Exercise: 65 min elliptical (intervals); Weight training: 20 min lower body (machines), push-ups & crunches tonight; Calories: 1490 (if I eat all of my preplanned snack tonight)
I'm sorry I don't have much time to comment on diaries tonight. I have been reading them though consistently.
Because he was sick, tonight is my son's testing in tae kwon do for his green belt. We are leaving soon. When we return, my Husband takes his first dose of laxative to purge his system for his colonoscopy tomorrow afternoon.
What amazes me is he gets to eat all the sherbert and ice cream he wants, and he's only had 2 bowls of sherbert. Me, I would be dipping into my second gallon of ice cream by now.
Progress as of today: 12 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
Exercise: 65 min running on treadmill (included cooldown jog/walk); Weight trianing: push-ups, crunches; Calories: TBD
Oh my I sure learned a lesson the hard way today. For lunch I had roasted eggplant in marinara sauce, and an apple and a plum. 2 hours later I decided to go run on the treadmill at the gym. This was actually Husband's suggestion because I was rather crabby.
So I'm doing speed intervals of 5.2 mph and 6.0 mph (yeah, I'm slow), and about 20 minutes into the hour, I start experiencing the worst gas. Now I couldn't let myself become a gym legend (remember Gas Man, aka Fart Boy from my old gym?) so I toughed it out until the 35 min mark. Ended my workout, went to the ladies' room. Wouldn't you know it, but there's somebody in there doing her HAIR?!? Let's just say thank goodness for loud-flushing toilets. (I'm probably not fooling anyone, though.) Then I went back and finished the remainder of the hour run, and then did the cooldown. I still had some cramping but it was manageable.
Donkey has learned her lesson!
Progress as of today: 12 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
Exercise: 65 min elliptical (single hill); Weight training: 20 min upper body (machines + push-ups ); Calories: 1745
I'm trying something new this weekend. Again, I exercised on what would normally be my rest day, but in the afternoon when I get bored or antsy, and it was fine. There high school cheerleaders at the gym today, and I don't know about what it was like when you were in high school, but these girls were so chubby. The cheerleaders when I was in high school (you know, the cool chicks, while I was a fat dumpy nerd) were so tiny little things. Or tall and lean. Where do these chicks get off having a muffin top gut and chubby round arms?
Of course, I said nothing.
EVENING EDIT: I went 5 calories over my limit. This is due to the fact that I decided to have air-popped popcorn instead of a Fiber One bar. It has been ages since I've had popcorn, so I think it was a fair trade. Good thing I'm not weighing in tomorrow though, with all those carbs!
Progress as of today: 12 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
THURSDAY: Exercise: 65 min elliptical; Weight training: lower body (machines), push-ups and crunches; Calories: 1175
***So you would think with great exercise and low calories that I would have LOST weight this week, but I actually GAINED another pound. I just don't get it. AF is over and out of the way, been drinking lots of water, staying within my calorie range (although yesterday I was a little under), cardio, weight training --- only to get me gaining a pound. THIS SUCKS.
FRIDAY: Exercise: 35 min elliptical + 45 min running on treadmill (plus 5 min cooldown jog); Weight training: None; Calories: 1450
I ran on the treadmill today. Even though I was really upset about my weigh-in, I felt really good about running on the treadmill. So much easier on my knees and I got to watch stupid TV while running. I'm not saying that I'm giving up running outside, because I think it works the body differently and I need to challenge myself that way, but it's good to do it once in a while to keep it fresh.
Progress as of today: 12 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
also, is there a food that you may have miscounted the calories for that you had often? or, did you weigh in at a different time of day than usual?
Exercise: 35 min elliptical + 42 min running; Weight training: None, push-ups and or crunches maybe later; Calories: 1660
Two running days that sucked. No motivation to get out there. Could not build up speed. I think I need a break from it, but honestly I am not running that much! So today was a short run at 3.65 miles.
I have other things weighing heavily on my mind and spirit and it's sapping all the energy out of me. I'm frustrated at my inability to work yet the need and desire for a little extra money is ever-present. Also, I haven't talked about this yet, but next week on Tuesday, my Husband is going to get his GI system scoped. So on Monday, he starts purging and fasting. Get this: He IS allowed to eat ice cream the day before surgery. So I get to sit and watch him eat all the ice cream and sherbert he wants. Of course, what goes in will come right out and that is most unpleasant (i know because I had this procedure done myself last year).
And the whole time he is in surgery I will be worrying about my kids coming home to an empty house (and behaving and being ok) until we can come back home. Ugh.... It will be a bad day all around I think. Thankfully it's not a running day LOL!
Progress as of today: 13 lbs lost so far, only 1 lbs to go!
Your advice was good yesterday. I feel as though I must continue to count calories. I had tried not doing so at the begninning of the year, but it backfired! :(
Regarding the kids in the house on Monday - maybe they will rise to the occasion - maybe your husband could "mention" to them how much it would mean if they were to act responsibily while your all are gone......also just an idea.
Hope your husband does well!!
Exercise: 65 min elliptical (steep hill) + 13 min stationary bike; Weight Training: 25 min lower body (machines); Calories: 1402
I do not know if I am feeling any thinner but I feel stronger (physically) today and not so bloated (fat). I lost a half inch on my waist and gained a half inch on my chest. I forgot to measure my thigh, but my neck measures at 12.5 inches (whatever that means).
Once again, trying to stick to my program and focus on water water water. I tried a spiced chai tea today that was very very good. The herbal teas may save me from myself now that the cooler weather is coming in. Today was nice -- went outside without a jacket -- but Friday it will turn chilly once again. Great, just in time for running outdoors.
EVENING EDIT: Not much else to say right now.
Progress as of today: 13 lbs lost so far, only 1 lbs to go!
Exercise: 35 min elliptical + 62 min running; Weight training: 20 min upper body (machines); Calories: 1620
Not much to report except that changing my Day of Rest from Saturday to Sunday did NOTHING to improve my running on Monday. I was so unmotivated to run. I debated whether to run indoors or outdoors. Decided outdoors since it's a nice day. Then realized it was landscaping day. Decided to run a boring route. Just very unremarkable... And I didn't enjoy it either. Bleah.
EVENING EDIT: This was another one of those days where I felt so hungry. So I did the usual "tricks" of drinking more water, chewing gum, staying busy. This time, I drank herbal tea, per Horn of Plenty's recommendation, and that seemed to help too, although I did not make a good cup of tea. Today was a vanilla red tea, which I did not particularly care for (the vanilla part). Tomorrow I will use my old tried and true green tea.
I spent most of the afternoon carrying (lugging), trimming and tying branches that Husband trimmed from our trees in the backyard on Sunday. I did not account for this in my daily exercise, but I am sure that it burned more calories than it would have driving the kids to some activity, which is what I normally do in the afternoons. My daughter helped me, which she *loved* doing. We managed to move all of the branches from the backyard to the front. And I trimmed and tied half of the batch for brush (garbage) pick-up tomorrow. I ran out of twine, but since I did not finish the job, I have more workouts ahead of me :-)
I am feeling fat today, as I have been all weekend. I do desperately want to reach my goal weight soon. I would like to have some validation for all my hard work. If I do not reach it this week, I need to work on making a mental adjustment so I don't throw in the towel and go totally off the deep end.
Progress as of today: 13 lbs lost so far, only 1 lbs to go!
Exercise: NONE (Day of Rest - much needed); Weight training: Push-ups and crunches; Calories: Around 1500
After I wrote last night's entry and turned off the computer, I proceeded to overindulge in my calories. I had 2 dishes of ice cream (2 cups) and 2 Go-Gurts and another Fiber One bar. So my daily calories came out to be more like (600 + 160 + 150) 2600-2700 calories. Hmm, well, that's not so good. I thought it would be more like 2400, which would be more palatable.
So I am human and have weaknesses too. Today is a new day and a new opportunity to make healthy choices. Back on the wagon, so to speak. Thankfully today is my day of rest from any cardio, but I might try to take a walk later on to clear my mind, just to do something.
EVENING EDIT: Please pardon this edit if I sound completely insane. I feel so stuffed, yet, if you see how many calories I have eaten, I should probably only feel "comfortable" or even "slightly still hungry". Yet I feel like I"m going to explode. I would like to say that this is due to the fiber that I ate around dinner time (broccoli, both raw and steamed, watermelon, carrots). This is such an awful feeling.
I am also experiencing what may or may not be an irrational feeling that I have completely sabotaged my weight loss and that I must surely weigh close to 135 (AGAIN!) and that I've blown reaching my weight goal. I probably feel this way emotionally because I am so stuffed right now. I feel more stuffed NOW than I did last night when I had all that ice cream and go-gurt.
I'm driving myself crazy with this. At this point, I do not even want to weigh myself on Friday because I am too afraid that I will be even farther away from my goal weight (130) and that I will be crushed. Crushed enough to go on a binge? Egads, I'd like to think not, but the way I'm feeling right now, I couldn't say for sure.
I don't know what to do except to focus on drinking water (haven't been doing a good job with that) and my workouts. There's nothing else I can do at this point....
This is such an uncomfortable feeling!! It really bothers me :-(
Progress as of today: 13 lbs lost so far, only 1 lbs to go!
Exercise: 65 min elliptical (single hill) + 45 min mowing the lawn; Weight training: None (push-ups and crunches later on); Calories: 2610 (after giving into cravings late at night)
I'm changing my rest day from Saturday to Sunday, this week. It will be interesting to me to see how this affects my running on Monday, assuming I will be running on Monday because they are forecasting rain, starting tonight and going into Tuesday.
Right now, I am very peeved at my spouse. A person more reluctant to move physically or get any sort of exercise never existed, so it seems. He's always like this, it's just some days it drives me nuttier than usual.
Nuttier... peanut butter... Oh I must resist. I hate having conflicts with my Husband. A total food trigger.
Progress as of today: 13 lbs lost so far, only 1 lbs to go!
Exercise: 35 min elliptical (resistance 13) + 48 min running; Weight training: 30 min lower body (machines); Calories: 1745 (5 calories above limit)
Well, as you can see my weigh in was not very successful. I gained 0.5lb to bring me up to 131.0. This is not a big deal, but it would have been so nice to have reached my goal weight (or more!) this week. Sadly, it was not meant to be.
I cannot think of anything I did differently this week, except that for once, I stayed within my calorie range all week, without any overeating. And perhaps that worked against me. The other factor could the old TOM, and that may play havoc with water retention, etc.
Now that the weather is turning cooler, it is getting harder for me to drink all of my water. So far, I have managed to drink 12 glasses (cups) a day (3L) but it gets hard, and I am not doing so well today with water.
EVENING EDIT: I meant to dedicate this entry to crategrl, because I was feeling like I was going to have a number UNDER my goal weight, and yet, here I am, one pound over.
Today has been a hungry day. Just one of those days where I am feeling much hungrier than usual. I don't like days like that. I also had a lot of coffee today. Colder weather does this to me. But maybe I am more tired than I thought. I'm not sure.
Progress as of today: 13 lbs lost so far, only 1 lbs to go!
You've been great with the exercise, and you've been keeping calories under control, so I wouldn't stress about it too much. Keep up with the water, and it'll all be good.
yeah, part of my issue with eating is being afraid of the future, to grow up. I agree with your analogy to a kid in a candy store. the other half of my problem is filling an empty void.
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thanks for rooting for me!!! :) :) :)
I hope your husband has an easy day with the testing and that he feels better soon! Good luck to your son! Great exercise to you!
fritters on 10/23/2007:
The worst part of the colonoscopy is getting your body ready for it - YUK! I hope it all goes well. You are doing a really good job getting in a lot of exercise - GOOD JOOB!!!!