Nothing To Loose - That is the goal

great great job on the 135!!! I can hardly wait to get there myself!

like ive said before, just try to make the exercise a second job for yourself. a job you dont particularly like, but one that really 'pays' well in the end!
 
like ive said before, just try to make the exercise a second job for yourself. a job you dont particularly like, but one that really 'pays' well in the end!
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Thanks, Kate, this is so true! I can't wait to jump below 135 myself. I've been hovering just over 135 for 2 weeks already. Need to push through this stagnation! :)

You will get there soon, you are so close!!!
 
Yesterday I managed to do some stairwalking and it helped me to reach 5000 steps. Did not exercise last night, as I was buried in paperwork. Hopefully this weekend I will dig myself out. :)

Today I'm back to 135, but it does not really mean anything yet. Now I'm judging my progress by my fitness level. Tom is around and it makes me feel super tired, so this week is not good week to judge. :)

Tonight I am going riding again, so should be good on exercise and walking.
 
After taking a walk to the bank I realized I already fulfilled my 5k steps today. Accidently reset the pedometer, but that's ok since I already know how much was there. :) Just have to add 5K to whatever I do later.
 
Ok, yesterday with horse riding I did 4K more of steps, so total - 9 K! Whoo-hoo! Riding went pretty well. I think calories were slightly high - 1400, but that's ok. Scales actually showed 134.5 today, but I don't believe them. We'll see what happens in a couple of days. Still, its a good news even if it is just water loss, its a new low water loss, so that means I am loosing. :)
 
YAY!!!!! I belive the scale:D You are doing good.. You're loosing them pounds and doing great with your steps.Keep it up and have a good one..Oh yeh, DRINK YOUR WATER:D
 
Looks like you've been doing great, keep it up. Well done in getting under 135 must of made your day hey.
 
Good Morning all!

Well, to be honest I took a little dieting break (and forum break) this weekend. I did not record my calories at all. I don't think I did horrible on Sunday, but I know Saturday was pretty bad. I had an itch to go to IHOP for breakfast, because I had a really big craving for waffles or pancakes or french toast. So my Saturday breakfast was huge, but surprizingly I did not feel that full. I was not hungry, but I did not feel like I've overeaten, and that concerns me a bit, because I think I should have felt fuller.

So I also had "cheat" weekend, but it felt really good to do it.

So, today I'm back on track. I have to say that my morning oatmeal does not satisfy me at all. I mean, I am full but not happy. I realize that I want SOLID food in the morning. Something I can bite into and chew. Something not too sweet, but not too "bready" either. Bagels would be a good choice, except that I feel kind of sick of them also. What I'd really want is egg and cheese (or bacon and egg) on whole wheat muffin. Yumm.. I guess I'm craving solid protein in the morning. I've been drinking protein powder every morning, but for some reason it is not satisfying the craving for solid food.

Weight-wise I've settled at 135.5 for now, but my fat % has dropped much sooner then I expected, so I'm suspecting I'm building muscles, that's why my weight did not go down that much.
 
Hi, sometimes I think you need to have a little break and get it out of your system. But its good you got your self straight back on track, well done. As for the breakfast. I dont think you should have the same thing every morning, surely there are a few different breakie solutions you could do, so you can rotate them. There is no point in eating something you dont enjoy everyday as you will just feel resentful and more like to going off track. Have a look around for some breakfast ideas online. I will have a look in the ones that I have saved on the computer as well. I am sure there must be some yummy low fat breakies out there somewhere.
 
Thanks, Zoila! I'll definitely look into those. They may give me some good ideas. You know its weired, I've had oatmeal for breakfast every day for probably 6 months and I really enjoyed it. But it was someone switched something off(or on) in my brain and I just want something different. :) I'm going out to local cafeteria to see what they have. Hopefully I'll find something not terribly unhealthy. :)

Yesterday was not so good on exercise. I only walked the stairs once at work, and that's it. Today I'm going riding again, so my exercise should be good. Calories yesterday were 1250, good.

Did not wear pedometer yesterday, but I'm wearing it today, so will report my steps tomorrow.
 
Yesterday the calories were not so good. Around 1600 I think.
After riding I was SO tired and hungry that I decided to stop by Quiznos on the way back, as we did not have any food at home. Unfortunately after getting my sub, I felt kind of sleepy and since I had an hour drive ahead of me on dark empty country roads, I "rationalized" getting some ColdStone icecream which was unfortunately located next door to Quiznos. You will be proud to know that I threw out the rest of icecream as soon as I got my sugar "high", but I am sure it still packed tons of calories.

Unfortunately this morning I was swayed by co-worker to get a latte and bagel wtih cream cheese. Good thing is that I ate only half a bagel so far, but I'm sure I'll finish it up by the end of the day. Hopefully that will save me from unusually high calories for today as well.

Plan for tonight - rest, taxes and sleep! I may be able to fit in a bit of cardio, but not really sure it will happen. Been behind on sleep for a while and it is really playing a number on my energy levels.
 
That Is Good On Only Eating Half You Are On The Right Track!
 
You know even though you had those little things, you practice self control which is really good. Especial once you get the taste of them its hard to stop but you did so you should be proud of your self for that.
 
Thanks, Zoila. Its not as much of self-control as listening to my body. I am trying to really tune in to when I am truly hungry. My stomack was telling me that I was full, I had sugar rush going (meaning was wide awake), so I thought to myself: "Well, I am really satisfied with how this ice cream made me feel. I want to keep eating it, but it won't add to my enjoyment, it will only add to pounds of fat". Part of it is also learning to extract satisfaction from food earlier, and once you're satisfied, letting it go. It also helped telling myself:"You can have ice cream any time you want, and you don't want it now". And that helped realize that I don't have to finish it.

So, it was not so much self control but the right motivation and listening to my body. But I was proud of myself nontheless. :)
 
Well, its a new day. I was so hungry this morning, and not for a good food. Got latte and lemon poppy seed muffin (I love them!)
Calories yesterday came in at 1300 despite my splurge in the morning, which unfortunately made me want to splurge again today. I know I should be doing better, but at the same time I kind of want to up my calories to 1300-1400 per day and hope that my metabolism will increase to accomodate it. Of course with that I need to increase exercise. I still find it hard to motivate myself to exercise, even though I have more reasons then just weight loss to do it.
 
NTL, I think you can definitely accomodate to upping more calories girl!! :) Keep up the good work..b.esides, maybe going up higher a few days, and back down the others.. is a nice way to keep your body guessing! ;)
 
i agree with NL (shocker ;) ), i have upped my calories and other than this sickness, prior to that, i lost a pound....i think that if you are exercising and you FEEL like you need some extra energy (remember food is energy) then go for it and see what happens ( i think you told me the same thing...ha! )
 
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