cerad
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Hang in there. What's past is past and nothing you can do about it. Just think ahead a few years and imagine what life will be like when your goals are reached.
This beginning is two years in the making
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bluebuckeye
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Thank you Cerad. 
bluebuckeye
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Take the good with the bad
Engagement pictures went ok. My fiancé hated it (and went to so far as to post on my Facebook that his love for me exceeds his hatred of getting pictures taken. Which is apparently a lot!) but he was such a good sport about the whole thing.
My photographer kept saying how cute we were and how photogenic we were and how easy we were to shoot, and then she'd show us a picture and I would feel sick to my stomach. They were nice shots. But I looked awful. My dress was not as flattering as I had thought it was. And I still look so large. I played along and said "oh yeah they look great" but I came home and cried. It looks like I will be sharing only headshots with my family.
Afterward because he was such a good sport, we went out to dinner. I actually did really well and didn't get anything fried, or dessert. A grilled chicken sandwich (which was amazing) and some fruit. About the same number of calories as the dinner I had planned. Too bad it was probably 20 times the cost. I've gotten sooo cheap since we've stopped eating out as much. It's hard to justify $40 on ONE meal, when I can make meals for a whole week out of that.
I'm still stuck at 185.4. It's odd that it's exactly the same weight, all three days. But I'm on my period so I'm going to attribute it to bloat. I hope so anyway, because I'd really like to reach my 10% and 20 lbs goals. I'm going to treat myself with a trip to the quilt shop. Oh fabric, how I love you.
Engagement pictures went ok. My fiancé hated it (and went to so far as to post on my Facebook that his love for me exceeds his hatred of getting pictures taken. Which is apparently a lot!) but he was such a good sport about the whole thing.
My photographer kept saying how cute we were and how photogenic we were and how easy we were to shoot, and then she'd show us a picture and I would feel sick to my stomach. They were nice shots. But I looked awful. My dress was not as flattering as I had thought it was. And I still look so large. I played along and said "oh yeah they look great" but I came home and cried. It looks like I will be sharing only headshots with my family.
Afterward because he was such a good sport, we went out to dinner. I actually did really well and didn't get anything fried, or dessert. A grilled chicken sandwich (which was amazing) and some fruit. About the same number of calories as the dinner I had planned. Too bad it was probably 20 times the cost. I've gotten sooo cheap since we've stopped eating out as much. It's hard to justify $40 on ONE meal, when I can make meals for a whole week out of that.
I'm still stuck at 185.4. It's odd that it's exactly the same weight, all three days. But I'm on my period so I'm going to attribute it to bloat. I hope so anyway, because I'd really like to reach my 10% and 20 lbs goals. I'm going to treat myself with a trip to the quilt shop. Oh fabric, how I love you.
bluebuckeye
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Suffering through boring food
Down to 185.0. Finally dropped that .4 pounds. My 20lb and 10% goals are SO CLOSE I can touch them but it seems the longer that I sit here really close the them, the further away they feel. I know I'm moving at the same pace as I was last week, but it's still super frustrating. I need to be patient.
I just have not had good luck this week food-wise. Every Sunday my fiancé and I plan meals for the week ahead and get everything we need. We try new recipes often and love experimenting. We've come across an array of great dinners this way, but that just plain didn't happen this week.
Most of our dinners this week were duds. Last night's was a chicken and jalapeño stir fry (and I LOVE jalapeños) and it was just boring and bland and blah. I could barely taste the jalapeños. We had a roast chicken simmered in cider, with apples and onions two nights ago and that was just plain not good. Chipotle sweet potato soup on Monday was a dud, but I knew it would be as I'm not a big sweet potato fan. My fiancé liked it though. I will say it makes it really easy to stay within my calories when I'm forced to eat food I don't like. Not that I want to do it all the time though.
Run last night was just ok. I didn't go quite three miles, but I ran about a minute faster pace than normal. I'll take it. Getting closer to my 30 minute 5k for December.
We're staying the night at a friend's house on Saturday and there is supposed to be lots of drinking which I'm worried about. There is no list of "forbidden" foods for me. But every time I come across something that's not in my meal plan, there is an internal debate as to whether it's worth it or not. Alcohol, every time, has been deemed "not worth it". Especially since the drinks I like are super high in calories. I would literally have to not eat all day to have three of my normal drinks. And I just don't care about drinking that much. Hopefully it's not terrible.
Down to 185.0. Finally dropped that .4 pounds. My 20lb and 10% goals are SO CLOSE I can touch them but it seems the longer that I sit here really close the them, the further away they feel. I know I'm moving at the same pace as I was last week, but it's still super frustrating. I need to be patient.
I just have not had good luck this week food-wise. Every Sunday my fiancé and I plan meals for the week ahead and get everything we need. We try new recipes often and love experimenting. We've come across an array of great dinners this way, but that just plain didn't happen this week.
Most of our dinners this week were duds. Last night's was a chicken and jalapeño stir fry (and I LOVE jalapeños) and it was just boring and bland and blah. I could barely taste the jalapeños. We had a roast chicken simmered in cider, with apples and onions two nights ago and that was just plain not good. Chipotle sweet potato soup on Monday was a dud, but I knew it would be as I'm not a big sweet potato fan. My fiancé liked it though. I will say it makes it really easy to stay within my calories when I'm forced to eat food I don't like. Not that I want to do it all the time though.
Run last night was just ok. I didn't go quite three miles, but I ran about a minute faster pace than normal. I'll take it. Getting closer to my 30 minute 5k for December.
We're staying the night at a friend's house on Saturday and there is supposed to be lots of drinking which I'm worried about. There is no list of "forbidden" foods for me. But every time I come across something that's not in my meal plan, there is an internal debate as to whether it's worth it or not. Alcohol, every time, has been deemed "not worth it". Especially since the drinks I like are super high in calories. I would literally have to not eat all day to have three of my normal drinks. And I just don't care about drinking that much. Hopefully it's not terrible.
bluebuckeye
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Binge
I'm not going to even record my food today. I know I went over my calories. I just don't have the energy to muster up the guilt for going over.
I had a minor binge after dinner. Lots of sugar free whipped cream and sugar free chocolate sauce. But hey, if you're going to binge, something that's 20 calories a serving isn't a bad choice right?
I'm not going to even record my food today. I know I went over my calories. I just don't have the energy to muster up the guilt for going over.
I had a minor binge after dinner. Lots of sugar free whipped cream and sugar free chocolate sauce. But hey, if you're going to binge, something that's 20 calories a serving isn't a bad choice right?
bluebuckeye
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Rough weekend
This weekend was just plain bad, food wise. Friday night while working on a quilt for my step-daughter I got the munchies and ate probably a full cup of sugar free whip cream with some sugar free chocolate topping. Not a HUGE binge in terms of amount, or in calories, but more than normal. And I don't handle sugar free foods very well. So my insides were not happy with me at all on Saturday.
Even though I didn't feel well, we went to a friend's house on Saturday and I proceeded to forget how much alcohol my body is able to ingest, and drank too much and got sick. Which lead to the hangover from hell on Sunday that was so bad all I felt like eating was cereal. Though I did eat a lot of it. I'm still not feeling 100% today. Although feeling like this makes my water taste amazing. Who needs sugary drinks when water makes me feel this good?!
However, I am down a pound. Which puts me at 184.4. Which means I've lost 20 lbs! I hit another goal!
This is exciting. Now only .8 pounds left until I've lost 10% of my body weight. That's kind of amazing when you think about it. Yay I'm so happy!
Cheater dinner tonight. Canned soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. Super high sodium I know, but we have the girls this week and they love this stuff. I'll be back to making "real" food tomorrow.
This weekend was just plain bad, food wise. Friday night while working on a quilt for my step-daughter I got the munchies and ate probably a full cup of sugar free whip cream with some sugar free chocolate topping. Not a HUGE binge in terms of amount, or in calories, but more than normal. And I don't handle sugar free foods very well. So my insides were not happy with me at all on Saturday.
Even though I didn't feel well, we went to a friend's house on Saturday and I proceeded to forget how much alcohol my body is able to ingest, and drank too much and got sick. Which lead to the hangover from hell on Sunday that was so bad all I felt like eating was cereal. Though I did eat a lot of it. I'm still not feeling 100% today. Although feeling like this makes my water taste amazing. Who needs sugary drinks when water makes me feel this good?!
However, I am down a pound. Which puts me at 184.4. Which means I've lost 20 lbs! I hit another goal!
This is exciting. Now only .8 pounds left until I've lost 10% of my body weight. That's kind of amazing when you think about it. Yay I'm so happy!
Cheater dinner tonight. Canned soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. Super high sodium I know, but we have the girls this week and they love this stuff. I'll be back to making "real" food tomorrow.
bluebuckeye
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The last few days have been busy and not good, so I totally missed my weigh-in yesterday and didn't make a post. Fail.
One of my very best friends is in the hospital. And while she is doing better, she is not well. And I've been focusing on her and not really much else. My eating hasn't been bad (thank you meal planning!) but it has not been good. I'm back up almost a pound from my low of 184.4 to 185.2. Not a huge gain, but that's not the way I want to be going. I'm going to tweak my lunch menu next week and see if I can cut out some calories. I eat the same thing every day, but I never feel full and it doesn't seem like enough food. Which I think is because it's not the greatest lunch ever. I can work on that. Plus I'm going to do more weight training. I have been slacking on my workouts and only going 2-3 times a week, and really need to go at least four. I wish my gym was open on the weekends. That would make things so much easier.
Fondue tonight. I'm going to load up on the veggies and fruit, and be sensible about the cheese. But I've got some wiggle room if I eat a little too much. Which is good, because I desperately love fondue.
One of my very best friends is in the hospital. And while she is doing better, she is not well. And I've been focusing on her and not really much else. My eating hasn't been bad (thank you meal planning!) but it has not been good. I'm back up almost a pound from my low of 184.4 to 185.2. Not a huge gain, but that's not the way I want to be going. I'm going to tweak my lunch menu next week and see if I can cut out some calories. I eat the same thing every day, but I never feel full and it doesn't seem like enough food. Which I think is because it's not the greatest lunch ever. I can work on that. Plus I'm going to do more weight training. I have been slacking on my workouts and only going 2-3 times a week, and really need to go at least four. I wish my gym was open on the weekends.
That would make things so much easier.Fondue tonight. I'm going to load up on the veggies and fruit, and be sensible about the cheese. But I've got some wiggle room if I eat a little too much. Which is good, because I desperately love fondue.
bluebuckeye
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Fail
Fail fail fail. Had too much dinner last night. I'm back up to 186. I understand my weight should fluctuate from day to day, but that doesn't mean it doesn't suck to have it happen. It basically means I haven't lost anything in three weeks. As I said, I'm going to have to retool my lunch to eat more food, but less calories. And I really need to hit dinners hard to get them down in calories too.
My run last night sucked too. I got about two miles in and just did not want to go anymore. My body hurt, I had no motivation, so I just quit.
My friend is still in the hospital and she took a slight turn for the worse.
Tricker or treat tonight, which I'm dreading. Tomorrow is my bachelorette party, which now because my friend is in the hospital I am also dreading.
I just want this week to be over.
Fail fail fail. Had too much dinner last night. I'm back up to 186. I understand my weight should fluctuate from day to day, but that doesn't mean it doesn't suck to have it happen. It basically means I haven't lost anything in three weeks. As I said, I'm going to have to retool my lunch to eat more food, but less calories. And I really need to hit dinners hard to get them down in calories too.
My run last night sucked too. I got about two miles in and just did not want to go anymore. My body hurt, I had no motivation, so I just quit.
My friend is still in the hospital and she took a slight turn for the worse.
Tricker or treat tonight, which I'm dreading. Tomorrow is my bachelorette party, which now because my friend is in the hospital I am also dreading.
I just want this week to be over.
Sunflower2
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Hope your friend gets better soon How awful.
I always eat too much at dinner too--Can be good all day long until dinner time and then I want to eat everrrrrything!
Good luck for next week xx
How awful.I always eat too much at dinner too--Can be good all day long until dinner time and then I want to eat everrrrrything!
Good luck for next week xx
healthyjess
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You're doing great! I wish I could run 3 miles!!!
bluebuckeye
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Sunflower - My friend got out of the hospital on Saturday! They said they don't believe it's going to recur and that she is fine to go about doing what she did before she went into the hospital. We are so relieved!
Healthyjess - I took me a reeeeeealy long time to get up to this point (like, years), but I swear anyone can do it. I've found it to be much harder for me to control my eating than it is for me to work up my running to 3 miles at a stretch.
Healthyjess - I took me a reeeeeealy long time to get up to this point (like, years), but I swear anyone can do it. I've found it to be much harder for me to control my eating than it is for me to work up my running to 3 miles at a stretch.
bluebuckeye
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Amazing Weekend
So much happened this weekend I don't even know where to start. But first, I am back down to 184.4 even though I did not watch what I ate at all this weekend. I didn't eat a lot, though I did eat some junk. But apparently eating great all week gives me the freedom to indulge a little on the weekends. This is fantastic!
Friday was a chili cookoff at work. I won for the best spicy chili. Woohoo. My boss however cheated and brought in Wendy's chili and didn't tell anyone. And he ended up winning best traditional chili. He had the decency to let everyone in on the joke and cede his prizes to the next runner up. I didn't go crazy eating chili or any of the accouterments so I was proud of myself for that.
Friday night was my bachelorette party. Again, I ate not-good-for-me food (chicken parmesan and mozzarella sticks) but I didn't go crazy, had sensible portions, and I was ok. After dinner we went to a live theatre show and I was serenade by Marilyn Monroe and given an interesting gift basket for my party. ;-)
Saturday was a birthday/costume party for a friend of our girls. That was a great time. I was good and totally passed on the beautifully made cake. Though I did have some pizza.
Sunday I made to-die-for ham and bean soup out of a leftover Boston Market ham bone. We had that with some whole grain oatmeal bread and thats one of the best dinners I have ever had. So simple, so good.
TRX today. The last couple of weeks I've been the only person in the class so it's almost like I'm getting a free trainer. You can't beat that.
So much happened this weekend I don't even know where to start. But first, I am back down to 184.4 even though I did not watch what I ate at all this weekend. I didn't eat a lot, though I did eat some junk. But apparently eating great all week gives me the freedom to indulge a little on the weekends. This is fantastic!
Friday was a chili cookoff at work. I won for the best spicy chili. Woohoo.
My boss however cheated and brought in Wendy's chili and didn't tell anyone. And he ended up winning best traditional chili. He had the decency to let everyone in on the joke and cede his prizes to the next runner up. I didn't go crazy eating chili or any of the accouterments so I was proud of myself for that. Friday night was my bachelorette party. Again, I ate not-good-for-me food (chicken parmesan and mozzarella sticks) but I didn't go crazy, had sensible portions, and I was ok. After dinner we went to a live theatre show and I was serenade by Marilyn Monroe and given an interesting gift basket for my party. ;-)
Saturday was a birthday/costume party for a friend of our girls. That was a great time. I was good and totally passed on the beautifully made cake. Though I did have some pizza.
Sunday I made to-die-for ham and bean soup out of a leftover Boston Market ham bone. We had that with some whole grain oatmeal bread and thats one of the best dinners I have ever had. So simple, so good.
TRX today. The last couple of weeks I've been the only person in the class so it's almost like I'm getting a free trainer. You can't beat that.
bluebuckeye
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Fabulous!
I went to work out yesterday and found out that my gym has switched my TRX classes back to Tuesdays, after being on Monday for months. They apparently weren't getting the participants they wanted and thought Tuesday would be better. This is much better for me, as it allows me to go back to my MWF running schedule and a TTh lifting schedule. My gym isn't open on the weekends, and I'm still not confident enough to run outside, so I just don't workout on the weekends much. But yay!
Because they had moved my class, I set out for a run. And I beat my 5k PR again! By two minutes! If I keep going at this pace I am definitely going to be able to run a sub 30 minute 5k in December. What I have been doing to increase my speed is running as long as I can at my regular pace and then when I feel exhausted, up it by 1mph and run that as long as possible. And that run felt absolutely amazing. I actually passed 3.1 miles without even realizing it. Score!
And then today, I weighed myself and I was down to 182.6! This is amazing. The last time I weighed this little was 2007! Almost four years ago! My fiancé has even commented about how I look saying I'm "wasting away". But given how he's been treating me (teehee) I don't think this is a bad thing.
My willpower has also come back after it went on hiatus over the weekend. I'm able to say no much easier. And I'm finding it much easier to distract myself away from the junk I want. Awesome.
I went to work out yesterday and found out that my gym has switched my TRX classes back to Tuesdays, after being on Monday for months. They apparently weren't getting the participants they wanted and thought Tuesday would be better. This is much better for me, as it allows me to go back to my MWF running schedule and a TTh lifting schedule. My gym isn't open on the weekends, and I'm still not confident enough to run outside, so I just don't workout on the weekends much. But yay!
Because they had moved my class, I set out for a run. And I beat my 5k PR again! By two minutes! If I keep going at this pace I am definitely going to be able to run a sub 30 minute 5k in December. What I have been doing to increase my speed is running as long as I can at my regular pace and then when I feel exhausted, up it by 1mph and run that as long as possible. And that run felt absolutely amazing. I actually passed 3.1 miles without even realizing it. Score!
And then today, I weighed myself and I was down to 182.6! This is amazing. The last time I weighed this little was 2007! Almost four years ago! My fiancé has even commented about how I look saying I'm "wasting away". But given how he's been treating me (teehee) I don't think this is a bad thing.
My willpower has also come back after it went on hiatus over the weekend. I'm able to say no much easier. And I'm finding it much easier to distract myself away from the junk I want. Awesome.
bluebuckeye
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Back up to 184
I figured the 182 was a fluke, and low and behold today I'm back up to 184. I'm still happy with 184 so I'm not complaining. I think part of the reason I'm back up is because I had Zatarains for dinner, and holy sodium batman! I feel slightly swollen so I'm sure that I'm retaining water and bloated. No worries, It'll go back down soon enough.
TRX last night wasn't as hard as usual. I don't know if I just didn't push myself or if it was easier because I've been working out harder. Whatever the reason, I will have to really push it next week. I can't let myself slack!
3 mile run tonight. I'm hoping to simply hit the same time as I did on Monday. If I can go faster, all the better.
I put on an outfit that I bought last winter. A sweater and skirt combo. And the skirt I can pull right off me. That's encouraging.
I figured the 182 was a fluke, and low and behold today I'm back up to 184. I'm still happy with 184 so I'm not complaining. I think part of the reason I'm back up is because I had Zatarains for dinner, and holy sodium batman! I feel slightly swollen so I'm sure that I'm retaining water and bloated. No worries, It'll go back down soon enough.
TRX last night wasn't as hard as usual. I don't know if I just didn't push myself or if it was easier because I've been working out harder. Whatever the reason, I will have to really push it next week. I can't let myself slack!
3 mile run tonight. I'm hoping to simply hit the same time as I did on Monday. If I can go faster, all the better.
I put on an outfit that I bought last winter. A sweater and skirt combo. And the skirt I can pull right off me. That's encouraging.
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bluebuckeye
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Plateau?
I've been right at 184 for the last two weeks. I had thought that my eating out over the weekend hadn't messed me up too much because my weight was so low on Tuesday, but looking back and excluding that it hasn't moved as much as the last few weeks. :-( Ah well. I'm down .2 pounds from yesterday. If I could lose .2 pounds ever day that would put me at a pound a week and I'd be happy with that. I'd love to lose 2 per week, but it doesn't look like that's happening anymore. I don't know if I can work harder at the gym. I ran another 5k PR last night. Down another minute. I'm so close to hitting the 30 minute 5k.
I have a user group meeting to go to today, that has a catered lunch. I'm going to be a loser and bring my own (or possibly eat before hand) because pizza right now is just plain not worth it. It doesn't taste good enough to warrant the calories, especially if it's from some place like Donatos. I'm not expecting the user group to be all that great either. So I feel like this afternoon is going to be a huge waste.
Sweet and sour chicken for dinner. Hopefully it will be a "celebration" dinner for my fiancé. He had a job interview today, and I am sure he will do well. but he's nervous, and I'm hoping he'll come back from the interview saying we aced it and we can use this as a way to let off some of that stress. We'll see.
I've been right at 184 for the last two weeks. I had thought that my eating out over the weekend hadn't messed me up too much because my weight was so low on Tuesday, but looking back and excluding that it hasn't moved as much as the last few weeks. :-( Ah well. I'm down .2 pounds from yesterday. If I could lose .2 pounds ever day that would put me at a pound a week and I'd be happy with that. I'd love to lose 2 per week, but it doesn't look like that's happening anymore. I don't know if I can work harder at the gym. I ran another 5k PR last night. Down another minute. I'm so close to hitting the 30 minute 5k.
I have a user group meeting to go to today, that has a catered lunch. I'm going to be a loser and bring my own (or possibly eat before hand) because pizza right now is just plain not worth it. It doesn't taste good enough to warrant the calories, especially if it's from some place like Donatos. I'm not expecting the user group to be all that great either. So I feel like this afternoon is going to be a huge waste.
Sweet and sour chicken for dinner. Hopefully it will be a "celebration" dinner for my fiancé. He had a job interview today, and I am sure he will do well. but he's nervous, and I'm hoping he'll come back from the interview saying we aced it and we can use this as a way to let off some of that stress. We'll see.
bluebuckeye
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Fail
I totally caved and ate a sub from Donatos yesterday. I don't know why but I assumed it would be lower in calories than the pizza. Yeah..no. 720 calories. :-(. Fail fail fail. I still came in for my daily calories at 1590 which is not super high, but higher than I'd like.
I'm getting a sore throat and I'm feeling really lethargic. I think I caught the cold my team lead had. Along with that, my are shins hurting I'm going to take the day off from working out. So that's an even bigger fail.
However, I am down to 184 even. That's good. I don't have big meals planned for the weekend, and it always just seems to work out that I only eat twice (lunch and dinner) so I should see a little more loss come Monday. I think I actually may buy a scale so that I can weigh myself at home, rather than coming into the gym early every morning. That's starting to be a pain.
Dinner was supposed to be baked ziti but neither me nor the mister are in the mood for that. So I'm either going to have leftovers of the most amazing ham and bean soup ever or do buffalo chicken wraps. I've become almost addicted to Franks Redhot sauce lately, so that's probably the way I'm going to go.
I totally caved and ate a sub from Donatos yesterday. I don't know why but I assumed it would be lower in calories than the pizza. Yeah..no. 720 calories. :-(. Fail fail fail. I still came in for my daily calories at 1590 which is not super high, but higher than I'd like.
I'm getting a sore throat and I'm feeling really lethargic. I think I caught the cold my team lead had. Along with that, my are shins hurting I'm going to take the day off from working out. So that's an even bigger fail.
However, I am down to 184 even. That's good. I don't have big meals planned for the weekend, and it always just seems to work out that I only eat twice (lunch and dinner) so I should see a little more loss come Monday. I think I actually may buy a scale so that I can weigh myself at home, rather than coming into the gym early every morning. That's starting to be a pain.
Dinner was supposed to be baked ziti but neither me nor the mister are in the mood for that. So I'm either going to have leftovers of the most amazing ham and bean soup ever or do buffalo chicken wraps. I've become almost addicted to Franks Redhot sauce lately, so that's probably the way I'm going to go.
bluebuckeye
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Weight loss weekend?
I am somehow down to 181.7 this morning. Not that I am complaining. I am just surprised. Weekends have surprisingly been when I am able to deal with my eating the most. I usually only eat two meals so that I'm sure is part of it. I usually eat brunch and dinner, and that makes it easier to spread out my calories. Sleeping in and not being awake as long also helps.
Last night I made dinner that was a tribute to Mad Mex's "Gobblerito". A turkey burrito with stuffing, mashed potatoes, corn, gravy, and cranberry sauce on the side. (I skipped the mashed potatoes since they didn't appeal to me.) Since we were in a "clean out the pantry" month, all of that stuff was prepackaged, nothing home made. And while it was tasty, it made me feel like shit. I can't remember the last time I ate that much packaged food in one sitting. And the SALT. OMG it was so salty. I'm surprised I'm not super bloated today. The mister went to the store today to get groceries and I insisted on lots of fruit and veggies so I can eat clean to make myself feel better from that sodium fest. I've already had a clementine and it was delicious.
I'm going to switch up my lunch menu a bit. I've been having a sandwich, banana, goldfish, and sugar free pudding for my lunches lately. It was within my calories and let me "snack" while surfing on my lunch hour. I really really really enjoy "mindless eating" and the goldfish gave me the opportunity to do so while at work. But they're so high in salt and I've been going over my sodium pretty much every day since I started, so I'm going to cut those out. I got a huge bunch of carrots and cut those up to eat with some hummus or salad dressing, and I'm going to be taking another piece of fruit to have as a "snack" whenever I feel like it. So most days I'll have Quaker Oatmeal Squares (with no milk) for breakfast. Clementine or apple for snack. Sandwich, banana, carrots, and pudding for lunch. Sounds good.
Home made french onion soup and home made bread for dinner. The cheese I'm going to put on my soup has more calories than anything else tonight, but I am going to enjoy it. I adore cheese. Especially high end Gruyere. Om nom nom.
I am somehow down to 181.7 this morning. Not that I am complaining. I am just surprised. Weekends have surprisingly been when I am able to deal with my eating the most. I usually only eat two meals so that I'm sure is part of it. I usually eat brunch and dinner, and that makes it easier to spread out my calories. Sleeping in and not being awake as long also helps.
Last night I made dinner that was a tribute to Mad Mex's "Gobblerito". A turkey burrito with stuffing, mashed potatoes, corn, gravy, and cranberry sauce on the side. (I skipped the mashed potatoes since they didn't appeal to me.) Since we were in a "clean out the pantry" month, all of that stuff was prepackaged, nothing home made. And while it was tasty, it made me feel like shit. I can't remember the last time I ate that much packaged food in one sitting. And the SALT. OMG it was so salty. I'm surprised I'm not super bloated today. The mister went to the store today to get groceries and I insisted on lots of fruit and veggies so I can eat clean to make myself feel better from that sodium fest. I've already had a clementine and it was delicious.
I'm going to switch up my lunch menu a bit. I've been having a sandwich, banana, goldfish, and sugar free pudding for my lunches lately. It was within my calories and let me "snack" while surfing on my lunch hour. I really really really enjoy "mindless eating" and the goldfish gave me the opportunity to do so while at work. But they're so high in salt and I've been going over my sodium pretty much every day since I started, so I'm going to cut those out. I got a huge bunch of carrots and cut those up to eat with some hummus or salad dressing, and I'm going to be taking another piece of fruit to have as a "snack" whenever I feel like it. So most days I'll have Quaker Oatmeal Squares (with no milk) for breakfast. Clementine or apple for snack. Sandwich, banana, carrots, and pudding for lunch. Sounds good.
Home made french onion soup and home made bread for dinner. The cheese I'm going to put on my soup has more calories than anything else tonight, but I am going to enjoy it. I adore cheese. Especially high end Gruyere. Om nom nom.
bluebuckeye
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Super Weight Loss Weekend
I have no idea what I did, but holy crap. Here are my weights from Friday to today.
11/5 - 184.0
11/6 - 182.6
11/7 - 181.7
11/8 - 180.5 (<-- I stepped on the scale 5 different times this morning to verify this.)
I didn't eat less than normal. In fact I had a pretty calorie filled weekend. Buffalo chicken wraps Friday night (after a buffalo chicken sub Friday afternoon..I love Franks hot sauce, what can I say?). Saturday had cereal, subway, and "gobblerito". Basically a Thanksgiving burrito. Yesterday I had cereal for brunch and munched on things all day long, then onion soup and bread (with amazing Gruyere) for dinner. And by munching I mean I ate like four clementines and three muffins and some chips and some pudding. Just constant eating yesterday.
However! I will take it. I am now only 6 pounds away from being simply "overweight"!!! I was hoping to have 30 pounds lost before my wedding (just a little over a month away) and that looks like its is going to be totally possible. I was looking over some pictures from my bachelorette party and my weight loss is starting to be really visible. Especially in my face. I've always had fat cheeks, but they're becoming less so. And my jaw line is becoming more prominent. It's kind of amazing. :-D
Home made pizza for dinner tonight. Not super great, but not terrible either. I should be able to get full on about 500 calories. If that's not enough, I've got sugar free pudding (60 calories), clementines (45 calories), and muffins (75 calories) that should help.
I have no idea what I did, but holy crap. Here are my weights from Friday to today.
11/5 - 184.0
11/6 - 182.6
11/7 - 181.7
11/8 - 180.5 (<-- I stepped on the scale 5 different times this morning to verify this.)
I didn't eat less than normal. In fact I had a pretty calorie filled weekend. Buffalo chicken wraps Friday night (after a buffalo chicken sub Friday afternoon..I love Franks hot sauce, what can I say?). Saturday had cereal, subway, and "gobblerito". Basically a Thanksgiving burrito. Yesterday I had cereal for brunch and munched on things all day long, then onion soup and bread (with amazing Gruyere) for dinner. And by munching I mean I ate like four clementines and three muffins and some chips and some pudding. Just constant eating yesterday.
However! I will take it. I am now only 6 pounds away from being simply "overweight"!!! I was hoping to have 30 pounds lost before my wedding (just a little over a month away) and that looks like its is going to be totally possible. I was looking over some pictures from my bachelorette party and my weight loss is starting to be really visible. Especially in my face. I've always had fat cheeks, but they're becoming less so. And my jaw line is becoming more prominent. It's kind of amazing. :-D
Home made pizza for dinner tonight. Not super great, but not terrible either. I should be able to get full on about 500 calories. If that's not enough, I've got sugar free pudding (60 calories), clementines (45 calories), and muffins (75 calories) that should help.
bluebuckeye
New member
So close to the 170s
I had really thought the 180 weight was a fluke, but here I am again today (after a larger than normal pizza dinner last night) at 180.5 again. I am ecstatic by this. Oh I cannot wait to be in the 170s! I remember being in the 170s in college and thinking I was chubby but not overly so. And I'm in so much better shape now than I was then. Oh the 170s are going to be fantastic! And at 174 I am officially out of the "obese" category and into simply "overweight". I want to get to that point before my wedding, 12/11. So I have four weeks and a few days to lose 6 pounds. Totally doable.
I'm just having a great weight loss self-esteem day. I'm not craving food as much as I used to. I'm eating foods I LOVE so I'm not deprived and I'm losing. I'm on the fifth (!!!!) notch of my belt, where two months ago I was on the second notch and could only do the third if I sucked in. I think I'm measuring the wrong places when I do my measurements for SparkPeople. Because according to them, I haven't lost any inches anywhere. But obviously with my belt as evidence I have. Plus a bra I had that was a little tight now fits fine. I guess the measurements matter less than how the clothes fit, but that's kind of annoying.
Did a 3 mile run yesterday but about two miles in I was sick of running, so I switched to intervals. Which really doesn't make sense because it's running, just doing it a heck of a lot faster, but I was just not feeling the running for long periods. My shins are sore today, but it was a great workout. It's been a long time since I pushed my lungs to work that hard, and I'm hoping that my next run will be a little easier.
So, aside from here, and obviously my fiancé, I've kept my weight loss a secret. Well not a "secret" if someone comments that I look thinner (and there have been a few) I'll say that I've been trying but I have made it a point to not talk about it. Especially to my family. I don't want to make a big deal about it because I'm worried that if I start thinking it IS a big deal, I'll freak out, go overboard, binge, and then give up. And that is exactly what I don't want to happen. The changes I've made have been slow, but pretty drastic when you look back two years ago. But they're easy to me now. I just don't want to go back to the way I was. :-(
TRX tonight and leftovers of the most amazing ham and bean soup ever for dinner. Even with bread it's a super filling, but low calorie dinner. Can't get better than that.
I had really thought the 180 weight was a fluke, but here I am again today (after a larger than normal pizza dinner last night) at 180.5 again. I am ecstatic by this. Oh I cannot wait to be in the 170s! I remember being in the 170s in college and thinking I was chubby but not overly so. And I'm in so much better shape now than I was then. Oh the 170s are going to be fantastic! And at 174 I am officially out of the "obese" category and into simply "overweight". I want to get to that point before my wedding, 12/11. So I have four weeks and a few days to lose 6 pounds. Totally doable.
I'm just having a great weight loss self-esteem day. I'm not craving food as much as I used to. I'm eating foods I LOVE so I'm not deprived and I'm losing. I'm on the fifth (!!!!) notch of my belt, where two months ago I was on the second notch and could only do the third if I sucked in. I think I'm measuring the wrong places when I do my measurements for SparkPeople. Because according to them, I haven't lost any inches anywhere. But obviously with my belt as evidence I have. Plus a bra I had that was a little tight now fits fine. I guess the measurements matter less than how the clothes fit, but that's kind of annoying.
Did a 3 mile run yesterday but about two miles in I was sick of running, so I switched to intervals. Which really doesn't make sense because it's running, just doing it a heck of a lot faster, but I was just not feeling the running for long periods. My shins are sore today, but it was a great workout. It's been a long time since I pushed my lungs to work that hard, and I'm hoping that my next run will be a little easier.
So, aside from here, and obviously my fiancé, I've kept my weight loss a secret. Well not a "secret" if someone comments that I look thinner (and there have been a few) I'll say that I've been trying but I have made it a point to not talk about it. Especially to my family. I don't want to make a big deal about it because I'm worried that if I start thinking it IS a big deal, I'll freak out, go overboard, binge, and then give up. And that is exactly what I don't want to happen. The changes I've made have been slow, but pretty drastic when you look back two years ago. But they're easy to me now. I just don't want to go back to the way I was. :-(
TRX tonight and leftovers of the most amazing ham and bean soup ever for dinner. Even with bread it's a super filling, but low calorie dinner. Can't get better than that.
Sunflower2
New member
You're enthusiasm is infectious! You're doing really well and your soup sounds AMAZING! Did you Mr get the job he wanted? (Sorry if you've already answered that in an earlier post, I'm a horrible skim-reader!)