My Journey Continued: Fresh Slate For 2014!

Mandy I find that daily weigh ins keep me on track and focused. The minute I start "forgetting" to weigh one day, two days I start cheating a little here and there and obviously I don't keep track of what's happening with the weight. Now I wake up, have my first wee and jump on the scale. Done and dusted - bring me my coffee :) Don't let it stress you this is why we are all here to support each other, so if you log it we can cheer with you or just motivate & encourage you! I remember last year we weighed the same and wanted to achieve the same goals. I'm currently on 225(I know I gained a lot back) So now I need to get to your current weight.

You are doing well with your exercises. Me not so much.... but I'm working on it.

Enjoy trying out some yummy recipes!! x
 
Thanks guys, I’m really excited to try this new schedule tomorrow. Not so much the getting up at 4:45am part, but the rest of the day sounds good! :)

Tomorrow will be a healthy food day. I’m trying a berry blend over steel cut oats recipe that looks absolutely delicious for breakfast and will have an orange as an AM snack. Lunch will be a garden salad with chicken. Afternoon snack will most likely be some cheese and crackers (I don’t know, I need something crunchy!). Dinner will be a chicken and bacon Panini which is in the Cooking Light magazine. The picture looks amazing so we’ll see how it comes out!

Backing up to today, I guess I spoke to soon yesterday about my continued weight loss. Today I was up a full pound at 200.2lb. I think I know why though. I had dinner pretty late and then I had a little bowl of frozen yogurt and fruit at around 9:30ish. I also drank quite a bit of water.

My mother and I went to the movies today to see Lone Survivor so I had some soda and of course movie popcorn, but that’s all I had until dinner. We made our own pizzas so needless to say, today was my big cheat day. I’m ok with it though because I did have a really good week so it’ll balance out in the end. I’m sure my weight will be up in the morning though. Oh well…
 
Good job on the weigtloss! Sorry about the rebound. I remember your sandwich buddy because I was the one that realized he seemed to like you. Too bad he isn't a regular. There are plenty of sandwich making fish in the sea.
 
One cheat day is not so bad. Getting up at 4.45am - insane! I'm a night owl and normally only get to bed at around 3am.

That paninin sounds delish!!! Enjoy!
 
Q, you're hilarious! LOL I'm not sure when or if I'll even see him again, but you'll be the first to know when/if it happens! :)

Mands, it wasn't so bad getting up that early. My eyes are a little tired, but the rest of me feels great! :)

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So my first day of this routing is working out great so far! I got up at 4:45 as planned. I let the dogs out, used the restroom, weighed myself (back down to 199.2lb) and then jumped into my taebo. I thought I'd really be sluggish that early in the morning, but I felt great! It was a great workout. I jumped on the scale after my workout just because the scale was still out and it said 198.6lb. I know it's not a "true" weight loss, but I liked seeing that number. Still logging the 199.2lb as today's weight.
 
Hey Mandy! Glad you seem to be jumping back from the holidays well. I'm kind of going through the same thing you are, as far as trying to reign myself back in from completely letting myself go for the last month. School (and fitness classes) start in a week and I know the first fitness class is going to be ROUGH.
 
I think morning workouts are great! I love getting it out of the way! I was running at 5:00 am, so we were both working out at that time. Hope it continues to work for you! :)
 
Cory, it is rough getting back on the wagon, but it's getting easier. I'm determined to make this week a big success. I hope you'll do the same! :)

Jade, I think that's what I like the most. I wasn't even awake for an hour and half this morning and I had already exercised and showered. I like not having to think about it all day long. It's already done! :)

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I don't know if it's the exercising early today or if I'm just having an exceptionally good day, but today has been amazingly good so far. I seem to be much more relaxed and go with the flow today. Nothing has irritated me which is unusual (people at work always gets under my skin). The only problem I've had today is I feel like I'm starving! I tried a new breakfast recipe and didn't like it so I'll be back at the drawing board tonight to figure out something else. My salad for lunch was good though and that'll hold me over until I go home for some cheese and crackers. :)
 
I think it's a mix of everything. The fact you already exercised means one less thing to worry and stress about during the day, it's just not taking space in your mind and thoughts. The fact you exercised also likely did something in terms of your energy and emotions that has made you less irritable and simply happier. When we are happy things bother us much less, when we are upset little things make it even worse. Hope the day keeps going well :)
 
Icy, you're probably right with all of that. I'm really loving this whole exercise being out of the way bright and early thing! ;)

Angel, thanks!

Cory, I'm finding morning workouts to be better too. :)

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So, I slept like a rock last night. I don't remember the last time I slept straight through to the alarm. I didn't want to budge this morning, but I got up and did my workout as planned. I tried a new Taebo routine, but didn't really care for it. It had a lot of cardio, which is good, but it focused too much on the upper body for my liking. I really like the kicking moves for my legs and this one didn't have any of that. I don't know if I'll do it again. I might use it in rotation.

My weight was up to 200.2lb again this morning. I don't have an explanation for it. It is what it is. I know it'll come back down so I'm concerned.

I get to go to my rheumatologist in about an hour for my next check up. I'm not expecting anything to change unless my blood tests show otherwise. I'm feeling great so hopefully nothing is out of whack.

Will get caught up in your diaries tonight. :)
 
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My weight was up to 200.2lb again this morning. I don't have an explanation for it. It is what it is. I know it'll come back down so I'm concerned.
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I hope you mean you're NOT concerned :D.

I used to love my morning workouts. Now I have to do mine in the evening (when i'm shattered) because of routines changing. :sigh:
 
I wouldn't worry about the uptick. It could be caused by so many things not at all related to fat storage. Sorry the new taebo was a disappointment. :/ Maybe you can find another that you like better?
 
Angel, Oops! Yes, I meant that I’m NOT worried! That’s what happens when I type too fast. My brain goes faster than my fingers. LOL

Cory, that’s what I’m trying to do. I was going to buy some more videos through Amazon, but discovered there are a lot of full videos on Youtube so I’m experimenting there before buying. It was a good workout this morning, but I prefer the ones which involve kicking too. I like to kick. :)

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Well, I got some great news today at my Dr. appt. My blood test results weren’t in yet, but since my pain management is well under control and I’m functioning without any difficulties now, I get to go from having a follow up appt every 3 months to every 6 months. My rheumatologist is really pleased with my progress. She said she was really worried about me because my initial blood test showed a very elevated rheumatoid factor which lead her to believe I’d need a really aggressive form of treatment. She thought we’d have to switch to injectable meds almost immediately. That’s not to say it’ll never get to that point, but so far things are looking up. I’m very happy about dropping two appointments because there’s a $50 copay under my insurance. It doesn’t sound like a lot for an appt that happens every 3 months, but they always seem to fall when money’s really tight.

I’m off to bed now. Gotta get up bright and early for another workout. :)
 
Work out went great again this morning. I'm really loving this new schedule so far! I want to shoot my alarm clock when it goes off, but aside from that it's great! :)

Weighed in at 199lb even today at 4:45am. Did my workout, jumped in the shower, weighed in again and it said 198.2lb at 6:15am. Now I need your opinions. I know the difference between 199 and 198.2 isn't that much, but I really want to stay consistant with what time I weigh in. On the weekends I tend to sleep in, but usually wake up on my own around 5:45-6:00am (I feed the dogs and go back to bed). Now, I could either set my alarm for 4:45am just to weigh in OR I could stick to what I was doing and weigh in at around 6am'ish. The problem is that if I do the 6am weigh ins it's after my workout so it's going to be a slightly better weight than if I weighed in right out of bed. I know I'm probably way over thinking this, but I'm curious. What would you guys do?
 
Sounds to me from reading your posts here that you dont know how many calories you should be consuming each day, and no comprehension of what good food and proper exercise is... at the risk of sounding mean, which is not my intention... you should do more research and less diarying and listening to people tell you that you are doing well when your starving yourself, eating the wrong foods and rationalizing these poor nutritional decisions. Your legs give out on you during your taebow because your not eating enough... starvation diets have not, do not and never will work for sustained fat loss and in fact will add in fat gain. Hence the 8lbs of fat you put on over the December period. Do you realize that there are 3500 calories in a lb of body fat so x that by 8lb gain and you ate almost 28,000, yes twenty eight THOUSAND calories more than you burned up in energy over this period. Sorry for the honesty but you should read more about and become educated in the the science of nutrition and exercise and get educated from people that know how to do this properly and sustainably. It should be a life long quest and not a week to week day to day proposition.

One last thing... don't get mad, angry or depressed with this post GET DETERMINED and EDUCATED in making this a LIFE LONG ENDEAVOUR in becomming fit and healthy for life... for you will learn and findout first hand that if you do this properly then you will be able to eat more food than you ever have and still gain muscle and loss fat.

Throw the SCALES away, measure yourself, and find out your Lean Body Weight, so that you can calculate how many calories you need to consume each day to be energetic fit and healthy.

I can post here a mathimatical formula for you that requires only that you take 4 measurments and perform an 11 step mathimatical (all explained) equation to get an accurate bodyfat measurement, so that you know how much muscle mass you have and then plan accordingly for your energy output for the day. This is the only real and sustainable way to lose fat and keep it off.

If you want to put in the work then let me know and I will post the formula for you, and also try and get posted it as one of those sticky things. This is not a sales pitch, it will cost you nothing there are no websites to go to, nothing to purchase just some free and relevant information from a trainer with 30 years experience in the fat loss industry.
 
Ok, well "every1sanexpert" your post certainly rubbed me the wrong way. If you had read my posts as well as you claimed to have read them you would see that I'm not starving myself. Far from it actually. I admitted on that day that I hadn't eaten enough. I was just getting back on track after taking over a month off due to stress that I was dealing with. I'm quite capable of comprehending proper diet and exercise. I certainlly don't need nor do I want your spam like lectures. Please don't post in my diary again. You are very insulting and it's not appreciated.
 
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Just when I think things are going good, my rheumatalogist calls with my test results. My liver values are elevated. She wants me to cut my meds (methotrexate) from 25mg to 22.5mg and recheck in three months which I have to do anyway. I'm not getting upset... yet, but I don't know what I'm going to do if I need to go off this medication. It basically gave me my life back so I could start exercising again. Argh... I was having a good day.
 
Since you have posted in a public forum and are looking for advice why don't you take some advice is that is relevant . I could ask you 3 questions that are basic in their nature to losing fat and keeping it off and I bet that you could not answer 1 accurately or honestly. Here is something for you to think about and I will not waste any more time giving you the information you obviously have no intention of ever seeking out... What is your LBW?... what is your macro nutrient breakdown c,p,f,f being carbs, protein, fat, fiber? how many calories a day are you expending?.... you will never hear from me again as I only deal with people that are truly serious about learning how to lose fat and keep it off for life. But at least be smart enough to figure these things out before seeking consolation about getting fatter over xmas. Knowing these things alone would have keep the weight off you over xmas without having to give up the treats... ignorance = ill health. bye bye
 
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