Over 200 new me part 53 (open group)

annasgyal way to bring it on and posting every day YAY!

shelle glad that you can share with us. You are doing well. Sounds like you had a busy Sunday hope all went well at church.

Make it a great week gals.

Thanks, snowflakes. Yes, Sundays are incredible with conducting three different church services. One at our church, one at a mental hospital and one at a federal prison camp. The best thing that happened yesterday was that my daughter, 21, who called me at 3am Sunday morning from DC (3 hrs away) intoxicated- begging me to come get her cause she was stranded, was found right before our last service. I didn't get to the phone in time and when I called back the number she called from, no one answered. I thought I was going to lose my mind! But I am SO thankful that when I wasn't there for her, God was watching over her.

Hello everyone! I got into a shouting match with my boss this morning ... never a good way to start the week. :grumble:

lstpaul hope your day got better!

Today was a great day!
Water Yes
Calories Yes
Exercise Yes
Proud that I didn't eat my exersice calories. I'm hoping that will give me my pound lost this week.

My day yesterday didn't get much better. I thought I was eating fairly healthy but ended up over on calories. I thought I was going to have a little loss or at least stay the same at my weigh-in last night at my weightloss challenge class - but no - I was up another 1.4 pounds and had to pay $1. And the class was really, really boring. Unfortunately this class was $50 wasted dollars. I'll have to find my motivation elsewhere. And then the Vikings .... well... enough said.

Today has been busy. I'm going to make a new recipe for chili tonight - that should be fairly healthy.

Would love to respond to everyone's post but I am very sick with an upper respiratory bug. Urggghh!! I just simply can't breathe. SO I am going to post and head on to bed.

Calories: Didn't log, but food choices would suggest good.
Water: Yeppers
Workout: Day off

Proud: I worked really hard today and didn't have my mind on food.

<Insert Rant> My body seems to not want to cooperate this week huh! Started out on Saturday at 229.6, was so glad to be in the 220's, hey even though it is the skin of my teeth, I was excited. Then I missed weighing on Sunday, I did make good food choices, and avoided all the negative foods. I did have a slice of cake, but I had more than enough calories. So I weighed on monday, and I was 230.6. I was alright with that, because I considered the cake, and maybe the sodium from the meat that I ate. So I drank my water on monday, and tell me why today the scale is up to 231.2! Ummmm, newflash, I crossed that hurdle last week, and do not wish to be at the 231.2 range. UGHHHHHHH < end rant>

So I am accepting the little weight gain here, and drinking water to drown out the sodium, if the numbers do not change by friday, I have to up my exercise from 30 minutes per session to 60 minutes......if that does not work, then it is time for another calorie shuffle. So let's see....

Today's Check-in:

Calories: Under.....and I had brown rice for the first time in months. Typically my dinners consist of protein and vegetable. So I decided to have some brown rice today. Looked kind of foreign on the plate.

Exercise: No day off, but tomorrow is my two a day....Let's see if this goes as planned....last two a day, I only got one in...humph...

Water: Yes, was under my sodium level, so I decided to stick with the 8 glasses of water.

Proud: That I did not go off the deep end about my little weight gain, and use that as an opportunity to binge...But then again, what am I going to binge on! My house has 100 calorie snacks and fruits. Wow, I binged on bananas....So I just went back to my work. Kinda hard to binge on healthy stuff and not junk.

So, I am glad to say, that for now, just for now, the scale and I are friends. Quite frankly, I need to break my addiction to weighing on this scale. I know I am making right decisions, and so I need to continue on, and not let the scale make it seem different. Well, it seems that I was having water retention, and so I am back down to 229.6. Really hoping to get to 228 by the end of this week. Not so sure how long I am going to stay there considering how I am going to do next week. Dreaded holidays!

Checking In for today:

So for starters, I do think there is something seriously wrong with my scale. Not on the weight tip, but it kept giving me error readings. I may have to check the battery, or get a new one. Will see how it goes tomorrow.

Calories: Under....well thanks to my two a day exercise, and I ate back about 200 of my exercise calories....thank god for exercise, or else I would have been over
Exercise: Yes, walked a total of 6 miles today, 3 miles in the morning, and 3 miles in the evening...tomorrow is my rest day, and let's just say it will be a very hectic day, so I will see how things go.
Water: Yes, and I am going to drink more water, because I was over my sodium by 6, so I told myself in the event I am over, I am going to drink another bottle.

Proud: That the scale is cooperating!