Michelle's Diary

Well, I was up at four a.m. this morning so I mustered the guts to get back on the scale. I was terrified. 211. Thought it would be worse. I opened my diary to change my ticker, but now I can't do it. I think if I changed it up when I have a temporary gain, it would do much more harm than good. Soooooo, time to get it down again. I was reading wishes' website and am newly inspired. Today is a new day. And I'm worth it. (gotta keep reminding myself that)
 
Oh course you are worth it Michelle.:)
Do not ever think differently.

Happy to see you in the June challange. You can get back on track- you only had a few lb slide and I bet most of that is sodium and water.
 
72? Nice. We might get into the mid sixties, but it feels like forty right now. And windy, which makes it worse. @#!$% jet stream. Lets have some summer! I really can't bitch. This weekend was beautiful. I went and bought a slip-n-slide for the kids in the neighborhood and it was over eighty degrees. Guess it spoiled me some. Now they're saying rain/cold all week. Geesh. Oh well. Good day to use the elliptical...right?
 
littlekeylime said:
72? Nice. We might get into the mid sixties, but it feels like forty right now. And windy, which makes it worse. @#!$% jet stream. Lets have some summer! I really can't bitch. This weekend was beautiful. I went and bought a slip-n-slide for the kids in the neighborhood and it was over eighty degrees. Guess it spoiled me some. Now they're saying rain/cold all week. Geesh. Oh well. Good day to use the elliptical...right?
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seems like a great day to stay inside and use the elliptical. I will be bitching soon enough that it is too hot, but yeah, we need summer toactually start.
Although you are right- this past weekend was beautiful.

I want a slip and slide!! For me though it probably would be a fall and stop...:D
 
Bigguy said:
...For me though it probably would be a fall and stop...:D
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Thanks for the laugh. I was looking at it thinking, boy it would be fun to try that again, but I'm not as close to the ground as I used to be and have too many things to bruise or break! (Hubby brad did have a go at it though, pretty good entertainment)

Went down to 210.4 today. That was nice, I'm REALLY going to push for under 200 this month. I've never succeeded at that before. What a thrill it would be!

Gooday!
 
Okay, just curious. I got a rep today and it's gray. Hummm. I think it might have been a mistake on the repper's part, but that's bad, right?
 
Crap, I just did fifteen minutes on the ellip and it about killed me. Had to catch my breath. Will have a go at it again here in a little while. Do you think it's so much better to do a entire workout than break it up into parts? I've heard that was okay...just wondering.

Wish we all went to the same gym. Wouldn't that be a riot. Just like a biggest loser team. Fun to think about. I hate exercising alone. I have little willpower to push myself...boohoo.
 
littlekeylime said:
Crap, I just did fifteen minutes on the ellip and it about killed me. Had to catch my breath. Will have a go at it again here in a little while. Do you think it's so much better to do a entire workout than break it up into parts? I've heard that was okay...just wondering.

Wish we all went to the same gym. Wouldn't that be a riot. Just like a biggest loser team. Fun to think about. I hate exercising alone. I have little willpower to push myself...boohoo.
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I do also, I just try to make myself do it the best I can b/c the benefits are so huge, you know?

If you have to break it up, do it, work on increasing your time in little bits. I used to tell myself, if I was tired at 15 mins, that I would push to say 17. At 17 I would say, well try for 19...you get the point, more often than not, it worked...
 
Thanks Ali. Good advice. I am famous for pushing too hard and then giving up. I'm such a loser. Baby steps. And just don't quit. I may not post much on a daily basis, but I do lurk everywhere and you guys are really inspirational. I'm so glad I found this place.

I've been struggling the last few weeks, but need to push through it. I really don't want to get on the scale today for the June BP challenge...ugh!
 
littlekeylime said:
Thanks Ali. Good advice. I am famous for pushing too hard and then giving up. I'm such a loser. Baby steps. And just don't quit. I may not post much on a daily basis, but I do lurk everywhere and you guys are really inspirational. I'm so glad I found this place.

I've been struggling the last few weeks, but need to push through it. I really don't want to get on the scale today for the June BP challenge...ugh!
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Michelle- realize that you did not gain everything in one week. You need to pace yourself and gradually make the change. You need to make exercise a habit and the only way to do that is to stick with it. if you make it too hard for yourself you will not enjoy it and it will not become a habit.
You are doing great- you really are- you just need to pace yourself.

I always love you attitude- so positive. :D
 
Setbacks allow us to really appreciate and strive for progress. If we only ever progressed we'd get complacent. Which losses feel the best? The ones after you've gone a couple weeks at the same weight (or even *gasp* after a gain). It's all part of the journey. Keep up the good work!
 
Thanks for checking in guys. I think I've burned out. I need to climb on that elliptical/bike again and totally make it a habit. (sorry, little valley-girlish there!) That is such good advice. I am a passionate person, so I wait until the urge hits me to workout and I'm realizing that's been my downfall. I need to make a habit of it. Do it the same time every day and work at being consistent. I'll have to think on that one and figure out a plan.

I have no idea what my weight is today. I'm not going to get on the scale. I'm just going to focus on eating healthy today and take it one step at a time.

Thanks Brian, Brad & Ali for caring to check out my diary lately. I know it's been too quiet in here...
 
Michelle, I just read your whole diary and I really want to see you hit your goal. Just remember we're all here for ya. Find a plan that works and stick to it, make a habit out of it.
 
Thanks for taking the time to read my whole diary NC. It was really nice of you. I'm struggling now, but know quitting really isn't an option. I just need to keep trying until I find a way that works. I need to keep the emotion out of it. Just do it.

I guess the struggles are important. I heard a story once about a man who saw a butterfly struggling to get out of it's cocoon so he tried to help it out. The sad part of the story is the fact that because he tried to make it easier for the butterfly, it ended up dying. It needed to struggle out of the cocoon on it's own. The struggling was necessary for it's body to adjust. Maybe I'm like the butterfly. Maybe I need to experience the struggle so I can overcome it. Learn from it...

I do know I will continue to try and having this place has helped keep me on track instead of just saying the hell with it...

Thanks again.
 
Hi again diary...and any others who care to read this,

I've had a rough month. Got a new job, went to visit my folks at the cabin and the first day, my 19 year old pooch stumbled and fell into the hot coals of a campfire and burned himself. I've spent the past two weeks compressing his wounds and medicating him...a lot. He's on five different meds. FINALLY he's showing improvement and starting to walk normally. I didn't think he would make it and my dad made me a casket for him. I never knew one could cry so much. Anyway, with that, the new job, getting the kid ready for school and my house being grand central for family members flying in and heading up to the cabin, I've been completely ignoring my health.

So the leaf turns today. I'm back and that's a start. Drinking nothing but water/crystal lite and lean quizines for now. Trying to keep it easy. I'll start cooking healthy meals when it's not ninety outside. Fall should be nice and maybe this winter when I'm hiding under all the jean and sweatshirts, maybe I can do some shrinking a bit...

Keep It Simple Stupid. That's my new motto.

Hugs to all you guys.
M
 
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