SBF...Sept 3

Hi everybody!

So, I stayed within my calories even though I exercised less (calorie-wise) than usual yesterday. I find it interesting how my ideas about what constitutes "exercise" have changed over time. . .

I'm trying to change my relationship with sugar right now, as I've been indulging too much/often. For the first part of my weight loss, I did this "potatoes not prozac" thing. . .(it's a book/plan) and I'm trying that again. It's not rocket science, and it's very basic. Essentially, you eat a "protein" a "brown" (complex carb) and a "green" at every meal. And, three hours after dinner, you eat a potato. So, I've been doing that the past few days. It's a serotonin thing. . .I find that I actually am addicted to sugar/bad carbs, in the classic sense after a conversation with my husband comparing the way he feels after eating certain foods with how I feel. I haven't been hungry between meals, so. . .we'll see. Oven fries at night. . .what's not to love?

Today is :
water, vits, bikram, and sending in my "absentee ballot" forms (they are monstrous!)

Oh, and a paper I wrote just got accepted for a conference! Whee! (this is equivalent to published, almost. . .very exciting in grad student world)

Happy Wednesday! (it is Wednesday, right?):flowerforyou:

And the pound came back
the very next day
Yes, the pound came back
I thought it was a goner
But the pound came back
It just wouldn't stay away, away, away

Yeah, well, I know I should always weight twice before counting it. Did make it to kickboxing - apparently it's only 35 minutes then abs and stuff, so I left and did elliptical and walk/jog. Today is walking, weights, yoga.

Congrats V! oh my personal favorite for potatoes: cut up red potato in slices, nuke until tender, spray non-stick pan with Misto (I use olive oil in mine), fry 'em up. Rosemary is a good addition as well.

Oh, I'm trying to add a word into the language - Fried Dining - for places like Fridays, Cheddars, Applebees, Benigans, etc - so please use it when referring to those places.:bigsmile:

Mary, my lost pound came back the next day too. I was back in the 140's again for 24 hours. Sigh. Not sure if I should give this upped calorie thing another week or not. I seem to have less control.

I think you need to go to 1 pound a week (you only have 20lbs to lose). If you can't go to 1 pound a week, then how are you going to deal with maintenance? I don't mean to sound harsh or anything. Maybe it would help to plan your meals more? There isn't anything in my house to binge on, unless I make it from scratch, and that helps..

I'm giving mine another week to see how it goes.

If I set my goals to 1 pound a week then it's 1240 cals. I guess I could try that. I mean it says that's what's recommended. I may even be 3-4 pound heavier than the scale says because it's an analog and old. I just don't want to up the numbers! :laugh: I'll try 1 pound and see what happens. I did have it on 1/2 pound at 1350. I'm just getting frustrated.
I decided to sit down and do my meal plans like I used to: set specific meals for specific meal times, instead of what do I feel like tonight off my menu plan. Maybe that will help me cut out junk and remember that I have certain foods in the kitchen that need to be eaten!

Oh, I thought you were at 1.5 lbs a week. Just try one more week at 1/2 pound. For me, please :bigsmile: so I have a partner in loss!

Well today was my 2nd day of the shred. My calves were already sore from Level 1 yesterday and I did Level 2 today. Whoooooo! Loved it! I'm feeling good today, so I may do yoga or cardio max later in the day. Hope everyone is drinking their water!!!

Hi everyone, did my hour walk today and a little bit of gardening. Got on the scale and almost cried. I had gained 8 lbs. Don't know how to change the ticker to make it right but I don't care because I'm bummed out about it. I knew I wasn't paying attention but I guess I will have to get back to logging food and not eating the reallly yummy stuff anymore. Oh Well! After I do the hour walk for about two weeks I'm going to try a cardio dvd. But I think I have to start out slow or I will do something like hurting myself. Well have a good rest of the week seeing as it is hump day. I'll try to post everydaytoo because it will make me think more of what I am doing.

Oh yeah, it *is* Wednesday, isn't it? Weird. Good luck getting back on the wagon, Kjllose - we're here for you! :flowerforyou:

Thanks for the "burpie" explanation. Those sound awful. :laugh:

I forgot my shoes so I couldn't go to aerobics class. So I came home and put in Yourself! Fitness - it was a fitness program that they released several years ago for the original Xbox. I jacked up the difficulty a bit from the default, and man, was I sweating. I am not exactly proud of the fact that I made up some of my extra calories by having a beer and some DELICIOUS Garden of Eatin' Key Lime Jalapeno chips - but I did enjoy them! :devil: