Weigh-in Feb 3-9, 2020
SarahMaxx
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Feeling a little cranky and thought I should just tell on myself and hopefully move this dark cloud. Because of everything that is going on now, I am working more hours than usual, and because of this, I haven't moved as much as I should or watched intake as well, and my weight is bouncing between 142 and 144. Just when I thought I was finally making progress! I actually worked until almost midnight Friday night just so I could feel like I could step away for the weekend. Although my program does not address coronavirus--that is communicable diseases--we are affected by the resources that are pulled away from our program.
I have monthly reports due tomorrow that may mean my sitting here until very late tonight.
I know this too will pass, but when I'm in the thick of it, I tend to drift into anger and self-pity. Not a safe, productive place for me to be!
Oh, well. I must get back to it. I just stopped to run and pick up hubby at the body shop where he dropped off the car that got scratched and quickly have a baked sweet potato for lunch. (Thanks Lois for helping me remember these.) This too will pass.
Looking forward to hearing how everyone else is doing.
I have monthly reports due tomorrow that may mean my sitting here until very late tonight.
I know this too will pass, but when I'm in the thick of it, I tend to drift into anger and self-pity. Not a safe, productive place for me to be!Oh, well. I must get back to it. I just stopped to run and pick up hubby at the body shop where he dropped off the car that got scratched and quickly have a baked sweet potato for lunch. (Thanks Lois for helping me remember these.) This too will pass.
Looking forward to hearing how everyone else is doing. 0
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Sarah - only you have control over how you are feeling - I totally get it when work is overwhelmingly frustrating - I am just as guilty and with monitoring my bp as often as I am, I truly am learning to "let it go" to a certain point. We have to...it's not good for us.
Kinda wishing today was weigh in day for me...we'll see what it says tomorrow morning.
Tonight I return to personal training. A wee bit scared to be honest. Clothes are in the car and alarm is set to leave the office at 4pm. Told everyone they can chat with me as I drive to training until 430 otherwise chat with ya tomorrow!! Look at me setting boundaries....buahahaha0 -
Sarah, even though you're overwhelmed with your work, I'm so grateful for hard working people like you with the experience and expertise to do the important jobs that we too often take for granted. I can tell how good you are at your work, and I appreciate you doing it. I pray for more resources to make your work less burdensome. Don't forget that short bursts of movement help too . . jumping jacks by your desk while waiting for a download? Up and down stairs a couple times? I've been trying to do more of the short stuff as I am busy lately, and I'm getting too old to go at it for long periods of time, lol
Lois, I'm so glad you're getting back to your trainer! Good luck today . . I'll be thinking about you. Speaking of BP, I was going to tell you that I've noticed that sugar actually spikes mine up more than sodium. I don't know if that's because I take BP medication (combo with a diuretic, so I think that removes sodium from my blood) or exactly why it does. Seems like it's especially bad with super sugary stuff (no fat) like smarties, whoppers, gummy bears, etc. I don't eat that stuff anymore.
We had a HUGE snowstorm Sunday night and all day yesterday. The schools and some businesses closed. My trainer had to cancel and reschedule to today. I did a dance aerobic workout, but I'm having cabin fever today. I think we can get out today, but the roads are going to be icy. It's beautiful though.0 -
LW 226.2
TW 224.9
WOW!! I am surprised and ecstatic. Super happy and focusing to keep it going in this direction. I'll be ecstatic if I can keep it to .5 or even .25 per week!!
Had my trainer last night - enjoyed the time and we tried to not kill me my first day back. I only have 30 mins with her so we kept moving while we caught up. I was great about leaving promptly at 4pm which allowed me time to stop at home to take care of business - haha. I can feel it today - mainly TRX work - which I now have hubby searching high and low for my straps to use at home. I LOVE TRX and just won't justify spending another $200 when I have it somewhere in the house. He thinks he used it and put it where it doesn't belong. Giving him until March 1 and then I'm ordering a new one!! Trainer is changing her schedule in March and the M/W evenings will no longer be available with her. So I have to figure out if I can be successful at leaving my house at 6am to do a personal at 630am or work with her guy.
BP is slowly coming down and I'm not a big sugary sweets gal, when stressed I may have two fun size candy bars in a day, my tummy gets upset if I eat too many in a day or daily. I was finding myself just munching on so many things in the afternoon. But that is great info to have on hand and think about - thanks.
We had mid-high 70's (I think 78) over the weekend and yesterday it was barely 60 and today it's supposed to be just as chilly. I could see my breath this morning when I left and it was 43!!!
Sarah - please take some time for yourself and make yourself a priority. We are both guilty of doing whatever it takes for the job - and we're awesome at it - but we can't afford to lose sight of ourselves as well. Like Sheesh says, get up and move. Take the stairs to the basement when downloading etc. Those are small ways to get some movement in.
Kelly - how are you doing since you're back from vacation???0 -
Thanks, ladies for the kind words and encouragement. I don't know how big my contributions are, but I do try to remember that public health is at least important to pretty much everyone. And I bet you all relate to the fact that in a workplace, some people seem to get away with doing less than others, while some people (us!) work as hard as we can. One thing that affects my productivity is that I have to jump back and forth between tasks all day, and it's like ADD on steroids!
Congratulations on another nice loss, Lois. I bet that working with your trainer will get you going. I was getting worried about you before Christmas. You didn't seem yourself, but I can hear the spunk coming back in!
Sheesh, I am so envious of that snow. We have had maybe an inch all year. In years past, we'd get two or three nice snows of 6+ inches and then one or two whoppers. I hate having cold rain and no snow. Lois, it was 60 degrees here today, too, and our low was also in the low 40's. This is unseasonably warm. I'm afraid our flowers will start coming up, and then we will get a very cold spell.
Unless something happens, I do get to meet Toni tonight to walk. She is going to be running late because she is waiting for an IT guy to work on her office computer. It's been belly up pretty much for two weeks. She's a county housing staff member, but her office is offsite, so it's hard for her to get IT help. My fingers are crossed that we can still get there.
I will be back to weigh-in tomorrow. Hope everyone has a good evening. Did anyone watch Biggest Loser last week?0 -
LW: 141.8
TW: 142.4
My weight is swinging. Yesterday I was a full pound lighter. I'm still fluctuating between 141 and 144. I think the lowest I have seen this week is 141.0, so I'll feel like I'm moving a little when that low number goes down in the 140s.
I was able to walk with Toni last night and that lady really moved. We got in 9600 steps in no time, and so my total was close to 12,000 for the day even though I was trapped at my desk for most of the day.
Not a lot report since yesterday other than I survived another day in the frying pan and I'm planning to hit the TM a little later. It was actually warm enough for me to walk outside yesterday, had I not had plans with Toni, but today it's a good bit chillier. I watched Biggest Loser last night and thought, if those people can go from doing nothing to pushing like that, I can up my intensity, too. That's my goal for this evening even though I'm pretty tired.0 -
SW: 156
LW: 128
TW: 127.4
Yay.. I'm happy. Weight loss is hard, and goes so slowly! It's really hard to get a 3,500 calorie deficit for one pound, especially when short and old, lol! One of the many things I cannot control or change.
Lois, congratulations on a great reduction. And, on getting back with your trainer. I hope you will go ahead and work with whoever you can work into your schedule. The training is what matters, and an appointment with a trainer to push us through is so great. . or buddy like Sarah has.
Sarah, I did watch the first episode of The Biggest Loser. That show still motivates me, and sometimes makes me cry. I wish they didn't have to have a person leave every week. And, I love Bob Harper. The new girl trainer has quite the story with her 300+ pound starting point in her weight loss journey! Wow. Hope your work is easing (right, huh?) and IT issues resolved. Enjoy your outdoor workouts ladies. It's frigid where I live.0 -
Wow, Sheesh and Lois. You both did great this week. My goal is be 140 something next week. I'll even be happy with 140.8! Last night was a bummer. Hubby made a dish with rainbow trout that I thought would be fairly low calorie, but it turns out it was not! In fact, I think I could have eaten red meat and done better. It had a brown butter sauce that killed me. His love of trying new recipes sometimes makes it hard on m--especially if it's a cookbook that doesn't give the nutrition stats. I didn't have time to run them myself before we ate, and so my I didn't know to cut the portion in half--which I now know to do. But darned it was good!
I do have a bit of good news. My sister got a new type of battery put in her inplant that is supposed to interrupt pain signals and it is working pretty good. She had it done last week and had three really good days, but then had some discomfort and leg numbness crop up. She's going for an adjustment on Friday. But she and her husband were able to go out of town for a couple of days. That is important because when you've been bedridden and not able to do anything, that change of scenery does so much for your mental and emotional state. I am sooo hoping that this time she won't have improvement that quickly goes way. That has happened so many times.0
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