Exercise: None; Weight training: None; Calories: Around 1500 unless I have something else to eat.
***I realized this evening that I am running out of time if I want to reach my goal weight by Halloween (Oct. 31st).***
Gotta love those Days of Rest. Now that I am in my late 30s I find that I need a day off to let everything rest. Otherwise I burn out by the end of the next week, and I don't want to do that.
That's not to say that I wasn't busy. I had errands to run this morning, cleaned out the cat boxes (empty, wash, refill with sand when dry), and had the kids because Husband is working all day today. Then he will come home and sit his butt in front of the TV to watch the baseball game.
I tried to take the kids to a country farm where they sell fresh produce and have this amazing maze & fort made out of hay that the kids can play on (climb, run, slide, etc.). Well, because of the rain this summer, they didn't have the hay nor the time to construct the fort. The produce selection was not that bountyful as well, although maybe that's because it's early in the season?? We had our first frost here, so I'm thinking that the cold weather has me thinking that the fall harvests should be in, when actually, the farmers are just starting to bring in the crops.
Hey, I lived in the middle of a frickin' corn field for the past 7 years. I definitely know way more about farms and cows and corn than I think is healthy to know for a suburbanite.
So the farm was a bust. I did get some fresh apples. I opened up the windows in the basement of the old house again, because it still smells musty down there. This means that I will have to trek up there on Monday to close them up. *sigh*
Progress as of today: 8.5 lbs lost so far, only 5.5 lbs to go!
Exercise: 65 min elliptical (single hill) + 43 min running; Weight training: None; Calories: 2100 -- and I'm totally OK with that.
Weighed in this morning, and despite my encounters with too much ice cream and cookies last week (the ice cream on Friday night and Sunday night; the cookies on Monday and Tuesday night), I still managed to maintain my weight this week. I believe that this is due to running. If I had not done my running this week, I surely would have gained.
And I'm happy and proud to report that I ran 4 miles today. I did not know this, but Husband was coming home just as I started out on my run, so he got to see me running from behind.
((I always feel very sorry for people who have to witness my running from my behind viewpoint.))
Anyway, he said that I looked like I was going very slow, almost a fast walking. I thought I was doing well. I do know that I go slow, especially starting out. It was "nice" of him to point that out to me though....
EVENING EDIT: Had a very satisfying dinner, with wine and dessert. My calories are high, but I'm happy with it. Sometimes I wonder if I don't eat enough, and then that sets me up for bingeing on the ice cream or cookies later on, when times get stressful.
Progress as of today: 8.5 lbs lost so far, only 5.5 lbs to go!
Exercise: 65 min crosstrainer (interval program); Weight training: 20 min upper body (machines); Calories: 1660
Another busy busy day. Any time I have to go up to the old house it will be busy because the drive alone sucks up about 1.5 hours alone (round trip).
I think those of you who guessed that this house thing is stressing me out more than I think it does are right. That is to say, you are right, I'm really stressed out about this house not selling and now it's stinky and now we're heading into the "off" season for real estate.... Ugh, I want to be rid of this house so badly.
I went to the house and closed up windows because they were forecasting rain tonight (which I guess they are no longer forecasting now). I also put some air fresheners in the upstairs ("Hawaiian breeze"), 2 on the main level ("Vanilla") and 3 in the stanky basement ("Clean Linen"). I also took mildew remover and sprayed the floor (like you would with Febreeze) of the basement. Then I took the mildew spray and scrubbed the stairs with it, to clean them off. So when you go downstairs into the basement, you are hit with the clean smell of bleach and "Clean Linen".
Yes, I gather by the amount of space I took up writing about the house, that most of my thoughts are consumed with it.
Back on subject, then.... I realized today for the first time, that I may have to be counting calories for the rest of my life. That while healthy eating choices does come very naturally to me, that portion control (or lack thereof) may be an issue with me that never resolves itself.
Progress as of today: 8.5 lbs lost so far, only 5.5 lbs to go!
but, as a calorie counter for the past 5 years, it's been almost impossible for me to not do it. interestingly, though, what i ate today for breakfast is impossible to really count the calories very accurately for. there were NO nutrition facts on the rich bread or on the sweet marble cake. I had a lot of both and didn't measure out the peanut butter that i put on the bread. I ate it all...even though i could have left some over. i threw it away...and since nothing was in the garbage bag yet, i took it back out! ew. haha. I still have trouble throwiing things away...i think that is because my brain thinks that i will deny it food later if i eat a lot in one sitting.
Exercise: 65 min crosstrainer + 65 min running (!!!); Weight training: 25 minutes lower body (machines); Calories: TBD
DONKEY GOES THE DISTANCE!!!
Look at that running time! I ran 6 miles today! Yowza! I ran up to the kids' schools and back. It was so hard to get myself motivated and out the door, but once I started, I knew that was where I was going to go. I wish BornToCry was still reading/posting here. I would love to swap our running stories! ("So what did you step in today on your run?")
I took biscotti's words to heart and realized that I gotta get down to business. I'm losing focus, and if I want to reach my goals, I've got to put my head down and really work at it.
Now I must cut this short because I have to return to the old house (boo, hiss) and check on the progress of the stanky basement.
Progress as of today: 8.5 lbs lost so far, only 5.5 lbs to go!
Yeah, where is that BTC???
Exercise: 65 minutes crosstrainer (single hill); Weight training: NONE; Calories: 1925 (something like that)
A very busy day. Got up super early to workout at the gym, because I had to go up to the old house and take care of that water in the basement mildew problem, which I did. I have to up there again tomorrow to see if the fans, dehumidifier and open windows are making a difference in drying it out. Plus, I cleaned the entire floor with bleach + water to kill the smell.
I have a confession to make. I have not been doing as well with eating as I have been reporting. Last night, I went totally overboard with some Girl Scout cookies. Last Friday and Sunday nights, I went overboard with the ice cream. So I don't expect anything positive out of this week's weigh-in, if I decide to weigh in.
I'm at a loss for words :-(
Progress as of today: 8.5 lbs lost so far, only 5.5 lbs to go!
a_v probably should have left that comment to me on MY diary. I wish she had, but be that as it may, I'm moving forward and as I said, will try to keep my head down and stick to the subject.
Hope you have a good day:-)
I'm curious why the nick "donkey"?
Exercise: 65 min crosstrainer + 30 min running; Weight training: 20 min upper body (machines); Calories: 1742 (2 above my limit, and I'll probably have a few more beyond this as well)
Had an awesome run this morning. Yes, even though my Husband was home, I was determined to get a run in outdoors after coming home from the gym.
I opted twice to take longer routes during my run. However, I was disappointed to see that my running time was still 30 min at best (probably closer to 25 min actually; I forgot to look at the clock before I left the house). So either I ran faster or my routes were not significantly longer (which I know NOT to be true). I'm not sure, but I'm very pleased.
Getting the kids bowling balls after school today. Hopefully my athletic daughter will not get so discouraged when she has a ball that is the appropriate weight for her age (7).
Progress as of today: 8.5 lbs lost so far, only 5.5 lbs to go!
RYC: I think thoughtful people can agree to disagree and that's probably what's happened. I left her a comment a little while ago and at that time her pounds lost per day were nearly 1/day. That's tapered off now to, by her own numbers 5 pounds/week since starting. I don't know about you, but the only way you do that (on a self-directed diet) is by eating a very-low calorie diet, probably below 1000 at the beginning. There's really not enough information in her diary to figure out the calories, but someone's not going to lose 0.7#/day by eating 1200 calories/day.
No I don't think there's any reason to correlate losing alot of weight with how bad your diet/lifestyle WAS and then picking up a healthy lifestyle. You asked her at some point how many calories she was taking in. She claimed not to be into counting calories. In my experience here, people either count or they don't count calories, WW points, portion sizes--something to make sure they are getting some semblance of proper nutrition while trying to lose weight. Or they sort of eat the same things within the realm of 1200 cals for awhile, incorporate exercise and generally lose 2 maybe 3 pounds per week. And they keep it off. If you haven't read Halley--she is a great example, though initially she was using some diet pills along with Slim-Fast and exercise. I don't think she did any fasting or skipping of meals.
Also, it may look like I'm picking on ad_vitam--she's pretty much made her choice re: her health. My last comments on her diary were actually for others who may be blown away by her "success" and want to duplicate it. Many people who find DDs may be absolutely clueless and simply know that they want to lose weight, but have no idea how to do it. Much less how to do it safely.
Hell, I've never tried Slim-Fast, but I'd rather see someone do that plan as intended than to see someone lose more than a pound a week (beyond the first couple weeks).
Hate to keep bringing up old diaries all the time, but there was a person who was completely transparent about her very low-calorie diet. She lost weight, was happy, etc. She then gained it all back. I haven't looked back at it in awhile, but I think she finally realized she needed to eat rather than starve herself.
You may want to go back and read my comments in the Forums sections: "South Beach Diet" and "What is your eating plan/lifestyle?"
That's about it--have a good day Donkey!!!
ps No need to apologize about disagreeing with me. Don't ever let that get you down. That's just life!
Exercise: 65 min crosstrainer (gluteal); Weight training: 25 min lower body (machines); Calories: 1560 if I can limit myself to 1 dish of ice cream)
Thoroughly discouraged Donkey today.
The ONLY good thing today was that I got to go to the gym this afternoon because Husband was home. He finally realized that he did not feel well enough to go to work. Gee, why didn't I think of that?....
Progress as of today: 8.5 lbs lost so far, only 5.5 lbs to go!
Exercise: 60 minutes heavy cleaning (?); Weight Training: NONE (but worked my arms carrying sopping wet carpet); Calories: 1540
I'm logging in early because I wanted to share with you that I took measurements today. I've lost nearly another inch since my last measurement, and so that makes nearly 2 inches since the beginning of the year. Unfortunately, my hips have stayed at the same measurement, and thus, I have only lost 0.5 inches off my donkey.
So I have a 28.25 inch waist and a 39.5 inch waist. Am I a Big Butt Donkey or WHAT?? And believe it or not, I am actually smaller at my hips than I am a little further down because my thighs are so big. I humored myself and measured my left thigh, and it came out to 24.5.
(And none of this would be so bad if I had a 38 chest, but sadly, I forgot to measure my chest. Last measurement of chest was 35 inches.) :-(
Let me share a Donkey story with you: I have always been a Big Butt Donkey. I remember in 8th grade (13 yrs old), I was in the school musical, and we had to make (sew) our costumes. It was a skirt and top. Well, my mother and I know squat about sewing, so we took the pattern and the material to my Grandma (yes, my Wicked Step-Grandmother of dysfunctional holiday notoriety), because Grandma can sew. She truly is the Ultimate Homemaker.
I remember that the three of us were in the Grandma's living room, by the organ, and she was taking my measurements to adjust the pattern to fit my shape. I remember so vividly how she gasped and said with HORROR on her face and in her voice: "40 INCHES -- OH MY!!" Well, guess what? Here I am, 24 years later and I still have 40 inch hips. OK, well, 39.5, but essentially the same thing. I pretty much weigh the same as I did when I was in 8th grade too.
It's been a great Donkey life.
EVENING EDIT: I get a call from the realtor that is selling our old house that we have a showing tomorrow at noon. So I quickly grab the kids together and we drive the 45 minutes up to the town where our old house is.
I stop at Walmart to pick up some cleaning supplies and decorations. I head to the house because I figure all I have to do is sweep and wipe off the kitchen/bath surfaces.
OMG. See, a couple of weeks ago when we had really bad storms, our sump pump in the old house failed to function. I don't know if that's because we lost power or because the guys that sealed up the sump (for radon gas purposes) messed up with the pump. So we had "a little" water in the basement per my Husband who went to check it last week.
OMG. I get to the house this evening, and save the basement for last. Well, friends, now we not only STILL have a water problem (because the throw rugs were still sopping wet), but now we probably have a mold and mildew problem as well. BECAUSE HUSBAND DID NOT TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM THE RIGHT WAY THE FIRST TIME!!!
So I'm dragging sopping wet rugs up the stairs and through the newly floored kitchen out to the garage. Then I load them into my trunk. Then I wipe dry the kitchen floor because it is very important NOT to damage that with water. Then I go downstairs and sweep the water on the floor into the drain. Then I wipe the water that dripped out of the rugs that fell onto the stairs leading FROM the basement to the first floor. There was so much water on the stairs that I could afford to give them a good scrubbing.
I am SURE that the basement and stairs will still be wet tomorrow for the showing. If it were not for the basement, the house would be immaculate.
I am so angry with Husband for not taking care of this problem the right way when he was up there. Could have been dried and not stank so much. Instead, the basement stinks, there's mold/mildew and it's still wet down there (from the rugs). And **I** got stuck doing all the work!!!
But I can't be mad at Husband because he is a 911 dispatcher and his job is stressful enough. He's been working 12 hour shifts (overtime) because we need the money. He's not feeling good. He's neglecting his house and family at home. But then he goes and does something like this.
I am SO DONE with that house.
So we come home at 8:00 famished. I eat a ton of food. I'm stuffed. I'm gassy. I find that I've offended GG. AAAAAACCCCKKKKK!!!!!
Progress as of today: 8.5 lbs lost so far, only 5.5 lbs to go!
Again, I'm sorry.
Hope you have a good day!
Currently my hips are 40"...they used to be 52"...and they've been holding steady at 40" for a while now lol. The women in my family all hold our weight in our lower bodies and the men hold it in their waistlines. They have nice broad chests, nice legs, and wide centers lol. While the women have nice upper bodies and wide bottom halves. *sigh* ***Hugs*** hope you have a better day and I hope that your old house sells!
congrats on the .5 loss in measurements! go u!
Exercise: 65 min crosstrainer; Weight Training: Upper AND Lower Body (machines); Calories: 1739 (top limit of my range, but that's ok)
As you can see, I have weighed in this morning. I also checked my Body Fat % and that is accurate, at 25.5%. I realized that I need to adjust my age on my Tanita scale, it's been so long since I checked my body fat %.
I'm posting early because I wanted to vent that it's a dirty shame that I can't leave my garage door open to even walk my daughter 2 blocks to the bus stop because I'm worried about vendors going door to door around here. Thank God it's raining today. It keeps those door-to-door salespeople A-WAY. But what a pity that I have to DRIVE 2 blocks to the bus stop. No wonder we're all fat here in America.
EVENING EDIT: Just came back from TKD belt testing. I am now the proud parent of 2 camo (dark green) belts :-)
Today was a hungry day. Some days I am hungrier than others, and today was one of those where I was hungrier. I think, without TMI, that cramps probably had to do a lot with it.
Progress as of today: 8.5 lbs lost so far, only 5.5 lbs to go!
Thanks for your feedback this week!
Exercise: 65 min crosstrainer (single hill program) + 50 min running; Weight training: NONE; Calories: 1309.
Today I had the best run outside ever of my life (4+ miles!!). A great feeling of accomplishment.
EVENING EDIT: I have to admit that the past 2 days or so, my calories have been higher than what I reported, by about 100 calories. When I start tallying up the foods for the next day, I will remember that I forgot to add a snack (usually it's my afternoon snack that I forget to add, because I have it right when the kids get home from school and it's crazy here when they get home). So omission was not intentional, nor did I plan to deceive anyone. Today is the first day that my calories are accurate, so it is a low calorie day for me. Tomorrow, the calories will be back in my range.
My calories were low because I was just crazy busy today. My Husband was not home for dinner, so dinner was not only rushed but mine was vegetarian which helped cut down the calories dramatically. I also chose NOT to resort to an alcoholic beverage to up my numbers either. Not healthy and when I drink, my "discipline" tends to disappear and I am more inclined to reach for more food.
I think it better to go to bed content or a little hungry rather than stuffed. That is a most unpleasant feeling, going to bed stuffed. I can feel my metabolism kick into high gear when that happens, literally, because I get very hot and sweaty. Gross!
I must remember to weigh in tomorrow!
I may be the only one to tell you, but the comment you left in the forum section was perfect--of course I appreciate truth in advertising:-)
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