Miss Princess's diary

Hi MissP,
I just wanted to say that I'm a morning compulsive weigher as well (I have, but don't often, check my weight mid day or at night).

Like you, it holds me accountable. The differencce, is I don't sweat over the small variations though. It's going to happen. I read in diaries about people in the FSD club being nervous about getting on the scale, fearing they will lose their motivation if the numbers don't move, and I just couldn't live with that ;)

You have the excercise down great :D

Based on your current weight, it looks like you could eat 1424 calories a day and still lose 2 pounds a week *NOT* counting all that excercise! That is teriffic!! So like Twinmom recommended, have you considered picking a number of calories and sticking to it for two weeks? It could really give you a boost :)

You CAN do this!!
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That's EXACTLY like me. I'm a totally obsessed like that too. I haven't weighed in 2 days now... And I'm fearful I've gained a pound or two already. Eeep.

Awwwh. I hope you feel better soon. I hope you're not coming down with a flu or anything. Or actually... in this heat... heatstroke. Drink lots of water. And vitamin C just in case. And try to keep cool!

And you're right. The most important thing of the game isn't winning or losing, it's having fun! :D
 
Hey there- Just stopping by to see if you're feeling any better. I am obsessed with the scale too- and I know exactly what you're talking about when you say that once you stop weighing yourself daily that you are afraid to get back on at all. I think that if we keep our heads on straight and realize that those fluctuations exist and that they aren't so bad, then we're okay! For example- Last Monday I weighed in at 248.6... all week long I was 247 or below, but then today, my official weigh-in, I was back at 248.6. I'll take it as my official weigh-in, but it didn't discourage me as much since I know it was below that for the bulk of the week. Maybe there is some benefit to our frequent weighing.

Also- thanks for checking in on me - I appreciate it.
 
Count me on the weigh-every-day-train. Not only do I think it makes me more accountable...but I can tell how different foods, time of the month, water intake, etc etc are affecting my body. I think it's a pretty useful tool. As long as it's not discouraging when the weight fluctuates. I think if we can just accept the fact that it will fluctuate and small gains does not equate to fat gains then it can be pretty beneficial.

And missp, you are going to be in that "onederland" before you know it!!!!
 
Thanks everyone, I don't worry too much about the daily fluctuations, I just don't know what to report as my weight unless I just take an average. It certainly hasn't leveled out any. I'm still bouncin' around like crazy, and having some residual stomach problems & intermittant pains. I'll survive, it's just contributing to that "blah" feeling I have.

Plus my future spouse is cranky and that really affects me. He thinks it shouldn't but he also thinks he's in an emotional bubble and none of his moods should matter to anyone else. Explanation has no appeal for him, he can be irrational at times (and they accuse women of being irrational, which is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard, I'm one of the most logical people I associate with!)

Also, not a big deal in the grand scheme of things, I just need to go to bed early and get one good night's sleep. I'm beat. I did jog my 2 miles today, but I hated it. I wanted a nap more than a jog. MUCH more. If I'm smart, I'll do some kind of exercise tonight too, but I'm not always smart (or motivated). I'll try. I haven't tallied my calories yet today, don't think I'm near my target, but I'll make sure I don't go over. I'm going to try to get between 1750 and 1850 a day for two weeks straight, except for one day, the day I hike out of the Grand Canyon. That's 5 1/2 hours of hiking at a 10% average grade (the trail is 1 mile vertical, 10 miles horizontal) and I think I can afford to eat twice that on that one day. I doubt I'll actually eat 3500 calories, but I don't think it would negatively affect me if I did (just on that day).

Anyway, for my new friends here that missed my previous internal battle about calories, I did drop down to 1500 cal for a while, but couldn't sustain it and I had too little energy at that level to even exercise consistently. I now have an 1850 cal. goal regularly and I also jog 2 miles a day, 6 days a week (which I could never bring myself to do before) plus lift weights at least twice a week, although my goal for that is 4x per week. I need to make a little more time for that. My justification for that is that I have a lot of muscle that I want to maintain. I'm 6'2" and now at 25% bodyfat. If I got my weight down to my goal without losing any muscle at all I'd be at 19% bodyfat, and that's really good for a woman (who isn't a marathoner or a serious athlete at least). I can live with that (probably), and I hate feeling like I resent my diet & "lifestyle changes" that I'm imposing upon myself. So if I'm not starving, I'm much more cooperative (at least about exercise) and I feel better about my goals. Right now I just don't feel well, so it's hard to feel better about much of anything. Maybe a nap is a good idea...
 
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Note to self, riding bike in rain gets us wet...make that soaked. :rolleyes:

Ok, so now you know my morning. I was planning to run today, but it's raining really hard and we need it badly since everything is on fire here anyway. I might just run in the rain this afternoon though, I need the run, and I won't get overheated if it's raining (bright side, right?). So since I can't figure out my real weight right now, I'm gonna start posting whatever it says in the AM and looking at an average. That will probably help me not be so freaky about it anyway. You'll notice my entry starts with 205 now. I'll change my ticker when I get the same number twice in a row, but for now 202 was the last 2 day in a row number and 205 is this morning's. Yesterday morning was 204, the day before that 206. No idea what tomorrow holds. I'll tell you tomorrow! I'm not stressing, I'm just adapting. Stuck to my calories yesterday, came in at 1834. I'm trying to keep myself in line, but I have no one to beat me up for cheating. I haven't cheated in a few days, but it's so easy to get lazy. I'm working up my motivation here. There's a big storm and I'm worried about the power going out so I gotta go, I'll check in later.

FYI, I'm the last entry on the previous page too, and so if you wanna know what's going on in miss princess's kingdom, it's there. Thanks for visiting!
 
missprincess said:
Note to self, riding bike in rain gets us wet...make that soaked. :rolleyes:
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Uhh, you think? :p Must be determined if you are going out in the rain.

If you are having stomach problems and pain, you definitely need to get that checked out. :( You never know what's going on in there. I definitely think you are justified in raising your cals back up some since you are exercising so much more now. But, this weight fluctuation thing, that might just be cause you are adding more muscle than before. Ever think of that? :p ;)

We were so close to the 100s! Now we are going backwards! :eek: We've gotta stop this!
 
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I know, that's why I said we should kick each other a little harder in Cassie's diary. We are so close, and honestly, muscle doesn't weigh THAT much. I mean, it weighs a lot more than fat, but 4 pounds of muscle would've given me a lot more strenght, and I didn't suddenly turn into Sheera, Princess of Power (not that I noticed at least)

So I did ride my bike in the rain yesterday, and it wasn't raining when I left, it started halfway through my ride. I also ran my 2 miles, this time I actually ran 1.5 of it! I was pretty impressed with myself. I have softball practice again today, and I'll be running afterward.

I feel like I can't concentrate today, so I'm sorry if today's entry doesn't make sense. Food was not too bad yesterday, but I couldn't count calories at the end of the day since I went out for dinner. Japanese food again, but this time nothing fried at all. Miso soup, seaweed salad, edamame, green tea ice cream. I did have a homemade cannoli later at home. Not huge, but it had calories in it for sure. No idea where I was on calories yesterday. I guess I'll have to make a tally like they do at big factories "X days without accidents" only mine will have to be "X days sticking to my calorie budget".

Gotta go soak my brains in ice water. Maybe they'll wake up.
 
Hook on MP!! Nutty Buddy and I will help ya! :D If we all stick together, we can't go backwards!! I just know it!!!! :D COme on, tie one on! (a rope silly!!) LOL

Hmmm can't concentrate? Have you gotten enough water? have you gotten enough of the RIGHT foods?? Have you gotten enough sleep?

LOL mother-henning over!! LOL Hope you have a great rest of the day!!! :D
 
Note to missprinces: It has been my experience that riding the bike in the rain does not only get one soaked it also gets one caked in mud if one as neglected to fit mud guards to bike. You should have seen the state I came home in last Tuesday, the mud had soaked all the way through my clothes including my under wear!:eek: When I showed my mum my rather dirty panties she wondered if I'd actually had a little "Accident". :rolleyes:

Hope your week is going well!:)
 
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I feel like I can't concentrate today, so I'm sorry if today's entry doesn't make sense. Food was not too bad yesterday, but I couldn't count calories at the end of the day since I went out for dinner. Japanese food again, but this time nothing fried at all. Miso soup, seaweed salad, edamame, green tea ice cream. I did have a homemade cannoli later at home. Not huge, but it had calories in it for sure. No idea where I was on calories yesterday. I guess I'll have to make a tally like they do at big factories "X days without accidents" only mine will have to be "X days sticking to my calorie budget".
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MMmm. *drools* japanese food. I love seaweed salad and green tea ice cream. What you ate wasn't very fatty and mostly veggie like. So you don't have to worry about calories much I don't think except for maybe the ice cream. There is alot of salt in miso and edamame though. Might wanna drink some water or u'll be slightly bloated with water.
 
Cassie, you can mother hen me all you like. It doesn't bother me, and sometimes I neglect to ask myself these things too! I'm tying one on right now (I mean to the nut-house... no booze on a work night! ;) )

Crunchie, it's funny you should say that. My underwear were soaked in a stripe up the back from the tire on my bike (no fenders on the wheels). Luckily no mud, but I had to stick paper towels in my underwear for a while, I didn't want to get the change of clothes wet too! (I felt pretty silly like that too)

Hi Initial_C, thanks for visiting! I love Japanese food too. I don't know if you've read this in my diary yet, but my middle name is "bloated", so I know all about that. I automatically balloon up if someone even walks by me with salty food! I don't know what it is, but I'm a little puffer fish right now. All lanky in the morning and puffy at night. I don't even consciously LIKE salt. I just happen to consume more of it than my body would prefer.

I'm headed to the low-tech wonderland of the bottom of the Grand Canyon tomorrow. I will try to check in tomorrow for a little encouragement to keep me on my diet until I hike out. I never limit what I eat on the hike out, but my problem comes when I don't limit what I eat on the hike in or the days at the bottom. I don't need extra food to sit around in a creek all day staring at the most beautiful place on earth. I should probably not eat at all, but that never happens. So, quick, gimme some advice that'll keep me from indulging while I'm down there. I need to save all the indulgences for the hike out!
 
I hope you have a wonderful time at the Grand Canyon!!! It sounds like it's going to awesome.

While you're hiking in and you're sitting there soaking up all that beauty and being amazed at the balance of nature , just tell yourself that your food intake will reflect what you are experiencing. Only beautiful and healthy foods in balanced proportions. There will be beauty on your insides, beauty on your outsides and beauty all around you!!!! Enjoy yourself!
 
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Thanks Scarlett, that was lovely. I'll try to keep that zen balance going. :)

I'm still bouncing around, but I haven't seen 202 for more than a week now, so I guess I really did gain weight. (gain, like that's a good thing). I've already talked about my redefinition of words recently. I think maybe in Initial_C's diary. I'll just have to add "gain" to my list of words to redefine for my own purposes. I'll have to give that one a negative connotation somehow. Maybe it's not worth the effort.

OK, so I'll just keep watching what that scale says, and I'll change my ticker if I see the same thing two days in a row. Be warned, I ALWAYS weigh more for a couple days after a Grand Canyon hike. I think I mentioned being a not-so-distant relative of the puffer fish. I swell up quite a bit after such a strenuous climb out. Either way, I'll report the news, good or not.
 
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Lol! Paper towels in the underwear! That would have been a sight to see! :D You are doing awesome with this bike riding and running. So maybe those extra pounds aren't all muscle, but you should be really proud of yourself for all that exercise! :D We will get there eventually! Maybe the weight will suddenly just start falling off! :D
 
Ok I Am Back To Kick You Into Onederland!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
MP enjoy the hike!! I am SO jealous! I have always wanted to hike in the GC but live WAY too far away :eek: *sigh* some day, when the kids are grown.... LOL

Welcome to the nut-house! Please refrain from stomping the other nuts in the building and no PB allowed. Thank you for your patience and cooperation :D hehehehe Yup, like Nuthead says, maybe it'll fall off??? One can only hope, huh?! LOL
 
Oh MissP, have a great hike -
My family camped in Sedona for abit over a week in April, and we got up to the Grand Canyon for only one day - I cried when I saw it. Nothing, absolutely nothing prepared me for the beauty. Pictures simply can not capture it.

We are planning to camp there for a week next April, I'm hoping we get the permits, but it's one of my motivational goals for losing weight!

We sat and ate cheese, crackers & salami on the rim with California Condors circling over head. It was amazing.

When I go back, I won't be eating salami ;)

Enjoy your hike
 
depends

I'm thinking you need to ride your bike in Depends! :D :D :D :D

Really, good work on your exercise, and I hope you are having a GREAT trip. I would like to go there someday.
 
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