Inspired, motivated, and READY!!! :)

That's why I don't have a computer at home, lol! I would probably be doing the same thing. It's so true about going to bed early though. On Tuesday the BL on was till 11 and I swear that's why I had those extra spoonfuls of PB. If I would have gone to bed at 10 like normal I would have only had time for 1!
Good goal for the day! No worries about the snacking last night - you have been really working it at the gym so I'm sure you burnt at least 600 calories in that one hour step class plus all the other stuff you did! That's why I like working out so much - we can eat more!
Have a great Thursday - so jealous it's your weekend starting today! I wish I was back in uni - sometimes, and then I remember the exams and I'm happy with my desk job!
Cheers!
 
We just watched Man vs Food too. That show is sick! Breakfast burritos that weigh in at like 8 lbs, and pizzas that have to be delivered in a truck they're so big. I saw a show on there last week about a restaurant called the heart attack grill where you can order a quadruple bypass burger (that's FOUR half pound patties!). No wonder we're a nation of fatties. They just had an article over at runners world about it too.

I wouldn't sweat a few extra calories here and there if your measurements keep going down. That's amazing work! Just don't do it again or we'll have to yell at you to keep you in line! :rant:
 
Real quick here...

DIDN'T work out yesterday.
DIDN'T meet my goal.
DIDN'T eat good.
DIDN'T stay home and go to bed early.

AKA: ate crappy food, drank with my friends, and never got my ass on the treadmill. HOWEVER, this morning I was 135.0 which is 0.6 down from last week, and I'll take that considering I'm on my period right now. Next week will be a big loss I'm thinking and I know I will meet my Valentine's goal!

Hope everyone else has some good news today!
~ Sarah

 
Sounds like you had a fun day off! Your allowed, but get your butt in the gym today and get on that track! Glad to hear you are confident about your Valentine's goal! It's kick butt season for the next 6 months so I'll be here kicking your butt if you don't reach your goal!! So get to the gym and drink some water!!
Have a great weekend too!! :cheers2:
 
Hey Sarah; looks like you're still doing great, WOW on the measurement loss since September !!! I've only been at it for three weeks so reading your progress is super inspiring and wouldn't ya know it, that's one of the names of your diary :)
Have a great weekend.
 
Alright guys. So I took a 4 day vacation from working out. 4 WHOLE DAYS. I can't believe that. This is the longest I've gone without working out since I began back in September. I don't feel bad about it though.

This morning I went to the gym. Ran 2 miles on the track in 17:09 :) Then I did 20 minutes weight training - lots of arms work!, 20 minutes walking incline on the treadmill, and wrapped it up with abs.

I'm going to make my goal for today to stay within 1,400 calories. Right now I'm at 460 (granola bar before gym, ham + cheese omelet, cup of chocolate milk at breakfast).

Gotta do some homework... later!
~ Sarah
 
Why do you think you didn't feel guilty for not going to the gym for 4 days? I would feel guilty and did when that happened to me. Glad you were able to get there this morning and jump right back in. For me after taking time off it's like pulling teeth trying to go back. Maybe that's why you didn't feel guilty because you were confident it was just a short break. Did you get lots of school work done then in your spare time? haha I think I already know the answer. How's the situation with the boyfriend going?
I forgot to make a goal for today - I'm so sleepy still and just can't wake up today. I feel like going back to bed for the whole afternoon. A good session at the gym after work should cure that - wish I was still getting up before work - that felt so great. Have a good Monday.
 
Garn said:
wow!! what an inspiration. You looked great before. How tall are you?
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Thanks! 5'4" almost 5'5" :)

chubbygirl said:
Why do you think you didn't feel guilty for not going to the gym for 4 days? I would feel guilty and did when that happened to me. Glad you were able to get there this morning and jump right back in. For me after taking time off it's like pulling teeth trying to go back. Maybe that's why you didn't feel guilty because you were confident it was just a short break. Did you get lots of school work done then in your spare time? haha I think I already know the answer. How's the situation with the boyfriend going?
I forgot to make a goal for today - I'm so sleepy still and just can't wake up today. I feel like going back to bed for the whole afternoon. A good session at the gym after work should cure that - wish I was still getting up before work - that felt so great. Have a good Monday.
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I guess I didn't feel guilty because I wasn't feeling crappy about myself - I enjoyed myself this weekend (so that answers your question about getting lots of school work done! :p) And it wasn't a drag to get back to the gym today. I thought for sure it would be really hard to run and get back into it but it was just like any other day. Well me and Nick are officially broken up, and he's really upset about it. We hung out this weekend and it was great until he asked if he could kiss me and I said no. He went from happy to depressed just like that. I explained to him that it wouldn't make it easier for him if I kissed him because I am sticking to my decision. And I am really enjoying the time I'm spending with my friends. I feel good about it and I hope that he will learn how to deal with the pain sooner than later.

 
Once again, didn't meet my goal! I ate dinner wayyy to early. I ate at 5:30 and didn't get to bed until about 9:30 - 10:00. So of course I snacked and went over on my calories.

Today's goal is to take a work out class. This is actually going to be a tough one if A) The university shuts down due to the snow OR B) I declare a snow day myself and lock myself in for the day.

Well I hope neither one happens. I need a good workout! I also need to be more STRICT this week... Valentine's Day is only 5 days away and I want to be down to 133 by then. If I wouldn't have gotten off track a few weeks ago when I hit 135.2 I bet I could have made my original goal of 130 by Valentine's Day, but I just have not been strict enough. My weight loss has been soooo slowwww since Christmas! Ugh. On the bright side, I'm getting there. Before I was fluctuating between 138-140, then it was 137-139, then it was 136-138, and now it's been 135-136. So at least it keeps moving down. Slowly but surely! I haven't even been this weight since my sophomore year of high school, and I'm a sophomore in college now! So it's been 4 years... I should be HAPPY and PROUD!

Why am I not happy and proud? :willy_nilly:

Banana and oatmeal for breakfast - I'm at 280 calories for the day. Hopefully I can stay in control today!

~ Sarah
 
I'm proud of you for making a decision with your boyfriend and sticking to your guns - it might be awkward for him to be friends right away but I think after some time apart he will get over it and move on. The fact that you are loving your time with your friends proves it was the right decision - if you were sitting at home miserable and thinking about him non-stop then maybe not.
I don't know why it is so much harder this time around - do we not want it as much? Are we now happy the way we are because we bought new clothes and still feel like we accomplished so much already? I don't know what it is but let's get over it! My friend who I have been meeting at the gym is in a biggest loser competition with friends from work and they weigh in every Thursday and do measurements and I think if I had something like that to drive for I would try harder but then I realize there is not always going to be something like that going on and I just have to do this forever - make the change forever because it's a lifestyle I am changing and that needs to stick for the long run - it's so damn frustrating and hard!
At least your weight is going down like you said! That is great! And your progress pics are amazing! Such a huge difference from when you started! Let's try super duper hard not to go over our planned snacks tonight - let's prove it to ourselves we can do it one night and then go from there!
 
skkroll said:

Why am I not happy and proud? :willy_nilly:
~ Sarah
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I've been asking myself the exact same thing!! For me, I think it's b/c in my head it's not a success untill I see 130 on the scale, and everytime I don't see it at this point, or it goes up at all it feels like a failure. It's something I did wrong... a very negative attitude actually. I think this is where a lot of people lose it. They can't find the balance and decide they don't want to live a life of deprivation. I don't understand what "balance" means for me, but it is my ultimate goal. Sorry, I'm rambling :blush5:

The long and short is that you have come a long way, and there is still a long journey ahead. Maybe the trick is to start again, from this point. What you wanted 5mths ago is not nessesarily what you want now. You're a different person now...

Well, have a great day :)
marie
 
skkroll said:

Why am I not happy and proud?

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First off, nice job jumping back in and giving yourself a good workout!


In my experience, when I hit benchmarks I'm usually pretty indifferent until out of the blue it suddenly **hits** me. From then on I'm fist-pumping the rest of the day. Keep up the great work! :jump:
 
chubbygirl said:
I just have to do this forever - make the change forever because it's a lifestyle I am changing and that needs to stick for the long run - it's so damn frustrating and hard!
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I agree - it's like we feel like there is no time... we feel like we have to get this all done right now... when in reality.... this is FOREVER! It's a commitment for life - there is always going to be bumps in the road and every week can't be a good week, every day can't be a good day. It's all part of the process but I guess what keeps me going is knowing that I CAN get to where I want to be and I WILL get to where I want to be, no matter how long it takes me! I am dedicated to fitness for life and making healthier choices whenever I can. Even if I end the day on a bad note with snacking, I know that I ate HEALTHY all day and every little bit counts!

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I've been asking myself the exact same thing!! For me, I think it's b/c in my head it's not a success untill I see 130 on the scale, and everytime I don't see it at this point, or it goes up at all it feels like a failure. It's something I did wrong... a very negative attitude actually. I think this is where a lot of people lose it. They can't find the balance and decide they don't want to live a life of deprivation. I don't understand what "balance" means for me, but it is my ultimate goal. Sorry, I'm rambling :blush5:

The long and short is that you have come a long way, and there is still a long journey ahead. Maybe the trick is to start again, from this point. What you wanted 5mths ago is not nessesarily what you want now. You're a different person now...
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It is so hard to find balance and know just what our balance "is." So often it seems like one or the other - either you're losing weight and working really hard and feeling great and succeeding, or you're slacking off and going up and down and just not "all there." But like I said above to Lisa, it's about the big picture - the dedication to fitness. We have made it a part of our life. Every day is not a good day, but we know that certain choices we make are better than nothing. For example, you're probably going to make yourself a healthy lunch rather than going to McDonald's and getting a big mac like you would have in the past. Just little things like that count. I also agree that what I wanted 5 months ago is not the same now because I have grown so much through this. I think I'm going to change my ticker from 156 - 125 to 135 - 125. Make this a new journey!

Andy said:
First off, nice job jumping back in and giving yourself a good workout!

In my experience, when I hit benchmarks I'm usually pretty indifferent until out of the blue it suddenly **hits** me. From then on I'm fist-pumping the rest of the day. Keep up the great work! :jump:
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Thanks! Fist pumpin' like a champ, that's what I gotta do :hurray:

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Today is going really well for me. My calories are at 650 so far today which still leaves me 750 total if I want to stay within 1,400 calories. Usually at this point in the day I am at 800-900 some calories which leaves me with only 1 meal and maybe a snack to get to my daily calories. And when that happens, I eat more at night because I ate too much too soon in the morning and just go way over on calories.

I also wrote out a plan for everything I'm doing today and even the times. I scheduled my lunch, homework, work out, cleaning/snack time, studying, dinner, and Biggest Loser watching time :D I'm going to cross everything off today and get it all done! Maybe laying everything out will help me keep focus. When I'm done with class for the day, I tend to just sit around and do nothing. Not today! I'm feeling too good to let it go downhill!

Time to write out my goal statements for my class. My goals are to get a 3.5 GPA this semester, apply for 3 scholarships, and to choose an internship. OH BOY. I don't know about that. If only I were allowed to make fitness-related goals - I could ace that one. I am much more dedicated to fitness and talking about fitness and learning about fitness than SCHOOL!

~ Sarah

 
skkroll said:


I agree - it's like we feel like there is no time... we feel like we have to get this all done right now... when in reality.... this is FOREVER! It's a commitment for life - there is always going to be bumps in the road and every week can't be a good week, every day can't be a good day. It's all part of the process but I guess what keeps me going is knowing that I CAN get to where I want to be and I WILL get to where I want to be, no matter how long it takes me!


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Just this morning I was looking at the weight I wanted to loose (2lb a week) and how much I lost 5lb in a month 3 pound short and I was discouraged, like my life was over if I don't loose the 60-65lb before my 31st bday in august.
I know I can get there and who cares when it happens as long as it does, I am still going to work towards my goal of august but I will also stop beating myself down.

Thanks!
 
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