I'm here and reading, too! There are so many logs and not enough time to post in them all (so here I sit after midnight, trying to catch up). LOL I'm subbed to your WordPress blog.
I am sitting here avoiding my earlier workout. But I have to go downtown Detroit to pick up hubby and after laughing at Ginny, uh , I have to drive in it. SNOW that is.
Anyhoo I talked him into going to the store today to check out racks, I am not letting him back down or forget about this. My main goal is to get out of the old fogey gym. I want FFFRRREEEDDDDOOOOMMMM!
We also get to use some Red Lobster gift cards. We tell relatives who have to get us something because they just have to LOL to get us restaurant cards. They add up after a while and we can get CRAB! I just love Alaskan King CRAB! So do my kids. Which makes for a terribly cost inhibitive meal. UNLESS IT IS FREE!
Well it will probably be my last eat out for a while. I probably will put on a goal wt before I will let myself go again.
I am still avoiding the cold basement early in the morning
Okay I have to get over this.
OH hi guys in OHIO with the blizzard. From MICHIGAN who doesn't have a blizzard FOR ONCE!! Stay warm!
[quote=MuscleMom23;515363]Dianeeee!! Hey grl! The under 200 lb dynamo LOL!
I am sitting here avoiding my earlier workout. But I have to go downtown Detroit to pick up hubby and after laughing at Ginny, uh , I have to drive in it. SNOW that is.
Anyhoo I talked him into going to the store today to check out racks, I am not letting him back down or forget about this. My main goal is to get out of the old fogey gym. I want FFFRRREEEDDDDOOOOMMMM!
We also get to use some Red Lobster gift cards. We tell relatives who have to get us something because they just have to LOL to get us restaurant cards. They add up after a while and we can get CRAB! I just love Alaskan King CRAB! So do my kids. Which makes for a terribly cost inhibitive meal. UNLESS IT IS FREE!
Well it will probably be my last eat out for a while. I probably will put on a goal wt before I will let myself go again.
I am still avoiding the cold basement early in the morning
Okay I have to get over this.
OH hi guys in OHIO with the blizzard. From MICHIGAN who doesn't have a blizzard FOR ONCE!! Stay warm! [/quote]
Well, you have had a couple of days, huh? I can relate to the horror of someone saying that to you. When I went last month and had my BF tested, my category was "
It literally gave me the kick in the pants I needed to say to myself "I will never be in that category again. Evah. Take that craptastic day and turn it into your turning point. You have the desire, the will and the support and you are worth it. That last point is one that I think, we as women, struggle with the most. You are worth it.
Now, keep all your blizzard comments to yourself! LOL!!
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"The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start." ~ John Bingham
I am right on the border of that BMI that puts me into "THAT" catagory so I intend to leave it BEHIND to never be seen again!
We ended up going somewhere else for food. Terrible food. My cheat meal WASTED. Oh heck. Then my DD comes down IN THE RESTAURANT with a fever. What the hey? I think she is faking. I get home and it is 101.5. Bad mommy.
Good news on the rack. The economy being down in MI makes dealer desperate for sales. We saw a Body Solid Commercial rack and things. OMG. I LOVE IT and so does DH. We saw it before the Power Tec Rack. We then went and saw the Power Tec. Wimpeh. Wimpeh, WimpAY!
DH loves big giant heavy duty item with welding and huge bolts and heavy metal. He loved it. Good for ME! Then he hesitates because he thinks I will quit. What faith BAH!
So I have to convince him. At least I have him wanting to workout down there. There will be payment tho he said, I have to help him break in the bench...
Such hardship....
Dunno when he will part with his hard earned money for the bench breakin tho . Hopefully soon!
I can't believe what I have just seen! Here I have been logging for 2 months but have not charted and calculated anything. So I go to do it for the trainer and lo and behold, junk.
I am good for the first half of the day and by dinner? I got lazy. Okay, I thought I did this for like um 3 days a week, nope just about everyday.
So here I am whining about weightloss when I have NO idea what I am doing, or where I have been or nothing. I mean what the heck?
I have been an emotional hormonal mess, and if not a mess on a rampage. Gee is that perimenopause hell?
Okay besides the hormones, I have GOT to get it together. I am accountable to myself first! Sheesh, I just cannot believe it. I thought I had the numbers. I wonder what I was doing and where I have been!
I can't believe what I have just seen! Here I have been logging for 2 months but have not charted and calculated anything. So I go to do it for the trainer and lo and behold, junk.
I am good for the first half of the day and by dinner? I got lazy. Okay, I thought I did this for like um 3 days a week, nope just about everyday.
So
Now this will be interesting.... This is normal behavoir for people in "That" catagory from what I know. The hardest thing is to get real honest about what you are eating. The frustrating part is not only is it the only way to weight loss but it is also the only way to sustained weight loss. Once you get honest and serious I think you'll find it pretty simple to not overeat as your body will begin to crave clean foods and those are pretty filling. So now that you realize what you have to do the question will be if you will do it. If your trainer is worth anything at all you will and then you will see some amazing results. I am looking forward to watching this journey.
I'm here and reading, too! There are so many logs and not enough time to post in them all (so here I sit after midnight, trying to catch up). LOL I'm subbed to your WordPress blog.
I know! I know! I get behind on the weekend with hubby home and not as much computer time. Would love to be on here more.
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Life is short. Break the rules. Forgive quickly. Kiss slowly. Love truly, laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile.
You're not 4 years old. You can tell yourself NO!" Dr. Phil
I can't believe what I have just seen! Here I have been logging for 2 months but have not charted and calculated anything. So I go to do it for the trainer and lo and behold, junk.
I am good for the first half of the day and by dinner? I got lazy. Okay, I thought I did this for like um 3 days a week, nope just about everyday.
So here I am whining about weightloss when I have NO idea what I am doing, or where I have been or nothing. I mean what the heck?
I have been an emotional hormonal mess, and if not a mess on a rampage. Gee is that perimenopause hell?
Okay besides the hormones, I have GOT to get it together. I am accountable to myself first! Sheesh, I just cannot believe it. I thought I had the numbers. I wonder what I was doing and where I have been!
Earth to Kelly!
Knees aching today, probably the higher step.
Oh, Kelly, I have been going through this, too! I feel like I go through life with blinders on, at least to certain things, especially eating. I have had a horrible habit of going to the pantry and grabbing a handful of this or that! I saw an interview with Valerie Bertinelli last week and she was saying the same thing. I have been doing well this past week and am really hoping to see a nice loss for March!
I hope you get a power rack. We got one in December (Powertec) and it is the best fitness $$ we ever spent! I love it!!
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Life is short. Break the rules. Forgive quickly. Kiss slowly. Love truly, laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile.
You're not 4 years old. You can tell yourself NO!" Dr. Phil
Oh, Kelly, I have been going through this, too! I feel like I go through life with blinders on, at least to certain things, especially eating. I have had a horrible habit of going to the pantry and grabbing a handful of this or that! I saw an interview with Valerie Bertinelli last week and she was saying the same thing. I have been doing well this past week and am really hoping to see a nice loss for March!
I hope you get a power rack. We got one in December (Powertec) and it is the best fitness $$ we ever spent! I love it!!
This is the weirdest thing ever! I was taking to my friend this morning and wondering where else I have been belly achin' and not preforming LOL!
I cannot wait for the gym! It is more awesomer then I ever dreamed. And we will get an awesome deal. These guys need a sale. Commercial quality, whoa.
Anyhoo DH getting geeked, he has a physical job and it is hard on him. Our sons will be accountable to call Dad and tell him what they have done for the workout everyday.
Our FAM overhaul! The kids were moaning, but you can see they are starting to get excited and get a smile on their face. I am so glad.
Off to log bfast then off to the dentist. ARRGGGHHHH this taking care of yourself stuff sucks sometimes and HURTS.
Okay I just had to post this. I never saw abs on a girl like this. What freaked me out was when she moved her skin it was like saran wrap LOLOL! Okay, I don't think I wanna get this unfat. Karen Zaremba
Okay, I have been on the puter all day long... ahhhhhhh my butt. I feel like @$#%. I am thinking my two sick kids coughing into my face and spewing foulness for the last week is taking it's toll
Good thing...I am getting my foods logged. WHAT A PROCESS. I have to go back quite a ways to see what is going on! It boils down to I eat too much LOL! Is it lunch time yet? Huh? Huh? Huh?
Sigh, my DD birthday party with friends on Friday and Sat with relatives. And I have NO energy...
Ah, so you've not been tracking your food? And just started? Your "Here I have been logging for 2 months but have not charted and calculated anything." confused me. I need more coffee!
Kelly.... The eating thing gets infinately easier if you plan ahead. You can actually stay ahead of the cravings this way. Prepare 6 or 7 meals in the 300kcal or less range and plan when you will eat them. If you get the right macros the cravings are almost nil. A side benefit is that you don't have to go back and log later 'cause it is logged by the time you get up. I have been packing my daily meals now for 5 months.
Ah, so you've not been tracking your food? And just started? Your "Here I have been logging for 2 months but have not charted and calculated anything." confused me. I need more coffee!
Diane I logged everything in a tracker such as sparkpeople and fitday in January. Then I started NROL4W. I got so worked up over having to eat 250g of protein it SOOOO messed me up(I hate all the protein). So I continued to write what I ate down with the measurements in my "little black calender book" when I didn't feel like messing around with the logs. I hated them. Every dang time I went to log online, I had to enter all my "special" foods. And things seemed to be screwed up.
So I threw up my hands and just said I am going to log what I eat and calculate it later into a tracking system. And I went shopping and found some software I liked.
Well that is what went wrong. I didn't do it when I should have, going through too many emotional upheavals this month.
My son still has to have 3 month check ups for cancer. He is months out now. But I freak out at the scans. And I have had other "gunk" go on. Bad things, too many, all at once.
Meanwhile I am out of excuses for not tracking since I really believe in it. Ain't it ironic?
So did that confuse you more?
I had wanted to see what I naturally ate without planning hence just writing things down. I messed up at night. I just didn't write the measurements down. Some I didn't measure. But most I did and did not write it down!
So I was looking for trends for ME. As to how much I could eat. But I wanted to lose. So I either am not eating enough, I don't really know, or I am eating too much. Now I can't figure it out like I thought I could.
Kelly.... The eating thing gets infinately easier if you plan ahead. You can actually stay ahead of the cravings this way. Prepare 6 or 7 meals in the 300kcal or less range and plan when you will eat them. If you get the right macros the cravings are almost nil. A side benefit is that you don't have to go back and log later 'cause it is logged by the time you get up. I have been packing my daily meals now for 5 months.
LOL I don't pack cuz I work out of my house! Brings in a WHOLE NUTHER set of problems!
I agree that is the easiest way. I gotta stop flying by the seat of my pants.
LOL I don't pack cuz I work out of my house! Brings in a WHOLE NUTHER set of problems!
I agree that is the easiest way. I gotta stop flying by the seat of my pants.
OMG Kelly I would be in trouble if I was home all day. Even after dinner I have to get out of the kitchen quick before I devour everything in sight! Although there is often junk around work, it isn't too hard to just eat what I packed most of the time.
LOL I don't pack cuz I work out of my house! Brings in a WHOLE NUTHER set of problems!
I totally agree with this! Having been a SAHM for more than 12 years, I know that sometimes the bad foods just get the better of you. No matter what your good intentions and plans are.
I tried your method of just writing down what I ate (but I did add the measurements) the first couple months of this challenge, too, and didn't get the results I wanted, so I started actually logging to find out exactly what I was eating, how much, what I could improve on, etc.
Okay I just had to post this. I never saw abs on a girl like this. What freaked me out was when she moved her skin it was like saran wrap LOLOL! Okay, I don't think I wanna get this unfat. Karen Zaremba
Holy crap! That's insane! She must have worked so hard to get that effect...but yeah, I don't think I'd want to be that lean...luckily, it probably won't happen by accident!
Hang in there with the food tracking. I think it's the hardest part to get in line, but eventually, it gets easier. You can change your food habits. I think the healthy food I make now is ten times more delicious than what I used to eat - I had veggie lasagna for lunch and I'm going home to eat turkey meatballs and green beans with a little butter and shredded Parmesan. Mmmmm.
Tosca Reno's Eat Clean Diet and Eat Clean Diet Cookbook are great and chock full of healthy, FLAVORFUL recipes.
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"Men are taught to apologize for their weaknesses, women for their strengths." - Lois Wyse
LOL I don't pack cuz I work out of my house! Brings in a WHOLE NUTHER set of problems!
I agree that is the easiest way. I gotta stop flying by the seat of my pants.
Doesn't matter. Pack it anyway and make it a rule that you only eat out of your cooler. That will keep the rest of the family out of your food too. And keep in mind that it is exactly when all those bad things are happening that you need to eat and sleep correctly. So that should be even more motivation for you to make these things happen not an excuse to not do them.
Doesn't matter. Pack it anyway and make it a rule that you only eat out of your cooler. That will keep the rest of the family out of your food too. And keep in mind that it is exactly when all those bad things are happening that you need to eat and sleep correctly. So that should be even more motivation for you to make these things happen not an excuse to not do them.
I am doing it you guys! Thanks for the help tho. I have no one at home who gets this. Heck! I don't get this!
I had been working out since Oct and seeing nothing but strength. It is all I wanted to do for stress relief. For the first three months in 2008 was to lose 2" off my butt waist and chest. I have ALMOST done that. I also want to NOT QUIT and get my eating straightened out.
I am on my last goal. Eating. I emotionally eat and as much as I want that to go away yesterday it manages to follow me around. I have a bad day, I go for sugar. I don't pig out, I nibble all day. I have been collecting recipes because I had to get something I LIKED to eat. I was used to eating bland poached chicken and plain veggies back in the day. I just couldn't get myself to want that again.
So another unwritten goal was to get good for ya food in my recipe book. I have been experimenting with my protein powder and "desserts" as a sub when I want something sweet. And I also have to have that IN MY FACE so I don't forget.
I got the family eating a whole lot better and have been restricting junk entirely until the weekend, a couple meals. I grew up without junk food and I ate my face off since I moved out. There are many thoughts on this. I choose to teach my kids moderation by giving them 'treat' meals on the weekend. It has been working well. If I told them never, you bet your bottom dollar they would be off to Auntie's house next door and raid their food!
Boy I am in a fog today also. Am I making any sense LOL??
Down to my last 20 foods. Yikes, I am not a data enterer person...
I could hardly find plain old nothin in em mashed potatoes. WTH? I have to weight them. I wanted to scoop them out before I added the goodies. Well I know what is in my food now LOL!
Sorry for that. Cool that you get it for exactly how it was meant. I just want to see you and all the girls here succeed. You can do it and we will be here to help just by watching.
I am doing it you guys! Thanks for the help tho. I have no one at home who gets this. Heck! I don't get this!
I know what you mean! I have a partner at work. We're a team and share all the accounts we work on. Today, she was like, "All you ever talk about is the gym, blah blah blah." I wanted to smack her! It's just a form of sabotage and a way to not be supportive. But I'm sure it's just because of her stringy, couldn't-lift-a-can-of-BEANS arms, and skinny-fat non-abs...(am I being catty? ha!) She must be jealous of all this amazing physical prowess.
These forums save my life on a daily basis.
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I had been working out since Oct and seeing nothing but strength. It is all I wanted to do for stress relief. For the first three months in 2008 was to lose 2" off my butt waist and chest. I have ALMOST done that. I also want to NOT QUIT and get my eating straightened out.
I am on my last goal. Eating. I emotionally eat and as much as I want that to go away yesterday it manages to follow me around. I have a bad day, I go for sugar. I don't pig out, I nibble all day. I have been collecting recipes because I had to get something I LIKED to eat. I was used to eating bland poached chicken and plain veggies back in the day. I just couldn't get myself to want that again.
Okay, a few things.
1. Focus on what you want. The positive. Worrying about staying fat is just another way to give attention to failing, if that makes sense. Focus on succeeding, not on NOT failing - because focusing on what something is NOT is really just putting your mind in the wrong place. So every time you hear yourself thinking, "I don't know if I can lose this last inch," reframe it as, "I am losing inches regularly." It's a little new agey - the law of attraction (focus on what you want!) - but your brain is a powerful tool.
2. What has helped me conquer emotional eating is feeling empowered to make my own choices. When I have a craving, I tell myself that sugar or junk has no power over me. I tell myself that I can choose to have whatever food, whenever I feel like it, and that I don't choose to have that food right now. What this does is take away the urgency of "I have to cheat right now because it might not be there later!" There will always be candy. You can have candy whenever you choose. So choose not to right now. (This is also known as the "there's always tomorrow" strategy - procrastinate your cravings!)
Having healthy foods that are also delicious helps a TON. I just finished up a big plate of meatballs (made with ground turkey, onion, breadcrumbs, egg white, parsley, oregano and basil) and green beans with a small pat of butter and 1-2T shredded parmesan. YUM. I also made a lasagna for the week (I live alone) from the Eat Clean Diet Cookbook. DELICIOUS. Looking forward to these healthy meals means I feel like I'm treating myself a couple times a day. So if I'm having a bad day and feel like I need some TLC, maybe I'll switch meals around and have one of my favorites right away.
I also have a few books by this woman named Geneen Roth. She's a genius. She writes about emotional and binge eating and prescribes these incredibly imaginative guidelines - eat a square of chocolate a day (so you never feel deprived), wear your favorite clothes to the grocery store (enjoy the moment), treat yourself with kindness (stop the negative self-talk, and so on. I've never really been a binge eater but I found her books SO helpful.
I think women tend to treat themselves so badly...worse than you would treat your friends, even. Treat yourself with kindness is my favorite rule because it's the simplest to do...make time to take a hot bath when you're stressed out, tell yourself positive things, don't eat dry vegetables and chicken if what you really want is a delicious, hot meal!
Anyway, check out her books! I have faith that you can meet your goals. This log is a great way to stay accountable. And we're all rooting for you!
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Sorry for that. Cool that you get it for exactly how it was meant. I just want to see you and all the girls here succeed. You can do it and we will be here to help just by watching.
No worries Karla, I respond to that stuff LOL! Hence my nickname warriorwoman in other circles LOL!
Rixatrix with her bag a tricks, couldn't resist. Somebody plz stop me LOL!
1. Yup agree on the positive thinking, still working on that one!
2. I have taken the "badness" out of food. For instance if I want chocolate, I can have it anytime if I REALLY gotta have it. I procrastinate also . But if I say I CAN'T have it as I have done in the past? That is when this weirdness of an eating disorder edge comes in and I will eat the WHOLE thing. So I take out the "cheat" and bring in the treat. It helps me think of it in a healthy way.
I h ave Tosca's Books and I just got one that might really help me with some tweaks, Eating Light Cookbook. I heard also that Eating Well has a lot of good stuff. I am also going to be experimenting with the homemade protein bars to solve the problem of me liking to bake, and my kids wanting cookies. At least it is a start!
Geenen Roth has been around as long as I have LOL. She has come a long way. I read her column in Prevention ( which I get for motivation and recipes too!)
I believe one of the really important aspects of this change which I denied before was that this was permanent. If this is going to be permanent, I have to like it. I am being real. I love good healthy food. I am making over my favorites and tweaking others. I am too old to eat anything I hate LOL! I admit my experimenting days are lesser because of my family, imagine four screwed up faces saying EEEWWWWW what is this? But I do experiment and once in a while I get a keeper .
This forum is awesome and very unique. I am so glad I found it!
Rixatrix with her bag a tricks, couldn't resist. Somebody plz stop me LOL!
1. Yup agree on the positive thinking, still working on that one!
2. I have taken the "badness" out of food. For instance if I want chocolate, I can have it anytime if I REALLY gotta have it. I procrastinate also . But if I say I CAN'T have it as I have done in the past? That is when this weirdness of an eating disorder edge comes in and I will eat the WHOLE thing. So I take out the "cheat" and bring in the treat. It helps me think of it in a healthy way.
I h ave Tosca's Books and I just got one that might really help me with some tweaks, Eating Light Cookbook. I heard also that Eating Well has a lot of good stuff. I am also going to be experimenting with the homemade protein bars to solve the problem of me liking to bake, and my kids wanting cookies. At least it is a start!
Geenen Roth has been around as long as I have LOL. She has come a long way. I read her column in Prevention ( which I get for motivation and recipes too!)
I believe one of the really important aspects of this change which I denied before was that this was permanent. If this is going to be permanent, I have to like it. I am being real. I love good healthy food. I am making over my favorites and tweaking others. I am too old to eat anything I hate LOL! I admit my experimenting days are lesser because of my family, imagine four screwed up faces saying EEEWWWWW what is this? But I do experiment and once in a while I get a keeper .
This forum is awesome and very unique. I am so glad I found it!
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Dang, girl! You've got this! You're in the bag. Keep sharing your successes - I can't wait to see you meet your inches goal, and I want to celebrate with you. =o)
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Now all I have to do is learn to rub my belly and pat my head at the same time LOL!
I confess, I never in my life so far, been able to stay on a diet program and exercise at the same time.
I have ALLLLLL my food catagories and stuff in line. Wooohooo it's easy peasy now. My back is stiff today, I have to hit the weights and do some work.
I went 3 cals over my goal yesterday. . Isn't that hilarious? I have to go do some finger exercises to make up for it LOL!
DH hit his 12 year anniversary at work and kept calling me yesterday like it was something special. It had me all confused. Then my brother who works with him called and said DH was acting odd like he wanted a party LOL. Then I got the hint from DH directly on his fav cake. I was boiling! DANG! But I made it, licked the spoon and didn't have any cake. Put up two balloons and wished him a happy 12th work anniversary
I had to cancel DD birthday sleepover because she can't kick this cold cough flu thing. Poor little thing is all pale and big circles under her eyes. She is bummed. Actually I am okay with it still being a zombie from the time change!
Kelly that is awesome on hitting your target for the day!
That is hilarious about your husband. Like men ever take any hints - why do they expect us to? You did great on the cake - did you make him take the leftovers for his coworkers?
Glad to hear you're all liking the Tosca Reno books. I've picked up the last two (actually the first two since they're a new mag) of her quarterly magazine. I made the orange glazed salmon last night and it was a big hit.
WTG on not eating the cake! It's hard. I like your overall attitude wrt foods. It kind of helps me to put the kids' "treat" stuff (some of it isn't that bad for them, but not good for me) in one area of the cupboards. If I find myself surfing that zone, I remind myself that that is not mine.
I agree that being at home is rough too. Sometimes, if they're in my plan, I'll measure out problem foods (like nuts) and put them in a bowl. When that serving is gone, that's it for the day. I know it's not as good as preplanning meals/snacks, but it takes care of my snackiness cravings.
Which software did you get to track? I just spent money on shoes & an HRM so I won't be buying anything, but I'm always interested in the next best thing out there too.
Stay warm!
. Hopefully soon!
Sorry for that. Cool that you get it for exactly how it was meant. I just want to see you and all the girls here succeed. You can do it and we will be here to help just by watching. 
. Isn't that hilarious? I have to go do some finger exercises to make up for it LOL!
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