Jenn's Diary

Hahaha. Your son sounds like a cutie.
You're doing amazing! Sounds like the points system is working really well for you. It's so important to find a program that you enjoy and can stick to for the future. Congratulations!
 
Well I wish i had your dediction to doing sit ups! Right now with this haed cold i am not even trying to do them. I have been getting to the gym though. I aslo look at the scale everyday hoping! LOL Good luck for in the morning!:)
 
HIya Jenn! Wow on the situps! Just wow! I've got a bit of a bellydancing itch, but I hate to spend the money if I'm not going to watch/use the video. Which one do you have & what do yo think of it? :confused:
 
pequin said:
HIya Jenn! Wow on the situps! Just wow! I've got a bit of a bellydancing itch, but I hate to spend the money if I'm not going to watch/use the video. Which one do you have & what do yo think of it? :confused:
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Hey Amy,

I borrowed the dvd from the local library. They have a whole bunch of different workout videos and dvds. Makes it a lot easier - you don't have to spend the money for something you're not going to like, plus you get to keep it for 3 weeks and trade for a different one. Gives lots of variety. The one I'm using is Beginner Bellydance Fitness Fusion with Suhaila. It's okay. I probabley wouldn't buy it, but would borrow it from the library again.

My sister has the Carmen Electra Strip Tease aerobic workout that I would like to try. I probabley wouldn't bring myself to buy it either, but I'd try it for free. I have ended up with such crappy workout videos in the past, I just can't bring myself to buy them anymore. I'm so happy I can borrow them from other people or the library.

Jenn
 
Howdy all!

Feeling like I'm in a bit of a funk today. TOM has arrived, which I suspect is the cause. Stepped on the scale this morning, and was down another 2lbs. So I have finally hit my Jan 31st goal of 170. Total of 15lbs lost, since I started 01/01/07. I'm very happy about the loss, but am starting to feel my passion of reaching my goal waiver. I was heading to work this morning and thought, I don't want to journal at home anymore. But I have to. If I'm only tracking everything online, I don't have access at home to monitor what I'm doing. It has been working so well for me. And I like writing my weight in my book in the morning (especially if it goes down). I like tracking my food and figuring out my points. I like monitoring my workouts. I especially like leaving it wide open for my husband to see, so that he can see how well I'm doing, how disciplined I am. But then I started getting down on myself thinking, I haven't been 135 since highschool. I can't even remember what grade in highschool, but I was probabley early (10 or 11). I'm 30 yrs old, I can't reach 135lb! TOM is a bastard. Glad it only comes around once a month. I'm sure I will be in better spirits tomorrow.

I started watching my calories yesterday. Found the range I need online to lose weight, and what kind of deficit I need to have in order to reach my goal in June. I need a deficit of 1000cal a day. For extreme fat loss, I need to limit myself to 1379cals a day. I looked at that number and thought "God, this is going to be tough". But last night, I only calculated 924cals! WHAT! It sounds like I'm starving myself, but I'm not. I was very satisfied after my meal. I even went so far as to eat the rest of my son's fagita, which would still put me in under 1100cals. I wasn't hungry, but just felt that I need to at least get over 1000 (plus I didn't want it to go to waste). I'm hoping the low cal intake is okay, like I said I'm not starving. Perhaps it was just my choice of food for the day? I'll let you know what my caloric intake is for today tomorrow, once I get it figured out.

Last night I did 300 sit-ups, 50 wall push-ups, 100 leg lifts. Was going to workout this morning, but slept funny last night and woke up with a bad neck and horrible headache. I will make the effort to get a good stretch tonight, and relax my neck, after my exercises.

Menu today:
Breakfast: same - 3.5pts, 210cal;
Lunch: carton of Gardenay Mediterranean Herbed Tomato soup - 2pts, 160cals;
Supper: don't know. I just can't think of anything exciting and I'm tired of the same old stuff. I'm sure I will make good choices.
Snack/Dessert: yogurt - 1pt, 50cal; orange - 1pt, 69cal.

Well see if I can hit 1000 cals tonight.

Take care.
 
Good luck getting your calories up there - 900 is just soo low!
I never thought of the library! Doh! ..lol. I'll have to remember that next time I'm out that way. Thanks!! :D:D
 
LOL...a weapon in the lane...Yeah, bowling should be fun this weekend!! Have a good weekend. Holly
 
Well I did get my calories up last night, but I felt like I was constantly eating. While I got supper ready I ate a breakfast bar and had a hot chocolate. Wasn't hungry, but was looking for the cals. Had my supper and managed to eat a yogurt, but then my stomach started hurting A LOT. It wasn't the food upsetting my stomach, it was because of how much I ate. I was still under 1100 cals, so I waited a bit and at 8:30pm (which I don't like to do) I had some ice cream and chocolate syrup. Total calories for the day finally came in at 1295. Still seems low. And, it's totally weird that I am now in the position where I looking to find food to eat. Also still managed to stay within point srange for the day at 22.5.

It just seems like there is so much to take in. One of my co-workers suggested that I bring my yogurt and oranges in to snack on mid-morning and mid-afternoon, so that I'm not trying to eat all my calories at night in virtually one sitting. Good idea, will remember to bring snacks to work next week. The only problem is now I really need focus on planning my suppers, so that I will know in advance what range I am in points/calorie wise. So that I don't end up constantly eating in the evening, just to get my calories up. I'm full. I don't want to keep eating, but I don't want to stay in a deficit and screw up my metabolism. I'm also afraid that if I continue to eat so much in the evening, I will get into the routine of binging at night. BAD!

Anyhow, didn't get any workouts in last night because of the pinched nerve in my shoulder/neck. Did, however, get a few belly laughs in watching "My Name is Earl" and "Office". Thursday nights are the best tv nights. Will try to get some crunches, etc in this weekend. If it's not too snowy or cold, we'll go skating on Saturday. I'm not putting pressure on myself anymore to take my son skiing. If there is a weekend in Feb that's nice, sure we'll go. But I may just hold off until March, weather/temp is usually a lot better by then.

Menu:
Breakfast: same - 3.5pts, 215cals;
Lunch: tuna - 2pts, 120cals;
Supper: I don't know! This is where my problem lies. This weekend I am going to have to sit down, write out a dinner ideas, based on points and calories. My husband doesn't like it when I plan dinners ahead - "loses the element of surprise" he tells me.

Have a great weekend everyone!
 
I agree with the coworkers - space it our during the day. That way you're not stuffing yourself sick and you have all day to burn the extra calories.

lol @ the hubby, try planning out 5 suppers for the week ranging in points and calories then fix them based on how light or heavy you need to eat for the day. That way he still gets is surprise.

Good Luck!! :D:D
 
I am finding I am less hungry also! I am so happy about that. I am hioping it permenately helps me with portion cotrl!! hope you have a great day!!:)
 
Doesn't it shock you when you feel like you've eaten plenty and then you total it up and discover you're at a HUGE deficit?! I hate it when that happens. I understand what you mean by being afraid of eating too few cals. I worry about that too. But then when I try to get them up, I start worrying the other way and think I'm eating too many! It's very frustrating sometimes. I think it's great that you're counting cals too, in addition to your WW points. Are you using FitDay or SparkPeople to keep track of your cals, or just doing it on your own? I would really like to count mine but I find the websites too complicated when I'm trying to put in anything that isn't prepackaged (ex. when I make a homemade soup or stir-fry).
 
I had the same problem as you when I started actually counting calories. The first day, I found that I was comfortable eating less than 1000 per day, however, it's not good for my body or health! So I bumped it up to 1300-1500 calories and am trying to keep it between there.

Good Luck!!!!
 
Trying to find myself......again

Been in a bit of a funk, this past week. Hoping it's TOM fault. Tired, no energy. This weekend seemed like a bit of a write off. We went skating on Saturday. Lasted 1/2hr. He did really well. However, the weekend went down hill from there. He ended up sick on Sunday and Monday, so I'm just getting caught up on everything now. Not great eating habits this weekend. Polished off the choclate chips in the house - this is good and bad. Good cause there is no more, bad cause I ate them. Didn't drink my water this weekend. Managed at least 20 oz a day. Drank pop one night, and had a few hot chocolates. No green tea, couple of coffees. Surprisingly, I didn't gain any weight. I'm sure it will catch up with me soon. I was hoping to hit 169 (or lower by Friday). We'll see. Just need to re-focus and get back on track. I just don't feel like bothering anymore, but I've come this far and don't want to gain back any of it.

***gives head a shake, and couple of slaps of cheek to snap out of it***

Trying to get the menu for the week in order. Tonight looks like this:
Breakfast: fibre first ceral (1/2c) and 2% milk (1/2c) - 3pts;
Lunch: Chicken and sausage gumbo - 3.5pts;
Supper: Pizza (Hawiian 2 and Canadian 1) -16.5pts.

Have a great day everyone....... and please feel free to kick my ass.
 
You haven't hit a brick wall yet girlie!! Keep it up. You know there are always going to be obstacles thrown at us, and we can only do the best we can with them. Plus, it's not good to always tell yourself that "NO, you can't have this or that," just make room for them in your day! :)
 
photocrazed said:
You haven't hit a brick wall yet girlie!! Keep it up. You know there are always going to be obstacles thrown at us, and we can only do the best we can with them. Plus, it's not good to always tell yourself that "NO, you can't have this or that," just make room for them in your day! :)
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Thanks for the pep talk. I think with my son getting sick again, having to take more time off work, and not having access to the forum on weekends throws me off. I get support from my husband, family, and friends - but sometimes it's easier to talk to people this way, then face-to-face. This has been a horribley long winter, and when you wake up to -25, it gets depressing.

I was telling the girls at work that I wasn't getting my water this weekend, and was feeling like crap - now I'm working on 48oz for the day and can feel myself coming around.
 
YEAH!!!! Get that water in! I have noticed a decrease in dry skin and less facial blemishes since I have been drinking water! It helps out in so many more ways than we think!

I do hope your son gets better! Is it possible to find time to visit the public library either on Saturday or Sunday and have your kids pick up some reading materials and you get a few minutes on the net to chime in for your weekend?
 
Hey 2phat, hope your son is feeling better, I know how it is when the little ones get sick, try not to get discouraged you are doing great and we all have our "days". Thanks for the bday wishes. Have a good day! Holly
 
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Thanks for the pep talk. I think with my son getting sick again, having to take more time off work, and not having access to the forum on weekends throws me off. I get support from my husband, family, and friends - but sometimes it's easier to talk to people this way, then face-to-face. This has been a horribley long winter, and when you wake up to -25, it gets depressing.

I was telling the girls at work that I wasn't getting my water this weekend, and was feeling like crap - now I'm working on 48oz for the day and can feel myself coming around.
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I am really having trouble with the water intake also! Such a bummer, but I am like it's too cold to drink. Hope things get better for you!!
 
Happy Valentine's Day everyone!​

I am slowly coming around. I found that when I was drinking more water it perked me up yesterday afternoon. Working 48oz right now. Got in 400 sit ups last night, and then that was it. Can't wait for the nice weather to come back, so I can get back to walking everyday.

Struggled to stay in points range yesterday. My parents got my husband and I a bunch of Valentine's candy. We've been munching on them since Sunday. Thankfully they are almost gone. Pizza was awesome. I managed to use my willpower, and only ate the alotted 3 slices that fit into my points range for the day.

Today is looking brighter on the food side on things.

Breakfast: same - 3.5pts, 215cal;
Lunch: Gardenay Mushroom Soup - 6pts, 220cal;
Supper: spaghetti (1/5 box), sauce (1/2c), lean meatballs (6) - 10pts, forgot to calculate to calories.

Looking for a loss this week, but I don't think I going to find it. The 4lb loss from last week was too good to be true. I won't give up on reaching the 160s this week. But I also feel like I don't deserve it. I feel like I should have a gain this week. No more Valentine's treats!!! Just say no!

We'll see how the weigh ins are over the next two days - Feb 2lb/week Challenge and Going to be Hotties.

I think I'm giong to re-set my goals:
01/03/07 - 165;
01/04/07 - 158;
01/05/07 - 146;
01/06/07 - 139;
01/09/07 - 135 (September I will turn 31)

This way I will be able to sensibly get down to 135 by Sept, and not feel pressure. If I still hit my original goal of 135 by 07/06/07, good for me. But it seems like it is coming up so quickly now, and the pressure to lose 10lbs a month seems like a lot. I'm sure it will be easier once the nice weather comes back, I can get outside to walk and hopefully start a running program.
 
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