tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50354998246641057652024-02-02T03:25:55.060-07:00Creating a Healthier MeSavannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17584445611402346917noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035499824664105765.post-32180826171354039232017-10-23T11:39:00.000-06:002017-10-25T11:41:24.948-06:00Week 7<div style="text-align: center;">
<br />That cold I mentioned last week... I spent most of this week pretty sick also. I am slightly down, to 202.4. Not a huge loss, but I'll take it. </div>
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The only reason I met my step goal every day is because I walked on my breaks. Some days it was just my am and pm break, but I was also able to walk on my lunch break a day or two. </div>
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On Tuesday, I wanted to go to the gym, or at least part of my wanted to. But my body just laughed at me. So instead, I went home after work and did housework so my house would be clean before leaving for Women's Retreat on Friday. Thanks to the housework, I ended up with over 20,000 steps!</div>
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On Wednesday, I was going to go to the clinic after work, but while I was walking on my lunch break, Jennifer called and asked if I could cover youth group that night. Instead, I went to the clinic Thursday morning. I can't even remember the last time I was this sick with a cold. I was literally up every night coughing, trying to sleep upright on my couch. I was headed out of town the next day and needed to feel better. So I did a few things at work, and then left early to go to the clinic. The doctor gave me some antibiotics and then I went home and went to bed. I pretty much slept all day!</div>
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Thanks to the antibiotics, I slowly improved over the weekend. I was worried I'd keep the ladies awake at night with my coughing, but the cough medicine helped me sleep through the night. </div>
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Earlier in the week, I joined another workweek hustle. I was shocked when I took 3rd place, since I didn't try very hard. It just serves as a reminder how all those steps can add up. I haven't had time to walk at night, so I've been squeezing it into my work breaks. I'm glad to see those little efforts are adding up. </div>
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I've loved having more Fitbit friends. I'm usually in at least one challenge, and it keeps me motivated to work hard. But each time I add more friends, I go down in rank. I think it'll be another week before I can go back to running, but hopefully after that, I can climb back up the ranks again. </div>
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<br />Savannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17584445611402346917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035499824664105765.post-56477094184073998972017-10-16T10:39:00.000-06:002017-10-18T11:14:02.066-06:00Week 6<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I started out strong this week, until I got the nasty cold bug that is going around, which pretty much stopped me dead in my tracks. So I'm still holding strong at 203.8. I must say, 203 is starting to become my least favorite number. </div>
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I didn't make it to the gym this week, but I did make sure to walk on my work breaks every day. I also think I hit my water goal the first few days, but then over the weekend, I stopped tracking because I was too sick to care. Seriously, I need this cold bug to go away!</div>
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On Thursday, I was able to walk on my am break, but then I wasn't able to walk on my lunch break or pm break. I wanted to walk when I got home, so I could at least hit 10,000 steps. But the second my body saw my couch, it was done. I had been trying to fight off the cold, but its like my body knew it was the weekend and it could just rest. I was in bed by 7:30 on Thursday night and I slept until 7:00 on Friday.</div>
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I woke up on Friday, took a test and then went back to bed for a few more hours. I kept hoping if I slept enough, this cold would just magically disappear. </div>
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By Sunday, I was feeling slightly better, but I decided to still take it easy and give my body one more day of rest. </div>
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I'm in a Fitbit Challenge group to get 300,000 steps in the month of October. I'm also in a few different Mile-A-Day Challenges. As of October 15th, I have 202,956 steps and I've walked 87.73 miles. </div>
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The DietBet I'm a part of ended on Thursday night. I had to loose 4% of my body weight in order to be able to share in the winning pot. That meant I had a month to loose 8.40 pounds. I did well the first week, but then didn't do so hot the next two weeks. But I was able to work my butt off this week. At the end of the contest, I was down to 202.6, so I was able to be a part of the winnings. Unfortunately, I'm now back up to 204. So I know its possible. I think the next thing I need to focus on is making better eating choices on the weekends. </div>
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Given the incentive I had from the DietBet, I was able to hit the gym a few times this week. </div>
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On Monday, I walked for 5 minutes, ran for 30, walked another 5 and than I ran for 20. That upped my running time so I am now running for 50 of those 70 minutes. </div>
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Tuesday was a day of crushing goals. I had joined a Fitbit challenge group called the Valley Loop. There was like 20 people in the group, so I didn't expect much. So I was surprised on Tuesday morning to see I was neck and neck for 2nd place. I tried all day to pass up 1st place; I even went and walked 2 miles at the walking park on my lunch break. But I never could catch up to her. </div>
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After work, I went to the gym. I think I was about halfway through my run when I got the notification I had taken 2nd place in the race. I finished just over 3 hours after 1st place. </div>
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My legs weren't quite recovered from the run yesterday, or my lunch break walk, so I decided to walk for 5 and run for 15 and then repeat two more times. </div>
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Another crazy Wednesday. I knew it wasn't likely I'd get a walk in tonight, so I decided to walk on my breaks. I tracked it on my phone and 2 laps around the warehouse and pole yard is a mile. I was able to do a mile on my am break and another mile on my pm break. I might have to keep that up, I hit my 10,000 steps by 3:30. </div>
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I wasn't sure I'd get a workout in on Thursday either, so I decided to walk on both my am and pm walk again and to go to the walking park on my lunch break. During my lunch walk, I earned the Fitbit Sahara badge, which is equivalent to walking 2,983 miles (since I purchased my Fitbit in June 2015). I always love earning badges, but they are more exciting when I'm in the middle of a workout, or long walk. </div>
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Friday morning, I decided to head to the gym. I needed to weigh in for the Dietbet and thought I'd get one more workout in. Almost a year ago, I had a bad day. The judge was supposed to sign my divorce, but he ended up waiting another day. I was pretty upset, so I went to the gym that night. I threw the towel over the screen and just ran. It was the first time I ran for a full 60 minutes without slowing down to a walk. I've tried to do it a few times since then, but never could power past 45 minutes of solid running. </div>
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On Friday, I decided to try it again. I did peak under the towel at around 50 minute, so at that point I decided to go for it. I ran 4 miles in 57 minutes and ran for 60 minutes straight. </div>
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I was also in another Fitbit Challenge, the Workweek Hustle. I crushed it!</div>
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It always harder to stay motivated on the weekends. But I am in a few different FB challenges, which are keeping me motivated. The first one is a FB Group that is trying to reach 300,000 steps in the month of October, which basically breaks down to an average of 10,000 steps a day. I realize I have days well above that, but I've decided to try and aim for at least 10,000 each day. </div>
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I'm also running a walk a mile day challenge group. Since its my group, I figure I better show commitment and get a walk in every day. So on Saturday, I went to the walking park and walked 3 miles. </div>
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Sunday is usually the laziest day, but I still managed to get 12,000 steps in. After church, I did a quick one mile walk so I could count that to my mile-a-day challenge group. </div>
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Another thing I'm proud of this week is my water consumption. I was in a water challenge group to hit your water goal everyday. Drinking half my weight in water is even more motivation to lose weight. 100 oz a day is a ton of water! But despite that, I actually ended up drinking even more than that on most days. Hopefully I learned some new habits, such as drinking 2 large glasses when I first wake up, that will stick with me. </div>
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I've been adding friends on Fitbit from a FB group I'm in. I try to stick to those with similar goals to me. There are people on there who get 60,000+ steps a day! So I try to just accept ones that average 10,000 - 15,000 steps. Its definitely kept me motivated so I can hopefully finish in the top 3. </div>
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I was hit and miss this week. Where has my energy and motivation gone? But still, I am down slightly to 203.8. Some days I feel like I'll never get under 200, or be able to stay there. </div>
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On Friday, I decided to hit the gym. I didn't think I ran as well. I walked for 5 and then ran for 15 and then did that 2 more times. I was disappointed I couldn't run for 30 minutes, like I usually can, but in the end, I had 4.75 miles. I'm so close to hitting my 5 mile goal! I love starting my day out with a run. I wish the gym was open earlier so I could go before work. Well, maybe it doesn't matter. I've started doing my bible time in the morning (I call it my coffee date with Jesus), so I guess I wouldn't have time in the morning anyways.</div>
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The big thing is I decided to start a FB Mile-A-Day Challenge. It started October 1st, which seemed to be perfect motivation to get me moving. Hopefully it will be the motivation I need to get back on track. </div>
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10th place? I guess that is what happens when you start adding new Fitbit friends from a Facebook group. Before, I only had like 6 friends, so it was easier to finish in the top 3. But I now have several friends, so I can compete in different challenges. Guess I'll have to "step-up" my game so I don't finish last anymore. </div>
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Let's have a moment of honesty here... I did not do well this week. I was lazy and didn't hit my step goal most days. And because I didn't do as well, I decided to just stay off the scale. Hopefully next week is better. </div>
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I'm down 2.6 lbs this week to 205.6. I was hoping it would be a little more after my cleanse, but a keep reminding myself that a loss is still a loss. Weight is put on one pound at a time and it will come off one pound at a time. The highlights this week were that I hit my water goal, of at least 80 oz., every day. I also was able to get in either a long walk, or a workout, almost every day this week. </div>
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On Monday, I did a Beachbody work out, T25 Full Body Circuit. It has several planks in it, so I got out my yoga mat. The cats have the entire house to sleep in, but they have to sleep on the mat. And they were perturbed each time I kicked them off for my planks. After my workout, I was only at 8,600 steps, so I decided to do a quick walk until I hit 10,000. But when I hit 10,000, I decided to go to the end of my road before I turned around. When I got home, I was at 12,500, so I made sure to hit 13,000 before going to bed.</div>
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On Tuesday, I decided to do a detox cleanse. I was going to do it a few weeks ago, but then my period started so I decided to wait. Then I was going to do it last week, but when Brittany invited me to her DietBet, I decided to wait until that started so it could hopefully give me a good jump start there. I used to cleanse once a month and I always love how I feel afterwards. But right now, I can only afford to do it about every 3 months.<br />
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Tuesday's usually end up as my running days. It was hard to push myself, maybe from the cleanse. I started with my 5 minute walk and then covered the screen and bumped it up to a run. After what I thought felt like 30 minutes, I took the towel off. To my despair, I had only been running for about 21 minutes. I got to admit, I thought about quitting right then. But I know my body can run for 30 minutes, so I pushed through. Then I walked for 10 minutes and ran another 15 minutes, followed by a 10 minute cool down. I also made sure I hit 20,000 steps before I went to bed that night. </div>
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Wednesday is usually one of my lower step days. I have bible study after work, so I usually don't plan on getting a workout in. But this day was different. My employer had their flu shot clinic that morning. It ran for 2-1/2 hours. The last hour was pretty dead, so I decided to make laps around the training room. By 10:00 that morning, I was past 9,000 steps! I wanted to just hurry and get to 10,000, but I needed to get back to work. Still, by the end of the day, I had over 15,000 steps.<br />
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Sept 13<br />
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Thursday was also a tough day. During the afternoon, my upper back started to hurt.I had planned to do a T25 workout, but by the time I got home, all I could do was lay on the couch with a heating pad. Around 7:30, my back was feeling better, so I decided to just do an easy walk down the road. But you guessed it, once I start, I have to go all the way to the end before I turn around, so I ended up with more steps than I had planned on.<br />
Sept 14<br />
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On Friday, I did a T25 workout in the morning. After that, I made sure I took a break from homework every hour, and I would get about 500 steps in. I also walked in place for several minutes while watching a lecture. I forgot to take my screen shot before bed that night, so all I have here is my steps, but I did hit my active every hour and water goal that day also.</div>
Sept 15<br />
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On Saturday, I woke up extra energized and decided to go run. I even bumped the speed up a notch and was able to run 2 miles in 28 minutes. It ended up being one of the best runs I've had in a while. I was thrilled when I had my 10,000 steps in my 10:00 am. Other than the hour I missed sleeping in, I was able to hit all of my active every hour steps, so I ended the day with over 17,000 steps! Not to bad for a lazy Saturday.<br />
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Sunday, it all caught up to me, and I decided to have a more lazy day. Between church in the morning and prayer group at night, I can't hit the active every hour goal. I also had a few homework assignments that were due by midnight, so I had to opt for homework instead of a workout. (Just kidding, I would have watched the football game if I hadn't been stuck doing homework.) But for a lazy day, it still didn't turn out too bad. I did meet my daily water goal of 80+ oz each day, but Sunday I really struggle with that. So I find myself chugging a lot of water in the late afternoon to try and make up for it. I will have to work harder on that.<br />
Sept 17<br />
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Overall, it was a pretty good week. I was thrilled on Saturday when I saw my weekly step total was up to 100,000 steps over the last 7 day period. On Sunday night, I wasn't quite there, so I did a few laps around my house to make sure I ended the week with 100,000. Next goal, to get 15,000 steps every day for a week.<br />
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I forgot to hop on the scale yesterday morning, so I'm doing my check in today. The scale didn't move this week. Literally. I was 208.2 last Monday and I was 208.2 this morning. </div>
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Actually, I take that back. It was at 210.8 on Friday afternoon. I am trying to only weigh once a week. If I weigh more often, I tend to freak out and then punish myself by not eating. So I will try to just weigh myself on Monday morning. But on Friday, my friend invited me to join an online weight loss competition and I had to take a picture of the scale to get started. So I guess I should be happy the scale was at 208.2 this morning and not higher. </div>
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My main goal this week was to hit my water goal every day. I really struggle with drinking enough water. I was pretty proud that I hit that goal every day. I defiantly still need to work on that, because Sunday I hardly drank any water, which had my chugging most of it down late that afternoon and just before bed. I'm also trying to hit 10,000 steps a day. I only missed two days, hopefully I can do better this week. I do realize that I should drink half of my weight in water, which would be 100 oz., but 80 oz. is already a struggle, so that is my current goal. But there was a few days where I was closer to 100 oz. </div>
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I forgot to get a screen shot the first night. When I go back a day on my Fitbit App, it only does the top portion with my steps. Then I have to do the hourly activity, water, etc individually. Since it was a labor day, I slept in and didn't get the 7:00 and 8:00 hours. But I did drink 83 oz of water and I got a workout in. </div>
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Tuesday was my best day. I was able to get a run in at the gym. I am still amazed that I can actually run. Its not fast, but I'm running. I started with a 10 minute walk, and then I ran for 30 minutes, getting just over 2 miles. Then I walked for 5 more minutes and ran another mile in 15 minutes. Then I had a 5 minute cool down. Not too bad. I'd like to get to the point where I can run the entire time, maybe then I could hit 5 miles in that 70 minutes. </div>
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Wednesday, I didn't think I'd get my steps in, because I had bible study. But after a stressful day at work, I decided to get a quick run in and blow off some steam. I was able to run 30 minutes and hit just over 2 miles again. (No picture of the treadmill because I bumped the stop button half way through while reaching for my towel. So I looked at far I had ran and then restarted it and ran until the two runs added up to 2 miles total.)</div>
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Thursday, I had plans to go for a walk. But instead, Vince came over for dinner and a movie. But I still hit my active hours and water goal. </div>
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Friday, I slept in, so I missed the first active hour. Sometimes I will feel my Fitbit vibrate to remind me to move, just enough to wake me up, and I can hurry and get those steps in. But I didn't feel it vibrate until 8:50. I did a workout that morning, and then about once an hour, I would take a break from homework, and walk laps around the house.<br />
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Saturday was our church yard sale. So it was pretty easy to get my steps in that day. And I thought I had the 250 steps in at 7:00, but I must have just barely missed it.<br />
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Sunday is usually my rest day. I can't hit all the active hours in church. I also ended up at 2 different family dinners, so I was impressed I hit over 7000 steps.<br />
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When I last blogged here, back in 2013, I was at the lowest in my weight I had ever been, around 175. But then life got busy, I got lazy, the excuses piled up and eventually the weight came back on. </div>
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Last year, I went through a divorce. I quit eating and then picked up running to deal with the pain. I dropped 50 pounds in about 4 months. (It was probably a few weeks before I actually stepped on a scale, but it was 248 when I finally did. Which if I remember correctly is just about what I weighed back in 2011 when I started that weight loss journey.) Earlier this year, I saw 199.8, once or twice, on the scale, but it would only last for a day or two.</div>
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This year, I have learned, when I'm happy, I eat more and work out less. When I'm depressed, I run. I've slowly put 10 pounds on and gone back up a pant size. Yay for happiness. Boo for weight gain.</div>
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The first picture is July 2016 at my brothers wedding, a week after the ex left for another woman. </div>
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This picture was from yesterday. I love seeing my transformation. Because of my little makeup biz, I take a selfie nearly every day. When I feel like I've made no progress, I can go through old pictures and be amazed at the changes I see. And not just in weight loss. I see a woman who has found her strength and confidence. I love seeing the woman I have become. </div>
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Years ago, when I did my weight loss, I kept this blog. But I was ashamed of my body, so I left details out. I always regretted that. I wish I had better documented it so I could better track the results. So this time, I am going to be real. I currently weight 208.2. Even though its better than the 248 I was at last fall, its still a number I'm not happy with. I want to get back down to 175. I know I can do it, because I did it once before. </div>
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Neck 16 in.</div>
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Upper arm - left 14 in.</div>
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Upper arm - right 13 in.</div>
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Upper chest - 44 in.</div>
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Chest/nipple - 45 in.</div>
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Diaphragm - 39 in.</div>
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Waist - 40.5 in.</div>
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Abdomen 42 in.</div>
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Butt - 47 in.</div>
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Upper thigh - left 28 in.</div>
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Upper thigh - right 28 in.</div>
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Upper knee - left 22 in.</div>
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Upper knee - right 21.5 in.</div>
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Calf - left 18.5 in.</div>
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Calf - right 18 in.</div>
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I've never been a fan of measurements. They are a hassle and I never feel like I do them correctly. But I do understand the importance of them. Last fall, there was times the scale wouldn't move, but my pants would get looser, so I started tracking my measurements and I could see a loss there, even when there wasn't one on the scale. So this time, I plan to track my measurements. (Probably once a month.)</div>
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This time, I want to make it a journey about loving myself, no matter my size and shape. God gave me this wonderful body to love and care for. When I don't take care of it, its like I'm telling Him I don't appreciate the beautiful gift of life He has given me. He and I recently had a conversation about this. I was getting a headache nearly every day. When I finally took it to prayer, He asked me, "When was the last time you drank a glass of water?" I didn't even know. I've learned I can't complain about my body and how I feel if I do nothing to take care of it. Only I can hold myself accountable for my decisions and actions. One of my favorite sayings is "Jesus in, Jesus out." It reminds me that what I feed my mind with, I return out into the world. I think the same can be said here, "garbage in, garbage out." When I treat myself badly, I feel badly. When I love myself and properly care for myself, I feel good. </div>
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I've been half heartily exercising the last few weeks. I'm still trying to find a schedule that will fit with my job and my schooling. So my workouts may vary until I find that balance. I have a love/hate relationship with running. I hate running, but it helped me process the pain and not do physical harm to myself during the divorce. It was my healthy outlet. It taught me I can do hard things, things I once thought were impossible. When I run for a mile straight, or 30 minutes straight, I am so proud of myself and I realize that I can do this.<br />
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Today, I declare enough is enough! Its time to get back to a healthy weight and a healthy mind set. </div>
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Savannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17584445611402346917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035499824664105765.post-32620079558485653972013-09-10T12:34:00.000-06:002013-09-10T12:34:11.534-06:00Week 130I just can't seem to get back on that weight loss wagon :p<br />
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Actually, I'm going to the dr. later this week. I just feel like my body is "off."<br />
I get the shakes several times a week.<br />
Sometimes I feel like my heart beat is sped up.<br />
Either or both of those are usually accompanied by my body over heating. I'm not sure if they are hot flashes, or just something else. I've heard hot flashes are horrid, but I don't know that these are that bad, so maybe they are something else.<br />
I feel like I'm constantly grumpy. Maybe I'm just a grumpy person, or maybe its a side effect of whatever is going on.<br />
I'm still walking daily, eating okayish, but gaining weight. I think I should at least be holding steady.<br />
My period is now 8 days late.<br />
I have a constant pain in my lower back.<br />
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Yep, I'm just falling apart.<br />
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But I refuse to think it is all just a part of growing old. Savannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17584445611402346917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035499824664105765.post-73262328370077339042013-08-05T18:53:00.003-06:002013-08-05T18:53:45.036-06:00Week 125Last week was busy, so I'm just getting to this post, even though my "week" ends on Thursday. And since its the fair this weekend, I bet I post the next one late too.<br />
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Not much to report. Still at 181 (or at least that was pre-UBIS). <br />
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I'm working harder at planning meals ahead and that really seems to help. I've been trying to plan my menu on a weekly basis, but when we moved, that kind of got forgotten, so I'm getting back on top of that. And I'm also trying to plan my breakfast and lunches better. <br />
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More in a week, or two, depending on how the fair goes. Savannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17584445611402346917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035499824664105765.post-2486879523650085432013-07-25T19:10:00.001-06:002013-07-25T19:10:41.033-06:00Week 124I already covered a lot of things in my other post, but still wanted to do a weekly check in since Thursday's are my official weigh in days.<br />
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This morning, 181.2. <br />
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Yesterday was probably my worse day, or I might have done better this week. But I was just too tempted by my home made scones. But on the positive side, I did make them smaller this time. I usually make them huge so there is less to cook, but this time, I used a biscuit cutter to size them. But still, I had one with honey while they were still cooking. Then 2 with chili. Then another 1 with honey. Which, honestly, is what I always eat when I make scones. But this time they were smaller so I don't feel as bad.<br />
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I keep seesawing on the 5K run this weekend. My last excuse (well besides "I don't wanna!") was that I have no way to run with my iphone aka, my iTunes. I've been putting my phone in my back pocket, but I have to stop SEVERAL times to catch my pants from falling off. I can't run a race like that! So today, I went to 4 different places and finally found an armband that will hold my phone. I'm excited to try it out tomorrow and see how I like it. <br />
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So I'm out of excuses to avoid the 5K. Josh is doing the 8 miles run, which means I'll have about an hour to kill. I might as well do the other race to take up that time. I'm really hoping they'll let me run with Sage cause I'm taking her. I guess she will be my last excuse. If they say no to her, I won't have anyone to watch her so I'll have no choice. But I can't walk her early in the morning AND do the race. So I guess we'll see. Its Altamont, so hopefully they won't care. <br />
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I'm thinking of taking a picture in my sports bar to help me remember I'm fighting to loose the bulge around my middle. <br />
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Until next week!<br />
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Savannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17584445611402346917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035499824664105765.post-10310828601492812013-07-25T18:55:00.003-06:002013-07-25T19:01:32.937-06:00A Few ThingsSo there is a few things I want to expand on.<br />
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1- I've told a few people I rejoined Weight Watchers and have felt like they are throwing me into the category of: lost it but didn't keep it off. I hate that. I've worked so hard to not be one of those people.<br />
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I'm only up 7 pounds. Not even a pant size; I'm still in the same size I've been wearing since my lowest point.<br />
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This is about me pushing to be my best and to loose a little more. Not super model skinny, just not quite so round in the middle. I love how I looked, most of the time. But I want to feel sexy even when I'm naked. <br />
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I know people who loose and gain and loose and gain and loose and gain. I don't want to be like that. This is a life time commitment I've made to myself. But also, I can see who that happens to people. Some days it is so HARD. I'll have an occasional shake for dinner and it tastes so good that I'll want one every night. This spring, I discovered salt & vinegar chips and I tried to make up for a lifetime of never having them.<br />
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The point is, I'm human. I can mess up. Its up to me to let it be a slight slip or a big fall off candy mountain. I love food. I love it when I need comfort. Or to celebrate. Or to just catch up with friends. I just have to work on my self discipline and control. <br />
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2- Weight Watchers screws with my relationship with food. Before, I would try to earn enough activity points to cancel out at least one (or two) of my meals. Often, I would even skip lunch so I could walk and earn more points. Or I'd eat lots and lots of fruits because they were free points, but let that be an entire meal. I never touched my weekly points.<br />
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Sorry, for those not familiar with the system. Each week you get x amount of points. I think my high end was 36, right now it is 28 (which I think is the lowest they go). This changes based on your weekly weight in. Then you also get 49 extra points each week, so you can splurge or whatever. Each week starts fresh, you can't roll over any extras. Like I said, I rarely, if ever, dipped into mine and I don't recall ever using them all up in one week. Last, you can also earn extra points by being active. I'm still logging my activity points because I like to show I'm exercising, but I'm not skipping lunch to earn even more. <br />
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This time around, I am making sure I eat all of my daily points and sticking to my regular workout (which is currently walking the dog). No trying to sneak in extra activity points. And if I reach the end of my daily points, I don't stop eating or run out and exercise for extra. Weakly points are not my enemy, they are there to catch me. I'm not using them daily, but I've tipped into them a few times. My emotional self tries to freak out, but I won't let it. <br />
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So why did I rejoin Weight Watchers if it messes with me like that. Because its a system that I believe works. Portion control is one of my BIGGEST pitfalls. This helps me keep my portions in perspective. It also helps me choose between French fries or a salad. <br />
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3- I'm also trying to remember this about creating a better me overall, not just how I look. So I'm working hard to be nicer to coworkers, keep my house in a clean fashion and get along better with family. Because lets face it, I'm not perfect, but I want to be. <br />
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4- And because I have severe OCD, I figured it out. This is week 124 since I started my weight loss journey. Which makes me feel better about the first thing I mentioned in this post. Now I can just title them with that number instead of starting over with 1. Savannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17584445611402346917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035499824664105765.post-63718209705674302722013-07-23T13:08:00.002-06:002013-07-23T13:14:10.405-06:00New Start: Week 1After seeing 183 on the scale, I decided to rejoin Weight Watchers. <br />
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Several points I want to make.<br />
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1- My lowest weight ever (well since starting my weight loss journey) was 169. But let's be honest, I was SICK that week. Once I recovered, I went back to 173.<br />
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2- My average low (that I seemed to be able to hold) was 175. But I haven't seen that number in months.<br />
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3- Seeing 180 on the scale makes me feel fat. 170 doesn't make me feel skinny, but also, not fat. This is for me personally and I know each person is different.<br />
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4- I've tried off and on to be good, but I feel like I need some kind of accountability. Curves has reopened, but I never loved the place, so for now, I've decided to not rejoin. But rumor is Zumba will be starting soon and I LOVED that. So I might see if I can just do Zumba. If not, well, I guess I'll have to decide then.<br />
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5- I've tried the free food counter/diet websites, but none of them are as good as Weight Watchers. I've heard people complain that Weight Watchers changed right around the first of the year, but so far, I can't see that many differences.<br />
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6- With a smart phone, I can take advantage of the apps! Just downloaded the WW scanner. LOVE it!<br />
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7- The only exercise I've been consistent with is walking the dog. But we do it almost daily. (I did finally tell Josh he has to take Sunday so I can have one day to sleep in.) On work days, we get up at 4 AM (so much for sleeping in after we moved). But I'd much rather do it then, then try to after work when it is so #$^$#$ hot! On days off, I'm still up by 6 AM just to avoid the heat. We sold our exercise bike when we moved, so right now, walking is about all I'm getting. But some mornings, I run half of my walk too. <br />
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8- I'm done letting PCOS be a crutch for me. Even when I started this journey, I didn't dare set a goal. I'm still not sure what my body can realistically achieve, but I do believe I can loose some more weight. It'll be hard. I feel like I'll have to work harder then I ever did before. But this is something I want for me, so I'm going to do it.<br />
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9- I'm not freaking out about gaining 10 pounds. I'm just trying to get back into it before that number goes up even more. <br />
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10- My biggest weight loss to date is 66, but right now it is only 57 pounds.<br />
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11- Right now, my goal is 160. So 20 pounds from what I saw on the scale this morning. Also, I want to loose one more pant size. <br />
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12- I'm remembering that WW made me feel almost anorexic some days. But so far, I've made sure to eat all my points every day. <br />
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I can cover more on these later, but lunch break is over and I need to get back to work. I just wanted to start a list to work on as I go.Savannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17584445611402346917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035499824664105765.post-88026627410875357912013-03-14T16:03:00.001-06:002013-03-14T16:03:17.486-06:00Well, hello thereI have missed this blog. Just not enough to log on at night after work. Each week, I promise myself I will, but I never follow through with that. But I should have because I know I've had several thoughts the last few months... I just can't remember what they were now.<br />
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So quick update. No new weight loss to report on. But also, no gains either. I just keep bouncing back and forth over the same few pounds. I'm still in the mid 170's. Wish is was the 160's, but at least its not the 180's (or higher).<br />
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Its been 2 years since I started this journey. I NEVER thought I would make it this far. It was so hard and at times, I wanted to just quit. But I had made a commitment to myself and I wanted to follow through with it. And it has all paid off. <br />
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But its not easy. I still fight old habits: mindless eating, large portions, and thinking I need something sweet after dinner every night. I.LOVE.FOOD. It just doesn't always love me. Or it loves me too much and refuses to leave my hips.<br />
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I'm sure this is something I will fight the rest of my life. But I try to have the self control to stop for a minute and decide if an extra cupcake is worth it. Most importantly, I know, that if I ever lost my skinny body, I would miss that more then the food I'm missing out on now.<br />
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Right now, I am having a hard time because life just feels so stressful. Work is going through a lot of changes and those are starting to wear on me. I'm not getting along all that great with some family members and that stresses me. I feel like my social life has disappeared and that depresses me. Severely. Curves keeps going back and forth about deciding to close or stay open. That has made me loose my exercise focus. I still go every day, but its only half heartily. I feel like I can't decide what to do next until they make a decision and stick to it. When you add that all up, it just feels like so much. <br />
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The only constant I have right now is my husband is home every night. He cooks me dinner every night. Which has resulted in us trying a lot of new things. And we are not that great at adding veggies or salads to those dinners. I try to make healthier choices, like whole wheat pasta. But sometimes we find a recipe that looks out of this world, and we try it, even if it does happen to call for 2 cups of heavy cream or something else fattenings. I've had a very hard time finding a balance with dinner. I try to eat real healthy for breakfast and lunch, but then most days, those efforts are lost on dinner. <br />
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I'm ready for a change. I just need to figure out what it is. If I can get a solid feel that Curves will stay open, I'm going to upgrade to the Curves Complete. But I just keep thinking they won't renew their contract and will be shutting their doors. So then I need to find something else. I KNOW that to stop exercising is not an option for my body. EVER. <br />
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There is other gyms, but I liked that Curves was women only. And even if I could get past the issue of working out in front of men, I don't want to do it around a lot of people. The fullest I have seen Curves is 8 people. I don't want to be in the same area as 30+ people. Or even 20+. Maybe I still have too many self image issues or something. I just know that when I drive by the gym to go to Curves, the parking lot is overflowing. If I keep going somewhere to work out, it would be the same time, and I just don't want to workout in front of that many people. I just know I would buy a membership and then never use it. <br />
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And, I miss carpooling. I miss the gas money I save when carpooling. I miss having someone to chat with to help me stay alert. So if Curves closes, I think I'll just come up with a routine I can do at home. Then I can carpool again. And I won't be paying monthly fees for a gym. <br />
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I've thought about Weight Watchers again. I really do believe they have a system that provides real results. I know their system has changed, but I'm sure the basics are still the same. Maybe I should give their website another chance. <br />
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Or maybe I'll just starting walking Sage several miles a day. I thought I could do it after work, but my workouts are more consistent when I do them early mornings. Its probably warm enough now, I could start doing this. Except, just this morning, I passed a skunk as I was driving to work and remembered, I've walked before and run into those "smelly" critters. <br />
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Ugh, its just all so frustrating. But I will figure it out, because I'm worth it. I love myself more now then I ever have before and I refuse to loose that. Savannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17584445611402346917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035499824664105765.post-72253573614251969842013-01-08T19:11:00.001-07:002013-01-08T19:11:50.380-07:00Week 94 - 96 Catchup<div id="yiv1716810334yui_3_7_2_17_1357673952932_43">
<span id="yiv1716810334yui_3_7_2_17_1357673952932_53">I haven't forgotten this blog, or my diet. When they blocked blogger at work, I didn't realize how much it would affect me. I swear I don't spend that much time on here, but its so nice when I have a quite moment in the afternoon to just hop on and type out my thoughts. Or get on after each meal and keep a half hearted food journal. I get home at night and I just want to be with the hubs. I used to be really bad about being on the computer all the time and I've worked hard to break that habit. Even as I type this, I am in my email, which I will later copy and paste to my blog. </span></div>
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<span id="yiv1716810334yui_3_7_2_17_1357673952932_57">I have spent the last few weeks battling the flu and then a severe head cold. I have been one miserable person lately. I haven't walked on my breaks for several weeks now. And frankly, its so blasted COLD outside, I can't find the motivation to do so now. Can we just get above zero already?! I really don't mind winter. I prefer it to the heat of summer, but when it gets below freezing, and then below zero, for days on end, it starts to wear on a person. </span></div>
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<span id="yiv1716810334yui_3_7_2_17_1357673952932_62">I missed Curves for a week, but I knew if I went I would just spend the whole time coughing all over the machines, and I knew the other members wouldn't appreciate that. I've missed Zumba for 2 weeks because they took a break over the holidays. Yesterday, was my 1st day back at Curves. Today, I included Zumba to my workout. Kicked.My.Butt. But I know the only way to get back into shape is to get into it. Hopefully, I won't get sick again this winter. (Fingers crossed.)</span></div>
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<span id="yiv1716810334yui_3_7_2_17_1357673952932_67">I'm still undecided on how I want to track my food. I've thought about going back to Weight Watchers Online just for the food tracking. But I don't want to pay for Curves and Weight Watchers at the same time. </span></div>
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<span id="yiv1716810334yui_3_7_2_17_1357673952932_73">I need to remember to always be mindful of my portion sizes. I used to think exercise would be my life long struggle. I now think it is the portion sizes instead. </span></div>
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Savannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17584445611402346917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035499824664105765.post-40500520042858173722012-12-15T06:43:00.001-07:002012-12-15T06:43:17.049-07:00Week 93Not a good week. I was sick all week long. Monday, the nausea started. Tuesday, the stomach pains started. It was horrid. I went 2 days without eating. Then Wednesday night, I was starving, so I had some dinner. Eating seemed to help the pain a little bit, but did nothing for the nausea. Thursday, the pains were even worse. I started looking stuff up online, and freaked myself out, so I went to the doctor that afternoon. Turns out, it was just a stomach bug that is going around the area. If I had waited one more day, I would have started feeling better.<br />
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I lost 6 pounds, but put half of that back on yesterday, which is fine with me because I'm just glad to be feeling better again. I knew that would happen.<br />
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I need to look into some online free food trackers. I'll do that next week when I'm feeling better. This is one of those times I wish I had a smart phone with those apps, but I don't because I already think cell phone bills are too high.<br />
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Here's to hoping this next week is better, at least health wise. Its not fun being sick.Savannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17584445611402346917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035499824664105765.post-15753755746989763562012-12-09T07:09:00.002-07:002012-12-09T07:09:28.011-07:00Week 92So here is the deal. Work has made it so I can't log in to blogger. I know, its work, I should be working. But this has made it hard to keep my food journal this way. We are also have computer problems at home. New ones are on the way, but won't be here until just before Christmas. So for now, I am going to pause on keeping my food journal until I figure something else out. But I'll keep exercising and eating well.Savannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17584445611402346917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035499824664105765.post-29538827169363899192012-11-29T14:09:00.001-07:002012-11-29T14:09:47.387-07:00Week 91Overall, not sure how I feel about this week. I am exhausted! We were out late on Monday night, then Tuesday I spent ALL day with Vanessa's kids. Wednesday, I worked a few hours overtime and outside the office. Got to watch a meter base blow out. Scary. And through all of this, the work stress continues. Missing 2 days in the office did not help, but adjusting to these 8 hour days is a bitch. (Yep, saying it how it is.) How is it I now only work 8 hours instead of 10, but I am exhausted? I'm trying to have a good attitude about it this year because it makes it go faster, but not even a week into it and I am miserable! I'm trying to not let it out on my coworkers, but of course my period is getting ready to start. I.E., my hormones are RAGING and so hard to control.<br />
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So much to vent about, but trying to remember this is my diet journal. Good news: I kept track of my eating all week. It wasn't my greatest eating habits, but still, I kept track!<br />
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<strong>Thursday - </strong>(Thanksgiving) I know you shouldn't try to save up calories by skipping earlier meals, but that is what I did. I had a yogurt and coffee for breakfast. And I believe this would have been fine, if I hadn't forgotten how his family is late for every thing. We showed up at 1:00 because we were told that was when dinner was. We were the ONLY ones there. So we went to Walmart to do some shopping. (Where we planned a sudden dinner of our own.) I bought a banana to eat. Then when we got back I ate some crackers and pineapple. We finally had dinner around 2:30. I had turkey, ham, a small scoop of mashed potatoes, a roll, some lefsa and stuffing. No seconds. Then I snuck out on my own for a nice long walk. Last year, I had tag along. We did maybe 1 slow mile. Today, I walked 5-6 miles in about 90 mins. :) Much better then last years walk. I guess I was only missed a little, but it was worth it to have that long, peaceful walk by myself. Dessert was pumpkin pie, which I do NOT like, so I had some fudge.<br />
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<b>Friday</b> - No actual exercise today, but I did a lot of walking. Breakfast was coffee and a breakfast burrito. Then Vanessa and I went to the Vernal City Holly Fair. We walked Santa's workshop. Then we went up town and walked the boys around to see the ponies, camel, bubbles, etc. Lunch was a chicken sandwich at Gandolfo's with chips and a cookie. Dinner was tator tot casserole.<br />
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<b>Saturday</b> - Breakfast was yogurt w/ a banana and a mochachino. Today we are doing our Thanksgiving dinner. It will be a late lunch/early dinner. I did get on my exercise bike for 2 hours. Our meal included, turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, carrot supreme, corn bread dressing, honey wheat rolls and 2 pies for dessert.<br />
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<b>Sunday</b> - Breakfast was some fruit and a coffee. Lunch was tator tot casserole. Dinner was left overs from yesterday.<br />
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<b>Monday</b> - Breakfast was a Curves protein drink. I was a little cautious cause I made it with skim milk. I tried skim milk about a year ago, GROSS. But after adding the protein powder, I couldn't tell it was skim. Curves this am and walked on both my breaks. I'm going to miss the nice weather to walk in when winter hits. Dinner was a surprise party for my mom. We went to The Porch in Vernal. I had the country fried steak with mashed potatoes and a corn side dish. I also had some sweet potato fries and a few of the other appetizers they ordered. (My mom's company hosted it.) Then a brownie for dessert.<br />
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<b>Tuesday</b> - My diet sucks this week, but at least I've kept up on this journal. :) Just Curves this am, no Zumba. We got home late last night and I couldn't wake myself up in time this morning. Also, today, I am babysitting my sister's kids. So I decided the only auntly thing to do was lunch at Rocky's. I had a shake, but ended up sharing most of my fries. I also had the chicken Malibu taco. Dinner was leftovers from our turkey dinner.<br />
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<strong>Wednesday</strong> - This week is so off. Today, I got to work out in the field. So I came down early and went to Curves. Breakfast was a coffee and a protein drink. Lunch was at the Hanna Cafe. I had the Philly Steak Sandwich with onion rings. By the time I got home, I was drained! I had a yogurt and went to bed. Savannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17584445611402346917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035499824664105765.post-13638046382298965682012-11-21T17:13:00.001-07:002012-11-21T17:13:49.478-07:00Week 90 and Curves Measurements<strong>Thursday</strong> - Zumba this am, followed by Curves. Now that the heater is running in the building, holy crap my workouts are HOT. I rolled my pant legs up today halfway through my workout. I'm kinda bummed because Curves will only be open Mon - Wed next week, plus that means only 1 day of Zumba. :( I'm still deciding what to do this weekend, but I'm tempted to get not sleep in on Saturday and come down for Zumba instead. I've got a few days to decide. I've also already decided to walk after Thanksgiving dinner, but I'm going to try and sneak out on my own. Last year I was mad that I walked with others. They were slow and they didn't go near as far as I wanted to. <br />
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Breakfast was a smoothie and half a cup of coffee. <br />
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GADS! Every week I SWEAR I am going to track to the weekend, but then I never do. I am defiantly in a slump right now. Grrr.<br />
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<strong>Monday</strong> - Curves this am and I walked on both my breaks. Smoothie and half a cup coffee for breakfast. Lunch was some soup and crackers. And a diet coke. It has been a stressful day! I am drained. I went to scrapbook group hoping there would be a good dinner. Some gals go all out and bring, soup, rolls, salad, etc. So I was counting on that being my dinner so I could have to spend no energy on figuring something out myself. Ya, this gal was more like me, bare minimum. So dinner was meat, cheese and crackers. When I got home, I went to bed. Hoping tomorrow is a better day.<br />
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<strong>Tuesday</strong> - Zumba, followed by Curves, this morning. Smoothie and a half cup of coffee for breakfast. Lunch was a subway Sandwich and diet coke. Dinner was cereal. Walked on both my breaks today. <br />
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<strong>Wednesday</strong> - This week is really wearing on me. I feel completely drained. Work has been crazy and I'm a little less then excited about Thanksgiving and that is taking a toll on me emotionally.<br />
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Curves this am. Breakfast was coffee and a smoothie. I bought some protein drink mix from Curves and added some of the vanilla to my smoothie. It was yummy. Lunch was soup and crackers. I wore a dress today so no walks.<br />
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I have been trying to avoid my measurements because I'm up a few pounds. That hasn't been to hard because the morning worker hasn't been trained to do them yet. But today Jodi was in. She reminded me. At first I said no, but she talked me into it. <br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">My measurements on 10/19/12.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Bust 38.50 </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Waist 30.00</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Abdomen 34.00</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Hip 41.00</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Thigh 23.50</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Arm 12.00</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Weight 169.5 (lbs.) </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">BMI 29.09</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Body Fat % 32.00</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Body Fat 54.24 (lbs.)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">My
measurements on 11/21/12.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Bust
38.50 </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Waist
31.00</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Abdomen
34.00</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Hip
40.50</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Thigh
24.50</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Arm
12.00</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Weight
172.00 (lbs.) </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">BMI
29.52</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Body
Fat % 32.40</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Body
Fat 55.73 (lbs.)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Results</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Bust
-0</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Waist
- +1.00 </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Abdomen
- 0</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Hip
-0.50</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Thigh
- +2.00 </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Arm
- 0.00</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Weight
- +2.50 (lbs)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">BMI
- +.43</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Body
Fat % +.40</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Body
Fat - +1.49</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">(lbs.)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Curves
adds all the results together for a total gain of 2.50 inches and 2.50(lbs.).
So that means since starting Curves, I have lost a total of -14.00 inches and
-10.80 (lbs.) and I've had a total of 116 workouts.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Yes I'm up in just about every area. Sigh. I have got to get out of this slump and get back on track. Going to be hard with the holidays, but I'm trying. For example, today I am CRAVING a milk shake. And I almost went and got one. But I resisted the urge because I know its Thanksgiving tomorrow. </span>Savannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17584445611402346917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035499824664105765.post-67181927523856008932012-11-15T08:14:00.000-07:002012-11-15T08:14:03.754-07:00Week 89<br />
All ready to get back on track! I feel like I've had so many struggles lately and I'm not sure where to start to fix them all. So I decided breakfast is the one to work on for now. Honestly, its ALWAYS been my biggest struggle. I have never, in my entire life, been a breakfast person. (Unless french toast for dinner counts.) I hear numerous times that it is the most important meal of the day, but its just not me. My body has to "wake up" before it can eat or I just get sick. And with my new morning routine, I just don't have time. I think the best I ever did with breakfast was when I was making fruit smoothies in the morning. So I've decided to do that again. Except when... is the problem. If I make it before leaving in the morning, it will be all warm and soggy by the time I finish at Curves. So I've decided to buy a small blender to keep at work. (Right next to my coffee machine. I feel like I'm staking a claim to one corner on the cupboard in the break room.) I looked at Stewart's this morning, but couldn't find one I like. I just found one on Amazon that is a personal sized one with a detachable cup, and its only $15! So I'm going to order it. Until then, I'm going to back my Ninja back and forth from home. With this breakfast routine, I'm hoping it will help. There are some days I am starving by lunch. Then starving again shortly after. I know breakfast is important, I just need to choose to make it a priority in my life. <br />
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<strong>Thursday</strong> - So today was the day I planned to start back on breakfast smoothies. But I had no supplies for that. Last night, as I went to bed, I decided I would just have to do the Zumba/Curves combo so I could have enough time to go to the store afterwards. I was bummed, but since I had just committed to the whole breakfast thing, I felt like I might have to sacrifice just this once.<br />
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Can I just say, I'm loving the time change. I've been in bed, every night this week, by 8:00. Then around 4, my body wakes up before the alarm. The last few days, I tried to fight it and go back to sleep. But that just makes me groggy. This morning when I woke up at 4:10, I decided to just get up. I needed to pack my Ninja and I wanted a grocery list so I could be in and out of the store. Then I turned on the computer because I had some time before I needed to leave. Then it hit me! Get ready now (hair & makeup) so I wouldn't have to do it after my workout. That would free up the time I needed so I could do Zumba by itself, followed by a full Curves workout! AWESOME! It worked perfectly and I feel so much better then I would have if I had tried to cram that all into 30 mins. And the bonus was a lady coming in as I was finishing. She asked if I had done Zumba too. When I told her yes, she told me how amazing she thinks I am for being able to do so much.<br />
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Breakfast was a smoothie. As a reminder, that includes low fat vanilla yogurt, orange juice, a banana, some frozen chopped spinach and some frozen fruit. I usually shake it up each day and make something slightly different, but since I'm keeping the stuff in the freezer at work, I just bought some raspberries and mangos. When those run out, I'll try something else. <br />
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Lunch was a soup. I was finally able to find a large selection at Walmart; I bought one of each. All the other store ever has is tomato, beef & vegetable and chicken noodle. Its been fun to try some new soups. Today it was a jerk chicken something or other. Little spicy, but very yummy. There was some donuts on the break table, I put the cover back on so they wouldn't tempt me. <br />
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And I forgot to track again for a few days! What is wrong with me?! But I did get up early on Friday and ride my exercise bike for 1 hour before going to work. (I've been helping out in the field on a few Friday's.)<br />
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<strong>Monday</strong> - Curves this am. Breakfast was half a coffee and a smoothie. I had to take my ninja to work again, but this afternoon my new blender came. I can't wait to try it out. Its small and the blender detaches as a cup. I can't wait to try it out tomorrow. Its looks slightly smaller then what I've been drinking, so I'll have to adjust my ingredients I'm sure. All I do is throw stuff in until it looks good.<br />
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Lunch was tomato soup. Dinner was stir fry. We haven't done it in awhile, it was so GOOD! We did chicken, a red, yellow and green pepper, onion, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, mini corn cobs, garlic, pineapple and an orange sauce, all over brown rice. And there is enough left over for at least one more night. :) Walked on both my breaks today. I've been wanting to wuss out, but I keep telling myself I need to enjoy the nice weather while I can. It was COLD, but still pretty. Once there is snow and mud, I'll have to start walking in the shop. <br />
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<strong>Tuesday</strong> - Zumba, followed by Curves, this am. For a while, I didn't think I was doing as well at Curves. My numbers were down on the Curves Smart. But I've noticed they have picked back up this last week. Breakfast was a smoothie, with my new machine. It doesn't work quite as well as my Ninja, but still pretty good. I skipped adding the yogurt because I didn't think it would all fit. I LOVE that the blender detaches from the base and you can drink right from it. Its the perfect size to keep at work for when I want a smoothie for breakfast. <br />
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Lunch was soup. Dinner was stirfry. I walked on both my breaks today. <br />
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<strong>Wednesday </strong>- Curves this am. Its been cold the last few mornings, so I wore a shirt with sleeves, instead of a tank top. Ya, the heater was on today. I about roasted! But I still worked hard because work is doing their Thanksgiving lunch today. Also, I have billing meeting, which means I'll miss my morning walk. <br />
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Smoothie for breakfast. Yum :) Today I did mango, banana, spinach and orange juice. Then I decided I had just enough room, so I added the yogurt too. Lunch was a little bit of everything at the work Thanksgiving dinner. I didn't finish the stuffing or one of the side dishes because it was only so-so and I decided to waste calories on dessert instead. Dinner, we were feeling lazy. It was Mac N cheese with some pork kielbasa. <br />
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I started the week at 174 and am down to 172, so not to bad. Now to just get back to the 160's, and then to get down enough into them so I don't jump back into the 170's. But hey, its better then the 180's and defiantly better then the 230's. Josh tells me all the time how proud he is of me. I agree. I am pretty amazing. Savannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17584445611402346917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035499824664105765.post-30416714464283487102012-11-07T12:58:00.000-07:002012-11-07T12:58:35.446-07:00Week 88I'm up to 171 right now. That is probably from not tracking, but also my period. Joy, I just <em>love</em> this time of the month. (eyeroll)<br />
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So I started this post on Sunday with plans to start tracking immediately. Its now Wednesday and I still haven't. I didn't want to be the type of person who thought they could only start over at a certain time, but I just couldn't get back on track. So since tomorrow is when my week starts over, I will just have to be one of <em>those</em> people this time. But really, a person can start over when ever they want. Had a donut for breakfast? Don't wait for tomorrow to start fresh. Skip the burger and fries and have a salad instead. Just cause you slip off track for a minute doesn't mean its over. <br />
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Even though I didn't track this week, I did still keep up with my workouts, so it wasn't a complete bust.<br />
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A few other things from this week. Josh has always been supportive, but this year he finally got into it. He was eating better and exercising too. This weekend we had to buy him new pants because his were so saggy. He had no butt and I hated him in those jeans. So we bought new ones. He's now back to the size he was when we got married. Course that was easy for him since he only ever gained ONE pant size. Its so wonderful for both us to be in the same state of mind when it comes to eating healthy and our wellness. <br />
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This weekend, I helped haul wood for the first time in YEARS. Like a year or two pre diet even. Last year, I thought I should help now that I was in better shape, but hauling wood is a lot of work. So I'd always wuss out and say I needed to do something else. But then I would complain that it took Josh so long. But he was doing all the work alone. So on Sunday when he said he wanted to haul a load, I decided to go with him. It was still a lot of work, but it didn't feel at tiring. And the last time I helped, the place we were going was all flat. This time, it was uphill! I was amazed at how well I was able to keep up with Josh. The smaller stuff, I would carry all the way down, but there was a few big pieces that I rolled down the mtn instead. Over all, ya it was hard. But NOT near as hard as it used to be. If the chain on the saw hadn't of broke, I would have been agreeable to hauling a second load that day. <br />
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I love moments like that when I realize just how much healthier I am now and how much more I can do compared to what little I used to. <br />
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The stuff below is what I wrote on Sunday. Figured I'd keep it since it was the only time I actually logged in to attemp to track. <br />
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Its now Sunday. Almost a week since I last tracked my food. I could try to go back and remember, but I'm not going to bother. Right now, I'm up 2 pounds, but that could be my period starting. Or it could be I've eaten more with Josh home. But I'm ok with that. This weekend has been so nice to just be with him. Last night we went on our first date in who knows how long. Neither of us could remember our last date. We had an appetizer and a drink with our meal and on the way home we stopped and bought a cheese cake. It was the most perfect night. I don't let go of control of my eating habits like this very often,. but I think I'm okay to slack off every now and then. As long as I don't let it become the new norm and put all the weight back on.Savannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17584445611402346917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035499824664105765.post-77795370151130770202012-11-04T14:22:00.002-07:002012-11-04T14:22:38.717-07:00Week 87I kept track most of this week, but I can tell what day Josh came home because that is when I started just enjoying every second with him and not keeping track of everything. He's on an 8 on - 6 off schedule right now and those 8 days and nights get pretty lonesome. I know I do better when I keep track, but right now, I'm just enjoying being a wife.<br />
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<strong>Thursday </strong>- Jumped out of bed for Zumba this morning. When I got on the scale I was thrilled to see 167.8. 70 pounds!!!!! That made my day start out amazing. I threw on my workout clothes, some slippers, grabbed my bags and headed to town. About 15 minutes down the road, I realized, I left my boots on the bed. I could wear my slippers or my sneakers to work today. I thought about turning around to go get my boots. I would miss Zumba, but could still do Curves. But I didn't want to miss Zumba. I think it what is helping me so much right now. So I went and did Zumba for 30 and Curves for 30. Then I ended up at Stewart's where I had to beg someone to help me find some boots in my size in the back room. That guy was awesome! Its not his normal job, and he felt lost looking for shoes, so he had me go back with him. Yay, new boots! Oh, and today was my 100th workout with Curves. :) So other then my shoe crisis, today is been a pretty good day so far. <br />
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Breakfast was a mochachino from Maverick. That is usually my Friday treat, but I think tomorrow will be a lazy day at home. Lunch was soup w/ crackers. Dinner was Subway and some treats at book club.<br />
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<b>Friday</b> - I told a friend this week that I might starve this weekend. With Josh's new work schedule, I'll be home alone this weekend. I have a hard time finding motivation to cook for just me. I had the foresight to at least do a little grocery shopping yesterday. Now to just find the motivation. Breakfast, missed it, but I usually do on Friday's. Don't know why, I just never seem to want breakfast on the weekends.<br />
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Around 11, I realized I missed something at the grocery store. I could have gotten it in Altamont, but decided to go all the way to Roosevelt and go to Curves too.<br />
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When I got home, I tried a new recipe and cooked myself a meal. I had pork tenderloin with a cranberry sauce and green beans w/ shallots. Never tried shallots before, they were okay, but I like regular onions more.<br />
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Dinner was at Kim's Halloween party. I had a pulled pork sandwich, baked beans, chips and cobbler.<br />
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<strong>Saturday</strong> - Skipped breakfast. Lunch wasw pork medaalions w/ cranberry sauce and brown rice pilaf. That afternoon, I had a cupcake and that night I had a margirata with my sister. Other then that, didn't eat much today. Yep, I'm going to starve when Josh works on the weekends. I think its a combiation of a few things. 1) I don't want to go to the effort to cook for just myself. 2) He's not there telling me he's hungry, so I'm not thinking, ya it is about time for dinner. 3) I don't have any food in the house, because its not worth shopping for just me, but also because I struggle so much with mindless eating that I try to have no food around. All of these are things I need to work on the next time he is gone on the weekend. <br />
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<strong>Sunday</strong> - Spent all morning working on a birthday cake. I was worried it wouldn't be ready in time, so I skipped breakfast. What was I thinking, his family is ALWAYS late. I showed up at their house around 1. I was starving, but decided to wait for everyone to get there. Ya, I didn't end up eating until 2:30. Sure wish I had eaten this morning. I'd say lesson learned, but I seem to have faith that they won't always be late. We had cake & ice cream around 4:30. Then I never got hungry enough to eat again.<br />
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<strong>Monday</strong> - Curves this moring. I love seeing my sister there. :) Breakfast was 2 poptarts and half a cup of coffee. Lunch was tomato soup with gold fish crackers. Dinner was the left over chicken strip and onion rings from last week. I also walked on both my breaks today.<br />
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<strong>Tuesday</strong> - Zumba and Curves this morning. Breakfast was a Special K crisp and half a cup of coffee. <br />
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After that, I stopped logging into update things. Work is also been busier then normal. I do a lot of this updating while at work, but I just haven't had the time lately.<br />
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<br />Savannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17584445611402346917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035499824664105765.post-10900943556742086632012-10-25T07:58:00.001-06:002012-10-25T07:58:29.269-06:00Week 86I am officially down 70 pounds since starting this weight loss journey! I'm so proud of myself. There has been moments when I never thought I would get this far. There was times when I just wanted to quit. There was times I didn't want to do my workout, but did anyways. There has been holiday feasts where I've only had one plate and not gone back for more. All of those moments have lead up to this. I hope to loose another 10 pounds, but even if I don't, I can be proud of myself and know that I have worked hard. <br />
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Another 10 pounds, I feel like I've been saying that for a while. But eventually, I hit the goal and while the momentum is going, I decide to shoot for another 10 pounds. <br />
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<strong>Thursday</strong> - Stomach feels better this morning, but now my throat hurts. I hate this time of year! I hope its not the cold and cough Josh has had for the last 3 weeks. If it is, just shoot me now. <br />
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I decided to still go do Zumba. I was the ONLY one there besides the instructor, which was Cambree today. I didn't used to like her, but now that I'm feeling a little more confident in Zumba, I like her. She's just more upbeat and faster, but I feel like I did pretty good today. I also did my 30 minutes of Curves. They are getting ready to start another contest starting next week. During Zumba, I'm pretty sure I pulled a muscle in my leg, so I decided to not walk on my breaks today.<br />
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Side note, just bought some sexy boots last night! I love how now that I love my body, I love dressing it up and accessorising. <br />
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Breakfast, I skipped the coffee today, just wasn't feeling up to it. But I did have a cinnamon roll. Lunch was tomato soup with whole grain gold fish crackers.Dinner, that was an early bedtime. I think I'm getting a head cold and just wanted to go to sleep.<br />
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<b>Friday</b> - Went to Curves dark and early this morning. ;) In fact, I had all my errands in town finished before the sun was up. I hate the shorter days, but I love how accomplished I feel right now. This morning, I did my measurements since I couldn't do them earlier in the week. But I held last weeks post to add them there. So if you missed it, read my last post. Vanessa was there when I did my measurements and when I saw 169.5 on the scale, I had a HUGE grin. Vanessa said "must be good."<br />
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Right now, the thing I seem to crave the most is capacinno's from Maverick, so I let myself have one this morning. Lunch was a bowl of rice. Dinner was steak and mashed potatoes with sweet & tangy sauce.<br />
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<strong>Saturday</strong> - Breakfast was a bagel and egg sandwich. Lunch, I can't remember. Dinner was my big Halloween party. I had meatloaf, monster mash potato bites, fruit w/ dip, and cheesecake for dessert. It was all delish, even if I did end up gaining 2 pounds this weekend. <br />
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<strong>Sunday - </strong>Skipped breakfast because I wasn't feeling good. Lunch was a handful of popcorn. By dinner, I was finally feeling better. I had meatloaf and more potato bites. <br />
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<strong>Monday</strong> - I've fought this sinus infection all weekend, but today I'm feeling better. At least I can breathe through my nose again. I went ahead and went to Curves this morning since I slept so well last night. Breakfast was a Special K Crisps and I only drank half of my coffee, I think it was making my cough worse. Lunch was tomato soup with crackers. <br />
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Dinner wasn't my greatest meal, but Josh is headed out of town for work for 8 days, so we decided to meet somewhere for dinner. The only place we could both agree on was Rocky's. I had some chicken strips, onion rings and a small snickers shake. I've decided they make the BEST onion rings and I'm going to quit ordering those anywhere else.<br />
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<strong>Tuesday</strong> - My stomach was off today. I only took one sip of my coffee and I didn't eat anything for breakfast. At lunch, I tried a new soup, beef and vegetables. Don't know if its cause my stomach was still squeamish, or if I just didn't like it, but I only ate half of it and threw the rest away. A few people at worked baked a fresh apple pie this afternoon. I had a slice with some ice cream around 4:30. When I got home, I showered. Then I thought about dinner, but my stomach still didn't feel right, so I went to bed instead. Oh, I did Zumba and Curves this morning. <br />
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<strong>Wednesday</strong> - Curves this morning. I'm still not sure about my stomach, so I forgot to grab something for breakfast before I left home. So breakfast was half a cup of coffee and 2 pop tarts. Note to self, I am going to stalk up on veggies and fruits the day before my period to see if that helps me stay on track. Actually, I need to stalk up on those things anyways. <br />
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Lunch was tomato soup with crackers. Dinner was some rolls at Jessica's while we did crafts. Followed by a caramelita. Then when I got home, I realized it was freezing and I had to build a fire. By the time that was done, I just wanted to go to bed.<br />
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Savannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17584445611402346917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035499824664105765.post-63355057638335792862012-10-19T09:19:00.001-06:002012-10-19T09:19:41.912-06:00Week 85 and Curves Measurements. I have felt like I'm working so hard, but didn't think I was seeing any results. I was proved wrong this morning when I did my Curves measurements. The results are at the bottom, but the happy news is I'm down 5.5 pounds and 7 inches since my weigh in last month!!!!!<br />
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<strong>Thursday</strong> - Zumba for 30 and Curves for 30 this morning. Breakfast, I decided to treat myself a little by having hot cocoa powder in my coffee instead of the sugarless stuff I've been using. Then I had some pineapple and a Special K crisp. <br />
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Then I quit tracking my food until Monday... I could try to remember, but I'm not sure if I'll get it all.<br />
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Dinner on Thursday I think was cheesy cauliflower soup. Lunch was nachos from Maverick. This was because Stewart's was out of their deli salads. So was Maverick. Maverick was also out of egg rolls and corn dogs. <br />
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<strong>Friday</strong> - Breakfast was coffee and a Special K Crisp. Lunch, I think I didn't eat anything because I was at the salon all day. Dinner was cornish game hens with rice and decedant brownie w/ ice cream for dessert.<br />
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<strong>Saturday</strong> - Don't remember breakfast or lunch. Dinner was more cornish game hens with rice and brownie w/ ice cream for dessert.<br />
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<strong>Sunday</strong> - Can't remember breakfast. Lunch was Cheesy Cauliflower soup in a bread bowl. Dinner was just the yummy left over rice and more brownie for dessert.<br />
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<strong>Monday</strong> - Breakfast was coffee and a Special K Crisp. Lunch was tomato soup and some whole wheat Goldfish crackers. Dinner was at Subway with my mom. I was starving, so I got a foot long chicken tuscano sandwich. Curves this morning and I only walked on one break today. I missed my afternoon walk because I was at the dr. for my yearly appt. I hate those appointments, but I love the peace of mind that comes knowing I am hopefully cancer free another year. I always do my appointment in October since it is breast cancer awareness month.<br />
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<strong>Tuesday</strong> - Zumba for 30 minutes this morning, followed by Curves for another 30. I've had this thought for a while that I'm actually kind of excited for work to go to their 5 day a week schedule so I can sleep in a little bit. But then last night I realized, the Zumba time won't be changing. :p So I guess I'll only get to sleep in 2 days a week on the non Zumba days. The Zumba days, well, I'm not sure what I'll do with that extra hour between it and work, but I love Zumba too much to give it up. <br />
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Breakfast was coffee and a Special K Crisp. I know I haven't been documenting my water like I should, but I am still drinking it. Each morning, I start my coffee, then get my office ready for the day. Just before unlocking the doors, I take my water cup with me, fill it up and grab my coffee. Then I just alternate sipping from both cups all morning. I really think it does help. <br />
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Lunch was a chicken dumpling type soup. It was pretty good. But I've noticed, I've replaced my one tracked lunch of salad to a new one tracked lunch of soup. I'm going to have to work on that. I could alternate days, except I only eat half the salad when I get it and by the 2nd day its kinda limp and sad. I don't know if I could eat it on day 3. <br />
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Dinner was Stir fry at my mom's. Then I took a nice long soak in her hot tub. That felt so good! I've missed that, but mostly because its been broken for several months. But now that its working, I've realized I won't use it much because of my early bed time. But tomorrow I get to sleep in, so tonight I decided to hot tub. I was just going to for an hour, then until I was to a certain chapter in my book. Ya, I can't make this a regular thing. I get in there and get so relaxed and the only thing that gets me out is by finishing a book. I didn't get home until 10 last night and after showering, I didn't get to bed until 11. <br />
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<strong>Wednesday</strong> - Today, I got the rare opportunity to work in the Altamont office. I like this because its so much closer to home for me. But also, they are only open half a day, so I didn't have to be to work until 9. (Hence the late night last night.) But it was funny, my body woke up at 5 in a panic! It knew it shouldn't still be asleep. But I went back to sleep until the alarm went off at 6. Then I got up and road my exercise bike for 75 mins. I'm a little sore. I know I'm in shape, but I haven't been on my bike in months and I think those muscles became a little spoiled. But I'm sure with winter coming, I'll probably use it more. (Side note, did I mention we were getting a treadmill in previous posts? It didn't work out and we've decided to wait until we find a home to buy.)<br />
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Just as I was headed out the door, I realized I hadn't eaten yet. I also remembered how cold the Altamont office is. So I made some coffee and grabbed a Special K Crisp. I won't get my 15 minute breaks today, so my exercise bike this morning will probably be all I do, but that is why I went longer. <br />
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Forgot my lunch. So I went to Pizarros and ordered a Philly Chicken Sandwich with onion rings. Then before my order came, I started to feel sick to my stomach. I ate lunch, but spent the rest of the day thinking it would come back up. I finally started sipping on a Sprite around 3:00. It seemed to help a little bit. Dinner was at scrapbook group. Some kind of soup in bread bowls. I ate, but then after that, started feeling sick again. <br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">My measurements on 9/19/12.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Bust 40.00</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Waist 32.00</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Abdomen 36.00</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Hip 41.50</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Thigh 23.50</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Arm 12.50</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Weight 175.0 (lbs.) </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">BMI 30.04</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Body Fat % 32.80</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Body Fat 57.40 (lbs.)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">My measurements on 10/19/12.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Bust 38.50 </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Waist 30.00</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Abdomen 34.00</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Hip 41.00</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Thigh 23.50</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Arm 12.00</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Weight 169.5 (lbs.) </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">BMI 29.09</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Body Fat % 32.00</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Body Fat 54.24 (lbs.)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Results</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Bust -1.50 (Wish this number would QUIT shrinking!) </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Waist - -2.00 (VERY happy with this number!)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Abdomen -2.00 (Very happy with this number!)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Hip -0.50</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Thigh - -0.00 (Need to work this area harder, but it really has always been one of my biggest struggles)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Arm - -1.00</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Weight - -5.5 (lbs)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">BMI - -0.95</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Body Fat % -.80</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Body Fat - -3.13 (lbs.)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Curves adds all the results together for a total loss of -7.00 inches and -5.50 (lbs.). So that means since starting Curves, I have lost a total of -16.50 inches and -11.00 (lbs.) and I've had a total of 96 workouts. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Jodi asked me what I've been doing different. I've been watching my portion size better again. I'm also trying to not bake goodies for the hubs when he's home. But now that he's loosing weight to, he's more okay with that. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Hope this doesn't sound wrong, but I told him he can't get below 180. I finally weight less then my husband and that is a big deal to me. But that seems to be his goal weight anyways, which he is pretty close to since he never got as big like I did. I have noticed he needs new jeans cause his butt looks saggy in the ones he has now. But he's hard on jeans so I decided to wait until he wears the ones out he has now before buying new ones. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">The other big change I've made is doing Zumba on its own. I admit, I have a panic attack almost every time because by the time I do the full hour workout and go my hair & makeup, I have about 7 minutes to get to work. But I haven't been late yet so I'm going to stick with it. Especially since I lost 7 inches this month. :)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">I can never say it enough, I'm so proud of myself. This has not been an easy journey, but it is so worth it. </span>Savannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17584445611402346917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035499824664105765.post-7242854360157071792012-10-11T07:36:00.001-06:002012-10-11T07:36:13.623-06:00Week 84I don't know if I trust the scale this morning. It said 170.8. Wow! That is so close to the 160's! This is the first time I've seen 170 so I won't be surprised if it goes away for a few days, but now I know it is possible. It just feels weird cause I'm just coming off my period and I feel like I should be higher. But not going to complain.<br />
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Awesome thing happened during this week. I've had this Halloween shirt for YEARS. Like probably 10 years. Its just a simple black, long sleeve shirt with a small pumpkin on it and it says Old Navy under it. A few years ago, it didn't fit anymore. Last year, I was thrilled when it fit. This year, its too big! This is the one shirt I can't give up. I can remember about 8 years ago, I was having a bad day. I can't remember what it was, but I remember just by wearing that shirt, I felt better. <br />
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I was pretty sad when I realized its too big. Yes, I could still wear it, but I take great pride in wearing clothes with no "x" in the size. No one would know but me. But it still upset me. So while in the city last weekend, I went to Old Navy in hopes of finding something to replace it. All they had was little kid Halloween shirts. :(<br />
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The next day, we went to Savers to buy stuff for Halloween costumes. (Side note, now that I'm small enough to buy costumes, I actually prefer to make them. Odd, but fun.) They had a small rack of Halloween shirts, most of them children sizes. But the LAST shirt on the rack was THAT shirt. In MY size. Of course I bought it! <br />
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I'm wearing it today, and it fits almost perfectly. I just feel like the previous owner shrunk it some. Josh says its okay if my underwear peeks out, but I told him I don't like that at work. So I'm going to wear it today and pay attention to if I adjust it a lot or not. I'm hoping it doesn't bother me so I can find a loving home for the other shirt. <br />
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So I've noticed that a day or two before my period, my hormones go off the wall. I almost feel like my body is screaming inside. I have a problem controlling my temper and find myself slamming drawers and stuff at work. And its all over little stuff, but I think that is how the screams present themselves when they escape my body. So I've been working on it. But its so hard! I feel fried and frazzled and so stressed! I've decided that is why I have a harder time controlling my thought process when it comes to food this time of the month. <br />
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<strong>Thursday</strong> - Yep, those hormones were RAGING today! By 3:00, I was done with the day. DONE! So I'm letting someone else cook dinner because I can just not deal with it. Oh, but first. Let's see. Today I did Zumba for 30 minutes and then Curves for 30 minutes. It really was the highlight of my day. I wore a dress today so no walks. Breakfast was 2 pop tarts and a small coffee. Lunch was spent looking for a new bathroom sink (part of the stress from last night). So I just grabbed a crispito and some potato munchers at the deli. Dinner is Sweet & Sour chicken from the China Star. Not half, the whole thing. The hormones screaming inside was louder then the regret. Or maybe the screaming was choking the regret. <br />
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<b>Friday</b>- Got the chance to work some over time again today. So breakfast was french toast, coffee and eggs and Cowan's Cafe. Lunch was a Philly Sandwich with fries and Daniel's Summit. Dinner, I was too tired, I went to bed instead. Lots of walking today.<br />
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<strong>Saturday</strong> - Breakfast was some cinnamon toast. Then this afternoon, my mom and I headed to the city. I didn't really get a lunch, but dinner was at Ruby Tuesday. I had some chicken tacos, salad and onion rings. I thought I was safe cause it was chicken, but later my mom and I were looking up our food on Weight Watchers and mine was more calories then I thought it would be. But since I didn't have the lemonades, I'm ok with what I had. <br />
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<strong>Sunday</strong> - Breakfast was just a coffee from a gas station. Then we were off to shop. :) Lunch was again at Ruby Tuesday, this time I had the Chicken dish that is listed on their Fit & Trim menu (I can't remember what its called), salad and a small bite of mac n cheese. But I filled up on salad pretty good, so most of my meal went home to be left overs. Dinner was cowboy casserole and I had a few Oreo's for dessert. I've decided to not even fight against my period this month. :p<br />
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<strong>Monday</strong> - Curves this morning. I did better then I thought I would. I ended up getting up at 4 am with Josh. I didn't figure I could get another 30 minutes of sleep. So I was a little tired and with the cramps I didn't think I'd do well. But I did. BTW, my mom is kicking ass at Curves. While I was there one day last week, Jodi told me to check with my mom and get her good news. She has lost almost 20 pounds already and several inches. I'm so proud of her. <br />
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Breakfast was coffee and some Special K crisp thingies. I thought they looked like pop tarts on the box, but they aren't near as big. Which is ok. But it said no need to heat. I didn't care for them cold. So I might try microwaving them tomorrow. I also had some pumpkin cookies because I decided to drink a full cup of coffee and I didn't think the crisps would be enough food to keep away the shakes. Lunch was tomato soup with crackers. Dinner was cowboy casserole and some cherry cobbler. I also walked on both breaks today.<br />
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<strong>Tuesday</strong> - Zumba this morning, followed by another half hour of Curves. :) I've started doing my Curves stuff as soon as they start their cool down song. That works perfectly! Breakfast was coffee, a Special K Crisp and some pineapple. Lunch was a Weight Watchers soup. I am in love with these little soup cans that you can just throw in the microwave and they are the perfect size. Dinner was cowboy casserole and some oreos. I had errands to run today, so no walks.<br />
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<strong>Wednesday - </strong>Curves this morning. Breakfast was coffee and a Special K Crisp. I tried heating them in the microwave yesterday. It was good, but I didn't get to my 2nd one (they come 2 in a package, so added together they are about the size of one pop tart), once they cool down, they get a little hard. Lunch was a Weight Watchers soup. Dinner was 2 small slices of pizza. Note to self, you NEED to go grocery shopping! Walked on both my breaks today.Savannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17584445611402346917noreply@blogger.com0