Long time no Blog

Been a real long time since I have been here.  I am having a horrible time at work, and am completely overwhelmed.  Needless to say that I have not been good on my diet and have not weighed in in well over a month.  I AM AFRAID!!

I admit it, I am a stress eater and although I have not been binging, I have been eating so much more than I should that my guess is I am up about 10 lbs. 

Will try to weigh in on Sunday to really assess the damage...but I am not happy. 

Am going to spend a little time trying to catch up on all of my old frieds from EP.

Nite

Can you say struggle, boys and girls?

Did my official WI today -- first time in months -- and am down .02.  I will take it and be happy.  Two tenths of a pound when you have not been particularly rigorous in your pursuit of good eating habits, is just fine.  When I look back at my postings and history; it is amazing how long I have been at trying to whittle away these last 8 lbs!!  So 2/10ths...it is my victory and I am yelling it proudly from the rooftop!

Seriously, I am getting close to my posted goal and I really am going to try to get there via a sprint.  I just need to wrap my head around being particularly strict with myself for say three weeks...gonna try.

Once I hit my posted goal, I have decided I want to get to 155...that should be pretty darn perfect for me.  So there will be more work ahead but hopefully with Summer looming, it will be painless...more outside time, lots of fresh veggies.

By the way, am looking for a good gazpacho recipe...if anyone has one, please share.

Have a great (and in my neck of the woods rainy) Sunday all! 

Feelin Stronger Everyday

I actually went out to dinner last night, drove down the shore today, AND managed to resume one of my most favorite past times this morning....    Sorry if TMI, but I am just so happy!!!

On to subject at hand and what I am not so happy about...I ate quite a bit today and here is a recap

3 choc covered strawberries -  100 cals (they were a get well gift )

whole wheat bagel w/ a touch of cream cheese - 375 cals

cracker jax (don't know why but I did it) - 410 cals

spaghetti and sausage - 450 cals

texas toast - 240 cals

1/2 cup ice cream - 200 cals

pudding  - 60 cals

total 1835 cals

GEE,  ANY IDEA WHY I CAN'T LOSE THE LAST BIT OF WEIGHT????

Gaining Momentum

I am WORKING IT!

Getting my head wrapped around what I need to do over the next two months to cross that finish line!  I CAN DO THIS. 

I updated my weight log today, and happy to say has not moved at all...in the last 5 months I have gained a total of 4 lbs but have remained really constant the last few months -- without a ton of struggle.  So to me that means I have adopted the lower weight as my steady state; and should be well poised to bring this puppy home!

I want everyone to get as psyched as I am, so we can do this together!!  Come on...let's use what is left of this spring to make a major dent in our weight loss goals! 

WE CAN DO IT!! 

I have graduated!!

Had my Dr's appt today, and he told me I "graduated."  That everything looks good and I am free to resume whatever --- just take it slow and let the body tell me what I can do and can't do.  Happy day!

My sister drove up from So Jersey to take me to my appt so I took her to lunch as a thank you...I over ate (of course).  No interest in dinner...still feeling bloated and full. 

Now the real work begins!  I have about two months to get THIN!  I want this to be the best summer in years...so have a goal to drop about another 20 lbs.  Hah, says a little voice in my head!  Fat chance since I haven't been able to drop the 6 lbs I need to drop to get to my first posted goal.  Still the way I am thinking about it is that I have been in a happy holding pattern for MONTHS, not really wavering from 174...so I have now taken ownership of that number as my established body weight, and a resumed focus should be able to kick start my losing.  It is not impossible, and I mean to get there!!! 

Beginning today (right now), I am on my mission. 

Night all

Tomorrow is the day!

Tomorrow I go back to the Dr and am hopefully getting my stitches out.  Cannot wait!!  I am black and blue from hip bone to hip bone...and just want to get all better and feel normal.

On the subject at hand...dieting...I have for the last two days been a bad girl.  Eating too much, and because of the incision, not at all active.  Gotta get a rhythm going so I can reach my goal before the summer happens.

Final subject...I love my BF...he is soo great.  Cute, funny, goofy...all the great stuff.  Really miss him (if you know what I mean)   He has been coming down all week to take care of me, and that is just wonderful.

Have a great night all!!

Tuesday

Thanks for the get well wishes all.  Doing a lot better today -- every day a little better!  Did have a little coughing jag that really sent some pain shooting through my abdomen.  And my lovely black and blue that stretches from hip bone to hip bone is now a lovely shade of deep mustard -- ugly!!  But I am walking around and it is getting easier to get out of chairs -- bed is still miserable.

Thing I miss most is being able to hug my BF.  I want to grab him and hug him but I can't because I know it will hurt -- lots!!!

I have been eating pretty well ...very light for the first few days but starting to eat more.  Really want pizza tonight.  Maybe....yum.  If not pizza then will have some chicken that I made yesterday.  But feeling the pizza bug big time.

Anyway, am going to spend some time reading your blogs over the next few hours to catch up with everyone. 

Hope you are all having a great spring...and lots of success with your journeys.

Bye

Recovery Day Two

Got home yesterday afternoon from the hospital.  Did not expect to have such a bad reaction to the meds that it would make me stay overnight, but of course I did! 

Slept a lot yesterday and am still not very strong today.  Have gotten pretty mobile and actually took a shower today -- thank goodness for waterproof dressing.  Thursday I have to go in to see the dr, assume he is going to remove stitches. 

Anyway, that's it for now...bit tired.  Stay focused everyone!

Still the same

As of this morning my weight was still the same...but I ate like an absolute PIG today so it probably won't be tomorrow.  Really not good. 

But there is a reason (albeit not a good one)...tomorrow I go in for surgery (getting my hernia fixed) so I did food shopping  today-- easy to prepare stuff and snack type stuff -- in preparation for being tied to the house alone for a few days. 

So there is stuff in the house that shouldn't be (and hasn't been in a long long time.)   Today I picked, and picked, and picked!  Now my belly hurts...and at midnight tonight I am not to eat anything or drink anything...so have overfilled in anticipation of the dry spell.  {STUPID, huh!}

Anyway, that is my story and I am sticking to it.  Like I said, a reason but not a very good one.

Have a good night all!

Catching Up

Made it home from PA in record time today, which is great!  Am going to pack a bag and head north to my BF's house for the night.

Had a pretty good day with eating.  No exercise again, but I am starting to work some in more consistently than I had been.  Got my stairclimber out of storage and have been "breaking it in" again -- or maybe that should I am "being broken in" again.  With the hernia, it is a little rough to push myself but I am trying to do a fair degree of resistance to start warming up those winter shriveled muscles. 

Q:  Anyone know a good stairclimber exercise that will give the buns the old burn.  Have tried a few different things, but just don't seem to feel it in the butt muscles...thighs and calves -- yup, buns -- nope.  Want to start hardening up the old shiggle and jiggle of the posterior.

Anyway, open to suggestions...

Have a good night all!