Janvier's Weight loss Diary

njoyabl said:
Hey Janvier, I know how frustrating it can be to juggle your weight back and forth. It used to be so easy for me to lose weight, I think because I was seeing improvements everytime I looked in the mirror and I was smaller than now, it kept me going w/o cravings and bizarre snacking. I'm really having a time now. I guess I am lazier because of my job and everything, but your workouts are always amazing, and you look great, and have a lot of confidence and positive energy. My meal tonight is similar to what yours was yesterday. Lean cuisine with veggies. When you say sauteed cabbage, what do you mean? I'm always thinking of fried cabbage, Hhhmm, yummy, but I'm not sure. I make the best cabbage like 12 different ways!
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Hi Njoyabl,

I know, whats up with these cravings?? I never really had many cravings earlier in my weight loss and if I did I would just tell myself it wasn't going to happen. Now I crave everything under the sun and would get out of bed and get dressed at 4am just to get it....I think when you give in even once you get the taste of sugar or salt in your system and want more.

For my sautted cabbage I use a cooking spray, ie/ Pam, let the frying pan get really hot, spray it with the Pam spray and toss in a lot of shredded cabbage with some salt and black pepper, if I'm not being lazy I would add some onions and garlic to it or if I'm wanting more of a stir fry I add baby corn, green peppers and mushrooms as well. Super yummy which ever way you do it. I love cooked cabbage, how do you make yours?
 
juni said:
It is soooo difficult for me to get out of bed early in the morning these days too. But it is mostly because it is so hot. I do wake up around 5am, go to my window to look outside, and when I see the sun already beating down, I am totally defeated. I go back to bed, cover my head and fall right back to sleep.

I hope you wake up early tomorrow morning and have a great great workout!
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Hi Juni,

Oh my gosh me too, It seems like it would take my building being on fire to get me out of bed these past few mornings. I know what you mean about it being too hot, That was my reason a couple weeks ago, and now that the A/C is on its because I go to bed at 2am sometimes 3am- just from being such a night person- and I would have to get up at 6:30 to get a decent workout in and it just isn't possible on 3-4 hours of sleep. But we just have to keep trying day after day until we do it, then you get into a routine and its easier. I didn't do it this morning but hopefully tomorrow morning.
 
So Yesterday I stuck to my meals all day...but instead of working our during the BL finale I laid in bed, I was SO exhausted, I only slept for about 3 hours the night before and I could not gather the energy to change into my workout clothes and get working...so I never did. I started to get these really bad cookie cravings and I had to go to the grocery store to get some fruit and I told myself once I get to the store I am NOT allowed near the cookies and I could look for a healthy substitue for my cravings so I picked up some cereal and milk instead and had half a bowl when I got home. I was really happy with my decision to not get the cookies because at the rate i've been cheating I would of eaten the whole bag. I wish I had worked out but I will consider it my day of rest and work hard tonight.

Here is how my meal plan is for today:

Breakfast: 1 packet of instant cream of wheat and ff yogurt

Snack: 1 cup of pineapple chunks and 3/4 cup of dry cheerios

Lunch: uncle bens bistro express

Snack: banana

Driving home snack: cucumber slices

Dinner: Lean cusine, Steamed coliflower and half of a boiled corn on the cob

Workout: Hopefully a walk outside and hip hop abs

As for the BL, I was really happy for Michael, he looked great, Ashley looked so amazing and beautiful, I cried when I saw her, what a dramtic change! Koli looked amazing but I was irritated that he was so pissed about not being in the top 3, even after he won the at home $100,000 he was still pissed. I hope everyone is having a great day!
 
Here is the picture that I have been wanting to post of my work health challenge team. I'm in the purple, black and blue top. My crush is the only male there lol.
 
Yesterday was...Not great...this week is just not great, I'm just not in the mood to workout...I'm ready for this week to end, I'm going to try really hard to push myself to get back into the swing of things this weekend so I can start next week fresh and strong.

I stuck to my meal plan all day, went home and fell asleep after dinner until about 11pm (I was so exhausted), woke up and watched tv until about 3am...the whole time I kept trying to talk myself into getting on the stepper- never happened- then went back to bed.

But When I woke up at 11pm, I woke up to see that the pipe for my kitchen sink broke and pretty much flooded my living room which is carpeted! UGH! I was sooo irritated because my kitchen sink has been clogged for a few weeks now so I have been washing dished in my bathroom which was frustrating enough and now this! Wet carpet smell is the WORST! My whole condo smells like a sewer! I had to go fill up my car with gas to save myself some time this morning and before I left home I saw a commercial for burger king and instantly wanted onion rings, so while I was out for the gas my emotional hunger took me to burger king. I got the onion rings, ate them on the way back home, got home and one smell of that smelly carpet just got the best of me and I had about half a bowl of cereal, I wasn't even hungry. I really wanted to workout this morning but couldn't get out of bed.

I put on a pair pants this morning that are usually really baggy on me and they are SO tight so I know for a fact I gained and really need to get control of the emotional over eating and annoying cravings and really burn all of this gained weight off. Vegas is a month and a half away and I need to be bikini ready.

Here is what today looks like:

Breakfast: a bowl of banana nut cheerios with skim milk

Snack: ff yogurt and 1 cup of pineapple chunks

Lunch: 3/4 cup of dry cheerios and Campbells chicken and pasta "soup at hand"- 70 calories

Snack: banana and apple

Driving home snack: cucumber slices

Dinner: Lean cusine and veggies

Workout: I'm not very optimisic about getting much done, so hopefully at least a walk

I have to go buy new pipes after work, what in the world do I know about pipes?? Makes me wish I had a man in my life lol. I hope everyone is having a good day.
 
Janvier said:
I think when you give in even once you get the taste of sugar or salt in your system and want more.
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I totally agree - I can't have one and walk away or forget about it but if I don't even have one then I'm ok. It's just keeping the will power under control and saying no all the time and we will do much better!
I'm sorry you are having a bad week - me too. I'm also just not in the mood lately and I think a lot of it has to do with not having time to come on here and get connected with everyone. I'm hoping to do really good today and hopefully keep it up over the dreaded weekend. I have lots planned again and I think keeping busy is key for me. This Sunday and Monday I didn't have anything to do so being bored in my house really didn't help things.
You are so gorgeous in that pic! Your crush is pretty cute too!
I know you will get it together and kick some butt for Vegas - you just have to dedicate a couple weeks to hard work and maybe go cold turkey on the unhealthy stuff until it is completely out of your system - I know it's easier said then done but dedicate yourself to one day and then two days and just take it a day at a time. You know you can do it because you have done it for months on end - just set your mind to it and start fresh and start tracking everything religiously again! Get to bed earlier so you can get up in the morning. For me as soon as I can get up one day it becomes easier for the rest of the week! I want to work out in the mornings too so let's promise to do it tomorrow morning - even just 20 minutes to get our blood pumping! Then Monday morning we will do the same and then I bet it will be easy to get up Tuesday - I'm hoping it works for me too!
Keep your head up - I know you can change things around and get on a losing streak again! Take care!
 
You are beautiful Janvier. And your crush is hot. :)

I want to be able to wake up early tomorrow morning and go for a long walk too. Lets all promise to wake up early on friday and do this?

You are going to have a fab week next week, I just know it. Just finish this week and you have the weekend to work and be prepared for next week.
 
chubbygirl said:
You are so gorgeous in that pic! Your crush is pretty cute too!
I know you will get it together and kick some butt for Vegas - you just have to dedicate a couple weeks to hard work and maybe go cold turkey on the unhealthy stuff until it is completely out of your system - I know it's easier said then done but dedicate yourself to one day and then two days and just take it a day at a time. You know you can do it because you have done it for months on end - just set your mind to it and start fresh and start tracking everything religiously again! Get to bed earlier so you can get up in the morning. For me as soon as I can get up one day it becomes easier for the rest of the week! I want to work out in the mornings too so let's promise to do it tomorrow morning - even just 20 minutes to get our blood pumping! Then Monday morning we will do the same and then I bet it will be easy to get up Tuesday - I'm hoping it works for me too!
Keep your head up - I know you can change things around and get on a losing streak again! Take care!
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Lisa your so sweet! Thank you. I love that Idea for tomorrow morning, I'm in for sure! I totally agree with you that when I have too much time on my hands Its harder to do well, so I plan to be outside a lot this weekend to get a good amount of excersice in to make up for this week and to kick start next week. We think alike because I was thinking next week I need to go cold turkey and really stick to my diet and if I get snacky make some tea like I used to to really work these cravings out of my mind and body, and your right about the morning workouts too, I know that if I can do it just one time I will be able to do it for the whole week, so tomorrow I will do it because I would never make a promise to you girls and not keep it and I even plan to get up during the weekend, I could always go back to bed after. We can do it, Juni and Theresa too, I love that we can push eachother to do well. Your the best, I love that you can always relate to what I'm going through and always always lift my spirits. We can finish this month strong.
 
juni said:
You are beautiful Janvier. And your crush is hot. :)

I want to be able to wake up early tomorrow morning and go for a long walk too. Lets all promise to wake up early on friday and do this?

You are going to have a fab week next week, I just know it. Just finish this week and you have the weekend to work and be prepared for next week.
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Thank you so much Juni! And thanks about my crush lol, I think so too, hes much cuter in person though.

I am all pumped for tomorrow morning now! I am in! I love this idea of helping eachother while helping ourselves too. You girls are so sweet to be helping me get back to where I need to be.

I feel like next week is going to be my come back and I will work hard to finish this week strong and do well over the weekend. Thank you for believing in me, it means so much to me.
 
Yesterday went faily well. I 100% stuck to my meal plan. First time in a few weeks! I was tempted to have cereal before bed and I just told myself to go to bed and I did! The only down fall of the day was that the pipes took much longer then expected, but 12:30am they were still giving trouble so I gave in and went to bed so I didnt get any excersice in yesterday...unless you count wandering around Home Depot for way too long. But as promised I talked myself out of bed this morning (which took more convincing then I thought I would, I'm so tired this week) and did 30 minutes on my stepper and burned 360 calories. I was really tired and was yawning through the whole thing but I still managed to give it my all and worked through the tiredness and felt really good about it when I was finished.

I am still exhausted and really should of picked up some coffee on my way to work...I didn't have time to make lunch today so I picked up a grilled chicken sub from subway that I will have later for lunch. I am meeting my friend for dinner tonight and plan to have a salad, I am going to really try this weekend to stick to my meal plans and workout. I'm going to do some grocery shopping after dinner tonight to get some healthy snacks to have ready for when my cravings kick in and maybe a fitness magazine because reading them makes me want to do well. Its time for me to really focus and get back on track. I still haven't gotten my P90X dvds from my friend, I'm hoping she'll have it when we meet today, If she does I'm going to start it tonight. I'm all pumped up to get back on track. Here is what my meal plan looks like for today:

Breakfast: 2 cups banana nut cheerios with a 3/4 cup of skim milk and a large cup of coffee with splenda and skim

Snack: ff yogurt and 1/2 a cup of strawberries and 1/2 a cup of pineapple

Lunch: 6 inch Grilled chicken sub

Snack: 3/4 cup of dry cheerios and a banana

Dinner: Restaurant salad

Snack: cucumber slices

Workout: hopefully P90X (fingers crossed)

I hope everyone has a great and healthy weekend!
 
Awesome work getting up this morning! My hunnie was proud of me and I told him I made a promise to someone so there was no question about going back to bed - it felt great and unlike you it gave me more energy than I normally have in the mornings! I'm waiting to get a copy of the Px90 dvd's too!! I don't think I will get mine till my wedding shower since they are coming from my brother in law in Calgary and I don't think he will ship them when my sister will be up June 18th and can bring them then. I'm so excited though and wish I had them right now! Starting new workouts always motivates me to get serious again. I really want another good loss next week so it's time to push through the cravings and moments of weakness! I'm ready to reach my goals in June and put in the hard work!! It will be so great to have you on board because I know it will push me even harder! Great attitude today and keep it up over the weekend - we got this!!! Have a good one!!
 
Janvier said:
But as promised I talked myself out of bed this morning (which took more convincing then I thought I would, I'm so tired this week) and did 30 minutes on my stepper and burned 360 calories. I was really tired and was yawning through the whole thing but I still managed to give it my all and worked through the tiredness and felt really good about it when I was finished.
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Fantastic! It was really really hard for me to get up in the morning for my long walk, but I did it too. I walked for about 80 mins this morning and I felt great all day. Yay, we are soooooo good! :) :)


We need to challenge each other like this. Next week there will be more challenges, just you wait. :)

Have a great great weekend!
 
chubbygirl said:
Awesome work getting up this morning! My hunnie was proud of me and I told him I made a promise to someone so there was no question about going back to bed - it felt great and unlike you it gave me more energy than I normally have in the mornings! I'm waiting to get a copy of the Px90 dvd's too!! I don't think I will get mine till my wedding shower since they are coming from my brother in law in Calgary and I don't think he will ship them when my sister will be up June 18th and can bring them then. I'm so excited though and wish I had them right now! Starting new workouts always motivates me to get serious again. I really want another good loss next week so it's time to push through the cravings and moments of weakness! I'm ready to reach my goals in June and put in the hard work!! It will be so great to have you on board because I know it will push me even harder! Great attitude today and keep it up over the weekend - we got this!!! Have a good one!!
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Lisa I'm so glad that you suggested getting up that morning to workout, I feel like it really got me motivated to get back to healthy eating and working out. Its so nice that you have your hunnie to be proud of you, it pushes you that much more. I started my P90X this weekend!! I have a lot to say about it lol. I agree with you, I am ready to have a good loss this week and really push through my cravings. We need to really push eachother hard this month, we can do this!
 
juni said:
Fantastic! It was really really hard for me to get up in the morning for my long walk, but I did it too. I walked for about 80 mins this morning and I felt great all day. Yay, we are soooooo good! :) :)


We need to challenge each other like this. Next week there will be more challenges, just you wait. :)

Have a great great weekend!
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80 minutes??? Your amazing, Great job Juni!! I really enjoyed that challenge, it really motivated me to start doing well again, I need to keep up with you girls. I look forward to the next challenge!
 
So this weekend actually went great! When was the last time I said that??? So Friday I did my 30 minutes on the stepper in the morning and ate pretty well all day, I met my friend for dinner and ordered a salad with chicken, tomatos, black olivers, guacamole and pieces of taco shells. I also ordered a side of sweet potato fries which was of course fried but so yummy and ended up getting a little lava cake for desert...not great thanks to the cake but I considered it my last sweet thing for a while. I was so stuffed and went home and crashed for the night. Saturday I ate really well. I had corn flakes and skim milk for breakfast, a banana for snack, turkey sub from subway for lunch with no cheese and more corn flakes for dinner- thats it!!! I spent the day with the plumber working on my kitchen, seriously from like 11am to 6pm! I was so tired after that I fell asleep when he left, woke up at 1:30am and got changed into my workout clothes to do my first P90X! The first dvd is chest and back and it didn't seem to horrible, it was an hour and I wasn't sweating a whole lot so after it I did 40 minutes of hip hop abs with weight and was sweating buckets...I feel like I need a good sweat to feel like I actually did something. I ended up going back to bed at about 4:30am and woke up on Sunday around 2pm lol. My arms and back were aching SO bad! For breakfast I had toast and ff cream cheese and a pudding cup, lunch I went out for crab cakes and calamari and dinner had a big chicken salad. I went to see the new Sex and the City movie with my sister, did some grocery shopping for healthy snacks and meals and went home for the 2nd P90X workout, I think its called plyometrics? Well let me tell you, I didn't think it "wasn't horrible" this time! He really kicked my ass! It was all about legs and squats and jumps and drills- I didn't think I would make it through the hour at all! But I made it, I had to do a few of the moves low impact and by the end my legs were numb, I looked my I was dropped in a pool of sweat and could hardly walk! I tried getting up this morning to go on my stepper and as soon as my eyes opened I felt like I had been hit by an 18-wheeler! My whole body is killing me, I could hardly brush my hair this morning or do my make up! I have no idea how I'm going to manage to do #3 today but I will have to take some extra strength advil to make it through the day. I plan to continue to do really well this week, I want a nice big loss by Friday and I am really hoping June is my month of great results. Here is what today looks like:

Breakfast: Egg white sandwhich: 2 slices of bodywise bread, 1/2 cup of egg whites and 2 slices of tomatos

Snack: ff yogurt and 1 cup of pineapple chunks

Lunch: uncle bens bistro express

Snack: 3/4 cup of dry cheerios and a banana

Dinner: Steamed broccoli, sautted cabbage and lean cusine

Workout: P90X, a walk and if I can still stand maybe my stepper lol.

Happy Monday everyone!
 
Hey Janvier!! AWESOME WEEKEND!! I'm so jealous of Px90 - I want it bad but have to wait till June 18th. I can't wait to feel the burn! I know what you mean about not feeling like you did enough if the sweats not pouring off! I'm so excited for you and those dvds - this is totally going to be your month! Mine too because I am 100% committed to busting some butt and meeting my goal this month! Hopefully by the bachellorette too!
I'm so glad you had a good weekend and are in positive spirits this morning!! No more funk for you! Except maybe the smell after the Px90 dvd's!! Looking forward to hearing more about the dvd's so please update us daily! Have a great Monday!!
 
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