My Finish Line

I HIGHLY doubt that I will post my before & after... Just a cute maybe full body! haha. Anyone that has met me know my "before's" yes, more than just one. You can see my progress in the pics, I was once 235! I'm sure you'll be prone to post pictures of yourself if you're happier!

Mandy ~ If you can stand to just have two, I would say go for it. But it's hard I know. Imagine sitting in a room with 6 boxes of pizza :drool5: Just 2 weeks ago I was bored & hungry and ate about 6 pieces of a large pizza. Bleck.

When I lost weight before a lot of my friends I hadn't seen in a while definitely noticed and commented on my pics saying what a great job I did. It is such a good feeling, and even better when it's in person. My favorite bar, where I know a lot of people, since moved, but when I went in there after 2 months the reactions I got almost brought me to tears!

I know you say that you are TOO addicted, but it may be an AWESOME motivator if you deactivate just for a while. Replace that time with exercise or something. I know, its tough, sometimes I want to log-in just to creep on all my friends but I really look forward to having it back and it is going to be a good 'reward' when I am done. I don't want you to think I am saying "DO THIS" but I am just saying it could push you a little more :)
 
Oh noooo!!! Deactivated facebook?? How do you manage now? LOL Do you have to call 230 people every day to say you had breakfast!!??? :D Haha...I totally get where you are coming from with this.
Facebook could be really good and really bad sometimes. Since people mostly put up their best "pictures", show their best faces there, post the most exotic vacation pics etc - it's easy to get upset & think the one's life does not compare!
I like facebook - since most of my friends are in Europe - it's the best way to follow them, keep in touch.
& i can also follow some of the important activities, blogs.

Anyway great goal to activate it again when you snapped that perfect picture! Go you!
 
Justine ~ That’s true. I like staying in touch with my friends but most of the people are just acquaintances. I look forward to posting a new pic, but it will be the same ole stuff I am sure. Plus, right now any time I spend on there I should, instead, be working towards my goal.

Firstly, I don’t have a lot of time to check in, I wish that I’d gotten online over the weekend but the wifi @ my house is not very good. I hope I can get back on this afternoon and check on everyone’s diaries and catch up on the weekend losing action ? I hope everyone is doing great! If anyone uses MyFitnessPal app that would be cool as well! PM me your email so I can invite you to be my friend on there.

So, good and bad weekend. Friday I did the Insanity in the morning, had the pizza for lunch, and for dinner we went to Fridays. I got this chicken/shrimp cheese mix with mashed potatoes. I am not usually a mashed potatoes person (at restaurants) so I was a little disappointed I didn’t switch out for broccoli but the meal plus the appetizer came out to 1290. UGH. I decided to drink water w/lemon instead of wine because the wine was like $7/glass and I can buy a big bottle for like $10. Anyways, once I got home (9p.m.) I was bored and decided to head out for some beers. Oops. 4 craft beers later, I was back home and pretty drunk. It was terrible. I mean compared to like a few weeks ago it is not that bad but I really didn’t need to go out. I ended the day well over my calorie goal (1500), I was around 2300 not including the beers so probably like 3000. YUCK.

Basically I flaked on Saturday’s Insanity workout, my calories were much better under 2000 but I went to town on these baked snapeas. They are so delicious and they are supposed to go on salad, but I eat them like chips. I rode my bike around town that added up to be about an hour, I go pretty fast on the trail so I guess it was an OK workout.

Sunday was nice. I did better with food, luckily I am overeating semi-healthy food so it could definitely be worse. I rode my bike to the gym, worked out, and back home. I should have done Insanity to make up for Saturday but I didn’t wanna. Haha, I did have a nice workout though. 35 mins on Elliptical, high instensity, weights both arms and legs, 20mins 3.5mph 3.5 incline. Around 6 I decided to ‘treat’ myself again to smoked chicken wings that are also fried (gahhhh) but I walked to the place and back (yay daylight savings) so I think it was a total of like a mile. I did have one beer and I decided to put it into my tracker.. Turned out once glass was 235 cals. EW.

I woke up a little late and could only do about 20mins of insanity so that sucked. But I weighed in and I am 189.2! So, I’ve lost 1.2lbs since last Monday. Kind of slow losses for me, but I know that my muscles have to be affecting that. My work pants were a little tight this morning, discouraging to say the least. I am really going to enjoy this week, I feel like I do really great during the weekdays so I am excited to get back into my groove. I am already exited for the gym. I think I’ll take it easy on the weights since I did some yesterday and really focus on upping my cardio. I might just go up a level on the elliptical. EEK.

Hope everyone is doing great, I look forward to checking in with yas!
 
Hii! Lets just blame this weekend on daylight savings time :) But seriously you have a great attitude! Those days happen and you could just completely give up, but instead it seems like you've accepted it an moved onto doing great this week! That will take you very far!

Have a great great Monday!
 
Haha yes, even though I was barely affected by the time change! I am excited that I'll be leaving the gym and I will still feel like there is a little bit of day left.

And you're right. Honestly, I have had much worse pay day weekends in the past where I totally fall off, eat like a pig and end up on Monday feeling like a total failure and continue on with that mindset. I am really hoping I can keep up the determination and not give-up only to have to start all over.

Thanks for the support !
 
Blah - Today sucks for some reason. I have already eaten 1462 calories. I feel like that is way too much but I've gotten advice that I have to have up to 1700+ to make up for all of my exercise. I think that is rubbish, but I'll try to up my cals this week to see how it effects next week's weigh-in. I am really hoping that I can drop another 2+lbs. My goal for this week is to be down to 186 (189.2 this morning) on Monday morning. Totally do-able. I am disappointed that I worked so hard for a 1.2 loss but I have to remember how hard I am working my muscles. This week I am really going to focus on cardio, I may skip weights altogether at the gym..Not sure yet.

Besides that I spent all weekend looking for an affordable and effective heart rate monitor. I couldn't find one that did both HRM, and calories for under $60.00. I just found one through my job for (our price 8.99). I am hoping it is not like a super cheap and inaccurate piece of junk.

I'm still looking forward to the gym. My goal is to do at least 6 miles on the elliptical hopefully I'll be able to do it within 60mins even with upping my res level to 12 and probably do 20mins on the treadmill. I may even get home in time to take a bike ride if it is still light outside. I really hope I am doing alright with calories :willy_nilly:
 
I'm still confused on how the calorie thing works. I try to stay between 1200-1500, but sometimes I go over and sometimes I even manage to stay under. I do my best though. I haven't felt this good in years so something's going right! :)

Your determination is pretty amazing. I like getting my hour of exercise in, but once that hour's over I'm toast. Here you are talking about doing the elliptical, then the treadmill, and possibly a bike ride afterwards! Wow, I think I'd drop dead if I even considered that! LOL

I'm sure you'll get the results you're looking for in time. I remember reading that muscle weighs more than fat so maybe you've lost fat, but gained muscle so it only looks like you haven't lost as much as you'd hoped. Just keep going and you'll get there! :)
 
Thanks Mandy! The only thing I am afraid of is "over exercising", seems like an oxymoron but apparently it's possible.. And if I am not getting enough calories I am putting my body into starvation mode which will have a bad influence on my goals. I am just like in circles with it trying to figure out how many I need. In my head I think, if the Biggest Loser's work out 4x a day it cannot be THAT bad that I exercise twice a day but they also have professional nutritionist helping with their diet and caloric needs.

Anyways, I think because I spread them out it doesn't bother me, I was already going to the gym 4 - 5 days a week and just added Insanity in the mornings last week and I have about 9 hours between.

I am SO ready to lose this weight.
 
Well done on the progress so far!

I wouldn't necessarily trust the Biggest Loser if I were you, I read an article about it which was kind of horrifying- In terms of exercise, you do what feels right for you, your schedule, and your body. Your body will tell you if it's too much.

Re calorie counting, it's all an averages game. So if you need to eat 1500 to lose the weight you want to, and you eat 1400 one day (or heck, even one week) and 1600 the next, you're good.
 
Hey you are doing great!

I got tired of counting calories. So instead I just put all the food I can eat on my menu & I don't worry about them.
If I had a treat (like last weekend) - i just go light on the dinner & up the exercise a bit. My friend did this at uni & i was like huh? how could you not count calories when you are on a diet. It perfectly worked for her. & it's working for me too :D

I hope the calorie counting works out for you!
 
Hey ladies! Thanks for both of your advice. I have never really followed the biggest loser or know anything about it besides they work out a lot!! Haha but I agree with you, Amy. I've felt great doing both morning and evening exercising. I thought I might get super tired or worn out at the gym but it's no different then before I added morning insanity. My calories have definitely been fluctuating day by day, of course my weekend totals were much higher. My main thing is that I don't want to eat if I'm not hungry just to reach a certain #, that seems counterproductive. Today I felt like I was eating all day, I am going to have something very light for dinner.

That's really interesting Justina, right now the calorie counting is definitely keeping me in check, but I suppose if I don't focus on it and eat healthy and as much as I need to stay comfortable then I should be good. I know eventually ill fall off putting every little thing in MyFitnesspal, but for right now it's more for my mental. I think I'll stop worrying about the specific number I need.


Ok, so my big work out plans kind of failed. I'm a bit disappointed but meh, tomorrow is a new day! I had my walk at lunch (20mins) and I got to the gym prepared to go hard. Within 5mins of the elliptical (level 12) my stomach started cramping pretty bad. I continued for 30mins on level 12 and just was not doing my best still will some cramping action. So, at 30mins I lowered down to level 10, kinda sucks but.. I did push it out to my full 65mins including 5min cool down. I only went 6.15 whereas I expected to go at least 6.5. I planned to do the treadmill but I had to leave, I was not feeling it. I just got home and not to be gross but I have serious gas. So, I'm guessing that's where my cramps came from.

I'm a little confused about the gas because everything I've eaten today I've had plenty of before, maybe someone can think of what could have caused it.. Here's my food breakdown:

Breakfast -
Strawberries
Honeynut Cheerios (no milk)
Light n Fit Diabetic Yogurt

Snack - 30 Almonds

Lunch - Kashi Pesto Primevera microwaveable

Snack - Smart balance 4tbsp chunky PB w/4 celery sticks
Nature valley oats n honey bars (2 in package)

All of this I've had multiple times so I cannot imagine what it tearing me up like this. I'm afraid to eat dinner
 
Ok, am I the only one crying watching the biggest loser? Haha I never watch this but someone on myfitnesspal mentioned it was on so I figured why not! Haha.

Anyways, just a note to follow my previous post, I'm @ food:1818, exercise:1030(burned) probably a bit off. So my net:788. Not really sure, but if my goal is 1200 and my net is only 788 does that mean I need to consume 400+ more calories? Hmmm.
 
Heyy lady - Sorry to hear you were not feeling well! Hope you are feeling better now, but yes, definitely just better to listen to yourself. No idea what could have caused it...maybe some of the food you ate had a negative reaction, or yeah I have no idea :(

As for calorie counting - I am like Justina, preferring not to. Calorie counting makes me a little obsessive. I definitely used to, but have found that I have shifted my focus onto making sure I am putting quality nutrition into my body rather than attempting to get within a targeted range. I think you just have to find what works best for you, and experimentation is awesome for that!

Hope you have a great rest of your week!

~Camila~
 
Good morning! I am not sure what caused last nights tummy problems. I did feel better after BM so I guess it's ok. I like calorie counting for now, I am not like obsessed with the numbers on foods but I do like to know at the end of the day how many I am getting. Beside that, on days like Friday I entered my TGIF meal and it was 1500, disturbing to say the least!

Firstly, I weighed myself again this morning and I am down another 0.6 from yesterday! I usually have my scale at home which I would probably weigh about every morning but since it is at work I don't really like to weigh in with clothes. I am very happy to be down, and I hope that I can be down to 186 by next Monday morning. I am definitely counting it as a loss :)
Beside that, it's the second day in a row that I woke up late for Insanity. This morning I did the warm up and stretch which altogether was about 20 mins. I still worked up a sweat but I am disappointed that I didn't wake up and do it. Tomorrow I anticipate to wake up on-time and do the Pure Cardio that I only did the warm up for today.

On another note, I am pretty upset because I forgot my lunch today. Sitting right on my living room table. I had breakfast, lunch and snacks in there and barely nothing here at work. I am worried about leaving it out unrefrigerated all day, not only that but finding someone to go to lunch with. Ugh. I am upset but hopefully whatever I eat doesn't make my stomach feel like that again at the gym. My plan tonight is 30min elliptical, 30min treadmill and some light weights.
 
Maybe it was something you ate over the weekend that just caught up to you? I don't remember how long it typically takes for food to digest, but I know it's a pretty long time. I'm glad you're feeling better now. :)

As for forgetting your food, I forgot my salad one day last week which stunk so I know how it feels. I know you said you loved Subway once before. Do you have money to go grab a sub? Maybe treat yourself to your favorite one? Just a thought. :)

I hope your day gets better!
 
Hey Mandy! Thank you! Much better! I think it is a few days so that is very possible.

I actually already planned to go to Subway with a girl from work, yummy. I love Subway! I still don't have many snack meals but I'll make it work!
 
abitofbliss said:
...on days like Friday I entered my TGIF meal and it was 1500, disturbing to say the least!
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I absolutely refuse to eat those sodium filled, calorie rich meals for at least the next 7-10 months. Not gonna happen. Nope. I hate losing 2-3 days of good living in exchange for that.

abitofbliss said:
Firstly, I weighed myself again this morning and I am down another 0.6 from yesterday! I usually have my scale at home which I would probably weigh about every morning but since it is at work I don't really like to weigh in with clothes. I am very happy to be down, and I hope that I can be down to 186 by next Monday morning. I am definitely counting it as a loss :)
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Awesome! A loss is a loss. Period. Even if it only lasts a day... like mine this past weekend.
I only use one scale, as even two good scales may be calibrated pretty differently. Also, I weigh in wearing just underwear and a t-shirt. Last time I tried that at Walgreens they tazed me. :)

Keep up the good work!
 
Hahaha funny! Thanks Don.

Great job on making the right choices, I guess if I stayed out of those places I would avoid them too :)
 
Today is cah-razy. This girl on MFP is so helpful about my calorie intake but she is trying to tell me about using macros instead. It's really a lot of great information she is giving me, but so confusing!! Hopefully I'll get it down and just start losing more weight!

Furthermore, I've decided to skip the gym tonight. I am not really sure why, I feel fine and everything is great! But I guess I want to get home and be to sleep before like 9:30p.m. so I can jump up for PURE CARDIO tomorrow. I am behind on Insanity so I want to get a full work-out in and I think skipping the gym tonight will help with that. It was raining today so I couldn't take my walk. I am nervous to see if that will affect my weight in the a.m. but we'll see. I have this overwhelming feeling for some reason, like I have so much to do and I haven't started. Tomorrow I present this huge social media research paper that I recently did at work and its almost complete but not quite yet, so that could be it. Grrr.
 
Congratssss on more losses! Seeing the scale trend downward is a huge motivation booster. It's alright to take a day off once in awhile and I definitely understand about wanting to get enough sleep.

As for eating out, I always do my research before I go somewhere. I try to look up a menu online. My favorite thing to do is Google "Healthiest thing at __(name of restaurant)__" and then I usually verbally commit to my choice of entree by telling my boyfriend (who I usually dine out with) before we go. Not that he'd care if I changed my mind lol but psychologically I've already committed to a specific meal. Okay I am rambling!!!

Hope you are having a great day!

~Camila~
 
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