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02/28/2011 03:29

Unexpected and Excited!

Hello EP family, I had my weigh in on saturday which said 129 again. However, plans have changed a little. I'm PREGNANT!!! Which is wonderful, awesome, great...but it's just sooo early (I think) so my husband and I haven't told people yet! It is so hard not to tell people but we want to wait to make sure that everything is good, probably around 3 months or so we'll start spilling the beans :)  I think I'll have my first appointment this week.
I had to tell someone! So why not my EP family!?
I hope you all have a great monday, I have some different ideas of what my weight will do now..but healthy and active is still part of this plan. I want to stay on here so that I can track my weight gain and make sure that I am gaining the right amount of weight, and not triple the amount. lol
Night all!

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02/21/2011 06:28

Next Goal

Hey all, I hope everyone had a good weekend. Mine was great! I got to see some friends I haven't seen in a long time! I didn't eat too bad either, until the Chinese food this afternoon :(  But it was oh so good... Ready to start this week off right though. Excited for Monday so I can kick some butt with working out and eating healthy!
 
Next goal: by Friday I will weigh 128
 
Have a good Monday everyone!

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02/18/2011 20:06

I met my friday goal!!

129.5! Yep, now I gotta keep it up!

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02/18/2011 04:06

good day

I hope everyone had a good Thursday, mine was a busy one! And I loved it. I love having a full day of work for once, it has me focusing on work and when I get home I just want to relax, get my workout in, and watch some Thursday night entertainment!
I got going on a good list of mini-goals and possible hobbies too
 
Have a healthy night all :)

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02/17/2011 06:13

quotes!

“Fitness to me isn't about a crunch or a push up, it's about taking your power back.” ~Jillian Michaels

Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.

The price of doing the same old thing is far higher than the price of change.

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
Thomas A. Edison

Victory belongs to the most persevering.
Napoleon

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.  -------> (to me, there is a thin line between the realist and the pessimist, I favor the optimist's point of view.)

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02/17/2011 05:40

boredom!

So this is my next culprit for leading to binges....BOREDOM. It is crucial for me to fill my time. I am in need of a hobby! When work is not busy, I am at home, being lulled into the kitchen! It has gotten out of control.
And here is the thing.
No more pity parties.
I have found that I have surrounded myself with negativity. I'm always looking at things in a half empty light (it's true and I haven't admitted this to my husband yet even, it's just something I need to accept and change. Because only I have the power to change it!)
Here is my problems that I turn directly into negative energy (that lead to weight gain, sadness, a feeling that I do not accomplish anything):
-moving to a small town
-work is not busy
-I have only a couple of friends in this town
 -my husband and I are having a hard time conceiving a baby because of PCOS
 
And it's gotten to the point where I need to change my thinking : It is no longer
"why can't it be different..."   but "what can I do to make it different?, what can I do to make it better?"   I need to think in CANS, NOT CANT'S. Also, I need to find a hobby! When I have down time in my days, I need an outlet. I have always had friends and people to go to get me out of these little holes of negativity that creep up every few years. And I have become dependent on these friends to get me out. But It's not a permenant change. I need to make it a permenant change. being in this small town has given me the opportunity to figure out who I am, and figure out what makes me happy.
 
boredom
stress              =     weight gain, bad self image
negativity               
 
Now it's time to face the music, and get back up one more time!
"get yourself up and try again, try again, try again." -AAliyah
 
My plan: get a list of things to do when the bad three creep there way in. Get more info on a posterboard of all the things I envision for myself. And then I can see it right in front of me when I need it the most. I'm gettin started right now!
 
 

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02/16/2011 04:58

My goal for this week.

My goal is for me to log in my weight on friday morning with a weight of 129 pounds. I haven't weighed myself officially since the bad 132 weigh in (weight gain of 2 pounds.) so I'm hoping by friday morning I will be down to 129, I have definitely been working towards it so we'll see. Just had to get this written down. night all!

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02/16/2011 04:41

Good Tuesday Evening!

Hey all! I hope you guys had a great tuesday, I know that I will be in about a half hour because biggest loser starts and, well, that says enough! That show always leaves me feeling fresh, inspired, and ready to kick butt for the rest of the week from that point on!
 
I had somewhat of a breakthrough today with realizing what causes some of my binges...here is the deal-i-o. I got to work and found out I had a new patient (I'm a speech therapist working at a hospital with outpatients, inpatients, and long term care.) So I found out I had a new outpatient and immediately begin feeling stressed. What is this patient here for? Why wasn't I notified until a half hour before I see this patient? What if I don't have the proper assessment materials to fully assess this patient's skills...you get the point. I'm  working in a rural area and it's rare that I have all the assessment materials I need...so usually if I know ahead of time I can head to the big town and get what I need. However this morning I was really feeling pressure to do a good job with what I had and just make due. I'm sort of a push over, never say no, always try to please everyone..but today people at work definitely felt the tension, i was just so nervous!
So now you're wondering what was the breakthrough...or lack of...I go back to my desk to frantically put together an informal assessment and WHAM, I see it. A nice, big heart shaped box...I swear that thing had my name on it. It's the 15th! why the valentines!? (apparently they were leftovers for everyone!) lol and i just opened that box and I just said, in my head, "I'm having a bad day so I'm going to eat this chocolate and whatever else I want." and I did, I only ate one, but that's not the point, the point is, I found one thing that makes me want to just eat every last piece of chocolate out there. Stress! and the feeling that I am going to fail at something...that makes me want to eat to comfort myself..Well, not anymore. Next time I'm going to take a speed walk around the hospital (it's very small) take some deep breaths, get a cup of water, and just get my coooool back. Without the sweets!
 
Good night all! I hope you are having a big loser kinda week

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02/11/2011 16:19

HOW HUNGRY AM I??

Yesterday my husband and I met with family in Spokane to have dinner and visit. So I'm seeing this as a huge temptation. I walk in and see 5 family size papa murphy's pizza with a huge chocolate cake from costco..go figure from costco right? Can they make anything regular size? lol so anyways I went with one pretty good sized piece of chicken artichoke bacon and I sat next to my dad. Well, My dad took a bite and a fricken FLY came out from under the pepperoni! I had eaten half of my pizza and completely lost my appetite. didn't finish the rest and frankly wasn't bothered in the least by this. So I'm wondering, how hungry must I have been that I could go the rest of the night without eating anything else (I did have some veggies and a few chips and dip)? I really think the answer was this: I was not THAT hungry. I lived till this morning to eat yet another fabulous healthy meal without flies. ick. LOL
 
And I refrained from the huge amazingness chocolate cake! yes!
Have a good Friday all!

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02/10/2011 05:39

Capsinoids??

So tonight I was just browsing through my Women's Health magazine and found that there are studies showing that taking "Capsinoids" (compounds in sweet peppers that may mimic the metabolism -revving effect of capsaicin in hot peppers), may up your resting caloric burn by 20 percent. I looked for these vitamins at super supplements but they said they didn't have it.. But that wasn't what I was thinking about doing, it just got me thinking..maybe I need to add some jalepenos to my sandwiches or maybe add sweet peppers to salads because I had never done this before..Anyways just kinda rambling outloud.
 
I had a pretty good day, got stuck in the "someone brought cookies to work" issue...where I walk by those darn cookies at least 80 times and finally give in and eat 1 (or 2). Plus I ate some banana bread with lunch..but  usually this just sets me off. Meaning "today is shot" I midaswell eat whatever I want and get back on the wagon tomorrow. Instead I used HelenWheels idea and pushed my tongue to the roof of my mouth, did some deep breathing and this feeling left me! (although I did feel this sad/angry feeling right before I started doing the breathing exercises-almost like a kid about to have a tantrum! silly I know!) I'm so thankful for the support! woo hoo the EP fam is amazing.
 
Good night all!

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