Monica's Motivation Book

Mahatt said:
Hey Monica,

I too hope your mum will be better soon, nothing is more stressfull than worries.
Anyway, I just wanted to give you some snack-prevention-tips. I try to keep my apartment as free of the bad things as possible. Other than that, to prevent me from raiding the cubbords when there is something there I shouldn't eat I brush my teeth. Then it taste nasty, and takes the fun out of it... Well, I hope you have a nice day.
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lol Great tip! And my teeth will end up REALLY white and clean considering how often I have snack attacks! I'll be brushing 6 times a day!! :p

This afternoon, for lunch, I had a turkey bacon sandwich and an apple.

Yesterday, I was able to squeeze into a pair of jeans that I haven't been able to wear in about a year now. :) That was nice, but they smelled funny, probably from being packed away for so long, so I had to take them right back off again and throw them into the dirty clothes hamper. But I think I will wear them to the party I'm going to this Friday night. It will be my own private victory dance. haha

I've been talking to my mom every day on the phone...which sometimes means I have to stay up until midnight b/c she doesn't get home til 6pm and there's a 6hr time difference between us. But I don't mind. It's not like I need to talk to her for a long time or anything. I just want to hear her voice and make sure she's OK for the day. I haven't got much longer before I go home and I wish the time would go by faster.

So I kept getting frustrated with myself, b/c I wanted soooo badly to be able to make it through the day without eating anything sweet. But however hard I tried, it seemed like by the end of the day, I just felt like I NEEDED something -anything - sweet!! I was raised having my after-dinner dessert every night. How can I just cut that off after 22 years? So I decided to tackle it from a different angle. Instead of having something truly horrible, I went out and got these Special K chocolate low-fat snack bars...they're supposed to be a low-cal (90 calories per bar) snack for on the go. But they totally do the trick!! It's like I'm fooling my body into thinking it's getting it's night time dessert (which it is, I guess) but it's not nearly as bad as some of the other stuff I could be eating. :)

And on that note, I need to go and get started on my water. :D

x
Monica
 
Way to go on the jeans girl!! Glad you put them in the washer (lol). As for your mom, she is still very much in my prayers and I trust that all will be fine with her. You sound like a great daughter and I know your mom feels so blessed to have such a thoughtful and compassinate child.

Now with the snack, I've been told a million times and I subscribe to the theory now...don't deprive yourself of sweets, just make better choices. Eat a small piece versus the whole cake, stuff like that. The more you deprive yourself, the more you'll crave it. I think you did just fine with the Special K bar.

Have a great Tuesday! :)
 
hey Monica, I feel like such a bad friend! I havn't commented on your journal yet and we've been talking for awhile now!lol...anyways, you really have a great mentality towards your goals, I also love that even on your bad days you pick yourself back up. I know how it feels to be that far away from your family when something like that happens, I was only down here(Alabama) for a month, when my sister called to tell me mom was in the hospital! I of coarse freaked out here I am 2600 mile cross country from her and thers nothing I could do. well it was the same sounding symptoms as your mom, but they couldnt determine what it was... (shes ok now:) ) and I'm sure when you go home and SEE that everythings fine with her you'lll breath easier! hope your having a great day:D
 
Hey sorry I haven't visited your diary.But your doing great and congrats on the getting the jeans on feels so great!
I am wearing a very tight 15 but hey they are 15's lol this time last year I was in a 22 so I dont care how tight they are they fit!Keep up the good work
your doing awesome and sorry again it took me a while to stop by! Tammy
 
Hey there!

I went out yesterday and got these ice cream bars from weight watchers----oh my heck they are yummy! One little fudgsical bar is only 60 calories (Yipee!!). I agree with everyone else...just make a better choice of dessert. A yummy dish of fruit with a little yogurt--umm.... I'm hungry now. :)

Keep up the good work!
 
Monica,
I'm glad to hear you're mom is doing better! And everyone is right, if you deprive yourself of the sweets, it will only come back and bite you with a binge ;) Good for you for finding the Special K bar to satisfy the sweet urge! It's a much better option!
 
Thanks everyone! Great tips and you guys are such good motivators! :D

Last couple of days, I feel like I've been doing much better, since I've been keeping up with my calories on fitday. In fact yesterday, I only had 1076, so I was very happy with that! :) BUT on Tuesday night, I went out for a drink with my friend after work, and one drink turned into us going bar-hopping. Well, when I got home I jumped on the computer to update my fitday and I literally had the wind knocked out of me when I saw how many calories are in ONE OZ of alcoholic beverages!!!!! OMG! I was stunned! No wonder people lose weight when they go on alcohol strike! So I think that maybe I might cut out the alcohol for a while. I mean, I really don't enjoy alcohol unless I can drink a lot of it. And I don't want to drink 4,000 calories of alcohol in one sitting, so best to just leave it untouched. I will make one exception when I go home in Oct b/c my sis planned a girls night for her, me and my mom. So I will drink that night but other than that, I think alcohol might be one of my big vices. :(

Oh well...today is a good day so far. Only 440 calories used, and it's nearly 1pm. So I think I'm doing OK. :) My friend is flying in tomorrow from Houston and staying for five days. I'm sure we'll get lots of walking in with all the sightseeing I'll do with her.

x
Monica
 
Same here ^^^^^^^!!!!!! I love to drink. My hubby thinks I'm a Alchy:p .. Have a GREAT Day and drink up. We are on a mission today;) Gotta lose the pound.!!!!!! Go VAmpires!!!!! Drink your WATER!!!
 
Hey Mon, just stopping by to say hello. I've been away for a day or so and didn't want anyone to think I'd bailed on you guys! Keep up the great work and have LOTS of fun with your friend!
 
I soo can't hold my booze, one glass of wine and I'm tipsy. Hope you're having a great visit with your friend!
 
I wish that was all it took for me...unfortunately I have to have about 8 cocktails before I start even relaxing a little. lol

Well, I'm not around a whole lot for the next few days. My friend is here til Thursday, so I'll be dragging her all over the place! haha

x
Monica
 
Hi Monika!!
Just wanted to stop by!! Read your diary, and you are doing great. Every day will be different, and you'll get there!!
 
Have alot of fun with your friend! I bet it is hard being away from home...
Keep up the good work... and X the BOOZ!!! Sooooo many empty calories.
 
Have a wonderful time with your friend! I don't know if this will help, but it's a start (the bottom shows kcals in various drinks and their alternatives):

Sifen
 
I wish that was all it took for me...unfortunately I have to have about 8 cocktails before I start even relaxing a little. lol
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Girl I don't care where you were born, Your a Texan in my book.....

just be careful
 
I'm allergic to those... SO THEY R BAD! keep off those drinks! switch to green tea hahaha. U can hv an afternoon of high class art of brewing tea session:p
 
hillbillylee said:
Girl I don't care where you were born, Your a Texan in my book.....

just be careful
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I was in fact, born in Texas. :) And I can't wait to get back to my country saloons, line dancing and cheap drinks. lol

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Today, my friend is feeling very ill. So i guess we will be taking it easy. But we did lots of walking around yesterday. We went out to Windsor and took a tour of the castle, which was really amazing! Then we walked lots around Windsor and then went to Richmond and walked around there as well. So it was all good. :)

x
monica
 
All that walking sounds like good exercise! Hope your friend feels better soon so you guys can get some more fun in before she leaves.
 
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