Second Time's a Charm for DoxieGirl

Good luck to you on the medical verdict! You certainly seem to be trying to take control of everything the right way.

Sorry I haven't been posting much lately but, well, you know, I was a little busy this weekend...

Looking forward to your update.

BTW, don't worry about "whining" in here. This is an outlet, and yeah we do get it. Sorry but sometimes spouses, even those with whom we share EVERYTHING... don't always want to hear what we have to say about our journeys, or can't always relate to them.
 
reluctantcabbie said:
Good luck to you on the medical verdict! You certainly seem to be trying to take control of everything the right way.

Sorry I haven't been posting much lately but, well, you know, I was a little busy this weekend...

Looking forward to your update.

BTW, don't worry about "whining" in here. This is an outlet, and yeah we do get it. Sorry but sometimes spouses, even those with whom we share EVERYTHING... don't always want to hear what we have to say about our journeys, or can't always relate to them.
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Yeah, that's why I joined this forum. I needed a group of people that are going through what I am. Just wish you guys were around today when we ran into some friends after my doc's appointment and went to a local joint that serves breakfast all day. I thought about getting a scrambled egg white omelet and a side of oatmeal, but that's it. It was only a thought. I couldn't resist the combo of scrambled eggs, country sausage, home fries and biscuits and gravy. Had a soda too:( I was good and left 1/2 of everything. I looked up all the calorie counts when I got home, and consumed 1075 calories:cuss: I had planned on working out, but got called into work as flex staff because we had a gazillion reference questions for exams. Stupid new girl and crappy hours situation. Grrrr. I came to work and finally broke down with the candy and had 2 reese's cups. DOH! I will eat my salad I brought with me, because otherwise I'll go 7 hours without any food. And I FINALLY get a real official day off tomorrow, so I'm going to do an hour of tae bo and swim for 45 minutes.

BUUUUUUTTTTTT on a super-awesome-incredible-ecstatic note, I weighed in officially at 171.8 pounds. Down 7.7 pounds from my start! I just wonder if this last week cost me getting down below 170.... Water under the bridge. It's almost 8 pounds gone, and another month to improve.
 
Alright, so we leave for vacation this Thursday. That means 15 days of temptation and stress with normally very little opportunity to work out. We haven't been home for Christmas in nearly 3 years, so everyone wants to see us... 3 states and 1400 miles of driving during that time. So, 3 of the days are basically "drive" days. I am bringing my tae bo dvds with me for the houses that we won't have gym access and/or it's not safe to run on the dirt roads because of mud/potholes/loose dogs. My parents' house will be great because I'll just go to the gym on base. Eating is going to be the major problem. I told my husband we can only go out once a day at the most so I can keep working toward my goal. He said he can handle that. We're stopping at the grocery store when we land so I can get some oatmeal, fruit, and salad stuff. Hopefully there won't be too many cheesecakes. I'm really worried though. I don't want to gain. Hell, I don't even want to maintain, I want to keep losing. Man, I'm seriously anxious as I read back over what I wrote. I need to calm my nerves about this so I don't overeat...
 
hey there :)
i hear ya on holidays. i try not to think about it too much. i'm not yet strong enough to overcome all of my temptations i'm afraid. but i do try :) i'm not even afraid of food for christmas. its the alcohol that will be problematic hehe. here we have this thing that we have family lunch bit the evening is crazy parties all over town... so i'll probably end up going out. you meet everyone, everyone buys you a drink and the next thing i know i'm 5lbs up.

i do weigh in but i try focusing on inches. much more fun:)

good luck with the workout and great for the loss :D keep it up :D
 
We leave for our trip tomorrow, and I can tell I'm nervous. I have been a bad, bad girl with my eating today. I had a pack of ramen noodles, chicken and broccoli with steamed WHITE rice from my fav chinese place, 4 chocolate chip cookies at work, and 3 sodas. I'm super bummed about it, because I know that soda is my weakness, but I have had soooo much this last week. I got in 30 minutes of tae bo and ran 1.5 today at least. Still, wicked bummed :(.

As far as our trip, I have laid out a plan of attack. I had the hubby call his side of the family that we will be visiting and explain that I am trying to lose weight with my doctor's help, and that I don't want to "put it on hold" just because it's the holidays. They've agreed to limit eating out to once a day, and not to pester me as to why I won't have a second helping or eat holiday treats. I mean, they're going to be shocked when they see me anyway. Last time I saw them I was about 15 pounds lighter... bummer on that front. At least I lost some weight though, or I would look almost 25 pounds heavier!

I am bringing my tae bo dvds and of course my running shoes. I've scoped out menus or tried to find calorie counts for everything I think I might be eating on the trip, put it in an excel spread sheet and printed it out. The spread sheet's in my purse for easy access, so I have NO excuses that I didn't know the calorie count before hand. My goal is to lose 1-2 pounds before we come home. But, I have promised myself that I will be satisfied if I can maintain in tempting environments at the holidays. Wish me luck, and if I don't log on again until January, Merry Christmas everyone.
 
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