Curvie Girlie
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nice dessert! And me too, 135 would be AMAZING! *wistful sigh* have a great day! 
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mishi
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Snow Day!
So the good news came over the internet that schools were closed today. I am sort of surprised because the streets don't look that bad but apparently there are people slipping and sliding all over the place. So I guess it's a good thing I don't have to go anywhere.... however I did want to go for a walk today and now I am going to have a harder time doing that. So I will have to figure out what I want to do with exercise today. I could do a video....
Last night I did well on calories. I went up a little higher to 1533 cals for the day but overall not too bad. I made this awsome bean and ham thing with creamed corn cornbread crumbled into it. I had seconds which was so good but upped my cals a bit. I am slightly disappointed because I weighed in at 169 this morning but I know that weight fluctuates day to day and that is just what you get when you weigh yourself everyday. So I am going to be good on cals and work out today. I also did weight lifting at home last night with Kim Lyons workout from the prevention magazine. It was ok. I have the hardest time with side planks. I just can't hold myself up for more than like 20 seconds. I need to work on those. I also need to get a stability ball. Does anyone know where I can figure out what size I need??
The challenge starts today and I will be posting pics tonight. I just have to get a paper. I tried yesterday to take a picture with the computer on the Yahoo homepage but it just didn't work very well. I am a bit nervous about posting pics. I am revealing my lumpy tummy and that makes me cringe!! lol Oh well it won't be there for much longer
Hope you all have a good day today!!
So the good news came over the internet that schools were closed today. I am sort of surprised because the streets don't look that bad but apparently there are people slipping and sliding all over the place. So I guess it's a good thing I don't have to go anywhere.... however I did want to go for a walk today and now I am going to have a harder time doing that. So I will have to figure out what I want to do with exercise today. I could do a video....
Last night I did well on calories. I went up a little higher to 1533 cals for the day but overall not too bad. I made this awsome bean and ham thing with creamed corn cornbread crumbled into it. I had seconds which was so good but upped my cals a bit. I am slightly disappointed because I weighed in at 169 this morning but I know that weight fluctuates day to day and that is just what you get when you weigh yourself everyday. So I am going to be good on cals and work out today. I also did weight lifting at home last night with Kim Lyons workout from the prevention magazine. It was ok. I have the hardest time with side planks. I just can't hold myself up for more than like 20 seconds. I need to work on those. I also need to get a stability ball. Does anyone know where I can figure out what size I need??
The challenge starts today and I will be posting pics tonight. I just have to get a paper. I tried yesterday to take a picture with the computer on the Yahoo homepage but it just didn't work very well. I am a bit nervous about posting pics. I am revealing my lumpy tummy and that makes me cringe!! lol Oh well it won't be there for much longer
Hope you all have a good day today!!
Curvie Girlie
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Side planks are a bitch!!!! Planks in general, the worst is that drill:
15 seconds in plank
15 seconds in plank with right arm raised
" " " " left arm raised
right leg raised
left leg raised
15 more seconds in plank
Done!
I can't do it. Maybe if I practiced every day...
Stability balls:
15 seconds in plank
15 seconds in plank with right arm raised
" " " " left arm raised
right leg raised
left leg raised
15 more seconds in plank
Done!
I can't do it.
Maybe if I practiced every day...Stability balls:
mishi
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Erm... it's Wednesday
lol. Ok so I don't have a lot to say in this post... well at least not a lot that is diet centered. Things are going. Yesterdays calories were good and the Biggest Loser DVD kicked my ass. Damn I am out of shape!! lol Today my back muscles are sore and my shoulder muscles. Today was supposed to be a weight lifting day for me but because I did it yesterday I will focus on cardio today. I will hopefully get 20 minutes at lunch and then 40 minutes after work but I am playing it by ear. There is testing today at school and the schedule is sort of messed up. Lunch may not be long enough to go out and get a good walk in.... actually I should be able to but we'll see
A lot of my attention is going to my business.... or website anyway. I am trying to think of ways to advertise. When I was trying to find things for my wedding I really wanted to find a place where I could find decorations and dresses locally at a lower cost. We eventually got all we needed but it would have been nice. So my hubby helped me create bridalthrift.com.... so now I am thinking "now what?". I have never had a business and my mind doesn't really work that way. I don't really know what the next step is. So I think about the site a lot. lol
Otherwise things are going. Took a pregnancy test and it was negative. I know it's too soon but I am pretty excited. Just have to be patient! lol easier said than done. I am more of an instant gratification girl.
The challenge I joined is stressing me out a bit. I love the competition but it also makes me want to do more than I know I am ready for. Don't get me wrong I could bust out and do well over these next 3 months but I want to do something I can maintain for the rest of my life. Or else it will just be like last summer where I got very fit and then lost it all.
I am wondering how to balance exercise and food. I keep hearing that more protein (50%) is good but I just don't know how to get that in my diet! Is Atkins or SouthBeach a good alturnative? I just don't know. So I will need to do some research. However, I have tried to bump up my protein intake to at least 30%. So far so good and I am feeling more satisfied these days. Don't get me wrong those cravings still kick my ass but overall I am feeling more satisfied when I eat That is a good feeling
Brandy- yeah pics are embarrassing! I am mortified to put them up but I did and now they are there and I didn't have makeup or anything lol. It's funny how much clothes hide a persons body. I think I look decent in jeans and t-shirts but pictures with the belly showing are so unflattering!! Well at least it won't be there for long!! bye bye fat!
[Focus]- seriously you are right! I am totally motivated to come back with better pictures!!!
CurvieGirlie- damn that was hard!! lmao. I will have to work on that too and see if I can get it. Planks look so darn easy and then BAM!! all your muscles give out at once. I get a lot of shoulder pain... I am wondering if I am not aligned right?? Thanks for the ball info. lol I am fighting the urge to make some stupid joke like "I'd better get on the ball and get that done" sigh. Somebody just hit me over the head!! lmao
Hope you all have a wonderful day!!
lol. Ok so I don't have a lot to say in this post... well at least not a lot that is diet centered. Things are going. Yesterdays calories were good and the Biggest Loser DVD kicked my ass. Damn I am out of shape!! lol Today my back muscles are sore and my shoulder muscles. Today was supposed to be a weight lifting day for me but because I did it yesterday I will focus on cardio today. I will hopefully get 20 minutes at lunch and then 40 minutes after work but I am playing it by ear. There is testing today at school and the schedule is sort of messed up. Lunch may not be long enough to go out and get a good walk in.... actually I should be able to but we'll see
A lot of my attention is going to my business.... or website anyway. I am trying to think of ways to advertise. When I was trying to find things for my wedding I really wanted to find a place where I could find decorations and dresses locally at a lower cost. We eventually got all we needed but it would have been nice. So my hubby helped me create bridalthrift.com.... so now I am thinking "now what?". I have never had a business and my mind doesn't really work that way. I don't really know what the next step is. So I think about the site a lot. lol
Otherwise things are going. Took a pregnancy test and it was negative. I know it's too soon but I am pretty excited. Just have to be patient! lol easier said than done. I am more of an instant gratification girl.
The challenge I joined is stressing me out a bit. I love the competition but it also makes me want to do more than I know I am ready for. Don't get me wrong I could bust out and do well over these next 3 months but I want to do something I can maintain for the rest of my life. Or else it will just be like last summer where I got very fit and then lost it all.
I am wondering how to balance exercise and food. I keep hearing that more protein (50%) is good but I just don't know how to get that in my diet! Is Atkins or SouthBeach a good alturnative? I just don't know. So I will need to do some research. However, I have tried to bump up my protein intake to at least 30%. So far so good and I am feeling more satisfied these days. Don't get me wrong those cravings still kick my ass but overall I am feeling more satisfied when I eat
That is a good feelingBrandy- yeah pics are embarrassing! I am mortified to put them up but I did and now they are there and I didn't have makeup or anything lol. It's funny how much clothes hide a persons body. I think I look decent in jeans and t-shirts but pictures with the belly showing are so unflattering!! Well at least it won't be there for long!! bye bye fat!
[Focus]- seriously you are right! I am totally motivated to come back with better pictures!!!
CurvieGirlie- damn that was hard!! lmao. I will have to work on that too and see if I can get it. Planks look so darn easy and then BAM!! all your muscles give out at once. I get a lot of shoulder pain... I am wondering if I am not aligned right?? Thanks for the ball info. lol I am fighting the urge to make some stupid joke like "I'd better get on the ball and get that done" sigh. Somebody just hit me over the head!! lmao
Hope you all have a wonderful day!!
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[Focus]1
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Hi Mishi.
30% protein is just fine. That's plenty. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 30% Protein, 40% carbs, 30% fats, or more toward 25% Protein, 25% fat, 50% carbs will generally be good. That's % of calories from, though.
So eager to get a bun in the oven, there. You're so young. Be cool!
Welp, at least you're getting a little extra cardio in. Might be a lot, I don't know you personally.
30% protein is just fine. That's plenty. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 30% Protein, 40% carbs, 30% fats, or more toward 25% Protein, 25% fat, 50% carbs will generally be good. That's % of calories from, though.
So eager to get a bun in the oven, there. You're so young. Be cool!
Welp, at least you're getting a little extra cardio in.
Might be a lot, I don't know you personally. 
niapage
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Hey there my FAVE chicky!!!
Wow you broke those 170's way to go i new you would cuz you rock like that,also I am having a lil help well I asked someone about the whole protien thing because I am so ready myself to break 170's I haven't since HIGHSCHOOL which was a billion years ago..lmao anyway stay on track and if ya need to chat I will hop online off and on do to kids hogging my computer at times,GL on the challange but I am DETERMINED TO WIN THIS 1!!!!
Wow you broke those 170's way to go i new you would cuz you rock like that,also I am having a lil help well I asked someone about the whole protien thing because I am so ready myself to break 170's I haven't since HIGHSCHOOL which was a billion years ago..lmao anyway stay on track and if ya need to chat I will hop online off and on do to kids hogging my computer at times,GL on the challange but I am DETERMINED TO WIN THIS 1!!!!
mishi
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Loooonnnnnngggggg Thursday
So today is an inservice for our school. It's a long meeting that we sit in and talk about ways to improve our school and our teaching. It is a lot like being lectured at and I hate that. Not that we are doing a bad job but this is a brand new school and we have lots to lay out as our first year is coming to a close. I am itching to get out of here. I haven't sat around like this in a long time and I am feeling really antsy!
I am giving myself kudos though! Everyone went to lunch and it was paid for by the school. I had already eaten my lunch food, not knowing they were going out together and I was soooooooooo tempted. Olive Garden
nuf said. I didn't go and I went to the gym instead and got 25 minutes of jogging and 15 minutes of eliptical. Yay for me! lol
This morning I was a bit disgruntled. For all this hard work watching my food and not caving to cravings needs to have a daily reinforcer.... like seeing my weight go down... I know it is unreasonable to expect that everyday but when I woke up this morning and my weight was again at 169.8 I was a bit deflated. Hence the kudos to me because I didn't let that sabatouge me today. I stayed strong though believe me I don't want too!!!! They even bought me a dessert because my b-day was in January. Chocolate mousse pie!! OMG. I had one small sliver of a bite and that was it. It is waiting to go home and be shared..... honestly I should put it in the trash. It isn't good for anyone in my family. sigh but it's food and it's so hard to just trash good food.
[Focus]- Yeah my protein is usually between 20% and 40%. I love my carbs lol they are hard to say no too! We are a bit eager to get a bun in the oven. I have a 5 year old who is clamoring for a baby "brudder" lol. We and especially me are impatient lol
Hiya Tammy!! I feel like I am running with you right on my heels. I am seeing you come down to the 160's any day now!! your so going to kick my ass lol
Hope you all have a good Thursday! Stay strong!
So today is an inservice for our school. It's a long meeting that we sit in and talk about ways to improve our school and our teaching. It is a lot like being lectured at and I hate that. Not that we are doing a bad job but this is a brand new school and we have lots to lay out as our first year is coming to a close. I am itching to get out of here. I haven't sat around like this in a long time and I am feeling really antsy!
I am giving myself kudos though! Everyone went to lunch and it was paid for by the school. I had already eaten my lunch food, not knowing they were going out together and I was soooooooooo tempted. Olive Garden
nuf said. I didn't go and I went to the gym instead and got 25 minutes of jogging and 15 minutes of eliptical. Yay for me! lolThis morning I was a bit disgruntled. For all this hard work watching my food and not caving to cravings needs to have a daily reinforcer.... like seeing my weight go down... I know it is unreasonable to expect that everyday but when I woke up this morning and my weight was again at 169.8 I was a bit deflated. Hence the kudos to me because I didn't let that sabatouge me today. I stayed strong though believe me I don't want too!!!! They even bought me a dessert because my b-day was in January. Chocolate mousse pie!! OMG. I had one small sliver of a bite and that was it. It is waiting to go home and be shared..... honestly I should put it in the trash. It isn't good for anyone in my family. sigh but it's food and it's so hard to just trash good food.
[Focus]- Yeah my protein is usually between 20% and 40%. I love my carbs
lol they are hard to say no too! We are a bit eager to get a bun in the oven. I have a 5 year old who is clamoring for a baby "brudder" lol. We and especially me are impatient lolHiya Tammy!! I feel like I am running with you right on my heels. I am seeing you come down to the 160's any day now!! your so going to kick my ass
lolHope you all have a good Thursday! Stay strong!
niapage
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WAY to say no to the PURPLE GRAPE PLACE lol thats what mykids call it lol cuz of the sighn.I am glad to be on your ass and that may also
help me stay on track as well,trying to catch up to you lol.Did ya get your pics in for the contest? I know we will do good!Have a nice day Tammy
[Focus]1
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Good girl.
Try not to pay attention to the scale. I know I like to hop on it every day, but I'm really working hard at just accepting it as a number, jotting it down on my spreadsheet and then forgetting it. The only time it's really necessary to even think about it is during progress reviews, which you should only be doing every couple weeks, and not 3 to 4 times a day like I tend to, haha.
Try not to pay attention to the scale. I know I like to hop on it every day, but I'm really working hard at just accepting it as a number, jotting it down on my spreadsheet and then forgetting it. The only time it's really necessary to even think about it is during progress reviews, which you should only be doing every couple weeks, and not 3 to 4 times a day like I tend to, haha.
mishi
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Tgif
I am exhausted! It has been such a busy week. I sort of broke down* last night just because I am so stressed! It is hard to be so focused on eating well and we are doing budgeting and that is really hard for me. Work is awful right now. I am just not motivated and I am stressed by my lack of motivation. I just broke yesterday and cried. My poor hubby was very supportive even though I was mad at him for no reason. Seriously I was in a bad place.
This morning I feel better. It's like the calm after the storm but I am exhausted! I just want to put my head down and rest but for the first time this year there is work on Friday. I have to have meetings with another teacher and come up with a lesson plan that includes both of our classes. I am just don't know what to pick. Like I said my motivation is nil. So I need to take my son to school, go to work for a few hours, go to the gym, then go take my car to the mechanic. It's making a really bad noise and I am thinking CV joint but I just don't know. sigh. Eventually I might be able to lay down for a nap. I keep thinking of ditching work but then I would go to the gym and if I exercise I really have no reason to not be at work. God I am whiney today!! YOu will have to forgive me!
Good news- my patience (impatience lol) has paid off. The scale said 167.8 today!! I changed my ticker even though I shouldn't do that. I looked at my calender from last year where I put all my weight on everyday and I noticed that some months I would drop like 10lbs and other months I might only lose 5 or 6. So even though I lost lots of weight last year I really didn't loose too much in any given months.... except the first one. So last month my highest weight was 177. Now I am 10lbs lighter. So something is going good. It is so hard to keep it in perspective sometimes. I feel like last year flew by and the 40lbs just dropped off. I needed to remind myself that it just wasn't the way it happened! My pants are looser now and I feel better. I am excited to get back into the 150's. I noted that my lowest weight last year was 156. So that is my goal to beat! My next mini- goal is to get into the 150's by the end of the month. I have a back up mini-goal of 165 in case this month isn't a big losing month. lol
LOL Tammy- the purple grape place. That's funny. I did post pics for the challenge. I had to retake them with a newspaper for the date so I didn't use the ones I sent you but they are close enough. Can't wait to see our end pics!!! March 1st right?? lol I forget
[Focus]- I have the bad habit of jumping on the scale more than once a day. I try to control it but I just so want to see that number change!!!! I do try to remember that weights vary but sometimes when I am in a losing streak I just want to see minutely progress!! lol
Hope you guys have a good day today! and a fantastic weekend!!! lol I love these little party guys
*read- cried like a baby
I am exhausted! It has been such a busy week. I sort of broke down* last night just because I am so stressed! It is hard to be so focused on eating well and we are doing budgeting and that is really hard for me. Work is awful right now. I am just not motivated and I am stressed by my lack of motivation. I just broke yesterday and cried. My poor hubby was very supportive even though I was mad at him for no reason. Seriously I was in a bad place.
This morning I feel better. It's like the calm after the storm but I am exhausted! I just want to put my head down and rest but for the first time this year there is work on Friday. I have to have meetings with another teacher and come up with a lesson plan that includes both of our classes. I am just don't know what to pick. Like I said my motivation is nil. So I need to take my son to school, go to work for a few hours, go to the gym, then go take my car to the mechanic. It's making a really bad noise and I am thinking CV joint but I just don't know. sigh. Eventually I might be able to lay down for a nap. I keep thinking of ditching work but then I would go to the gym and if I exercise I really have no reason to not be at work. God I am whiney today!! YOu will have to forgive me!
Good news- my patience (impatience
lol) has paid off. The scale said 167.8 today!! I changed my ticker even though I shouldn't do that. I looked at my calender from last year where I put all my weight on everyday and I noticed that some months I would drop like 10lbs and other months I might only lose 5 or 6. So even though I lost lots of weight last year I really didn't loose too much in any given months.... except the first one. So last month my highest weight was 177. Now I am 10lbs lighter. So something is going good. It is so hard to keep it in perspective sometimes. I feel like last year flew by and the 40lbs just dropped off. I needed to remind myself that it just wasn't the way it happened! My pants are looser now and I feel better. I am excited to get back into the 150's. I noted that my lowest weight last year was 156. So that is my goal to beat! My next mini- goal is to get into the 150's by the end of the month. I have a back up mini-goal of 165 in case this month isn't a big losing month. lolLOL Tammy- the purple grape place. That's funny. I did post pics for the challenge. I had to retake them with a newspaper for the date so I didn't use the ones I sent you but they are close enough. Can't wait to see our end pics!!!
March 1st right?? lol I forget[Focus]- I have the bad habit of jumping on the scale more than once a day. I try to control it but I just so want to see that number change!!!! I do try to remember that weights vary but sometimes when I am in a losing streak I just want to see minutely progress!! lol
Hope you guys have a good day today! and a fantastic weekend!!!
lol I love these little party guys*read- cried like a baby
mishi
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Grrrrrrr Me!
Well I fell off the wagon a bit tonight. I have been doing so well but the cravings just over took me tonight. I couldn't hang. I am working on not making them worse and I can recoup the losses tomorrow. It's not like I am going to gain weight in one night. sigh. Almost 3,000 calories tonight. I promised myself I would put everything into fitday and I did it even though I am mortified at the level of pigging out. Back to it tomorrow and not making it worse tonight! Hope you guys are having a good Friday!
Well I fell off the wagon a bit tonight. I have been doing so well but the cravings just over took me tonight. I couldn't hang. I am working on not making them worse and I can recoup the losses tomorrow. It's not like I am going to gain weight in one night. sigh. Almost 3,000 calories tonight. I promised myself I would put everything into fitday and I did it even though I am mortified at the level of pigging out. Back to it tomorrow and not making it worse tonight! Hope you guys are having a good Friday!
mishi
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Well Poo
lol I love the word Poo! It's so versatile However that is what my weekend was eating wise- Poo.
I did a stupid thing. Skinny cows were on sale and I picked up a few boxes. I loooovvvvvveee their caramel cones with the chocolate at the bottom. Unfortunately I haven't built up the will power I used to have and didn't stop at just eating one. So I need to wait awhile before I can stock my weak foods. Just need to get back on it. I am a bit frustrated to lose my good momentum but I will get it back. I am very tediously hanging onto the 160's need to just be good. Today I have set my day up so I have to be. Even with Superbowl Sunday I will be munching on veggies. I heard on the radio that on Superbowl Sunday the average person eats 3,000 extra calories! Crazy. HOpe you all have a good one and see you all on Monday! Have fun!
lol I love the word Poo! It's so versatile
However that is what my weekend was eating wise- Poo. I did a stupid thing. Skinny cows were on sale and I picked up a few boxes. I loooovvvvvveee their caramel cones with the chocolate at the bottom. Unfortunately I haven't built up the will power I used to have and didn't stop at just eating one. So I need to wait awhile before I can stock my weak foods. Just need to get back on it. I am a bit frustrated to lose my good momentum but I will get it back. I am very tediously hanging onto the 160's need to just be good. Today I have set my day up so I have to be. Even with Superbowl Sunday I will be munching on veggies. I heard on the radio that on Superbowl Sunday the average person eats 3,000 extra calories! Crazy. HOpe you all have a good one and see you all on Monday! Have fun!
mishi
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A bit anti social
So I have been walking everyday at lunch. I have enjoyed it and I strap on my ipod and hoof it around for 20 minutes. It's nice. Well last week people I worked with realized that I go walking and they wanted to join me. Of course when it came down to it only one of my co-workers joined me but I wonder if I would prefer to do it alone. I like spacing out and thinking and not having to have a conversation with someone. Maybe it will get to the point that we can walk in amiable silence but as I don't know him that well right now there is talking. Maybe it will be a good experience but I am feeling pretty anti-social about it lol
Anywho I didn't have the best weekend. The cravings overtook me and I folded again and again. Today will be better and I am back on the ball. I feel good again. I am having tummy troubles though and feel bloated. I am not sure if that is from what I ate or from something else.
Otherwise happy Monday! Glad to be back and being good. However, I don't think I will be in time for the weigh in. I will do what I can. If this bloating persists with no source I will be going to the doctor. Sigh. Just want to figure out what is going on with me!
Thanks [Focus]!
Hope you all had a good weekend! and have a great week!
So I have been walking everyday at lunch. I have enjoyed it and I strap on my ipod and hoof it around for 20 minutes. It's nice. Well last week people I worked with realized that I go walking and they wanted to join me. Of course when it came down to it only one of my co-workers joined me but I wonder if I would prefer to do it alone. I like spacing out and thinking and not having to have a conversation with someone. Maybe it will get to the point that we can walk in amiable silence but as I don't know him that well right now there is talking. Maybe it will be a good experience but I am feeling pretty anti-social about it
lolAnywho I didn't have the best weekend. The cravings overtook me and I folded again and again. Today will be better and I am back on the ball. I feel good again. I am having tummy troubles though and feel bloated. I am not sure if that is from what I ate or from something else.
Otherwise happy Monday! Glad to be back and being good. However, I don't think I will be in time for the weigh in. I will do what I can. If this bloating persists with no source I will be going to the doctor. Sigh. Just want to figure out what is going on with me!
Thanks [Focus]!
Hope you all had a good weekend! and have a great week!
niapage
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Way to o on that walking,I am soooooo jealous! I can't wait
to hit the pavement again,I would of today because it is 50
but hubby is at work.Tomorrow will be 67 maybe storms but
hibby is off then it's turning COLD again the next day like 30 lol
crazy ass weather we are having.Hope you have a nice day and GL
at the docs Tammy
to hit the pavement again,I would of today because it is 50
but hubby is at work.Tomorrow will be 67 maybe storms but
hibby is off then it's turning COLD again the next day like 30 lol
crazy ass weather we are having.Hope you have a nice day and GL
at the docs Tammy
mishi
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Never give up
As much as I want to throw in the towel right now I won't. I know ultimatly that being healthy and losing weight will make me happy but sometimes the thought if eating anything I want and relaxing on this strict eating routine would be so much easier. Like one evil traded for another. The stress of keeping on a diet to the stress of gaining weight. It has been so difficult to stick to what I know will make me lose weight. I am wondering if that amount of calories is just too low for me. Not that I can raise it much higher but cravings were killing me and everyday was a struggle. I was doing really well until Saturday and then I just caved. That has happened before. How can I get it to stop? I know stress is my trigger and the stress of my day to day has risen a lot recently. Just can't seem to get everything done I want to have done and I feel like I am cheating my students, my family and myself. How do I fit it all in? How do I spread my focus around while still keeping my cals in check and exercising? I feel very whiney and wimpy but it is what I have been struggling with and for the life of me can't seem to move past!!! Tammy you are doing so well and have found your stride and I am awed that you fit so much into your day! I get bitter posting here and struggling with the same issues. I still am in a better place than last year but I am not sure which way to go now. sigh. but I am still here. I will never give up. What is that quote I heard.... "Sore is temporary but giving up is forever". It is true and if I give up I will never get anywhere!
So I am going to keep going. I am up again to 172lbs. I will continue to try to get control and look for something that works for me because what I did last year doesn't anymore.
Hope you guys have a good day and thanks Tammy and Brandy for sticking with me
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As much as I want to throw in the towel right now I won't. I know ultimatly that being healthy and losing weight will make me happy but sometimes the thought if eating anything I want and relaxing on this strict eating routine would be so much easier. Like one evil traded for another. The stress of keeping on a diet to the stress of gaining weight. It has been so difficult to stick to what I know will make me lose weight. I am wondering if that amount of calories is just too low for me. Not that I can raise it much higher but cravings were killing me and everyday was a struggle. I was doing really well until Saturday and then I just caved. That has happened before. How can I get it to stop? I know stress is my trigger and the stress of my day to day has risen a lot recently. Just can't seem to get everything done I want to have done and I feel like I am cheating my students, my family and myself. How do I fit it all in? How do I spread my focus around while still keeping my cals in check and exercising? I feel very whiney and wimpy but it is what I have been struggling with and for the life of me can't seem to move past!!! Tammy you are doing so well and have found your stride and I am awed that you fit so much into your day! I get bitter posting here and struggling with the same issues. I still am in a better place than last year but I am not sure which way to go now. sigh. but I am still here. I will never give up. What is that quote I heard.... "Sore is temporary but giving up is forever". It is true and if I give up I will never get anywhere!
So I am going to keep going. I am up again to 172lbs. I will continue to try to get control and look for something that works for me because what I did last year doesn't anymore.
Hope you guys have a good day and thanks Tammy and Brandy for sticking with me
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bmohearn
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I'm not completely sure of what advice I am able to offer. Because I am in the same boat. I am losing little by little, but I feel my choices aren't the best. I'm stuck as well. The only thing that keeps me going is recommitting every morning, even if by nightfall that diet is ruined for the day. I'm also trying to keep a lot of the junk that makes me break out of the house. Its really hard. Thats for sure. I find it helpful to find out what I am supposed to do by searching diet and weightloss things on google. Some are believable... some aren't. But Its common sense which is which. Try to look around at some exercises that are easy to fit into your schedule... walking at work seems to be working for you. Good luck. Don't give up. Its not worth giving up. Even if it takes 5 years to get it right. (which hopefully it won't)