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

Hey Justina - Happy Juicing - the stuff does make you feel so good doesn't it ?! ..just "tastes" so healthy !! ... I like apple/celery combo- it's suprising how the flavours go together.. tried blue-berries/zucchini this week- wasn't too fond of that one... what are some of your favorite combo's ?>

Have fun at the gym... & great work getting back on the road to healthy... as Quercus says...it's not the little ups/downs hills that matter... bumps is just part of the road- what count's is to keep on marching forward ! ...

cheers,
Maryann
 
Don Keykong said:
Great attitude, Justina! As I tell my kids in dealing with the pressures of schoolwork, it's never about perfection, it's just about doing the best that you can from one moment to the next.

Forgive yourself for your indiscretions, learn from them, then move on.
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Hey, thank you! So hard sometimes to forgive...i just wanna kick myself for messing it up...but yeah - that wouldn't help me. So I just have to pick myself up and march on!

Quercus said:
Hey, welcome back! Don't stay away when you stray. Even if you just drop in and say "I ate terribly today" still drop by and say it! A break away from here is a chance for you not to come back and you can't let that happen. You are a presence here and this site can help you and you help others. I'm happy you're back!
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Thank you! I am still here :D - just had an insanely busy week...I know i don't have a job - it's hard to imagine - but really, so many things happened.
I will try to do daily updates again - it's defo helpful! This site totally rocks. I ain't going anywhere.

MysticRealm said:
Good job getting back on track, that's always the hardest thing to do!
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Thanks & I agree - it is hard.

Mands said:
Glad you back on the weight loss train!!! Toooot tooooot!!:D
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Thanks sweetie! hehe.

MaryannC said:
Hey Justina - Happy Juicing - the stuff does make you feel so good doesn't it ?! ..just "tastes" so healthy !! ... I like apple/celery combo- it's suprising how the flavours go together.. tried blue-berries/zucchini this week- wasn't too fond of that one... what are some of your favorite combo's ?>

Have fun at the gym... & great work getting back on the road to healthy... as Quercus says...it's not the little ups/downs hills that matter... bumps is just part of the road- what count's is to keep on marching forward ! ...

cheers,
Maryann
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Thanks Maryann - I love juicing!!! My fave combo for 2 is:
3 apples, half an (English) cucumber, 4 celery stalks, just under a pound carrot, 1 beetroot, small piece of ginger (about my thumb), 1 lemon, 1 orange/mandarin, some green leaves (kale, spinach or beetroot leaves)

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Ok, so it's no secret - I had a terrible week. The worst...Ugh..
It is so easy for me to put on weight....if only i could lose it this fast!

I gained 5 lbs this week. I am still down 11lbs from when I started...but yeah this is a big setback..
Why is it so bad?
I am...
- totally guilty - eating the wrong food at restaurants & home
- totally guilty - not portion controlling much
- totally guilty - not doing enough exercise
- not so guilty, just the hormones - hungry all the time as ToM is approaching...ugh

Emotional roller coaster is hopefully over for now, things are really getting better for us & I can continue this journey without more major interruptions.

I promise to do better this coming week... gained weight is hopefully easy come and easy go - if I tackle it right now.
I bought the right types of food for the week (did grocery shopping yesterday) & determined to exercise an hour (at least) every day.
Bring it on! :smash:

Today's food:
B: 2 ezekiel toast
S: Banana + PG tea + some 1% milk
L: Home made sandwiches (turkey, veggies, mustard on baguette)
S: Fruit + nuts
D: Juicing

E: GYM....!
 
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Sucks how fast it can come back on after we have fought like hell to get it off.
Hang in there friend. String 2-3 good days together and you will be back in the groove.
 
Hey Justina - thx for your fav. juice recipe ...it sounds good - I'll have to buy some ginger-root, and beets, rest I normally have... yummmy.

thankyou.
 
Remember that a lot of that 'gain' is gonna be water weight. I went from 146.4 Friday morning to 149.6 Monday morning after 2 bad/high sodium days of eating on the weekend. I 'lost' a pound and a bit each day this last week and still ended up with a 1.2 pound loss (146.4 to 145.2) at this friday's weigh in! Which is pretty much a normal loss for me so it really didn't impact my weight loss at all.
 
Justina said:

Ok, so it's no secret - I had a terrible week. The worst...Ugh..
It is so easy for me to put on weight....if only i could lose it this fast!
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I totally know what you mean, its like I can only look at a chocolate bar and I can feel my butt expanding. Its soo easy to pick up weight but to knock it off is like chewing bricks :biggrinjester: However you have the power to do it. You've done it before you can definitely do it again!! Give it stick!!
 
brawny77 said:
Sucks how fast it can come back on after we have fought like hell to get it off.
Hang in there friend. String 2-3 good days together and you will be back in the groove.
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Thanks Brawny :) i am working on it!!

Don Keykong said:
Ain't that the truth. This weight loss and weight gain relationship is NOT a fair one.
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Totally not fair! Boohoo!

MaryannC said:
Hey Justina - thx for your fav. juice recipe ...it sounds good - I'll have to buy some ginger-root, and beets, rest I normally have... yummmy.

thankyou.
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You are welcome Maryann, I hope you enjoy it!!

MysticRealm said:
Remember that a lot of that 'gain' is gonna be water weight. I went from 146.4 Friday morning to 149.6 Monday morning after 2 bad/high sodium days of eating on the weekend. I 'lost' a pound and a bit each day this last week and still ended up with a 1.2 pound loss (146.4 to 145.2) at this friday's weigh in! Which is pretty much a normal loss for me so it really didn't impact my weight loss at all.
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Well I hope so... i did have fries and such..lol..but yeah part of it could water retention - i hope you are right!!

Mands said:
I totally know what you mean, its like I can only look at a chocolate bar and I can feel my butt expanding. Its soo easy to pick up weight but to knock it off is like chewing bricks :biggrinjester: However you have the power to do it. You've done it before you can definitely do it again!! Give it stick!!
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LOL - oh yeah the see-food diet...i see it and it's climbing right on me - haha.

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I just heard the best news I could hear yesterday. You guys remember my emotional turmoil a few weeks ago? It turns out it wasn't for nothing..
We got an email late afternoon yesterday & as a result we are moving closer to our friends and family!!! YAY!!
I am sooo sooo happy!! We were jumping for joy!! :willy_nilly::hurray::willy_nilly::hurray:
We are moving at the end of June.

So anyway - good news have to be celebrated -right?:biggrinjester: Especially the kind of news you have been waiting for for over a year!!

We went out!! AGAIN. However this time I did behave. I selected food carefully. I had fish and coleslaw & some baked potato.
& I even went to the gym on a FRIDAY night - needless to say I was the last person in the gym - and I was actually thrown out because they were closing.
& today I am down a pound. Yay!

Today we had pancakes for breakfast - belated pancake day... :) it was good.

I am planning on going to the gym early afternoon! & juicing for dinner.

Hope you all have a great day! :grouphug:
 
Congrats on the move to a better spot and the loss of a pound.

"Happy" certainly is much easier to lose weight with than "depressed." The latter is sort of the reason how I wound up in this predicament in the first place. We know that we have to take care of ourselves, but sometimes we forget everything that entails, and sometimes that's making sure we want to get out of bed in the morning (or making sure to stay in if the situation calls for it).

So it's nice to hear you got some good news.
 
Hey Justina - so happy for you on your moving news !!

& Great work on healthy-choices with your supper out.... am proud of you !

& now U are off to the gym... totally inspiring !


( I had a rough morning myself - am totally wound-up...will post on it on my own thread shortly...) ...but wanted to let U know that reading your post really perked me up & inspired me to get right-back on track... thx for your sharing...

Great work on your pound-down & good-idea for juicing- think I'll make one this afternoon- a healthy pick-me-up after my nerve wracking morning...

cheers gal -
Maryann
 
Congratulations on your move, Justina! Being close to your friends and family can make life way easier in some ways.

Oh and GREAT job at eating out and staying true to your goals! That's a big thing.
 
Well, thanks you guys! :grouphug:

MrVee said:
Congrats on the move to a better spot and the loss of a pound.

"Happy" certainly is much easier to lose weight with than "depressed." The latter is sort of the reason how I wound up in this predicament in the first place. We know that we have to take care of ourselves, but sometimes we forget everything that entails, and sometimes that's making sure we want to get out of bed in the morning (or making sure to stay in if the situation calls for it).

So it's nice to hear you got some good news.
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Couldn't agree more MrVee. Thanks!

MaryannC said:
Hey Justina - so happy for you on your moving news !!

& Great work on healthy-choices with your supper out.... am proud of you !

& now U are off to the gym... totally inspiring !


( I had a rough morning myself - am totally wound-up...will post on it on my own thread shortly...) ...but wanted to let U know that reading your post really perked me up & inspired me to get right-back on track... thx for your sharing...

Great work on your pound-down & good-idea for juicing- think I'll make one this afternoon- a healthy pick-me-up after my nerve wracking morning...

cheers gal -
Maryann
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Thanks Maryann - I am glad I could inspire you :) I really hope things get better!! hugs x

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I am soooo proud of me!!! I went to the gym AGAIN & i did an hour workout on the elliptical! Yay *happy dance*
Then I had fresh veggie juice for dinner before 7pm & no after dinner snacking!
Oh & i have been chocolate free (lol) since Wednesday!! Go me...
Back on the wagon? Oh yeah! :D


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Keep at it....if there's an off day just get back on the plan and keep going. Happens to all of us. Remember, consistency matters more than occasional slip ups!
 
Great work on the work-out Justina !! 1 hour on eliptical is a lot of sweating!! woo hoo !! U rocked it !

Wagons' rollin' gal !!
 
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