Time to stick with it!!

We so rocked KICK ASS WEEK!!! I think you've done fabulous. The snacks that you've had have been so small, don't beat yourself up over them. You can't just STOP a habit, it takes time to change a routine. I'm very lucky that my hubby's on track with me. I told him our goals at the beginning of the week, so everytime I said I wanted to snack he would look at me and say "you're not hungry!!" It worked... and I've still had my 'treats', I've just had them in the afternoon... and in smaller amounts.

AMAZING JOB AT THE GYM THIS MORNING :party: So proud of you. I hope you have a fabulous weekend, and we'll see you Monday :D:D:D

ps: what are we going to call next week... kick ass week pt duex??? ;)
 
maverick said:
Hey have you checked out the 94% fat free mini bag single serving microwave popcorn that Orville Redenbacher makes? They are the BOMB for a popcorn craving.

I am having night snacking issues too. I think it's that whole winter hibernation thing. What to do, what to do?

~ Mav
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Yes I usually buy those for me and usually put some white balsamic vinegar and extra salt on it and get the regular sized bags for my hunnie however I ran out of mine and only had those - it was a light brand too however way bigger!
 
Yes I usually buy those for me and usually put some white balsamic vinegar and extra salt on it and get the regular sized bags for my hunnie however I ran out of mine and only had those - it was a light brand too however way bigger!
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*gasp* I never thought to put balsamic vinegar on popcorn - I bet that would be the shizzle.

(makes a note to try this)
 
skkroll said:
That is AMAZING!!! You are running faster and longer than I was when I started running. Great work!!!! No doubt about it, you can totally do a half marathon in the Spring :D

Sorry to hear that your hunnie is leaving you for 2 weeks :( That will be no fun!!! But stay positive and take this time and use it for YOU. I think it will be really refreshing that you will be able to focus on just yourself for a little while :)

Have a great weekend!!!
~ Sarah
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Thanks Sarah - I am loving the treadmill! Some mornings the only thing that really holds me back is my workout pants are too big and when I start increasing my speed my pants start to fall off! I'm going to Salvation Army after work so hopefully I will find some cheap stuff!
I also am going to look at him going away as positive because it means more money for us and I'll have more time to concentrate on me and accomplishing my goals!
 
Okay, I noticed you said you did Kettle ball. How did that go? I want to get a kettle ball and a work out dvd, but I'm ambivalent due to the fact that I've never personally witnessed anyone doing it or heard any really swimming testimonials...what say ye?
 
Owl said:
Okay, I noticed you said you did Kettle ball. How did that go? I want to get a kettle ball and a work out dvd, but I'm ambivalent due to the fact that I've never personally witnessed anyone doing it or heard any really swimming testimonials...what say ye?
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Kettle Bell is intense but a great workout. What we did with them in the class is hold one in between our legs while in squat stance and swung the kettle bell between our legs while going into the squat and as your coming up you bring the kettle bell up above your head or to your chest and repeat for 2 min straight. Then we did the same thing however turned the kettle bell sideways and only used one arm at a time while the other arm goes out to the side as you go down into the squat and repeat for 2 min. During those 2 min intervals he would have us do 2 min burpees or 2 min push-ups in-between. My legs were so sore from the squats and my shoulders were killing from the workout! I'm going again this Saturday and can't wait to feel the burn! Hope I explained that ok.
 
Wow! Kettle bells sound INTENSE! I've never heard of them before. Is there a class at your gym, or do you have your own and a dvd?
 
You are doing such great workouts! I'm so happy for you and inspired and jealous at the same time lol, but its great, your body is going to be so amazing and so toned by your goal weight!You have done great this week, you had a few snacks that you wern't planning on having but its a process, you did good this week and hopefully you will do even better this coming week! I'm sorry to hear that your hunnie is going to be away for his b-day, but its good that you are seeing it in a positive light as well that its more money and more time for you to focus on yourself and your goals. When I had a hunnie it was so hard for me to cook something different for both of us because his body was amazing, and he could eat (and did eat) whatever he wanted and it always looked soooo much better then mine and I would end up eating some too. So good for you on being able to do so well while your hunnie eats what you shouldn't. If you do a weekend get together for him you should look for some healthy snack options and recepies for the party that you can eat and that your guests would enjoy too. Even some fresh veggies and a low-fat dip. And I think i have seen you say that you have had a beer once in a while, have you looked into that 67 calorie beer? Well anyway, your doing great, keep up the good work throughout the weekend and I look forward to seeing how you did!
 
Hey CG
how's the weekend going? Got any big workouts in?

That kettle ball thing sounds crazy. At my gym they do a 30 min swiss ball class. I might try that this week... might hurt my belly too much though!

ana
 
Hey Lisa :D Just wanted to share with you that I had to make a new account AND journal... UGH!!! For some reason today when I tried logging in, it kept saying that the login failed. I even changed the password and STILL couldn't get in... so my new journal is Inspired, motivated, and ready! *NEW JOURNAL* ... :D

Talk to you tomorrow!!!
~ Sarah
 
snow said:
Wow! Kettle bells sound INTENSE! I've never heard of them before. Is there a class at your gym, or do you have your own and a dvd?
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It's a class at the gym but I do have some 5 lb ones at home - no dvd though. I didn't make it to the class this weekend because it is a partner class and my partner was away on her honeymoon so we will go this Saturday. I didn't want to go alone and get partnered up with someone I didn't know because I can't do all the push-ups he makes us do and I would have been too embarassed with someone new.
Thanks for stopping by my journal :waving: I'll have to come check out yours!
 
Janvier said:
And I think i have seen you say that you have had a beer once in a while, have you looked into that 67 calorie beer? Well anyway, your doing great, keep up the good work throughout the weekend and I look forward to seeing how you did!
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Thanks Janvier - I was bad this weekend :reddevil: but hopefully just maintained and will kick butt this week again and hope for another loss. It's funny you mentioned that 67 cal beer because I actually just bought some this weekend and tried it - it's actually really good!
Hope your weekend was good too, I'll check on you when I get a break today!
 
QUOTE=skroll;658758]Hey Lisa :D Just wanted to share with you that I had to make a new account AND journal... UGH!!! For some reason today when I tried logging in, it kept saying that the login failed. I even changed the password and STILL couldn't get in... so my new journal is Inspired, motivated, and ready! *NEW JOURNAL* ... :D

Talk to you tomorrow!!!
~ Sarah[/QUOTE]

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This is horrible news! I'm so sad and mad and annoyed for you! We need to get this straightened out - can Korrie or Steve or someone help! Please...
I need my daily Sarah fix - make sure you let me know once you get it fixed up. I really need you Sarah!
 
Ok so this weekend was not good :reddevil:- what else is new. The snacking monster just moved right in and I kicked his butt out this morning.
Here's how the weekend looked:
Friday
woke up for workout before work - did 3.55 miles in 40 min and some abs, back and side machines and some abs on the mat and stretched.
Ate pretty decent all day and only had a couple snacks at night - nothing major, I think I was over 5 WW points or around there. Went to bed at 9:30pm! Didn't wake up till 9:30 am! I think I was tired.
Saturday
Woke up at 9:30 am and started cleaning - cleaned for 3 hours straight! Scrubbing toilets, bath tubs, floors, dishes, carpet, did 4 loads of laundry, etc. Had a shower and met two friends for some shopping. Tried on the wedding dresses I liked again but wasn't sure this time - think I need to try on more because I wasn't blown away this time - even though it fit better. I just can't imagine wearing no sleeves and being comfortable all night. Not sure how I'm going to get over that one.
We finished up shopping with dinner at Moxie's. I got a glass of red wine, chicken tenders and a side salad - the chicken was so good but probably so bad. I went home picked up my hunnie and went to a friends to play poker. They had chips, left over halloween candy and pizza and I had some of all of it! Plus 2 beers and two more glasses of wine. Went home and passed out from fullness! I won the game though and pocketed $60!
Sunday
Woke up and knew I needed to exercise. Put on some long underwear and grabbed my MP3 player and hit the pavement. I warmed up for 3 min and then jogged the whole 5km - minus the short warm-up! I was so excited I didn't stop once! It took a total of 36 min and I was going to continue for another 5km but once I slowed down I got a chill from my sweat so I went inside. I continued with some cleaning and then changed into some workout clothes and headed to the gym. I did 10 min treadmill, 10 in rowing machine,20 min stepper & 45 min abs, back, side, shoulders, arms machines. Made a healthy dinner and the day was going to be great. My bf brought home 2 bags of chips and a huge container of dip - I should have gone to bed but I didn't and I ate almost a full bag of chips, all with Ranch dip - went to bed feeling so full and really mad.
So there it is - good workouts, bad food - bad choices.
But I have the determination back to kick butt this week! I have a big workout planned tonight and only healthy food picked out.
A couple things changed - my hunnie isn't leaving until Thursday and he's going to be back Friday! So instead of being gone two weeks, he's only going to be one night! So much for focusing on myself and to be honest I was excited for the house to stay clean for a bit.
Alright let's kick some butt this week!:hurray:
 
HI!!!!!!! :D :D :D

Oh boy. I came on here after class and read your post and was like OKAY, I NEED TO TELL THIS GIRL HOW PROUD I AM OF HER FOR THAT 5K RUN SHE DID NON-STOP!!!! I was pretty much ready to create a FIFTH account just to say it!! LOL but I decided to just try logging in one more time and... IT WORKED!!!! YAAAYY (I was so frustrated last night and this morning when I couldn't get on.... I was NOT ready to leave you guys!!!!)

Well anyway you ROCKED the work outs this weekend and I'm SOOO proud of you!! Don't worry about the snacks! The weekend is over and we're on to our part 2 of Kick Ass Week! :p

TTYL!
~ Sarah
 
Holy crap girl! What are you talking about bad weekend... you KICKED ASS!!!! 5K, outside, w/o stoping, and then the gym too?!?!? Hell, I'd eat a bag of chips too. Don't beat yourself up over it. You can't stop 'living' just b/c your trying to lose weight. The more you deprive yourself of something, the more you want it. It's human nature. I've been working really hard on changing that way I 'think' about food, b/c as soon as I'm in a "mood" I get this screw the world attidude and decide to eat everything in site just b/c it's my life and I can whatever the heck I want :p Apparently, that wasn't working for me ;) Now my thoughts are more like, it's my choice not to eat that b/c I don't like the way I feel after... not b/c I can't or shouldn't. So far it's working quite well. I LOVE my kettle chips, so I still have them. But I have a much smaller bowl, and in the afternoon vs before bed.

You have to focus on everything your doing right, b/c you are doing SO MUCH RIGHT!!! You can't grow from a place of negitivity (maybe 'grow' isn't the right word ;) but you know what I mean ) You kicked ASS this weekend... focus on that and be proud of yourself. We are :D:D:D

marie
 
Hey CG

I had trouble with my login too? Same problem as Sarah by the sound of it.... so annoying.

I have the same trouble as you with my days off. I'm full of good intentions and then slip up. You do some major workouts to compensate so you probably don't need to worry to much?

How about you running the whole 5km. Thats fantastic. You really kicked! Well done.

catch you later

Ana
 
Thanks girls and you are right :) I did kick butt on that run and it felt like an accomplishment! The thing I was mad about was the fact that I don't even like plain chips and ranch dip wouldn't be my choice - I should have said no and wanted to but just didn't and didn't even enjoy the crap I was eating. Oh well it's Monday and the weekend is over!
So I have been reading in some journals today how people are commenting on their confidence improving since losing weight and I started to think about it with respect to myself and my confidence and honestly I think my confidence has declined in the last little while. While others are writing about walking with their head tall and I just noticed I am looking at the floor more when I walk. I've been walking with my head down and I don't remember doing that before. Could it be that I was comfortable with being big because I was always big and now I'm not sure where I fit in? I also feel that people are not commenting on my weight loss because maybe they are jealous and I hate that - it's making me see who real friends are or what they really care about - like maybe I had a lot of friends before because people like being friends with someone bigger than them and they feel they can relate to me and now maybe not? I don't know but it's annoying. I should be more confident but I'm not and people who I thought would say something, say nothing at all. Just a couple things bugging me today. I'll get over it - I can't wait to get to the gym, only 1 hr and 20 min left to feel the burn!
 
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