORROW: 1800

Time to meal plan!
 
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