New Year, Big Goal

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I have this weird tension/anxiety in my chest this morning, and I have no idea why. Knowing me, it's something minor, but the more I think about it, the worse it gets. I'm doing some deep breaths to let it out, but everything seems to be agitating me - stand up comedy, music, thinking about the weather. Hoping breakfast offsets it - I'm thinking/hoping part of the problem is a handful of meds on an empty stomach.

Anyway, enough free-writing my thoughts. I had a good row yesterday, more meters than last week, which isn't saying much, but I'm looking to up my distance each time. Had good food, too, within the allowance.
 
Well done on a good day LJ. Hopefully it is just the meds on an empty stomach making you feel tense & anxious. Take care buddy xo
 
Thanks Cate, water and breakfast seemed to do the trick.

Yesterday was a good one, too, in spite working from home in the afternoon (where the snacks are). I think part of the success was that we were out of ice cream.

Here's a funny reference for sugar intake:
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Also need to add that this weekend will be a double whammy.
  • Saturday we're going to a brewery festival. LOts of beers to try means lots of calories. My plan is to have my standard healthy breakfast of 2 eggs on single slice of whole grain toast with a glass of V8. Probably with some salsa. Lunch will have to be a salad with grilled chicken or seafood. Dinner will be something along those lines, but no beef/cheese things.
  • Sunday is Super Bowl. Which really shouldn't be too different from our standard Sunday night dinner, except we're adding kids to the formula, which will probably include something sweet - hopefully nothing too over the top, but I need to plan my breakfast and lunch accordingly.
 
Not much to report today. I went over calories last night, I'm still struggling with bedtime snacks, and last night was made more challenging by having too much to do with the kids, and my daughter stayed up an hour later than usual. That messed up my schedule, so I snacked and snacked and snacked. I keep forgetting how much milk adds up and how quickly I can drink it.

I was doing my lifting yesterday and couldn't figure out why I was only able to do 5 curls instead of the usual 8. Then I realized I had upped the weights for the last set a week ago. So I was glad about that.

On a personal note, for those who were following, my daughter seems to be out of her craziness mode. We had a family meeting last night and we didn't dwell too much on the crappy stuff, instead on the good stuff.
 
Family meetings can be frustrating, Sun, believe it or not. Especially when a third of the meeting attendees aren't taking it seriously!

I continue to be defeated by the snack monster. That damn thing is sinister, because I don't even realize I'm under attack until most of the devastation has been wrought.

My son's daycare got cancelled today due to a roving throw-up bug (he's not showing signs so far), so I'm working from home today, with a variety of garbage to snack on. I'm strong right now, but mornings aren't the problem. This afternoon... can I withstand the call of the Klondike bars? At 250 calories each, I have to.
 
Being at home all day is the worst. The snack monster is always calling my name. I need to rope off the kitchen. lol!
 
I don´t want to make light of your snacking trouble, but given that you have a partner living in the same house can you not lock all the dreck into a cabinet only your wife has the key to?
 
LaMaria said:
I don´t want to make light of your snacking trouble, but given that you have a partner living in the same house can you not lock all the dreck into a cabinet only your wife has the key to?
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I actually used the term 'dreck' in a prediction for a Super Bowl commercial.

Yes, I can (and have) have it physically unavailable, but we can't exactly lock the fridge/freezer :(
 
Interesting illustrations John! That's why I drink Cola without sugar! I love fooling my body into thinking that it's getting fueled! :p

Because I am dropping in now (have dropped in a few times before) and have not read your entire thread... could you tell me... how is your year going so far? What habits have you changed? Have you built muscle and/or strength? Have you lost body fat?

Just curious. Hoping that you will be successful in reaching your goals!
 
LaMaria said:
So... only healthy food in there?
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I think you know the answer to that
IAmGoingToTri said:
Because I am dropping in now (have dropped in a few times before) and have not read your entire thread... could you tell me... how is your year going so far? What habits have you changed? Have you built muscle and/or strength? Have you lost body fat
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Hi Tri, thanks for checking in. Year is OK, my first two weeks were the winners, and I'm track for where I should be. BUUUT, my last couple weekends were not so great, and as a result I'm kind of flatlining. I'm down 11.6 lbs for January, down about 1% on fat percentage. I am finally hitting that point in lifting where I'm done struggling and can start the muscle building. Habits changed: no more drive thru (I'll still do Dunkies for coffee when I don't have time). I'm also reducing my afternoon binging significantly. Still fighting the bedtime snacks and weekend behavior.
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How was the weekend LJ?
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Well, I had a lot of beer, and a lot of cheese, and a lot of refined carbs. It was fun, to a degree, except the guilty feelings. I was able to plan my failures and eat semi-reasonably when I wasn't doing my planned cheats. My parents offered to meet us at Five Guys for lunch. Jeez! There's nothing healthy on their menu! So I did my best and got a cheese-free BLT with gobs of veggies, and one order of fries to share with the whole table.

I'm taking a vacation day, so using my iPhone to respond. I'll check in with the other diaries tomorrow.
 
Working around unhealthy situations as best you can is weight-loss in real life. Hope the day off work is all you needed it to be :)
 
LaMaria said:
Working around unhealthy situations as best you can is weight-loss in real life. Hope the day off work is all you needed it to be :)
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It was close. I was tempted by some Super Bowl leftovers, but not terribly, and I rowed for 60 minutes (with a couple minutes' halfway through) instead of my prescribed 30 minutes. My Tuesday weigh-in, while above goal, was surprisingly less than I expected.

My fat percentage is at its lowest since I started. I'd like to think I gained an impressive muscle mass in the last few days, but that seems unlikely. More likely is that the equipment has a certain level of variability where one data point doesn't tell the story, but instead gives reference points to follow and identify a trend. But I can pretend about the muscle mass thing, since my pecs and triceps are kind of achy from Sunday.

I did manage to successfully* avoid dessert and snacking last night, courtesy of flossing and brushing shortly after dinner. We had tacos last night, which were tasty. Instead of Taco Tuesday, can I call it Mexico Monday? Tex-Mex Monday? I don't know.

*Lots of double consonants in that word.
 
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