Rachie's Diary

I hate window and middle seats. I always have to sit in the aisle seat so that I can get up whenever I want to, without feeling like I'm bugging other people. lol
 
be_gone_soon said:
Sorry about your grandfather. I hope you can get along ok and being with family helps!!:(
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Thank you :)

sunnydee said:
I hate window and middle seats. I always have to sit in the aisle seat so that I can get up whenever I want to, without feeling like I'm bugging other people. lol
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I just sit there, sleep and get up when the rest of the row does :) I also pray that people don't talk to me... although I have had people give me their desserts before... usually the only edible thing on the flight other than the peanuts :)
 
bethann1156 said:
Rachie, I'm sorry to hear about your grandfather. *hugs*
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Thank you :) Everyone has been so sweet around here, thank you all :) :)

Well it's Friday... I am taking the day off work and am supposed to be doing laundry and cleaning my apartment before I leave.
I started badly by taking a trip to Target! God I love that place!!! I had to get some coffee and a shredder to deal with the million credit card offers I get every week. Is there a way to stop them coming?? They drive me nuts.

Anyway, I feel crummy because Aunt Flow is here so no running today (yeah I know - big moaning minnie) but I am cleaning now so I figure that's burning off a lot of calories. Plus I get to run up and down two floors to the laundry room in my building so I am not doing terribly.

I'm going to persuade my mum and sister to walk with me when I am at home. They both need the fresh air and a bit of exercise never did anyone any harm :)
 
I hate those damn credit card offers! I get a million of them too! I swear they prey on students because they know we don't have any money. I'd love to be able to stop the from sending me things and calling me.

I'm sure you'll burn lots of cals with all the cleaning and stuff. Getting ready to go away is a lot of work. I hope you have a wonderful time with your family! Take care of yourself, hun. *hugs* Bring me back something British. :p
 
Hope you have agood trip. And that your mom and sister will walk with you. Mine would say HECK NO!! Have a good weekend also!!:)
 
sorry about your grandpa

stay strong wiht ur diet even though it may be a tough time with family around and eating on the run.

you'll do just fine
 
Thanks for the well wishes and support everyone :)

Ugh.

Word of the day.

I feel really gross. I hurt my foot - I must be the most accident prone person in the world... and dramatic too. I can't run because of my foot and I am being a big baby. I also ate too much home cooking and feel like a blimp.

Trouble isn't knowing how to do it. It's making myself get there.

Brought pineapple and raisins plus a healthy salad for lunch.

I am feeling frustrated and angry and myself. Must turn that into positive stuff and get off my lazy behind. I know this isn't meant to be easy and I wouldn't keep coming back to it if it was. I like the challenge, now I just need to find a way to be more consistent. My money jar idea will help. Now that I am back, I need to stick to that. I am out of the routine and need to get back into it... pronto!
 
We'll start by putting in my MISERABLE weight and updating the ticker. In the last couple of weeks things have really gone bad and its all my doing. I weighed in heavy today than I have in the last few days also. But my ticker will reflect that heavy weight to make me remember that I have messed up and have to do something to be a happier, healthier me :)
 
yesterday is done... don't beat yourself up over it - you've got a fresh start today so keep goig forward... forgive and move on :D
 
maleficent said:
yesterday is done... don't beat yourself up over it - you've got a fresh start today so keep goig forward... forgive and move on :D
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True words Mal. Thank you. I do get frustrated that I can't stick to this. It's important for my physical and mental health. But, you are right when you say I need to forgive and move forward. Like Steve's diary title and the famous line says; it's the journey not the destination.

I could say more but I think I'll end up going off into the ether and that's far too deep when I haven't had more than a cup of coffee! :rolleyes:
 
you might ask yourself why you're having problems sticking to it - is what you're doing too restrictive or too difficult? maybe ease up a little and create yourself a plan that you can stick to..

or you could just tell me to sit down and shut up :) i can do that too :)
 
maleficent said:
you might ask yourself why you're having problems sticking to it - is what you're doing too restrictive or too difficult? maybe ease up a little and create yourself a plan that you can stick to..

or you could just tell me to sit down and shut up :) i can do that too :)
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Mal, sit down and .... no!!! Just kidding. :) I think creating a plan might be a good idea. For a long time all I did was plan and I tried stopping because I wasn't sticking to it. I'd just spend all my time planning and not doing! But.... I think it's time to try a different tack as I am obviously not planning at all now :rolleyes:. I am very hard on myself and despite consciously knowing it's okay to goof up, I think I do fall into the trap of thinking "oh well, messed that up, might as well give in now".

Small steps to get back into it... will start planning a rough idea of my goals and how to get there. Thanks for the advice, it is very much appreciated :)
 
Okay so I have brought lunch in to work for the second day in a row - yippee - this is a significant falling down area for me normally.

Now if my foot can fix itself I can do some more exercise. Right now I have lots of housecleaning on the agenda plus some walks this weekend to get my heart rate up a bit. If it's not better next week I might have to venture into the pool...

I'm hoping to get back into the exercise groove and keep the healthy lunches coming. When I don't bring lunch, temptation arises and it's hard not to go with the bad stuff. This way I am not tempted and I save a lot of money too :)

I have yet to sign up for the half marathon. My training completely fell apart over the last month. I am keeping fingers crossed for my foot and then will keep training and sign up at the last minute if I feel ready. I really don't want to enter now and not be fit enough - no point injuring myself. I do have to be focused on the half marathon though because otherwise I'll just fall into the trap of accepting that it's not going to happen.

I'm not going to weigh myself until Wednesday. That should frighten me into being good :)
 
SO sorry about your foot!!!

In May, I fucked up my heal with the 10K and new shoes--in July my foot got stung by a yellow jacket (which I found out is a wasp not a bee) and it puffed up for 4 days, then right when it healed I overdid a run and sprained it slightly. That all screwed me over in the running department for a little while. Now I'm possitively terrified of fucking things up because in Sept I have to get first place for the Big Basin Trail run, and there is a half marathon in Oct I'm considering....but I've never ran one before.

Sorry to gripe--I feel confident you will stay on track and feel better about yourself, Rach! You and I both re-gained, and re-set our tickers. The drama with the BF isn't helping me, but at least it seems your life is pretty stable!! I'm glad for that, thanks for the support, woman!! Keep training!! :D
 
Curvie Girlie said:
SO sorry about your foot!!!

In May, I fucked up my heal with the 10K and new shoes--in July my foot got stung by a yellow jacket (which I found out is a wasp not a bee) and it puffed up for 4 days, then right when it healed I overdid a run and sprained it slightly. That all screwed me over in the running department for a little while. Now I'm possitively terrified of fucking things up because in Sept I have to get first place for the Big Basin Trail run, and there is a half marathon in Oct I'm considering....but I've never ran one before.

Sorry to gripe--I feel confident you will stay on track and feel better about yourself, Rach! You and I both re-gained, and re-set our tickers. The drama with the BF isn't helping me, but at least it seems your life is pretty stable!! I'm glad for that, thanks for the support, woman!! Keep training!! :D
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Thanks Val :) sorry to hear you have had foot woes too! Yours sound bad!! Hope you are doing better now and I'm sure you'll rock the Big Basin Trail Run!
Hope your BF situation improves. SOunds like you guys are talking honestly which is always a good thing for the long-run. Stay strong and you keep training too :)
 
Despite my eating improving, I still have to work on some things. It's improving though and I have been monitoring my intake. I am going to the gym today to test out my foot on some easy cycling; I know I have to be careful on it. I really need to get some exercise back in there to keep my fitness going and because it's hard to lose weight without it :)

I am hoping to see the scales drop just a little tomorrow. I haven't weighed all week so I am very curious to see! If not tomorrow then I expect to see a difference next week after I have a full week at the gym.

Must keep at it. I can't believe I messed my foot up again, I should be able to maintain more easily even when these things happen though. I hate the yo-yo effect and need to learn how to control it better. Oh well, just gotta keep trying!
 
it's all steps in the process.. working on one thing at at time sometimes is easier than trying to fix multiple things at once... to quote a tv show long before your time...

patience, grasshopper :)
 
True Mal. I think this is really important to remember. I often have trouble keeping everything up in the air. It really is true that you have to start slow in order to be able to juggle everything.

At the moment I eat well 5-days of the week. I didn't eat appallingly this weekend until Sunday. Well, that and I consumed way too much wine on Saturday night (bad girl). So in my hungover state, I ate a good amount of ice-cream :eek:

When I say eating well I mean that most of what I eat is good and healthy and I do still allow myself to indulge. A little of the not so healthy stuff keeps you sane... of course this is all relative ;) But I need to curb in over-indulging the food and this week for the first time in a long time, alcohol!

The gym was good today. I can't do high intensity but I did get in a good workout on the elliptical trainer without pain. I'll probably try the bike tomorrow to mix it up a bit.

I am feeling so much better since hitting the gym. That routine is easy to get into. I have a gym buddy and so 3-4 days a week is fine. Outside that is where I can fall down. I definitely have my moments and the cooler weather tends to bring more outdoor running. Enjoyment is definitely a factor there.

I'm just hoping that tomorrow's weigh in will be kind to me. I am hoping that despite my crummy weekend food-wise, I'll get half a pound. Not a huge start, but a solid one if the scale goes down :) Then I can work on a pound for next week once I get into the groove of exercise and being more controlled in my splurges!
 
Rachie, you sounds like you're totally headed in the right direction and strong, and determined--hope your foot is healed and congratulations!!
 
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