Sunflower2
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^^ I agree. A lot of those struck home with me. It'll be worth it in the end, darling. Keep on going. You'll see the 100's in no time.
Mizzie's Journey to Being Healthy
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mizzie
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Thanks to both of you! You know, I just might print up that list, nice and big, and hang it in our apartment somewhere. Sometimes I need to remember why I'm doing this and that those reasons are way, way bigger and longer lasting then the taste of junk food.
The weekend was up and down. Friday night we decided to go to Target to look at kitchen scales. Hubby suggested we walk, which sounded good to me. It was about an hour, round trip. We did get a scale and I got my 5 lb weights, so I was carrying them on the walk home too! It was a nice night and some deer ran out across the road right in front of us, much to our daughter's delight!
Saturday was on the bad side. I woke up all ready to clean and full of energy, but hubby wanted to run to a furniture store first. By time we went and came back, I had a headache, was light headed and didn't feel like cleaning any more. I won't get into every detail, but I wound up in a bad mood all day and it showed in my eating. I was about 400 calories over...
Sunday went better. Got a few more things done and I stayed under for calories. It was really, really hard though. As much as I hate working, it's so much easier to eat right during the week.
But, like I said, we got a kitchen scale! Yea! And I found out that I've actually been putting less than a serving of peanut butter on my sandwiches, so that's good. I've been weighing everything and so far I've found that I haven't been too far off on things, so that's pretty cool.
I cheated and weighed myself on Saturday. I know I shouldn't have. I'm not going to post the weight, but if things don't take a turn for the worse, I should (hopefully!!!) have a good weigh in this week. See? This is why I can't weigh during the week, it sets up expectations and even if I get a good number on Friday, it's often not as good as I thought it might be. Well, we shall see. Tomorrow is the BL weigh in.
Used my new weights this morning with the DVD and I can tell. My arms aren't sore, exactly, but they feel sort of Jello-ish. Well, that's good. Some of those exercises were too easy with the 3 lb. A set should be a little hard to get through, you know? I didn't use the 5 lb for all of it, just the ones that were getting too easy with the 3s.
I'm planning to take my measurements tomorrow. It's been three weeks since I first took them. I'm excited to see how that turns out. I don't see a difference in myself, but that doesn't mean it's not there. I just wish I had taken them right away.
The weekend was up and down. Friday night we decided to go to Target to look at kitchen scales. Hubby suggested we walk, which sounded good to me. It was about an hour, round trip. We did get a scale and I got my 5 lb weights, so I was carrying them on the walk home too! It was a nice night and some deer ran out across the road right in front of us, much to our daughter's delight!
Saturday was on the bad side. I woke up all ready to clean and full of energy, but hubby wanted to run to a furniture store first. By time we went and came back, I had a headache, was light headed and didn't feel like cleaning any more. I won't get into every detail, but I wound up in a bad mood all day and it showed in my eating. I was about 400 calories over...
Sunday went better. Got a few more things done and I stayed under for calories. It was really, really hard though. As much as I hate working, it's so much easier to eat right during the week.
But, like I said, we got a kitchen scale! Yea! And I found out that I've actually been putting less than a serving of peanut butter on my sandwiches, so that's good. I've been weighing everything and so far I've found that I haven't been too far off on things, so that's pretty cool.
I cheated and weighed myself on Saturday. I know I shouldn't have. I'm not going to post the weight, but if things don't take a turn for the worse, I should (hopefully!!!) have a good weigh in this week. See? This is why I can't weigh during the week, it sets up expectations and even if I get a good number on Friday, it's often not as good as I thought it might be. Well, we shall see. Tomorrow is the BL weigh in.
Used my new weights this morning with the DVD and I can tell. My arms aren't sore, exactly, but they feel sort of Jello-ish. Well, that's good. Some of those exercises were too easy with the 3 lb. A set should be a little hard to get through, you know? I didn't use the 5 lb for all of it, just the ones that were getting too easy with the 3s.
I'm planning to take my measurements tomorrow. It's been three weeks since I first took them. I'm excited to see how that turns out. I don't see a difference in myself, but that doesn't mean it's not there. I just wish I had taken them right away.
Sunflower2
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Looking forward to seeing your measurements. Mine were a great surprise and I bet yours will surprise you too! Good luck! 
mizzie
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More of an update later when I have more time. Just updating my measurements while I'm at home and have them in front of me. This is the change from three weeks ago to today.
Bust: 46.5 -> 44.5 -2
Chest: 37.5 -> 36 -1.5
Waist: 40 -> 39.5 -0.5
Hips: 50.5 -> 49 -1.5
Right Thigh: 26.5 -> 26.25 -0.25
Left Thigh: 27 -> 26.5 -0.5
Right Calf: 17.5 -> 17.25 -0.25
Left Calf: 17.5 -> 17.25 -0.25
Right Arm Top: 17 -> 16.5 -0.5
Left Arm Top: 16.5 -> 16 -0.5
Right Arm Bottom: 11.5 -> 11.25 -0.25
Left Arm Bottom: 11.5 -> 11.25 -0.25
Difference of 8.25 inches!
Bust: 46.5 -> 44.5 -2
Chest: 37.5 -> 36 -1.5
Waist: 40 -> 39.5 -0.5
Hips: 50.5 -> 49 -1.5
Right Thigh: 26.5 -> 26.25 -0.25
Left Thigh: 27 -> 26.5 -0.5
Right Calf: 17.5 -> 17.25 -0.25
Left Calf: 17.5 -> 17.25 -0.25
Right Arm Top: 17 -> 16.5 -0.5
Left Arm Top: 16.5 -> 16 -0.5
Right Arm Bottom: 11.5 -> 11.25 -0.25
Left Arm Bottom: 11.5 -> 11.25 -0.25
Difference of 8.25 inches!
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Sunflower2
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Yayyyy! That's a whole bunch of inches xx
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mizzie
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Xenon - Lol, I love peanut butter. I have a peanut butter sandwich for breakfast several times a week and my favorite healthy snack is peanut butter and a granny smith apple.
Sunflower - I know! I'm pretty excited about that. Thanks! ^_^
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*happy dance* I'm having a great morning as far as the weight loss goes! Ok, this isn't official until Friday, and normally I don't post my weight early, but I'm so excited about this.
I weighed myself for the BL Challenge and I was at 196.5!!!
First off, I'm under 200 (by quite a bit!) and second, that was a 4.7 pound loss from last week's BL weigh in. Holy crap, talk about your whoosh! I really didn't do anything at all different last week either. After I saw that number, I went and looked at my calories for the last week, and I averaged around 1450 daily. That's about normal for me and it was the same types of food I normally eat.
Like I said, that's not official yet, but the trend seems to be that I weigh in well for the Challenge, then either maintain or lose another 1/2 pound or so for Friday's weigh in. So I'm fairly sure that I'll be right around here come Friday. We'll see.
Last time I really tried to lose weight, I started at about 214. I did it for two months and got down to 195, but then some stuff happened in our lives that was too much for me to handle on top of the weight loss and I quit. Went back to my old ways and gained it all back plus 5 pounds. So, I'm very close to being the lightest I've been since I was in college! A few more pounds and I'll be there. So that's exciting too.
Then, to top that off, I took my measurements this morning. Last time I took them was three weeks ago. They are posted above, but you can see that I lost a total of 8.25 inches. That's pretty sweet, actually. I guess I'm not sure how much someone should lose in three weeks, so maybe that's not a great number, but I'm happy with it.
Although I really have to laugh about the 2 inches off my breasts. I knew they were getting smaller! I don't quite fill out some of my shirts as much as I used to and my bras are feeling more loose. I even asked the hubby over the weekend if he thought my breasts were getting smaller, but he chose not to comment.
(he's a bit of a prude. ) Now, I certainly don't mind having less in that area! But it just figures that I'd lose there the most.
I'm going to be a bit tired today though. I got to bed an hour late last night because hubby came home right as I was heading to bed and we sat up talking for a little while. Then he had to wake up a hour earlier than I did this morning. When the alarm went off for him, I got up and went to the bathroom, then decided to weigh myself for the Challenge. Well, when I saw my weight I was so excited that I couldn't get back to sleep. I went and laid in bed for 25 minutes or so, then gave up and got up. So, 6 hours of sleep last night instead of 8. I can already feel it too, but I'm still riding the excitement.
OH! AND, since I mentioned this here before, we went and got our taxes done last night. That's such a relief to have those done, you have no idea. And to top that off, we are getting a decent refund back. Hubby was worried that we'd have to pay in. I was pretty sure we wouldn't have to pay in, but I didn't think we'd get much back. We got about 5 times more than I figured we'd get! O_O That'll be enough to pay off some of our smaller debts (small credit cards and the like), get something we've been looking at, have money for my friend's visit next month AND still have a little left over for a "rainy day" fund. YEA! And it was completely painless too, I think we'll go back to that same woman next year.
Sunflower - I know! I'm pretty excited about that. Thanks! ^_^
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*happy dance* I'm having a great morning as far as the weight loss goes! Ok, this isn't official until Friday, and normally I don't post my weight early, but I'm so excited about this.
I weighed myself for the BL Challenge and I was at 196.5!!!
First off, I'm under 200 (by quite a bit!) and second, that was a 4.7 pound loss from last week's BL weigh in. Holy crap, talk about your whoosh! I really didn't do anything at all different last week either. After I saw that number, I went and looked at my calories for the last week, and I averaged around 1450 daily. That's about normal for me and it was the same types of food I normally eat.Like I said, that's not official yet, but the trend seems to be that I weigh in well for the Challenge, then either maintain or lose another 1/2 pound or so for Friday's weigh in. So I'm fairly sure that I'll be right around here come Friday. We'll see.
Last time I really tried to lose weight, I started at about 214. I did it for two months and got down to 195, but then some stuff happened in our lives that was too much for me to handle on top of the weight loss and I quit. Went back to my old ways and gained it all back plus 5 pounds. So, I'm very close to being the lightest I've been since I was in college! A few more pounds and I'll be there. So that's exciting too.
Then, to top that off, I took my measurements this morning. Last time I took them was three weeks ago. They are posted above, but you can see that I lost a total of 8.25 inches. That's pretty sweet, actually. I guess I'm not sure how much someone should lose in three weeks, so maybe that's not a great number, but I'm happy with it.
Although I really have to laugh about the 2 inches off my breasts. I knew they were getting smaller! I don't quite fill out some of my shirts as much as I used to and my bras are feeling more loose. I even asked the hubby over the weekend if he thought my breasts were getting smaller, but he chose not to comment.
(he's a bit of a prude. ) Now, I certainly don't mind having less in that area! But it just figures that I'd lose there the most. I'm going to be a bit tired today though. I got to bed an hour late last night because hubby came home right as I was heading to bed and we sat up talking for a little while. Then he had to wake up a hour earlier than I did this morning. When the alarm went off for him, I got up and went to the bathroom, then decided to weigh myself for the Challenge. Well, when I saw my weight I was so excited that I couldn't get back to sleep. I went and laid in bed for 25 minutes or so, then gave up and got up. So, 6 hours of sleep last night instead of 8. I can already feel it too, but I'm still riding the excitement.
OH! AND, since I mentioned this here before, we went and got our taxes done last night. That's such a relief to have those done, you have no idea. And to top that off, we are getting a decent refund back. Hubby was worried that we'd have to pay in. I was pretty sure we wouldn't have to pay in, but I didn't think we'd get much back. We got about 5 times more than I figured we'd get! O_O That'll be enough to pay off some of our smaller debts (small credit cards and the like), get something we've been looking at, have money for my friend's visit next month AND still have a little left over for a "rainy day" fund. YEA! And it was completely painless too, I think we'll go back to that same woman next year.
mizzie
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Oh, I've been meaning to say this and I keep forgetting. Does anyone eat that Fiber One cereal? I got a box last week and I'm liking it! I got the original flavor, because it had the most fiber and the least sugar. It does taste a little on the bland side, I'll be honest, but it's not a bad taste. I don't like fruit in my cereal, but if you do, that would help with the flavor I'm sure. I add a little honey to mine.
Anyway, I always have an issue getting enough fiber. This has 14g of fiber in one half cup serving! Only 1g of fat, no sugar, no cholesterol, 60 calories and it's made with whole grains. Anyway, just wanted to share that the cereal isn't terrible, if anyone has been thinking about it. Or if anyone else has trouble getting enough fiber. With the milk and honey, my breakfast still only comes to about 135 calories and I stay full until my morning snack.
Lol, just read that over. I swear I'm not trying to sell the cereal. Just found a product that I liked.
Anyway, I always have an issue getting enough fiber. This has 14g of fiber in one half cup serving! Only 1g of fat, no sugar, no cholesterol, 60 calories and it's made with whole grains. Anyway, just wanted to share that the cereal isn't terrible, if anyone has been thinking about it. Or if anyone else has trouble getting enough fiber. With the milk and honey, my breakfast still only comes to about 135 calories and I stay full until my morning snack.
Lol, just read that over. I swear I'm not trying to sell the cereal. Just found a product that I liked.
Andy2
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Xenon - Lol, I love peanut butter. I have a peanut butter sandwich for breakfast several times a week and my favorite healthy snack is peanut butter and a granny smith apple.
Sunflower - I know! I'm pretty excited about that. Thanks! ^_^
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*happy dance* I'm having a great morning as far as the weight loss goes! Ok, this isn't official until Friday, and normally I don't post my weight early, but I'm so excited about this.
I weighed myself for the BL Challenge and I was at 196.5!!!
Like I said, that's not official yet, but the trend seems to be that I weigh in well for the Challenge, then either maintain or lose another 1/2 pound or so for Friday's weigh in. So I'm fairly sure that I'll be right around here come Friday. We'll see.
Last time I really tried to lose weight, I started at about 214. I did it for two months and got down to 195, but then some stuff happened in our lives that was too much for me to handle on top of the weight loss and I quit. Went back to my old ways and gained it all back plus 5 pounds. So, I'm very close to being the lightest I've been since I was in college! A few more pounds and I'll be there. So that's exciting too.
Then, to top that off, I took my measurements this morning. Last time I took them was three weeks ago. They are posted above, but you can see that I lost a total of 8.25 inches. That's pretty sweet, actually. I guess I'm not sure how much someone should lose in three weeks, so maybe that's not a great number, but I'm happy with it.
Although I really have to laugh about the 2 inches off my breasts. I knew they were getting smaller! I don't quite fill out some of my shirts as much as I used to and my bras are feeling more loose. I even asked the hubby over the weekend if he thought my breasts were getting smaller, but he chose not to comment.
I'm going to be a bit tired today though. I got to bed an hour late last night because hubby came home right as I was heading to bed and we sat up talking for a little while. Then he had to wake up a hour earlier than I did this morning. When the alarm went off for him, I got up and went to the bathroom, then decided to weigh myself for the Challenge. Well, when I saw my weight I was so excited that I couldn't get back to sleep. I went and laid in bed for 25 minutes or so, then gave up and got up. So, 6 hours of sleep last night instead of 8. I can already feel it too, but I'm still riding the excitement.
OH! AND, since I mentioned this here before, we went and got our taxes done last night. That's such a relief to have those done, you have no idea. And to top that off, we are getting a decent refund back. Hubby was worried that we'd have to pay in. I was pretty sure we wouldn't have to pay in, but I didn't think we'd get much back. We got about 5 times more than I figured we'd get! O_O That'll be enough to pay off some of our smaller debts (small credit cards and the like), get something we've been looking at, have money for my friend's visit next month AND still have a little left over for a "rainy day" fund. YEA! And it was completely painless too, I think we'll go back to that same woman next year.
WHOOSH is right! Dang Mizzie, thats a great week! You not only got through the 200 barrier, you crushed it and kept on going! Well done!
Between that and your larger-than-expected refund, I would wager you are having a bonafide GREAT week!
EDIT - AND ITS ONLY TUESDAY!
Andy2
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hahahaha, you got me. I've tried this brand in the past, and thought it was pretty good, but it was noticably more expensive than other cereals. Then last week I saw a little in-show ad for it, so I picked up a box of the original cereal (51% DV of fiber per serving iirc). Its pretty excellent with skim milk, and I've found that I really like a small bowl when I get home to
A) Get more fiber.
B) curb my hunger until dinner.
And yea, its not loaded with sugars, but considering the cal stats on the side it has my stamp of approval :x !
heatherisadork
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Holy moly mizzie!!!! Congrats on your weight loss this week!!
Sounds like you're doing a wonderful job.
Xenon1
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OH
MY
GOD
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I am soooo happy for you Mizzie! Congrats on the weight loss YOU ARE UNDER 200
and it is so super to hear that you got so much good news 
chubbygirl
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So excited for you Mizzie!! Just read your results in the BL challenge and had to come over right away to congratulate you! Your hard work is paying off - keep it up!!!
mizzie
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Thank you everyone! I was a little grumpy this morning and when I saw all your posts it really cheered me up. I'm grinning and all giddy now. Really, all of you, thank you for your support! This is part of what is helping me actually stick to it this time.
Andy - Thanks! I do feel like I showed that 200 barrier who's in charge. lol Yeah, the cereal is more expensive, but I usually don't eat cold cereal, so I don't notice that as much. I just got the original kind, which says it has 57% of your daily fiber. But since I'm eating at a 1500 calorie diet instead of 2000, it actually winds up being closer to 70% for me. I've been over on fiber now, instead of under!
heatherisadork - Thank you!
Xenon - LOL! That is a lot of smilies! I don't think I've ever seen so much movement in a post before. ^_~ Thanks, that made me laugh.
chubbygirl - Aww, that's so sweet of you! Thank you!
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Exercising this morning went surprisingly well considering how I started. When the alarm went off, I really, really wasn't ready to get up. I felt so tired and just wanted to crawl back into bed. Actually, I had pretty much decided that I was going to go back to bed then and that I'd make up the exercising after work. But then I remembered that's exactly what I did a few weeks ago and I was worried then that it would make it easier to do it in the future. That's how I've quit in the past! So, I gave myself a good shake and got my workout clothes on.
After that it went fine. Actually seemed to go really fast this morning. Before I knew it, the DVD was on "light four-limb", which is the last thing before abs, which are the last things before the cool down. (it's the part I always look forward to, since that means only 10 minutes or so left) I was really surprised how fast it went this morning. I think I had other things on my mind and I wasn't focusing on how long I had left.
I was really tempted to weigh myself this morning. I just love seeing a 1 at the beginning of that number! But I resisted the urge. No weighing until Friday! But then it'll be official and I can add the weight to my chart AND update my ticker. I can't wait!
Andy - Thanks! I do feel like I showed that 200 barrier who's in charge. lol Yeah, the cereal is more expensive, but I usually don't eat cold cereal, so I don't notice that as much. I just got the original kind, which says it has 57% of your daily fiber. But since I'm eating at a 1500 calorie diet instead of 2000, it actually winds up being closer to 70% for me. I've been over on fiber now, instead of under!
heatherisadork - Thank you!
Xenon - LOL! That is a lot of smilies! I don't think I've ever seen so much movement in a post before. ^_~ Thanks, that made me laugh.
chubbygirl - Aww, that's so sweet of you! Thank you!
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Exercising this morning went surprisingly well considering how I started. When the alarm went off, I really, really wasn't ready to get up. I felt so tired and just wanted to crawl back into bed. Actually, I had pretty much decided that I was going to go back to bed then and that I'd make up the exercising after work. But then I remembered that's exactly what I did a few weeks ago and I was worried then that it would make it easier to do it in the future. That's how I've quit in the past! So, I gave myself a good shake and got my workout clothes on.
After that it went fine. Actually seemed to go really fast this morning. Before I knew it, the DVD was on "light four-limb", which is the last thing before abs, which are the last things before the cool down. (it's the part I always look forward to, since that means only 10 minutes or so left) I was really surprised how fast it went this morning. I think I had other things on my mind and I wasn't focusing on how long I had left.
I was really tempted to weigh myself this morning. I just love seeing a 1 at the beginning of that number! But I resisted the urge. No weighing until Friday! But then it'll be official and I can add the weight to my chart AND update my ticker. I can't wait!
Hey Mizzie,
I haven't checked up on you in a couple days and wow what a difference a couple days can make! You are doing amazing!!! Congrats on your nice big loss and all of those inches lost! I am so happy for you! I want to get a kitchen scale as well but I have been having the hardest time finding one. I also like fiber one cereal, I bought the honey and clusters one and it is SO yummy! And doesn't have much of a difference with the calories or fiber as the plain one and doesn't have much sugar, I didn't know fiber could be so good lol. Good job on pushing yourself out of bed this morning to work out! Keep working hard, it is paying off big time!
I haven't checked up on you in a couple days and wow what a difference a couple days can make! You are doing amazing!!! Congrats on your nice big loss and all of those inches lost! I am so happy for you! I want to get a kitchen scale as well but I have been having the hardest time finding one. I also like fiber one cereal, I bought the honey and clusters one and it is SO yummy! And doesn't have much of a difference with the calories or fiber as the plain one and doesn't have much sugar, I didn't know fiber could be so good lol. Good job on pushing yourself out of bed this morning to work out! Keep working hard, it is paying off big time!
Just read through your diary today, all of it because I'm sad like that! And so far you're doing amazing!
Congratulations on your inches and getting below 200. Can't wait to check back on friday and see what you're official weigh in is!
We have the same goal, although so far my ticker says different, and started at a similar weight so you're a massive inspiration and a bit of a kick up the butt for me!
Apparently my ticker changed itself when all I did was put some numbers in to see.. Ah well. Thats now my proper goal anyway
Congratulations on your inches and getting below 200. Can't wait to check back on friday and see what you're official weigh in is!
We have the same goal, although so far my ticker says different, and started at a similar weight so you're a massive inspiration and a bit of a kick up the butt for me!
Apparently my ticker changed itself when all I did was put some numbers in to see.. Ah well. Thats now my proper goal anyway
mizzie
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Janvier - Thanks! I'm pretty excited, as I'm sure was plain from my posts. We found our kitchen scale at Target, but I'm not sure if you have Target there or a similar store. You could look online if you can't find one in the stores. I'm loving mine, I feel so much more confident that I'm not over estimating calories now.
redpiggy - Thanks for stopping by and for the kind words! Wow, we really do have similar starting weights and goals. I picked 150 because that will get me in the healthy BMI range for my height. My plan then is to just see how I feel and I'll either keep going, take a break and continue later, or just stay there. Depends on how I feel about my body at the time.
Yeah, the tickers update automatically. It's pretty nice actually.
redpiggy - Thanks for stopping by and for the kind words! Wow, we really do have similar starting weights and goals. I picked 150 because that will get me in the healthy BMI range for my height. My plan then is to just see how I feel and I'll either keep going, take a break and continue later, or just stay there. Depends on how I feel about my body at the time.
Yeah, the tickers update automatically. It's pretty nice actually.
mizzie
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Why is it that even when I have a good weigh in, I can't be happy about it? Ok, official weigh in is 198.4. You might notice that it's 2 pounds higher than Tuesday's weigh in. 
I know I'm starting to sound like a broken record here, but I'm sure it's water weight. For one, there's no way possible that I ate 7000 above maintenance!!! Not when I'm usually 1000-1200 below, and this has been a decent week for calories. Plus, I drank about 50 ounces of water at work yesterday and only went to the bathroom twice. Yeah, that tells you something.
But, I refuse to be upset by that. I'm still 2.6 pounds down from last Friday and that's a good week! Plus, I'm now officially under 200 and I've officially reached 20 pounds lost! This is great! And I'm so close to 10% of my starting weight gone too, technically I'm at 9.7%. LOL AND, I'm 30.5% of the way to my goal, so this is all really exciting!
I do have a confession to make though, I didn't exercise last night or this morning. But let me explain. Last night I had so many things to do to get ready for our trip this weekend that I was busy from the minute I got home until I went to bed. Now, I'm not going to claim I burned as many calories as I would have in the exercise room, but I still had to have burned some! But, I didn't get done with everything until almost 10:30. I like to go to bed by 9 on the nights before I get up early to exercise (8 hours a night is part of my "getting healthy" plan). I knew that if I went to bed an hour and a half late, but still got up to exercise, I would be very tired and crabby today. We are leaving tonight and I really don't want to be crabby today! So I just set my alarm for 6 and skipped it. That's the first time I've skipped outright since I've started.
I really hope I'm not starting a trend here, because I want to keep losing and at the rate that I am too. (for as long as I can anyway) But it really came down to what is more important at that moment, enough sleep or exercise. And we'll be up late tonight and I'm going to be active all weekend. Ok, I'm rationalizing.
Oh, I am a little proud of myself though. We went to the store last night to get a few snacks and some breakfast food to have in our room (cheaper to bring breakfast than to buy it there). Hubby was looking at the rolls, doughnuts and muffins. I saw them and yes, they looked good, but they looked bad at the same time. I really didn't want to eat them. I think I've finally rewired my brain to see over processed sugar and fat as not something we want to put in our body. Yea!
I think hubby was getting a little frustrated though. He pointed out that I am due a free day (20 pounds lost). And yes, that's true. But I don't want to go crazy on my free days. Plus, who knows what we'll be eating for lunches and dinners, so I want to be as good as I can. We wound up getting some granola bars for breakfast. I know, sugar, but fewer calories and fat then the rolls! There weren't a lot of options that didn't require heat or refrigeration. Oh, and I'm going to run to a different store on lunch today and grab some fruit. The fruit at last night's store looked kind of nasty.
Oh, plus, hubby was looking at some chips too. Doritos, of all things! I told him right out that if would like to get some, that's fine, but I'm not going to eat any.
I was bad for lunch yesterday, but I didn't have a lot of options. My car was in the shop getting a new battery put in and it was supposed to be done by noon, but it wasn't. I had planned on getting the car and going home for lunch, but since it wasn't done, I had to make due with what I could walk to. Unfortunately, the only option was Quizno's. *sigh* I did get a small sandwich though, rather then the medium I usually got. And calories were fine for the day.
I'm super excited to leave tonight!!! Hubby and I never get time away, especially not just the two of us. I hope today goes by fast. It won't, because I want it to.
I know I'm starting to sound like a broken record here, but I'm sure it's water weight. For one, there's no way possible that I ate 7000 above maintenance!!! Not when I'm usually 1000-1200 below, and this has been a decent week for calories. Plus, I drank about 50 ounces of water at work yesterday and only went to the bathroom twice. Yeah, that tells you something.But, I refuse to be upset by that. I'm still 2.6 pounds down from last Friday and that's a good week! Plus, I'm now officially under 200 and I've officially reached 20 pounds lost! This is great! And I'm so close to 10% of my starting weight gone too, technically I'm at 9.7%. LOL AND, I'm 30.5% of the way to my goal, so this is all really exciting!
I do have a confession to make though, I didn't exercise last night or this morning. But let me explain. Last night I had so many things to do to get ready for our trip this weekend that I was busy from the minute I got home until I went to bed. Now, I'm not going to claim I burned as many calories as I would have in the exercise room, but I still had to have burned some! But, I didn't get done with everything until almost 10:30. I like to go to bed by 9 on the nights before I get up early to exercise (8 hours a night is part of my "getting healthy" plan). I knew that if I went to bed an hour and a half late, but still got up to exercise, I would be very tired and crabby today. We are leaving tonight and I really don't want to be crabby today! So I just set my alarm for 6 and skipped it. That's the first time I've skipped outright since I've started.
I really hope I'm not starting a trend here, because I want to keep losing and at the rate that I am too. (for as long as I can anyway) But it really came down to what is more important at that moment, enough sleep or exercise. And we'll be up late tonight and I'm going to be active all weekend. Ok, I'm rationalizing.
Oh, I am a little proud of myself though. We went to the store last night to get a few snacks and some breakfast food to have in our room (cheaper to bring breakfast than to buy it there). Hubby was looking at the rolls, doughnuts and muffins. I saw them and yes, they looked good, but they looked bad at the same time. I really didn't want to eat them. I think I've finally rewired my brain to see over processed sugar and fat as not something we want to put in our body. Yea!
I think hubby was getting a little frustrated though. He pointed out that I am due a free day (20 pounds lost). And yes, that's true. But I don't want to go crazy on my free days. Plus, who knows what we'll be eating for lunches and dinners, so I want to be as good as I can. We wound up getting some granola bars for breakfast. I know, sugar, but fewer calories and fat then the rolls! There weren't a lot of options that didn't require heat or refrigeration. Oh, and I'm going to run to a different store on lunch today and grab some fruit. The fruit at last night's store looked kind of nasty.
Oh, plus, hubby was looking at some chips too. Doritos, of all things! I told him right out that if would like to get some, that's fine, but I'm not going to eat any.
I was bad for lunch yesterday, but I didn't have a lot of options. My car was in the shop getting a new battery put in and it was supposed to be done by noon, but it wasn't. I had planned on getting the car and going home for lunch, but since it wasn't done, I had to make due with what I could walk to. Unfortunately, the only option was Quizno's. *sigh* I did get a small sandwich though, rather then the medium I usually got. And calories were fine for the day.
I'm super excited to leave tonight!!! Hubby and I never get time away, especially not just the two of us. I hope today goes by fast. It won't, because I want it to.
chubbygirl
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You are allowed to skip working out in the morning so don't beat yourself up over it!! As long as you don't make it a habit you will be fine!! One day won't change your weigh-in next week! Great loss too btw!!! The 200's are long gone now and never coming back!! I'm so excited for your trip this weekend - I bet you are going to have lots of fun and it will be great for you and your hunnie to get some alone time - I'm sure some calories will get burned there too, lol, wink wink!!
I love it that you told him you won't have any Doritos! good for you - I bet they won't taste as good as being thin will!!! Keep it up Mizzie and have a great weekend - I'll be thinking about you!
I love it that you told him you won't have any Doritos! good for you - I bet they won't taste as good as being thin will!!! Keep it up Mizzie and have a great weekend - I'll be thinking about you!