Pharinet's Journal

I did well yesterday. I dont' have an exact count bc J and I ended up eating dinner at our fave diner. I've found 'healthier' foods on the menu that I order now. Oh diner food, why must you mock me so!?

I'm not off to a good start today. I've only had a coffee and an orange so far. I do better on days when I eat at regular intervals. My unstructured weekends make it far too easy to get off track with regular meals.

I found myself wondering how many calories in a Dunkin Donut Boston Cream today. Hahaha. In fact, I looked it up...one has 270 calories, 100 of which are from fat...let's not forget the 38g of carbs and 15g of sugar. Now, I could have this donut if I really want it...but I have to think long and hard about it because that's a lot of wasted calories...

we shall see.
 
The weekend came and went, and I was glad to have the time to relax. Unfortunately, I didn't eat as well as I could have. I didn't binge or anything, I just didn't do as well as I should have.

It's ok, though. I remind myself that this is just like life...I'll have successes and failures.

Today, I've had good success. Weekdays are usually pretty good for me. I think I'll have to put more effort into my weekend eating.

According to Fitday, I'm just under 1200 calories. That's right where I want to be this time of day. I feel full (just finished dinner a bit ago), but can have a small snack later if I want.
 
wishes said:
oh its soo darned hard being on the 1200 again - how did i ever think that was easy!
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You thought it was easy because you got used to it, just like I did! And...you will again (last I knew you were aiming for 12-1500, aye?).
 
Just had to update that I got back to DDR today! WOOOOT! After having done absolutely zero exercise for about two weeks, it felt good to jump around again. I loooove 'dancing' and music. I thought I'd ease back into it...maybe half an hour. I ended up dancing around on that mat for about an hour. Go me!
 
I'm at a little over 1000 right now. I did well yesterday, too. J and I went to Ruby Tuesday and I got the turkey minis and salad bar combo with an organic red tea. That tea is awesome. It has about 60 calories per serving. I've come to dislike spending calories on beverages, but this tea was worth it.

I have to grocery shop tomorrow. I realized yesterday that I'm really low on 'quick and easy' foods, and it's becoming a problem with my new work schedule. I think I'm going to make a list before I go so I don't spend too much and pick up any junk stuff.

I'm off to have some DDR fun and relax for the evening.
 
lol yeah i will get used to it again. But atm i have a race this weekend so im eating again! horay! :D
 
I've come to hate the weekends for eating right. I always go over my limit. We eat at restaurants and diners all weekend. I have no schedule to keep me on track. I mean, I love my weekends and my time off, it's just no good for my weight. To top it off, I had my period this weekend. That made things extra ugly.

The worst part is that today, for the first time in a while, I feel hungry. I just want to keep eating. I almost feel like I'm starting over. I shouldn't say that because it isn't that bad.

Oh well. I'll just tough out today and I'm sure I'll feel better about it tomorrow. It would help if I didn't feel so damn tired today.

Blah!

I also feel bad about not posting in here and keeping up with others' posts. It's just that my life has taken a turn for the busy. Between work (two jobs now), personal stuff, health stuff, and now wedding planning stuff, I just don't feel like spending the extra 5-10 minutes I get now and then to post here. I'd rather sit back and close my eyes and breathe, or call a friend to say hello.
 
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dont give up on it though, hungry can be eased with lots of water or tea/coffee and other low calorie stuff. a cup of mashed pumpkin is only 60ish calories! :D
 
I'm in a much better mood today...for a few reasons.

The sun is shining and it feels like Spring has finally arrived.
My period has ended - yay no more cramps and cravings.
I lost a few more lbs.

Yep, I'm down to 166 as of last night. Woot!

I'm afraid that I may gain a bit of weight in the next month. Now that my surgery is over and I've had one regular period, I can go back on the birth control pill. I know that a lot of women tend to gain about 10lbs when starting the pill. Granted, I've been on it before, and for a long time, but restarting after having stopped for over a month makes me wonder if I'll have the same weight gain. It also makes me wonder if some of the weight I've lost is because I wasn't taking it.

Oh well, I guess only time will tell...I truly believe that if I keep at it, any weight gain from the pill will be insignificant and easily lost...assuming I do what I need to do.

I'm more determined than ever to shed this weight. When I saw 166 last night, I did a little happy dance on my scale! lol
 
Wow, I haven't been here in a looooooooong time...

I had a lot happen in my life that kind of put things like this on the backburner. However, I kept up with my weight loss goals.

I'm still losing, but not as quickly as I had been. That's to be expected.

I'm down 35lbs from my start weight. I have 15 more lbs to go...maybe 20.

Since J and I moved to our new place, I'm pretty sure I increased my daily caloric intake, but not as much as I thought I would.

I've started walking since the weather turned nice, and J even joins me sometimes! I still DDR once in a while. We've spent a lot of time swimming and splashing around in the pool, too. I love summer for activity.

Absolutely none of my old clothes fit me anymore which is both a blessing and a curse. It's great to get to wear clothes and feel good in them, but I had some things I really liked that just hang on me, or fall off me, now. lol I'm going to need another job just to fund a wardrobe.

So yeah, overall so far, this has been challenging at times, but most of the time, it's just what I do now. I found, on the 4th of July, that I can't eat the way I used to...even if I want to. I did it on the 4th and ended up with terrible terrible stomach pain. Yuck! I didn't really feel guilty the next day, just kind of happy that my body won't tolerate all that junk anymore! :)
 
hey good to hear the weight is coming off and the clothes aren't fitting all for good reasons lol!!! i need to spend more time on my Dance mat. i've got 2 now so need to get some sort of competition going lol. hope you are having a good weekend! x
 
Hey angel! Good to hear from you!

Yeah, with summer and such warm weather, I tend to go outside more often, so the mat hasn't seen much use. I did get a second one, but trying to talk J into playing with me is more of a workout than the actual game! lol
 
wishes said:
i did wonder what happened to you :)
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Heya wishes!
Life just gets crazy/out of control sometimes and the internet, as much as I love it, loses priority. :( Fortunately, my goals remained in my top 3!

How have you been, dear? I did stop in your journal and see that there's been some medical stuff going on. You ok?

-Phar
 
oh yeah im fine, donating a kidney next month, was in a magazine, gained 10lb back and currently dropping it again!
Oh and moving house and jobs :)
 
Pharinet said:
Hey angel! Good to hear from you!

Yeah, with summer and such warm weather, I tend to go outside more often, so the mat hasn't seen much use. I did get a second one, but trying to talk J into playing with me is more of a workout than the actual game! lol
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the outside is good and its not like warm weather stays. mightaswell enjoy it while its here!! give J an incentive to play...:)
have a good day sweets x
 
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