((Edited because I had Day 11 instead of Day 8)
Day 8: So far, so good, dietwise, anyway. Last week, we were dealing with some of my son's emotional issues (he's just having a really hard time), and I had no appetite.
I also haven't had much to contribute as far as comments to people's diaries. I hope you can understand.
Progress as of today: 6 lbs lost so far, only 13 lbs to go!
Day 3 (Tuesday) was very successful. However, Husband came home with some big stick up his donkey and said maybe 10 words to me that weren't yelling. And then when I spoke to him about some financial things that needed to be taken care of, he totally jumped down my throat. I apologized but said that he hadn't talked to me at all that night and this was stuff that I wanted to get finished up for the day.
Why am I mentioning this here? Because i have found that i often eat in reaction to his words/actions. Sad but true. Well, I'm not going to let this happen this time. If he wants to act like a 3yr old, then he can go ahead and do that. Eating to comfort myself won't change the fact that he is one big donkey.
Day 4 will be successful today.
EVENING UPDATE: Yes, today was another successful day. I got up early to exercise at the gym for an hour. Then after the kids were in school, I went to our house that we're (STILL) getting ready for sale and worked my butt off there. Came home and mowed the lawn and did laundry. A highly productive day.
The only things I have left to do at the old house is to wipe down the kitchen one more time and scrub the basement floor (in spots, where the cats left hairballs). Husband has to clear out some furniture, get the carpets cleaned and we're good to go!
Progress as of today: 5.5 lbs lost so far, only 13.5 lbs to go!
Have a good Day 4!
Congratulations on your successful day. Sometimes the cleaning seems like it is just never ending!!!
Day 2: So far, so good.
I actually managed to get my butt out of bed early and head on over to the gym. I exercised on the crosstrainer for an hour and then I came home and got the kids off to school. My Husband and I had an appointment in the morning (very stressful, about my son's problems in school) and afterwards, I went to the gym to "relax" (actually, to work out all of my anxiety and stress). I did the stair stepper for 30 minutes and then I did the weight training for the lower body.
So yes, 2 trips to the gym today. Insane? Perhaps, but tomorrow I may only get in one workout and it will have to be the early morning one.
Tonight I have my daughter's softball game (I pitch and coach). Ugh, get this. Husband wants pizza for dinner and then ice cream after the game. Ooof! Stay strong, Donkey!!!
Progress as of today: 4 lbs lost so far, only 15 lbs to go!
Hope the school appointment went well. Good luck with the pizza and ice-cream after softball! You could try what I did last time and have a couple of big bowls of salad or vegetables along with your pizza - it helped me stick to one slice. And maybe get your husband to pick a flavour of ice-cream which you don't like as much?
Thanks for your comment. Yeah, I'm in Paris. I didn't see any sign of rioters yesterday but this morning I heard that the police used tear gas on them. I think it was right around where I live, too.
Do it for yourself as much as for trying to show up your relatives. Your success will be more sustained, at least from what I've seen of people on here over the years who lost for some event. I remember someone losing just a moderate amount for a HS reunion, she promptly gained at least twice as much back as she had lost. Of course life is more complicated than that, but I wonder if she hadn't just approached it selfishly and patiently would she have had a better long-term outcome.
Hope you're having a good day!
sorry to hear about your current issues with your son in school, but....schools almost out for summer!!!!
DAY 1: It's Crunch Time. (No, not the candy bar.)
My aunts & mother are having a party for my grandparents in June. These are family members who have never thought well of me to begin with (including my grandmother who pretty much made my childhood very hellish). But last summer they really got me good by excluding me from a cousin's wedding.
So I don't particularly want to go to this, but the party is at a really good seafood restaurant. And while I may or may not go, I'd like to have the option of attending. And if I attend, I want to look my best. My aunts are very large, unhappy women (not that being large makes them unhappy but they happen to be both). I would love to show up look trim and toned. Of course, they would probably ignore me and my family even more so, but I would have the satisfaction of knowing that I got to them.
And since I have been struggling to get back on track since moving, I am hoping that this will be the impetus I need to start losing weight again. I have 50 days until the date of the party.
Weight loss should always be for yourself, not for anyone else. I acknowledge this, and I think for me it still holds true. However, a little revenge in my motives wouldn't hurt, either, especially if it does get my numbers moving in the "down" direction again.
Progress as of today: 3.5 lbs lost so far, only 15.5 lbs to go!
Yes, I told the annoying roommate about my internship but she fired back with how her PAID internship just moved her from part time to full time. I wanted to smack her.
For me, it was a high school reunion. Every couple of months I'd get an annoying call from a girl who used to be my best friend and was fortunate enough to stay slim all her life, unlike me.
Well, that was what got me to join DD's and lose 40 lbs.
End result: No, I never went to the reunion. The price was outrageous and most of the people there I didn't know. So, the question was WHY?
My friend never relented and insisted upon meeting even though I wasn't going to go. At that point I was about ten pounds above high school weight, so I felt that was acceptable. You know what? I'll never forget my friend's comment: "Why, you look just like Gail!" It was as if the few times she had seen me over the years when I was FAT disappeared, and for me, not going to the Reunion for the reasons I stated, made sense. It wasn't because I was too fat!
It sounds crazy, but that's really the way it is.
SO, you have all the motivation in the world that you need to lose weight. You CAN do it!
I would have done fantastic yesterday, except that I kept adding snacks/desserts after dinner. I was at around 1400 calories. But then I added 1/2 cup of plain, fat-free yogurt. Then I finished off about 35 grapes that were sitting out in the kitchen. And then I had a small peppermint patty candy. So that added about 300 calories to my day. I still stayed within range, but geez, it could have been so much better.
Today and tomorrow my Husband has off of work. He's driving me nuts already. He's a great guy, but he just has a totally different agenda than I do. I try to be patient because I know his job is very stressful. But it's like, we got a ton of stuff that needs to get done, that I can't do alone.
I often eat out of my frustrations with him. Sometimes I think marriages were only meant to last about 7 years or so. Then it's time to move on. Of course, I'm sure it's no picnic for him to be stuck with me too (PMS, crabbiness, and just my usual Donkey self are enough to drive anyone nuts, myself included!).
Progress as of today: -3 lbs lost so far, only 16.5 lbs to go!
I don't think you ate so badly yesterday. Keep at it. You can do it.
although you and your husband and been struggling, it sounds that you are both gonna be ok. for some reason, you come off relaxed in your journal entry. or, like know that all these things that need to get done will have to wait. whatever the case, don't stress too much...we only live life once!
APRIL CHALLENGE MINUTES: 65 minutes crosstrainer + 18 minutes stair stepping machine + 20 minutes weight training + 25 more minutes on crosstrainer (differen program, different resistance) +
I'm starting to update now so that I don't lose track of my activities today, although this may be it for today.
EVENING UPDATE: I see now (foolishly) that I lost track of time, and it is no longer April so we no longer have an April Challenge - Joke's on me! Too bad too, because I had a 55 minute walk, 10 minutes of crunches and push-ups and stretching, 20 minutes of housework, oh my... That would have been 213 minutes for today. Whew!
So it's probably just as well that the challenge is over. (Thanks Biscotti! BTW, when I was looking at your "name", I started thinking how nice a biscotti (or 20) would be with a cup of coffee...)
Progress as of today: -3 lbs lost so far, only 16.5 lbs to go!
APRIL CHALLENGE MINUTES: 65 minutes on crosstrainer + 60 minutes pitching & coaching girls' softball + 15 minutes of weight training at home = 140 minutes (And this was good, but I had a piece of key lime pie when I got home... OMG 410 calories for a tiny little slice??? WTF?!?!?)
OK,I'm going to be honest with you all -- and with myself -- I am up to 144.0 lbs this morning. I would like to think that most of that is due to PMS bloating (which means it will stay with me for the next 2 weeks until TOM) (lovely, just lovely). My abdomen is totally distended.
My daughter was still sick today, so I went to the gym while she was sleeping. She obviously will not be playing softball this evening, but I think I will still go to coach (and hopefully pitch). I'm not sure what the protocol is with this.
I have come to the decision that if I'm going to workout at the gym, that I really need to go earlier in the morning, before the kids are up and before Husband leaves for work. Otherwise, it is can be too uncertain if I will get the workout into the day. Also, it takes up a large portion of the morning, and it would be nice to have that time either available for errands or another workout. (I hope that doesn't sound too insane.) I will have to exercise early anyway, once the kids are out of school.
In order to really do this effectively, I know I am going to have to retire to bed earlier. This is something I should do anyway. Ideally, I would be in bed by 9a, possibly stay up for the news. My problem is that all the good TV comes on at 10p. I could easily stay up until Midnight each night watching reruns of I Love Lucy, Honeymooners, etc. It's like my warm fuzzy in life, to watch old time TV.
So this is something I'd have to be disciplined about. I guess, though, if I want it badly enough, I'd do it.
Progress as of today: -5.5 lbs lost so far, only 19 lbs to go!
I love old tv shows. My all-time favorite is I Love Lucy. My husband got me two seasons on DVD for Christmas (and is planning on getting the rest eventually), so now I can watch them any time I want (and in order!)!!
APRIL CHALLENGE MINUTES:
For Saturday: 150 minutes of coaching/pitching girls' softball (including warm-up).
For Sunday: Probably not much, but I will update more.
My daughter (7) is sick today. No appetite, stomach feels odd, low-grade temperature. My husband has to work 12 hours today, so absolutely no gym time for me. But since it is a very nice day outside today, I hope to take the kids to the ballpark to watch baseball games.
Progress as of today: -1.5 lbs lost so far, only 15 lbs to go!
thanks for all the reminders not to binge!! after friday, the weekend miraculously did remain free from high calories!
i hope your daughter feels better!
APRIL CHALLENGE MINUTES: 25 minute jog after taking daughter to bus stop + 65 minutes elliptical crosstrainer + 20 minutes weight training = 110 minutes
I actually felt kind of guilty for not doing some of the stair stepper machine at the gym, but I was getting kind of hungry and I had things to do in the afternoon.
Progress as of today: -1.5 lbs lost so far, only 15 lbs to go!
APRIL CHALLENGE MINUTES: (really pressed for time today!)
40 minute walk outside after dropping daughter off at bus stop + 65 minutes on crosstrainer + 23 minutes weight training
= 128 minutes
I know that I should get into the habit of taking that walk after taking daughter to the bus stop. Ideally, I'd like to go for a jog instead. Ironically, I would probably burn more calories going for the jog but it helps me more Challenge-wise to go for the walk because it takes longer (hence, more minutes).
I think after this Challenge is over, I am going to take a break from weight training my upper body. My right shoulder has been hurting just enough to make me want to stop doing weights. It's an old injury, but I don't know if it's the weight training or the pitching (very slow pitch) for girls' softball. Either way, when it hurts, that means I should rest it. Eh, I don't know. It's hard to stop an exercise once it becomes a habit.
Progress as of today: -1.5 lbs lost so far, only 15 lbs to go!
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Happy Mothers' Day to you! Hope you have a much better day today! Big Smile!
greengirl on 05/13/2007:
Everyone understands that family has to be your priority. I hope you are able to help your son with his issues. Good luck with that.
Justine6Robert3 on 05/14/2007:
Hi Donkey, I'm sorry that your feeling down. Ofcourse your son should be your first priority, I hope you can help him to work through some of his emotional issues. Take care of yourself and your family Donkey, everyone understands.
borntocry on 05/14/2007:
Hi Donkey! I'm sorry for what you're going through. Hope it gets better.