Enough is Enough!

Originally Posted by Munch


OOHH! ok, I was like, she's super woman if she can do that many miles in 20 mins!!!



I'm a security guard. : / Please hold the jokes, I've had about enough of them this week. My job is so stressful it's ridiculous. Yesterday there was a big meeting here and the people I was checking in were making fun of me right to my face. It was awful. Just a few more months and I'll be applying to police departments. I think the one thing I'll look forward to most about being an officer, aside from the pay bump, is the respect I'll get. Granted not everyone respects police, but it'll will be 5x the respect I get at my current job.



Like I said earlier, I've only gone to the gym once this week and the scale shows it. I got on it today and it was still about 160lbs. My official weigh day is Sunday so hopefully I'll see something a bit lower. If not, I'll be hitting the gym like a mad women next week! lol
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Hey! a Job is a Job...its better than we have around here....64% of our county here in Tennessee are unemployed...64%!!!!!! Granted it is a very small place, but still, most are constantly on the lookout for a job within 50 miles of here.


and I seem to be plateaued around 160....well, its usually 158-159, but it jumps up to 160 every so often...blah....its been YEARS since I have been comfortably in the 150s...like..since I was a freshman in high school...Not liking it at all...no matter how much I work out, or how good I eat...ITS. JUST. NOT. GOING. DOWN.!!!!! and I have tried everything....changing my workouts around, shifting my calories around....cutting carbs/fat....adding carbs/fat...adding water....cutting water....blah!



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Day 23


weight...159.2


a week ago I was 160.6....I barely lost a lb this week and I BUSTED MY ASS.....ugh...


and yesterday was a off day...I had a funeral to attend....and I didnt eat the best in the world, but kept right at 1300 calories


Every since last night, I feel like I have been hit by a train...I dont even want to move...at all...and I am soooo incredibly cold...I hope I'm not getting sick :(


FORCED myself to the gym this morning...and, my body just wasnt going to move...no matter how much I tried to make it...I dont feel tired or sore or anything..and yesterday was my day off, so I dont know?...MADE myself work out, even though I couldnt push my heart rate as much as I normal...so my calories burned today sucks....and I just couldnt get motivated to do anything...I had to MAKE myself workout for an hour, and usually I have to force myself to leave after almost 2...


Gym:

5 minutes- warm-up/stretch

10 minutes- Elliptical

10 minutes- Circuit

10 minutes- Bike

5 minutes- Ab Work

20 Minutes- Bike


Total calories burned- 660


Boo.. and of the little bit of exercise that I did do, my heart rate wasnt where I like it...barely broke a sweat...and usually after a workout I feel better...but I feel about the same as I did before hand.


Food.


Muscle Milk- 160 calories

Lemon Pepper Tuna/Pickles/Whole Wheat Crackers- 130 calories (only ate half, will eat the rest later)


and thats it! its still early, and I dont feel like eating today either..I hate feeling bad...

I have realized by looking through my calorie counter app, that I eat a ton of foods with high sodium....thats something that I have never really thought about...will it keep you from losing weight? I know sodium has something to do with retaining water...and I have been eating way too much of it...I googled, and the recommended maximum of sodium is 2300 mg... the other day, on my low calorie day (1029) I ate a whopping 3,020 mg of sodium....I think I might have found a problem? and today, with my only 290 calories I have ate this morning...1,170 mg of sodium....

Yup, think I will try to cut back on that stuff...might be why I feel bloated all the time...duh!
 
Day 24... (forgot to post yesterday)


Did okay...started making my candies for Christmas....I hope they turn out okay, cause I haven't tried a single one!!

Gym-

10 minutes- Elliptical

10 minutes-Circuit

10 minutes- Bike

5 minutes- Circuit

15 minutes- Bike

5 minutes- Ab Work

10 minutes- Bike


Total calories: 787


sooo...65 minutes straight...then my daughter just HAD to go home...so I gave in and cut my workout short...

Eats:

Muscle Milk- 160

Hot Pocket- 300

4 bites of Spaghetti- umm...100 calories?

1/4 hot dog- ummm...75 calories?

and I saved the rest of my calories for licking spoons for my Christmas candy...GREAT diet plan today!
 
Day 25


Weight! 157.6


this eating less sodium thing is working...for now :)




Another COLD day....grr...I don't like the cold...I want to move somewhere warm!!!

and it was especially cold in the gym this morning....52 degrees...and no way to get to the heat! so I had to make it myself by working out...

I am always soo stiff when it is cold..takes a while to get a good pace going


gym:


10 minutes- Elliptical

10 minutes- Yoga (new, and I have NO balance....found that out today)

10 minutes- Circuit

10 minutes- fast-ish walking... 4.6

10 minutes- circuit

20 minutes- bike

10 minutes- circuit

20 minutes- bike


total burn: 1121 calories :)


100 minutes straight! wo0t! Now I am cleaning the house, making some more christmas candy, and delivering pictures :))


Eats-

3 peanut butter crackers- 100 calories

hot pocket- 300 calories


its still early! and I have to go to the grocery store...my diet has been horrible...but I am still keeping it under my limit, and losing a little poundage!
 
Originally Posted by Irishprincess


Gyming it up bigtime??? Im super jealous of you!! You sound like your doing a brilliant job!!xxx
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Always Gymin' it up bigtime :)) and thanks! I am really trying...its hard work!










Day 26


weight: 156.6 :hurray:


But I bet I messed that up today with my lack of exercise and my BAD eating day!!! whoo hooo!!! NOT


Had to go to work today, so I didnt get my gym day...had a SUPER DUPER bad day at work...sooo...I ate myself happy with 3 chicken strips and a whole can of Chef Boyardee Spaghetti....

but thats all I have ate today....a WHOLE lot of carbs...bad ones...yum..


so that was my 1100 calories for the day....and bad on my sodium/water ratio today too.....had over 3,000 mg of sodium, and only 4 bottles of water today...


BUT the good thing is that I am now on strike from work until at least Thursday...so that means NOTHING is stopping me from staying at the gym for longer in the morning...so hopefully tomorrows workout will kick my booty!
 
Glad to see you're down to 157!! YAY!


What do you do at your job? And why are you guys striking?


Keep up the awesome work girl!
 
Originally Posted by Munch


Glad to see you're down to 157!! YAY!



What do you do at your job? And why are you guys striking?



Keep up the awesome work girl!
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I am the (only) graphic designer for a sports marketing company...and they owe me for the past months pay, and when I opened my check, it was only $300......they owe me over $3,000 ( most people around here make less than 12,000 a year, so 3,000 is a good chunk of change for around here).... and they were gone when I went back to talk to them, and weren't answering the phone....so I am going in the morning and getting my money, one way or another! until then, I'm not working!!!


and I am glad to be closer to the mid-150s!!




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Day 27


Shew, gym was AWFUL today! I was SUPER nauseous the whole time, and had to run to the bathroom every 10-15 minutes...it was awful...but I hung in there, and got in a good 90 minutes (well, not really a "good" 90 minutes, but 90 minutes none-the-less) and TOM decided to show up today...so I am steering clear of that scale for a few days


Gym-

10 minutes- yoga

15 minutes- Elliptical

25 minutes- bike

15 minutes- jogging

25 minutes- bike


burned- 1022 calories


and I REALLY didn't feel up to doing any weights or anything... so blah...it took me 2 hours...


Foods-


New Whey Protein Shot- 180 calories

chicken and biscuit (from hardee's)...without the biscuit- around 150 calories

Deer Steak- 225 calories

1 cup macaroni- 150 calories

1 cup baked beans- 200 calories

2 small garlic cheesy biscuits- 300 calories


1205 calories for the day


and no gym in the morning due to going into work...so maybe I can hit it up when I pick up my daughter at 2...hope so...
 
Whoo....its been a while since I posted...sorry bout that...kinda got off track...not cool I blame it on TOM... decided to extend her welcome...blah...and I have been super busy with Christmas shopping and cooking...and cleaning...I only made it to the gym 2 days last week...it was awful


But this week I have made it to the gym everyday since monday, so maybe I am getting back on track...

only I have been really craving sweets...I blame it on my AWESOME cooking abilities..like for real....cookies and cream fudge...omg..its like oreos in fudge form, but better...I dont even like oreos, but I love that stuff...

and my gym days have only been an hour each day, and I blame that on my little girl, whom decided to be extremely impatient this week.



ok, enough with the blame game :)


I weighed in this morning at 155.5 :) not much of a loss, but seeing how bad my diet has been for a WHOLE week, and pretty much NO exercise....I will take a 1 lbs loss....its better than a gain!


and I spent 70 minutes at the gym this morning, but I didnt have my heart rate monitor....but I think I kept it up there!

and I did a bunch of weights today...and threw in 2 more machines on my circuit...mainly for my legs...I did 300 leg presses (3 sets of 100)

I tried to do pushups for the first time today...I did 18 first shot...not too bad I guess...I can work up to more :)



and I have probably ate a little more than I should have today

coffee with sugar and cream for breakfast (it has been FOREVER since I had coffee) 250 calories

3 mini pizzas, wheat crust, low fat cheese (and they were minis, like the sizes of those small lunchables pizzas) probably 400 calories-ish

Steak tips and gravy and 1 biscuit- probably 400 calories-ish

and I snuck in a couple of pieces of candy,,,,be SOOO glad when this christmas is over
 
Hey eviesmommy,

Congratulations on the 1 pound loss during Christmas!! I can't imagine trying to cook all that stuff and then not eat it...but then again, I'm not a great cook (like you obviously are!) so it's not a big problem! Here in China, it's not a Christian country, so Christmas is not celebrated as such, so the cookies, sweets etc are not all around...which has helped me stay focued on eating right and exercise. Good luck getting through the next 2 weeks and looking forward to following your posts in the new year!

Sarah
 
SHEW....it has been a long time since I have been on here...alot has changed....got my weight down to 145 lbs



then found out that I am PREGNANT...yay? Excited about the new baby thing....not so excited about the whole gaining weight thing...

I am in my first trimester (10 weeks) so my diet/exercise routine is trashed...I eat what I can hold down, and I think its impossible to count my calories, since everything I eat doesnt stay down :(

and I am WAY to tired to hit the gym everyday....I go when I feel like it (not very often) and I am hoping that once this morning sickness passes, I can go more, cause I miss it!

gonna try to keep at it, can keep my muscle tone up so maybe the weight will fall off faster...


and I also have SVT caused by this pregnancy...a couple of weeks ago while I was working out, my heart monitor started going crazy, and I looked and my pulse was at 282!!! I passed out, came to and went to the ER...so I have to take it easy with that....kinda scary :(



but so far, I have only gained a lb back, may be water weight, cause I dont keep down much....but it seems the only thing I CAN keep down is junk food...and water is a no-go...so I try to stick to drinking green tea and such...I cant drink carbonated drinks either....its sooo complicated!
 
Good to hear from you eviesmommy! I was hoping to hear from you!

Congratulations on the upcoming baby!! I've never had children, so I can't really empathize, so I'll go onto next subject!

Your photos look awesome!! Great job!!:party:I'm sure it will take some work and when you continue to make good food choices, and get over the morning sickness, a good brisk walk will do you and the baby good and get out there and move and keep the blood moving...just watch out for that SVT condition..that sounds dangerous!

Looking forward to more updates!

Sarah
 
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