Justina: Back to square one - very excited & determined to do this right

Bananas!! I bought 16 of them yesterday and there are only 4 left. Apparently there must be something in the air, because my house is plowing through them right now. Hang in there until the work pressures ease... use this as a regrouping time.
 
Hey Justina - good work fitting in the 30mins walk with being so busy...
... and bananas R better than cookies or potatoe chips... at least they are natural-fresh fruit... lol...

..hang in there until your workload crunch is passed gal ...
 
Thanks Cory!

Hahaha Banana-fast Don Keykong - way to go!!

Mystic - yep....a lot of banana indeed - I don't usually go crazy with them - bc they are pretty high in calories - but i had nothing else @ home lol.

Maryann - thanks - you are of course totally right - at least they are nutritious and not junk food, so hey! :)

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Yesterday I didn't post - so here goes. It was weigh in day for me: I lost 2lbs.
I am down to 257 from 273 (January 9) - which is not bad. It could be better if I didnt have an awful pig out week when I gained 6lbs and I had to lose those again!
So my mini-goal was to be down to 230 by May...I don't think it's gonna happen - but I will take anything between 230 & 240 , I think that's still reasonable.
I have 2 months, and I normally on a 10lb-loss-target for a month. So projected weight for May 1 is 237lbs. We shall see.

Yesterday I had:
B: Ezekiel bread toasted with jam & latte
S: Banana
L: Home made tomato curry with rice
S: Samples at our grocery store: hot crab and artichoke dip on a piece of bread
D: Pretzel bread

E: 30 mins walk

I will update later for today. I have a busy day ahead of me.
 
Hey Justina !! :smash: 2lbs. down !!! woo hoo !!
16 lbs. over 2 months is terrrific ! U are rocking it gal !
...237 for May 1- - HERE U COME !!
 
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Sounds like your grocery store has WAY better samples than my grocery store. lol! Anyways... Congrats on the 2 lb loss!! You are doing great! :)
 
Congratulations, Justina!

Two pounds is fantastic! Keep doing what you have been doing, as it will get you to your goals.
 
MaryannC - Thanks!! Indeed - 237 here I come!

Jen renee - thanks! As for the grocery store, it's WFM - we try to eat organic as much as possible- and unfortunately not many other stores here, especially during the winter months.

Don Keykong - Thanks a lot! :)

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I had a very very busy day for a Saturday.
We had lunch at our grocery store as they had an annual street food festival (it was actually inside - as it was pretty cold)
So other than that not much fun....still working...& I haven't touched my physiology course yet :(

Today I had:
B:Ezekiel bread - Lingonberry jam & latte
S: Banana
L: Indian food and other random samples :D
S: Bliss dairy free ice cream
D: Blueberries..originally I was gonna juice but ran out of time.

E: 30 min walking.

I hope you have more fun this weekend! I will check diaries tomorrow x
 
Woot woot!! 2 pound weightloss alert!! Great job Justina!! As you know from your past experience, you keep away from all the processed carbs, you'll be so much healthier and lose weight too. Keep up the great work and attitude!

Sarah
 
scbibhouse said:
Woot woot!! 2 pound weightloss alert!! Great job Justina!! As you know from your past experience, you keep away from all the processed carbs, you'll be so much healthier and lose weight too. Keep up the great work and attitude!

Sarah
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Thanks Sarah! :) You inspired me today with this post...i was sooo close to actually eat out for brunch!! :) thank you!

anna.banana said:
Yay well done on the 2lb loss! Great work Justina.
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Thanks Anna! I am pleased with it too!

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What a weekend! Just work and no fun!!!! Today I have more free time, but my husband is studying so I got the chance to call my grandparents & talked to them for an hour. It was pretty cool. They live so far, the other side of the ocean - I really miss them and not being there for them.
Anyway it was nice. I hope to see them this summer!

Foodwise I was sooo tempted to go out for brunch (buffet - not good) - to be honest I wasn't even that hungry, I was more after the social aspect of it.
Being buried in this small apartment can do my head in. 4 more months to go here...
My husband did not support my idea of going out. He put his foot down..i know I could have convinced him otherwise but then I logged in here and read Sarah's post - & I was like ok, she is totally right...
So the total flip side: I ended up making salad for lunch!! I was gonna make some baked chicken breast too - but then I realized I forgot to defrost the chicken. Duh? Oh well the salad was plenty - we even got some leftover salad in the fridge too.

I want to go to the gym. I need to drag my husband with me - he is not a big fan!! He has more discipline with food, I have more discipline with exercise!

Anyway food diary:

B: Ezekiel bread with lingonberry jam + latte
S: Non dairy ice cream - 1 portion
L: Tabbulah salad - love it :)
S: Non dairy ice cream - 1 portion + banana
D: Fresh juicing

E: 1 hr gym
 
So proud of you Justina!! Sometimes we all need a little bit of encouragment, and glad it was at the right time for you! You might try walking 30 min for a social time...sounds like you need to get our of your apartment more! Keep it up girl and you'll continue to get the good results!!

Sarah
 
scbibhouse said:
So proud of you Justina!! Sometimes we all need a little bit of encouragment, and glad it was at the right time for you! You might try walking 30 min for a social time...sounds like you need to get our of your apartment more! Keep it up girl and you'll continue to get the good results!!

Sarah
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Thanks Sarah! :) We don't live in a really nice area to be honest (there were shootings in the local mall last Friday) - I was pretty freaked out. Anyway we'll be moving in 4 months - I can' wait - Finally we can socialize with our friends, and my husbands family & go for a walk in a nice park/neighborhood
Thanks for your inspiration. You are great motivation for me! Especially that our starting weight is almost identical.

-Cory- said:
Great job keeping away from that buffet! It's almost always a better choice to skip it.
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Thanks Cory!! I agree. I am glad I didn't end up going. I loved the scale this morning!

MysticRealm said:
Great job on the 2 pounds down and on making a salad instead of going for brunch!
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Thanks Mystic - I was well happy with that, I hope the trend continues!

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Well I did something experimental today & I m quite happy about how it turned out!
I mixed some spelt flour and water, oh and some salt - & voila I made bread!!!! Flat bread that is...It took me about 10 mis tops.
It is the easiest and cheapest thing to do really - and perfect for an afternoon pick me up with homemade hummus :) & broccoli!
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Day flew by.. I still need to go to the gym.

Food, glorious food today:
B: Ezekiel bread & Lingonberry jam
S: Banana-nana :)
L: Home made artichoke-basil pasta with parmesan
S: Home made hummus & flatbread + broccoli
D: Fresh juice (lots of veggies and fruit)

E: gym (1 hour)
 
Hey Justina - good work on the regular exercise- U are really keeping it going ...

the home-made flatbread sounds good !
 
Hey Justina, catching up on diaries today. Firstly congrats on the 2lbs loss! That's brilliant!! You are really doing so well.

Wow, home made bread - that must have been delish! Nothing like warm bread outta the oven. We went to friends this weekend and she made a stunning banana bread and pulled it out the oven as we walked in - OMG!!! Thought I was gonna die of drooling. I smelled it and smelled it and contemplated having a small piece but stuck to my guns and just walked away.

Keep up on the fab exercise!
 
MaryannC said:
Hey Justina - good work on the regular exercise- U are really keeping it going ...

the home-made flatbread sounds good !
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Thanks Maryann - trying to keep up...i m so tired today - I might as well skip it.
Flatbread was gooooood - might do it again tomorrow. easy-peasy :p


MysticRealm said:
Good job today!
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Thanks Mystic

Mands said:
Hey Justina, catching up on diaries today. Firstly congrats on the 2lbs loss! That's brilliant!! You are really doing so well.

Wow, home made bread - that must have been delish! Nothing like warm bread outta the oven. We went to friends this weekend and she made a stunning banana bread and pulled it out the oven as we walked in - OMG!!! Thought I was gonna die of drooling. I smelled it and smelled it and contemplated having a small piece but stuck to my guns and just walked away.

Keep up on the fab exercise!
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Thanks Mands! Bread is yum - its not proper bread though - its a super simple version - its more like a tortilla wrap - has 2 ingredients only: flour and water - like in the old days :D

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I am very tired today. I was woken by an evil wind chime at 5am..that hangs on my neighbors porch...grrrrr! I was not a happy bunny.

I did some cool research last night & put together a few videos from youtube for body sculpting - 10 min workout for each body part: abs, tum, bum, thighs etc! I can't wait to start working on them!

I also tried a rented DVD workout - did not like it...glad it wasn't mine.

I did some healthy-skin online shopping today :) I bought loads of goodies to help my skin's elasticity on my way to a smaller me :)
I did this 2 years ago & I am happy to say my skin is pretty cool. No loose skin or anything like that - :) Prevention is so much easier/cheaper than cure...

Food today:
B: Ezekiel bread+jam+latte
S: Banana
L: Jasmine rice & Jalfrezi chicken
S: French petite madeline+cashews & English tea
D: Juice - ginger, cucumber, celery, carrot, beetroot, kale, apple, orange, lemon

E: none
 
I hope you get better sleep tonight!

I also worry a little about excess skin. What kinds of products have you found?
 
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