Othie's Diary (I think I can, I think I can)

Day 6

alright, painful day. I wore my shoes for the gym and every step pushed my sock into my wound that my shoes gave me. I guess I need to break down and hunt up money for new shoes, sigh.

As far as goals go, well I was gone all day, so aside from going to class, I didn't do much. I did go to the gym, spent about 45 mins there.

I didn't get my 5 veggies today, only two. I had a bowl of cereal, and a arby's dip sandwich, some peanuts, and some carrots...not the best, but far from the worse
 
othie said:
alright, painful day. I wore my shoes for the gym and every step pushed my sock into my wound that my shoes gave me. I guess I need to break down and hunt up money for new shoes, sigh.

As far as goals go, well I was gone all day, so aside from going to class, I didn't do much. I did go to the gym, spent about 45 mins there.

I didn't get my 5 veggies today, only two. I had a bowl of cereal, and a arby's dip sandwich, some peanuts, and some carrots...not the best, but far from the worse
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Hi Othie, when working out it is soooo important to have shoes that fit properly. It makes the difference between just surviving a workout to being be able to advance to the next level. You may end up having aches and pains that will stop you from exercising for periods of time while you heal. A good athletic shoe store will watch you walk in different types of shoes and will then help you pick out something that best suits your foot and athletic needs.
Man.... looks like i work for one of those companies! lol... *i don't* I suffered for so many years until I finally got fitted, so I'm an advocate..lol
Michelle
 
Day 7

thanks brazenlysasse, I think your right, today I just wore my crocs and talk about being different! Trust me, as soon as I have the money I'm off the shoe store.

Lets see, today went well enough, atleast it ended well (with a walk with the dog). I admit though, I had a hard time getting started. Hopefully I'll feel better, tomorrow is another gym day, so I should get more time in as far as working out goes. My plan (if it holds) is three days at the gym (tues, thrus, and sat) and a walk with the dog atleast three days.

I'm rather depressed. I weighed myself at home and got a 316....but when I first weighted myself it was at the gym, so I'm hoping the scale here is just alittle off....otherwise I'm going to be pretty depressed...
 
othie said:
thanks brazenlysasse, I think your right, today I just wore my crocs and talk about being different! Trust me, as soon as I have the money I'm off the shoe store.

Lets see, today went well enough, atleast it ended well (with a walk with the dog). I admit though, I had a hard time getting started. Hopefully I'll feel better, tomorrow is another gym day, so I should get more time in as far as working out goes. My plan (if it holds) is three days at the gym (tues, thrus, and sat) and a walk with the dog atleast three days.

I'm rather depressed. I weighed myself at home and got a 316....but when I first weighted myself it was at the gym, so I'm hoping the scale here is just alittle off....otherwise I'm going to be pretty depressed...
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Hi othie, *getting sick of me yet???...lol* All scales are a bit different. Some for the better some for the worse...lol
Find one scale, no matter what the number is, if the scale is a good accurate one, go with it and just focus on the weight being LOST after finding that fist number. weight watchers, the gym and my home scale were all different...talk about frustrating..lol. My home scale at home is good quality, but not accurate after 300lbs... *the needle bobs* even though i bought one that supposedly is accurate up to 400lbs. So, for now, i weigh at the doctors, cuz his is... *sighs* right.. ;)
 
Day 8

brazenlysasse, I love your comments, they help me remember to write everyday! thank you.

Today was a good day. I got out to the gym for almost an hour, got a B+ in Art1100 for midterm and got back a essay from English with a 93 out of 100.

As far as food goes, I have a jimmy deans cheese and ham sandwich for breakfast with some orange juice, some peanuts to snack on, some chicken strips for lunch and a glass of wine to unwind with. I'm hoping to get some more veggies in to hit my goal, but we'll see. I think the days I'm out are going to be harder for that goal, but atleast I'll be home tomorrow.

Only major down point of the day is that I weighted myself and I'm only down to 310.5. I had hoped to be a bit more down, but then I haven't really been great with my food, so I can't complain to much
 
Day 9

well I believe my diet has died. I was doing pretty well until I got invited to the movies...when I got home I seemed to have left my will power at the theater. I was hungry so I ate...an hour and half later, I was hungry again, so I ate again...and then again two hours later. The worse part? I had no fruits or veggies (aside from orange juice in the morning).

On the good side, I walked for 17 mins today, instead of the usual 15....yay...a whole two more mins....sigh..
 
Don't bust youself up too much about it. Stuff happens.

Your diet hasn't died - it just took a nap.

Stand up, dust yourself off, and get back in the game. Don't fret about what happened in the past - yesterday or yesteryear. What is important is what you are going to do - today. And tomorrow. And - I think you see where I am going with this.

Didn't eat enough vegetables today? Eat more tomorrow.
Didn't walk enough today? Walk more tomorrow.

Every day is a new day. Every day is a new chance to get it right, to do better than before.

You can do this. Take Care. Be Strong.

BTW - what's Jimmy Dean's? Is that a restaurant?
 
well I believe my diet has died.
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That's like saying because you tripped on the top step, you might as well just throw yourself down the whole flight of stairs. :)

Your diet is not dead. You slipped. So you regain your balance and keep going. You can do it!
 
hey! don't be so harsh on yourself over the slip! do better tomorrow! use your mistakes as motivation to not make them again :)
 
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Day 11

Thanks guys, I hit the point where I usually lose speed and move on to another project, but I'm not going to do that this time, I just got to figure out some more ways to keep with it.

Today wasn't the best, but yesterday I had a good day. I spent an hour and a half at the gym with my whole family (I can't do as much as the boys who have been going for longer, but I got in some extra time stretching, and it was nice to not have to watch the clock). After that we went to a friend's house to watch the fireworks. I was able to bypass most of the desserts (though I did grab a couple cookies) and mostly nibbled on carrots and peanuts.

Today my engry level was just shot. But I figured this would be my rest day. I had four servings of fruit and veggies, so not quiet 5 but close. I even got in some blueberries.

Tomorrow I'm going to try to do even better.
 
Finally back

Well I have been off the forums for awhile, first with computer issues, then with a trip, but I'm finally home and back online.

I have been eating things I shouldn't while on my trip, but I'm hoping I get back on track in a hurry.

I'm still having issues with only eating alittle. It's funny, I never thought I ate that much more then everyone else, but looking at the labels, I sure eat more then the serving size...
 
Hi Othie, welcome back to the forum. Its the same for me when i go away, I tend to forget about better choices i could be making and my portion sizes go out the window. I have a friend that puts half of her dinner *when out at a restaurant* in a take home container before even eating her meal. I have yet to do that, but it does work well for her.
Good for You for coming back on line and keep reading those lables. I think portion sizes are an issue for most. I thought my boy friend was going to pass out when I showed him what an actual portion of pasta for one person was...lol
 
Thanks Brazen! I'm going to have to try that one next time I'm out.

Lets see, today I went to the gym, but ended up only doing half what I usually do because a someone from class found me and we started talking about the paper thats due. I went walking with my mom yesteray, but she wasn't feelin so great so we came back at the half way point. I really need to get going more. I just can't seem to get in the mood, maybe I should hang some pictures or something...
 
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