Over 200 New Year New Me Part 18

Wow, with MFP being down for maintenance yesterday, I had a lot to catch up on!

lstpaul: It sounds like you're going through a lot of changes lately. Hang in there!

Cris: I'm so mad about your phone for you! I'd be irate if someone took my Blackberry.

mstahl: It sounds like we all have a person in our lives that tells long stories. For me, it's my sister...they take forever and have to include every word, action, etc. from the event she's telling me about.

Cogirl: The snow is pretty, but being from a state that has a lot of snow, I'd be ready to see it gone for a while if I were you.

Elmox: I LOVE that you're competing with Sara Rue! For me, being competitive is the most motivating thing and in your particular case, it's not hurting anyone because she'll never even know. Best of luck in taking her down!

Pos: I love getting the free samples from Walmart; it's how I keep my overnight bag stocked with travel-sized shampoos, toothpaste, etc. I have a drawer full of sample sized items for travel!

Yesterday I was doing great with my eating (7 oz. steak, baked potato and steamed veggies from Applebee's) until we were watching tv at home and I decided to have a piece of Trader Joe's English toffee for dessert. Well, after taking my one piece out of the container, I set the closed container next to me instead of putting it back in the cupboard and guess where the rest of the candy ended up? Yep, in my belly! That put me almost 400 calories over for the day. I'm a bit irritated with myself for doing that.

Today, I have my meals planned out and they're just full of fruits and veggies. Breakfast was a yogurt with a skim iced mocha coffee. Lunch is a Lean Cuisine, baby carrots with light ranch for dipping and Mott's granny smith, no sugar added applesauce. Dinner is a salad made of romaine with cherry tomatoes, sunflower seeds, shredded parmesan cheese and croutons topped with light ranch dressing. If I stick to it, I'll have a deficit of 600 calories and am hoping that will balance yesterday's naughtiness.

On the plus side, I am getting my fruit and veggie servings....just not cutting enough of the other stuff out. I blame Trader Joe, whomever he is!

Checking in for yesterday:
Calories: 393 over
Sodium: 924 over
Water: 16 oz. (Can I count the water in fruit, too?)
Exercise: None
Proud: I did one really good negative pushup before bed.

First day back from vacation and I want to eat everything!! AHHH!! I've eatn so much fruit I'm over in my carbs! :explode:

So let me ask everyones opinion here. The last time I worked out was last Tuesday when I went to the cycling class. I was going to do c25k tonight. Should I jump right back in and go for the 25 minute run or should I go back and do some interval running? Thoughts and opinions would be great! :bigsmile:

Jess, I'd personally just go for it! I've had to take time off for injuries and I just jumped back in. Never noticed my stamina struggle very much because of the break, either.

ohfff I lost my post!

OK so it was something really insightful about lstPaul's daughter's blow-up but I think I mostly just agreed with your take - there's more to the story and she was MAD because she's defensive and the rest of the story will come out eventually.

I had something in here about Jess and jumping back in to her workout - I'd try jumping back in - a week isn't all that long!

A co-worker suggested eating out and I fell for it - almost a thousand calories at Pearl of the Orient - I did order brown rice!:embarassed: I still have room for a piece of salmon tonight - and an apple! Sodium is through the roof.

Chris - I think you're under 200 now - but your body is effing with you to punish you for daring to go hog wild over the weekend. All the sudden this week you'll have a big ol' loss and be dancing on the ceilings! (oh what a feeling!:bigsmile: )

ColoradoGirl - I think the snow was pretty but I bet you're happy to see it gone! We've had a cold snap this week but just rain. The horses are out in the pasture looking around at the clumps of horse hair in the grass and wishing they hadn't shed out so quickly this spring! Last night when Ken went to let the dogs in, all three came out of the middle sized dog house :laugh: Since the beagle likes to pretend that she HATES Mrs. Fig, and Simon the setter has been in a huff ever since we took his dead ground hog away (he seems to think the beagle stole it) it seems that cold and rain encourage making up for cuddle puddle reasons! (record run-on sentence for me there!)

I've been drinking lots of water but no exercise today so I'm going to HAVE to kick it up when I get home tonight!

KDub - you can TOTALLY DO THIS~ What you're feeling is NORMAL and we all feel that way from time to time! lstpaul and I maybe more than others? But we can all do this!

Things to focus on
1 - HOW MUCH HEALTHIER you are RIGHT NOW! How great it feels to be getting into shape!:drinker:
2 - Going back to your old lifestyle means gaining MORE weight and feeling exhausted all the time (no THANKS):huh:
3 - Good food really tastes good!
4 - You are setting the right example for the people you love - eating and exercise is smart for the whole family!:blushing:
5 - A healthy body is a fertal body - OK fine- not all the time but you know it helps your hormones!:glasses:
6 - There's only one road to weight loss and you've found it - leaving the road now is just silly!:noway:
7 - you would miss us if you didn't stick this out :flowerforyou:

Take a couple deep breaths and remind yourself that you ARE doing this. You'll fall down and wander off on side trail from time to time - but you know your destination and you're heading there now! Your gain is water - it will flush out (literally) and you'll be back down in no time.

Plus I heard that when you lose slowly your skin has time to recover so you're less likely to have floppy left over skin! Whoot!

I'm all grumpy and in the dumps today too. I'll go home and climb on my evil elliptical machine for you - deal?

So I was bored at work, AGAIN and was playing around with some of these online body caulcator things. Trying to figure out with my ideal body weight would be. It nailed my current BMI right on with my measurements. I know most of these are only a guess but for my body frame, which is a medium it said my ideal weight would be about 135. Wow. I never thought I could get that low. I would be happy with hitting 150. I know it's all just a guessing game. I will re evaulate when the time comes. Just kinda shocked me. Thought I would share. Thanks for listening to my ramble.

kdub - I have felt that same way at least 2 or 3 times since I have started on MFP and I have only been here for a little over a month. As mstahl and Jess said everyone feels this way time and time again. It is completely NORMAL but if you didn't have us here to tell you that you would think that you couldn't do it anymore. I am have thought about quitting but have talked myself out of it with you and the girls help. I want to change my life not just go on a diet and when I have kids I want them to grow up healthier than I did. I agree with Jess to take tonight off and start fresh and new tomorrow.

lildeb - Great on the workout!! Keep up the great work. I need to get going on my working out. I need to light a fire under my butt!!

Check in for today.

Calories: Over but not by much
Water : 120 oz and counting
Exercise: none
Proud of not eating the cake that was in the hallway and instead eating my broccoli. :happy:

Ok my dears, at the airport waiting to board. I stayed an hour later at work to help my boss with something, so I didn't have time to get to the gym. Cris is taking Sunday off for our challenge, I'm taking off today. :-) I'm excited to get home and see my family. I can't wait for them to see the new me. When I last saw them, I was at my heaviest. They have been so supportive of me throughout the journey so far, and I know they will celebrate my success with me. It's so good to have a family that is with me and rooting for me!

KDub - As everyone has said, what you are feeling is ordinary. However, you are EXTRAordinary and can beat any old slump that comes your way!

I'm probably going to be a bit over in my calories. MFP just redid my goals and calories based on my new weight. I didn't realize the difference 80 cals made in my day, so I'm having a bit of a hard time adjusting. I will get there though!

I'll probably be back on tomorrow. Hope everyone has a wonderful night. :-)

Checking in then will go back and read posts!

Calories: 1462 (I was hungry today!)
Water: 128 oz...working on another 24 before bed!
Exercise: drum roll please!
c25k-347 calories (2.57 miles)
Cycling-283 Calories (12 miles)
Treadmil 3.0 incline-87 calories (.50 miles)
717 calories burned!! WHEW!! If It wasn't for the challenge with Cris and Elmox I woulda quit! Thanks ladies!

Proud: Even though I was exhausted I pushed harder and harder! Thanks ladies! And big thanks to Positively Me for checking to make sure I was sticking with it and going to the gym! Luv ya girl!

CHeck in -

Cals - 1235 under by couple hundread
Water - 64 oz..
Exercise - 1 mile on treadmil and 2 mile on bike - 250 cals
Proud - I hae now gone to the gym 4 days in a row and i got more water than i have been today.

Jealous of all the 700 calorie burns !! You go girls.

Alright KDub. Like the other ladies said, you can so do this! I know it can seem so overwhelming (and that's such an understatement). I started at over 270 pounds. I have no idea how much over 270 but 272 was what I weighed after about a month of sporadic exercise & 4 full days of healthy eating (1200 cals) and serious exercise. I honestly probably topped out at 280 or so but since I really don't know I don't claim it. I've been on MFP for 8 months. I've never felt like I've "fallen off the wagon" but I think that's because I'm not approaching this whole thing as a diet. It's a process & there will be ups and downs, good days and bad days, good weigh ins and bad weigh ins, etc. It's okay, I mean... it's life. Find ways to enjoy yourself throughout and focus on all the hugely positive changes you're seeing in your life because of the effort you're putting forth. I was absolutely MISERABLE the way I was before. There is no way I'll go back to that. Being healthy is the ultimate goal here and whether or not you're overweight, what you're doing is *so* much healthier than whatever you did before, right? So you've already accomplished that, and that's the hardest part!

I found this picture of myself on my phone today. It had to be from November of 2008 because the yellow dog I'm snuggling with, Andy, was a foster here from 11.08 until 02.09 and I know this was when he first came here.

:noway:
And that wasn't even my highest weight. Because at my highest weight, I couldn't wear those pants anymore.
NEVER GOING BACK there. Ever.

04.12.10
Calories: 1495 assuming I don't have another beer. 1594 if I do (goal 1594... hmm, is beer #2 fate? :laugh:
Exercise: 20 minutes stationary bike; 35 minutes walking
Water: 90oz+ so far
Proud: One of my really good guy friends I haven't seen in many many months commented on my facebook page that I'm "looking like a badass these days." :laugh: Partly because of the joke of a picture I have up on facebook, but also I think partly because he falls ridiculously in love with me when I'm not so fat (suffice it to say it's a well established pattern that has spanned nearly 10 years. ). I don't really enjoy the random attention from male strangers I'm getting more often (okay maybe I do a *little* bit), but it's kind of nice (in a really horribly selfish kind of way) for someone you used to be so in love with to like you so much (in a SOL kind of way of course ).

Ugh, boarded the plane, then waited on the ground for over an hour before we actually took over. Other than that, the flight was smooth sailing and I got to read silly celeb magazines and get some work done.

Checking in:
Cals: Over, but only by 97. If this was yesterday, I'd only be over by 17
Water: Eek, only 56 oz. I should have had more water on the plane, but was worried about the back and forth to the lavatory. :blushing:
Exercise: None But I am SO PROUD of Jess for burning off those 717 cals!! Get it girl. I'll see you "there" tomorrow.
Proud: My momma was so proud of me and how I looked. My sister was sleeping when I got home, so I get to look forward to her response tomorrow. Also, seeing my MIL for the first time since Februray tomorrow, so I'm hoping I get another, "You look amazing!" I'm so incredibly selfish. I want to hear these praises all the dang time! :bigsmile:

Ugh, I really need to get back on the wagon cardio-wise. I have only done cardio 2 days in the past 8 days! My final BL weigh in is coming up! I want to hit at least 10 lbs total loss. I was up a couple lb this morning from yesterday but TOM is here, and I haven't been drinking my water. I am always so wiped out after our strength training session with my trainer but I am going to put in 30 min on the elliptical after that's done today.

Checkin for 5/12:
Calories - 2 over
Water - terrible
Exercise - none
Proud - We went to Panera for dinner last night and even with TOM cravings, I did NOT get any delicious bakery items that included chocolate! Or any bakery items at all (well unless you count my bread chunk with my salad), but especially the chocolate ones.

Kdub: I must have missed your post..but with all the ladies encouraging words I hope you have a positive mood. Like all the girls said this is not a diet (well for me it's not) it's a life style change. I am taking baby steps to reach my goal..it might take me forever but i am doing this the right way Not the yo-yo kind of way. We are ALL here for you. We all went throught what you just went through, and believe me it will get better. Hang on it is going to be a bumpy road.. Sending positive vibes your way

Elmox: I hope you have fun...and about feeling selfish..why should you feel selfish you worked really hard for those 28pounds. so you deserve all the flattering talk...lol.
And be prepared to burn 700 calories today. Good Luck!

Litdeb: don't stress on not seeing a loss..just keep doing what you're doing and the weight will come off. Hang in there!