YES!!! I did it! I finished up the flush on Wednesday, and I didn't cheat one little tiny bit. I stuck right to it. And I weighed in yesterday morning and was 227.5, that's down 3 pounds in 3 days, and down 28.5 pounds overall.
So I'm here on Friday eating my very healthy salad, mixed greens, broccoli, yellow pepper, tomato, carrots, cucumber and tuna. I did 10 sprays of my salad spay, the serving size, but it just doesn't taste...well...very tasty. I expected the flavor to really pop and be great after 3 strait days of salad dressed only with lemon juice. This salad spray was tasty and delicious last week. I did pick out a couple pieces of brown lettuce, so I'm thinking that most of the spray must have been on those pieces. What? Why is there some brown lettuce in my salad you ask? Ohhh....because this was the salad I made and brought to have for lunch yesterday. Why didn't I eat it yesterday? Welll.....uummmm....(stall).....Because yesterday my group had to go out and do some testing after lunch.....annnnddd......the other guys (totally them, not me at all) decided that it would be best if we all went in one car, headed out to where we needed to do the testing, and stopped for lunch along the way. And I agreed that this was a good idea because I thought we would stop at some coney island type place and I could get a salad, or even McDonalds has salad. But ......(I was totally dragged kicking and screaming I tell you) they decided to stop at Taco Bell! Ahh the Bell....my other nemesis (speaking of nemesis, as of yesterday's weight-in I was still 4 pounds below B, but that was before the Taco Bell). So I had one of those new platters they have, it's 2 chicken enchiladas served in a tray with little cups where they but a scoop of rice and a scoop of beans, and you get chips and salsa. Hey... if you haven't figured it out by now, when I go off the diet, I go WAAAYYY off the diet. But I did get an ice water to drink with it, so if that counts for anything.
And tomorrow my mom is keeping the kids overnight, so me and the hubby are going out on a date. We didn't have anything planned, my mom just missed the kids and asked if they could come, so we figured we would take advantage of the situation and go out to dinner. But instead of getting an appetizer and then each getting some entree, I suggested no appetizer, one entree of whatever we both would like to split, and then an entree salad to also split. So we each get 1/2 a dinner and 1/2 a salad. (I can't take credit, B came up with the idea and does it with his wife, he is working on her to lose weight too.) I'm trying to work on the hubby, but in a non-naggy wife kind of way. Just basically buy healthy groceries, cook healthy meals, and trying to be a better example myself, it was hard to admit to him that I went to Taco Bell yesterday when I have been telling him...no, politely suggesting to him, .....that he take his lunch more often instead of eating fast food most days for lunch. But anyway, I told him this splitting entree/salad idea, and he actually said OK, not even a funny look or a 'What you talking 'bout Willis' or anything, just a 'ok, sounds like a good idea'. I was pleasantly suprised. So maybe we can do this together! I'm excited.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Last Day of the Flush.
I'm sitting here eating a pile of tomato slices for lunch. I had bought them with the intention of having them on my salads each night, but then another glance at the list of fruit servings and I noticed tomatoes. So yep, a tomato is a fruit, and I couldn't have it on my salad. So I'm having them for lunch. But in all the flush is going well. Nothing is 'flushing' yet, in case you were wondering, I guess that comes in the couple days that follow. But I don't feel too tired today, and I'm not irritable. I had plums for breakfast and a banana for my snack. Now tomatoes like I said, and then a pear and some cantaloupe this afternoon. Then the salad with lemon and avocado again tonight.
My daughter ate salad with me last night. She asked if she could have some and I gave it to her. Of course I topped her's with a little light ranch dressing, and made her a 1/2 sandwich to go with it. But she ate every bite.
I weighed myself this morning and I've lost 2 pounds since Monday, so that is encouraging. It's so nice to now not even push that slider on the scale past 230. When I have it below 220 I'm totally going to celebrate. Only 8 pounds to go, and that will be the lowest weight my hubby has ever even seen me at, the lowest I've been in over 8 years! Just the anticipation of being able to obtain these goals is motivation to stay away from all the bad foods that I would otherwise not even think twice about eating.
Part of me wants to go crazy tomorrow, when I'm done with the flush, and eat everything in sight. But then the rational part sees all the progress that I have been making and makes me just want to eat salad. So I'm going to try to split the difference. I'm planning to have an egg and toast for breakfast; cottage cheese for a snack; a nice salad with tuna for lunch; fruit in the after noon; and I am thawing a venison back strap for dinner, and I'm going to make baby red skins and mixed veggies.
I'll let you know tomorrow what the grand total weight loss is from the flush.
My daughter ate salad with me last night. She asked if she could have some and I gave it to her. Of course I topped her's with a little light ranch dressing, and made her a 1/2 sandwich to go with it. But she ate every bite.
I weighed myself this morning and I've lost 2 pounds since Monday, so that is encouraging. It's so nice to now not even push that slider on the scale past 230. When I have it below 220 I'm totally going to celebrate. Only 8 pounds to go, and that will be the lowest weight my hubby has ever even seen me at, the lowest I've been in over 8 years! Just the anticipation of being able to obtain these goals is motivation to stay away from all the bad foods that I would otherwise not even think twice about eating.
Part of me wants to go crazy tomorrow, when I'm done with the flush, and eat everything in sight. But then the rational part sees all the progress that I have been making and makes me just want to eat salad. So I'm going to try to split the difference. I'm planning to have an egg and toast for breakfast; cottage cheese for a snack; a nice salad with tuna for lunch; fruit in the after noon; and I am thawing a venison back strap for dinner, and I'm going to make baby red skins and mixed veggies.
I'll let you know tomorrow what the grand total weight loss is from the flush.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Flush....Day Two.
Still not so bad. All I had heard from everyone else that has done this fruit flush is that you are so hungry and super tired. I mean, I guess I could say that I'm more tired than usual, but not to the point where I would be complaining about it. Hungry? That I am, about 30 minutes after I finish a serving of fruit i start to feel hungry, then I have some water, then I get busy with some work, and then it's time for the next serving, so still not so bad. But my tummy has been grumbling a few times.
The hardest part so far was last night. I was getting my kids dinner ready, they just had some leftover noodles and sauce with veggies and cut up plum. So I scooped the noddles onto dishes for them, and unconsciously I almost licked the fork! But I didn't. Then when I was dicing up the plum I really wanted to eat a bite, again I didn't. And lastly when I was prepping all my fruit for today I just wanted to pop a bite in my mouth. I can understand being on a diet and restraining from having some pizza, but its hard to wrap your mind around, "No, don't eat that berry!" I mean, it's healthy, I should be able to just eat it with no worries, but just not these next couple days. If this does nothing else it helps you with food discipline and will power. And I'm looking at my regular diet menu and deciding what to eat on Thursday when the flush is done. A slice of toast and an egg sounds like a feast for breakfast.
I'm eating cantaloupe right now for lunch, then I have a couple plums and a pear for the rest of the day, and then the salad at 6pm. I'll check back in tomorrow!
The hardest part so far was last night. I was getting my kids dinner ready, they just had some leftover noodles and sauce with veggies and cut up plum. So I scooped the noddles onto dishes for them, and unconsciously I almost licked the fork! But I didn't. Then when I was dicing up the plum I really wanted to eat a bite, again I didn't. And lastly when I was prepping all my fruit for today I just wanted to pop a bite in my mouth. I can understand being on a diet and restraining from having some pizza, but its hard to wrap your mind around, "No, don't eat that berry!" I mean, it's healthy, I should be able to just eat it with no worries, but just not these next couple days. If this does nothing else it helps you with food discipline and will power. And I'm looking at my regular diet menu and deciding what to eat on Thursday when the flush is done. A slice of toast and an egg sounds like a feast for breakfast.
I'm eating cantaloupe right now for lunch, then I have a couple plums and a pear for the rest of the day, and then the salad at 6pm. I'll check back in tomorrow!
Monday, January 26, 2009
Starting the Flush
So you need 3 things for the fruit flush.
#1: Fruit and lots of it (who woulda thunk it?)
#2: Raw veggies
#3: Protein shakes
I went shopping at Costco and got a nice variety of fruit, cantaloupe, black berries, pears, tangerines, plums, & bananas. Then I went to GNC and got the protein mix. And lastly off to Kroger for the salad makings.
I started today. You basically have an 8oz protein shake at 8am, 10, noon, 2pm, & 4. Then you have a monster salad for dinner. For my salad I have organic mixed greens, shredded carrots, bell peppers, cucumbers, & broccoli. Sounds pretty yummy. But you don't get to put dressing on it, just the juice of 1/2 a lemon and 2 tablespoons of olive oil. But you can substitute the oil for 1/2 and avocado, so that's what I'm doing. I'm thinking of it as a side of guacamole.
So far so good. The protein shakes are not as bad tasting as I thought, but I'm really looking forward to my salad later. After 3 shakes and nothing but water all day I'm really excited about being able to chew something.
And good news about weight too, because I was eating so awesome all of last week, I dropped a few pounds. This morning at my pre-flush weigh in I was down to 230.5 so after this detox I should be well into the 220's. That will make me sooooo happy. I had dieted down to 220 for my wedding almost 7 years ago, and I've never seen it since. And B weighed in this morning too, he is down around 233, so good for him, and I'm still below him so double good for me! I'll let ya know how it's going tomorrow with the fruit!
#1: Fruit and lots of it (who woulda thunk it?)
#2: Raw veggies
#3: Protein shakes
I went shopping at Costco and got a nice variety of fruit, cantaloupe, black berries, pears, tangerines, plums, & bananas. Then I went to GNC and got the protein mix. And lastly off to Kroger for the salad makings.
I started today. You basically have an 8oz protein shake at 8am, 10, noon, 2pm, & 4. Then you have a monster salad for dinner. For my salad I have organic mixed greens, shredded carrots, bell peppers, cucumbers, & broccoli. Sounds pretty yummy. But you don't get to put dressing on it, just the juice of 1/2 a lemon and 2 tablespoons of olive oil. But you can substitute the oil for 1/2 and avocado, so that's what I'm doing. I'm thinking of it as a side of guacamole.
So far so good. The protein shakes are not as bad tasting as I thought, but I'm really looking forward to my salad later. After 3 shakes and nothing but water all day I'm really excited about being able to chew something.
And good news about weight too, because I was eating so awesome all of last week, I dropped a few pounds. This morning at my pre-flush weigh in I was down to 230.5 so after this detox I should be well into the 220's. That will make me sooooo happy. I had dieted down to 220 for my wedding almost 7 years ago, and I've never seen it since. And B weighed in this morning too, he is down around 233, so good for him, and I'm still below him so double good for me! I'll let ya know how it's going tomorrow with the fruit!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Truce.....kinda....
So I told you all about the nemesis and how he was stalking arounf my Tuesday work out just waiting for me to weigh in. Then yesterday he was working out with the trainer and I was on the eliptical doing some kick-butt cardio (I've been really hitting the cardio sprints, they are grueling but i'm told that they really help up your metabolism). So between each of his sets he kept wandering over and saying things like, "So when are we weighing in?" "I might weigh less than you if you gained any weight..." Stuff like that. And I just kept trying to shoo him away, because I might ave gained a couple pounds, it's that time of the month and I always bloat up and get zits. So I was able to dodge him yesterday.
So today comes along, and i'm working out with our trainer and he is doing cardio. So the trainer says something like "There is the competition" Motioning to the nemesis, who says, "It's not really a competition, it's more like support." So I chimed in, "Yea, motivation for each other". And then he asked if I wanted to do the fruit flush with him this weekend.
Let me tell you about this fruit flush thing. Number one, I think the name fruit flush is gross. It gives me bad visuals. All I know about it is that it takes 3 days and you basically just eat 2 cups of fruit every 2 hours, and then a decent dinner. My nemesis, now I can't call him that....i'm just going to call him B. So B did the flush a couple weeks ago, and they were all talking about it, nd my trainer said I should do it too. So I guess I need to find out more about it, and I might do it this weekend too.
So today comes along, and i'm working out with our trainer and he is doing cardio. So the trainer says something like "There is the competition" Motioning to the nemesis, who says, "It's not really a competition, it's more like support." So I chimed in, "Yea, motivation for each other". And then he asked if I wanted to do the fruit flush with him this weekend.
Let me tell you about this fruit flush thing. Number one, I think the name fruit flush is gross. It gives me bad visuals. All I know about it is that it takes 3 days and you basically just eat 2 cups of fruit every 2 hours, and then a decent dinner. My nemesis, now I can't call him that....i'm just going to call him B. So B did the flush a couple weeks ago, and they were all talking about it, nd my trainer said I should do it too. So I guess I need to find out more about it, and I might do it this weekend too.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Dodged the bullet.
Ok....so remember how today was the day I was going to be weighed? Remember how I layed this on myself, and I was going to be down 25 pounds total? And also remember how That other guy, now refered to as my nemesis, is apparently in a competition to be below my weight? So because of all these things I was going to do really good over the weekend..........
Well this is how the weekend went. My hubby has been sick for a few weeks now. He has had what I have been calling a stomach flu, but it has been going on for way too long now. He has not been eating much, because he knows that it is all going to very quickly come back out of one end or the other, and the time that it is in his tummy, he will be crammpy and feel horrid. He kept saying it feels like something is crawling around inside of him, and I, loving wife that I am, told him it sounded like he was pregnant. Something moving inside of you, feeling sick to your stomach, sounds like how both my pregnancies went. And I did it for 9 months each time and he can't even handle it for a couple weeks! Geeze, men!
But more seriously, I asked him a few times if he wanted to go to a doctor, and of course he said no. Than finally yesterday he did go to the doctor, and they said it sounds like he has some virus and we are waiting for the blood work to come back today before we know the next step. So.....needless to say, my diet needs were thrown to the back burner and I just kept trying to get anything that he thought sounded good, so that he would eat something.
So Friday I had the good intentions to go play wallyball, but when I got there I was all alone. I called and apparently they had canceled, due to cold weather, and forgot to call me. So I went home, and I did not stop at Taco Bell or anywhere. But a little later the hubby thought pizza and steak fries and chicken strips sounded good, so that's what we had for dinner. Then Saturday we all went out and ran errands and went to Red Lobster for lunch while we were out. Then Sunday the hubby thought subs sounded good, so we ordered subs & chicken strips and steak fries for dinner.
So yesterday my trainer asked how I did over the weekend, and I told him the bad news, and he told me he was going to give me some tips to help resist restaurant food. But then I didn't get a chance to go back and talk to him later.
So the hubby went to the doctor yesterday, and then he came to see my new office (my group moved across the street and got our own new building -fancy-! And we went to lunch, Quizno's and I had a salad, not too bad. And then my group was all going to the Auto Show after work (I know, I left the poor sick hubby to feed the kids and put them to bed by himself, I felt bad but he said it was ok if I went) and we all went out to dinner first, we went to a pizza and sub place and I got fish & chips, pretty bad. Then I walked all around the Auto Show, I'm counting this as additional exercise, and I did NOT get fudge and the stands we kept walking past, pretty proud of myself for that one too.
So today......I got there, he didn't say anything about getting on the scale, so I just started my cardio. My nemesis showed up and did some cardio also. Then my trainer came and said that another person was coming, so for me to keep doing cardio while I waited. My nemesis lurked, just waiting for me to go near the scale. I take this to mean that he knows that he now weighs less than me and he couldn't wait for me to weigh in so he could gloat. Then I finished my cardio and my trainer started me on lunges, the nemesis did some crunches and kept sneaking glances my way. Then I was told to do some curls, the nemesis continues to lurk, he was boiling with anticipation, I just know it. Then my trainer said "All right, good job today, see ya tomorrow."
WHAT!!??!! No weigh in? Hey, if he didn't remember, I'm not going to tell him. I high tailed it out of there. I am going to eat so good the next few days, so that when ever he remembers, I'm sure the nemesis has already reminded him, I will be ready, or at least more ready than I was coming off my weekend of gluttony!
Well this is how the weekend went. My hubby has been sick for a few weeks now. He has had what I have been calling a stomach flu, but it has been going on for way too long now. He has not been eating much, because he knows that it is all going to very quickly come back out of one end or the other, and the time that it is in his tummy, he will be crammpy and feel horrid. He kept saying it feels like something is crawling around inside of him, and I, loving wife that I am, told him it sounded like he was pregnant. Something moving inside of you, feeling sick to your stomach, sounds like how both my pregnancies went. And I did it for 9 months each time and he can't even handle it for a couple weeks! Geeze, men!
But more seriously, I asked him a few times if he wanted to go to a doctor, and of course he said no. Than finally yesterday he did go to the doctor, and they said it sounds like he has some virus and we are waiting for the blood work to come back today before we know the next step. So.....needless to say, my diet needs were thrown to the back burner and I just kept trying to get anything that he thought sounded good, so that he would eat something.
So Friday I had the good intentions to go play wallyball, but when I got there I was all alone. I called and apparently they had canceled, due to cold weather, and forgot to call me. So I went home, and I did not stop at Taco Bell or anywhere. But a little later the hubby thought pizza and steak fries and chicken strips sounded good, so that's what we had for dinner. Then Saturday we all went out and ran errands and went to Red Lobster for lunch while we were out. Then Sunday the hubby thought subs sounded good, so we ordered subs & chicken strips and steak fries for dinner.
So yesterday my trainer asked how I did over the weekend, and I told him the bad news, and he told me he was going to give me some tips to help resist restaurant food. But then I didn't get a chance to go back and talk to him later.
So the hubby went to the doctor yesterday, and then he came to see my new office (my group moved across the street and got our own new building -fancy-! And we went to lunch, Quizno's and I had a salad, not too bad. And then my group was all going to the Auto Show after work (I know, I left the poor sick hubby to feed the kids and put them to bed by himself, I felt bad but he said it was ok if I went) and we all went out to dinner first, we went to a pizza and sub place and I got fish & chips, pretty bad. Then I walked all around the Auto Show, I'm counting this as additional exercise, and I did NOT get fudge and the stands we kept walking past, pretty proud of myself for that one too.
So today......I got there, he didn't say anything about getting on the scale, so I just started my cardio. My nemesis showed up and did some cardio also. Then my trainer came and said that another person was coming, so for me to keep doing cardio while I waited. My nemesis lurked, just waiting for me to go near the scale. I take this to mean that he knows that he now weighs less than me and he couldn't wait for me to weigh in so he could gloat. Then I finished my cardio and my trainer started me on lunges, the nemesis did some crunches and kept sneaking glances my way. Then I was told to do some curls, the nemesis continues to lurk, he was boiling with anticipation, I just know it. Then my trainer said "All right, good job today, see ya tomorrow."
WHAT!!??!! No weigh in? Hey, if he didn't remember, I'm not going to tell him. I high tailed it out of there. I am going to eat so good the next few days, so that when ever he remembers, I'm sure the nemesis has already reminded him, I will be ready, or at least more ready than I was coming off my weekend of gluttony!
Friday, January 16, 2009
Weekend Warrior!
Well it's Friday! I have done excellent on the diet all week. The only real cheating that happened was on Wednesday when I had to leave work at lunch to take my son to the doctor (he's fine, just was very sick apparently from teething!) and I was hungry and snacked on a bag of buffalo chicken jerky, lots of protein, lots of salt, but otherwise not too bad, the bag was about 240 calories, so I'm not going to worry about it.
Today when all the food came, the Friday breakfast smorgasboarg, doughnuts, muffins, bagels with all flavors of cream cheese, and fruit......i only ate the fruit. Last time I only ate 1/2 a bagel and was pretty proud of myself, and this time I was able to skip it all together! Go Will Power!!
So now comes the weekend! The time that I even told myself that I could go off the diet and have some things that I crave.....ohh pizza how I long for thee. And I had told my family that if I ate well all week we would go to Red Lobster Friday for dinner, I have a coupon! But now my hubby is sick, he's had a stomach flu all week, so he doesn't want to go to a restaurant today, which is a good thing because my friend text'd me last night that we are on for wally ball tonight. So....I told the hubby that I'm going to wally ball after work, and we can still go to Red Lobster this weekend once he feels up to it.
So here is my dilemma. I did a good workout this morning. I ate great all day at work (along with the whole rest of the week) And I'm going to play wally ball after work. I'm not going to say wally ball is a sport....but, last time I did break a sweat and it is kind of a workout. So on the way home from that....I drive right past Taco Bell......I really want to stop. I don't know if I will. I know I shouldn't, especially since I know I'm being weighed on Tuesday, but then part of me thinks that I deserve some nachos! And the rest of me thinks that I need to stop thinking of food, fast food and restaurant food, as rewards.
So I think I'm going to leave it up to the hubby. I'll call him when I'm leaving wally ball and see if he wants me to bring him anything to eat. And If he says Taco Bell, that's what I'll get (I'm betting he'll say no, Taco Bell on top of the stomach flu isn't a good idea) And if he wants McDonald's, that's what I'll get, or Arby's or Subway. I should push for Subway, that will satisfy my fast food want, without being toooo unhealthy. I'll let ya know Monday how it goes.
Today when all the food came, the Friday breakfast smorgasboarg, doughnuts, muffins, bagels with all flavors of cream cheese, and fruit......i only ate the fruit. Last time I only ate 1/2 a bagel and was pretty proud of myself, and this time I was able to skip it all together! Go Will Power!!
So now comes the weekend! The time that I even told myself that I could go off the diet and have some things that I crave.....ohh pizza how I long for thee. And I had told my family that if I ate well all week we would go to Red Lobster Friday for dinner, I have a coupon! But now my hubby is sick, he's had a stomach flu all week, so he doesn't want to go to a restaurant today, which is a good thing because my friend text'd me last night that we are on for wally ball tonight. So....I told the hubby that I'm going to wally ball after work, and we can still go to Red Lobster this weekend once he feels up to it.
So here is my dilemma. I did a good workout this morning. I ate great all day at work (along with the whole rest of the week) And I'm going to play wally ball after work. I'm not going to say wally ball is a sport....but, last time I did break a sweat and it is kind of a workout. So on the way home from that....I drive right past Taco Bell......I really want to stop. I don't know if I will. I know I shouldn't, especially since I know I'm being weighed on Tuesday, but then part of me thinks that I deserve some nachos! And the rest of me thinks that I need to stop thinking of food, fast food and restaurant food, as rewards.
So I think I'm going to leave it up to the hubby. I'll call him when I'm leaving wally ball and see if he wants me to bring him anything to eat. And If he says Taco Bell, that's what I'll get (I'm betting he'll say no, Taco Bell on top of the stomach flu isn't a good idea) And if he wants McDonald's, that's what I'll get, or Arby's or Subway. I should push for Subway, that will satisfy my fast food want, without being toooo unhealthy. I'll let ya know Monday how it goes.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Apperently I'm in a Competition?
And I didn't even know it!
There is a guy that works out with us, and he started just a couple weeks after me. I started in the beginning of September and he did around the middle. He was just over 280 lbs when he started and he hit it hard! He is now only a couple pounds more than me (and actually this week I might be a couple over him, retaining water and all, ya know what I mean). Anyway, so I mentiond that I didn't want to let me weigh less than me. And I said it in front om my trainer. So today I was walking through the gym on my way to lunch (salad with tuna, thank you), and a couple guys were working out with our trainer and they said "So we heard about the big competition!" And I was like "What competition?" And my trainer said "So he doesn't weigh less than you" So I explained that it wasn't a competition, it was just a fact that I didn't want him to get below my current weight. So now I guess thay are all going to be scrutinizing my weight! Good thing I start back up on wally ball again tomorrow night, I need the extra cardio!
There is a guy that works out with us, and he started just a couple weeks after me. I started in the beginning of September and he did around the middle. He was just over 280 lbs when he started and he hit it hard! He is now only a couple pounds more than me (and actually this week I might be a couple over him, retaining water and all, ya know what I mean). Anyway, so I mentiond that I didn't want to let me weigh less than me. And I said it in front om my trainer. So today I was walking through the gym on my way to lunch (salad with tuna, thank you), and a couple guys were working out with our trainer and they said "So we heard about the big competition!" And I was like "What competition?" And my trainer said "So he doesn't weigh less than you" So I explained that it wasn't a competition, it was just a fact that I didn't want him to get below my current weight. So now I guess thay are all going to be scrutinizing my weight! Good thing I start back up on wally ball again tomorrow night, I need the extra cardio!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
(Open Mouth, Insert Foot) Let's talk Numbers!
Ok, maybe it wasn't that bad, but I did get myself in a little pickel. I currently weigh about 234, or 235 or 233 or 238. It kinda depends of what I just ate or if I'm retaining a little water, ya know. So anyway, I've been busting my butt in the gym the last week or so, basically once I got back from being sick the second time. But my trainer hasn't weighed me in a while. Actually not since the whole incident in mid-November where i went from 243 back up to 246. I;ve been weighing myself, but he hasn't officially weighed me and recorded it in the book. (Did I ever tell you that he has a little book for each person and he puts what exercises you do, and how many, and how much weight, etc. It's actually very organized and he really keeps track of your progress well.) So in weighing my self I know that after the first bout of Strep, and the not being able to eat that went along with it, I was down to 235. And I told my trainer that proudly, and he just kinda blew it off, because he knew that once I started to be able to eat agai it would come back, and of course some of it did, but only a couple pounds. So since then, through Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, and the second bout of strep, I kept my weight around 235.
So anyway......today he asks, "So when are we going to weigh you." And I said,"I don't know, but I know that I am right around 234." And he said "Well, you let me know." I finished my work, took a shower and got ready for work. When I came out of the bathroom, he was standing nearby, so I walked over and told him......listen to this, I really could use a filter sometimes, "OK, I'm 234 now, so you can weigh me on Tuesday and I will be 231, and that will be a total weight loss of 25 pounds so far!" And he asked if I was sure, and made sure that I did mean next Tuesday, one week from today. And I told him Yes! So......now I have to do it. I have to loose at least 3 pounds this week. Not impossible, I know, but still.....why did I put this challenge on myself? But I'm going to look at it as a positive, something to motivate me. I'll keep ya posted.
So anyway......today he asks, "So when are we going to weigh you." And I said,"I don't know, but I know that I am right around 234." And he said "Well, you let me know." I finished my work, took a shower and got ready for work. When I came out of the bathroom, he was standing nearby, so I walked over and told him......listen to this, I really could use a filter sometimes, "OK, I'm 234 now, so you can weigh me on Tuesday and I will be 231, and that will be a total weight loss of 25 pounds so far!" And he asked if I was sure, and made sure that I did mean next Tuesday, one week from today. And I told him Yes! So......now I have to do it. I have to loose at least 3 pounds this week. Not impossible, I know, but still.....why did I put this challenge on myself? But I'm going to look at it as a positive, something to motivate me. I'll keep ya posted.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Keeping the Resolution!
So yesterday I went to the mall with my daughter. I always think that I would like to go to the mall, and then I think of all the work involved to load up both kids and the stroller, or the guilt I feel if I leave them with my hubby and go by myself, etc. So, in keeping with my resolution to take better care of me, I wanted to go to the mall, and I did.
I took my daughter, she's 4 and I thought it was time she learned the fun of a shopping outing. So we parked and went in, and immediately stopped to get a snack, malling is hard work and we needed to fuel up first. We shared a small pretzel bites with cheese sauce and a lemonade. (Technically it was my lunch, so I will not feel guilty for eating it, and no....I did NOT lick the cheese sauce container!) The mall we went to has 3 levels and there are various ramps and stairs and bridges and elevators to get around. So since we didn't have any particular place to go, I let her navigate our way. We stopped into a children's store and I let her pick out her own sweater, she actually pick a very cute one that was even on sale. And then we went to Godiva and I got an assorted box of 10 chocolates for me (the idea is that if I eat well all day, then I will allow myself one candy in the evening) and she picked out this pile of berries drizzled with chocolate. It looked kinda gross to me, but I was letting her do whatever she wanted, so we got it. Then we went to Claire's and I told her she could pick out a new hair clip, or headband, or whatever. And she picked this set of bobby pins that have different colors of fake, brightly colored, hair attached to them. So you can clip back a section of hair and have a pink, or blue, or orange, stripe of hair. You never saw $5 make a kid so happy.
And then when we were leaving I saw one of those photo booths that does the instant strip of pictures. So we did it just for fun. And when the pictures came out I was amazed at how much skinnier my face looks. The last few years I havn't liked having my picture taken because I always look like I have big gowls and a few chins, but I guess that is starting to go away. I almost thought maybe the camera had done it, but then at work this morning I was out back and I stopped to talk to a guy that I used to eat lunch with when I first started here, but I don't see him much anymore, and he said "Wow, you've really lost weight, your face looks so much skinnier." So now I guess I just need to keep working at it, so that the fat on my tummy melts away just like the fat off my face!
I took my daughter, she's 4 and I thought it was time she learned the fun of a shopping outing. So we parked and went in, and immediately stopped to get a snack, malling is hard work and we needed to fuel up first. We shared a small pretzel bites with cheese sauce and a lemonade. (Technically it was my lunch, so I will not feel guilty for eating it, and no....I did NOT lick the cheese sauce container!) The mall we went to has 3 levels and there are various ramps and stairs and bridges and elevators to get around. So since we didn't have any particular place to go, I let her navigate our way. We stopped into a children's store and I let her pick out her own sweater, she actually pick a very cute one that was even on sale. And then we went to Godiva and I got an assorted box of 10 chocolates for me (the idea is that if I eat well all day, then I will allow myself one candy in the evening) and she picked out this pile of berries drizzled with chocolate. It looked kinda gross to me, but I was letting her do whatever she wanted, so we got it. Then we went to Claire's and I told her she could pick out a new hair clip, or headband, or whatever. And she picked this set of bobby pins that have different colors of fake, brightly colored, hair attached to them. So you can clip back a section of hair and have a pink, or blue, or orange, stripe of hair. You never saw $5 make a kid so happy.
And then when we were leaving I saw one of those photo booths that does the instant strip of pictures. So we did it just for fun. And when the pictures came out I was amazed at how much skinnier my face looks. The last few years I havn't liked having my picture taken because I always look like I have big gowls and a few chins, but I guess that is starting to go away. I almost thought maybe the camera had done it, but then at work this morning I was out back and I stopped to talk to a guy that I used to eat lunch with when I first started here, but I don't see him much anymore, and he said "Wow, you've really lost weight, your face looks so much skinnier." So now I guess I just need to keep working at it, so that the fat on my tummy melts away just like the fat off my face!
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
My New Year's Resolution.
This year my New Year's Resolution is to........wait for it.......no it is not to loose weight!........that would be way too obvious.......it's to take better care of myself!Now before you yell at me for making such a selfish resolution, give me a chance to explain. Last year my resolutions were to:
1. Loose weight
2. Be on time to work
3. Be more patient
4. Stay on top of the hose work
I remember them all exactly because I wrote them down on the side of my dry erase calender, and they are still there. So here is what happened with each of those resolutions.
1. I actually gained a little weight during the first 9 months of the year, then I started this whole working out thing, and during the last 3 months of the year I lost just over 20 pounds. I actually did pretty good on that one.
2. I was on time a little better for the first few months, then I was layed off from that job and had no work to be on time for for a couple months. Then I got this new job and I'm always on time getting to the building, because I workout before work everyday, so I'm actually very early, but them I have to leave the workout and shower/cleanup and I'm anywhere from on time to 15 minutes late. I've discussed this with my boss, and it's ok because I'm here if they need me, and I stay after some on most days, so that makes up for the 10-15 minutes in the mornings.
3. Ohh this one is bad.....I loose my temper more than I should with my kids and my husband. When the hubby will say, "I'm going to my friend's house later, is that OK?" I usually say it is fine, but get angry inside because I had some plan like, I'm going to fold laundry, then take a shower, then pay the bills. And now he has thrown a monkey wrench into all my plans. And I'll either be snappy with him until he leaves, or after he comes back. And my daughter...most of the time she is sweet, but she can get a little attitude. And she gets distracted easily. And she forgets things I tell her, things like rules. (You know, she's a normal 4-year old)And I always try to be nice at first, then a little more authoritative, then I threaten punishment, then punishment. But if I am in a hurry, or otherwise frazzled (like because I have things that need to be done and the husband isn't home to help) I will go from "Please get dressed" to "Alright, TV is off since you are not listening" or from "Can you help pick up these toys" to "If you can't help, then go straight to the corner" (that's our time-out). And it never got better over the year, as my son learned to crawl, now walk, I just gained a new 'person' to need to be patient with.
4. Ohh the house work......if everyone has clean laundry, dirty dishes are not piled up in the kitchen, and nothing stinks, then I'm doing good!
So obviously last year's resolutions did close to nothing. So this year, instead of trying to spread the resolutions around, (me, family, work, house) I'm just going to try to focus on me, and hope the rest falls into place! This is how I'm hoping it will effect all of last years resolutions:
1. OK, we all know how this is going, i workout pretty good, I have a trainer to stay on top of me about it, it's the diet where i fall off the horse. So i am going to stop worrying about what my family wants to eat so much, and focus on what i think we should eat. It will help us all be healthier and teach the kids good nutrition so they will hopefully never end up where my hubby and I are.
2. If I get up in the morning when I need to, go to bed when I want to, not try to stay up with the hubby, and take the time at night to lay out the stuff I need in the morning, I will get to the gym earlier, finish my workout sooner, and be changed and at my desk on time. This will also help get me home from work a little earlier and have more time to spend with my family.
3. This is the biggest one! I am starting a 'Girls Night Out' club, if you want to call it that. I already have it set up for this month with a few people to go out to dinner on a Saturday. And at each 'meeting' we will decide what we want to do the next month. Just a little little time for girl friends/ sisters/ whoever to get together without the kids and husbands and just have a nice time. And I'm also going to continue my Friday wally ball with friends. And if I get offered tickets for a concert or sporting event from work, then I'm going to take them. If the hubby wants to go and we can get a sitter, great. Otherwise I will go with a friend / sister / whoever. I did this one a few weeks ago and it was so fun. Basically I'm going to take time for myself. I think that I wrap myself up completely in my family. I plan all my time with them. If my family isn't invited or my husband can't go, then I don't go. Them when he does something without me, I'm hurt. This isn't his fault, he's allowed to have a life, and I shouldn't get mad at him because of it, I should be happy that he is enjoying himself with his friends or brother. And I should also allow myself to do the same, then i wont be jealous when he does it. And the same thing with the kids, I can't get angry with them for not being perfect, or not doing things the first time I ask. They are little kids, and I need to enjoy them, and teach them and help them, and I love to do that, I just don't give myself time to do that.
4. And last the house work. I think if instead of sitting and watching TV and thinking, "I should vacuum this rug" And then being angry at myself for not getting it done. If I took two minutes to vacuum the rug, then it would be done and i wouldn't stew about it!
So I'm taking better care of me, and in the process I'll be taking better care of everyone else around me!
HAPPY NEW YEAR! What's your Resolution?
1. Loose weight
2. Be on time to work
3. Be more patient
4. Stay on top of the hose work
I remember them all exactly because I wrote them down on the side of my dry erase calender, and they are still there. So here is what happened with each of those resolutions.
1. I actually gained a little weight during the first 9 months of the year, then I started this whole working out thing, and during the last 3 months of the year I lost just over 20 pounds. I actually did pretty good on that one.
2. I was on time a little better for the first few months, then I was layed off from that job and had no work to be on time for for a couple months. Then I got this new job and I'm always on time getting to the building, because I workout before work everyday, so I'm actually very early, but them I have to leave the workout and shower/cleanup and I'm anywhere from on time to 15 minutes late. I've discussed this with my boss, and it's ok because I'm here if they need me, and I stay after some on most days, so that makes up for the 10-15 minutes in the mornings.
3. Ohh this one is bad.....I loose my temper more than I should with my kids and my husband. When the hubby will say, "I'm going to my friend's house later, is that OK?" I usually say it is fine, but get angry inside because I had some plan like, I'm going to fold laundry, then take a shower, then pay the bills. And now he has thrown a monkey wrench into all my plans. And I'll either be snappy with him until he leaves, or after he comes back. And my daughter...most of the time she is sweet, but she can get a little attitude. And she gets distracted easily. And she forgets things I tell her, things like rules. (You know, she's a normal 4-year old)And I always try to be nice at first, then a little more authoritative, then I threaten punishment, then punishment. But if I am in a hurry, or otherwise frazzled (like because I have things that need to be done and the husband isn't home to help) I will go from "Please get dressed" to "Alright, TV is off since you are not listening" or from "Can you help pick up these toys" to "If you can't help, then go straight to the corner" (that's our time-out). And it never got better over the year, as my son learned to crawl, now walk, I just gained a new 'person' to need to be patient with.
4. Ohh the house work......if everyone has clean laundry, dirty dishes are not piled up in the kitchen, and nothing stinks, then I'm doing good!
So obviously last year's resolutions did close to nothing. So this year, instead of trying to spread the resolutions around, (me, family, work, house) I'm just going to try to focus on me, and hope the rest falls into place! This is how I'm hoping it will effect all of last years resolutions:
1. OK, we all know how this is going, i workout pretty good, I have a trainer to stay on top of me about it, it's the diet where i fall off the horse. So i am going to stop worrying about what my family wants to eat so much, and focus on what i think we should eat. It will help us all be healthier and teach the kids good nutrition so they will hopefully never end up where my hubby and I are.
2. If I get up in the morning when I need to, go to bed when I want to, not try to stay up with the hubby, and take the time at night to lay out the stuff I need in the morning, I will get to the gym earlier, finish my workout sooner, and be changed and at my desk on time. This will also help get me home from work a little earlier and have more time to spend with my family.
3. This is the biggest one! I am starting a 'Girls Night Out' club, if you want to call it that. I already have it set up for this month with a few people to go out to dinner on a Saturday. And at each 'meeting' we will decide what we want to do the next month. Just a little little time for girl friends/ sisters/ whoever to get together without the kids and husbands and just have a nice time. And I'm also going to continue my Friday wally ball with friends. And if I get offered tickets for a concert or sporting event from work, then I'm going to take them. If the hubby wants to go and we can get a sitter, great. Otherwise I will go with a friend / sister / whoever. I did this one a few weeks ago and it was so fun. Basically I'm going to take time for myself. I think that I wrap myself up completely in my family. I plan all my time with them. If my family isn't invited or my husband can't go, then I don't go. Them when he does something without me, I'm hurt. This isn't his fault, he's allowed to have a life, and I shouldn't get mad at him because of it, I should be happy that he is enjoying himself with his friends or brother. And I should also allow myself to do the same, then i wont be jealous when he does it. And the same thing with the kids, I can't get angry with them for not being perfect, or not doing things the first time I ask. They are little kids, and I need to enjoy them, and teach them and help them, and I love to do that, I just don't give myself time to do that.
4. And last the house work. I think if instead of sitting and watching TV and thinking, "I should vacuum this rug" And then being angry at myself for not getting it done. If I took two minutes to vacuum the rug, then it would be done and i wouldn't stew about it!
So I'm taking better care of me, and in the process I'll be taking better care of everyone else around me!
HAPPY NEW YEAR! What's your Resolution?
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