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  • Name: Makuahine93
  • City: Jacksonville
  • Region: Florida
  • Country: United States

My Weight Loss

Height: 152.4cm
Start weight: 223.00lb
Current weight: 203.90lb
Goal weight: 112.00lb
Lost to date: 19.10lb
Remaining: 91.90lb

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02/09/2012 07:50

Insomnia is not my friend!

So it's 1:40 AM and I'm wide awake.  Evidently, TOM's friend by the name of Insomnia has come to visit me as well.  Hmph!  Go figure!
 
Now I could get mad at the whole thing, but what purpose would that serve me.  I've learned from the past that worrying if I'm going to get any sleep isn't worth the energy.  I've just accept it as it is and deal with it accordingly.  It sucks, but there's not much else I can do.
 
So the question becomes what to do at almost 2 in the morning... My answer: I don't know.
 
~ Rika

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02/08/2012 23:46

Had a good day today

Today was a good day for me.  I had a follow-up appointment with my sleep specialist this morning.  I was very concerned that I had sleep apnea because I'm constantly waking during the night.  I have what he deemed as borderline sleep apnea.  It's attributed to my weight.  But he noted that because I'm losing weight and taking measures to ensure the success of losing weight that he did not feel that treatment was needed at this time.  Yay!
 
This has all in all given me more incentive to get the weight off.  Speaking of weight, I did my mid-week weigh in.  I've dropped another 1.2 lbs since Saturday - and TOM is here!
 
The good news of the day got me charged to get on the treadmill this afternoon before I picked my daughter up from school.  I decided to challenge myself and set the incline up 5%.  Here are my stats for today:
  • Distance: 2.70 miles
  • Average speed: 4.0 MPH
  • Calories burned: 413
  • Steps: 7766
  • Time: 40 mins

So today was a good day!

~ Rika

 

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02/07/2012 15:32

The joys of walking

One of the things I enjoy doing is walking.  I like it because it fits me and my personality.  I'm a very solitary kind of person.  I like doing things on my own because I'm not stuck to anyone else's schedule or anything like that.  I also like it because I can push when I want to push and slow my roll when I want to.
 
Right now I choose to walk on the treadmill sitting in my bedroom.  Yes, it's in my bedroom.  Having it there reminds me to get some sort of exercise in every day (or just about every day.  Now treadmill walking can be boring.  But, with the pollen being exceptionally high outside (I have hay fever problems) it's a good alternative.  I just set up my Android program, CardioTrainer, play some music and start walking.  Here are my stats for today:
  • 2.66 miles
  • 4.0 MPH average speed
  • 289 calories burned (estimate)
  • 7668 steps
  • 40 minutes

I don't have any stats for yesterday because I didn't get in any exercise.  Yesterday I had to listen to my body and rest.  Sometimes I have to take a step back and relax a day.  But, I know when I do that the next time I'll be fully charged and ready for some exercise.

Well, I'm off to get some errands done.  Until next time...

~ Rika

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02/06/2012 14:28

So how did I do this weekend?

With the exception of going about 100 calories over my 1247-cal limit on Saturday, I feel I did okay.  I know why I went over and know that much of it probably has to do with something else.  Given that I usually undercut my calorie intake by about 200, I'm not going to beat myself up over Saturday.
 
Sunday was the better day of the two days.  I knew I was going to have some spare ribs for dinner, so I planned my other meals and snacks around that.  I didn't make myself hungry or anything like that.  I also made sure to get exercise in (not like Saturday).  The funny thing is I only ended up eating one rib because I was so full from my tossed salad.  I just didn't have the room in my tummy for a lot.  I did, however, make sure I ate some low-fat yogurt later in the evening to make up for the calorie deficit I created.
 
Well I'm off to get my day moving.  That's so hard right now because I'm dealing with TOM (I'm also iron anemic).  Hopefully I get some sort of energy surge here soon so I can go for my walk.
 
Have a good Monday!
 
~ Rika 

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02/05/2012 17:32

Strategy for Super Bowl eating.

So today is the Super Bowl and the family loves to do is eat and drink the weekend away.  Personally, I make it a point not to drink. For one, it's empty calories.  Two, it doesn't agree with the bipolar and diabetes one bit.  Three, I end up sleepy and would waste the time away doing nothing but sleeping.  So I don't drink.  Now eating is another story.  So came up with a plan to deal with it this year.  I planned out my meals and snacks for the weekend.  I also decided I would get in at least 35-minutes of exercise each day. 
 
Last Thursday night I planned out what the family would be eating this weekend.  I took the ad from the local Publix Supermarket and bounced ideas off the family as to what they'd like.  Friday morning I went grocery shopping and planned out my meals on LiveStrong.com's My Plate.
 
So have I been successful?  Yesterday, not so much.
 
Yesterday, I went over my calories because I grazed on stuff most of the morning.  I got back on track later in the day.  I did not starve myself though.  I was just more mindful of the situation.  I only went over my daily goal by about 100 calories, so I won't beat myself up over it.  Last night's dinner was a first in a very long time - cheeseburgers.  I made home-made burgers with very lean ground beef, chopped onions, some egg whites and a splash of light Italian dressing.  I decided to have a salad with mine and ate it prior to eating my burger.  So that stopped me from eating the whole burger (I only ate half).  Once I was full, I stopped and put it in the kitchen.  I was going to throw it away (I'm not really one for wanting to eat leftovers), but hubby decided to finish it.
 
I didn't go for my walk either (bad Rika) yesterday.  I really didn't have the energy for it.  Between the coughing and cramps, I took the day to just rest.  With that said, I took a nap.
 
So today is a new day and I started it off very early.  I had my cup of coffee with a tablespoon of creamer and 2 packets of Truvia in it at about 5:30 AM.  After that I started on my water for the day.  By the way, I'm at 40 oz and it's not noon yet...   I had my meal replacement shake around 7 AM.  I had my morning snack at about 10 AM.  I'm going to have another shake for lunch today (not my norm) and then some low-fat yogurt for my afternoon snack later.  This is to make room for the pork spare ribs and large salad that's for dinner.  If I'm hungry sometime after that (probably won't happen), I'm looking at grazing on some veggies and fat free salad dressing.
 
I figure the ribs are fattening and thus I need to be very mindful of how much of it I eat tonight.  I will start off with my salad though.
 
As for exercise, I got a 40-minute walk in around 9 AM.  My average speed was 3.0 MPH at an incline of 5%.  I'm a rather slow walker I know, but I try to shoot for time and not distance.  I did manage to walk 2 miles though.  That burned about 208 calories for me.
 
Now it's 11:30 AM, and my tummy's talking.  So I think it's time for that shake.  Until next time...
 
~ Rika
 
 

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02/05/2012 14:21

My Goals

If there's anything I've come to learn with time is that setting goals for myself helps me a lot in my journey.  So having completed a successful week and month with a good weight loss, I'm setting up new goals for myself.
 
GOAL #1: Exercise every day.
 
GOAL #2: Start strength training.
 
GOAL #3: Drink a minimum of 64 oz of water daily (continuing goal).
 
GOAL #4: Keep sodium levels below 1520 mg daily (continuing goal and for my blood pressure).
 
GOAL #5: Keep fasting blood sugar levels at or below 100 mg/dL (continuing goal and assuming I'm not sick).
 
 So there are my goals.  Now it's time to get to working on them starting with my water for the day.
 
~ Rika

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02/04/2012 11:30

WI Day!

So today makes my first official WI Day here on EP in a long time.  I started out at 210.1 lbs here back on 1/30.  Today I weigh 205.1!  I'm down 5 lbs!  Since I started back on my weight-loss journey about a month ago, I'm down 8.9 lbs!  So there is progress.
 
Here's to continuing onward and downward...
 
~Rika

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02/02/2012 20:18

There is hope

I think I can speak for most when I say the toughest thing is getting past a setback.  It's not easy and comes often with self-criticism.  Then we want to do double-duty to get back on track.  I know that's true for me.  Maybe it's true for some of you out there too.
 
All I know is that I'm trying hard to stop the viscious cycle that's called dieting.  I, personally, am not looking to stay on a diet.  I now looking for a lifestyle change!  It takes roughly 3 weeks (supposedly) to implement change.  Well, I'm at the 3 week mark of changing the way I eat and I'm slowly seeing results.
 
I got on the scale yesterday for a little mid-week WI check.  I'm sitting at 206.8 pounds - down from 214.2 pounds (my restart point here on EP was 210.1).  That's a total of about  7.4 pounds in 3 weeks.  My official WI day is Saturday, so I will post whatever that number is then.  So there is hope...
 
Now if I can just get my focus off of food being the enemy!
 
~ Rika

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01/31/2012 14:56

Who needs sleep?

I know I do.  Right now it's hard to come by because of this stupid cough I have.  I have to keep telling myself that it'll take a couple of days for the antibiotic to really take control of this bug I have.  But the waiting has become almost brutal because I can't get any sleep.  Last night made Night #4 of little to no sleep.
 
I do suppose I could just lay in bed and rest.  But, then I feel like I'm wasting the day away.  Then again, while I'm up, I could just get into my workout gear and go for a walk.  Funny thing haven't coughed while being on my walks the last few days.  Just one of those things that makes me say, "Hmmmm..."
 
I think I will try and go for a walk... right after my tummy settles from eating my fat-free yogurt.  Then I'll grab and shower and lay down.
 
~ Rika

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01/30/2012 19:31

How old is too old...

... to get a double ear infection????
 
Yep, I've got a double ear and upper respiratory infection.  Evidently my thought was right when my ear started feeling like water was in it.  Lord, have mercy!  So I am on the Z-Pack, some strong cough syrup and Sudafed.
 
Oh and I also found out that I potentially have a heart murmur.  Doc heard it loud and clear.  It's a good thing I have an echocardiogram scheduled.  Both my parents have heart murmurs and are doing fine.  So, I'm not too worried.
 
Now I know I have to really be serious about dropping the pounds.  My heart is counting on me!
 
~ Rika

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