"As far as (healthy) eating, either do it, or don't. Same issues repeated over and over is just insanity. We either commit to the endeavor or pay lip-service to it. This is the hardest part of the whole process, and it needs to be practiced more than the actual physical training. It's mind training." ~ Matt Thorne
"The reason that most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment."
"As far as (healthy) eating, either do it, or don't. Same issues repeated over and over is just insanity. We either commit to the endeavor or pay lip-service to it. This is the hardest part of the whole process, and it needs to be practiced more than the actual physical training. It's mind training." ~ Matt Thorne
"The reason that most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment."
Awesome progress, Lori. I saw the lowest I have in months today but of course, overate tonight. lol Oh well.
Thanks Vickie... and yay on the low for you! I fall into that same trap of "rewarding" myself when I get to a low... why do we keep doing this to ourselves? That's the $64,000 question, I guess.
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Way to go, girl! You're kicking butt!
Thanks Sinead!
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Super progress Lori! And it shows in the pictures too! WOW! You are rockin' it!
Cynthia
Thanks Cynthia. I thought I could see at least some change in the photos, so it's good to know I wasn't imagining it LOL!
"As far as (healthy) eating, either do it, or don't. Same issues repeated over and over is just insanity. We either commit to the endeavor or pay lip-service to it. This is the hardest part of the whole process, and it needs to be practiced more than the actual physical training. It's mind training." ~ Matt Thorne
"The reason that most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment."
OK, so I'll admit that I'm a little frustrated because I REALLY hoped to see 159.anything on the scale this morning, but I can't honestly expect to see a big drop EVERY day, I guess! Yesterday I did cheat a little bit, with a piece of a cookie and a nacho chip at football, plus a few extra nuts.... it's those little things that will hurt in the long run, I know! I am very proud of the fact that I did not cave at my monthly scrapbook night with friends, though... I didn't get there until after dinner because of the football game, but unfortunately I arrived just as they were finishing dessert.... a delicious looking peanut butter pie with chocolate crust! It looked really yummy, but honestly I wasn't all that tempted. I just try to keep repeating in my head that quote about how failure happens because you give up what you want MOST for what you want AT THE MOMENT. That has become my new mantra LOL! I WANT the 150's!!!
I finally made it to the gym today.... did 40 minutes of cardio and about 15 of stretching before and after, so I felt good about that! Tonight's plan is to go to bed early enough to get to the gym in the morning before school....
Off to plan my recipes for the week.... I know I'm definitely making those beef and broccoli quesedillas today!
"As far as (healthy) eating, either do it, or don't. Same issues repeated over and over is just insanity. We either commit to the endeavor or pay lip-service to it. This is the hardest part of the whole process, and it needs to be practiced more than the actual physical training. It's mind training." ~ Matt Thorne
"The reason that most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment."
OK, so I'll admit that I'm a little frustrated because I REALLY hoped to see 159.anything on the scale this morning, but I can't honestly expect to see a big drop EVERY day, I guess! Yesterday I did cheat a little bit, with a piece of a cookie and a nacho chip at football, plus a few extra nuts.... it's those little things that will hurt in the long run, I know! I am very proud of the fact that I did not cave at my monthly scrapbook night with friends, though... I didn't get there until after dinner because of the football game, but unfortunately I arrived just as they were finishing dessert.... a delicious looking peanut butter pie with chocolate crust! It looked really yummy, but honestly I wasn't all that tempted. I just try to keep repeating in my head that quote about how failure happens because you give up what you want MOST for what you want AT THE MOMENT. That has become my new mantra LOL! I WANT the 150's!!!
If there is anything I have learned it is that the scale never cooperates when you want it to, LOL! I weigh every day, but track progress weekly on my blog. I can't tell you how many times my Monday weigh-in is a disappointment, and then say, Tuesday or Wednesday I'll see the good drop. Yesterday, I had the great weigh-in, today, I'm up at 222.0. I'm increasing carbs slightly so that may be it.
I really want to see the two-teens... thinking of that helped me resist candy at the store yesterday. Good job not being tempted at scrapbook night!
I love that new mantra and good for you for resisting the dessert! If my one night at your scrapbook dinner was any indication, I can imagine how tempting that was! You'll see 159 and lower very soon my friend!
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If there is anything I have learned it is that the scale never cooperates when you want it to, LOL! I weigh every day, but track progress weekly on my blog. I can't tell you how many times my Monday weigh-in is a disappointment, and then say, Tuesday or Wednesday I'll see the good drop. Yesterday, I had the great weigh-in, today, I'm up at 222.0. I'm increasing carbs slightly so that may be it.
I really want to see the two-teens... thinking of that helped me resist candy at the store yesterday. Good job not being tempted at scrapbook night!
Cynthia
Thanks for the reassurance Cynthia... that often happens to me on Tuesday or Wednesday too. I remember how excited I was to get to the two-teens... you'll be there before you know it!
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Hi Lori! Keep up the good work and best wishes on the challenge!!
Debby
Thanks Debby! Same to you!
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I love that new mantra and good for you for resisting the dessert! If my one night at your scrapbook dinner was any indication, I can imagine how tempting that was! You'll see 159 and lower very soon my friend!
Yeah... I guess I should probably add that to my signature here too so that I keep seeing it. I re-read that one from Matt all the time LOL.
That's right... you know how tempting the food is at scrapbook night... I almost forgot that you got to come to one with me! Luckily, I missed the lasagna (Kim made it from scratch, right down to the noodles even...) but that PB pie sure looked yummy! It didn't help that there was plenty left over LOL!
OK... I'm back from the grocery store and off to cook.... now I just have to decide which yummy recipe I'm going to make first!
"As far as (healthy) eating, either do it, or don't. Same issues repeated over and over is just insanity. We either commit to the endeavor or pay lip-service to it. This is the hardest part of the whole process, and it needs to be practiced more than the actual physical training. It's mind training." ~ Matt Thorne
"The reason that most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment."
Lori, that's a great mantra! Good for you, too, that you resisted that dessert!
Thanks Karen... now just to resist all the Halloween candy that will be coming into my house on Friday. I always have SUCH a hard time with that!
I made both the sausage, chicken & bean soup AND the beef & broccoli quesadillas today.... took me quite a while to do all the planning, shopping and cooking, but I'm so glad now that I don't have to think about food for the next couple of days! I had some of the soup around 4:00pm, and I'm still full at almost 8:00pm.... so I have no concerns about hunger for tomorrow. I'm starting the day with my usual protein shake and kashi for breakfast, but will have the soup for lunch, dinner and snacks. Looking forward to trying out the OBM concept a bit more as it was intended, rather than having to prepare all of those separate foods in the mornings.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I see the 150's tomorrow..... I really feel as if that will help me survive the whole Halloween event, because I won't want to be back in the 160's, kwim?
"As far as (healthy) eating, either do it, or don't. Same issues repeated over and over is just insanity. We either commit to the endeavor or pay lip-service to it. This is the hardest part of the whole process, and it needs to be practiced more than the actual physical training. It's mind training." ~ Matt Thorne
"The reason that most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment."
Hey Lori, congrats on the continued progress. Even if you don't make it into the 150s tomorrow, it will only be a matter of an additional day or two with the awesome rate you are going!
Hey Lori, congrats on the continued progress. Even if you don't make it into the 150s tomorrow, it will only be a matter of an additional day or two with the awesome rate you are going!
Thanks Hayzel.... I hope so! It didn't happen today.
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You will make it, Lori. Just like I will to, even with little cheats. It will just take focus on the goal and a decision to make it. We can do it!!!
YES, we can Vickie! (It's hard to give up those little cheats though, isn't it?)
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I hope that you see 150 in the morning!
'Fraid not.... but hopefully sometime this week! Thanks Sinead!
30 Day challenge DAY EIGHT (October 27, 2008)
Today's weight: 161.4 Ugh.
It's frustrating that despite being so good over the weekend, my weight was up a bit today. I am definitely bloated today, though, because the jeans I wore on FRIDAY were a no-go today. I may have had more sodium than I realized yesterday, since I haven't really been tracking that carefully. In any case, I know that if I stay the course, I'll get where I want to go!
"As far as (healthy) eating, either do it, or don't. Same issues repeated over and over is just insanity. We either commit to the endeavor or pay lip-service to it. This is the hardest part of the whole process, and it needs to be practiced more than the actual physical training. It's mind training." ~ Matt Thorne
"The reason that most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment."
Stay the course... I'm right where you are today - bloated a bit (or swole from my lifting?)... scale not behaving... seems like every time there's a weigh-in due for the challenge, I go up the week before it. Humph!! Can I post last week's weight? sigh... hang in there!
I agree, it's the trend that counts. No weight loss showing for me this week, I just weighed this morning and am .2 higher than last week! GRRRRR! Still, 221.4 is good compared to two weeks ago on Saturday at 223.6. And it's sure better than four weeks ago at 224.2.
OTOH, my Omron bodyfat monitor said a good thing. So now I need to get out the measuring tape and see if anything concrete has happened there.
It's frustrating that despite being so good over the weekend, my weight was up a bit today. I am definitely bloated today, though, because the jeans I wore on FRIDAY were a no-go today. I may have had more sodium than I realized yesterday, since I haven't really been tracking that carefully. In any case, I know that if I stay the course, I'll get where I want to go!
I was in a similar place last Saturday. I had worked hard all week and no change in scale weight. But, this week I did see a change and I'm sure you'll see the numbers go down in the next day or two as well. Bloating is awful stuff, but at least it's very temporary.
Well, this week started off great, but it pretty quickly went to crap about midweek and stayed there... more or less why I've been so scarce this week. Talk about wanting to stick my head in a hole.... but I've got to own it, kwim? It's a self-fulfilling prophecy EVERY stinking year re: Halloween.... I just can't seem to help myself when it comes to chocolate. I just can't start, or before I know it I've eaten an entire bag of something! UGH.
So much for the bad news.... but I think I'm coming around from my chocolate induced coma and will be back on track tomorrow LOL....I need to spend some time cooking again like I did last Sunday. I'm definitely making the eggplant lasagna, and I think the pumpkin protein pancakes as well. I did NOT like the beef and broccoli quesadillas from last week.... yuck. They seemed VERY bland and dry, and I just couldn't force myself to eat them more than once on Tuesday after having a GREAT day of food on Monday with the turkey sausage, chicken & bean soup... now THAT was yummy! Lesson learned though....I totally let myself use the fact that I didn't like the quesadillas as an EXCUSE to eat something off plan, which is, at least in part, what got me off track for the rest of the week. Lame, I know... but that's the deal. Honestly, I was probably looking for an excuse. I swear that EVERY time I get so close to the 150's I find some way to sabotage myself.... WTF is up with that?? I've asked myself that question a bazillion times, and yet I still haven't figured it out!
So... here are the photos for this week. Measurements were more or less the same; I wish I could say the same for the weight LOL. It is TTOM, so that may be at least a partial explanation of the weight gain... I didn't eat that much! At least I got a haircut, so SOMETHING looks better!
"As far as (healthy) eating, either do it, or don't. Same issues repeated over and over is just insanity. We either commit to the endeavor or pay lip-service to it. This is the hardest part of the whole process, and it needs to be practiced more than the actual physical training. It's mind training." ~ Matt Thorne
"The reason that most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment."
Well, this week started off great, but it pretty quickly went to crap about midweek and stayed there... more or less why I've been so scarce this week. Talk about wanting to stick my head in a hole.... but I've got to own it, kwim?
... I did NOT like the beef and broccoli quesadillas from last week.... yuck. They seemed VERY bland and dry, and I just couldn't force myself to eat them
First, I agree - I made the quesadillas yesterday and they were ok, but I wouldn't probably have 'em again. Or I'd put in less broccoli and add a LOT more cheese (which might defeat the purpose ).
Second - it's good that you're back and being accountable. If you've read my (quite long) log, you've seen me confess to slip-ups and carb attacks and frustrations, right? But even if I don't confess right that moment, I do come back and confess, and then it keeps me accountable, so I'm glad you posted it.
Lori, you'll get back on track. It was just a little derail. I am opposite of you in a way--I like the protein pancakes (well, any pancakes or breakfast foods really) only one time. Eating the damn things all day was torture for me , but I did get it done, and it was the same with the frittata except I just threw the last bit away.
The best way to save the broccoli and beef quesadillas is to plan to add salsa (yum!) and a little dollop of light sour cream or yogurt. When I did that I loved them . And, I have to make them with chicken rather than beef because I can't fit beef into my calorie plan. (And, here's the funny thing, I can't buy 4% extra lean ground beef or ground turkey because my family raises beef and doing either of those things would cause someone to have a freakin' cow, excuse the pun .)
I saw the lowest I have in months today but of course, overate tonight. lol Oh well.
Yesterday I did cheat a little bit, with a piece of a cookie and a nacho chip at football, plus a few extra nuts.... it's those little things that will hurt in the long run, I know! I am very proud of the fact that I did not cave at my monthly scrapbook night with friends, though... I didn't get there until after dinner because of the football game, but unfortunately I arrived just as they were finishing dessert.... a delicious looking peanut butter pie with chocolate crust! It looked really yummy, but honestly I wasn't all that tempted. I just try to keep repeating in my head that quote about how failure happens because you give up what you want MOST for what you want AT THE MOMENT. That has become my new mantra LOL! I WANT the 150's!!! 
Good job so far.... just getting out there is half the battle!"
, but I did get it done, and it was the same with the frittata except I just threw the last bit away.
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