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  • Name: happygirl8
  • City: Babylon
  • Region: New York
  • Country: United States

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Height: 172.7cm
Start weight: 179.00lb
Current weight: 166.00lb
Goal weight: 140.00lb
Lost to date: 13.00lb
Remaining: 26.00lb

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04/18/2012 01:52

a place of yes

I am currently reading Bethenny Frankel's "A Place of Yes" and I really like it so far. I am a huge Bethenny fan. I think allowing yourself to realize you can make a change is a major part in losing weight and getting healthy. Believe and accept; "Yes, I can do this." If you haven't read her other book, "Naturally Thin", I highly suggest you do - great tips in there!
 
 food:
2 apple cinnamon rice cakes w/ peanut butter
coffee
100 cal pack fig newtons
smart ones quesadilla (I don't love frozen meals but this is my fav!)
cup of applesauce
special k crackers (serving size 24 crackers)
breaded chicken cutlet on top of salad w/ sweet potato fries
cup of coffee icecream
 
Took a walk on the trail today, killed it at the gym last night so taking it easy today. Zumba tomrrow!
 
 
Still having trouble commenting on your blogs... so annoying! I will have to send private messages I suppose, blah. Biggest Loser time, go Jeremy!
 
 
 

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04/16/2012 23:03

monday ramble

Hey guys! (Assuming people read this here blog) Hope everyone had a great weekend.. here we are again. It's awful how quickly monday comes around. With that being said, I REALLY need a vacation. I havent had a "real" one in quite some time.... I promised myself I am taking a week off this summer to do whatever I please, i.e wake up on my own time, lounge around, tan by the pool/beach, have an afternoon cocktail, .... you get the picture. Ah, I get completely warm just thinking about it. It would be wonderful to do a little weekend getaway somewhere in there so hopefully when summer is in full swing I can make it happen.
 
Now to my battle of the bulge.. I wish I could just chop this "growth" on my stomach (because that's what I feel like it is) off and return to life as normal. LOL  I had a friend in college who described her fat as "living with an inner tube device" around her stomach... ya know, the ones you go in the pool with? Sigh, losing weight sucks. Or should I say.... not losing weight sucks. yea, that's more like it.
 
I dug out my old food log journal, the one I used to ww.I need a point of reference again. I also need a sustainable goal! 10lbs by June 1st. Done and done.
 
today's chow:
 
belvita biscuits (love these things! so good with a cup of coffee in the morning)
coffee
breakstone's 100 cal cottage cheese doubles
kashi bar
string cheese
diet hot chocolate (I was starving today at work because I lacked a "real" lunch so this hot chocolate saved me this afternoon from digging into mini-cupcakes just laying out around the office..... damn office jobs).
4-5 small pretzel sticks w/ hummus
Dinner tonight will be: tilapia, baked potato, aspargus
 
I drank a shitload of water today and will continue to do so tonight. I've always been good at that though, so I'm not really changing anything there - After I work out this evening, I will cap off my day with a fruit smoothie.
 
So that's my monday ramble.. I will check in later this week!
 
 
 
 
 
 

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04/13/2012 01:01

gym jams

Friday eve, woo hoo!
 
Last night I did "cardio funk fusion" class at the gym. So fun. It was my second time doing it, totally feel like Beyonce when I walk out of there haha. I wish I could look as good as the instructor does while doing these moves, hopefully if I stick with these classes I will one day. It's similiar to zumba however it's more pop/current music and it incorporates all kinds of dance.. I feel like I am back up dancer practicing to be in an upcoming music video lol, love it!
 
Tomorrow night I am taking my sister out for her birthday, fondue! So good, so bad...but SO GOOD. Sat morning I will be at the gym sweating it out though. Sunday I think I want to try a yoga class...do any of you do yoga regularly? I actually took yoga in college believe it or not and I loved it. I think I'm going to buy a cheap mat at marshalls tomorrow... Sunday night are birthday celebrations for my mom/sister, their birthdays are sunday and monday. I will be aware of my food/drink choices!
 
I'm going to go download a bunch of new music onto my ipod... I'm due for a new gym playlist! If anyone has suggestions for good workout songs please let me know
 
 
 

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04/10/2012 01:30

smoothie ideas!

Hey guys! So happy the end of monday is near... it's so hard getting the week rolling, sigh. Easter was great, ate far too much but not going to feel guilty about it. I can't get over that another holiday has come and gone. Summer is so so close!
 
Tonight I did zumba at the gym - different instructor so it was a nice change of pace -she actually incorporated light weights which I've never done with zumba before.
 
I absolutely can not wait to go grocery shopping this weekend lol... I feel so weird looking forward to going to the food store. I am anxious to fill up my kitchen with healthy foods! (We currently have easter leftovers in the ref... leaving it all for the bf!) I got the magic bullet about a month ago and I love making smoothies now. Right now I usually stick with frozen fruit, plain yogurt, whey protein, natural peanut butter, and almond milk as my staple ingrediants. Anyone have suggestions on what else I could use?
 
 

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04/08/2012 16:24

recap

Happy Easter/Passover everyone :)
 
A little recap of my week: Was able to log in 5 days of exercise, woo hoo. This past week was also TOM which normally means no activity so I was extra proud. Monday, gym, Tues was Jillian's 30 day shred, Wed was Zumba, Fri was gym and Sat was a long walk at a park w/ bf since it was so nice out.
 
I did not weigh in this past friday, because of TOM (I don't want to see extra pounds of bloat being weighed on that scale so I always skip that week). Next Friday I hope to see a decent loss.
 
After today's holiday feast, back to smoothies, protein bars and veggies this week!
 
 

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04/03/2012 00:25

all in your head

At 515am my alarm went off. I opened my eyes and stared at the ceiling contemplating if getting up for the gym was really worth it. After 1 minute, I sat up and just did it. I was out of the apt 525am and walked through those gym doors at 531am. FINALLY I made the plan to get up early and I did it! Losing weight is a mind game and I am the controller...
 
I told myself I must get to the gym 5 days a week in order to get my iphone. (upgrade is on april 24th- can't wait to get rid of this blackberry!) Each day I skip, I must wait another week!
 
Off to do laundry now.... i loathee folding!

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04/01/2012 23:59

why hello there weightloss, it has been too long!

I'm so glad I took a random stop at this site because by the looks of it, it seems to be back in action...just like me. All the spam was getting to me and I ditched this site for a stint at weight watchers. I call it a stint because I was a member for maybe 3 months, only 10 pounds lost. I was a sucky member, not gonna lie. I felt the meetings were more of a social club for 40 somethings and that when I went to weigh in I was being judged by the woman logging my weight. Maybe it was in my head but either way, just didnt work for me. I've been able to keep off those 10 pounds though,
 
With beach season upon us, I want to get back in business and really give it 100 percent. I know I can lose weight, because I've done it. I know I can work out and eat heathly, because I've done it. JUST HAVE TO STICK WITH IT.
 
I joined a gym in Jan literally 5 min from my apartment and absolutely love it. Starting tomorrow, 530 am workouts. I'm really going to try!! I hate working out after work. HATE IT. My sister joined as well so she will be my early workout buddy.. (well, that's the plan). This regimen starts tomorrow. 
 
My eating has not been awful... really it hasnt. My downfalls are the weekend so a tweak here and there on sat and sun should keep me on track. 
 
Okay everyone, spring has sprung and so has my motivation! happy losing
 
* I plan on weighing in on my own scale every friday morning, as well as logging in my food intake for the day as part of my plan.
 
 
 
 

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08/01/2011 01:56

kicking it up a notch.

Had a successful week last week, then Friday night went out and i went balls to the walls. (that's the only expression that describes my food intake that night).  I felt like a disgusting blob afterwards and literally passed out from being in a food coma when i got home. I get physically ill when I over do it, it was one of those moments when you're like "i'm never eating again."  Staying on track during social activities is by far the #1 struggle. Just another thing to work out....
 
speaking of working out, must kick it up a notch. I've been blaming the heat for hibernating in the ac but that's no excuse as Jillian Michaels is looking at me from my dvd collection waiting to be used...so 30 minute shred here i come.
 
august 1st tomorrow, holyyyyy smokes! here's to a successful month :)
ps, i've been trying to comment on a few of your blogs and it's won't go through!! it keeps returning me to the "add comment" screen. so frustrating. if anyone knows a solution please let me know!

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07/18/2011 22:50

mental health day.

Woke up this morning with a horrible headache and absolutely no desire to get out of bed. I haven't taken a day off in a really long time so I decided to have a "me" day. Popped some aspirin for the headache, got in my workout clothes and did a run and weight training. Spent some of the afternoon at the docks reading and listening to the waves crash, possibly one of my favorite places to relax and think. Food wise - had tuna on fiber 1 wheat, cup of fiber 1 cereal, skippy's natural peanut butter, and smart pop* popcorn. I'm full and ready for a nap!
 
I think by tomorrow morning I will have the energy and focus to start & finish the week - a mental health day was def needed!
 
I wrote "140" in large font on a bright orange post it that is now stuck to my bedroom mirror. A visual reminder of what I need to do and why i'm doing it. I WILL GET THERE.

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07/12/2011 03:59

stomach is talking

I'm at the point now where my body reacts negatively to foods that aren't great for me. Tonight I had a couple of slices of pizza for dinner, after a day of clean eating and working out, I felt full quite fast and had horrible cramps right after! Luckily it didn't last more then 40 minutes. My cravings for sweets at night have also decreased dramatically. I used to have to have a treat before bed, not so much now! woo hoo
 
Getting ready to watch extreme makeover - weightloss edition. Boy do I love that Chris Powell! 

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