My Selfish Year, and the journey to skinny

OMG I am so relaxed I've given up breathing! Well, not entirly but that was a very relaxing week off. Aside from my weekend debacles with my friend Jeff that got us in A LOT of hot water with my mom at midnight on saturday night (at least we called for a ride and didn't drive ourselves...amiright??). So, yesterday was my goal one weigh in day and I was aiming for 240 and I was 241.2, sooooo damed close!! So no goal reward yet but in a few days I bet I'll get my reward ;)



I can't wait to get caught up with everyones diaries. I've been off line for pretty much the last four or five days doing this thing called "living" its really fun in the outside world sometimes (although, as mentioned before I got into a lot of trouble). Now I'm back to the desk, the office and behaving. Also, taking a few weeks off from drinking to let my liver function return to normal. I woke up on sunday morning without a hangover and you KNOW there is something wrong when you can't even stand up the night before and you wake up feeling fine...time to lay off the vodka. also, I lost all my keys, all of them. In one ill fated, oh, I bet that I can jump over this puddle of slush moment...and then the next morning the slush puddle was solid ice and my keys are somewhere in that mess. FUUUUUUUUUuuuuu.....ya. My friend Jeff is a really bad influence on me. So glad he's back from pretending to live somwhere warm and tropical.



So, according to my chart (looks at pretend chart in hands) my next goal is to be 230 lbs by April 1st. I think I've got this one in the bag. And...how is it I'm already making plans and goals that involve April? Too soon!
 
your making great progress. you will hit that goal soon for sure. sounds like you had a fun night out. havent been out drinking myself in years. doctor said i cant have alcohol anymore. so no fun for me. at least you called for a ride. way to go. I bet that was the smartest thing you did all night hehe. I cant believe how much weight youve lost since January. im so jealous. I bet your pants are starting to feel a lot looser these days. keep up the good work.
 
My pants are loose, and it feels great, especially after several consective months of being afraid to wash and dry them because they might not fit on the other side of that chore. I was getting tired of hang drying everything to avoid shrinkage.
 
Glad you survived your time off.....barely.


good to see ya focusing on those goals.....sooooo close to 230"s


I don't remember what your reward was. i could look back in your thread or I could just ask ya


(Takes the lazy option)....So what was your reward for 230's?
 
Good to hear you had a relaxing week and managed to get into some trouble (but not enough to land you in jail)


First goal is right around the corner. Get that first reward ready!
 
Alright, heres the goals posted again for your ease of viewing. Coach Handbag, I've already got the one I want bookmarked all I have to do is bust out the credit card and hit order.


2012 Goals: 1.4 lbs a week = 80 lbs: SW: 260


Goal Number 1: 7 weeks: less 20 lbs (largest goal)


240 by February 12, 2012

Reward: Coach Handbag



Goal Number 2: 7 weeks: less 30 lbs


230 by April 1, 2012

Reward: Recumbent Bike



Goal Number 3: 7 weeks: less 40 lbs


220 by May 20, 2012

Reward: New outfit: slacks, blouse, jacket



Goal Number 4: 7 weeks: less 50 lbs


210 by July 8, 2012

Reward: Shoes



Goal Number 5: 7 weeks: less 60 lbs


200 by August 26, 2012

Reward: Heels



Goal Number 6: 7 weeks: less 70 lbs


190 by October 14, 2012

Haircut, Highlights, mani-pedi



Goal Number 7: 7 weeks: less 80 lbs


180 by December 2, 2012

lip injections



Goal Number 8: Four Weeks:


Get as far below 180 as possible before 12/31/2012



UGW: 155


Reward:
 
Hahaha, I should take a picture with all the goal items each time I reach a goal. In the end I'll be sitting on a recombant bike, with heels on and shoes on my hands, holding a handbag, in new clothes with big fat lip injections and awesome hair.


Kinda glad to be back at work today, structured days are easier on the diet. last week it was sleep till 10 or 11, eat garbage, drink beer at the stroke of noon (becasue any earlier is just irresponsible), eat crap for dinner, drink late into the night, pass out buzzzed...ya, being back to normal is good ;) cant wait for my next week long staycation.
 
Sounds like the batteries are recharged and impressive that you made it through pretty much unscathed on weigh in front. Wish I could find that same balance instead of it causing me to totally derail.


Good to have you back from staycation. No more getting a life until we all reach our goal weight ok?
 
Well, considering I'm not going anywhere or doing anything until I fly to San Fran to visit my ex, and...ahem...scratch an itch that only he can scratch...I think I'll make it to my next few goals without anymore weeklong dalliances. Not going there till I'm under 200 though. The last time we saw each other I was around the 180's.


Tonight I'm struggling. I have to make treats for my son's classroom v-day party which involves fried bread, nutella and me making it all. HARD! Not going to even nibble once and the new jar of nutella goes straight to the school and will never come home. My Son, bless his heart, is so proud of the fry bread I make (it is the best on earth...just sayin...) that he likes to volunteer me to make it for all the class parties.


Anyways, the dough is raising, and I'm getting on the treadmill, and thinking about that scratch being itched...just right....god I need to get laid.
 
Old school! Thanks so much for your reply. I have a better understanding of the purpose of caloric cycling now. I think that calculator I used is on the first post in my diary, did a similar thing for me. But I basically stuck to the same amount of calories for 40 days so I think I hit a wall. It wanted me to start around 1,483 calories to lose 2 lbs a week. I started with less than that though.. but my BMI is apparently 35.7. I weigh around 235 and in height am 5'7/7'8 female. Do you think a caloric cycle of (1100-Sunday, 1600- Monday, 1100-Tuesday, 1300-Wednesday, 1100-Thursday, 1100-Friday, 1600-Saturday) is good for me? in terms of effectiveness? I'm sorry to ask so many questions, I just don't understand it as well as you. I'm open to suggestions of alternate numbers if you think something else might work better!


You haven't updated your diary in a while, come back! :)


Thanks again !
 
Sucess, you are welcome. From your schedule I would add one more higher day and then have your weigh in day the morning after two consecutive low cal days. Drink tons of water on those low cal days, and becasue you are taller you should not go below 1200, you need calories to support basic bodily functions and have more muscle to feed then a shorter person. You do not want to diminish your muscle mass, its what burns all your calories.


Happy Binge Drinking Day everyone!!! For a holiday built on consumerism I'm astounded that its such a big deal when we are all still feeling the pinch of recession. I managed to not eat a single piece of fry bread last night. That is a good thing for me as I usually gorge on them. I'd normally be eating them as soon as they emerged from the fry oil, slather it in butter and top with lemon curd or salmonberry jam. MMmmmmmmm. but I didn't. I finished frying them, hopped on the treadmill, watched some tv and went to bed (but didn't fall to sleep). I was tossing and turning all night long, last time I looked at the clock it was 2:45am. I finally hit my sleep stride just as the light on my alarm starting fading in and I hit the snooze button for 40 minutes before my ex texted me and finally got my ass out of bed so that I could scan him my W2 so he could get our taxed done today.


I've already got my workout in this morning. It snowed a few feet of wet sloppy snow last night and then started raining before I got out to the car. I had to shovel forever, and then walking back and forth to the house and back to the car for kitty litter to put under the tires and rock salt to try and melt the ice under the tires...hopelessly stuck. Finally about a half hour of trying to get unstuck and my neighbor came by and helped push me out. Sloppy snow. 6 years ago the day before valentines day we had an epic storm with 8 hours of sustained 100+ mile an hour winds and rain that melted several months of built up snow. My house flooded and a few people nearly lost their lives from avalanches off the steep mountains. I'm hoping today does not mirror that, its raining, weighing down months worth of snow right now and the wind is picking up and supposed to hit 45-60 mph today. I still have nightmares of that day. My son was 4 and I had to carry him and my dog through waist deep water to get to my car and drive in that wind to a shelter because my house was filling with water. I think I still have PTSD from that day.
 
I need to start drinking more water. I feel freakin parched. 4 cups of coffee today because I am so tired, two diet cokes, but at least I've managed to eat reasonable. I'm trying to eat 5 smaller meals a day instead of 3 main meals and 2 small snacks. Its worked out okay. Had split pea soup for lunch and then second meal was cucumber, radish, peperoncini, mushrooms and chicken with french dressing. I have a really big craving for something bad bad bad for dinner so I'm going to have to find a way to alleviate that craving without going insane with calories. NACHOS! omg. want.


Our weather has been crappy. all freaking day. And my sisters sick and needs to get to the hospital by plane in a larger city but we still don't know if the flight will be able to land here. waiting and praying.
 
Hey Oldschool,

Good choice on the water! I find that drinking alot of water is helping me lose weight..my theory is that extra water helps the liver eliminate the fat...so I want to help it do that as efficiently as possible! All the other stuff I put in my body that forces the liver to work overtime on eliminating forces doesn't help it eliminate fat!

I take 3 bottles of water with me to work every day and I drink water in the morning and hot, unsweetened hot green tea at night...lots of water!

Sarah
 
Heya sorry about your sister being sick. that sucks and just adds more stress. great work dodging the fried bread. thats an amazing feat. Hard not to nibble when your cooking. great work staying on track. sorry aboput all the snow. thank god we have had almost no snow all winter. just 1 bad ice storm that made us lose power for 4 days.
 
neeeed coffeeeee....*brb, going to the break room*

okay back


So I was up all night. My sisters flight didn't get out of here till almost 6pm, right under the civil twilight rule. My mom went with her, they arrived in Anchorage around 10pm and immediatly went to the ER where she was cat scanned and then operated on. Her appenidix had burst. That must have hurt. Anyways, she was not out of surgery until 5 am and my mom was texting me all night long with updates and generally freaking out. She hates when her kids are sick, or in pain. And the hospital they were at is where our supervising physicians are at so kept asking me a billion questions. *YAAAAAWWWWWNNNNNN* I wish I could have skipped work today...but...I just took a week off, that would look funny.


I made homemade gluten free pizza last night, with mozzarella fresca and pepperoni. It was good, but each slice of it was about 200 calories and I had three slices. I walked on the treadmill for 40 minutes but thats nothing. Just walking. I had to do something not slothlike while I watched the biggest loser...that show always makes me feel quilty. Lol! They sure don't focus much on nutrition on that show...just saying. And who on earth can lose 12 freaking lbs in one week. That has GOT to be fake. Anways. I'm planning on an early night tonight. And whoever gets between me and my bed is probably going to die.
 
Wow, sounds like your sister is very lucky to have gotten on the flight when she did. A burst appendix sounds mighty dangerous and painful. Sounds like quite a long night waiting for updates.


An early night is well deserved... in fact an afternoon siesta probably is as well. Quick, schedule a meeting with yourself for the rest of the afternoon, turn off the lights and sit back and rest your eyes until it's time to go home.
 
FG, its a common problem with not having an OR or surgeons on the island, but awful stuff happens and people live to tell about it. Now my sister is prepared for the apocolypse, no appendix to kill her afterwards ;)


My coffee was tasting so damn good, couldn't figure out what was so coffeegasmic about it till I went for a refill and realized I had used full sugar full fat creamer instead of my sugarfree hazelnut. Blargggg!!!
 
Plus, post apocolyptic appendices are considered to be a true zombie delight so I'd say she's got a big leg up on the rest of the population now.


Sorry about the coffee mixup. In a few months we can look back on today's journal entry and consider it the "great creamer mixup incident"
 
I think we should refer to it as a fiasco and not an incident, as I had to drive all the way to the store to get sugar free creamer and THAT turned out to be a fiasco.


So today is boring. Had leftover pizza for lunch. Am sitting at my desk right now sipping on a diet coke and noshing on peperoncinis from a jar. Spicy, low cal, make my office smell weird...perfect snack. Tonight is going to be light faire, probably feed my son the last of the leftover pizza and just each chicken and veggies myself. It's Ghost Hunters night, and that is a serious affair at my house, plus its a big night thats been hyped all week, something about a big announcement that will change ghost hunters forever (probably total hype to booste ratings, but the promo shows steve crying and britt threatening to puke...so...of course we're buying into it). Soooooo, prior to that coming on I'll be on the treadmill for at least two miles tonight. To make up for doing NADA on the treadmill on Sunday. Gotta get my 7 miles minimum a week. And then during the shows commercial breaks I'm doing abs and upper body free weights. Yay.


I'll tell you what I'm not doing tonight though. Dishes. My son has not done the dishes all week, since friday and they are PILED up. Not a clean plate in the house and I refuse to do them for him. I bring home the bacon and have to cook it, he can at least scrub a few dishes. Bastard.
 
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