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Venice girl
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Wow, Rachie! You're doing great!!! Isn't it wonderful to be over halfway?
Great job!
Great job!
Rachie
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Thanks Venice Girl, it does feel good
But there's still plenty of hard work left for me!!!
Rachie
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weight is a weird thing
Not sure what's going on with my weight this week but it's taken a nose-dive! I got on the scales this morning and they said 132lbs.... I got off, got on, moved the scale and tried picking things up to check it was right. Got my boyfriend to get on the scale and his weight was right. So I guess it skipped down. I know a lot of people find the scale fluctuates a lot but a change of 2lbs is a lot for me! My 5-day average is currently 133.7lbs I have a pizza lunch that I have to attend today but I just ate a kashi bar and a piece of fruit for my breakfast so my goal is to enjoy the pizza but only have one slice... it's still a big greasy piece of pizza.... but I shouldn't guilt myself too much I guess. And it's soooo good!!!
Ate about 1600 calories yesterday - dinner was salmon with capers, a big salad and some yummy bread. I haven't been strict on the calorie cycling thing but I have been making a conscious effort to allow myself more calories some days so my body doesn't get used to eating less. 1500 seems like a good number to use as an average. It doesn't feel like I am depriving myself either. I snack a lot on fruit and my kashi bars so spread my meals out by eating a bit at a time.
Hmmm... I seem to be babbling today. I think I am just trying to look busy on my computer so an annoying woman in my lab will go away and stop talking to me about complete and utter crap that she wants validated at the expense of my own achievements. She just sucks up all my energy because I have to constantly praise her, I don't mind this part so much because she needs it, I just wish she'd be nice back to me. I should probably just ignore her. All I get back is her correcting me when I am not wrong, putting down my achievements to boost her own and complaining I never listen to her or share things with her - I would if I could get a word in edgeways or if, when I start telling her things she wouldn't interrupt with her own stories or tell me I am an idiot. What's that? Passive aggessive, yep, that's me.
I am not in a really bad mood, I just dwell on little things that I shouldn't and make them into big things. Mountains and mole hills. Okay, I really have to go and do some work now, roll on pizza time!!!!
Not sure what's going on with my weight this week but it's taken a nose-dive! I got on the scales this morning and they said 132lbs.... I got off, got on, moved the scale and tried picking things up to check it was right. Got my boyfriend to get on the scale and his weight was right. So I guess it skipped down. I know a lot of people find the scale fluctuates a lot but a change of 2lbs is a lot for me! My 5-day average is currently 133.7lbs
I have a pizza lunch that I have to attend today but I just ate a kashi bar and a piece of fruit for my breakfast so my goal is to enjoy the pizza but only have one slice... it's still a big greasy piece of pizza.... but I shouldn't guilt myself too much I guess. And it's soooo good!!! Ate about 1600 calories yesterday - dinner was salmon with capers, a big salad and some yummy bread. I haven't been strict on the calorie cycling thing but I have been making a conscious effort to allow myself more calories some days so my body doesn't get used to eating less. 1500 seems like a good number to use as an average. It doesn't feel like I am depriving myself either. I snack a lot on fruit and my kashi bars so spread my meals out by eating a bit at a time.
Hmmm... I seem to be babbling today. I think I am just trying to look busy on my computer so an annoying woman in my lab will go away and stop talking to me about complete and utter crap that she wants validated at the expense of my own achievements. She just sucks up all my energy because I have to constantly praise her, I don't mind this part so much because she needs it, I just wish she'd be nice back to me. I should probably just ignore her. All I get back is her correcting me when I am not wrong, putting down my achievements to boost her own and complaining I never listen to her or share things with her - I would if I could get a word in edgeways or if, when I start telling her things she wouldn't interrupt with her own stories or tell me I am an idiot. What's that? Passive aggessive, yep, that's me.
I am not in a really bad mood, I just dwell on little things that I shouldn't and make them into big things. Mountains and mole hills. Okay, I really have to go and do some work now, roll on pizza time!!!!
Rachie
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my pizza was yummy. I added to fitday and the calories weren't as bad as I thought After the carb load at lunch I wasn't that hungry this afternoon. I ate an apple... half an apple actually, it wasn't very good Anyway, then I came home and ate some bread, turkey breast and cottage cheese. Oh and I just had a glass of fat free milk - yum! Yep I am on a bit of a protein kick tonight as I was deprived through the day. Going to continue to graze as I still have plenty of calories to eat
Going to do a bit of free weight work and maybe some crunches later this evening.
Trying to kick hard right now as the scale is shifting
After the carb load at lunch I wasn't that hungry this afternoon. I ate an apple... half an apple actually, it wasn't very good Anyway, then I came home and ate some bread, turkey breast and cottage cheese. Oh and I just had a glass of fat free milk - yum! Yep I am on a bit of a protein kick tonight as I was deprived through the day. Going to continue to graze as I still have plenty of calories to eat Going to do a bit of free weight work and maybe some crunches later this evening.
Trying to kick hard right now as the scale is shifting
Rachie
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Today has been a very long day!!!!
Went to the gym, 15 mins elliptical, weights 10-15 mins, treadmill and did an 8.5 minute mile woohoo, then I got off the treadmill to allow my body to accept the heart attack and sat on the bike, okay I was exercising but not too hard Good workout though.
Today has been frantic at work. I ate a lox and cream cheese bagel with capers, tomatoes and onions. Very nice. 2 cups of coffee so far today.
Probably have another 2 hours of work and have an orange tucked away for my evening snack. Dinner is going to be salmon (lots of protein today) and salad and a baked potato
Went to the gym, 15 mins elliptical, weights 10-15 mins, treadmill and did an 8.5 minute mile woohoo, then I got off the treadmill to allow my body to accept the heart attack and sat on the bike, okay I was exercising but not too hard
Good workout though.Today has been frantic at work. I ate a lox and cream cheese bagel with capers, tomatoes and onions. Very nice. 2 cups of coffee so far today.
Probably have another 2 hours of work and have an orange tucked away for my evening snack. Dinner is going to be salmon (lots of protein today
) and salad and a baked potato
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Rachie
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ohmygosh rachie you have come so far since i last stopped by in here! you are catching me up with your weight
so is the calorie cycling thing actually working for you?
i am going to wales soon
Hi Sophie!
I think I am a ways off your weight hon! Calorie cycling seems to be working but I have increased exercising too. So... not sure! I do seem to have not very hungry days and then really hungry days so I am letting them come and go as they do. I have noticed my calories cycle anyway and now that I am conscious that it is supposed to be good, I have been happy about the higher calories and not minding the lower. Not really sticking to what they suggested, I still think 1100 is too low but I do 1200 perhaps once a week, sometimes a bit more? Cool, glad to hear you are visiting Wales! Where are you going?
8.5 minute mile? Wowza Im super impressed.. congratulations....
Rachie
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Thanks Mal, it was pretty tough going and has taken me a long time to get! I ran in high school but that was 10 or so years ago. I have been working up my speed because I am entering a race and want to prove to myself that I can run it in a better time than my previous effort. I was red for about 2 hours after that effort this morning though!
Rachie
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Blehhhh my body hurts today after lifting weights yesterday. I may have overdone it a wee bit cause I was in a bad mood oh well, no injuries but may have tried a bit more than normal!!
Gym today was elliptical 25 minutes and bike 10 minutes. Short session today.
Feel tired and can't wait for tomorrow night so I can go home and put my feet up!!!
oh well, no injuries but may have tried a bit more than normal!! Gym today was elliptical 25 minutes and bike 10 minutes. Short session today.
Feel tired and can't wait for tomorrow night so I can go home and put my feet up!!!
sounds like youve earned a rest -
Rachie
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Rachie
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poooop
OKay so I step out of the car this morning to realize my foot has like green mushy crap on it. Pretty sure it's not dog poop but it's some kind of animal poop. Great. So I start to wipe it off on the floor not realizing my jeans are going to get caught. So I end up with my jean leg slipping down over my sneaker and subsquently is now coated, on the inside, with green animal poop. It's lucky if a bird poops on you. Is it lucky to stand in poop and if so, is it really lucky to rub it up the inside of your jeans? I had to come into work and wear a pair of latex gloves to be able to wash the jeans liberally and it seems to have worked except there's a little poop stuck in the tread of my sneakers and every now and then I get a sniff and my gag reflex kicks in. This sucks. I definitely need to keep a change of clothes at work
OKay so I step out of the car this morning to realize my foot has like green mushy crap on it. Pretty sure it's not dog poop but it's some kind of animal poop. Great. So I start to wipe it off on the floor not realizing my jeans are going to get caught. So I end up with my jean leg slipping down over my sneaker and subsquently is now coated, on the inside, with green animal poop. It's lucky if a bird poops on you. Is it lucky to stand in poop and if so, is it really lucky to rub it up the inside of your jeans? I had to come into work and wear a pair of latex gloves to be able to wash the jeans liberally and it seems to have worked except there's a little poop stuck in the tread of my sneakers and every now and then I get a sniff and my gag reflex kicks in. This sucks. I definitely need to keep a change of clothes at work
Rachie
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Haha, it was pretty funny
Thank you for the support Stuco, you are doing pretty great yourself Just ate fish and chips, my reward meal for the week
I ate way more than I really wanted!!! Very yummy though!! Not going to think too much about the scales tomorrow. Tomorrow, should be my run day as it's going to be nice outside so that will offset my heavy meal.... kinda!
Rachie
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Okay so tomorrow is weigh in day and I had a lazy weekend. Getting up the motivation to go for my long run. Have mapped out a 5 mile and a 6.2 mile and either would be good for me, don't feel exactly energetic but if I don't do it now I'll never get off my butt. Okay.... more later.... here I go!
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Okay so I got about a mile in and fell over - what an idiot. I automatically reached out with my hands, before realizing I'd probably break my wrists and rolled onto the grass. So I grazed my hands and got mud up my arm and wrenched my leg as I tried to push myself into my roll. I continued running until I reached 3 miles but felt pretty sorry for myself. Luckily at 3 miles I was passing my house again so here I am. My hands are stinging something rotten So I am taking a 5 minute breather and having a glass of water and am contemplating getting back out there and doing the remaining 2-3 miles... we'll see how I feel after I disinfect my hands!
So I am taking a 5 minute breather and having a glass of water and am contemplating getting back out there and doing the remaining 2-3 miles... we'll see how I feel after I disinfect my hands!