My Journey: Positive Outlook For 2013

Change of plans. NO Chinese food tonight. Had chicken instead. Still resting it watching the game though. It feels good to have a lazy night for a change. :)
 
Nice work having the chicken, rest days are important so don't feel to bad about having a lazy night as long as it is not every night.
 
I definitely don't feel bad about having a rest day. I think I earned and needed it. Tonight I'll be doing something. Haven't decided what just yet, but I'll be working out tonight. :)

The yo-yo'ing continues. Today I'm down to 207.6lb. Which is almost a pound less than yesterday. I'm happy to see it go down again, but I'm not excited because I'm sure it'll just go back up as soon as I get excited about it.

Today I'll be doing a little clothes shopping. I'm curious to see if I can get into a size 16. I know 18 won't be a problem, but 16 might be a bit too tight. Guess we'll find out a little later today.

Happy Friday everyone! Hope you all have a great day and a great Memorial Day weekend! :)
 
Have fun clothes shopping, Mandy! It's gotta be nice to shopping and be hopeful, instead of filled with dread, eh? :)

Have a great weekend yourself. Sorry the trip got cancelled. I'm going on the ocean Sunday for Ling cod fishing and dungeness crabbing, assuming the seas cooperate.
 
So shopping went well yesterday. I fit into size 18 and 16 in some styles. I didn't buy any though because I need the short jeans all they had were medium and long legs. My pant legs would be dragging on the ground. I'm going out to try a different store or two today. It's a great feeling! :)

I weighed in at 206lb even this morning. So looking at last Saturday's weight in, over the week I didn't gain which is good. :)
 
More clothes shopping yesterday. No jeans. They were way to pricey where I went. I'll be on the lookout again today. I did however try on 4 shirts and I loved how ALL of them looked on me! So, I didn't walk away empty handed. I gotta say, now that I've lost some weight and can actually shop in the women's section I'm beginning to like clothes shopping. :)

Thursday I used as my rest day and I chose not to do anything Friday either. I almost passed up on exercise yesterday too. Not sure why, just lacking the motivation to get it done I guess. Anyway, at about 9:30pm last night I got up and did my insane abs workout. I felt better afterwards. I'm thinking I'll do the full body workout tonight. We'll see. :)

This morning I weighed in at 205.2lb. So, once again I'm going downward. Hopefully it'll continue. I'm not getting my hopes up though. I've been here before.
 
Hey lovely, keep coming back to your diary as we are so close in weight! And with the same amount to lose! Glad you enjoyed shopping! It usually ends up in tears for me! Bet it's such a confidence boost to get some nice clothes that look good on you :D Enjoy!
 
Shopping went great yesterday. Got a new pair of jeans and two new pairs of shorts... all size 16! That's down from a size 20 which is what I've been wearing most recently and down from a size 26 since I started losing weight. I really couldn't be any happier with this progress!

Last night I did the full body taebo workout. I don't know if it's because I've missed it a couple of times or because I'm off of prednisone, but it's definitely more of a challenge now. I seem to get tired quicker, but thankfully there's no pain afterwards which would definitely lead me to believe it was prednisone related. Anyway, I ended up burning 1078 calories.

This morning's weigh in was down again. I weighed in at 204.6lb. Fingers crossed it keeps going down. Oh so close to that 200lb barrier once again!

I'm getting ready now to head out for a whale watch. So looking forward to it! Tonight I'll be doing the abs workout. :)

Hope you all have a great day. Happy Memorial Day for any veterans out there and the friends/family of any veterans.
 
Sunflower said:
Hey lovely, keep coming back to your diary as we are so close in weight! And with the same amount to lose! Glad you enjoyed shopping! It usually ends up in tears for me! Bet it's such a confidence boost to get some nice clothes that look good on you :D Enjoy!
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It is definitely a confidence booster. In the past I'd try a handful of shirts on and I'd be lucky if one fit. The saddest part is that all the shirts I got were from the mens section. It feels good to actually be able to look at the women's section.

I hope you're doing well with your weight loss. I'm running short on time, but I'll get updated on your diary later tonight. :)
 
Hey Mandy, I am size 16 too..can't wait until I fit into my size 14 jeans - still chilling in my closet - waiting to be worn!! :D

Are you going to whale watch for real?!! That sounds so cool! I hope you have fun!
 
Justina, yes! I go whale watching every weekend from May to October, weather permitting. I’ve been doing this since 2001. It’s sooooooo relaxing and exciting when you see the “right” whales. I’ve met a lot of amazing people in the process too. Yesterday’s trip was pretty good. We found a couple of humpbacks and a pod of north atlantic white sided dolphins. The water was clear and calm so we got some excellent looks. I’m attaching a couple of pics. ?

At the rate I’m going, I’m hoping by July I’ll be down to a size 12. I just recently got the size 20 and they’re already loose. Hopefully that trend will continue. :) Such a great feeling!

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When I got home yesterday I hopped right into my abs taebo. I didn’t want to sit down because I knew if I did I wouldn’t want to get up. The ocean air tends to knock me out pretty quickly. LOL I burned 697 calories (my highest number for the abs workout).

I’m not sure what’s happening. I really can’t explain why I’m losing / gaining weight the way that I am, but today I was pleasantly surprised to see that the scale showed 204lb even. I’m being cautiously optimistic that I’ll get below 200lb…. soon!
 
Hey Mandy - the whale watching sounds amazing! Jealous!! Thanks for attaching the pix too!!!

You are going for a size 12 for July!! That's awesome girl!! That's my goal for the fall probably (well realistically)
I hope you get there!! You totally deserve it after doing those monster workouts!!!
 
MandyH said:
At the rate I’m going, I’m hoping by July I’ll be down to a size 12. I just recently got the size 20 and they’re already loose. Hopefully that trend will continue. :) Such a great feeling!
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I’m not sure what’s happening. I really can’t explain why I’m losing / gaining weight the way that I am, but today I was pleasantly surprised to see that the scale showed 204lb even. I’m being cautiously optimistic that I’ll get below 200lb…. soon!
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That is awesome, Mandy!! I could weigh a thousand pounds if looked and felt like I weighed 190. OK, maybe that would still have some drawbacks... elevators and amusement park rides come to mind, so maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration. Even still, I love your attitude!
 
So last week things kind of spiraled out of control for me. There were some things that happened that just crushed my spirit more or less and it ended very ugly. I stopped exercising and started chowing down big time. Salt & vinegar chips, ice cream, twix bars,... you name it, I ate it. Thankfully, the scale today was pretty kind considering. I spiked at 206.4lb on Thurs, I weighed in at 204.8lb today.

Yesterday I went to my "happy place" (the ocean / whale watch) and it helped to clear my head a little bit. We had my favorite captain (who is leaving eventually) and he went 10 miles out of his way on the water to get me to my favorite whale. The first whale I had ever seen back in 2001. It was very sweet of him to do that for me. He didn't know that my head was spinning and I was just a mess inside. I'm pretty good at hiding such things from people, but I was very grateful he did that for me.

After the trip I got another unexpected compliment from one of the guys who works on the boat. Hearing the words that I'm looking good was such a much needed moral booster. It honestly could not have come at a better time considering where my head was last week. Needless to say it gave me the boost I needed to get back on track again. After not exercising since last Monday I woke up this morning and got right into it. I did the full body taebo workout and burned 1154 calories. I felt great through the whole thing. After that I jumped into our pool for about an hour and half and just soaked it in. I haven't felt hungry all day so I haven't eaten much. It's probably going to backfire on me, but I'll make myself eat something soon.

It's funny how one little compliment can totally change your view of things. Even after the whale watch yesterday I was still feeling lousy. Usually I leave the boat feeling great, but yesterday was different. I was still on edge and upset until I got that compliment. It really helped to boost my spirits and I feel like I'm better now and determined to get back on track.

I'm torn on this coming weekend. I'm really looking forward to it because I'll get to see many friends and family members that I have not seen for a while. It's also the last week before I go on vacation for a week. The reason I'm torn is because I'll be seeing these friends and family members on Saturday when we do our burial at sea service for my aunt. I know it's going to be a beautiful service, but it's also going to be bringing all of the sadness back. I'm already getting anxious and watching the weather. I can't help but feel something's going to go wrong. It's going to be a stressful week for sure.

So anyway, that's the latest with me. I hope you're all doing well.
 
Oh compliments are just the best booster!!
Glad you are back on track, we all have those days now and then, but you've got your motivation back and will be down a size soon.
Don't let the anxiouty get to you concerning the service, focus on the good of it.
 
Thanks Clarissa. Yes, compliments are great especially when you need them most! The thing I find kind of weird is that there are 3 people who I REALLY want to acknowledge my weight loss, but they have yet to do so. It's always the "other" people who acknowledge it. Granted, I still appreciate it very much and it is a pick me up, but still I'd REALLY love to hear the other 3 say something.

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Well, I guess I wanted to make up for some lost time last night. After not exercising for nearly a week I did a double workout yesterday. I did the full body workout in the morning and then last night I got the urge to do the abs workout. I burned 1154 calories in the am and another 700 in the pm. I've NEVER burned that many for either workout so apparently I was really on a mission! I'm a bit sore this morning, but I'll be going for a long walk tonight and then I'll be doing the abs workout. I'm going to need the outlet to release stress this week.
 
Ok... I just need to vent. I'm beyond pissed off right now. Nothing to do with my weight, but it's about Saturday (my aunt's burial at sea). One, my cousins (my aunt's son) is not coming to the service. This kid is such a selfish ingrate it's rediculous. My mother got into a heated argument with him about a month before my aunt passed away because he hadn't been home to see her. He lives out west so it's not like he can just get in his car to visit so I understand that, BUT the kid wouldn't even pick up the damn phone to call her! His own mother, who would've done anything for him, was very sick with cancer and he couldn't be bothered to so much as pick up the phone to check on her. He said when he talked to my mother back then that he couldn't afford to come home. Fine. He just got a good amount of money from my aunt's assets and he still can't get home? I'm just disgusted with him. God help him if he calls me asking for a favor.

The other thing that I'm getting really ticked off about is that the weather looks crappy for Saturday. It started out as calling for showers, which wasn't ideal, but manageable. Now it's calling for rain. Is asking for beautiful weather on this special day really asking for too much? I mean really! The weatherman on the news today said that there's a storm down by Florida which hasn't formed yet and that a system coming in from the west *could* keept it well out to sea so I'm hoping that happens, but I can't help but feel that it's going to be a wet and messy day.

We don't have the contact info for everyone who's planning on attending and we have people coming in from all over the place (NC, MO, OK, FL, VT, etc) so rescheduling would be very hard. I just don't know what we're going to do if it's too messy to be out there on the ocean.

So anyway, this isn't how I wanted to start my day, but here I am. As you can see... I'm stressing out. I didn't even bother weighing in this morning because quite frankly I just don't care today.
 
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