Lori's Diary

Hi Lori

You will lose those few pounds very very quickly if you just take firm control and focus on what you want. Congratulate yourself for having had such a limited gain - I can put on a ton of weight in a few weeks.

Such splurge pounds disappear almost immediately when you get back on track. I wish that I understood and believed it during all the weightloss attempts that I had and abandoned over the the past twentysomething years. You cannot imagine how silly I feel for waiting until I got to 48 years of age before I truly understood that.

If you feel down check out the diary postings of The Krinse (V), Niapage (Tammy) and Daiseeangel (Tyly) around New Year (Tyly had another diary then). They all put on weight over Christmas - but took control and have had pretty amazing weightloss ever since. They all got rid of the Christmas pounds very very quickly. I remember that The Krinse lost 10.6 pounds for the blue team in the first week of the challenge that began at the start of January.

I believe that Kimberly's next challenge will be starting in early July and the teams will be the luck of the draw.

The three months until summer challenge diminished almost out of existence after the majority of people including the organiser disappeared. A few stragglers were getting very demotivated so I started setting mini challenges as I didnt want anyone to fall off their project for lack of direction. Feel free to join in at any time.

Take care
Love
Margaret
 
Wow - haven't posted here for a long long time! I'm so mad at myself that I have let my determination and focus be swept under the rug for the past couple of months.

I look at my progress pics that I had posted back in February and see how close I was getting to my goal. That's usually the trend with me though that I need to overcome.

I'll be all gung-ho on changing my lifestyle and becoming healthy and then slowly but surely the focus fades.

I'm having a hard time learning how to balance the focus with work - I put all of my energy into the 8-10 hours that I'm there, and then come home and want to SIT.

So, I need to form new habits and make exercise part of my every day routine - regardless of how tired I am. I need to make it a number one priority.

Today is a new day!
 
It is easy to get swept up into the importance of career - but we need to remember that nothing is more important than our health. I often wish that I had spent more time focusing on health matters and in comparison ignored my career when I was younger.

Employers will often push their priorities over those of their staff.

Make sure that you do not get to my age and regret that you didnt sort things out earlier.
 
That is such a good point - and I learned my lesson at my last employer. Even though I was very young, I let the career take number one priority until the stress from it started affecting me physically. I told myself I wouldn't do that with my new job - and I guess I let the "positive" stress take over without even realizing it.

I just need to figure out a way to balance all of it. :)
 
We deserve to have good health and we deserve to have figures that we are comfortable with.

It is quite possible to tread water with a career while we focus on our own priorities. At the end of the day we can revitalise our careers and decide whether that is best done with another employer. One thing is for sure - it shouldnt be the case but that new job is easier to find with a healthy body sporting the figure that we want. Not only will we possibly not face the same prejudices but we will have more confidence too.
 
So, I haven't written in here for a very very long time. I was driving alone today thinking that I don't really spend too much time on MYSELF - whether that be writing in a journal, doing something for me, etc.

I work extremely hard in my current occupation to be the absolute best I can be. I'm competitive - so excelling at what I do and actually enjoying my job can often take over the majority of my mind.

Then, on the other side of all of my time...I do for others.

Both things are very rewarding - but I end up running my self thin and wearing myself out. I can't imagine that its very healthy.

I think that I need to re-evaluate my daily routines and fit more ME time in.

There..glad I got that all out. I just dedicated 3 min to me.

- Off to feed the dogs. :)
 
Well, I'm not sure what has drawn me back today...but I'm back. It's been an interesting last couple of months, and I'm ready to get my life back in order.

At the end of September, I discovered that I was pregnant. It was very exciting, scary and confusing all in one. I was a little concerned because I had always said that I wanted to lose weight prior to being pregnant, just to be healthier in the long run.

But there I was, pregnant and trying to figure things out. I was scheduled to go for my first ultrasound on November 10th. So exciting! I couldn't wait! I borrowed all of the baby books from a friend of mine who had just had a baby in April, started changing things around the house...and then one day, woke up and had a little bit of spotting.

I called my doctor and she scheduled an ultrasound for me - she said that it may be too early to hear the heartbeat, but they could at least "look around" and make sure everything was "right".

I went for my ultrasound on October 17th. My boyfriend went with me - and we were both excited to possibly get to hear the heartbeat.

After the ultrasound was over, the technician told me that unfortunately, she didn't see a pregnancy. I think I was in shock . She said she was going to have the doctors give the images a second look and that my doctor would be calling me.

After she left the room, I lost it...I realized that I really wasn't going to be a mom. The pregnancy turned out to be ectopic. The fertilized egg never made it to my uterus - long story short...I had to go through two treatments of methotrexate and ended up in the Emergency Room one weekend thinking that the thing ruptured..but now, I'm in the clear, and everything is A-OK.

So, now here I am - through all of it I gained about 9 pounds. I got on the scale yesterday morning and it said 208.

I have just gotten surfing through the Before and After section and I'm motivated. I started today on my own modified version of the Atkins diet and I'm ready to lose weight.

I'm ready to stay focused and determined and not stop til I hit my goal.

I must say - it feels good to be back. :)
 
Hey there hon,

remember me? I'm here for ya. I am so sorry about your loss. I had a similar situation happen and know the fear that rips through you and I am so sorry, I ended on other side of the coin and things did work out and I cant imagine if they hadnt I am so so sorry. My very good friend was going through a miscarriage just about the same time as you and so I have seen what she went through.

Since I know you like quotes I will leave you with this one

"I believe in giving rewards and positive reinforcement for a job well done, but can we raise ourselves a little higher than the dogs and give rewards that have longer-term benefits? How can a poor food choice be a true reward anyway?"

~Jill Johnson~


I do think congratulations are in order that you are in as good of shape as you are and have recommitted yoruself to getting healthy. That is a big motivation of mine right now because I would like to get pregnant next spring/summer. I do think it makes a huge difference being at a healhty and fit state for pregnancy.

I surely hope that you stick around. If you visit my diary you will see I ahve been having a miserable time staying with things maybe my old buddy being back will help, I dont really have the time to visit much so I dont have a 'support' system to say aroudn here but I use it for the journaling purposes and a bit of acccountability.

I will be back to visit you, take care.
 
Thank you so much for posting that reply.

I try to put on a hard outer shell to let people know that I'm "okay"...but its still hard when I see things that are baby-related or there's a scene on tv.

I work with the public every day - and that entails seeing mothers come in with their children. It's hard sometimes...but I know in the end, everything happens for a reason.

It was so good to hear from you! I think next year might be a good time for me to try again as well. We weren't "trying" this time, so it came as quite a surprise. But, being that I've wanted to be a mom for so long, we were both thrilled.

We can be each other's support system. I haven't gained that much back...but I've gone far far away from the habits I had a year ago. I gotta get away from eating the crappy foods and back to exercising.

I painted all weekend and boy do my legs and arms hurt! It's a good hurt though!

We'll just both take it one day at a time! Maybe after a few weeks, I'll do another accountability contest - that was fun!

Have a great day!
 
....drums fingers....hello....are you in there? <-----there should be a smiley for this

hope you are doing ok
 
This is it.

Well, I've been out of the swing of things for some time. I didn't realize just how long it had been. My clothes are tighter, I'm tired all of the time and I've been eating like crap and not exercising AT ALL.

So, this is it. I weighed myself this morning and took all of my measurements.

I compared them to where I was at when I was making progress..and just as I had expected, I have gained it back and then some in certain areas.

I'm going to measure myself and weigh myself once a week. As hard as it will be, I'm going to force myself NOT to get on the scale every day. This has in the past been a big de-motivator for me.

I know what needs to be done and the right way to do it..I just need to do it.

So, every Sunday, I will post my progress and use this as an Accountability tool to get back into the swing of things.

I know its going to be hard because I have let myself get soooooo very out of shape. BUT I GOTTA START SOMEWHERE!

Wish me luck everyone - the first two weeks are the hardest to get through, and then I'll be hooked! :smash:

 
Starting Measurements/Weight 4/20/09

(I even updated my ticker!)

Weight: 211.4

Measurements (inches):

Upper Arm: 15
Bust: 43
Waist: 44
Hips/Lower Stomach: 48.5
Thigh: 26
 
The initial two weeks

Man! I forgot how sore I was the first two weeks! I've exercised Sunday and Monday and man oh man do my legs hurt!

I'm taking a rest today. Still working up to 64 oz water a day. I got in about 40 yesterday, but I really need to get back into the swing of things in that department.

I'm slowly getting back to knowing my way around here again. I wanna look for a new contest or something to that effect for some extra motivation.
 
Happy New Year! :party:

I remember that you enjoyed the last Amazing Race challenge that we had on WLF...

You may be interested to know that Dawn (Bellayryna) is kicking one off on ANOTHER DIET FORUM over the next few days (teams out of a hat) and the sign up threads have been posted.
 
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