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I'm Back!!!

Thursday, November 1, 2007 00:02:12

I can't believe that it has been almost a month since I posted. Bad Ranetta!!! Well most that time I was still on track. I fell off on almost everything. I stopped journaling my food, but still logged my water and exercise. Then over the past 2 weeks I have been away from the gym, but next week that is all over. I have enjoyed my little break, maybe a little too much. When I weighed myself yesterday, I was up 5lbs!!! Wow 5lbs, what in the hell did I eat? I guess I little of everything. I am looking forward to hitting the gym next week. I have missed it. I was bored on Friday and I thought that I should go to the gym to work off some energy. But I talked myself out of it. It was pretty easy because I am committed to going back this week. I just tell myself you are starting fresh next week so there is no reason to push it :o). I have missed my classes and my gym buddies.

So I had my college homecoming and my reunion. It was great!!!! I had so much fun, I probably only got about 12 hours sleep in 72 hours but it was worth it. I had the best time in years. I love homecoming. It reminds you of a carefree time and seeing people that you have not seen in a year and in some cases more is the best. One of my line sisters had not been back to JSU since we graduated. I have only missed 1 homecoming since then. Needless to say it was all fun. It took me a few days to recover. All my hard work leading up to homecoming paid off. I wore my grey pants (that I could not fit awhile back). Everyone told me I looked great and even noticed that I had lost some weight. Even though I did not lose as much as I wanted to, there is always next year. And I can't wait!!

My next goal will be for my birthday. Me and some friends have been wanting to do a Biggest Loser Challenge. Sounds like this is a perfect time. It is now 12 weeks before my birthday. So if we start next week, we will have time to finish before my birthday. My last birthday was terrible. I had just lost my grandfather and my aunt. I did not feel like celebrating and I never official celebrated, so for this birthday I am going to celebrate life. I know that my grandfather and my aunt would want that. So I am going to work hard up until then and then I will party like a rock star!!!

I hope everyone is having a great weekend and looking forward to a "losing" week .

Ranetta

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Eating still sucks

Wednesday, October 31, 2007 00:09:20

It is really nothing new to report. My eating still sucks. At least this week I did great with the water. I tried the low carb thing and it is still a work in progress. Right now I just have too many sweets in my house. If I was strong enough I would throw them in the trash. Too bad I am not that strong. I had an interesting time at the gym today. I tried to take a spin class, but my butt was hurting 10 mins into the class. After 15 mins I had had enough. I left and got on the regular stationary bike for 40 mins. Then I did my sit-ups. So I did get my exercise in.

Water is good. Food still sucks.

Have a great week!

Ranetta

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My Eating Sucks

Wednesday, October 31, 2007 00:06:18

For the first time, exercise is not the problem. I have settled into a good rhythm at the gym and I am going on a regular basis. For a few days water was a problem, but I think I have that back on track. Now food is the new old enemy. My eating for the month has sucked big time. I am eating chips, french fries, everything fried and drinking alcohol during the week again. My goal is to only drink on weekends. Well everything has gone to crap. Good thing I am being good at working out or I would see those pounds come back and quickly. For the next 2 weeks, I decided to go low carb to try and get away from the potato addiction. Yes I said it. Hello, my name is Ranetta and I am addicted to potatos. We will see how it goes. Hopefully afterwards I will be able to eat sensibily again.

Have a great week!!

Ranetta

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Activity Added

Saturday, December 8, 2007 22:05:19

This morning I got up and got my coffee, then I got dressed and hit the road. I thought I had a good pace today. I was walking at the pace of one song per street. So I was thinking I was doing great. Not so much. I had gotten my walking pace down to 3 miles in 50 miles , which is about 16 mins a miles. Up from my 30 min mile and my 20 min mile. So anywho I am trying to do my 3 miles in 45 mins and I am thinking that I am rocking and rolling and truly ahead of that 45 min pace. I check the Ipod right around the 2.50 mile mark and it 10:15am, I am supposed to be finished at 10:15am if I am walking 15 mins a mile pace. This means that I am at my typical pace. I was pissed. I have a better pace even when my dog takes 3 craps on the walk and I have to stop. She took a crap before we started in the backyard and got the first one over and done with at the 0.25 mile mark. All we had going on was peeing every 2 mins, but she runs ahead and gets that done before I can pull on on her. We will continue to work on the pace. I want to do the AIDS Walk this year and I need to get my pace better so I can get it done in 1 hour 30 mins. I would like to do under an hour for next year. I'll keep working on it.

BTW: I weighted myself after I got back from my trip to Memphis and I had gained 3 lbs. This morning I weight and I had lost that weight plus 0.5lb more. Tomorrow is my official weight in so lets keep our fingers crossed. I have one month to my reunion. I will be working out like crazy. Also I was supposed to go to the gym tonight, but I almost ran out of gas today and could not find any. We are really having a gas shortage here in Atlanta. So I skipped the gym to save some gas. I have to go out tomorrow. I am hitting my dance class on Saturday!!!

Have a great week!!!

Ranetta

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Getting Back On Track

Saturday, December 8, 2007 22:04:10

Well yesterday was the first good day out of many. I went to the gym yesterday. I actually have a cold so I didn't go on Monday, should have gone but I really didn't feel like it. Plus TOM is making a stop by, so I was just drained. I went to my dance class last night and had a great workout. I wore these sweatpants that were a little fitting on me before. Last night they had some slack in them. I was like okay this is working. I really have got to work on my stomach. I am losing weight in my hips and thighs but the waist is not going down at the same rate. I don't want to look funny. I tried on my goal pants the other night, I could button them but they were tight. These pants are some gouchos they are actually in the size I wear but they are too tight. WTF!!!! What is up with sizes here? I have a pair of capris that I love they are in my size, I can put them on now with them zipped and buttoned up. They are failing off me and I need to get them altered. These gray pants are the same size and I can even button them up. UGH!!!!!! Anyway I need to work hard because I want to wear them to my college homecoming which is the end of next month. I am starting to do crunches like crazy from here on out.

Gas here in GA is crazy. We are running out. I am not going to the gym today, which I typically don't go on Wednesdays anyway. I will go walking in about an hour. It is so nice outside that you can really go anytime of the day now. Thursday is my day to do water aerobics, but I need a new bathing suit. It is hard to find one now with summer being over. But I will keep trying. If I don't find one I will probably just go walking on Thursday too. I might still go to the gym to get some strength training in, but I can do that during the day.

I hope everyone is having a great week. Keep it up and keep it moving!!!

Ranetta

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Inspiration Found

Saturday, December 8, 2007 23:06:23

These have been a tough two weeks for me. My eating has been out of control. The good thing is my exercise has been still on point. This week this got worst, I have failed on drinking all my water. This was something that was pretty tough for me, but I had overcome it. This week, I can't get back on track. I didn't drink all my water this weekend and I have had a few sodas and several cocktails. So to say the least I have had a terrible couple of weeks. Tonight I skipped my funk dance class. I went out with one of my best friends was having her birthday. We went to the movies and had dinner. Nothing too big, but I ended up skipping out of my class. What can I say? I plan to get back on track with exercise on Thursday. I normally take my water aerobics class on Thursday, but this week they are teaching a new class called dancing like the pussycat dolls. The instructor from my Monday class is teaching so she wants me to come. I told her I would. I really like those classes. I do have some boneless skinless chicken breast and ground turkey in the fridge. I need to cook!!! It is not like I don't like cooking, because I do. But I need to hit the grocery store and get back on track.

So with all this bad news, what is the deal with the title of this blog? Well tonight my favorite show came back on. That's right The Biggest Loser!!!!! I was so happy it is back. It gave me the inspiration that I need to get back on track. Plus I get Jillian's daily emails, so she will be chatting away about the show tomorrow. So did they just completely get rid of Kim? I have somewhere to go tomorrow morning, but I am going to make sure that I get my walk in tomorrow. And get to the grocery store to get some healthy food in my house. Even if I don't get in a good walk tomorrow outside, I am planning on going to the aquarium so that will be a good walk. I will start back with my double workouts on Thursday . I promise!!!

So what have you done today to make you feel proud!!! Skinny vibes, thoughts and prayers!!!

Keep moving!!

Ranetta

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Not a good week

Saturday, December 8, 2007 23:01:14

This week officially sucks for me. I am not in the mood. What is so crazy is that I am doing the things I don't like and not doing the things that are normally easy for me. I have been to the gym everyday that I am supposed to be there. Yesterday I had alot of running around to do so I didn't go walking like I am supposed to. Today I still plan to go to my water aerobics class and I am planning to go walk in a liitle bit. Tomorrow I am going to try to get my butt out of bed to go to kickboxing. So for the first time every exercise is not the problem. It is probably due to the fact that I know that if I get off track it is harder for me to get back on with exercise than anything else. My water has been good too. So what could be the problem? That's right food. I know that I am an emotional eater. I confess, it is true. I wish I could break the habit but it is very hard. This week started out on an emotional rollercoaster and I am still riding it. It mostly has to do with a case of the exs. Here I am moving along, doing my thing and not one but two old flames decide to cause drama in my life. One of them I am actually friends with. We have been really cool over the years, now he is acting all crazy and brand new. I have some issues about us in the past but nothing major, he has problems with us in the present. I am not sure that it is something that I can deal with. I just want a casual relationship with him with no drama. He claims to want the same but is causing hella drama. CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG?!?!?! I just want to be friends, that's it!!!! Need is a more recent ex, who brings nothing but drama. After not talking for the past 3 months, he is back again, stirring up trouble. The main reason that we are not is we don't get along. PERIOD!! There is no mystery to it. We are great as friends, terrible as a couple. He doesn't like the fact that I don't take any of his crap anymore, which usually causes an arguement. Earlier this week he was basically telling me how mean I was and I disrespected him. At first I was like whatever, then alot of things he said were really true. I do try to be mean to him on purpose. That is really messed up to say but it is really true. So now I have two people pulling me in different directions and I am all messed up. Somebody get me a cheeseburger and fries!!!!! LOL!!! Well I didn't eat that but I have but I have had my share of cookies. And I did go and get me some more. Tomorrow is my weigh in so hopefully it won't be to bad. I am going to finish my cookies, but I plan to get on track for next week. I went shopping on only got some good healthy stuff. So I am prepared. I talked to one of my friends about my issues and she gave some good advice. I should have turned to her before the cookies. But those cookies are good!!

Wishing you a better week than me!!

Ranetta

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The state of blah

Sunday, December 9, 2007 00:08:20

This weekend I had to go to Mississippi for an alumni council meeting. I was running from Friday until Sunday what feels like non stop. I had a lot of running around to do on Friday to get ready to go. Jackson is about a 6 hour drive from Atlanta. We didn't get in town until almost midnight. Then I had to take some time to get things together for the meeting the next day. I go to the meeting, need to meet up with a friend to get my football game tickets and still have a luncheon and an afternoon meeting to go to. Well we get out the meetings early (thank God). Hit the hotel to changed for the football game, which the time has been changed to 2 hours earlier. We get to the game just in time for kickoff. The tigers won!!! It was a little too close for comfort, we were tied at the half. We pulled it out in the end. That night a few people went out, I took me a long shower and had me a couple of cocktails. I was supposed to meet up with a friend that lives in Jackson but they completely flaked on me. Don't you hate that? It is not like I really wanted to go out and kick it for a while, but it would be nice to go out for a minute.

Now to my state of blah title, today I was not feeling it at all. I got up around 9:30am and made so breakfast. Today is my early day at the gym and I was not feeling it. I normally love my dance classes, today I wanted to walk out 30 mins into it. It really might have been less than 30 mins. I was messing up big time on all the moves and I didn't feel my marching in place or anything. I did stay until the end and I started doing better. I figure I got a pretty good workout in the last 30 mins. I was not focused at all. Then I looked at my schedule and this is my strength training day too. So sometime tonight I have to go and do the rest of my workout. That is going to be a challenge. Tomorrow is a new day and hopefully a little bit better than today.

Have a great week and work through you challenges!!!

Ranetta

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I'm going down too!!

Sunday, December 9, 2007 00:05:10

Just like my girl Felecia, I'm going down on the scales too!!!! I lost 1.5lbs this week even after my labor day blow out weekend. I came back and doubled up on my workouts for the week and got back on water. What is crazy is that I took water with me on this trip. I don't want to be drinking water in the car, because we would have to stop every hour for me to go to the bathroom. But I should have had some while we were in Orlando. I knew I wasn't getting enough in. Plus I was drinking so I needed the water. This week it has been all water. I will be good this weekend .

Have a great weekend!!! Keep the scales going down!!

Ranetta

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Man, it has been a minute

Sunday, December 9, 2007 00:04:15

It has been a minute since I posted on here. I had a great time in Orlando tihs weekend. It is always good to get away for a minute. Too bad my football team lost. I get so mad whenever JSU loses. This weekend should be much different (at least I hope).

So this weekend was a blow out as far as my diet went. I ate terrible. I didn't mean to have such a bad weekend for eating. My friends wanted to eat at buffets. What is the deal with buffets? You go in and you want to get your monies worth so you keep eating. I was stuffed, eventhough I started off with a huge salad, which was enough for me. I had to have some prime rib, then some pasta. It wa ssooooo good. But I should have left it. All that crap just messed my stomach up because I don't eat like that everyday. I went to Micky D's on Sunday. It was no suprise that I was back up on Tuesday. I have been back on and exercising all week so I am in good shape for my weigh in tomorrow.

Stay away from the buffet, it is not your friend!!!

Ranetta

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