09/17/2007 16:41
Monday Log
Yeah the food log - FAR too complicated.
1 packet instant oatmeal, cinnamon spice
1 large hot tea
1 string cheese (light)
1 cup grapes
1 fiber one pbutter/oats granola bar
1 cup sugar snap peas
6 oz light and fit blueberry yogurt
10 honey wheat pretzels
1 100 cal hershey pretzel bar
4 crackers with
2 T tuna salad (tuna, light mayo, onion, celery, mustard)
1 100 cal pack light microwaved popcorn
15 dark choc m & m's (must learn to say no!)
3 hershey's miniatures - hey, i'm being honest!
reading over this, i see i could use more protein for sure. also had pretty many carbs -
Posted By: ShrinkingHolly
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09/17/2007 16:26
Soooo LOOOOONG!
Oh I have been gone so long! Life got crazy, but I am getting my head back together now!
One new development is that I am broke! Broker than usual anyway. My school informed me that I'm not actually getting all the money I was approved for, so things I was planning to spend some of the money on (like JC and oh, HEALTH INSURANCE) are in major jeopardy right now. Fortunately, with JC there are no monthly dues or anything so even though I'm not able to buy JC food right now, I can still go every week for a meeting and a weigh in. That's good. As for insurance... who knows. It's so frustrating! There's a health center on campus for regular stuff, Planned Parenthood for female stuff... it's the emergency stuff I worry about. The only way I can be covered is a car accident that is someone else's fault! Scary! My sweet bf said we could go to the courthouse and get married, but I really want to do our wedding right.
Anyway, all that stressful stuff aside, I am back. My weight is up a bit. My eating has been off because I've been adjusting to a drastically new schedule. I'm learning to pack a lot of snacks and playing around with when I eat my protein and carbs. This journal will now become much more of a food log for me because for the past 2 or so weeks, I haven't written a thing down. Meals for me are taking on a whole new meaning - there's a lot of snacks throughout the day. It feels weird and I think I was over compensating the last two weeks by doing my snacks but still having a meal because I missed it. Not hungry for it, but it was just missing, so I had it. Duh Holly.
So I'll be trying out EPs food log. If that doesn't work, into the daily blog it goes! That's my promise - written for all (and ME!) to see!
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08/26/2007 19:50
Gone a whole week!
But I am back! I was totally sick for like 2 weeks... ick! So two weigh-ins to report - after the first week of being sick and laying in bed doing NOTHING and eating not badly but not well either (ie no binging, just not really making an effort to be healthy or get the right amount of calories, mix of foods, etc) I went up .6lbs. I was not at all surprised or upset by this. Today's weigh in, down 1.6. I like it.
My two weeks of vacation is up, so I'll be back to a regular routine starting tomorrow. Hopefully this will be a good thing for eating and exercise! I am a bit worried about my class schedule - it's a straight block scheduled from 9 - 3... what about lunch?!? So I guess I will be packing snacks and stuff. Guess I'll adapt!
That's it for the check in. Gotta get ready for my first day of school!
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08/15/2007 08:51
And I crashed...
Monday I ran, Tuesday I was sore and feeling a little down, today I am down right sick. I almost always get a summer cold, figures it waits to knock me on my butt in my last two weeks of summer, right before a wedding and vacation... oh well, guess it's better than during the semester.
aiyaiyai! I hate being sick!!!
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08/13/2007 20:56
I RAN!
Today was my first day of my 2 weeks off... I put off exercising ALL DAY. Finally at 7:30, when it was cooler, I went out for a walk. i live in a hilly area, so this is REALLY good exercise. I was out for an hour and for 7 minutes of that hour, I RAN! This is a big deal for me! I'm pretty proud of myself. I am not a runner, but I did it and it felt great to do it! I don't know that I'll ever be a running junkie (I don't like the things it does to joints...) but it's nice to know if I was being chased, I'd stand a chance! 
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08/13/2007 12:39
My Boyfriend, My Butt
So in the car last night, my boyfriend and I were talking about my weigh in (he's the first person I call with my results). I told him how my total is almost 15 lbs now. He told me that was awesome. Then we started talking about body image and noticing changes. Honestly, I don't see any physical changes. I feel that my clothes fit better and that I can wear things I was wearing last year and that's awesome. The body I see in the mirror I think is skinnier than I really am - I was shocked at my photo that's posted here. I literally got dressed, looked in the mirror - nice - and then took the picture, loaded onto my computer, looked at in and said - WHAT?!? So I guess for now, this is a good thing. I've got the confidence of someone skinnier than I am. The problem is, I know when I'm skinnier, I still see the same chubby girl! I know that's what pictures are for. In 10 lbs I'll have my halfway photos and get to compare those. I just think I'm going to have to carry them all around with me!
As for the butt part - my boyfriend is just so cute. I told him I didn't see a difference, he told me he did, especially in my butt. He said it looked sexier now. Then he kinda got this panicked look on his face (he was driving so he wasn't looking at me, he was looking at the road) and quickly blurted out "if that's EVEN POSSIBLE" and went on and on. I laughed so hard and congratulated him on his nice cover up. Believe me this was a compliment I was not going to pick apart! So yay for my honey. And my butt!
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08/13/2007 10:04
Walkin on Sunshine!
Weighed in yesterday and down 2 more pounds! I am sooo happy and amazed that the past (almost) 15lbs has really seemed to disappear in no time! The first time I did WW, this is how it happened. I've tried so many things since then and nothing ever clicked like this. I wasn't ready or the program wasn't right... whatever it was, I'm glad to have it back!!!
This is going to be a short week for me, I'm going away this weekend to a wedding and then the beach so WI will be Friday. I'll be on vacation next week too. I have two weeks off before school starts again, so I'm going to really try to get a boost in my losses (not that I have ANYTHING to complain about!) because I have a ton of time to exercise! I didn't exercise at all in the past week and still lost, but I know that won't always be the case. Anyway, I'm hoping to lose 5 - 10 more lbs before school starts back up. That would put me at 20 - 25 lbs total which is half way!!! How exciting to have that goal in sight!!! I may decide to make a new goal weight once I get down to 150... but probably no lower that 135-140. I may be only 5'3" but I am not a tiny girl, never have been. I'm curvy and muscular and intend to stay that way!!!
Anyway, glad to be reporting more good news. Can't wait to knock out these next two weeks - walking at the lake, walking at the beach, dancing at a wedding (and maybe a concert!), whatever my little heart desires!
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08/08/2007 20:19
Worried...
I sell Pampered Chef and I'm having my first show since I joined JC... I'm worried! Usually, at a host's house, I don't eat any of the food. This time I'm hosting the party... I've taken a break, and I'm having one to restart my business. I realize that I should just treat this as if I was at someone else's home, but I know I'll have the food in my house for awhile. It sounds silly now that I'm typing it out, so maybe this is enough to acknowledge the issue and get past it. I hope so! It's not until August 20, so I have time to plan the menu and pick healthy things (I like to assume that people want to know and eat healthy food at all my shows, it's the healthy stuff that people think isn't yummy, so I like to show them things that are!). I know it will be fine, just want to get the worries out!
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08/07/2007 13:57
Quickie
Just popping in to report -
I lost more weight! Oh yeah! Byebye to another 1.6 lbs!
That's it though, gotta do MORE homework! This class ends Thursday, I CAN'T WAIT!
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08/02/2007 08:08
New (old) pants
I officially fit into last years pants! Not that I'd go out in public in them... and they were the pants I had to buy when I started gaining... but still - they were 1 size ago and that ROCKS! Can't wait to wear them out!
Weight loss has been going well, life has been hectic. I'm taking summer classes and I have a major exam this weekend that determines whether or not I can student teach next semester. Needless to say, I have been stressed and studying and doing homework ALL the time. Colt feels neglected. And actually, I haven't been that stressed... certainly not as stressed as I would have been had I not been working on losing weight - it really gives you a sense of control. I feel like I have a better grip on myself and all my successes help me believe in myself and my abilities. Who knew losing weight would boost my confidence and lower my stress levels in other areas of life that aren't just how I look/what size pants I wear?
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