Challenge Points for Day 22, Jan. 22: 5
Calories--1299=2 points
Water--56 oz.=2 points
2 veggies, 1 fruit=1 point (although, all the salad I ate from Mimi's was probably about 4 servings, heh, I ate it in 2 servings so I'm only counting 2, don't want to fudge)
No exercise, I don't count the bowling, that would be too easy!
I was going to exercise in the afternoon but I got on the phone with my Mom for an hour, I hadn't talked with her for a few days so she had a lot to say, lol! Probably the calories were less than that since I counted the whole salad from Mimi's (524, according to CalorieKing) and I gave DH about 1/4 of it. What a huge salad, but, mmmmmm, good! I get the cobb salad without the avacado and bleu cheese, and hey, I even forgot to subtract the calories for those! So really, less than the 1299 calories I reported. Yay, me! And the scale said 166 this morning, whew! There goes that water weight! And, missingsmokes, it wasn't my TOM, those are long gone for good! Now it's just the hot flashes. Too bad they don't seem to burn more calories, lol!
Okay, I was up early this morning, 6:30, on the treadmill by 7 and did 40 minutes. Now time for my shower and brekky. I need to get to Super WalMart and Linens and Things later too. I want to buy some of those storage bags that you suck the air out of with the vaccuum cleaner so they don't take up much room and I can fit them under my bed. I'm running out of places to store my clothes, heh. Oh, BTW, that pretty purple top I bought yesterday fits, sort of, it's kinda tight in the shoulders and upper arms and chest area but if I do really well in the next few weeks before the luncheon, maybe it will fit better, ya think? That's my new incentive, anyway. Go, Soonie! You all get out there and have a great day. I'm sending good vibes your way! Soonie--out!
Progress as of today - 2.8 lbs lost so far, only 28.2 lbs to go!
Challenge Points for Day 21, Jan. 21: 2
Whoops!! Guess the weight kinda went up some, heh. It sure doesn't take long to gain, does it? How could I put on 5 pounds in one week?! Hey, I know I was bad and I'm not dwelling on it. So it's behind me now. I'm having a good day so far today. I went bowling this morning and bowled in the no-tap tournament again. This time I made the first cut and got to compete in the 4th game also. But that one was a bust so I was eliminated at that point. One of these days I'm going to make the final cut. But I was happy with how I bowled.
Oh, the 2 points for yesterday were for the water---72 oz. I started out well yesterday, DH and I went bowling, bowled 5 games in less than 2 hours (I'm not counting that as exercise) and I did really well. So I felt better about how badly I did bowling last Thursday. I mean, I thought I'd completely forgotten how to bowl, I was so bad that day. Anyway, after bowling we wanted to eat lunch out (well, at least, I did) but Mimi's Cafe was so crowded we opted for Macayo's, which wasn't crowded at all. The salad at Mimi's would have been the better choice and I have no idea how many calories are in the chicken chimmechanga the DH and I split plus all the chips and salsa I ate. So the day was ruined and I proceeded to be a real pig the rest of the day. Deja Vu! And no other exercise besides the bowling. No veggies, no fruit. Just another bad day. That made 4 in a row!! No wonder the weight went up so much.
So today, the bowling this morning, 4 games, then I went shopping at the second-hand store. Found a pretty short-sleeved soft purple sweater, Sag Harbor, and a nice pair of jeans. Haven't tried either one on yet though. I need purple clothes to wear for the Red Hat Ladies functions since we have to wear purple clothes and red hats. Anyway, then I went to the mall, shopped at Sear's, found a beautiful purple, dressy top, on sale, half-price, haven't tried it on yet either (I hate trying on clothes at the stores), I soooo hope it fits, it's so nice. We have our first anniversary luncheon next month for our Red Hat Ladies group at a fancy resort restaurant and I wanted something really dressy. It's a size Large and I just love it! Keep your fingers crossed for me that it will fit perfectly. It's so hard to find purple clothes. Also at Sear's I bought 2 more tops (on sale, of course, not purple) although I really didn't need any. I'm such a shopaholic! One of these days I plan to sort out my stuff and take a bunch to the swap-meet to sell, lol. Oh, after shopping, I went to Mimi's Cafe and got the chopped cobb salad as take-out and ate half of it when I got home for lunch. I'll eat the rest for dinner. I love their salads. They chop them small and they're so fresh!
A cold day here today, I don't think it's gotten to 50 degrees, partly cloudy. But our area did get some snow overnight, the surrounding mountains look so pretty, all snow covered. I haven't seen that much snow on them since we moved here almost 6 years ago. Some areas in town got a dusting but we didn't get any at our house. Frankly, I don't miss it! I guess there was some ice on the roads this morning and they closed some of the schools. Back east, this much wouldn't have made any difference. The people here panic over such a small amount of snow, I find it pretty funny.
Okay, that's it from Soonieland. Hope you're all having a great day! See ya tomorrow!
Progress as of today - 2.8 lbs lost so far, only 28.2 lbs to go!
Challenge Points for Day 20, Jan. 20: 2
Did the water thing again. Only 56 oz. this time. What a day! She served ice cream at the Bunco thing so I only had about 3/4 cup. It was the "slow-churned" stuff so low-fat. But that was my only lunch. I was so nervous before I left that I couldn't eat anything. By the time I got home at 4:30, I was starved so ate the whole kitchen! I didn't keep track of calories so I have no idea how many I had, probably not much over my limit though. No exercise unless you count rolling dice all afternoon. It was a lot of fun and I won $10! Although it cost me $5 to play so I came out ahead. I had the most wins, in fact, the first 14 rounds, I never lost! It's too hard to explain so I'll leave it at that. I'm looking forward to the next time I get to sub for them.
This morning is bowling with the DH. I still need to eat some brekky and we leave in half an hour so I'll get out of here now. You all have a great Sunday.
Progress as of today - 7.8 lbs lost so far, only 23.2 lbs to go!
Challenge Points for Day 19, Jan. 19: 2
The only thing I did was to get all the water in plus more. 64 oz. of water for the day. The rest was a disaster! The only thing I can attribute it to is I'm a little stressed about today. I'm going to play Bunco with a new group of Red Hat Ladies that I've never met. And I've never played Bunco, lol. But they said it's easy and they will teach me. I got involved with this when I'd won a pretty red purse on E-bay and the lady who sold it said she lived in my zip code!! So we e-mailed each other a few times and she said her group of Bunco players sometimes needs a sub and would I like to join as a sub. So, being in a good mood that day, I said yes. Now it's today and I'm very nervous. I will ride with her to another lady's house where they are all meeting. And I'm not good in new situations like this. But I'm committed now so I just have to make the best of it. Anyone got some vallium for me?! Anyway, that and some other things have me off the old wagon, I guess. I'm so weak, lol. So only 2 days until weigh day and I'm sure I will post a gain this week. What a mess!
Okay, here's another funny story: How come when you mix flour and water together you get glue?? And then you add eggs and sugar and you get cake? Where did the glue go? Need an answer? You know darned well where it went! That's what makes the cake stick to your butt!! We all need a good laugh, keep on smiling! And have a great day!
Progress as of today - 7.8 lbs lost so far, only 23.2 lbs to go!
Challenge Points for Day 18, Jan. 18: 0
That's right, a great big goose egg!! I had a really bad day. I bowled lousy, my sis and BIL had to have their dog put to sleep and DH told me right there at the bowling alley, where I proceeded to start crying, and it was a gloomy day weather-wise. And I just felt really down even before all that. I know, no excuses, but I'm moving on today. Things are still not great in Soonieland but I'm struggling on. At least I am learning to cope with these down days, not really well, but I'm not going totally postal.
Okay, here's something funny to compensate: A woman goes to her doctor for her yearly physical. The nurse starts with certain basic items. "How much do you weigh?" she asks. "115" the reply. The nurse puts her on the scale. It turns out her weight is 140. The nurse asks "Your height?" "5 foot 8" she answers. The nurse measures and she is only 5'5". She then takes her blood pressure and tells her it is very high. "Of course it's high" she screams. "When I came in here I was tall and slender. Now I'm short and fat!"
Have a wonderful day, my beauties!
Progress as of today - 7.8 lbs lost so far, only 23.2 lbs to go!
Challenge Points for Day 17, Jan. 17: 7
Okay, I did everything but getting in all the veggies and fruits, only ate 2 veggies and 1 fruit. So only 1 point for that. I had 1359 calories, 104 oz. of water (a thirsty day) and did 40 minutes treadmill and 20 minutes bike in the morning and then later went bowling by myself and bowled 4 games. Then I went to Sprout's and bought my hot flash meds (hollybelle, it's just called "Hot Flash" made by Source Naturals and I've only found it at Sprout's), some of that "no calorie" salad dressing (I know, how could that be good?, we'll see), some grapes, some grape tomatoes and some green onions. Oh, and some more apple-cider vinegar. It tastes gross but I'm taking it. Anyway, I'm cursing that dern scale this morning, it said I went up 1.6 this morning!! But I'm not going to let it get me down. Onward and DOWNWARD!!
Okay, we have bowling with the gang this morning. I'm a bowling freak! Then who knows what. I hope you all have a terrific day! And I hope I can get here later to read and comment, it's been so long. I'm a busy woman, ya know.
Progress as of today - 7.8 lbs lost so far, only 23.2 lbs to go!
Have fun bowling!
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You are doing great!! Seriously!! That scale is an aggravating darned thing!
Challenge Points for Day 16, Jan. 16: 8
1316 calories: 2 points
3 veggies, 1 fruit (gotta work on that): 2 points
88 oz. of water: 2 points
30 minutes bike: 2 points
I also shopped till I almost dropped too, that was a little more exercise, lol. I went to one grocery store, another grocery store, Walgreen's, the Goodwill store, spent way too much time there, Target, Michael's and The Dollar Tree. I still had a couple of more places to go but I was tired and hungry, it was almost 3pm by then and I hadn't had lunch. I had left the house at 10:30am! I did the 30 minutes on my bike while watching "American Idol". Hey, what was with them having that one door locked so the people kept trying to go out the wrong door? And Simon sure was hard on some of those people but I guess it makes for good TV. Looking forward to tonight.
Okay, I've already done 40 minutes treadmill, 20 minutes bike this morning, heading for the shower and brekky. Later I may do a little bowling by myself, I'm not sure, then I need to go to Linens and Things and Sprouts. Sprouts is one of those stores that sells produce, organic foods, vitamins, that kind of thing. I need more apple-cider vinegar and the supplements I take to stave off the hot flashes. I still have the hot flashes but only about half as many as I was having since I've been taking these supplements. I don't know if the apple-cider vinegar is doing much so far, although my blood sugar has been down in the 80's in the morning now instead of the 130's as it had been, but that could be from the exercise and diet. I'm mainly taking it for digestive reasons but it's supposed to be good for a lot of things.
Okay, I notice Brian's girl is still missing here. If she's reading this, come back in and let us know how you're doing, girl! And CharlieAngel too. And you all have a great day. See ya tomorrow!
Jack (age 3) was watching his mom breast-feeding his new baby sister. After awhile he asked, "Mom, why have you got two? Is one for hot and one for cold milk?" Hahaha! Kids!
Progress as of today - 7.8 lbs lost so far, only 23.2 lbs to go!
Looks like you are doing real well with your program! Good for you on the treamill! You are an INSPIRATION to exercise!
Looks like you are doing real well with your program! Good for you on the treamill! You are an INSPIRATION to exercise!
Challenge Points for Day 15, Jan. 15: 4
Uh, oh, a sorta bad day again. I didn't count calories and I didn't get the veggies and fruits. I did 3 games of bowling in the morning (didn't do well, they only gave me 3 pins for handicap too, so that will go up next week, then I was kinda down and I didn't feel like going to the gym so I didn't) I wanted cookies or cake and bought those darn WW muffins again, the chocolate ones, 190 calories each, and I also had 2 tostadas for lunch with 2 of the 3 muffins!! So no, not a good day. Also later, while watching some of the Golden Globe Awards, I did 30 minutes on my bike. I had 72 oz. of water so 2 points for that and 2 points for the exercise. The weight was up .8 this morning but I'm fine with that, it was expected, I gain easily. Now today, I will have a better day. There's still that one muffin left but I'm going to try to forego that as long as I can, heh.
Okay, here's a funny story for you: This is told by a guy, I guess---I was in WalMart buying a large bag of Purina for my dog, Mr. Manners, and was in line to check out. The woman behind me asked if I had a dog. Duh! I was feeling a bit crabby so on impulse I told her no, I was starting the Purina Diet again. Although I probably shouldn't, I ended up in the hospital last time, but that I'd lost over 50 pounds before I awakened in an intensive care unit with tubes coming out of most of my orifices and IV's in both arms. Her eyes about bugged out of her head. I went on and on about the bogus story and she was totally buying it. I told her it was an easy, inexpensive diet, and that the way it works was to load your pockets or purse with Purina nuggets and simply eat one or two every time you were hungry. The package said the food was nutritionally complete so I was going to try it again. I have to mention that practically everyone in the line was by now enthralled with my story, particularly a tall guy behind her. Horrified, she asked if something in the dog food had poisoned me and was that why I ended up in the hospital. I said no. I'd been sitting in the street licking my butt when a car hit me. I thought the tall guy was going to have to be carried out the door!!
Hahaha! Good one, huh? Have a great day, my friends!
Progress as of today - 7.8 lbs lost so far, only 23.2 lbs to go!
Good for you doing the 30 minutes onbike while watching TV - that's what I need to do - tonight I won't turn on the TV in the family room - I will go downstairs and turn that one on and get on the E.T.! See you are an inspiration!
Why is WW food always so high-calorie? I bought some little fudgy WW chocolate cakes once, and thought I'd keep them at work for when I get those cravings for chocolate cake. But they were something like 150 calories each and they were literally bite-sized!
Challenge Points for Day 14, Jan. 14: 8
1253 calories: 2 points
96 oz. of water: 2 points
3 veggies, 3 fruits: 2 points
1 hour on the treadmill: 2 points
Woohoo! And the dreaded scale shows that all my work is paying off! Yes, it was weigh day this morning. I'm pleased but can't wait to get into the 150's again. Maybe by the end of the month.
Yesterday was uneventful, just stayed home, washed my sheets, put the flannel ones on, nice and comfy last night. It was 24 degrees this morning, going up to about 55 maybe. At least the sun is shining. Well, not quite yet, it's still too early for it to be over the mountains but the sky is clear. I'm up early because I'm getting ready to head out to the bowling alley this morning for that "9 pin no-tap" thing (explained last week). Maybe I'll do some good this week since I should have some kind of handicap. I don't know exactly how they figure it up but it's usually based on the games you bowled the week before and it gets added to your 3 game total. My thumb is still sore on the one side but not the side that usually rubs on the ball when I release it so I should be okay with that. I'm ready!
Okay, I hope you're all doing great! I didn't get here yesterday to read much so hope to get caught up later. Oh, almost forgot, if I have time after bowling, I'm taking my stuff for the gym and will just do some weightlifting exercises there. Shouldn't take too long. I need to go to Sam's club too and then maybe stop at Mimi's Cafe for a take-out salad for lunch. Love their salads! So that's my plan for today. How are you doing? Take care, everyone, and have a wonderful day!
Progress as of today - 7.8 lbs lost so far, only 23.2 lbs to go!
Challenge Points for Day 13, Jan. 13: 4
1 hour of exercise (40 minutes treadmill, 20 minutes bike): 2 points
96 oz. of water: 2 points
Only one veggie serving and one fruit: 0 points
I have no idea how many calories, the half chicken chimmechanga and chips and salsa, plus that leftover candy bar from last Saturday (yep, I ate that too) put me over the calorie limit for sure! BTW, DH and I split the chimme so nothing was wasted. Also had the rice with it so it was a nice meal. But I think all the sodium made me gain the 1.4 pounds that showed up on the scale this morning, even though I drank lots of water with it! I gain so easily!! So we all met the niece's boyfriend and he seems like a really nice guy. She is only 22 so we all worry about her. She will be moving to L.A. to live with him now.
Okay, so today will be back on the wagon, so to speak. I really don't feel like it but the alternative is doom! I have to ask myself, do I want to put on more weight or lose some more? That sums it up right there! Of course, my answer is no, I don't want to gain more weight back, I want to LOSE it!! I always feel so good after my workout and having a good day of eating right. I just have to remember that! And then the rest will happen.
Well, so far I slept in again but plan on doing the exercise sometime after brekky. I can't resist that cuddle time with the DH in the morning, lol. So here I am, time for the brekky, watch some of my taped shows from the last week for awhile and then onto the treadmill. That's the plan and I'm sticking to it!! So how's your Sunday going so far? Oh, almost forgot, no bowling this morning, I have a sore thumb, must stop chewing my nails and cuticles or I pay. My nail is down to the quick and the corner of it is very sore and swollen. I get this often if I chew that area there. I know, gross! Sorry! Bad Soonie! Okay, I'm going now, time to start my day. It's sunny here but very cold this morning, it was 27 degrees at 8am, it's 9:10am now. Anyways....I'm going now, for sure this time. Have a good one! Weigh Day for Soonie tomorrow! BTC, come back, we miss you, I hope all is well with you!
Progress as of today - 5.6 lbs lost so far, only 25.4 lbs to go!
It all gets so monotonous sometimes, all this constant dieting and working out, just to lose the same few pounds again and again and again! You know what I'm talking about! But like you said, much as we may hate it, the alternative is even worse, so there's just no way around it.
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have a good shopping trip, don't splurge on too much! whenever i go to the big stores like target or linens and things, i buy more than i went there for! LOL