I'm trying to get back on track in a few ways:
1. Drink 8 glasses of water a day.
2. Get my butt back in the gym.
3. Cut out excess eating, especially after dinner and Halloween candy.
I've held this idea that I would not be so overweight if I ate what I ate at meals. It's the extra, unplanned eating that puts on most of the extra weight. I'm not saying I'm against snacks -- I think snacks are a great thing to keep the metabolism stoked. So this is eating outside of planned, portion controlled snacks.
This is what helped me get back on track (someone said to me):
I'm strugglilng with things in my life. I'd be struggling if I were thin, I'd be struggling if I were fat. So I might as well struggle as a thin person rather than a fat person.
Progress as of today: 29 lbs lost so far, only 21 lbs to go!
Pretty much status quo. :-(
Progress as of today: 29 lbs lost so far, only 21 lbs to go!
Weighed in today. I pretty much guessed the number before I stepped on the scale.
Progress as of today: 28.5 lbs lost so far, only 21.5 lbs to go!
I keep eating Halloween candy. This is not good.
Progress as of today: 33 lbs lost so far, only 17 lbs to go!
I ate a bunch of Halloween candy today.
I also managed to do some errands that I have been putting off. Unfortunately, I just remembered a few more I have to do, so this will be short.
Progress as of today: 33 lbs lost so far, only 17 lbs to go!
I am slowly making the adjustment to my husband's schedule. I sleep better at night since his snoring doesn't wake me up. Sometimes, I sleep until noon so that I have some time with my husband, even if it's spent sleeping.
I now knit in front of my computer while I watch DVD's during the day.
I started my tutor training for ESL instruction (learning how to be an "English as a Second Language" instructor). It is not all that I had hoped it would be, from what I can tell. I start my actual "hands on" training on Tuesday(s), so I will have a better idea if this is something I can actually do.
I have not been exercising, tracking calories or drinking enough water. I now realize that losing weight will not bring me the relief from grief or happiness or satisfaction of accomplishment that I need.
Maybe I will start going to the gym again in November. It won't help but ... well.. whatever.
Progress as of today: 33 lbs lost so far, only 17 lbs to go!
I'm coming clean here....
I have slacked off on addressing my eating issues this past week, and it shows on the scale. But scale aside, I can feel it too. My body aches, my sleep is off, my mood is not so great...
I am not taking advantage of October like I wanted to. So that is what this week is dedicated to: Getting back on track with the food.
I'm also trying a new weight lifting routine, to see how it goes. Not necessarily new exercises but working muscle groups on different days, 4 days a week. Still trying to walk 5 days a week.
My husband is going to the night shift in a couple of days, which will change my entire routine. This would not have been my first choice, but this means promotion and more money coming in. Although the money is the bottom line, it's the promotion that was the reason.
It'll be interesting to see where he sleeps during the day, because I spend a lot of time in our room, which has the master bath as well. I shower after my workouts. I can no longer do early morning workouts (before husband gets home) because my son gets off to school so early. So I go after the kids are off to school -- and most days, after my walk.
But if my husband is sleeping, then ... I would essentially have to move everything to the kids' bathroom. or shower at the gym (yuck). Besides, I fold laundry in our room, I knit in our room, I relax and watch TV in our room ---- all of that will be changing. :-( I would like him to sleep in our son's room, quite frankly.
We'll see how it works. The kids have a 4 day weekend coming up. Just in time to be home and be very quiet all day, right? Ugh...
Try not to stress eat after all of that.
Progress as of today: 32 lbs lost so far, only 18 lbs to go!
as far as weight, whenever i gain as much as a couple pounds, my body feels it right away. bc, for me, a couple pounds can result from just a few days at hardcore binging. and then, that is a lot of new weight for the body to absorb at once! it was soooo difficult walking this sunday morning. i felt like i was YEARS beyond my age. but despite how i felt, i kept on for what i could and then walked again that evening. stastick at it, dont' stop. i am back to trying to get in more cardio...
Happy October....
My weight is up but I'm OK with that. I'm really looking forward to this month.
My weight is up but I've stopped binge eating, for the most part. I've had a couple of emotional eating episodes, where I caught myself eating for reasons other than hunger --- and associated with negative feelings. That is to say, it's not like I"m catching myself having a piece of birthday cake at a party. No, it's more like I find myself anxious and eating extra cookies. Or feeling worthless and having a dish of ice cream.
So it's progress, but there's still a ways to go.
This is the month that I should start seeing visable changes in my body (upper body) with the weight training. I HOPE!!! I think THIS is what I am really anticipating more than anything else on the diet/exercise spectrum.
!!!!!
This month I continue to improve myself. I hope to start some new knitting projects. I want to start another blog and set up a Facebook page for myself. I may take a tutorial in Power Point too, at the public library.
I am also very excited to start a new endeavor by becoming an "English as a Second Language" instructor. My classes to begin this certification process start this month, towards the latter half. I'm not so sure I want to be a classroom instructor, but I'd love to work with a small group or 1-on-1 (1-on-2), to work on conversational and practical English language applications. (e.g. "How are you today?" "What is for lunch?")
My kids have quite a few activities this month too that I am really looking forward to. There are many, but 2 of the highlights are:
1. My son's first band concert!!! (He plays clarinet)
2. My kids testing for their black belts in Tae Kwon Do!!! (no more TKD - yay!!!)
And let us not forget anything and everything about HALLOWEEN!!! Can't wait to carve pumpkins, even if it means dealing with the temptation of roasted pumpkin seeds.
Progress as of today: 35 lbs lost so far, only 15 lbs to go!
kudos to you on feeling better. i'm all about the gym too, loving the weights!
Don't be fooled by the number in the "Current Weight" box.
Starting up the weight training again. Trying to pick up the pieces and move forward.
Knitting is going well. I'm working on a poncho for my daughter and trying to master a decent mitten, which eventually I plan on making for my son.
Progress as of today: 37.5 lbs lost so far, only 12.5 lbs to go!
Up and down, up and down, up and down.....
I am tired. I am sore. My back hurts. I have cramps. I feel anxious. I feel sad. I feel worn down.
Progress as of today: 35 lbs lost so far, only 15 lbs to go!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CFvEi4fdXA&feature=related
Keep on pushing or nursing your back if you have to. If you're like me, you've tried pelvic tilts--for me they actually work when I'm having spasms/pain--I just loathe them as an exercise.
Also, when you get to a point of no pain, you've been cleared by the doctor that nothing serious is happening with it, start doing some deadlifts--I swear by them to keep those muscles strong and prevent possible relapsing.
Keep your chin up!
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I'm with you, girl. Also having a hard time getting back on track. Funny, my goal weight is the weight you're in right now! give it to me! :) let's try to cut the unplanned eating. im game!
hollybelle on 11/11/2009:
Yes, planning - is what I do when I am successful and what I am not doing right now. Why, why, why? Am I this way sometimes and not at others?
biscottibody59 on 11/12/2009:
I so hear you on that last paragraph! Hang in there!
Horn_Of_Plenty on 11/21/2009:
i'm not sure if i totally agree with your last sentence. you are right there are struggles in life, but i don't know if you're doing yourself any justice to put it like that....
of course, your plan sounds good. i also have trouble most with unplanned eating. i've been able to keep my eating in check, with many high cal days but eventually balancing it out...until this past thursday night. but for the past couple weeks, my average calories were about 2250 i think. and even though it's high, it's not unreasonably high. so, aside from thursday, maybe i am doing better.
always remember, one day at a time. i was able to take a nap yesterday around 6 before the gym and it's the best thing i could have done (instead of eating like thursday!) :-)