03/04/2006 19:13
Week 8, Day 5
Can't believe I haven't posted all week~ I was very busy with a new project at work though.
Good week so far. Did spinning class on Tues night and then vegged in front of tv on wed and thurs (exhausted from work). Then, did 50 mins hill workout on treadmill on Fri night and spinning this morning and tomorrow am. DH and I now have a standing date at the gym on Fridays - its nice cause its not too crowded and I love getting that extra workout in.
Went shopping to see about some new stuff for my upcoming business trip and just for work in general. So, when i started JC, I had pretty much grown almost out of 14s - I even purchased a pari of Dockers in a size 16! Now, I am comfortably in 14s but I really don't want to buy new pants until I can buy 12s. But, I am getting there.
Food has been good this week - dinner with coworkers got cancelled - I was kinda glad so that I could stick to my JC food!
02/27/2006 18:53
Week 7, Day 7 and WI
Hmm...so I had a killer exercise week (see last post) and I was down only .8lbs. Yes, its a loss, of course, but I was kinda expecting more. Putting it all into perspective -I have been on JC for 7 weeks and have lost 14 lbs - 2 lbs/week is pretty darn good.
Not sure where I went astray - only thing I can think of is that I have not always been eating all of my fruit?
Ok, so I'm going to choose to stick with the positive attitude of the last few posts. I'll be at 15 lbs gone next week instead of this week!
I'm going to Orlando on a business trip the week of April 1st, so I've made it my goal to have lost 20 lbs total by then. 1 month to go and 6 lbs - should be doable!
02/26/2006 17:17
Week 7, Day 6
Still on a great roll...
I kicked ass on my ftness goals for this week:
Mon: 30 min cardio at home (fit tv)
Tue: 25 min quick dog wal
Wed: 60 min spin class
Thur: Vegged in front of tv
Fri: 50 min treadmill - hills, quick walking
Sat: 60 min spin class
Sun: 60 min spin class
:-) 3 spinning classes in one week! Woo Hoo. I am starting to feel like fitness/activity is creeping its way back into my life again - Hallelujah! I am the kind of person who needs to just let it happen, not concentrate or focus too much on this - otherwise, it tends to be an obsession, with unhealthy goals that I can't meet. I am not 'burdening' myself with having to go to the gym, I'm just letting it happen - AND IT IS!!!
I'm really thrilled and sure hope to see some good results on the scale tommorow - surely I should be in the 180s.
The upcoming week finds a few distractions that could impact my ability to have such a great fitness week. I have an appt on Wed after work and then Thursday I am meeting a friend I used to work with for dinner. I'm planning on a salad and some kind of grilled chicken and fish. I also have a particularly stressful week coming up at work - one of my biggest projects is set to launch at the end of the week.
I plan to keep the positive attitude, try not to let things stand in my way...and be just as proud of myself next Sunday.
Foodwise, I had a great lunch today - made a huge salad, used taco sauce as dressing and put the chili con carne on top - HUGE lunch! I'm sure I also saved some calories by using taco sauce (10 cals) instead of my dressing. Beef chow mein yesterday was yummy again, tasted spicy this time, which I liked. Penne pasta last night was excellent - sprinkled some parmesan cheese on it. Lentils I think is still my favorite dinner. Oh, we tried a new one this week - Island Style Chicken - LOVED this also! We really like spicy and ethnic foods, so this was right up our alley.
Hope everyone is doing well and having a good weekend.
02/22/2006 08:25
Week 7, Day 2
I'm feeling great. Great about my progress, great about how easy JC makes it, great about becoming more active, great about my pants becoming a bit looser and mostly, great about the promise of things to come.
I've been thinking alot about this summer and beyond and how good it will feel to not have to hide behind XL's and the dreaded Miraclesuit! How good it will feel to look at myself and not be totally disgusted by what I see. To not avoiding friends and family in order to avoid anyone seeing me in shorts.
I did a spinning class last night and sweated like a pig! :-) I was really trying to push myself to get a great workout and kept reminding myself that this is what I need to do in order to get to where I wanted to be. It feels so good to be active again, to come home from the gym after a good workout and know that I just burned a shitload of calories!
I know not every week or day will feel as positive as I do now, but I want to get all these feelings out to help remind myself when I need it!
Food wise, we had the chicken pasta parm last night, which I think is really tasty (with a little tiny bit of parm cheese) especially for a shelf meal. The pesto pizza remains one of my faves and I'll have the rotini for lunch, which is a very filling lunch meal.
02/20/2006 19:05
Week 6 Weigh In
Down 2 more lbs!!! I was very happy with this. 13.2 now total and almost out of another 'decade' and into the 180s. (DH lost 2.8 for a total of 15.2)
Not sure if what I posted earlier made any sense. I think that my lifestyle is really beginning to change. I'm doing so much more activity, and its now just a part of my week - not something I dread doing. Eating JC foods is just routine now. I like that I don't have to be totally focused ALL the time on weight loss. Adopting a healthy lifestyle is something that I am so proud of myself for. I think that because I have taken it gradually, it has just worked its way in and now just seems "normal".
So, I'm thinking of planing a reward for when I hit the 20lbs lost mark. I have a gift certificate for a day spa, and I'm thinking that this might be the perfect "non food reward" (that term just makes me laugh!)
A good end to a good week. Hope everyone else's goes as smoothly!
02/20/2006 15:00
Week 6, Day 7
Looking forward to WI tonight. I think it will be a real test. I am hoping to be positively motivated by the results. On one hand, this week, JC was just not the MOST important thing in my life - by that I mean I was not completely focused all week on food and diet - THIS IS A GOOD THING. We had one meal with family (just a salad with some chicken in it) and other than that I was on plan - I think I may have had an extra snack this week. Activity wise, I did not quite hit my goals of 3 dog walks and 1 gym - I only had 1 dog walk due to snow, but did do 2 gyms and 1 workout at home. I didn't exercise yesterday, just didn't feel like it.
So, not sure if I'm making sense to anyone besides myself, but tonight will be a good experiment. I'm hoping that I will still see a loss and realize that my life does not have to be always focused on JC and exercise in order to be successful. That is my hope. Otherwise, it still doesn't need to be totally focused, but maybe moreso than last week.
Am I making any sense at all? :-)
Food wise, I wanted to report that we did enjoy the pasta fagioli - it was good. Not great, but not bad. I'll order it again, but not this week. I'll tell ya, we just loved the penne pasta again, this is a really good dish - very tasty. Also still loving the lentils. Dh and I both are eliminating the chicken sandwich as of this week and still love the turkey burger. Still love the pesto pizza and southwestern chicken. Breakfast wise, I'm trying to do the complete start about 3/week as it has so much fiber to fill me up!
I'll report back later after WI!
02/18/2006 11:56
Week 6, Day 5
Woo hoo, had a great spinning class this am. During the class, I kept thinking "keep sweating, it will pay off on Monday at WI" :-) The instructor was great, very athletic and motivating. I just love the feeling after having a great workout.
I'll try to check in later...
02/17/2006 15:36
Week 6, Day 4
So, I avoided the sticky buns and the 4 boxed of GS cookies which have been lingering around our office all week.
Exercise wise, I have some catching up to do. Its been snowy and wet, so we haven't taken the dog for walks. We'll do so tomorrow and Sun hopefully. I did a dance aerobic work out at home and a spinning class at the gym and plan to spin again this weekend. So, I should end up with 2 gyms, 1 home workout, and 1 or 2 dog walks. Its important that I keep the activity up.
We are trying the pasta fagioli tonight for the first time...this is a dish I love in the "real world", hope JCs is good!
Have a great weekend everyone!
02/16/2006 07:53
Week 6, Day 3
Yay, I got into and completed another spinning class last night! It really is so much fun, loud music, great workout, lots of sweat! I love how you can pace yourself and go at your own speed.
I can almost feel my mind getting more used to the whole exercise thing....getting in the habit of figuring out what I will do to work out on any particular night. Good habits to get into....not totally over the mental blocks and resistance, but making progress.
This morning, we have a bday celebration at work (we do this for everyone) and we'll be having sticky buns - I should say THEY"LL be having sticky buns, luckily these are not my favorites so it won't be too difficult to pass up. The 4 boxes of girl scout cookies, which are another story!, are still there, but I have kept away from those as well.
02/15/2006 10:36
A Glimpse into my past
Since I really like this site, I'm going to consolidate some of my previously failed attempts at blogging here and then delete the original sources.....Here's some good stuff..... (Please excuse the foul language!!)
WW Lifestyle Trials and Tribulations
184.
Last year at this time I was 157. OUCH. 27 pounds in one year. That is a scary scary, not to mention unhealthy fact.
Had first WW at Work meeting, and if my determination wasn't there before, it sure is now. I weigh more than my husband. I am now 35 lbs away from where I was when I was last satisfited with my weight. Holy fucking shit, how could this happen? Actually, I know exactly how, eating everything in sight, too much of everything, gorging myself and doing absolutely NO exercise whatsoever. I have become a fat pig.
Things have GOT to change, its not optional anymore. I need to remember my feelings right now, of shock, disbelief and repulsion. I look like a cow in the mirror.
Its not a choice anymore, it just has to be.
Alright, I can't fucking take it anymore. All of my fucking clothes are tight, I feel like a sausage today. Even my shirts are tight, never had that experience before, the armholes are all uncomfortable. My pants feel terrible, some I have to leave unbuttoned and feel like I am at the far end of the whole "being able to hide it well" scale.
Haven't been on the scale in a long while, am afraid of what it will say. Hopefully, WW will be starting at work next week.
I'm sad. Feel frustrated at myself. Have zero willpower, its weird, almost like I don't want to have will power or something. Self sabotage. Had 6 cookies just before after having a morning where I felt like I need to get on track and pants not fitting. WW at work is cancelled this time due to not enough people. Ugh. Feels so good to eat bad stuff and so bad afterward. Its almost a rebellious feeling I think.
Why do I want to get serious on WW again?This morning, I put on a pair of pants which were too tight. I thought about wearing them anyway as a punishment for gaining weight, but decided against it. Have a work function tomorrow evening and my suits are once again tight. I don't like going back and forth with these feelings.
