The Chronicles of BarbieZ ;-)

Good Morning Barbie! I'm with ya girl on the Water.. I've been getting only 42-48 oz of water.. and today I'm going for 64oz!! Hey it's a start any way!! Hope you have a great day today!!
 
Hey Girl Doing Good Keep It Up! Thanks For Your Support Also
 
Thought I had better drop in and have a look at your diary, looks like your doing really well hun.
 
12/8/05

Did well yesterday. Worked out for an hour in the morning. I have no trouble getting in all my fruits/veggies during the day when I have my daily fruit in the morning, so that continues to work.

I did the food combining thing yesterday - fruits alone in a.m., protein w/veggies for lunch, protein for late afternoon snack, then carbohydrates w/veggies at dinner.

I've only come down one pound since yesterday's 3 pound water weight gain (it can't be a real weight gain, I haven't eaten that much), but a clue might be in my now sore breasts - hormones are at play here. I'll just continue to do what I'm doing and wait it out.

Just for something different, we're going out to eat tonight. I'm looking forward to the changed atmosphere (and NO COOKING!).

 
Boy do I love when I dont have to cook. That happens almost never....LOL. So sweetie wanted to pop in and say good morning and see how are little Barbie was doing. Looking like you are doing awesome. Keep it up Sweetie. Hope you have a good one today!
 
Oh I cant wait for the day I dont have to cook for once. Its always anice break!
Your husband reminds me of a guy from MTV's Real World a few seasons ago.. Landon I think was his name.....
 
Christina said:
Oh I cant wait for the day I dont have to cook for once. Its always anice break!
Your husband reminds me of a guy from MTV's Real World a few seasons ago.. Landon I think was his name.....
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Hiya Christina! YES, it was a nice break, and yummy too (grilled chicken ceasar salad w/no croutons).

I looked up Landon from MTV (never watched it) and I can see why you made the connection. If hubby were that in shape, he'd look even more like him!

By the way, hubby Rob started at 227, and weighed in at 212 the other day, so he's on his way too. :D

 
12/09/05

Did pretty well yesterday - a sweaty one hour workout, and good food choices throughout the day allowed me to order 2 diet cokes with vodka for desert as we talked about our day (hubs Rob and I went out for dinner, and I stayed away from beer, my downfall).

I lost another of those pesky water pounds, but my breasts are still tender, and I know I'm still in *hold mode*. I've been doing so well that one of these days I'll get on the scale to see it drop 3-5 lbs. all at once.... I HOPE!

Tomorrow, I have to spend several hours in bleachers at my stepson's wrestling meet, so I'm postponing my one hour workout for when I know he's not going to be *up* for quite some time -- I'll take a brisk walk. (My goal is to exercise one hour 5 times per week, so that will be my #5, and I'll feel better by making myself do it.)

I've got to be prepared with gloves, hat, etc. I also have to be prepared and bring my own food so I don't have to settle for concession stand fat laden food! Should be an interesting day...

 
good for you fitting time in for yourself even if its short burst of time or whatever...its all about fitting US in. I know how hard it is but it looks like you are doing great. Thanks for your posts in my diary..really appreciate it!
 
Hey barbie.. Just checking in on you! That is awesome that your hubby is going through this with you! If I could get mine too.. I'd be in better shape.. because I've very competative when it comes to him! *sigh* but he is never home! Hope your having a great weekend!
 
Just popping in quickly for an update.

Saturday at wrestling went very well. I packed a salad w/protein for lunch, and completely stayed away from the concession stand except for a diet coke in the afternoon.

I also took a break and went for a brisk walk, and got my hour of exercise for the day in without missing anything important going on in the gym.

As intended, I did have my beer on both Saturday and Sunday, and was back on the M-F track Monday a.m.

I'm losing weight very slowly, and I may want to step it up at some point. Right now, I'm doing well in areas that were previously very difficult for me, so I'll just continue that for now.

I'm also not sure just how my body is transforming inside as I change my habits.... my stomach feels and looks smaller, and I feel much better, too, even though the scale hasn't changed too much in the past week.

I haven't done my measurements yet (one of those things that never made it to the top of my list), but as soon as I'm done posting here, I'm going to.

My husband's company Xmas party is Saturday night, and I haven't got anything to wear (it's a bit on the formal side, and I'm a jeans and sweatshirt gal!), so I get to go shopping this afternoon just for ME. How strange that will feel.... but the sun is out and I expect to have FUN, even though I'm not the size I'd really like to be back into eventually.

Grabbing that tape measure on my way upstairs to get ready to go...

 
Hey sweetie! Just stopping by to check on you! It looks like your doing great.. and just because the numbers doesn't change on the scale doesn't mean anything.. You could be losing inches.. or gaining muscle.. etc.. My scales hasn't changed in a week or so but I can tell a big difference with my measurements and my Body Fat %... So dont get discouraged! Let us know how the measurements go!! I will be checking on you!!
 
Here's a sure fire way to stay on your diet:

Go shopping for and try on new clothes!

ICK!

I did finally find an outfit I'll be comfortable AND look sexy in, though. :eek:

 
Hi Barbie! Just dropping by to see how you are doing. I know what you mean about clothes shopping, that always makes me want to kick it in high gear. haha

Sounds like you are making good choices and moving in a positive direction. Congratulations on the 7lbs lost. keep it up!
 
hey Barb~ its always nice to get a new outfit.. and bonus when you feel sexy in it! woo hoo! lol
Awesome you and hubby doing this together. Must be nice when your hubby is bigger than you though.. I am bigger than my man, and it really sucks... he sees nothing wrong with me but damn.. I do! LOL LOL
All we can do is to keep our minds set to keep going... you're doing great girl!
 
Christina said:
hey Barb~ its always nice to get a new outfit.. and bonus when you feel sexy in it! woo hoo! lol
Awesome you and hubby doing this together. Must be nice when your hubby is bigger than you though.. I am bigger than my man, and it really sucks... he sees nothing wrong with me but damn.. I do! LOL LOL
All we can do is to keep our minds set to keep going... you're doing great girl!
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I know exactly what you mean, Christina!

During my first marriage, I was bigger than my husband when we dated, was at his weight when we married, and was bigger during both pregnancies.

He's such a small man, that even though my weight was 25+ pounds less than his during most of our 18 year marriage, I always FELT bigger than him cuz I was so much softer and cushier than his hard and skinny. (Our heights were similar too -- me, almost 5'4", him 5'6', which didn't help the illusion either.)

And YES, I feel so small in comparison to my present soul mate hubby, even at the weight I am. That in itself helps you feel more feminine and sexy. BUT, it's a double edged sword.... I kept better tabs on my weight when I had a skinny a** beside me. With Rob, I let myself go... and go, and go, and ... LOL :D

:) Barbie

 
12/14/05 - The scale finally moved!

YEY!

This morning, the scale FINALLY moved a couple pounds, which means that so far I've lost 9 pounds of this 42 pound journey ~~ "only" 33 to go!

I'm also just one pound away from the *milestone for me* 10 pound mark....

I love days like this! :D

 
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