02/08/2010 01:43
Weight Watchers!
Started Weight Watchers today and so far I came in under my points! I have three left if I want a snack before bed. Everyone I have heard of that has done WW has lost weight so I'm hopeful it will work. It is really eye opening looking through the books and realizing the high point value for many foods that I eat are pretty much a whole days worth of food! This is really a totally different way of eating. I'm excited! Anyone have success stories to share? I would love to hear about them! Extra motivation :)
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01/23/2010 23:25
Well it's something...
So I haven't worked out all week, and got pretty down on myself today and decided I really needed to move. I started the 30 day shred video and only got half way through, not out of tiredness but out of boredom so instead of stopping all together I put Slim in 6 Express Cardio Core dvd in and made it through almost all of it! Then did half of the 6 min abs dvd. I feel bad for not being able to get all the way through, but as it is I can tell I'm going to be really sore tomorrow. I actually hope that I am because that's always a motivator to keep going. I don't think I'm going to be able to do any one video every day for a month. I just get fed up to quickly with the repetition. I just need to get myself to do something everyday. That is the hardest thing to do.
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01/18/2010 17:48
Day 2
Yesterday was supposed to be Day 2 on 30 Day Shred but I was way too sore to do more push ups so I'm going to go do Day 2 right now. My arms are still sore but not as bad as yesterday. Here I go!
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01/17/2010 02:42
Day 1
Started 30 Day Shred again today. I made a calendar with the workouts that I can check off everyday, so if I do it every day like I'm supposed to I should be done on Valentine's Day :) I know my arms are going to be really sore from the push-ups tomorrow. I look forward to when I can bust out 20 in a row on my feet like I used to be able to. Sheesh, I barely made 7 today before dropping to my knees. Gotta stay motivated this time! The whole time I was doing it I was thinking about that bridesmaid dress that I have to wear in September.
One not so great thing is I feel a sore throat coming on so I'm hoping not to catch the cold that's been going around. Bring on the vitamin c and going to bed early.
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01/13/2010 15:35
Here I go again!
Ok, so it's been awhile since I've been on here and there have been a few changes. I got married in December! Absolutely loving being married :) I gained a bunch of weight over the summer but I was able to lose about ten lbs before the wedding. But of course now I've gained a couple back so it doesn't look like there is much progress between last year and this year. I need to get back to business and work out on a regular basis. Finding that motivation is the hardest thing. I don't have a problem with eating so much as exercising. I need to stick to something! My husband's best friend is getting married in September and we are both in the wedding so I would love to lose some weight so the strapless dress that I'm wearing looks better. My arms look awful in the dress, I'm sure everyone can relate to the armpit fat that that a strapless dress creates. Not attractive! So I need to get moving and stay motivated and accountable. Here I go again
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04/11/2009 17:59
Yikes!
I have no idea what is going on with my weight. I haven't been able to eat much the past few days because I have been sick. I have a terrible cold and have been nauseous on top of it. Needless to say I have been drinking more than eating and just for kicks I got on the scale when I got up this morning. Up 4 more pounds!!!! Ahhhhhh!!!! I have no idea how either. Usually when I'm sick I lose weight inadvertently because I have no desire to eat. The bf suggested that I'm dehydrated and retaining water. So I am drinking a ton of water this morning in hopes of at least flushing out this cold. I need more sleep but it is so hard to sleep when you can breathe and you keep coughing. We were supposed to be in NH this weekend for easter but we are both sick. Yuck! So I am officially at my highest weight ever! 144! And I have no idea how I got there. I can keep myself accountable but I can honestly say I have had no appetite the past few days. I can only focus on getting healthy right now but it is so hard not to obsess over the weight. I want so badly to turn this around but I don't know what is going on with my body right now.
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04/04/2009 02:27
Damn hormones
So its been about 5 days since I went off the pill and I have no idea what the issue is but I feel like I am in the worst case of pms ever! I am really grumpy, lazy and depressed and I have had the WORST headache for the past 3 days that no amount of ibuprofen is helping. I don't like to just complain but this is frustrating. I am binge eating like crazy too. I had KFC tonight which I haven't had in years. I don't even like fast food. I feel sick to my stomach now. I haven't worked out in two days either. I really want to get my body and my hormones back to normal but this is going to be rough. My bf even mentioned how cranky I've been, I feel so bad for him :o( I don't want this decision to go off the pill to effect my relationship. Stupid hormones. Guys are so lucky they don't have to deal with all this girl stuff. lol. I know I am complaining a lot. Forgive me! Tomorrow is a new day. I WILL get up and exercise in the morning, I will eat on track and I will try to do something to get my spirits up. But if any of you know what I mean, a hormonal bad mood is so hard to get out of now matter how much you want to. I wonder if I am going to have to get on anti depressants to help me through this. But I don't like taking drugs, which is the entire reason for going off the pill after 8 years. To give my body a chance to regulate itself and see what normal for me is. Oh well, taking it day by day.
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03/31/2009 22:47
2 days
I need more creative titles for my posts! Sorry! :o)
I am really trying to focus on my goals and so last night I did the level 1 30 Day Shred workout and ate some amazing vegetable soup that my BF made! So good and filling and NO GUILT (had it for lunch today too)!
Today I walked on the treadmill for a mile. I tried to jog a few times but my knee was bothering me really bad so I just walked at 3.0 speed. I did some crunches and a few arm exercises with weights but my arms were really sore from last night. Its good though. Being sore lets me know I worked.
A big success is what I am doing right now. I just got home from class, starving! Even though I snacked on grapes, a nutri-grain bar and water. 3 hour class. I wanted to order food from the Thai place down the road or make mac and cheese or something like that but I decided that since it is not dinner time I should eat something light and not terrible for me so I'm having special k and soymilk. My body is screaming for protein but I don't really have any meat to speak of in the house and the fruits and veggies aren't cutting it. I know I am getting protein in the soymilk and some from the soup but I need something with more substance. I know I should plan meals but I'm going to have to wing it tonight. We'll see. I still want Tofu Pad Thai! It is amazing! Taking it day by day and I have to say that yesterday and today have gone alright. The biggest part for me is working out every day, just doing something. So far so good for today though!
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03/22/2009 13:58
Start over
So I haven't posted in quite awhile. I have also gained more than my original start weight. AHHHH!!! Good news though is that I got a treadmill from my sis on Friday and I walked on it for almost 40 mins, 1.7mi and over 200 cals yesterday and I am about to hop on again. I am hopeful that this will help me lose some. Also I have made the decision to get off the BC pill and see how my body adjusts. I have been on the pill for almost 8 years so I have no idea what this will be like. My doctor also said that the one I have been on since August (coincidently when my weight started going up again when it had been holding steady for 2 years) might have too much estrogen in it (ie why I have been having horrendous hot flashes) which contributes to weight gain. So hopefully if my hormones straighten out so will my weight. I am also going to really step up my exercise and eating right. I don't want to spend another summer FAT!!! Does anyone else have any experience with going off the pill after many years? Side effects? I have no idea what to expect.
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03/14/2009 02:01
I need sleep!
So I haven't worked out since Monday! Ugh! I can't believe it is Friday already, although I am glad that it is. I have been so busy between working, school, homework and all the other things I have to do. When I get home I am just exhausted and I haven't been sleeping at night so that is making is so hard to get up in the morning. Most nights this week I have literally been getting like 4 hours of sleep. I am going to try to go to bed early tonight and then get up to work out in the morning, as well as doing all the cleaning/laundry before the BF and I go up north to visit my dad for his b-day and my friends dinner/dance benefit for an orphanage in South Africa! It's a St. Patty's day theme so it will be Irish food like corned beef and cabbage and Guiness! I hate to say it but I love Guiness! I probably won't eat much, not the biggest fan of corned beef. But it is for a good cause and my friend organized the whole thing! Very proud of her! I haven't lost any weight to speak of so I am kind of feeling like my April goal is unrealistic, even though I started in January. Sheesh. I need to be more committed! Any advice? I just wish I could step on the scale one day and have it magically go back down to like 120!!! At my thinnest I was 112 but I would definitely settle for 120 and those size 4's again. I can't even imagine. It seems completely unattainable, and I refuse to ever starve myself again. I get angry when I think about doing that. Maybe that is why I pretty much refuse to diet. I hate deprivation because I did that to myself for so many years. I just know that at 5ft 140 is overweight and not as healthy as I want to be. GRRRRRR...I wish I didn't have to struggle with this all the time. I want to be one of those people who don't have to worry about their weight. All I do is look at something sweet and gain 2lbs. I miss my teen metabolism, and the cheerleading that made working out not seem like a chore. It was just something you did as part of the sport. You didn't think about the fact that you were doing a squat when you lifted another person into the air. You just did it. My inner thighs were awesome then! Now they just jiggle and rub together! haha! Goodness. I'm rambling. Sorry long update but there it is. Hope everyone else is having more success and motivation than I am at the moment. I think I will go to bed soon :o)
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