Weigh In Dec 16
wiredkell
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SW: 150 (changed this from when I started with my new eating & workout plan on Dec 9
TW:147.9
Woot Woot! That's a 2.1 loss in a week since I started my new plans that the trainer set me up with! Hard work and determination does pay off. I have to admit that last night, I did have a tasty glass of shiraz
Had to do the Christmas drink with the coworkers who won't be here for Christmas with me. Yep.. that's right... I work on Christmas. I do my 8 hour drive on December 24th with 2 guys from my carpool and then we fly to work on December 25th, then we're here until January 1st. Christmas & New Years in one shift! Ah well... the bonus, is that there are 3 statutory holidays in there, and we get paid double time for those days 
And... the food of course is amazing.
How are you all doing?
TW:147.9
Woot Woot! That's a 2.1 loss in a week since I started my new plans that the trainer set me up with! Hard work and determination does pay off. I have to admit that last night, I did have a tasty glass of shiraz
Had to do the Christmas drink with the coworkers who won't be here for Christmas with me. Yep.. that's right... I work on Christmas. I do my 8 hour drive on December 24th with 2 guys from my carpool and then we fly to work on December 25th, then we're here until January 1st. Christmas & New Years in one shift! Ah well... the bonus, is that there are 3 statutory holidays in there, and we get paid double time for those days And... the food of course is amazing.How are you all doing?
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SW: 238
LW: 178.6
TW 178.8
Dang up 0.2!! Well considering we've been eating out and I was sick last week so no physical activity and my coffee intake has been...well I continue to maintain my gold status through 2017 with Starbucks...so yeah. Though I do have the coffee with 2 pumps of my mocha/peppermint and non fat milk and not the SIX of each that the venti comes with when you do their holiday drinks. Oh and no whipped cream on my coffee either. The office sweets also have not been too tempting...yipppeee!!!
Kelly - SUPER impressed with your reduction ESPECIALLY given that you started and are
succeeding the during the holidays!!
My current goal is to remain under 180 through the holidays and then total focus focus focus in January again. I will be home on vacation beginning Monday and I never eat as well or as structured when home as I do at work. So frustrating, but it is my reality. I will also be able to get some hiking and more training in on Mon/Tues and even Christmas Eve morning (after I get the stew going I'm sneaking out to my trainer for a class - if it doesn't get cancelled).0 -
Happy Hump Day!
Kelly, you're doing great! Fill us in on things that seem to work well. Two-tenths of pound is normal fluctuation loss. I think you probably held your own.
Here's my weekly stats:
SW: 155
LW: 144.2
TW: 143.0
GW: 130
So, yeah! Almost a pound. I managed to keep carbs and sodium a tad under last week's 7 day total. My big uh-oh's this week included a rib-eye steak that I had last Saturday. Low carb, but oh so many calories and so much fat! Also, I was hyped for a good walk last night after walking a very fast 12,000 steps with my mall walking buddy on Monday night. But I had a haircut right after work and needed to run by the house before heading to the mall because my debit card was not in my wallet. Although I figured it was in the jeans I wore the day before, I had to check! When I walked in, hubby had just gotten off the phone with my sister who called to let me know that about the death of an aunt. That prompted phone calls that meant not getting to walk at all last evening. But that's life. Sometimes you have to put your wants aside.
Overall, the week was not bad with daily averages of:
Sodium: 1676 (still too high, but better)
Carbs: 123 g (still going down and a little lower than last week)
Steps: 6160
Activity: 85 minutes
Average daily deficit: 534 (not the 600+ deficit I wanted--darn that steak--but not the dreaded 400's)
Considering my long work days, dinner out with the girls last Friday, and holiday things to take care of, too--it wasn't so bad.
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So my brain, said "Lois," and my fingers typed "loss." I'm still bummed out that we can't edit. Jiminy.
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Flew in today from Boise. . daughter and SIL had successful trip to Portland for Xmas office parties and house hunting. Yeah, I don't know if I mentioned they are moving to Portland this Spring or Summer. Now, to gear up for entire family here this Sat for a week! Fun, but I must admit, I'm exhausted already. I'm glad I have the gifts purchased and wrapped. Now, just groceries and cooking. I've not been able to focus at all on diet or fitness for a while now. I'm looking forward to January to reset on that. Additionally, my Flex isn't holding a charge very well lately
I swear, I lay in bed at night and can feel myself getting fatter, LOL! But then, I count my many blessings . . daughter is safe (her car was fixed and ready today) and my mammogram was clear. Life is good. If I have a few pounds to lose (well, more like 20 ) that's okay.
Kelly and Sarah . . . GREAT JOB! I'm so envious of reductions right now. Way to go!! Kelly, you've inspired me to start the hunt again for a trainer in January. Those sore muscles "hurt so good"! Sarah, I'm planning to weigh tomorrow due to flying today, but I'll bet I'm now over 140, so here I am again. Well, at least it's not 156 like before my heart surgery.
Lois, I hope you're all better. I KNOW you can hang in there under 180 until January.
Light, you've been logging food every day for a very long time. . you're so desciplined about it.0 -
oh, Sheesh, you spoke too soon, LOL. This week has been brutal and I've had a real struggle getting logged in and missed it a couple days, having to go back and recreate it the best I could. I was doing well and then we had the office pot luck/gift exchange (which included ham along with the taco salad that I brought), and then just a few days later, one of our families provided us lunch from Skewer's (rice/chicken/salad/hummus). I did okay with my selections but it is all too high in carbs and salt for me and I gained 5 lbs overnight. I kid you not. And of course it tasted so good that I continued to eat left overs for the next several days and then went to Wendy's to eat lunch with a friend yesterday. We did salads but those are still loaded with sodium and calories so I have not recovered from my last weigh in yet. I am sure the issue is water weight as I notice areas of water retention and the scale still has an increased water percent. I need to buckle down and get back to plan this coming week so I can start the New Year off with better numbers
SW 198
LW 175.8
wt on Thurs (my weigh in day) 180.8
I'm 179.8 this morning but not considering that until I weigh in again on Thurs.
Oh my... life has been tough with 12 hour days and very little time at home. I am NOT ready for Christmas and haven't even addressed cards yet. I think I will be sending out Happy New Year cards instead
The decorations done have been minimal at my house as well. Can't do but so much... and as it is, I've had a terrible time carving out time for my steps and have done no intentional exercise in weeks. I have seriously got to get back into routine. I woke up from a dream in which I was getting on my bathing suit to go swimming in the backyard pool that I don't have. My body apparently wants the exercise, LOL...
Kelly, you are doing great! I'm really happy to hear the smile in your voice as you post your progress. Sorry you are ending up having to be away from family/friends during the holidays but glad you seem to have friends at work, too. Keep focused. I get Christmas and New Year's days off but have to go back in on Friday. Prevented me from being able to go to Atlanta to be with my mom/sis/bil and my neice/her family who are coming all the way in from Louisiana. Oh well, it is what it is and won't keep me from having a good day off.
Sarah, you did well this week too, in spite of your challenges Sorry about the loss of your aunt.
Lois and Sheesh, sounds like life has been really busy for both of you as well and how fun to have the time with friends and family Sometimes just not gaining is a good accomplishment during this time of the year. Sheesh, sorry to hear your daughter and her family are moving farther away. I hope you will still be able to make visits back and forth.
Well, this has turned into a huge posting and I need to get off of here. Hope everyone's week will be off to a good start...
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Good to hear from you, Light. Your post reminded me that I am not alone. My work also gets very busy at the end of the year, and contractors like myself have to take up slack when the feds--who get much more ample leave--are taking time off. I am happy for my coworkers that they can do that, but it just gives me a lot to juggle in addition to trying to get everything done to travel, and when at Mom's, take over as a caretaker while her caretaker takes some well-deserved time to spend with her family.
It hit me recently that I have never spent a Christmas in my own home. Although I'm sure my Mom will do the "This may be my last Christmas" routine on me, we may stay here next year and travel down there in the late fall or early spring.
But all that aside, I let a big container of Kirkland chocolate covered raisins derail my low carb efforts over the past few days. Hubby brought them home from Costco on Friday, and although I don't even like them all that much (they're too much chocolate for the amount of raisin), I have eaten way too many. And I feel the effects. I just plain don't feel as well when I don't eat good balanced meals and when I have too much sugar.
I am hoping that logging on here to tell on myself will help me leave them alone!
We attended a Christmas open house last night, and I think I did pretty well with just eating small portions. I had hoped for turkey or something that would allow me to eat protein first, but the main entree was lasagna. So I took a small amount of that and a larger amount of salad, skipped the bread, ate a little butternut squash, and then a half a piece of cranberry pecan pie.
Today, I am making homemade vegetable beef soup to take on the trip, and hubby is smoking pork shoulders for southern style bar-b-que to take. We're doing the food for my sister's gathering of her kids and grandkids because neither she nor her husband are well enough. My sister has chronic health conditions that leave her in severe pain, and my BIL has a bad case of shingles. Goodness--it makes me grateful for my good health, and I credit the walking and logging of food for a lot of that.
I hope that each of you are finding ways to enjoy the good things of the holidays, and I will be thinking about you all. I'll try to check in again before we take off, but I won't be able to weigh in this week. I most likely won't have an internet connection that day.
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hugs to you, Sarah, for all you do and all the ways you take care of those around you. You have the heart of a servant, though I'm sure it's not easy on you. I hope the time at your mom's will go well- how lucky her caregivers are that you will step in and allow them to have what is probably much needed time off, too. Life isn't always easy... much of the time I think it's just plain hard but you have your focus right from the sound of it. Well, other than the focus on those chocolate covered raisins, LOL.
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I am so tired I probably won't make sense, but I wanted to check in one last time to say Merry Christmas. We're heading out early tomorrow. Got in bed at 1 a.m. this morning (was pulling pork until that time) and spent the day doing laundry, cleaning, packing, doing the last minute shopping, gift wrapping, etc.
I noticed that although I've maintained a deficit, the scale has moved up a bit. Weight is not a finite number. I've come to accept that I need to aim around 3-4 pounds below what I think is a good stopping point. I've had a decent amount of stress on me in the past week, and I think my body reacts to that, too. It's amazing how, at 5'2", just a couple of pounds can make a such a difference in how you feel.
Well, I'm rambling so I'll sign off. Be safe everyone, and do something good for yourselves. Kelly, a big hug to you since you're on duty this holiday. u 0
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