Well, my BFF finally convinced me to buy a decent pedometer this week.
I bought the Omron one that seperates regular steps vs. aerobic steps and it has a 7 day memory, calorie tracker and km tracker.
I'm trying to not do anything extra to boost my numbers. I just want to see what it's naturally getting to by the end of the day with my normal walking and normal workouts.
Day 1: 12,593 steps / 5526 aerobic / 455 cals / 7.05 km
Day 2: 13,253 steps / 5529 aerobic / 511 cals / 7.42 km
I was pretty impressed. I didn't think that I was even hitting my 10 thousand, so this was a wonderful surprise.
However, since 5000 of my steps were on the gazelle, it really shows me that on days when I skip my workouts (I only work out 5 days a week), I'm really far behind. I'll have to find a way to get in those extra steps in on those workout free days.
We're busy tomorrow night, so we're going to weigh in tonight instead. According to my scale last night, I'm up .5 since my last weigh in. Hopefully that .5 will disappear before tonight's JC visit.
Well, we have family staying with us right now. My husband's sister, her husband, their 5 (yes that is a five) children and their dog are visiting from Rhode Island. It's great to have them all here...but... with out of town guests come the dreaded "visitors". Since the family arrived on Saturday, we've had a steady stream of visitors stopping by the house to visit with them before they have to head back Stateside at the end of this week.
Now, I'm not an anti-social person. Visitors are welcome, but why oh why do they feel it's necessary to bring food when they visit. Cakes and pies and lasagnas keep finding their way in our front door.
I was handling it well of course. I was a pillar of strength... notice the word "was". I almost broke down on Sunday when one particularly evil guest, brought a dozen Tim Hortons donuts... and not just any Tim Hortons donuts, but the new Triple Chocolate donuts. WHY!!!!!
I resisted. (Luckily I had my Jenny triple chocolate cheesecake.) But, let me tell you, I was very close to smooshing the donuts in that particular guest's face. So proud of my restraint on that one. It was more difficult to control that urge, than it was to control the urge to actually eat the donuts.
I prevailed again, but I still feel tortured. When will I turn into one of those women who write on here and on the Jenny board about how they crave brocolli and carrots and look forward to salads. I still dread the veggies and dream of chcolate mousse. Mmmmmmmm chocolate mousse....
First, I want to thank all of those who voted. Your one vote does make a difference...usually that's true, but not so much here. I'll tell you why....
The results are in and it seems that there's a tie. 2 for no, 2 for eat half and 1 that shows the ups and downs of both options. Unfortunately, this threw the decision right back in my lap.
So, what do I do????
I've made my decision and here it is.... I'm not going to eat the cookie. While both sides had their own advantages and disadvantages, it seems that the real factor that made up my mind was time.
By the time I got home and had dinner, worked out, etc.. etc... I just no longer felt like I'd die without the cookie, so.. I gave it to my mother-in-law. She was really thrilled and politely hid in her bedroom while she ate it...She's the sweetest woman.
Thanks again to those of you who did vote. All your comments were really helpful and will help me when I'm faced with my next challenge.
Until Monday, then EPers. Goodnight, have a great weekend and may the calories you burn exceed those you take in.
I am holding in my hand a large size Mrs.Fields Chewy Double Fudge cookie and.... ..... ..... I WANT IT SOOOOOOOOO BADLY!!!!
On one hand I know that if I eat this cookie, I will feel incredibly guilty and may even shed a tear or two. However, if I don't eat it ..... I will die.
So, I need your help. Please vote! Send either a "Yes" (eat the damned cookie) or a "No" (be strong and have a carrot...yuk). By the time I get home tonight (around 7:00pm - it's now only 10:30am), I'll tally the votes (said in my best Jeff Probst impersonation) and I swear to you all that I will honour the result nomatter which way I'm swaying at the time.
Thanks in advance for your help! In order for you to be able to make a more informed decision, let me give you some background on the cookie....
Cals - 320g, Fat - 15g, Carbs - 46g
Chewy chocolate cookie with chocolate chips - 0 trans fats, pretty red packaging.
Hope that's enough info. I'm sure he'd have campaign flyers if there had been time, but I'm in a rush here. Thanks again.
Well, I did it again. I lost another 2 pounds at last night's WI (almost 2.5 actually). I can't believe that I've lost over 32 pounds already. At this rate, I should have no problem hitting onederland by my 30th b-day in June. That was my secret mini goal (I was afraid to say it out loud before because I thought it would jinx me).
This journey hasn't even been that bad. True, the bike is still evil and I resent having to get on it for those 30 mins every night, but my Gazelle, Hula Hoop and Skip-It make exercise fun and while I have had to cut back and even cut out some delicious, chocolatey or fatty treats, the Jenny food has been really good.
Speaking of Jenny food, the triple chocolate cheesecake came in finally and DH, BFF and I bought one to sample at last night's WI (of course we weighed in before trying the cake!). It's really, really good. My JCC told me that a lot of people have been coming back and stocking up because right now it's listed as temporary, so I bought 10 just to be safe. I don't want to run the risk of having it be sold out constantly until they take it off the menu.
Also on the topic of Jenny food, I'm giving the Beef Chow Mein another go today. I pray that it doesn't make me ill because I really loved it.
Well, that's it for now. I'm off to check on you guys. If I decide to slack off again later (which is highly likely today), perhaps I'll post again.
I know that I shouldn't fell good about this, but a small part of me can't help but smile....
About 30seconds ago a woman in my office who has always been really mean to me about my weight and even about my diet, just found a hair on her piece of "chocolate heaven".
Well, not too much to mention today. I'm feeling better and thus, I'm back at work and very busy playing catch-up, but I had to find time to blog.
This morning I found that if I close my office door just 1/4 of the way, I can avoid having a direct view of the sample table while still not completely seeming shut off from the others (my boss hates closed doors and will open them without permission at any time). Anyway, I was very excited about my discovery. I did a small dance and thanked the Diet Gods for that little bit of mercy.
However, my excitement was short-lived as already this morning I've realized that seeing the table is only half the problem. Right now, as I write this, I can hear my co-workers exclaiming with joy over the latest offering which while I have no idea what it is specifically, I can picture it, given that one of the women I work with just described it (very loudly might I add) as "a delicious, moist, bit of Chocolate Heaven".
I have will-power! I have control! I have a microwaveable turkey burger in the freezer and a slice of fat free cheese in the fridge. I don't need Chocolate Heaven... besides, tonight is new triple choc cheesecake night. Woo Hoo!!! Now that really does deserve a happy dance.
Hopefully WI will go well tonight. After last week's inexplicable 3 pound loss, I'm not expecting much, but as long as I don't gain I'll be happy. I'll let you know how I did in tomorrow's blog for now I must check on all of you and then get back to work.
So yesterday, I found a Jenny lunch that I'm totally in love with. For some reason I'd been passing it by thinking I would hate it, but Oh My God, it was good...the amazing Beef Chow Mein.
However, today I am home. I'm home because I can't stray too far from the bathroom (gross discussion for the morning, but it's true). I'm praying that it wasn't the Chow Mein. I've been running over all the foods that I had yesterday and trying to blame something else as I really don't want to have an issue with the yummiest lunch Jenny has to offer.
I did have a lot of peppers yesterday and I think I inhaled a lot of evil fat smells as my entire office decided to have Harveys Burgers (God, I miss those), so maybe it was that. Maybe it was that I took a slightly different route to the bus station yesterday. It could have been the 10 minutes that I spent imagining that my sister finds it impossible to lose the weight after this latest pregnancy and then learns what exactly I've been dealing with my whole life. Please let it be anything but the Chow Mein...
On a positive note, I just read on PV Princess' blog that our JC center finally has the new Triple Chocolate Cheesecake. I can't wait to try it!!! I plan on buying a crap-load just in case they decide to discontinue it (they seem to discontinue a lot of the really yummy things.)
As I'm at home today, I don't have to worry about the temptations of the sample table and I'm glad because last night I saw that one of the buyers had an assortment of Butter Tarts and Brownies. If they go out on that table while I'm there, I will lose my mind.
Well, that's it for now. By the way, I think it was "Deserve Better"'s blog that first mentioned the Google Reader thing. It makes life so much easier. You should all definately check it out. You can subscribe to all the blogs you read and on one page it will list them all and show if there are any new posts on each one. Awesome time saver.
Okay, so I've been absent for a few days. I got absolutely swamped with work and then there was the holidays and that was pretty crazy, but now I am back and I'm proud to say that I'm 3 pounds lighter than I was when I disappeared.
Woo Hoo!!
I'm just shy of the 30pound mark and boy can I see the difference. Of course, I'm talking about the naked difference. I wish I had taken a naked before pic. I know it sounds horrifying, but really that's the best way to see the diff. I had all these areas that were... lets say... "not visibly accessible due to poor lighting conditions" (otherwise known as folds) and now they're gone. I can no longer hold a pencil under my belly with no hands (gross visual, I know, but I'm so damn proud of that!)... (Not that I ever actually did that. That would be weird, but I'm pretty sure that I could have if I'd tried. At least it looked like I could have. Honestly, I didn't try... why would I?? Stop accusing me!!!)
Anyway, I'm really thrilled with the progress and I'm still really enjoying my Gazelle. The bike is a whole other story. I really have to force myself to get on there. I know that it's not as fun and the time doesn't pass as quickly as it does on my wonderful Gazelle, but I also know that regardless of the fact that my Gazelle tells me that I'm burning just as many calories, I don't feel it like I do on the bike. I don't sweat like I do on the bike. So, I'm still pedalling away.
Had a rough weekend at the folks. Still no praise or even recognition and this time my sis and b-in-law were there as well (haven't seen them in months) and neither of them said a word either. Very upsetting although after visiting my folks, we saw my DH's family and they had lots of positives to say and the other day the cashier at my grocery store complemented me and asked me if I was on a plan because she wanted to start one and obviously mine was working. Yeah me!!!
To top off all this wonderful news, the sample table...I know you're all waiting for an update... Cans of Zuccini!!!! No trouble turning away from that!!!!
Now I need to spend some time checking in on all of you, it's been so long.
Okay, I know it was one of you guys. That's right. I'm on to you. You think you're so smart, but I'm on to you.
One of you is a diet narc.
That's the only reasonable explanation for this "coincidence".
Friday, I splurge and reward myself with food that I'm not supposed to call "bad" although we all know it is, and in today's e-mail I have a message from Jenny titled, "How to eat away from home" which discusses that fast food is not the best option, but if you have to do it, there are healthier alternatives than the traditional "burger and fries".
So there it is.... Obviously it was one of you. You told her. Can I trust you anymore? How will I be able to confide in you, if every time I do, one of you runs to Jenny Craig and rats me out?
Well, without any proof, I suppose that I'll have to assume that it really was a coincidence, but be warned... I'm watching you guys, now.
By the way, there are 3 packs of Mrs. Fields cookies on the sample table right now. Luckily they're macadamia which is not a fav of mine so the temptation is not so bad.
