Struggles on the road to health

So a new little workout center opened down the street from me, and I signed up. I was so burned out at the first one I rarely went anymore (just did videos, etc., at home). And the equipment there was breaking down FAST anyway. This one has older stuff, but it works. Hopefully the elliptical will hold up a while so I can keep going and using it....

Did better with the snacking yesterday, but not GREAT yet. Today's another day....even if I cut back some every day 'til it's gone, that's better than what I had been doing.
 
I'd be happy if I could go to something around here that was close enough not to be out of the way. We do have a Curves, but I used to work there, and I really don't like the owner and her views.
However, I do have all that I need here, I just need to do it!

I chew gum a lot, mostly from habit and mostly because I don't want to be standing close by someone with coffee breath!
 
What I like MOST about the new little center is that I can get on my own schedule again. I LOVED when the place I used to go opened up at 6 a.m. I could get in there, get done and get to work early, like I like to. This one I can get into anytime with a code for the door. My husband had to get up a little later than normal so I was up at 5 a.m. I was awake, had my total workout done and was home getting ready for work by 6:30 a.m.! I like morning workouts, and the new scenery is helping a lot. It's also great that I'm all alone in there in the mornings...don't have to wait for a machine! The machines are a little older, but they still work.

Another plus is that I can maybe convince the husband to start going, if we can find a time when nobody's up there. Yay!
 
Started the Jillian Michaels "Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism" DVD this morning. It's 5 minutes of warmup, 40 minutes of cardio circuits and 5 minutes of cool down. I should've done the whole 40 minutes of cardio, but I did half. There's six cardio circuits in all, and I did half. With the warmup that put me right at half an hour of workout time (and 307 calories burned according to the heart rate monitor!). I did half because I don't want to get bored with the video too soon by doing the same thing too much. Now I can alternate two halves of this video with the THREE different workouts on the 30DS, along with three times weekly weight training, work on the bike and elliptical. Should have a good, varied bunch of workout choices for now...Maybe I won't get so bored!

Did great with snacking on Tuesday. NONE at all! Then yesterday I snacked a little and ate a tad bit too much dinner, but overall I'd grade myself with a B (maybe B-). It's hard to eat right up here at work...I just took my lowfat yogurt to the fridge, and had to walk past a giant tub of mini Butterfingers, Baby Ruth, Hershey Bars, Kit Kats and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups to get to the fridge, where I put my yogurt right next to an ENTIRE pre-made key lime pie (I looked at the box...480 calories per slice. Yikes).

It's INSANE that the two women I work with want to consume this much junk! They eat candy and stuff non-stop up here at work, get takeout taquitos for breakfast every single morning THEN go to lunch together. And many times a week also go OUT to dinner together, where they drink a lot of mixed drinks (mucho calories) and eat a big dinner.

Then they gripe about how they can't lose weight. I just want to scream sometimes...

Yesterday I went out to lunch with a friend, because my co-workers never invite me to go with them. I was good, too...had a grilled chicken sandwich (I figured along the lines of Dairy Queen's sandwich...at about 350 calories), and a small bag of potato chips (150 calories). I came back and the co-workers asked where we'd gone and what I had. I told them and they didn't understand WHY I went out at all...when they go, they'll eat chicken fried steak and fries, or a giant burger and fries, or cheese enchiladas and the trimmings. They always question HOW I eat, but can't understand WHY they're gaining.
 
What kind of job do you have?

It sounds like they are storing up for a junk food shortage... LOL
 
I work in an office with two other women. It's a weekly newspaper...I'm the editor.

So this weekend was ok. Didn't get to make a trip with my sister I was supposed to make because of a downpour where we were going. Honestly I was happy not to go. She likes to go to renaissance faires, and I really don't enjoy them anymore. The only reason I was going to go is because she's getting on a plane to Scotland on June 3...and may not ever come back. I also think she would've been miserable there. The last time we went was a number of years ago...and she was probably about 150 pounds lighter. I think she would've had a harder time getting around there all day long than she thought she was going to.

We're supposed to go this weekend...maybe we'll do something else instead.

Did some yard work yesterday, and my normal workout this morning. I'm almost used to getting up way early and working out again. I also finally got rid of a lot of the "snack" foods in the house that I couldn't stay out of, and those I couldn't get rid of I at least got out of sight.

This is gonna be a busy week, unfortunately. Lots of banquets and things. And around here in Texas, banquets mean brisket, potato salad and other things I'm so sick of I could DIE. The sports banquet is tomorrow night...and I'm going to try to find out what the menu for it is today. If it's brisket (or should I say when I find out it's brisket), I'm going to plan to eat dinner at home, NOT pay to get in and just take my pics and leave. Blah.


OH!! And I FINALLY found jeans that fit and are long enough! I'm in a size 6 Old Navy mid-rise, boot cut pant. I tried to explain to my husband that whoever thought up women's pant sizes should be SHOT. At JC Penney I was getting the Levi brand and wore a size 4...but couldn't get them in "Long" unless I was a 6 or above. That's the case almost anywhere. It's also crazy how I can wear a 4 in one brand and anywhere from an 8 to 10 in others. No sense to it at ALL!
 
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Well that sounds like a cool job, but I bet it can be a pain like any other job, right?

Why is your sister wanting to move to Scotland?

Yeah the whole size thing is just a big gimmick. Did you know they are even making them sizes bigger than they used to be? Because I guess "average" size is bigger so the average "12" is more like a 14 or a 16. I read an article on it not too long ago.

I would die to be in a 6 (well not literally) -- or even a 10!!

Have a great week Mindi!
 
Yeah, the editor thing can be good and bad. Right now it's slowing down after many very busy months which is good...but in mid-July I'll be DYING for something to do, which is bad.

My sister wants to move to Scotland because she's wacky. She met some guy online and went and spent Christmas with him in 2007. He "loves" her, but she thinks of him as a friend. Well, his parents (who he lives with in his mid-20s...my sister is 30) invited her to come spend the summer with them in Scotland. She also applied for this overseas teaching thing that she'll hear about (whether she got in or not) while she's over there. And if she didn't, she's going to spend the summer convincing herself she loves him enough to marry him, because his parents told her if she'd come marry him they'd sponsor her visa until the wedding.

Why does she WANT to go? She's not 100% normal...I love her but her brain just doesn't work in any way using any common sense. She made it through college in 10 years with 100,000+ in student loans because she got MORE than she needed so she could live on them and not work too. Then there's the fact that she feels like she just "doesn't fit in" here in the U.S. She just wants to live over there and ducking the loan repayment is another plus for her.

I think she's crazy, personally.

I heard that on the sizes. My husband was asking the other day while we shopping WHY women's pants aren't like men's sizes...waist circumference and leg length. I told him it's vanity, just like the "8 is really a 10" thing...most women don't want to go and shop for size 30 pants. I personally wouldn't care if it made things easier....

Well, I'm posting a picture in this one. Got an award from the school district last night, and they took a picture. Looked at it this morning and want to cry. I SO look like a boy! And that's a brand new shirt (size small no less) that I thought looked great until now. No boobs..no curves...blah....
 
Awe Mindy.

You don't look like a boy.

That's wonderful that you won an award!

Too bad your sister's crazy, but I believe we all have one that's a little on the weird side.

Sounds like a fantasy she is living in. I do hope it works out for her. But, if it doesn't, just be there for her when she needs you.

Take care!
 
That's what I keep telling my dad...she's got to find out on her OWN that her plan may not be what's best for her. And then again it might...who knows?

Right now I'm trying to remind myself that it's my TOM, and I've been bloated and retaining water more than normal. Scale has jumped up to 145 for the past couple of days and I don't like it!! After this week's over I'll weigh in again and re-evaluate...may be time to increase the workout intensity or length again....we'll see where the numbers stand in a few days. I can't imagine that I gained weight, though that'd be about right. I finally start getting my snacking and extra eating under control and NOW gain weight, while I didn't during the whole time I was shoveling chocolate into my mouth...
 
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I wish my scale would just budge! But, it has decided it does not want to move at all!
 
That stinks about the scale! Mine finally crept up a little..which is what I deserve for all the overeating I've been doing. Cutting that out 100% as of today! I weighed in at 142.8 this morning, rather than my normal 140. Not worried about losing those two yet, as they could also be the result of water retention, etc. If I hit 145, though, and STAY there beyond my TOM...time to get back into the losing frame of mind, just for those 5 pounds.

Just keep it up and you'll make it!

Well, I had an ok weekend. Went to the renaissance fair with my sister. She had a blast...it was ok for me. She was more than ready to leave when it was time, but was so tired she couldn't even walk to the car. I worry so much about her. She said she'd lost about 10 pounds, and weighed in that morning at 345. I've tried and tried to give her advice, but she won't listen to me. Don't know why...guess it's that older sister/little sister thing that tells her I don't know what I'm talking about.

She overeats so much and doesn't even realize it. She thinks she's eating ok. For example, for breakfast Saturday on her way to meet me, she went to McDonald's and got a sausage, egg and cheese biscuit, hash browns and a large coke. Then at the event, she had two deep fried, breaded crab cakes (probably 6+ ounces each) and a spinach pie (even bigger than the crab cakes). THEN on the way home we stopped at Chick Fil-A. I had a grilled chicken sandwich and medium fries (650 or so calories all together). She had a 12 piece chicken nugget meal, large waffle fries, two large glasses of sweet tea and an oreo milkshake. And thought she did great for the day.

I know there's nothing I can do if she doesn't want to do it...I just worry.
 
Mindi, you're right if someone is ready to take advice, then they are not going to listen.

I'm not surprised that she eats like that a lot of people who are over weight are in denial about how much and what they eat.

Have a great week!
 
Ok, so my nephew is missing. They live about an hour away from where I live, and he's an 18 year old high school senior. Over the past year his entire attitude has changed. He went from a goofy, lovable guy who was in advanced classes and had already been accepted to college due to massively high SAT scores to this standoffish, angry sort of person. He's been fighting a lot with his mom and dad, and rather than deal with whatever is wrong (I suspect a drug of some sort) they pretty much let him run off and do whatever he wanted to. So then he starts skipping school and gets caught. In order to graduate he's got a lot of work to make up, and he's doing it. Then he all of a sudden stops.

Last week my brother got a call from the counselor about him skipping again, so he went to a friend's house and found him. They had a talk (according to my brother's side - the only one I know right now), and my nephew said he'd go to school and finish out. He was supposed to graduate June 1, so he said he could make it that long. He went to school the next day - and hasn't returned. They talked to his two best friends, who said he told them they were "backstabbers" and cut them out of his life entirely. So they don't know where he is or who he's with. He wasn't answering his cell phone or text messages, and his voicemail box was full. They tried and tried and finally had it cut off, since it could be lost or stolen and who KNOWS who might have been using it?

So that's where we stand...went from being excited about his graduation to worried he'll be gone forever. SO disappointed he won't be finishing high school. But it's not the end of the world...if he'd just come back, there's always a GED. One of my best friends got her GED and is now a happy and successful elementary teacher after attending a good college. It's all in what you do with it. Just wish I could tell HIM that.
 
I hope he is found soon. I wonder if he is getting anxiety over graduating?

I will say a prayer for him and your family.
 
Thing is...he wasn't going to graduate. He started skipping school and was trying to make up the work. My personal theory is that he realized it was too much to do and rather than go home and tell his parents he wasn't going to make it (and totally disappoint them), he skipped out. I hope he'll show back up after graduation is over, and realize it's not the end of the world!

At least that's the best-case-scenario, so it's the one I'm praying for...
 
Hello Mindi,

Did your nephew ever show up? I'm still praying for him.
 
Yes! Friday they got a call from the counselor, saying his diploma was THERE at the school and all he had to do was show up on Saturday to school and he'd graduate. So they got on the phone, started sending emails and messages and somehow the message got to him. He called them from the school on Saturday, and went home last night. I'm leaving for his GRADUATION this afternoon!!!!

SO excited!! :hurray::hurray::hurray:

And on top of that, we found a house we want to buy, so I've also go to go to the bank this morning....lots to do!!!
 
Wow, it's been a busy few days!

First, graduation! I got to see my nephew and the entire family, he walked across the stage and I took a TON of pictures. They're going to give him the summer to figure out what he wants to do, and keep talking to him about either college or the military. He took some military-type test several weeks ago and scored MAJORLY high on it, so they're really after him. He's thinking about the Army, but my brother wants him to go more toward the Navy or Air Force. They're going to try not to be pushy, and the recruiter isn't being pushy either (even though HIS boss is after him non-stop to sign my nephew up), so maybe he'll get on the ball and make a decision soon.

After talking to my brother, I found out that a lot of my nephew's problems came from being involved with a bad group of people, and he got into drugs of some sort. My nephew told my brother, when asked, that he wouldn't pass a drug test, and that's probably what's keeping him from doing anything at this point. He didn't say WHAT drug, so we just hope it's not something he's hooked on.

The only BAD thing that happened that night involved my shoes. I wore a skirt and a pair of heels with a strap that fastened around my ankles. I haven't worn the shoes since I lost weight, and didn't realize how MUCH I lost around the ankles. The straps were entirely too loose, so I poked holes in them to make them tighter. It all went ok until we were walking around the graduation, looking for my nephew (I'm talking half a mile in 3 inch heels), and things started rubbing. I've got deep holes in the backs of BOTH feet, right above my heels, that are KILLING me. I didn't work out at all yesterday, and did the bike today because it didn't pull on the area too much. But OUCH it hurts!!!

Then on to the house. We came to an agreement with the owner on a sales price, and have started paperwork with the bank!!! Turning that in today to see if we qualify, and then they'll go walk through the house to see what they'll loan us. I HOPE that we get it...we love it so much!!!
 
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