SwampBillies Diary

Woke up yesterday at the same 199. So depressed. Eating btw 1200 and 1500 calories working out 6 days. Just at a standstill. So on top of it all I went yesterday morning for oral surgery. Didn't get home until close to dinner time. I was only able to eat some chicken noodle soup for dinner. Also had my wine and some low fat ice cream for a total of 1000 calories for the day. Woke up this morning at 197.5. Was able to take in 1200 calories for today so I will probably wake up and have put it back on tomorrow. Went and did my 2 miles and burnt 250 calories on the treadmill even though I had to take a codine 3 to get it done. Going to bed now. I soooooo hope this thing turns around soon. I am so happy with the workout plan and diet plan and everything else. If I could just see some results!!!!!
 
Finally some progress!! I woke up this morning at 195.5!:hurray: I know it doesn't seem like much but it is so nice to see the numbers go down for a change. It is also an all time low for me. My calories the last few days have been really low. I had some oral surgery done and it has been hard to eat. Tuesday and Wednesday were both around 800 - 1000 calories and yesterday was 1200 exactly. So it makes me wonder, is that what I need to so in order to get the numbers moving? It would be tough to keep everything under 1000 and everything I have read says not too. I am just happy to have some progress. I hope it is not back when I wake up tomorrow.
Started working on my tan for the wedding yesterday. Will try to get out and get some more sun tomorrow. Would love to go to the beach this week end but I can't have the tan lines that show in my dress. I am off this week end so I need to figure out something fun and Cheap to do this week end. Something to celebrate my 3 pounds!
 
Well as it has been lately my happiness was short lived. I woke up this morning at 197.5. I was so depressed. I was so happy when the scale was down yesterday, and I felt thinner. So it was Saturday morning and time to do my measurements. I wasn't looking forward to them because I didn't lose anything in inches last week either. So I took my measurements and found that I had lost a total of 6 inches this week. That explains why I felt thinner.:jump:I don't understand how I can lose so many inches and still not see it on the scale. But hey, I will take it! Maybe next week it will show up on the scale. I had some oral surgery and am still in some pain and finding it hard to eat, so that makes it difficult. We went out with some friends to a local BBQ Buffet for dinner tonight. It was tough finding things that I could eat with my sore mouth and not kill my diet for the day. So after all was said and done, I ended up with like 1400 calories for the day. I asked if they had any low fat salad dressings and they didn't. I ate a salad anyway and realized after I got everything into fitday that I would have been better off to have eaten almost anything else. But we live and learn. I guess it was just reflex to reach for a salad. So now I am home and settled in. I am off this week end for a change. Feels good to cuddle up in my jammies pour a glass of wine and settle in to watch the race and read the forum. Happy Dieting!!
 
Hey Swamp! Just stopped in to read your diary after you said you hadn't been losing in the 190s club. Unfortunately, weight loss sometimes stalls like this. I would just stick with what you are doing and wait at least a month. i bet you will see progress. Sometimes week to week is harder to see. :(

And I love potatoes too. I don't think you need to remove anything from your diet. Just use moderation. The worst thing about potatoes is the way they are cooked (fried, etc) and what you put on them (cheese, butter, sour cream, etc). But potatoes can easily be par of a healthy diet.

Keep up the good work! It'll come off eventually!
 
Well hey Madness, thanks for stopping by! If I had known I was going to have company, I would have baked a cake, oh wait, no cake for me! LOL Yes I am a self appointed defender of my dear potatoes. I usually make them once or twice a week. I will slice them and spice them and make baked fries, or fry them in a non stick skillet with just some no calorie butter spray. This works amazingly well. Or I will even mash them with just a little skim milk. All of these methods have very few calories and yet don't deny me my precious little spuds.
But as far as my stall goes, I am soooooo frustrated! I stay under 1500 calories and I exercise, which I Never did before. I figure it has got to eventually start back up. I have lost inches so I must be losing something! The hardest part is just keeping the momentum and excitement when you don't see any results. The worst part is thinking I have lost a couple of pounds only to have them reappear the next day. Thank you so much for the encouragement. This forum is a lifesaver. I think I would have given up weeks ago if not for the hope I find here. I find myself checking in as often as I can.
 
Was 1/2 pound down this morning. I just seem to keep hovering here btw 195 and 198. I had upped my calories for a couple of weeks so today I am cutting them back down to about 1000 again. I hope this will get me going again. My son joined the gym that we go to so that should be fun. I am glad to see him working out again. Not too much to report today, a pretty boring day. Had grits for breakfast and some soup and about a 1/3 of a left over subway sub. Didn't really get any dinner since I got home so late and Lewis had already eaten. So I just made some popcorn and my glass of wine for me. Going to head out to bed. Hopefully the scale will be kind to me in the AM.
 
Thank you so much for your warm welcoming, I'm here to give you a few!

Girl, losing 3 inches in ONE WEEK is freaking AMAZING!!

Congrats for that. Keep up your hard work!! I see, from reading the first page, that you're bouncing around 1000-1500 calories, are you alright with that? Not feeling hungry?

I think I'm going to do a 1200 cal regimen, once I start counting. When I start counting, that's when I get super obsessive.
 
Hey Swampbillies, I just read your second post.

This is so weird, your calories are in check, and you are exercising, and you're not losing weight? Please keep up the hardwork! a 2 to 3-pound deviation is somewhat normal...Don't be discouraged, LOOK AT THOSE INCHES FALLING!! I hope you're keeping track of your inches!

BUT THE INCHES ARE FALLING OFF..that is all that matters! You feeling better about yourself, let that confidence rise girl, let it rise!
 
Thanks Laureelee! I actually woke up this morning a pound lighter. WHOO HOO Now if it would just stick. Yes I am very happy with my menu. Personally I am a night time eater. If I eat too much during the day, it is hard for me not to nibble at night and that is what kills me. So I keep it real light during the day. I have some grits for breakfast. Us southerners love them. Very nutritious and they stay with you. Then I have some soup for lunch. Usually the Campbells healthy choice chicken noodle. It is lower in salt. This way I am going into dinner with only 300 calories under my belt. I drink lots of water and I am not really hungry. I start to get hungry about 5:00. I usually cook dinner, so I try to get as much of it ready as I can so I don't have much to do to get it on the table then we go to the gym. I find it a great incentive to know that when I am done I can go home and sit down and have a good dinner and a glass of wine. I have come up with some great recipes that are about 300 calories per serving. So now I am at 700 calories if I stay right at 300. Some days it is alot closer to 500 for dinner. This leaves me room for my glass of healthy red wine and maybe even some low fat popcorn with no calorie butter spray. Or sometimes I splurge and have a half a cup of caramel swirl low fat ice cream. Now let me tell that is some great stuff!!:drool5: I also eat 2 dark chocolate kisses sometime during the day. I know they are there and sometimes I have them during the day or sometimes before bed. So I have some flexibility and the ability to have night time snacks. It keeps me pretty satisfied. I am always looking for good dinner recipes though. That is where I keep trying to come up with new and exciting things.
Thank you so much for stopping by. And thanks for the encouragement, it really helps! I am praying to finally be on the downhill from this plateau!
 
Oh Happy Happy Happy day! I woke up this morning 2 pounds down. That puts me at 194 and I am now in the low 190s instead of the high 190s. Hey, I'll take what I can get at this point. I am still afraid that it won' stick and I will go back up tomorrow. But it has been a good day.
I have been trying to get a job with the school system. I need the benefits, but they have been and still are under a hiring freeze. Well, this afternoon I got a call for an interview with someone who has already seen my resume and spoken to me once. So I am hoping that there is a good chance to actually get offered a position. What a blessing it would be to get some health insurance!
I don't have to work tonight, so the plan is for us to hit the gym for cardio tonight. Then a nice pork loin dinner, a glass a wine, and who knows, maybe some more cardio;)
Hope everyone else is having a great day also!:seeya:
 
I know this is harder, especially for women. My advice would be to stop weighing in every day. Its easy to get upset/frustrated that way. Try giving yourself one day a week to weigh in. Fridays are a good one, that way if you mess up on the weekend you have all week to make progress. I think it helps a lot more with the weight loss psyche if you aren't weighing yourself all the time, just my opinion though. :D

You're doing great by the way! Inches down and pounds! I bet your changing your body composition and adding on more muscle by working out. Thats why you aren't seeing huge numbers on the scale.
 
Thanks Mac! That's what I am hoping for also. I keep telling myself that if I can get rid of all this fat on top, I will find some really great muscles hiding underneath. I actually think I can see some of them poking through when I work my arms. Maybe they have carnival mirrors at the gym.:) Either way, I can see changes in my body. That's why it is so frustrating to not see them on the scale. Patience has never been one of my virtues, but I am learning. Thanks for stopping by. It's always so nice to have visitors. I try to keep up with your diary, it moves pretty quick. And I try to keep my boots on when I head in there.:icon_bs: You guys have so much fun I can't help but eavesdrop. Stop by anytime, and thanks for the words of wisdom.
 
Haven't checked in for a couple of days, haven't had anything too interesting to tell. Weight has stayed the same for the last couple of days. I am down a couple of pounds this week. I haven't had any change in measurements this week though. So it seems that things are moving slowly, but that is ok as long as they are moving in the right direction.
I sang both last night and tonight and that is always such a workout. Didn't get to exercise yesterday so today I went and did both cardio and lower body strength training, so I am tired! It will be a tough night to get through unless we have a really good crowd.
Trying to get ready to go to Maryland on Thursday. My niece is getting married. That will be a challenge to my diet. My mother is going also and I swear she purposely tries to sabotage me. She is already baking things to take with her all the way to Maryland "So we will have some goodies while we are there" She guilt's me into eating it, then tells me how fat I have gotten. The good thing is my brother has a treadmill at his house so at least I can work off some of it.
Better go get ready to go to work. See Ya!
 
Hi Swampbillies!

You have done a great job so far. The scale hasn't said I've lost anything in awhile either, but keep your head up! You are on an upward trend and that is what matters.

Have a great time at the wedding and don't worry too much, enjoy yourself and hop back on the wagon when you return. :)
 
Thanks Dawn
I am just sticking to the plan and hoping for the best. As long as it doesn't get worse I guess that is something. I go for a job interview this afternoon, hoping to hear good news from that. It is a position that will get me away from a desk which would help also. Keep your fingers crossed!
 
I'm Baaaaack! Went to Maryland for my neices wedding. What a ton of work. Had to help with prep. My sister-in-law had been really sick so we all had to pitch in. Everything went off beautifully. But I got sick while I was there. Had some dental issues which are always fun. Luckily SIL had some meds.
So having spent 5 days eating cream of crab soup and danish didn't help my diet very much. Although I did try to keep everything in moderation. I weighed myself yesterday morning after I got home and was up 5 pounds from when I left. I weighed myself this morning and was only up 2.5 pounds. So I am sure that alot of it was water weight. I am hoping the last couple of pounds will be gone by the end of the week and I can get back on track. But it is nice to not be as far derailed as I had thought.
 
OK. Still trying to lose the wedding weight. I keep going up and down with the same 5 pounds. I am sure some of it is water, I am just tired of the whole thing. So I have decided today to talk about my yorkie. She was in desperate need of a haircut and real estate being what it is, I am broke. I used to be a real estate broker who sang in a band part time. Now I am just a singer. Real estate is pretty nonexistant at the moment. So anyway, I went to youtube, looked at some videos and cut her hair myself. I figured its not like she has to go to work on Monday and everyone will laugh at her. I think it came out pretty good. All this time I have been paying $30 for some pimple faced kid to mess it up, I could have been messing it up myself for free. I even took some new sexy pictures of her. LOL Put one up as my new avatar. I always have such a hard time deciding on an avatar. I don't like pics of myself so am always looking for something else. You can look at my baby girl instead. She is much cuter than I am!:iagree:
 
Thanks Mal. It's pitiful how a grown woman makes over this little 3.5 pound dog. My husband says that because I was always a tomboy and never played with dolls, I make up for it with her. I am just constantly amazed at how tiny and cute she is. She is my weakness.
 
Thanks for stopping by my diary. It sounds like we can both relate on the scale not budging but losing inches anyway haha.

Your Yorkie is soooo cute. Must feel good to save some money, I love pinching pennies
 
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