Time's a Wastin, and I'm Still Fat.

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Btw. Here is a pic of me in my jeans from the other day
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Sounds like a good day! It´s hard to find people with a similar pace for hiking, which is why I used to prefer going alone, but I´ll admit it´s nice to be outside with friends. BTW: your legs look so slim!
 
Ahhhhhhh my husband is the slowest walker EVER. He doesn't even walk, he trundles everywhere. I was reminded of this today, we went to the cinema at the shopping centre a 5 min walk away (well, NORMALLY 5 mins but it was 10 with him). He complains I walk too fast, I think I walk normally and he just drags his feet. I just don't invite him when I go for morning walks, I mean he wouldn't say yes anyway but unless I'm planning a leisurely stroll I just go solo. So I feel your pain!

Nice you had a yoga buddy, I'm thinking of joining a new yoga studio that opened next to my gym after this challenge is over... but I'll have to go that alone. I guess the upside is that no one who knows me will be exposed to my lack of coordination...
 
I walk at a normal pace but am definitely the slowest hiker I know. But on the flipside of that, when we do true mountain hikes where we're hitting a peak, I'm the one bounding up to the top because I've conserved my energy!

And then I hike slowly back down behind everyone :)
 
Hey Mystic, I've been meaning to check out your diary for some time now. Just getting the chance. Glad you enjoyed your hike. I prefer going alone. I went for a walk yesterday with my mother. Of course I love her to death and enjoy spending time with her, but I feel like I can't go as fast as I want when she's with me. Oh well, some exercise is better than none and it felt great to get back out in the sun. Sounds like you're doing really well with going for your goal weight. Keep it up! :D
 
Thanks everyone. It wasn't so much that they just walked slow, it was just that I was the only fit one there haha. It didn't help that one of my friend slipped and fell hard on the ice right at the start so he was a little sore for the hike. Now that I'm a bit more comfortable with this area I could see myself being able to go by myself, but I think I still would prefer to go with people that could roughly keep pace.
162.8 this morning. Nice to see 162. Means I'm drawing ever nearer to the 150's.
 
Feeling very tired and lazy today. Maybe with a hint of sickness (just feeling a tiny tiny bit of sore throat and a stuffed up nose). I really should at least go to the barn and ride, but I think I'm going to end up just going home. I have a feeling I'm gonna find it hard to stay in my cals today. Feeling a bit crave-y and if I do go home and do nothing I will have a lot of time to get bored and want to boredom eat.
 
Definitely not the best day, as I was expecting. Was really crave-y, but held off till dinner with just having 2 60cal cookies. Once I stood up to make my super (bagel with PB) I suddenly got really bad stomach pain (not TOM related). I was so bad I had to take an advil and curl into a ball on the couch. The advil definitely numbed it but I can still tell it's not right. After my first bagel I desired a second one. Then I had the last 2 of my mini cream eggs. Had another cookie, had a piece of brownie, had some chocolate chips, and 1/4 package of jello. Total cals coming to about 1776 (had 1/2 enchilada for lunch). Not ridiculously terrible. Only over my daily average by 76 cals, but it means I will have less cals to play with on the weekend since I usually eat 1500 during the week. Unless I can make up for the nearly 300 cals during the rest of the week by eating 50 cals less a day or something.
I didn't ride or do any exercise today. After my busy week and weekend last week it's not terrible for me to take a day off, but it would have helped to shorten my boredom time and make me feel more motivated today so that I wouldn't have over eaten. Probably didn't drink enough water either so may deal with some water weight tomorrow.
 
I hope your stomach is feeling better! And I´m once again amazed how someone can "go overboard" and yet stay almost within calories. Great work!
 
Feel better soon! I hate unexplained stomach pain. Or any stomach pain, I guess, but I at least like to know what's causing it.
 
My stomach is feeling better. It was overboard in the sense that I was giving in to my cravings and that's a slippery slope to just saying screw it and gaining the weight back. It also was nearly 300 over what i had planned to eat for the day. So even though it was less than 300 over my average it was still 300 over plan.
163 this morning.
 
Sorry you had a rough day, but happy your stomach is better today. I know very well what it's like giving in to those horrible cravings. :(
 
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Sorry about the tum-tum, and I'm glad it's improved! One 300-cal slip isn't anything!
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It isn't anything, but it could snowball into something bad. Giving in to cravings generally created more cravings and if I gave in to those and they created more cravings etc.

I was (thankfully?) too busy to deal with any cravings. Work wasn't very busy. One of my clients canceled because she couldn't get her dog into the car... But I still had to stay at work till around 3:15 to answer phone calls and such. Went to the barn. My 45 min ride had some good parts and less than good parts. Only got home a bit after 6 and by the time I got to the gym it was nearly 6:30. Did 65 mins on the treadmill. 2 min warm up and 5 min cool down. I only took one walk break at the 30 min mark and ran at a speed of 5.6. So I ran 28 mins straight the first interval and 29 min straight the second interval, finishing with my 2 min sprint at 7.4. Total distance ran was 5.85miles (9.41kms) which is my longest run yet, and treadmill said cal burn of 757. Only got back to my place at 7:30. I had to deal with some chicken I bought the other day as I needed to get it into the freezer, so while my food was in the oven I cut my chicken breasts in half and used my 'perfect portion' bags to put them into the freezer. This meant I couldn't have a nice shower as my food cooked. :(
Made a new chicken recipe that was quite good and quick. Had it in a wrap. Have been too lazy to get off the couch to shower.
I don't have to work tomorrow, yahoo. Have a riding lesson at 3 I will have to drag some jumps out for. Plan to workout before that, have to do my circuit training, blah. Not a fan of that. Oh well.

Lunch: 1/2 enchilada
Supper: Chicken Wrap and Bagel with PB
Snacks: 2 Cookies, white cheddar popcorn, 1/4 package jello
Total cals: 1428
Was able to eat a few less cals today to start to make up for yesterday.

BTW, I finally got rid of Bear back to my mom, hurray for no more pee on my carpet! When I did have him I didn't take the stairs in my apartment because he's old and has had some leg soreness issues. I took the stairs today for the first time from the parkade to my floor and I think I found it a little easier than I did before. Hazzah!
 
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Let´s see: exercise, proper food, planning, acknowledging progress... I think you´ve got every single aspect going great right now, congrats! (Also on no more pee on the carpet.)
 
"I likely have about 45-50 pounds to lose. I believe I need to be 140 to no longer be considered overweight"
I also had that in mind when I had my first diet, I wanted to reach the point where my BMI would be not considered overweight, but then I didn't feel good and even gained back some weight before I felt ok again, I would say you need to reach the weight and the shape you consider healthy and good for yourself :)

Best of luck for your journey!
 
I know what you mean about giving in to cravings... if I've been holding off and then convince myself one mouthful of something is ok, then it suddenly feels like I've given up and it can easily turn into a massive binge. Slippery slope!

Well done on the huge run!!! Jeeeeez almost 10kms, I'm too tired right now to even comprehend that properly haha.

And yay for no more wee everywhere!
 
Well-put about the cravings thing - it is a slippery slope to say "just one more", and definitely better to plan the cheats than to succumb to weakness!
 
I've gotta adjust my gym routine so I can get some nice long runs in like you. Although our weather is getting better, hopefully I'll be back outside soon. I'm always so envious when I read about your running!
 
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