My Journey...

minus86 said:
Had to go to the doctor this morning for a complete physical and the "OFFICIAL" weigh in is 215.4.

WOOP!!! :party:
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YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!! :hurray: Go Stacy! Go Stacy! Go Stacy! GO!

And yes it does count for something to get on here and stay accountable! You are doing yourself (and us) a favor by writing everything down. This way you are not mindlessly eating, and if you end up doing it you know that you'll have to write that down too. Don't let not going to the gym stop you from getting a few exercises in. Walk in place for a couple minutes, or around your home. It doesn't sound like much, but it's better to keep your mind in "exercise mode" so that you don't feel like you have to start completely over. This always helps me to do that. If I haven't done any exercise by the end of the day then I at least get some crunches in before bed. I think it's more the psychological factor than anything! Anyway, you are still in this and that's what counts! I'm proud of you!!!!!
 
Thanks Kasey & Kristi!!! You are both right. I have been using my busy schedule and not getting to the gym as an excuse not to exercise. But the gym is definitely not the only place to work off those calories. Of course, I know this... but my brain just kinda buried that info somewhere. Thank you both so much for reminding me of this!!!
 
You are doing very well for yourself because you know what you want and you will get it. You should be really proud of yourself. Take care. ;)
 
Day 47

Food:
Breakfast- I had to be fasting for my lab work today so no breakfast for me...
Brunch/Lunch- When I got home from the doctors office I was STARVING! I had an omelett w/ green chile & cheese, fat free refried beans & 1 whole wheat tortilla. Yummy! It was SOOOOOO good!
Dinner- 1 whole wheat pita w/ lowfat mozarella, tomatoes, mushrooms, pepperoni & olive oil (This is my new version of pizza and the first time I have added pepperoni to it. I actually think I like it better with just the fresh veggies. But it certainly is DELISH!)

Fitness:
I had a tetnus shot today and they told me to keep moving my arm so it wouldn't get too sore, so I did some light 5 lb weight exercises. Still no gym or anything else to supplement that. My goal is to start Monday getting back on track.

Fun:
Ok, let's see.... I had to have 5, count them... 5, shots today. I had to have the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella), chicken pox, tetanus, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B vaccines. Plus, I had to have a TB test (which means yet another shot...), and I had to have lab work done so they had to draw my blood. All this for school. Wait, wait, wait... this was NO fun at all! I haven't had a full physical in a while, though so I guess it was actually a good thing that I had to have this done for my CNA class. But geez... both my arms are killing me.

Feelings:
I was really excited by my weight at the doctor's office. I had to come home and right away change my ticker. I am excited to feel a little back on track and I know that when I start back in with my exercise routine, I will feel even better than ever.

Also, Paul just told me that he wants us to try to get away for the weekend of our anniversary. So, we are thinking of heading up to Denver for a couple of days. This would mean that I won't do the 5K that weekend, but it doesn't mean I won't still do a 5K. This just gives me extra motivation to get in gear so that when we go I will feel and look so much better. That is the weekend that I want to reach my 1st mini goal, so it will be a really big deal if I can do it before we go out of town.
 
I went to Walmart and Target and forgot to look for the taco baking molds. I remembered when I was getting ready to leave walmart and turned around to go look and then I got sidetracked and completly forgot again :rolleyes:
Oh well, I'll be going again before I have tacos again I'm sure.

When you make your pitas do you open them up and fill them like a pocket or do you pile everything on top and then bake it? Sounds really good.

Do you have anything fun planned for the weekend?
 
pastelroses said:
When you make your pitas do you open them up and fill them like a pocket or do you pile everything on top and then bake it? Sounds really good.

Do you have anything fun planned for the weekend?
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If I have the big pitas I cut them in half and open them up. So, one "crust" would be half a pita. But if I have the small pitas (like 3 to 4 in diameter) then I just leave them whole and pile everything on top.

I went to visit Paul at the fire station on Saturday and was able to do a ride along with them since I am a nursing student. It was so much fun!!!
 
Day 50

Ok, the first month I was at this I did fantastic. Kicked some major butt, if I may say so myself. This month, however, has been the other way around... I have gotten my butt kicked.

I need to get remotivated somehow. Still don't quite know how I managed to lose my momentum but I just cannot seem to get back on track. And, I feel aweful... I am exhausted... and I end up eating crappy foods.

Today I didn't have any breakfast: mistake #1. For lunch I had a bean, green chile & cheese burrito on regular flour tortilla: mistake #2 (I had to eat at the cafeteria cuz I didn't have time to pack my own lunch...). We get a break from about 11-11:30am so that is when I ate and then I didn't have anything before I went to work: mistake #3. So, by the time I got off work at 8:00pm I was starving, so I ordered pizza: mistake #4.

Blah... Any suggestions out there? I know about the basic things that I did wrong, like not eating breakfast, having healthy snacks, taking a healthy lunch, eating before or taking dinner to work. Yea, I know about all that.

I need suggestions for getting the motivation flowing again. THANKS!!!

I'll check in on everyone else as soon as I can, so stay healthy and happy!
 
Well, at the moment I'm not the best person to answer this but it might motivate me as well to give you my own advice....

Close your eyes and just jump! Once you get started again, you will feel sooo much better that you will start to crave the healthy lifestyle again. YOU WILL DO THIS. Think of how good you were feeling and go from there. You want that again. Your mind may not, but your body does. Pre-plan your meals, park further away for stuff. Do all the things you were doing, even if you are not doing it wholeheartedly at least you'll be doing it. It will feel so good once the day is over that you'll want to do it the next day. I want to do this with you and really want you to succeed. Let's DO this! OH, and watch "Rocky"....that's always a motivator! hehe
 
minus86 said:
Ok, the first month I was at this I did fantastic. Kicked some major butt, if I may say so myself. This month, however, has been the other way around... I have gotten my butt kicked.

I need to get remotivated somehow. Still don't quite know how I managed to lose my momentum but I just cannot seem to get back on track. And, I feel aweful... I am exhausted... and I end up eating crappy foods.

Today I didn't have any breakfast: mistake #1. For lunch I had a bean, green chile & cheese burrito on regular flour tortilla: mistake #2 (I had to eat at the cafeteria cuz I didn't have time to pack my own lunch...). We get a break from about 11-11:30am so that is when I ate and then I didn't have anything before I went to work: mistake #3. So, by the time I got off work at 8:00pm I was starving, so I ordered pizza: mistake #4.

Blah... Any suggestions out there? I know about the basic things that I did wrong, like not eating breakfast, having healthy snacks, taking a healthy lunch, eating before or taking dinner to work. Yea, I know about all that.

I need suggestions for getting the motivation flowing again. THANKS!!!

I'll check in on everyone else as soon as I can, so stay healthy and happy!
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Bless yer heart! :hug2:

Sorry I've been MIA with ya!

I ended up in the hospital... :rolleyes:

I then got admitted and have continued w/medical issues.

I'm so behind with everyone. :(

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I tell ya, gettin' yer steam and motivation back can be very difficult.

Some ideas that have helped me personally...

* Treat myself with pamper type things (AVON) so I feel attractive & fresh..
(for some reason when I feel like, "Hey, I'm not so bad. I feel attractive,")
I'll get a new wind of energy.

* Go buy an outfit 1 size too small so you have a mini goal to work towards.
Hang it up somewhere that you'll run into each day!
(You could also take a pic of it at store and then print it out to place on fridge.)

Hope these may spark some new ideas for ya. :grouphug:
 
I'm still hanging in there, but no really good news to post. Still been eating like crap but today is a new day, and yet again, I'm trying to get myself back on track. I feel like I'm stuck in some quicksand and just can't stay calm enough to get myself out. I was not expecting this to happen to me. But hey, it did, and all I can do is just fight not to give up, which would be just too easy.

Kristi (pastelroses) has inspired me to watch Biggest Loser and I think that I am going to try the Biggest Loser's Club to get on a fitness and nutrition plan. Maybe that will work if I give the meal planning and worry to someone else right now that I just don't have time.

My first mini goal is quickly approaching and I am determined that I will still be able to make it. I just have a TON of catching up to do.

Hope you are all well and eating healthy. Good luck to everyone and thanks for encouraging me to stay with this. I feel that it is vitally important for my health and for my life that I stick to this. Wish me luck!!!
 
Hey sounds like we're in the same boat...trying to balance a hectic schedule and eat healthy on the run. I did the same thing today as your yesterday...ran out the door, skipped breakfast, hit the vending machine at school then ate bad at dinner ;/. A few people have said "get organized, it's easy"...but not for me. Honestly this always seems to be my downfall....I just need to win the lottery so I can have somebody cook for me like Oprah did, lol. Anyway we can get through this together....we'll figure out something so hang in there :)
 
Don't you love Biggest Loser?! I don't know if you watched yesterdays yet, so I won't say anything until I'm sure! Last week I ordered a Biggest Loser cookbook from Ebay for like 5 bucks. There are some great recipes in there that I can't wait to try. They are low calorie and are all high in protein.


You can do this!! You've helped me out of the slump before and you can get out as well. Today is a new day. Take a look back at your journal and read what you've already accomplished and take some notes. Jot down some of the healthy things that you were eating and make a grocery list. I've seen what you can do, when you put all of your effort into it! You're amazing!
 
Oh Stacy, where ya at? I know you're struggling but we MISS you, you don't have to be on track to post, lol. I'm a week back from my two weeks junking out and I'm still struggling....I've got it to where I'm at my max calorie allowance but what I'm eating sometimes is not good. But I told myself to just start, even if I started ugly. I don't know if this would work but if you're having a hard time with the food right now what if you just set a really reasonable exercise goal and met that for a week? When I was still able to reasonably exercise I know that just starting with that got me in the mindset to line up the food too. Anyway like I said, we miss you so swing by when you get a chance and let us know how you're doin. And I mean in general, not just with the weight loss :) *hugz* ~Lisa
 
douknowjello said:
Oh Stacy, where ya at? I know you're struggling but we MISS you, you don't have to be on track to post, lol.
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Thanks Lisa!

I feel too guilty if I post when I have eaten such horrible foods. One of the best things about this site is the accountability that you have. How can I watch all those fatty foods go down my throat if I am still logging on here to write about how badly I am doing.

Ok, enough with the pity party. One of the problems I have been having is that I have not had enough time or energy to sit down and plan out my meals so that I am eating healthy throughout the entire day. So, I did sign up for the Biggest Loser Club.

It sets up daily meal & fitness plans for me (of course, I have lots of options...) but it takes a lot of the guess work out of my day. I started today, so we'll see how it goes. Gotta keep trying things out until I find the one that definitely works for me. I refuse to give up this fight!!!

I will post tonight with my food entry for the day. Oh yea, and it's Sunday, which equals mother in law oh so yummy food day. I think we are having lasagna, so wish me luck...

Take care!!! :willy_nilly:
 
Woohoo Stacy :) Way to think outside the box and find a solution :D That's awesome. Did you have to pay to join? It sounds like when I did ediets. They gave me the diet plan but I could switch out things I didn't like and it even printed out a grocery list. Of course I've since found out sparkpeople has almost the very same thing now, for free. Wish I'd known before, lol. Anyway enjoy your lasagna, that's one of my favs. Talk to you soon :) ~Lisa
 
Hey Stacy, came by to see how your day is goin...anything fun and exciting? I survived an exam today. My food was not great but then I really screwed up tonight :X Apple fritters..yea ....you wouldn't believe how many calories. So see its not just you :) But honestly gonna look up some recipes for splurge days that aren't THAT bad...if I'd known I was wasting that many calories I'd at least have made sure there was chocolate involved.
 
Day 63

from yesterday

Food:
Breakfast- berry breakfast grains (made with bulgur what grain & raspberries), 1 orange, 1 cup milk
Snack- 1 apple, walnuts
Lunch- 2 whole wheat tortillas w/lowfat cream cheese & sliced turkey breast, HUGE mixed salad w/fat free italian dressing, carrots, 1/2 Kashi TLC granola bar
Snack- carrots, raisins
Dinner- cheese lasagna, salad, 1 slice toasted garlic italian bread

Fitness:
1st day back at it and it was a rest day... HA HA!!! But I did go to the gym on both Friday AND Saturday!!!

Fun:
It was Sunday. Such a great day with family! Paul and I went to the Balloon Fiesta on Saturday morning at 5:00am and it was absolutely beautiful! Fall is my favorite season, October is my favorite month, and Halloween is my favorite holiday (and my Anniversary...)!!!

Feelings:
I will do this! It has only been one day and I already feel TONS better.
 
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