Mishi's adventures!

No I haven't. A few years ago I changed my BC because the one I really loved wasn't covered by my insurance anymore:( I went through several different brands and finally settled on one because I was just sick of changing them. Ever since then I have been on a roller coaster... sometimes every two week:p It is terrible. I really don't know why it's happening. What should I be looking for with sodium? I have a lean cusine everyday and it has about 600 mg... on fitday it says:average 2593 mg average over the last few weeks.. not sure if that's a day... it sounds like a lot. I don't add salt to a lot and besides the lean cuisine and a snack pack I eat mostly fresh stuff....
 
Sodium is EVIL

I can barely get below 3500 a day - and that's trying and a GOOD day ;) I think I'm supposed to have less then 2400.

My problem is I eat too much processed foods - so I'm trying to be better ;)

Just know that you can retain more water on days you've had too much sodium.
 
Get Your motor runnin'

So today is a fantastic day:D Yesterday I was great with food and actually barely made it to 1000 which will off set the 1500-1900 days a bit:D lol and I wasn't even hungry at the end of the day. A whole day of hanging with my best friend and shopping! It was so nice. The scale this morning is at 166.8. Two more pounds and I will be at my highschool weight... at least as far back as I have recorded. From there on out it will be uncharted territory. I took down this bundle of cloths that I have been saving since high school and college that I have been wanting to fit into again. I have had several stashes like this and have broken them out slowly as I have gone down. This is my last stash and every thing fits!! of course it's all outdated 90's stuff but there are 3 pairs of pants that I can wear and a purple short dress from the 60's that my mom gave me:) It all fits!!! It is amazing being here. I went to Victoria's Secret yesterday (which is rare as I hate that store because they are very rude to bigger ppl) and my friend was looking for a bra so I decided to get measured and see what I was. They had such a hard time measuring me and what they said I was is not what I actually am... I realized when I was trying on bras that I have so much skin left from the weight loss!!! It just hangs there and is really weird to pull at and when I put the bras on in my size the excess skin just squished over! It was weird and I was wondering how long it will take me to fit into my skin!! Anybody know?? I think working out would make it better but I haven't gotten to that level of discipline yet. I am thinking it will be two years before I go back to normal based on my pregnacy recovery.??? hmmmmmm.....
Llama- yeah i remember seeing that info on Oprah and the morning show. That is why I like to eat Lean cuisines because they usually have 600-650 mg's of sodium instead of what some of the others have-- around 1200!!!
M2M- Other than that I really don't eat a lot of processed foods. I am not too keen on salt and don't usually add too much to whatever I make.. except chips. Oh god I love tortilla chips and it is so hard to keep myself eating only a cup but I won't cut those out of my diet so I have to behave;)
Hope you all are having a wonderful weekend!!! This weekend the weather has been great and today I am going to go practice on my boyfriends motorcycle. I want to buy one of my own so badly but I am worried about getting into debt because I am usually not very good with debt. I have my helmet, jacket and gloves though. I will have to post pics lol. He has a Honda Shadow which is a cruiser and I love it. I can't wait to get my own:) Wish me luck that I don't fall down lol!
 
Hey Mish. Yah, you're right, working out ... and time, will make that skin behave. Plus, after I had my babies, my body became "womanly" versus "girlish" and that's okay.
 
Howdy Mish,
Wow girl you just keep shrinking and shrinking!
Your doing great congrats on making it to your highschool weight!
I am pretty sure I was 180's-190's through highschool then I married
my 1st idiot of an hubby when I was 17 and by 18 255 lbs+ divorsed
lost a little made it to about 190's then bam back to 255 with all my
babies and new hubby whom eats NONSTOP lol!
I am so proud of you I love coming and reading your success! If you like
soup I found pregresso makes a 505 less sodium it is 800 for the whole
can instead of 800 per serving.Hope you have a great day Tammy
 
Report: I did not fall off the motorcycle;)

lol. I had fun riding but it was frusturating because the bike is big and meant for my bf. I want one of my own to practice on!!
Yesterday we treated ourselves and I ate a bit too much. I knew what I was doing but omg I had a cajun shrimp on rice dish that is my favorite!! with butter sauce!!! oh god it was good. Then I put my meal into fitday and BAM!!!! 1900 cals again. I think slipping up every once and awhile is ok but I have been slipping up a lot and I am worried. I am getting more relaxed about what I eat. I am falling into routine and I also got into a bad habit of expecting a dessert after dinner every day. It is sabotage because I am used to it now and it is an automatic craving now. So today I vowed to do well to balance what I ate yesterday. I have done well. Calories at 946 and I went to the gym and burned almost 300 calories. I think that will do nicely to balance the day before. This Friday is date night with me and my bf:) I am excited. We are going to eat sushi and I am not going to worry too much about calories. So I want to be good all the other days of the week. I usually get around 1600-1900 calories when I splurge on sushi so hopefully the trend will remain the same.
Tammy- yes I love Progresso soup:) I just don't get cravings for soup unless it's cold and stormy outside:) and wow for your success too!!! 255 is really high and here you are in the 180's. I can't wait to see a 140 something on your ticker;)
2skinny- Yes having my son did make me a bit more curvy and I swear I hold my weight better... I am working on being patient for the skin to go back as I am pretty lazy about working out (and honestly can't do some of the workouts that involve my abs... dr's orders!) but laziness is winning out. I am making myself go to the gym at least 3 days a week for now. I am thinking it is very managable and even a slacker like me can't fail at that. So far so good. I go Mondays, Tuesday and Wednesdays.
 
Good for you for going to the gym 3 Xs week. I think that's the key to combatting bad cravings. Exactly the danger zone I was falling into, so let's get to that GYM!!!!!!
 
Hey Mishi,
You keep doing what you're doing because it's working :) I wouldn't worry about the 1600-1900 days, your body can use days like that!

Hope you're doing well!
 
keep on doing those workouts :D hope you manage to kick the cravings soon - dont worry about those days when you overindulge - think of it as a treat and move straigt on to the next day. glad to see you did that :)
have a lovely day x
 
A new Low :D

So this morning I jumped on the scale hoping for the best and the best is what I got!!! 165.4:) I am so excited. I am only 20 lbs away from my ultimate goal. The weight is really dropping off for this month. Not counting the surgery weight I have lost 7 lbs so far this month!!! And here I had just hoped to maintain! I am trying not to sweat the big days but it's more than that. I can feel myself oh so easily slip back into bad habits! I can feel when I can go overboard and when I am scarfing down a meal and am not even that hungry I get worried. It is so easy to do!! I read somewhere that 90% of dieters gain back what they lost! That is so many!! I am determined to be one of the 10% that keep it off. I have seen lots of increadible success on this forum and I know it can be done. I just need to stay strong and when I get to where I want to be then I just need to work on maintaining.
Sophie- thank you! The cravings are subsiding a bit:)
M2M- I know I shouldn't worry too much but if I let myself go an inch I will most likely take a mile. I have to be diligent until I kick bad habits. I am looking forward to the maintinace part because my goal for maintanace is going to be 1500-2000 calories. It will be like a fiesta!! lol
2skinny- Yay Gym!!!! I know you said you were working out outside because of the beautiful weather but I like the focus at the gym:) I like the fact that I push myself more on the treadmill than I do if I am outside... looking at the scenery:) lol
 
Wow Mish,
Your progress is so awesome ,inspiring,motivating!!
Great job and you will do just fine maintaining your weight,I know
what you mean about old bad eating habbits, because when I go off
for a day it can lead to 3-4 days and 1 of these times it may be worse
but that 1 day is so darn enjoyable you feel like your in food heaven
well thats before "guilt" sets in lol. Hope you have a nice day Tammy
 
i cant wait for it to stop raining here in massachusetts.... that way i can go outside myself. i think that i will try going out tomorrow.... even if it is raining. i have a jacket, right?
 
What a week

So I have been trying to do well this week but I have felt myself slipping into bad habits. Yesterday I think I made myself a peanut butter chocolate sandwich... but for the life of me I can't remember for sure... and I don't know why. I ate a lot yesterday and was already up to 1550 calories when I scarfed the sandwich. I don't understand. If I relax I tend to slip up. I even wrote things down but for some reason not that. I didn't remember until I pulled the peanut butter out to make a sandwich for my little on this morning. It was like a dream but I know I ate one. Just can't remember when. I went through my food entries and I can't find it so I added it to yesterday. My weekly average is 1700 calories:( I am not happy with that number and my weigh in is tommorow. I am less happy with how I am slipping and eating like I used to. I know it is temporary but seeing how easy it is to fall back really freaks me out. Tommorow is date night and my menue is a bit more free so I am expecting another high calorie day. Also I was so tired I missed my workout yesterday. I was dying and I think it is because 1) lack of sleep- it's been hot at night and I can't sleep when it's hot:(, and 2) I didn't bring lunch again yesterday. Stupid thing to do. So today I am packed with food because it will be a long day today and my son is with me. Tonight I will have to eat very light. That was my issue last night. I should've eaten a light dinner but steak, sweet potatoe, artichoke with mayo is not a light meal lol. All I can' do is recognize my mistakes and get back to where I need to be. I can do it! lol my own pep talk;)
bmo- running in the rain is nice because you don't get all sweaty and nasty and it's not hot and for me it is easier to breathe... however the rain here has been cold and miserable:( so I can't say anything out not going out in the rain:rolleyes:
Nia- thank you:) You are spot on about day 1, 2 and 3 then the guilt. It is terrible. I wonder sometimes how "thin" people never seem to worry about this stuff. What makes them different?
Llama- thank you. I will bounce around it at least.. back up to 166 today. One day at a time and all:)
 
Howdy mISH,
Weird peanutbutter thing going on lol but I do that
can't remeber if I ate something ect.Your doing great and the difference
between now and then is your in control now and you know what has to be done. Goodluck with your weigh in tomorrow,mine is tomorrow also. I hope your day is better and overall 1700 cals is not bad!! Tammy
 
No beating yourself up Mishi - it's one day at a time - some of those days are going to be better then others.
 
Hi Mish-the-Dish. I'm an overeater, an addict of sorts. And something you said jumped out at me. I wonder sometimes how thin people never have to worry about this stuff. Thin people who are addicted to overeating do have to worry about this stuff. Whether you are at goal weight or 20 pounds away (congrats on being 20 away, btw), or whether you have 300 pounds to lose, overeater type addicts like me will always need an awareness.

Someone once told me our mistakes or binges, even if they last 3 days, are actually strengthening us because the guilt that kicks in spurs us on to take responsibility. And that nagging feeling you have, is a sign you have developed some good habits and know the standard to which you want to rise. Another person told me the opposite of guilt is responsibility. It is truly amazing how quickly I am cured of guilt, the instant I take responsibility.

You are taking responsibility. Thank even your failings, your binges and your guilt...because they all lead you to have a deeper awareness of your self, your motivation, and commitment. And they help you find new ways to succeed. Lack of sleep is a killer for not being able to work out. Is there something you can do about the heat...a fan, a cold bath before bed? Can you cut out caffeine altogether?

You are a teacher AND you have a small child and you have a husband. That's 3 areas where you are giving in your life. Are you able to find time to give to yourself? If I don't have time to give to myself in the day (or night) I become unhappy and more prone to comfort eating. I think sleep and some ME time might really do you a world of good.

And like M2M says, it really is one day at a time. Tomorrow is always the gift of a new day with new chances for you to take care of yourself.
Hugs and POO on weigh in day tomorrow. It's not about weigh in day anyways. It's about getting our needs met in a healthy way.
 
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