Weight Loss Warrior

Today for lunch we were having pasta with chicken, salad and oranges. Instead... I had salad with 2 chicken strips on top... and a smaller serving of the pasta. Yay!

Waiting for warmer weather.

Where did Q go? *frown*
 
I'm here! I was reading your diary and catching up on my various "required reading" threads! :p
It's hard slacking as well as I do it, you know!

I've been very busy the past couple of days, company over, lots of school- and move- related errands and paperwork, not to mention gathering moving supplies is always a pain in the neck :D

At least I haven't been pretending to be sick in order to avoid going to the gym; I've just been "not going to the gym". D'oh!
 
Must be SPrInG-FEvER... I have no motivation to do anything lately. Oy.

I did lose one pound this week. Only one... but it's a good start.

YAY!
 
i AM an EmOTiONAl EatER.

mY brother called me on monday night and said that he's moving back to Louisiana this weekend. Totally destroyed me. I stuffed my face and feel really yucky now.

Ugh.

Where is everyone?
 
Sorry, I been busy! I know how that emotional eating thing can go, but I hope it doesn't ruin everything for you; comfort food needs to be comforting. If it makes you feel worse, then it won't do that anymore.

Is it weird to say "I've been too busy to go to the gym"? I really want to, but I am so busy going out hiking or running around doing stuff (or slacking at home reading a book, four in the past two weeks!) that I have neither time nor energy to stay up late enough to hit the gym!

I hope you do feel better though; I know how I feel when I get depressed about things, and for me any comfort foods eaten don't make me feel any better; not anymore.
 
So have some soda! :p
Just have a reasonable amount of it, preferably you'll make it yourself with seltzer water and fruit juice. There's nothing wrong with having it in moderation, but the problems REALLY begin when people forget that a serving of soda is 8 oz, and it comes in 12 oz cans. ;)
Even better might be to figure out exactly what you are craving from the soda, so that you can provide yourself with that, instead of just drinking until you get there.

One thing I have to do (now) if I am drinking regular soda is to dilute it with seltzer water, otherwise it just makes me feel like I am drinking syrup instead of pop. Weird, eh? I love seltzer water and fruit juice, though!

Glad to see you around! :D
 
Thanks... for being an ENABLER! LOL. I think what I miss most about Soda is the sweetness of it. The bubbles that dance on my tongue. But... it's been almost 80 days without it. No reason to start drinking now. I can do this.

I did kind of bad with my food last night. We splurged and went to Olive Garden. I had Tuscan Garlic Chicken. It was sooo yummy. I ended up getting full but I kept eating. I know things never taste the same reheated or the next day... and I didn't want to leave it. So I ate it. Ugh. Need to find a way to stop doing that. Oh well... Today's another day.

Finally going to the gym for the first time in a month tonight. I'm looking forward to it. I have this ache in my lower back. I'm thinking it's because I sleep on my tummy but I hate sleeping on my back. *Sigh*

I'll have to try your fruit juice and seltzer water. It might just be sweet and fizzy enough to curb my soda-thirst. :)

Glad to see you around... even though you ditched me for like... a month. *Pouts* Some friend.





*pounces and hugs*​
 
Who knew that Spring would be such a busy time?

Between working on Portfolios for work and springs cleaning and getting ready for Easter with my parents... I feel like I haven't had time to catch my breath.

For some reason I pulled an all nighter last night. I didn't go to bed until like 5am. My body was begging to lie down and sleep but my mind was racing a million miles a minute. Only 6 months and 25 days until the wedding and there's so much to do yet. Ugh.

I haven't been doing bad with my eating lately but I've done better. I find myself eating a little bit more than before but maybe that's how it goes. Maybe it's supposed to fluctuate daily and I eat more because that's what my body needs. I'm not saying I eat ten times more than normal. Just... maybe an extra bowl of cereal (When I'm at work I have to use the children's bowls which are probably about 1/4th the regular serving).

I'm still doing well with the no-soda thing. A few cravings here and one or two there but it's been over 80 days since I've had a soda. I kind of had a challenge friday at work. Work was so horrible that I had to leave the premise to just catch my breath. Linda wanted a soda so I went to buy one for her and was looking. Mmmm Root beer.... Mmmmm Orange Soda *licks lips* But... I chose a flavored water and bought a small bag of chocolate. *pats herself on the back* Go Willpower!
 
Didn't eat quite enough yesterday. I felt sooo sick. My head was pounding and I felt like I was going to throw up. Ate a better dinner. Had fish with Salad and some fries and bread. And water. It was DELISH! The best I've had in a long time.

Thankfully the weather is getting better. Still a bit chilled but definately a lot nicer. But anyway... Getting a new kitty tonight. Very excited. My blood pressure should be better... since petting a kitty reduces high BP. Plus I've been taking my meds again. Go me. WHoooo!
 
Jim went to the Doctor's today. He's been having chest pains. He has really bad cholesterol and the Doctor said he could be dead by next year if he's not careful... so... we have to start eating right and going back to the gym. I'm kind of glad cause this will push us in the right direction.. I hope.
 
I'm losing my motivation here people. *Sigh*

I'm get frustrated. I eat right... or at least better... and I move around a lot more but the scale moves nowhere but up. Or at least fluctuates in the same range. :( I'm starting to get annoyed and feel like giving up.

I'm going to be a fat bride.
 
Hi KO,

I'm sorry for not knowing this, but do you count calories? Have you checked out or ? Both are sites for tracking calories, nutrition and fitness.

Know that we all get frustrated. This is NOT an easy process - but you CAN do it. It's a matter of taking it one pound, one day and often one meal at a time!

Giving up gets you no where - keep going, regroup, find something that works for you and go from there.

If we don't try, we WON'T succeed!
 
Easter came and hopped away
And with it hopped the saddest day

Birthdays that have come and gone
And still our lives go on and on

Mother's Day... Now that was hard
I even found the perfect card

Then came the engagement and we partied late that night
But something was missing, something didn't feel right

Halloween and Thanksgiving too
A Christmas that just wasn't the same without you

Winter saw the snowflakes fly
Together we huddled and made it by

Snow melted and turned to Rain
And with it flowers and springtime came

Another Easter comes around
We'll place flowers on the ground

We keep you near, I hope you know
As a year of firsts comes to a close.​
 
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Sunday is Easter (Happy Easter everyone!) My parents are coming to my place for... yulp... you guessed it. DINNER! So I'm in charge.

The Menu:
~ Salad
~ Mixed Veggies
~ Scalloped Taters
~ Ham

Mom has requested Pepsi and Dad, Sprite. The first time in almost 100 days that I've actually TOUCHED a soda much less bought some and kept it in the apartment. I made Jim keep it in the trunk of his car so I wouldn't be tempted. TO be honest... I'm not all that tempted to have any of it. This is going to be a challenge.

Monday we're going to start going back to the gym. We decided that monday, wednesday and fridays we were going to get up early (5am) and go work out. Then on tuesdays and thursdays we were going to just go for a walk after work. We tried doing this all this week but then I was off a couple days and Jim had to switch his hours at work last night and tonight so we just post-poned it. I know. Bad.
Oh well

Not much else is new. *Sigh*
 
I just looked through your diary, and I have to say you have SUPER willpower with the soda. I just started dieting, and so far I have had 0 willpower with ice cream, which ironically I never ate till I started dieting. Your Easter Dinner sounds very nice :p
 
Hey There,
I know I posted in the thread about your grandma, but I also wanted to mention that your poem was beautiful - thank you for sharing it with us!

When I gave up soda I thought I was going to DIE! What a MONUMENTAL decision that was!

However, I didn't cut myself off at first - I just said I would switch from diet to regular and I rarely ever wanted to devote that many calories to a drink, so I would opt against it.

Now, I don't even miss it! You'll get there. Just keep taking little steps!
 
Yesterday was Easter and I cooked dinner... with my mom's help. lol. I invited her to dinner and then had her cooking. Whatever! It was my first time hosting a party. We had fun though.

I had a little bit of ham and a spoonful of Scalloped potatos, a biscuit (Well half of one) and a salad that I didn't really eat. Mom kept asking me if I was sick because I didn't eat much. I had maybe half of it and then played with rest. I couldn't even eat my ice cream and cake.

WOOHOO

She was very supportive of my soda-free lifestyle. It was hard handing them out to my parents. I tried to take my mom's pepsi. I told her to take them with her when she left that I didn't want them in the house. She said "ok" and took them.

It was a success. :)
 
Start Time: 7:55am
End Time: 8:25am

I've been doing better about my eating lately. We've been having more meals at home than away this week. I'm glad. I made breaded chicken (With whole wheat stuffing!) and then tried making garlic chicken. I liked the breaded but the garlic made me sick. I don't know why. Weird. Maybe there was TOO much Garlic or something.

So I walked for the first time in forever today (Note the times above). Its not much but it's a start. Hopefully all the snow will go away soon and I'll be able to go up to the baseball fields like I used to.

I feel like I gained a million pounds in the past couple weeks. *Sigh* Only 6 months to go. I can do this.

I CAN DO THIS​
 
Yes. Yes, you can! And NOW I ditched you for a MONTH! But before wasn't nearly so bad :p

If you gained a million pounds, would that be enough to give you your own gravity well? That would actually be kinda cool, if it worked...

Hey, congrats on your "No Soda for Easter leftovers" plan! I'm glad she was willing to haul it off with her, because I know how rough that is for me: My friends tend to leave candy over here... *sigh* Candy normally isn't a problem for me, but when it just sits there, I have to throw it away, or else it gets more tempting.
 
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