My Journey: Positive Outlook For 2013

Mandy you are so close to getting out of the 2s....that will give a new push too. I love the feeling of getting into a new number, it's like a new world.
Good for you on the eating part...see you tomorrow at weigh in...but since I am in Oz, mine will take longer. :)
 
You're right! Being so close is definitely adding a bit of fire. I'm breaking through the 200's this week. I know I will! :)

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Not much to report today. My weight is up as I expected. I weighed in at 201.4lb. Won't take long to get back down though. Not concerned one bit!!
 
I weighed in at 200.6lb this morning which I'm very surprised about, but also thankful for. The reason being is that I was stupid yesterday and overdid it again! ARGH! I had an ok day until mom suggested chinese food for dinner, another meal that I just can't help myself with. I reluctantly agreed with the intentions of being good, but that went right out the window once I dug in. I had a pretty big first helping with a smaller second helping. The good thing is that I did get a taebo workout in so I wasn't sitting idle all day. I just need to get better when it comes to eating dinner, especially when it comes to my favorite meals, and not overdoing it. No more excuses. I need to dig deep and start practicing better, much better, self control!
 
Mmmm... Chinese is so good!! As you read in my diary, i was bad this weekend as well. Mine was fried food though. The hamfest was like a fair, so they had a lot of fried goodies. And I couldn't stop myself either. Good luck on starting over today! We are doing it together! I'm there with you, pushing u back up on that horse! LET'S GO!!! :)
 
This is like my lifeline today. LOL

I am CRAAAAAAAAAAAAVIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING chocolate in the worst way today!! OMG it's horrible!! I already gave in earlier and had a snack sized Reese's PB cup. I knew I shouldn't have, but I did. Now I want more, BUT instead of giving in I'm posting about here.

I AM NOT giving in... I AM NOT giving in... I AM NOT giving in!!
 
Not so long ago, I read that chocolate cravings may be related to magnesium deficiency.

Naturally, I have no way to prove that, and don't quite believe it myself, but it's worth a shot.

Good luck. Stay strong! :willy_nilly:
 
I'm sorry you're having a hard time with Ur cravings. I keep the 100 calorie packs on hand in case I have a craving for sweets. They aren't great for you, but they are healthier than candy or sitting down with a whole package of cookies. You can get all kinds of 100 calorie cookies. And you can also get 90 calorie brownies and chocolate chip cookie brownies. Maybe those would help you as well. :) good luck!! You can fight the cravings!!
 
I didn't give in yesterday afternoon to my cravings! Yay! And, I've decided that today I will not have any cravings. If only it were that easy. We'll see. Either way, I'm going to be strong and will not be giving in. :)

I had a decent scare doing taebo last night. Doing one of the moves I kind of rolled my left ankle. I have no idea how I did it, but man it hurt! I just sat for a few minutes and the pain started subsiding so I attempted to finish the workout. I was able to get through it. I was concerned about how it would feel this morning, especially since this is my bad ankle to begin with thanks to my arthritis, but it feels perfectly normal and fine. I dodged a bullet it looks like. I'm taking this a little reminder that I need to slow it down a bit and be more cautious! I'd really hate to have to stop exercising now. :(

Dinner last night wasn't that great. I was too tired to cook anything good so I had some leftover chinese. I only had one serving though which is good. Today the plan is to hydrate, hydrate, and hydrate some more to get all of the junk out of my system. I'll be back to my normal healthy way of eating.

This morning's weigh in was 200.6lb, same as yesterday. I can't complain. I need to really focus on getting back on track though because I really want to break out of the 200's this week. I'm oh so close!
 
You're doing great Mandy!! At least you're not going up! That's a good thing! :) you will be in onederland this week... I can feel it!!
I'm glad you didn't injure your ankle! That was a close call! Just take your time, you will get there!! :)
 
Ditto! Glad your ankle is OK, I think you did the best thing. Sat for a few but then got it moving again. It gets sore and still if it's not really injured and you don't move it around. Trying to get it moving and finishing the work out I'm sure is what ensured it was OK today.

As for onederland, YOU CAN DO IT! Don't give up, keep that momentum going, you will be there in no time :D
 
Thanks guys, I hope you're right!! I've been so close a few times, but can't seem to get past that 200lb mark. I REALLY REALLY REALLLY want this!!

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I did ok with food today. Oddly enough I didn't crave chocolate today. My poison today was Nerds and yes I gave in to have some. Damn Halloween candy! This time of year is pure evil! The good news is that the Nerds are gone and I'm planning on having no chocolate cravings tomorrow. It worked today so we'll see. :)

More good news is that I drank a LOT of water today. I mean a LOT. By 2pm I had already had 3 liters. Now I'm not thirsty at all, but I'm going to try to finish the bottle I'm on at least. I can only imagine what my weight will be tomorrow. I hope it's not up, but if it is it's probably because of all the water.

I got my workout in and my ankle held up pretty well. It's a little sore now, but only when I move it wrong. It honestly feels like the normal arthritis pain, just a touch more intense so I'm not worried too much about it. I would think in a few days it should be fine again. :)
 
If you start to have really gnarly cravings, like the kind that you just absolutely cannot ignore, eat it. Whatever it is. Just eat it. Not in huge amounts, of course, but take a few bites. If you want a cookie, eat a cookie! You're going to go stir crazy if you deny yourself too much, which will most likely lead to you getting an even stronger craving at a later time and then completely flying off the handle with self control.

I'm not huge on sweets, but stuff like fries or burgers are my weakness. Usually, if there's something I really cannot resist eating, I'll take a couple small bites to satisfy that craving and then chug down a lot of water to fill me up. Now, I barely eat it. The last time I gave in and bought a burger and fries, I actually ended up satisfied after only a few bites - like, I didn't even want to touch it after that.

I can't say that this works for everyone, but that's been my own experience with cravings. Anyway, keep it up! You're doing great!
 
30PD - Good advice, but unfortunately for me it always backfires. Just getting a taste is never enough. If I get a taste it turns into a binge. For me it's about learning how to use self control. I haven't gotten there yet, but I know I need to.

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So far this has not been a good morning. I woke up with a sore throat for one. I was just talking to my doctor on Monday about how I've been feeling great and haven't gotten the bug that's been going around. Well, apparently I jinxed myself. I don't know what this will mean for exercising tonight, but I'm most likely going to fight my way through it since tomorrow is my scheduled rest day.

The other bad part about this morning was my weigh in. I weighed in at 201.4lb which is up from 200.6lb yesterday. I HOPE this is just additional water weight from all that I drank yesterday, but we'll have to see how quickly it comes off. I know I didn'd do myself any favors with how I ate over the weekend so it could very well be actual weight gain. I know I'm going to get below 200 eventually, but I'm really starting to wonder if maybe it's just meant to be that I don't get there. Everytime I get so close I end up gaining again. It's rediculous really. Busting my ass the way I've been and still don't have onderland to show for it. Just feeling discouraged this morning. :(

On a good note, since my stomach is feeling a bit tipsy this morning I know I won't be having any junk food today. That's a good thing. Always look for the positive right? *sigh*
 
Oh Mandy please keep going...do not give up, You can and will do it.
For 3 years I gave up.....now I will beat this and so will you.
 
Oh no worries, I'm definitely not giving up. I'm just feeling frustrated that I haven't broken the 200 mark yet.
 
I am so impressed by how well you're doing. You're resisting cravings and if you do slip up you don't let it get to you and just carry on stronger than ever. Well done. You are sooo close and I'm so excited to see you reach your onderland goal. I can understand how discouraging it is to be so close and then to gain. You said you feel like you're coming down with something so it could be because of that too. When I was sick a couple weeks ago, my weight didn't hardly budge for a whole week. I hope you feel better soon and take it easy on that ankle!
 
Hey Mandy, those fluctuations could very well be water weight. I've been dealing with that the last several days and that's what yours looks like as well. Keep your head up, and keep drinking water because it'll even itself out and it's no good to be dehydrated.
 
Thanks guys, again I just want to say that I have no intentions of giving up. I've come too far for that. I'm going to keep pressing on as I've been. I'd just really, really like to see 19something on that darn scale at some point in my lifetime.

Today is my day to leave work early so I'll be out of here in a little over an hour. I'm not sure if I'm going to do taebo tonight or not. As the day has progressed I've been starting to feel worst. Right now my throat is still sore (manageable though), but now I'm getting hot flashes too. It could be just because my office at work is warmer than usual. There are 3 offices on the same zone at work and unfortunately I don't control the t-stat. I'm going to see how I feel when I get home. I might just relax, I don't know.
 
OK... well I ended up doing taebo. I decided to fight through it since tomorrow I'll be resting. Surprisingly it wasn't bad at all. My throat was very dry towards the end, but aside from that it was no more difficult than usual.

I also took measurements and a new set of photos. I've lost 1/2" on my waist and stomach which made me very happy. Comparing today's photos to the first set I took proved again that I'm making progress. I still have a long way to go, but progress is progress and I am making some.

Feeling much better mentally now than I was this morning. Whatever happens with my weigh in tomorrow is not going to get to me. My inches lost are telling me otherwise! :)
 
Good job, mandy!!! Inches never lie, whereas the scale can! I'm still against scales. Although I still weigh myself everyday. I still think they are evil! Lol
 
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