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Yeah, like I couldn't have thought of this like two seconds ago when I made my other post...  <rolling eyes>

Why the heck am I losing faster now than I was when I was working out?  What do you think that means?  Before I was hitting the treadmill for 35 minutes and then doing another 35 minutes of weight training.  Was it the weights?  Was I adding muscle, and hence weight, with my meager attempts? 

Interesting, no?

it all adds up, baby!

For the life of me I cannot begin to image how I've come this far and still been discouraged along the way.  I've lost 17.9 lbs and although I keep going back and checking to see if I've made some sort of mistake...it's true, I've done it in One Month.  Huh?  Seriously, how the he!! did that happen?!?

Of course I wouldn't be so idiotic as to complain, but it seems like a lot in a fairly short period of time.  I swear, folks, I'm not starving and I've not been on the treadmill in over two weeks.  I've just decided to eat properly.  That's all.

It's funny, I remember seeing my son's best friend's mother (sorry...mouthful) this past summer and asking what on earth she'd done to lose the weight.  She said..."Honestly, I'm not working out or anything...I just decided to eat only when I'm hungry and to stop when I'm full".  Wow, revolutionary concept isn't it?  At the time I thought "Yeah right, lady!"  But, now that I'm having success doing more or less the same thing...I finally believe her. 

So anyway, I remember not that long ago that I was totally discouraged.  I had this big dramatic loss in the very beginning and then things slowed down, but holy moley BatMan...those little weeks sure ad up.  I feel almost silly now for having been discouraged. 

Right now, I'm really looking forward to leaving the 180's behind.  I'm so close at 181.2 lbs.    It's going to happen, I know it will!  And THEN, <dramatic pause> I'll be 10 lbs away from the hubby.  Uncharted territory folks! 

Later my EP Lovelies!

i'm still here

Yep, I'm still here.  Still plodding away and making progress.  In fact, I've darn near lost 15 lbs.  How exciting is that? 

I must confess, though, that I've been doing zero in the exercise department.  So far, the weight is still coming off based soley on my healthy eating habits.  Yeah, I know, I need to get back to the exercising...and I will.  I just went though a really blah phaze there for a while. 

The really good news is that although I ended up slipping a few times (we had McD's last Saturday) I didn't fall completely off the wagon the way the old me would have.  For some reason the mindset is working properly and I was able to tell myself that it wasn't an All or Nothing situation.  So, I'm pretty proud of that. 

And, even though TOMs here and I feel like crap, I sat myself down and was looking at my weightloss binder (I keep charts, graphs and other stuff in it).  It kind of floored me when I realized that I've lost almost 15 lbs in one month.  Just think where I'll be by the end of May!  There's still plenty of hope for me to show an incredible difference between last summer's pictures and this year's.  And MAN...I cannot wait to weight less than my husband.  I'm pretty sure that will be an all time first.    I shall try to fatten him up <insert evil laugh> in the meantime. 

Gotta go cruise my EP feeds.  Love being able to keep up with what everyone else is doin'. 

See Ya!

Argh!!! I keep losing my posts.

Crap!  Everytime I get a nice long post written out I manage to erase it or something.  WTF?

Sorry, promise that I will post tomorrow. 

how often do you weigh yourself?

I think I've become a slave to my scale and I don't like it.  On one hand it can be very motivating...when it's going down.  But then, when it doesn't move I start to get soooo discouraged. 

Just wondering what the EP community has to say on the topic. 

Later!

i will post daily, i will post daily...

I suck, don't I?  Don't know where my heads been at, but it hasn't been in EP Post Mode...that's for sure. 

I think I wasn feeling a bit unmotivated there for a while after Easter.  We had had take-out a few times and then I missed getting my exercise in for 3 whole days and so even though I hadn't had even a single stitch of Easter candy...I still felt down about my progress.  (Take out was a 6 inch Subway Grilled Chicken Sub, no mayo, no cheese, no subsauce and then East Side Mario's Turkey Paninni with a side salad, no mayo on the sandwhich and dressing on the side AND I had none of the lovely bready they keep dumping at our table).  See...pretty good take-out really!  And then, of course, we had turkey for Easter.  I had only about 2 tablespoons of the mashed potatoes (made with lowfat milk and becel) and loaded up on the carrots.  All in all pretty good, right?

So why the he!! did my scale refuse to move at the beginning of the week?  What's up with that?  Yeah, I know...take-out is still take-out and I didn't get on the treadmill.  Sucks!!!

So then, all this week I've been feeling blah.  I've been eating fine, but only exercised Monday and Tuesday.  Yesterday I just didn't feel like it.  Lame excuse, huh?  These are the things that I really have to start working through.  I want to be an exercise addict, to crave it and get all cranky when I don't have time to do it.  I am sooooo not there yet.  AND, if I don't stick with my program...then I'm never going to get there.

The good news?  The scale finally moved this morning.  Thank God!

Have a great day folks!

and so we meet again my friend

Got back with the program today and feel great because of it.  It had been since Thursday night since I'd been on my good (though evil) friend Mr. Treadmill, so I was due.  Wasn't sure how the body would react, but things were fine. 

Just a quick post (since I've already blogged today).

Mind:
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Starting to stress about not seeing the scale move as quickly.  In the beginning I tend to lose quickly and then things really slow down...which messes with my motivation.

Mouth:
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Breakfast - slept in so no breakie

Lunch - turkey sandwich on whole wheat, raw veggies, and diet c/f pepsi to drink.

Supper - beef fetuccini stir fry (lean beef strips, broccoli, whole wheat pasta, teriyaki sauce), diet c/f pepsi to drink.  Chapman's fat free, sugar free fudge pop (90 cal.) for dessert. 

Muscle:
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35 minutes treadmill following week #1 of the 12 week walk-to-jog program.
30 minutes upper body workout

Again, felt great to get back on the treadmill and sweat away.  Not feeling quite as workout motivated, but that could just be because I've been away from it for a few days and also the fact that the scale showed no change this morning.  Will keep on truckin' anyhow. 

That's all folks!

no post for 4 days? say what?

Yeah, it's true.  I've been neglecting my EP duties.    For shame!

I hope everyone made it through Easter (and all that chocolate) ok.  I didn't do too badly eating-wise, but the evil Mr. Treadmill   and I haven't been keeping our appointments.   In fact, I haven't graced his presence since Thursday (or maybe it was Friday).  Again...for shame!

The good news in all of this is that I haven't put any weight back on AND, I've managed to get really organized.  I had been waiting all last week to get just a few minutes to make up some forms to use (can't seem to find anything that's already out there that suits my needs the way I want them to, so decided to make my own).  Soooooo, Friday night I sat down to get started, giving myself half and hour before treadmill time, and I just couldn't stop.  So, no treadmill, but I am ultra organized.  I even wrote up sticky post-it cue cards for the treadmill so that I can do the 12-week walk-to-jog plan properly.  I'm excited about that! 

Time for me to check out my EP friends and then make lunch for the monkeys. 

always wanted to be a runner

It's true.  I've always wanted to be a runner, but I've never been able to run more than two minutes at a time.  It's kind of pathetic really, but I can't even sustain the two minutes alternating with walking for any length of time. 

Anyway, so I was reading racegirl's blog today and noticed her I Will Be a Runner post.  She outlines her method and then lots of people posted helpful comments with various methods as well.  Very cool!  

I've decided to go with the 12 Week Walk-to-Jog Plan mentioned in Prevention Magazine (thanks Deserve Better for posting a link to it).  Today I gave it a trial run...pun intended...and it went pretty well.  I was able to sustain the intervals for the full 30 minutes (usually I panic because I'm trying to start off by jogging too long), but at the same time I was sweating buckets.  Someone...sorry I can't remember who, posted about how great it feels to actually feel sweat running down your back and I have to say they're right.  It is cool...and it makes you feel proud of yourself.  Woo Hoo!

And, just to top of an already good night...I think I may have actually kissed the 190's good bye.  Now, don't get yourself too excited.  It may just be a blip on the scale and I may go up again for some unknow reason (ummm, Easter perhaps), but I'm thinking that 189.4 is far enough away from 190 for me to be able to sustain it.  That's the plan anyway. 

And now for the 3 "M"igos

Mind:
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Had to go off my normal 3 pm workout routine and feared that I wouldn't get it done later in the day.  The old me would have bailed on it for sure.  But, I did it...8:30 pm and all.  So, I'm feeling proud and motivated.

Mouth:
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Breakfast - large flake oatmeal, brown sugar Sugar Twin, 1/2 cup 2% milk, water to drink.  (need to consider skim milk, I guess...but ICK!)

Lunch - Lean Cuisine selection (270 calories), diet caf-free pepsi to drink. 

Supper - Another Lean Cuisine selection (300 calories), diet caf-free pepsi to drink.
16 oz water while working out.

Again, not a typical day eating-wise.  We were rushed all over the place with work and kids and doctor's appointments.  I pretty much snarfed down the nuked lean cuisine's on the run and had zero time for snacks.  I'm hoping to be able to do some serious meal planning over the week end.  <fingers crossed>

Thanks all folks.  Happy Easter!

weightloss and contests and challenges...oh my

I'm so motivated right now that it's not even funny.  I have contest and challenges coming out the wazzoo.  What's a wazzoo anyway and did I spell it right?

Still, it's good be accountable all over the place.  Each challenge represents another group of people that I don't want to let down, so it helps keep me motivated and on the right track. 

And know for the 3 "M"igos

Mind:
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Still mentally strong and excited about the challenges.  See above. 

Mouth:
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Breakfast - slept in again so no breakie.

Lunch - 1/2 lean roast beef sandwhich, on whole wheat w/ lettuce and mustard, raw veggies, and diet caffine free pepsi.

Supper - 1 whole wheat english muffin open faced w/ two eggs (mircowaved egg mc muffin style), diet caff. free pepsi to drink, and a medium apple for dessert. 
We were extremely rushed tonight, so I'd normally eat better than this. 

Muscle:
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30 minutes treadmill (interval training the first 15 minutes: walking 2 min, jogging 2 min) then walking 3.8 for the rest of the time.
35 minute Upper Body workout
Still not 100% happy about the way that I've set up the reps and weights, but I'm getting there. 

That's all for now folks!