FRIDAY CHALLENGE MINUTES: 65 min crosstrainer + 25 min stair-stepper = 90 minutes.
Sad Donkey. Bad Donkey. We're going to my mom's for Easter, so I will update when I return.
Progress as of today: -1.5 lbs lost so far, only 15 lbs to go!
THURSDAY CHALLENGE MINUTES: 112 minutes (probably more but what the heck)
Went off the deep end yesterday with eating. It was just a hungry day! I was hungrier at breakfast, so I added an apple. I was hungry at lunch so I had pizza AND chili AND Easter candy. Dinner was normal, but then I had a total feast afterwards. Tried popcorn with butter first. Then went and had another huge piece of pan pizza (part of what I had for lunch). I was just hungry! DANG!
I still have the crick on the right side of my neck. I believe it is caused by stress, but i am doing stretches and taking Motrin for it. last night I tried the heating pad.
Husband is home for 4 days. We are going to my mom's Saturday and Sunday. Talk about STRESS....
I will update later tonight with Challenge minutes for today.
Progress as of today: -1.5 lbs lost so far, only 15 lbs to go!
Why is it stressful for you to go to your Mom's house? Do the two of you not get along so well or is it because she doesn't respect your decision to eat well?? My Mother-in-law has been really great since I've started this. She told me she went out and bought fruit and veggies with "light" veggie dip as an alternative to her regular chips and dip, nachos and cheese etc that she typically brings out for snacking after dinner!! I think that is so thoughtful and awesome of her to be so supportive of me. I'm interested to see how my husband does because he loves the nacho dip she makes and its sooooo loaded with fat!!! Ofcourse its also really tasty but I've managed to resist eating it. My Mom on the other hand doesn't put any thought into the fact that I'm trying so hard to eat well!! I find her very frustrating. It's not surprising that I grew up with such horrible eating habits, yikes!!! I was never taught to eat healthy. I remember my Mom telling me bagels and cream cheese was healthy and good for me, NOT!!!!
I hope you aren't to stressed out for Easter week-end!! You still have that crick in your neck to!! Could you have pulled something while exercising or stretching or is this something you usually get as a result of stress?
Great job on exercise, you are doing so well since joining the gym, I knew you would!!!
Have a great Easter!
I was really hungry yesterday. The weather is cold again here, I wonder if there is something about it being cold that increases appetites?
Wishing you and family a wonderful Easter.
APRIL CHALLENGE MINUTES: 65 elliptical + 35 weight training = 95 minutes. (I had to cut my gym workout short because I was so busy. Also, I do not count the 2 5 minute walks I take with my daughter every day to the bus stop. Just an FYI.)
Even with the cancellation of one of my appointments today (helping out with my Daughter's 1st grade class), I was still in a time crunch today. Last year, I distinctly remember becoming very busy in May. Well, this year it has started in April. I think this is because the teachers here in our new school district start pumping up the homework to prepare for the expectations and demand of the next grade, next year.
I seem to have developed a crick in my neck which I believe is due to stress. However, this did not stop me from doing 60 minutes on the elliptical crosstrainer at resistance level 12 this morning. Oh my but how I wanted to quit so many times. Or turn down the resistance so it wouldn't be so hard. But I didn't.
And we managed to finish my Son's science project on time. YAY!
Progress as of today: -1.5 lbs lost so far, only 15 lbs to go!
Glad to here you finished your son's science project on time, at least you have one less thing to be stressed out about!
They really do expect an awful lot out of kids in school these days. I don't remember feeling stressed out about school until at least grade 7 or 8. My daughter would be very stressed out by school in grade 1 if she didn't have such a wonderful teacher (thank goodness!!) I hope she gets as lucky next year!!
I hope your neck is feeling better and your day is less hectic tomorrow!
APRIL CHALLENGE TOTAL: 65 min crosstrainer, 25 minutes treadmill, 20 weight training = 100 minutes
EVENING UPDATE: Will someone please tell me how I can have 2 slices of Chicago style deep dish pan pizza and ONLY be "satisfied" and not "stuffed"???? This is what I am talking about. WHY didn't I stop after one piece????? Gosh, I drive myself nuts. I am impossible.
Exercise sure did work wonders for me today. I felt so much better after the gym today. I really pushed it on the resistance level on the elliptical crosstrainer. I did intervals of resistance 8 and 12. That 12 really kicked my butt, that's for sure. I'm going to look into doing at least 1 workout a week at a higher resistance straight through.
I received good news for my son today too. The social worker at school emailed me to say that she thought it sounded like Spring Break went well for him. THEN, I made a lot of progress with getting some assessment testing done for my son, to determine what some of his problem areas would be. Fortunately, we will not have to wait very long for this to happen. It is not uncommon to wait 3 months for this kind of testing, but they should be able to see him in early May. I just want to know how to help him get along in the world, you know?
Tonight is another busy night. The kids have martial arts and then after a quick dinner, my son has to finish up on his model for his science project. I guess I will help with the posters tomorrow. In addition to this project, though, he has his normal homework to do too. Oh my goodness, so much for a 9yr old boy to handle! (((Much less his mother....)))
Progress as of today: -1.5 lbs lost so far, only 15 lbs to go!
I dont even notice being on my feet all day anymore, I have done it for so long!! I was always doing a lot of walking as I dont drive, but the treadmill has upped my totals!!! You cant be so far behind with all the exercise you have been doing :)
FINAL APRIL CHALLENGE TALLY FOR TODAY: 170 minutes. Softball rocks!
I did weigh in this morning and there was no change on the scale. So this tells me that my "extra eating" is allowing me to maintain. If I cut out the extra eating, I should be losing weight. There it is, right there in front of me.
I am a ball of stress this morning. Husband is back at work (thank God!) and the kids are back in school. My son brings me a pile of papers that I should have seen 2 Fridays ago. It says his big science project is due on Thursday, April 5th. He had written on his worksheet April 15th, so we though he had all the time in the world to complete it. Now it has to be a rush job and done by Thursday. All of this after Husband had a week off on vacation.
And this wouldn't be so bad, except that Husband needs to finish painting the kids' rooms this week before we leave for Grandma's over Easter weekend. So now, instead of painting, he will be working on the science project instead.
My Husband is the world's biggest procrastinator (a symptom of his bigger problem of being chronically passive-aggressive) and instead of getting right into his projects, he waits until Friday to get started.
Then, because he's so out of shape, all I have to hear about is "Oh my back, oh I'm so tired, oh I ache." Well, DEAR, maybe your back hurts so much because you're carrying 40 extra pounds on your gut. I mean, I know what it felt like when I was 9 months pregnant with a 10lb+ baby, so I know what it feels like to have a gut. But he denies it, says I don't know what I"m talking about, blah blah blah.
How I deal with stress is a huge obstacle for me in this weight loss journey. You wonder why I eat that "extra food". Well, this is why. These people just drive me nuts!
And now I have to mentally prepare for Easter weekend at my mother's. How I *dread* going, especially coming off of all this crap with my husband and son. All that food, all this stress. Great, just great.
AFTERNOON EDIT: I felt so much better after I went to the gym. I'm going to track my exercise time now, and then I will update it after I am done with my Daughter's softball practice (assuming it won't rain on us). So far I've had 65 minutes on the elliptical, 25 min on the stair stepper, 20 minutes weight training and 30 minute bike ride outside.
APRIL CHALLENGE SUBTOTAL: 110 minutes. (Will hopefully add 60-90 minutes tonight with softball)
Progress as of today: -1.5 lbs lost so far, only 15 lbs to go!
Anyway, you know how not to deal with the stress, don't you? That's a good Donkey!
Thanks for your comment, by the way! You always give me such an ego boost!
I'm so glad that your getting to the gym and using the exercise to vent some of that frustration and stress!! Great job!
Oh my goodness, has it really be 4 days since I've added an entry? Egads!
APRIL CHALLENGE: 90 minutes of painting. (Explanation below)
Well, I wish I had better news to report. While I stayed within calorie range over the weekend, I still feel that I could have done better. I don't understand it. I detest that feeling of being full, but I also can't tolerate the empty feeling that comes with hunger. And it seems for me that there is no in-between. I just can't seem to get to that happy place in between, where I am content but not too much either way.
I had fully intended to go to the gym today. I even checked the TV schedule on the TVs that are by the crosstrainers, so that I would have a decent show to watch while working out. However, my plans went out the window when I realized that Palm Sunday services went WAY too long. Damn! Then I had lunch and I must have eaten too much because my stomach felt soooo heavy.
So rather than go workout, I decided to help my husband with painting of my children's rooms (not a fun job painting over those stupid pictures the previous owner painted all over her kids' walls -- using bold colors, thick paint). But it wasn't quite the workout I had been hoping for.
I do know that Monday will be a better day, with Husband back at work and the kids at school. I plan on making tomorrow My Day at the Gym! And I'm sure after the weigh-in tomorrow morning, I will be very motivated to burn off some calories...
Progress as of today: -1.5 lbs lost so far, only 15 lbs to go!
Ok, I know this is today's entry, but this will be mostly about last night.
I was doing really well until I came home from the parents' meeting with my daughter's softball team. First thing my Husband starts yelling at me because the computer I use (a laptop) is "all messed up". Well, HE"S the Computer Guy. I don't do anything on the computer that I don't either understand or can manage myself. So he's accusing me of deleting programs and blah blah blah. Why, I would NEVER do ANYTHING like that.
3 hours later, he finally gets the laptop started up again (thank goodness! because I would be lost without you all!), and everything's updated. And here's where it gets ugly --- I made myself TWO big bowls of popcorn. And I ate it ALL!
Now in defense of myself, yes, I was hungry, even though according to my calorie tracker, I had sufficient calories previous to the popcorn attack (around 1700). And at least it was air-popped, plain, so no oil or fat. But TWO huge bowls of popcorn???
Well, I guess if I gotta have a binge, that's probably the healthiest way to do it (if there is such a thing). But geez! Where's my self-control???
I don't know, what do you all think? Am I being too hard on myself?
Progress as of today: -1.5 lbs lost so far, only 15 lbs to go!
Despite Monday's weigh-in, I've had an awesome week at the gym so far. Just this morning, I was looking at my arms and realizing that the muscles in the upper part seem larger to me. I love the sculpted look of lean, strong arms. That will be me, soon enough!
Yesterday, I actually went for a bike ride outside in my new neighborhood. This neighborhood is wonderful because they have a LOT of bike trails. My old neighborhood seemed almost hostile to anything not in a car. The sidewalks were falling apart, the roads were not bike-friendly, nothing. But here, everything is built to entice people to get outside. I often see people walking, jogging, and bike riding when the weather is nice. Today it is not so nice outside.
So I am enjoying a more active lifestyle. My Husband STILL has YET to set foot in the gym that we joined. (((It's a good thing we didn't sign up for the Fancy Gym membership or I would be so ****ed.))) I'm not putting him down, though, because I know how hard it can be to take that first step. Every day, I tell him what the crowd looked like (I've NEVER had to wait for a machine), the men/women ratio, any new machines I've tried, etc. I also make it a point to tell him if I see newbies getting their orientation tours. All I can do is hope that it rubs off on him, and that he'll want to get into shape like Justine6Robert3's husband has recently.
Progress as of today: -1.5 lbs lost so far, only 15 lbs to go!
Good luck with your husband getting on board, he may come around in his own time once he see's how good your feeling! I have been packing Kirt's lunches this week with lots of healthy food and snacks. He event went to the grocery store on his own and bought all kinds of fruits and veggies for himself to snack on!!! I'm loving this, I do hope he sticks with it.
Second week in a row where I'm reporting a weight GAIN rather than a loss. This is so frustrating. I know what did me in too, thank you PMS for those sweet cravings on Saturday night.
I only have myself to blame.
Progress as of today: -1.5 lbs lost so far, only 15 lbs to go!
Today I went to the gym and I *finally* worked up the nerve to try the weight machines that work the upper body. AWESOME! Yay! Now I feel that I am ready to start a basic weight training program.
The ironic thing is that I went to the weight machines (that I was afraid to use) because I was too afraid to use the stair stepper machine because some younger guy was using it (there are only two). I get really sweaty, which I already was from using the elliptical, and I really didn't want to be near any man, much less a young, good looking man, drenched in sweat.
I was encouraged to see a woman at the gym that reminded me very much of a friend of mine who has moved to New York, except that this lady was totally into working out and weight training (unlike my friend).
I'm looking forward to my weigh-in tomorrow (Monday morning), even though I had a PMS moment last night and indulged in some chocolate. Way overdid it (unfortunately), but I'm still looking forward to my moment of truth.
Progress as of today: -0.5 lbs lost so far, only 14 lbs to go!
I'm sorry that your son is struggling, I'm sure that's very stressful for you. My sister's middle child has always had many behavoural problems that were apparent as soon as she started kindergarten. She will be 12 yrs old in April. She no longer "acts out", but instead she is extremely shy, she hardly talks to anybody at school, including her teachers. She is very chatty when she is amoungst her family though. They have labelled her as having "selective mutism" which basicly means she is severly shy to the point of it being crippling for her. I hope you are able to get him the help he needs.
I'm glad that your enjoying your gym and getting comfortable there. Good luck on your weigh in tomorrow!!!
Have a great day!!
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Why Donkey sad? Why Donkey bad? Happy Easter.
Horn_Of_Plenty on 04/07/2007:
why sad donkey, bad donkey! go have a good time celebrating easter! it's great you made an entry at all today...plus....good minutes on Friday! everyone deserves to celebrate the holidays. enjoy the evening!
borntocry on 04/08/2007:
Hey Donkey! What happened? You're too hard on yourself, girl! Does anyone stop after just one slice of pizza?! I know I never have!