Sunflower2
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That's a huge loss!! Well done!! xxx
Mizzie's Journey to Being Healthy
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mizzie
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Thanks everyone! Today I seem to have bounced back up to 168.8 or so, but I'm not too worried about it. I'm sure it's just water and I'm just glad to be in the 160's for now. I was just getting frustrated being so close.
Went for a walk with a friend this morning. Usually (when we can go) we walk 6 miles, but today we were both feeling the need for a little extra push, so we went 8. When I got home, I looked it up and we should have burned around 700 calories. Yea! My breakfast was only about 185 calories, so I'm down quite a bit for the day already.
Went for a walk with a friend this morning. Usually (when we can go) we walk 6 miles, but today we were both feeling the need for a little extra push, so we went 8. When I got home, I looked it up and we should have burned around 700 calories. Yea! My breakfast was only about 185 calories, so I'm down quite a bit for the day already.
mizzie
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So, I decided that today is my free day for hitting another 10 pound bracket. Breakfast and lunch were about normal for calories, but for dinner we had chicken alfredo (yum!) and I ate 2 bowls and didn't weigh them or count the calories. I also had a Mike's Lite Hard Lemonade with dinner and two cookies. AND, later tonight I might have some mozzarella bites, if I'm not too tired. lol
I don't know how many calories that will all be and I don't care. I'm not writing it down. It's one day and that won't derail this whole thing. Although, I did spend an hour or so feeling awful because I ate too much dinner and I'm not used to feeling that full anymore. Blah...
OH! And I went down the the scuba shop today and they had my mask, but not in the color I wanted. They were going to put in an order with that company today anyway, so they ordered the mask for me and it'll be here in a week or two. I'm excited. I wish I could have brought it home today, but it won't kill me to wait.
I don't know how many calories that will all be and I don't care. I'm not writing it down. It's one day and that won't derail this whole thing. Although, I did spend an hour or so feeling awful because I ate too much dinner and I'm not used to feeling that full anymore. Blah...
OH! And I went down the the scuba shop today and they had my mask, but not in the color I wanted. They were going to put in an order with that company today anyway, so they ordered the mask for me and it'll be here in a week or two. I'm excited. I wish I could have brought it home today, but it won't kill me to wait.
mizzie
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Ugg, so my free day kind of turned into a free weekend. I did have the mozzarella bites on Saturday AND yesterday. But now they are gone, so I don't have that temptation anymore. And hubby made a really yummy dish yesterday with pasta and some kind of sauce that had shrimp in it. I don't think it was too, too horrible, but I did eat a lot of it. Pasta has a lot of calories and the sauce had heavy cream. I didn't even try to count the calories.
But, back on the wagon today! If I want to lose 60 pounds (total) by Oct 1st, I need to really hit it hard. Especially since I was at 168.8 on Saturday... before I started my "free" eating! Normally I would be stressed about that, but I'm just so happy to be under 170 now, that as long as it doesn't go up over that, I'm good.
Oh, and I'm sick of stressing out over my weight all week too. I would jump on the scale every day, several times a day. Pretty much every time I went in the bathroom. And then, on Friday, I would be disgruntled because it was lower on Tuesday (or whatever). Anyway, since I can't stop doing that, I put the scale under our bed. That way, it's not there to jump on. I'm to lazy to go get it all the time, lol.
But, now I have to go get ready for a job interview. I'm so nervous....
But, back on the wagon today! If I want to lose 60 pounds (total) by Oct 1st, I need to really hit it hard. Especially since I was at 168.8 on Saturday... before I started my "free" eating! Normally I would be stressed about that, but I'm just so happy to be under 170 now, that as long as it doesn't go up over that, I'm good.
Oh, and I'm sick of stressing out over my weight all week too. I would jump on the scale every day, several times a day. Pretty much every time I went in the bathroom. And then, on Friday, I would be disgruntled because it was lower on Tuesday (or whatever). Anyway, since I can't stop doing that, I put the scale under our bed. That way, it's not there to jump on. I'm to lazy to go get it all the time, lol.
But, now I have to go get ready for a job interview. I'm so nervous....
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mizzie
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The interview went well. I have the feeling like I'm in the running, but now I just have to hope that no one else they talk to is better. lol Is it wrong to hope that the other people they interview are either jerks or idiots? And that it's obvious during the interview?
Oh man, I really screwed myself up over the weekend. Yesterday I was just starving all day. Not emotional hunger either, real physical hunger. Months of eating smaller meals and I managed to retrain my stomach in two days.
Did fine on calories, but I didn't go exercise because I had the interview in the morning and it's been way to hot here during the day. I'm trying very hard to get excited to go today, but I really don't want to. BLAH!!!
Oh man, I really screwed myself up over the weekend. Yesterday I was just starving all day. Not emotional hunger either, real physical hunger. Months of eating smaller meals and I managed to retrain my stomach in two days.
Did fine on calories, but I didn't go exercise because I had the interview in the morning and it's been way to hot here during the day. I'm trying very hard to get excited to go today, but I really don't want to. BLAH!!!
chubbygirl
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Awesome news about the interview and no you are not wrong to hope the other candidates suck! I would be hoping the same thing too!
I totally know what you mean about "Months of eating smaller meals and I managed to retrain my stomach in two days." I do that every weekend it seems and then the battle comes Monday to drop to lower cals again.
I'm sure you'll get your workout mojo back once you get back in there! So get back in there
Have a good afternoon!
I totally know what you mean about "Months of eating smaller meals and I managed to retrain my stomach in two days." I do that every weekend it seems and then the battle comes Monday to drop to lower cals again.
I'm sure you'll get your workout mojo back once you get back in there! So get back in there
Have a good afternoon!
Verobc1
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Hey Mizzie I also hope all the others people they interviewed where jerks or idots! Congrats on losing over 50lb and on making it in the 160's!!! I am hoping to join you soon....cause as happy as I was entering the 170's I am sick of em now! Get back to the gym now you can do it!
mizzie
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Well, I didn't get the job. Apparently, it went to someone in the company, but I as a "strong candidate" and they wished they had another spot so they could get me in too. GRR!!! That only makes me feel worse. Why even open it up and interview people if they already had someone inside lined up to take it?
But I won't get into that, it just ticks me off. I don't want to talk about it.
Not looking forward to my weigh in tomorrow. I've only exercised once in the last week and I've been eating a lot of salt. Plus, I haven't been drinking much water, so who knows what that's going to do. Calories have been fine (except for the free weekend) but the sodium is through the roof.
I fully expect it to go up, I just hope it's still under 170...
But I won't get into that, it just ticks me off. I don't want to talk about it.
Not looking forward to my weigh in tomorrow. I've only exercised once in the last week and I've been eating a lot of salt.
Plus, I haven't been drinking much water, so who knows what that's going to do. Calories have been fine (except for the free weekend) but the sodium is through the roof.I fully expect it to go up, I just hope it's still under 170...
chubbygirl
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That is really annoying that they would do that. Sorry to hear you didn't get it. Oh well at least it was good experience for the next one. I'm sure something great will come your way soon.
You are allowed to have a not so great week here and there. Just face the music and work harder on getting your water in next week. You've come so far and I just know the scale is going to keep going down for you - no giving up!! You got this Mizzie - water, water, water!!! Have a great healthy weekend!!
mizzie
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Xenon - Welcome back!!! Good to see you here again! And thanks, I'm still trucking along.
Lisa - Yeah, and I took it rather hard. Didn't help that TOM is this week, so my emotions were all over. Oh well, moving on, I guess. Working on the water today too.
Tig - Cool! October is a good month, things are starting to cool down and the leaves are changing. I do like it.
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Well, that wasn't bad at all. I lost 1.2 pounds this week and I'll take it! I just hope next week is good too, sometimes my body has a week delay. 53 pounds gone! ^_^
And, that means I have 7 more pounds to reach my mini goal and 5 weeks to do it in. Totally doable. Only 17 pounds to go to my scuba lessons! O_O Since I've gotten under 170, I really feel like my goal is in sight. I'm not there yet, but I can see it.
Lisa - Yeah, and I took it rather hard. Didn't help that TOM is this week, so my emotions were all over. Oh well, moving on, I guess. Working on the water today too.
Tig - Cool! October is a good month, things are starting to cool down and the leaves are changing. I do like it.
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Well, that wasn't bad at all. I lost 1.2 pounds this week and I'll take it! I just hope next week is good too, sometimes my body has a week delay. 53 pounds gone! ^_^
And, that means I have 7 more pounds to reach my mini goal and 5 weeks to do it in. Totally doable. Only 17 pounds to go to my scuba lessons! O_O Since I've gotten under 170, I really feel like my goal is in sight. I'm not there yet, but I can see it.
jjjay
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Hey Mizzie, thought I'd pop in and catch up with how you are doing. Holy moly the weight loss is happening!!! WooHooo! Congrats on the 160s. You are zoooming towards that goal!
I'd like to hear how you progress on the arm thing...I have wings there too that I am trying to get rid of - it seems to be the most stubborn bit to get shifting and annoyingly is the last bit of me to fit into the next size down top if that makes sense...hehe big everywhere else, STILL tight on the upper arms.
Sorry to hear about the job interview - it happens like that quite often but the best you can do is write them a letter asking them to keep your resume on file and contact you if anythign suitable comes up in the future.
I'd like to hear how you progress on the arm thing...I have wings there too that I am trying to get rid of - it seems to be the most stubborn bit to get shifting and annoyingly is the last bit of me to fit into the next size down top if that makes sense...hehe big everywhere else, STILL tight on the upper arms.
Sorry to hear about the job interview - it happens like that quite often but the best you can do is write them a letter asking them to keep your resume on file and contact you if anythign suitable comes up in the future.
mizzie
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jjjay - Thanks for stopping by! I'll keep you posted on the arm thing. No idea if they'll ever be as small as I'd like. Just seems like, after losing 50 pounds, they would be smaller. Blah...
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Sorry I haven't posted in a few days. I've been around, even on this forum, but just didn't have much to post. Eating has been fine, for the most part, although I have noticed more unhealthy stuff creeping in. Calories have been fine, but they've been made up of worse stuff. I need to reverse that.
What's been bad is my exercising. Honestly, I'm getting bored with the exercise room, but I'm running out of options. I don't have money to join a gym (and it wouldn't be that different from what I'm doing), I'm sick of my tapes, I don't like sports and I can't go bike riding or anything because my daughter is home with me. She will be back to school next week, but even so, I just don't feel the calorie burn with biking as much. Plus, it does nothing for the muscles in the rest of my body. Ugg...
Plus, it seems like I'm always either busy or sluggish in the morning lately. And it's too hot to go in the afternoon or evening. Yeah, ok, excuses. I know, I know.
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Sorry I haven't posted in a few days. I've been around, even on this forum, but just didn't have much to post. Eating has been fine, for the most part, although I have noticed more unhealthy stuff creeping in. Calories have been fine, but they've been made up of worse stuff. I need to reverse that.
What's been bad is my exercising. Honestly, I'm getting bored with the exercise room, but I'm running out of options. I don't have money to join a gym (and it wouldn't be that different from what I'm doing), I'm sick of my tapes, I don't like sports and I can't go bike riding or anything because my daughter is home with me. She will be back to school next week, but even so, I just don't feel the calorie burn with biking as much. Plus, it does nothing for the muscles in the rest of my body. Ugg...
Plus, it seems like I'm always either busy or sluggish in the morning lately. And it's too hot to go in the afternoon or evening. Yeah, ok, excuses. I know, I know.
mizzie
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Woot, 165 this morning! So, that's a 1.8 pound loss from last week and I'm over the moon about it! See? I'm so much happier with my weigh ins when I don't weigh every day. I might have been lower on Tuesday than I am now, but I don't know it so I can just be happy with what I've lost. So, that means I've lost 54.8 total and I'm only 15 pounds away from my goal. Oh, and I only have 5.2 pounds to lose for my mini goal and a month to do it in, so that's great too. I should be able to do that.
Also, I started at a BMI of 36.6 and I'm now at 27.5, so that's pretty cool.
In other news, I have a job! Ok, it's part time and temporary (someone is going on maternity leave), but it's a job and a little extra money for a couple of months. Plus, it'll look better on a resume than a gaping hole would AND it's in accounting, so it'll keep my skills sharp. Now, the only problem is that I have exactly one outfit I could wear to work that fits... lol So, off to the store for me. Not that we have money for clothes shopping, we really don't, but I need to wear something and I really can't wear my old clothes, they look terrible!
Since I've gotten under 170, I really feel like my goal is in sight. I'm less than 20 pounds away. Now, part of me still feels like a fat girl (some of that is mental, I'm sure, and some of it is the pudge still hanging off of me), but I'm a lot less of a fat girl and I'm working on it.
Also, I started at a BMI of 36.6 and I'm now at 27.5, so that's pretty cool.
In other news, I have a job! Ok, it's part time and temporary (someone is going on maternity leave), but it's a job and a little extra money for a couple of months. Plus, it'll look better on a resume than a gaping hole would AND it's in accounting, so it'll keep my skills sharp. Now, the only problem is that I have exactly one outfit I could wear to work that fits... lol So, off to the store for me. Not that we have money for clothes shopping, we really don't, but I need to wear something and I really can't wear my old clothes, they look terrible!
Since I've gotten under 170, I really feel like my goal is in sight. I'm less than 20 pounds away. Now, part of me still feels like a fat girl (some of that is mental, I'm sure, and some of it is the pudge still hanging off of me), but I'm a lot less of a fat girl and I'm working on it.
chubbygirl
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Awesome work Mizzie - wow you have come so far and I don't see you giving up at all till you reach your goal so that is really exciting! Let's get our last 20 off together!! Are you going to post pics when you are there? I would love to see the change!
Good news on the job too - just in time for your daughter going back to school - good timing. Now she will have to kick your butt to the gym after work and school!
These last 20 pounds are going to be the hardest but I know you have it in you!! No giving up!! One day at a time! Have a great weekend and I hope you find something shopping!!
Good news on the job too - just in time for your daughter going back to school - good timing. Now she will have to kick your butt to the gym after work and school!
These last 20 pounds are going to be the hardest but I know you have it in you!! No giving up!! One day at a time! Have a great weekend and I hope you find something shopping!!
jjjay
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Congrats on the new job Mizzie!!! And on the next few lbs coming off - little bits at a time and it will go! You have done so well getting down to 165lbs - I remember when I was chasing you through the 190s and 180s but you have streaked ahead! The good news that its easier the thinner you get to find clothes cheaper that look smart enough for work!! I used to get so frustrated that I would have to go and buy an expensive well fitting pair of trousers or suit or shirt because of my size whereas my colleagues who were like size 12 could just walk into a cheapy store like Primark and buy stuff for like £5 that would look great....
Andy2
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Mizzie, I am so proud of you. You are KILLING it! Under 170 now??? It seems like the last time I checked you were at 200! That's incredible! And I am very happy to hear about the employment! Hopefully they let you on the net. Anywho its refreshing to hear you are staying on track. I'm slowly getting back in my habits. See you around friend!